The first work of the imperial prison

For a long, long time, Tang Feihan didn't raise his head. Maybe he was ashamed, maybe he didn't dare to face his friend's disappointed gaze, or maybe he just didn't want others to see the tears of regret in his eyes.

He understands Ye Baiting's words, it's not important, other people are not important, he has grown up, he has friends behind him, he has everything he worked hard for, the person who hurt him is old, it's hard to hurt him again... …

The most precious thing, time is the most precious, and the person he should cherish the most is himself.

How could he lose himself?

At the end of the time, the bustle on the street outside was almost at its peak. There were buskers beating gongs and drums, Zhang Luo’s most exciting performance, and children were running around in the street, screaming excitedly, and the pale white and pink apricot petals fluttered in the wind I don't know how many walls, how many eaves and pavilions I have crossed, floated into the window, and landed lazily on the ground.

This is human fireworks.It is also the most beautiful detail in life.

Beizhen Fusiwei was serious and quiet, as if he lived in isolation, but in fact he was always in the world, as long as he listened intently, he could hear and perceive everything, and when his heart was gentle, even the empty and chilling school grounds in the past became very kind.

You see, no matter how sharp the blade is, no matter how cold the armor is, there are still soft petals leaning against it, right?

Ye Baiting looked at him: "Do you want to talk now? Who is that person?"

Tang Feihan's voice was bitter: "It's not that I don't want to say it, I'm just afraid that no one will believe it... Thinking about it carefully, I don't have anything left of this person. I don't have any evidence to prove it except for the past that I said about myself."

Ye Baiting glanced across the room: "This person is right here, isn't he?"

Tang Feihan was startled.

Ye Baiting: "It must be Zeng Sanniang."

Before Tang Feihan could speak, Zeng Sanniang snorted: "Mr. Xiao, it's better not to make wild guesses. I am a serious businessman. I don't know how many years Liulifang has been open. If I really want to do something bad, I will do it a long time ago. If you do it, will you wait until today?"

Ye Baiting looked at her: "For a while, you often appeared at the back door of the Prince Mu's Mansion. It was indeed a tryst with Sun Zhixing, and it was also under his cover that you met Tang Feihan there, right? The roads there are wide and the streets and alleys are complicated. , in the event of any accident, it is very convenient to escape, it is the place you carefully selected, and it is close to the Mu County Palace, so it is convenient for you to fabricate all kinds of cover-up lies."

"Mu Junwang, Mu An, Sun Zhixing, Tang Feihan, layer by layer, true and false, as long as the relationship between men and women is involved, everything will become ambiguous and difficult to trace. You have a lot of ways to get rid of the direction, right? "

Zeng Sanniang covered her lips with a handkerchief: "Mr. Xiao told me that I'm so smart."

Ye Baiting's eyes were clear: "The tryst yard belongs to Sun Zhixing, and the desolate courtyard where broken glass is traded belongs to Sun Zhixing. You, the proprietress of Liulifang, are only related to the incident of Liuli, and have nothing to do with the murderer Tang Feihan. You don't know him at all. You have nothing to do with him. The one who may be related is Sun Zhixing. They were both bullied by Tang Jingfu and have a common enemy. No matter how Jin Yiwei investigates, it will only be Sun Zhixing in the end. Everything is logical. If he does not admit it, it is sophistry, and even the key At that time, you can serve as a witness and provide a statement, am I right?"

Sun Zhixing was listening, his expression a little stagnant, as if he didn't understand what was going on for a moment.

