Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 142

[Chapter 107 [Minor repairs] [Two more in one]…]

Lin Chengyou glanced at Wu Qi: “Why did she send gold to Wang Yu?”

Jiao’er: “Because Wang Yu helped to do something, this gold is her reward.”

“What did you do?”

Jiao’er was timid She said timidly, “Help me arrange the plot—”

“Dean.” Wu Qi interrupted Jiao’er abruptly.

Afterwards, he left the table in a hurry, bowed his head to Dean Liu and saluted: “You are the one who grew up watching students. You know the temperament of students best. I have a straightforward temperament since I was a child, how could I do such a thing? Buy a maid. It’s not difficult, this is clearly a framing against the Wu family. My eldest sister had an accident not long ago, is this going to be my turn again? Also ask the dean to do justice, rather than being splashed with dirty water for no reason, Aqi would rather Suicide to prove innocence!”

She was filled with righteous indignation, and the words in her throat were even more grieved.

Deputy Liu’s heart softened, and he quickly helped Wu Qi up: “Good boy, don’t worry.”

Wu Qi wiped her tears.

Vice-President Liu and Mrs. Wu have a very close personal relationship, and usually take care of the Wu family sisters in the academy. Tonight, Mrs. Wu did not leave the city to take care of her eldest daughter who lost her soul. When this happened, she was also responsible for it, so she politely told the Queen. Said: “Niangniang has a clear view. I know this child Aqi. He has always been honest and straightforward, and he definitely cannot do such despicable acts. I am afraid that it is difficult to be accurate based on the words of a maid.” The

queen thought for a while, and said to the bottom: Er. Apart from this maid’s testimony, is there any other evidence?”

Lin Chengyou looked at Jiao’er beside his feet, and made a fuss. Jiao’er was obviously a lot more confused than before. I dare not reveal it. He raised his head and glanced at Wu Qi, and then took over the Queen’s words: “Yes. My nephew knew that these two thieves were very cunning tonight, so how dare you not make all preparations.” Then he

said to Jiao’er, “Don’t worry, She can’t run away. As long as you tell everything you know, I’ll keep you unscathed, but if you falter, when she gets out tonight, the first thing you will turn to is to deal with you.”

Jiao’er’s scalp froze: “Second Niang, Er Niang asked Wang Li to send the two poems to Yining Square, and Wang Li said she would find a way to send them to Lu Gongzi.”

Lin Chengyou: “Speak clearly . , which two poems?”

“The poems Erniang stole from Mrs. Du.”

“Then she stole them and gave them to Wang Hao? Your second mother already knew Master Lu?”

Jiao’er shook her head: “No. Recognize. This is Wang Yu’s idea.”

“Is your second mother familiar with Wang Yu?”

“Very familiar, they were introduced by Master Jing Chen from Yuzhen Nuguan Guanguan.” The

banquet was on time. Fried pot. Master Jing Chen was a criminal who had been hunted down by the court for many years, and he committed suicide a while ago because of his failure.

“You are talking nonsense!” Wu Qi duan shouted, “Sir, I heard that you are very capable of solving cases. You have always been like watching fire. How can you be so confused tonight that you are led by the nose by a maid? Jiao’er has long been bribed. All that was said was just—”

Lin Chengyou raised his hand to ask the yamen to separate Wu Qi from the people around him, and signaled to the palace guards who were highly skilled in martial arts to prevent someone from plotting against Wu Qi. Continue talking.”

Jiao’er wiped away her sweat and explained everything she knew.

About five or six years ago, Wu Qi heard that Yuzhen Nuguan Guan’s wish was fulfilled by chance. Since then, she often went to the temple to burn incense. Poetry is held there.

After going back and forth, I got to know Master Jing Chen very well. At first, I just had a chat with Master Tai over tea, and later I started to learn some strange martial arts from Master Tai.

This “porridge seller” Wang Li was introduced to Wu Qi by Shitai Jingchen at that time, but at that time Wang Li didn’t sell porridge everywhere, but called herself Mrs. Liu, who had long run a cake shop in the West City.

Master Jing Chen told Wu Qi that she was often not in Chang’an, and Wu Qi could go directly to Wang Li if she had anything.

