Feng Qingchen raised his eyebrows, turned his head, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"When my subordinates were eating, my subordinates came to tell me that a female corpse was found in the lake, and my subordinates came to tell the prince after going to check on it." Chu Han responded calmly.

Feng Qingchen frowned, then looked back at Shen Yunxi, and before he could speak, Shen Yunxi said sarcastically: "The prince doesn't think that this murder is also related to Yunxi, right?" ”

Feng Qingchen snorted lightly, and his thin lips opened lightly, "Don't be prickly with anything you say, let's go over with this king first." ”

Then, Shen Yunxi followed Feng Qingchen to the scene of the incident. It's just that the more he walks to the place where the incident happened, the more familiar Shen Yunxi feels.

When she saw the rockery by the lake, Shen Yunxi finally remembered, it turned out that this was the place where she met Yuan Xiang and them last night.

The wind of early autumn is a little cool, the willow trees flutter in the wind with cool green, and the reflection of the lake water, the water is shining, and the scenery is beautiful.

Next to a willow tree closest to the rockery, there were more than a dozen people standing at this time, and from their soaked clothes, it could be seen that they had just gone into the water to salvage the corpses. Seeing Feng Qingchen coming, he stood on both sides, lowered his head slightly, and called respectfully: "Lord Wang." ”

Feng Qingchen walked over, lowered his eyes and glanced at the maid who was already out of breath and wet under the willow tree, and raised his head to Chu Han and asked coldly, "Which palace is she from?" ”

"Her name is Ning Meng, and she is the maid ring of the Feather Butterfly Girl of Yingyue Pavilion." Chu Han took a step forward and replied.

Feng Qingchen pursed her lips, as if thinking something, and then asked, "What's so strange about her death?" ”

"The specific situation has not yet been verified." Chu Han turned his head to look at Ning Meng, thought for a while, and continued: "However, a few days ago, my subordinates inadvertently learned from the mouths of other maids that when Ning Meng returned to her hometown to visit relatives some time ago, she was almost insulted by her stepfather, and she had thoughts of suicide, I wonder if her death will have anything to do with this matter?" ”

Feng Qingchen nodded lightly, and ordered in a deep voice: "You can verify this matter as soon as possible, if it is confirmed that it is related to her stepfather, let him be a eunuch in the next life, and as for her other family members, try to appease them as much as possible." ”

"Yes, my lord. The subordinates dealt with the matter as soon as possible. ”

As soon as Chu Han's words fell, Shen Yunxi's calm voice sounded beside him: "Steward Chu, don't bother." I can tell you right away if she killed herself or if he killed her. ”

Hearing her words, Feng Qingchen's steps stopped, and he looked back at Shen Yunxi, who was squatting next to Ning Meng's corpse and looked at them with his head raised slightly, and a trace of surprise couldn't help but flash in his eyes.

When Feng Qingchen turned around, Shen Yunxi was putting down Ning Meng's feet, her hands were wrapped with cloth, and the shoes and socks on Ning Meng's feet were taken off by her at some point.

Chu Han turned around, seeing this, his eyes were also full of surprise, the corners of his mouth raised a touch of arc, blessed her slightly, and said, "Please also ask the princess for advice." ”

Shen Yunxi smiled lightly, then retracted his gaze, lifted his eyes, and asked a few people who were standing on the side who were soaking wet, "When you salvaged Ning Meng, did you find that her stomach was swollen?" Did you ever press her stomach with your hands? ”

Everyone shook their heads: "No." But she didn't understand why she asked.

Shen Yunxi nodded, taking their questions into his eyes, and then said to Feng Qingchen and Chu Han: "If I haven't seen it, Ning Meng will be killed by him nine times out of ten." ”

"Reason." Feng Qingchen didn't say much, but just dropped a sentence lightly.

Shen Yunxi glanced at him, then looked at Ning Meng, and said: "If it is drowned and died, there are generally two characteristics: first, the deceased will struggle due to difficulty breathing, and there will be stagnant water and sediment in the abdomen; Second, the deceased must have struggled before he died, and there would be dirt left in the nails of the deceased's fingers. Just now when you were talking about the case, I pressed her stomach, and there was no water or mud coming out of her mouth. ”

Pointing his finger at the subordinate on the side, he continued: "They also said that when they salvaged Ning Meng, they didn't see her stomach bulging, and no one pressed her stomach. And her hands and feet, as I just looked, were clean and placed vertically at her side without any abnormality. Although it is said that the body was found in the lake, it does not mean that this is the first crime scene, and there are ......"

As he spoke, Shen Yunxi turned sideways slightly, raised Ning Meng's foot, pointed to her somewhat worn heel, and asked Chu Han, "See?" The heel of her shoe was clearly worn by dragging it on the floor. As for the rest, I won't say much, I think Steward Chu should also know what is going on with Lu Dao, right? ”

In fact, in other words, that is, Ning Meng was dragged by this small lake after her death, and then thrown into the river, in order to make people mistakenly think that she was almost insulted by her stepfather and took her own life, so she escaped, but her appearance broke the person's original idea.

Listening to Shen Yunxi's detailed explanation, he carefully examined Ning Meng's corpse according to her words, and then thought about it seriously, it seemed that this was indeed the case.

Yes, Chu Han's eyes couldn't help but show a look of amazement, he nodded approvingly, a faint smile overflowed at the corner of his lips, humble and soft, he said: "I didn't expect the princess to analyze the case so thoroughly, and even more discerning, which really surprised her subordinates!" ”

And Shuang'er was already stunned when Shen Yunxi squatted down and checked Ning Meng's corpse, and wanted to stop it, but because of Feng Qingchen's presence, she didn't dare to make a sound, so she had to look at her dumbfounded.

At this moment, listening to Shen Yunxi's words, he was even more amazed!

And Shen Yunxi only smiled lightly at Chu Han's appreciation, and did not say much else.

"This king only knows that you are cowardly and cowardly, and you are often in the boudoir, but I didn't expect that you still have the ability to do things." Feng Qingchen, who had never spoken, finally spoke at this time, her tone was flat, and she couldn't hear any emotion, but the eyes that were staring at her were full of complicated light.

Under the mild sunlight, Feng Qingchen stood with his backlight, his expression Shen Yunxi couldn't see it really, but Chu Han, who was standing beside him, clearly felt the cold gaze he projected.

Shen Yunxi turned his eyes to look at Feng Qingchen and said, "I can only say that the prince doesn't know me well enough. ”

Feng Qingchen didn't say much on this topic, his dark gaze looked at Ning Meng's corpse, and the evil voice escaped from his mouth, "Since the princess has such a skill, then the murderer of Ning Meng will be investigated by the princess." ”

Shen Yunxi stood up while removing the fabric wrapped around his hand, and when he got up, he accidentally pulled his left shoulder, which was injured last night, and couldn't help frowning, and then said coldly to Feng Qingchen: "I was in the garden, didn't the prince still suspect that I was the messenger?" Now let me investigate the murderer, don't you worry that I will shield the prisoner and let the suspect go? ”

Feng Qingchen saw her frowning, his eyes fell on her left shoulder, and when he heard what she said, he chuckled, laughed a little coldly, and then took a step closer to her, stared at her tightly, and said: "Even if you let the murderer go, this king has the ability to find him out, and at that time, even if you have great ability, you will not be able to protect you or your family." ”

Instantly, Shen Yunxi's eyes darkened a little, and she said, "Lord Wang, is this threatening me?" ”