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Two days later, the prince was about to leave for Xuzhou. Of course, Fuyi, who was abducted by him, was by his side.

"You are really capable." In the sedan chair, when Fuyi said these words lightly, the prince was snickering.

As for how the prince persuaded Fuyi to come with him, he went to Prince Gong's mansion that day and deliberately told Bai about this matter, and after listening to Bai's persuasion, Fuyi had no choice but to agree.

The prince seemed to be a little mocking, and said: "I want you to go and you don't go, your princess wants you to go, you go, you really listen to her."

"Stupid, that's because I know you well!"

Fuyi rolled her eyes. This person is really slow. Of course, people who are close to him can refuse.

"Hey, the respect of Prince Gong and Concubine Gong has spread throughout the entire imperial city. Why are you still not familiar with her?"

"That's fate." Fuyi looked out the window and said, "If one day I do the same with you, our fate will come to an end."

The prince was taken aback for a moment, and what he said made sense.

"You wouldn't do that to me, would you?"

Fuyi looked back and smiled: "That's not necessarily true."

There are several strange things about this case: First, since the man started to run away, either because he was afraid that the man had a weapon in his hand, or because he didn't have a weapon in his hand, then there must be someone outside to help him. Weapons, or someone with a weapon came and stabbed the person to death.

I haven't been to Xuzhou now, and I don't know what their yard layout is like, but I'm afraid I won't be surprised where to go. Generally, there must be other people's houses behind the yard, or an alley. Then, if you hear a man in the middle of the night The screams of being stabbed to death usually come out to see, so it is very difficult to escape.

Fuyi lowered her head in thought, and asked, "Why did that man go to their yard?"

At first he thought he would not come, so he didn't understand the specifics of the case.

"For the silver." The prince frowned, "I used to live in that yard as a businessman, because I did business in Chang'an and had some savings. Before he died, he buried all the silver in the yard, and his benefactor, who is now the It is an open secret in that village that the family invites them to live in, and they have buried silver in their yard.”

"No one wants to steal it?"

"There must be. Their village is quite simple and honest, and the door is not closed at night. According to the villagers, there was a man who was poor and wanted to steal these silvers. In the end, the man gave him a sum of money and asked him to go out to make a living."

"It's very kind." Fuyi touched her chin and said.

"Yes, that family has a very good reputation in the village, and almost no one speaks ill of them."

Fuyi raised her head, her eyes sparkling, and asked: "If this is the case, then the thief will not kill people. Stealing is most likely to go to prison, but homicide is a capital crime."

The prince frowned and said, "I can't figure it out either. Besides, since this is the case, it is highly likely that people outside the village stole it."

"But it doesn't rule out that there are actually some people like this in this village. It's just that they are better hidden. Moreover, if they run around in the village in the middle of the night, they can be easily discovered. It's easy to hide."

The prince was taken aback by what he said, and asked: "That village is so simple, will there be murderers?"

Fuyi chuckled: "You always think of people so beautifully."

The prince was noncommittal.

"Does the male owner of that family have a habit of getting up at night?"

The prince nodded and said: "Yes, maybe I'm also worried that someone will steal things in the middle of the night."

"Then, the people in the village may be very young, because if everyone knows his habit of getting up at night, stealing things should be avoided at this time. He doesn't stay in the yard all night."

The prince finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The two discussed some fur in the carriage, and it was really hard to make a judgment without seeing the scene.

A few days later, when the two arrived in Xuzhou, the governor of Xuzhou came out to greet them, and the crown prince said, "Hurry up and go to the village."

The village is located in the south of Xuzhou. It is not sparsely populated, but there are not many people. There are at most a hundred families, surrounded by two sides of a river, forming a battle of stars and moons.

When the family saw the prince and Prince Gong coming, they kowtowed, and the mistress was in tears.

There are seven people in this family. The hostess is already in her 50s, and the host is also in her 50s. They have two sons and a daughter. The daughter is married, and the two sons are farming at home. After marrying a wife, the two daughters-in-law looked very docile.

