C15

"This humble girl greets you, your highness." Because he was holding the account book in his arms, adding on to the fact that there were so many people around, Xu Chu did not bow in greeting.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Qinglang didn't care about her nonsensical salutations at all, and only reached out to grab the things in her arms, then signaled for his to get in the car.

Obviously, he had not arrived for a short period of time. Otherwise, he would not have finished dealing with the thick stack of documents.

It was evening, and all the street vendors had already packed up their stalls and went home. The shouts and shouts of the carriages and horses were continuously flowing in and out. The originally crowded streets gradually opened up.

It was only when the hot tea in Xu Chu's hand had entered her stomach that Xiao Qinglang finally opened his mouth and asked, "This duke came because of the Liu Chan case. Lord Sun has already reported back. He followed your instructions to get the person and found the abandoned sickle as well. After a few moments of interrogation, Old Man Liu admitted his mistakes. "

Hearing that, Xu Chu blurted out a question: "What about Lu Qing`er?"

"You are quite sensitive. Rather than saying how you discovered the clues, you should say that I spent a lot of effort to find out about this. How did you see through it with just a few glances? "

Xu Chu raised her head and looked at Xiao Qinglang, seeing his calm expression, the water vapor curling up, only raising his eyebrows and looking over, there was no suspicion in his eyes, as though he was just asking for advice. This made her heart loosen and for some reason, she felt at ease.

"Rumor has it that Lu Qing`er's innocence was almost destroyed by Liu Chan, but not only did the Lu family not report it, they didn't even pursue the matter any further. and instead treat the Old Man Liu well as usual, and even had our daughter's only son deliver food to the Old Man Liu. This is already illogical. "

"Also, since Qing`er is sixteen, based on the present world's eyes, since she is still unmarried at this age, it is likely that she will be scolded by rumors and rumors. Whether it was before Liu Chan's desire to tarnish Qing`er or after, the Lu Family did not have any thoughts of seeking a marriage for her. "

"Later on, when I accidentally discovered the secret of the sickle handle, I realized that the Liu Clan's agricultural tools seemed to be lacking a sickle." After saying that, Xu Chu explained respectfully, "Your highness should know that I am from a peasant family. Although my family does not have any fields, I would like to grow some simple vegetables in the courtyard. The Liu Clan was also a farmhouse, and according to the documents, they rented a few acres of land. For a family like this, they would usually burn their fires and refuse to buy firewood. Most of them would come to the nearby forests to gather some branches and dry firewood, and cutting grass on the ground would result in the use of scythes.

"As for the background of Qing`er, it was obtained from the performance of the common woman in the Old Man Liu. The Lu family treated their daughter too coldly. On the contrary, Old Man Liu placed too much importance on her. Furthermore, Old Man Liu is close to the age of twenty, yet is able to call him brother. This is also the reason why this humble girl has such a wild guess, that Qing'er is actually Old Man Liu's daughter. " Xu Chu sighed, "Actually, if it wasn't for the sudden death of the young mistress of the Qian family in the previous case, I'm afraid that I wouldn't have dared to guess anything like that."

Xiao Qinglang's brows revealed a sense of gentleness as he nodded and said: "So that's why you allowed Master Sun to swindle the Old Man Liu and find Old Man Lu to confront him?"

This really was an astute thought. "Hahahahaha!" "hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

He looked at Xu Chu with uncertain eyes, not knowing what shshewas planning in her heart. As she slowly looked up, he could see that she wasn't considered charming and delicate, but her fair complexion was constantly showing a hint of tenacity.

Warm as jade, it gave off a delicate fragrance. Xiao Qinglang never thought that he would be caught by a girl. However, he couldn't help but admit it. Whether it was admiration or testing, he felt that this little coroner in front of him, would become a female official of Law Department … Furthermore, his trust was worthy of him telling the entire estate to Zhang Xuan in secret.

"Prince?" Xu Chu's voice rose slightly as she asked puzzledly.

"If one were to still rely on Lu Qing's age and marriage to deduce the truth, then shouldn't this king also suspect the Lady Xu's background? Yet at the age of twenty, he has never been married to anyone, nor even had any feelings for any man. " Xiao Qinglang tilted his head to the side, shifted his gaze away from her, and then calmly drank a mouthful of the tea in his hand. After pausing for a moment, he thought to himself, Hm, it's cold.

