The first work of the imperial prison

Cai's silence caused the expressions of everyone in the room to change.

Lu Shi had a look of disbelief: "You...killed my husband?"

Cai ignored her, didn't raise her eyelids, just looked at Ye Baiting quietly.

"It's not her," Ye Baiting said, "She was just using Ying Yutong, she wanted to know who was behind all this, she wanted to determine who killed Ying Puxin, and then killed her enemy, she didn't want to kill Ying Yutong , she was just a step late."

Cai Shi was surprised this time, her pupils slightly widened.

"As a result of the autopsy, Ying Yutong's soles were covered with dust and hard soil from the secret passage," Ye Baiting looked at her, "You said that after you left the family banquet, Ying Yutong chased after you and threatened you to go to him with a 'Xiaoyi'. It’s impossible to tell this kind of thing in broad daylight, in front of others, and he dragged you to the secret passage, right?”

Cai nodded: "Yes, he dragged me to the secret passage."

"You guys had a dispute in the secret passage, right?" Ye Baiting pointed to Shen Jiang, "Our Shenbai households are the most meticulous in collecting evidence. The day the case happened, we did a rough investigation of all the courts. He found the wet clothes hanging in your yard. -"

"You and Ying Yu had a dispute in the secret passage, which may have been accompanied by pushing and shoving. You fell to the ground, or stood up by holding on to the wall, but your clothes were dirty and it was inconvenient to see people, so after you went back, The first time was changing clothes, combing hair, and tidying up...so it was a step late."

Cai's eyes were full of admiration: "What Mr. said is right, it's exactly what it is. I thought it would take so long and wait a little longer, the effect might be better. It's too early, and the others haven't arrived yet, but it will increase the time for me to wait." Who knew that I was not in a hurry, but the murderer couldn't wait, so he went in and killed people in that short period of time."

Ye Baiting: "You know who the murderer is."

Cai's eyes flickered slightly: "Yes."

"But you didn't dare to say it at the time. Compared with your power and status, and other evidence, you felt that you were weak and could not win," Ye Baiting said in a low voice, "So you chose to hurt yourself, took the dagger, and went back to your own yard. , ate the 'Chen Yuan Duan'."

"Yes."

"You made this decision at the time, and there was a reason for Jin Yiwei, right?" Ye Baiting paused, "You know that the Commander and I will go that day."

Mrs. Cai raised the corner of her skirt, knelt down respectfully, and kowtowed: "That's true. At that time, I didn't know that there was another corpse hidden in the secret passage in the mansion. I only knew that my husband's death was unknown. I want to find out the truth. I don't want to kill Ying Yutong, I just want to use his hand to lure out the secret, the real culprit who killed my husband, but Ying Yutong died, it happened so suddenly, all I did was to act in private I can't even get it on the stage to say it. If I say it, most people will not believe it. I am just an eyewitness to the death of the Lord. Make up your mind, bump your head, take a dagger, eat 'Chen Yuan Duan', and make this matter a big deal—Beizhen Fusi has solved countless cases, and the status of the third son of the Hou Mansion is no better than ordinary people. My seemingly bizarre amnesia performance, For the forehead injury, I don't believe that Jin Yiwei will not pay attention to it at all, and let this case go casually."

"I don't ask for anything else, I just ask for an opportunity. As long as Jin Yiwei intervenes, the truth will be revealed, and the real culprit will be caught, and my husband will be avenged! Who knows, heh."

Who knows that she is still thinking too much, the filth and filth in the Hou's mansion is really eye-opening.

Ye Baiting: "You saw the person leaving from the study room, it's the prince, right?"

Cai closed her eyes: "That's right, it's the eldest son Ying Haorong."

"You're talking nonsense!" The prince squinted his eyes and looked at Qiu Xunqing, who was seated in the seat, "She knew she was going to die, so she started to frame her up casually, and this young master, don't be fooled by her! "

"The "Historical Records", how do you explain it?" Ye Baiting put his fingertips on the table.

The prince paused: "What "Historical Records"?"

Ye Baiting looked at him, his eyes bright and sharp: "Ying Yutong was strangled to death, and hung on the beam of the house. The process was not simple. The commander and I speculated after investigating the scene that the murderer should have used I took the long desk by the wall, pushed it to the center of the room, put the corpse on the desk, borrowed its height, and just grabbed the left shoulder of the corpse and helped him complete the "sit" action, and he could easily control the rope and put it on him. On the neck..."

