Chapter 26 Fighting Fire with Fire
Xue Qingxiu couldn't regain his consciousness for a long time.
Is this the sixth girl of the boss's family?
With her slender figure and graceful face, why does she look like a fairy?
Beside her is a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. Accompanying him were several young men dressed as knight-errants. They were fast and ruthless. The two strong men who held him hostage did not resist much. After two or three attempts, they blocked their mouths with cloth scarves and knelt down like rice dumplings. aside.
Xue Qingxiu felt at ease.
In any case, I walked away from hell and saved a small life.
He turned his head and looked at the hand that was holding on to his collar. His eyes signaled him to let go several times, but the man ignored him and remained motionless.
Xue Qingxiu finally noticed something strange and asked frustratedly:
"Sixth girl, which song are you singing?"
Xue Suixiao asked: "Third uncle, do you admit that I saved your life tonight?"
Xue Qingxiu said with a bitter face: "Recognize, I almost made those two bastards fall off the Qiong Tower and follow in the footsteps of You Sanlang. It's up to you to come, otherwise the third uncle will see the King of Hell..."
Xue Sui smiled at Yaoguang beside him, "Senior brother."
Yaoguang asked people to push Xue Qingxiu and the two guys into a darkroom in Qionglou Lianqiao Casino.
Xue Qingxiu didn't think too much. As soon as the door was closed, he kicked the two guys.
"You bastard! Say, who asked you to harm me?"
The two strong men were gagged, and it was hard to tell.
She was beaten several times by him and huddled on the ground.
When the scarf was loosened, he confessed honestly that someone had hired a murderer to kill Master Xue San, but other than knowing that the other party was a girl wearing a curtain, he couldn't say anything else.
"We take people's money and help them eliminate disasters. We never ask the employer's identity..."
Xue Qingxiu became angry when he heard this and wanted to beat him again.
Xue Sui stopped him and said calmly: "Uncle Third, there is no need to get angry with them. These scoundrels are just doing things for money, and they are not worth the legal consequences of Third Uncle's life."
Xue Qingxiu tilted his head, and most of his anger was gone, "That makes sense. Get out!"
He kicked him out again. As the man groaned in pain, Yaoguang stepped forward and searched the two strong men.
A few scattered copper plates, half a piece of dry food, and a rough sweat towel are all ordinary and inconspicuous items...
Therefore, the purse containing broken silver was found from one of the strong men, which was particularly conspicuous.
Yaoguang smiled and looked at Xue Qingxiu: "Master Xue San's life is very valuable. There are about twenty taels here."
"I'm only worth twenty taels?" Xue Qingxiu said angrily, then came back to his senses.
"This...who wants to take my life?"
Fluctlight said nothing.
Xue Sui looked at the purse in his hand.
The fabric used to weave the golden cloud brocade is very precious.
The stitches are fine and even, and the embroidery work is exquisite and delicate. You can tell at a glance that it is not for people of this caliber.
Xue Qingxiu followed Xue Liu's line of sight and looked over. His eyes were immediately bloodshot. He felt a cold air rushing up from his heels and almost cried out.
"Sister-in-law?!"
This purse is no stranger.
Concubine Xiao had given her elder sister-in-law a piece of cloud brocade satin. His wife Qian liked it, so she shamelessly asked her elder sister-in-law for the remaining scraps and made two purses with her own hands.
Mrs. Qian kept one for herself and gave the other to Mr. Fu. At that time, she added a bracelet with excellent water quality and put it in her purse and sent it over, so that the sister-in-law felt comfortable.
Xue Qingxiu didn't understand women's embroidery skills, but this purse was very precious to Qian. The Qian family was not short of money, but things in the palace were rare. He often saw Qian carrying it with him, and the embroidery was koi, which was said to bring wealth and luck. .
Although Qian had been quarreling with him over the years, in the end they were still a close couple, and there were times when they were in love. For the sake of their two children, they would definitely not kill him.
If that's not the Qian family, it can only be the sister-in-law Fu family.
Xue Qingxiu thought of the cowardice he had suffered under the oppression of the big house all these years, and his blood immediately rushed to his head, and he cursed angrily.
"Okay, seeing that I feel sorry for me and fearing that I will get more of the family property in the future, I have evil thoughts. What a vicious woman, I hope I can settle the score with her when I go back."
Xue Qingxiu was impulsive and wanted to go out.
Xue Sui called to him, "Third uncle. Why don't you listen to what I have to say?"
Xue Qingxiu turned his head angrily, "Sixth girl, don't try to persuade me. If your third uncle doesn't fight to the death with this vicious woman today, I will take your last name!"
Xue Sui: "..."
She chuckled lightly and pushed Xue Qingxiu down.
Xue Qingxiu's anger was still lingering. After struggling hard twice, he realized that this niece, who looked thin, was so strong...
He compromised, "Go on, whatever you want to say is fine. Just don't try to persuade me, and don't try to defend the poisonous woman. I won't listen."
Xue Sui raised his eyebrows: "Three uncles have been wasting their time for these years. Did they ever think that one day, they would fight for their grandfather and grandmother, get an official position on their own, and then go straight to the top and impress the Xue family?"< br>
Xue San's chest bulged, making her blush.
No one is born willing to be a playboy, and no one will seriously enjoy the "high salary without doing anything".
He straightened his neck and said, "Who wouldn't want to be a man?"
"That's good." Xue Sui looked into his eyes and smiled slightly, "Then, the third uncle will listen to my arrangements, how about it? I will help you rise to the top."
Xue Qingxiu was stunned and half-believing. The two strong men also stared at the purse with wide eyes, full of disbelief.
Xue Sui knew what they were thinking.
This is not their baggage.
What they took was another embroidered purse.
