The water on the official road was quite deep, and the heavy rain crackled on the roof of the car, making a series of noises.

Even if it is a good horse-drawn carriage, the horse is walking on the water and rain, the road is extremely slippery, and the carriage cannot run very fast.

Five miles out of the city, there was a carriage parked in front of me.

Yuzhuo was wearing a poncho and a hat, he shook the water of the hat, looked forward, looked at it for a moment, and said to the car, "Cousin-in-law, it seems to be the carriage of Imperial Doctor Sun's mansion." ”

Xie Fanghua opened the curtain and glanced out, it was indeed the carriage of Imperial Physician Sun's mansion, she said, "Imperial Physician Sun seems to have come first, waiting for us here, you come forward and let me know, let's go together." ”

Yuzhuo nodded and drove the car closer. He didn't get out of the car, but said to the coachman, "Is it the carriage in the palace of Imperial Doctor Sun?" ”

The coachman also wore a poncho and a hat to protect himself from the rain, and kept his head down and did not respond.

Yuzhuo shouted twice, but there was still no answer, he was strange, threw the whip, got out of the car, and walked towards the car.

"Yuzhuo, wait, you stand still first." Xie Fanghua sensed that something was wrong and held the jade burn.

Yuzhuo immediately stopped and looked back at the carriage.

Xie Fanghua said to the waiter painting and waiter, "Get out of the car and take a look." ”

The two also sensitively felt that something was wrong, nodded, one raised the curtain, the other held an umbrella, and helped Xie Fanghua get out of the car.

Xie Fanghua got out of the car, walked to the carriage, came to the carriage, reached out and took the hat off the man's head, only to see that the man was tilted his head, his eyes were closed, and a dagger was inserted in his chest, and he was already dead.

Yu Zhuo's eyes widened in surprise.

The waiter painting and the waiter Mo immediately protected Xie Fanghua from left to right, and looked at the carriage cautiously.

Xie Fanghua pursed her lips and looked at the coachman for a moment, then stepped forward and reached out to open the curtain.

I saw that inside the car, it was Dr. Sun.

Imperial Physician Sun sat by the car, also with a dagger in his chest, silently holding his posture, already dead.

Yu Zhuo's face changed greatly, "This is Imperial Doctor Sun?" He was killed? ”

The waiter and the waiter also looked at the killed coachman and the imperial doctor Sun in horror, and immediately glanced left and right, and there was no one else except for their carriage, and suddenly said, "Miss, what should I do?" ”

Xie Fanghua squinted his eyes, his face was dark, and he instructed the waiter painting and waiter, "You two, go back to the city now and go to Jing Zhaoyin's yamen to report the case." ”

The waiter and the waiter immediately worried, "Then miss, you ......"

"Yuzhuo and I are waiting here." Xie Fanghua said in a deep voice, "You can't ignore the death of Imperial Doctor Sun and go to the Xishan military camp, since we have touched it, we can't get rid of it." ”

"Yes, be careful, young lady." The painter and the ink glanced at Yuzhuo.

Yuzhuo immediately said, "I'd better go and report the case." ”

"You stay." Xie Fanghua shook his head and waved his hand to the waiter painting and waiter, "Unload the carriage, you ride a horse." After reporting the case, he went to the residence of Doctor Sun at the same time to inform him. ”

The waiter and the waiter nodded, walked back and unloaded the carriage, and the two rode together, whipping off to the capital.

Yuzhuo looked at the situation in front of her, "Cousin-in-law, what about us?" ”

"Let's go and wait in our car." Xie Fanghua turned around and returned to his car.

Yuzhuo also followed her to the front of the car, and said strangely, "I came back to deliver the letter myself, and when I arrived at our palace, I sent a small servant to the palace of Imperial Doctor Sun to deliver the message." It stands to reason that after the letter was delivered, you didn't delay, and we left the house. Doctor Sun got the news, if you don't delay, you have to go out of the city with you. How could he have arrived here in advance. ”

"If I hadn't arrived here earlier, I wouldn't have died." Xie Fanghua sneered, "Naturally, someone sent the message first, and he went out earlier than me before you sent the message." ”

"Cousin-in-law, now that it is raining so hard, any trace can be washed away, even if Jing Zhaoyin comes, can the cause of death be found?" Yu Zhuo was worried, "You won't wronged us, right?" ”

Xie Fanghua looked at the heavy rain falling in front of him, and the carriage had stopped here for a while, and it had accumulated into a puddle. She sneered, "Is the person who found the scene of the crime the murderer?" So how many people should be wronged each year? ”

Yuzhuo nodded and glanced at the sky, "Originally, Imperial Physician Sun and we went to the Xishan military camp together, but now that Imperial Physician Sun has been killed, we are delayed here, even if Jing Zhaoyin gets the news, even if he comes immediately, it will be an hour later." It is also necessary to record a confession and make a record. Delayed time, when do we have to go to the Xishan Barracks? ”

Xie Fanghua didn't speak, bowed his head and pondered.