"There are a lot of sundries on the long case table. It can be seen that Ying Yutong is used to placing them. When you use the case table, you put these things away, push them back to the case table, and then put them back on. Guilty, in order to cover up the traces of use, you added some things to it. Inside, there is an open "Historical Records". Perhaps for the son of the Hou family, this book must be read and is common. But Ying Yutong is a concubine in the family, he has no requirements for reading, and he has no interest, so how could there be a half-read "Historical Records" on his case?"

Even the old Hou Ye has passed the age of paying attention to these things, except for the eldest son, no one else seems to be more suspicious.

Shizi squinted his eyes: "Just this point, is it too far-fetched?"

Ye Baiting: "Where's the soup? You know Cai's changed your soup, right? You know everything, but you didn't say anything, otherwise, when I first asked about this matter, you would refute, and you didn't say anything, and you didn't express your opinion." , it’s all going with the flow, you’re pretending.”

Shizi pursed his lips tightly, his eyes were filled with coldness.

Ye Baiting said again: "Ying Baisu's birthday party is planned early at home, and the date has been set long ago. It's impossible for you not to know, but you are still 'busy' with official business and don't come back until noon. What is so important, it can't be done in advance. You can't put it off, you have to be busy this morning? It's such an important matter that you can't push it off, you can just 'busy' and it will be resolved, there will be no future troubles, come back for this family dinner—”

"Are you really busy, or are you pretending to be busy? Your behavior seems to let everyone know that others have time to commit crimes, but you don't have time, and you are too late. You are the most innocent. You are so smart, Everything is predicted in advance, and you think it is perfect, but you know that the mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind?"

There are no simple idiots in this mansion, how could the son not know what these words mean now?

"You mean... the third brother is that stupid cicada, I am a mantis, and she is a oriole?"

The prince suddenly looked at Mrs. Cai with a cold face.

He has indeed taken a fancy to the Cai family. Except for the women in the palace, he can't reach them. He can choose them wherever he wants, but the premise of everything is that he plays with others, not others. he.

When he was hunting, the smarter the prey was, the less likely it was to be tricked, and the more pitiful it was struggling, he was interested in training it. But now the prey has turned against the sky and dared to plot him. In addition to the sense of provocation of his status, he also has a unspeakable anger—

"What is a woman, why should she stand here and talk to me?"

"Your Majesty has exposed a lot of things by himself just now, do you still need us to remind you?" Ye Baiting looked at him and tapped the table with her fingertips, "Why did you suddenly realize that Mrs. Cai was deliberately seducing you? Why did she deliberately seduce you? What happened to make her so afraid? Second, on the gardening wheelbarrow, there were traces left by the deceased Xu Kai's waist buckle. Did the Crown Prince forget to check it? Third, the "Historical Records" on the same case of the deceased Ying Yu, the crown prince has not yet Give an explanation; four, on the day of the family banquet, although there was a bowl in front of you of the soup with chrysanthemums in it, you didn't drink it. This is Lu's confession. You may want to reassure Ying Yutong He touched his lips, but immediately choked and coughed out—he was quickly replaced by Mrs. Cai. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether Mrs. Cai changed it or not. Since you know about it, you will act like it, but you won’t even take a sip. "

"You know what's going to happen today, you know what Ying Yutong wants to do, and you've made preparations early on to kill him. You pretend to be busy and don't have time to plan the crime, and you even find yourself a murderer every spare time. For example, even if you are in a hurry when you go home, let the concierge see clearly when you entered the house, entered the flower hall, and you were with everyone. When you left, you even waited for the eldest lady to accompany her back. Yard. You have never been hit by this wooden chrysanthemum at all, and you will never fall asleep. When the eldest lady is drowsy, you get up, take out the secret key, open the corresponding passage door, and walk the shortest distance to Ying Zhutong's study . . . no one will ever find out."

"Ying Yutong drank the soup that had been replaced and fell asleep soundly. You strangled him to death without the slightest hesitation, and then borrowed the desk to create the illusion that he committed suicide and hanged himself. Finally, you tidied up the scene and left."

