The first work of the imperial prison

February 25, Beizhen Fusi lobby.

The first seat is still the long table, and there is still a smaller table on the lower left, which is the same color and material as the long table, only slightly smaller in size.

Qiu Yiqing sat on the top seat, Ye Baiting sat on the bottom seat, and Shen Jiang stood on the right, ready to look through the submitted files and materials at any time, while keeping an eye on the security guards to ensure that any accidents would be on alert as soon as possible.

Just today, Beizhen Fusi conducted the final investigation and determination of the murder case in the Gonghou Mansion, and invited all the people involved in the case to the scene for interrogation.

Qiu Yiqing sat upright, with straight eyebrows, and spoke in a deep voice: "At the foot of the emperor, the capital of the country is the most important. The successive murders in Yinggonghou's mansion have shocked everyone in the court. This envoy has issued a decree to investigate this murder case and ask for details. It is detailed, the evidence is conclusive, and the truth is returned to the facts, and the world is restored to clarity—you can hear me clearly?"

Everyone in the hall watched their hearts and minds, showing no expression, Jin Yiwei moved the emperor out, who would dare to say no?

Old Hou Ye's eyelids drooped slightly, and he flicked his sleeves: "I've already arrived at your company's hall, is it an uncooperative attitude? The commander is confused, so just ask, everyone in my house is more anxious than anyone else outside, I hope that the real culprit will be caught, and there will be no more regrets.”

Qiu Xunqing asked: "The death of the butler Xu Kai, what does the old Hou have to say?"

"You also said that he is a housekeeper, just a servant, and he is also worthy of my eyes?" The old master's eyebrows were flat, his voice was light, "I have nothing to say, I don't know, if Jin Yiwei is investigating this murder case, this Marquis There is no need to continue in the future.”

Ye Baiting saw that Ying Baisu's fingers trembled.But there was no expression on her face, just like everyone present.

Qiu Yiqing didn't pay attention to the threat of the old master, and turned to the son: "Where is the son? Do you have something to say?"

The son was as usual, his voice was deep and steady, which was very in line with his current identity. He didn't look at his father for instructions, and his appearance of "lifting the weight as if it were light" was somewhat similar to his father: "It's just a servant. , they are all different from us, maybe they had a quarrel with someone in private...the chickens and dogs are fighting in this beast's den, Jin Yiwei doesn't have so much time, he's always condescending and inquiring, isn't he?"

His father only said that servants are unworthy, but he was good enough to directly beat the servants into a circle of beasts.

After speaking, he himself didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and he still spoke in a slow tone, not rushing, maintaining the aristocratic temperament: "The most important thing now should be the case of my younger brother? Doesn't the commander ask first?"

Qiu Xunqing fulfilled his wish: "Xu Kai's suicide note stated that your third younger brother killed two people, and your son-in-law's historical name, and the second brother Ying Puxin."

The prince was shocked: "How is it possible? The third brother... dare to say such a thing?"

This acting was too fake, Shen Jiang snorted: "Xu Kai left a suicide note before his death, everyone in your house knows it, don't say you are still in the dark, you don't know anything!"

"I just know that there is a suicide note, but I don't know what is written in it." The crown prince paused for a moment, then glanced at Shen Jiang, "Isn't it true that you Jin Yiwei handle the case in secret and don't disclose all the details? How do I know?"

Ye Baiting: "So the two things that the housekeeper Xu Kai said, the prince doesn't agree?"

The prince raised his eyebrows slightly, and his words were very meaningful: "Do I recognize his words? Mr. Xiao's question is a bit weird."

Ye Baiting was not afraid, and raised his eyes to look at him: "You mean, you didn't know about the death of Shi Xueming and Ying Puxin?"

"Of course I didn't know," Shizi said with a flick of his sleeves, "and I didn't know that the third brother had participated."

Ye Baiting: "My son, isn't that what you mean by denying it?"

The prince laughed: "So that's what the young master meant, but it's not a matter of whether I recognize it or not. I don't know if these things happened, and who was involved. I don't feel comfortable expressing opinions. What is the truth? No, you Jin Yiwei have to work hard to verify it, don’t you agree, Mr. Xiao?”

Even if Shen Jiang knew some of the young master's thoughts in advance, he still felt that these words were a bit convoluted. This man is very powerful, and his reaction is very fast. , what he said was true or false.