Yuzhuo wanted to say something more, but when she saw Xie Fanghua's eyebrows, she seemed to be thinking about something, so she didn't dare to interrupt her again and stopped talking.

Half an hour later, a young man came hurrying on horseback, and the sound of horses' hooves splashing high on the sound of water in the potholes of the ground.

The boy was about thirteen or fourteen years old, not yet full of size, slightly older than Yuzhuo, but still immature.

"There's a guy coming." Yuzhuo immediately said to Xie Fanghua.

Xie Fanghua glanced up and said, "He should be the grandson of Imperial Physician Sun, after he comes, you look at him, don't let him touch the corpse of the carriage, don't destroy the scene." ”

Yu Zhuo realized and quickly stood up.

The boy came in an instant, shouted twice to his grandfather, turned and dismounted, threw off the reins, and rushed to the carriage crying.

Yu Zhuo immediately stepped forward to stop him.

When the young man saw a young man who was slightly smaller than him in front of him, he immediately asked, "Who are you?" ”

Yuzhuo said, "I am the scholar of Prince Ying's mansion, our little princess just passed by here, and found that Imperial Doctor Sun was killed, and she has already sent someone to Jing Zhaoyin to report the case." Who are you? ”

"My name is Sun Zhuo. Doctor Sun is my grandfather, you dodge. Sun Zhuo waved his hand to open the jade burn.

After all, Yuzhuo has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, although Sun Zhuo also practiced some horseback archery skills, but it was not as good as Yuzhuo, casually, he did not open him under the wave of his hand.

"What are you doing to stop me from coming forward?" Sun Zhuo was furious.

Yuzhuo clasped his hand and reminded him in a clear tone, "You can watch your grandfather, but don't destroy the scene of the crime, and wait for Jing Zhaoyin to catch the murderer and solve the case." ”

Sun Zhuo was annoyed, "Waiting for Jing Zhaoyin to solve the case?" There's no one here, only you, did you kill my grandfather? ”

Yuzhuo was also angry, "I found out that your grandfather was killed in the carriage, could it be that I killed him?" You're older than me, don't you have a bad brain? ”

Sun Zhuo choked, "On such a rainy day, you are the only one here, why did my grandfather ......?"

"Sun Zhuo!" Xie Fanghua picked up the curtain, stopped his words, and said lightly.

Sun Zhuo was interrupted, startled, turned around along the figure, and looked at Xie Fanghua sitting in the carriage.

Xie Fanghua looked at him and said expressionlessly, "How did you get the news here?" Why are you alone? ”

"There was a woman who said my grandfather was killed here. I rushed here, my father went out, not in Beijing, my mother and Erniang came by car, in the back. Sun Zhuo looked at Xie Fanghua, hesitated, and asked, "Are you the little princess of Prince Ying's mansion?" ”

"Your grandfather is old, whether it is with Prince Ying's Mansion or with the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong, he has a deep friendship, and I don't want him to be killed without explanation. Therefore, as soon as I found out, I ordered someone to go to Jing Zhaoyin to report the case, and at the same time asked my two maidservants to inform Mrs. Sun's Mansion. There is a woman who went to the house of Imperial Doctor Sun to report the news, it should be one of my maidservants. Xie Fanghua said calmly, "I asked Yuzhuo to stop you, because I was afraid that you would destroy the scene with excitement, and when Jing Zhaoyin came, it would affect the investigation." As long as you don't spoil the scene, just step forward. ”

"How can I trust you? After all, you're the only one here, and there's no one else around. Sun Zhuo said again.

"Your grandfather and I are going to the Xishan military camp, he left the city earlier than me, and the soldiers at the city gate can testify, and the time for killing is not right. In addition, there must be a motive for killing, and what motive do I have to harm Imperial Doctor Sun. Furthermore, if you want to find out, Jing Zhaoyin will know. Inside and outside the Nine Cities, if there is a homicide, it should be within their jurisdiction, right? For now, you can only trust me. Xie Fanghua fell, waved his hand and lowered the curtain, and said to Yuzhuo, "Yuzhuo dodged and let him step forward." ”

Yuzhuo leaned sideways and stepped out of the way.

