Chapter 412 Who killed the uncle?

"Adultery?" The prefect of Shuntian was shocked and couldn't help but look at Yu Yonghuai's expression.

Yu Yonghuai sneered, his eyes full of disgust: "You two really are husband and wife. Your minds are full of that matter! My sister went to help Madam An find her kidnapped daughter, and I went to Madam An's courtyard to pick up my sister and bring her back home, but you said it was an affair. If that's the case, I'm with Madam Qin Anbo at this moment, isn't there something unclear going on?"

Mrs. Qin Anbo was so angry that her whole body was shaking: "You, you——"

Shuntian Prefecture Governor coughed and said, "General Yu, please also understand the pain that Qin Anbo's wife has just experienced after losing her husband..."

"Just having experienced the pain of losing her husband is not a shield for her to insult and slander others." Yu Yonghuai clasped his fists towards the Shuntian prefect, "...Please forgive me, sir, it was Qin Anbo who saw me pick up my sister and walked out of Madam An's courtyard together. He was excited and said rude words to me and insulted me. I just threw him against the wall and did nothing else. Then I took my sister and left the alley... As for why Qin Anbo died in the alley, I have no idea."

Shuntian Prefecture Governor nodded and said, "The coroner has examined the body before. Qin Anbo died around midnight. What was General Yu doing at that time?"

Yu Yonghuai said: "Of course he has fallen asleep."

Mrs. Qin Anbo screamed, "You're lying! You must have sneaked back to that alley and killed Master!"

Yu Yonghuai sneered and didn't respond.

Even the prefect of Shuntian couldn't help coughing: "Madam Qin Anbo, do you have any evidence for what you said? Also, why did Qin Anbo linger in that alley until midnight and never returned home? Do you have any clues?"

Mrs. Qin Anbo's expression was miserable: "It's all, it's all that vixen's fault..."

The yamen runners of Shuntian Prefecture went to bring An Ningxin over overnight.

An Ningxin was worried about Cheng Jie'er being kidnapped by bandits, and she recalled the past. She was so anxious that she couldn't sleep for most of the night. She just fell asleep in the second half of the night. As a result, just as she fell asleep, people from Shuntian Mansion came to pick up someone. The whole courtyard was brightly lit, and even Fan Pingfang, who lived in the west house, was woken up.

An Ningxin's face turned pale. She asked Xiaoqi to look after Hao Ge'er and followed the people from Shuntian Prefecture to the court. She saw Mrs. Qin Anbo, who was so sad and angry that she was about to rush up to hit people, and Qin Anbo's body on the ground. Only then did she realize that Qin Anbo had died in the alley outside.

An Ningxin's head exploded and she fell to the ground with a pale face.

Even though she and Qin Anbo had severed their relationship, the affection they had shown each other over the years was not fake, nor were the vows they had made to each other.

But... they are destined to be together.

An Ningxin wanted to part ways with Qin Anbo, but she never thought about letting Qin Anbo die!

Mrs. Qin Anbo rushed forward and tried to touch Hua An Ningxin's face. Yu Yonghuai's face darkened, and he took a step forward and directly blocked Mrs. Qin Anbo.

Mrs. Qin Anbo screamed, "My Lord! Look! He is protecting her! They must be having an affair! They must have conspired to kill our uncle!"

An Ningxin's face was covered with tears, she was so distraught that she couldn't speak at all.

Yu Yonghuai frowned and was about to curse, but Xing Xing, who had been waiting at the door, suddenly spoke up: "Sir, you slandered an official of the imperial court without any evidence in court. According to the laws of Daxia, what is the crime?"

Shuntian prefect glanced at Xingxing and pondered for a moment: "...Although Qin Anbo's wife is a royal consort, she has repeatedly slandered the imperial officials without any basis. According to the law, she should be severely punished with ten strokes of the cane."

Mrs. Qin Anbo's face froze, and she put her threatening hands back.

She gritted her teeth, but knelt down in the hall again, crying, "...Your Excellency, please understand. This woman was originally my husband's concubine. Later, she had a quarrel with my husband and moved out. My husband went to that alley today because he still had feelings for this woman. Later, he saw the Zhenxi general walking out of the courtyard. He was very sad and sent his followers away, saying that he wanted to be alone for a while. As a result..."

Mrs. Qin Anbo cried non-stop.

"My husband is usually kind to others, and he has no grudges or hatred against anyone in the past. The only entanglement is this concubine." Lady Qin Anbo bowed again in tears, "Now my husband died in the yard outside the door of this concubine. This must be related to General Zhenxi and this concubine! Please investigate!"

An Ningxin finally came to her senses. She wiped away her tears, took a deep look at Qin Anbo's wife, knelt down, and kowtowed to Shuntian Prefecture Governor, saying, "Your Excellency, I am not alone in my small courtyard. I have another friend who shares the rent with me. General Zhenxi went to my small courtyard just to pick up my sister. If I really had an affair with General Zhenxi, why would General Zhenxi bring my sister with him? ... Qin Anbo did have a misunderstanding at the time, but General Zhenxi had already explained it to Qin Anbo, and there were also some neighbors in the alley who could serve as witnesses."

The prefect of Shuntian nodded secretly. The words of this concubine were logical and much more believable than those of Lady Qin Anbo, who only made accusations without any evidence.

Mrs. Qin Anbo's eyes were red and swollen, and she was full of anger. She said in a hoarse voice: "You mean to say that the death of the uncle has nothing to do with you?! Then who killed the uncle?!"

Many thoughts flashed through An Ningxin's mind, but in the end, she still lay on the ground, suppressed her emotions, and said to the prefect of Shuntian: "... Your Excellency, please allow me to report that there is indeed something strange about the death of Qin Anbo. I am not a police chief and do not know how to judge cases, but this afternoon, my daughter was abducted in broad daylight, and Qin Anbo was killed outside in the middle of the night. I personally think that it might be the work of the bandits who have been roaming around the capital in recent days."

The prefect of Shuntian couldn't help but frown.

He had been very busy these days with the banditry, and even borrowed troops from the Ministry of War to suppress it, but to no avail.

However, now there is another case of Qin Anbo being murdered!

Although the Qin Anbo Mansion was not a wealthy and powerful family, it was still a noble family after all - a noble family was killed by bandits under the rule of Shuntian Prefecture, which was enough to make him worried and distressed!

Mrs. Qin Anbo remembered something. Her eyes were red and swollen. She glared at An Ningxin fiercely and sneered, "You said they were bandits, so they are bandits?! It's just a coincidence that the bandits kidnapped your daughter and killed your uncle outside the door?!"

An Ningxin bit her lips tightly, her face as pale as a ghost, and uttered a few words with great difficulty: "...Five years ago, Qin Anbo and a group of friends wiped out a group of bandits and rescued me. At that time, the second in command of the mountain stronghold fell off a cliff and his life or death is unknown. Now the capital is plagued by bandits again, I'm afraid..."

Mrs. Qin Anbo's expression changed slightly as she thought of something.

If this is true, then it seems reasonable for the bandits to seek revenge and kill Qin Anbo!