After Jing Chen taught Tai Fu Fa a while ago, Mrs. Liu was afraid of being tracked down by the imperial court, so she no longer bought hu cakes, but changed her face and sold porridge in the streets all day long.

From then on, Wu Qi could only discuss matters with Wang Li.

When Wang Li learned that Wu Qi wanted to deal with Du Tinglan, she wrote back and asked Wu Qi to steal Du Tinglan’s small belongings, saying that she would take care of the rest and smear Du Tinglan’s reputation. ”

So, don’t you Erniang know that these two poems will be delivered to Lu Zhaoan in the end?”

Jiao’er said, “Second mother never knew this person before . On that day, Erniang stole Du Niangzi’s poems and ordered her maid to give it to Wang Mi. Wang Mi quickly replied that the arrangement had been arranged, but there were many people and it was inevitable that mistakes would be made. Erniang made some other preparations. If necessary, she could put this matter on the daughter of the Peng family. Remember to do it without revealing any traces. Hearing this ,

Peng Huayue grabbed Wu Qi at a glance, and Peng Jinxiu’s eyes were full of resentment.

“How could you know the details of these letters so clearly?” “Lin Chengyou said with great interest, “Even if your second mother trusts you, Wang Li can’t be unguarded. You just help pass a letter, how can you know these details, unless… you have peeked at their letter.”

Jiao’er twisted her fingers uneasily. ”

Why did you peep at the master’s letter?” Lin Chengyou asked with great interest, “Did you start to feel scared when you learned that Wu Erniang murdered your sister? That’s right, although you already knew that your master’s hands and feet were not clean, she at least never murdered her own family before. After this incident, you found out that your master’s heart was already rotten, and when you send letters to them, she will Take a look at it without revealing any traces beforehand. The reason why you do this is because you don’t want to die in ignorance. A person who can even deal with his own sister can’t be soft on his personal servant. Jiao’er’s

shoulders trembled suddenly, and she fell to the ground tremblingly.

“My maid…was very scared, but…but not just because of what happened to the aunt, but earlier, when she learned about Chu After the death of Li Ying’er in Guosi was related to them, the slaves were very afraid. ”

“Li Ying’er’s death?”

Jiao’er nodded. At that time, Wu Qi was depressed all day because of Aunt Wu and Da Gongzi’s withdrawal from their marriage. Jiao’er thought that Erniang was like this because her sister was wronged, but she only found out later. The mansion is discussing allowing Aunt Wu to run for the election, and there has never been a precedent for two sisters to run for the crown princess at the same time in this dynasty.

One day not long before the academy started, Wu Qi suddenly went out of her way. Instead of buying porridge to deliver the letter, she pretended to go to Wang Yu in person. Because the situation was too urgent, she met Wang Yu at the door before Jiaoer left. speak up.

“Don’t you want you to take people’s souls away, why did they cause people’s lives?”

Jiao’er held her breath on the spot when she heard this outside the window.

Wang Mi said: “There was an accident at the time of the incident. There is a well in the temple. It is reasonable to say that Li Ying’er will only be in a coma after her soul is taken away. We didn’t expect this incident.”

Wu Qi: “But I heard that because of the girl’s death, Chang’an County sent the body to Dali Temple! All alarmed Dali Temple. Are you not afraid that they will find out about us?”

Wang Li said: “Dali Temple has been secretly investigating this matter for a long time, why not take the opportunity to make a serial case, and the culprits have already been found, and the whole thing will be taken care of. There is no trace of doing it. If you don’t do it now, the girl will die in vain. Don’t you want to be a crown princess? Why don’t you think about your current situation. Your elder sister has retired from the relationship, and your honor will be with the Zheng family for this. There was a lot of commotion. I heard that Mrs. Zheng was also running for the crown princess, and Ling Zunzheng was working hard to suppress the Zheng family. Your elder sister is more talented and beautiful than you. According to your father and mother’s love for your sister, It’s not your turn to be the Crown Princess—”

Suddenly, she seemed to hear a small noise outside, and Wang Mi said sharply, “Didn’t you send your servant away?” She raised her

hand and shot a silver bullet. The silk, the silver thread was as sharp as a knife, and it barely rubbed the tip of Jiao’er’s nose. Jiao’er broke out in cold sweat and stumbled away.