"You were very calm during this process, and you weren't afraid of anyone finding out, because everyone was asleep, and you didn't know that Mrs. Cai didn't drink. You only saw her beauty, and you wanted to possess her, but it never occurred to you that not all women are willing. Playthings, some people just don’t give in and have other plans, but—”

Ye Baiting turned to Cai Shi: "I guess, you also made fake moves, right?"

Cai nodded: "When Ying Yutong was drinking with Shizi, I pretended to have some soup and dipped my lips, but I spit it into the handkerchief."

Ye Baiting turned back to his son: "You still don't recognize it yet?"

The prince glared at him: "Why do you insist on making things difficult for me? You found the wax oil, why couldn't the man be killed by Mrs. Lu?"

Lu Shi never expected that at this time, there would still be people who would draw doubts to her, and it would be the crown prince who attracted them!She stared blankly at Shizi, her eyes were puzzled, and she seemed to be completely incomprehensible why the person who was your pillow last night suddenly changed.

Ye Baiting was very straightforward: "Because all the murders in your house have a common premise - secret. When Shi Xueming died, Lu Shi hadn't married yet. No matter how many conflicts and quarrels there were later, she lacked the deepest thing, being able to tell all the facts. Linked motives."

Prince: "Why must it be done by one person? Why can't it be done by one person without mutual knowledge?"

"Why are you trying to quibble? What are you afraid of? Or, what are you probing?" Ye Baiting leaned forward slightly, "Are you worried that Jin Yiwei will know your secret?"

The prince shook his head resolutely: "No, what secret can I have?"

"At a time like this, there's no need to lie, right?" Ye Baiting said slowly, "Is it because he saw Shi Xueming when he killed him? Who were you meeting and talking to? What, what are you expecting? Why do bandits come to your house in broad daylight to rob, this is unheard of in the capital, what kind of people have you provoked?"

Shizi shook his head more simply: "I said, no!"

"Aren't you provoking someone, or protecting someone?" Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes slightly, "Who are you protecting, are you not afraid of causing such a big trouble? Not afraid of trouble, but afraid of others knowing..."

"Stop talking nonsense..."

"I know the historical name, it can't be solved, it needs to be solved, Ying Puxin seems to know it, it can't be allowed, it can't be allowed, I don't want to wait in Linqing City, I have to go to the capital to investigate this matter, of course I have to pay a price... Many years have passed , things are going well, everything is safe and sound, you can bear with Ying Yutong's messing around, but he dared to touch this secret, with his brain, there is absolutely no way to know this matter, if he knows it, he will not be able to hide it, and of course he will have to die."

Ye Baiting stared at the son, one sentence at a time, the other party couldn't speak: "As for Xu Kai... your house has too many secrets, if you can't deal with one of them, your family will be ruined and your family will be destroyed. There are some things that you dare not lie to." Others can only deal with it by themselves, such as killing historical names, you didn't want to ask for help, but when you were doing this, Xu Kai saw it, didn't you?"

"After Ying Baisu got married, he didn't go home very often. Xu Kai couldn't control the thoughts in his heart after not seeing him for a long time. He couldn't help but go over to see if the other party didn't hint or make an appointment. Maybe the lady didn't lie. I saw the scene of the two meeting or talking, but I guess Ying Baisu would not really do anything with Xu Kai. Xu Kai's position with her was very clear from the beginning, she was rebellious and a broken jar Broken, it is more convenient and more comfortable in the inner house. She is married, her living environment has changed, and her mentality has changed. Naturally, Xu Kai's existence is no longer necessary. found troublesome risks."

"The identities of the master and the servant are very different. Even if they are seen meeting each other, Ying Baisu can explain it. It doesn't matter if he doesn't explain it. He didn't do anything extraordinary. The cause of Shi Xueming's death is because he saw another thing-"

"He came out of the moon gate and passed by the location of your eldest house. At that time, bandits robbed your house just now. It was no small matter. A very important person came to ask about it. I see. Shi Xueming didn't intend to eavesdrop, he just passed by by chance, heard it by chance, and knew the identity of that person, he was so frightened, he left in a hurry, and was discovered by you, this is a hidden danger, you can't stay... ..."

"You have to solve the historical name, but Xu Kai also came here at this time, because he was worried about the historical name, and wanted to test whether the other party had misunderstood it, so that it would not affect Ying Baisu's life in the historian in the future—he saw you kill him. Butler Xu Kai has been working for so many years, he is very shrewd, he knows the situation best, what to do, he quickly expressed his loyalty to you, and helped you dispose of the corpse of Shi Xue, right?"

