The Zhou family was framed, and the murderer must be trying to hide something.
Now that I think about it, why did Liang Hai go to Tianyao Mountain that day? And why didn't he let his entourage go with him? What did he do on the mountain alone until late at night? How did the murderer find him in advance?
All doubts need to be clarified.
The four of them went to Liang Hai's bedroom together. The items in the room were neat and neatly arranged, but they looked unreasonably depressing.
Gu Liyou asked Liang Caicai and Liang Yi while observing the bedroom.
"Do you know why Mr. Liang went to Tianyao Mountain?"
Liang Caicai did not dare to approach her father's room. Tears rolled in her eyes as she looked at the items displayed inside.
"My lord only said that I was going to visit an old friend, and didn't say anything else." Liang Yi was as calm as ever, keeping a clear distinction between public and private affairs. He entered the room and searched carefully for useful clues.
At that time, Mr. Liang was killed, and according to the rules, the Liang Mansion should be searched for evidence. However, during that time, Liang Caicai's spirit was really poor and his mood was extremely unstable, so he did not search the Liang Mansion for the time being, and focused on the Zhou Mansion.
"Old friends?" Ye Sili frowned, why do old friends need to be visited late at night?
As far as she knew, there was only one temple on Tianyao Mountain. Because Ye Zhongyao stayed there all year round, she knew many of the monks in the temple. Moreover, Tianyao Temple closed its temple door during the siege and no one was allowed to go in or out.
This is also the reason why Ye Sili often doesn't want to stay with Ye Zhongyao for a short stay. Her temper is too noisy and she spends all day with Buddha statues. In addition, the temple door is closed early, so it is not easy to sneak out and it is too boring.
If not going to Tianyao Temple, where would Liang Hai go to visit his friends?
Several people turned over everything related to Liang Hai in the house. Gu Liyou and Ye Sili only casually browsed through the public case account books without checking them carefully before handing them over to Liang Yi.
In the final analysis, this is the matter of their Liang family, or in other words, it is the matter of the Ministry of Justice.
Gu Liyou and Ye Sili assisted in the investigation. Firstly, they did not want to see the courtiers getting into trouble because of this matter, so the Holy Spirit intended for them to participate in this matter; secondly, they did not want to see the two courtiers being wronged for nothing.
This is not a small fight. Once the charges are confirmed, there may be no chance of recovery.
Ye Sili walked to the window of Liang Hai's study and reached out to open the window.
Sure enough, it can't be opened like the bedroom.
"What's going on with this window?" Ye Sili turned around and asked Liang Yi and Liang Caicai.
Hearing the sound, the three of them came over. Gu Liyou checked and confirmed that the window was sealed deliberately.
Liang Caicai said: "My father said it was cold at night and he didn't like the cold wind, so he asked someone to nail the windows."
"Don't like the cold wind?" Ye Sili obviously didn't believe this reason, but Liang Caicai's expression didn't look like she was lying.
Liang Yi seemed to have thought of something and immediately added:
"Your Excellency, you really don't go out much at night. Even if it's necessary for official business, you only ask me to go."
Ye Sili and Gu Liyou looked at each other, and Liang Yi naturally understood that something was wrong.
Liang Hai has been practicing martial arts all year round, and his health is much better than that of ordinary people. It would be too far-fetched to say that his body cannot be blown by cold wind.
If it was because he didn't like going out at night, Liang Yi's great achievements were all due to hard work day and night. He finally got the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and there were naturally a lot of rumors about him in the public.
unless……
Xiao Ling sat at the table, and finally waited for Ye Sili and Gu Liyou to return. It was almost noon, and several people came to the table to eat.
In the past few days, Ye Zhongyao went to drink with his young comrades and confidants again, and only a few of them were left in Yugong's mansion.
Gu Liyou narrated the affairs of Liang Mansion in detail.
"Except for the sealed window, we have found no other clues for the time being." Ye Sili said sadly.
Gu Liyou didn't look very good, and his voice was low, with the indifference of Ye Sili's young master.
"That's not the case, I also found a clue."
"???" Ye Sili looked at him doubtfully, wondering why she hadn't heard him talk about it just now in the Liang Mansion.
"After the Gu Mansion in Kyoto was exterminated, most of the property in the mansion went into Liang Hai's hands."
Xiao Ling was shocked, "What? That old man Liang Hai enriched himself?"
"Gu Mansion in Kyoto?" Ye Sili observed Gu Liyou's reaction and asked, "But Gu Mansion, the general's mansion who was punished for treason in the fourth year of Xining and killed nine tribes?"
Gu Liyou's expression did not change, and he just said a faint "hmm".
Ye Sili suddenly thought of it and said in surprise: "I may know Liang Hai's purpose of going to Tianyao Mountain."
Gu Liyou lowered his eyes, as if he had already guessed what Ye Sili said.
Only Xiao Ling stared at Ye Sili excitedly, waiting for her to say the next thing.
"In addition to Tianyao Temple, Tianyao Mountain also has the tombs of General Gu and Mrs. Gu."
"!!!" As soon as these words came out, not only Xiao Ling, but also Wuchun, Huanxia, Bai Yi and Yun An who were waiting on the side were shocked.
Only Gu Liyou kept his head lowered and remained silent.
"You mean that Liang Haishen went to Tianyao Mountain in the middle of the night to pay homage to General Gu and his wife?" Xiao Ling almost got goosebumps all over her body.
