Xiao Yu's words made Yu Hanjiang immediately tense up his back, and his expression became extremely serious. "You mean, the assassins of Yan State still want to go to the capital to assassinate the emperor? Is this news reliable?"
Xiao Yu nodded solemnly, "It should be reliable. Before I left, they had already sent several assassins to the capital. It is said that Da Qi's internal agents in the capital would arrange for several women to enter the palace as beautiful women.
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"Show girl?" Xiao Lou was slightly startled and looked at Yu Hanjiang, "Is the emperor going to have a talent show soon?"
Yu Hanjiang frowned and said, "As far as I know, when the emperor was still the crown prince, the late emperor gave him a marriage proposal and asked him to marry the general's daughter as the crown prince, and also married two concubines. He has not had any concubines in the past few years since he ascended the throne.
There are currently only three concubines in the harem."
In ancient times, emperors were often surrounded by three thousand beauties, with only one queen and two concubines. The harem was indeed thin. The emperor was still young, and even if he did not want to choose a concubine, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites would urge him to recruit more concubines.
According to Xiao Yu, there are people in charge of the Yan State in the capital, who may have been lurking for many years like Aunt Qing, and they can take advantage of this opportunity to send the assassin into the palace as a beautiful girl.
The assassins they sent must be extremely beautiful. They might stand out in this draft and be kept by the emperor in the harem. At that time, the emperor will favor the new showgirls and they will do it in bed. The probability of success is indeed very high.
Even if the emperor was far-sighted, how could he have imagined that a concubine in the harem would do anything to him?
Xiao Lou gently rubbed his forehead and said with a headache, "The assassins of Yan State are really afraid that the world will not be in chaos!"
The Qi State already has a mysterious rebel force. If the emperor is assassinated, those who want to rebel will be able to reap the rewards, and the entire Qi State will definitely experience another turmoil. Moreover, there are actually people in the capital of Da Qi who are cooperating with the assassins of the Yan State.
, indicating that the intelligence organization of Yan State has penetrated into Qi State and has been deeply rooted, and may have even bribed some officials of Da Qi.
Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Yu and lowered his voice and said, "Xiao Yu, do you know who the leader of the assassin organization is in Yan country?"
Xiao Yudao, "He is His Highness the Crown Prince of Yan State."
Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou looked at each other and understood.
No wonder that person could control the families of all the girls in Tianxiang Tower. It turned out to be the prince of Yan State. The intelligence and assassin organization created by the prince himself had indeed been dormant in Qi State for many years.
Yu Hanjiang continued, "Do you have any clues about the person who responded to the assassins in Daqi's capital and arranged for them to enter the palace?"
Xiao Yu shook his head, "I don't know about this. But I guess that person should be a powerful minister. He can modify the identity and background of the show girl at will and insert assassins into the palace to perform tasks."
Yu Hanjiang touched his chin and speculated, "Maybe it's someone from the Ministry of Rites. Other officials are usually not allowed to interfere with the emperor's selection of concubines. All this is arranged by the Ministry of Rites. If there is a traitor in the Ministry of Rites, it will be very easy to manipulate the information of the show girl.
Already."
Xiao Yu thought about it and felt it made sense, so he remained silent and said nothing.
Yu Hanjiang didn't know the day when the emperor officially selected his concubine, it should be very recently. In any case, it is important to ensure His Majesty's safety first. Thinking of this, Yu Hanjiang immediately whispered, "We must let Your Majesty know about this as soon as possible and take precautions in advance."
"
Xiao Lou asked, "Don't you need to tell the prince first?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "To avoid complications, I'd better write a secret letter to Your Majesty directly."
When he left the palace, His Majesty once warned, "If you encounter any difficulties, you can hurry up and give me a secret memorial." Ordinary memorials from ministers to the emperor have to be sent up one layer at a time, but secret memorials from some officials authorized by the emperor can be sent up.
It was sent directly to the capital and given to him. His Majesty's words were obviously a hint - in case of emergency, Yu Hanjiang could send him a message directly.
Yu Hanjiang said decisively, "I will write a secret letter when I get back tonight and send it to the capital as soon as possible. Your Majesty will receive it tomorrow night at the latest. The draft should not have started yet, and it is still too late to send the letter. As long as Your Majesty is prepared, in those few days
Even if an assassin is mixed in the draft team, he will not succeed easily."
Xiao Lou agreed and said, "Your Majesty's safety is important. Let us inform him of this matter first and let him take precautions. We can investigate the internal agents in the capital slowly. The officials of the Ministry of Rites are very suspicious. In this regard, your Majesty should
You can think of it too.”
