Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

Fang Yizhi was dressed in Tsing Yi, and arrived casually, his demeanor was no different from usual.

Instead, it was Bai Ming and Fu Chunliu who were extremely flustered.Tian Ming was the first to rush out, and hurriedly offered an apology to Fang Yizhi, regretting that he had to let someone monitor his rude behavior before.

Fang Yi laughed lightly, expressing that he was fine, and immediately saluted Li Mingda.

Seeing that he was safe and sound, Li Mingda let go of his worries, and immediately asked everyone to sit down in the west wing of the courtyard.

During this period, Fu Chunliu looked at Fang Yizhi hesitantly, not knowing what to say to him.After all, he is Fang Yizhi's elder, sir, he can't save his face as straightforwardly as Bai Ming did, apologizing as soon as he said it.But if you don't apologize, it's not very appropriate in front of the princess.Therefore, Fu Chunliu hesitated and didn't know what to do, and forced himself into an embarrassing situation.

After everyone was seated, Tian Hanshan looked at Fu Chunliu first, followed by Bai Ming.Bai Tianming felt that although he was responsible for this matter, Fu Chunliu was the main one responsible, and it was he who insisted that Fang Yizhi must be monitored as the murderer.But now that he has apologized, Fu Chunliu is still cheeky and silent, which is a bit too much.

"Fu Zhengqing just lost his daughter, and he was in a bad mood. It's understandable that he lost his judgment because of his impulsive mind. I hope your lord will forgive me." Fang Yizhi suddenly spoke for Fu Chunliu.

When everyone heard this, they immediately lamented that Fang Yizhi's kindness was beyond comparison of ordinary people.

Li Mingda also laughed, "Since Fang Shizi doesn't feel wronged and wants to intercede for him, then I will naturally give Fang Shizi this face and stop fussing with Fu Zhengqing. Fu Zhengqing doesn't need to apologize, after all, you are Fang Shizi. The elders of the son are also superiors, so it is not easy to speak."

What Li Mingda said made Fu Chunliu regret that he didn't apologize to Fang Yi in time.At least when he apologized at that time, everyone would still think that he is a person who knows his mistakes and can correct them, and can let go of them.But now Fang Yizhi's initiative to plead for mercy, and the princess's reluctance not to pursue it, indirectly made him leave a bad impression in front of everyone that he would not admit his mistakes because of his age.

Fu Chunliu hurriedly thanked Li Mingda, and then bowed his hands to Fang Yizhi and admitted: "However, as you said, the incident happened suddenly, and because of the pain of losing my daughter, I lost my mind and made a wrong judgment. I really shouldn't have wronged you. You suffer."

"Fu Zhengqing is too polite, Yizhi doesn't mind this matter, what is white will never be black." Fang Yizhi saluted Chunliu lightly, then turned around and explained to Li Mingda what happened at that time.

The initial situation was the same as Li Mingda's previous questioning of the maid.Fang Yizhi was led by the maid to change clothes in a so-called deserted courtyard because his clothes were soiled.Luo Ge was supposed to serve along with her, but she left temporarily because she was going to fetch spare clothes, so the maid asked Fang Yi to come in and wait in the room, and then went to prepare tea.After Fang Yizhi entered the room, he sat directly in the living room.Seeing the maidservant closing the door immediately after going out, he became suspicious, got up and was about to go out, when he heard a figure jumping out from behind him, grabbing him.

"What about after that?" Seeing Fang Yi paused, Li Mingda hurriedly asked.

Fang Yi looked directly at Fu Chunliu over there, Fu Chunliu's face was already tense, and a lot of sweat was breaking out on his forehead.

"This is related to the reputation of the deceased, and it is not very convenient to speak in public."

"Fang Shizi really has the heart of a gentleman. What you are doing now is really different from what some people did when they framed you as a murderer at that time. It's a matter of opinion." Tian Hanshan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Fu Chunliu's face turned red suddenly, he frowned, and turned his head away slightly, feeling ashamed already.

