He took out the silk handkerchief from his arms and unfolded it, revealing the black scraps, and said: "These are the scraps of cloth I took out from the ashes. Does Madam Xiahou know that these scraps of cloth are the same as the black silk left in Xinlan's nails?"

Yang Qing didn't wait for Xia Houyue's answer, and said again: "May I ask my lady, what does this mean?"

Xia Houyue said calmly: "Could it be that Xinlan burned the black clothes here, so there are black threads in her nails?" Yang Qing said with a smile: "Qing also thought so, but when I found out

You won’t think so when you pass another strange place.”

"What's so strange?" Xia Houyue asked anxiously.

"I once said that there are nine pine-leaf peony seeds. Seven are in the garden outside and one is here. As for the last one, do you know where it is?"

Xia Houyue smiled and said, "How could the slave family know?"

"Madam, do you still remember how I found out about the place where Xinlan's body is buried?"

Xia Houyue covered her mouth with her right hand and exclaimed: "Is that flower planted in the Wang family annex?" Yang Qing said: "Exactly, there is a pine leaf growing where Zhu Ba's body was originally buried.

Peony flower." Xia Houyue turned around after hearing this, shook her head, and murmured: "This is impossible, impossible, how could it be like this, how could it be like this..."

Yang Qing sighed and said softly: "Yeah, how could it be like this? Could it be that there is God's will in the dark, and the two flower seeds pointed at two people, one is Zhu Ba, and the other is to keep the flowers on his birthday.

Lady Xiahou, you are the one who planted it on me."

"Madam, you should remember that Zhu Ba left for a while after committing the murder." Seeing Xia Houyue turn around, Yang Qing continued, "So an idea was formed in my mind. After Zhu Ba committed the murder with a stone and ran away, in fact,

Xinlan was not dead, but was seriously injured. She wanted to get up and run away, but then her master appeared in black clothes. Unexpectedly, the master not only failed to save her, but also picked up the gun that Zhu Ba had used.

The rocks continued to hit her. Xinlan was unable to resist. During the struggle, she not only scratched her master's clothes, but also tore the silk sac in her arms, causing a flower seed to fall on her body. After the master killed Xinlan,

He hid his figure from the back door and returned to the garden of his home. When he came to the rockery cave, he took off his blood-stained coat and burned it. Unexpectedly, another flower fell out of the broken silk sac and was planted in a few days.

Here comes this pine leaf peony. Madam Xiahou, do you think my guess is right?"

Xia Houyue did not answer after hearing the words, but just looked at the pine leaf peony. After a while, he sighed and said with a wry smile: "Yang Langjun really knows the subtleties and knows the subtleties. What he guessed is actually the same as that of Yue'er that night."

The behavior is not far different, as if you saw Yue'er committing the crime from the side. I don't know whether it was right or wrong for the slave family to ask you to help find someone? But based on the friendship between Lang Jun and Li Xianwei, I'm afraid he will still be involved in this case.

, Yue'er can't escape after all."

Yang Qing nodded and said: "Yes, I am so close, I'm afraid I can't stand by and watch. It's just that I can't figure out the motive for the murder." Xia Houyue actually laughed out loud after hearing this, pursed her lips and said:

"I thought you knew everything, but I didn't expect you to still not understand it?" Yang Qing also smiled and said, "It's a god who knows everything, and he can't understand it more than a mortal. I hope my wife can clarify my doubts."

Xia Houyue didn't answer and walked along the road to the rockery. Yang Qing had no choice but to follow. The two came to the pavilion and stood side by side. Xia Houyue looked up at the stars and said quietly: "Mr. Lang, do you know who my father is?"

Also?" Yang Qing didn't understand why she mentioned his father, so he could only reply truthfully: "Qing Qing knows a thing or two, your father was once the prefect of Guanghan County, but for some reason he became an official in his prime." Xia Houyue nodded and said, "That's right.

, but do you know why my father became an official?" How did Yang Qing know, so he could only shake his head.

Xia Houyue said: "When the late emperor and Cao Cao's thieves fought for Hanzhong, many people in Shu did not think highly of the late emperor. Therefore, most of these people had secret connections with Cao Cao, but the degree of secret communication was either serious or shallow. My father was also here.

It's just not serious." After saying this, she lowered her head with a look of shame on her face. Seeing this, Yang Qing didn't feel comfortable saying anything, so he sighed lightly and waited for her to calm down. Xia Houyue adjusted quickly, and then

Said: "After the Battle of Hanzhong, my father's affair with Cao Cao came to light soon. The late emperor was generous and saw that my father was not deeply involved, so he just asked him to return home and never use it again."

Yang Qing was silent, so it turned out that her father closed the door at home and refused guests because of this incident, and finally died of depression. But Yang Qing didn't understand how this was related to Xinlan's death.

Xia Houyue continued: "Does Mr. Lang know how my father secretly communicated with Cao Cao?" Yang Qing was speechless. How did he know this? Why did Mrs. Xiahou have to ask before she could tell her?

Fortunately, Xia Houyue didn't really want him to answer, and said to herself: "It was Wang Pu who instigated my father to communicate with Cao Cao. Contacting Cao Cao's thieves, delivering news, causing trouble with military rations, etc. were all led by Wang Pu alone.

He just asked my father to turn a blind eye, and my father just signaled to the Cao thieves that if the late emperor was defeated, he would be willing to open the city and surrender. As for the specific affairs of the Tong Cao, he was very involved.

few."

