Chapter 176 You are a smart one
"Sir, it's unfair. I didn't kill anyone." Li Ren's face was full of innocence and anxiety, indicating that he did not do such a thing.
Jiang Yunxi looked at Qu Xinwen and said, "Where is the guard in the cell where Xia Zhi was interrogated yesterday evening?"
Qu Xinwen immediately sent someone to invite him.
Soon two guards arrived.
"Was Li Ren present when you interrogated Xia Zhi yesterday evening?" Jiang Yunxi asked them.
"Yes." They said in unison.
"Did he get close to Xia Zhi?" Jiang Yunxi continued to ask. She had already asked Xia Zhi last night and asked her to tell her in detail what happened after she was tortured in the evening.
After listening to it, she had a target of suspicion.
"He did come closer. We were tired of fighting, so we went to the side to have a drink and asked him to help us interrogate him," said a guard.
"He brought a pot of good tea, so we went to drink some tea." said another guard.
Jiang Yunxi looked at Li Ren and said with certainty, "You took advantage of the opportunity to interrogate Xia Zhi and tortured her while piercing the Yamen acupoint on the back of her head with a silver needle."
"She was tortured at the time, her body ablaze with pain, so she naturally didn't think much about the pain in the back of her head. Later, she was taken to a cell, and because the silver needles pierced her Yamen acupoint, she slowly died."
After hearing this, Qu Xinwen glared at Li Ren and shouted, "You bastard, why don't you tell the truth? Who arranged for you to kill the witness?"
“I, I didn’t…”
"You still dare to quibble? Come, arrest him and torture him."
Li Ren's face changed, and he knelt on the ground: "Sir, I admit that I did it. Someone gave me a large sum of money. My mother is sick, and I just need money..."
"Who is it?" Qu Xinwen asked angrily.
"The man was wearing a conical hat and a mask, dressed in black. From his voice, I could tell he was an elderly man. I really didn't know what he looked like." Li Ren cried, holding his head.
He knew that as an official of Jingzhao Yinfu, he shouldn't do that, but he was really short of money and he wanted to save his mother.
"You bastard, you are from Jingzhao Yifu, but you still refuse to tell the truth!" Qu Xinwen walked up and kicked him. He felt ashamed that his subordinates did such a thing.
"No need to ask, the other party won't let him see his face." Jiang Yunxi said lightly. The murderer was cautious in his actions. Now that he wanted to kill a maid, he naturally would not reveal his true face.
Maybe the old voice was deliberately misleading Li Ren.
Qu Xinwen's mouth twitched slightly, "This..."
Jiang Yunxi looked at him and said, "Wait for the five people who bought the ointment to come over."
After she finished speaking, she walked outside.
"You put him in the cell and keep a close eye on him." Qu Xinwen flicked his sleeves and immediately chased after Jiang Yunxi.
"Empress... Miss Jiang, how do you know it's Li Ren's?" Zhan Luochen followed Jiang Yunxi like a tail, and he was confused by what he heard.
Jiang Yunxi: "Learn more and use your brain more."
Zhan Luochen: "..."
"By the way, why are you and the Fifth Prince coming to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion?" Jiang Yunxi asked with a casual smile. It was not surprising to meet Zhan Luochen here, but it was a bit unexpected to meet Zhan Yuyang.
"Father asked us to pay attention to this matter, so we came to take a look." Zhan Luochen said. Even if he didn't remind him, he would still pay attention to it. After all, the incident happened in the house he bought.
"Is this the only thing you're focusing on?" Jiang Yunxi asked with a smile.
"Yes." Zhan Luochen nodded.
Jiang Yunxi glanced at him and asked, "Didn't you ask the Crown Prince to take care of it?"
Zhan Luochen knew that she had just returned to the capital and was unfamiliar with the affairs of the imperial family, so he explained to her, "The Crown Prince is in poor health and rarely attends the morning court. This is permitted by our father. It's not a major matter, so we won't disturb him. Instead, we'll let him rest."
"Are you not feeling well? It's inconvenient for you to attend the morning court?" Jiang Yunxi's face was full of surprise.
"My prince has been weak since he was a child. In short, his condition is not good..." Zhan Luochen said in a low voice.
Jiang Yunxi understood that the prince would have a short life. "If that's the case, has the emperor never considered changing the prince?"
Zhan Luochen turned and looked at Qu Xinwen who was following behind him, "Master Qu, please go away. Why are you following us? Go to the lobby in front and see if those five people have arrived."
"Yes." Qu Xinwen knew that he couldn't listen to it, so he left quickly and tactfully.
"I don't know whether my father has thought about it, but the other princes have already had the idea. They are showing off themselves like peacocks spreading their tails, for fear of being ignored by my father." Zhan Luochen said contemptuously.
"Are you also spreading your peacock tail?" Jiang Yunxi looked at him with a smile.
Zhan Luochen's eyes widened, and he quickly denied it, "No, I didn't. I never had any thoughts about that position. Just like my uncle, I never thought about the throne."
Jiang Yunxi glanced at him and continued walking forward. "You are quite smart."
"Power is a good thing, but not everyone aspires to it. Moreover, if you sit in that position, you have to bear the corresponding responsibilities and pressures. Most importantly, you may not be able to be yourself."
Zhan Luochen smiled nonchalantly. He had seen too much since he was a child, and some things were not desirable. He would rather be a free and easy prince all his life.
"You live very clearly, so I say you are a smart person." Jiang Yunxi praised. People like him actually live the best in the end.
Power is good, but power is also a double-edged sword.
"It's mainly because I'm lazy." Zhan Luochen said with a smile.
Jiang Yunxi suddenly stopped, looked at him with a half-smile, and asked, "Did you buy that house accidentally or on purpose?"
Zhan Luochen's eyes widened. "Of course it was unintentional. If I had known there was a murder inside, I would have definitely reported it first."
Jiang Yunxi, "Let's go."
Zhan Luochen hurriedly followed.
The lobby of the government office.
The officials from Jingzhao Yinfu were divided into five groups. They first brought back three people, two men and one woman. The men were both in their twenties, and the woman was in her twenties. She wore heavy makeup and dressed gorgeously, and had a strong air of prostitution.
"Have you ever bought a kind of ointment in Huangquan? It is odorless but can cover up the unpleasant smell." Qu Xinwen knocked heavily on the table with the Jingtangwen, looking at the three people in the lobby with a dignified expression.
"Yes, sir, I did buy it." The man in green said stutteringly.
"Your Excellency, I have bought it." The man in white said lightly.
"Sir, I have bought it. It is very useful. The girls in the building all like it. It is very effective in covering up odors. Mainly, it has no smell itself, and some guests don't like fragrance." Qin Si Niang threw a coquettish smile.
Snap——
Qu Xinwen knocked heavily on the alarm table and said in a deep voice, "Talk properly. What does the girl in the building mean?"
Qin Siniang smiled charmingly, "Sir, have you ever been to a brothel? Have you heard of Hua Man Lou? I'm the manager there, and we have a lot of girls there."
"How dare you! I'm interrogating you!" Qu Xinwen said angrily with a dark face.
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