Jin Yiwei's assistant and the imperial physician Dr. Shi arrived at Shen's residence almost at the same time.

Jin Yiwei Wu Zuo was used to the bloody and bloody scenes of various murders, so he was naturally familiar with it. Without saying a word, Wu Zuo quickly put on his gloves and started the autopsy.

On the contrary, the Dr. Shi invited by Gu Huaiqing was very young, he looked to be in his early twenties, with a white face and beardless, like a frail scholar, not in line with the image of an old imperial doctor with white beard and hair in people's impression.

Therefore, people in Jinyiwei have some doubts about this young doctor's ability, but Gu Huaiqing seems to be very familiar with this doctor Shi, and his attitude is very respectful. Such an attitude appears in the arrogant Dongchang celebrity. But never seen before.

Jin Yiwei Wu Zuo stayed in the room for autopsy, Duan Mingchen accompanied him, and Gu Huaiqing took Dr. Shi to the kitchen to check the medicine residue.

Doctor Shi quickly glanced at the prescription, picked up the dark medicine jar, and checked the medicine residue at the bottom of the jar.He first leaned over and smelled it, then picked up a handful of medicine dregs and put it in his mouth, squinting his eyes and chewing carefully.

Gu Huaiqing stared at Doctor Shi earnestly, seeing that he was thoughtful at first, then his brows were stretched and gradually gathered, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Gu Huaiqing's eyes lit up: "What did you find out?"

Dr. Shi played tricks, and asked back: "Let me ask you, did Mr. Shen have symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, convulsions, and coughing up blood before his death?"

Gu Huaiqing asked in surprise, "How do you know?"

"you answer me first."

"Yes, according to his wife, Mr. Shen's symptoms before his death were convulsions, coughing up blood, and difficulty breathing!" Gu Huaiqing grabbed Doctor Shi's sleeve, "So, there is something wrong with this medicine?"

Dr. Shi pulled back the sleeves from Gu Huaiqing's hand, flattened the wrinkles on the clothes, and complained: "Why are you so excited? What if you tore my new clothes?"

Gu Huaiqing said angrily: "Oh, I'll pay you ten new ones if it's broken! Don't digress, it's important to get down to business!"

Doctor Shi rolled his eyes: "This is a new dress that my wife spent half a month making for me, can you afford it?"

"Master Shi, Miracle Doctor Shi, don't be a fool! Tell me quickly, what did you find?"

Doctor Shi said slowly: "It's not easy to draw conclusions yet. I want to see the body of the deceased again to confirm whether my inference is correct."

Gu Huaiqing had no choice but to lead Dr. Shi to the room where the corpse was kept. As soon as he reached the door, he heard a conversation between Duan Mingchen and Jin Yiwei from inside the room.

"Are you sure, the red spots on the body of the deceased are not corpse spots?" Duan Mingchen's voice was dignified.

"Reporting to my lord, corpse spots usually appear one or two hours after a person's death. Because the blood energy no longer flows after death, dark purple spots will appear on the lower part of the body, usually in the shape of strips or clouds, and gradually connect into sheets. "

"However, the color of the plaques on Mr. Shen's body is not dark purple, but red. They are evenly distributed all over the body in the form of dots. There are also small red pimples on the vest. It looks more like an allergic reaction."

Duan Mingchen asked again: "Allergy? What caused the allergy?"

The assistant shook his head, expressing that he did not know, after all, he was only the assistant in charge of the autopsy, not a doctor, and could not diagnose pathology.

Doctor Shi stepped into the gate, and said loudly: "Master Duan, maybe I can explain your doubts, but please allow me to look at the body first!"

Duan Mingchen saw that Doctor Shi seemed to have a plan in mind, so he stepped aside and asked Doctor Shi to inspect the corpse.

Doctor Shi bent down to check, opened his mouth to check the tongue of the deceased, and then checked the erythema on the deceased's body and the acne on the back, shaking his head and nodding, making Duan Mingchen and Gu Huaiqing a little confused.

"The inspection is over, can we come to a conclusion now?" Gu Huaiqing asked impatiently.

Doctor Shi shook his head and said: "Not yet, please ask the steward of Shen's residence to come, I still need to confirm one last thing."

