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Chapter 44 - Detection of Suspicion

"The imperial court is complicated, the Madam Gu is often in the backyard of the mansion with no detailed information. In the face of power and benefits, a suitable person is far more important than being fond of him." Xiang Siyu stared straight at the man who revealed her tender feelings, with hope in her eyes.

Yun Qianliang's face revealed a look of concern as she frowned, "Princess, please be cautious, I do not know what intentions Duke Ming Palace has, I hope that you do not speak of such suspicious words again, and cause my Gu Xiangfu to suffer."

The benefits of power were not trivial.

"Also …" Xiang Siyu was apprehensive, and wanted to explain to Gu Yicheng urgently. In his desperation, he nearly called him by name, and only when he realized that something wasn't right did he change his words.

It was because she was agitated by Yun Qianliang's words that she lost her composure.

"Princess, there is no need to apologize to me. You are not related to my Gu Xiangfu at all, and the one who caused this disaster is also the Duke Ming Palace. It has nothing to do with me." Gu Yicheng retracted his gaze, and looked at Xiang Siyu with his cold eyes.

Xiang Siyu looked at that face that had turned cold. The estrangement he displayed was like a natural moat that stretched across the two of them, impossible to cross even if one wanted to eliminate. This clear difference made Xiang Siyu's heart hurt, and his hatred for Yun Qianliang grew even stronger.

If Yun Qianliang had not scolded her, how could she have spouted nonsense?

Xiang Siyu glared at Yun Qianliang fiercely, the hostility in her eyes hard to conceal.

"There are still some important matters that need to be taken care of within the manor. This prime minister and Madam will take his leave first." Gu Yicheng stood up first.

Xiang Siyu wanted to urge his to stay, but he did not say a word the few times, she knew it was not appropriate to stay, and Gu Yicheng would only give her face, she could not lose face in front of everyone, so he could only remain silent.

Yun Qianliang laughed helplessly in her heart, and got up to leave.

Seeing Master staring at her figure in a daze, Zi Wei became anxious and worried, and consoled her, "Princess, your status is noble, sooner or later Gu Xiang will see you in a good light. At that time, if you want to, the position of Gu Xiangfu's Madam will be easy for you to obtain."

"What do you know?" Xiang Siyu scolded his impatiently.

If Gu Yicheng really cared about his status and position, then why did he have to obediently marry Yun Qianliang that unfavoured direct daughter? With his position in the imperial court, if he was determined not to marry, even the Tianhui Emperor couldn't do anything to him!

But he had to accept the decree to bestow the marriage, and on the day of the wedding, he protected Yun Qianliang, making it difficult for her.

Xiang Siyu punched the table heavily, his unwillingness to die grew in his heart.

That person should be hers!

Yun Qianliang followed Gu Yicheng and left, the investigation on the other side of the street had just ended, and Gu San was currently bidding Zhao Yuanqi farewell and returning to the carriage.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister and Madam, we did not find any useful clues." Gu San stood beside the carriage and reported.

"There's no rush. Let's go back first." Gu Yicheng asked indifferently.

"Yes."

Gu San jumped onto the shaft of the carriage and drove off.

"How did you find out?" Gu Yicheng rubbed the wound on his shoulder.

"The result is the same." Yun Qianliang glanced at his movements, then turned back to look, "The culprit is bold and cautious, the purpose is clear, we can only determine the time of death, and determine the suspected range, we still need to investigate further."

"It seems you still have a clue." Gu Yicheng took his hand away and said with interest: "You know the culprit very well, it's just that you don't have any evidence, is what you said right?"

Yun Qianliang nodded, his gaze clear. "It's actually not difficult to obtain evidence."

She was sure that the mastermind behind the murder case was Wen Meng, and his methods were to purchase the culprit. From the way the culprit chose the location, the hour, and the other actions, she could roughly deduce the culprit's personality. It would not be difficult to capture him, but the most difficult part was whether or not she wanted to take the risk to kill the person Gu Yicheng cared about.

"You suspect Wen Meng." Gu Yicheng cracked the answer that she purposely did not say.

"Wen Meng is the person who benefits the most, the person who gets the most dislike." Yun Qianliang said straightforwardly, "The evidence of Xiao Cui poisoning me earlier is indisputable, but based on her personality of begging for forgiveness at the cost of her life, she would never have the guts to commit the murder of the mistress without anyone instigating and supporting her. And the only person in the Palace who can be trusted and was willing to bear the responsibility at that time is Wen Meng. Before Xiao Cui died, she caught a taxi and begged for mercy. If Wen Meng knew about this, he was worried that the poison killing everyone here would be exposed.

Gu Yicheng was quiet for a moment, following that, he stared at Yun Qianliang with his sharp eyes, and spoke with astonishing words: "There's another person who is equally suspicious."

After a long while, she looked away and smiled, "You are right, she wanted to poison me. I have a motive to kill her, but unfortunately, my every move since I entered the Gu Xiangfu was watched by your people, and you know very well that I have never done anything about it."

Returning to the Gu Xiangfu, Yun Qianliang had already made a decision in her heart.

Walking into the Green Pine Academy, at the fork in the road, Yun Qianliang stopped.

"Gu Yicheng, call Wen Meng over to the Qing Hu Tong."

Gu Yicheng frowned, then started walking towards the Qing Hu Tong.

Yun Qianliang looked at the figure of her back as thoughts churned in his heart. His beautiful eyes were deep and unfathomable.

