Just when Xu Chu's vision began to blur, she suddenly found that the man with murderous intent stopped moving, and then she saw the man's right hand holding the long knife falling in front of her.

"Lord Xu?"

Just one sentence made Xu Chu feel at ease. She slowly leaned against the corner of the wall, suppressed the redness and blood in her eyes, and then said in the confusion of others: "Lord Xiao, take the trouble to send this person to Dali Temple......

With that, she staggered to her feet, and pressed her right upper arm tightly with her left hand, except for the scroll she was holding in her arms.

Seeing this, the visitor couldn't help frowning, but he didn't dare to step forward to support Xu Chu without authorization. One is that she was covered in blood, and he didn't know what the injury was, so he didn't dare to move. Second, she is a woman and a princess of Zhun Jing'an, the so-called men and women do not kiss, at this time, when she is not completely incapable of standing up on her own, it is really not suitable for him to do it.

Seeing her get up, Xiao Song hurriedly asked, "Can Lord Xu go up the ladder on his own?" ”

Seeing that he was embarrassed, Xu Chu couldn't help but smile reluctantly, and said, "It's okay, although my appearance is a little scary, but it doesn't hurt the bones, so it just hurts." This time, thank you Lord Xiao for saving me. ”

When Xiao Song heard this, he naturally breathed a sigh of relief, he waved his hand and said, "In addition to such a blatant assassination in the palace, it is my dereliction of duty. ”

Xiao Song is also the younger brother of the royal family and the commander of the Praetorian Guard. Because the secret passage was too secretive, the emperor naturally sent him, as a confidant, to guard here.

It's just that he didn't expect someone to assassinate the court official under his nose.

He had just made an urgent move, but fortunately, as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, he often captured the Assassins. Naturally, I know that cutting off the opponent's hand can not hurt my life.

Xu Chu glanced at the assassin who had passed out in pain, raised his eyebrows and said, "Can your Excellency help check the Praetorian Guards on duty today, or someone who has the ability to carry a saber in the palace?" ”

Xiao Song nodded, "This is naturally not difficult. ”

As he spoke, Xu Chu had already exhausted his strength to climb out of the wall of the painting pavilion from the ladder, and then said with a miserable smile: "I have to bother the Lord to send someone to find a doctor to help me stop the bleeding, otherwise I am afraid that if I am not hacked to death by the assassins, I will also die of blood loss." ”

Maybe today he got a clue that he had never thought of, and at this time Xu Chu actually had the heart to laugh.

But in half an hour, Imperial Physician Zhao came in a hurry, and when he saw Xu Chu, he was really shocked.

Fortunately, Xu Chu's mind was clear and there was no sign of falling into a coma, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he also feels that this year is really unfavorable. First, there was the matter of the princess and the princess, and then there was the matter of the prince who was seriously injured, and then the prince was poisoned in the British mansion, and now Lord Xu was slashed in the palace in a grand manner......

is so one by one, but it is much worse than the harem concubines who are cold today and cough tomorrow in order to compete for favor.

Imperial Physician Zhao muttered in his heart, don't you have to find a day to worship in the temple?

However, he was just talking about it in his heart, and after seeing Xu Chu's injury at this time, he still helped her bandage her right arm with his hands and feet. Then I babbled and advised, left and right, don't exert any more force, don't touch water and so on.

When Xu Chu got up and thanked him and wanted to leave, Imperial Physician Zhao hurriedly took the blood tonic pill from the medical box and said, "My lord must be dizzy now, so you have to have the pill by your side." ”

Xu Chu took the pill and said with a smile: "Let Imperial Doctor Zhao bother." ”

Imperial Physician Zhao shook his head and looked at her without saying anything.

Xu Chu was not surprised, and simply asked: "Imperial Physician Zhao was developing hemp boiling medicine with Aunt Chu in the palace at that time, did there ever be an outsider at that time?" ”

Imperial Physician Zhao shook his head, "They are all a few famous doctors in the capital, and there are no others." ”

"Do you think it would have been successful if some of them had secretly prepared that powder?"

Imperial Physician Zhao pondered for a long time, frowned and said: "It's not that it's impossible, it's just that according to that prescription, some medicines are only available in the imperial pharmacy, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get them." ”

Xu was worried that Xu Chu would suspect him, so he hurriedly said: "It's just that the drugs in the palace are all recorded, not to mention drugs such as mandala and ghost ginseng." As an abundance of caution, I checked the booklet almost every day, so I was sure that no one but me had taken the medicine. ”

Xu Chu nodded, noncommittal to his words.

In fact, in previous cases, there have been many palace forbidden drugs, such as ghost ginseng. Therefore, if Rong Yu provides these drugs, it is not impossible for people to imitate hemp boiling. It's just that, according to Rong Yu's temperament and layout, he should be the person who least expects Xiao Qinglang to have an accident at this time, so it shouldn't be him.

And apart from him, only the people in the palace can access those medicines. Partial birth, Imperial Physician Zhao is cautious, and after obtaining the permission of the saint, the amount of medicine recorded is exactly the same, so it should not be someone who is about to be brought out of the imperial pharmacy.

In other words, the medicine was indeed a problem in the Jing'an Palace......

In fact, she didn't think of it before, but she didn't want to believe it, so she confirmed it again and again. After all, whether it is the county lord of Mingzhu or Hua Wuxi, they are all close and trustworthy people to Xiao Qinglang, so she really doesn't want to doubt it......

What's more, what reason do they have to do something unfavorable to Xiao Qinglang?