Although she was not killed by Wang Li on the spot, Jiao Er knew that she would be silenced sooner or later, just because Er Niang would not be able to find a trustworthy maid for a while, so she was left for the time being.

That night Jiaoer had a nightmare.

She was afraid, but after all, she only heard a few words during the day, and she didn’t realize that this was just the beginning.

It was not until Wu Zhang’s accident that she understood what the “serial case” that Wang Li said that day meant.

If Wu Hang was directly murdered, Dali Temple would soon have an insight into the murderer’s motive, and then the focus of the investigation would also be on people close to Wu Auntie, so that Erniang would easily be exposed.

But it would be different if there was a Li Ying’er whose soul was taken away before this case. Li Ying’er and Wu Zhangsu did not know each other, and they were murdered in the same way. Anyone would think that this was the murderer’s motive. It is to collect souls, and Wu Xiang was only selected by the murderer because of bad luck.

“After I figured out the whole thing, the maid was not only afraid, but also very sorry in conscience. When the aunt was in the mansion, she was very kind to us servants. If the maid reminded the aunt earlier, maybe the aunt would not have this problem. It’s difficult. Seeing the auntie’s stupid appearance these days, the maid is very uneasy.”

“If you have such a conscience, you should have told your master about this long ago, why do you continue to help your wife to harm Du Du?” Madam?”

“Because—” Jiao’er raised her head suddenly, “because Erniang threatened the slave and said that if I told this matter, Wang Mi would immediately use the same method to harm the slave’s grandfather and younger brother, and then to the slave. Zi said that in the future, she still has a lot of things for her maid to help her. She can’t trust anyone except the maid, so last time she knew that the maid was eavesdropping, and she didn’t let Wang Mi hurt me. As long as the maid Helping her to become a crown princess will bring countless benefits to a servant in the future. Of course, the servant does not want to do this, but the servant is afraid that the family will be implicated. ”

Lin Chengyou laughed, if he really wanted to tell the truth, Wang Li might not be able to get the news in time. After all, prosperity and wealth are the most important things. The Crown Princess is only one step away from the Queen. What that means, this maid knows very well, plus Wu Qi’s soft words to coax, she can’t help but daydream. Wu Erniang’s loyal servant, knowing that he has no conscience, did not forget to use words to whitewash it.

“You spit your blood!” Wu Qi laughed in anger, “Did Dali Temple actually decide the case like this? Can crazy talk like this be used as a testimony?”

Lin Chengyou rushed behind and beckoned, and the officers lifted the box beside Wang Yu come over.

“Wang Mi was caught on the spot by us this morning, and we couldn’t rush back to the room to destroy the evidence. This search made us find a lot of interesting things. This is a letter box, hidden in a secret compartment in the room. There are no other people’s letters, they are all handwritten letters you wrote to her.”

Lin Chengyou took out a letter box from the box, took out one of the letters in front of Wu Qi, and then slowly unfolded it.

Wu Qi fixed her eyes and her face changed in an instant.

Lin Chengyou looked at her clearly: “I know, Master Jing Chen must have taught you some way to make the ink disappear, as long as you do some hands and feet in the ink, the handwriting on the letter will disappear within a long time, you are sure that you are The letter you handed over will not leave a handle, so you have no fear. But you never imagined that although Shitai Jingchen and Wang Li tempted you and used you, they also guarded you. She did something else to your Murray. , only disappears for a moment, and will reappear within a day, and all of this is to threaten you with deadly evidence in the future. The handwriting on this is clear, and you will know that it was written by you as soon as you check it.

” Can’t handwriting be forged?” Wu Qi gritted her teeth and said, “That person bought Jiao’er, so he could easily forge my handwriting—”

Lin Chengyou: “What a tough mouth, fortunately, Wang Li is smarter than I thought, and she also knows what kind of person you are, and she knows that once the incident happens, you will definitely get rid of it, so she gave you one time. A piece of suede cloth, on the grounds of taking the soul, let you draw the birthmarks and moles on your elder sister’s body. There is a black mole the size of a mung bean between your elder sister’s toes. This is not only you. A-niang didn’t know about it, and neither did the maids around your sister’s side, but you asked about it from your sister’s mouth. After that, you dipped in that special ink and drew your sister’s body in detail on the suede cloth. The shapes and positions of the eleven large and small birthmarks and moles, including the one between the toes.”

