Enter the red building

Chapter [-]

When Qi Bo heard that he was going to stay in Jinling for a few days, he was very puzzled, how could he delay helping the spirit to return to his hometown, and asked, "Do you know why the uncle wants to stay in Jinling for a few days?"

Bai Xia replied: "It's because of Aunt Liu's elder brother's case, saying that he was wronged. It seems that the uncle can't refuse, so he can only agree."

Qi Bo didn't know the whole thing, but since Xue Qiu had sent Bai Xia to talk, he had already made a decision, and said to the people behind him: "The coffins of my wife and grandma are placed here, send someone to look at them. , don't make any trouble!"

After hearing Qi Bo's words, everyone immediately agreed.The sailors on the ship also readily agreed. Most of them are men in their 40s. They have long wanted to stay on the shore for a few days, and they also wanted to visit a kiln.

After Qi Bo made arrangements, he brought some maidservants and Bai Xia to Lin's mansion together.

Now that Xue Qiu has decided to help Aunt Liu, he began to carefully understand the cause and effect of the whole incident.

The Liu family is in the silk business, and the Jiang family also made their fortune from silk. Naturally, there will be some business disputes between the two families. This is competition among peers.Jiang Mingyu, the elder of the Jiang family, was discussing business with people in Chenxiang Building seven days ago, but Zhou Qing was sent to kill Jiang Mingyu on the spot, and he disappeared soon after. Qing also insisted that it was Jiang Mingyu who Liu Beifeng asked him to kill.Therefore, the whole family of the Liu family was detained and sentenced to prison only after the trial of the case was completed.

Liu Beifeng was naturally yelling that he was wronged, but he had a motive for the murder. Now there is a big business in front of the Jiang family and the Liu family. We were able to successfully negotiate with the Shanxi merchant who was doing silk business.

Xue Qiu thought about it carefully, if it wasn't for Liu Beifeng to buy murder, then there must be a third party thinking of doing this business with this Shanxi businessman, and only if something happened to both the Jiang family and the Liu family, he would be the beneficiary.

That is to say, when the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman benefits.

At the same time, it is not difficult to imagine that this third party must have friendship with governor Su Sansi, otherwise Su Sansi would not have wronged Liu Beifeng in this way, and Su Sansi must have participated in it.

Thinking of this, Xue Qiu immediately asked his servants to find out who the Shanxi businessman was talking about doing business with now, and also inquired about the relationship between that person and the governor.

Shui Linglong watched Xue Qiu order his servants like this, and immediately understood Xue Qiu's guess, and asked, "Do you think someone wants to destroy the business of the Liu family? And this person is related to the governor, otherwise the governor would not Will help?"

Xue Qiu didn't answer, these were just his guesses, and Xue Qiu couldn't be sure, looking through some books left by Lin Ruhai.

Shui Linglong was going to tell Xue Qiu that she had already written back to the capital, hoping that her father would send someone over to deal with this matter, but seeing Xue Qiu ignoring her and directly ignoring her, she gave up and asked He said: "Even if Su Sansi and that person jointly framed Liu Beifeng, how can you help him reverse the case?"

Xue Qiu flipped through a history book without raising his head, and said calmly: "If you are in a hurry, go out for a walk!"

Shui Linglong gave Xue Qiu a hard look, but unfortunately Xue Qiu didn't see it at all, and even if he saw it, he wouldn't take it to heart.

"Xue Qiu, you yourself know that you don't have the ability to take care of this matter now?" Shui Linglong said with a smile: "Also, that Su Sansi must not be that simple, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for you to bring him down."

Knowing that Shui Linglong wanted to ask her for help, Xue Qiu smiled and asked, "Then according to the Princess, what should I do? Or is the Princess willing to help Aunt Liu?"

Shui Linglong saw Xue Qiu's indifferent look, rolled his eyes at him, and said, "Don't worry, I have already written to the father, and I believe that the father will definitely send someone to deal with this matter for his own sake." .There is also the possibility—maybe send someone to pick him up and return to the capital."

Hearing what Shui Linglong said, Xue Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. If he really did it by himself, the hope is really slim. Since Su Sansi dared to do it, he was sure, but he asked: "I'm afraid this letter will reach the capital for a few days, or—"

"Did you hear that, my father will definitely ask me to go back to the capital!" Shui Linglong said softly, she knew that Xue Qiu didn't take her seriously, but now she might be going back to the capital.

"Then follow your father's orders and go back!" Xue Qiu replied without much emotion, and then looked at the book in his hand.

Shui Linglong looked lonely and sad, and murmured: "I will watch you, how could you just go back to the capital like this! Don't try to get rid of me!"

Xue Qiu's hand paused, but soon he turned another page.

The news that the servants inquired about did not meet Xue Qiu's expectations.The one who is cooperating with Shanxi merchants is the nephew of a concubine of Su Sansi. This concubine is more favored at first glance, otherwise it is not worth Su Sansi's doing like this. The method of framing.

