fast and ferocious

Chapter 81

"Life is like a game of chess, and the royal family is even more so! You can't make half a step wrong! You act cautiously, and it's rare to see the last three moves! Yu'er has a very simple temper, but also has a very strong mind. If you do something wrong, alas, then you will be sorry for your father and your brother! The emperor is worried about this! There are many evils in the court today. Beiyuan in the north is stalking, Qiang and Rong are constantly harassing in the west. Corruption of local officials is common. Rebellions happen from time to time, and the emperor has just ascended the throne not long ago... the throne is not stable! Therefore, Yu'er's marriage must be cautious!"

"My lord!" Qin Wubing couldn't help interrupting Prince Xiang, and said very frankly: "Wubing can see the next few steps, even if he can calculate the next few decades, it will be useless. The eldest princess...how can you listen to me?" A little catcher?"

Prince Xiang raised his eyebrows and said:

“这便要看你的本事了！你可知那薛仁甫曾动过念头，让你今日暴揍的他那个侄儿迎娶玉儿，他见皇上不点头，便动用关系找到太后，还找过我。 "

Qin Wubing was stunned for a moment, and then said again: "My ability is all in investigating cases, and nothing else, I really can't do it!"

"I didn't find out how powerful you are during the investigation. A few days have passed. Who is the murderer?"

"Can you be reasonable?" Qin Wubing leaned forward and suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Has your lord ever thought about finding evidence from that dwarf?"

"Tell me!"

"Here, gnomes have low status..."

"Where is it not?"

Qin Wubing was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Yes! It's easy for the murderer to find ten normal people to kill, but dwarves... because they are different from ordinary people, they are not often seen at ordinary times, but the murderer can find dwarfs, and can cooperate with shops and People from the West View Bieyuan, this kind of ability is not something that ordinary people can have."

"What you're talking about is nonsense! I don't have the ability to dare to plan the back mountain of Tiantai Temple? It's hard for a dwarf to support himself by farming because of his short stature, hmph! On the contrary, some dignitaries like to keep them in the inner courtyard!"

Qin Wubing was taken aback for a moment. His previous thinking was that there were not many dwarves, and because they would be rejected, they might live in groups or gather in a certain line. As long as they found these places and checked if anyone was missing, they might be able to After getting some clues, but after listening to Prince Xiang's words, Qin Wubing just turned his head and said:

"Never mind where the dwarf was found, it is always easier to find a child than a dwarf. Now there is a question, were these 11 people poisoned in Wuzhou, or were they transported to Wuzhou when they died elsewhere? I originally thought What's more, if it was poisoned in Wuzhou, it is very likely that it was a dwarf found nearby. It should not be difficult to send someone to look for it. , then... I'd better go back to Jinghai, when I left, there was still an unfinished case of a brothel girl's disappearance..."

"That's all you have left?" Prince Xiang asked with a cold snort.

Qin Wubing shrugged and said:
"What else can I do? The person behind the scenes will not do it himself, he must have sent someone to do it, even if the firewood, meat, and wine are all found, the Xijing Bieyuan participated The person has been found, so what can they do? At most, they have only seen the person who was sent to do things, and it is more likely that the person who was sent to do things sent people to find them. No real evidence of the person behind the scenes can be found!"

Prince Xiang's face was sullen and he didn't say a word.

"However, since they have dealt with everyone so quickly, it can be seen that these people still know something, maybe the powerful person behind the scenes is not hiding well enough, but why are they acting so fast?" Qin Wubing saw Xiang The prince's expression was wrong, and he wanted to comfort him, but at this point, he stopped suddenly, then frowned, then became terrified, and finally stared at Prince Xiang with his eyes wide open.

"Think about it?" Prince Xiang said with a blank expression, he picked up the tea bowl and felt it was getting cold, put it down again, and then looked at Qin Wubing deeply.

"Isn't it?! No way?!" Qin Wubing looked at Prince Xiang in astonishment: "The prince already knew?"

Prince Xiang didn't answer this question, but asked narrowly: "You are afraid that your life will be in danger! Do you still want to go back to Jinghai to check on that brothel girl?"

Qin Wubing stared blankly at Prince Xiang, his mind was a little confused.

"You don't have to look at me like that, I'm not a god, how can I know everything! It's just that I know more about this person's temperament than you do!"

Qin Wubing rubbed his face and asked: "When did the lord realize that he was wrong?"

"When you found out that the dead were all men and not a family, I had doubts! What is the use of such a thing? Just like you said, burying in the back mountain can already serve as a cover-up. Coupled with the rotting corpse..."

"Since I left the capital, Seventh Uncle has been urging me again and again, telling me to go to Wuzhou to investigate the case. At that time, I just felt that someone was using Qishu to lure me to Wuzhou, and Qishu still had to give me face. , but I dealt with Jiang Yidong in Mingzhou first, got some emergency money, and then came to Wuzhou!"

Qin Wubing hurriedly asked: "Didn't the prince know about the Yang family village in advance?"

"I know the thoughts of King Chengjun, and the emperor knows it too. He just punished him slightly for the sake of brotherhood, and didn't make any big moves. I also hope that he can take care of himself, but he has not stopped in private. The emperor ordered me to come out this time. By the way Take a look... I will clean up what needs to be cleaned up, Yangjiazhuang... I didn't intend to do it myself at first."

Qin Wubing regretted asking this question, he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "It's better not to talk about the prince's family affairs..."

"How many real family affairs does the royal family have?" Prince Xiang glanced at Qin Wubing: "Besides, sooner or later we will be a family!"

"Oh! Why did you spot me? It would be nice to leave me to investigate the case among the people and find out something! Besides, the eldest princess may not be interested..."

"It's not wrong! You don't have to be ashamed of yourself, the emperor and I value character and brains more, and family background is not important!"

"Why are you talking about this? Your lord is chatting like this, and we can't talk about each other at dawn!"

Prince Xiang called out Dexi, and Dexi hurriedly pushed the door open, the master and servant didn't even look at each other, so Dexi went to exchange tea.

Qin Wubing pondered for a moment and said:

"My lord, in fact, when I was cleaning up Xue Yitong on the street today, I was thinking that if they could even use Xijing Bieyuan, this case would be impossible to investigate. They are not stupid. Once this matter is investigated by the lord It is a death penalty if it is based on real evidence. Once it is connected with life, then everything will be spared! Sure enough, when I arrived at the government office, before the body of the firewood delivery man arrived, I would think of the meat delivery and the wine delivery. That's enough..."

"But you never suspected him then."

(End of this chapter)