Of course, Ye Baiting would not be frustrated, she had her own plan, and quickly turned to the eldest wife Wang: "Ying Yutong has murderous intentions for Shi Xueming and Ying Puxin, does the eldest lady know?"

The eldest lady is even more calm, with a smile on her lips, her appearance is elegant, which completely fits the temperament of a mistress in your circle: "I, a woman, how do I know about the affairs between their men?"

Ye Baiting: "The eldest lady is the housewife, she is in charge of the family, she is far-reaching, she is not an ordinary woman, what happened in the inner house, what are the conflicts, what may happen in the future, what kind of preparations do you need to make, Doesn't Da Furen know best?"

The eldest lady lowered her eyes: "Mr. is absurd."

Ye Baiting: "Tell me about six years ago, on the day my aunt Shi Xueming and his wife came home to visit relatives, what happened between Ying Yutong and him, was there a dispute, was there any action? There were bandits entering the house that day, It must be unforgettable, Da Furen, don’t say you don’t remember.”

"This... So many things happened at that time, it's quite difficult to forget, but it's just that it's been so long, and the memory is inevitably biased." The lady's voice was slightly slow, "I remember that the two people did not agree with each other at that time, and they had a few words of quarrel. But if you talk about making a move, if you want to kill, it won't be enough."

"The relationship between the two of them is not good?"

"It's really not good." The eldest lady gave Ying Baisu a light look, "The third brother was gloomy when he was a child, and the elder sister was also stubborn. A small conflict was not handled well, and it has been awkward since then. The relationship is not close. The uncle is The eldest sister's husband, the third younger brother doesn't like to show good looks, but it's still the same sentence, a concubine's humble opinion, so I won't be murderous."

Ye Baiting: "During the reception table, what did Ying Yutong mean? What do you mean by 'Elder sister lacks the moisture of a man, and her skin is loose, so she doesn't look good'?"

The eldest lady's eye feathers paused slightly: "Third brother has always been like that, never serious, why should Jin Yiwei care about these dirty words?"

Ye Baiting did not retreat, looking into her eyes: "Ying Baisu is obviously married, and there is a husband by her side—"

Ying Baisu couldn't help it anymore, and stared at Ye Baiting with an unfriendly expression: "Don't you guys know all about me, why are you still asking embarrassing people here? Don't you just want to put my affairs on the table? Me and Xu It’s just that there’s something wrong, but it’s not clear, what’s wrong? If you have the ability to use the evidence of the case to speak, Shaoyin and Yang will point at Sang and scold Huai!”

As soon as these words came out, the room was silent.

It's one thing for something to happen, it's one thing for everyone to know it, but it's another thing for you to say it in front of everyone.

The prince looked at his sister-in-law, shook his head and frowned, disapproving all over his face.

The old Hou Ye didn't look dark, but his voice was a bit serious: "After all, he has grown up, his wings have become stiff, and he dares to say anything outside."

Ying Baisu immediately shut up, not daring to say a word.

The room was quiet again, but this time the silence was different from before, it was more heavy and depressing.

Ye Baiting was unhurried, and continued with the previous words, and asked the eldest lady a real question: "Ying Yutong said that the elder sister's condition is not as good as that of the eldest sister-in-law... What do you mean by this, may the eldest lady explain?"

The eldest lady was stunned for a moment this time, she didn't expect the topic to be brought back, the person who asked about Ying Bai Su wasn't about Ying Bai Su, but her!She even tried to think back, did Ying Yutong say that at the time?Jin Yiwei asked this question, but what did he know?

After all, it is the mistress of the house, the eldest lady reacted very quickly, after being stunned for a moment, she quickly turned her head to look at the son, with a touch of shyness on her face: "My husband and I... have always had a good relationship."

The implication is that the elder aunt's husband and wife are separated, lacking the nourishment of a man, and her complexion is not good. On her side, the relationship between the husband and wife has always been very good, and the life is harmonious inside and outside. Even if some people notice it, so what if they consciously compare it, it is not very normal thing?

"Is that so?" Ye Baiting seemed to be a little suspicious, "But during that time, it seemed that the son was busy outside. I remember...for almost two months, he didn't do much home?"

As soon as he turned his head, Shen Jiang had already cooperated to open the files he found: "Jin Yiwei has verified that six years ago in the summer, Ying Haorong was assigned to a public office, and the tasks were heavy, and the younger brother at home had frequent marriages, so someone needed to run around , Old Hou Ye is busy elsewhere, almost everything is handled by the son alone, and there is very little time to go home for seven or eight months... No matter how good the relationship between husband and wife is, I am afraid that this body will not be able to bear it, right?"