Ye Sili did not answer yes or no, but just wondered: "Why would he sneak around in the middle of the night?"
If he had been good friends with General Gu and his wife back then, even if General Gu was accused of treason, it would have been okay for Liang Hai to visit him as a good friend.
Xiao Ling guessed in a low voice: "Could it be that Liang Hai embezzled Gu's money back then and now feels guilty, so he went to plead guilty?"
This is... not impossible, but... Ye Sili always feels that it is a bit far-fetched.
Ye Sili and the people here were still young and didn't know much about what happened back then. Those who knew... Liang Hai had been killed, Zhou De fell ill because of Zhou Jiuer's incident, and Ye Zhongyao went to drink with others again.
After a competition, the other people... The matter back then was so involved that Ye Sili and the others did not dare to investigate it rashly.
After lunch, Ye Sili took a nap and stayed in Yugong Mansion in the afternoon waiting for news about Liang Yi.
"Si Li, Master Liang's matter is too complicated. Have you ever thought about what the worst outcome will be?"
Xiao Ling and Ye Sili sat on the swing, and they swayed slowly with the swing of the swing.
"The worst possible outcome..." Ye Sili was a little uneasy, her eyes drifting in the direction of Yulan Courtyard from time to time.
If this matter is really related to the Gu family, now it seems that the worst outcome is that the remaining evil of the Gu family has not been eliminated...
This time Mr. Liang was killed, if they were involved, then the matter would be really difficult.
Unconsciously, it was almost dusk, and the crimson color of the setting sun filled half of the sky. After a while, the sky returned to its usual dark blue.
"Princess, Minister Liang sent someone to send a letter." Qingluo hurried over.
As soon as Ye Sili took the envelope, she caught a glimpse of Gu Liyou's figure appearing at the gate of Yusheng Courtyard.
"Ayou." Ye Sili stood up immediately and walked towards him with a smile on his face.
"This is a letter sent by Minister Liang. Maybe he has found out the news."
Ye Sili handed the envelope to Gu Liyou.
Gu Liyou looked at Ye Sili with gentle eyes, took the envelope in her hand, and held it lower so that she could see it easily.
Ye Sili smiled unconsciously. This was because she got to know Ayou. Even though she could feel that he was in an unusual mood today, he was always gentle as long as she was around.
After reading the letter quickly, both of them had incredible expressions on their faces.
"What did Liang Yi say?" Xiao Ling looked at the two people's reactions and felt a little anxious. He quickly took the letter Gu Liyou handed over and read it in a hurry, with a shocked expression on his face.
"Master Liang committed suicide?"
"..."
Ye Sili also felt a little restless.
Liang Hai committed suicide?
How does this make sense?
There was no sign at all, so why did he go to Tianyao Mountain to commit suicide?
Qingluo took out another stack of account books and handed them to Gu Liyou.
"The person who sent the letter said that the princess and the young master will understand after reading these account books."
"The person who sent the letter also said...Shilang Liang found it in an old box in Mr. Liang's study..." Qingluo looked up at Ye Sili and Gu Liyou, "and found the memorial tablet of General Gu and his wife."
"According to Minister Liang, the tablet has been damaged."
It really is General Gu and his wife...
Ye Sili and Gu Liyou looked at each other, quickly found a seat and opened the account books in their hands to look at them carefully.
Huan Xia also returned to his home and came to report:
"The princess, the young master, and the prince said that Master Liang and General Gu are indeed old acquaintances."
After the two checked the account books, Liang Hai indeed embezzled all the Gu family's money.
There is also a notebook attached under the account book. Although it does not contain a few pages, Ye Sili was shocked by every word.
After Liang Hai embezzled his friends' money, he felt uneasy all day long. He often felt that the ghosts of General Gu and his wife were trying to kill him. He was even more frightened at night and did not dare to go out or open the window.
He even carved a memorial tablet for General Gu and his wife with his own hands. The fear in his heart was indeed even worse, so he had to break the tablet and hide it in a corner.
Then he copied scriptures in his house every night, writing every word of scripture, but it was difficult to wash away the blood on his hands.
People in the court are not allowed to talk to each other. He is full of worries and has no choice but to write silent papers late at night, as if talking like this can alleviate his sins.
The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is the death anniversary of more than a hundred people in the Gu family.
That night it was stormy and stormy, and he was obsessed with wanting to see the tomb in Tianyao Mountain. Once he went there, he stayed there forever.
For a long time, Ye Sili remained silent, trying hard to recall everything she knew about the Gu Mansion back then, but to no avail.
When she was young, she often heard her mother mention Mrs. Gu, but after her mother left, her grandfather would avoid her even if she asked.
The one I heard the most about was Gu Fu from the storytellers in the teahouse.
General Gu was unparalleled in bravery, talent and beauty, and was a rare military talent. However, he was ungrateful, traitorous to his country, and ruined the entire Gu family in vain.
But I never thought that such a traitor would have such a connection with Mr. Liang.
After the matter was settled, Liang Yi went to the palace to plead guilty on his own with the evidence of his crime.
"Why did Liang Yi hand over the evidence of corruption in his family? Doesn't this make the crime more conclusive?" Xiao Ling asked puzzledly.
Ye Sili looked at the square courtyard wall with regret in her eyes.
