Even Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao had to admit that the power of the gold medal was huge, and ordinary courtiers did not dare to fight against the imperial power, but there would always be some people who disobeyed the yang and even defended themselves. But when the eunuchs saw the gold medal, they were like rats seeing their natural enemies, the old cat, not only obedient but also obedient. Under the deterrence of the gold medal, the eunuchs explained everything that should be said and what should not be said.

At this time, it was already dark, and Qin Tai originally wanted to carefully check the confessions of the eunuchs with his wife Zhanxiao. But at this time, Jinyiwei came to report that a female corpse was found in the suburbs of the capital, and he hoped that Zhan Xiaoxiao and others would go to the field to inspect it again. Qin Tai had no choice but to ask his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao to take the newly accepted disciples to the scene to check. Qin Tai privately instructed his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao, if the female corpse was also an old palace maid, as long as she tried to collect evidence at the scene and draw a schematic diagram. The female corpse can be brought back immediately, and then carefully look for relevant clues. The purpose is to try not to attract attention, for fear of startling the snake, but also for fear of causing panic among the people. Once the local people find out, rumors will spread, and they will not let their daughter enter the palace. Everyone's violent actions will turn into riots, and there is no benefit at all in doing so. Therefore, Qin Tai and Hai Rui advocated that everyone negotiate with the imperial court in a peaceful way, rather than violently resisting the imperial court and the Longqing Emperor.

Just when Zhan Xiaoxiao took people to change into the clothes of ordinary people and secretly rushed to the scene of the crime of the second female corpse, Qin Tai was carefully reading the confessions of the eunuchs. Qin Tai felt that it was not too important whether the female corpse was an old palace maid or not, and if the other party intended to do so, it would definitely not leave obvious clues. If there is a clue, it is either too secretive, or the murderer deliberately left it. Qin Tai always felt that finding out the confessions of the eunuchs might be the key to solving the mystery. According to the description in the confession, Qin Tai had a deep understanding of the palace, and seemed to understand the mentality of the eunuchs and palace maids.

Almost everyone in the palace was a prisoner, not only the emperor and his family were not free, but even all the eunuchs and palace maids were also not free. Only a very small number of people are truly free, and they have adapted to this life and do not feel that it is torture. However, for the emperor and the emperor's family, this torture was mental, making them feel spiritually lonely and alone. But for eunuchs and palace maids, this kind of torture is not only mental, but also physical. There is hardly a eunuch and palace maid who has just entered the palace who has not been beaten, and there is hardly a eunuch and palace maid who has not been tortured by their predecessors. Due to the closed environment, coupled with the distorted life, most eunuchs and palace maids have various levels of abusive mentality. In contrast, the mentality of the palace ladies is more complicated, there are "sadists" who like to abuse others, and there are "masochists" who like to be abused. "Sadists" like to torture others in various ways, and while minimizing the number of wounds, making sure that the other person is enough to make the other person suffer quarterly, this is their ultimate goal. So these "sadists" secretly have all kinds of torture instruments, leather whips, candles, silver needles, wooden sticks, strips of cloth, cowhide ropes, and so on. "Masochism" is used to being beaten, and adapting to this kind of life, if you don't fight for a day, you won't feel comfortable, and you won't eat or sleep well for a few days. Forcing others to torture themselves secretly, it's okay to have a good time. These people are palace maids with status, so they won't let others treat them roughly, and they are also worried about being seen by others The scars on their bodies, so they came up with some torture methods that are both enjoyable and not discovered. As long as the eunuch spends a little money, he can have the opportunity to go out of the palace for a walk, and even go to the local place to serve as a prison soldier or a town guard and a pacification envoy. But once the palace maid enters the palace, she has no chance to leave the palace except for being released from the palace when she is old. The days in the palace were not only long but also difficult to relieve, so I had to find a way to entertain myself. Playing "opposite food" with eunuchs and being a fake couple is one way to enjoy it, and it is more about torturing yourself or others.

