fast and ferocious

Chapter 541 Where to start the investigation? (two more)

The old monk said alas, and said angrily: "It's already this time, so stop flattering!"

The Eldest Princess giggled.

"I'm not flattering! Just now Yu'er told me to continue to investigate through the known clues of the government office. What are the clues known to the government office? Are there portraits of those people? If people are nearby, can they not know? What happens after they know?”

"Let's hide first." The old monk replied.

"What does this have to do with where Marquis Wu Ding is?" Feng Ming asked.

"Look, can your brain be useful? Let me do mine, don't delay you! The Empress Dowager planned this matter of Madam Xu's departure from the palace, but those people outside the city didn't know about it. Was it an accident? Isn't it tricky to deal with after discovering it? Mother Xu's corpse is very clean!"

"Can you just tell me what it has to do with Marquis Wu Ding?" The old monk asked anxiously.

"Deduction and reasoning, without talking step by step, can it be called reasoning?" Qin Wubing was also a little anxious.

The eldest princess said calmly: "I understand a little bit!"

"Speak quickly!" the old monk urged.

"Because it happened suddenly, Marquis Wu Ding became anxious when he heard the news. He was worried that the death of Madam Xu would expose the mother and concubine who had been hiding for many years, so he went to the place where people were waiting."

Qin Wubing slapped Fengming on the shoulder hard, and said excitedly: "Why don't we say we are a couple!"

"You mean that Marquis Wu Ding is currently hiding with those portraits?" the old monk asked in disbelief.

"This is just an inference." Qin Wubing looked at Fengming and said, "Marquis Wu Ding hasn't been anywhere since he entered Beijing from the border. Where can he go with his temperament? In this way, you use your own methods to find you..."

Feng Ming shook his head and left the room.

The old monk hurriedly asked, "What are you going to do now?"

Qin Wubing scratched his forehead and said:
"Why did I think that the group of people who blocked Nanny Xu belonged to the concubine? There are two reasons. One is that no one except the emperor knows about the secret passage. If the concubine did indeed leave through this secret passage, Then it is very possible to discuss with the first emperor and arrange it outside the city. First, it is convenient to see Yu'er, and second, the first emperor can rest assured..."

"You're right. Since the emperor knows the secret way, he will naturally arrange people to guard the exit of the secret way. How could the person who intercepted Madam Xu not be arranged by the emperor?" The old monk answered after asking himself: " Assuming I didn’t ask, if it’s the emperor’s person, you don’t need to check it, no, what if the person left by the late emperor guards it? That’s not right, there’s no need to keep this matter from the emperor.”

Qin Wubing sighed and continued:

"Now it is basically certain that He Sheng told the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother didn't know which string in her mind was wrong, and suddenly let Xu Mama use this secret way. Since He Sheng can accurately tell the method of the nearby secret way, then Even if he walked by himself many times, there is only one reason why the late emperor could frequently use the secret way, that is to say, through the actions of two generations of emperors, it is deduced that the mother and concubine are outside the south city. The reason is that the people left behind by the mother concubine."

Qin Wubing paused and said again:
"The second reason, judging from the blood at the scene and the appearance of Madam Xu after her death, this group of people did not intend to kill anyone, and Madam Xu was most likely not killed by someone, but frightened to death..."

"Ah?!" The eldest princess and the old monk said in unison.

"Listen to me first! This group of people just found out that someone came out of the secret passage, and it was another woman, so they stepped forward to intercept and ask why. A fight broke out. I still don't know why Nanny Xu was frightened to death, but after the incident, the group of people put Mammy Xu on the ridge of the field and blocked the exit of the secret passage, which can be considered a report to the royal family. Xin'er..."

"Then what about the person who takes care of Madam Xu?" the Eldest Princess asked.

Qin Wubing shrugged and said: "It is possible that they ran away, otherwise, I feel that they will be arranged on the field ridge according to size, no matter whether they are alive or dead, if they are alive, they will be tied up. I mean, they will be tied up after the event." With such handling, right now I can only think of the people left behind by my concubine."

"Then why didn't they stand up? This is a good deed!" The old monk asked in confusion.

Qin Wubing thought for a while and said: "It may be because there was an agreement with Yu'er's father when the concubine mother left. Even if the concubine mother is gone, the people she left behind still abide by it."

"Then is this case still to be investigated?" The old monk looked at the eldest princess and then at Qin Wubing and asked.

Qin Wubing also glanced at the Eldest Princess and said, "You must know what the Empress Dowager asked Nanny Xu to do?"

"Then it will take a lot of effort. If the Queen Mother doesn't speak, you have nothing to do." The old monk said dejectedly.

Qin Wubing leaned on the chair and let out a long sigh, and said: "If you want to find the person left behind by the concubine mother, it's not difficult!"

The eldest princess immediately sat up straight.

"But what's the use of finding them? Since the concubine mother wants to keep her promise, we should fulfill it. When it's time for Yu'er to know, they will naturally stand up."

The eldest princess lowered her head.

The old monk asked anxiously: "What do you mean? You can't go to the left, you can't go to the right, where else can you go? No?"

Qin Wubing scratched his forehead and said:
"That's what I think. Only those people have seen the people who took care of Mrs. Xu. No matter whether these people died or ran away, now let's find a way to let those people take the initiative to tell us this information. I think they will help , let's first investigate who these people are supporting, and find out the reason why Nanny Xu left the palace, and the rest will be up to the emperor."

"To put it bluntly, you don't even know where they are! How can I ask them to help you? Find out? You said just now that you don't want to do anything, but in the final analysis, you still need to find the person left behind by Concubine Yu'er..."

"No need! If it's them, they will definitely cooperate!" Qin Wubing got up and went out to find Fengming.

……

The next day, the old monk followed Qin Wubing to the government office again.

Zhao Qingyan hurriedly talked about yesterday's progress, and there were a few more villagers who could recognize those people in the portrait. Qin Wubing said: "Let the yamen servants follow Fengming to do things today."

Zhao Qingyan was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded viciously. It's so good, you can do whatever you want, someone will take care of you if you do something wrong, and you will be credited if you do it right!

Zhao Qingyan hurriedly made arrangements.

Afterwards, Qin Wubing and the old monk sat in the signing room drinking tea and chatting leisurely. Zhao Qingyan asked them to rest in the back office several times, but both of them refused, just sat in the signing room and waited, as if they had a plan in mind. .

Zhao Qingyan stopped talking and went to work.

Qin Wubing looked at the old monk who was as leisurely as himself, and couldn't help asking: "You really believe me."

"Isn't this nonsense? If you don't believe me, who do you believe? Hey, you said you sent the spy to the post house, what will happen when the national teacher arrives?"

(End of this chapter)