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

Tian Tian is also quick.

About two days later, he finally got an imperial decree from Emperor Yan Ning and led the guards of the princess's mansion to get the person out from the Northern Pacification Office.

When Qionghua's body came out of the Northern Pacification Office, there was already a slight smell.

Tian Tian glanced at him with disdain and lashed at them with a whip, scaring the people carrying the corpse. Then she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and led them all the way to the mass grave.

Xu Xingyin and Lu Xu were hiding in the alley next to the Northern Pacification Office and watching. Lu Xu shook his head and sighed.

"A woman's heart is the most poisonous."

Xu Xingyin rolled his eyes at Lu Xu and said, "Hurry up and follow him!"

In order to conceal their tracks, they replaced Qionghua's body halfway through the journey.

Then Tian Tian continued to carry the body to the mass grave, while Xu Xingyin and Lu Xu took Qionghua's body to the dilapidated temple they had found in advance to check.

No matter how brave Xu Xingyin was, she was still a girl. How could she have ever seen a real rotting corpse?

Besides, she was only smart, but she had no experience in autopsies or investigations.

Lu Xu thought for a long time and decided to leave Xu Xingyin outside the temple.

It's called stalking.

Just when Xu Xingyin was almost getting impatient waiting outside, Lu Xu came out.

He took off his sheepskin gloves and washed his hands carefully several times before telling Xu Xingyin the details of the situation.

"There were two wounds on the body. One was on her forehead, which was bloody. But judging by the depth of the wound and the amount of bleeding, she was not fatal. Second, a silver needle was pierced into the Baiguan acupoint on her neck. The needle was very thin and pierced very deep, so the mark was very shallow. If we hadn't been sure that she didn't commit suicide, we might have missed this clue."

"Baiguan acupoint?"

Xu Xingyin frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

Lu Xu nodded and explained patiently.

"The Baiguan acupoint is where several important meridians in the human body converge. If the acupoint is located accurately and the silver needle is inserted deeply, it is equivalent to cutting off the passages between the meridians, which can kill a person instantly."

"So, what you mean is that Qionghua didn't die by hitting the wall, but was killed by someone who stabbed her in the Baiguan acupoint, and then used the force to make her hit the wall, making it look like she died by hitting the wall?"

Lu Xu gave Xu Xingyin a teachable look and said, "That's right."

"Killed with one strike..."

Xu Xingyin muttered this sentence, and couldn't help but get a little angry, "Clean and neat, without leaving us any clues."

Lu Xu was also a little disappointed, but seeing Xu Xingyin like this, he couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he thought about it and comforted her.

"It's not that there are no clues at all. At least not many people can find this acupuncture point accurately. And the needle is made very finely. With this kind of craftsmanship, it may not be a clue if we screen it a little bit."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xingyin nodded and quickly regained his confidence.

"You're right! Once you've done something bad, you can't get away with it!"

Lu Xu smiled, said nothing, went into the house, packed up everything, and went to the mass grave with Xu Xingyin.

By the time they arrived at the mass grave, Tian Tian had already performed most of the play.

Xu Xingyin disguised herself as a maid and walked forward, leaning over and whispering a few words into Tian Tian's ear.

As soon as Tian Tian heard the words of the "maid", she became furious and shouted.

"Mother is always soft-hearted! Let alone dumping the body in the wilderness, even if I burn this vicious woman to death today, she deserves it!"

After saying that, Tian Tian ordered people to set fire to "Qionghua's" body, and then left with his people.

The next day, the news that the Princess of Yongyi had burned the female corpse spread.

There were all kinds of rumors at the time, and an old woman who lived nearby said with certainty that Princess Yongyi had poured sulfuric acid on the corpse to vent her anger before cremating it.

Although the female corpse was the murderer of his father, in the eyes of others, women should be more docile.

The noble ladies in the capital were so frightened when they heard this that they turned pale and avoided Tian Tian for a long time.

Maybe it was because the rumors were too widespread or something else, but the Grand Princess's Mansion couldn't withstand the pressure of the rumors, and the next day they ordered someone to send a thin coffin to hastily bury Qionghua.

Apart from the burnt earth and grass around, there was only a long needle that was corroded and burned to the point where it was no longer shiny.

On a dark and windy night, a man in black half-knelt on the ground to pick up the long needle, and let out a low sob like a ghost from hell.

Then he called softly:

"Mrs. Qiong..."

The moment the man turned his head, Xu Xingyin was awakened from his nightmare by Danying.

"Miss? Miss!"

It was pouring rain outside. It was a cool day, but she was sweating because of the nightmare.

Her pajamas were wrinkled and stuck to her body, and her forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Danying was so scared that she quickly wrung out a handkerchief to clean her face.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me these days, but Xu Xingyin can’t sleep well.

She had nightmares every few days. Sometimes she dreamed of the murderer who killed Qionghua, and sometimes she dreamed of the day when her grandfather was killed.

No matter which dream it is, it is always filled with a hazy bloody color and deafening cries.

Xu Xingyin didn't want Chen to worry about him, so he gave Dangui strict instructions and told her not to report to Chen.

But the senior maids all knew the truth and worried about it a lot.

On a stormy night, the windows were blown open and closed by the wind. The heavy rain showed no sign of slowing down, making it difficult for people to sleep well.

Xu Xingyin let Danying change clean clothes for him, then waved his hand and asked Danying to go down and rest.

He went downstairs to the study, spread out the rice paper and started copying the Buddhist scriptures.

It has been seven days since "Qionghua" was buried, but Lu Xu has not received any news about the silver needle. If he still can't find any news...

Wouldn't this clue, which was obtained with great difficulty, be broken?

Do not!

Absolutely not!

What if there is no silver needle? Where should she start looking?

Xu Xingyin pondered over this question quietly, but still couldn't figure it out until dawn.

As the day dawned, it was almost time to pay respects.

When Xu Xingyin packed up his luggage and went to Funing Courtyard, it was much quieter than usual.

Xu Wanmian and Xu Wanjie did not arrive.

Xu Wanfeng's temperament has become much calmer since the marriage proposal.

Xu Wanlin and Xu Wanyan sat in their seats and nodded slightly as a greeting.

Xu Xingyin bowed and saluted to Old Madam Xu, who responded with a smile. Just as she exchanged a few polite words with her, the nanny who had gone to ask Xu Wanmian and Xu Wanjie to come in.

"Madam, the third and sixth young ladies have both developed rashes, with dense red spots all over their bodies, which is horrible! The doctor said they can't stand the wind, so I asked this old servant to come and apologize to you!"

Oh?

Got a rash?

Xu Xingyin sat down slowly. His mind was as clear as a mirror. He almost laughed out loud when he heard the old lady's description.

I didn’t expect that the itching powder has such an effect?

*Note: The acupuncture points and case events described in this article are purely fictitious. Please do not study them in detail or imitate them!