Duan Mingchen's heart moved slightly, and his voice softened a bit.

"I know you are eager to solve the case, and I am as anxious as you. It's just that some things can't be done quickly. You have to believe that no matter how meticulous the murderer's plan is, there will always be clues left behind. We just need to be more patient and dig a little deeper, and the culprit will eventually show up and the truth will be revealed."

Gu Huaiqing has always been soft rather than hard, and when he was advised by Duan Mingchen, he agreed in his heart, but he said: "Anyway... I will find the murderer first, and then don't play tricks and deny it!"

Duan Mingchen put his hand on his forehead, how dare he still think about that ridiculous bet!

"I always keep my word. I am willing to admit defeat and never renege on my debt. But... before that, let's solve this case first." Duan Mingchen paused and asked, "You go to Miss Shen's side, What can be gained?"

Gu Huaiqing did not hide anything, and recounted the content of the conversation with Shen Yichan and her maid Xia He in detail.

After hearing this, Duan Mingchen frowned deeply, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said: "Now it seems that Shen Yuzhu's mother and son are very suspicious."

When Gu Huaiqing heard Shen Yuzhu's name, he couldn't help showing disgust, and said, "Have you interrogated them?"

"not yet."

"What are you waiting for, call them quickly."

Duan Mingchen smiled slightly, and said, "Before interrogating them, we might as well read other people's confessions first."

It turned out that before Gu Huaiqing came over, the other members of Jin Yiwei had already finished interrogating the others, and the confessions they compiled had already been submitted to Duan Mingchen.

Gu Huaiqing came over and carefully reviewed the confession with Duan Mingchen.

As the butler said, most of the female servants in the inner courtyard went to the embroidery room to help last night, and these people did not come out of the embroidery room until midnight.Most of the male servants stayed in the outer courtyard, and all the nurses agreed that they did not notice any outsiders entering the backyard.

The only servants left in the inner courtyard were the housekeeper, accountant, Qiulian, Dongmei, Xia He, Mrs. Lu, and two other elderly women with bad eyesight, one surnamed Wu and the other surnamed Yang.

The cashier confirmed that he had been checking the gift list from the Wei family with the butler last night, which was consistent with the butler's confession.

It is worth noting that the woman surnamed Wu mentioned that she went out to relieve herself during Haishi, and she needed to pass through the red plum grove to get to the hut from where she lived. She seemed to see a white shadow flashing past the plum grove.Because the distance was too far, she couldn't see it very clearly, she could only vaguely see that the man seemed to be wearing a plain white straight robe.

A flash of inspiration flashed in Gu Huaiqing's mind, and he hurriedly took out the piece of clothing that he had picked up in the Merlin before, and compared the two, it can be deduced that a person in a white robe passed through the Merlin last night at Haishi, because he walked very fast Inadvertently, the branch of the plum tree cut through the clothes, leaving a piece of clothes hanging on the branch.

Who is this guy?Why are you in such a hurry that you don't care if your clothes are scratched by branches?

Gu Huaiqing and Duan Mingchen looked at each other, feeling that this was a suspicious point, and it might also be an important clue to solve the case.

The two were discussing when there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, followed by a shrill voice piercing into their ears.

"Master Gu, the emperor has issued a summons, please return to the palace quickly."

Gu Huaiqing frowned displeased, he was working hard to investigate the case, and was very reluctant to leave at this critical time.

Duan Mingchen looked at Gu Huaiqing's slightly childish expression, and thought he was quite cute.

Duan Mingchen has already seen that Gu Huaiqing is really working hard to investigate the case, and he is concentrating on this case. He is not sent by the emperor to monitor Jin Yiwei. This has changed Duan Mingchen's impression of him a lot.

"Okay, it's getting late, you go back to the palace first, I'll stay and continue interrogating Shen Yuzhu and Aunt Jiang." Duan Mingchen persuaded.

"Be sure to ask carefully, the mother and son are not honest people, don't be fooled by them!" Gu Huaiqing warned.