Ye Baiting looked at Zeng Sanniang, and continued talking: "Except for the production and distribution of the small balls, you will do all the other preparations, including placing orders on the black market, using money to buy thieves to steal glass—as for why you stole yourself? It is not another home, because this Liulifang is not important to you, it is just a cover, used to set up something for you to prove your life, and you have other identities, so there is no loss. Loss, just a few dollars less, is not important, but because you lost something, you report to the government again, you are the one who suffers, and it will reduce a lot of suspicions. Sun Zhixing is not necessarily the case. He has a deep relationship with you, and some things can even be replaced by you. You decide, for example, Liulifang, because he goes there often, not only is he very familiar with the people, but also the production process, he can even give you orders at critical times, what to do first, what to do next, how to do it—”

"Sun Zhixing, is it also the ghost you prepared to take the place of the dead? You have arranged all possible suspicions for him. It is best for Tang Feihan not to have an accident, and he is not afraid of it. He has no evidence to bite you. Only Sun Zhixing, Sun Zhixing is the accomplice, the instigator, no matter how much he argues, because he has the motivation, the environment, the place, everything is related to him, and he cannot get rid of the suspicion."

Zeng Sanniang sighed: "As Mr. Xiao said, the suspicion is clearly on Mr. Sun. Why do you suspect me? But what evidence did you find?"

These words seem to be doubtful, but in fact they are faintly tentative.

The corners of Ye Baiting's lips curled up: "Jin Yiwei's initial gaze was only on the two of you. It's not clear who it is. The person who instigated and pushed others to commit fouls hides too deeply, but in the end the truth is actually not difficult to ascertain. For example, today, when asking questions in front of the hall, Tang Feihan looks at you completely differently from Sun Zhixing. If there is no special atmosphere, he basically does not look at you. He will look at it, and ignore it normally at other times, but there are huge clues. When there is a crisis of exposure, the first person he will look at is you. His attitude when talking to you at first was not good, even a little hostile, not pre-arranged, nor intentional Wanting to expose you, he has resentment towards you, the relationship you built with ulterior motives, the emotional bond between the two of you has collapsed, he no longer trusts you, right?"

"You shouldn't be the proprietress of Liulifang, right? Or you are. You impersonated this woman a few years ago. When did you start... I guess, before this woman came to Beijing, if she settled down in the capital , with familiar people and connections, it is very difficult for you to impersonate, you replace her before she enters Beijing, enter Beijing as an orphan, choose a man to marry, and maybe kill him——you early Becoming a widow is probably also my own choice, after all, the environment is already familiar, the relationship between people has been successfully established, and I am more comfortable alone, I can do whatever I want, and no one can control me.”

"Think about and evaluate all the resources and contacts around you. If they are useful, you will target them, entangle them, make different plans, or seduce or confuse them. If you don't obey, kill them, or let the new hooked people kill them for you. Your husband can use , Tang Feihan can use it, and Sun Zhixing can use it even more, your husband is dead, Tang Feihan has pleaded guilty, and now you are in trouble, should the remaining person be thrown away too?"

Ye Baiting tapped the table with his fingertips and reminded Sun Zhixing: "After listening for so long, I must have understood how deeply Mr. Sun has been involved in this case, so I don't want to defend myself? The house that made the 'Little Ball'— —I didn’t make it clear just now that the head of the household is indeed out of town, and the statement cannot be obtained for a while, but in the local area, the head of the household employs a housekeeper, and this person is very related to you, Mr. Sun.”

His reminder was very cryptic, and he clicked to the end, giving more room for thinking, and Shen Jiang's words were very straightforward: "Master Sun, you have to think about it, this woman is going to throw the blame again, you don't want to come out again." If you have strong evidence to defend yourself, you will be the next ghost!"

Sun Zhixing still didn't react, and looked at Zeng Sanniang in disbelief: "How...so? Sanniang is obviously gentle and kind..."

Zeng Sanniang's eyes turned red, and tears fell down. The pear blossoms were raining, and she looked so wronged, as if if there was no one present, she could bump into the man's arms and complain: "They wronged me...Sun Lang, You know me best..."

With a "snap", the first seat was seated, Qiu Xunqing slapped the small wood on the case table: "Sun Zhixing, this envoy asks you, does Zeng Sanniang know about your deserted courtyard!"

Sun Zhixing didn't dare to hide it: "I know, I know, one time when we were romping at night and passed by that street, I told her about it."