These words, like a boulder, caused an uproar, the handwriting can be imitated, but only the closest people can know. these privacy on the other side.

Dean Liu also seemed to be shaken, his face full of shock.

“As everyone knows, an article was written on the suede cloth. When you painted your sister’s birthmark, you left a lot of palm lines on the cloth. You couldn’t see it at the time, but it will show up later. Did you draw it yourself? , just compare the palm prints.”

Wu Qi looked at the suede cloth miserably.

Lin Chengyou sneered: “I can’t think of it? In order to deal with you, Master Jing Chen let his subordinates keep his hands too early. In fact, this is not surprising. From the moment you decide to deal with the ‘evil’, you should be prepared to be ‘evil’. Be prepared to ask for remuneration. They have worked so hard to help you become a crown princess, in order to obtain benefits from it, instead of being bitten by you in the future. Only with irrefutable evidence can you kill Erniang Wu. It’s in your hands. It’s a waste of time for you to do all the calculations, and you can’t be considered a devil after all.” As

he said that, people took Jibu over and began to compare Wu Qi’s palm prints one by one.

Wu Qi’s complexion changed a few times, and suddenly she shouted: “Don’t come here!” ”

If you still refuse to admit it, there is more evidence here, do you need me to show them one by one?

Looking at Wu Qi with bated breath, compared to the horrified eyes of Vice President Liu and others, the eyes of the classmates were more complicated, with disgust, shock, and more regret.

Wu Qi’s chest rose and fell violently for a while, and she lowered her eyes in disgust: “It’s unnecessary. I admit, I did it.”

Before she finished speaking, a young man with a jade face suddenly walked out from behind the pavilion on the west side. , or disappointed to the point of sadness, originally looking very decent, but now it looks like he has been punched hard, staggered under his feet, his face is pale, and he finally got close, but he forgot to bow down to the emperor.

It was Wu Yuanluo, he had come a long time ago, but he always believed that it was just a misunderstanding until he heard Wu Qi confess guilt.

“What did you do?” Wu Yuanluo stared at Wu Qi, “Why?! Auntie is your

own sister!” “Why?” Why did you go to Yuzhen Nuguan Guan to make a wish for incense? Because all of you are partial to my sister, I make a wish to make you like me a little more, and don’t only focus on my sister. If not, how could Master Jing Chen use this to tempt me On a crooked road?!”

Wu Yuanluo seemed to be strangled by the throat, and suddenly froze.

“How eccentric you and your mother are, don’t you know it in your own mind?” Wu Qi sneered again and again, “It was agreed that I would run for the crown princess election, but in the end, as soon as my sister is dismissed from the relationship, you will immediately choose one for her. There is a better marriage. Grandpa said that my appearance and knowledge are not as good as my sister, so I went directly to the imperial court to ask for a decree to be elected by my sister! Do you know how many years I have been preparing for this moment? If you don’t ask me, it will be ruined. You have no regrets about it at all. Even my sister takes it for granted. What am I in this family? Do you have any heart?”

“But you never said that you wanted to run for the crown princess . “Wu Yuanluo’s voice was polished with sandpaper, “You have said more than once that you want to choose your husband-in-law by yourself. Back then when Grandpa said he wanted you to run for election, I only thought you were unwilling, and I strongly opposed it.”

“That’s not because I have long been accustomed to hiding my true thoughts.” Wu Qi’s eyes were full of ridicule, “When Grandpa was still serving as a junior servant in the Ministry of Personnel, Zheng Pushe was already an important member of the court. He appreciates Grandpa’s talents and intends to marry the Wu family. The Zheng family is one of the most famous families in Chang’an, and there are not many officials who want to marry the Zheng family. My sister and I are only one year apart, but Grandpa is not. I don’t even want to let my sister get married. Even if my sister and Zheng Dalang clashed for the first few years, even if they could only wait until this year to officially get married, my grandfather would not hesitate. From that moment, I understood that the best thing , I want to leave everything to the eldest daughter I love the most, my second daughter, I can only pick up what my sister has left.”

