Chapter 321 Liang House
Soon the investigators brought back the news from Lou Ben,

It turned out that Mr. Qu Ling was also a kind and righteous person, and she was unwilling to confess to the prince, and she did not want to say that she was meeting the prince at that time, so she pleaded guilty by herself.

The old lady of the Liang family and Liang Xia both clamored to execute Mr. Qu Ling by themselves and pay for Liang Shang's life.
Liang Wuji, the pillar of the Liang family, is not at home, and no one can bother to live with the mother and son.

The problem now is that Qu Lingjun himself has pleaded guilty, Yuan Shanjian and Lou Ben don't even have the right to investigate. After all, the criminals have pleaded guilty, and you still have to investigate. This is not modern, and what evidence chain is required?

What's more, the Liang family is also a big family, not an unknown person. Generally, the court and the family have a tacit agreement on this matter, which can be regarded as an unspoken rule. Basically, the court will not participate in it. Only then did I report to Ting Wei, otherwise the scandals of ordinary aristocratic families would be handled silently at home and would not be publicized.

So it's a bit difficult for Lou and Ben to handle it.

The most important thing is that the Qu family is in decline now, and they don't even have a family to stand on top of.
Fortunately, Yuan Shanjian is not an outsider, and he knows this aunt better, knowing that she is the most kind, and she often helps the poor families in the clan. He doesn't quite believe that she can kill her husband, so he let Lou Ben stay behind, first in Liang Don't let the Liang family kill Mr. Qu Ling on their own, he's going to find his mother by himself.

Yuan Shanjian's mother is the eldest daughter of the Liang family. She is very important in the Liang family and has a lot of power to speak. She hopes to use his mother's prestige to promote this matter.
If this is an ordinary married daughter-in-law, naturally it doesn't have such weight,
But the situation of the Liang family is a bit special. Liang Wuji is only an adopted son. Although he is a high official and well-paid, he has little say in the Liang family.
As for Mrs. Liang, she was supported by a concubine. The status of the concubine was humble these days, that is, during the war, the morality was a little bit degraded. She gave birth to two sons in a row before she could be on the right bit,
So even though she is the old lady of the main house now, the clansmen don't believe in the three of them, mother and son. On the contrary, Yuan Shanjian's mother is the eldest daughter of a serious son and has a higher prestige.

Although this matter is not clear on the outside, but the major families have social relations, so they generally know that Lou Ben agrees with both hands when Yuan Shanjian invites her mother.

Lou Ben's meaning is roughly the same. Now he and the people from Tingwei's Mansion have been guarding Mr. Qu Ling at Liang's house. He only waited for Yuan Shan to investigate as soon as his mother came, so that the prince and others should not worry about Yunyun.

In the Changqiu Palace, everyone except the crown prince and Ling Buyi felt relieved. Ling Busu felt that this matter was not so simple. After all, he came for the crown prince and it would not end easily.

The prince is purely worried about Mr. Qu Ling, after all, he has not cleared up his grievances.

Cheng Shaoshang looked at the prince's worried eyes, and said to Jing Haoying in a low voice:
"Mr. Qu Ling and the Crown Prince are affectionate, and the other is intentional. After you tell me about this, will the two get together!"

Jing Haoying shook his head when he heard the words, Jing Haoying barely understood Qu Lingjun, if the crown prince really gave her gifts every year, there was still hope, but the crown princess gave her gifts in the name of the crown prince, which means Prince Ming has long since let go, and everyone else has let go, so naturally Mr. Qu Ling will not force himself to rely on him. In addition, Mr. Qu Ling still has two children, so it is the most suitable choice to stay in the Liang family.

Cheng Shaoshang looked at Jing Haoying and shook his head, just about to say something,
He hurried into a small yellow door again, only to hear him say anxiously,
"To Empress, to Your Highness,

Lou Shilang sent someone to send an urgent letter! "

The prince took a look, his complexion changed suddenly, and he murmured:

"How could this be? I haven't told anyone else about it!"

