Chapter 186 Careful Arrangements
The big girl beside Nie Zhengqi turned out to be Huang Cheng’s daughter!
Hua Jingyao saw shock in Qin Wei's eyes, and looked at Luo Junzhu again, her mouth pursed into a line, and her expression was focused and serious.
Hua Jingyao suddenly remembered that the case in front of her was not recorded in "The Strange Case Record of Luo Yingjun"!
Why?
I think it was because Luo Junzhu had to avoid suspicion, and in his previous life, Miss Hua, who was nosy, took the lead, so Luo Junzhu really avoided suspicion and went home to sleep and did not participate in this case.
Hua Jingyao affirmed her thoughts and did not study this issue in depth.
The eldest prince is continuing to tell his experience. Perhaps this is the first private visit in his life. He is very excited, and there is a hint of pride between his eyebrows.
He is the eldest son of the emperor. He is different from Zhao Qian who was born by the emperor sowed casually. His biological mother is a lady from a scholarly family. She was a concubine when she first entered the palace, and was posthumously named as a concubine after her death. But after all, he was not born by the queen, so he lacked confidence. Therefore, the eldest prince acted cautiously and was in line with the rules. When he grew up so old, the most extraordinary thing was today.
"Xiangzhu is a first-class maid. Everyone living in the alley knows her house. I soon found out and came to the door. I thought that after Xiangzhu's father passed away, the house would be gone, and her mother would definitely cry, but she didn't expect that this was not the case.
The door of Xiangzhu's house is open, and there is a pomegranate tree in the yard. Several women were sitting under the tree and playing horses. When I explained my identity and said that I was an acquaintance of Xiangzhu's father during his lifetime, Xiangzhu's mother looked at me up and down, and then waved her hand, saying that she didn't remember Xiangzhu's father having a friend like me. It must be that I learned that Xiangzhu's father was dead and pretended to be an old friend to come to fight Qiufeng. I also wanted to explain that a thick boy rushed out of the house and picked up a shoulder pole and knocked me down."
The eldest prince was full of spirit, as if a general with great military achievements was talking about his proud things, but Qin Wei and others' faces turned slightly pale. Does the thick young man know that if a shoulder pole is knocked down, the entire capital will be in a state of great success?
That was the emperor's son, and no one could beat him except the emperor!
The eldest prince looked around and seemed to be very satisfied with the expressions of everyone. He continued, "Although I was unarmed, I was not afraid at all. I took the young man's shoulder pole in a few seconds. When the young man saw it, he shouted loudly, and three or four rascals came from somewhere. I was outnumbered and had no intention of fighting. I fought and retreated while fighting. When I retreated to the entrance of the alley, a woman happened to come over and she called..."
The eldest prince looked at the maid standing behind Shen Xiao, and he didn't know how to introduce this female hero with great martial arts skills.
Shen Xiao said: "Spinach."
Everyone knew what happened next. Shen Xiao was sitting in the carriage and saw someone fighting outside the alley and recognizing one of them as the eldest prince. So he asked his maid to come over and help. Those wicked men were very brave but had no martial arts skills. In a moment, he was knocked to the ground by the maid. The maid took the eldest prince around and then got into the carriage of the Duke of Yongguo's mansion in a corner. From beginning to end, no one except Shen Xiao recognized the identity of the eldest prince.
Qin Wei breathed a long sigh of relief, and was very happy, and the royal face was preserved.
As for whether the eldest prince was injured, looking at his squid posture, it doesn't matter if the injury is.
Qin Wei looked at Chen Xiao with a little more kindness. At that time, Chen Xiao did not take action personally, but sent the maid to save people. In any case, if there was any talk on the streets and alleys, either a strange woman punched the four ruffians, or a poor boy met a chivalrous daughter on the road, or a Si Gongzi Chen fought against the four overlords on the street, and the eldest prince was disgraced in the alley.
Qin Wei's eyes fell on Chen Xiao's hand again. Chen Xiao was holding a teacup in his hand and was slowly savoring it. His fingers were fair and slender, and there was no sign of calluses, but the bone knots were not thick, and they didn't look like those who had practiced martial arts.
Qin Wei remembered that Luo Jiong believed that Chen Xiao and Xiaoli were the same person, because Chen Xiao’s hands were exactly the same as Xiaoli’s.
Qin Wei couldn't remember what Xiaoli's hand looked like, and he had never noticed it. Only people like Luo Jiong would look at the living people with the perspective of an autopsy.
Qin Wei was thinking about it all, and Miss Hua’s crisp voice sounded in his ears.
"Why did Mr. Chen go there too? Could it be that you are going to Xiangzhu's house too?"
Yes, the eldest prince went to that alley because of this case. What about Chen Xiao? Isn’t he recovering from his injuries? Besides, he didn’t receive an errand, and this case has nothing to do with him.
Chen Xiao was still holding the teacup. He lowered his eyes, as if counting the tea leaves in the tea.
"Passing by." He said lightly.
Passing by?
This is too perfunctory.
But it cannot be refuted.
Miss Hua didn't seem to have expected Chen Xiao to use two words to make her issue pass. She was stunned, her lips raised, and she was amused.
"It seems that Mr. Chen's injury has been healed." Miss Hua said.
"Not good." Chen Xiao said two more words.
"Is that true? I didn't see it." Miss Hua said.
"Internal injury." Chen Xiao said, still two words.
Gong Liu couldn't help but laughed. Although Chen Xiao looked annoying, he didn't speak annoyingly. He was so coquettish that he had excused him.
Hua Jingyao was too lazy to pay attention to Chen Xiao anymore. She looked at the eldest prince and she felt a hint of ominousness.
Sure enough, the eldest prince said, "Although A Xiao was seriously injured but still wanted to contribute to the court and the people. This case happened to involve the Marquis of Ping'an and Princess Minghui. Both Qin's Chief and Luo Junzhu had to avoid suspicion. The father was worried that there was not enough staff in Shuntian Mansion, so he asked A Xiao to come to Shuntian Mansion to assist in solving the case. I think that at this moment, the father's oral order should be sent to Prefect Li."
Hua Jingyao was surprised. Sure enough, when she met Chen Xiao, she could not imagine anything she could not meet.
"When did this happen?" Hua Jingyao stared at Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao was still looking at the tea in the cup, as if he couldn't hear Hua Jingyao's words, but the eldest prince explained: "A Xiao came out of the palace and originally wanted to go to Shuntian Mansion, but he didn't expect to meet me on the way."
Then Chen Xiao did not send the eldest prince back to Shuntian Mansion, but came here?
The eldest prince obviously thought it was a coincidence, but Hua Jingyao knew that Chen Xiao must have someone stared at them all the time and deliberately brought the eldest prince to come, otherwise how could such a coincidence happen in this world?
Just like Xiangzhu's father happened to be Huang Cheng, and Huang Cheng happened to be the murderer who killed Cui Yonggui.
This would not be a coincidence.
Nie Zhengqi won't have friends if he doesn't go out on weekdays. The maid around him is the person he is closest to or the person he trusts the most. Then it would be normal for him to let Xiangzhu's father do things for him secretly.
Chapter completed!