"Your Highness must be joking. Even an average family wouldn't dare to propose marriage with a coroner girl. Moreover, this commoner had never thought of harming anyone. Since others think this commoner was unlucky, it would be better to not pursue her from the start. As for her background, this humble one has confirmed that she is my father's biological daughter. Could it be that this humble one's file has something in it that your highness should suspect? "

Xu Chu never believed in trust for no reason, especially for someone like King Jing'an. Not to mention that she was originally a noble family member of the imperial family, just her status and rank as a official in charge of the Law Department and the Inner Court was enough to make him a thorn in many people's noses.

Therefore, since the King Jing'an was looking for her, he must have already investigated her background long ago.

"I don't have any doubts, but this king is curious to know why coronation, during his tenure, did not reveal any information for the first ten years. Why did his autopsy techniques suddenly improve during the first sixteen years and why did he help the yamen solve so many strange cases?"

With just one sentence, Xu Chu's heart tightened. She thought that no one would notice, because everyone knew that her master was her father, and that it was only when she came to the morgue and the memorial hall as a child that she learned the art of autopsy. Not to mention that when she was young, she had never revealed any abnormalities just to conceal herself. Only a few years ago, when her father's health was getting worse every day, did she gradually reveal her ability to investigate the case with an autopsy …

Xu Chu's expression sank, her eyes drooped without saying a word. After a long while, she slowly said: "Your Highness, what do you mean by this? I do not know."

"Since you don't know what your gains are today, forget about it."

Originally, Xu Chu was prepared to brace herself and not drag her father into the water, but he didn't expect that she would hear the voice of Xiao Qinglang above his head before she could clench her teeth and argue.

At some point, it had started to rain outside, and the carriage was filled with rustling sounds. A gust of wind blew in through the gaps between the curtains, bringing about a bit of coldness and bleakness, causing Xu Chu to shudder. However, when she looked at Xiao Qinglang, she saw that he was seated upright, and did not continue asking the question. It was as if what she had said just now was just a casual remark, but it had filled her with fear and uneasiness.

For a moment, Xu Chu was somewhat dumbstruck as she looked at the person standing right next to him, and leisurely sipping his tea with the bone porcelain teacup. Was he doing it on purpose or not?

It was most likely because he had added hot tea, but Xiao Qinglang's face was currently covered by the mist from the teacup in front of him. It was as if he was floating in the air, causing others to be unable to see through him.

"Is the Lady Xu so engrossed in this king's gaze?" It was rare to see that stubborn face becoming dull, which made Xiao Qinglang have the thought of teasing him.

Xu Chu, who had been awakened from her stupor, flushed red to her ears. She hurriedly gulped down a mouthful of somewhat cold tea, then shifted her gaze away and coughed lightly, "Reporting to the Duke, today, when I asked everyone what is so strange, I discovered two clues. One was that Zhang Dazhang had had an unusual chance encounter the day before yesterday, or that he had promised him benefits, or that the person might be able to benefit him, and that the benefits were considerable. Second, Zhang Dazhi's wife seemed to have something to hide, and what she was hiding had to avoid Zhang Shi. Later on, this humble girl will need to personally pay a visit. "

"Later on, when I was in Li Jin Manor, this commoner found out that the Li family lost a lot of business, but the Li family lived a life of luxury and glory. Not to mention that he was a wanderer, just because his concubine loved fake mountains made of flowers and plants, he spent a huge sum of money to dig a pond in his house and set up a mountain rock. "But if that's the case, then where did Li Jin get the silver from?"

"In addition, I've asked the butler that since the incident with Li Jun, no one has come to collect their debt."

Seeing Xiao Qinglang quickly flipping through the account book, his eyebrows rose higher and higher, until she finally nodded his head and acknowledged her words. Only then did she let down her guard. He then picked up the document he folded and thought with doubt, "This was found by me when I first entered the study. It seems to be extremely important to Li Jin, but I still need to look up the relevant documents."

After saying this, she took out the item she found in the Li family's study, and said, "The steward once said that the sixth son of the estate caused trouble in the study, and then the sixth son was sent to the yamen on the charge of stealing the main family's property. There was no news of him after that. However, this humble woman feels that this matter is closely related to the matter of the evil spirits seeking their lives. "

Xiao Qinglang pursed his lips, seeming extremely satisfied, and then, he extended his hand and pulled out a scroll from the bottom of the official document, and handed it over.

"This was discovered by me by chance when I was looking through the Wu family files. I believe you should be interested."

Xu Chu was suspicious, but seeing the look of understanding on Xiao Qinglang's face, she could not help but think, could it be that he had already seen through the entire matter?