All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 31 Dove occupying the magpie's nest
Until Yaoniang went to the funeral four days later, "Ning Liulang", who had said that she would pay homage to Yaoniang and see Yaoniang for the last time, did not appear again.

Shen Lingxi guessed that maybe it was because of the blood stains that his hidden disease recurred.

This made Shen Lingxi feel a little more guilty every time she thought of Chu Yan.

At the same time, Mu Huaian also brought the latest progress of the case, as well as the corpse of the magpie.

"The man in black comes from a killer organization called Yinyue Pavilion. The origin and whereabouts of this organization are a mystery, and it holds many secrets of courtiers in its hands. Yinyue Pavilion leaked out. The only survivor of the men in black identified Magpie as their employer, and bought the heads of Zhao Afeng and Feng Qi with 3000 taels of silver."

Shen Lingxi was not surprised by this, "The man in black identified Magpie as the employer who paid for murder. Unless there is stronger evidence to prove that Magpie is behind the scenes, otherwise, this case can only be settled with Magpie as the last resort." The murderer is finished."

"That's right." Mu Huai'an frowned, "Feng Qi confessed that the magpie was in charge of the keys to the ancestor's warehouse of the Shen family, and the money for the murder was secretly exchanged from the ancestor's private treasury. He knew that the magpie and the A master of the Xuanping Hou Mansion has an affair, and has been secretly working for that master. Liu Si and his wife were bought by them because they knew something they shouldn't know. Feng Qi only knows this, as for the affair with the magpie He doesn't know who the master is, and what happened to Liu Si and his wife."

What Feng Qi confessed was almost the same as what Shen Lingxi knew from Magpie.

But Feng Qi didn't know that Magpie's lover was Master Shen Er.

Shen Lingxi has no evidence, and it is inconvenient to tell Mu Huai'an.

What's more, this matter also involves embroidered handkerchiefs, and she can't take the initiative to mention it.

Shen Lingxi looked at the magpie's body, although after so many days, the magpie's body did not show any sign of decay, "Feng Qi hid the magpie's body in the ice cellar?"

Mu Huai'an nodded, "Wu Zuo has already experienced this corpse, and he is still a perfect body."

perfect body.

This means that even with Feng Qi's confession, there is no evidence to prove that the magpie had an affair with the master of the Hou family.

Not to mention using this to identify the instigators behind the scenes.

It's no wonder that even if Magpie committed suicide in fear of crime, she would go to Feng Qi's house to die, and asked Feng Qi to collect her body.

It was to properly preserve her body to prove the innocence of the person behind the scenes.

It's really... a no-brainer.

From brain to body, the magpie was completely used up.

Shen Lingxi became even more curious about this Second Master Shen, "Now I can only go back to the mansion to check to see if it is possible to find the real culprit behind the scenes."

"No matter who that person is, he is a deep-minded and ruthless person. It is very dangerous for you to return home this time. I will send you two hidden guards. First, to protect you, and second, if necessary, I can also send you They do things for you, and I'm not going to close this case lightly."

He paused for a moment, then pointedly said: "Even if I am willing, the embroiderer will not give up. A few months ago, the embroiderer almost took over Yinyue Pavilion's lair, but because a courtier tipped off the news, he was arrested." They escaped. The embroidered clothes envoy will not let Yinyue Pavilion go, let alone the courtiers who have connections with Yinyue Pavilion."

When Shen Lingxi heard the words, she immediately understood that when the man in black was assassinated that night, and Chu Yan was present, it was like running into the hands of the embroiderer.

If this case does not give Dali Temple and Xiuyi a satisfactory answer, I am afraid that the entire Hou Mansion will suffer.

Although Shen Lingxi has no feelings for the Xuanpinghou's mansion that popped up halfway, she still has one very important thing to do with the help of her identity as the prostitute of Xuanpinghou.

Before the goal is achieved, no accidents can occur in the Xuanping Hou Mansion.

"Then it's up to Mu Shaoqing." Shen Lingxi replied politely.

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Shen Lingxi and Shen Yuyao rode in the same carriage, escorted by Mu Huaian on horseback, and returned to Xuanpinghou Mansion.

Shen Yuyao was originally unwilling.

The scene of Shen Lingxi manipulating the corpse that night left an indelible shadow in her heart. Whenever she was with Shen Lingxi, she felt uncomfortable all over.

But he couldn't help it, Mu Huai'an always wanted to talk to Shen Lingxi about the case.

If she shared two cars with Shen Lingxi again, she might not even be able to see Mu Huai'an's face.

This time when Shen Lingxi returned home, it was completely different from the last time.

After getting off the carriage, there was a crowd of people standing at the door.

Shen Ji's stepwife, Mrs. An, personally brought a group of female relatives and servants from the back house of the Hou Mansion to welcome him at the door.

Seeing Shen Lingxi, Mrs. An greeted her cordially, with a gentle and loving smile on her well-maintained face, "Fifth girl, you have worked hard for the fourth girl and the affairs of the house these few days."

Shen Lingxi bowed to her, pretending to raise her eyes timidly, and looked at Shen Yuyao questioningly.

There was a look of strangeness in the clear eyes, and the only thing left was to ask "Who is this?"

This reaction made the smile on Mrs. An's face condense slightly.

How could Shen Yuyao care about Shen Lingxi, she stepped forward and took Mrs. An's arm, and acted like a baby, "Mother, you have a fifth sister, so you don't hurt me anymore, and you don't even ask me if I have worked hard. I have taken care of you these few days. Watching a few mothers take care of Yaoniang's white affairs, she was almost exhausted.

"You are the little treasure of our Hou Mansion, of course mother loves you."

What a loving mother and daughter.

Shen Yuyao's gestures are all calm, with a faint sense of superiority.

If it was a few days ago, she would definitely not be like this.

But now that he knows, his identity has been cleared in front of the emperor.

In the future, as long as she doesn't feel that she is a fake daughter, no one will dare to say that she is not the real daughter of the Hou Mansion.

Seeing this battle, Mu Huai'an frowned.

He didn't expect that Shen Lingxi had been taken back to the Hou's mansion before, and she had stayed there for a day or two, but she had never even seen the head of the house.

It can be seen that when he returned to the government this time, he was treated poorly.

Seeing Shen Lingxi being left alone, he introduced in a cool tone, "This is Madam Xuan Pinghou, your current aunt."

Saying these words from an outsider's mouth is tantamount to slapping Mrs. An's face, and the smile on her face is almost unstoppable.

Even the calm and superior look on Shen Yuyao's face was suppressed by embarrassment.

Of all the people present, none of them are from this marquis mansion.

Seeing this, they all lowered their eyes to hide the ridicule in their eyes.

One is the stepmother who got her upper hand by climbing on her brother-in-law's bed.

One is a fake daughter of unknown origin.

A pair of mother and daughter doves occupy the magpie's nest.

The more ferocious the jumping, the more embarrassing it is.

On the steps, there was an undisguised chuckle.

Immediately afterwards, a hearty female voice said: "Sister-in-law, it's so hot, why don't you hurry up and welcome the fourth girl and the fifth girl back to the house, the ancestor is still waiting to see the fifth girl."

The ancestor only had two sons, and the one who could call Mrs. An a "sister-in-law" was undoubtedly Mrs. Shen's wife, Mrs. Cui.

Shen Lingxi raised her eyes and looked at her...

(End of this chapter)