Sun Zhuo immediately walked to the carriage, looked at the dagger that was stabbed into the chest, his face changed, he trembled and lifted the curtain, and saw that Imperial Doctor Sun, who had been cut off by the dagger inserted into his brother, shouted "grandfather", and was about to step forward to hug him, remembering Xie Fanghua's words, he paused again, knelt on the ground with a "poof", and cried.

Yuzhuo saw that he didn't move and was quite sensible, so he hid back in front of the car to avoid the rain.

Xie Fanghua watched Sun Zhuo rolling on the ground crying painfully, thinking that Imperial Doctor Sun died like this. After she returned to Beijing, she was trapped in the Ying Prince's Mansion by Qin Zheng's design, and she had the most dealings with this imperial doctor. He is already a handful of old people, and it is said that he wants to return to his hometown, but the emperor in the palace is sick and has not let him go. I didn't expect him to die like this.

Sun Zhuo cried for a while, straightened up, looked at Xie Fanghua's carriage, walked over, and said in a dumb voice, "Ask the little princess for guidance, what should I do?" Who the hell killed my grandfather? Did you know? ”

Before Xie Fanghua could speak, a sound of horses' hooves came from the direction of the city gate, and the sound of horses' hooves was urgent, as if there were many people.

Yu Zhuo looked at it when he heard the sound and said, "It's Jingzhao Yin Yamen who is here." ”

Sun Zhuo also looked at those people, and hurriedly said to Xie Fanghua, "Little princess, can Jingzhao Yin Yamen really solve the case?" With such heavy rain, what if you can't find the murderer? ”

"Will find out." Xie Fanghua said lightly.

Although her voice was faint, it made Sun Zhuo feel at ease, and under his pain, he nodded heavily, "The murderer must be traced, my grandfather is so old, and he usually doesn't offend anyone, how can he be killed like this?" ”

As he spoke, a group of people approached, about 30 people, all dressed in yamen costumes, one of them was in the lead, in his thirties, with a beard and an official hat, and seemed to be the leader. Next to him is a painting and a painting.

"Is there a little princess sitting in the car in front of you?" The man got off his horse and stepped forward to salute the carriage, "Down there is Liu An, who is in charge of Jing Zhaoyin." ”

Xie Fanghua lifted the curtain, got out of the car with an umbrella, and nodded, "Lord Liu doesn't have to be polite." ”

Liu An straightened up, glanced around, and then asked suspiciously, "I heard that the two maidservants of the little princess reported the case, and Imperial Doctor Sun was ...... What's going on? ”

"The situation is that I was going to the Xishan military camp, and when I passed by here, I found Imperial Doctor Sun's carriage, and the coachman and he were both dead in the carriage." Xie Fanghua said in a few words, and said, "The scene was not damaged at all, Lord Liu brought a piece of work, right?" ”

Liu An nodded, summoned the two of them, and walked towards Imperial Doctor Sun's carriage.

Xie Fanghua stood in place with an umbrella, waiting for the conclusion.

The waiter and the waiter got off the horse and came to Xie Fanghua's side, the two of them were covered in rain and were already soaked, and whispered, "The two slaves and maids went into the city to report the case very smoothly, and Jing Zhaoyin, Lord Liu, came after hearing about it." After the words fell, the two of them said, "When we went to Taiyi's Mansion after reporting the case, we had already received news from Taiyi's Mansion that a woman had gone to report in advance. ”

Xie Fanghua narrowed her eyes, "Have you checked who that woman is?" ”

"I've sent a message, and someone has checked it." The waiter whispered.

Xie Fanghua stopped talking.

Jing Zhaoyin arrived in front of the carriage and exclaimed, "Who is this who has a grudge against the old lady?" Killed with a single sword? ”

"In addition to seeing the palace for my grandfather, he will go to anyone in the mansion of ordinary nobles, and he will go to his grandfather as long as he asks for it. Didn't offend anyone. Zhao Zhuo said resentfully, "I don't know why something like this happened today." ”

"it, come forward and do the autopsy." Liu An took a step back and got out of the way.

Two servants stepped forward, one to perform an autopsy on Dr. Sun, and the other to examine the coachman, and after a while, the two exchanged them. After discussing it, he came to a conclusion to Liu An, "Lord Hui, Imperial Physician Sun was killed by someone with one move, and the murderer obviously knows martial arts, and he is in the heart of the Imperial Doctor, and he is under the unpreparedness of the Imperial Physician." The hour is about an hour ago. And this coachman and Dr. Sun were the same, they were killed, and the time was also the same. ”

"What other traces are there?" Liu An asked.

