Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Shen Furong was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the A Ci mentioned by Qiu Fuqiu was a skinny and weak little girl.

But now is not the time to pay attention to this, so he immediately ordered the people around him: "Tell everyone in the garden to stay in the front garden and don't walk around casually. No one is allowed to leave the Golden Maple Garden without my order. Fuqiu, take me to have a look, and the girl named Aci, come with us."

After receiving the order, Shen Furong's close maids Yun Qiang and Yun Kui walked towards the young ladies standing in the garden, one while the other walked towards Yan Ci.

"Miss Aci, right? The princess wants you to come with us."

Yun Qiang spoke to Yan Ci very politely, waiting for Yan Ci to go with her to Shen Furong.

Yan Ci nodded and was about to follow Yun Qiang. Chun Zhi also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Yun Qiang.

Yan Ci knew that this was a serious matter, and it concerned Shen Furong's innocence. Even if she was the daughter of a royal family, if she committed the crime of murder, it would cause quite a stir.

She used her eyes to comfort Harue, saying, "Go and stay with Tongxiang in peace. I'll be back later."

Chunzhi's eyes turned and she looked at Tongxiang who was also left behind, and nodded obediently.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she just had to listen to what the girl said.

As Shen Furong, Qiu Fuqiu, Yan Ci, and several personal palace maids and guards walked towards the back garden, the gate to the front garden was also guarded.

Under the guidance of Qiu Fuqiu, they soon arrived at the place where the dead man was lying.

The princess's guards, like Yan Ci, went over to check the body's life and death, but also found no fatal injuries.

Then they signaled the princess and other female relatives to step aside for a moment while they checked whether the man had any scars on the area covered by his clothes.

Shen Furong immediately refused, "The person died in my garden. I want to see it with my own eyes. Just investigate it."

After receiving the princess's order, several people did not hesitate any longer and tore off the man's clothes in a few seconds. Because the princess was still watching, they did not take off his pants as well.

But it was enough to spot the problem.

The man whose shirt was taken off had a chest full of scars, including whip marks, knife scars, and even bite marks.

Although the scars vary in depth, judging from the number of them, they are not caused in a day or two.

Looking at these horrifying scars, Shen Furong's face suddenly turned fierce, "If I find out who did it, I will definitely make him suffer a fate worse than death."

Because the guards were not coroners and there were so many wounds, they were unable to tell which one was the fatal injury. In the end, they sent someone to the Dali Temple and asked a coroner to examine the body.

Yuan Pingjun, the Dali Temple Minister, was a short, smart man. Although he was in charge of criminal cases, he was also someone who knew how to read people's expressions.

Especially in a place like Dongdu, where you serve as an official under the emperor, you could lose your head if you are not careful.

Yuan Pingjun had just finished trying a case and yawned loudly while sitting on a chair in the back hall.

Suddenly, someone from the subordinate came running in and said, "My lord, something bad has happened. Jin Cheng is here."

"What's the big deal? Can't you see I'm resting? If there's any case, put it off until tomorrow. We won't try it today."

Yuan Pingjun held his chin with one hand, waved his hand and waved for his servants to leave.

The person who came in to report was extremely panicked. He didn't dare to bother the adults anymore, nor did he dare to leave directly, because the man outside was the ferocious Jincheng.

Before he could come up with a solution, he heard footsteps behind him, and then Jin Cheng appeared behind him, pushed him away, and said to Yuan Pingjun: "Master Yuan, you look so comfortable."

Yuan Pingjun was startled. He opened his eyes and stood up. When he saw the person coming, his face broke into a smile.

"You are the guard of Jincheng. What brings you here today? What does the princess want?"

Jincheng is the personal bodyguard of Princess Shen Furong and a familiar face in the Dali Temple.

Because Shen Furong always loved to stand up for the weak, whenever she saw something unfair, she would drag the person to the Dali Temple to ask him to give justice, and she would always ask Jincheng to keep an eye on him to prevent him from being partial or bending the law.

Yuan Pingjun's heart was trembling. Now that Jin Cheng had arrived, the princess must have been dissatisfied with something again.

Jin Cheng smiled lazily, "It's not a big deal. Princess, please lend me a coroner to perform the autopsy."

Yuan Ping's heart trembled. It was not a big deal since an autopsy had been done.

Not daring to delay, he immediately ordered someone to call Zhang, the best coroner in the Dali Temple, and ordered him to go with Jincheng.

Jincheng didn't say much, and Yuan Pingjun didn't dare to ask more. After sending this great god away, Yuan Pingjun didn't dare to rest, and quickly sent someone to follow and inquire carefully.

Jincheng took Zhang the coroner all the way to Jinfeng Garden. To go to the back garden, they had to pass through the front garden, where many young ladies were waiting.

When the young ladies saw Jincheng coming in with a coroner in official uniform, they all started to panic.

Everyone was guessing what had happened, but no one dared to say a word. They watched the coroner follow the others into the back garden.

As soon as Zhang the coroner came in, he saw a person lying on the ground. His years of experience enabled him to tell at once that the person had been dead for some time. After paying his respects to the princess, he took out his tools and began to examine the body.

He rolled his eyes, then looked at his limbs, finally focusing on his upper body which had a large area of ​​scars.

Examine the wounds one by one according to their depth, thickness and thickness.

It finally stopped at a wound under the left rib. When pressed, there was a deep bone friction sound and the dull sound of hematoma flowing in the chest cavity.

After making his conclusion, Zhang the coroner packed up his tools, bowed to Shen Furong, and said respectfully, "Princess, this man died of lower abdominal bleeding caused by broken ribs. As for the scars on his body, they were probably man-made, and it must have been two or three years ago."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the conclusion. In just two or three years, a man had suffered so many injuries. Didn't he know to run away or report to the police?

There is still some unknown secret.

Shen Furong didn't care why this man died so tragically, but since he died in her garden, she had to get to the bottom of it.

"Jincheng, send someone to investigate this man's identity and family background. Do not let any of his family members and neighbors go. Check them carefully for me. As for those people outside, keep them in Jinfeng Garden for now. When we have investigated everything, we will release them."

In Shen Furong's mind, everyone present was a suspect, and she would not trust anyone until they were cleared of suspicion.

Jin Cheng received the order and took Zhang the coroner out while having the body collected for burial.

Yan Ci was watching from the side, knowing that Shen Furong would not tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes. If someone threw a corpse into her garden, she would not give up until she got to the bottom of it.

But those outside are all young ladies from aristocratic families who came to attend the Camellia Party. If they were suddenly kept in Jinfeng Garden, the matter would spread like wildfire. No matter what the result is, it would always be detrimental to Shen Furong's reputation.

She immediately said, "Princess, can you listen to what I have to say?"