The two looked at each other, nodded to each other, and confirmed the next plan.
Xiao Yu, who was standing nearby, saw the two of them "looking at each other in tacit understanding" and felt very uncomfortable. He couldn't help coughing and said coolly, "Brother, I remember you hated officialdom the most before. Why did you suddenly care about it after you became acquainted with Mr. Yu?"
Is there something going on with the imperial court?"
Xiao Lou explained, "Since Han Jiang and I are married, we should be of the same mind."
Xiao Yu snorted coldly, glanced at Yu Hanjiang, raised his eyebrows and said, "The official situation is complicated. He may die one day, and you will suffer as well. It's too dangerous for you to stay by his side, brother, why don't you come with me..."
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Yu Hanjiang immediately interrupted him, "Nonsense. It's dangerous for your brother to follow me, but will he be safe if he follows you? Don't forget, you are still lurking in the Yan Kingdom as an assassin. How can you protect Xiao Lou if you can't even protect yourself?"
I want to take Xiao Lou away from him, brother, what are you dreaming about?
Xiao Yu was blocked and speechless for a moment, and his brows almost wrinkled into the character "Chuan".
Seeing that he looked unhappy and was about to quarrel with Yu Hanjiang, Xiao Lou smiled slightly and quickly changed the subject: "Xiao Yu, you have been missing for many years, what happened? Who arranged for you to go to Yan State to work as an internal agent?"
Xiao Yu said carefully while recalling, "The year I arrived at the front line, I attracted the attention of the general because of my strong martial arts skills and outstanding performance in the army. After he inspected me, he thought that I, an unfamiliar face, was very suitable for carrying out special tasks, so
He forged the identity of a Yan State person for me - his parents were killed by Da Qi soldiers, he was also seriously injured, and Qi State hated him very much."
"The general made me perform a cruel trick. He made me covered with wounds and made me lie in a pile of dead people on the front line of Yan State. When Yan State inspected the battle damage, he found me 'dying' and put me
They rescued me. My 'tragic experience' quickly gained their sympathy."
"Later, I made several great achievements in the army of Yan State, and my strong martial arts skills finally attracted the attention of His Highness the Crown Prince's informants on the front line, who recommended me to the Crown Prince."
"The prince admired me very much and recruited me to join the intelligence organization, responsible for intelligence collection and assassination missions."
"In addition to supervising Aunt Qing and their actions this time in Jiangzhou, I also have a special mission - in case Aunt Qing and their actions fail, I will be responsible for the aftermath and personally take the heads of the prince and the prefect." Xiao Yu
Having said this, he glanced at Yu Hanjiang coldly, his eyes seeming to say, with my martial arts, I can kill you!
Yu Hanjiang looked at his brother calmly, "So, I still want to thank you for not killing?"
Xiao Yu snorted softly, "If I weren't afraid of hurting my brother, I should have stabbed you a few times just now. You must have used some unbearable means to force my brother! Otherwise, why would my brother dress up as a woman for you?
Be a madam?”
This younger brother was very defensive and had an indignant look on his face. He always felt that Xiao Lou would suffer if he followed Yu Hanjiang, so his attitude towards Yu Hanjiang was full of hostility. Yu Hanjiang didn't bother to argue with him because he was Xiao Lou's younger brother.
Xiao Lou couldn't laugh or cry, "What are you talking about? My marriage to Han Jiang was of my own free will, and he didn't use any means to force me. Besides, do you think my brother is the kind of person who will be forced to get married?"
Xiao Yu murmured, "That won't happen..."
"Isn't this great?" Xiao Lou said warmly, "It's normal for you to find it hard to accept that my brother is getting married to a man. But Han Jiang is very good to me. You should put aside your prejudices and treat him as your elder brother."
"I can't do it." Xiao Yu said with a wrinkled face.
Xiao Lou didn't want to embarrass him, and the memories of getting along with his younger brother in this world came to his mind. When he was a child, Xiao Yu liked to be his brother's follower. His father was busy handling various cases, and his mother always treated people. Xiao Yu
He was almost brought up by Xiao Lou, so he became dependent on Xiao Lou, and it was understandable that he would be unhappy with Xiao Lou marrying a man.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lou couldn't help but feel soft, and asked with concern, "You have suffered a lot in the past few years in Yan Kingdom, haven't you?"
