A traitor

In the dungeon, Su Qinglang stood at the door, watching Li Saisai in the prison in silence for a while.

Although it is a heavenly prison, it is much cleaner than other prisons because King Changshan took special care of it. The bedding and tea sets used are obviously belongings of the palace.

Li Saisai sat on the soil couch with his knees hugged, with a dejected expression on his face, not knowing what to think.

Su Qinglang looked at her for a moment, and said firstly, "Sai Sai..."

Li Saisai looked up and saw Su Qinglang was surprised, immediately stood up and rushed to the door of the cell: "Brother Qinglang..."

Realizing the situation she was in now, she gradually restrained her joyful expression, and turned sad: "Why are you here?"

Su Qinglang said: "I came to see you, just now I saw the prince and the little prince, and discussed your matters with them."

As he said that, he looked Li Saisai up and down, and all the pearls and hairpins on his hair were removed. Maybe he didn't sleep well after being arrested, so his complexion was not very good.

Su Qinglang's heart tightened, but he still wanted to keep himself as calm as possible, and tried his best to appear calm and breezy.

He knew what a proud woman she was, with pity and sympathy.For her, it was more uncomfortable than killing her directly.

Li Saisai lowered her head when she heard this, bit her lip and said, "Brother Qinglang, I didn't kill those people, and neither did I kill my sister."

Su Qinglang nodded and said, "I know..."

Seeing Li Saisai's tears falling down, Su Qinglang's heart ached even more when he saw them, "I really hate myself. At that time, I really hated my sister..."

Back then, when the imperial edict of the emperor's marriage came down, Li Saisai, the owner of Wuyang County, was extremely sad, and made a drunken riot in the palace. The emperor and King Changshan ordered those present at that time to keep the secret strictly, so few people knew about it.

"Over the years, I have been thinking, if I had been more sensible at that time, my sister might not have died..."

Li Saisai clasped the wooden door of the cell with his fingers, and his nails pierced into the wooden pillar sharply. He said with great regret: "Brother Qinglang, I really like you, but if possible, I would rather let my sister come back, and I would rather send brother Qinglang to you." , and handed it to her personally, even if I will suffer because of it, I want her to live a good life."

As she spoke, she covered her lips with her hands, but still couldn't hide her crying: "But...it was too late, my sister was killed by me after all..."

Seeing Li Saisai crying bitterly, Su Qinglang frowned slightly. After a while, he reached out and touched her head, forcing himself to smile.

"Don't be silly, this matter has nothing to do with you, Princess Qingyang, and you didn't kill him."

Back then, Princess Qingyang hanged himself at home for some unknown reason. Many people thought of the relationship between Li Saisai and Su Qinglang, and they had indeed made such a guess.

Maybe it was because she felt that she was blocking her sister's happiness, so under guilt, she couldn't think about it for a while, and decided to exchange her life for the future of Li Saisai and Su Qinglang.

At that time, the Ministry of Criminal Justice was ordered to thoroughly investigate the matter, and after a few months of tossing, the conclusion reached was that the possibility of homicide was still ruled out, so everyone thought that Princess Qingyang died voluntarily.

Even Li Saisai thought so, and felt deeply guilty about it...

Su Qinglang's tone was very light, as if recalling some of the past, he continued: "Back then, before Princess Qingyang died, I met her, she said she would not marry me, and hoped to find a way with me , please take it back, Your Majesty."

"Xai Sai, your sister...she really loves you, that's why she won't give up her life lightly, and let you live in the shadow of losing her."

Hearing what Su Qinglang said, Li Saisai was stunned. After all, if what Su Qinglang said was true, then there must be another reason behind her sister's death.

Su Qinglang nodded again and said: "I will give you an explanation for this matter in the future. Now, tell me, why did your jade pendant appear at the murder scene?"

Li Saisai was at a loss, and really wanted to ask about his sister, but seeing Su Qinglang's determined face, he knew that he would not tell him the inside story now.

She hesitated for a moment, shook her head, and said: "I don't know, that jade pendant was always on my body, but not long ago, the imperial concubine invited the female family members of the imperial city's officials and eunuchs to play in the palace, and I followed By my side, since that day, I have not been able to find that jade pendant."

Has it been stolen since that day... Su Qinglang pondered for a moment, then asked: "At that time, who were the ladies and wives who had contact with you?"

Li Saisai thought for a moment, and finally said: "I met a lot of people that day, and I never interacted with them, and I don't know who they are. However, Erniang was there that day, maybe she will have some impressions .”

"I see……"

Su Qinglang read a sentence silently, and said again: "I understand, I will find a way to deal with the jade pendant. During this time, I can only wrong you."

As he said that, he turned around, but Li Saisai called him quickly: "Brother Qinglang..."

Su Qinglang paused, turned his head slightly, and gave her a comforting smile: "Don't be afraid, I will rescue you."

When he walked out of the prison, he saw Sun Zizhong walking towards him, Su Qinglang was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Zi Zhong, why are you here?"

