Prince, kneel down quickly, the lady can't run away

Chapter 142 Use Your Brain

"Can you tell me now?" Wen Jiu's patience has reached its limit.

She really can't keep her cool, her weaknesses are exposed, that's all, she's always like this when it comes to the people she cares about

"Su Jinyu has just been appointed to the Imperial Academy. After all, he is the top scholar. Su Jinmu is taciturn but also courageous. Su Jinxiu is even more romantic and has many admirers..."

"What are you talking about? Get to the point."

“They were tricked.”

"Speak clearly" Anger appeared on Wen Jiu's fair face.

"You also went when Su Jinyu was parading. There were huge crowds of people. However, two days later, when they were boating on the lake with their friends, they accidentally collided with the courtesan from Fenghuaxueyue Tower. The courtesan accidentally fell into the water. Your three brothers came to rescue her and your servant quickly found someone to rescue her. But when she was rescued, she said that your brothers and the others had seen her body and they had to take responsibility for her." Xiao Jue poured himself another glass.

"Oh, there are so many people on the lake, but they only caught three of them?" They were obviously heading for the General's Mansion.

"So, now that the courtesan has come to ask for an explanation, she has said that she is an innocent girl who only sells her art and not her body. What should she do in the future? Will she die in the general's mansion?"

"So grandma and the others didn't come, and they didn't tell me why. They just wanted to make me worry," Wen Jiu stood up and was about to leave.

"Where are you going? There's a funeral in your family today, so you can't go anywhere? The person behind her must have calculated that you can't get out."

"The person behind this? How could it not be that she suddenly came up with this idea?" Wen Jiu panicked and forgot about this. Yes, there were a lot of people in the capital who didn't get along with her.

"Use your brain! Let's go, it's time for you to get out."

"..." This bastard has a really venomous mouth.

"Wen Ziqi can't come either. I wonder if the prince has passed by the Fifth Prince's residence?" Wen Ziqi should have arrived early, but now she hasn't come yet.

"She really passed by. She couldn't spare the time. She and the Fifth Prince were so affectionate that they couldn't get out of bed. She was recuperating."

...What kind of loving couple can’t get out of bed?

They arrived at the funeral hall one after another, only to see that the guests had already left. Xiao Jue also said that everything was ready, and then left.

The remaining prime minister, Xue, Wen Moliang, Wen Xi and a group of servants, as well as Su Luobai, Wen Jiu's uncle

"Prime Minister, the Dali Temple has already taken over this matter. Please give us instructions so that we can cooperate and give the old lady an explanation as soon as possible."

"Then I'll trouble you, little brother-in-law." The Prime Minister's face was full of vicissitudes. It's not that he didn't suspect Xue, but he had seen her recent behavior. She was cautious and humble. Was she enduring? No, she would not poison her mother-in-law even for Liang'er.

But who was that? Warming the wine? She looked down on this family. Was there anything in this family that she couldn't get? Killing a paralyzed old man was also excluded.

Qi'er? Oh, Qi'er didn't come today? I can't figure out why. She's already married...

"Prime Minister, you can just call me Lord Su." Su Luobai didn't care about his current loneliness. When he hurt his sister, he should have thought about what he would be like in the future when he was in trouble.

The Prime Minister looked at Xue without saying anything, "Qier didn't come back today?"

"She and the Fifth Prince were both tied up with something and couldn't come. The steward of the Fifth Prince's Mansion has already been here." Xue was also puzzled. This damn girl obviously loved to show off everywhere by relying on her status on weekdays. Why didn't she come today? Isn't this unfilial?

Su Luobai ignored it and checked the old lady's previous medicine residue and the house. The evidence had been almost wiped out, but almost did not mean nothing, so he still found some clues. He did not alert the enemy, but told the prime minister that he hoped they would not bury the old lady before closing the case.

Then he took the servants to question them one by one, including the maid, the housekeeper, the servants, the kitchen staff, and even the gatekeepers and the horse feeders in the stables.

Then I asked about the visitor records on the day of death, the caregivers, and the night watchmen.

Su Luo rolled her eyes at the name of Xue Wu on the visitor list.

Xue Wu, Xue Zhan, a distant relative of Xue Shi. Since the whole family had no one left, Old Madam Xue simply registered him under her own name. It is not an exaggeration to say that he and Xue Shi were childhood sweethearts. He has always listened to Xue Shi's words since he was a child.

Mrs. Xue said, "He came over that night to give me some silver. He knew that I had just been released from confinement and had no money to send servants, so he gave me the silver. He has loved me like my brother since I was a child. My husband, you know that."

"Yes, he gave us a sum of money when we got married, and he gave us more than Lord Xue when we had two children, so the two children also affectionately called him uncle." The prime minister did not deny this.

Childhood sweethearts, give money, give more after having children? These doubts make Wen Jiu have a bold guess

These two can't be lovers!

Soon, Xue Wu was invited over. He looked at Xue with affection, knelt down and greeted the Prime Minister, the County Lady, and the Minister of the Dali Temple. He was considered to be well-mannered.

No one woke him up, so Su Luobai asked him why he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion that day. What he said was exactly the same as what Xue said, that he was just worried that she was not living well here, so he sent some money.

"Then why did you go to the old lady's courtyard?" Su Luobai asked

"Since you are here, you should pay your respects to the elders." He said it without any mistakes.

But Su Luobai said, "Even if it's late at night, you still have to go and ask for your greetings?"

Xue Wu was stunned for a moment, and then he said slowly, "No matter when, as long as the old lady hasn't gone to bed, we should go."

"How do you know the old lady hasn't gone to bed?" the prime minister asked curiously.

"I told him. It happened that he had something to do during the day, so he had to come to see me off at night. It has happened before, so you should remember it. I asked him to come in and sit down. I said the old lady was taking medicine and hadn't rested yet. Fifth brother said he should go and pay his respects, so I took him there." Tears fell from Mrs. Xue's face again. She looked like a beautiful woman crying. Xue Wu felt very distressed when he saw her.

Wen Jiu looked at this scene and was sure that these two were in love. He looked at Wen Moliang again. Hiss, knowing the situation and not knowing the situation would lead to different findings.

interesting

Poor Mrs. Xue was still wiping her tears, but the Prime Minister was not buying her tricks at all.

This matter is already very difficult to investigate, but all the servants who were poisoned cannot escape punishment. Wen Xi proposed that as long as someone reports the clues, they can be exempted from punishment, and they must report the truth.

The servants who were originally trembling with fear in the yard suddenly became furious, saying that they had seen something...

"Come one by one, thank you for your help, uncle." Wen Xi looked at Su Luobai. Recording this matter was a trivial matter for the Dali Temple!

No one was eating at the table, but I couldn't go hungry while the wine was warm, so I told the kitchen to prepare a few tables. My uncle had been busy for so long, so he had to eat.

"Let me in, I want to take a look at the wine... The county lady left, let me take a look"

"I'm sorry, Miss Zhao, the Prime Minister's Mansion is closed today. Please come back another day." Dali Temple also replied politely.

"Miss, Miss Zhao is here. She's standing at the door and wants to come in. The Dali Temple is investigating a case and no unauthorized persons are allowed in."

"I'll go take a look." Wen Jiu stood up and walked towards the door. Xiao Jue followed her gaze.