Xiao Yu, who was cared for by his brother, had hot eyes. He immediately turned his head and suppressed the sourness in his eyes. He pretended to be calm and said, "Compared to those brothers who died on the front line, this little suffering is nothing. A man must always do something.
No matter what I do, I am a native of Qi in life and a ghost of Qi in death. As long as it is for the sake of Da Qi, I am willing to do whatever is asked of me."
The passionate young man had upright ideas. Xiao Lou walked up to him, patted his shoulder gently and said, "You did a great job, brother, and your parents in heaven will be proud of you."
After being praised, Xiao Yu's face immediately improved a lot, and his ears turned slightly red. "I haven't done anything big..."
Xiao Lou praised, "You returned to Qi State in time and risked your life to report the news that His Majesty would be assassinated. This is a big deal for the people of Qi State. Your Majesty is a good monarch and nothing should happen to him."
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Yu Hanjiang also followed Xiao Lou's words and praised a few words, "Your brother is right. It has been difficult for you in the Yan Kingdom these past few years. When the matter is completed, I will definitely report it to Your Majesty and reward him based on your merits."
Xiao Yu was so praised by the two people that his hostility towards Yu Hanjiang also weakened a lot. He looked at Yu Hanjiang and said, "Ahem, I also know some things. I originally wanted to report it to the Eighth Prince, but a murder occurred in the palace these days.
, the security is tight, a bunch of shadow guards are guarding the surroundings, I can't get close at all... I'll just tell you, please tell Mr. Yu to tell the prince."
Yu Hanjiang nodded, "I'm all ears."
Xiao Yu cleared his throat and said, "Actually, the Yan Kingdom is also in chaos. I have sneaked into the Yan Kingdom for four years, and after investigation, I found that the Yan Kingdom is divided into two parties, the prince and queen party, and the third prince and Qin Guifei party.
The emperor of the Yan Kingdom is already over sixty years old and is not in good health. He may die at any time. The two princes are in their prime, and the forces behind them are relatively balanced. As long as the old emperor of the Yan Kingdom leaves, the third prince will definitely not
If I just sit back and wait for the crown prince to ascend the throne, civil strife will definitely break out in the Yan Kingdom!"
Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and met his clear eyes - Xiao Yu's clue was very crucial!
Over in the Yan State, the prince controls the intelligence organization and assassin group. As long as the prince is eliminated, the organization will naturally fall apart. If the third prince is willing to cease war with the Qi State, he may be able to persuade your majesty to assist the third prince in seizing power and killing Yan.
The prince's party helped the third prince ascend to the throne and made him promise not to invade Daqi's borders again.
In this way, not only can the assassin organization be completely eliminated, but also the relationship between Qi and Yan can be eased, and the suffering caused by successive wars to the people can be avoided.
Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and said with telepathy, "Fengyan in troubled times, in addition to investigating the cases of the palace and the assassin group, maybe, if we want to pass the customs perfectly, we must also assist the emperor of Daqi to calm down the current chaos?"
Xiao Lou's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement, "That's right. If we not only find out the origin of the assassin and the murderer of the two murders in the palace, but also bring peace to the troubled times, it would be hard not to give us an S rating with the ace of hearts."
Yu Hanjiang said, "The news about the internal strife in Yan brought by Xiao Yu will definitely be of great use. I think we can try it. I will also mention this matter in the secret letter to His Majesty when I go back tonight to see if His Majesty's attitude can help."
The third prince of Yan State seized power and formed an alliance with the third prince."
When Xiao Yu saw the two of them looking at each other as if no one was watching, he immediately said with a disgusted face, "Brother, you keep staring at him, what's so interesting about you!"
Yu Hanjiang "..."
Xiao Lou was shocked by what he said. He turned to look at his younger brother and said, "Xiao Yu, we have a very risky task that we want you to help with. I wonder if you are willing?"
Xiao Yu asked doubtfully, "What mission?"
Xiao Lou glanced at Yu Hanjiang, saw him nodding, and said, "The prince of Yan State, since he has personally organized an intelligence and assassin organization to target Qi State, and also sent people to assassinate the prefect, the prince and even your majesty, if he succeeds to the throne and becomes the
The emperor of Yan State, with his hostility towards Da Qi, will definitely start an all-out war with Qi State, right?"
Xiao Yu nodded and said coldly, "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Yan Kingdom was ruthless and ambitious. At first, his beloved concubine just got up in the middle of the night and saw him meeting a minister, and was stabbed to death by his sword. She didn't even think about it.
