Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

"The Cui family?" Li Mingda asked puzzled.

Princess Chengyang smiled, held her chin and said to Li Mingda: "You may not know that a few years ago, your brother-in-law and I, no, it was the sinful minister Du He who had a good relationship with the Cui family when we were in Boling. After returning to Beijing, I walked around very diligently, and I was still in touch with Cui Gan's wife, Mrs. Zheng. During the period after Du He's accident, it was also thanks to her that she often came to greet me. Unlike other noble ladies, they treated me at this time That's something to avoid."

"It may not be because of fear and avoidance. After all, everyone knows that this incident has affected the Sixteenth Sister. The reason why they don't interact with the Sixteenth Sister during this time may be because they are afraid of Sixteenth Sister's mood and dare not disturb her." Li Mingda explained.

Princess Chengyang stared at Li Mingda blankly, and couldn't help laughing at herself: "Look, this is the difference. I always think of the bad in people's hearts, but you always think of the good. It's no wonder that Aye loves you. We like it."

"Let's talk about the Cui family." Li Mingda said.

"Yes, about the Cui family. You should know that the Cui family intends to be the master. Since you have a good relationship with me, you want to ask me about the situation." Princess Chengyang stared at Li Mingda, "I have a good relationship with them, but I have a good relationship with them. You are real sisters, and I can tell the difference between familiar and close. So no, I sold them just now. My sister just wants to hear your hearty words, but you are the one who likes others, regardless of the Cui family, you can still Give the Cui family some chances."

"Since Sixteenth Sister has made it so clear, then I will explain it clearly." Li Mingda said, "Please trouble Sixteenth Sister to persuade Mrs. Zheng to let her stop thinking about it and find a better one for Cui Liulang." The right family."

"No chance at all?" Princess Chengyang asked in surprise.

Li Mingda nodded.

"Why? Are you planning to just hang on that tree? But he's already engaged, and if he's not engaged, you don't have any hope for the nonsense he said in front of us Aye before. You can't I wish I could skip Aye to decide on your marriage."

"Of course I know, but I have no interest in Cui Liulang." Li Mingda said decisively,

Princess Chengyang asked why again, she seemed very unwilling, after all, Cui Qingji is not ashamed in terms of talent, learning and appearance.

"There must be a reason for this kind of thing, if there is no reason, it is really impossible." Li Mingda turned to look at Princess Chengyang, "For example, when Sixteenth Sister and Seventh Sister didn't get along, is there any reason? "

"This..." Princess Chengyang frowned, "Okay."

"Can you read the letter?" Li Mingda asked.

Princess Chengyang shyly moved away the hand that was holding the letter.

Li Mingda opened the letter and read it quickly.It turned out that Li Chengqian learned about the situation when Li Mingda fell off the cliff by buying Su's cronies before. Li Chengqian was very angry when he knew about it, and ordered someone to investigate the situation in private.And got an important clue, at that time someone had personally witnessed that shortly after Li Mingda fell off the cliff, Xiao Kai hurried down the mountain by himself.But Li Chengqian didn't specify who this person was in the letter, he just said "someone", and he didn't even know his status.

"After you read it, what do you think?" Princess Chengyang asked curiously.

Li Mingda frowned, "It's a clue."

"Whoever did it has already come out, name and name, I see why you are not happy?" Princess Chengyang was puzzled.

"I don't know. It's probably because the news was too sudden, and I'm not used to it. I spent a lot of energy on investigating the case in the past two days, but there are very few clues."

Princess Chengyang: "But what other Kun Dao case does that General Ji have?"

"Correct."

"Hey, there is nothing to worry about. The murderer is already dead. If you catch him, you just ask someone to sentence you. Sometimes things are as simple as that, and you don't have to fix every detail. Clear." Princess Chengyang shook her head helplessly, feeling that Li Mingda was more entangled than she was.

"Understood, the same goes for Sixteenth Sister, let those complicated things go, don't think about it, there will be a long time to live in the future. Now that the flowers are blooming in spring, it is also very good to go for a walk and relax." Li Minda suggested.

