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Chapter 200 Ten Flowers 14 (Overhaul)

Bo Ruoyou hurried to Wuzhaohou Mansion.

Eunuch Fu came out to greet him, "Youyou, the Marquis has not returned to the palace yet, are you in urgent need of something?"

Bo Ruoyou's expression was anxious, and she nodded, "The Marquis is not here, where is the prince now? My father-in-law may have the prince come here, I have something to ask the prince."

Eunuch Fu never expected that the person Bo Ruoyou was anxious to look for was Huo Qinghong. He thought for a while, "The prince is either in the Taichang Temple yamen or in the Duke's mansion. Don't worry, I'll ask someone to ask."

Bo Ruoyou nodded, and Eunuch Fu went to instruct the attendants of the Marquis' Mansion. Fortunately, the guards were familiar with Huo Qinghong's whereabouts and acted neatly. Only half an hour later, Huo Qinghong appeared in the Hou's Mansion with a question on his face.

"Youyou, are you looking for me?" Huo Qinghong entered the hall door, took off his cloak, and hurriedly took the hot tea hand-warming hand that Eunuch Fu handed over.

Bo Ruoyou said: "Before the birthday of Xiangguo Temple, the prince had set up a rain-praying temple in the south of the city, right?"

Huo Qinghong took a sip of hot tea, but unexpectedly Bo Ruoyou asked about this, "Yes."

"I remember the prince mentioned that the temple was Taichang Temple and joined forces with the various lords. The prince may say, who were present on that day?"

Huo Qinghong was a little confused, but Bo Ruoyou looked serious and he was very involved, "That day... there were the eldest son of the Changning Hou family, the second son of the Zhongqin Bo family, the third son of the Yongning Hou family, and the Zhongyong Bo and Zhongyi Bo—"

"Is there still Liu Yan, the third son of the Liu family?"

Huo Qinghong's eyes lit up, "How do you know? He is indeed there!"

Bo Ruoyou was not asking about Liu Yan. "A few days ago, I was doing rituals for my parents at Xiangguo Temple. I met Mr. Liu. He said, "You are in the south of the city temple. You mentioned that I solved the case in the yamen. Do you remember what the prince said that day?"

Huo Qinghong's expression changed slightly, and the teacup in his hand was a little hot. He quickly put it down and sat upright, "You said this, that day, I seemed to have mentioned that you solved the old case of the Zhao family. I... I also said that the old case of Guilan family, maybe you will also solve it."

Huo Qinghong's face was slightly pale. Bo Ruoyou asked him yesterday, but he only remembered that Bo Ruoyou asked the case in front of him and Ming Guilan, and completely forgot about the matter in the temple. "Those clans knew that you were engaged to your elder brother, so they all came to ask. They also heard that you were helping in the yamen. There were many doubts in your words. I didn't like it, so I said a few more words. In addition to the old case you asked Guilan that day, I wanted to say that you solved the case like a god, and maybe even those who harmed Guilan could catch it..."

The more he said, the more guilty he felt, "Is this a bad thing?"

Bo Ruoyou is not sure now, so he said tactfully: "Li Shen committed a crime very suddenly. The murderer must have known that there was a possibility of exposure in the crime that year, so he arranged this."

Huo Qinghong froze, "I..."

"The prince doesn't have to think too much about this. You are not blamed for this. The murderer is guilty and will definitely pay attention to the movements of the yamen. If you know that the yamen has doubts about the kidnapped Prince Ming, you will probably do something, it's just a matter of time."

This sentence comforted Huo Qinghong two points, and his eyes turned, "So... the murderer is most likely the one who was in the dojo that day?"

Bo Ruoyou nodded, "The prince would better write a list."

Huo Qinghong's face turned solemn, and he didn't dare to be slight, so he hurriedly asked Eunuch Fu to find paper and pen. Two months had passed in the temple, and he was afraid of making mistakes and thought very carefully. Bo Ruoyou stood aside and watched him write more than ten names. Suddenly, when she saw a name appear, her pupils shrank slightly.

Her face turned solemn and she paced back and forth in the hall. Soon after, Huo Qinghong stopped writing, "I'm done, look--"

Bo Ruoyou took the list, looked carefully from beginning to end, and then asked: "Criminal still remembers that they heard you say that day, but who had asked you in detail?"

Huo Qinghong thought for a while and shook his head, "No, I just wanted to block their mouths at that time. Later, they felt that they couldn't hold on to it, and they didn't dare to criticize you openly, so naturally they didn't dare to say more."

Bo Ruoyou pursed the corners of his lips before he responded again. Huo Qinghong couldn't help but feel nervous, "What's wrong? But it's different from what you guess?"

Bo Ruoyou shook his head and comforted him again: "You don't have to worry about the prince. You don't have to worry about what's next. I'll wait for the marquis to come back."

Huo Qinghong said oh, but he was still a little unsure. The two of them waited in the hall for half an hour before Huo Weilou returned to the Hou Mansion with a chill.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard the servant report that Bo Ruoyou arrived in the mansion, and he couldn't help but move faster.

When he entered the main hall, he saw Bo Ruoyou and Huo Qinghong both frown and were even more surprised, "What happened?"

Bo Ruoyou stood up to greet him and said, "Marty, did we know why the murderer asked Li Shen to come out to take the blame last night?" She handed over the list, "After I got home, I remembered something, and I just found the prince, and it was confirmed."

