If I guessed correctly, in order to destroy the evidence, Qionghua gave all the remaining chicken in the dish to the puppy.

He then called the servant in, pretending to be the thief crying "stop thief", and at the same time proved his innocence.

By the time the authorities arrived, the most important evidence had already been eaten by the puppy, and no poison could be found in the remaining dishes, so the matter naturally had to be put on hold for the time being.

If we wait a few more days, the dishes will go bad and we won't be able to find out anything.

It was precisely with this fluke mentality that Qionghua had been consciously pointing all the unfavorable evidence at the Grand Princess, while she herself acted as a sentimental and righteous woman of the night.

When Tian Tiantou heard Xu Xingyin's reasoning, she was extremely surprised.

His eyes widened, and it took him a while to come to his senses and slap Xu Xingyin on the shoulder.

"Jiaojiao is indeed the granddaughter of General Zhennan!"

Xu Xingyin was almost in tears after being slapped by Tian Tian. He half-turned his body to move his shoulder away before speaking politely.

"It's just some cleverness. If we talk about intelligence, it's not even one ten-thousandth of my grandfather's."

Lu Xu keenly noticed Xu Xingyin's discomfort and reminded her lightly.

"Princess Yongyi, her brain is all she needs. She hasn't learned any martial arts from the old general. She can't even stand steadily, let alone fly over eaves and walls."

"what?"

Tian Tian frowned in disappointment, then withdrew her hand embarrassedly.

"Then I won't dare to touch you next time. I'm very heavy-handed."

As the three were talking, the carriage had already arrived at the Northern Pacification Office.

This time the three of them did not hide to get in, but entered openly under the name of Princess Yongyi.

Lu Xu took Xu Xingyin to read the document of Qiong Niang's confession, but Tian Tian said that she didn't like reading those flowery things and would rather stroll around the yard freely.

Both of them knew that Tian Tian was a person who couldn't sit still, so they didn't force her and just went back to reading the documents.

The content of the document was consistent with what Lu Xu said, and Qionghua confessed to the murder of Tian Zitao.

She tearfully accused Tian Zitao of being a heartless and unfaithful man who deserved to die.

Xu Xingyin looked at the file, sighed, and felt something was strange. Just as he was about to say something to Lu Xu, he saw a yamen runner rushing into the room in a panic.

"Master Lu, Princess Yongyi is arguing with Qionghua in Zhaoyu. Go and have a look! We dare not help them!"

Lu Xu's expression changed, and he grabbed Xu Xingyin and headed straight for Zhaoyu.

When the two arrived, Tian Tian hit the iron gate with her whip.

The jailers were so frightened that they all stepped back. Qionghua fell down into a pile of dry grass. The gauze dress on her arm was cut, and blood was oozing out.

The Jinyiwei was an agency directly under the emperor, and most of the people detained in Zhaoyu were serious criminals.

If Tian Tian really causes trouble here today, it would be a slap in the face of Emperor Yan Ning, and I'm afraid even the Grand Princess won't be able to protect her!

Thinking of this, Xu Xingyin didn't care about anything else and quickly stepped forward and grabbed Tian Tian.

He scolded her in a gentle voice, "Princess Yongyi!"

"Jiaojiao, don't stop me, I..."

"Do you still remember where Jinyiwei is?" Xu Xingyin lowered his voice to remind Tian Tian, ​​"If there is a disturbance here, how will the Grand Princess explain to His Majesty?"

"..."

Tian Tian's body stiffened, but she finally compromised after weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Xu Xingyin quickly gave Lu Xu a look.

Lu Xu understood and told the yamen runner beside him: "Go and get the doctor."

Places like the Northern Pacification Office have doctors stationed there all year round. Before Xu Xingyin had even managed to persuade Tian Tian to leave Zhaoyu, the doctor hurried over with a medicine box.

Xu Xingyin was whispering to comfort Tian Tian and did not notice the movement on the other end. Just as he and Tian Tian walked out of the Zhaoyu gate, they heard a woman's sharp scream suddenly coming from inside.

It was too far away and I could only hear a few words.

Xu Xingyin was afraid that Tian Tian would cause trouble again, so he pretended not to hear the noise inside and pulled Tian Tian away first.

About an incense stick of time passed before Lu Xu came out of Zhaoyu.

He looked extremely bad, as if someone owed him money.

Seeing his look, Xu Xingyin smiled half-jokingly.

"What's going on? Who has upset our young Master Lu?"

"Qionghua has confessed."

Lu Xu frowned, "They said that we, the Jinyiwei, tortured her into confessing and forced her to sign."

Xu Xingyin's face turned ugly when he heard this, "You deny all your previous testimony?"

"I deny it at all."

If Qionghua couldn't recognize a single word now, that would be really troublesome.

After all, all the physical evidence in this case has been destroyed. If the principal offender pleads guilty, the case will naturally be closed.

If the principal culprit himself denies the crime, the case can only be closed if key evidence is found.

"How ridiculous! Is there any law or order left?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Tian stood up and was about to rush in again. Seeing this, Xu Xingyin hurriedly stopped her and signaled Lu Xu to come over and help.

"Yongyi, impulsiveness can't solve any problems."

While Xu Xingyin was persuading him, he turned his head to look at Lu Xu.

"What happened inside after Yongyi and I left? Qionghua's sudden reversal of her confession must have been a spur-of-the-moment decision."

Lu Xu was silent for a moment, then answered honestly.

"Qionghua is pregnant. The doctor diagnosed it and said that the pregnancy is still young and difficult to detect."

Xu Xingyin was also stunned when he heard this. A woman is strong as a mother. Even if it is to protect the fetus in her belly, Qionghua probably would not plead guilty easily.

The three of them fell into a very long silence, and in the end it was Lu Xu who made the final decision.

"Let's go to Yichunyuan again. Maybe we can find other evidence."

"It can only be the."

This time, when the madam saw Lu Xu bringing two girls in, she acted very calmly, led them upstairs naturally, and then went about her own business.

Tian Tian was filled with anger and she didn't even care about her curiosity when she first entered the Qinlou Chuguan. She rushed into the crime scene and carefully searched for evidence.

After several people were busy, it was almost the beginning of the Xu period.

Originally, Lu Xu planned to go back to the government office first and then think of a solution, but Tian Tian was stubborn and firmly believed that there must be evidence that had not been discovered here, and she refused to leave no matter what.

Since Tian Tian insisted, they naturally didn't want to pour cold water on her, so they could only accompany her patiently.

Xu Xingyin thought about it and decided to go to the kitchen to see if he could find any new clues. He then said a few words to Lu Xu, asking him to take good care of Tian Tian, ​​and then went to the kitchen alone.

At this time, Yichunyuan has opened its doors to welcome guests, and the scene is lively and bustling with people coming and going.

After all, Xu Xingyin was an unmarried girl, so it was inevitable that she would feel a little embarrassed when seeing her like that.

Xu Xingyin deliberately looked for a road with fewer people, but halfway through his journey he ran into a group of drunk drinkers.

She thought about it secretly and wisely chose to avoid it.

As a result, he just took two steps back and stepped on the person behind him.

The man groaned and grabbed her hand roughly and pulled it back.

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