Updated: 2014-04-19

"What do you mean? Is it fake? Emperor Zhaoxuan tightened his brows, and a trace of depth flashed in his eyebrows.

"That's right," on the contrary, Leng Changxi stretched his brows, he glanced coldly at Qin Qian, who had a strange expression, and turned to look at Qin Yunuan's eyes with tenderness, "In other words, the person who died is not the eldest son of the Qin family." ”

"How is it possible, the deceased is obviously wearing the clothes of the eldest son of the Qin family, and his body shape is extremely similar, even the knife wound on his back is exactly the same as the knife wound left by the accidental injury of the eldest son of the Qin family during his study tour." He expressed his disbelief, he had never made a mistake in the autopsy for so many years, and it was impossible for him to capsize in this small gutter.

In fact, Qin Yunuan believed Leng Changxi's speculation, after all, what he saw at the time, Sima Rui obviously asked people to tie stones to Qin Linfeng's feet and sink into the lake and die, even if Qin Linfeng is good, it is impossible to have enough time to untie the stones on his feet, as for the deceased who pretended to be Qin Linfeng, who made it out, and what is the purpose?

"But as you said just now, the deceased's face has been scratched by the rocks at the bottom of the pond, and he can't distinguish his face," Leng Changxi raised his head confidently, "Even people who look exactly the same can wonder if they are using a human skin mask, such as the last time the emperor hunted in the paddock, let alone a person whose face is already bloody and blurred?" ”

"What does General Leng mean that the dog is still alive?" Qin Zhen asked tentatively.

"I'm not sure," Leng Changxi didn't give Qin Zhen a positive answer, not only the answer, but even a direct gaze didn't give Qin Qian, "After all, there are too many people who want your son's life." ”

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and only Empress Chen opened her mouth slowly: "But the problem is that General Leng only proposed that the deceased person may not be the eldest young master of the Qin family, but there is not enough evidence to prove that this deceased must not be the eldest young master of the Qin family. ”

Empress Chen raised a very critical question, but Leng Changxi was not panicked, he looked at Qin Yunuan, and suddenly the corners of his mouth twitched, just at this moment, the inner eunuch outside the door suddenly came to report, saying that Liu Shangshu was kneeling outside, saying that his youngest son who came with him to the wedding banquet suddenly disappeared, and he heard about the floating corpse in the lotus pond, and was worried that it was related to his youngest son.

Emperor Zhaoxuan frowned, just waved his hand, and asked people to bring Liu Shangshu up.

After a while, an old man over sixty years old was hunched over, his face haggard and gloomy, he had grown old, but now he was ......

"The minister greets the emperor and the queen;

。 ”

"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, Aiqing is in a hurry to see, what's the matter?" Emperor Zhaoxuan tightened his brows, how could such a complicated murder case actually happen in the palace, how could it not be annoying.

"Wechen is here for his son," Liu Shangshu said as tears flowed down his cheeks, and suddenly knelt down towards Emperor Zhaoxuan, "Your Majesty, Wechen's eldest son and second son both sacrificed their lives for the country and died on the battlefield, Wechen only had such a little son in forty, but he didn't expect to disappear in the palace for no reason, when Wechen heard the murder in the lotus pond, Wechen's heart was really like a knife, and I hope that the emperor will look at Wechen's loyalty to Daqi for forty years, let Wechen take a look at the corpse, It's good that Weichen broke his thoughts. ”

Because the floating corpse in the lotus pond was dressed exactly what Qin Linfeng was dressed when he participated in the banquet, people naturally thought that it was Qin Linfeng who died when they found out, but after some discussion, the identity of the deceased was indeed suspicious again.

"Above the main hall, there is a corpse and such a filthy thing, I'm afraid it will collide with the dragon's body." Empress Chen persuaded, but Qin Yunuan carefully found that Empress Chen's face had begun to become unnatural.

Emperor Zhaoxuan glanced at Empress Chen, pondered for a moment, and suddenly resolutely ordered: "Let people bring the corpse up." ”

The emperor's golden mouth and jade words, the people below did not dare to disobey, the four eunuchs with their mouths and noses covered with white scarves appeared from the front of the hall carrying a stretcher from the front of the hall, on the stretcher was about a seven-foot-tall man's body, lying upright, covering his whole body with a white cloth, but it could be identified from the corners of the clothes exposed under the white cloth, this was really the clothes that Qin Linfeng was wearing today.

As soon as the corpse was brought in, Qin Zhen and Liu Shangshu both showed a sad look on their faces.

"Facing the wind." Qin Zhen stretched out his hand to uncover the white cloth covering the corpse, but was stopped by the pretend.

"Lord Qin, the deceased's face is completely destroyed, it is extremely ugly, the lower officials suggest, it is better not to look at it."

"This is my son." Qin Zhen was a little excited.

"Father, this is in the palace," Qin Yunuan said coldly, "Even if you are not afraid, you have to worry about whether such behavior will collide with the emperor and queen." ”

"Shut up! You unfilial daughter! Qin Zhen scolded angrily.

