The princess and the lord are brothers and sisters

After all the corpses were carried down, apart from bloodstains and traces of fighting, the most eye-catching thing in the yard was the outline of the corpse circled with flour. Beside each circled outline was written the corresponding name of the deceased and the name of the deceased in the palace. identity of.The huge prince's palace became a ghostly murder scene.

Yang Yingjun walked around the hall following the outline of the corpse, and found that the prince's bedroom and study room had been turned over. It seemed that Guan Zhongyi was right, the assassin seemed to be looking for something.

"Your Majesty," Guan Zhongyi walked in, and said, "When Guan was looking around, he found this." As he spoke, he took out a silver dart, and the sharp edge of the dart shone coldly.

"What is this?" Yang Yingjun took his hand and looked carefully.

"It should be a hidden weapon used by the assassin. Guan has checked it, and several guards died under such a hidden weapon."

At this moment, Steward Wang came in and said, "Your Majesty, the old slave has just followed your Majesty's order and calculated with the accountant that the cost of comforting the wounded and burying the dead should be at least 1000 taels. Here is what the accountant listed The list, please look over it, Madam."

Yang Yingjun was still observing the darts, and said casually: "Leave it alone, I'll discuss it with Concubine Rong later."

"Yes."

Steward Wang casually glanced at the dart in Yang Yingjun's hand, and turned pale with fright: "Your Majesty! This is..."

Yang Yingjun was taken aback by him, and said blankly: "You mean this? It's a hidden weapon used by an assassin. What? Do you know Steward Wang?"

Steward Wang managed to calm down, and said, "Can I show this old servant?"

Yang Yingjun handed it to him, and Steward Wang looked through the dart carefully, his expression became uglier the more he looked at it, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.Yang Yingjun felt that something was wrong, he exchanged a glance with Guan Zhongyi, and said, "What did Steward Wang find?"

Steward Wang said with a serious face: "Madam, if this old slave is not blind, this hidden weapon should be the 'Gintama' used by Fenghuamen."

As soon as these words came out, Guan Zhongyi's expression also changed.

"Fenghua Gate?" Yang Yingjun looked at this and that, still confused: "What?"

Guan Zhongyi said: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. According to legend, after the establishment of our dynasty, the royal family secretly raised a group of killers. This killer organization is called Fenghuamen. It is said that the Fenghuamen are all women, and they have been carefully selected since childhood. Come out and train strictly. But all along, Fenghuamen is just a legend, no one has ever seen them!"

Steward Wang said solemnly, "Because everyone who has seen them is already dead."

Yang Yingjun said: "Butler Wang, do you know something?"

Steward Wang said: "Madam, the Fenghua Gate really exists, but because it is too mysterious and acts treacherously, few people have seen it. The prince was almost killed by them before. If it wasn't for the high martial arts of the prince and Wu Yao, I'm afraid it would have happened." Doomed."

Yang Yingjun pondered: "So, this incident was instigated by the emperor?"

Steward Wang said: "This old slave is going to report to the lord."

"No hurry," Yang Yingjun said, "My lord is sad when he heard that Xiaocui and Xiaodie died. Don't rush to disturb him. By the way, when it comes to Xiaocui and Xiaodie, I always feel that their deaths are a bit strange. Come and see."

Steward Wang and Guan Zhongyi followed Yang Yingjun to the inner room of the prince's bedroom, pointed to a place less than five meters away from the door, and said, "Look, this is where Xiaodie died."

Steward Wang and Guan Zhongyi looked over, and sure enough, they saw the words "Xiaodie/maid/died from severe back injury" written beside the outline of the corpse circled with flour.

Yang Yingjun said: "Do you find anything strange?"

Steward Wang and Guan Zhongyi looked at it carefully for a long time, then shook their heads blankly.

Yang Yingjun said: "Look carefully at the directions of the drawn limbs. When Xiaodie died, she was lying on her stomach with her back facing upwards. The cause of death was a severe injury to her back. If I guessed correctly, she should have been attacked from behind. and die."

Wang Guanjia said: "After the inspection by Wu, it is indeed as the princess said, but how the back injury was caused, we need further inspection to find out."

Guan Zhongyi said: "But what does this represent?"

Yang Yingjun looked at Steward Wang and said, "Do you remember what clothes she was wearing?"

Steward Wang thought for a while, and said: "I remember, Xiaodie and Xiaocui were only wearing obscene clothes, with coats on their bodies."

Yang Yingjun said: "If, as Mr. Guan said, the murder happened at three or four o'clock in the morning, don't you find it strange? Why did Xiaocui and Xiaodie appear in the prince's bedroom at this time? The prince is not in the mansion , There is no need for them to serve, they should sleep in their own room, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

Guan Zhongyi's eyes lit up, and he said, "They heard something coming from here, so they came to check?"

"That's right," Yang Yingjun nodded, pointing to the fallen lantern and said, "I think Xiaodie must have heard strange noises here, so she got up to check."

Wang Guanjia said: "In the end, she saw the assassin, and when she turned to run away, she was attacked from behind by the assassin and died?"

