III Jiangshan

Qinzheng Hall, inner study.

"Your Majesty, Lord Li of the Ministry of Punishment said that the file files of the most important criminals in the past 15 years are here." Tang Xi led six small internal eunuchs, and brought three large hardwood boxes.

"Let it go!" Yuan Youqi said.

According to Tang Xi's words, he ordered the six internal eunuchs to put down the boxes, and then sent them back.

He lifted the lids of the three big hardwood boxes with great winking, for Yuan Youqi to check.

Yuan Youqi circled the three hardwood boxes with his hands behind his back.

She found that each box was full of files that were more than a foot long, different in thickness, old and new, and each file was tightly sealed with a seal from the Ministry of Punishment to show that it should not be opened easily without an order. .

Yuan Youqi took a few volumes at random, looked them up and down, and found that the seals of each volume were in a uniform format, and they all recorded the names, charges, places of origin of the first offender and the main accomplices, as well as matters related to the officials who dealt with them. Pressed the big seal of the Ministry of punishment.

Since it is in such a shape, it is also convenient to find it.

Yuan Youqi thought about it, and ordered the small inner prison guard on duty to close the door, then turned to Tang Xi and said, "You and I sort the files in these three boxes, and only look at the names of the main criminal and the accessory criminals. , those with the surnames of Mo and Chi will be picked out, I want to see."

Tang Xi was startled when he heard that.

Those with the surnames Mo and Chi?Is this related to the Mochi girl from Liyin Pavilion?

Tang Xi didn't dare to think deeply, let alone ask more questions. The emperor only wanted him to help with the search, which was his absolute trust in him.If there is even the slightest rumor about this incident, it means that he cannot get away with it!

Apart from being thankful for Yuan Youqi's trust, Tang Xi felt a "swish" cool breeze blowing from the back of his head.He agreed in his mouth, and began to work diligently, while telling himself in his heart: even when he was talking in his sleep, it was not a half word that slipped out and related to this matter!

The master and servant worked hard for about an hour, and finally found two files with the surname of the accomplice surnamed Mo and one file with the surname of the principal culprit Chi from among the numerous files.

It's no wonder that neither the Mo nor the Chi surnames are common surnames.

The front of Yuan Youqi's casual robe was still tucked into her belt, because of her busy schedule, her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.She stared at the three files on the desk, and after just one glance, she was sure that none of the three files was what she was looking for.

Among the three cases, two were homicides committed by killing people for money, and the other was a case of raping a woman to death, and all the perpetrators were men.

If the revenge that Mochi wants to avenge is like this, then the person behind Mochi is really blind.

Yuan Youqi casually pushed away the three files, recalling the appearance of the ink pool in his mind.

Meeting Mochi was only a few hours ago, but Yuan Youqi can be sure that even in the past few months or years, she will not easily forget the appearance of that woman.

That face is so beautiful!

Yuan Youqi objectively compared Gu Heng's appearance with Mo Chi's appearance, and had to admit that although Gu Heng is beautiful, if you talk about "overwhelming country and city", if you talk about "light as a shock", if you talk about... In short It is a variety of words to describe women as beautiful as heaven, and Mochi can bear it without exception.

And Gu Heng's beauty is more about a soul-stirring demeanor and demeanor, as well as a faint alienation from the world and everything in the world.This kind of feeling can never be found in Mo Chi's body.

In other words, the beauty of Mochi is more like a human figure.

To be able to find such a beautiful woman to lure him into the bait, the mastermind behind it must be very hardworking.

Just ask: What kind of woman has the emperor never seen?Those who can attract the attention of the emperor must be extremely extraordinary.

Yuan Youqi gently closed his eyes, and let out a slow breath.

As a woman who likes women, she asked herself, and had to admit that Mo Chi's appearance was very touching.

However, this woman can never be Gu Heng!

What kind of character is Gu Heng?Even if she was reincarnated, how could she be used by villains like this?

Yuan Youqi suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were filled with anger.The anger that had been suppressed not long ago was burning again.

These people dare to use Ah Heng's identity to trick themselves into being a foolish king, they really deserve to die!

The emperor seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, Tang Xi boldly took a peek at the half-worn sapphire blue purse on the reading table that the emperor had untied and put aside a long time ago.

This thing is His Majesty's treasure, the one he cares about the most.Tang Xi knew it.

Even he didn't know what was in that sapphire blue purse.

And what is the origin, let His Majesty wear it for more than 15 years, and take care of it carefully for more than 15 years to avoid damage.

This thing probably started when His Majesty was still the county king, at the age of 15.At that time, Concubine Zhao was still there, and it seemed that Concubine Zhao gave it to His Majesty before she entered the palace...

Tang Xi was shocked all of a sudden, and hurriedly drooped his head, not to mention not daring to continue thinking.

Because just as he was recalling, Yuan Youqi opened his eyes without warning, and there was still obvious anger in his eyes.

Did Your Majesty hear what I was thinking?Tang Xi shrank his neck secretly.

"Tang Xi, look for it again!" Yuan Youqi ordered, "Look for someone surnamed Wang!"

There are many natural persons surnamed Wang, and finally 43 files were placed on Yuan Youqi's case.

She looked through the crimes above one by one, and picked out four that looked very similar.