Qiu Yiqing: "Does Zeng Sanniang know about the grievances between you and Tang Jingfu?"

"I know." Sun Zhixing's eyes were a little confused, "I mentioned something to her..."

Qiu Xunqing: "Does Zeng Sanniang know how you feel about Tang Feihan?"

"Yeah, we used to talk about these young people when we were chatting..."

Speaking of this, Sun Zhixing himself was a little unbelievable. Could it be that those seemingly unintentional details are actually intentional guidance and deliberate probing?

"Zeng Sanniang may guide you to familiarize yourself with the affairs of Liulifang, but because of 'unexpected absence', you need your help to take care of the production in the workshop!"

"Yes..." Sun Zhixing swallowed his saliva, "A few times, we were together, all in Liulifang, and something happened outside, and she needed to go there in person. The Liuli production in the workshop was at a critical time, so she was worried. Tell me some of the secret recipes, let me help you watch..."

Just because of this part of the secret recipe, he didn't have the slightest suspicion. He thought it was a sign that the other party trusted him with all his heart. He even entrusted him with his life-long reliance on housekeeping skills. How could he harm him?

Seeing Zeng Sanniang's appearance, Sun Zhixing became more and more unfamiliar, as if he had never really known her before.

But the facts are in front of him, he can no longer refuse to think about this direction. After all, he is an official. He has eaten and seen it. No matter how unbelievable or unbelievable, he must immediately consider his own situation...

"Yes...something! I can defend myself!" He finally thought of something, "Zeng Sanniang lost something! Her Liulifang is indeed working well, but the land is not hers, it is She rented it, and the owner is a local rich man. He is a villain. In the past two months, Liulifang has been stolen repeatedly. The proprietress needs to change places, anyway, the cost is not too big..."

Zeng Sanniang was startled, this matter...

Sun Zhixing: "The local rich man has been involved in gambling for the past two years and is short of money. He doesn't want Zeng Sanniang to move away. He wants to steal some of her things, such as silver and important belongings. If she is short on money, she can't leave, no Can I continue to rent this piece of land? I happened to be there on the day he stole something, and I happened to meet him, but I didn’t tell the truth, because Zeng Sanniang had a little temper with me in those days and ignored me. I thought about it in her hand. It’s short, if there is trouble, they will come to find me... At that time, I didn’t pay much attention to it, thinking it was a trivial matter. Looking back now, when I was with that rich man, I smelled a strong smell, it should be... gunpowder! She is not an official, not a soldier, so how can there be such things as gunpowder in the room? The commander will send someone to investigate, and I will be cleared!"

There was no need for a commander, Shen Jiang hooked a Jin Yiwei to come up, Jin Yiwei nodded, and immediately ran out to investigate.

Zeng Sanniang narrowed her eyes.

Careless.

Hunting wild geese all day long, the wild goose pecked at her eyes. She did lose something. The silver is not a big deal. She can still afford to lose it. The key is the gunpowder. Because the amount is not much, she didn’t realize it until a long time later, and it was too late Well, on her own, she couldn't figure out who the thief was, but after a few days of observation, nothing happened, so she was relieved. Unexpectedly, this was the case, and Sun Zhixing saw it!

Almost instantly, she looked at Sun Zhixing with murderous intent.

Ye Baiting: "If you do it now, there will be no more than 300 taels of silver here."

Because of this, Zeng Sanniang held back abruptly, only to realize something was wrong when she held back, she was just saying what others said, wasn't she showing acquiescence?

Sun Zhixing was really frightened, and immediately jumped to the side, hiding behind Shen Jiang: "Master Baihu, you have to protect me!"

Shen Jiang: ...

"Now think about it, Liulifang belongs to you. You are the most convenient person for arranging people to steal things and helping things in secret to ensure the smooth progress of things, aren't you?" Ye Baiting looked at Zeng Sanniang, "You have been working here for so many years. Jin Yiwei has checked for business, and it is also his duty, why did he move suddenly? Is it Li Xiaoliang's death?"