The palace maids in the palace have lost the innocence of their childhood, and they are almost all human spirits. Some people are ambitious, others get by, and some want to go home early to reunite with their families. The palace maid who wants to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix must be prepared to be killed, and she must be mentally prepared not to leave the palace for the rest of her life. The palace maid who was fortunate by the emperor and had no children could not be promoted to a mother. This kind of palace maid not only has no status, but because she is the emperor's woman, she will forever lose the opportunity to leave the palace. These palace maids served in various palaces until they were old and could no longer do anything, so they sent them to the cold palace or "Luoxiaxuan". The palace maid who can enter the cold palace is good, at least someone will send a large bucket of pig food to everyone every day, so as not to starve to death inside. If you go to "Luoxiaxuan", it is really better to live than to die. "Luoxiaxuan" is the place where the old palace maids are imprisoned, and they are all palace maids who have been fortunate by the emperor or the prince. When they lost their usefulness, they were locked up in this place with a beautiful name but a dark reality. Almost no one will pay attention to the people inside, let alone care about their lives or deaths. Every ten days, a special person opens the "Luoxia Xuan", transports the dead people inside, and sells some food to the rich old palace maid. The old palace maid had to rely on her own craftsmanship in exchange for a small amount of food, otherwise she would have to starve to death. The old palace maid embroidered and knitted trinkets all day and night in exchange for a chance to live. The old palace maid who died was dragged out of the palace and thrown away in the mass grave. Therefore, the vast majority of palace maids do not want to be favored by the emperor or the prince, and of course there are some palace maids who are framed by others. They just want to be more comfortable, so they choose to obey and go with the flow, becoming accomplices and little followers of some people. The palace maids who wanted to leave the palace, some took the path of eunuchs, hoping that the eunuchs would take them out of the palace. It's not that no one has done it before, but the odds of success and the chances of doing so are few and far between. The eunuch is not only afraid of death, but also very greedy for money, and will not easily help the palace maid like this. There are also some palace maids who try to use all kinds of ways to escape from this evil palace. But they all had a bad end, they were either found and killed on the spot, or they were captured and tortured to death, and almost none of the palace maids escaped completely.

Although Emperor Longqing issued an order for the old palace ladies to leave the palace in batches. But these palace ladies did not fully believe it, because the palace was not a good hall or a place to talk. Even if Emperor Longqing was willing to let them leave here, the eunuchs led by Meng Chong would not let them leave the palace easily. And Emperor Longqing is a changeable person, maybe when his mind changes again, maybe he won't let the palace maid go home. Therefore, the palace ladies not only have to find a way to leave, but also leave in the shortest possible time. This is the only opportunity in so many years, and it is also their wish for many years, and for this day, they have almost waited for nothing. Therefore, they did not hesitate to ask the eunuchs to register their names first. Some palace maids who have some contact with their families even ask their families to prepare money to save them.

According to all the eunuchs, the palace maids who have been released have a certain background relationship. The vast majority of palace maids spend a lot of money to leave, and of course there are some palace maids who are exceptions. These palace maids were related to a powerful person, so they were released from the palace in advance. For example, there is a palace maid who has long been favored by a royal relative, and she is waiting for the palace maid to leave the palace to be his wife. Therefore, this palace maid was arranged in the first batch of palace maids to leave the palace, which can be regarded as a bargaining chip for the inner court to have a good relationship with this royal relative. There is also a palace maid, who is said to have been arranged by her master, and after sending her out of the palace, she was sent directly to the house of a certain general, which was considered a gift from this lady to the general. Of course, this kind of person with a political background will not be harsh and difficult. There is also a palace maid who is said to be the "opposite food" of a certain eunuch, and the two have been in love for a long time and want to be a long-term couple. The eunuch was given the opportunity to go out, and he wanted to take the palace maid out as well. Some of the brothers and sisters saw the past and agreed to help with this. Everyone worked together to get through the joints and put the name of this palace maid on the list. This is the secret of the eunuchs, and this is why they have a good time these days.

Qin Tai wrote down the key points he found out one by one, which not only made it convenient for his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao to come back to check, but also made it convenient for him to sort out the case report in the future. At this time, Zhan Xiaoxiao came back, and her speed really made Qin Tai more and more admired, not to mention that her work efficiency was greatly improved, and she also saved the anxiety of waiting. Zhan Xiaoxiao has almost returned to the state of her previous heyday, and she is a little more mature and stable than many years ago, and has truly become a big assistant to Qin Tai.

Zhan Xiaoxiao handed her husband Qin Tai his schematic diagram and preliminary autopsy report while taking the tea given by Qin Tai. Zhan Xiaoxiao didn't forget to look at the summary of the eunuch's confession that Qin Tai hadn't finished, so he could communicate with Qin Tai for the first time. Qin Tai didn't say anything, first because there were outsiders on the side, and it was not good to be too affectionate. The second is that this case is a heavy task and a tight schedule, and it is really a bit hectic. Third, Qin Tai also knew that his wife had a small personality and would not rest with him.

Zhan Xiao took a slight break and ate some snacks and tea. Taking the opportunity of Qin Tai to check the details of the second female corpse, Zhan Xiaoxiao instructed everyone to conduct a careful autopsy on the second female corpse, and even after drawing the overall schematic diagram, the autopsy was carried out like the first female corpse. However, this time, Zhan Xiaoxiao was going to hand over the dissection task to these disciples. Zhan Xiaoxiao commanded on the side and acted as a clerk, recording all suspicious information.