Of course Tang Xi didn't know why the emperor asked him to pick and choose files with the surname Wang, and he did what the emperor asked him to do.But he didn't know that the reason why he chose the "surname Wang" was because there was an article praising the "Sage of Calligraphy" Wang Xizhi, which was called "The Story of Mochi".

Since "Mochi" is a fake name, we might as well start guessing from the deep meaning implied by the namer.This is Yuan Youqi's logic.

Tang Xi stood with his hands down, waiting for the emperor's next order.

I saw Yuan Youqi opened the four files one after another, looked at them roughly, and sealed them back as they were, with a look of disappointment on his face.

The surname Wang is also wrong.Tang Xi thought to himself.

Yuan Youqi rubbed his temples wearily, looking at the hundreds of files spread all over the floor.

The surname Mo is wrong, the surname Chi is wrong, and the surname Wang is wrong... So, what exactly is it?

Those who can make Mo Chi feel hatred must be close relatives, and it is a serious crime involving the whole family. Maybe her whole family has suffered because of this case.Yuan Youqi thought about it.

Since they are close relatives, they must have the same surname as Mochi's real surname...

Yuan Youqi didn't want to give up on this, so he told Tang Xi to look for Zeng and Gong, and even Gong, Gong, Wang...and all the surnames that can be homophonic.

"The Story of the Mochi" was written by Zeng Gong. If it is borrowed, there is no guarantee that it will not be borrowed in this way.

However, the result was that Yuan Youqi tried all the surnames he could think of, but he couldn't find any files that might be related.

The sun had already set, and the twilight was gradually fading, the light in the study dimmed, and the handwriting on the file could not be seen clearly without lighting the lamp.

Yuan Youqi looked at the scattered files dejectedly.

This is the first step in investigating the truth, and when she encounters such resistance, what kind of difficulties await her next?

She thought she was smart and able to read Mochi's thoughts, but unexpectedly, she tried many times and failed.

"Your Majesty, would you please hold the lamp for you?" Tang Xi questioned Yuan Youqi's mind.

He has served Yuan Youqi for more than 20 years and knows Yuan Youqi's temperament very well.The emperor, what he has to do must be done to the end, and he will never give up halfway.

"Hold the lamp!" Yuan Youqi said impatiently.

Tang Xi responded, and was about to open the palace door to call the little inner prisoner to hold the lamp, but was suddenly stopped by Yuan Youqi——

"Tang Xi! Mo!" Yuan Youqi shouted anxiously.

"Ah?" Tang Xi was puzzled.

Yuan Youqi stared at the half-dried ink stick next to the inkstone on the desk, and the unused ink in the inkstone that had been ground for a long time, and a flash of light came to his mind.

"Look for Ran! Find someone with the surname Ran! Hurry up!" Yuan Youqi ordered urgently.

Tang Xi quickly agreed, and he couldn't care less about holding the lamp, his eyes widened, and he rummaged through the pile of files under the dim light.

When Tang Xi held the lamp and approached the file in Yuan Youqi's hand, when the word "Ran Ming" appeared on the file, Yuan Youqi knew that she had finally found her.

The word "ink pool" can be interpreted as a pool for washing ink, so why isn't its original meaning "a pool of ink"?

Putting plain into ink, throwing an innocent body into the pool of ink, isn't that "dyeing"?

"Dye" is "Ran"!

And this Ran Ming, Yuan Youqi remembered——

Back then, when her second brother Yuan Chengyin was still the crown prince in the East Palace, there was such a person among the staff, who seemed to be Yuan Chengyin's most trusted staff.

Later, Yuan Chengyin was abolished due to an accident, and his staff and the original East Palace personnel, regardless of civil or military, were put into prison and exiled.Most of the people who were imprisoned were finally sentenced to death by the Ministry of Punishment ordered by the late emperor.A few of Yuan Chengyin's close relatives were confiscated by the first emperor in the name of "instigating the prince", and their family status was ruined. Except for the staff who were killed, the men and women in the clan also came to a good end.

Yuan Youqi sat in a daze for a long time, speechless.

This ink pool is probably a member of Ran Ming's family who is very close to him by blood, maybe he is a direct descendant of Ran Ming.Ran Ming was convicted back then, how could the whole family of Ran's family get good fruit?Maybe, Mochi was living in Jianghu because of his family's downfall at that time, and was recruited by some person or force related to all this, and became a pawn for revenge.

Yuan Youqi felt ashamed when he thought that he had ridiculed Mochi's lowly status.

How hard should this woman grow up to be?What kind of unforgettable humiliation should that lowly status be to her?

Yuan Youqi smiled wryly and shook his head.

Regardless of how the people behind the scenes instigated Mochi, in the final analysis, Mochi's hatred, Yuan Youqi asked himself, could not be done no matter what——

Ran Ming was the second brother's aide, because of his second brother's accident, he was convicted and killed, and the Ran family fell into ruin.It was the late emperor's intention to dispose of Ran Ming, and he was the late emperor's heir, so he couldn't avoid it.

The second elder brother's accident back then was caused by concubine mother and Ah Heng's scheme.Of these two people, one is his mother and the other is his beloved woman, so he naturally cannot hide from them.

And the second brother was abolished in an accident, so he had the opportunity to enter the East Palace, and only then did he have today...

No matter how you calculate it, it seems natural for Mo Chi to seek revenge on him.

But, she, as well as them, shouldn't use Ah Heng's affairs to lure herself into a rut!

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