Shen Lingxi thought of Mu Huai'an's expression.

Based on her understanding of him, Bacheng had already noticed that there was something else hidden in this case, so even if she accidentally discovered the wound, she did not make a noise, but only pointed it out to her.

Shen Lingxi carefully recalled the first time he saw Mu Xue'e's body.

At that time, the wind in the Jizo Hall was very strong, and the strong wind blew Mu Xue'e's body fluttering, and the cloak of the orangutan felt was also blown away.

Mu Xue'e was wearing a white robe, and there was no blood on her chest.

The wounds on the corpse were coagulated blood holes.

After death, the blood does not circulate, and if the wound is wounded after death, and the flesh of the wound is dry and white, there will be no blood clotting.

It can be seen that the blood hole was the injury suffered by Mu Xue'e before her death.

This means that after Mu Xue'e was injured by the hairpin, she also changed her clothes before her body was removed to the Jizo Temple.

Shen Lingxi lifted Mu Xue'e's collar and saw that her wound was not bandaged, completely open under the robe.

If she had changed her own clothes before her death, the wound was so deep that she would have bled incessantly, so how could she not bandage it.

In this way, it can be inferred that although the hairpin injury was a pre-mortem injury, the time of her injury and death should have been very close to each other.

Most of the robes were deliberately put on by the murderer after her death.

Why did the killer do this?

Shen Lingxi's heart was full of questions, and now he could only find the answer when he saw the person concerned.

*

Outside the Yuxiu Palace, there are many feather forests.

Originally, this was the palace where the nobles lived, and Chu Yan, as a foreign man, was inconvenient to enter even if it was to investigate the case.

Fortunately, the queen mother had expected it, and invited the irrelevant nobles to go elsewhere in advance.

In the huge Yuxiu Palace, only Xu Ziyao, Li Yuejiao, and the servants and maids of the two of them remained.

When Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan walked into Yuxiu Palace, Gonggong Zhu and Aunt Liu also rushed over on the emperor's orders.

Seeing Chu Yan, the two respectfully saluted.

Gonggong Zhu: "Your Royal Highness, the emperor and the queen are very concerned about the progress of the case, and they specially let the old slave come to listen to one or two, so that they can go back to report to the emperor and the queen in time." ”

Chu Yan shook his head.

The courtyard of Yuxiu Palace is wide, and the candles are bright at the moment, so he simply asked people to lay down tables and chairs and interrogate directly in the courtyard.

Chu Yan sat down on the top, originally wanting Shen Lingxi to sit next to him, but Shen Lingxi took the first step and stood beside him.

This is consciously following him as a "subordinate".

Just like he called her "Miao Ling Dao Chief" in front of people.

In front of business, the two of them coincidentally chose to keep their distance as much as possible.

so as not to let others misunderstand that they have an unclear relationship.

Since Gonggong Zhu came on behalf of the emperor, he naturally sat at the head of Chu Yan.

Aunt Liu and Dong Lixin sat next to Gonggong Zhu.

After entering Yuxiu Palace, Dong Lixin handed over all the affairs in the palace to the embroidered envoy brought by Chu Yan.

"Bring people in." Chu Yan commanded coldly.

The embroidered envoy first brought Xu Ziyao to the middle of the palace.

Just like Shen Lingxi did when she first saw her during the day yesterday, Xu Ziyao's expression was calm and her eyes were clear.

Respectfully, without waiting for Chu Yan to ask, Xu Ziyao said directly: "I and the maidservants serving in the house were all smoked, and we didn't know anything about what happened last night. ”

As she spoke, she took out a paper bag from her sleeve and presented it with both hands, "This is the incense ash I found under the window lattice of my room, and there are holes in the window paper. Not only my room, but also several other people's houses found the same holes in the windows, presumably the other party deliberately blew the smoke into each room before he did it. Because of this, the people who lived in this palace last night would not know anything about the movements in the palace. This matter must have been deliberately framed by someone, and His Royal Highness is requested to investigate it. ”

Chu Yan glanced at Shen Lingxi.

Just like in Wu'anbo Mansion before, Shen Lingxi consciously took the position of Chunjun temporarily and took the paper bag from Xu Ziyao's hand.

