late night song

Chapter 271: Seeing the sparrows in action
Without Ling Buhuo's interruption, Gu Yuchu had time to practice boxing in the post house, but the sudden appearance of Shu Guanfeng gave her a bad premonition.

"Yu Chu, it's bad, something happened to Shu Yuan!"

"what?!"

Gu Yuchu was shocked. He stepped forward and asked anxiously: "Uncle Shu, what happened?"

"Someone from Yunjing Mansion came to the door to beat drums today, accusing Shu Yuan of killing the girl from Qingyulou! Now Shuyuan's man has been imprisoned in the prison of Yunjing Mansion."

"What the hell is going on?!"

"The people in Qingyu Tower said that when they got up to clean the room in the morning, they found the person dead on the bed, and Shu Yuan was lying nearby in disheveled clothes. They also said that Shu Yuan entered the Flower Tower last night, chatted with the deceased for a few words, and then went in together. He went to the side room and never came out again until the incident occurred."

"Why is he going to the fireworks place?!" Gu Yuchu was very puzzled. He was fine in the past few days, but why such a big thing happened after two days without seeing him.

"He went to find out what happened to the girl who came to the Prince's Mansion for no reason!" Gu Fan also hurried over.

"Only by himself? Why didn't he ask you to come with him?" Gu Yu saw Gu Fan for the first time, took his arm and asked quickly.

"I advised him not to go. I felt that the Prince's Mansion had its own agenda, but he couldn't listen to other people's gossip and insisted on checking. He left the house before noon yesterday and never came back in the evening. I thought he had gone back to Shu Mansion. It's all my fault. , If only I had tried my best to stop him or stayed with him!" Gu Fan said regretfully and dejectedly.

"none of your business."

While Gu Yuchu comforted Gu Fan, he asked Xiang Shu Guanfeng: "Uncle Shu, has there been a preliminary verification of the identity of the deceased?"

"After checking, she is indeed a girl from Qingyu Tower. She has been in Yunjing for more than ten years, but there is one very strange thing. She was originally a slave. Coincidentally, she just got the deed of sale to Qingyu Tower two days ago. It was precisely because she was killed after being freed from slavery, and it was difficult to deal with the lawsuit over the death of a person in the store that she went to the Yunjing government office, otherwise it would have been just a blackmail."

"Did you find out who paid her ransom?"

"The boss lady said she paid it herself, but it was a full 500 taels of silver, and it was all in silver!"

Gu Yuchu felt that the situation was not good, and this game was obviously aimed at Shu Yuan.She used to be in Suo Xing Palace and knew that even if the girl in Hualou could save enough ransom money, whether she could really get rid of her slave status would depend on whether her master was willing to let her go. It was normal to negotiate back and forth for months. How could it be done in two days? It was over so quickly.

"Sister, don't worry, I can search the body with Wu Zuo. We can always find evidence if it wasn't Shu Yuan's fault." Gu Fan reassured.

"Even if he is cleared of the suspicion of murder, there are still military laws waiting for him. People in the army will only have sex with prostitutes during the march, wear shackles in public, and be whipped twenty times, and go to the frontier." Shu Guanfeng sighed, he always loved Shu Yuan , and also believed that he had been framed, but in this current situation he could not escape the military law no matter what.

Gu Yuchu was silent for a long time and then spoke slowly: "Shu Yuan has lived a good life in Yunjing for more than [-] years and has never heard of any enemies. It seems that someone still wants to have trouble with me. If he can't touch me, he will come and beat my brother. My idea... you go with me to the Prince's Mansion to discuss countermeasures."

After that, the three of them got up and went to the Prince's Mansion. Ling Buhuo had received the news early and had already ordered the embroidered messenger to secretly investigate the suspicious people who had been coming and going in Qingyu Tower in the past three days and the interpersonal relationships of the deceased.

When Gu Yu first entered the door, the embroidered messenger had just left the study. She and Ling Buhuo looked at each other for a long time, tacitly putting aside their grudges for the time being and working together to discuss countermeasures.

"The suspicion of Shu Yuan's murder is not difficult to solve. After preliminary inspection, we found that the deceased was killed with a rope outside in the early morning and then dragged into the wing. There were traces of fresh black moss on the soles of her shoes. There were also witnesses who said that Shu Yuan had entered the wing since last night. He has never gone out again, and the soles of his shoes are clean without traces of moss or mud. This preliminarily clears his suspicion. However, in order to be completely exonerated, the murderer must be found as soon as possible and the mastermind behind the crime must be revealed. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the prostitute to escape the military law. "

Ling Buhuo's speed made Gu Yuchu sigh, and the anger he had been angry with him in the past few days disappeared.

"There are no traces of fighting at the crime scene. Yi Shuyuan's skills are so strong that he could have been arrested unless he was drugged. The wine, utensils and other physical evidence in the wing have been sealed up by Yunjing Mansion. I haven't had time to check. Xiaofan, you go and see Is there any way to do it?"

"General Shu, the boss of Qingyu Tower should also keep a close eye on him. He has something to do with it, and there is also the record of visits to my house. The messenger of embroidered clothes took it away. Keep an eye on it and make sure to investigate each one in detail. , the two things of instigating those women to come to the door to stir up gossip and frame Shu Yuan are definitely not accidental, I want to see who has the courage to touch my people!"

Ling Buhuo's thinking was clear. Gu Yuchu didn't say a word, and he already gave the orders one by one, without any discussion.Shu Guanfeng and Gu Fan received their errands and hurriedly went to do it. Gu Yuchu and he were the only two people left in the study.

"How do you plan to explain it to the army?" Gu Yuchu said slowly.

