The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 250 Doubt
Fuhai Courtyard.

Lady Du was guarding the door, and there were several guards beside her. They looked serious, as if they had just encountered something serious.

In the room, Cui Quan, his wife and the eldest son sat on chairs with dignified expressions.

"Oh!"

Mrs. Cui suddenly put the teacup heavily on the table and said, "Don't you find it strange?"

"What's so strange?" Cui Quan and his eldest son Qiqi looked at her.

Mrs. Cui lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then slowly said: "The assassin sneaked into the mansion to kill the Duke, but there are four men in black, why only one man in black went to the study in the front yard to assassinate the Duke?"

Cui Yongzong thought about it, and said his guess: "The Jingguo mansion is so big, they must not know where my father is, so they searched separately.

"Later, a man in black found his father and made a commotion, and other men in black rushed over to help."

It makes sense.

Mrs. Cui put down this question, and expressed other doubts: "After they failed in the assassination, why did they run to the backyard? They just entered Jinglan Garden and took Yuan Niang hostage?

"Yuanniang just entered the mansion for three days, and assassins entered the mansion. Maybe this group of assassins was recruited by Yuanniang. Don't forget, she has hatred for us, and it is normal for her to want to kill the Duke.

"Besides, if she didn't collude with the assassins, how could she return home safely?

"So, I think these assassins were recruited by Yuan Niang, and she is taking revenge on us."

Cui Quan's face darkened, thinking about his wife's words in his heart.

Cui Yongzong said: "Mother, you are prejudiced against Yuanniang."

"Presumptuous, how dare you talk to me like that? I'm your biological mother, how can you doubt me?" Mrs. Cui was furious and scolded her son.

Cui Yongzong lowered his head and listened silently until Mrs. Cui got tired of cursing and stopped, then he said: "Mom calm down, please listen to my explanation.

"Yuanniang, as the prostitute of our Duke Jing's mansion, has lived a poor life in Yunxuan Temple for 15 years. It is normal for her to have resentment in her heart.

"What's more, back then, the third child was indeed sorry for Mrs. Wang, and for so many years, the third child did not take care of her.

"I believe that Yuan Niang has resentment and hatred, but I don't agree with saying that she takes revenge.

"She is a little lady, if she wants to marry a good family in the future, she must rely on the Yasukuni government and rely on us.

"I think that's what she meant when she came back, otherwise she would never have asked the King of Chu to let her leave Yunxuan Temple.

"So, it's impossible for her to hurt her father, and besides, she doesn't have the ability.

"As for those men in black who ran into Jinglan Garden to hold her hostage, I think it's just a coincidence.

"At that time, all the guards in the mansion were dispatched, and those men in black fled in a panic, not knowing where they were going, so it was normal for them to run into Jinglan Garden.

"Later, they were surrounded, and if they wanted to escape, they naturally had to take a valuable hostage.

"There is only Yuan Niang as the master in Jinglan Garden, who else can be held hostage if she is not held hostage?"

Mrs. Cui was momentarily at a loss for words: "."

Cui Quan was thoughtful.

The room fell silent again.

After a long time, Mrs. Cui said with a straight face: "I still feel that Yuan Niang has something to do with this matter."

"Mother--"

Cui Yongzong was a little helpless: "If you want to doubt someone, you have to have real evidence.

"Yuanniang and the third child have just settled their feud, so don't use it as a hindrance and destroy the relationship between their father and daughter."

Being accused by her son, Mrs. Cui was so angry that she pointed at Cui Yongzong and cursed: "Nie Zi"

At this time, Madam Du's voice came from outside the door: "Master, Madam, Commander Bai is here to see you."

Mrs. Cui's anger froze.

"Let him in." Cui Quan said.

It was not only Bai Qi who entered the room, but also Liu Yang, Zeng Ming, and Zhu Lin.

Cui Quan looked at Liu Yang and asked eagerly, "Have you caught the assassin?"

Liu Yang was so ashamed that he knelt down "Putong" and said, "This subordinate is incompetent, please forgive me."

Cui Quan straightened his face immediately: "Didn't you catch any?"

".Yes."

Liu Yang lowered his head even lower, and said: "This subordinate obeyed the order of the Duke, and led people to ambush outside the city early.

"However, what we intercepted were only two horses and two dummies, and the two men in black riding on horses had already run away.

"When General Cui caught up with the carriage, there was only Yuan Niang in the carriage, and the other two men in black also ran away.

"According to the clues we found, the four men in black changed their clothes, mixed with the common people, entered the forest outside the city, and escaped by water.

"I'll come back first and report to you. General Cui stays outside the city and continues to lead troops to hunt down those men in black."

Cui Quan's face was ugly, but he did not punish Liu Yang on the spot, but ordered: "You all talk about the clues you have found."

Bai Qi was the first to speak: "The two men in black I fought with were tall, but also slender.

"Hearing their voices, they should be men, but it is also possible that they deliberately disguised the voices of men in order to conceal their true identities.

"So, I think the two men in black may be men or women."

After listening to Bai Qi's words, Cui Yongzong showed a thoughtful expression: "Father, one of the four men in black who entered Jinglanyuan was tall and slender just as Bai Qi said.

"So, one of the four men in black may be a woman."

Madam Cui suddenly said, "Is it possible that Yuan Niang is one of the assassins?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the room was shocked.

After the initial shock, Cui Yongzong only felt deeply helpless: "Mother, Yuan Niang was held hostage by men in black and stabbed by them. How could she be an assassin?"

Mother hated Cui Hengyue so much that she insisted on linking Cui Hengyue with the assassin.
At this time, Zeng Ming said: "My lord, when I led people to track down the assassins, I found that there were not just two of them, but four of them.

"When I first ran into them, two people were injured, they should be the two assassins who appeared in the study.

"They fled all the way, and fled into Sifang's courtyard on the way, but only two assassins left Sifang in the end.

"I had people search the fourth room carefully, but the assassin was not found, but the blood disappeared when it reached the fourth room.

"Afterwards, I chased all the way to Jinglan Garden, and found that there were still four assassins in Jinglan Garden.

"So, I think there are six assassins who entered the mansion."

Hearing this, Liu Yang told what he knew: "Master Bai, after Commander Bai was injured, I was in charge of hunting him down.

"The two assassins who escaped from the study at that time disappeared before my eyes for a short time, and when I saw them again, they had already changed.

"Later, I found Jinglan Court. There were four assassins holding Yuanniang hostage. I think what Zeng Ming said was right. There were six assassins."

Cui Yongzong looked at Zhu Lin: "Did any assassin escape from the mansion at that time?"

Zhu Lin: "No."

Hearing this, Cui Quan said in a deep voice: "From this point of view, there are indeed six assassins.

"However, only four people left the mansion in the end, so where are the other two?"

Mrs. Cui snorted coldly: "Where else? Of course it is in Jinglanyuan.

"Those assassins were injured, and so were the people from Jinglanyuan. Also, Yuan Niang knows martial arts, and the maid beside her, Shui Fu, also knows martial arts.

"I think the other two assassins are Yuan Niang and Shui Fu.

"In order to keep her accomplices, Yuan Niang let those assassins hold her hostage, in order to coerce the Duke to let them go.

"Hmph, it's a big treason to dare to collude with outsiders and assassinate your own grandfather by eating the inside and outside of the food."

(End of this chapter)