Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

Although Tian Zitao is a fourth-rank official, how can he have the right to speak in front of the Grand Princess?

He could only apologize tearfully, and then led the servant back to Yichunyuan in shame.

He said he wanted to break off his relationship with Qionghua.

After asking the coachman, it was the maidservant beside the Grand Princess.

The head maid said that the eldest princess was a person who was hard-mouthed but soft-hearted.

Even given the love that the couple had for so many years, the eldest princess would never do such a thing as murdering her husband.

As for the medicine in the mansion, he had originally planned to buy it to kill rats, but it was searched out before he could use it.

Finally, Lu Xu asked the person who reported the case, Tian Zitao's personal servant.

The servant had followed Tian Zitao for many years and was a very close friend of Tian Zitao. He immediately insisted that this incident must have been done by the Grand Princess.

It turned out that before leaving the house that day, the Grand Princess sent someone to give Tian Zitao a bowl of sobering soup.

He said that after Tian Zitao drank it, he would have a good talk with the vixen outside.

Except for the bowl of sobering soup, the rest of the food that day was confirmed by the coroner to be free of poison.

It just so happened that he learned that the head maid had gone out to buy poison, so the servant concluded that the Grand Princess must have killed Tian Zitao out of love turned into hate.

As for the sobering soup, the groom could also testify that it really existed.

If those dishes are non-toxic, the chances of the hangover soup being poisonous are very high.

The head maid is the confidant of the Grand Princess. How could she tolerate others slandering her master like this?

He didn't care that this was Zhaoyu and immediately started quarreling with the servant.

Lu Xu was annoyed by the quarrel between the two people, and he shouted loudly to calm the situation.

"Why is Tian Zitao drinking in broad daylight?"

The eldest princess's maid had a deep grudge against Tian Zitao, and when she heard this she snorted coldly and spoke with disdain.

"Your Excellency doesn't know that our Prince Consort is a heavy drinker, and he likes strong liquor the most. He often comes home drunk, and the smell of alcohol on his body is so strong that it can be smelled in the next yard. Fortunately, our eldest princess is kind-hearted. If it were someone else, he would have been punished long ago."

Lu Xu nodded, turned around and asked the groom again.

"Was Tian Zitao still sober when he left?"

"When the Prince Consort left, he was sober and told me that he should go to the pastry shop in the north of the city to buy some flower cakes to please the princess before going to the yamen tomorrow."

Lu Xu thought about it and asked a few more questions. Finally, seeing that he could not get any other details, he took Xu Xingyin to the cell where Qiong Niang was imprisoned.

The first thing Xu Xingyin looked at was not Qionghua, but the little dog that was locked up with her.

He looks very energetic and in good spirits, which shows that he has not been poisoned.

Qionghua was still wearing her Yichunyuan clothes, and her eyes were swollen from crying.

He nodded slightly to Lu Xu and suddenly asked.

"Sir, today is the day when Tian Lang's soul returns. Can I burn some paper for him?"

There is a saying among the people of Dayan that a soul will return within three days. Just from the fact that Qionghua took the initiative to burn paper for Tian Zitao, we know that the relationship between them must be complicated.

Lu Xu paused for a moment, but did not answer. Instead, he asked.

"Do you still remember the scene when Tian Zitao was poisoned?"

"That day... Tian Lang came to me and told me about the eldest princess, saying that he wanted to separate from me. I knew that I was of low status, so I didn't dare to ask for anything else, and I didn't want to delay Tian Lang's bright future, so I could only agree. Tian Lang was kind-hearted and pitied me, so he said he would have one last meal with me, but who knew what would happen..."

Qionghua stared at the oil lamp not far away, as if recalling the scene of that day. When she said this, her expression was quite painful, and tears fell like free money.

"Before I had taken a few bites, Tian Lang suddenly started convulsing, foaming at the mouth, and his eyes widened. I was so scared that I had to rush out and call Tian Lang's servant in. When we went back in, Tian Lang was already dead."

Lu Xu continued to ask questions while taking notes in the notebook.

"Did you eat all the food that day?"

"I have eaten everything. It is the custom of our Yichunyuan to taste the food before serving it."

Lu Xu raised an eyebrow and kept silent.

"Then do you know if Tian Zitao has any enemies?"

Qionghua wiped away the tears in the corners of her eyes with a silk scarf and shook her head, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Lu Xu added with great foresight, "You can say whatever you want. The most important thing right now is to find the murderer to comfort Tian Zitao's soul. Seeing that he died in such an unclear way, what can't you, as his confidante, say?"

Qionghua was encouraged by Lu Xu's words and gradually opened her heart.

"Your Excellency is right. Tian Lang told me that day that even if we separated, we could only temporarily stabilize the Grand Princess. The Grand Princess is domineering and will not let him off easily. Fortunately, he handled a major case some time ago. If it goes well, he can take this opportunity to request an imperial decree to transfer him outside the capital, completely out of the Grand Princess's control, and then take me with him to live together."

Given Emperor Yanning's fondness for the Grand Princess, how could he easily transfer her consort away from the capital?

Lu Xu and Xu Xingyin both knew this, but they still listened in silence.

"I have never been to school, so I don't know anything about criminal law, but I know that slandering the emperor is a serious crime. But Tian Lang treats me very well, and I don't want to see him die unjustly, so I have to speak a few words for Tian Lang even if I risk my life."

"The Grand Princess is a stubborn person. After she learned about Tian Lang and me... I'm afraid she has long wanted to get rid of both of us. Although I don't know how Tian Lang was poisoned, I know that Tian Lang died in my room, so I am the most suspicious person. This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone. My Lord, why don't you think about who will be the biggest beneficiary?"

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After interrogating Qionghua, Xu Xingyin and Lu Xu left the Northern Pacification Office with heavy hearts.

After all, the Grand Princess is a royal relative, so there is no reason to let her come to the yamen for questioning without solid evidence.

So the two of them could only submit the invitation and wait until the next day to visit the princess's mansion in person.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back, Lu Xu pondered for a while and felt that what Qionghua said made sense.

Tian Zitao died, Qionghua was imprisoned, and the Grand Princess was indeed the biggest beneficiary in the war between the three.

"Do you think the Grand Princess is the murderer?" Lu Xu asked.

When Lu Xu asked this question, it meant that his judgment had already leaned towards this conclusion.

Xu Xingyin was not surprised by this. After all, there was too much unfavorable evidence against the Grand Princess.

But Xu Xingyin just shook his head and said, "No one can tell until the end. I always feel that the current evidence is too targeted and seems less real."

Lu Xu nodded and didn't dwell on it any more. He then told Xu Xingyin a few words about visiting the princess's residence tomorrow, and the carriage had already arrived outside the Duke's residence.

At the same time, inside Funingyuan.

Old Madam Xu was talking to Xu Xiuzhu, and they were discussing the eldest daughter Xu Xingyin who had just returned home.