"Two?"

Everyone present showed a look of surprise, and the emperor and the queen mother also frowned slightly.

Ji Erlan did not go into details, but drew everyone's attention to the death of Lan Guiren first: "The biggest mystery in this case is how the murderer killed Lan Guiren in such a drastic way in just one cup of tea without alarming anyone. ”

Everyone's eyes intertwined with each other, and they all showed curious looks.

Ji Erlan paused for a moment and said, "First of all, what we have to do is to delineate the scope of the murderer. ”

At that time, Lan Guiren returned to Yunhua Palace from the palace banquet, and after ordering everyone to retreat, he suddenly wanted to use a walnut cheese, so Xiaoshuang proposed to go and get walnut cheese himself, while Han Jiang accompanied Lan Guiren to speak in the inner hall. At this moment, there was a strange noise outside. Ji Erlan's voice was clear and clear, and his words were clear and understandable to everyone present. She said: "Since Lan Guiren was pregnant, she often felt anxious, and when she heard the movement, she asked Hanjiang to go out to check. ”

Han Jiang followed the sound to the atrium and saw a flower cat standing under a tree, beside a dead cub. Hanjiang was afraid of cats, and he was frightened and didn't dare to move for a while. But she remembered that her master was alone in the inner hall, so she forced herself to turn around, and the time to go back and forth was about a cup of tea. ”

"However, in this short period of tea, after Han Jiang returned to the inner hall, he found that Lan Guiren had actually fallen to death in the hall and was brutally killed."

Everyone listened to her explain what happened that night, and that bloody picture appeared in everyone's minds, which still made people feel cold and awe-inspiring, and they couldn't make a sound for a while, and Han Jiang was even weaker and fell to his knees.

The emperor stared at Han Jiang indifferently and asked, "Is she the murderer?" ”

Ji Erlan said: "Although no one can prove what Han Jiang said, this is not enough to prove that she is the murderer. She paused, and then said, "When Han Jiang found that Lan Guiren was dead, he was so frightened that he crawled out of the inner hall. It just so happened that Shino took the walnut cheese and turned around. The sound of the falling food box and the screams of Han Jiang attracted other people from Yunhua Palace to come out and ask. Immediately afterwards, Han Jiang went to the palace banquet to report. ”

"So, during the period when Xiaoshuang ran to report to the emperor, is it possible for the murderer to run out of the palace gate?"

The Queen Mother looked at everyone condescendingly and said: "It's impossible, after Xiaoshuang reported it, the mourning family immediately asked people to block the palace gate and began to inspect suspicious people everywhere. At that time, it was just a stick of incense. The location of Yunhua Palace is not close to any palace gate, and in such a short period of time, no matter how fast it is, it will not be able to reach it. Unless the murderer has wings and can fly over. ”

Ji Erlan nodded and said, "That's right, and if someone leaves the palace at that time, it will be too conspicuous, and it will inevitably be remembered by the guards guarding the door." Therefore, the murderer did not leave the palace, but quietly returned to his original location. Because of this, the guards in the palace couldn't find anything. ”

Song Yuheng said: "What you mean is that the murderer knew that he couldn't get out of the palace, so he didn't plan to escape at all, but found a way to hide his crime." ”

Ji Erlan nodded: "That's right." At this point, it can be circled that the murderer is still in the palace after the murder and has not left. ”

Everyone's faces couldn't help but become nervous, since the murderer was so bold and dared to assassinate the emperor's favorite concubine, who could guarantee that this person had no other purpose. However, such a dangerous person is still hiding in the palace. The Queen Mother looked around at everyone's faces in private, and said calmly: "Don't be nervous, the emperor's lords are not vegetarians. ”

As soon as Xie Tangqian and the others heard this, they immediately got up and echoed the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, and the queen mother had a long life, and they all expressed that they were willing to go to the soup to fight the fire, and promised that they would definitely not be able to do evil things again.

Ji Erlan waited for them to finish complimenting, and said calmly: "The murder weapon that killed Lan Guiren was a dagger, and it was confirmed that this dagger belonged to Lan Guiren. ”

The emperor sighed and said: "This dagger gem inlay, gorgeous and extraordinary, Lan'er has always liked such gorgeous and exquisite things, so I was happy for a while, so I rewarded her, but I didn't expect it to become a murderer's weapon to kill." ”

Ji Erlan ignored the emperor's lamentation and said: "Since it was given by the emperor, it is properly collected on weekdays, and who is it who knows where the dagger is placed so clearly, stole it in advance, and is ready to assassinate?" ”

The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, looked at the people in Yunhua Palace, and asked, "Who will keep the things of the Lan nobles on weekdays?" ”

Han Jiang was so frightened that he kept trembling, kowtowed desperately, and said in a trembling voice: "It was kept by the slave and maid, but the slave and maid really didn't kill anyone, and the slave didn't know when the dagger was taken away...... The master has received a lot of rewards on weekdays, and although this dagger is liked by the master, it is not used after all, so it is rare for a while and then locked......"

