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The death of the Empress Dowager is the national mourning second only to the death of the emperor. The entire palace immediately changed into mourning clothes. It was white and miserable, very desolate.

As the emperor's aunt, the empress dowager was kind to him in nurturing and supporting him. Although Xiao Jing had various conflicts with the Liang family later, he had to admit that if the empress dowager hadn't adopted Xiao Jing to her knees, he would have been an unfavorable prince. It is impossible to ascend to the throne, so Xiao Jing's feelings for the queen mother are very complicated.

The emperor personally put on sackcloth and filial piety, rushed to the Palace of Compassion, knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager's bed, held the Empress Dowager's icy hand, and cried bitterly: "Empress Mother, I saw you well last night, why did you wait for a night? ...Here we go! Queen Mother—"

The queen was by the emperor's side, covering her face with a handkerchief, weeping uncontrollably.

Both the emperor and the empress were so sad, the palace servants of the Compassionate Ning Palace couldn't help but burst into tears.For a moment, the entire Compassionate Ning Palace could only hear the sound of crying. As for how many people were really crying, it was unknown.

Gu Huaiqing came in with the emperor, but he didn't have the slightest affection for the queen mother, so he couldn't cry, so he rubbed his eyes red and pretended to be sad.

Gu Huaiqing saw Xiao Jing crying on the empress dowager's body, but the empress just lowered her head and groaned, she didn't know how to persuade Xiao Jing, seeing that the emperor was almost crying, Gu Huaiqing took a few steps on her knees, and stepped forward to help Xiao Jing , persuaded: "Your Majesty mourns, the Queen Mother is in the spirit of heaven, and she certainly does not want to see you so sad."

Xiao Jing choked with sobs, raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears, and slowly let go of the Empress Dowager's hand.

Although the Queen Mother has passed away, the clothes on her body are still neatly dressed. It should be that the maid helped her change her clothes after her death.She was lying on her back on the bed, her face had the usual grayness of the dead, her hands were originally overlapping on her lower abdomen, but because Xiao Jing held one hand, that arm naturally drooped, revealing her white and slender wrist.

Gu Huaiqing glanced at the Empress Dowager's arm, and couldn't help but gasp.

Xiao Jing heard Gu Huaiqing's surprised voice and asked, "Huaiqing, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Huaiqing pointed to the Empress Dowager's wrist and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look."

Xiao Jing leaned over and gently pulled the Empress Dowager's wrist, only to see a small dark red dot on the inner skin of the wrist, which was slightly swollen and looked like a needle wound.

Xiao Jing said: "Could it be that the imperial doctor accidentally punctured the blood during acupuncture?"

Gu Huaiqing looked around, leaned closer to Xiao Jing, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't you think that the Queen Mother died a little strangely? You also said that the Queen Mother was fine last night, why did she disappear after one night?"

Xiao Jing was thoughtful, and said softly: "Huaiqing means..."

Gu Huaiqing listened to him, and briefly reported to Xiao Jing about the threatening letter received by the Empress Dowager, and said: "In my opinion, it's best to ask Wu to come over and check it out. Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I always feel that this matter is not simple. .”

Xiao Jing may not have deep feelings for the Empress Dowager, and it may be more beneficial to him if the Empress Dowager dies, but if there is a murder in the palace, the nature will be different.If someone could murder the Empress Dowager without anyone noticing in the heavily guarded palace, would it also be able to threaten the life of the emperor?

Xiao Jing thought for a while, then agreed, and said: "I will leave this matter to Huai Qing, remember to act in secret, don't say anything."

"I obey the order." Gu Huaiqing said solemnly.

The emperor and empress soon left the Cining Palace, the emperor went to court, and the empress returned to Fengyi Palace.

As soon as Gu Huaiqing waited for the empress to leave, he ordered the people from Dongchang to seal off the Ci Ning Palace, and while sending people to invite Wu Zuo, all the palace people who served the Empress Dowager were detained in the palace and were not allowed to go out.

Wu Zuo came in quietly from the back door of the Compassionate Ning Palace. It is normal for the people to do an autopsy, but the one who died was the Empress Dowager, the most honorable woman in the Qi Dynasty. touched by people.If it was really murdered, it's okay, but if it was a natural death, no one can bear the crime of blaspheming the Queen Mother, which is why Xiao Jing told Gu Huaiqing to act in secret.