The two of them looked at each other and shook their heads, "It's raining so hard that I can't see anything else for the time being." ”

"Can't you see anything else? I can't see who killed my grandfather anymore. Sun Zhuo immediately asked.

The two servants shook their heads.

Liu An looked at Sun Zhuo, "You are the grandson of Imperial Physician Sun?" ”

Sun Zhuo nodded.

Liu An sighed, "On the way I just came, I saw the carriage of the family in the Imperial Physician's Mansion, and it should be coming soon." Let's take back the body of Imperial Physician Sun back to the mansion first, after all, Imperial Physician Sun is the old imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital, and this is a big murder case, and Jing Zhaoyin will report to the Criminal Department to solve the case. ”

Sun Zhuo looked at Xie Fanghua when he heard this.

Liu An followed the line of sight, also looked at Xie Fanghua, and arched his hand to her, "Since it was the murder case of Imperial Doctor Sun discovered by the little princess, I still have to go to the yamen and record a confession with the lower officials." ”

Xie Fanghua glanced at Liu An lightly, didn't answer, turned to the two servants and asked, "Are you sure your autopsy is accurate?" ”

The two were stunned.

"Is this how the work in the capital was done with a hasty autopsy?" Xie Fanghua's voice sank.

The face changed, and he immediately said in unison, "The two of us have been in this industry for many years, and there have been countless autopsies, and the little princess has questioned the level of the two of us, where does this come from?" Could it be that the little prince is better at autopsy than us? ”

"I don't know how to do an autopsy, but I know how to do it." Xie Fanghua stepped forward with an umbrella, pointed to the dagger on the coachman's chest, and then pointed to the dagger on the chest of Imperial Doctor Sun in the car, "Look at it, it's the same one-hit kill, what's the difference between these two daggers?" ”

Hearing this, the two looked at it suspiciously, looked at it carefully, shook their heads, and looked at Xie Fanghua, "The dagger is in the middle of the heart, there is no difference." ”

"Years of work? Can't see the murder and suicide? I don't think you need to mess around in this business. Xie Fanghua glanced at the two of them coldly, "This coachman's technique is obviously suicide, and the direction of the dagger deliberately imitates the position of the dagger inserted by Imperial Doctor Sun, but there are still slight deviations." Moreover, the direction he was aiming at was slightly different from Doctor Sun, and he shed more blood than Doctor Sun, because after he inserted the dagger, he did not die immediately, but bled a lot, and waited for a moment before dying. ”

"The heavy rain washed it clean, and the blood stains on his body are gone, how can the little princess see it?" A servant.

"The blood stains on his body are gone, but the blood stains under the car are there, even if it is raining heavily, but it can't wash away the blood stains for a while, especially the water stored here. You can see how red the water in the puddle is under the car, and you can see that there is not much blood under the car compared to the location of Imperial Doctor Sun. Xie Fanghua said.

When the two servants heard this, they immediately climbed down to look, and their faces turned white at this look.

Liu An also bent over to look, and sure enough, as Xie Fanghua said, he turned around and looked at Xie Fanghua, "According to the meaning of the little princess, it was this coachman who committed suicide?" Why did he kill himself? Is it because Imperial Doctor Sun died? Is he afraid of being implicated? Or is it because he is a murderer himself? ”

"This requires checking the identity of the driver." Xie Fanghua said lightly.

"The little princess said that the coachman committed suicide, and said that there was a difference between the daggers, but I couldn't see it. When someone else kills, the position of the two daggers cannot be one inch. A servant said.

Xie Fanghua glanced at the horse, and before he could speak, there was another sound of horses' hooves in the distance, accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves, or the sound of the wheels pressing against the ground and moving quickly. She turned her head to look.

Liu An and the others also turned their heads in unison.

I saw that it was a horse, and the person on the horse was wearing a poncho and carrying rain gear, although it was tightly wrapped, he could still recognize it as Li Muqing, the son of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. In addition, there were two carriages beside him, which were the carriages of Imperial Physician Sun's family. After them, there was a group of people who came, dressed in the clothes of the yamen of the criminal department, obviously from the criminal department.

Seeing Li Muqing, Xie Fanghua's eyes moved.

After a while, Li Muqing came closer, turned over and dismounted, walked to Xie Fanghua's side, and said to her gently, "You haven't experienced this kind of thing, I'll come and take a look." ”