"It's hard to handle. If he only came in and out of Qingyu Building, it would make sense to just say that I ordered him to investigate the news. But no matter whether he killed the person or not, there are also witnesses proving that he had sex with prostitutes for pleasure, unless the girl personally admitted it. He is innocent, but now he is dead without proof."

"What if Xiaofan can find out that he was drugged?"

"I'm afraid it's not that easy. The real purpose of the people behind this is not to kill Shu Yuan, otherwise you, me, and the Shu Mansion will not let it go, but the military law is different. General Shu has always been strict in running the army, no matter what Anyone who violates military law will not be tolerated, so this human life lawsuit may seem casual, but it is actually very complicated."

"Wearing the shackles to show to the public, being whipped twenty times, traveling to the frontier, just wearing the shackles to show to the public is more uncomfortable than killing Shu Yuan!" Gu Yuchu slammed his fist on the table and said angrily.

"Who do you think this incident is for?" Ling Buhuo stepped forward and took her hand and asked gently. "Does Shu Mansion have any enemies?"

"General Shu is an upright man. Although there are people with different political views, he has not reached the point where he wants to attack his descendants. Moreover, although Shu Yuan has an upright temper, he is also polite in advance and retreat. He does not like to socialize with others at banquets. Life in Yunjing is so It's been peaceful for many years, I don't think he came here for Shu Mansion."

"That's why he came for me!" Gu Yuchu frowned, his eyes flashed coldly, and he gritted his teeth.

"I'm here, don't worry." Ling Buhuo reached out and hugged her, but there was still one thing pressing in his heart. He struggled for a long time, and finally said slowly: "I...there is something else I want to tell you..."

But just when he was about to drag out the matter of Zhongyang Palace, someone in the palace announced that Old King Ling was going to summon him, thus interrupting their conversation.

"You go ahead. I'll go to Yunjing Mansion to see Shu Yuan. Give me your token." Gu Yuchu pushed him away gently, then took off his badge and turned around to leave.

Ling Buhuo looked at her back and was silent for a long time, then asked the housekeeper to prepare his horse and enter the palace.

Gu Yuchu knocked on the door of Yunjing Mansion, and sure enough, the governor refused to let her visit the prison because of the serious murder case. She took out Prince Ling's token and was allowed to go.

Shu Yuan was very quiet in the prison, sitting with his eyes closed and concentrating, seemingly not bothered by his current situation.

Hearing Gu Yuchu's voice, he immediately opened his eyes and jumped up from the straw mat, very excited.

The cell leader was more discerning than Yunjing Prefecture Yin. When he saw Prince Ling's token, he took the initiative to open the cell door and lock it without Yuchu having to waste any time, giving the two of them a chance to be alone.He himself was standing not far away with his back turned, but he could still observe every move in the prison when he turned around.

"Sister, I didn't kill anyone, it was a trap for others." Shu Yuan apologized and whispered, regretting his impulsiveness.

"I know. But there is no complete evidence yet, so you have to stay here with peace of mind." Gu Yuchu felt even more guilty. If it weren't for herself, how would her brother have suffered such injustice.

"I can do it. Don't worry. There are no clues that the Embroidered Clothes Envoy can't find." Compared to others, Shu Yuan himself was more optimistic.

"Why did you go to that place? Why didn't you inform us in advance." Gu Yuchu took out a brown paper bag and a kettle from his waist and handed it to his brother. After struggling all day and night, he was afraid that he would not have a full meal.

Shu Yuan was overjoyed when he saw that there was something to eat, a whole roasted chicken. He quickly snatched it and wolfed it down. He was indeed very hungry, otherwise he would not have sat still to reduce his body's consumption.

"This prison in Yunjing Mansion is so slow and slow that I even had to give me some saliva several times. Fortunately, my sister is here, otherwise I would have starved to death."

Shu Yuan muttered while eating. Gu Yuchu felt heartbroken and patted his back gently, not daring to speak for fear that tears would fall out.

After she had eaten and drank enough, and her mood had adjusted, she began to ask in detail about the details of last night.

Shu Yuan was sure that he had been drugged, and the problem lay with the wine glass.

"I went to that room and only drank one glass of wine. It was the same jug and the same wine glass. Why was it okay for her to drink it, but I fell down after drinking it. I guess the medicine was applied to the wall of the wine glass."

"Xiaofan has already checked the wine vessels and cups, but is there anything else special that you didn't expect?" Gu Yuchu asked to get to the bottom of it, refusing to let go of any possible clues.

"It's nothing... the house smells very good, very fragrant, but not all women's houses smell very good, except for you, sister of course..."

At this time, Shu Yuan did not forget to tease his sister. However, when he saw Gu Yuchu's ugly face, he quickly returned to the topic: "Oh, by the way, that woman seems to know what I want to inquire about. He said that Yun Jingli was there two days ago It is rumored that Prince Ling must first choose a concubine before choosing a princess."

Gu Yuchu was silent. The prince's choice of concubine was only mentioned at the birthday banquet of King Lao Ling a few days ago. On the second day of the banquet, a woman appeared at the gate of the prince's palace. It was probably related to this rumor, but the news inevitably spread. It was too fast, unless someone did it deliberately. In this case, everyone attending the banquet would be suspected of this.

"You have a good rest and don't think about anything. We are all trying to figure it out."

"I'm not worried. Just make sure I have enough to eat." Gu Fan lay down, folded his arms and pillowed them under his head, and said leisurely.

It seemed that he hadn't thought about the military law aspect yet, and Gu Yuchu couldn't bear to remind him, lest he become impatient and have trouble sleeping and eating. Besides, they haven't verified it clearly yet, so there might be room for return.

Before leaving, Shu Yuan pulled her and whispered something in her ear. Gu Yuchu nodded, then walked around for a while and left the Yunjing Mansion.

(End of this chapter)