If "Shen Wan" had Zhan Beihan as a witness, there would be no need to investigate this matter.
The death of Mr. Shen must have nothing to do with her.
But, it's a pity.
Xiao Lingyue said helplessly: "His Royal Highness King Yi just sent a carriage to take me to the inn. He was not with me himself, so he could not bear witness for me."
Emperor Zhaoming stopped talking, and the Crown Prince frowned slightly.
Cui Li breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask: "In the past two days, have you been staying at the inn? Have you never gone out?"
Xiao Lingyue said: "I almost never go out."
"Almost?" Cui Li stared at her with sharp eyes, "County Lord, this case is of great importance. I hope you can truthfully state your whereabouts without any ambiguity."
Xiao Lingyue said: "In the past two days, I have been to two places. One is a medicine shop, and I went to prepare some medicinal materials.
The other is a garment shop.
Because my luggage was abandoned by the Shen family, I could only buy some changes of clothes temporarily."
Cui Li: "Apart from these, haven't you been to other places?"
Xiao Lingyue shook her head firmly: "No more."
"May I ask the county master, what did you do when you stayed at the inn these two days?"
"I'm recuperating." Xiao Lingyue said straightforwardly, "I was injured recently. My son was very worried about me, so he asked me to rest in the inn. It's for this reason that I went to the drug store to get medicine."
Cui Li immediately asked: "Why are you injured?"
Could it be that she lost it when she killed the old marquis?
Xiao Lingyue hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not convenient for me to say this, but your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince should both know."
Cui Li was stunned.
Emperor Zhaoming and the prince both understood.
The injuries on "Shen Wan" were caused when he and Zhan Beihan went to Hulang Mountain to investigate.
This was a confidential itinerary, and only Emperor Zhaoming, the Crown Prince and Zhan Beihan's confidants knew about it, so Xiao Lingyue couldn't tell her directly.
The prince said: "My father and I are indeed aware of the injuries on the Anping County Lord. They have nothing to do with the case of the old marquis. Mr. Cui can ask something else."
What I mean is, there is no need to ask about this.
"Yes." Cui Li responded knowingly, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"As far as I know, the Lord of Anping County seems to be proficient in martial arts and has high strength. He once fought with many assassins in Xiangguo Temple and never lost!
Although you said that you had been staying in the inn to recuperate and had never been to the Shen family, is it possible that you secretly left the inn in the dead of night, sneaked into the Shen family, killed the old Marquis, and then returned to the inn? "
Xiao Lingyue: "..."
Everyone in the hall was suddenly startled.
This guess...sounds reasonable!
Cui Li continued: "The guards in Shen's Mansion are not strong, and there are no experts in charge. With the ability of the Anping County Lord, it shouldn't be difficult to do this, right?"
Xiao Lingyue was speechless. She glanced at the Minister of Punishment in surprise.
This guy has some skills.
She nodded and admitted: "If I want to do it, it's really not difficult."
Cui Li's eyes were slightly cold, staring at her firmly, and asked word by word: "So, did you do it?"
Xiao Lingyue looked at him calmly: "Of course not."
Cui Li: "Who can prove it?"
Xiao Lingyue asked: "Can Mr. Cui prove that I did this?"