Sun Zizhong was also taken aback, and then smiled quietly: "A friend of my grandfather works here, and I'm here to visit him."

After a pause, he looked towards the end of the corridor in the prison and said, "Are you here to visit the Princess?"

Su Qinglang hummed, and heard him ask again: "How is it, Princess, is she alright?"

Su Qinglang smiled slightly: "It's okay, but you know this kind of place, even if it's covered by the palace, it's still a prison after all, and Sai Sai has never suffered since she was a child."

As he spoke, he intentionally paused, and asked him, "It's all here, do you want to take a look?"

Sun Zizhong thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Forget it, with the disposition of the princess, I don't want people she doesn't know well to see her current situation."

Think about Sun Zizhong and Li Saisai. Although they have known each other since childhood, they really have no contact in private.

Su Qinglang didn't force it either, after saying goodbye to Sun Zizhong, he came out of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but saw Shu Tong Ruyi waiting at the door, and said to him: "My lord, Madam has something to ask you, she has already arrived at our residence."

Su Qinglang's Shangshu Mansion, Liang's family would not go there when he was free. Su Qinglang thought about it, thinking it was because of Jia Sixian and Li Saisai.

So he got into the carriage and went all the way back to the mansion, just as he stepped into the door, he saw Erniang Liang standing in the hall with her back to him, as if she was holding back her anger.

Su Qinglang paused, walked over, and stood behind her: "Er Niang..."

Mrs. Liang turned around, and before Su Qinglang straightened up, she picked up the cup on the table next to her and smashed it at Su Qinglang's feet: "Kneel down!"

Su Qinglang knelt on the ground with a plop, and saw Liang shi condescending, and said angrily: "Master Su, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Su Qinglang lowered his head, with a look of shame on his face, he still said: "Qinglang... I don't understand what Erniang means."

Mrs. Liang was sitting upright, with great dignity. Seeing that Su Qinglang was hiding something deliberately, but he didn't show any signs of attack, he just said slowly: "How did that young lady from the Jia family and those girls from the past die? Mr. Su, don't tell me. I don't know."

Su Qinglang said nothing, and Liang said again: "I am very clear about the character of the princess, she will definitely not do such a thing, that child has a deep affection for you, and because of her sister, our Su family has already treated her well." I owe a lot. Now, do you still want to get another princess?"

"A girl's family, you let her be charged with murder and locked in a place like a dungeon, how can she be insulted like that, a majestic princess with golden branches and jade leaves?

Even if the case is finally found out and the princess's innocence is restored, what kind of behavior do you want her to do in the future after going through this kind of thing?How important is fame to a girl? Didn't Erniang teach you that before? "

Facing Liang's questioning, Su Qinglang felt even more guilty, lowered his body and said, "Qinglang will never forget Erniang's teaching."

"Well……"

Liang shi took a breath, tried to suppress his anger and said, "Tell me, who did these things?"

Su Qinglang fell silent again. Seeing that he didn't answer, Liang was furious. Although she usually doted on Su Qinglang, she didn't know right from wrong.

It can be said that Liang's discipline on Su Qinglang has been stricter than that of his father Su Zheshan since childhood, so now, the person Su Qinglang is most afraid of is his second mother.

She slapped the table suddenly, and said angrily: "If you can't figure it out, just kneel to me until you figure it out!"

Su Qinglang was startled, quickly lowered his body, and fell directly on the ground: "Second Niang, Qinglang is incompetent, and caused the princess to suffer such a disaster, so I will definitely rescue her as soon as possible, but..."

He paused for a moment, glanced cautiously at Mrs. Liang, and continued: "This matter requires Er Niang's assistance."

Hearing this, Mrs. Liang didn't speak, let alone let Su Qinglang stand up. She closed her eyes slightly, and seemed to have calmed down a lot of anger.

Su Qinglang seized the opportunity and said: "According to what the princess said, she lost that jade pendant when she went to play in the palace last time, but I don't know if Erniang has the impression that the princess who had contact with the princess that day , who are they?"

Mrs. Liang was silent for a moment, and then said: "There were so many people there that day, I couldn't figure it out for a while."

Su Qinglang said again: "If Qinglang's guess is correct, the jade pendant must have been stolen by a maidservant, after all, among the female relatives of officials and eunuchs, anyone who has some knowledge knows that the jade pendant was given by the emperor, and only the county The host has it, and he won’t set himself on fire. Nine times out of ten, he committed this kind of wrong thing. On the body of the princess."

Mrs. Liang thought for a while, and said, "Give me three days, and I will be able to find this person."

Su Qinglang was overjoyed, and asked again: "But what is Erniang's plan?"

Mrs. Liang sneered, and replied: "You men have men's ways of doing things, we women have women's ways of doing things. Gold, silver, jade, pearls, hairpins and precious stones are things that women often come into contact with. Erniang is comparable to you in this regard." Much smarter."