Jing Haoying thought in his heart, this is the next step, and then Jing Haoying took it from the prince's hand and saw that it was so,

Lou Ben’s letter meant that somehow the Liang family’s servants began to spread the affair between the crown prince and Mr. Qu Ling. What else did they say that Liang Shang’s death was a conspiracy between the crown prince and Mr. Qu Ling? Mother and son Xia already knew about it, and started yelling. I'm afraid it won't be long before the prince and Jing Haoying make plans in advance, so as not to be passive in time, he will hurry up and find out the truth.

After everyone had seen it, Ling Buyi said first:
"Obviously, someone wants to frame the prince!"

Everyone nodded when they heard it, it was more obvious this time, since the crown prince did not show up, and the meeting between the crown prince and Mr Qu Ling had not been spread, someone deliberately involved it,

Both the crown prince and the empress Xuan looked worried and didn't pay much attention. Jing Haoying looked at the crown prince after thinking for a while and said:

"Cousin, get ready, we'll go see uncle right away, and ask him to make the decision to thoroughly investigate this matter!"

The prince was puzzled when he heard that,
"Didn't you and Lou Shilang stop me from going to see my father, why is it at this time!"

Jing Haoying explained:

"One moment and another moment, when something just happened, you get involved, it's easy to give others a handle, it's better to stay still and wait for the other party to make a move,

Now that the other party has made a move, it is obviously slander, we are going to sue, we must let uncle severely punish the person who spreads rumors and troubles, this person has ulterior motives, slanders the prince, shakes the foundation of the country, and cannot be lightly forgiven!

What's more, since the other party has already started pouring water on you, I'm afraid there are some things that we can't hide, so we have to act first, and go to uncle to tell a thing or two in advance! "

The prince was thoughtful when he heard the words,
Ling Buyi also nodded in agreement. If some things are done in a different order, it will have a completely different effect. He has the same thoughts as Jing Haoying at this time. Although he does not support the crown prince very much, he does not want the crown prince to be slandered. , ended bleakly, after all, there are still feelings.

When Cheng Shaoshang heard it, he also joined in the fun,
"That's right, let's go to the Holy Majesty to file a complaint!" Seeing that, he still felt a little excited.

Jing Haoying gave her a headache, this girl can't do without beating now, she loves to rub against any excitement,

"What are you going to do? You are here with aunt. Don't meddle in this matter. Taking care of aunt is serious!"

Cheng Shaoshang clutched his aching forehead, looked at Jing Haoying pitifully,
Jing Haoying almost couldn't help it when he saw it, and hurriedly turned his head to discuss with the prince and Ling Buyi for a while,
Seeing this, Queen Xuan hurriedly pulled Cheng Shaoshang aside, she was very pleased to see the three of them working together to overcome the difficulties,

Seeing that Cheng Shaoshang was still muttering, he comforted him:

"Let them worry about these things, we just have to wait, Zixiu and Zicheng are here, it will be fine!"

Cheng Shaoshang said coquettishly to Queen Xuan:
"Your Majesty, you are wrong to say that. How can our girls rely on their son-in-law for everything? When something happens, our girls have to make a voice and contribute their own strength! Don't let their husband-in-law look down upon you. we!"

The Empress Xuan has always accepted the three obediences and four virtues. After hearing such "rebellious" words, she was stunned for a while, and then saw the cleverness revealed by Cheng Shaoshang's eyeballs, and the spirit of not admitting defeat.
Thinking that if I had been like Shaoshang when I was young, not avoiding everything and actively participating in everything, maybe I wouldn’t be so regretful now, and said with a doting smile:
"Forget it, then you can go and have a look with Zixiu and the others, and talk to Yu later!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shaoshang immediately bowed solemnly and said:

"Follow the Queen's order!"

After finishing speaking, he triumphantly walked towards Jing Haoying and the other three, and when he got closer, he quickly put away his expression just now, and said with a serious face:

"Have we discussed it? Let's go. It's sooner rather than later!"

What she said was true, and they were about to set off. Hearing Cheng Shaoshang's words and seeing the helpless expression of the Empress Xuan, they had no choice but to take Cheng Shaoshang to Xuande Hall to find Emperor Wen.