Li Mingda waved his hand and dismissed all the idlers, leaving only a few important people involved in the case handling, besides her, there were also Tian Hanshan, Zuo Qingmei, Bai Ming and Fang Yizhi.

Seeing this, Fu Chunliu had no choice but to salute and thank Li Mingda for his thoughtful consideration.But in fact, he knew very well in his heart that as long as Fang Yi had not been punished for this matter, even if the people outside didn't know about it, they could guess it roughly, and everyone would definitely think about his daughter's innocence.Fu Chunliu could only comfort himself at the moment, but fortunately the matter was not picked up too clearly, maybe the rumors will pass after a while, and it won't be so serious.

Fang Yi explained directly: "I immediately threw off Sanniang Fu and was about to leave. Sanniang Fu still wanted to jump up and threaten me with herself. She said that if I left now, she would yell that it was me. If her innocence is ruined, then everyone will be dead and shamed. I didn't care about her, just opened the door and left. I don't know what happened next, and I don't even know how she died. "

"Death? Shame?" Seeing that the princess didn't ask, Bai Tianming asked, "What Fang Shizi means is that Fu Sanniang didn't have any clothes on at that time?"

"My daughter will never do such a thing, your lord, please check this matter before making a judgment." Fu Chunliu originally realized something because of Fang Yizhi's description, and frowned fiercely. Ming's provocation made him feel ashamed in an instant.Fu Chunliu put his hands on his forehead while talking, feeling ashamed to face others.But he still has to quibble, not only for the innocence of his dead daughter, but also to save face for himself and the Fu family.

"Yes!" Fang Yizhi answered simply at this moment.

"You—" Fu Chunliu looked at Fang Yizhi in disbelief, never expecting that he would not save himself a little face at such a critical moment.

During the day, Ming glanced at Fu Chunliu, who was still prudish, and couldn't help but sneer.No one had heard him just now, and Fang Yizhi had actually distanced himself from him.The so-called 'pleading' without his apology is not that Fang Yizhi doesn't mind because he is an elder and teacher, but that he no longer bothers to ask for his apology.From the beginning until now, Tian Ming could hear clearly that Fang Yizhi had always called Chunliu "Fu Zhengqing" by addressing Chunliu with his name and official position, without saying "Mr."

This is officialdom, and sometimes a single sentence will let you hear the closeness between two people.

Bai Tianming felt that Fu Chunliu really read too much, and he was devoted to learning and gaining fame. Now he has some fame, but because of this, he was praised too high, and he was so proud that he didn't know how to use his brain.This is so stupid that even nine cows can't hold it back.

Fu Chunliu didn't understand at this moment, and looked at Fang Yizhi with some resentment in his eyes, as if it was difficult for a student who had accepted his teaching for more than ten years to "add insult to injury" to him at this time.

Li Mingda also saw Fu Chunliu's self-righteousness, and didn't bother to argue with him. She turned her eyes to check that Fang Yizhi's clothes were clean, and asked him how he changed after he left Fu Sanniang's room.

"I don't dare to ask the Fu family's servants to help me find a place, so I went back to my carriage to change clothes. After I came back after changing clothes, I was suddenly surrounded by people, and then I saw Fu Zhengqing forcing Baifu Yin I put it under surveillance, and I only knew that Fu Sanniang died after calling me." Fang Yizhi explained.

Li Mingda called the maidservant who found the body at that time, and asked her if she had gone into the house to see Fu Sanniang after the estate left.

The maid shook her head, "At that time, there were only Mai Zi and Huang Ju. After Huang Ju saw the prince entered the house, she immediately went, went..."

The maid who answered was stuck at this point, and looked at Fu Chunliu in a panic.

Tian Hanshu scolded her, telling him to speak quickly.The servant girl shivered in fright, and hurriedly continued: "Huang Ju is in charge of notifying Madam. The servant girl stayed in the courtyard and waited. Later, seeing that the prince came out soon, knowing that this matter was different from the plan, she hurriedly wanted to go La Shizi came back, and followed him out. Later, I saw Shizi walking too fast, and I couldn’t call back. I wanted to come back to check on Sanniang’s situation, but then I realized that Madam had to stop me quickly, so I hurriedly went back Went to notify Huang Ju. Afterwards, the two of us came back together to look for Sanniang, never thought that this entry would be so terrifying."

