Xie Yuan's eyes lit up and his face showed joy. It must be that Prince Anyi had news. He immediately put down the book in his hand and ordered the servant: "Have someone prepare the horse, I want to go out."
Xie Yuan didn't waste a moment and quickly left the door of Prince Jian's Mansion and walked all the way to the restaurant Xu Qing'an mentioned. He finally found the Tianxiang Restaurant in the busy city, and there was a boy standing at the door waiting for him.
"Thank you, Second Master," Meng Lingyun saluted forward, "Your Majesty asked me to wait for you here."
Xie Yuan nodded and bent down to dismount: "Where is the Master?" He said and walked towards the restaurant.
Meng Lingyun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is not in the restaurant."
Xie Yuan was startled. Prince Anyi had invited him to come, but he was not here: "Is something delayed? It's all my fault for being too anxious."
"No," Meng Lingyun said politely, "My son-in-law didn't want to come over. He thinks it's too noisy here. Please thank the second master and move aside."
Xie Yuan did not expect that things had changed again. What was the Prince of Anyi doing?
"Where are you going?" Xie Yuan asked.
Meng Lingyun said: "Thank you, Second Master, for inviting me to come with you."
Xie Yuan hesitated for a moment, but immediately followed Meng Lingyun's footsteps. As long as he could find clues now, the rest was not important. Besides, Prince Anyi didn't look like a cunning person.
But Xie Yuan soon regretted it.
Meng Lingyun took him to the Bishui River. A flower boat slowly approached him, and then someone called him to get on the boat.
The breeze from the river blew the curtains hanging outside the cabin, and a faint sweet fragrance wafted out.
Xie Yuan frowned and was about to turn away subconsciously, but a woman in a pink dress stopped him: "Looking at the young master, it seems as if we want to eat people."
Xie Yuan's ears immediately turned red.
Meng Lingyun stepped forward to stop Xie Yuan: "Second Master Xie, my eldest son is waiting for you in the boat in the river. Aren't you going?"
Xie Yuan had no doubts before, but now he was wary. Why did Prince Anyi make such an arrangement? Problems appeared again and again, as if they were torturing him.
Xie Yuan looked at Meng Lingyun: "Where is the prince?"
Meng Lingyun said: "You will know when you get on the boat." After speaking, he looked around.
Xie Yuan's heart suddenly brightened and he suddenly realized that An Yi Hou Shizi did this because he was afraid that there would be ears and eyes around him. He didn't believe him or was on guard against others.
Wanting to understand this, he had to go no matter what, and listen to what Prince Anyi had to say.
Xie Yuan made up his mind and clenched his hands slightly, turned around and walked towards the flower boat. This was his first time in such a place. The fragrance of the powder and the woman's laughter made him unspeakably tormented.
"Sir, go and sit in the cabin!"
Someone came to invite him, but Xie Yuan stood stubbornly at the bow of the boat.
"Is this your first time here, young master? It is inevitable that people from outside will see you here." Hua Niang seemed to be very considerate and teased Xie Yuan with a smile.
Xie Yuan looked away and said, "Go and entertain others." He was not afraid of being seen. As long as he did nothing, he didn't care what others thought of him.
"You are the only guest on this boat!" Hua Niang laughed again.
Xie Yuan was motionless with his hands behind his back, as if he didn't hear anything at all. His blue robe was gently fluttering in the wind. He could only hold his breath and concentrate, not realizing that not far from the flower boat, there was a small boat parked there, in the middle of the boat.
The young girl opened the curtain and looked towards him.
Uncle Lei said: "No, but there is a pair of eyes staring at him. When he came here, those eyes were hiding in the dark. When Mr. Xie looked around just now, those eyes were probably caught by Mr. Xie
Now, I have hidden it more secretly."
From this point of view, there is not much suspicious about Xie Yuan. Xu Qinghuan said: "Xie Yuan has discovered that my brother has doubts about him. They should be able to explain things clearly when we meet later."
Uncle Lei nodded: "The eldest lady has made arrangements, and I believe there will be no mistakes on the prince's side."
Xu Qinghuan looked towards the cabin: "Those eyes outside are going to make you work hard."
Uncle Lei looked calm: "Don't worry, young lady, as long as I see him, he won't be able to run away."
