In the past six years, no one in Marquis Pingyang's mansion had mentioned Du Mubai in public.
It was as if that person had never appeared!
Li Cheng only occasionally mentioned a few words in front of Li Wenshu.
But he would only mention a few words and not say much.
He didn't expect that Du Mubai would be involved in the murder case he was in charge of.
As soon as he said that, a gloomy atmosphere slowly spread in the hall.
The person who just had a little clue was dead.
She died in the literary house that was rumored to be haunted by this year's scholars.
And she died three years earlier than Su Qiao!
Strange!
Ji Yunshu picked up the old folding fan again.
Her eyes stared at the faint writing on it.
She looked at it for a long time. She analyzed, "The deceased attached great importance to this bundle when she was alive. She would even hold the bundle and cry secretly. It can be seen that there must be something in it that she valued very much. But apart from the clothes and the old shoes, the only important thing in the bundle was this fan. And she cared so much about this fan.
Of course, this fan was given to the person who gave it to her! The poem on the fan was written by the person named Du Mubai. The poem is about love. Presumably, Du Mubai wrote it for Su Qiao. That's why she cared so much. Then … the relationship between the two is not ordinary. If they are not husband and wife, then they must be lovers! "
"Impossible!" Li Cheng immediately rejected.
His voice was very loud.
His brows furrowed.
Ji Yunshu, "Why is it impossible?"
"Du Mubai is a disciple of my mansion. Of course, I know some things about him. As far as I know, he is not married."
"Then they must be lovers!"
"That's also impossible."
Huh?
Ji Yunshu waved the fan in her hand and continued, "The poem on this fan is indeed a love poem. But if they are not lovers? Why would they give such a fan as a gift? Is there a reason why Heir Cheng keeps saying it's impossible? "
"Because …" He likes my sister. Why would he write a love poem for another woman? But he swallowed his words in time and only said, "Anyway … it's impossible."
He flicked his sleeve.
He did not want to talk about the past between his sister and Du Mubai!
After all, very few people knew.
Ji Yunshu saw that he wanted to say something but hesitated. She guessed that he was hiding something that he couldn't say. She didn't want to get to the bottom of it, so she just said, "But no matter what, the deceased must be related to Du Mubai, so to determine her identity, I'm afraid we have to start with Du Mubai first. Since he was a student in your residence, you should have some understanding of him. I want to see if I can start with him.
We found out Su Qiao's identity among the people who went there, so I ask Prince to tell me everything in detail. "
Li Cheng wanted to know who this person called Su Qiao was.
Why would he have that fan?
Then, he told them everything he knew about Du Mubai …
Du Mubai, who was known as the "Nan Shen Scholar", had caused a sensation in Gaoding City.
During the high ranking examination, he was recognized by Marquis Pingyang because of an essay he wrote.
He allowed him to enter the mansion as a disciple.
This person's social circle was very small and he didn't know many people. He only knew that he was the only son in his family and that his family was poor. As for Su Qiao, she had never heard him talk about her.
She didn't even know if he had a lover.
That year, everyone was certain that Du Mubai would be the top scholar. Who would have thought that just before the examination, someone would report him for stealing another scholar's poem. At that time, the evidence was conclusive, and he had no way to defend himself.
Marquis Pingyang was furious and revoked his qualification as a disciple of Marquis Pingyang!
In that short span of a day, Du Mubai had fallen from the top to the bottom.
From the well-known "Nan Shen Scholar" to a shameful person who stole poems, he also became the laughing stock of the scholars.
Who knew — —
Just three days before the examination, Du Mubai committed suicide in a room of the study.
He hanged himself!
For a moment, it caused a sensation in Gaoding City.
At that time, Marquis Pingyang also accepted another disciple.
Xue He!
But because of Du Mubai's matter, Marquis Pingyang was also implicated and revoked Xue He's qualification as a disciple.
Xue He was also deeply affected, but he didn't go to the extreme path. He just failed in the end.
Li Cheng recounted everything that happened that year.
Many of the old officials present actually knew about it, and some of them were even involved in the investigation.
However, there was no mention of the person named Su Qiao!
Just when everyone was at a loss, Jing Rong said, "The deceased came to Gaoding three years ago. She said she was looking for someone and she even had this fan with her. She must have come to Gaoding because of Du Mubai. But Du Mubai died six years ago, so it's impossible that she didn't know. So, her purpose in coming to Gaoding was related to Du Mubai's death.
She probably wanted to know if Du Mubai was really dead. Or perhaps … "
He didn't continue.
Li Cheng hurriedly asked, "Perhaps what?"
"Perhaps she thought there was another reason for Du Mubai's death and came to Gaoding to find out the truth."
Ah!
Li Cheng said, "That doesn't make sense. If she really thought there was another reason for Du Mubai's death, then why didn't she come six years ago? Why did she wait for three years? "
Jing Rong smiled. "Crown Prince Cheng, I just said it was a possibility, not a certainty. But if you want to know the reason, you can ask Su Qiao yourself. Ask her why she waited three years before coming to Gaoding. "
Ah!
He was already dead, so how could he ask her personally?
It was obvious that she was making things difficult for him!
Li Cheng was speechless.
Ji Yunshu interrupted, "As long as we know Su Qiao's identity, everything will naturally be solved."
"How do we know?" Li Cheng asked.
"We still have to start from Du Mubai. We should immediately send someone to Du Mubai's hometown. I believe there must be someone who knows Su Qiao."
"Yes!" Li Cheng immediately agreed and ordered, "Quickly send someone to Du Mubai's ancestral home. We must find out who Su Qiao is. We must also know why she came to Gaoding three years ago. "
"Yes!"
The officials didn't dare to delay.
They hurriedly went.
Li Cheng turned to Ji Yunshu. "It will take a few days to go back and forth. Should we continue to wait?"
"Of course not!"
"Then …"
"I want to go to the autopsy room again!"
"Why do you want to go to the autopsy room?"
"To examine that stone."
…
After a short while, everyone followed Ji Yunshu to the autopsy room.
She followed Li Cheng inside.
Jing Rong was waiting outside.
The heavy snow was still falling, and there was a lot of snow in the courtyard. Some guards used shovels to shovel a path.
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