What is before Xue Qiu is that there is no evidence to prove that Liu Beifeng is innocent, Liu Beifeng has a motive for killing, and Zhou Qing insists that it was Liu Beifeng who ordered Jiang Mingyu to kill himself.

Xue Qiu also had no way to interrogate Zhou Qing to find out some questions in Zhou Qing's words. If he was still in office, he might still have the right to interrogate him, but he really can't now.

Shui Linglong also knew about Xue Qiu's plight, and she could only intervene in this case in her capacity as princess.

"Why don't I go directly to the Yamen as the princess and say that I want to re-investigate the case?" Shui Linglong asked.

Xue Qiu shook his head, not optimistic about Shui Linglong's thoughts, and said: "If you directly say that you are the princess, I'm afraid that Su Sansi will charge you as a fake princess and deal with it directly."

"How is it possible? He would be so bold?" Shui Linglong was very suspicious of Xue Qiu's words, how dare a governor take action against her own county?

Xue Qiu said in a deep voice: "You not only want the black hat on his head, but also his life. How could he just watch you reverse the case?"

Shui Linglong fell silent all of a sudden, indeed, what she did was really killing Su Sansi, no matter how he was caught without a fight, he would definitely try to keep herself, maybe she would really kill herself.

Seeing that Shui Linglong was silent, Xue Qiu knew that she had thought of it too, and said, "There is no one around you now, how could anyone believe that you are the princess? Besides, how could the princess come here to take care of this matter?" thing?"

"Hey! What should I do? I can't go left or right, so what do you think?" Shui Linglong asked.

Xue Qiu asked Wu Zhu, a servant next to him, "That Zhou Qing, how did your inquiries go?"

Wu Zhu is the janitor of Lin's mansion, he is very familiar with the Yangzhou area, and he is also very clever, that's why Xue Qiu asked him to inquire about the news.Wu Zhu thought for a while and said, "Zhou Qing is an outsider, and few people know him at all."

Xue Qiu secretly sighed, this is even more difficult, Zhou Qing has no way to start here, after thinking for a while, he has no idea, and said: "Only I have to go directly to the yamen."

Shui Linglong asked: "Will that Su Sansi let you see Zhou Qing? Maybe Zhou Qing is dead now. After all, only the dead will not confess the real mastermind behind the scenes."

Xue Qiu was suddenly awakened by Shui Linglong's words. If Zhou Qing really passed away, he would really be helpless.

"Wu Zhu, hurry up and find out how that Zhou Qing is doing? Has he been executed?" Xue Qiu hurriedly said to Wu Zhu.

As soon as Wu Zhu heard Xue Qiu's order, he immediately ran outside the door.

Shui Linglong looked at it and knew that she had entered a dead end, and she didn't know if she could get out, so she said, "Xue Qiu, I'm just talking casually, after all, this prisoner will go through three trials before he will be executed. , now that the Liu family has not been sentenced, Zhou Qing should still be there."

Xue Qiu shook his head, he didn't agree with Shui Linglong's words in his heart, if Su Sansi really followed the rules, the Liu family would not be imprisoned for the crime, and said: "Whether Zhou Qing is here or not, this case is hard to change. "

"If only my royal father were here, that Su Sansi would obediently plead guilty and release the Liu family." Shui Linglong sighed.

Xue Qiu was quite speechless to Shui Linglong's words, even if the King of Beijing could come to Yangzhou, it would only take a few days, and besides, how could the King of Beijing come to Yangzhou if nothing happened?

But at this moment, Uncle Qi hurried in and said in a panic: "Master, Master, the King of Beijing is here!"

"Ah?" Although Xue Qiu had a calm temper, he was shocked when he heard this.

Shui Linglong never thought that what she said casually would actually happen.Shui Linglong panicked, she left the capital privately, could it be that her father personally came to arrest her and return to the capital?

Xue Qiu quickly replied, looking at Shui Linglong's flustered and frightened look, he couldn't help asking a little strangely: "Why do you look like this? Didn't you just say that the prince is here?"

"Father may want to go back to Beijing by himself! He knows that if other people come, there is no way to bring him back, and he can only come by himself." Shui Linglong looked outside the door, her eyes full of worry.

Xue Qiu didn't express any opinion on Shui Linglong's words, but only asked: "Would you like to meet the prince?"

Shui Linglong looked at Xue Qiu, her eyes suddenly became firm, she nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will never leave you!"

Xue Qiu was really speechless to Shui Linglong's words, it sounded like he had abducted Shui Linglong out, but now that his father came to him, his daughter refused to leave him.

Xue Qiu didn't want to talk to Shui Linglong anymore, now that King Beijing is here, Liu Beifeng's matter can be resolved, Shui Linglong will definitely follow King Beijing back to the capital, and won't pester herself anymore, thinking about Xue Qiu felt better, and hurried out to meet King Jing of Beijing.

Shui Linglong immediately followed Xue Qiu's footsteps, looking at Xue Qiu's back, she made up her mind that she would never return to the capital no matter what.