Not like.

He carefully observed Zeng Sanniang's expression and shook his head: "I don't think so. Since you were asked to be silent by the blue bird, it must be because you have encountered a big problem at that time. There is no way to do more, the only thing you can do is to protect others. Also protect yourself, since you want to be silent, you have to cut off communication with everyone. If you cut off, you won't be able to get more and fresher information. You don't even know that Li Xiaoliang was arrested, so how could you act because of him? This operation , It’s the secret signal that Jade Bird agreed with you in advance, right? Is it the time, the date, or some specific event? I guess—it’s not the time, it’s the event.”

"Mr. Xiao really knows how to guess, but it's a pity that he is wrong."

Zeng Sanniang spoke suddenly, and the changes in her temperament were visible to the naked eye. Before she put it away, she was lazy and casual, her body was tense, her eyes were shining coldly, and her right hand was half-clasped. It seemed that there was some hidden weapon that could attack in the next moment.

Ye Baiting wasn't afraid at all: "You can run away now and try Jin Yiwei's ability to take people."

Seeing that Zeng Sanniang's right hand was getting tighter, Shen Jiang took two steps across, blocked Ye Baiting, and stared at her: "Speak! How do you know the location of the military gunpowder? This kind of thing is absolutely impossible for ordinary people. The fish you raise in the officialdom is not only Sun Zhixing, who else! You are neither a thief nor a thief, how did you get the black market line, did you contact other accomplices! "

"Hey, I'm so scared to be so close and yelling so fiercely."

Zeng Sanniang said she was afraid, but her face was very steady, all the three words 'do not cooperate', she wanted to ask for a statement from her, dreaming!

Ye Baiting left the desk and walked over: "Then why did you choose Tang Feihan? What makes him special compared to others?"

"It's convenient," Zeng Sanniang smiled, "a young child looks like an elegant gentleman with a bright future, but in fact all the grievances are in the bottom of his heart, his expression when there is no one... oh, I don't know if he read it by himself Will he be afraid? I did guide him. According to what you said, it was instigation, but if he had nothing in his heart, I could force him to kill someone? Why didn’t I instigate Mu An? He came into contact with me More."

Ye Baiting: "How do you know that he is full of resentment? Maybe it's just an introverted personality who doesn't like to talk about the past."

Zeng Sanniang snorted: "Looking at other things, I may not be sure. I don't want to be too familiar with this aspect. I have seen many people like this. They all came from hard times. They are either insensitive or resentful." , set the rules and discipline, some people, submissive, can live for a few days, some people are ambitious, promising, come out of many abyss, from the pitiful person to the person everyone looks up to, Some people can't get out of it, they are tortured by these emotions all their lives, and they are used by us... Tang Feihan, it's the last one, if you don't believe me, ask him, is it just a few days ago when he was the happiest from childhood to adulthood? , Killing day? He enjoys this, he was born like this!"

"He is not!"

Mu An clenched his fists tightly, and suddenly raised his voice: "He is full of poems and books, and he is full of talent. He has the most beautiful mountains and rivers and the most gorgeous words in his pen. He just has a little bit of difficulty, just a little bit. Time flies, and it will always pass. , we can always grow up and not be bound by anyone. He should have a bright future, and he can come out immediately. You dragged him down! You have a vicious mind and a lot of harm. Do you know that you did it? Not only him, but also..."

There are other people's lives, Lu Xingming, who is separated from heaven and man, and himself.

Getting friends in life is easier said than done, but losing them seems like a flash.

His voice was a little choked up, and Tang Feihan's throat trembled even more, his face was deeply buried in his palm, and he couldn't even say that sorry.

Ye Baiting looked at Zeng Sanniang: "I know so clearly about a certain type of people, and I can observe them in detail - are there people like this in your organization?"

Zeng Sanniang knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, and was caught up in the conversation again: "If you are forced so hard, aren't you afraid that I will bite the poison and kill myself?"