The maidservant who answered the conversation became terrified, recalling the scene at that time, her body was still trembling.Immediately, her words were confirmed by another maid named Huang Ju.

Li Mingda looked at Zuo Qingmei and asked her what she thought.

Zuo Qingmei asked the maid how long it took from leaving the courtyard to returning with Huang Ju.

"It didn't take long, at most it was just a stick of incense."

"The servant girl carefully inspected Fu Sanniang's body. Apart from the fatal wound, there was no other external injuries, including bruises. And seeing the death condition of the deputy Sanniang, she was lying on the couch naturally, without any injuries. Traces of struggle. The silent killing in such a short period of time in a mansion full of guests did not attract attention. There is only one possibility. Fu Sanniang was in a coma at the time and had no strength to fight back. .”

"Coma?" But when she parted with Fang Shizi just now, she was still awake.Just now Zuo Shanggong also said that there was no external injury on the body, so the case that she was attacked by the murderer and knocked out was ruled out.How could such a decent person suddenly faint after seeing the murderer? "Bai Ming didn't understand.

"The person who must be acquainted poured medicine into the water, causing Fu Sanniang to drink it unsuspecting." Fang Yi deduced straightly.

"Acquaintance?" Li Mingda thought of the footprints outside the window.

Not only him, everyone who saw the footprints at the scene thought of it.

"So there was another man in the house at the time. After Fang Shizi left, this man appeared and coaxed Fu Sanniang into drinking the fainting medicine?" Bai Ming was very surprised. This was great news. Sanniang was just a stupid woman who seduced Fang Shizi, she was also a lewd woman, and she also had relations with other men.

Fu Chunliu's face turned dark when he heard this, and he shouted angrily that it was impossible.But while he was talking, he felt that he was ashamed, and then he slapped the table and sighed that he didn't recognize Fu Hongmei, a bastard daughter.Obviously he has begun to believe what everyone says, but paradoxically he doesn't really want to admit it.

"But it may not be a man." Li Mingda turned to look at Fang Yizhi and Bai Ming, "You guys still remember the case of Meihua Temple. Huian and other nuns forged the man's footprints."

"Ah, yes!" Bai Ming suddenly realized, "Winter jasmine, the man's big footprints, so these two cases really have something in common!"

Fang Yizhi also said at this time: "At this time, there is no way to explain why a man is there. If it is a woman, it is easy to explain. Fu Sanniang must have some courage to do such a thing. It makes sense for a woman to accompany her secretly."

Li Mingda nodded, agreeing with Fang Yizhi's statement.

"Then this woman who Fu Sanniang trusts should be easy to investigate, and she must not escape everyone's eyes. At least the maid who has been serving her close to her must know." After Li Mingda said, he looked towards the center of the room and knelt and waited for orders. of two maidservants.

Huang Ju thought for a while, and then said: "Sanniang usually only has two best friends, and they are here today, one is Xiao Wuniang, and the other is Cheng Erniang."

Li Mingda thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Both are noble daughters of aristocratic families. Fu Sanniang will not let the other party tell Xiao about such a private matter. It is absolutely impossible for them to commit the murder. Think about other people, their identities may not be the same as those of your family. San Niang is comparable, or she may be a servant, in short, someone who has won her trust and is willing to tell the other party the secret of her seducing a man."

"Then... only my wife's goddaughter Jiang Lin. Sanniang usually has the best relationship with her."

"Who is Jiang Lin?"

"It's a female Taoist priest. Madam likes her very much, so she is allowed to live in the mansion for a long time. She also built a small Taoist temple in the mansion for her, and asked her to chant scriptures every day to pray for the safety of the people in the mansion."

"Call this Jiang Lin here."