"Well, listen to you."

"Huian has been clamoring to leave the palace for the past two days. If Sixteenth Sister doesn't mind, it's a good time to play with her."

"Farewell, I can't stand that little brawl." Princess Chengyang couldn't help but touch her forehead when Li Hui'an was mentioned.

"It's just right when it's lively, Miss Sixteen doesn't have to think about anything else," Li Mingda said.

Princess Chengyang was stunned, "You're right, then I'll try later?"

Li Mingda smiled and nodded, then she raised the letter in her hand, "Can you give this to me?"

"You want to use it as evidence, but father—" Princess Chengyang hesitated.

"I read it. There is nothing too much in the letter. It is full of remorse, and it is a suicide note. Besides, everyone has already gone, and Aye will not care. If Miss Sixteen agrees, I will say yes to Aye. You want to present the letter to him, this is the last words of the eldest brother, and you are thinking about the old relationship between brother and sister, so you want to fulfill their father and son." Li Mingda said.

Princess Chengyang thought about it, nodded with a smile and said: "Forget it, just show him, even if he scolds me, I don't care."

"No, Aye has always been thinking about Miss Sixteen, and recently he has been talking about it more than ever. He has always felt ashamed of Miss Sixteen."

"Okay, don't say anything good. I don't know what kind of temperament Aye is? He is softer to you, and he has never regretted giving orders to us." Princess Chengyang said so, but her attitude It has eased somewhat.

Li Mingda didn't force him any more. It is estimated that after waiting for a while, Princess Chengyang will pass by.After she had dinner with Princess Chengyang, Fang left.

Princess Chengyang personally sent Li Ming to the door, and after sending him away, she hurried back to the main hall.At this time, Mrs. Zheng also came to see Princess Chengyang under the leadership of the maidservant of the Princess Mansion.

Princess Chengyang politely let Mrs. Zheng take a seat, and apologized: "I kept you waiting."

"Don't dare, I'm obviously the one who troubled the princess." Zheng said politely.

Princess Chengyang smiled, "There is no need to be so polite between us. It just so happened that Princess Jinyang came here not long after you came today."

Zheng smiled gracefully, "Maybe this is fate."

"I asked about your matter for you. She doesn't seem to have that kind of meaning. My sister has a stubborn temper in some places, like a saint. Once something is decided, it's useless to say many good things." Princess Chengyang Regretted, "It doesn't matter who is good or not. This kind of thing is actually similar to eating. My taste is spicy, but yours is sweet. It's not bad, it's inappropriate, and it's not destined."

Zheng's face still maintained a smile, but it was much more embarrassing than before.Mrs. Zheng nodded her head kindly, said nothing more, and left immediately.

After returning home, Mrs. Zheng told Cui Gan the answer she had received from Princess Chengyang.

Cui Gan frowned and remained silent for a long time, so that Zheng wondered if he had suddenly become dumb.

"Lang Jun? You should say something." Zheng sighed.

Cui Gan smiled, "Princess Jinyang is really a tempered person."

"Naturally, she is a princess, so why would she have no temper? If you want me to say that it's better to think about these things, it would be tiring to invite a princess at home in the future, and everyone will have to serve her with their tails between their tails. Fu." Zheng said comfortingly.

Cui Gan glanced at Zheng Shi, nodded with the corners of his mouth curled up, "If you can't force it, it's okay to think like you."

"Forcing?" Zheng was surprised.

Cui Gan slanted one corner of his mouth, and didn't say any more. He asked Zheng Shi if he had eaten, and sent her to eat quickly.

In the evening, Cui Qian and Cui Qingji and their son closed the door alone in the room, discussing matters for a full hour.

……

Lizheng Hall.

After Li Mingda presented Li Chengqian's suicide note to Li Shimin, he held his breath and stood quietly on the side.

Li Shimin read it for a long time, as if it took him the time to finish a book.

Afterwards, Li Shimin glanced at Li Mingda with slightly reddened eyes, and asked her if she had read the letter and what she thought of it.