"You won't," Ye Baiting said firmly, "You came here today to cooperate with Jin Yiwei to ask a confession. When you are not sure how much evidence Jin Yiwei has and whether you know the whole truth, you can't take the initiative to take the risk. Seriously, you definitely won’t carry poison capsules and pills with you, there’s no way you can bite the poison and kill yourself here.”

"Ah."

Zeng Sanniang laughed, and looked at Ye Baiting with complicated eyes, including admiration, resentment, and ridicule.

Ye Baiting suddenly felt bad: "Hold her down quickly, she's going to commit suicide!"

Jin Yiwei rushed over immediately, Shen Jiang was closer, reacted faster, and subconsciously grabbed Zeng Sanniang's tightly clenched right hand——

He grabbed Zeng Sanniang's right hand, but there was nothing in this hand, nothing. Instead, her left hand moved quickly, pulled down the sachet at her waist, and quickly passed it to her nose for a sniff—

The corner of the mouth immediately overflowed with blood, and the body also fell down.

"Master... Master... This subordinate has done... all my loyalty to you!"

He died so simply that no one else could stop him in time.

Shen Jiang is the closest, but also the most regretful: "What did I grab her right hand for, I should have grabbed her left!"

Ye Baiting patted him on the shoulder: "I don't blame you."

He knelt down and carefully checked Xia Zeng Sanniang's condition.

Zeng Sanniang had expected what she would do. Once she was found out, she knew what would happen, so she had prepared it long ago. The right hand was just a fake move, done in advance, just to confuse others, so that she could There is time to commit suicide, she did not bring any poison pills, and she did not hide any poison sacs between her teeth, probably took some specific medicines in advance, if nothing happened today, she can get out safely, she has her own solution, if the magic high today One foot, one foot high, she couldn't hide it anymore, and she carried a medicine primer in her sachet, as long as she sniffed it, the poison would be induced.

Really ready.

Sun Zhixing couldn't accept the current scene: "Why...how could this be?"

Qiu Yiqing has also come over: "Jin Yiwei found out that Mr. Sun has not married a wife so far, and there is only one concubine in his family. I think he misses the past deeply. I fell in love with this woman because of her character and appearance?"

Sun Zhixing pursed his lips: "Zeng Sanniang's appearance...is indeed similar to Xianniang's, her figure and dress, even her hobbies are very similar, and her temperament is also very similar. They are all kind and charming people, and occasionally have a little temper, but they know the seriousness. There is nothing wrong with major matters, she shouldn't be someone who can kill..."

Lu Yisheng snorted: "You know fart! If a woman wants to deceive, especially a good-looking woman, it is easy to deceive a man who is addicted to love."

Ye Baiting was checking Zeng Sanniang's condition, and suddenly paused in his hands, wanting to touch her face——

But Qiu Yiqing squatted down: "I'll do it."

While talking, he also instructed Shen Jiang: "Go get a basin of water."

The water came over quickly, and Qiu Xunqing didn't feel sorry for the fragrance at all. He splashed a handful on the face of the dead Zeng Sanniang, and then rubbed his hands——

Everyone found that the person is still the same person, but her temperament has changed a lot. Once the makeup powder is removed, and the thick paste is wiped off, her skin color is not very good, with an unhealthy yellow, and the combination of facial features feels the same. It was a lot different before, it was like a different person.

Sun Zhixing was even more shocked: "This...how could..."

Looking at it this way, she doesn't look like his Xianniang at all!

Shen Jiang was in awe: "The make-up skills are... amazing."

Ye Baiting looked at Sun Zhixing: "Since you are a fish in her net, since she got close to you, of course she has to do what you like, what kind of person you like, she has to be like that, what kind of experience do you expect, What kind of experience will she give you, she has been using you from the beginning to the end, and you still don't want to wake up?"

Sun Zhixing: ...

