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Chapter 89
The concubine's wife of Elder Xiao Ge, the elder of the three dynasties, Mrs. Yipin Gaoming, and mother-in-law of Uncle Liu Guo, these three titles alone are enough to make the nobles in the entire capital give her this face.As long as they don't tear themselves apart, anyone can be summoned into Xiao's residence, of course, including the side branches of the Liu family who have just entered Beijing and have not yet found their way. The Xiao family, which has an in-law relationship with the Liu family, is naturally a breakthrough point. It is impossible for the Liu family not to climb up the line of Xiao Haocheng.

Mrs. Xiao slapped the armrest abruptly: "They dare? I'll let you decide, Mr. Chu just go and investigate! But Cheng'er goes out every day and sees so many people, how can he know who he has seen?"

Chu Qing smiled: "If the old lady can trust Xiaosheng, Xiaosheng will naturally know."

Mrs. Xiao nodded her head and said, "But I heard the details."

Chu Qing said: "The old lady was also in the hall yesterday, and she should have heard that the reason why Mr. Xiao was killed is that he was poisoned first in the mansion, and the other is that the fixed food he ate Food. Therefore, if you want to know this rule, you must be someone who is very familiar with Mr. Xiao. Let’s ignore the people in the mansion for the time being. If someone outside wants to harm you, you just need to have more meals with him. I am afraid it will not be difficult to find out. This rule, therefore, it will be much more convenient for Xiaosheng to start with those who have had frequent meals with the eldest son during this period of time."

Mrs. Xiao's eyes lit up: "Okay! Then check it out, but I'm afraid it's not easy to check..." She knew nothing about her grandson's absence. It is the eldest son and grandson, the eldest son is already old, but the eldest grandson is her heart and soul, she can't even hurt her in time, how could she interfere with his other interests.

Chu lightly rolled his eyelids: "It's not difficult, just ask the attendants around the eldest son, don't you know?"

Sure enough, when Chu Qingming beat up those followers in secret, they were so scared that they pissed their butts and said everything, and the last thing they said was that they had frequent contact with Xiao Haocheng in the past month, and there were a total of four sons , but they are all wine and meat friends from aristocratic families, and there is another one, that is Liu Shui, the young master of the Liu family branch in Longmen Town.

This Liu Shui is the one who has had the most contact with Xiao Haocheng during this period of time, but although he is a member of the Liu family, he is a side branch, and he is so biased that he doesn't know where he is. Naturally, he is not one of those aristocratic families. , So Chu Qing reported the four sons and five people including Liu Shui to Mrs. Xiao.

Mrs. Xiao finished the list, and with a swipe of her eyes, she immediately asked Butler Xiao to place an invitation card, inviting these five people to come to Xiao's mansion to enjoy the flowers.

The Xiao family had just had a murder case, and Mrs. Xiao's reason made Chu Qing almost laugh out loud. I'm afraid that the reward was not other words, but chrysanthemums.

Sure enough, the five families were beating a small drum in their hearts. Regardless of whether they were suspected or not, they quickly brought the children up with the wife in charge, and asked Mrs. Xiao overtly and secretly. Mrs. Xiao directly kept the five wives. Ask Chu Qing to take away the four young masters and Liu Shui.

Chu Qing didn't care how Mrs. Xiao beat those wives, she walked in front, with a smile that was not a smile, and housekeeper Xiao led five honest sons like quails into a small black room.

The five people stared dumbfounded at the little black room: Could this be a lynching?

The four respected young masters immediately raised their necks and began to howl, telling their own identities and how precious they were, Chu Qing let them make a fuss, and after listening, said quietly: "It's quite precious, but you guys don't care anymore Jingui, Mr. Xiao is dead, which one of you is more precious than the eldest grandson of the Xiao family?" If they didn't want to cling to the Xiao family, they wouldn't rush to coax Xiao Haocheng, a playboy like this.

The four of them tensed up immediately. Liu Shui was trembling from beginning to end and dared not make a sound. He was just an insignificant child brought by the side branch of the Liu family to win over Mr. Xiao. But in this capital where there are noble people, he really can't see enough.Now that he was involved in the murder of Young Master Xiao, he hadn't slept well for two days and one night, and when he was suddenly invited over, he felt a little bit in his heart, knowing that this time it might be bad.

Chu Qing asked Butler Xiao to come forward, and she then walked into the small black room, and then let the five people go in one by one.

If they went in together, maybe the rest of the people wouldn't be so nervous, but Chu Qing asked one by one, they didn't know what the other was saying, and they were forced to ask, so they said everything However, since the four young masters cling to the Xiao family, they naturally don't have the guts to kill Mr. Xiao.From the previous deduction, Chu Qing already knew that Xiao Haocheng's death had nothing to do with others, it was indeed done by people in the house.But she didn't step into the muddy water of Xiao's house because she was kind enough to help Xiao Haocheng find the murderer, but for the Liu's house in Longmen Town.