Li Mingda immediately asked them to explain the origin of Jiang Lin.

"She is an optimistic female Taoist priest. She looks very clear and bright. She doesn't look like a woman, she is as heroic as a man, and she is very straightforward in doing things. My wife went to a Taoist temple four years ago, and I saw her for the first time. She liked it very much, and later, because she had to chant scriptures all year round, it was better to have a female Taoist priest by her side, so the wife invited her back to the mansion. After a long time, the wife became more optimistic about Taoist Jiang, and recognized her as her goddaughter. The Taoist girl is kind and helpful, and she is very popular in the mansion. I don’t know Madam, several young gentlemen and young ladies love to get along with her, among them, Sanniang and Sanlang have the best relationship with her.”

"Sanlang?" Li Mingda asked puzzled, "Just now I saw that there were only two teenagers with my wife, which one of them is Sanlang."

"No, those are Dalang and Erlang, and Sanlang went to Boling to study two months ago." The maid Huang Ju said.

"Two months ago?" Li Mingda's eyes were deep, and after looking at Fang Yizhi, he glanced at Fu Chunliu, "Is that so?"

Fu Chunliu, who wished to get into the cracks in the ground, was suddenly asked another question by your lord, a little puzzled, finally raised his head, nodded and looked at Li Mingda and Fang Yizhi suspiciously.

"What clothes did he wear before he left? Did he bring his followers?" Fang Yi asked directly.

"I can't remember the clothes. Anyway, they must be made of silk and satin. Because I want to go out to practice, I only brought two followers with me." Huang Ju recalled.

"Why did your lord ask this all of a sudden?" Fu Chunliu had an ominous premonition. He suddenly remembered that Fang Yi had mentioned before that the Department of Mirrors found a rotting corpse, which seemed to be of noble origin, dressed in silk satin, It was a man, and the time of death was exactly two months ago.Now that I suddenly thought about it, they were all the same as his third son from Lifu.

"But my son brought his entourage with him when he went out." Fu Chunliu didn't wait for others to tell the truth, he justified himself first, and then shook his head to express that it was impossible.

"Let's identify the clothes first. Although it's been a long time and I can't remember suddenly, but I may recall something after seeing it." After Li Mingda said, he looked at Zuo Qingmei.

Zuo Qingmei nodded, and immediately led someone to fetch the clothes.

Fu Chunliu panicked and began to fidget.

At this time, the person who was looking for Jiang Lin in the Taoist temple rushed over to report, "People are not in the Taoist temple."

Then I asked the guards at the front and back doors, but no one was seen coming in or out.

"This is strange, how can people disappear out of thin air."

"Climb the wall, let's see if there is a place in your mansion where you can climb the wall, and you can use a tree to give you strength." Li Mingda said.

When the servants of the Fu family heard it, they all knew where it was, and hurriedly took the guards to investigate.

At this time, Bai Ming said with emotion: "I remember the case of Plum Blossom Nunnery. Those nuns also knew how to climb the house and put up the beams. There are more and more similarities."

At this moment, Fang Yizhi stared at Li Mingda, as if he had something to say.

Li Mingda raised his eyebrows, intending to ask him why he couldn't speak immediately, Fang Yizhi glanced aside.

Li Mingda immediately understood that it was not good to say something in public, so she sent everyone back to the house to wait for orders, while she walked a few steps to the east of the house.

Fang Yi waited until everyone had entered the house, then walked up to Li Mingda to salute, then thanked in a low voice, "Your lord is worried."

"It's true that I'm worried, even though I know you'll be fine." Li Mingda smiled cleanly, and asked him what he wanted to say.

"But I didn't expect it to be so coincidental." Fang Yi lowered his eyes, "I don't know if your lord knows the monk Bianji, the monk Bianji next to Princess Gaoyang."

Li Mingda looked at Fang Yizhi seriously, "What do you mean?"

