Shen Qianmo really didn't expect that the Cui family would beg himself in a desperate situation. Seeing Cui's who had always spoken ill of her, this time she bowed her head rarely, which really made her a little unaccustomed.

After patiently listening to Cui's intermittent crying, she also roughly understood Shen Qianxue's current situation.

In the final analysis, it was because of the bitter trick used at the Qixi banquet last time, when the wound on her back was extremely deep, and the old lady doctor just hurriedly did the simplest hemostatic bandage, and Shen Qianxue did not get good treatment after returning home, so the wound was ulcerated and inflamed, and she had a high fever and was unconscious for two days.

But now the Rongwang Mansion has been strictly guarded by the old emperor, Princess Rong is also sick in bed, Meng Yunce is all the anger on Shen Qianxue, she doesn't care about her life or death, everyone in the mansion is in danger, who still has the heart to care about Shen Qianxue's insignificant concubine.

It's just that this Cui family is in a hurry, or in her mind, she is still the stupid and stupid Shen Qianmo. Shen Qianxue's bitter trick was clearly designed to frame her, and now she is seriously ill because of that hairpin, and she has to rush to King Rong's Mansion to treat her?

I'm sorry, she's not a virgin, and she's not stupid enough to be that much.

"Sister Qianxue is sick, and the doctor of Rongwang's Mansion will treat her, why should my mother be so worried, besides, my medical skills are mediocre, I am really weak, please forgive me." Her tone was cold, and she obviously didn't want to talk to you too much.

Cui Shi really had no choice, so with a "bang", he knelt in front of Shen Qianmo, and said with tears in his eyes: "Mo'er, when my mother begs you, please save Xue'er." She really didn't want to pass me a note like this. ”

The Dasheng Dynasty paid the most attention to etiquette. Cui Shi is still her nominal mother, and now she kneels in front of her like this, she really can't stand it.

So Shen Qianmo helped Cui Shi up and frowned. In any case, as a mother, Cui's heart for Shen Qianxue moved her a little. Moreover, although she can be said to abuse the original owner of this body in every way, after all, she still has the grace of nurturing her in name, and she can't do too much.

She pondered for a while, and instructed Luzhu to take out a small porcelain bottle from the room, and then took out a pen and ink to write a prescription and handed it to Cui.

"The medicine in this bottle is applied three times a day, and the medicine in this prescription is taken three times a day to treat traumatic ulceration and infection. As for how to send this medicine to King Rong's Mansion, my mother still has to figure it out by herself. ”

This prescription was prepared by her according to the old man's medical book, and it must have been extremely effective. For Shen Qianxue, she asked herself that she had done her best.

It was Meng Yuanheng's handiwork to bring down King Rong's Mansion, how could she run to King Rong's Mansion at such a time.

Looking at the back of Cui's staggering away with the medicine, Luzhu looked angry.

"Hmph, this is called self-inflicted, if it weren't for the second young lady's single-minded desire to harm Miss, how could she end up like this. Miss, you just have too soft a heart, why do you want to give her such a good medicine? ”

Shen Qianmo smiled indifferently. Why? In fact, it's just for peace of mind.

She doesn't care what other people think, the important thing is to have a clear conscience in everything.

As for what Shen Qianxue will do in the future, it is not her concern.

Moreover, she didn't have time to pay attention to Shen Qianxue anymore. Because a few days later, there was a big case in the capital.

In Guanjia Village, a suburb outside the city, many abandoned bodies of children were found.

Guanjia Village is an ancient village with a long history, located in the western suburbs of Shengjing City. The village is not large, there are about 200 families, surrounded by mountains and rivers, the people are simple and simple, and there is no dispute with the world.

But in the early morning of that day, before dawn, an exclamation came from a long-abandoned Guandi temple outside the village, breaking the tranquility of Guanjia Village.

When the nearby villagers were awakened by the sound of the call and rushed to the Guandi Temple, they were all frightened by the situation at the scene without exception.

The bodies of five children lay in the corners of the temple, and what was even more cruel and terrifying was that the children's eyes were gouged out, leaving only two hollows covered with blood. It is precisely because of this that the whole face is blurred with flesh and blood, which is particularly terrifying.

When the old village chief of Guanjia Village saw this scene, he was so frightened that he almost fainted, he shook his gray beard, and hurriedly ordered someone to report the case to the Kyoto Prefecture.

Guanjia Village is under the territorial jurisdiction of the capital, and now that such a big case has occurred, it is natural that it should be reported to the Kyoto Prefecture first.

When Kyoto Prefecture Yin Juden received the report, he also felt that the situation was serious, and immediately rushed to the scene of the crime, and at the same time, he also reported the case to the Criminal Department.

After Lu Ziqing received the report from Kyoto Prefecture, he couldn't sit still.

After taking the position of secretary of the Criminal Department, Lu Ziqing was obviously busier. However, he is used to doing it himself, and if he encounters some difficult or major cases, he will usually go out in person.

In this case of abandoning the corpse of a child, the murderer's modus operandi was extremely cruel, and such a vicious case still happened at the feet of the Son of Heaven, of course Lu Ziqing had to go out in person.

Before leaving, he did not forget to send Zhanzhao to invite Shen Qianmo out of the Guogong Mansion.

