Qingshuang nodded and accepted it.

Noticing that Gu Yunru only had one red gold and thin flower earring on her ear, Qingshuang frowned curiously and looked at Qingxing and asked, "Where is the princess' other red gold and thin flower earring?"

Qing Xing realized that there was another red gold and thin flower earring that had been put away somewhere. She searched for it in several makeup boxes but couldn't find it. "Oh no, Princess. Could it be that the red gold and thin flower earring was lost on the road?"

The red gold and thin flower earrings were a gift from the Queen Mother. As long as they were treasures given by the Queen Mother, the princess would carefully keep them with her.

"Can't find it? Look again carefully." Gu Yunru was also quite shocked. No wonder she felt that there was only one ear floating on her ear.

"Oh no, I really can't find it. It must have been lost on the road. I will send my servants to look for it again."

Qing Xing ran out in a hurry, which shows how important these red gold and thin flower earrings are to her.

At this time, a servant came to report, "Princess, there is a beggar who wants me to give this to you."

Gu Yunru turned around, took the thing and took a look. It was a green stone. This was the secret code she and Cheng Shaoyuan agreed upon. Whoever saw this stone would meet at Ruyi Inn.

The cause of Xiuniang's death has not been investigated clearly yet, but after a day of investigation yesterday, he must have some information, so he took advantage of Qingxing and Qingfeng's inattention and left alone.

Qingshuang was also helping the princess to look for the earrings. Turning around, she found that the princess was gone, so she had to go back to the house and wanted to wash Qingfeng's clothes again, but unexpectedly something suddenly fell out of her sleeves. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the red gold and thin flower earrings.

I didn't expect that the earrings that the princess had been dreaming about would be treasured in his sleeves. Qing Shuang thought about it, could it be that Qing Fengfeng was against the princess? ...

She didn't dare to think about it further, shook her head, and put the earrings back into his clothes as if nothing had happened.

On the other side, Gu Yunru was dressed in men's clothes and came to Ruyi Inn happily.

When I went up to the private room on the second floor, I found Cheng Shaoyuan as expected.

"I didn't expect you to be so punctual." Cheng Shaoyuan looked gentle as he watched Gu Yunru coming over panting and poured her a cup of tea.

"You don't know, I immediately understood when I saw the stone, is there any progress on Xiuniang's matter?"

Gu Yunru swallowed the tea in one gulp and stared at Xingren from afar.

"Yes, we found a suspicious person."

"Who? Tell me."

Gu Yunru puckered her ears curiously, and Cheng Shaoyuan looked around and asked her to move her ears closer.

For some reason, Rong Zhen's face flashed through my mind again, glaring at me gloomily. I simply shrank my neck and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

“Well, we found out that before Xiuniang married Zhang San, she had an old lover named Zhou Ping. This Zhou Ping was doing wheat business on the street, but he suddenly stopped doing business and returned home a few days ago.”

"So you suspect that Xiuniang was killed by Zhou Ping, but do you have any evidence?" Gu Yunru asked immediately.

Tingya had been eavesdropping at the door for a long time. She didn't expect that the two of them would come to the inn to talk about those cases. She felt relieved.

"Are you talking about Xiuniang's case?" Ting Ya suddenly interrupted. She had vaguely learned about this case these days. Since the murderer's method of committing the crime was extremely cruel, the case quickly spread.

"Yeah, did you know too?" Gu Yunru raised an eyebrow at her. It is true that good news never travels far, but bad news travels far and wide. Now, even the common people in the capital know about it, which makes it easier to alert the enemy.

"Yes, I heard that the man cut off Xiuniang's head and hid it in a rice jar. This method of committing a crime is really... I think Zhou Ping is very likely to be the murderer. I hope that Master Cheng will quickly arrest the murderer."

After hearing Tingya's analysis, Gu Yunru felt that it made some sense, but such blind speculation was still inappropriate. Zhou Ping must be found and interrogated to find out whether he had a motive for committing the crime.

"Sir, Zhou Ping has been found." The clerk at the door rushed in and reported to Cheng Shaoyuan. Gu Yunru's eyes suddenly widened. It turned out that God will not let down those who work hard, as Zhou Ping was caught so quickly.

"Let's go, let's go and interrogate Zhou Ping!" Gu Yunru was so excited that she didn't have time to eat. Ting Ya also wanted to join in the fun, but she had to take care of the restaurant's business, so she watched the two of them walk away.

All the way to the Ministry of Justice, Zhou Ping had already been caught. Zhou Ping was a handsome man, with thick eyebrows, regular facial features, a strong body, and looked very powerful. The murderer who killed Xiuniang must have these potentials.

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"Tell me, are you the murderer of Xiuniang?" Cheng Shaoyuan asked this question swiftly as soon as he arrived. Zhou Ping was so scared that his face turned pale and he kept shaking his head, "Sir, I am innocent. There was a flood in my home a few days ago, so I went back. Besides, I haven't seen Xiuniang for a long time..."

Zhou Ping was in tears as he watched him say those things. Gu Yunru felt that he was not lying. The diligence and sincerity in his eyes were not something that most people could fake, not to mention Zhou Ping who had never been trained in acting.

"When was the last time you met Xiuniang?" Gu Yunru asked calmly, observing Zhou Ping's expression. As long as he glanced at her, she could immediately find out his weakness.

Zhou Ping thought hard and frowned, "About eight days ago, I borrowed some money from Xiuniang, and she gave it to me readily. But later Zhang San found out, and I heard that Zhang San beat her up. But I didn't see her afterwards, so it must have been Zhang San who killed her. You must believe me, sir!"

"After borrowing the money, did you return to the countryside immediately?"

Gu Yunru asked immediately, not giving him any chance to breathe and think. Zhou Ping nodded rapidly, "Yes, I left after borrowing the money. As for what happened, I have no idea."

"Nonsense, since you don't know, how did you hear that Zhang San beat Xiuniang? Your relationship with Xiuniang is very secretive, and no one else would know about it."

Gu Yunru's series of questions stumped Zhou Ping. He lowered his head, not knowing why he had just said those words. Upon seeing this, Cheng Shaoyuan smiled and ordered his men to torture Zhou Ping, and only then did he admit it.

"Although I have never advocated the use of criminal law, cunning people like this should be tortured and interrogated."

Cheng Shaoyuan's bottomless eyes were filled with unpredictable emotions like overlapping clouds. Seeing Zhou Ping confess his guilt so readily, Gu Yunru still felt a little strange.

The two came out of the Ministry of Justice prison together. Cheng Shaoyuan looked at Gu Yunru and did not seem to be happy about solving the case.