He ignored Su Ruqian and only focused his eyes on Su Qing.

"Since you only came to ask the concubine for money on the eighth day of the first month, why did you go to Mingyue Pavilion after you left? What did you go to Mingyue Pavilion for?"

"Because, because..."

Su Qing lowered his head, his eyes darting from side to side, and he was so flustered that he couldn't utter a word.

"Speak!" Xiahou Chongyuan shouted coldly, frightening the two siblings again.

Su Ruqian tilted her head to look at Su Qing, her eyes already red.

"Because, someone asked me to hire someone to kill me!"

Hearing this, Mo Weixin, who was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

She was very nervous, fearing that Su Qing would say something unfavorable to her.

Su Qing should have been killed first!

Mo Weixin clenched her handkerchief outside the door and breathed carefully, afraid of missing the conversation between the three people in the room.

As soon as Su Qing finished saying that, several beads of sweat began to drip down her cheeks onto the ground.

Xiahou Chongyuan then asked, "Who did you hire to kill?"

"Kill, kill..." Su Qing didn't dare to say it.

"Who to kill?" Xiahou Chongyuan didn't have the patience to wait for him to waste time.

Su Qing gritted her teeth and said, "Kill the princess."

"Who ordered this?"

Xiahou Chongyuan's aura suddenly reached freezing point.

"No... I don't know!" Su Qing wiped the sweat off his face while talking. "The person who came to me was wearing a nightgown and covered his face. I don't know who he was."

"The person who found you? When did that person find you?"

"On the eighth day of the first lunar month, before I came to see my sister." Su Qing did not wait for Xiahou Chongyuan to ask further questions, and continued, "I owed a lot of gambling debts. That person said that as long as I went to Mingyue Pavilion to help her hire a killer, she would give me a lot of money. So, I... I went!"

"What?!"

Before Xiahou Chongyuan could speak, Su Ruqian spoke first.

"Su Qing! You're actually willing to risk your life for money? You're hopeless!!"

I have been supporting Su Qing for so long, and every time I have advised him to quit gambling, he always said nice things.

It's impossible not to be disappointed.

No wonder... No wonder...

"You deserve to be kicked out of the house!"

Su Ruqian was so angry that she was shaking all over. She ran to him and beat him hard several times.

But Su Qing was her most beloved brother after all. Even if he was hopeless, she couldn't just ignore his life or death.

Xiahou Chongyuan listened to Su Ruqian's scolding voice and fell into deep thought.

According to Su Qing's words, the killer's goal should have been to kill Song Qingxue, but why did he just throw a dart and run away?

Although he seldom dealt with Mingyue Pavilion, he knew that as long as Mingyue Pavilion wanted to kill someone, there was almost no chance of failure.

If Song Qingxue didn't die, it could only mean that the employer changed his mind midway.

But what is the employer's purpose?

Is it just an attempt to frame someone?

If so, who wanted to frame Song Qingxue?

Xiahou Chongyuan thought about it, glanced sideways at Su Ruqian, and then erased the answer.

He really didn't pay much attention to Su Ruqian, but he knew whether she had the brains or not.

And even if she had this brain, she probably wouldn't ask Su Qing to help hire someone to kill her.

After all, once he found out about Su Qing, the first person he would think of would be her who was related to Su Qing.

He suddenly thought of what Song Qingxue had analyzed in her mind last night, and Mo Weixin's face appeared in his mind.

Could it be her?

After all, they grew up together, and even if there was no one more worthy of suspicion than her, Xiahou Chongyuan still decided to look for more evidence.

After thinking for a moment, Xiahou Chongyuan decided to ask someone to arrest Su Qing first.

While Su Ruqian was scolding Su Qing, Mo Weixin left quietly.

After Su Qing confessed all this, Xiahou Chongyuan would definitely continue investigating, so she had to make plans for her own escape.

Xiahou Chongyuan didn't know that someone had been eavesdropping outside for most of the day. After ordering Su Qing to be taken away, he impatiently sent the crying Su Ruqian away, and then called Lin Shu to ask him to check Mo Weixin's recent movements.

It was getting late, and Song Qingxue also came back from the palace. But who would have thought that as soon as she got back, she heard that the prince had arrested the concubine's brother today, and he was still in jail!

