Chapter 287: The Mystery of the Dead Rat (1st Update)
"What's that?!"
Feng Ye pointed to the cell in front of him and screamed, which immediately provoked Chaoxi and Sun Zhao to look over, and the attendants of the Imperial Punishment Division and the two attendants in the prison were also startled, this is the cell of the Imperial Punishment Division, what strange things can be?
Chaoxi and Sun Zhao both walked over to Feng Ye together, the more they went inside, the more the musty smell on the end of their noses changed, and a faint rancid smell lingered in the suffocating dampness, Chao Xi couldn't help frowning, the two walked to Feng Ye's side, and looked in the direction he pointed, it was okay not to look at it, this look at Chaoxi's stomach couldn't help but churn.
In the cell near the end of the corridor, next to the corner of the wall, five or six dead rats were lying horizontally, I don't know how long they had been dead, the rancid smell was emitted by the mass of dead mice, Chaoxi and Sun Zhao's attention was on the two dining room servants and did not smell it, but Feng Ye smelled something wrong when he was so far away!
"How can there be these things in this cell!" Feng Ye frowned and couldn't help covering his nose.
It was Lord Tingwei and the princess who came, and the attendants of the Imperial Punishment Division did not dare to be careless, so they hurriedly ran over to see, and when they saw each other, they were red, and hurriedly bowed their heads and said, "Please forgive the son, it is common for the cell to have these pickled things, but the villain did not notice it for a while and did not clean it, the son, please go over there and stand, and the villain will go and clean up." ”
As he spoke, he was about to take out the key to open the cell, Sun Zhao glanced at it and didn't stop him from opening the cell, but when he pushed open the cell door to enter, Sun Zhao raised his hand, "Slow, you stand outside first." ”
The attendant stood stunned, sweat pouring down his forehead.
The cell here is a place where palace slaves are held, where can I take care of cleaning every day? Some bugs and rats are common things, and Lord Tingwei must have understood these ways in his heart, is it because he was bumped into by the prince and the princess to ask him for the crime?
The attendant was nervous, but Sun Zhao didn't look at him again, and Sun Zhao's gaze fell on the stenching dead rat.
"It's common to have rats, but how can several rats die together?"
Chao Xi opened his mouth indifferently, his tone was deep and long, as soon as he said this, Feng Ye's eyes widened, and the attendant also felt that something was wrong, there were countless rats in the cell, and it was common to occasionally see one or two dead rats, but it was the first time he had seen five or six dead together in so many years, just thinking about it, Sun Zhao had already taken the first step into the cell.
I didn't go in, but I stepped forward and stood outside the cell and looked inside.
The corner of the dead rats is the innermost part of this cell, and there is a shadow under the five or six dead rats, as if they have been soaked in water, frowning day and night, "If they are all sick rats, it is impossible to die together, is there a leak in this cell?"
As soon as Chaoxi asked, the attendant shook his head, "There used to be, but it has been repaired." ”
Sun Zhao had already walked up to the dead rat, looked at it twice, and said firmly, "I'm afraid that the good place will be bad again." As he spoke, he squatted down again, not minding the stench of the dead rats at all, and looked at the dead rats carefully, then he stood up and walked back along the wall from the lowest corner, until he reached the other end of the cell, he stopped, then looked at the cell next door, and raised his chin silently, "Open the cell next door as well." ”
The attendant didn't know why, but he still obediently opened the cell next door for the first time, Sun Zhao came out and entered the next cell instead, he continued to walk back along the root of the wall from the corner of the wall next to the dead rat cell, looking at his feet as he walked, and after a while, he raised his chin again, "Open the cells in front of you." ”
The attendant only felt that something must be wrong, but he didn't know what the problem was, so he could only open the cell according to the order, Sun Zhao came out and entered the next cell, still walking along the root of the wall and looking at it again, seeing that he was going to look at this row of cells, Feng Ye blinked, "Second sister, what is Lord Sun looking at......?"
"Those dead rats died after drinking the water that had accumulated in the corners of their cells. ”
Chaoxi replied lightly, seeing that Sun Zhao also had an answer in his heart, Feng Ye on the side narrowed his eyes when he heard this, "It's strange, the rats in this cell eat and drink everything, how can they all die because they drink a little dirty water......?"
Feng Ye looked at the attendant, and the attendant smiled bitterly, "Rat poison is poisonous, don't dare to let it go." ”
Yes, prisoners are often kept in this cell, and what if they are poisoned and let them kill themselves with rat poison.