"Heh, do I look so stupid?" Duan Mingchen laughed.

"You said it yourself, I dare not say that Master Jin Yiwei is stupid!" Gu Huaiqing said that he didn't dare, but his smile was very narrow.

"Master Gu, it's getting late, and the palace gate will be closed any later!" The people outside couldn't help urging.

"Okay, okay, don't rush! I'll come right away!" Gu Huaiqing replied impatiently, "Then I'll go first, and I'll come back tomorrow morning. Remember to record your statement."

"Okay, got it! I will tell you the result of the interrogation tomorrow!"

Gu Huaiqing got Duan Mingchen's promise, so he got up and walked out.The eunuch waiting at the door was relieved, and hurriedly put on a luxurious fox fur cape on Gu Huaiqing.

Duan Mingchen looked at Gu Huaiqing's tall and straight back with complicated eyes.

Sure enough, he is the emperor's favorite minister, so he can't leave him for a day?

Immediately, he shook his head to dispel the imaginings in his mind.

How can a mere subordinate of myself be able to discuss this kind of court secret?

However, if Gu Huaiqing met Shen Yuzhu again, if Shen Yuzhu said something reckless and made Gu Huaiqing go crazy, he didn't know how it would end, so Gu Huaiqing left as well!

Duan Mingchen comforted himself in this way, and ordered someone to bring Shen Yuzhu over.

******

On the way Shen Yuzhu was brought here by Jin Yiwei, he happened to run into Gu Huaiqing head-on.

As soon as he saw Gu Huaiqing, Shen Yuzhu's gaze was glued to his face, and his legs seemed to be filled with lead, unable to move.

Remembering his promise to Duan Mingchen, Gu Huaiqing couldn't punish Shen Yuzhu for the time being, so he could only give him a hard look.

However, when he saw clearly the white robe Shen Yuzhu was wearing, Gu Huaiqing suddenly gasped and stopped in his tracks.

Shen Yuzhu had suffered a lot from Gu Huaiqing before, and the place where he kicked him still hurts. Seeing Gu Huaiqing walking straight towards him, he couldn't help but take half a step back in fear.

"Master Shen, what are you hiding?" Gu Huaiqing said with a smile, "Could it be that I look terrible?"

Gu Huaiqing's handsome face was smiling, and his attitude was unprecedentedly amiable. Shen Yuzhu was immediately flattered, blushed, and stammered: "No, no, beauty... oh no, Mr. Gu is a celestial being, why not?" Will it be scary?"

"Young Master Shen is absurd." Gu Huaiqing smiled, and his eyes slipped around Shen Yuzhu.

Shen Yuzhu was wearing a white straight gown, looking very elegant.

Gu Huaiqing's eyes were deep, and he said casually: "Young Master, this coat is very unique."

Shen Yuzhu was praised by the beauty, and immediately felt a little elated, and quickly said: "This is a new style from Ruixiang cloth shop. I saw that the style is very elegant, so I cut several sets. If you like it, how about I give you two sets?" "

Gu Huaiqing smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Shen has a heart. By the way, did you also wear this outer shirt last night?"

Shen Yuzhu thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right."

Gu Huaiqing asked again: "Did you go to the Red Plum Grove last night, did you get cut by a branch in the plum grove?"

Shen Yuzhu was inexplicably asked, thought about it carefully, and said: "The red plum grove is facing the kitchen. After I finished, I took the supper and sent it to my aunt's east wing through the plum grove. However, I don't remember being scratched in the forest. Ragged clothes. Why does your lord ask such a question?"

Gu Huaiqing chuckled lightly, and said, "Is this... you might as well go and ask Mr. Duan."

Gu Huaiqing called the Jin Yiwei who was in charge of sending Shen Yuzhu to the side, whispered a few words to him, and then returned to the palace with the eunuch. He believed that Duan Mingchen would be able to handle the rest.

