Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 171 Evidence
When Li Taiwei and Lu Xiao rushed to a warehouse on the second floor of Jingzhao Mansion, Lu Xiao turned around and gestured to her for silence, and quietly moved down a wooden box in front of him, revealing a low dark window.

He carefully opened the window, and the voice from the inner hall came in clearly.

Li Taiwei stared at the narrow window in surprise, through the gap he was able to see all the people in the hall, his heart was blocked for a moment.
No wonder Lu Xiao in his previous life knew everything about her meddling in the Jingzhao Mansion!

Li Taiwei gritted his teeth with hatred, and glared at Lu Xiao angrily. Lu Xiao didn't notice it at all, and listened intently to the movement below.

Li Taiwei followed his gaze, and Lord Qiu was asking someone to bring up a teacup with a crack, presumably it was the one that Jing Zhe fished out from the bottom of the well today.

The inside and outside of the cup were smeared with moss juice, and the inside of the cup was faintly red.

Lu Xiao stared intently at the dozen or so young men standing in the hall, they were the ones who had gone with Si Yin earlier, and one of them showed surprise when he saw the cup.

Mr. Qiu has sharp eyes and ears, so he could tell at a glance that there was something strange in this young man's expression, and immediately called him to take a few steps forward.

The young man was young and thin, and at this moment his face turned pale with fright when he was called by his name suddenly.When he first arrived in the capital, he had never seen much of the world, when had he seen such a high official!

Without waiting for Mr. Qiu to ask questions, he knelt down as soon as his legs softened, kowtowed and said:

"The matter of the great master has nothing to do with the villain. The villain just recognizes this cup"

"This is. This is when the villain first entered the Qingfeng Pavilion. He became an ancestral jade pendant and replaced it with this white jade porcelain cup from the Guanshan Kiln. The villain once gave it to Si Yin. I beg him to take care of the villain."

"Si Yin liked it very much at first. He even used this white jade porcelain cup as an incense cup when he got up in the morning. The villain knew that these things really have nothing to do with the villain."

Fragrant cups are used by tricksters to hold the first cup of fragrant tea when they wake up in the morning. This business is welcoming and sending, and it is very particular about exhaling fragrance.

The scented tea will be prepared by a dedicated servant in the art workshop, and a top brand like Si Yin will be served by a dedicated person.

Master Qiu immediately frowned and said:

"Bring the servant serving Si Yin Xiangcha up here for questioning!"

After a while, an ordinary-looking boy came, and he bowed cautiously to the adults. Although he tried his best to hide the panic on his face, cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

Mr. Qiu asked about the fragrant tea, but this young man faltered and said he didn't know, which aroused the anger of the young men beside him.

"Si Yin's daily scented tea is served by you. How can you say that you don't know?"

"That's right. It must be you playing tricks!"

"My lord, he must have concealed it on purpose."

Mr. Qiu looked at the whispering sound below, and immediately patted Xingmu, and the hall fell silent.

The little servant's legs and feet were trembling, and he stood shrunken under the hall, not even having the courage to raise his head.

Mr. Qiu didn't understand anything when he saw this, and immediately asked the guards to put the young man on the bench, and before he finished ten boards, the young man cried and confessed.

"My lord, my lord spared my life because the villain was confused for a moment. But the villain really doesn't know that this is poison"

Master Qiu glanced left and right at Lu Hou and Li Xiang, and asked someone to drag this young man to him for questioning:

"Tell me carefully, if you conceal half a sentence, you will definitely be punished!"

The boy had already been scared out of his wits by several boards, and he dared not hide it when he heard the words, so he told the whole story in detail:
"At noon yesterday, Si Yin's benefactor found the villain and gave the villain a pack of medicinal powder, saying that it was just for fun. He asked the villain to put the medicinal powder in the fragrant tea that Si Yin woke up this morning, and rewarded him I gave the villain ten taels of silver. The villain thought that this benefactor would come this morning. This is why the ghost has lost his mind."

"The villain really doesn't know it's poison. My lord knows that even if the villain has a lot of guts, he wouldn't dare to do such a murderous thing."

Lord Qiu's expression darkened:
"What does this person look like, and who is his last name, do you know?"

The boy panicked and said:
"It's a woman wearing a gauze hat. She is not tall. She came to the Qingfeng Hall in men's clothes and only met Si Yin in private a few times. The villain really doesn't know the inside story."

Mrs. Qiu looked at the other young men, who also shook their heads and said they didn't know.

There are rules in the kung fu hall, they don't inquire about the origin of the guests, and they don't dare to steal other people's benefactors in private. Especially Si Yin is still the top card of the Qingfeng hall, who would have the guts to touch his mind?
Lord Qiu suddenly remembered that Lu Xiao had confessed to him earlier that the person who instigated Si Yin and his group to make trouble in Prince Rui's residence was such a girl wearing a gauze hat.

But this person doesn't know what he looks like, let alone his origins. There are so many trick houses in the capital, how can he find out?

Besides, this person intends to kill someone, I'm afraid he won't show up again in a short time.
Lord Qiu immediately encountered a difficulty:

"Come here, wait for them first, and then ask the imperial doctor to come and ask questions."

The young men shrugged their shoulders and were led out of the inner hall one after another. After a while, the guards led an older imperial doctor over.

Master Qiu asked about the poison of the Heart-eating Grass, and unexpectedly came to an astonishing conclusion, from drinking the fragrant tea to walking to Prince Rui's residence, the murderer actually counted the exact time!
If it wasn't for Lu Xiao's accidental cut off today, I'm afraid Princess Chonghua would be in trouble!
"Can the retained land deed of Qingfeng Pavilion be in the yamen now?"

Li Xiang's eyes were cold and sharp, and he asked suddenly.

Lord Qiu froze, Lu Xiao had explained to him earlier that the mysterious woman showed Si Yin the official land deed, and Si Yin agreed to go to Prince Rui's mansion.

Lord Qiu said respectfully:

"Master Hui, I asked someone to check the archives earlier, and the land deed is still in the yamen, and no one has touched it."

As soon as these words came out, even Lu Hou frowned.

If it is said that what the mysterious woman showed Si Yin Xiaoguan was a fake land deed, not to mention whether Si Yin could see the flaws, but if he couldn't see the fraud, how did the mysterious woman know that the Qingfeng Pavilion is now hanging in the Under Li Taiwei's name?

If the land deed is real, the land deed can be taken from the Yamen for filing and come and go freely
No matter which one it is, it makes people feel that something is wrong.
This mysterious woman can stretch her hand into the yamen, and the power behind it must not be underestimated!
Both Lu Xiao and Li Taiwei showed solemn expressions. Li Taiwei thought about the ins and outs of the matter carefully, and this matter came after her.
A woman who hid her identity and dared not show her face actually poisoned and killed a young man in order to ruin her reputation.
Lu Xiao closed the window lightly, moved the box back to its original position, and then took Li Taiwei out of the warehouse.

The two walked to the bamboo forest before, and Lu Xiao couldn't help asking:
"Do you think this woman is the one who attacked Ying'er in your house and looks similar to Hong Zhu?"

Li Taiwei shook his head:
"Probably not. Just now, the boy said that the woman is not tall, but the thief who stole Ying'er's jewelry last time said that the woman is slender, so she doesn't seem to be the same person."

Li Taiwei looked at Lu Xiao, sized him up carefully, and asked seriously:

"By the way, where did you say that the young Si Yin reached out to you before he died to touch you?"

(End of this chapter)