Emperor Wen heard the complaints from several people. Although he was a little bit secret about the prince's private meeting with Mr. Qu Ling, he was even more annoyed that some people blatantly conceived of the prince. Regarding the matter of Jun's redress, he also said that the prince has grown a lot, and he is very angry with those who slander the prince.
In addition, Jing Haoying, Ling Buyi, and Cheng Shaoshang added fuel and jealousy to the side. These are his close nephews, and Emperor Wen was even more annoyed.
Immediately ordered Jing Haoying and Ling Buyi to investigate together, and must find out the facts and give Donggong an explanation.
As for Cheng Shaoshang, she also went with her. According to her words, she is the special envoy of the post-announcement, and she has to go to supervise and investigate.
All the people went to the Liang Mansion together with the emperor's will,
At this time, Yuan Shanjian also happened to accompany her mother, Mrs. Yuan, to Liang's house. The two parties greeted each other and walked to Liang's mansion immediately.

As soon as I walked into the Liang Mansion, I happened to see the guards of the Liang family's Buqu and the Tingwei Mansion led by Lou Ben confronting each other. There were many of the two families, but the Tingwei's guards were relatively small, which seemed a bit precarious.
Qu Lingjun stood under the protection of the Tingwei guards, and looked as if he had been beaten, his clothes were ragged, and there were bright red slap marks on his face.

The old lady Liang was shouting loudly:

"My Liang family is a big family, and the Holy Majesty will also give me a three-point face. Give it to me and kill this poisonous woman. I don't believe that the Holy Majesty will blame my Liang family for this!"

Jing Haoying and Madam Yuan shouted at the same time:
"presumptuous!"

Then the two looked at each other, and Jing Haoying made a gesture of invitation to Mrs. Yuan. After all, she is an elder and Yuan Shanjian's old lady, so she has to give her face.
Mrs. Yuan nodded her thanks to Jing Haoying, then went straight to Mrs. Liang, stood there and reprimanded her. The old Mrs. Liang was also a little apprehensive when she saw Mrs. Yuan. After all, she was just a lowly concubine back then, and Mrs. Yuan She is a high-ranking prostitute, but now when she sees Mrs. Yuan, she is three points shorter in aura,

Those of the Liang family also knew Mrs. Yuan, and when they saw her waving her hands, they all put away their weapons and retreated.
Jing Haoying and the others didn't care how Mrs. Yuan scolded Mrs. Liang, and went straight to Lou Ben and Mr. Qu Ling,

"What's going on, how did it get so troublesome?"

Lou Ben smiled bitterly and said:
"I never thought that the Liang family would be so bold, not only obstructing the investigation, but also blatantly attacking the guards!"

He really didn't expect that the Liang family would be so unwise. It is true that the emperor might be concerned about the family's prestige and past achievements, so he would not do anything to the Liang family immediately because of this.

However, the official career of the Liang family's children has come to an end, and it will not be at the mercy of others. It can be seen that there is really no one in the Liang family except Liang Wuji who is not in the capital.

Shaking his head and not thinking about it, Lou Ben straightened his face and said:

"This matter is really strange. I checked Liang Shang's body and the place where he was killed, and found that Liang Shang was stabbed through the chest from behind. With such strength, it must be a man, and it is unlikely to be a woman. Not to mention a weak girl like Qu Lingjun, it is even more impossible,

Moreover, the attitude of the Liang family is also very suspicious, insisting that it is Mr. Qu Ling. As far as I know, Liang Shang is not sociable, and he is addicted to gold, stone and jade all day long. manner,

So I think the perpetrator must be a member of the Liang family, and most likely someone with vested interests, someone who can inherit Liang Shang's status! After saying this, he looked at Liang Xia who was hiding behind Mrs. Liang, and then said with a little doubt:
"Just one thing, I can't figure it out. How did he manage to avoid the eyes and ears of everyone, and how did he deal with the blood-stained clothes and murder weapon?"

As for Jing Haoying, he already admired Lou Ben very much. He knew the situation and planned to come here to pretend to be Shisan.

