C43 Liuxin

"Since you know more or less about the cause of death, then Assistant Minister Lin only needs to do these things tomorrow: Firstly, find out exactly how many people are there in the Southern Moon Merchant Guild; secondly, investigate whether the Southern Moon Country has the habit of consuming powder taken cold; thirdly, investigate if there are any suspicious people entering or leaving your residence recently, and who is most likely to throw the corpses into the well."

Gu Qingli added: "Regarding the body's discovery, whether we hide it or not, all of us will try to keep it a secret, no matter what method you use."

"This... "Everything else is easy. All of the servants sealed their mouths ?" Assistant Minister Lin's face turned ugly.

Gu Qingli thought for a bit, then took out a small bottle and gave it to him: "Each person takes one pellet, and let them consume it. "Don't worry, my medicine can't be activated, and won't break out easily. However, if I don't keep my mouth shut and use the medicine, it will make them want to die. Anyone who doesn't believe it can come here and give it a try."

Xiao Yixiu nodded his head: "I will go back and forth after I'm done with these."

The Assistant Minister Lin bowed and sent them away. After tormenting themselves for half a night and looking at those corpses, he looked haggard and listless.

When he passed through the hall and was dripping water from the eaves, Gu Qingli suddenly felt something strange. He subconsciously turned his head to look, and saw that at the entrance of the side hall, there was a faintly discernible slim figure. The Red Yarn at the end of the hall was letting out a dark red light that shone onto her body.

When the woman met Gu Qingli's gaze, she took a step back in a slight panic and instantly disappeared into the shadows.

While Gu Qingli was still stunned, his hands warmed up. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Yixiu holding her hands and lightly said: "Let's go."

From the look of his lowered eyes and the flash of divine light, he also saw the woman. It was just that she pretended not to see him, and was in a hurry to pull her away.

After exiting the Lin Residence, Gu Qingli looked at Xiao Yixiu with slight suspicion: "Your Highness, do you know who that woman is? is it the outer chamber of the Assistant Minister Lin? "

"Do you know who she is?"

Gu Qingli didn't think that he would actually tell himself, "She was once a little palace maid by the empress's side, named Liu Xin. She was chosen by the crown prince and wanted to forcefully accept him as a lateral concubine, but she was unwilling."

"But she's in the deep palace. Could it be that Assistant Minister Lin can go there to steal the bride?"

"No, but she had a relationship with him before she entered the palace, she had always thought that when she reached the age where she could be released and marry him, in order to make him give up, not only did the crown prince force him to marry her, he even managed to promote him to the Assistant Minister of the Department of Revenue. Under this combination of softness and forcefulness, he wrote a heartless letter to Liu Xin."

No wonder he had become a Ministry of Revenue's Assistant Minister at such a young age.

"What do I need a man like him for?" Gu Qingli was suddenly furious.

Xiao Yixiu smiled and shook his head: "You can't judge a person by his appearance. In fact, he has never betrayed Liu Xin, and the Heartless Letter is a hidden poem.

"At that time, this king had intercepted the letter and understood his intention. I shall continue to send the letter to Liu Xin."

"But how could it be so easy to feign death when Liu Xin is deep within the palace?"

"This is where his scheming comes from. Don't think that his current position was only pushed up by the crown prince. He himself is indeed outstanding." He rolled the four corners of the two pieces of paper over using rice grains, and when the papers were folded together, they became stuck. He clearly understood that Liu Xin had a small habit: When he was reading or reading the paper, he would subconsciously dip his finger into the tip of his tongue and twist it.

"Indeed, many people have this habit." Gu Qingli suddenly realised, "He added medicine on the corner of the letter, causing people to fall into a faked deep sleep, so the crown prince thought that Liu Xin was really dead!

Xiao Yixiu smiled as his gaze swept past her and unintentionally carried a trace of gentleness and love under his praise.

Gu Qingli suspected that he was hallucinating. He stared at Yue Yang again and believed that it was a misunderstanding caused by the light reflection.

Xiao Yixiu continued to talk about the Assistant Minister Lin, and as expected, Liu Xin was rolled up by the straw mat and handed over to the empress dowager, allowing his family to take it back.

Liu Xin originally came from a family of officials, but because his father committed a crime, his whole family entered the palace to become slaves. He was naturally taken away by an impersonated family member sent by Assistant Minister Lin.

Xiao Yixiu set up a trap for the Assistant Minister Lin to go through and sell the house to him at an extremely low price. At first, even though he was suspicious, but later on, using his house's Feng Shui as the reason to clash with his master, caused the Assistant Minister Lin who was impatient to hide Liu Xin to fall into his trap.

Soon after, various unfavorable news spread out from the imperial court, saying that he was young, and that his position was extremely suspicious. Furthermore, he had bought such a luxurious house, he was probably in the Ministry of Revenue, secretly using his authority to corrupt and rein in in, and even embezzlement.

The person in charge of investigating this matter was Xiao Yimo, but Xiao Yixiu had stood out and claimed that he borrowed money to purchase the house for the Assistant Minister Lin.

Xiao Yimo had found all sorts of suspicious clues, but in the end, they all turned out to have nothing to do with the Assistant Minister Lin.

Just like that, the Assistant Minister Lin inexplicably became Xiao Yixiu's person, isolated from the suspicions and jealousy of the crown prince and Xiao Yimo. However, he was proud and aloof, he was unwilling to form a relationship with Xiao Yixiu, so Xiao Yixiu knew his temperament well and did not try to rope him in.

In short, under his pressure, the Assistant Minister Lin was no longer human. He was an enemy everywhere, and there was no other way other than to rely on him.

Gu Qingli did not expect him to plot against the Assistant Minister Lin like this. She was surprised at his black stomach but she also found it funny: "Then why did you make things difficult for him at night?"

"If I don't make him kneel down, how can he lower his head?"

"Don't tell me this corpse was also designed by you?"

"Of course not." Xiao Yixiu's smile faded, and his expression turned serious, "It's obvious that someone wants to do something to him. If that person isn't the crown prince, then that person is none other than King Mu."

"Of course, he's just a mere Assistant Minister, how can he withstand the pincer attack of several princes?"

Xiao Yixiu said indifferently: "Isn't that because the position of Department of Revenue is more important?"

"There's still the Department of Revenue Minister up there."

"Minister is his master Mt. Tai."

"Ah?" But now that you have caused a ruckus with his principal wife, won't he fall out with his father-in-law as well? "

Xiao Yixiu laughed, "If he gives in to this duke, how can he possibly not be reconciled with his father-in-law?"

Gu Qingli stared at him speechlessly, it would not be too much to say that he could turn the tables on him. Assistant Minister Lin had fallen into his trap, and other than turning him into his "his man", there should not be a second path of retreat.

"Since Your Highness is so clever, why don't you guess if this envoy is real or fake?"

Xiao Yixiu's expression became solemn. After all, he could not afford to not know everything.

Gu Qingli saw that there was a pondering look in his eyes, and seemed to be considering: "It should be true. It's not as easy to bring in such a large corpse as this, but if we can't prove his crime, wouldn't that be a waste of our effort? "

"If this body is the true emissary, then who was the one who saw the emperor?"

This was also Xiao Yixiu's question, so he could only remain silent and not answer.