The master died in the Liu family in Longmen Town for no reason. She just went to investigate, and the Liu family came to the capital. So when she found out at the teahouse that Xiao Haocheng was the eldest grandson of the Xiao family and Mrs. Liu's nephew, Chu Qing went Know that the opportunity has come.In-law relationship, when the Liu family in Longmen Town arrives in the capital, it is inevitable that they will have to do something to get into the circle of nobles, but if they want to make friends with these people, they must have a guide, and it is difficult for this guide to talk to others, so they can only be The Xiao family, who has a close relationship with the Liu family.This Xiao Haocheng and the dude in the capital are well-known, so Chu Qing took a gamble, unexpectedly, the gamble was right.

Chu Qing finally met Liu Shui. Liu Shui was 23 years old. The torment of these two days made his eyes bloodshot, his eyes were bulging, his face was extremely bleak, and his whole body was swaying. When he saw Chu Qing, his legs softened. Almost kneeling down, the surroundings were pitch black, only a candle was placed on the short table in front of Chu Qing, from bottom to top, half of Chu Qing's face was illuminated, the ghost was scary, more like a life-threatening Asura.

Liu Shui couldn't bear it anymore, and knelt on the ground with a thud: "My lord... the death of the eldest son really has nothing to do with me? I just, just drank a few times with the eldest son, it really has nothing to do with me Ah!" Liu Shui cried until tears rolled down his nose, feeling very sick.

Chu Qing rested her chin with one hand and looked at him with a smile: "Those four people said that too."

Liu Shui's heart skipped a beat, feeling at a loss for nothing to love: "..." He, what does he mean?
Chu lightly raised his lips: "Mr. Liu, how does your status compare to the previous four?"

Liu Shui twitched and shook his head quickly: "Naturally, I can't compare."

Chu Qing's voice softened, but every word made Liu Shui's heart skip a beat: "Actually, I can't bear to say it."

"…………"Could not bear?Can't bear what?
Liu Shui was frightened to death, trembling all over, he was young after all, when he just came to the capital, he squinted his eyes for a while, and accidentally picked up the eldest son of the Xiao family. For this matter, the mansion valued him very much, so they specially raised his identity and let him hang under the name of his wife and raise him as a son.He originally thought that he finally had a way out, but he didn't expect that yesterday he suddenly heard that Mr. Xiao was dead, and he was beaten back to his original shape.When he saw the other four young masters who came, he knew that if there was really one person to take the blame, it would definitely be him.I believe Madam will definitely not save him, it is just to kill an insignificant bastard, there is no hindrance at all.

Chu Qing said: "I heard that Mr. Liu is only 22 years old this year. He has only been in the crown for two years. He is still so young. He has a good future. It's just a pity. It's a pity..." Chu Qing said the exact opposite. , making Liu Shui almost cry.

"My lord, are they going to let me take the blame?" Liu Shui naturally knew that he didn't kill anyone, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the official meant to push him out.

Chu Qing smiled, but didn't say anything, letting Liu Shui make up his mind.

After she knew that the Liu family in Longmen Town was indeed involved, she asked someone to investigate Liu Shui. A bastard from the Liu family in Longmen Town was not reused at all, but she probably was not willing to be just a bastard, so in Longmen Town When he was young, Liu Shui was very active, and frequently showed his head to his son-in-law, but because Longmen Town was small, he couldn't make any waves.But it was different when he arrived in the capital, so he put his thoughts out, tried every means to get Xiao Haocheng, and then pretended that he just got on by accident, and successfully got the Liu family in Longmen Town to reuse him.But such a person, it is best to be careful, because he is not willing to be mediocre, and he is most reluctant to bear the wealth and prosperity in front of him, and because of his status, it is more difficult for him to survive in the same family than his son, so he is more observant and listens to all directions, so ...Chu Qing absolutely believed that Liu Shui must know something about what happened back then.

Chu Qing is not in a hurry, she has been waiting for so long, she has enough patience to consume Liu Shui, she wants to break Liu Shui's spirit little by little, and let him spit out what she wants to know little by little.

Liu Shui kept laughing when he saw that Chu Qing didn't speak, but this made him even more anxious. He gritted his teeth and began to talk about his innocence with a trembling voice, how he fell in love with Mr. Xiao, and how Difficult, how could he have the guts to kill Mr. Xiao, not to mention, he has no enmity with Mr....

Chu Qing waited until Liu Shui became more and more flustered and uneasy, then slowly raised his hand and stopped his words: "Mr. Liu, I understand what you said. But Mr. Liu wants to I know a little bit, it doesn't matter whether I understand or not, the important thing is that these five families are safe and sound, and those four are all legitimate sons, so they will naturally be protected. Son, but it’s just my aunt’s birth?”

Liu Shui's eyes were red and he was a little ferocious. He suddenly wanted to stand up and scream, but the other party Chu Qing's eyes slowly trembled, and he knelt down. The last thing he wanted to admit was that he was just a bastard.Obviously, he is more capable and tolerant than his eldest brother, but it is just because he is a bastard, so he is suppressed and looked down upon. He was finally taken seriously, but he became an abandoned son.

Forget it, maybe even my life will be lost. If I die too, my aunt is afraid that... she won't be able to survive.

(End of this chapter)