She put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed slightly, "It's a golden incense." ”

Qianjin incense, a little bit of nail cover, it costs one or two gold, it is the secret incense of the Western Regions, which was originally monopolized by the Hidden Moon Pavilion, and later the nest of the Hidden Moon Pavilion was destroyed by the embroidered clothes, and the source of this golden incense was broken.

I didn't think about it, but now I found it in the palace again.

Chu Yanfeng's eyes were slightly deep, and he looked at Xu Ziyao, "Are you sure that every room has been blown into the incense?" ”

"Yes." Xu Ziyao is determined.

After thinking about it, she added, "Even on the window of the room of the Miao Ling Dao Chief, there are holes in the incense. ”

Shen Lingxi's eyes were slightly surprised.

Speaking of which, if she hadn't sneaked out last night, then maybe she would have had her share in what happened last night.

It's just that she has always been sensitive to smells, and there are those female ghost sisters around her, so she may not be tricked.

If she is present, Mu Xue'e may still have a glimmer of life, but it is unknown.

Shen Lingxi knew his ability, so he thought so.

But the same words, hearing in Chu Yan's ears, made his heart sink suddenly.

This golden incense, even a person like him who practices martial arts, may not be able to avoid it.

If Shen Lingxi hadn't gone out with him last night...... The consequences are unimaginable.

It seems that she will have to be by her side at all times in the future.

Chu Yan waved his hand lightly at Xu Ziyao and motioned for her to sit down next to her, "Next." ”

The embroidered envoy brought Li Yuejiao up.

Li Yuejiao had a white cloth wrapped around her head, and was helped out of the side room by the maid.

She didn't apply the powder, her face was very pale and haggard, and before she could speak, tears had already flowed in her eyes, and she looked very pitiful.

As soon as she saw Chu Yan, Li Yuejiao held the maid's hand, knelt on the ground, and said in a choked voice: "Your Highness, the little girl was taken captive outside Yuxiu Palace last night and almost lost her life, and I asked Your Highness to administer justice for the little girl." ”

Chu Yan frowned.

He turned his head to look at Shen Lingxi, his chin was slightly raised, his thin lips were lightly opened, and he said three words to her silently: "You go to trial." ”

Shen Lingxi: "......"

Obviously, when he asked Xu Ziyao personally.

Why did Li Yuejiao come here and let her go for trial?

But since he said so, Shen Lingxi had to obey orders.

She saw that the ground was very humid, and thought that at dusk, Li Yuejiao had just been beaten by Mu Xue'e, so she stepped forward and instructed the embroidered messenger next to her: "Miss Li has not recovered from her injury, move a chair for her, let her sit and talk back." ”

When the embroidered envoy heard this, he moved a chair from the side without hesitation and put it behind Li Yuejiao.

For Shen Lingxi and the embroidered cloth envoy, this is just an ordinary command.

Aunt Liu, who has lived in the deep palace for a long time, hasn't seen anything yet.

Zhu Gonggong and Dong Lixin on the side saw it in their eyes, and both of them were shocked.

His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun has been in charge of the embroidery envoy for so many years, and the embroidery envoy has always only listened to His Royal Highness's orders.

Not to mention...... It was a woman who commanded them to do things.

When Gonggong Zhu thought of what he had just seen in Anhua Palace, he immediately had a deeper thought in his heart.

Originally, he thought that the two had no matchmaker and no hiring, and they had a private meeting in the inner sanctum late at night.

His Royal Highness, for this woman, eighty percent is a temporary obsession, and she is just acting on the spot.

But now even the embroidered clothes envoy has recognized Shen Lingxi as the master, doesn't this mean that it is ...... His Royal Highness intends to marry Shen Lingxi as the mistress of the future East Palace?

Thinking like this, Gonggong Zhu's eyes when he looked at Shen Lingxi were very different.

Shen Lingxi didn't pay attention to the attitude of others at all, his eyes fell on Li Yuejiao, and asked: "Miss Li just said that she almost lost her life last night, what is going on, please tell me the truth, if there is really a grievance, His Royal Highness will definitely make the decision for the girl......"