"Oh? Is there such a thing? Emperor Yuan Jia raised his eyebrows and asked.

He didn't know all the details of the case, but when he heard it, he was slightly surprised.

Chen Ying bowed her head slightly and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this hairpin appears on the female corpse, which is extremely treacherous. And the courtiers draw three inferences from this. ”

She raised her head slightly, her eyes were as clear as water, and her expression was serene: "First, the nameless woman and Liu Pan are not accomplices, otherwise they would not have forced a confession first and then killed someone; secondly, the woman's self-harm can be interpreted as a very special identity that must not be recognized; Third, from the second point, a counter-evidence is derived, that is, there may have been people who knew the woman in Penglai County at that time. ”

After talking about these three points, she smiled lightly and said, "Except for the first one, only look at the last two." The woman did not hesitate to scratch her face, nor did she want to be recognized, but she refused to dispose of the two hairpins with the mark, which the courtier thought was extremely unreasonable and suspected of deliberately blaming the blame. ”

The corners of Yuan Jiadi's lips hooked slightly, but there was no smile on his face: "That's all? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Yingdao, a rare trace of amazement appeared on his always calm face: "The courtiers also know that these inferences are untenable without evidence. ”

Emperor Yuan Jia smiled this time: "You girl, you have said it again." ”

Chen Ying also smiled: "Yes, the courtier's argument is easy to overturn." For example, the first one, coerced confession and murder, can actually be interpreted as infighting among accomplices. King Kang's remnants have been breathing for more than ten years, and his strength is getting weaker and weaker, maybe someone will have other ideas, and it makes sense to have a dispute or even fight for his life. ”

She looked out the window, as if she was distracted, but the voice of water kept coming, continuing the previous topic: "In addition, there is no evidence that this hairpin was brought by an unknown female corpse, although in the end this hairpin was on her, but in the absence of its identity, how this hairpin appeared, there is no way to know." ”

The corners of her lips moved, revealing her usual smile: "There is also a possibility, that is, this hairpin is owned by Liu Pan at all, and he was tortured and even killed by an unknown woman, precisely because the nameless woman wants to get this hairpin back from him, and its purpose should be nothing more than two ......"

"One is to coerce, and the other is to kill people." Emperor Yuan Jia said lightly.

Chen Ying bowed: "Your Majesty Mingjian." ”

Her speculation is consistent with what Emperor Yuan Jia said

The so-called coercion, that is, after the nameless woman got this hairpin, she wanted to blackmail Cheng's family, usually for money; And killing people is very intriguing.

If the latter is the case, who is the one who instructed the woman to do so?

Is this the one who is most afraid of being discovered?

Although Chen Ying always believes that the possibility of blame is the greatest, she cannot deny one thing, that is, the poison of the unknown woman is the root cause of these unsolvable things.

For example, the poison can cause insanity, causing the woman to self-harm unconsciously. Another example is that when the poison is on, her face is itchy or painful, causing her to self-harm to relieve the pain.

Admittedly, this is extremely unlikely, as low as one percent.

But who can guarantee that this one percent is not the right answer?

At least Chen Ying can't.

In short, every inference is possible and impossible. This is the most helpless part of this case, there are too many directions, and people are at a loss.

In the final analysis, the identity of the nameless woman is the key.

"I heard that the nameless woman is from the rivers and lakes?" Emperor Yuan Jia leaned over and asked.

Obviously, he and Chen Ying thought of one thing.

Chen Ying replied: "Your Majesty, this is the inference of the courtiers, because there are many characteristics of Jianghu people on the corpse. It's just that Weiyuan Houtuo's friends have inquired in Penglai County, and no one knows the identity of this woman, and now the courtiers are expanding the scope and striving to check all the provinces of Shandong. However, this matter has taken a long time, and there is no progress yet. ”

Emperor Yuan Jia didn't speak, and leaned back again.

The imperial study fell silent, and the two of them were silent and silent.

In fact, some time ago, by inquiring about the pearl hairpin, Chen Ying privately inquired about Cheng's interpersonal relationship back then, trying to sort out the context from it.

At that time, I considered whether the appearance of this hairpin in Liu Pan's courtyard would be because Cheng knew Liu Pan back then, and even had contact with King Kang, so these two old hairpins would be left behind.

It's a pity that there are no more people in Changningbo Mansion, and it was more than 20 years ago, except for special events, no one remembers the rest of the details.

And this in turn proves that the reason why many people remember this pair of pearl hairpins is precisely because it has certain particularities.

At that time, Mrs. Changningbo's harsh treatment of concubines was known throughout Beijing, and she suddenly went against the norm, not only spending a lot of money to beat this precious pearl hairpin for her concubine Cheng Rong, but also taking her to attend the banquet of King Ning's Mansion, which was unique and impressed many people.

Thinking of this, Chen Ying couldn't help but sigh silently.

At this point in the investigation, it is considered a dead end, and if there are no new clues, you can only start with Cheng.

Only in this way, the life of Xingjibo Mansion is afraid to be difficult.

What will Emperor Yuan Jia do?

Chen Ying quietly raised her eyes and glanced at the back of the imperial case.

The sky was gloomy, the light in the room was dim, Emperor Yuan Jia sat behind the imperial case, his whole face fell into a shadow, blurred and difficult to distinguish, only the golden dragon puppet on the dark dragon robe or a flash, teeth and claws, as if about to take off.

"Your Majesty, General Hu asks to see you." He Shun'an's message suddenly sounded outside the door.

"Xuan." Emperor Yuan Jia said lightly, leaning forward.

In an instant, his face appeared in the light of the sky, and his ordinary facial features and gentle expression were no different from usual.

Chen Ying stood with his eyes closed, and heard the sound of footsteps, but it was Hu Zonghan, who had changed his dry clothes, and walked in.

Emperor Yuan Jia raised his hand to excuse him, and swept Chen Ying on the side, but did not speak.

Seeing this, He Shunan hurriedly lowered his head and secretly corrected his tongue.

This detective girl seems to have won the trust of His Majesty, and she didn't even avoid the news from Xiaoxingshan.

"He Daban, palm lamp." Emperor Yuan Jia commanded.

Although the lighting of the imperial study is good, the sky is gloomy and the rain is heavy, if you don't hold the lamp, you can't even see your face clearly.

He Shun'an took the order, and after a while, a small eunuch came on tiptoe, holding a long jade handle and lighting up several large candlesticks.

"If you want to see you again, in the afternoon." The sudden bright light seemed to make Emperor Yuan Jia feel better, and he smiled and ordered.

He Shun'an was busy, and led the little eunuch to retreat lightly.

Emperor Yuan Jia turned to Hu Zonghan, his expression returned to flat, and he stretched out his sleeves and said, "General Hu, please speak." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hu Zonghan answered neatly, took out an oilcloth bag from his sleeve, held it with both hands, strode forward and placed it on the imperial case, and then returned to the original place, and said with a forked hand: "Your Majesty, the ministers and others have found an old handkerchief in the secret passage, and a picture is drawn on it, which looks a little unusual, and the ministers dare not make a claim, so they hereby present it to Your Majesty for inspection." ”