Yang Yingjun said: "No, the prince's palace is heavily guarded. If she shouted the first time she saw the assassin, the guards would arrive at the first time, and Xiaocui would have enough time to escape. But the fact That's not the case, come and see, Xiaocui died here."

When they walked to the corridor outside the hall, the outline of Xiaocui's corpse was drawn on the edge of the threshold, and a lantern rolled down a short distance away, but the wick and lampshade had been separated.Yang Yingjun said: "If my guess is correct, Xiaocui should have come to look for her after seeing Xiaodie for so long and didn't go back. She was killed in this position, she should have just witnessed the process of Xiaodie being killed. Then She yelled loudly, which attracted the guards in the mansion."

Guan Zhongyi said: "Even if this is the case, what does that mean?"

Yang Yingjun's face became more and more serious, and said: "It means that Xiaodie was probably killed without any precaution."

"What do you mean?"

"This is just my guess," Yang Yingjun rested his chin, lost in thought, "When Xiaodie heard the commotion here, when she rushed over to take a look, maybe what she saw was not an assassin, but...someone she knew."

"What!?" Steward Wang and Guan Zhongyi's expressions changed dramatically.

Yang Yingjun said: "Because she was someone she knew, so she relaxed her vigilance and didn't call for someone to arrest the assassin immediately. Just as she was walking out, she was attacked and killed from behind by that man. It so happened that Xiaocui came at this time, Witnessed the whole process, and then screamed, attracting guards from the palace."

Steward Wang yelled: "Your Majesty, what do you mean, there are spies in the house?"

"This is just a guess." Yang Yingjun squeezed the center of his brows wearily, and said, "Well, let's split up. Teacher Guan, go comfort the injured and record a statement for them..." Seeing Guan Zhongyi's confused face , hurriedly said: "Recording a statement is... it is to record what they saw and heard in the early morning of this morning."

"Yes." Guan Zhongyi took the order and left.

"Butler Wang, go and arrange the funeral of the deceased. Also, find a reliable person to inquire in the palace to see if there is any news."

"Yes."

"By the way," Yang Yingjun recalled something, and called him back: "Take a count of the people in the mansion, and see if anyone escaped or was suspicious."

"The slave understands, the slave will leave first."

After Steward Wang left, Yang Yingjun picked up the list of expenses he sent, and decided to go to Rong Yujia to discuss it, and comfort her by the way—such a big murder happened in the mansion, and she, a girl, must have been quite shocked.Thinking of this, Yang Yingjun's heart softened, and he couldn't help speeding up his pace.

When they arrived at Rong Yujia's yard, they were told that she was unwell and was resting.

"What's wrong? Have a cold? Did you see a doctor?"

Cai'er, her maidservant, said: "Your Majesty said it's good to sleep for a while, and don't ask a doctor."

"Why don't you see a doctor when you're sick? Go and ask for a doctor. I'll go in and see her."

"Hey hey, princess princess..."

Yang Yingjun forced his way in, lifted the curtain and entered the inner room, and saw Rong Yujia sitting up from the side of the bed, leaning against the head of the bed and coughing, delicately: "Why is my sister here..."

Yang Yingjun was very distressed. He pushed Cai'er who was in the way, walked forward and said, "Why are you so sick? Didn't you feel better yesterday?" He said, sitting on the edge of the bed, and stretched out his hand to touch her forehead , the tentacles are cool.

Rong Yujia tilted her head lightly, avoiding his hand, and said, "I feel a cold occasionally, it's not a serious problem."

"How can you look okay with such an ugly face? Lie down quickly." Yang Yingjun stretched out his hand to help her lie down. As soon as his fingers touched her left arm, she avoided it like an electric shock and frowned in pain.

Yang Yingjun was taken aback, and asked, "What's wrong? Did you hurt your arm?"

Rong Yujia smiled palely: "I accidentally fell, it's okay. By the way, sister, I heard that there was a murder case in the mansion. What's going on?"

Yang Yingjun said: "You don't have to worry about this, take good care of your illness. If you are afraid, I will send more people to protect you."

Rong Yujia said: "Don't bother, my courtyard already has the most guards in the mansion, any more guards will be criticized."

"You are the side concubine in the mansion, who dares to have an opinion?"

Rong Yujia caught a glimpse of a piece of paper in his hand, and asked, "What is sister holding?"

"Oh, I almost forgot. I'm here to discuss an expense with you, please take a look at this." Yang Yingjun handed her the list in his hand.

Rong Yujia glanced at it hastily, then handed the list back to her: "That's very good, it's all up to my sister to decide."

Yang Yingjun wondered why he was so polite to him today?Could it be because of his frail body?

Rong Yujia coughed twice again, and said, "Sister, if nothing happens, I want to rest."

Yang Yingjun hurriedly stood up and said, "Okay, okay, you should rest quickly, I'll ask the doctor to come and see you."

"How dare you bother my sister? Just let Caier invite her."

Cai'er hurriedly said: "Young maidservant, let's go now!" After speaking, she ran away in a hurry.

...Why did you hold back just now and run faster than a rabbit?

Yang Yingjun looked at Rong Yujia tenderly, and said, "Then you have a good rest, I'll go first."

Rong Yujia lowered her eyes and said, "Respectfully send off my sister."