Warm fragrance cloud around

Concubine Liu was most likely poisoned by the same poison used by the murderer in this serial case!This discovery is not without surprise.

The surrounding light was getting dimmer, Lin Junnuan lit two more candles to brighten the room, and then turned to look at Cheng Jiangyun: "Why did you conclude that these cases were murders by poison?"

"The four deceased were all thrown into the wilderness in the middle of the night, but their clothes were neat, and there was no sign of struggle or pain. There are no signs of blood loss, so it is impossible to be stabbed or beaten to death; similarly, there are no strangle marks on the neck, no covering for the mouth and nose, and no distortion of the face, so it is impossible to die from suffocation... Excluding all possibilities one by one, the final conclusion is only One, the deceased died of poisoning."

Yoho, this routine is quite a Sherlock Holmes ostentation, Lin Junnuan snapped his fingers at him appreciatively, met Cheng Jiangyun's slightly disgusted gaze, silently withdrew his hands, and looked up at the sky with his back behind his back.

Lin Junnuan suddenly thought of another idea: "Then, could the reason why the murderer threw the corpse in the wilderness this time is to make people conclude that the case is a murder, so as not to associate it with the sudden death of Concubine Liu?"

"Probably."

"Now every clue points to the Princess's Mansion and Princess Jiayi, but we still don't have any key evidence."

If the murderer was just an ordinary person with no power or power, they could have rushed forward and questioned him, throwing out all kinds of trivial clues, and they would have to subdue him, but the biggest suspect now is the high-ranking princess, who is easy to move. no.

"More than that," Cheng Jiangyun took a deep breath, "This series of cases also involves the death of Concubine Liu seven years ago, involving the emperor. I will go to the palace tomorrow to face the saint. How to deal with it depends on the emperor's instructions. "

"That's right, the emperor suppressed the case seven years ago, maybe he knows what's going on with the poison."

Lin Junnuan nodded thoughtfully, turned around suddenly, and asked in a low voice: "If the emperor said that this case is over, will you stop investigating?"

Cheng Jiangyun paused, raised his head and looked at her intently: "This is not the case, you have to have more confidence in the emperor, and in me."

Who knows, everything is possible under power, Lin Junnuan's heart was slightly cold, but he still smiled at him, "Got it, I believe you." It's a pity that the smile didn't reach his eyes.

How could Cheng Jiangyun fail to notice the subtle change in her mood? He sighed softly, remained silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "How does today's mutton soup taste?"

"It's not bad. It's very comfortable to drink on a rainy day. What's the matter?"

"Let's go drink next time." Cheng Jiangyun pursed his lips and forced a smile: "After the case is completely resolved."

***

In the imperial study room, the emperor listened to Cheng Jiangyun's performance, his face was gradually clouded, and the attendant, Mr. Wang, winked at Cheng Jiangyun desperately, trying to stop him from continuing. Unfortunately, Cheng Shaoqing was so focused on reporting the case that he didn't realize his kindness at all.

When Cheng Jiangyun mentioned that the state of death of the four deceased was similar to that of Concubine Liu seven years ago, there was a muffled click from the imperial case, and it was the emperor who accidentally broke the pen holder.

The prince hurriedly bowed to tidy up, the emperor asked him to back down with a sullen face: "Go and watch outside the door, don't let anyone in."

When there were only two monarchs and ministers left in the imperial study, the emperor put down his pen and looked at Cheng Jiangyun intently for a while: "Mingwei, what do you think I should do?" Mingwei is Cheng Jiangyun's character.

Cheng Jiangyun bowed respectfully and saluted: "Forgive me...don't dare to presume holy meaning."

The emperor took a sip of hot tea, and said in a very easy-going tone, "Just talk about your opinion on this case."

"As the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Weichen's only duty is to find out the truth, punish the real culprit, and return justice to the deceased."

"You really are an upright child. I saw the right person, but..." The emperor nodded and sighed again: "You are embarrassing me."

Cheng Jiangyun hurriedly knelt down: "I don't dare, please be punished by Your Majesty."

"Get up, there is nothing wrong with you," the emperor waved his hand at him, with a tired look on his face: "I said this early in the morning, you just do your job with your heart, I am your biggest backing, now you are just Just do your part."

"If you look into it seriously, I can't absolve myself of the responsibility for the series of tragedies during this period."

Cheng Jiangyun lowered his eyelids, and asked in a low voice: "Can Your Majesty tell me what is the truth behind the death of Concubine Liu seven years ago?"

The emperor looked at the Zhu criticism on the memorial in front of him, and was in a daze. After a long time, he said quietly: "It's... I was negligent. I only listened to what the emperor said, and then ordered to stop the investigation and hide the truth."

"The eldest princess... admitted that she killed the son-in-law?"

"No, Miss Huang said, the son-in-law contracted a serious disease and died, but the reason for the disease... It's hard to tell. Once it is exposed, the entire Princess Palace will become a joke of the world. The emperor knelt in front of me and cried distraught. I believed it was true.”

"The unspeakable reason...what is it?"

"There's nothing to hide now," the emperor took a deep breath, leaning on the back of the chair and slowly said, "According to the emperor's sister, during that time Liu's son-in-law became addicted to sex|prostitutes, and traveled with a good friend. While playing in the mountains and rivers, I strayed into a place full of miasma, and both contracted a serious disease. His friend died two days before he was good. At that time, I didn't think much about it. Going out would be a huge blow to the imperial sister and Jiayi, so I suppressed the investigation for them, but if what you said is true..."