Don't even look at where you are, in front of Fusi Hall in Beizhen, how dare you lie?At that time, the power of the Hou Mansion had just been handed over, and the old Hou Ye let go of everything in order to train his son. The eldest son was busy with performance, and he had to deal with the marriage of the third brother...Maybe this time, The Lu family he knew made him think.

In this short period of time, he may have any thoughts, but it is unlikely that he will have a "deep relationship" with the eldest lady, and he will not be able to return home, and he will not be able to do anything with you. What you call "man nourishment" , where did the call come from?Who gave it?

Don't say that we wronged you, changed it, said that there are no men, just now you figured it out yourself - that aspect is very harmonious, and the complexion is naturally good!

The eldest lady didn't expect that Jin Yiwei would make such a big fuss, even investigate such trivial matters back then, and even expose her words!

She controlled her gaze and didn't look at others. She covered her lips with a veil and pressed it lightly, but she still didn't show any anger, and she was very steady: "I said earlier, it's hard to remember everything in the past so many years, what's your face like, Whether it's good or not, Xu Ye is just a joke from the third brother, Jin Yiwei insists on being serious, I have nothing to say."

Shen Jiang quietly gave the young master a look, look, what time is this, and she still wants to hide it, do you think Jin Yiwei is blind!

Ye Baiting was not in a hurry, and continued to look at the eldest lady: "Let me ask you again, after the bandit rebellion that day, Shi Xueming walked out from the moon gate on the west side of the inner courtyard in a hurry, and not long after that, he offered to take his leave. I got in the car early in the morning and didn't even see him face to face, why? Where did he go, what did he do, and the reaction was so big?"

The eldest lady tilted her head slightly: "I really know this, isn't it just that Steward Xu couldn't hold back his excitement when he saw the eldest sister coming back..."

Ye Baiting: "The two met, was the historian seen?"

Ying Baisu's face turned pale: "You let go—"

The old Hou Ye immediately said in a deep voice: "Before Fusi Hall in Beizhen, don't be presumptuous!"

Ying Baisu was obviously unhappy and wanted to talk, but she turned and turned the rosary on her wrist, and finally endured it, and didn't speak anymore.

Ye Baiting still looked at the eldest lady: "You mean, Shi Xueming caught his wife having private meetings with other men?"

The eldest lady is also very straightforward: "Yes, my uncle knows."

Ye Baiting quickly looked at Qiu Yiqing, and the two quickly exchanged glances. It is impossible for outsiders to know the direction of their confession and the details of the results, so they blocked them with words in advance, but the words of the eldest lady did cut them off directly. The speculation about the "secret" pulls some things back and returns to the direction of "private affairs"-was it prepared for a long time, or is it because of haste?

Ying Gonghou's mansion is full of good people from top to bottom, it seems that today you can't be careless, you need to be careful and break the ice bit by bit.

It's okay to be slow, it's important to be steady, you can't show all your cards all at once, if you can, let them make some mistakes...

Since the eldest lady deliberately stirred up the muddy water and led the suspicious points of the incident six years ago to the direction of being caught in an affair, Ye Baiting looked at Ying Baisu: "The bones found on the wall in the secret passage of the Hou's mansion have been issued by Wu Zuofang with detailed autopsy details, age, The scars of the old years, the skull has recovered its appearance, it is your husband's historical name."

Ying Baisu paused for a moment: "This...how is it possible? My husband was clearly hijacked by bandits, fell off a cliff, and has been buried for six years."

What about your surprise?Don't even pretend?

Ye Baiting: "So he was hijacked by bandits, right? He didn't leave the mansion with you that day. He died while he was in the Hou's mansion. The person in the carriage was another person. The so-called 'hijacking and kidnapping' refers to your fellow man from the Marquis' mansion." Together, in a scene performed, your husband's corpse was in the mansion at that time, handled by the butler Xu Kai, and was buried in the wall when he personally supervised the digging of the secret passage, right?"

There are actually loopholes in this statement, and it is very easy to catch. For example, in the case of robbers, family members can cooperate in acting. How do robbers act? In such a short period of time, who has the ability and who has someone in their hands can do this thing. , to prevent others from suspecting?

There is also a secret path, although it was dug by Xu Kai's supervisor, it was ordered by the old Hou Ye himself. Why is the time in between so short and so urgent?

