Zhuge Nan told Zheng Lingxuan, the woman in red, everything about what happened in Jingzhao Mansion. At the end, he complained: "Why didn't you tell me about the betrayal?"
Zheng Lingxuan said angrily: "Wang Liu was forced by Wu Chengsi and rebelled in court. What's there to say?"
Zhuge Nan raised his eyebrows, but thinking of her miserable experience, he had to suppress his temper and asked: "Then how did you find Wang Liu?"
Zheng Lingxuan was silent for a while and whispered: "My second sister once went to a teahouse to buy tea. She heard a guest in the teahouse mentioning the Duke of Zhou's mansion in a conversation, so she secretly eavesdropped."
"Then the guest is Wang Liu?"
"Yes, my second sister learned from their conversation that Wang Liu wanted to buy a coffin. The other party asked him what he was buying for, but he refused to tell!"
"I understand, so you suspect that the coffin was bought for your eldest sister?" Zhugenan said, touching his chin.
"The eldest sister disappeared after going to the Duke's Mansion, shouldn't we be suspicious?" Zheng Lingxuan said angrily.
"What happened next?"
"After the second sister told me about this, I stood guard outside the Duke's Mansion and caught Wang Liu when he was going out. After questioning him, he told us that the eldest sister was killed by the evil thief Wu Chengsi.
Got it!"
Zhuge Nan scratched the corners of his eyes and asked doubtfully: "Then why did Wu Chengsi kill your eldest sister?"
Zheng Lingxuan was silent this time for longer than before. Just when Zhuge Nan thought she wouldn't speak, she slowly spoke:
"That was more than two months ago. At that time, the eldest sister was in a very good mood every time she came home. When we asked her, she revealed that it was the traitor who promised her the title of concubine. At that time, my father was very happy.
, and bought her an jade bracelet. Who would have thought, but that was the last time our sisters met!" Afterwards, her voice became hoarse.
Zhuge Nan was immediately furious, thinking that Wu Chengsi must have gone back on his word later and refused to accept the eldest daughter of the Zheng family as his concubine. The eldest daughter of the Zheng family kept crying, and this was the reason for the murder.
"You wait, when he comes, I will help you question him. As long as it is true, I will help you get justice!"
Zheng Lingxuan shook her head: "Even Brother Di can't do anything to him...forget it, I have already accepted my fate."
"Just because Di Renjie can't do anything to him, doesn't mean I can't do anything either!" Zhuge Nan became even more angry.
Zheng Lingxuan looked up at him for a moment and said, "If you are really willing to help me, let me out and I will kill Wu Chengsi with my own hands!"
Zhuge Nan shook his head repeatedly and said: "Not to mention that as the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, I cannot do this. Even if I really help you, the two of us can't defeat Han Cheng, the bodyguard beside him."
Zheng Lingxuan closed her eyes and said no more.
Zhugenan folded her arms and waited outside her cell. About an hour later, Wu Chengsi entered the cell, looking a little depressed.
"Have you found Wang Liu?" Zhuge Nan asked anxiously.
Wu Chengsi shook his head and said: "The housekeeper in my house said that he was seriously ill and asked for a month's leave. I have sent people out of the city to check on his home..."
"You don't have to pretend!" Zheng Lingxuan snorted coldly: "Brother Di and I have gone to find Wang Liu a long time ago. He is already dead. You killed him and silenced him, right?"
Wu Chengsi's heart trembled, and he didn't bother to argue with Zheng Lingxuan and asked: "How did he die?"
Zheng Lingxuan sneered and said: "Although you asked the government to close the case with "accidental death due to slipping and falling into the well," Brother Di still inferred from the traces at the scene that he was pushed into the well and killed!"
Zhuge Nan frowned, stared at Wu Chengsi and said, "What did you say?"
Han Cheng, who had been watching with cold eyes, said: "So far, what this girl has said is just speculation without any evidence. As long as others bribe Wang Liu, they can frame my father-in-law!"
Zhuge Nan turned around and asked: "Miss Zheng, do you have any evidence in your hand?"
Zheng Lingxuan was furious: "If we had evidence, Brother Di would have arrested him long ago. Why would he wait until now?"
Wu Chengsi knew that it was useless to talk to her anymore, so he waved his hand and said: "I will find the evidence, Miss Zheng, please wait patiently for a few more days."
After leaving the Dali Temple prison, Zhuge Nan chased him from behind and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Baiyun'an." Wu Chengsi said without looking back.
