Li He was shocked: "Murder? ”

Song Hui pointed to the neck of the concubine's corpse: "Lord Li, look here." There are obvious pinch marks on the neck of the concubine. And I did an autopsy and found that there was no ash in her lungs or trachea. The average living person, at the scene of the fire, will definitely inhale a large amount of soot. Therefore, the concubine must have been strangled to death first, and then scorched by the fire. ”

Li He nodded repeatedly. Song Hui led him to the other two corpses again: "Lord Li, these two corpses, according to identification, are the two personal palace maids of the concubine. According to the autopsy, there was no ash in either of their lungs or trachea, and they were apparently burned after death. You see, one of them was pierced through the chest by a sharp sword; The other was pierced through the abdomen with a sharp blade, and a large intestine was cut off, the one you picked up in the palace yesterday... ”

Li He suddenly felt a surge in his chest, and hurriedly interrupted Song Hui's words: "Lord Song, let's take a look at the other corpses... ”

Song Hui was amused in his heart, and took Li He to check them one by one. Some were murdered first, then scorched by fire; Some were tied up with ropes and burned alive. Li He looked at the tragic situation of these corpses, and his heart was sad.

Li He was about to follow Song Hui out of the mortuary when he suddenly saw Concubine Chang holding her right hand tightly, and there seemed to be something glowing in her palm.

Li He stopped Song Hui, used his strength to eat, and broke the concubine's right hand, which turned out to be a piece of jade.

Li He took the jade and looked at it carefully, falling into deep thought. Song Hui was excited: "Lord Li, this piece of jade may have been taken from the murderer by the concubine before she died, as long as we take it to the palace and ask someone to identify it one by one, we will be able to find out the murderer." ”

Li He pondered for a long time and dissuaded Song Hui: "Look at this piece of jade, the color is excellent, it should not be worn by ordinary eunuchs and palace maids, it must be from a noble person." If we rashly take this piece of jade into the palace to investigate, it will be noticed. Even if there are insiders, they will not dare to tell the truth in order to protect themselves. Even our lives may be in danger. ”

Song Hui: "Master Li, what should we do, don't we investigate?" ”

Li He hesitated for a moment and made up his mind: "Check, you must check." But we have to find a way to find out the truth and avoid the danger. ”

Song Hui: "Does Master Li have a good plan?" ”

Li He: "Come with me." After speaking, Li He took Song Hui and went straight to the palace.

Li He and Song Hui came to the palace, and under the guidance of the eunuchs, they surveyed the other palaces one by one, and also took away a lot of jewels and jade, and sealed them in the Tingwei Mansion. Li He asked Song Hui to pass the order, and two days later, let the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace go to the Tingwei Mansion to retrieve the jewels and jade sealed in the Tingwei Mansion today.

Li He returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and reported the progress of the case to Li Feedyu.

Then, Li He went to Ji Shangfu without stopping. Ji Shang has not returned from the lecture, and Ji Yue has been waiting in the house for a long time. Li He learned the piano, and Ji Yue was on the side to advise. After playing for a long time, Li He looked at Ji Yue from time to time, and he was distracted and played wrong. Ji Yue smiled shamefully and gently twitched Li He with a bamboo stick.

Li He: "It reminds me of a story. ”

Ji Yue: "What's the story?" ”

Li He: "A long time ago, there was a king who liked to play the piano very much, but he played it so badly that the concubines in the palace and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't stand his piano sound. The king searched all over the court and the opposition, but could not find a bosom friend. So the king brought a death row prisoner from the prison and said to him, "If you say that I can play the harp well, the king will spare you death." So the king began to play the harp, and halfway through it, the condemned prisoner said he had something to say. ”

Ji Yue asked, "What did that death row prisoner say?" ”

Li He: "The death row prisoner said: "Your Majesty, please stop playing, I am willing to die." ”

In the courtyard, Li He and Ji Yue were playing while practicing the piano.

It was getting late, and the two of them said goodbye. As soon as Li He walked out of Ji Shang's Mansion, he saw the carriage sent by Miwu Mansion yesterday, and Li He thought to himself: "Here again, it's not endless." ”

Li He had a pleasantry with the attendants of Miwu Mansion, but Li He couldn't shirk it after all, and got into the carriage and went to Mifu. Li He came to the side hall yesterday, and Zheng Shaoji was the only one.

Li He sat calmly, drank with Zheng Shaoji, and chatted while eating.