"Surprised." Li Mingda said.

"Is it just surprise?" Li Shimin looked at Li Mingda, "Is it because I am afraid that Aye will be unhappy if I talk too much, so I gave such a short answer?"

"The specific feeling is too complicated, and I can't describe it, so I won't talk about it." Li Mingda approached Li Shimin and asked him what he thought.

"If there is something wrong with Xiao Kai, he should be caught as soon as possible, and he doesn't have to worry about the Xiao family or his father." Li Shimin said bluntly.

Li Mingda nodded, guessing that Xiao Yu must have offended her father again in the past two days, that's why she gave such a straightforward order.

"Your eldest brother has already passed away. It is useless for us to say anything more. However, I am very pleased that this child can repent before he dies. I am not disappointed by your sixteenth sister. At least I will send this letter to you." I took the initiative to hand it in." Li Shimin sighed.

Li Mingda was surprised: "Aye knew that this letter was there?"

"Of course I know, can this kind of thing escape Aye's eyes. Confidant? He has fallen to such a point, how can he have any cronies." Li Shimin sighed with a sneer.

It turned out that all of these were under her father's control. Li Mingda suddenly had a flash of panic in his heart, and several possibilities popped up in his mind.But these thoughts are all in a flash, and it is right to think that they are just thinking about it.

"Is there any progress in your case today?" Li Shimin pressed Li Chengqian's letter under the memorial, and looked up at Li Mingda.

Li Mingda informed Li Shimin of the investigation in Zhenyun Temple.

"The suspicion of this Xiao Kai is getting bigger and bigger, and he is likely to be the one." Li Shimin sighed, "It's better to arrest and interrogate first."

"There is no substantive evidence, so it's too hasty to arrest now. Besides, Xiao Kai has been following us to handle the case, and he is very familiar with the government's handling of the case. If this is arrested casually, and there is no evidence to rely on interrogation, he will definitely not let it go." Li Mingda speculated.

Li Shimin thought for a while, nodded, and felt that what Li Mingda said was very reasonable, and he also agreed with Li Mingda's method of monitoring Xiao Kai while looking for evidence.

"Then you have to hurry up. As you said, this Xiao Kai has been following you to handle the case. He is very smart. If he is really the murderer, once he knows that you are investigating him, he will definitely find a way to destroy the evidence. "Li Shimin said.

Li Mingda nodded, indicating that she would definitely remember Li Shimin's advice.

Li Shimin showed a gratified smile, "If it weren't for you, others would not have noticed such a big case. Aye will definitely give you credit in the future. What reward do you want?"

Li Mingda blinked his eyes and thought about it carefully, "That must be a big reward, but I haven't thought about it yet."

"Okay, then you can think about it slowly, and when you think about it, talk to Ayye." Li Shimin laughed.

"Then can this request be made casually, or is it limited?" Li Mingda asked.

"It's boring to have some restrictions. If you want to mention it, you can mention it casually. As long as it can be done, Aye will definitely satisfy you." When Li Shimin said this, he looked at Li Mingda with a lot of inquiry.

Li Mingda felt that Li Shimin seemed to be testing himself.Li Mingda hurriedly used a smile to cover up her real thoughts.After saying goodbye to Li Shimin, Li Mingda pondered the case alone in the room.What Li Shimin said just now reminded Li Mingda. He said that if Xiao Kai was aware of this incident, Xiao Kai should take action to destroy the evidence.The current situation of the case has been at a standstill. Should we consider knocking the mountain to shake the tiger and lure the snake out of the hole?

Li Mingda then remembered that when they were interrogating Jiang Lin, Xiao Kai was not present on the excuse of abdominal pain.Preliminary speculation should be because he and Jiang Lin knew each other, so he avoided it at that time.During this period of time, because of the investigation of the evidence of Xiao Kai's crime, there has been no alarm.But now that all the basic investigations have been completed, there are still very few clues.It should be considered to let Xiao Kai meet Jiang Lin first to see how the two of them will react, and it should be a surprise to Xiao Kai by the way.