Because he couldn't figure it out for a while, Xu Chu simply suppressed the confusion in his heart for the time being, and instead endured the pain in his arm and went to the inner court. It's not that she doesn't want to rest, and it's not that she doesn't take her body seriously, but the current situation simply doesn't allow her to rest.

She knew in her heart that for the sake of royal face, no matter whether the case was solved or not, the third prince could only be mortuary for three days at most. After today, there are only two days left.

Xu Chu put away some blood-stained scrolls, and then flipped through the files of several palace maids, but really didn't find any problems.

And Lou'an, there has not been a clue to the white porcelain bowl. Although Tang Qiao found the accounts in the Imperial Ware Factory, he had not yet found the whereabouts of all the white porcelain bowls in March.

Xu Chu rubbed his throbbing temples, was silent for a moment, and said, "I'll go to the side hall to see the third prince......"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lou An on the side hurriedly persuaded her: "Lord Xu, I know that you are eager to solve the case, but before you have a will, you really can't touch the body of the third prince." After all, not all the guards admired the prince. ”

There was an obvious hint in his words, which made Xu Chu slightly stunned. After just two breaths, she understood the Tao, compared to the people in the Praetorian Guards guarding the Lanzhi Palace, there were people who were the Marquis of Rongguo. Therefore, once she examines the body of the third prince without authorization, then she will be completely passive.

Even if you are lucky enough to find clues, I am afraid that you can't count them......

Xu Chu's eyes were dim, she really couldn't take this risk. After all, there are too few clues that are beneficial to Xiao Qinglang now, and she can't let those clues be less because of impulse.

Thinking of this, she bowed her head and said, "Just worship, after all, the dead are great." ”

After leaving the inner court, Xu Chu went to the side hall where the corpses of the three princes were stored. She didn't approach the body, but looked at it closely.

But she only looked at it carefully, and then suddenly her brows tightened, and she walked to the other side of the coroner's table to look at it. When she was sure that she was not wrong in what she saw, she suddenly remembered why there was so much blood on the ground that she had suspected at the time.

It was not just blood, it should be a pool of blood......

In traceology, there are many traces of blood droplets, such as ejection, dripping shape, and naturally there are stalls. This is a situation in which blood pools, that is, diluted blood stains.

She stared at the black and yellow face of the third prince, and all kinds of speculations kept rolling in her heart. Yesterday's autopsy, although she didn't do it, she was also watching from the sidelines, the third prince died for a short time, and there were no corpse spots on his body. And the face is the usual yellowish yellowish of Da Zhou......

If it was dark and the lights were dark and the vision was not clear enough, it should have been because of the black face at that time, not the black face observed during the day.

What's more, after approaching, she already faintly smelled the smell of corpse decay. Although you can't lift the white cloth to check the inside for yourself, the smell alone is very wrong.

It was late autumn, the sky was cool, and there was no stove in the house. So it is absolutely impossible for the corpse to decay so quickly......

There is only one way to confuse the time of death, and that method will not only change the color of the corpse, but also make the corpse spots on the corpse different from the usual.

Thinking of this, Xu Chu beckoned people to come to find Inspector Cao.

Inspector Cao came very quickly, and he was also very surprised when he heard Xu Chu's suspicions.

"How so?" After inspecting the corpse, Inspector Cao was surprised, "The skin surface of the corpse has changed color. But before I left last night, I checked the corpse spots that had just formed, and they were still bright red! ”

Xu Chu shook his head when he heard this: "It can only be said that the corpse has been disposed of." ”

"Handled?" Inspector Cao looked up in surprise.

Xu Chu nodded, raised his hand and pointed at those corpse spots and said, "People who die of excessive blood loss cannot have bright red corpse spots, and if corpse spots appear, they can only be light red." Only shortly after death, will the frozen corpse appear bright red corpse spots. Moreover, judging from the situation when we found the body last night, I speculate that what Inspector Cao saw should not be a corpse spot, but a subcutaneous hemorrhage. ”

Frozen corpses have a number of characteristics, such as if a fresh corpse is frozen without spots, the corpse will not appear spots because the blood is frozen quickly. At most, there is a purple-brown subcutaneous hemorrhage, which at first glance looks like a dark red corpse spot.

However, when the corpse is thawed and placed at room temperature, the corpse will decompose quickly, at least much faster than normal. The most obvious thing is that the corpse will turn black and yellow......

Cao Xianguan quickly understood what she meant, but now he really didn't have the courage to disembowel the third prince, so after hesitating for a moment, he said: "My lord, since the time is wrong, will the cause of death of the third prince be different?" ”

After all, so far, they have not found any traces of fighting and resistance, and they have never heard the nearby palace people say that they heard the cries for help of the third prince on the day of the crime.

In addition, it is also a mystery why the prince is unconscious.

Under the guidance of Xu Chu, the examiner Cao conducted many autopsies, and naturally knew that if the deceased wanted to check whether the deceased had taken medicine, the most direct and reliable method was to dissect the esophagus and stomach. In that case, they would be able to know what the deceased had eaten before he died, and even be able to guess who had last come into contact with him, and then guess what it was like.

But now, it is a matter of decency behind the prince, without a holy decree, who dares to dissect it? Taking 10,000 steps back, even if they could inspect it like that, Inspector Cao and the others didn't think that their dissection skills could make the corpse experience foolproof.

In the current situation, if there is a slight mistake, the entire three law divisions will fall into a place of no return. He is a small inspector, so he naturally can't afford such a heavy responsibility.

Xu Chu obviously understood this, but Inspector Cao couldn't find the result she wanted, so after thinking about it, she said in a deep voice: "I'll find a way to ask for a purpose." ”