The flower boat that Xie Yuan was riding on was gradually going further and further away. Xu Qinghuan calculated the current time and found that Song Chengxuan should have left. Generally, when people who have some friendships have to travel far away, relatives and friends should go to see him off.
Zhang Zhenren's stay in Beijing was very helpful to her in investigating the case. Even for this reason, she should go and express her gratitude.
It's just that their relationship with Song Chengxuan is a bit delicate. Song Chengxuan's temper is very cold. He probably doesn't want them to appear in front of him when he leaves.
Xu Qinghuan thought over and over again: "Let's find a place for the boat to dock!" Reasonable, she still wanted to go.
…
The flower boat reached the middle of the river, and a small boat came close to it.
The boatman put up the planks, and Meng Lingyun came to invite Xie Yuan: "Thank you, Second Master, for your invitation. Our prince is waiting for you on the boat."
This time Xie Yuan saw Xu Qingan's figure, and without hesitation, Xie Yuan strode over.
"Brother Xie," Xu Qing'an poured tea and placed it in front of Xie Yuan, "Thank you for your hard work."
Xie Yuan looked at Xu Qingan: "What is the purpose of the prince's move? Do you not believe me in going through such trouble? Why did you bring me here if that's the case?"
Xu Qing'an couldn't help but smile: "Second Master Xie is right. Now I can no longer tell whether what Second Master Xie told me before was the truth or lies."
Xie Yuan frowned: "Why does the prince have such doubts?"
"It's very simple," Xu Qing'an said, "Mrs. Xie suddenly died of illness at the Xie family. It stands to reason that the Xie family would have asked the boss to come and check. According to what the second master said, the Yamen master didn't notice anything fishy, but the second master noticed it.
, this is too strange.”
Xie Yuan recalled the situation at that time: "That was because my sister-in-law had been ill for a long time and the pill was not a strong poison, so the family didn't think much about it."
Xu Qing'an nodded: "Zhenzhen Zhang knew that he used this poison to kill Mrs. Xie, so he had deliberate intentions. He should have a grudge against Mrs. Xie, otherwise it wouldn't be the case. Zhenren Zhang was also powerful. He not only confused Mrs. Xie, but also made Xie...
Everyone in the family believed in it so that Mrs. Xie could take the pills given by Master Zhang on time every day.
Not only did Mrs. Xie's condition not improve, but she eventually died from it. The Xie family did not suspect Zhang Zhenren, but devoted themselves to organizing the funeral for the eldest wife.
Mr. Xie, do you think it’s Mr. Zhang who’s too powerful, or the Xie family who’s too careless?”
Xie Yuan has never thought about these problems, because in his heart, his sister-in-law and his eldest brother have a very close relationship. The elders in Xie's family also praised his sister-in-law. When his sister-in-law passed away, the whole family was in a gloomy mood. The eldest brother fell ill because of this, because he missed his deceased wife.
The elder brother does not allow anyone to touch the items used by the elder sister-in-law.
Even if my sister-in-law was killed, it was an outsider who killed her. How could there be problems in this family?
But now that Xu Qing'an asked these words, Xie Yuan could not refute: "How is that possible?" According to Xu Qing'an's words, the Xie family who organized the funeral for his sister-in-law were more suspicious than Zhenren Zhang.
Xie Yuan's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He clenched his hands tightly and his palms couldn't help but begin to tremble.
"Mr. Xie, does he know where this is?" Xu Qing'an asked, "Mr. Sun went to Beijing to smuggle secrets to the imperial court, and he eventually died here. The case went through many twists and turns before the real culprit was found. In many cases, the truth is that
It’s unexpected.”
Xie Yuan was silent, his expression getting darker.
Xu Qing'an said: "Did Mrs. Xie say anything to Second Master Xie? Is Second Master Xie's sudden trip to Changzhou related to that incident? If it is related... Then Second Master Xie should be careful."
Xie Yuan opened his eyes wide. Xu Qingan meant that the person who killed his sister-in-law would also attack him.
…
Xu Qinghuan's carriage arrived outside the city, and Song Chengxuan was nowhere to be seen on the official road.
It's not too late now, so it can be seen that Song Chengxuan has no chance to send someone off.
The waiter outside asked: "Miss, are we still going forward?"
Xu Qinghuan thought for a while and realized that the pavilion not far ahead was a place for everyone to bid farewell. If she didn't see anyone there, she could go back.