This news surprised Yang Qing. It turned out that Wang Pu was also involved in the Tong Cao affair, and according to Xia Houyue, he was still the person in charge. But why was he still serving in the county without having anything to do?

What? Thinking of this, Yang Qing asked: "Then why did the incident happen to your father but nothing happened to Wang Pu?"

Xia Houyue smiled bitterly and said: "I also asked my father about this matter. He just said that it was destiny and did not give any explanation. He did not tell me the truth until he died. It turns out that when the case occurred, Wang Pu blamed a few scapegoats for everything.

He also threatened me with something so that my father did not confess him. Therefore, although there was some suspicion on him, the court had no real evidence and had to transfer him away from the matter."

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After Xia Houyue was silent for a moment, he said bluntly: "Actually, when my father passed Cao Cao, it was not that he didn't do anything extraordinary. At that time, the old hussar general Ma Chao and the old hussar general Zhang Fei fought against Cao Hong and Cao Xiu at the front line of Xia Bian.

Most of the grain and grass from Guanghan County were transferred from Guanghan County, so my father and Wang Pu were responsible for the transportation of military grain. At that time, Wang Pu suggested that a batch of military grain and weapons should be intercepted and hidden somewhere on the grounds of bandit robbery.

This batch of grain and grass weapons can also be used by Cao's army when they enter Shu. Under Wang Pu's coercion and inducement, my father temporarily agreed with his opinion. Therefore, the subsequent defeat of the two generals Ma and Zhang was also due to insufficient grain and grass, so Wang Pu threatened if

If my father confesses him, he will also confess the matter, so it will not be as simple as my father being dismissed from office."

"So that's the case. Is Wang Pu still working for Cao Wei now?"

"Exactly. Wang Pu has long been a school official of Cao Wei. After he was transferred from Guanghan County, he somehow found his way into the Shu County Prefect's Mansion and worked continuously for Cao Wei." Xia Houyue said: "Yang Langjun asked why

I want to kill Xinlan, and I will tell you the reason now. After my father passed away, Wang Pu threatened and lured me again, trying to drag me into the Cao Wei School Office. On the one hand, he wanted me to keep his secret, and on the other hand, he wanted me to keep his secret.

On the one hand, it was to obtain something belonging to my family. That Xinlan was a school official placed beside me by Wang Pu, an old thief. Little did they know that the slave family would know Xinlan’s identity the next year."

Yang Qing finally understood Xia Houyue's motive for killing Xinlan. Xinlan had been lurking in Xiahou Mansion for many years, conducting surveillance and spying.

, it is indeed a good opportunity to use Zhu Ba to commit murder. Alas, I thought it was just a murder case motivated by sex, but who knew there was such a big secret behind it.

Xia Houyue continued: "That night Xinlan picked up Wang Pu's jade pendant. I immediately understood that Xinlan wanted to take the opportunity to meet Wang Pu. After Xinlan went out, I changed into black clothes and followed her.

, Firstly, I want to see what the two of them are up to, and secondly, I want to see if there is a chance to get rid of Xinlan this time. Who knows that this time is really a good opportunity..."

Under Xia Houyue's narration, the truth about Xinlan's case finally became clear. It turned out that Xiahouyue followed Xinlan all the way that night and found out that Zhu Ba wanted to kill someone and silenced him after he committed evil deeds. Naturally, she was happy to have someone do it for her, so she hid in

She watched secretly from the side. After she saw Zhu Ba running away, she came out to check on Xinlan's life and death. Unexpectedly, Xinlan was not dead and was struggling to get up. She was heartbroken, picked up the stone that Zhu Ba had committed, and continued to throw it at Xinlan.

Finally he was beaten to death.

After the death, she hurriedly fled home and burned her scratched and bloodstained coat in the garden rockery. The next day, she followed the servants and found that Xinlan was missing and reported it to the official. As for Zhu Ba

It was Xia Houyue who subsequently returned to the scene to remove the corpse and bury the traces. It was only after Xia Houyue followed Yang Qing and his entourage to investigate the case that she learned about it. Of course, she also quickly understood that Zhu Ba was certain that he had killed Xinlan. With such a scapegoat, Xia Houyue was the one to blame.

Sit back and relax.

Xia Houyue sat down, sighed, and said: "How does Mr. Yang plan to deal with me? Take me to see the official now." Yang Qing said: "I haven't thought about it yet. Since Madam Xiahou knows that Wang Pu and Xinlan are

Why don't you tell the imperial court about Wei's school affairs? In this way, you can get rid of Wang Pu's entanglement and make great contributions to the country." Xia Houyue smiled at herself and said helplessly: "Why don't Yue'er want to do this? It's just that Wang Pu is benefiting.

The foundation of the state is very deep, and I have no real evidence. If I report it to the court, I am afraid that not only will he not be removed, but I will be harmed. Furthermore, Wang Pu has the evidence that my father was involved in hiding military supplies and equipment. I cannot let my father die.

The reputation has been damaged again."

Yang Qing nodded. He understood her situation. Xia Houyue couldn't easily touch Wang Pu, and Wang Pu couldn't easily touch Xia Houyue. By the way, she just said that Wang Pu wanted to get something from her, but she didn't know if he could.

This has broken down the situation.

"My lady just said that you have something Wang Pu wants to get. Could you tell me what it is?"

After hearing this, Xia Houyue stood up and stared calmly into Yang Qing's eyes. After a long time, she said, "Can Yue'er believe Lang Jun?"

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