"To tell you the truth, princess, some time ago because I was worried about my second brother, I asked someone to monitor Princess Gaoyang's mansion, and naturally found out that Princess Gaoyang had a good relationship with this person. Naturally, for my second brother, I wanted to find out This person was dealt with calmly. During this period of time, because of many things, he has not started, but he did not expect that this person seems to be connected with the suspect in this case." Fang Yizhi said frankly.

Li Mingda was surprised, "You mean that Monk Bianji has something to do with Jiang Lin, the most important suspect in this case."

Fang Yi nodded straight, "According to the past investigation reports, the two of them would meet every few days in a private house in Guiyifang, the capital."

Li Mingda was even more surprised when he heard this.

"There are more surprises to come, but this place is not suitable for talking too much." Fang Yi looked directly at the situation in the room.

Li Mingda immediately took Fang Yizhi out in the name of investigating the Taoist temple where Jiang Lin lived.

Jianglin's Taoist temple was built on a slope in the back garden of the Fu family, probably on purpose to find a relatively secluded and pleasant place for Taoist nuns to clean up.

And because of an accident in the mansion, all the servants were summoned to wait for orders near the front yard, so walking that way, the surroundings were very quiet, and there was no one there.

Li Mingda could only hear the sound of the wind blowing the leaves and the chirping of birds and insects, so he nodded to Fang Yi, reassuring him that this is the right moment for him to tell all his secrets.

"Jiang Lin is not the only one who associates with Monk Bianji. One time, my people also saw him get into Cui's carriage. The carriage immediately drove into Cui's house, but after arriving at Cui's mansion, how about going to see him?" I don't know who. But I don't think it's going to meet a woman. After all, the Cui family's father and son are not easy. Marrying a wife is naturally marrying a virtuous man. How could such an unruly monk defile the back house of Cui's mansion? .” Fang Yizhi analyzed.

Li Mingda nodded and agreed with Fang Yizhi's statement, "I didn't think about Cui Gan before. After what happened last time, I know how powerful he is. As you said, father and son are not simple. But I still don't understand what is the reason for the involvement between these people. If Bianji is in contact with Cui's family, it can be interpreted as a message for Princess Gaoyang and walks around. Then he and Jiang Lin are so frequent According to Princess Gao Yang's temperament, I'm afraid she won't bear it. I can't be sure about anything else, but the communication between Bianji and Jiang Lin must be his private contact."

"Bianji and Jiang Lin probably met four years ago. Bianji had just arrived in Chang'an and was a monk in Huichang Temple, and Jiang Lin had just been brought back to the Fu family by Fu Chunliu's wife. At that time, The old lady of the family is still alive, just in time for her [-]th birthday. Naturally, such a high birthday will hold a big banquet and invite guests. At the same time, many Taoist priests and monks will be invited to practice and chant scriptures together, just to pray for the old lady. Filial piety. At that time, all the monks in Huichang Temple where Bian Ji was located were also invited. The two of them should have met at that time, but it is unknown how their relationship developed into what it is today."

"It seems that this defense mechanism must be used for interrogation." Li Mingda said.

"I'm about to discuss this matter with your lord, can your lord postpone the trial for a while, don't use the debate for now." Fang Yi said straight.

"Why?" Li Mingda asked.

"I started scaring the snake last night. I just had the opportunity to observe the 'snake' moving. But if I get too scared now, the 'snake' will be so frightened that it will simply pretend to be dead and remain motionless. I'm afraid it will look for its nest again It's difficult." Fang Yizhi explained.

Li Mingda nodded, naturally he understood what Fang Yizhi meant.She looked at Fang Yizhi with a smile and asked knowingly, "Why did you startle the Cui family?"

"Of course it's for your lord." Fang Yizhi said slowly and clearly, since she wanted to hear it, he had to say it clearly.

Li Mingda blushed suddenly, and smiled subtly with the corners of his mouth pursed, but he was shy, but he still refused to let it go, and continued to ask Fang Yizhi cheekily: "What is it for me, tell me the details. "

"For the sake of the future, when I lie in bed late at night, someone around me can call me 'too bad'."