Be merciful... I have been frightened by him for the past few years. He often hangs maps of the Four Kingdoms in his study. I think he not only wants to annex Qi, but also wants to unify the Four Kingdoms and become the master of the world."
Yu Hanjiang said, "So, we must not let him become the next leader of the Yan Kingdom."
Xiao Yu finally came to his senses after hearing this: "What do you mean, you mean to help the third prince kill the prince when the Yan Dynasty is in chaos?"
Xiao Lou said, "We are still not sure about the third prince's attitude towards Da Qi, so we want to ask you to make this trip. You are the most familiar with the Yan Kingdom. Can you find a way to contact the third prince and test whether he is willing to go with us?"
An alliance with Da Qi? If Da Qi helps him ascend to the throne and asks him to sign an alliance with Da Qi and cease war and make peace, will he be willing?"
There are many examples in history of two countries signing treaties and truces. Xiao Lou observed during this period that in Jiangzhou, the border between Daqi and Zhao, because there was no war, the people lived a prosperous life, and there was an endless stream of businessmen coming and going. The entire Jiangzhou city was incomparable.
bustling.
You can imagine how the people on the border between Daqi and Yan lived due to years of war.
War will only make the common people miserable. If a truce can be achieved, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for the common people in this world.
If they can influence the structure of the Four Kingdoms and turn Da Qi and Yan from hostility to harmony, and there will be no more wars in the world, perhaps this will be the truly perfect way to clear "War in Troubled Times".
When Xiao Yu heard this, he nodded in agreement, "Brother is right. I will return to Yan Kingdom right now."
Yu Hanjiang asked with concern, "But how are you going to answer your mission? The assassination of the prince and the prefect failed. Will the prince let you go?"
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "I have a way. Tomorrow I will lure Aunt Qing and the others to the outskirts of Jiangzhou. I can help Master Yu capture all the other assassins, including me, and pretend to kill me on the spot. I will find a way to secretly use another identity."
Return to Yan Kingdom."
Yu Hanjiang nodded, "Okay, I'll help you arrange it."
Xiao Yu said, "It's time for me to go back, brother..." He hugged his fists towards Xiao Lou, his eyes full of reluctance, "Take care."
Xiao Lou also clasped his fists at him, "You too, be careful."
Xiao Yu flew out of the cave and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye. Only then did his teammates hiding nearby appear and walk into the cave. Xiao Lou recounted the clues his brother had brought to everyone. Lao Mo couldn't help but sigh, "It seems
In this secret room, we not only have to solve the case, but also assist His Majesty in quelling the rebellion! It is indeed an A-level difficulty. If you miss any clue, you will never know this!"
Yu Hanjiang said solemnly, "I will go back and write a secret letter to His Majesty right away. Long Sen, in order to ensure that this confidential letter is delivered to His Majesty, you will personally hurry up and send this letter to the capital."
Long Sen nodded vigorously, "Understood!"
After returning to the prefecture, Yu Hanjiang thought carefully about his wording and wrote a letter to the emperor.
The letter states two things. One is that there is an assassin among the show girls in this draft and wants to assassinate His Majesty. Your Majesty is asked to take precautions and postpone the draft or conduct a secret investigation to find out the traitor who is working in the capital.
Regarding the matter of His Highness the Crown Prince and the third prince of Yan State competing for the throne, Qi State might be able to work around it and support the third prince to ascend to the throne.
After writing two pages confidently, he sealed the letter and asked Long Sen to deliver it overnight.
The origins of the assassin team have been found out, and the next highlight is the murder case in the palace.
Everything is back to where it started——
Miss, who is the murderer of Master Lin’s death?
Chapter 177, War in Troubled Times 25
The next day, Xiao Yu led all the other assassins outside Jiangzhou City as agreed.
Yu Hanjiang prepared an ambush in advance and killed these assassins in one fell swoop.
During the arrest operation, Xiao Yu was "accidentally" injured by a sharp sword, hit in the chest, and died on the spot.
In fact, Xiao Yu was wearing gold silk armor under his clothes, which could not be pierced by ordinary weapons, and the large amount of blood on his chest was a blood bag prepared in advance - this younger brother was able to lurk in the Yan Kingdom for four years, and he has indeed developed acting skills like a movie king.
After all, he had been in a pile of corpses, and he was very good at pretending to be dead. Not only did blood bloom on his chest, but he was also vomiting blood in his mouth.
The acting was so realistic that it embarrassed him.
Xiao Lou cooperated and personally stepped forward to conduct an autopsy, checked his brother's breath, shook his head at Yu Hanjiang and said, "He's dead."
