Chapter 308: Chang'an is about to be stirred into a bloody storm!

"Qianyu, you said who killed whom!"

Su Yan's voice carried its usual sharpness, but couldn't hide a trace of panic.

She had just rushed over from the back hall, clutching a half-embroidered handkerchief in her hand, her hair bun full of pearls and emeralds somewhat disheveled, clearly shocked by this situation.

Pushing through the surrounding crowd, she saw Mo Qianyu slumped on the ground at a glance, and the blood color on her face instantly faded completely.

Seeing her, Mo Qianyu seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, trembling and grabbing her sleeve, her nails almost embedding into the fabric: "Young Master You Cheng Huai killed Young Master Chen Yan!"

Su Yan's brows twisted into a knot, and she asked: "Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"Yes." Mo Qianyu nodded while crying, tears mixing with the dirt on her face and flowing down, "I escaped only because I took advantage of Young Master You killing Young Master Chen Yan when he was unprepared!"

As she spoke, a wave of lingering fear and relief followed.

Fortunately, she ran fast, otherwise, she would likely have become a corpse at this moment...

"What should we do now!"

Su Yan only felt her legs go soft, almost collapsing to the ground, thanks to the turtle-slave beside her supporting her in time.

She had been in this business for more than ten years, seen those seeking death, seen those fighting for jealousy, but never seen a murder in her "gold-consuming cave," and it was the eldest son of a founding general and the second son of a Junior Marshal...

"Yes, we must report to the officials!" Su Yan stood up straight abruptly and ordered the turtle-slaves sharply: "You two go report to the officials immediately!"

"Yes." The turtle-slave supporting her responded repeatedly.

"Hurry up!" Su Yan couldn't help urging.

In less than two sticks of incense time, the sound of chaotic horse hooves and the crisp sound of armor colliding came from outside the Hongxiao Workshop.

Liu Bingzhong, the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor, led a group of yamen runners and coroners, barged in aggressively, and frowned as soon as he entered the door.

The guests in the hall had long since scattered like birds and beasts, leaving only a few girls and turtle-slaves trembling with fear. The air was still filled with the smell of wine, powder, and a faint, lingering scent of blood.

"The officials from the Jingzhao Prefecture have arrived!" The turtle-slave standing at the door shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Who is the person in charge of the Hongxiao Workshop?" Liu Bingzhong was dressed in casual clothes, his gaze swept across the hall, and he asked in a deep voice.

Originally, he had already left the office and returned to his mansion, but after hearing the case reported by the turtle-slave, he didn't even have time to change into his official uniform before rushing over.

"Here!"

Su Yan hurriedly stepped forward, bowed in an awkward manner, her voice shaking like a leaf in the autumn wind: "I am Su Yan, the manager of the Hongxiao Workshop!"

"What on earth happened?" Liu Bingzhong glanced at her and asked straight to the point, "Why did You Cheng Huai kill Chen Yan!"

"Where are the girls who were present when the murder occurred?"

Hearing this, Su Yan pushed Mo Qianyu over and urged: "Qianyu, tell the official the truth quickly!"

"Yes..." Mo Qianyu bit her lower lip, tears welled up again, and she choked: "Official... I was... at that time... reciting poetry with Young Master Chen Yan... but who knew Young Master You... would suddenly barge in..."

Immediately, she roughly recounted the entire process that happened in the room.

"This was for snatching a woman, fighting for jealousy, and turning against each other???"

"And it caused a murder???"

Behind Liu Bingzhong, the people of the Jingzhao Prefecture looked at each other, thinking it was some big contradiction...

And it was just this?

It didn't sound good or look good to say it out!

Hearing the conversation of the crowd, the fear and grievance that Mo Qianyu had suppressed surged up again.

Thinking of the look in Chen Yan's eyes before he died, her legs went soft, and she knelt on the cold blue bricks with a "thud."

"Official, you must make the decision for me!" She crawled a few steps on her knees toward the governor, kowtowed heavily, and her forehead hit the ground with a muffled sound, "Young Master You rushed in directly, gave me and Young Master Chen Yan a shock, and then the two young masters had a fierce quarrel..."

She was born extremely beautiful, and at this moment, tears were streaming down, hanging on her long lashes, crying with her shoulders twitching, truly fulfilling the saying "a pear blossom in spring with rain."

Only, in this pitiful state at the moment, there was more fear deep in her bones.

"When the emotions were high, they started fighting without a word!" Mo Qianyu choked, "It has nothing to do with me!"

"Woooooo!"

Liu Bingzhong didn't even look at her, but looked directly at Su Yan and asked: "Where is the deceased?"

"I will lead the official there!"

Su Yan didn't dare to be negligent, hurriedly nodded and bowed to lead the way, her footsteps somewhat floating.