The expression on Shizi's face finally became a little panicked: "You, you nonsense..."

Ye Baiting: "Xu Kai didn't just help you this time. Two years later, Ying Puxin's death was the result of your push. He helped you clean up the follow-up, right? You may not be willing to trust him for everything, no matter how easy it is for servants." , but it can’t match the hugeness of the secret, it’s better to do it yourself, so when you’re sure that Ying Yutong has touched the edge of the secret, you think the third brother can’t stay, so kill him. Xu Kai may know about this process, maybe I don’t know, even if he didn’t know, he must have guessed it afterwards. When Jin Yiwei came to investigate, he covered it up for you in various ways. It’s just a pity that the bones of historical names hidden in the secret passage were found... Another murder case, Jin Yiwei is watching too closely, there must be someone to end this matter, even if it seems to end."

"Xu Kai must die. He also knows that he can't escape this time, and he can't let you fill in the hole as a prince. Why should he be a servant? But he can't die in vain. He negotiated a condition with you. You should Yes, he did as you said, left a suicide note, and was willing to be drowned by you. In order to prevent himself from struggling too much and prolonging the death process, he even handed his hands in front of you, let you tie them, and then his Press your head into the basin... Am I right?"

Ye Baiting inspected the binding marks on Xu Kai's wrist very carefully. It was cut behind the back and tied with a soft cloth.

There are two doubts here. First, the murderer wanted to kill him. The act of tying him was to control him. Why did he choose a soft cloth? Is it pity?No, the murderer's method of killing does not show any pity, and that is the reward. The murderer is very satisfied with Xu Kai's performance and is willing to be generous.

Second, if you want to control a person from behind, most of the other person will not be obedient and must be accompanied by struggling movements. If you want to tie a rope, if the other person does not cooperate, you will not be able to tie it straight, especially where the knot is offset. It is common, but there are very obvious knot marks on the wrists of the deceased, just in the middle of the inside of the hands, very straight, how did the murderer do it?Xu Kai stood in a corner and was pushed into a basin of water and drowned. It is absolutely impossible for him to lose consciousness, unable to resist, he was really dizzy, he didn't even need to be tied up, let alone adopt such a method of killing.

The prince didn't speak, he just stared at Ye Baiting with a gloomy expression, without saying a word.

Ye Baiting: "He cooperates with you, and there is only one condition in exchange, guaranteeing Ying Baisu's life in the Hou Mansion, right?"

Ying Baisu's eyes widened: "This...how is it possible...impossible..."

The prince sullenly said, "You think you can make me plead guilty by just making up something? Isn't it too childish for Beizhen Fusi to handle the case?"

Ye Baiting: "So what does your son mean, you want me to tell all the secrets? Once this matter is made known to the world, the consequences - you should know."

Before the crown prince could speak, the old Hou Ye became angry, pointed at Ye Baiting's nose and scolded: "Threats, temptations, lies, such shameless children can go to the Jinyiwei to go to court, no one can control it!"

The eldest lady followed behind, sighing faintly: "I am a woman, and I also know that everything should not be taken for granted. I did not expect Jin Yiwei to be so naive. Whether it is the Hou's mansion or the market, we are ordinary people who live through life. Wearing clothes and warm clothes, working hard for a lifetime, there is no other way to think about it, like us, we have money and leisure, and there is no other fun in life, apart from these greedy 'desires', what secrets can we have?"

"But is it not possible? Our ancestors worked so hard to let our children and grandchildren live well and not have to suffer like them. If we can't live well and can't do whatever we want, their fairness should be questioned." Who will want it? We only play with our own, and we don’t hinder others, and we don’t even want others to know, so how can we commit such a heinous crime that we must die?”

As soon as the words fell, Shen Jiang's eyeballs almost fell off, and he even admitted to the "pick ashes" thing!Not ashamed at all!

The eldest lady's voice is light: "The years in the mansion are quiet and good, there has never been an accident, and I don't want to treat my blood badly. We welcome the second wife back. After all, they are a family, but they shouldn't bring in dirty thoughts from outside... Ambitious and greedy, short-sighted, they don't know, birth doesn't mean everything, rules can't be broken, what's yours is yours, what's not yours, you can't think about it, and you can't even touch it with your fingers. Everyone knows that the prince is high, Hou Lord, everyone wants it, but if everyone can do it, if everyone reaches out, the world will be in chaos?"

