The appearance of the fourth prince is expected, it would be strange if the other party has not appeared, so far, the other party's attitude has been very subtle.

She promised to let Tianyi take the road, and before leaving, she told Xi'er that this swing still needs a backrest, and it would be more perfect if she could lean on the swing.

Xi'er was stunned at first, obviously didn't react, she immediately looked at the swing and thought, and only nodded again and again after a while, indicating that she understood.

Ling Lan was very satisfied, and walked out of the Ruyi Pavilion with a happy mood.

In the criminal department, in the living room, the fourth prince was drinking tea, and seemed to have been waiting for a while, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry, he was calm and calm, and he was gentle and elegant.

"The people's daughter sees the four princes!" She stepped forward and saluted.

Duan Yichen raised his hand slightly to signal for her to be polite and let her sit down and speak.

The current situation can't be said in a word, and it's not good to stand all the time, so after thinking about it, Ling Lan came to the right side of the other party and sat down.

"It is said that the cause of the maid's death has been found? Can Miss Ling tell the king? ”

Almost as soon as she sat down and heard the other party's inquiry, Ling Lan raised her eyes and looked over, only to realize that under the other party's calm surface, there might be an impatient heart, but the other party hid it too well, and it was easy to see anything unusual.

Thoughts flashed, and she nodded slightly: "Back to the words of the fourth prince, I have found out the cause of the death of the servant girl Xiaolian, who froze to death." ”

When she said this, she seemed to observe the other party's reaction casually, and I don't know how she would react after hearing the cause of death.

Normally, they would feel incredible like Ye Feng, and even think that she was talking nonsense and nonsense, after all, a little common sense knows that there is no possibility of freezing to death in this season.

But it's a pity that the fourth prince didn't have too much emotion on his face, and he was calm as usual.

At this time, Ling Lan faintly realized that the other party was calm and calm, and it seemed that it was just a mask covering her face, and over time, no matter what happened, the other party's face would not change.

Obviously, after adjusting the state, the fourth prince asked in a low voice: "Miss Ling said that the maid was frozen to death, so I don't know how she was frozen to death?" ”

Ling Lan lowered her eyes and muttered unhappily in her heart, she also wanted to know how she was frozen to death.

Thinking about it, it was natural that he couldn't say this: "Lord Mo is investigating the ice cellar in and around your mansion, and we haven't thought of other possibilities other than that. ”

"Master Mo also thinks that the maid froze to death in the ice cellar?" The four princes are meaningful.

Hearing that his tone was not quite right, but for a while he couldn't think of the reason, Ling Lan nodded in response.

There was a moment of silence in the room, and the fourth prince seemed to be thinking seriously, and he didn't know how long it had been since the other party finally spoke: "If this is the case, their death scene is still unknown, and the place where they were found was not the death scene, but the murderer who threw it there after death." ”

Before Ling Lan could answer, the fourth prince suddenly realized: "No wonder, this king has asked people to carefully search the scene but there are no clues, so that's the case." ”

Ling Lan pursed her lips, and was about to open her mouth, but the other party took the lead again, and she didn't need to speak at all.

"I wonder how Miss Ling determined the cause of the maid's death?"

This time, Ling Lan did not respond directly, if the other party continued to talk to herself, she could still say a few words.

However, this time Duan Yichen quieted down, silently watching her and waiting for the result.

Thinking about it, she streamlined what she had explained to Ye Feng before, picked out a few key sentences, and brought the autopsy results, etc., but did not mention the autopsy, so as to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

Listening carefully, the eyes of the fourth prince were full of appreciation: "Miss Ling is so smart, bold and careful, and knows a lot, it is worthy of Lord Mo to keep you in the criminal department under pressure." ”

Ling Lan was surprised in her heart, what did the other party's last sentence mean? She didn't stay in the criminal department to do things, she just said that she helped Mo Ziyu solve the case before, how did she feel that something happened that she didn't know.

Curiosity is indeed there, but she won't ask Duan Yichen, thank the other party for the praise and shut up.

"By the way, there are two ice cellars in the mansion, the old and the new, if you go over to check, just let Steward Zhou lead the way."

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Ling Lan to respond, and suddenly changed his words: "I heard that you just came back from Linyang City, I don't know where the mountain bandit cleanup over there has been?" ”

Ling Lan's heart was congested, realizing that the situation was not good, so she pretended to think seriously and then shook her head: "Fourth prince, the folk girl only heard that the mountain bandits fled everywhere and didn't dare to go down the mountain, and the rest is not clear." ”

The eyes of the fourth prince were still peaceful, and he said kindly: "Miss Ling, is this king very scary?" ”

I don't know why he asked like this, Ling Lan said no.

The fourth prince chuckled and shook his head: "It's okay if you don't have it, that Ling girl is busy first, and this king will go back." ”

said that he understood the case, but he didn't seem to say anything other than asking about the cause of death, and he was inadvertently asking the mountain bandits in Linyang City.

The point is that this master's way of speaking is very unusual, and he has come into contact with many people here, but he has never chatted like this.

At the same time, I also felt puzzled, what was Duan Yichen coming here for?

"Miss Ling, something strange was found in the ice cellar in the Fourth Prince's Mansion, do you want to go over and take a look?" Ye Feng trotted closer.

The carriage of the fourth prince had disappeared from her sight, and she slowly retracted her thoughts.

"I heard that there are two ice cellars in the palace, what is the problem?"

"It's a new ice cellar, it has just been built in winter and hasn't been used yet, if the three maidservants all freeze to death there, it is estimated that they will not be used." Ye Feng was speechless.

"Let's go! Let's go over and take a look and find two thick coats to bring with us. ”

I have been to the ice cellar in Yihong Pavilion, the temperature is too low and I almost catch a cold, I wore more clothes than now, and I can't stand it even more now.

"Don't worry! The subordinates are all ready. Ye Feng said with a smile.

There are three sets of fox fur coats in the carriage, and the coat color is very heavy, and it looks like it can be very warm.

But after experiencing the previous mercury skinning case, she was a little inexplicably resistant to fox fur, and she should still protect animals, although the case had nothing to do with foxes, and it was also reflective.

Outside the Fourth Prince's Mansion, outside the new ice cellar, Ling Lan understood why she had brought three sets of clothes, because Mo Ziyu was waiting here.

As soon as I walked in, I heard a man whispering: "Have you seen the fourth prince?" ”

"Hmm!"

"What did you say?"

Ling Lan tied the fox fur and said, "Asking the maid about the cause of death, I was a little surprised to learn that the place where the body was found was not the scene of death, and soon it dawned on me that he understood the reason why he couldn't find clues, and asked about the mountain bandits in Linyang City, I seriously answered the questions about the case, and I don't know what the mountain bandits said." ”

Mo Ziyu suddenly raised her hand and helped her tidy up her neckline: "You are smart." ”

Ling Lan pursed her lips and quickly avoided turning around to see what was wrong, while taking a few steps to keep her distance from the man.