He doesn't know what's wrong, maybe in his subconscious, he has regarded Shen Qianmo as a partner at work, as if as long as she is there, there is no case that cannot be solved, and his heart will be inexplicably calm.

Since he was appointed as the secretary of the Criminal Department, he has been busy with various affairs, and he has not seen Shen Qianmo for many days. Now that such a good opportunity is in front of him, he naturally wants to take advantage of it.

He knew that Shen Qianmo was not averse to the investigation of the case, and was even a little enthusiastic, and he believed that she would definitely be interested in this case.

By the time Shen Qianmo arrived at Guanjia Village with Lu Ziqing, it was already close to noon.

The yacha of Kyoto Prefecture has taken care of the Guandi Temple, and the idle people have been driven out of the temple.

There were no onlookers at the scene, only a few bold ones, standing in the distance outside the temple, watching. Most of the timid villagers had already fled in fright, where would they stay in this terrible place.

Shen Qianmo followed Lu Ziqing into the Guandi Temple under the surprised gaze of the officials in Kyoto Prefecture.

Since this Guandi temple was burned down by fire in the early years, it has not been repaired well, as if it has become a ruined temple, with ruins and broken walls, cobwebs all over the place, and dilapidated.

The yacha had placed five small corpses side by side on the ground. Kyoto Prefecture Yin Zhu Deng, who was over fifty years old, was slightly chubby, had a handful of goatee, looked in good spirits, and had a pair of small eyes shining, and was directing the yacha to cover the corpse with a white cloth.

It's too terrifying to die, and he can't bear to look at it directly.

Seeing Lu Ziqing walk in, he stepped forward and bowed and said, "Xiaguan has seen Lord Lu." ”

Kyoto Prefecture Yin is a fourth-rank official, and the Criminal Department Shangshu is a second-rank official, whose grade is much higher than him, and he should indeed call himself a subordinate official to Lu Ziqing.

As soon as Lu Ziqing, who was tall and long, entered the Guandi Temple, he instantly felt that the space in the temple was much more crowded. He nodded to Zhu Deng expressionlessly, and said concisely: "Lord Zhu doesn't need to be polite, can you first explain the facts of this case in detail." ”

"Yes." Zhu Deng was about to open his mouth, but when he saw Shen Qianmo who turned out from behind Lu Ziqing, he was stunned for a moment, and asked hesitantly: "Lord Lu, is this girl ......?"

How could Lord Lu bring a weak woman to such a terrible and bloody crime scene? Could it be that she is......

Lu Ziqing looked at Shen Qianmo, who walked straight to the place where the corpse was, and his cold expression unconsciously softened a lot. He glanced at Zhu Deng, who was stammering and full of doubts, and said, "This is the eldest lady of the Shen Guogong Mansion, and the official asked him to assist the Criminal Department in investigating the case, Master Zhu doesn't have to worry." ”

I see. Zhu Deng thought, he guessed correctly, this is the famous future Princess Xuan.

Now the entire capital is full of debates about the eldest lady of Shen Guogong's mansion and whether the future Princess Xuan is a demon girl, and Zhu Deng naturally knows a little. However, since it was brought by Lu Ziqing, of course he has no opinion.

Even Lu Ziqing, who has always regarded herself very high and strict with her royal majesty, was extremely polite and courteous to her, it seems that this future Princess Xuan is indeed not simple.

Shen Qianmo didn't squint, and only saw the five corpses on the ground.

This is her professional habit. As soon as she entered the scene of the crime, she entered the work mode of full attention.

She looked at the past one by one, her eyes focused and her mind undistracted.

These five children are all boys, about eleven or twelve years old, fat and thin, although the clothes on their bodies are bloodstained, but it can still be seen that the workmanship is exquisite, the fabric is high-end, and they should be from a rich family. Because of the gouging out of his eyes, each face is stained with blood, and the two bloody holes on his face are particularly terrifying and eerie in the gloomy ruined temple.

The murderer's modus operandi was too cruel, looking at this immature face, she couldn't help frowning slightly, and her eyes were condensed.

Shen Qianmo finished inspecting the last corpse, slowly covered them with a white cloth, stood up, and told Lu Ziqing what he had found.

"It is preliminarily judged that the cause of death of these five children was that their necks were twisted, resulting in a rupture of the carotid artery and death. He died about six hours ago. Judging by the bleeding, their eyes should have been gouged out after death. ”

Lu Ziqing had been standing behind Shen Qianmo when she was checking the corpses, but because these children had their eyes gouged out, their faces were difficult to identify, and he couldn't identify these children.

However, judging from their clothing, it seems that they are not from ordinary families.

If these children come from noble backgrounds, then the case is even more difficult. Lu Ziqing's already cold and solemn face became darker and darker, and he asked Zhu Deng in a deep voice: "Lord Zhu can find out the identity of these deceased?" ”

Zhu Deng replied: "For the time being, it has not been found, and the lower officials are investigating." ”

Lu Ziqing nodded. It hasn't been long since the case happened, and it's normal that he hasn't found it yet.

After a careful investigation in the Guandi Temple, except for the messy footprints on the ground, no other suspicious clues were found.

At this time, a criminal department official came in and reported: "My lord, a man was found fainting on the ground outside the temple, please go over and take a look." ”