"Pangu opened up the sky and created the earth. Where there is sun, there is moon, and where there is yin, there is yang. People are like this. There are things you should do, and there are things you must not do. You can't pull all the things out of a moment of selfish hatred." People went into the water and destroyed the house."

This is interesting. She was too ambitious in the connotation of the second room, and finally turned back on herself.

The Hou Mansion has been passed down for more than one or two generations. For so many years, there has never been an accident. Why do murders happen one after another when your second wife comes?It's not your fault Whose fault is it?

The eldest lady was accusing Cai, implying that the couple hated the Hou Mansion and resented the Hou Mansion. From the day they entered Beijing, they came for revenge and destruction. Following her words, everyone can guess for themselves and give This logic finds the answer.

For example, is going to Beijing related to Ying Puxin's dead mother?Their mother and son hated the Hou Mansion, and he wanted revenge. Shi Xueming's death might have been silenced after he heard the plot of their husband and wife. When the two died, Cai herself could be at the scene, pointing this and that, and witnessing it, wouldn't it be most convenient for her?As for Xu Kai...

Heh, men are fickle, if Mrs. Cai can seduce one or two, can't she seduce the third and fourth?Is it a strange thing to kill when you run out?

Seeing Da Furen's calm expression and guidance, Ye Baiting suddenly understood why the old Hou Ye would like her, just this cleverness, this calmness, even better than Shizi, unfortunately, he would not give her a chance to confuse.

Under his wink, Shen Jiang took out a few letters and showed them to the old Hou Ye. With just one glance, the old Hou Ye's face changed.

Ye Baiting saw it clearly, and said: "Jin Yiwei has always been very curious about Xu Kai. Why do the servants of your mansion come and change frequently, and Xu Kai has been a housekeeper for so long, and his position has always been stable? It is because of his respect for the son. 'Help'? No, before Shi Xueming's death, he had been hanging out with Ying Baisu for a long time without getting any punishment. Whether he knew the 'secret' earlier, when Shi Zi didn't know it—was he I also helped you, old master, what did you do?"

"The 'secret' of your mansion did not start six years ago. It has existed for a long time. It has always been guarded and managed by the old Hou Ye himself. Young people are restless and may do bad things. Before you approve, you will not give up power. Transfer, the son has been growing. Six years ago, you finally recognized it and entrusted everything to him. He behaved very well. You didn't explain the issue of "Xu Kai, the servant" very clearly. Let the son find out by himself. First, Xu Kai is very smart, and can become a sharpening stone for the growth of the prince in some matters. Second, Xu Kai has concerns, so it is impossible to talk about things to the outside world. Take the danger into your own hands."

"I guess the first time you found out that Xu Kai knew the 'secret', you wanted to kill him, but Xu Kai is very smart. When you found out, it was not the first time. He was very cautious. You let him know something about your "secret" as a bargaining chip for your own life. He is very sensible, and he didn't threaten him with this to seek greater benefits for himself, but he just got entangled with Ying Baisu in private , I want you to pretend not to see, you don’t really care about Ying Baisu’s daughter, all you want is safety, Xu Kai can get something as a bargaining chip to save his life, you can also use Ying Baisu to beat him and threaten him, let him Do things obediently and keep them secret, the way you get along is safe and stable, so he can live for so long and manage so many things in your house."

"You should have been looking for the things he hid, but you haven't found them, right? Xu Kai is extremely cautious, knowing that you will definitely find them, so he was on guard early. Once the things are hidden, he never set foot in that place again. The second time, I will give you a chance, but the fire cannot be contained in the paper, and the prince will push him out to block the knife..."

"He knows that he is going to die, some words can be kept, some can't, where will the real suicide note, what he really wants to say, be put? Just like Lord Hou, if he doesn't move, we can't find anything, but as long as he moves Now, we can follow the clues and find out.”

What Shen Jiang took out was stolen by Xu Kai, the 'secret' correspondence between Lord Hou and others.

Ye Baiting looked into the old Hou Ye's eyes: "Hou Ye might as well explain, what does this 'a hidden dragon in the abyss must fly to the nine heavens' mean?"