Ignoring the conversation between Feng Ye and the attendant, he only followed Feng Ye to the next cell, along the way Feng Ye walked through three cells, and now he has reached the fourth room, only one room away from the place where the slave is locked up this time.
When he arrived here, Sun Zhao stood for a longer time, he stood still, not knowing what he was thinking.
Chaoxi looked at Sun Zhao's back and said slowly, "It rained on the eve of Linglong's death. ”
Sun Zhao turned to look at Chaoxi, his eyes were facing each other, Sun Zhao's eyes flashed with two points of faint brilliance, Chaoxi knew what he was thinking, not only did he know, but also gave him the answer at once, yes, he remembered, it was raining before Linglong and Lingqiao died! He took a shallow breath and looked at the attendants on the side, "Go and call Ling Shi to enter the palace." ”
The attendant looked dazed, stunned for a moment, and then turned around and ran out.
Feng Ye stood beside Chaoxi with his eyes wide open, "Second sister, what are you talking about, what Linglong and Lingqiao, didn't you come to ask the two people in the dining room today?" Feng Ye was also a little dazed, Sun Zhao and Chaoxi didn't talk much, why did they pull on Linglong and Lingqiao as soon as they opened their mouths, Linglong and Lingqiao committed suicide in fear of sin, didn't they commit suicide in fear of sin?
Sun Zhao had already raised his eyes to look at the roof of the cell, the roof here was very high, and from the bottom it looked like the roof was very complete, and after looking at it for two moments, he looked at Feng Ye and slowly answered questions, "The cell here is the day when Linglong and Lingqiao were imprisoned, at that time, in order to put psychological pressure on the two of them, there was no water and food between the two, if a person is very hungry, it is normal to drink from the rainwater, but if someone puts poison on the roof, the rain is also poisonous." ”
Feng Ye opened his eyes suddenly, "So Linglong and Lingqiao didn't commit suicide at all?!" Glancing at this row of cells, Feng Ye continued, "I know, it's the rain, the rain fell and the two of them drank it, and as a result, the poisonous rainwater flowed down the cell and accumulated together, and then these rats drank the rain and died, so those rats were also because of the morning dew?"
Sun Zhao didn't nod, "This will not be known until Ling Shi comes." ”
Feng Ye's eyes flashed with excitement, clapped his hands and paced in place excitedly, "I knew that I knew that the death of the two of them confirmed Mrs. Yang's crimes, but if the two of them did not commit suicide in fear of crime but were killed by someone, it means that there must be other masterminds behind Yu Meiren's affairs, and it can be said that there were other masterminds behind Queen Zhuang Ji's affairs back then?"
Feng Ye looked at Sun Zhao, Sun Zhao glanced at the servant in the cell not far away but did not nod, the two servant were already extremely frightened, just heard that this cell died a few days ago, and was even more afraid, at this time, when he heard what they said, he had long dared not raise his head and tremble like chaff, seeing that Sun Zhao did not answer, Feng Ye snorted lightly, "I know if you don't nod." ”
Feng Ye talked about Zhuang Ji's matter, of course Sun Zhao couldn't nod easily, he looked at Chaoxi for a few more moments, and saw that Zai Chaoxi was also looking at him, as if tasting his attitude, Sun Zhao turned his gaze, "If this matter can really be confirmed, then Mrs. Yang's matter will be marked with a big question, and other things will naturally be considered." ”
For Sun Zhao, this was the most satisfying thing Feng Ye could say.
Feng Ye glanced at Chaoxi, and the eyebrows of Chaoxi also moved slightly, Sun Zhao didn't say much, and walked straight towards the cell where the two slaves were, standing still in front of the cell, Sun Zhao swept their eyes up and down, these two people were arrested and locked up at night, and knew that the judgment that they couldn't get out if they entered the Imperial Punishment Division was already afraid, and Shicai listened to so much again, at this time, kneeling on the ground and trembling and the waist pole couldn't stand upright, Sun Zhao saw the two of them," It is a great crime of rebellion for a slave to murder his master, and in my opinion, you two don't need to be interrogated, and you will be sentenced directly to a court rod of 100 people."
The two servants knew that Sun Zhao was here to interrogate them, where did they think that Sun Zhao would directly sentence a court staff of one hundred without asking, and if these hundred court rods go down, where can the two of them survive?!
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One more arrives, thank you Keke for upgrading to Gongshi, thank you for upgrading Xie Yuan in July!3e