Ji Erlan didn't look at Han Jiang, and said directly: "First of all, whether Han Jiang did it or not, the murderer must be familiar with where Lan Guiren put things, and he can easily take them out." Therefore, it can be determined that the murderer is a person who can freely enter and exit the inner hall of Yunhua Palace and will not arouse suspicion. ”

When the servants and maids of Yunhua Palace heard this, they were terrified, and they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, claiming that they had not killed their master, and they were noisy for a while. The emperor impatiently slapped the armrest on his side, and said angrily: "Shut up!" ”

Everyone was silent.

The emperor snorted coldly: "Ji Erlan, you go on!" ”

Ji Erlan turned his face to look at the slaves and maids of Yunhua Palace, and said, "So, on the night of the incident, in that short period of tea, what kind of palace maids and maids in Yunhua Palace did not have alibi?" ”

The maids looked at each other, and immediately you explained everything you said, and they all said that they had someone to prove.

Ji Erlan smiled: "That's right, because it was late that night, most of the people went back to their rooms to rest, and the attendants who watched the night also watched the night together, and they were never separated...... They can all prove to each other. Only Hanjiang and Xiaoshuang, no one can prove what they were doing at that time. ”

Everyone's eyes fell on the faces of Han Jiang and Xiao Shuang, who was already paralyzed into a mess of mud with fright, unable to say a word.

Although Xiaoshuang was frightened, she was still calm, and she was still able to defend herself: "What the slave said is true, and I dare not have the slightest falsehood." ”

Everyone immediately had a guess, some said it was Xiaoshuang, some said it was Hanjiang. The Queen Mother frowned and asked, "So, the two of them, who is the murderer?" ”

"This starts with the murderer's motives. A slave or maid who kills his master when he does all kinds of harm but no benefit, and may even accompany his own life, shows that it is not because of profit, but because of hatred. ”

The Queen Mother said coldly: "You concluded that the murderer relied on this speculation? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, in addition to reasonable speculation, facts can also prove what I said." Ji Erlan's gaze swept over Xiaoshuang and Hanjiang, and said, "When the courtiers examined the corpse of the Lan nobles, they found a place worth paying attention to. That is the way Lan Guiren died, it is very weird, it seems that the murderer's purpose is not only to let Lan Guiren die, but also to vent his anger. Father-in-law Li was also present at the time, which can be proven. ”

Gonggong Li, who was standing beside the emperor, immediately bowed forward and said, "The old slave can prove it." The murderer still refused to give up even though he stabbed more than ten times, and he also cut the abdomen of the deceased and picked out the fetus that had already been formed, which was enough to show the murderer's deep hatred for Lan Guiren. If the murderer only wants Lan Guiren's life, and when the other party faints, he will end up with a knife, why use such cruel means? It's just that the old slave can't think of who these two palace maids are who have such a deep grudge against Lan Guiren? ”

Xiaoshuang and Hanjiang became the target of public criticism at this time, glanced at each other, and immediately said that they had been with their master since childhood, and they had never had any idea of betraying the master and killing people. And Lan Guiren's mother, Zheng, has already set her eyes on Xiaoshuang's body.

Song Yuheng asked the doubts in everyone's hearts at this time: "Didn't Xiaoshuang go to the small kitchen to get walnut cheese for Lan Guiren?" The food box fell to the ground, and we also saw the residue of walnut cheese. ”

Xiaoshuang hurriedly followed this sentence and explained: "Yes, how could the slave go to the small kitchen to get walnut cheese and kill the master in such a short period of time?" ”

"Is it impossible?" Ji Erlan looked at her and said without hesitation: "What if the walnut cheese is something you have been preparing to hide somewhere?" ”

Everyone present was shocked and discolored, Ji Erlan's tone was not hurried, and said: "The weather is getting colder, the walnut cheese placed in the small kitchen has not broken for a day and night, if the one you take is prepared in advance, no one will find out, who will pay attention to whether the walnut cheese is fresh." It's going to break anyway, isn't it? ”

Xiaoshuang kept shaking her head: "It's just your guess, why did Miss Ji target me, can Hanjiang's suspicion be ruled out?" ”

The emperor immediately said angrily: "You two little palace maids, you still don't tell the truth!" He pointed his hand back and forth at the two of them and said, "Is it you?" Or are you? Or maybe it's just the two of you! ”

Xiaoshuang immediately kowtowed like pounding garlic: "The slave didn't kill the master...... Please Emperor Mingjian! The slave maid wants to ask Miss Ji, you said that I hid walnut cheese, I can't defend it. But if I kill someone, I will inevitably be splattered with blood, and in such a short period of time, where is there time to change clothes, and besides, there is no bloody clothes or anything like that nearby. ”

Ji Erlan looked directly at her and said, "When I examined the corpse, I found that the wound on Lan Guiren's abdomen was very strange, judging from the traces of the skin being broken, the dagger should have been pierced from the bottom up, so the murderer was neither on the side nor on the back, but after Lan Guiren fell, he squatted on her head and held the dagger with his backhand to pierce it. And the murderer only needs to roll up his sleeves high to prevent blood from splashing on the sleeves. ”

Xie Tangqian finally understood what she meant, and said in surprise: "In this way, the murderer can not only cover Lan Guiren's mouth and nose, prevent her from being awakened by the stinging pain and screaming to attract others, but also avoid the trouble of changing clothes!" ”