Ye Baiting intentionally spoke very slowly to give the other party enough time to think.

Ying Baisu's temper is a little irritable, but she is not stupid. She can pick up loopholes in the words and refute them casually, but she didn't say a word, so she just said: "Anyway, I didn't do it."

What is not a guilty conscience?Even if she didn't do some things, and she didn't do it herself, she must know about it and even participate in it.

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "You mean, Xu Kai did it all by himself? After so many years, everything can be buried in the years, including the bones buried in the soil, which can be used in Yutong's case. There was an accident, Jin Yiwei dug Shi Xueming's bones out of the secret passage, and the fire could no longer be contained in the paper. You were worried that the matter would be revealed, and Xu Kai would confess to you. You killed him just in case. ?”

"No!" Ying Baisu's voice was a little anxious, "Why should I kill him! He is alive, and it is more convenient for me to be at home. If he is gone, don't I have to adapt to others? The Hou Mansion belongs to my father, my younger brother It's even Da Furen's, and it's not mine. I thought it would be so easy? Why would I do this!"

This time the others didn't speak, and Lu Shi who had been standing quietly turned his eyes and smiled: "I'm afraid of embarrassment."

"Miss Di is entangled with servants, but any girl with a heart can't do this," Lu's handkerchief covered her lips, looked at Ying Baisu, and said sarcastically, "A tree lives like a skin, and a person lives like a skin." Face, when you are young, you can still say that you are young and ignorant, and at this age, you still have trouble with a servant, do you want to talk about face?"

Ying Baisu narrowed his eyes: "Shut up! There's no business for you here, who are you!"

Mrs. Lu helped Fufa, and said slowly: "No matter how poor I am, I am also an upright wife of the Hou family. I was born as a member of your family and died as a ghost of your family. Widows are also widows of your family. In the future, I will enter your family. Grave, receive a stick of incense from your Ying family's children and grandchildren, how about you, eldest sister? You are living a good life now, eating at home, living at home, and dare to play so big and cause trouble everywhere, have you thought about the funeral?"

Ye Baiting noticed Lu Shi's eyes. Apart from provoking Ying Baisu, she also looked at Shizi from a very small angle, as if she was asking for credit...

Why is this credited?What did she see?

The prince glanced at the eldest lady, and before Ying Baisu could speak, he stopped her words: "Although you are my biological sister and the eldest daughter of the Hou family, if you really commit such evil deeds as killing people and burying corpses, the family will never tolerate it." Yes, while the situation will expand, it is better to plead guilty and recruit."

Ying Baisu: ...

Shizi sighed slightly, and added another sentence: "No matter what, you are my biological sister, and I will not let you suffer. You can rest assured about your future affairs."

The eldest lady closed her eyes slightly, as if she felt quite regretful and couldn't bear to look directly.

The old master also sighed bitterly: "Confused...how can you be so confused! Since you were young, I didn't give you what you wanted, so it's worth it? Sigh, it's my father's fault if I raise it or not. responsibility."

After a few words, the tone was set, as if this case was done by Ying Baisu, everyone knew it, it was a certainty, there was nothing to doubt, and there was nothing to ask further.

Ying Baisu pursed her lips tightly, her eyes were full of anger, she was obviously unwilling to bow her head and admit her guilt, but for some reason, she refused to say a single rebuttal, at this moment, the hall was so strangely quiet.

Shen Jiang was a little stunned. This sophistry...is very interesting. According to this logic, it really makes sense?Aren’t there three dead in this case? Well, the historians are famous for their deaths because the husband saw the scene of the arrest of the female cadres. The crisis is not ordinary, so they have to be killed; Ying Baisu's relationship with him has always been bad, and he's still mean, but when he happens to be in a bad mood, wouldn't it be normal to be killed?At first, I thought that the incident was over, it was an accident, and it was all right, but after checking, the husband's body was found, and there was a risk of exposure, so what to do, of course, the strong man cut off his wrist again, and sacrificed Xu Kai to the heavens...

Think of the first person to lead in this direction--

Shen Jiang rolled his eyes, Ying Baisu was actually pushed out to sacrifice to heaven.

He could see how Ye Baiting could be bypassed, and continued to ask Bai Su: "You and your husband didn't look very good when you came home that day, did you have a fight?"

"How do you even know this kind of thing..." Ying Baisu said, looking at Cai Shi, "Could it be you who said it? You... have your memory recovered?"