The other people couldn't help but nodded when they heard it. Lou Ben is indeed a capable person, and he checked every detail so quickly. Hearing Lou Ben's analysis, it is indeed Liang Xia who is most suspected. Liang Wuji is an adopted son, and it is impossible to inherit the position of Patriarch. , and if it is confirmed that Mr. Quling killed her husband, then her child is also impossible. After such a calculation, the biggest possibility is only Liang Xia, the third master of the Liang family,
Jing Haoying and Ling Buyi glanced at each other and nodded at each other. Ling Buyi waved his hand, and the black armored guard stepped forward and grabbed Liang Xia.
That Liang Xia immediately panicked, and shouted sternly:
"What are you doing? Why are you arresting me? I am the son of the Liang family, and you dare to arrest me!"

Then Mrs. Liang didn't care about Mrs. Yuan anymore, and hurriedly shouted:

"Stop, stop!" Seeing that the black armored guard kept on jumping, he shouted to the Liang family:

"You dead people, stop them for me!"

As a result, those Liang family trilogy all looked at Mrs. Yuan, and when they saw her shaking her head, they didn't move.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liang immediately cursed, and then rushed forward to rescue Liang Xia by herself.

Mrs. Yuan couldn't see this old lady Liang's disgrace and nonsense, so she directly ordered the envoy she brought,
"Hold her down and gag her, don't let her embarrass the Liang family!"

After the servants subdued Mrs. Liang, Madam Yuan took a deep breath, walked up to Jing Haoying and the others, and asked:
"Shizi and General Ling sent people to arrest Liang Xia, but what's wrong with him?"

Whether the Liang family is her natal family, she has to ask clearly, she can't let people arrest people indiscriminately, otherwise she won't be able to explain to the Liang family.

Seeing that Ling Buyi had no intention of speaking, Jing Haoying explained with a salute:

"Ma'am, that's the case..." Then he repeated what Lou Ben said, and then said:

"So, Liang Xia's suspicion is very serious, and he needs to be interrogated thoroughly!"

When Mrs. Yuan heard this, she fell silent for a moment, and just about to speak,

Liang Xia, who was tied up by the black armored guards over there, shouted loudly:
"Sister, you are also the daughter of the Liang family, you can't let Mrs. Jing and the others be so arrogant and arrest people in our Liang mansion.

Besides, they have no evidence, how could I kill my elder brother, elder sister, you have to save me! "

It would be fine if Liang Xia didn't yell, but when he yelled, Madam Yuan made up her mind.
She was opposed to the mother and son when her father helped them upright. It doesn't matter if the family background is too cold.

Today, the Liang family moved the fields and followed the mother and son. Even if Jing Haoying and others did not take action, she would call the elders of the whole family to abolish the mother and son.
But thinking that this is a scandal of the Liang family, it cannot be publicized, and Jing Haoying and others cannot be allowed to take Liang Xia away, otherwise the Liang family's face will not be saved, so he said to Jing Haoying:
"Jing Shizi, it's okay to interrogate Liang Xia, but it's best to stay in the Liang residence, and you can't take him away without evidence!"

Jing Haoying nodded as soon as he heard it, it's not a big deal, he can give this little face, so he said:
"This matter is simple, I think it's enough to interrogate Liang Xia at the place where Liang Shang was killed!" Seeing Mrs. Yuan nodding, she said to Lou Ben:

"Brother Lou, you know the place, lead the way, we just happen to go to the scene to see!"

Seeing that Jing Haoying and the others had left, Mrs. Yuan shouted to the remaining members of the Liang family:
"Bring me the elders of the whole family, I have something important to discuss with them!"

Not to mention how Mrs. Yuan summoned the elders of the clan to abolish Mrs. Liang's mother and son,
It is said that Jing Haoying and others pressed Liang Xia to the place where Liang Shang was killed, and asked Liang Qiufei and others to interrogate Liang Xia outside.

Jing Haoying and others went into the room to check the situation. After entering, they looked around and looked at the place where Liang Shang was killed. Lou Ben said:
"It really doesn't make sense here, how did Liang Xia escape from this place under the watchful eyes of everyone,
You can see that there is blood everywhere here, which means that Liang Shang is bleeding a lot, then Liang Xia must also be covered with blood, it should be very eye-catching,
Unless Liang Xia and the guards at the gate cooperated internally and externally, but I also asked those guards. "He shook his head while talking, obviously very puzzled.