Song Qingxue was full of doubts. When she returned to the yard, she directly pushed open Xiahou Chongyuan's door.

"Your Majesty!"

Xiahou Chongyuan raised his eyes and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Are you back?"

"Yes." Song Qingxue responded and walked straight in. "Your Highness, I just heard someone say that you arrested Su Qing?"

"Um."

"Have you found out anything?" Song Qingxue looked at him, her eyes full of anticipation.

Although she had not yet figured out the ins and outs of the matter, since Xiahou Chongyuan did this, she could guess most of it.

It was simply that Mo Weixin asked Su Ruqian's brother to work for him, in an attempt to let Su Ruqian take the blame.

Song Qingxue knew a little about her younger brother Su Ruqian.

A gambler who loved gambling too much and refused to change despite repeated warnings, was kicked out of his home. This kind of gambler is most in need of money. Once the gambling addiction strikes, he is even willing to exchange his life for money.

At this time, as long as Mo Weixin has enough money, he can buy him to work for him.

Mo Weixin is rich, willing to hire someone to kill him, and unwilling to take the blame himself. With such a gambling brother, Su Ruqian naturally becomes the best person to take the blame.

However, why did Xiahou Chongyuan tell her that he found nothing?

Could it be that he had already guessed that Mo Weixin was the mastermind behind this incident, so he decided to favor her?

Thinking of this, the light in Song Qingxue's eyes suddenly dimmed.

Seeing her eyes change from hopeful to gloomy, and hearing her analysis, Xiahou Chongyuan actually felt a little afraid to look her in the face.

Lowering his eyelids, he said softly, "We haven't found anything yet. Princess, go back to your room and rest. When the truth is found out, I will clear your name."

"Oh, then I'll go to bed first." Maybe it would really be a waste of joy.

"Yeah." Xiahou Chongyuan nodded slightly.

In fact, he didn't want to see her disappointed expression, but he had his own considerations on this matter.

…

The next day, after Lin Shu came back with the information, Xiahou Chongyuan didn't speak for a long time.

He never doubted Lin Shu's ability to investigate cases, but such a result made it difficult for him to be fair.

The murderer was hired by Mo Weixin, and she also killed Shuangshuang. In order not to expose herself, several people related to the matter died last night.

But he couldn't make any fair judgment on this.

It is not easy to offend the Anding Marquis Mansion. At the moment, Song Qingxue is in good health and the one who really died was just an insignificant maid. He cannot directly confront Mo Weixin for this reason.

Whenever Xiahou Chongyuan thinks of Mo Weixin, the image that comes to his mind is still the well-educated and gentle lady in his memory.

She was both bold and timid. When she was bold, she dared to argue with the late emperor about right and wrong. When she was timid, she would cry for a long time if she stepped on a bug to death.

She was such a person, yet she designed this frame-up case herself.

He suddenly felt that he couldn't quite understand Mo Weixin.

Lin Shu knelt in the middle, waiting quietly for him to speak.

However, Xiahou Chongyuan remained silent for nearly half an hour, and finally tore all the information brought back by Lin Shu into pieces.

Lin Shu was very confused and looked up at him, but unexpectedly met his gaze.

Lin Shu lowered his head in a hurry, and then he heard him slowly say: "This matter is due to the quarrel between the young master of the Su family and Shuangshuang in the daytime. Now that the truth has been revealed, we will put Su Qing to death and leave it at that. Do you understand?"

"yes."

Lin Shu was not surprised by this result, because under the current situation, it was really difficult to offend the Anding Marquis Mansion.

It is not a wise move to start a war with the apple of Marquis Anding's eye for such a small matter.

After he agreed, he hurried to do it without staying here for a moment.

The moment the study door was closed, Xiahou Chongyuan could no longer hold back his fatigue and leaned heavily on the chair.

He suddenly thought of what Song Qingxue had said to him that day, hoping that he would not cover up for anyone.

But he had no choice but to cover up this matter.

It was just the death of a maid, it was a small matter.

He knew that Song Qingxue had been wrongly accused and must be feeling bad, but this matter was not serious enough for him to have a falling out with Marquis Anding.