Zhou Yun frowned tightly, "To be honest, this question is also a question I have been thinking about over the past few days."

"Why did the Fourth Prince say this? Do you know someone? Do you still need to think?" Long Xingtu was stunned. Could it be that the maid changed her face?

Zhou Yun said, "This matter is a long story. I once rescued an exiled girl at the border. She is from our Xia Dynasty. The border was in war and all her parents and relatives died tragically. She was chased and humiliated by a group of Tartars in the foreign country. When I inspected the border, I happened to encounter it and killed the Tartars in the foreign country and brought the little girl back to my mansion for temporary settlement. The girl was skillful, careful and thoughtful, and took great care of my daily life. In the hardship border, we were together day and night, and naturally fell in love. But I am a prince and I can't decide my marriage by myself. Even if my father forgot my age and did not give me a marriage, I could not take a concubine and marry her privately. So the girl could only follow me without any name and share the matter with me for half a year."

"Half a year?" Long Xingtu's curiosity became worse, "What happened?"

Zhou Yun's expression surged with sadness. He drank himself, and calmed down for a moment before saying, "That day, the foreign country was invaded. A team of foreign soldiers sneaked into several villages in our quest to burn, kill and loot. I received the news and rushed to the military camp to discuss the matter of sending troops to suppress Marshal Peng Weihu. But when I returned to my house the next day, the girl was exhausted and died. The military doctor tested it and said that she had died of heart disease. In grief, I buried the girl in the back garden of the mansion. Calculated, this was four years ago. Master Long, do you believe that people will be resurrected from the dead?"

The Dragon Star Map was shocked, "What does it mean? Does the Fourth Prince think that the maid is the girl who died four years ago?"

"right!"

Zhou Yun nodded, with deep eyebrows, "When I saw the maid at the palace banquet, I was shocked. They looked exactly the same! But when I buried the girl with my own hands, how could she still be alive? How could she become a maid in a foreign country?"

"So the fourth prince went to the State Guesthouse at night. Do you want to find out the truth?" Long Xingtu asked.

"Not all. On the day the envoy of foreign countries entered the capital, my father held a banquet in the palace. In the middle of the palace banquet, I was in a bad mood and went out to breathe. I happened to meet Li Xi, so I asked Li Xi to test the maid for me. Li Xi took advantage of the opportunity to go to the State Guesthouse to give rewards to the maid, and deliberately hinted the maid, so the maid asked Li Xi to secretly pass a note to me. In the letter, she did not admit who she was, but she asked me to find a man named Liang Mucheng in the capital for her sake for the old friend."

"Who is Liang Mucheng? Did the Fourth Prince find someone?"

"She never told me Liang Mucheng's identity, only said that she was about twenty-five years old, but I had been away from the capital for too long and was alienated from people. How could it be so easy to find a needle in a haystack in a short period of time? I wanted to ask Yanzhou to help find someone, but after thinking about it, I decided to clarify the identity of the maid first, so as not to cause trouble. So we agreed to meet each other last night to discuss in detail. The performance time was Xu hour, and everyone was concentrated in the observation garden and would not attract attention. So, a quarter of an hour before Xu hour, I took Li Xi's token, pretended to be a eunuch, entered the State Guesthouse, and then avoided my eyes and ears, put on my night clothes and went to the backyard."

The Dragon Star Map was thinking, "Fourth Prince, after you entered the State Guesthouse, did you see someone with strange whereabouts? The National Treasure is missing. There is currently no clue that it is the same person as the murderer who killed Meng Jian! I was thinking, maybe the two things have nothing to do with each other, but they just happened to bump into each other, which made everyone think that the murderer killed someone to steal the treasure."

Zhou Yun's eyebrows were heavy, "I was waiting for the maid near Luoyuzhai. I was hiding in the dark and others could not find it, but because of this, I saw a man dressed in Xia Dynasty guard sneaking into the Tingfang Pavilion next to me. I was suspicious and chased after him. Unexpectedly, Ye Haichao led people to come at this time, took me down without saying anything, and determined that I was the murderer who killed the envoy! I wanted to tell the suspicious guard, but I didn't know the name of the man and didn't see his appearance clearly. With my one-sided words, who would believe it? And I couldn't explain why I was wearing night clothes and secretly broke into the State Guesthouse. Later, the prince pointed out that the murder weapon was my thing, so I couldn't argue!"

"Ha, no wonder the suspicious person was not found, and the gate guards had never seen any abnormal people go in and out of the National Guesthouse. It turned out that they were robbing themselves!" Long Xingtu realized that she narrowed her eyes and analyzed calmly, "But how could a guard have the courage to steal national treasures? Who was instructed by anyone, where did he hide after stealing the treasures, and what was his purpose?"

Zhou Yun shook his head, "I can't figure it out. The dagger that killed the envoy has been blamed on me, which is enough to kill me. What is the purpose of stealing treasures? It seems that it's a bit unnecessary!"

Long Xingtu said: "Fourth Prince, this is back to our inference just now. The murderer may be two people, but his purpose is the same, so he acts on his own. Today I have released a rumor, claiming that I know who stole the national treasure. I came to ask for it at the third day of the night tonight. The murderer must be afraid when he heard this. He either killed me to silence the national treasure or took action to achieve his original goal! Now, I think I am sure to capture the murderer!"

"Master Long is more careful in everything!"

"Don't worry, I won't fight an unprepared battle! The Fourth Prince didn't see his appearance clearly, so how good is he?"

"The guard was about the same height as mine, thin in shape, and walked silently, which meant that he was good at light skills, but I didn't know if it was because he bent down or because I was not careful in Yehei, I found that he was a little hunched!"

"Okay, I'll write it down!" Long Xingtu nodded, "Let's discuss the murder of Meng Jian again. I can now understand the reason why the fourth prince concealed the truth. If the young master was a girl who had made a lifelong decision with you, he would definitely not be innocent. After the emperor knew about it, he might not have a foothold. If he was just two people with similar appearances, why did she mention the term "old friend" to you? Obviously she knows your past experience very well!"

Zhou Yun said: "Yes, this is my concern. The maid asked me to meet, but I was identified as a murderer by ironclad evidence. All this was too coincidental. I couldn't help but suspect that this was a conspiracy, because the golden dagger was indeed owned by me, but just four years ago, with the girl's death, my dagger also disappeared! Now it suddenly reappears, no matter how you think about it, it's strange!"

"Fourth Prince, the daughter's name is Meng Yu, what's your girl's name?" Long Xingtu's mind was growing, and all kinds of seemingly messy clues were slowly gathering in one direction.

"The surname is Liang, and the name is Xirong."

"What!"

Long Xingtu suddenly stood up, his pupils contracted sharply, "Fourth Prince, are you sure Liang Xirong and Meng Yu's appearance are exactly the same?"

“Eight out of ten.”

"Are there two red lotus on the bottom of Liang Xirong's feet?"

"Yes!" Zhou Yun said anxiously: "Master Long, what do you know?"
Chapter completed!