Li He saw that Zheng Shaoji was thinly dressed, so he said, "Madam, it should be very cold if you wear it like this, it's better to wear more." ”

Zheng Shaoji felt a little embarrassed: "I'm not cold." Li Gongzi, do you think I look good in this dress? ”

Li He: "It's good-looking, but it's better to wear more." Don't just have the demeanor, not the temperature. ”

Zheng Shaoji: "Does Gongzi Li hate me?" ”

Li He didn't expect Zheng Shaoji to ask such a question, he was stunned for a long time, and said sincerely: "I don't hate Madame, I just don't understand." Indeed, I have heard some stories about Madame; However, everyone is a living being, all for life, and has no right to stand on the moral high ground and morally kidnap others. ”

Zheng Shaoji stared at Li He. After a long time, Zheng Shaoji sighed: "Thank you Gongzi for being so honest." I know that in the eyes of the world, I am a slut. ”

Li He: "Madame doesn't have to practice herself. Many times, it is the man who does the wrong thing and puts the fault on the woman. ”

Zheng Shaoji said to herself: "My cousin and I have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and we have no guesses. How can some young people say that we have an unruly love, and after my cousin found out, he was depressed and left with hatred. Later, I was fortunate to marry Jiang Xia, the husband and wife were deeply affectionate, and I also gave birth to a child, Jiang Shu. There were unforeseen circumstances, and my husband died suddenly, leaving us orphans and widows, lonely and helpless. Speaking of the depths of love, Zheng Shaoji choked up.

After relieving for a moment, Zheng Shaoji then said hatefully: "At this time, Kong Ning and Yi Xing, the two dog thieves, took the opportunity to fight my idea. They threatened me and said that if I didn't comply, they would kill my son Jiang Shu. I'm a weak woman, what can I do, I have to commit myself to being a thief. Later, Qingwang Jiang Loan was also a womanizer, and I didn't dare to disobey him... Pity my son Jiang Shu, in order to give his mother a breath of relief, he killed Jiang Yuan, but he was also murdered. Speaking of which, Zheng Shaoji was already in tears.

After a long time, Zheng Shaoji regained her composure: "After that, King Jing Mi mourned me to Xiong Xiang, although I have no husband and wife affection with him, but I can be regarded as having a dependence." I originally wanted to teach my husband and children, but I ended up with this remnant of my life, but I didn't expect Xiong Xiang to die on the battlefield. Xiong Xiang's son, Xiong Yao, is a shameless person who wants to dominate me in disregard of etiquette. I was humiliated and wanted to die, but luckily I met Mi Wu. He comforted me several times, and finally I fell in love with Lord Mi Wu and came to Yuguo. ”

After speaking, Li He and Zheng Shaoji fell silent.

After a long time, Li He: "Madam, thank you for pouring out your heart. If you are willing to treat me as a friend, you can invite me in the future; You, Mi Wu, and me, the three of us should talk freely. Moreover, it is convenient during the day; It is inconvenient to be lonely in the dead of night like this, and if it spreads, it will not have a good impact on you, Mi Wu, and me. ”

Zheng Shaoji thanked in her heart: "Thank you Gongzi for treating me as a friend." There were many rudes before, please forgive Childe. ”

So, the two continued to eat. Suddenly, Zheng Shaoji asked, "Gongzi Li, I heard that you recently investigated the fire in the palace, how is it going?" ”

Seeing Zheng Shaoji's abrupt question, Li He was alert in his heart, and looked at Zheng Shaoji, only to see Zheng Shaoji glancing in the direction of the inner room. Li He had an epiphany and replied quietly: "Strange to say, I inspected the scene with Lord Song Hui and did an autopsy, and found that some people had injuries on their bodies, and some people had no injuries. I guessed with Song Hui that it was most likely that the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace had a dispute, and then a fight ensued, and they accidentally knocked the lights to the ground and burned everyone alive. What a tragedy. ”

After finishing the meal, Mi Wu had not returned home, and Li He said goodbye to Zheng Shaoji. Li He shirked to visit the night market, so he left on foot. Li He walked out of Miwu Mansion for a long time, and when there was no one around, he sneaked back to the door of Miwu Mansion and hid in the corner of the street to keep an eye on it.

Sure enough, after a while, someone walked out of Miwu's mansion. Li He fixed his eyes and saw that it was Tian Cuo.

Li He thought in his heart: "It turned out to be your kid." It seems that this matter is related to Ji Cheng Ji Hou Ye. ”

Tian got into the carriage and drove in the direction of Jihou Mansion.

Two days later, the stewards and eunuchs and palace maids of the palaces in the palace came to the palace together. Li He put all the jewels and jade together, and secretly mixed the jade in the concubine's hand with these jade. Li He and Song Hui were silent, just stood aside, and let the eunuchs and palace maids choose. Those eunuchs and palace maids were very familiar with the utensils in the palace and recognized them by themselves.

After the time of half-burnt incense, the jewelry and jade were basically taken away, but no one cared about that piece of jade. When Li He was disappointed, he suddenly heard a palace maid ask: "I have seen this piece of jade, why no one has received it?" ”