colorful butterfly

Chapter 16 Clues

Soon the carriage arrived, and it was almost dawn. Everyone was exhausted. Liu Shiyue waited and stayed awake. Seeing that everyone came back safe and sound, she was very happy. Seeing her cousin like this, she also guessed that everyone was happy. Now that you know her identity, you won't hide it anymore.

He said happily: "Cousin, it's great that you're fine!" Li Qingzhu said: "Cousin, I'm fine, and everyone is tired, go and rest soon."

This night was really magnificent. Although Li Qingzhu was highly skilled in martial arts, after all, he lacked experience, and it was a bit difficult to cope with it, and his physical strength was also quite exhausted. Liu Shiyue was a little frightened, and Lin Zixian was naturally exhausted.Everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, the sun had risen high, and it was almost noon. Li Qingzhu and Liu Shiyue also got up and began to dress up.

Lin Zixian woke up earlier. He used to fight in wars, and he often stayed up for several days. He was used to it. He still got up early in the morning to practice martial arts. Thinking about what Li Qingzhu said yesterday, he felt that she was straightforward and affectionate. The character of resentment is different from the last time I saw her, sometimes gentle and sometimes strong, at first I was only moved by her beauty, I never thought that she is both talented and good at martial arts, and good at everything. Appreciation also broke his bad impression of her before, and he immediately had a good impression of her.

Jiang Sijun was not in such a good mood. Looking back on last night, he really went too far. The calm and calm Jiang Sijun disappeared. He only saw an impulsive and reckless self. I couldn't believe it. , I still have such an irrational side.

Thinking about Princess Kangping again, it was indeed not a gentleman's act, and I looked down on myself a bit. That high-minded and conceited person no longer exists.

The servants prepared all the meals, and everyone came to the dining table. Li Qingzhu was not wearing women's clothing, but was still wearing very simple white clothes, but he looked so good-looking that the passing servants wanted to take a closer look. These four people have their own advantages and disadvantages in appearance, and they are all very good-looking.

The atmosphere of this meeting was a bit embarrassing. The three of them saluted Princess Kangping and said at the same time: "See you, Princess". Princess Kangping said: "You don't need to salute outside. Necessary trouble."

The four of them changed their previous pattern and became more serious.Princess Kangping asked: "Young Master Jiang, how did you know that we were in danger and came to rescue us." Jiang Sijun replied: "Someone sent me a letter saying that someone was going to assassinate brother Zixian, so I rushed over here." Princess Kangping He also said: "The sender doesn't know what they mean. They are enemies or friends. They are in the dark, but I am in the light."

Jiang Sijun replied: "I also have some doubts, but when it comes to brother Zixian's life, I would rather believe it than not. So I rushed here." Princess Kangping said again: "This man is so If you are familiar with your relationship, you must be familiar with the two of you." Si Jun replied: "It seems that someone deliberately lured us here, brother Zixian, why would you come here.

Will see her two again? Lin Zixian replied: "I have been looking for the man I met that day, and I finally found him. I followed him all the way, wanting to see who is behind him?"I didn't expect to meet the two of them here. "

In this way, everyone understands that it seems that someone is manipulating behind the scenes, one wants to kill Lin Zixian, and the other wants to save him.As for the two sisters, I don't know whether they were implicated for no reason, or whether they were entrusted with them intentionally.This matter suddenly became complicated.These four people were inexplicably pulled together.

Liu Shiyue asked: "What should we do next?" Li Qingzhu replied: "Stay the same in response to all changes. Since he wants to kill Mr. Lin, this person will definitely not give up. Mr. Lin should set up a secret sentry to increase his secret protection power." .

Shiyue and I still went to investigate the case as planned, and returned my cousin's innocence. As for Mr. Jiang", before she finished speaking, Jiang Sijun said: "I understand, I know what to do, now we should concentrate on investigating the case. Lin Zixian also agreed with their suggestion. The four of them discussed and made some arrangements.

Lin Zixian couldn't find a clue now, the person with the scar on his hand disappeared, and the clues were broken again, so he had to go to investigate the case with Li Qingzhu and Liu Shiyue, while Jiang Sijun returned to Beijing, trying to find a way to support them .

The three-person investigation team was formally established, the team leader Li Qingzhu, deputy Liu Shiyue, and bodyguard Lin Zixian.

In the early morning of the next day, Jiang Sijun bid farewell to everyone and returned to Beijing.The remaining three are still dressed in men's clothes, which is more convenient.

The three of them drove for a day and came to Qingzhou. Qingzhou was originally a rich place, but last year it was hit by drought and this year it was flooded. As far as the national treasury is empty, the 1 taels of silver that was finally collected this time is also missing.

The money was lost on the second day after arriving in Qingzhou. Liu Ruochen led officers and soldiers from the capital to escort the money to the government office of Qingzhou. Many people present saw it when they first arrived in Qingzhou, but it was found when they opened it the next morning. gone.

The door was not destroyed, and nothing was damaged at the scene. The possibility of an outsider committing the crime was ruled out. The only possibility was self-theft, and the last person who went out the night before was Liu Ruochen.

Liu Ruochen, influenced by her family since she was a child, is a dutiful scholar, she is very well-behaved, conscientious, always honest and honest, she is very cautious in matters assigned by the court, and has never made any mistakes.

But this time the money was lost, and after a long time of investigation, there were no other clues. The investigators concluded that it was self-stealing. The money has not been found until now, and the case has not been settled. If it was not for Jiang Sijun's help, he would have been tortured.

The emperor also felt that this person might not have such boldness, but who can guess people's hearts, and he was not sure whether he would do this, so he dared not jump to conclusions lightly.So people from the Xing Department were sent to investigate thoroughly, and they must find evidence, but after so many days, there was no clue at all.

Liu Shiyue believed that her elder brother must have been wronged, but where to start the investigation, Li Qingzhu said: "First investigate the source of the money."

Jiang Sijun helped to find the officials who distributed the silver taels in the court that day, and they told them that three officials from the treasury distributed the silver taels that day.

1 taels is not a small amount. The three officials counted the money on the spot. One official was responsible for identifying the authenticity, one official was responsible for the counting, and the other was responsible for supervision. box.

The four boxes are the same size.It seems that there will be no problem with the source, and the inventory was carried out when it was transported to the Qingzhou government office. It was exactly 1 taels.

(End of this chapter)