She had brought it with her at the Xue Mansion's family banquet that day, but it was later quietly taken away by the maid of Liuli Pavilion.
However, Fluctlight just replaced it easily.
The shake light was nicknamed "Spirit Stealing Hand". God didn't know it, and ghosts didn't know it. Not to mention the blind Xue Qingxiu, even the two strong men themselves were confused and thought they had seen it wrong.
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That night, another person fell to death on Zhuque Street.
The deceased, like You Sanlang, also fell from the sill of the flying bridge of the Qiong Tower, but his death was more tragic. Before falling from the building, the deceased had been beaten. His whole body was swollen and deformed, and his face was scratched to pieces. If the third master's entourage hadn't been there to identify the body with certainty, it would have been difficult to identify him.
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When the news reached the Xue Mansion, Mrs. Cui rolled her eyes on the spot and almost fainted with anger.
Mrs. Fu, Mrs. Qian and the young ladies and young men in the house all hurried to Shouanyuan and called the doctor to come over for acupuncture. There was a commotion in the room before the old lady regained her composure and continued to complain.
"What a sin, I shouldn't have said those depressing words during the day. Who knew that they were all in the same language..."
Mrs. Fu shed a few tears and said, "Ancestor, you are trying to scare your daughter-in-law to death. But don't get too anxious..."
Mrs. Qian cried so hard that her nose was full of tears, her handkerchief was soaked, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down while talking to the boy who delivered the message.
"Where is the third master? Has he been brought back?"
The young man said: "Go back to the Third Madam. Someone from Jingzhao Mansion took the Third Master away. They said they were investigating the case of You Taichang's family. Isn't this just in time? They want to jointly investigate the case."
"Joint case investigation? Oh my God! What kind of enemies has he made? He is so cruel to kill him..."
Mrs. Qian burst into tears, but Mrs. Fu was much calmer than her.
"It's useless for me to wait in the back house and worry. Hurry, send someone to tell the eldest man quickly. Let the eldest man go to Jingzhao Mansion and you will know what the regulations are."
The boy added: "The Jingzhao Mansion has already informed the eldest master and asked him to go and identify the body."
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Xue Qingzhi got the news and hurriedly rode to Jingzhao Mansion.
At the gate, I met Duan Wang Li Huan coming with his men and horses.
Both sides bowed to each other.
Li Huan said: "Xue Shangshu, I am sorry."
Xue Qingzhi sighed heavily, "In the middle of the night, I actually alarmed the prince."
As he spoke, he raised his sleeves and wiped his red eyes, "Although Xiaguan's third brother is greedy for wine, he is always measured and cherishes his life. He will not climb onto the railing of the flying bridge for no reason. Your Majesty, there must be something fishy about this matter... …”
Li Huan nodded, "Has your brother ever had any grudges with others?"
Xue Qingzhi thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "The third child is used to being casual, and sometimes behaves out of tune, but his temper is excellent. He always looks kind and loving to everyone he talks to... Alas, he is generous with his wealth and has many friends, but he never Jie Liangzi.”
Li Huan nodded again and raised his sleeves to signal him to go inside.
The governor of Jingzhao, a young old man named Yin, had already come out to welcome them and invited them in.
The body is in the morgue of the Yamen.
Several objects were stored densely inside, and the smell was very unpleasant and suffocating. Xue Qingxiu is easy to recognize. Even though his clothes are damaged, the material and shoes can be seen at a glance.
Xue Qingzhi lifted up the white cloth covering the body and took a look. His face was swollen and disfigured, but there was a vague resemblance, so he covered his nose and backed away.
"The third child..."
He shed tears, and Xue Qingxiu's long attendant also cried bitterly.
"I originally wanted to hold the third master and prevent him from getting on the flying bridge, but the third master refused to let me follow him. Who knew he would encounter a murderer..."
The master and the servant talked for a while about what happened before Xue Qingxiu's death, and the chief was casually taken down to draw evidence and record evidence.
Xue Qingzhi was invited into the main hall, where Li Huan was sitting talking to Mr. Yin and looking through the documents of the on-site investigation.
He stepped forward and saluted, and Li Huan responded lightly.
The atmosphere was solemn, Xue Qingzhi looked at his expression and sat down. When the attendant served tea, he did not dare to drink it. He carefully asked Mr. Yin: "I said I caught a murderer, but did the trial reveal anything?"
Mr. Yin shook his head, "When the government officials arrived, they surrounded the Qiong Tower. Seeing that the murderer could not escape, he committed suicide out of fear of the crime. I knew this man Wang Zaitou. He often committed petty thefts in the Jingzhao area. He was caught twice and he became honest for a while. , I didn’t expect to dare to take money to kill..."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xue Qingzhi and hesitated slightly.
Xue Qingzhi made him feel numb, "Master Fu Yin has something to say, but there is no harm in saying it."
Mr. Yin cupped his hands and said: "Xue Shangshu, a purse was found on the murderer's body. In addition to twenty taels of silver, there was also a small portrait of Mr. Xue San. Does it look familiar to you..."
He signaled the Yamen servant to bring up the evidence and put it in front of Xue Qingzhi and Li Huan: "I have asked someone to inquire about this batch of cloud brocade satin. Except for a few empresses in the palace, only the eldest daughter of the Xue family is among the married women. The lady got one.”
That's because Mrs. Fu is the mother-in-law of Prince Duan and was given the honor by Concubine Xiao.
Master Yin ordered it, and Xue Qingzhi's expression changed.
He felt that there was something strange and unreasonable about it. But as he glanced at Li Huan's stern and serious face from the corner of his eye, he stood up coldly and saluted.
"Your Majesty, I will go home and ask that bitch for a clarification. I will give you an explanation."
See you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)