Ye Baiting: "You are different from others. You are emotionally persistent and sensitive enough. Even if she tries her best, it will be difficult for her not to show her flaws to you. It's just that you didn't pay attention at the time. Just think about it carefully." , did she know anyone, she was very secretive, and even made you jealous?"

"Really!"

Sun Zhixing didn't think about it carefully, and didn't think it was a problem. After thinking about it carefully, there were many things that were wrong, and he gave seven or eight names in one breath!

After finishing speaking, I was still a little embarrassed, and rubbed my nose: "Maybe... I am also supercilious, but my hostility towards Lu Yisheng seems to be caused by her. I have enough qualifications, and I want to be promoted. There is not only one position, but She doesn't like Lu Yisheng, and said that Lu Yisheng looked at her wrongly. After doing this several times, I finally believed it. Seeing Lu Yisheng becoming more and more distasteful, now that I think about it, she might also want to use me and step on the Lu family's fault. It would be even better if he could get rid of the blame and nail his family to death as the murderer..."

Qiu Yiqing has asked Shen Jiang to write down these seven or eight names, and will check them later.

Ye Baiting sighed: "Do you think you are taking advantage of this matter?"

Sun Zhixing's voice was a little tight: "I thought he was as beautiful as Xianniang, he never thought of using me, he treated me wholeheartedly, he could tell me anything, he could give me his wealth and life, but I couldn't give her too much. There are so many things, I am greedy for her tenderness, her body, I am using him..."

Who knows that he is not a hunter, but a prey in the eyes of others.

In the end, after being hostile for a while, Lu Yisheng couldn't help showing his complacency: "I thought you were so powerful, didn't you capsize in the gutter? I advise you to calm down and marry a wife to go home so as not to be deceived." .”

Sun Zhixing immediately taunted back: "Like you, after you get married, find a way to drive them away to make room for others?"

Lu Yisheng: "What happened to my family was just an accident. They died because of their bad luck. I didn't kill them. It was the murderer's fault!"

After seeing the corpse, Ye Baiting stood up: "In my opinion, Mr. Lu is not very lucky."

"what?"

"It's true that Mrs. Li is ill and can't give birth to children, so is the adult. In the past year, you have been busy with sending officials. Even if you rescued a poor little girl who sold her body to bury her father in the middle, you still have no skills. You can see it in a month." If you don’t see her a few times, it’s better to think back to your itinerary about ten months before the child’s birth. How many times have you been to her? How long did you stay each time? Did you encounter any special things? Think about why you did At that time, the other party was very anxious? Is that child who is still breastfeeding really born to you?"

"It's impossible!" Lu Yisheng's face flushed because it was a matter of the man's face, he was really angry.

Shen Jiang sneered: "My family is not lucky, Mr. Lu has always been lucky. He hasn't had any serious illness in the past ten years. Doctors rarely see him. Maybe he doesn't even know what's wrong with him? The last time I went to the mansion Routine questioning, the person accompanying me is Beizhen Fusi who specializes in medical skills, and specially pinched the pulse of Mr. Lu. His health is not very good, and the issue of heirs should be quite difficult. There may be some opportunities when he is young. The older he is, the older he is. , the more hopeless, after thirty, it will be impossible to regenerate."

"You are talking nonsense! How could I, how could..."

"Am I talking nonsense, you go out and find a doctor's pulse, don't you understand?"

Lu Yisheng was suddenly in a trance.

The child...isn't his kind?

When I was young, in order to accumulate strength and climb up, I had to give my wife face. Even if I played outside, I held back, knowing that I couldn’t make troubles. Now I have finally achieved a small success in my career, and my future is promising, and my future career is stable , also arrived in the circle of the capital, I can settle down in the future, and my mind is active, but I didn't expect that there is no chance...

"Don't you care about your wife and nephew?" Shen Jiang snorted, "Master Lu has fulfilled his wish. From now on, he will be really a lonely family with nothing left."

Lu Yisheng: ...

"Oh, it's fine to take home the outer room of the one who stole the man, as long as you are willing to have green on your head and like to raise other people's seeds."