Yu Hanjiang frowned, "Bring all the living ones to the magistrate for interrogation, and take away the bodies of the dead ones too!"
A group of government officials quickly escorted the people back to the prefecture, and also carried Xiao Yu's "corpse" back to the prefecture.
In the dead of night, Xiao Yu indeed deceived the corpse.
Xiao Lou secretly took him to the study and asked him some questions, "On the prince's birthday, the person who went to the backyard of the prince's mansion was Xue Yan, right?"
Xiao Yu said, "It's her. She lurked in to find out the environment of the palace so she could escape at any time."
In other words, the assassin that Guard Qin saw climbing over the wall was indeed Xue Yan. However, after Xue Yan came to the direction of the Buddhist hall, she covered her face with a white gauze and pretended to be the Fourth Miss to deceive Qin Rui.
So, whose guard clothes Lin Shaobo is holding belongs to?
Xiao Yu said that he did not know anything about it, and it seemed that he was not significantly involved in the Wangfu case.
Yu Hanjiang opened the back door of the prefecture for him, helped him clear obstacles in advance, and asked him to go to Yan State as soon as possible.
Seeing his younger brother walking away quickly in the night, Xiao Lou couldn't help but worry, "Will he be in danger when he meets the third prince?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "Don't worry. He has been in the Yan Kingdom for four years. He is very skilled in martial arts and has the means to protect himself. His Highness the Crown Prince is ambitious and cold-blooded. Once he is enthroned, he will definitely be a tyrant. Our idea of assisting the third prince to ascend the throne should be
That’s right.”
Xiao Lou nodded and frowned slightly, "The mystery of the assassin group has been completely revealed. It was formed by the ambitious prince of Yan Kingdom. However, there is still no clue about the murder of the eldest lady of the royal family."
The two began to re-analyze the case.
Xiao Lou carefully sorted out the timeline of this case——
On the afternoon of the prince's birthday, around 6 o'clock, one of the assassins, Xue Yan, went into the backyard of the prince's palace to investigate. When she flew over the courtyard wall with Qinggong, she was spotted by Qin Rui, a passing guard. Qin Rui chased after her in a hurry, and met the third lady and the other three on the road.
The two maids (eyewitnesses) and Qin Rui finally chased them to the Buddhist hall. Xue Yan, masked in white gauze, pretended to be the fourth lady and left with her head bowed.
At the same time, the fourth lady and Lin Shaobo had a private meeting in the backyard and were caught by the eldest lady. The third lady also bumped into the fourth lady on the rockery.
After the birthday party started, around 7:30 in the evening, Xueyan tried to assassinate the prince and fled after the failure. She had checked the terrain of the palace, so it was easier to escape. The guards of the palace failed to catch up with her. At the same time, Lin Shaobo used the excuse of "going to the toilet".
"disappear.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the maid hurriedly came to report that she had seen the eldest lady hanging in the yard. After Xiao Lou's analysis of the body, it was found that the eldest lady's death time was around 6 o'clock. The hanging was just a disguised suicide scene, and she had already been poisoned.
A lot of things happened at 6 o'clock, and the clues were very concentrated.
According to the timeline - the eldest lady saw the fourth sister and Lin Shaobo dating in the backyard; the fourth lady fled in a guilty conscience, bumped into the third lady, and returned to Hongmei Garden on the pretext that she was "unwell". At the same time, the third lady saw
Qin Rui chased people to the Buddhist hall, where Qin Rui saw an assassin pretending to be the fourth lady. After that, Lin Shaobo may have gone to the eldest lady to show off and explain, or he returned to the front yard directly in panic; the eldest lady
He witnessed something he shouldn't know and was silenced.
The time of death of the eldest lady was around 6 p.m., this can be determined.
Lin Shaobo's body was soaked in water all night. Xiao Lou could only infer that his death time was between 1920 and 1920, because Lin Shaobo was still sitting at the same table with Mr. Shao in the front yard at 19 o'clock to watch the show. He was at the banquet
He was killed after leaving midway.
The two died one after another, both "alone" at the time of death, without any witnesses.
Xue Yan was avoiding Qin Rui's pursuit, and she was definitely not the one who killed the eldest lady. The fourth lady hurriedly fled back to Hongmei Garden, so she could not be the murderer. The third lady was only a witness to the time when the fourth sister and Qin Rui appeared, and had no motive for the crime.
