Chapter 236 Did she really see it wrong?
Zhao Liangfeng is dead, who is the suspect?
Because a palace maid pointed out that Yuan Wanru had changed clothes in the room where Zhao Liangfeng had the accident, Yuan Wanru was inevitably summoned by Ye Shizhen.
Lu Jiangnian glanced at Ye Shizhen and said, "My wife is timid, Lord Ye, please don't be too harsh."
Ye Shizhen: ...
He hasn't even said a word, but Lu Jiangnian is so protective of him. Shouldn't he not avoid it?
Lu Jiangnian had no intention of avoiding the question. He looked at Yuan Wanru, his facial expression softened a lot: "My lady, this is just a routine inquiry, don't be afraid."
Yuan Wanru put on a delicate and helpless look, as if she had no opinion of her own and relied on Lu Jiangnian wholeheartedly: "As long as my husband is here, I am not afraid."
Lu Jiangnian's deep eyes were filled with affection. "Well, I'm not afraid."
Although he believed in his wife's courage, he was still not completely at ease when she took part in the game today.
Now that he saw her standing before him, safe and sound, he felt that his heart was finally at peace.
This situation was something they had discussed.
They did not ignore the fact that Zhao Liangfeng, who was monitoring Yuan Wanru, received the note.
The couple analyzed that Murong Ling did not have this ability. The Fifth Prince had been relatively well-behaved recently. If the Third Prince wanted to join forces with Zhao Liangfeng, he would not have to go through the trouble of delivering notes. After all, it was most likely that Concubine Liang would cooperate with Zhao Liangfeng to deal with Yuan Wanru.
After all, Liang Yusong was behind Lu Wei's drugging. After failing, it makes sense that Concubine Liang wanted to use Zhao Liangfeng to murder Yuan Wanru.
Because of this incident, they decided to kill Zhao Liangfeng.
If Concubine Liang were to take action, the guards of Xunfang Palace would definitely be more lax.
They can also exploit any loopholes that the enemy can exploit.
Shi Ying's martial arts skills are not very high, but his lightness skills are excellent; Xuan Ying is one of the rare top masters in the world, and with Xuan Qing as his deputy, they can definitely kill the opponent.
The evil deeds committed by Zhao Liangfeng are enough for him to die ten times.
Why not take advantage of Concubine Liang's plan, fish in troubled waters, and kill such a scum?
By the way, you can also use the name of investigating the case to find out the background of the second prince.
Fortunately, everything went as they expected. His wife was really capable, and Lu Jiangnian's heart was filled with pride.
Love surged in his heart, but for some reason, he felt a pain in his head.
The pain came and went quickly, and Lu Jiangnian didn't take it to heart at all.
They were clearly trying a case, but Lu Jiangnian's affectionate look really made Ye Shizhen embarrassed.
"Lord Lu, call the witness."
This is not the residence of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, you'd better respect yourself.
Lu Jiangnian's eyes moved away from Yuan Wanru, and his warm expression suddenly turned cold. "Everything will be arranged by Lord Ye."
Ye Shizhen was also impressed by the speed of his expression change.
"It's said, palace maid Xiaozhu."
Xiaozhu is a palace maid with a round face. At first sight, Yuan Wanru guessed that Xiaozhu was probably a cannon fodder pushed out by Concubine Liang.
The person who took them to the west side hall to change clothes today was not Xiao Zhu at all.
Ye Shizhen got straight to the point: "You said that you saw Madam Lu go to the wing room of the west side hall today?"
Xiao Zhu was trembling with fear, but nodded with certainty: "Yes, I was cleaning up the dead leaves in the small pond outside the corridor at that time, and I saw a sister from afar, leading Madam Lu through the corridor, heading to the West Side Hall."
Xiao Zhu was very scared. She didn't know why she was involved in the death of an imperial official.
Not long ago, the aunt in charge gathered everyone together and asked those who were on duty at the time of the incident whether they saw anyone go to the west wing hall.
Xiao Zhu just wanted to protect herself, but the aunt in charge had a vicious look in her eyes, as if she saw through her secret. The aunt said sinisterly that anyone who dared to conceal the truth would be beaten to death immediately.
Xiao Zhu was terrified and dared not hide anything, so she gritted her teeth and told the truth.
Yuan Wanru didn’t know what fate would await Xiaozhu, she could only continue to act according to her script.
She looked confused: "When have I ever been to the West Side Hall? You must have seen it wrong."
Although Xiao Zhu was shaking with fear, she still said firmly: "Mrs. Lu is lying. She obviously went to the wing room."
Yuan Wanru shook her head desperately, with panic and fear on her face: "No, I didn't, you are going to ruin my reputation."
She looked at Lu Jiangnian and explained anxiously: "Husband, don't listen to her nonsense. I really haven't been there."
"If Haining hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known what happened. Husband, you must believe me."
Yuan Wanru stared at Lu Jiangnian with burning eyes, fearing that he would be unhappy. After all, it was not appropriate for a woman to watch that kind of scene.
Lu Jiangnian said softly, "Don't worry, your husband believes you, don't worry."
He turned his head to look at Ye Shizhen: "Master Ye, my wife is powerless. If she goes in and discovers such an ugly thing, how can she still survive?"
Zhao Liangfeng would never let such a dirty thing go no matter who saw it.
Ye Shizhen thought about it seriously for a moment and felt that it was unlikely that Yuan Wanru had been to the side room.
According to the coroner's autopsy results, Zhao Liangfeng and others were not dead when Yuan Wanru went to the wing room. He would never let Yuan Wanru leave unharmed.
Yuan Wanru looked helpless, as if she was frightened. "I was clearly led to the East Side Hall to change clothes. Why did you want to harm me? I have no grudge against you."
She was extremely angry and pointed at Xiao Zhu and questioned him.
Xiao Zhu didn't expect that Yuan Wanru would deny it outright. She clearly saw Mrs. Lu walking towards the west side hall.
"No, I didn't see it wrong. It was you who went to the West Side Hall."
Lu Jiangnian ignored Xiao Zhu and asked with concern, "Madam, can you find someone to prove that you went to the East Side Hall?"
Ye Shizhen saw that Mrs. Lu, who was originally uneasy, suddenly brightened up and said happily: "Yes, I met someone else in the East Side Hall."
"After I changed my clothes, I saw two parrots hanging in the corridor of the east side hall. I talked to them for a long time."
"Later, two young eunuchs who were taking care of the parrots came, as well as two maids. I talked to them about some interesting things about the parrots and gave each of them some silver."
"If Lord Ye doesn't believe it, you can ask someone to look for it."
Having said that, Ye Shizhen felt that it was unlikely that Yuan Wanru had been to the West Wing Hall, and the suspicion could be ruled out.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Madam Lu. Please go back."
Xiao Zhu turned pale and repeated in a lost voice: "Impossible, I really saw Madam Lu."
Yuan Wanru did not leave. She looked at Lu Jiangnian and said, "My husband, Xiaozhu was by the pond outside the corridor at that time. She was quite a distance away. She must have recognized the wrong person. Don't blame her."
Lu Jiangnian understood what she meant. His wife just didn't want to involve innocent people.
"Don't worry, I don't blame her. It's rare that she can stand up bravely and cooperate with us in the investigation. Even if her merits and demerits are offset."
Xiao Zhu suddenly looked at Yuan Wanru. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Lu was so magnanimous that she actually forgave her.
Could it be that she really saw it wrong?
Ye Shizhen kept nodding. This couple was quite open-minded. "Don't worry, Madam Lu. As long as we find out that Xiaozhu didn't deliberately make a false accusation, I will release him."
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