She laughed bitterly.

“And you—” Wu Qi gritted her teeth, “You remember all your sister’s preferences, even when you helped her buy a candy man, you didn’t forget to dip in flax, as for my second sister, when did you ever take it to heart? That year, I got lost in the maze of the Yuzhen Nuguan Guan. The teacher went out temporarily. There were only a few female crowns who didn’t understand the organization. They were afraid of my accident, so they rushed to the Wu family to deliver the letter. I just look forward to my brother Come and save me, because there is no mystery in this world that you can’t solve, the sky is getting darker and darker, and I am extremely afraid, but I have not been able to wait for my brother to come, and at the end, it was the prince passing by. I heard that someone was trapped in the Guan, and I was led out by entering the Guan.”

At this point, Wu Qi couldn’t help but look at the prince on the seat. The prince was a little surprised and a little confused. Obviously, this early experience has long been forgotten by him.

Although Wu Qi’s gaze only stayed on the prince for a moment, a soft and complicated feeling burst out faintly.

Teng Yuyi looked at Wu Qi coldly, and her heart gradually seemed to freeze.

I see.

She had guessed countless times about the motives of the people in the black cloak murdering her in the previous life. Although she finally guessed that it was because the prince wanted to marry her, she did not expect that there were other complicated feelings mixed in.

Obviously, the reason why Wu Qi regards marrying the prince as an obsession is not only to outsmart her own sister, but also to have an exclusive desire.

I remember that when she and Deng Wu were ordered to visit Daming Palace in the previous life, the queen only rewarded Deng Weili and Wu Qi with eight pieces of silk each, but the one who rewarded her was Jie Bao Luo Xiang, known as the “Crown of Hundred Medicines”.

Wu Qi’s killing intent towards her must have been buried at that moment. After that, the crown prince not only frequently inquired about her current situation, but also claimed that she would marry her after she became filial. These news reached Wu Qi’s ears, and the killing intent buried in her heart brewed into a real action.

I remember that there were no such big monsters and monsters in the previous life. Xiaoya once said that this may be related to the disaster caused by the change of fate against the sky. At that time, Shitai had not yet been exposed, and Wu Qi had colluded with Shitai, so that night It is very likely that the man in black cloak was sent by Wu Qi’s teacher.

These people have different ideas, but their purpose is obviously the same: to help Wu Qi become the crown princess.

As for Deng Weili, Grandpa said that the sage intends to exalt the courtiers who support Pingfan, but Deng Shizhong strongly opposes the sage Pingfan. In order to suppress the opposition to Pingfan in the court, Deng Weili’s hope of electing the crown prince is very slim.

This means that as long as she is removed, Wu Qi will be the only candidate left for the crown princess.

So they have a clear goal, and they will kill her as soon as they enter the mansion.

Whether in the past or this life, this Wu Qi is extremely vicious.

She killed her in the past life, and murdered her own sister in this life.

Teng Yuyi clenched her palm subconsciously, she hated, she wished she could tear the devil in front of her to pieces.

She was sad, sad that she died in vain at the hands of such a person. In her previous life, she was just an orphan, her mother passed away early, and her grandfather also left. Because of such a conspiracy, she was even deprived of the qualification to live alone.

Wu Yuanluo clearly understood the affection in his sister’s eyes, gritted his teeth and said, “Why didn’t you tell my brother earlier?!”

“You will help me if I tell you?” Wu Qi sneered, “No, you will still The best is for my sister. No one in this world can help me, I can only rely on myself!”

Lin Chengyou chirped coldly: “So you have to get rid of everything that might hinder you from becoming a crown princess? So you murdered your sister, framed Mrs. Deng, plotted against Mrs. Du, and even plotted against Mrs. Teng on Mount Li?

” He looked at Teng Yuyi subconsciously, and unexpectedly found that she was looking at Wu Qi with hatred. The hatred was so deep, it seemed that the enemy who had been searching for many years had unexpectedly appeared in front of him, but it was a bit sad, as if it could not be dismissed. With melancholy entrenched in his heart, Lin Chengyou was stunned. Such a strong emotion is not just because the elder sister was almost plotted by the person in front of him——

[End of This Chapter]