The next day, after Li Mingda met Fang Yizhi, she told him her thoughts, and Fang Yizhi immediately agreed.

"It's time to collect the nets that have been cast, and we can't continue to search like this." Fang Yi said straightly, "Try it today. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, the traveling Taoist priests of Zhenyun Temple will probably come back. They can get some useful information from their mouths. I will try my best to find the person mentioned in the prince's letter."

After Fang Yi spoke bluntly, he took out another letter from his pocket.

Li Mingda took a special look and found that the envelope was empty with nothing inside, "This is it?"

"Princess forgot? This is the envelope containing the stones." Fang Yi showed the front of the envelope to Li Mingda.

When Li Mingda saw the words "Princess Jinyang", he immediately remembered and nodded.

"Do you see whose handwriting resembles that?" Li Mingda asked.

Fang Yi shook his head, and then showed Xiao Kai's two words to Li Mingda. One was written very handsomely and neatly, but the writing style and momentum of the words looked completely different from the four words on the envelope.It can be said that Xiao Kai's font looks more delicate and refined.

"You said that these words are written by the left hand, and there must be no comparison with those written by the right hand."

"Two days ago, I asked someone to find a way to let Xiaokai write with his left hand, which is also different." Fang Yizhi immediately put the scrawled paper on the table and flattened it for Li Mingda to see.

Li Mingda wanted to read it carefully, but was immediately overwhelmed by the ugly words on the paper. It was too messy and he couldn't bear to read it.

"Just look at the outline to see if there are any similarities?" Fang Yizhi reminded.

The two of you nodded, and followed Fang Yizhi's instructions, only observing the ticks, strokes, and strokes of each word.I actually found something similar to the words Princess Jinyang.After careful re-comparison, it was found to be exactly the same.

Li Mingda was very surprised, knowing that Fang Yizhi should have done the comparison a long time ago.

"You are holding an article written by his left hand, and it is very likely that he deliberately wrote it randomly. In other words, it is likely that Xiao Kai wrote it this time?" Li Mingda asked.

Fang Yi nodded.

The clerk of the Mingjing Division immediately presented the list of gifts given by the guests of the General's Mansion in the past three years.At the moment, there is also a list of their daily contacts that are relatively small, and they only have gifts during the New Year's festival.

Li Mingda and Fang Yizhi read it separately.

"It was originally estimated that the murderer was in contact with Ji Wang and deliberately avoided the servants of the General's Mansion. It should be that the usual communication is not frequent. But Xiao Kai and General Ji's walks are actually not infrequent."

"But not much." Fang Yi pondered, "He is probably just looking for this balance, so as to achieve the real purpose of deceiving people."

Li Mingda rubbed his temples with a headache, "Let's try it out."

Soon afterwards, Li Mingda summoned Di Renjie, Yuchi Baoqi, and Xiao Kai to him, saying that the murderer in his eyes was too bad, and he wanted to interrogate Jiang Lin again.

Yuchi Baoqi immediately echoed: "This is indeed the most direct method."

Di Renjie nodded, but worried, "I'm afraid that Jiang Lin's mouth will be tough, so he won't open his mouth like before. This person's temperament is too strange, and it's hard to use normal people's thinking to check and balance her."

Xiao Kai agreed without changing his face: "Not bad."

Li Mingda didn't see any flaws from his expression, but his promise was very brief, and it could not be ruled out that he was afraid of being exposed, so he was discreet in his words and deeds, deliberately pretending to be himself.

Yuchi Baoqi was a little excited, and immediately said that if the princess wanted to use special methods to interrogate Jiang Lin, he could do so.

Di Renjie couldn't help laughing, "You are really incomprehensible. You are afraid of death, but you are good at torturing people with cruel methods."

"Hey, I'm not torturing people. I'm just using a normal method to make a breakthrough in the case." Yuchi Baoqi argued.

"Okay, okay, you're right. Hurry up and think about what is the best way to deal with a woman like Jiang Lin with an unpredictable personality." Di Renjie coaxed.