"I will go with you!"
Wu Chengsi wanted to use his ability to investigate the case, so he did not refuse. He, Han Cheng, and the other two rode out of the south gate and came to Baiyun Temple again.
I came to the east courtyard where Wang Xiuyun died and asked the Dali Temple officials who were guarding here. I learned that Di Renjie still had not come back.
Wu Chengsi felt a little strange and thought to himself: "Where did Di Renjie go? Is he hiding somewhere to sleep?"
After entering the Buddhist hall, Zhuge Nan asked about the case, and Wu Chengsi recounted the situation when he woke up.
Zhuge Nan was surprised and said: "Are you sure the door is bolted?"
"Si Cheng, the door is bolted. When Di Si Cheng brought us here, he found that the door could not be pushed open." Zhang Sizhi said.
Zhuge Nan glanced at Wu Chengsi and thought: "The door is locked. The deceased did not commit suicide. He should have killed him, right?"
Wu Chengsi glared at him and said, "If you can't find out, go back. Di Sicheng has already found out some clues."
"Who said I couldn't find out!" Zhugenan became competitive, took an oil lamp, and began to investigate the temple carefully.
When Wu Chengsi saw him starting to work, he left the Buddhist hall and went to the courtyard. He ordered someone to call Master Jingyun, the host of Baiyun Temple.
"The poor nun has met the Duke. I wonder why he has come to see the poor nun?" Master Jingyun was a nun in her forties, with a hint of fear on her originally kind face.
Wu Chengsi knew that she thought he had killed Wang Xiuyun, so he said warmly: "Master, don't panic. I just want to ask Master a few questions."
"Excuse me, sir."
Wu Chengsi pondered for a moment and then said, "I wonder if anything strange happened in the nunnery yesterday? Especially in the east courtyard!"
Master Jingyun frowned and thought for a moment, then replied: "Something did happen yesterday. An official asked me about it before, but it can't be said to be a strange thing, and it happened in the West Courtyard."
"What on earth is going on?" Wu Chengsi asked anxiously.
"Yesterday, a kitchen in the west courtyard of the nunnery had a flood. Fortunately, it was discovered early and the fire was put out in time, and the fire was put out quickly." Master Jingyun replied.
Wu Chengsi was stunned for a moment and asked: "When did the fire break out?"
"About four quarters to noon."
Wu Chengsi secretly thought that the time when Di Renjie and his men broke in yesterday was Shenshi, and the fire started two hours before that, so it might have something to do with the case.
According to his experience, when it comes to murder cases, unusual things that happen together with the murder case are extremely important.
Wu Chengsi kept this clue in mind and asked: "Besides, is there anything weird?"
"No more." Master Jingyun replied.
Wu Chengsi nodded and was about to let Master Jingyun go back when a young nun suddenly ran over and said, "Master, just now when Senior Sister Xuanchen made inquiries in the nearby Shitai Village, a villager said that he saw Senior Sister Xuanqing.
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Master Jingyun said to Wu Chengsi with her hands clasped together: "My lord, there are still some things that need to be dealt with in the nunnery, so I will leave first."
"Did something happen?" Wu Chengsi asked more.
"Nothing, nothing, poor nun, please retire."
The young nun pouted and said, "Master, Senior Sister Xuanqing must have been bullied by that monk, so she left the nunnery."
"Monk? What monk?" Wu Chengsi asked hurriedly.
Master Jingyun did not explain, she complained, took another nun and left.
Wu Chengsi snorted secretly. He was the most sensitive right now, and he was not willing to let go of any clues. He immediately sent a famous official to invite the young nun back alone.
"You just said someone was bullied by a monk. What happened?" he asked with a tigerish face.
The nun lowered her head and whispered: "Master, I didn't say anything about the monk."
Han Cheng shouted: "How dare you, as a monk, you dared to lie back then. The person standing in front of you is the Duke of the dynasty, please speak carefully!"
The young nun was so frightened that she fell to her knees and confessed repeatedly.
Seeing that he was overly frightened, Wu Chengsi's face softened a little, and he said warmly: "Don't be afraid, get up and talk." After the nun got up, she added: "What happened to the monk you just said, please tell me in detail."
The young nun responded and whispered: "I also heard what another senior sister said. She said that yesterday in the corridor, a senior sister saw Puhai teasing Senior Sister Xuanqing and pulled her back. The senior sister told the master
Later, the master said that the monk was very powerful and we were not allowed to speak out."