When a murder case happened, everyone in the Shen residence stood by and stood by. The housekeeper was quickly invited over. He was about 50 years old, with low brows and pleasing eyes. He looked honest and responsible, but his sharp eyes revealed a hint of shrewdness.

Doctor Shi asked the butler: "Sir Shoufu, what taboos do you usually eat? Are you allergic to anything?"

The housekeeper pondered for a while, and replied: "My master is allergic to alcohol. It is often said that drinking alcohol is harmful to health, so alcohol is prohibited in the mansion. Whether it is the wife, young master, young lady, or servants, all are not allowed to drink alcohol in the mansion."

Doctor Shi nodded, and asked again: "What is your master's chronic illness?"

The housekeeper looked at Doctor Shi hesitantly, but hesitated to speak.

Seeing the housekeeper's concern, Gu Huaiqing explained: "This Doctor Shi is a closed disciple of Shi Zou Jing of the Imperial Hospital. Although he is young, he has already passed on his true medical skills."

It turned out that this unattractive young doctor was actually a disciple of the world-renowned Divine Doctor Zou, Jin Yiwei and the housekeeper couldn't help but respect him.

Gu Huaiqing changed the subject, and his expression became stern: "The emperor ordered us to find out the truth of the case, and all the people involved in the case must fully cooperate, and there must be no false words, otherwise..."

The butler was frightened by Gu Huaiqing's stern voice, so he didn't dare to hide it anymore, and replied: "Master has suffered from qi deficiency since he was a child. In recent years, he has been busy with official duties, and his symptoms have become more serious. He often feels chest tightness and sometimes hemoptysis. He has consulted many famous doctors. Diagnosis and treatment, the advice of the doctors is to tell the master not to drink alcohol, pay attention to a light diet, proper nourishment, and not to be too tired and sad."

Doctor Shi asked: "Since Mr. Shoufu is naturally allergic to alcohol and has been ordered by the doctor, then he will never drink alcohol at ordinary times?"

The housekeeper nodded without hesitation: "Yes, Master usually doesn't drink at all!"

Doctor Shi asked again: "Do you know the symptoms of Master Shoufu's allergies after drinking?"

The housekeeper recalled it carefully, and said: "I remember, many years ago, on the day the master and his wife got married, he was forced to drink two glasses of wine, and immediately developed red spots all over his body, and many peas appeared on his back, which was very itchy. , It took two full days to subside!"

After Gu Huaiqing listened, he couldn't help but let out an ah, and looked at Doctor Shi, the answer was ready to come out.

Duan Mingchen's expression was normal, and he only ordered the housekeeper to go out to gather everyone in the mansion first, and was going to ask them one by one.

When the butler left Mrs. Shen's room, Duan Mingchen and Gu Huaiqing both looked at Doctor Shi at the same time.

Doctor Shi shook his sleeves, and began to speak unhurriedly: "I think everyone can see that the erythema and acne on Mr. Shoufu's body are not from corpse spots, but from alcohol allergies. From the words of the housekeeper We can learn that Shoufu suffered from qi deficiency and hemoptysis during his lifetime, and people with such symptoms must not drink alcohol, otherwise they will cause chest tightness and shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing."

"That's not enough to be fatal, but what's worse is that there is a taste of walnut kernels in the soup. "Kaibao Materia Medica" records: drinking and eating walnuts can cause hemoptysis. Walnuts are dry, and eating too much is easy to get angry, while liquor It is also a great fever of sweet and spicy, and eating the two together can easily cause blood fever. People with chronic hemoptysis, drinking white wine can cause hemoptysis, and eating walnuts together, the two evils add up, and the consequences are unimaginable. Lord Shoufu coughed up blood before he died , Difficulty in breathing, convulsions all over, all because of this.”

"But, where did this wine come from?" Duan Mingchen couldn't help asking.

Doctor Shi pointed to the medicine pot containing the medicine dregs, and Duan Mingchen and Gu Huaiqing reached out to the medicine pot at the same time.

Gu Huaiqing got closer, grabbed the medicine jar and hugged it in his arms, stretched out his fingers to lightly pick up a little medicine residue, put it in his mouth, suddenly a bitter taste came to his nostrils, his handsome face couldn't help but wrinkle into a ball.

"Who told you to eat it?" Doctor Shi gave him a blank look.

"Didn't you taste it just now?" Gu Huaiqing asked in disbelief.