"How about the leeches? They are soft and black, sticking to the body, sucking and sucking..."

"Shut up." Fang Yi said straight.

Yuchi Baoqi realized that he shouldn't have said these things when the princess was present, so he immediately apologized and quickly explained that he was joking.

Li Mingda glanced at Yuchi Baoqi, but said nothing.

In order to change the subject, Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly asked Fang Yizhi what he thought of interrogating Jiang Lin.

"It's likely to be futile, but don't let go of any possibility." Fang Yi turned and looked at Xiao Kai, asking if he felt the same way.

Xiao Kai was stunned for a moment, and then nodded quickly, "Since there are no other clues in the case, and the real murderer behind the scenes really exists, then Jiang Lin must be tried to death. Anyway, she is also a death row inmate, so there is no need to torture some of them. polite."

Everyone thought that what Xiao Kai said was right, and after nodding in agreement, Jiang Lin was brought up.

The few days of detention left Jiang Lin in a state of disarray and lack of energy.Especially after the Bianji incident happened, Jiang Lin was almost dry in prison, as if he had lost his soul, and could lie on the ground motionless all day.

Jiang Lin knelt down, with her head bowed, her face was covered with disheveled hair.

Li Mingda has been observing Xiao Kai at this time.Xiao Kai was sitting on the side, drinking tea with his head down, seemingly relaxed, but because he couldn't see his face, Li Mingda wasn't sure what his real emotions were.

"The hair is too messy, go and wash her up." Li Mingda said.

Jiang Lin was surprised, and looked up at Li Mingda in puzzlement.The people present, Yuchi Baoqi and others were also surprised and looked at Li Mingda.Only Xiao Kai, after drinking tea, touched his nose with his hands, as if the bridge of his nose was just itchy.

Jiang Lin was then taken down to freshen up.

Yuchi Baoqi laughed and lamented that the yamen servants were not considerate enough.The princess is a girl, so she naturally likes to be clean. It is really offensive to bring such a messy Jiang Lin here.

The Yamen are busy pleading guilty.

"It's okay, let's all get up."

Not long afterward, Jiang Lin was brought up. Her face was washed clean, possibly with hot water, and her face was still a little red at the moment.The hair was also tied up, and it was simply tied in a bun on the top of the head. The whole person looked more than ten times more energetic than before.

Perhaps it was also because of being cleaned up, Jiang Lin was a little more confident than before.When she entered the lobby, she rolled her eyes around and glanced at the people in the room.At this time, Xiao Kai happened to still touch his nose with his hand.

Li Mingda paid attention to Jiang Lin's expression when he looked at Xiao Kai, and there seemed to be nothing unusual. After a glance, she looked at herself and asked with a sneer, "Princess, what else do you want to ask? Can't you simply execute him?" , is it so difficult to want to die?"

"It's so courageous to speak such wild words. Do you think that death is so easy, just wipe your neck with a knife? There are thousands of ways to make you survive. For example, cut off your hands and feet, stop the bleeding, and then die again Soak it in a wine jar, with only your head exposed, and make you boil for a few days." Yuchi Baoqi shocked her.

"I've already told everything I know." Jiang Lin lowered his eyes and didn't look at anyone, a little startled by Yuchi Baoqi's words.

Li Mingda: "You didn't explain clearly to the person who instigated you to kill people."

"Okay, let me explain." Jiang Lin recounted what he had said to Bianji before, "If you say that Jiang Liang's name is fake, then I don't know what his real identity is."

"You have been with that boy for half a year, often playing together, and admiring him very much. What does he look like, what are his characteristics, and you don't pay attention at all?" Li Mingda asked again.

Jiang Lin frowned, lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, "At that time, everyone was young, and they didn't grow any hair. I said it, but now it's useless to look for it. But he has hair on the back of his neck, near the earlobe. Where there was a mole."

As soon as this remark came out, Tian Hanshan, who was standing behind Xiao Kai, immediately pointed to Xiao Kai and said, "Xiao Erlang happens to have one."

Jiang Lin turned his head in shock, and met Xiao Kai's eyes.