Chapter 168: Xiao Qingyan’s True Identity
Xie Yingmian: "I'm afraid that bad news will give me indigestion, so I choose not to listen."
Xiaokui was speechless.
He sighed and said like a little adult: "Sir, you are really too tactless. You said something bad before dinner. It makes me lose my appetite. Come and eat meat."
Xiao Kui picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into Shen Tingsi's mouth.
Shen Tingsi: ...
Don’t talk while eating and don’t talk while sleeping.
He didn't have much time and had to return to the Six Punishments Department immediately after dinner.
After dinner, there may not be time to talk in detail.
Shen Tingsi didn't continue talking after all.
There are two flavors of hot pot, spicy and original.
Shen Tingsi looks like a simple and plain person, but his taste is very strong.
He likes it super spicy.
The spicier it is, the better he likes it.
Xie Yingmian remembered that Shen Tingsi had some anorexia and ate very little.
Most people with anorexia have fragile stomachs.
She was afraid that the abnormal spicy food would make Shen Ting hurt, so she tried to dissuade him.
Xiao Kui also followed suit and ate the super spicy hot pot base.
He ate the delicious meat and squinted his eyes happily, not forgetting to show a piece to Shen Tingsi: "Beautiful sister, there is no need to persuade the master, the master will be fine, he doesn't usually eat like this, it's okay to relax occasionally."
Xie Yingmian stopped trying to persuade her.
If you can eat spicy food, who would choose to eat clear soup pot!
After eating hot pot, plates of dumplings were served.
Shen Tingsi was not very interested in dumplings.
Mainly, I just eat hotpot and feel full.
Shen Tingsi was busy with official duties and had not yet finished his meal when people from the Six Criminal Department came to urge him to eat.
He said to Xie Yingmian, "I'll make it short about the bad news I mentioned."
"It's about Xiao Qingyan's identity."
Xie Yingmian once asked Xiao Lingxi about Xiao Qingyan's identity.
Xiao Lingxi told her that Xiao Qingyan was rescued by Xiao Kehan on his first trip to the border with his troops.
There was a famine in the local area and Xiao Qingyan's parents starved to death. Xiao Qingyan was hungry and sick, and was rescued by Xiao Kehan when she was about to die.
At that time, Xiao Qingyan was skinny, dark and thin, and it was impossible to tell whether she was a man or a woman.
Because she was wearing ill-fitting men's clothes, Xiao Kehan, a straight man with a thick nerve, mistakenly thought Xiao Qingyan was a man and took her to the military camp.
Xiao Qingyan said that she didn't have a name, so Xiao Kehan gave her the name Qingyan, which means peace and tranquility in the world.
Xiao Qingyan became Xiao Kehan's follower.
With Xiao Qingyan's advice, Xiao Kehan won every battle and created various myths.
Xiao Kehan became famous all over the world, and the name Mr. Qingyan also became famous.
After he returned to the court in triumph, he got engaged to Qin Aoshuang, the eldest daughter of the Qin family.
For some unknown reason, Xiao Qingyan left without saying goodbye and disappeared without a trace.
Just recently, she suddenly appeared beside Xiao Lingxi as Xiao Qingyan and told Xiao Lingxi that she wanted to seek justice for Xiao Kehan.
"What is Xiao Qingyan's identity?" Xie Yingmian asked, "Is she a foreign spy?"
Shen Tingsi didn't keep it a secret: "She is Qin Aoshuang's biological sister."
Xie Yingmian slowly typed a question mark.
Qin Ao Shuang didn't seem to know Xiao Qingyan at all.
How could Xiao Qingyan be Qin Ao Shuang's biological sister?
Shen Tingsi said: “I was also surprised when I heard the news.”
"The Sixth Criminal Division has investigated and found that the Qin family did lose a girl, Qin Mingshuang, the second young lady of the Qin family."
