The wife of the power minister's family

Chapter 447 The reason for their existence (first update)
Grandma Lu retorted, "Of the people here, you are the only one who has clearly had contact with the murderer, and you are the only one who has accomplices to the murderer. Yet you... actually keep lying to us, making us think that you have something in your belly." The evil seed belongs to His Highness Prince Ling!
Who else could be the culprit besides you? "

Concubine Fang blushed angrily and said, "You keep saying that I lied, but... didn't you also lie? Besides, it's true that Princess Ling and the others were gone when I came in. I want to say, The culprit is Dongyang or Shuangrui who came in earlier!

If the murderer is Shuang Rui, then Dongyang also lied! "

The Ni Bodhisattva was also bloody when forced, but she didn't expect Fang Concubine to be so aggressive.

Governor Zhang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Jing Jing, we will find out the rest of the matter!"

After speaking, he looked at Aunt Lu and said, "Aunt Lu, why did you lie to us at that time? Do you know that you were obstructing the handling of the case!"

Aunt Lu's face turned green, and she quickly bowed and said: "Please forgive me, Governor Zhang, old slave... I know that I am stupid. I was obsessed with hiding the truth, and I have been looking for opportunities to follow Zhang." The governor confessed, but... the old slave was afraid! When the old slave went in that day, he found that the princess and the others were dead, and they died so miserably. The old slave knew that the person who killed the princess and the others must have been before the old slave. People who go in.

The old slave was worried that if the old slave told this matter, he would be beaten up by the real murderer. The old slave was flustered for a while, and then... he planned to hide the matter first and wait and see what happens next...

The old slave asked Dongyang privately, and she told the old slave with certainty that when she went in, the princess and the others were fine. At that time, the old slave had actually suspected that Fang Concubine had killed the princess and the others. However, Fang Concubine The concubine is still pregnant with His Highness Prince Ling’s child, and the old slave also feels that a pregnant woman like her is not capable of killing people, so she never knows how to tell Governor Zhang..."

Hearing this, Governor Zhang looked at Dongyang. Dongyang pursed his lips and nodded, indicating that what Grandma Lu said was true.

Concubine Fang turned pale with fright and shook her head desperately: "Impossible...impossible! You are lying! Governor Zhang, Madam Xu, I didn't kill anyone, I didn't even...I didn't even say such things that would destroy my reputation. Come out, please do justice to me!"

Governor Zhang didn't say anything for a while, his dark eyes swept over the faces of Dongyang, Aunt Lu and Concubine Fang.

Immediately, he turned to Xu Jing and bowed: "Mrs. Xu, now the three of them are holding their own opinions, but just now Madam Xu said that you already know the truth of the matter, please ask Madam Xu to clarify your doubts."

Xu Jing said, "Speaking of which, isn't there another suspect who has not been brought over?"

Everyone was startled, but Governor Zhang came to his senses and said, "Yes, didn't I just send someone to find Shuang Rui? Haven't they found him yet? Ding Er, go and have a look."

The yamen servant named Ding Er responded and ran away quickly. Soon, he came back together with the yamen servant that Governor Zhang sent out earlier. As soon as the yamen servant came over, he saluted and said: "Prison Governor Zhang, the villain is here." I have searched all the places around here, but I can't find Shuang Rui.

The villain just asked a lot of people, and they all said that except for the very beginning, they had never seen Shuang Rui again, and no one knew where he had gone. "

Everyone looked surprised and couldn't help but look at each other.

Shuang Rui is missing? How can it be!

There are so many people around here. If he was taken away by force, there is no way that no one would notice it.

Unless...he left on his own!
Concubine Fang's eyes lit up, and she said: "He must have fled out of fear of crime! The person who killed the princess and His Highness Prince Ling must be him! Let me just say that among the people who went in before me, the only one who went in was that inn boy. He Shuangrui is a man and is most likely to kill someone!”

Governor Zhang glanced at her, frowned, then ordered a few more government officials, and said in a deep voice: "Search for me! No matter what, we must find Shuang Rui..."

"If Governor Zhang is looking for Shuang Rui, it is very likely that he cannot be found."

A cold and melodious female voice suddenly interrupted Zhang Governor's words.

Governor Zhang was startled and turned to look at Xu Jing, "Mrs. Xu, what do you mean?" Xu Jing raised the corner of her mouth coolly and said, "Actually, I guessed that someone would die last night, and , The one who gets into trouble this time will be Shuang Rui, the only one left beside Prince Ling. Therefore, I told General Han last night to tell him to keep an eye on His Highness Prince Ling and the people around him. "

At this time, General Han, who was lying on the ground, endured the pain in his body, opened his eyes and glanced at Xu Jing, gritted his teeth and said: "Yes... that's right, Madam Xu said this..."

Therefore, he would always personally guard the door of His Royal Highness Prince Ling's room.

Unexpectedly, something happened.

Governor Zhang looked at Xu Jing with some confusion.

Will something happen to Shuangrui? Does Madam Xu mean that Shuangrui didn't abscond in fear of crime, but that something happened?
But they didn't find Shuangrui's body either.

There was no need for the murderer to hide Shuang Rui's body.

Thinking of this, there was a sudden flash of lightning in his mind, and he remembered what Xu Jing said when he saw the body of His Highness Prince Ling——

"How do you know that this is the body of His Highness Prince Ling?"

Governor Zhang suddenly looked at the charred corpse not far away with a look of disbelief.

Xu Jing saw Zhang Jishi's expression and knew that he understood her thoughts, and said coldly: "Yesterday, when I saw Shuangrui for the first time, I was a little concerned. Shuangrui's figure looked... Similar to His Highness Prince Ling.

But I didn't think much about it at that time, I just thought it was a coincidence.

It was not until later that I heard Sanye say that the eight young boys chosen by Grandma Lu for His Highness Prince Ling were all of similar stature and handsome in appearance. The concern in my heart suddenly expanded. Come on.

One is a coincidence, but if eight are like this, it's unlikely to be a coincidence. "

Everyone's eyes widened slightly when they heard this, and Chen Hu beside Xu Jing couldn't help but mutter: "Should I choose a servant or a substitute..."

substitute!

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Chen Hu.

Doesn't it sound like we are choosing a substitute for His Highness Prince Ling?

One of the soldiers couldn't help but said: "Speaking of which, the figure of Shuangxi who was next to His Highness Prince Ling is really similar to Shuangrui! Because they wear similar clothes, the villain sometimes admits his mistake when he looks at it from behind!"

Other soldiers immediately echoed, "Yes, that villain has admitted his mistakes several times before!"

In order to protect the safety of their masters, wealthy families would specially select a few stand-ins who are similar in size to their masters. It is not uncommon for them to help their masters escape from their shells in critical moments.

However, the question arises, why did Grandma Lu choose a substitute for His Highness Prince Ling so early?
What is the role of the substitute in this case?
Everyone was suddenly enlightened. Chen Hu suddenly looked at the charred corpse not far away, took a deep breath and said: "Could it be that that is not the corpse of His Highness Prince Ling, but... Shuang Rui's?"