The hired assistant is also the father-in-law of Dongchang, called Lao Lizi, who usually specializes in performing autopsies on people in the palace, but he is also experienced.Gu Huaiqing locked the door and asked Wu Zuo to do the autopsy inside, while he waited behind a screen.

Gu Huaiqing's hearing is very good, he could hear the rustling sounds in the room, it should be that he was removing the clothes from the Empress Dowager's body, and then he heard Old Lizi's exclamation.

Gu Huaiqing hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but walked in across the screen, asking, "What's going on?"

"My lord, come and see!" Old Lizi said in panic.

On the lacquered gold Babu bed, the queen mother was stripped naked and lying on her back. Her smooth and white body and limbs were densely covered with many needle holes, which looked similar to the spot on her wrist.Gu Huaiqing stretched out his hand and turned the queen mother over, only to see that her back was also covered with blood spots from the acupuncture.

"How could this be?" Gu Huaiqing frowned, "Check carefully, could it be left by acupuncture?"

Having said that, Gu Huaiqing himself could not convince himself.The acupuncture and moxibustion techniques of the imperial physicians in the palace are all proficient. Even if there is occasional puncture bleeding, it is impossible for such a large area of ​​blood to appear.If the imperial doctor really stabbed so much blood, wouldn't he be beaten to death by the nobles?

Seeing Gu Huaiqing's calm and calm appearance, Lao Lizi also recovered from the panic, showed professionalism, and checked carefully.

After half an hour, Old Lizi finally finished writing the autopsy report, and the conclusion made people even more shocked and confused.

"The wounds left by these needles are of different depths, and the strength of the penetration is also different. Some are chaotic, as if randomly stabbing to vent anger. Some are deep into the acupuncture points of the human body, penetrating the muscle layer, submerged Muscles and bones, if it is not for martial arts masters with excellent recognition of acupoints and deep internal strength, it is impossible to do it."

"Such as Qihai, Mingmen, Lingtai, Zhongshu, Baihui, etc., are all important acupoints of the human body. Piercing these acupoints with heavy techniques can kill people. This should be the cause of the Queen Mother's death. As for which one is it? Fatal wounds, to be honest, I can't tell the difference."

Old Lizi shook his head, and sighed in disbelief: "I've been working as a maid for so long, and it's the first time I've seen so many fatal wounds on a person's body, but they were still hidden under his clothes. If he hadn't taken off his clothes for an autopsy, his appearance would be completely I can't tell. Who on earth hates the Empress Dowager so much? It's not an ordinary pain to pierce the heart with thousands of needles!"

Gu Huaiqing was silent, he vaguely guessed that the Queen Mother's death was not innocent, but he never expected that the Queen Mother died so badly.Dongchang also punished prisoners with acupuncture. Every time the torture was performed, the prisoners cried and wailed. The scene was horrible.

Although the empress dowager had severely scolded him, Gu Huaiqing couldn't help but sympathize with her at this time. The dignified empress dowager died so miserably!

Here comes the crux of the problem: who did it?

You know, on the outskirts of the Compassionate Ning Palace, there are ten Dongchang masters stationed around the clock to protect the safety of the Empress Dowager. Why did the murderer kill the Empress Dowager without anyone noticing, or in such an extreme way?

Thinking about such a cruel murder method, Gu Huaiqing felt a chill in his heart.

What's even more frightening is that the murderer's original intention should have been to hide the truth and make others think that the queen mother died of natural causes, so the scars were hidden under the clothes and could not be seen from the outside.

The autopsy results were too shocking, Gu Huaiqing didn't dare to make a decision without authorization, so he ordered everyone in Dongchang to seal off the scene, and shut all the palace people of Compassionate Ning Palace to the side hall, while he went to Xuande Hall to report the situation to Xiao Jing.

When Gu Huaiqing came to Xuande Hall, Xiao Jing was having lunch.

Due to the new funeral of the Empress Dowager, the imperial meals are also different from usual, basically all vegetarian, but with the standard of the imperial chef, even the vegetarian taste is not bad.

Seeing Gu Huaiqing coming, Xiao Jing stopped and pulled him into the table together: "It's just in time, let's have dinner with me."

Gu Huaiqing was also polite, sat down and picked up the chopsticks to eat.

As soon as he woke up in the morning, he got the news of the Empress Dowager's death, so he rushed to the Compassion Palace, busy all morning, didn't eat a grain of rice, didn't even take a sip of water, Gu Huaiqing was really tired and hungry.