The emperor lightly rubbed his brows, his voice became cold: "I'm afraid the lives of the eldest princess's mansion are more than we know."

The emperor can say these words casually, but he can't answer them casually. Cheng Jiangyun lowered his head knowingly, watching his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.

"I only have this imperial sister," the emperor looked up and closed his eyes. "Before the late emperor passed away, he specifically told me to treat her kindly. I feel ashamed."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. All decisions are for the sake of the people of the world. The late emperor will definitely forgive you." Cheng Jiangyun is not familiar with flattery, and he speaks in a rough manner, with a strange expression on his face.

The emperor laughed lightly: "Ming Wei, you don't need to comfort me like this, just check as you want."

"Seven years ago, I wanted to treat Huang Jie kindly and cover up her crimes. Now things are getting out of hand, and it's time to solve all these things."

"At the beginning, Huang Jie took the doctor's medical certificate from Mrs. Feng to convince me that the son-in-law died of a sudden illness. He should know more."

Physician Feng?Cheng Jiangyun's eyelids twitched. When they were investigating the poison a few days ago, they even visited Imperial Physician Feng. At that time, he did not disclose any information.

"Emperor Feng has been working hard all these years, and he has never made any mistakes in his actions. I am afraid that the reason why he gave false testimony for the emperor at the beginning was also due to his difficulties. You bring my oral order. As long as he confesses completely, I will not pursue his deception. King's crime."

Cheng Jiangyun quickly knelt down to accept the order.

"Go out and leave me alone for a while."

Cheng Jiangyun came out of the imperial study, and the prince who was guarding the door hurriedly grabbed him: "Oh, my Cheng Shaoqing, you are too impulsive today. If you offend His Majesty, this old slave will not be able to save you."

Cheng Jiangyun showed a slight smile on his face: "Your Majesty is benevolent and benevolent. Even if you are angry with me, I deserve it. When the time comes to hit the board, the prince can just let someone do it lightly."

Wang Gonggong stared at him for a long while, then suddenly lowered his voice and asked with a smile: "It's been a while since I saw Cheng Shaoqing, and Cheng Shaoqing even joked with the old slave. It's not surprising. What good things happened?"

good thing?Cheng Jiangyun was slightly taken aback, although it may not be a good thing, but when he thought about it carefully, he seemed to feel a lot more relaxed during this time, because the appearance of a certain person reduced the pressure of investigating the case suddenly, and when his thoughts were blocked, he was consulted and sometimes When you have a guess, you can also share it with others.

The smile on his face deepened unconsciously, and he hid it well again: "The case that has been pursued for a long time finally has a clue, and it is inevitable to be happy."

No, it is absolutely impossible to be so simple. The prince was suspicious for a while. Although he has no direct experience, he has served in the harem for so many years, and he has a lot of indirect experience. They all have the same expressions when they talk about the woman they like.

Watching Cheng Jiangyun leave, and returning to the royal study to serve, Wang Gonggong still had a thoughtful expression on his face, and the emperor noticed it: "What happened?"

Eunuch Wang shook his head quickly: "It's nothing, it's just... Cheng Shaoqing won the championship last year."

"That's right, he is one year older than Hanzhang." Hanzhang is the emperor's eldest son, who was canonized as the prince four years ago.

"The old slave just thought that at Cheng Shaoqing's age, it's time to marry a wife and have children."

The emperor's face was still a little gloomy, but he laughed softly when he heard this: "You do love him."

The prince hurriedly said that he didn't dare, the emperor pondered for a moment and then said: "I watched Ming Wei grow up, his wife can't be fooled casually, I have to palm the eyes myself, and you should pay attention to me."

"Yes." The prince accepted the order with a smile.

***

Cheng Jiangyun came out of the palace and was about to go straight to Feng Taiyi's mansion, but he didn't expect to see Lin Junnuan looking around outside the palace gate.

"Why are you here?"

"I'm waiting for you!"

After seeing Cheng Jiangyun, Lin Junnuan couldn't hide his excitement, and hurriedly dragged him to an empty corner: "I just got some amazing news!"

"what news?"

"I sent people to Ding San's village, and found out the addresses of his daughters from the villagers. Finally, I found them. Guess what they said?"

"How to say?"

"They said that Concubine Liu was not the only one saved by Ding San, but another woman, and that woman persuaded Concubine Liu to give Ding San 100 taels of silver."

"What does that woman look like?"

"This is the key point. Listening to the two sisters relay Ding San's words, the woman is dressed in gorgeous clothes and speaks full of coquettishness, just like... the girl in the flower building. I didn't expect the majestic Liu Consort to have sex in broad daylight. | whore!"

Cheng Jiangyun nodded thoughtfully. It seems that what the eldest princess said to the emperor was not completely fabricated.

Seeing Cheng Jiangyun's calm expression, as if there was no surprise, Lin Junnuan muttered, "What about you, what did you find out, what does the emperor say? Don't tell me that this case will not be investigated."

Cheng Jiangyun clenched his right fist and tapped her on the top of her head: "What are you talking about, the emperor pointed out a key witness for me, so I can rest assured to investigate to the end."

Hey, the emperor's reaction was different from what she imagined, "The key witness? Who?"

"Tai Hospital, old doctor Feng."