The two looked at the layout of their house. It was located in the middle-east part of the village, with the river at the south gate, and the yard was located in the north, which was probably the backyard. The yard is round, and there is only one entrance on the south side. The wall is more than ten feet high. If you want to turn it in, you must be a strong man.

In the courtyard is a rockery in the east, and there are some ornamental flowers and trees, and there is an open space in the west.

"If you want to come in, you must come from the west."

Fuyi asked, "Where was he killed?"

The county magistrate pointed at the open space on the west side, and said, "My lord, it's over there, and the dagger hasn't been removed yet."

"At that time he caught up, didn't he?"

"Yes."

Fuyi was very interesting: "Can he climb up this ten-foot wall?"

The hostess wiped her tears and said, "My husband is less than four feet eight, so he definitely won't be able to climb up."

"Since he knew he couldn't climb up, why didn't he shout loudly when he saw the thief, but went after the thief? He didn't know if the thief was armed, right?"

"This……"

Fuyi's question made the hostess speechless for a moment.

The eldest son stood up and spoke: "Father is not such a cowardly person, and for this kind of thief, father has always hoped to be kind to him and let him change his ways."

"Is that so?"

Fuyi turned around and asked the eldest son, "Where is the silver that your family said was buried?"

The man shook his head and said: "Xiaomin doesn't know either, but he just knows that there is such a sum of money."

"You don't know?" Fuyi turned to ask everyone.

Everyone in the family shook their heads, which meant that only the dead man knew where the silver was hidden, but he is dead now.

"Does anyone besides this village know about the money hidden in your house?"

The old woman shook her head and said: "The villagers here are all born and bred, and they have never been out. Naturally, it is impossible for this news to spread."

The county magistrate added: "Besides, this village is very remote."

"Then the thief must have known it through some means?"

The crown prince interjected: "Don't people in your village take part in the imperial examinations to become officials?"

Fuyi glanced at him, but was speechless.

The old woman shook her head again: "Our village is full of uneducated people, and there is no private school, so they can't go to school, so they can only come back to farm."

"So behind—"

Fuyi interrupted what the prince was about to say, and said, "If this is the case, then no one will come to this village?"

"Our village has received a few scholars who came to Beijing to take the exam. In addition, some businessmen will also come."

"Could it be that they leaked the secret?"

The younger son said: "That's impossible, because everyone in the village knows that if the news spreads, the village will not be peaceful, so no one will say it."

Fuyi nodded, and what she said made sense.

He changed the direction and asked, "That night, did you hear the victim's screams, and you all went to the yard?"

The eldest son explained: "At that time we were all sleeping soundly. When I heard my father's voice, my wife and I came out. I happened to see my younger brother coming out with my wife. But my mother didn't hear it because of her bad ears. It was me. Go wake up mother."

"So, what was the reaction of the people nearby at that time?"

"At that time, the Zhao's house in the back turned on the lights, and they came here to ask what's the matter."

"Haven't you seen anyone slip away?"

"They only said that they saw a black shadow slipping past the window, and they thought it was dazzled."

Fuyi sighed, looked at the prince, and said, "Is it almost there?"

The prince looked at the county magistrate and asked, "You didn't find any trace of the thief's escape?"

"Your Highness, I have searched everywhere, and there is not even a dog's footprint."

Fuyi chuckled: "It didn't rain that day, so how could we find footprints? Besides, in this alley, there is a yard in front and a gate in the back. As long as no one lights up, if you want to escape, you just need to use the high wall of the yard to cover it up." easy."

The crown prince also sighed: "With these words, how could the case be solved?"

"Otherwise, do you think Dali Temple eats dry food?" Fuyi sarcastically mocked the prince, "We came, isn't it the same result?"

The county magistrate didn't dare to show his anger when he heard what the prince said, and knelt down, choking with sobs: "Your Highness, you must seek justice for us! Your husband was frank and upright before his death, right The money has never been greedy, it is only for those in need, his death is too worthless!"

There was a row of people kneeling behind, the prince nodded helplessly, and said, "Don't worry, the prince will do his best!"

Fuyi looked at the prince's side face and smiled lightly.

I want to see what you can do to solve the case.