"I'm a doctor, so are you?" Doctor Shi sneered.

Doctor Shi took the medicine jar from Gu Huaiqing's arms, put it under Duan Mingchen's nose, and said, "My lord, smell it carefully. Although the smell of wine has faded after a few hours, you can still smell it carefully."

Duan Mingchen leaned closer to discern the smell carefully as he said, and sure enough, the black lump of medicinal residue exuded a very faint smell of alcohol, which could easily be overlooked if one didn't discern it carefully.

Doctor Shi said: "The wine is mixed in the soup. Since the soup tastes bitter and strong, a little wine is mixed in, so it's hard to detect when drinking."

"Master Shoufu drank the decoction mixed with wine, the allergic reaction will not occur immediately, but the effect of Qiyang decoction will be activated first. When he had intercourse, his breathing intensified, the flow of qi and blood accelerated, and he began to show allergic symptoms , with erythema and acne all over his body, but it was dark and he was having sex, so he definitely wouldn't notice any abnormalities on his body, at most he would feel itchy.

The fatal factor was the combination of walnut kernels and wine, which caused him to suffer from qi deficiency and hemoptysis, resulting in chest tightness, shortness of breath, difficulty in breathing, and then he coughed up blood and suffocated, and died of breath a few moments later.However, although the person is dead, the allergic symptoms will not disappear immediately, so until now the erythema and acne remain on the body, which is just the proof that the deceased had drunk alcohol. "

Duan Mingchen nodded frequently when he heard this, and couldn't help admiring this young imperial doctor. He is indeed a direct disciple of the history of the imperial hospital, and he really has some skills!

While Doctor Shi was speaking, Gu Huaiqing quickly poured a glass of water to get rid of the bitter taste in his mouth, and then relaxed his frowning brows.

Gu Huaiqing raised the question in his heart: "But since Shen's residence prohibits alcohol, where did the alcohol in this medicine come from? Who put it in?"

This question is the crux of the whole case.Obviously, Shen Junru knew that he was allergic to alcohol and had a chronic hemoptysis. He would never take the initiative to drink alcohol. Then, whoever poured alcohol into his soup would be the murderer of Shoufu.

Duan Mingchen also thought of this, and ordered Jin Yiwei to search Shen's residence. If he could find the wine, he would undoubtedly have a clue.

Not to be outdone, Dongchang rushed to search.The entire Shen residence immediately fell into chaos.

There are three entrances to Shen's residence, and it is not possible to complete the search in a short time.

Doctor Shi's task was successfully completed, so he took his leave and left. Duan Mingchen bowed his hands to thank him, and Gu Huaiqing personally sent him to the door.

Doctor Shi glanced at Gu Huaiqing, and said leisurely: "It's rare to see you look so high-spirited!"

Gu Huaiqing did not deny it: "Don't you think investigating the case is very interesting?"

Doctor Shi smiled and said: "Oh? I thought you thought that Jin Yiwei was very interesting, so you specially asked the emperor to invite you."

Gu Huaiqing sneered disdainfully: "Him? It's as cold as ice, as hard as wood, what's so interesting?"

"Master Duan is not easy for me!" Dr. Shi lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Don't say buddy won't help you, let me tell you a piece of information that I didn't mention just now, that wine..."

"What happened to the wine?"

"It's a 50-year-old Lihuabai wine. The taste of this wine is extremely light, but it's full of strength, the most powerful. Adding a little decoction is enough to have an effect!"

Gu Huaiqing was slightly startled, then nodded and smiled and said, "Thank you for revealing such an important clue to me, but... Shi Shi, do you have an alcohol addiction, and your sister-in-law still won't let you drink?"

Doctor Shi's face was pale and reddish, and he hurriedly argued: "Where...how could it be? I wanted to quit drinking myself, so I wasn't forced by my mother-in-law!"

Gu Huaiqing saw that he was about to turn into anger, so he didn't point it out. He just patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "When I solve this case, I will definitely give you ten altars of top-quality pear blossoms, all of which are 50 years old. When the time comes, you will come to my house Come on, we brothers will not go home until we are drunk!"

After all, Gu Huaiqing asked Dongchang's subordinates to send Dr. Shi back to Tai Hospital, while he himself returned to Shen's residence to continue investigating the case.

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