Jing Haoying knew that there was a secret room in this house, so he paid special attention to it. Don't tell me, the house can't be seen from the inside. It may be due to the unique architecture and the light. The house looks very spacious. I can't see much difference from the outside at all, so I generally don't think about it.

Several people now basically believe that Liang Xia is most likely to commit the crime, so they are all focused on how to find evidence for the crime. Ling Buyi listened to Lou Ben's words and pondered for a while and said:
"Unless there is a place to hide in this house, the explanation is indeed different!"

Jing Haoying said in his heart, damn it, why don't you be so sharp and smart, and think of joints so quickly,
Lou Ben asked back:

"I've thought that way too, but the house is so clear at a glance, there's really no place to hide!"

When Ling Buyi looked around, he also showed doubts, apparently unable to figure it out.
Jing Haoying saw that this could not be my fault, so he said:
"That's not easy. Just demolish the house and dig three feet into the ground. I don't believe I can't find a place!"

At this time, Cheng Shaoshang's eyes suddenly lit up. She likes architecture the most, so she pays special attention to it. She felt something was wrong just now. After hearing what they said, she immediately had an idea, and shouted:

"I know, I know how to find it, you guys wait for me!" After saying that without any reaction from the crowd, he immediately walked to the end of the wall and started walking, counting while walking, and after finishing counting, he ran again Go outside to count, and come back with a smile:
"This house must have a secret room. There are 26 steps outside, and only [-] steps inside the house. Even if the walls are thick, it doesn't take so many!"

She said that everyone looked to the west of the room. This room faces south, only the wall on the west side is different. There are many gold, stone and jade objects hanging on them. They are all Liang Shang's treasures, and they are never allowed to be touched by outsiders. If there is something strange, it must be there.

With a clear direction, everyone found the secret room after a little effort, and there were bloody knives and bloody clothes inside.
Lou Ben looked at Cheng Shaoshang with admiration and said with a smile:
"Mr. Shaoshang is indeed astute. I have been investigating here for a long time but have not found it. Mr. Shaoshang found the secret room as soon as he arrived. I admire you!"

The corners of Cheng Shaoshang's mouth immediately turned up when he heard it. Fortunately, she still knew not to be too complacent in front of outsiders, so she said with a reserved face:

"It's just that Lou Shilang doesn't care about these architectural trails. Zixiu also knows that I have liked the way of earth and stone since I was a child, so I did some research on these. When I arrived here, I felt something was wrong..." Then he explained cracklingly A bunch, the more I talk, the more proud I am,
Now that the evidence has been found, everyone is in a good mood, so they let Cheng Shaoshang brag about it.

Fortunately, she realized something was wrong after a while, coughed twice and said:
"Let's hurry up and interrogate Liang Xia with this thing! Don't waste too much time!" After speaking, he stuck out his tongue embarrassedly,
Everyone watching laughed, and Jing Haoying also stepped forward and stroked Cheng Shaoshang's forehead lovingly.

Cheng Shaoshang felt a little ashamed and angrily slapped Jing Haoying's hand off, then waited for Jing Haoying pretending to be fierce,
Jing Haoying hurriedly pretended to be timid, avoided Cheng Shaoshang's eyes, looked at Ling Buyi and Lou Ben and said:
"Let's go, let's meet Liang Xia now and see what else he has to say!"

Seeing the interaction between the young couple, the two shook their heads and laughed, and then walked out together.

As soon as Jing Haoying left, he saw Cheng Shaoshang still glaring at him, and said with a smile:
"Don't be angry, let's go, go and have a look!"

"You are not allowed to touch my head or anything in front of outsiders from now on, how embarrassing it is! I am also an adult, okay?"

Jing Haoying saw how cute Cheng Shaoshang was muttering with his mouth puffed out. Seeing that everyone had gone out and no one was paying attention, he hugged Cheng Shaoshang and kissed him hard, and then he didn't care what happened to Cheng Shaoshang behind him. 'Furious' ran out immediately.

Behind the angry Cheng Shaoshang barked his teeth and claws, stomped his feet fiercely, didn't know what she thought of for a long time, chuckled, and then walked out pretending to be angry.

(End of this chapter)

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