"Because I was also in Wangjiang Tower at the time! I was separated from them by a wall, and I heard their conversation."
Lord Zhao nodded, then looked puzzled again, "Your Highness, please forgive my boldness, but the private rooms in Wangjiang Tower are famous for their excellent soundproofing. I wonder..."
"Haha," Dugu Yu sneered, "Master Zhao, you might as well ask His Royal Highness Prince Duan and the Sixth Miss of the Lin family about this!"
"I didn't even listen to their conversation before I left for home. As for when they left Wangjiang Tower, Lord Zhao will have to ask them himself."
"Yes, I understand! Thank you, Your Highness, for telling me. I will go to Wangjiang Tower to check it out. If necessary, I may bother you again. Please forgive me, Your Highness and Your Highness!"
"No problem. The prince and the princess also hope that Lord Zhao can solve the case as soon as possible. After all, that Liu Shiyuan is related to the Qin family!"
"Yes, I'll take my leave!"
After Lord Zhao left, Qin Qingyao asked, "Husband, did you see Liu Shiyuan at Wangjiang Tower?"
"I didn't see it, but I heard it."
"Lord Zhao said the Wangjiang Tower private rooms have good soundproofing. How did you hear it? How can you be sure it was him?"
Even though he had seen the true faces of Ling Jingxuan and Lin Xiafeng, Dugu Yu still chose to conceal it and did not tell the secret of Wangjiang Tower. In fact, Dugu Yu himself did not know why he did not say it.
But... after all, they had once called each other brother, and he didn't want Prince Duan to die in such a disgraceful way.
He didn't tell Lord Zhao, but Dugu Yu told Qin Qingyao.
Qin Qingyao said "Oh" after hearing this. Dugu Yu asked, "Is that your reaction?"
Qin Qingyao, "Then how should I react? Praise him for being so smart?"
In fact, this compartment was written in the original book. Ling Jingxuan took Lin Xiafeng into the compartment to eavesdrop on the conversations of the people next to them, but she didn't pay attention to these plots and forgot about them.
As a prince, is he really opening a restaurant just to make money? It must have a reputation. It would be surprising if it didn't!
"Then, husband, who do you think killed Liu Shiyuan? Could it be that someone was chasing him for debt?"
That parasite used to be supported by the Qin family. Now he has been away from the Qin family for half a year. It is not easy for him not to starve to death. It is normal for him to be chased for debts.
"If they were collecting a debt, they should have kidnapped him and asked his family for the money, right? Why would they kill him?"
Qin Qingyao nodded. "That makes sense. What about the vendetta? How could that wimp have provoked such a silent and bloodless enemy?"
Dugu Yu, "I think Ling Jingxuan killed him."
Qin Qingyao rolled her eyes, not knowing whether Dugu Yu was mocking her for doubting Ling Jingxuan in the past, or whether he was mentioning Ling Jingxuan directly to coax her.
Let's assume it's the latter, but, "Forcing yourself to coax me is shameless, do you think I'm stupid?"
Dugu Yu, "I'm not kidding you, I really think so."
"Ling Jingxuan is a royal prince, why would he kill a scoundrel? Wouldn't that be beneath his dignity? Could it be that Prince Duan got jealous because he and Lin Xiafeng were talking in the same little room?"
After Qin Qingyao finished speaking, she supported her chin and nodded, thinking that it was very possible. If the male protagonist got jealous, it would be a piece of cake for him to cause rivers of blood and millions of corpses.
But Liu Shiyuan, a small figure, was not worthy of Ling Jingxuan's military force, and he was killed with just a little finger.
Dugu Yu was speechless. He always thought that Qin Qingyao was like a charlatan who knew everything. Why was his mind so confused now?
"It should be related to Lin Xiafeng, but it's definitely not because of jealousy. It's because Lin Xiafeng took Liu Shiyuan to Wangjiang Tower and exposed Wangjiang Tower's biggest secret."
Qin Qingyao was stunned.
Because she had always known that Wangjiang Tower was like that, she subconsciously thought that the small compartments were nothing special and nothing to be surprised about.
But for Ling Jingxuan, that was absolutely a huge matter. In order to keep the secret, killing a scum like Liu Shiyuan was nothing.
Qin Qingyao suddenly grabbed Dugu Yu's sleeve and said, "What should we do, husband? Now that you know, will he kill you to silence you?"
Dugu Yu, "You already know it, just worry about yourself."
"I've always known it!"
Dugu Yu: “…”
"Do you think Prince Duan would be so confident in letting you and his beloved spend time together in a small private room, sharing your innermost feelings and strengthening your friendship? While you two were eating and drinking, Ling Jingxuan was in the small private room next door."
Dugu Yu was so disgusted that he got goosebumps all over his body. "Shut up!"
Qin Qingyao not only didn't shut up, but also got more excited. "Otherwise, think about it yourself, when Lin Xiafeng came to you to reconnect with your friendship, when did he not also discuss state affairs with concern for the country and the people?"
"She's a woman and doesn't hold an official position. Why would she tell you when she has something to say to her father, the Prime Minister? Because it was Prince Duan who told her to tell him, and he's listening right here!"
Dugu Yu's face turned black.