"Eat slowly, are you starving?" Xiao Jing personally filled a bowl of soup for Gu Huaiqing.

How could Gu Huaiqing slow down, there was still a mess at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and he put down his chopsticks after chopping two bowls of rice.

Xiao Jing didn't have much appetite at first, so he stopped after eating a bowl, and asked, "Huaiqing has worked hard, but what have you gained?"

Gu Huaiqing gave a low cough, and reported to Xiao Jing the results of Wu's autopsy.

After hearing this, Xiao Jing's face changed greatly, he was frightened and angry, he patted the table and said: "How could this happen? Who is so bold, dare to murder the Queen Mother, and use such cruel methods!"

Xiao Jing couldn't help being angry, thinking about the murderer who killed the Queen Mother in such a terrible way under his nose, does this mean that the palace he thought was impregnable is actually not safe at all?If that person wanted to assassinate the emperor, wouldn't he be able to do so easily?This is too scary!If the murderer is not caught, I'm afraid Xiao Jing and the nobles in the harem will have trouble sleeping and eating.

Gu Huaiqing took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, calm down. Although I am not talented, I have a lot of experience in solving cases. If Your Majesty trusts me, you might as well entrust this case to me to investigate."

Xiao Jing looked at Gu Huaiqing's eagerness to try, and couldn't help laughing: "If I can't trust you, who else can I trust? If you weren't careful this time and found the needle hole on the Empress Dowager's wrist, I'm afraid the truth will be buried underground with the Empress Dowager." Yes. Huaiqing really has sharp eyes and sees every detail!"

Gu Huaiqing smiled embarrassingly, but he was also a little proud in his heart: "Thank you for your trust, the so-called strong generals have no weak soldiers, your majesty is so wise, if I am not smart, then won't I fall into your prestige?"

Xiao Jing looked at Gu Huaiqing's charming smile, and there was a deep pampering in his eyes: "Your mouth is getting better at coaxing people! Are your injuries healed?"

"Of course, after using so many bottles of Tianxiang Yulu Ointment, if it still doesn't heal, wouldn't it be a waste of such a precious elixir?"

"It's a waste for you to use it?" Xiao Jing thought of the reason why Gu Huaiqing was injured, and couldn't help asking, "Seriously, don't you hate the Queen Mother at all? After all, she hurt you so badly."

Gu Huaiqing didn't want to lie in front of Xiao Jing, and said honestly: "I hated it at the time, especially when I was lying on the bed and couldn't move. However, the so-called enmity between people dies, and the Queen Mother has already gone, so that bit of hatred is naturally gone. Disappeared. The purpose of investigating the case is to find out the truth and let the murderer show his true colors, I will not substitute personal grievances into it."

Xiao Jing praised: "Huaiqing is really broad-minded! However, this case does not seem to be so easy to solve, are you really sure?"

Gu Huaiqing shook his head and said: "There are no clues at the moment, so it is impossible to be sure, but it is impossible for any murder case not to leave some clues. As long as you have the heart, you will be able to find out. As long as your majesty believes in my loyalty, let go Check it out for me, and I promise to do my best to find out the truth."

"Okay, I will leave this case to you. I believe Huaiqing will not let me down."

"Thank you Your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission!"

Gu Huaiqing got the emperor's command arrow, so he prepared to fight with high spirits.

However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. The news of the murder of the Empress Dowager quickly spread to the palace, and the city was filled with storms and panic.

The members of the Liang family were even more fanfare. Liang Dong, the patriarch of the Liang family and the elder brother of the queen mother, took the lead, kneeling in the court hall, begging the emperor to find out the truth and punish the culprit severely.

Xiao Jing said that he had handed over the case to Dongchang Gu Huaiqing, but the Liang family was not satisfied. They protested that Dongchang Gu Huaiqing had been blamed by the Queen Mother, and he would definitely hold a grudge, and he might not be able to investigate the case responsibly.

Liang Dong entangled a group of censors, and jointly put pressure on the emperor to ask Jin Yiwei to intervene in the investigation to show justice.Xiao Jing couldn't bear the pressure and had to agree to let Jin Yiwei and Dongchang jointly investigate the case.

Unfortunately, the commander of Jinyiwei, Liu Chong, was stabbed by thieves before, and he was recuperating at home. Duan Mingchen was the best at investigating cases in Jinyiwei, and this task fell on him as everyone expected.

With an imperial decree, Duan Mingchen who was fighting the chaos in Pingcheng was recalled urgently.