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Judging from the fragments of guard clothes in Lin Shaobo's hands, there should be another person who killed the eldest lady and Lin Shaobo - this person had been in the backyard of the palace between 6 pm and 8 pm, and pretended to be a guard
, or wearing clothes made of the same material as the guards.
Who could have lurked in the palace for such a long time without being discovered?
Xiao Lou frowned and thought carefully for a moment, then said, "This person is, first of all, someone the eldest lady knows. Because the eldest lady was poisoned to death and there was no struggle before death, this person can make the eldest lady eat the liquid without any precautions."
Poisoned food, if a strange guard appears in the backyard, the eldest lady will definitely be surprised and even call out to attract attention."
Yu Hanjiang agreed, "She didn't struggle or call out. She should be very familiar with this person. Moreover, this person knew the layout of the palace and even the clothes of the guards very well. He appeared in the backyard of the palace wearing a guard uniform, and he was not seen by any ladies or maids.
It shows that he specially chooses some blind spots to act, and he is as familiar with driving in the backyard of the palace as he is at home."
At home?
When Yu Hanjiang said this, he suddenly paused and looked at Xiao Lou, who also looked at him with bright eyes.
The two said a name at the same time, "Qi Fenghua?!"
Actually thought of it together!
Xiao Lou only felt that his eyes suddenly became enlightened, and he analyzed seriously, "I know the eldest lady, I am familiar with the layout of the palace's backyard and even the clothes of the guards, I can pretend to be a guard and sneak into the backyard for a long time without being discovered, I know the palace very well - at the same time, it meets this
The only person with many conditions is the eldest young master of the royal family, Qi Fenghua, who has been ignored by us!"
Yu Hanjiang nodded, "If he is the murderer, then Qi Yiyao will definitely not be defensive when she sees her brother. Maybe Qi Yiyao will only ask him in confusion, 'Why did my brother come back suddenly, or is he dressed like this?' I guess, Qi Yiyao
Fenghua would excuse it by saying, 'It's a surprise for his father's birthday', and then he would take his sister to a secluded place and feed her poison on the pretext of reminiscing about old times."
Xiao Lou followed the other party's words and analyzed, "After poisoning the eldest lady, he first hid the body, took advantage of the dinner party and there was no one in the backyard, and then used the white silk to hang the sister on the tree, pretending to commit suicide.
At about 7:30 in the evening, Lin Shaobo left the dinner and went to the backyard to explain to the eldest lady. Maybe he happened to witness Qi Fenghua hanging his sister from the tree, and was silenced by Qi Fenghua again. "
Xiao Lou paused for a moment, turned over his recent notes, and said confusedly, "But there is something wrong with the testimony. I remember two maids said that they passed by the pond in the afternoon and heard the sound of something falling into the water, and then they saw Guard Qin.
Chasing people, it should have been 6 o'clock at that time, and Young Master Lin was not dead yet, because Young Master Lin attended the prince's dinner and left after 7 o'clock in the middle of the dinner. How to explain the sound of that thing falling into the water?"
Yu Hanjiang said, "The sound of something falling into the pond that the maid heard was not the body of Master Lin. In broad daylight, there would definitely be a lot of noise if the body fell into the pond... Perhaps it was Qi Fenghua who accidentally dropped the body during the operation."
Stones and other objects were knocked over and fell into the pond, making a sound. The eldest lady heard the sound and rushed to see her brother who should not have appeared in the palace, which led to the death of his brother."
Xiao Lou suddenly realized, "This makes sense!"
Qi Fenghua was on the front line and had not been back to the palace for three years, but he suddenly returned on the prince's birthday. This must be wrong.
The sister saw him appearing at the wrong time and in the wrong place. Once the prince knew about it, the prince would definitely start an investigation and find out that Qi Fenghua was probably involved in the rebellion.
It is still unclear what he is going to do when he returns to the palace, but his return to the palace must not be known to anyone.
Therefore, Qi Fenghua cruelly killed his sister to silence her.
As for Lin Shaobo, he left suddenly during the dinner, probably because he wanted to explain to the eldest lady, but he happened to witness the scene of Qi Fenghua hanging the eldest lady from the tree. Lin Shaobo was frightened and turned around to run away. Qi Fenghua was very powerful in martial arts.
He immediately flew behind him and grabbed Lin Shaobo's neck. Master Lin struggled wildly and tore off a piece of rag from his sleeve, which he threw into the pond.
It was already dark at that time, and everyone was attracted to the scene where the eldest lady hanged herself. No one noticed that under the cold moonlight, there was a strangled male body in the pond not far away.