Qin Qingyao reached out and patted Dugu Yu's chest. "Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore, husband. You're not the only one who's been charmed by Lin Xiafeng's beauty. Ling Jingyue, the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth male candidates...even foreign envoys, have all fallen for her!"
Dugu Yu, "Are you trying to comfort me?"
Qin Qingyao nodded, "Yeah."
Dugu Yu grabbed her and pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly. He rubbed her neck and said viciously, "I think you want to piss me off to death!"
You can't get over this little bit of dark history, right? Little girl, I wonder how many years you can laugh at me!
The two of them quarreled for a while, and Qin Qingyao became melancholy again, "Hubby, if Liu Shiyuan's death is really related to Ling Jingxuan or Lin Xiafeng, then this case will definitely be unsolved. What should we do then?"
Dugu Yu, "Why can't it be solved just because it's related to them?"
Qin Qingyao twitched her lips. "Do you think Ling Jingxuan would fall for such a scoundrel?"
Dugu Yu, “…”
"It will become an unsolved case, and then the files will be compiled and submitted to the Dali Temple."
"Damn!"
By then, Aunt Pan would be jumping up and down and yelling in front of her father and her older brother.
Qin Qingyao originally thought that this case could not be solved, because it was impossible for people to trace the case back to Ling Jingxuan just because of Liu Shiyuan. He must have done everything perfectly.
As a result, the murderer was caught on the twelfth day of the first lunar month.
The murderer is Lu Fuman.
And it wasn't just Yoo Shi-won who died in the river, but also his four cronies, the four people who chatted and boasted with him, and said they were going to Wangjiang Tower to drink and see the secret compartment.
Their time of death was similar to that of Yoo Shi-won, but because their bodies were dumped in different places, they were not discovered in time.
It is said that it is due to personal grudges. Anyway, neither group is a good person.
But Qin Qingyao still felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched.
Lu Fuman is a real gangster. Although Liu Shiyuan and his group are also scum, they are at least from wealthy families. Lu Fuman can only nod and fawn in front of them.
How could a personal grudge lead him to kill five people at once? Unless Lu Fuman had truly seen through the mundane world and had had enough.
Qin Qingyao held her chin and thought for a long time, then asked Dugu Yu, "Husband, what do you think? Isn't it strange?"
Dugu Yu, "I think the real culprit behind this is Ling Jingxuan."
Qin Qingyao, "..."
Are you sure you're not holding a grudge and think Ling Jingxuan did everything?
Dugu Yu also had his own analysis, "Those who died were all Liu Shiyuan's friends, right?"
“It seems so.”
"Is it possible that after being invited by Lin Xiafeng, Liu Shiyuan's vanity swelled and he went around bragging to everyone about having a drink and a chat alone with the most beautiful woman?"
"Then, while they were bragging, Liu Shiyuan revealed the secrets of the Wangjiang Tower compartment to his friends, so all five of them were murdered to silence them."
Qin Qingyao took a deep breath and shuddered. Ling Jingxuan was too cruel. Was it worth killing five people just for such a broken secret?
However, I don't know how he found Lu Fuman to take the blame, and he was completely cleared of this matter. It seemed that he had nothing to do with it.
"Now that you put it that way, it seems to make sense."
Dugu Yu curled his lips, a slightly smug expression on his face, "Well, regardless of whether it was him or not, this matter should be closed with Lu Fuman. Like you said, it's impossible to trace this matter back to Prince Duan."
When Liu Shiyuan was alone before, Qin Qingyao did think that this was just a small matter, but now there are five people...
Dugu Yu stretched out his hand and pinched Qin Qingyao's face. "So don't worry about them anymore. I will go to court on the 16th. Do you still have time to worry about others?"
Didn't you come back at breakfast time after going to court? Why do you look so sad and sorrowful?
…
After this incident was over, except for the families of the deceased who were still immersed in grief, no one else cared much.
Some people even applauded and cheered. After all, whether it was Liu Shiyuan and his group or Lu Fuman, they were all social cancers. Both sides were hurt at once, so shouldn't the people applaud?
On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a banquet would be held in the imperial palace to entertain the ministers and their families.
This banquet can basically be regarded as a real family banquet, as even the emperor brought his family with him.
Not only the empress and imperial concubines, but also virtuous, good, kind, virtuous, noble and other favored ladies whose families have high status can attend.
Not to mention the princes and dukes, some princesses who are about to get married can also come.
Among the direct descendants of the Qin family, it seemed that only Qin Yuelin was allowed not to come. The others all came, except for the three direct daughters, who all attended with their husband's families.
Before the dinner, Dugu Yu was talking with some colleagues in the court. Qin Qingyao was strolling around the garden alone, wanting to find her mother and sisters, but she met Ling Jingxuan first.
When Ling Jingxuan saw Qin Qingyao, she smiled with joy, "Princess, long time no see!"
Qin Qingyao rolled her eyes at him. "Tsk, Your Highness Prince Duan, are you really thinking that a single day without seeing me feels like a long time? It's only been a few days, and you're really saying that!"
"Haha," Ling Jingxuan suddenly leaned close to Qin Qingyao's ear, "You guessed right!"
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