Liu Bingzhong followed with several capable yamen runners and the chief clerk into the west wing.

As soon as he entered the door, the lingering smell of blood rushed toward him, even thicker than what he smelled outside.

"Examine carefully, don't miss an inch of space." Liu Bingzhong ordered, while he stood at the door, his gaze sweeping across the room like a torch.

The yamen runners took the order and immediately dispersed.

Someone took out hemp paper and charcoal pens, squatting on the ground to carefully trace the shape of the bloodstains.

Someone carefully picked up the broken porcelain shards on the floor, wrapped them in cloth, and put them into the evidence box.

Someone else stepped on a ladder to check if there were any abnormal traces on the beams and walls.

"Governor, the deceased is indeed Chen Yan!" A yamen runner responsible for examining the corpse stood up and reported, "There is a fatal sharp weapon wound on the neck, the wound is deep enough to reach the bone, and he should have died on the spot. There are no other signs of struggle on the body, and he didn't seem to expect to suffer such a poisonous hand before death."

Liu Bingzhong gave an "hmm," his brows not relaxing.

Zhang Yinxian, the Legal Counselor, stepped forward, pointed to Mo Qianyu standing in the corner, and said: "There are only a few splashes of blood on her, no signs of tearing or fighting..."

"There are bloody footprints on the windowsill, stepping from inside to outside."

"The pattern on the soles of the shoes is deep, looking like high-quality cloud-pattern brocade boots, consistent with the attire of high-ranking officials and nobles."

"There were only three people in the room at the time, You Cheng Huai is highly suspicious!"

Zhang Yinxian was responsible for the investigation of the windowsill, where there were two blurry bloody footprints, not large, but clearly printed on the dusty wooden platform.

The edges were also stained with some dark red blood, clearly left not long ago.

More than just highly suspicious? And it was highly likely that he had fled to avoid punishment... Liu Bingzhong twitched the corner of his mouth, his face becoming increasingly solemn, and said in a deep voice: "The top priority now is to find the missing You Cheng Huai!"

The second son of the Junior Marshal killed the eldest son of the founding general...

And after killing him, he even escaped...

Liu Bingzhong could already foresee that Chang'an was about to be stirred into a bloody storm!

Chen De was a military general who had bathed in blood on the battlefield, and it was even more impossible for him to let it go.

"The Governor is absolutely right!" Zhang Yinxian nodded, "Subordinate will send people to search the whole city!"

"Send people to the Junior Marshal's mansion again..."

Liu Bingzhong rubbed his swollen temples, only feeling a sharp headache spreading from his forehead, as if countless needles were pricking at the same time.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the solemnity in his eyes deepened: "In the situation where You Cheng Huai has nowhere to go, it is highly likely that he will return to the mansion to seek protection!"

Since he chose to escape, it meant that You Cheng Huai wanted to save his life...

And the only one who could save him now was his father, Junior Marshal You Wangzhi.

The Jingzhao Prefecture was caught in the middle and had to handle it impartially.

"Understood." Zhang Yinxian and others responded.

Liu Bingzhong exhaled a turbid breath and said in a deep voice: "Bring the corpse of Young Master Chen Yan back to the Jingzhao Prefecture!"

"And order people to notify his father, the Dingxiang Marquis!"

In a private room on the third floor of the "Wangyue Tower" diagonally opposite the Hongxiao Workshop.

Several people were sitting by the window.

Yuwen Ze played with a silver lotus petal, looking quietly through the window lattice at the Jingzhao Prefecture personnel filing out of the Hongxiao Workshop.

"Prince Heir, Chief, this subordinate has a few points of confusion..." Lu Cangfeng finally couldn't hold back and spoke.

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands.

"Speak, brother is right here, just in time to clear up your confusion!" Yuwen Ze raised his hand and said nonchalantly.

Lu Cangfeng phrased his words slightly and asked: "How was it calculated that those two would definitely come to the Hongxiao Workshop?"

"Isn't it too miraculous?"

For the advance layout of his own Prince Heir and Chief Chen, Lu Cangfeng, who participated in the whole process, only felt amazed.

How is this different from knowing the future?

"Chen and You are regular customers of the Hongxiao Workshop..."

Chen Yan smiled indifferently and replied calmly: "After releasing the news that a batch of girls from Jiangnan had arrived, they wouldn't be unmoved!"

"Coming to the Hongxiao Workshop was just a matter of sooner or later..."

Understanding human nature was part of the reason.

And having the close monitoring of the Embroidered Attire Envoys was the key reason.

Lu Cangfeng hesitated and asked the point he was most curious about: "Then how did you make You Cheng Huai take action and kill Chen Yan for snatching a woman?" ===== CHAPTER 309 =====