Seeing that the person opposite him was still trying to deny it at this moment, Zhou Yunke raised the corner of his mouth in amusement and said slowly: "Isn't it more appropriate for me to ask you this question, Cui Mingyuan... Minister Cui!"
But the person standing in front of them at this moment was not Cui Mingyuan, the current head of the Cui family, but who else could it be?
Old Qin was so frightened that he was trembling with fear, and looked like he was ready to kneel down and beg for mercy at any moment.
Cui Mingyuan still stood straight and said in a cold voice: "What can this humble official do? This humble official just saw that Young Master Sun has not been seen for a long time, and thought that since we are both officials in the same court, I would like to share some of Sun Changshi's worries."
Su Liuyue couldn't help but laugh in a somewhat ridiculous way.
Cui Mingyuan is quite enthusiastic. Not only did she help her cheap father solve the huge trouble of General Wu, but now she is taking the initiative to help the Sun family find the child.
She took a step forward and said in a slightly cold voice, "Is Minister Cui here to help find the child, or is he hiding something? Only heaven and earth know, and you and I know. Since Minister Cui is so concerned about the whereabouts of Young Master Sun, there is something that I should let him know.
Young Master Sun found it on the first night he discovered this forest."
Cui Mingyuan's expression suddenly changed.
"Minister Cui is shocked, right? You have clearly sent people to keep an eye on the forest. If the child was found, how come you didn't get any news?"
Su Liuyue chuckled and said, "It is also thanks to the Sun family's full cooperation with us. Minister Cui should remember that on the first night when the cave where the children were imprisoned was discovered, because her grandson's whereabouts were unknown, the old lady of the Sun family rushed back from Huizhou and rushed directly into the forest, scolding and crying. It was not easy for Changshi Sun to coax her and personally sent her home, right?
That day, the young Sun who was finally rescued was hidden in Madam Sun’s carriage and returned to the Sun family together.”
Cui Mingyuan didn't show it on his face, but in fact, his hands tucked into his sleeves were already clenched so tightly that veins bulged.
He has been sending people to keep an eye on the surrounding area, how could he not know about this!
But he did not think much about it. First, after returning to Beijing, Madam Sun did not even go back home but went directly to the woods. He naturally thought that Madam Sun did not know much about the whole thing. Second, Madam Sun's anger and pain at that time did not seem to be fake at all!
Moreover, the old lady was in poor health and it was inconvenient for her to walk in the woods, so it was normal for her carriage to drive deep into the woods to pick her up.
He never imagined that in order to set up a trap for him, they actually sent someone out of the city in advance to contact Old Madam Sun who was rushing back!
He finally found his voice and said calmly, "Oh? Is that so? It seems that I am meddling in other people's business. However, I hope that Mr. Sun has returned home safely..."
Seeing that he was still trying to get away with it, Su Liuyue couldn't help but sneer, raised her chin, and said in a sharp voice, "There is one more thing that Minister Cui certainly doesn't know! After Young Master Sun returned home and calmed down, he described to us in detail the appearance of the murderer who kidnapped him. We sent an artist to draw her, and her appearance was almost exactly the same as that of the Fifth Young Master's wife in your mansion!
Feng Dali! "
Feng Dali responded immediately, trotted forward, and opened a file in his hand. Suddenly, a woman who looked elegant and refined, but with a stubborn look in her eyes, appeared in front of Cui Mingyuan.
He was certainly no stranger to this woman.
Any member of the Cui family would be familiar with this. Cui Mingyuan felt the sweat on his temples flowing down along his skin, some of it flowing into his eyes, causing him to feel a stinging pain and he couldn't help but close his eyes.
His fists were clenched so tightly that he had lost all feeling.
Su Liuyue stared at every subtle expression on his face, chuckled, and said, "In fact, we have long speculated that the reason why the murderer kidnapped an eight or nine-year-old child is probably because she herself once had a child of a similar age, but that child died recently.
While following this line of investigation, we discovered that the fifth young lady of your family had also lost an eight-year-old child half a year ago. She had been pregnant twice before, one time she had a miscarriage, and another time the baby died of illness before the full month. Therefore, the fifth young lady of your family has been extremely careful since she had her third child, and she even dared not step out of the house during her pregnancy.
Fortunately, the child was born safely. Although he was a little weak, he grew up healthily to the age of eight.
However, during the turmoil in Xinjing more than half a year ago, her child was lost. The explanation given by your family was that the child accidentally ran away with the frightened servants at home during the turmoil in Xinjing, and was killed by the soldiers of the previous dynasty who were bloodthirsty. "
However, at that time, they inferred that the murderer must have been out of the family's control, so she had so much time to carry out the kidnapping and murder.
The news Feng Dali got back at that time was that the fifth wife of the Cui family had been in low spirits ever since she lost her child, and had damaged her health. Seeing that her condition was getting worse and worse, her husband, the fifth son of the Cui family, took her back to her parents' home in Gaozhou two months ago, hoping that she would slowly get better with the company of her family.
Since the Fifth Young Lady of the Cui family has always been by the company of her husband, how can it be said that she is out of the control of the family?
Therefore, at that time, they did not even include her in the list of people they were most suspicious of.
Cui Mingyuan took a deep breath, and his voice became deep and hoarse at some point. "Even so, you have no evidence to prove that it was my daughter-in-law who kidnapped and killed those children..."
"is it?"
Su Liuyue couldn't help but sneered, and suddenly raised her eyes and said calmly: "Since you are unwilling to admit it no matter what, let's ask the person involved.
Come, bring up the Fifth Young Lady of the Cui family!"
After hearing Su Liuyue's last words, Cui Mingyuan, who had been trying hard not to show his true emotions, was finally shocked and subconsciously said, "Impossible! When did you..."
However, he is a fox who has attained enlightenment for a thousand years.
Cui Mingyuan quickly figured out that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess would go through so much trouble to set up a trap for him, how could it be possible that it was just to lure him out!
Since they have determined that the murderer is Shu, they will certainly think that they only found Shu three days ago and have her in their hands again.
During these three days, they dared not act rashly. Shu Shi was now a hot potato to them. They could not move her or kill her. They could only hide her temporarily!
If, during these days, he sent people to monitor them.
They also sent people to monitor the Cui family. It is possible to find out the whereabouts of the Shu family! (End of this chapter)