******

Waking up the next day, Gu Huaiqing received the shocking news from Shen's residence: Shen Yuzhu was thrown into prison overnight!

When Gu Huaiqing heard this, he didn't care about having breakfast, so he rode straight to Shen's residence.

Gu Huaiqing rushed to Shen's mansion in a hurry, and was about to find Duan Mingchen, but was stopped by Aunt Jiang who was waiting at the door.

"Master Gu! I'm wronged!" Aunt Jiang suddenly jumped out from the slanting stab, and rushed to Gu Huaiqing's feet, she opened her arms to hug his thigh and shouted for injustice.

How could Gu Huaiqing let her pounce?Immediately swishing and jumping a few feet away, deftly dodging Aunt Jiang's "tiger pounce".

When we first met yesterday, Aunt Jiang was still dressed like a noble lady, but now her hair was messed up, her tears were running down her face, her makeup was blurred by tears, and she was crying hysterically, just like a mad woman.

Without waiting for Gu Huaiqing's order, Dongchang's subordinates had already stepped forward and grabbed Aunt Jiang, who kept twisting and struggling, shouting at Gu Huaiqing for injustice.

"What's wrong with you?" Gu Huaiqing asked.

Aunt Jiang wiped her tears and said in a sobbing voice: "I'm here to help my son who is worthless. Although Yuzhu has many faults, it's absolutely impossible for him to do such insane things as killing his father! But Duan My lord didn't say anything else, he took my son into custody and sent him to prison!"

Aunt Jiang felt sorry for her son and couldn't help crying.

Gu Huaiqing was annoyed by her crying, and said with a cold face: "If he is really innocent, it won't matter if he stays in prison for a few days. Right and wrong, there is justice, and good people will not be wronged, but they will not be let go." Prime culprit!"

"But in a place like Imperial Prison, can you come out properly after entering? My son has never suffered since he was born, how can he bear it?" Aunt Jiang knelt down with a plop, "Master Gu, I know that my son has offended me before. You, I will apologize for him! Your lord has a lot, don't be as knowledgeable as him, I kowtow to you here! Please tell Mr. Duan, my son was really wronged, he was wronged!"

As Aunt Jiang said, she knelt down and kowtowed very hard, and her forehead soon became red and swollen.

Although Gu Huaiqing looked down on Shen Yuzhu, he felt sorry for the parents all over the world, seeing Aunt Jiang so pitifully pleading for her son, he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Gu Huaiqing ordered his subordinates to help Aunt Jiang up, and said to her: "Be safe and don't be impatient. Before you are convicted, even the Jin Yiwei can't be punished casually. You don't have to worry too much. As for why the young master was detained, Duan Mingchen must have his reasons. , I’ll ask and then make a decision.”

After hearing Gu Huaiqing's words, Aunt Jiang felt a little more at ease, but she still said indignantly: "In my opinion, Mrs. Duan must have been deceived by those bitches to misunderstand my son!"

Gu Huaiqing frowned and said, "How?"

"In this family, although my son is the only male, he has never received the master's attention. I have served the master for many years, and I have worked hard without credit, but it is not worth a word from that little girl Shen Yichan!"

"Shen Yichan has been in charge of the affairs of the mansion since she was 12 years old. Everyone said that she was fair, smart and capable, and praised her like a flower. The restless Hu Meizi stuffed me next to my son? Hmph! What a man, he was hooked by those Hu Meizi!"

"And that Xie Huilan, who bullied the master as soon as she got started, coaxing the master to drink some yang soup, and thinking about having a son every day. If she didn't make up these moths, how could the master go like this... Woo Oh, my lord, you died so badly!"

Aunt Jiang covered her face and wailed loudly. Gu Huaiqing was so disturbed by her entanglement, and while ordering her subordinates to drag her away, she asked, "Where did Duan Mingchen go?"

"Master Duan has returned to Fusi of Jinyiwei Town."

Without saying a word, Gu Huaiqing flew on the horse and left in the dust.

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