Today, Mrs. Cai is wearing plain hairpins and green clothes, without applying makeup or powder. After going to the hall, she has been standing respectfully by her side, she has not spoken from the beginning to the end, her profile is like a pear blossom, quiet and beautiful.

Ying Baisu looked at her, the more he thought about it, the more unpleasant it became, and he became angry, and said in a sarcastic voice: "I gave you a golden jade cicada back then, I didn't expect you to be so ruthless and say everything!"

Ye Baiting: "Jin Yuchan?"

Ying Baisu: "Meeting ceremony, it was the first time I met my second brother and his wife back then, so I naturally wanted to bring some gifts. The golden jade cicada was on my body, and I gave it to my second brother and sister, and there was also a jade finger ring, which was kept by my husband. It was agreed to be given to the second younger brother, but he couldn't figure it out at the time, and he didn't know where to put it. It was rare for me to go home after I got married. I won't give him a good face."

That's why there was a scene where the husband and wife looked bad and their hearts were not going well.

Ye Baiting: "Did you meet Xu Kai privately that day?"

Ying Baisu pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Have you been seen?"

She was still sullen and didn't speak.

"This year's birthday, why did you kill Ying Yutong? It was just an old grudge, a quarrel that day?"

Ying Baisu was finally forced to hold it back, and sneered, "Birthday, heh, I was poisoned by the wood chrysanthemum. I fainted and then vomited. I couldn't move. How can I kill him? Persuade him to do what I said." Do, kill yourself?"

Ye Baiting glanced at Shen Jiang, Shen Jiang immediately understood his position, and opened his mouth to fire: "Huh? Didn't I just say it, the historical name was killed by you, Xu Kai was killed by you, and there is still a corpse of Ying Yutong, Of course you were the one who killed it."

"How can there be so many things that are taken for granted! I said it was not me, and I didn't do anything! The deaths of these people have nothing to do with me! You talk about me, and I still talk about her!" Ying Baisu was extremely angry, pointing his finger Stretching out, pointing to Mrs. Cai, "Why don't you ask this vixen! When she comes to the house, all men like her, look at her in their eyes, and hold her in their hearts. When they see her, they can't move their legs or walk!"

Lu followed suit with a snort: "That's true, heh, no one would look down on you if you put on a pure and clean look all day long. In fact, you're just a seductress who specializes in hooking up with men."

Shen Jiang couldn't keep up with this point, Master Ying was also eyeing Mrs. Cai, everyone in the mansion knew about it, but Mrs. Lu didn't care at all, why was she suddenly jealous at this time?

Ye Baiting narrowed her eyes slightly, Lu Shi didn't like Ying Yutong, of course she wouldn't be jealous because of this husband, what she ate was the prince's jealousy——

It's not enough for the son to have Mrs. Lu, and he has his eye on Mrs. Cai!

This is the result and direction that today's confession should have... This point has never been mentioned by Mrs. Cai before, nor has anyone else said it.

No one could have imagined that this point could give so many surprises, because the eldest lady also said slowly: "Second brother and sister are elves, born in the countryside, and their thoughts and insights are far beyond that of the people in the countryside. In the capital, be cautious everywhere, be careful at all times, and always have to adapt for a while. Once the second sibling comes, she can calm down, don't have to think about anything, don't have to do anything, if there is a problem, the man will help her solve it, and she will be in a bad mood someday , and you can talk to others as you like, and turn them back... We housewives will definitely not do it."

The Cai family of the second room actually attracted the public anger of the women in the mansion?

Ye Baiting carefully looked at Cai's expression, she was still calm and calm, nothing changed, as if she couldn't understand what others were accusing.

But he knew that she must understand.Growing up in a small street, walking alone in suffering, she has seen the most straightforward human beings, and knows the ways of the dirtiest people. How can she not understand this yin and yang look in her eyes?

The women from the Hou Mansion had never appeared on the same occasion before, the atmosphere was not so tense, and the emotions were not so strong. Maybe there was a similar expression, but it was not obvious. Jin Yiwei didn't notice it. Today, at this moment, he can see it clearly.

Are all the women in the mansion jealous of Mrs. Cai?Because Ying Pu is a good-hearted person, she has received a man's true love, and the intimacy of husband and wife, which is what they long for but cannot have, or...Cai not only enjoys such glory, but also is loved by other men in the house. Did they pose a threat?

If the old Hou Ye and the prince look at Cai differently...

Instead, he explained one thing, why Ying Yutong used wooden chrysanthemums to stun everyone in the mansion.