Huo Weilou took the list, and Bo Ruoyou told the story of meeting Liu Yan that day, and said, "I just asked the prince, and he did mention that I might be able to solve the case of Prince Ming. The dozens of people present were there. It was because of hearing this that they felt a sense of crisis. The temple was in mid-October, and Li Shen was harming people on the twelfth day of the winter month. Nearly one month, the murderer only found Li Shen to be the punishment, but Li Shen could not find a child whose birth date was the third yang, so he made such omissions."

Bo Ruoyou finished speaking in one breath, Huo Weilou's expression became serious, and Huo Qinghong was even more nervous, "Brother, I--"

Huo Weilou waved his hand, "I won't blame you this time."

Huo Qinghong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Huo Weilou went to the main seat and sat down while looking at the list, saying, "Tell me carefully about the situation that day, and don't miss anything."

Huo Qinghong took a deep breath, and from the initial greetings in the dojo that day, he looked unprecedentedly cautious. He stopped thinking about it and almost restored the scene of the day. When Huo Weilou heard the sarcastic questioning of several old relatives Bo Ruoyou, his brows suddenly frowned and hurried to see Bo Ruoyou's expression. Bo Ruoyou smiled at him and didn't care.

After half a cup of tea, Huo Qinghong finished retelling, "That's it. After I finished speaking, they also knew that Youyou was the county lord personally named by His Majesty. He was probably afraid that his elder brother would not dare to criticize him in public, so he said something else in disappointment."

Bo Ruoyou looked at Huo Weilou, "Just listen to questions, no one seems to have intention to inquire on purpose, and he can't hear anyone's abnormality."

Huo Weilou pondered: "There were too many people at that time, and the murderer must have been hidden in the crowd. He said more and made mistakes. With the murderer's nature, he would never be the one who was so quick to speak out."

He looked at the list again, "Not all the people here are involved with Feiyun Temple. Some people in the court have only ones with a false name."

He stood up and took Bo Ruoyou to the study room. Huo Qinghong looked at it and followed silently.

After returning to the study, Huo Weilou took out the list of Feiyunguan pilgrims that had been investigated by the yamen. These pilgrims had been worshipped in Feiyunguan for at least two years. He made a brief comparison and soon turned his attention to the three of them.

"It's not surprising that Bo Zhongyi was also in the temple that day. In addition, there were two people in the temple, and they had worshipped in Feiyun Temple, so they had a close relationship with Feiyun Temple."

Bo Ruoyou walked to Huo Weilou, and his fingertips clicked on the list.

She was not familiar with the royal family in the capital, but she knew the two people pointed out by Huo Weilou.

"Changning Marquis Cao Yan, the third master of the Zhongqin Bo Mansion Wei Huan?"

Cao Yan, the Marquis of Changning, is the uncle of the second prince of the current emperor. He was involved in the Golden Ointment case earlier. Later, the case was found out that the Cao family was scolded by His Majesty, and some tribe members were demoted to common people.

Bo Ruoyou of Zhongqin Bo Mansion is even more familiar with it. Wei Ling, the deceased in a series of skinning and murder cases, came from Zhongqin Bo Mansion. Bo Ruoyou entered Bo Mansion for autopsy and searched for evidence, and still remembers the scenery inside the mansion.

"Cao Yan, the Marquis of Changning, once worshipped his mother's tablet of immortality in Feiyun Temple. He has been worshipped for five years. The Zhongqin Bo Mansion helped Feiyun Temple to cultivate the Sanqing Hall?"

After Bo Ruoyou said this, Huo Qinghong couldn't help but speak, "I followed Wu Xiang to ask these two families the day before yesterday that the Cao family believed in the Taoist temple before the death of the old lady. Later, after the death of the old lady, she went to Feiyun Temple to worship the tablets, while the Zhongqin Bo Mansion was the old lady believed in Buddhism. But these third masters also liked to practice Taoism and alchemy, so they donated a large sum of silver to the Taoist temple outside the city, practice Taoism and sculpt statues, and had a lot of time outside to practice every year."

Bo Ruoyou's eyes fell on the names of the two, and he had never moved away. "These two, one is the elder brother of the imperial concubine, with glory and wealth, and the other is behind the general. Now they are rich and idle people. If the murderer is them, what is the motive?"

"He is the concubine's elder brother, and she has some wealth in her hands, but no real power. He can ask for power. And the second prince now wants to compete for the throne. Perhaps it is not known for this. Although the third brother of the Wei family is a wealthy and idle person, only the brother above holds real power. He himself is just an idle person. They can ask for money, power, and immortality as a reason, or there are unknown slight desires." Huo Weilou glanced over the list, "In addition to these two people, Zhongyi Bo is also a bit strange-"

Bo Ruoyou's attention was not on Zhongyi Bo, "Zhongyi Bo? But he was the one who guided us to Feiyun Tower at the beginning."

Huo Weilou said slowly: "This Zhongyi Bo married Princess Anyang, the daughter of the late Prince Zhong. Princess Anyang was in the capital when she was young and was extremely favored by Your Majesty and the Queen Mother. Therefore, she was blessed with the entire Bo Mansion. Zhao Qianshan and Yuanjie, whom I mentioned before, were from Huai'an, and this Huai'an was the fief of Prince Zhong in the past."

Bo Ruoyou was shocked, "It means that Wang Qingfu was an official in the court. Maybe Zhongyi Bo was helping him behind the scenes? Is it the relationship between Prince Zhong?"

Huo Weilou nodded, but he took a look at the list again, "But in terms of background, the Cao family can also help them promote the court, and the old disciples of the Wei family are also spread all over the army. I have sent someone to Huai'an to find Zhao Qianshan for investigation. There will be news in a few days. Now there are more Cao family and Wei family, so people will be asked to verify it."
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