"Qin Mingshuang was kidnapped when she was four years old while traveling with the eight-year-old Qin Aoshuang. The Qin family searched for Qin Mingshuang for many years, but there was no news of her. Madam Qin was also constantly ill because of this."
Xie Yingmian frowned.
The profession of human traffickers will always exist in every era.
Even in the 29th century, when people's every move is under the surveillance of the Eye of Heaven, the heinous incident of human trafficking still occurs.
In this era, there is no Sky Eye, not even the most basic surveillance, let alone any positioning system.
Once a child is lost, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack; the possibility of finding him is extremely small.
Xie Yingmian asked: "How did you find out?"
Shen Tingsi said: "Qin Ao Shuang confessed."
"Qin Aoshuang's confession said that she deliberately threw Qin Mingshuang to the human traffickers."
"She is four years older than Qin Mingshuang. The four-year-old Qin Mingshuang can easily solve a problem that the eight-year-old Qin Mingshuang can't. She feels frustrated."
"Because her parents had higher expectations for Qin Mingshuang, the eight-year-old girl became jealous and came up with that vicious plan."
"Her evil plan was successful. Qin Mingshuang was indeed abducted."
"Qin Mingshuang was only four years old at the time. No matter how resourceful she was, she was no match for the beggar gang. They took her away from Shangjing and sold her to a family as a child bride."
"Qin Mingshuang escaped from that family, traveled around, and was adopted by foster parents."
"A few years later, there was a famine there, and her adoptive parents starved to death. She was also dying of hunger when she was rescued by Xiao Kehan."
"These have all been confirmed."
Shen Tingsi paused for a moment and then said:
"Mrs. Qin personally saw Xiao Qingyan's body and the mole on her body, and was certain that Xiao Qingyan was her second daughter who had been missing for many years."
"Qin Aoshuang attributed the blood letter to Qin Mingshuang's revenge."
"This news is very unfavorable to the Dead Man's Ridge case."
Shen Tingsi frowned when he said this.
He was thinking about how to start.
Yu Lingye, who had been silent the entire time, explained, "The emperor doesn't want to investigate."
"He wanted to investigate thoroughly because so many people knew about it."
"The most powerful and direct evidence in the Dead Man's Ridge case is the blood letter."
"If Qin Aoshuang can provide evidence to prove that the blood letter is a forgery, and if her evidence can convince the people of the world, the emperor will most likely accept her statement."
Xie Yingmian understood.
The old emperor didn't want to tarnish his imperial record, so he wanted to make the best of a bad situation.
"This is bad news for Xiao Lingxi and Xiao Kehan, but not for me," Xie Yingmian said. "I have no interest in the Dead Man Ridge case at all."
Shen Tingsi said: "Mrs. Qin learned from Qin Aoshuang that Qin Mingshuang died at your hands. She was very angry and kept clamoring for revenge on you."
"The Sixth Punishment Secretary explained the whole story, but she refused to listen and only identified you as her enemy."
"Mrs. Qin has been insane since her second daughter went missing. She often does extreme things. You should be careful of her."
Xie Yingmian didn't expect it to unfold like this.
"This is indeed bad news."
Shen Tingsi finished what he had to say and stood up to say goodbye.
As Shen Tingsi was about to leave, Xie Yingmian's voice rang out faintly: "Sir Shen, if the Emperor pressures you to make a mistake, what will you do?"
Shen Tingsi paused.
He didn't answer Xie Yingmian and strode out of the room.
The small red clay stove is still burning.
The copper pot on the stove was bubbling and boiling.
The room was hazy with smoke.
Xie Yingmian looked at Yu Lingye through the mist: "What do you think Shen Tingsi will choose?"
Yu Lingye did not give a direct answer.
He looked out the window.
It was pitch black outside the window, and Chen Tingsi's figure stood proudly in the darkness like a pine tree standing in the cold wind.
No matter how cold the wind or how heavy the snow, it cannot crush his unyielding pride.
"Who knows?" Yu Lingye said.
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