And Liu Shangshu silently lifted the white cloth on the corpse's arm, and with trembling and trembling old hands, he lifted the clothes on the corpse's right arm, and looked at it, but he was shocked.

"How can this be," Liu Shangshu's eyes were full of disbelief, "My youngest son originally had a maple leaf-shaped birthmark on his right arm, but why ......." ”

Qin Yunuan subconsciously wanted to move forward, but was stopped by Leng Changxi, and Leng Changxi's warm words were in his ears: "The corpse is too dirty, don't approach." ”

"Impossible." Liu Shangshu was ruthless, and went to take off the corpse's shoes, the corpse had been soaked in the lotus pond for a while, slightly swollen, and the shoes were extremely difficult to take off, but Liu Shangshu didn't know where the strength came from, so he pulled off the corpse's shoes and looked at the soles of the corpse's feet, and suddenly fell suddenly, and just muttered in his mouth, "Impossible, how is it possible." ”

"Liu Shangshu has read carefully?" Leng Changxi's cold eyes swept over Liu Shangshu who was sitting on the ground, and Leng Changxi had already checked the place where Liu Shangshu had seen, "Don't you think it's strange, the birthmark on Ling Gongzi's original arm and the black mole on the soles of his feet are gone, but they are replaced by scars, if you look at it as an ordinary person, you will definitely think that these scars are also scratched by the rocks under the pond, although the wound has been blistered in the pool, but if you look closely, you can still identify it, this wound is neatly cut, and it is clear that someone is trying to hide people's eyes and ears, brutally killed Liu Gongzi first, and then peeled off the skin of the place where he had birthmarks and black moles, pretending to be injured accidentally;

。 ”

"So...... So....... Liu Shangshu was already a little stammering, it was very indecent to be so embarrassed in front of the emperor, but he no longer had the strength to sit up from the ground.

"That's right, Liu Shangshu, I can only apologize to tell you that the deceased lying in front of you is Liu Gongzi, not the eldest young master of the Qin family, or rather, Liu Gongzi is just a stand-in for the eldest young master of the Qin family." After Leng Changxi finished speaking, he owed a debt, although he never liked to talk to these old courtiers in the same dynasty, but Liu Shangshu was also a veteran with an excellent reputation in the court, and Leng Changxi was also respectful, but his personality made him unable to say anything euphemistic, all he could do was to keep checking.

The old man, who was over sixty years old, suddenly hid his face on the ground and wept, constantly reading the name of his youngest son.

Qin Zhen sighed, and he didn't know if it was suddenly relaxed, or suddenly heavier, he stepped forward, patted Liu Shangshu's shoulder and said, "Mourning." ”

"So father, are you still insisting that it was Yu Nuan who killed the killer?" Qin Yunuan's sudden words made Qin Zhen stunned, "My eldest brother and I don't have a relationship with you to slander Yu Nuan Yu Nuan, but now that it has been determined that the deceased is Young Master Liu, Yu Nuan has no grievances with him, how can he take someone to harm his life in the lotus pond?" Even if Yu Nuan is crazy, but in such a short period of time, killing Liu Gongzi, who is a head taller than Yu Nuan, and stripping off the skin of his feet and birthmarks on his arms, Yu Nuan is just a weak woman, and his father can't help but look up to Yu Nuan too much. ”

"You can't, but isn't it easy for that maid named Cold Frost next to you?" Qin Zhen sneered.

"Okay, my father is really going to be sure that Yu Nuan is a sinner now, and Yu Nuan doesn't need to scruple about the father-daughter friendship in the past."

"Hmph, unless you can find witnesses to prove that you never went to the lotus pond." Qin Zhi looked at Qin Yunuan coldly, not like looking at a daughter whose blood was thicker than water, but like looking at a friend who was his biggest enemy, "As for the father-daughter relationship, I said on the day you returned to the door that I would expel you from the Qin family." ”

As soon as Qin Qian's words fell, an old but powerful voice suddenly sounded outside the hall.

"The old decay can prove that the third young grandmother of Ning Wangfu has never been to the lotus pond."

This sound made Qin Yunuan also a little surprised, looking at Shangguan Yi's sudden appearance in front of the hall, Qin Yunuan couldn't help but feel a sense of support in his heart.

"Mr. Shangguan Yi." Seeing Shangguan Yi who suddenly appeared, Emperor Zhaoxuan's body involuntarily leaned forward, his eyes were full of respect and humility as a junior, and he almost got up to greet him, but his dignity as an emperor made him still maintain his grace and generosity.

Like a fairy, Shangguan Yi was dressed in white in this golden and brilliant palace like a breeze, Shangguan Yi walked slowly along the sixteen golden bronze pillars in the hall, until he went down the steps, and made a Confucian salute to Emperor Zhaoxuan: "Old decay, I have seen the emperor, I have seen the queen's mother." ”

Before Emperor Zhaoxuan could open his mouth to say hello, Shangguan Yi had already said straight to the point: "Lao Yu can testify for the third young grandmother of Ning Wangfu, because after the third young grandmother left the table, she has been talking about poetry with Lao Yu, and the brother of the third young grandmother, the three of us have been together until the murder happened." ”