It was not until the figure entered the Qing Hu Tong that a cold voice sounded out, "Gu San, invite them in."

"Madam, don't mind me." Gu San smiled apologetically.

Yun Qianliang shook her head, "No."

Come on, that's a subtle word.

After Gu San left, Yun Qianliang slowly strolled into the Qing Hu Tong to wait.

The interior was cool like water, making people feel as if the interior of the Qing Hu Tong was cold and secluded. The sunlight that shone in from outside brought with it a sense of warmth, and the room was so cold and overbearing that it seemed to want to disperse the warmth, in order to prevent anyone from feeling deep and quiet.

Wen Meng walked over with a zither in her arms. After buying the zither, her footsteps paused for a moment, and then she walked in warily.

When Yun Qianliang looked over, the happiness was still on her face, and there was only hostility in her eyes.

Gu Yicheng would occasionally go to Hibiscus Courtyard to listen to music when he was in a good mood. He was a little lacking the mood to choose a courtyard or other places with a wide field of vision, so he had never invited the Singer Dancer s of his manor to the Green Pine Academy.

Today, he had sent his close servant, Gu San, to invite him in, and it was also the Green Pine Academy who entered. Wen Meng could not help but misunderstand.

"Greetings Madam." Wen Meng hugged her zither and bowed.

Yun Qianliang quietly stared at her, his eyes that were like frost staring at the beautiful and delicate face, capturing the expression that flashed past.

Not long later, Wen Meng was already tired, her calves trembled, her heart was filled with grievances, but she stubbornly refused to make a sound.

"Rise." Yun Qianliang opened her mouth and shifted her gaze away from Wen Meng, "Gu San, ask Chun Hua to brew a pot of tea here."

Wen Meng stood up, held onto the guqin tightly and stood in the center of the hall.

Yun Qianliang raised her chin and pointed to the right, "Sit."

"Wen Meng would not dare." Wen Meng's warm and delicate cowardice was completely different from what it used to be.

Yun Qianliang sneered in her heart, her expression did not change at all.

"Xiao Cui is dead."

Following that, the good guqin in Wen Meng's arms landed on the ground. A muffled sound came out from the corner of the guqin as the guqin vibrated with a few ear-piercing notes, causing Wen Meng to freeze on the spot as if she was struck by lightning.

"How could that be?" Wen Meng's body softened and fell to the ground.

Just then, footsteps came from within the Qing Hu Tong, Yun Qianliang heard the light footsteps coming from inside the house, but the person inside did not come out, he only stood at a place where he could hear the two clearly, and did not move after stopping.

Yun Qianliang sighed, the outcome of this matter was probably already decided.

After a long while, Wen Meng finally snapped back to reality. She tearfully kneeled on the ground and pleaded, "Madam, please be the judge for Xiao Cui and ensure that her murderer is found. I can't let her die so randomly."

Yun Qianliang smirked, "I only said that Xiao Cui died. How do you know that Xiao Cui didn't commit suicide but was killed by someone?"

Wen Meng shivered and quickly shook her head, "Xiao Cui is cheerful and lively, she will definitely not commit suicide."

"The meaning behind your words is that she has a clear conscience regarding the matter of poisoning me?" Yun Qianliang asked.

No matter if it was because he felt guilty about the matter of her death or because he had nowhere else to go, Xiao Cui had the chance to commit suicide.

"This matter …" Wen Meng was speechless.

"You're right, Xiao Cui died by his hands." Yun Qianliang gave people a breather to catch their breath, it was only a breather, "But this news hasn't spread yet, you in Gu Xiangfu only heard one sentence and you already know that Xiao Cui died a violent death. Seems like Jing Zhao Fu Yin has come to ask for your help to solve this case."

"I'm only guessing based on my understanding of Xiao Cui over the years." Wen Meng blinked his eyes quickly and beads of perspiration trickled down his forehead.

Although she had bought a murder victim and her hands were not stained with blood, this was the first time she had done such a malicious thing. It was hard to avoid a guilty conscience.

Yun Qianliang stood up and walked in front of Wen Meng, then bent down to help him up, "Don't worry, even if Xiao Cui is no longer Gu Xiangfu's servant, taking into consideration the past, I will still get the culprit to bring him to justice."

Wen Meng heard the clear words, and her entire body shivered, she felt as if her hands were shackled, locking her tightly, causing Wen Meng to stand up and quickly withdraw her hand, and Blessed Body thanked him.

"Did you hear about yesterday's matter?" Yun Qianliang unconcernedly retracted his hand.

"Madam, what might you be talking about?" Wen Meng was smart this time.

"I gave Xiao Cui 10 taels of silver for her to take care of. After she died, the silver was no longer in her sight." Yun Qianliang could clearly see that Wen Meng had trembled all of a sudden, and her smile became even sweeter and friendlier, and she kindly provided information related to the case. "Since that silver ingot is my private money, I like to mark it to prevent others from stealing it. I have already reported to the Jing Zhao Mansion to check the silver ingot. I believe that they will soon find the person who took the ingot to buy something. "

"I hope so." Wen Meng replied fearfully.

"Go back." Yun Qianliang benevolently let them go.

Wen Meng turned and picked up the guqin, who fell to the ground, and slowly walked out.

Yun Qianliang stared at her stiff back, and said with a raised voice. "Wen Meng, you must be careful."

A bold and careful person would definitely not be willing to be a petty person who buried himself in the dust and live on.