"Li Skirt is dead."

Yun Shuiyao's first sentence when she saw Shen Lian was this.

"I see." Shen Lian nodded.

At this time, the chief eunuch who had been standing in the center of the crowd saw Shen Lian and took the initiative to come over.

"The lower official has seen the eunuch." Shen Lian took the initiative to greet and salute.

"Lord Shen, hurry up and investigate the case, the emperor is still waiting in the imperial study." The eunuch didn't say anything else, just urged.

"The lower officials must do their best."

At this time, the corpse has been experienced, and the autopsy report is being issued on the stone table next to it.

Shen Lian came to the side of Li Skirt's corpse, lifted the white cloth covering it, and personally examined the corpse.

After being soaked in well water, the corpse was already swollen, Sandezi did not dare to step forward, and Yun Shuiyao also frowned slightly.

But after all, she is a person who has seen big scenes, which is different from Sandezi.

Yun Shuiyao took a torch from the surrounding Chi Yu Wei and squatted next to Shen Lian to help him illuminate it.

"Thank you." Shen Lian came from the heart.

Yun Shuiyao nodded slightly.

Shen Lian began to examine the corpse.

The corpse had obvious strangulation marks on the neck, especially in the throat, which was purple-black.

The pupils are dilated and the conjunctiva of the eye bleeds due to capillary rupture.

The tongue is purple-black and wounded.

...........

In addition, Shen Lian also found a scar at the carotid artery of Li Huan's body, which has been many years old judging from its appearance and has nothing to do with this case; But judging by the marks of the scar, it was a fatal injury.

This palace maid must have eaten an elixir that was enough to live the dead, flesh and bones.

Shen Lian thought of the one Yun Shuiyao gave him before.

"The preliminary judgment is that he was forcibly strangled by an external force and thrown into a well, and the time of death was about one to two hours ago." Shen Lian concluded.

At this time, the autopsy report was also done, and Sandezi took it and handed it to Shen Lian.

The autopsy report was the same as Shen Lian's judgment, but it was more detailed, after all, it was professional.

Hey? Something strange.

There were two points in the report that caught Shen Lian's attention.

First, the palace maid named Li Skirt is thirty-five years old, and according to the rules, the palace maid will be released from the palace when she is thirty years old; The reason is very simple, how can you serve your master when you are too old?

Second, Li Skirt is not a perfect body.

Seeing the change in Shen Lian's expression, Yun Shuiyao glanced at the autopsy report in his hand and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Shen Lian called Sandezi to his side and said the two problems he found.

For the first point, Sandezi was not very surprised, he explained a little.

The rules of the palace are like this, the palace maid will be sent out of the palace at the age of thirty, but there are exceptions to everything, if the palace maid gets an errand in the internal affairs office, like the old man who found the corpse, she can stay in the palace and serve; On the other hand, if the maid of the palace offers to stay and the master she serves agrees, then she can continue to stay in the palace regardless of age.

As for Li Skirt, who was not perfect, Sandezi's face was obviously stiff, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the chief eunuch next to him.

That's a big deal.

The so-called three thousand beauties in the harem are not only those concubines, concubines, and nobles, but also the palace maids who serve these people, all of whom are forbidden by the emperor and cannot be touched by outsiders.

Li Skirt is not a perfect body, this thing is big when it is big, and small is small.

If it is said that the emperor wants to try it and give her a broken body, it is a trivial matter of sesame grain.

And if the emperor hadn't done it, it would have been a big deal.........

Palace maids generally enter the palace at the age of twelve or thirteen, so it can't be said that people broke their bodies before entering the palace, right?

Yun Shuiyao seemed to want to say something, she opened her mouth, but when she saw that there were many people around, she closed it again.

"Father-in-law, please call the old man who found the corpse, I have something to ask." Shen Lian saw that Sandezi's face was pale, so he arranged an errand for him to divert his attention.

"Yes, let's go now." Sandezi took the order and left.

After a while, a rich-looking old man was brought in.

"Lord Shen has a question for the old body?"

"Dare to ask the old man your surname?" Shen Lian didn't ask directly.

"The old man is free from your surname."

"Honorable?" Shen Lian's eyes widened, staring at the person in front of him incredulously, "I have admired the name for a long time, I have admired the name for a long time." ”

Rong was stunned for a moment, and broke out in a cold sweat, I registered in the shadow secret guard?

"Do you recognize the old body?"

"It's okay, it's okay, it doesn't matter, this official has a few questions to ask, I hope Rong Lu can answer truthfully." Shen Lian turned his words, gently brought the topic, and entered the topic.

"Lord Shen, don't worry, the old body will definitely know everything." Mama Rong immediately expressed her position.

Does the old body dare to hide it? In case you are caught in the Shadow Guard's Tooth Eater Prison, I still have to explain this old bone inside?

Shen Lian looked around, pointed to the Internal Affairs Office not far in front of him and said, "Let's go there." ”

Just a few steps away, Yun Shuiyao quietly pulled Shen Lian's clothes.

Shen Lian looked back at Yun Shuiyao, his eyes full of puzzlement.

"Call the eunuch too." Yun Shuiyao whispered.

"Call the eunuch?"

"Well, he must be present when questioning." Yun Shuiyao's expression was firm.

Although Shen Lian didn't know why Yun Shuiyao said this, he still complied.

"Eunuch, the lower official wants to ask this Rong Mama for questioning, so you can come along."

The chief eunuch groaned slightly, nodded, and followed.

found a room in the internal affairs office where there was no one, Shen Lian asked Mama Rong to sit opposite him, he took out a notebook and charcoal, and began to ask.

"May I ask how Mama Rong found the body?"

"The old man went to the well to draw water, and after the bucket was put down, he listened to the wrong sound, and after careful inspection, he found that there was a person floating." Mama Rong replied truthfully.

Shen Lian nodded and continued to ask, "It's so late, why are you going to fetch water?" ”

"Lord Shen doesn't know, the old man is in charge of managing the case library of the Internal Affairs Office, and he has to clean it every morning and evening, and when it is time to go on a business trip, I will go to fetch water and prepare to mop the floor."

"Did you see anyone else approaching the well today?"

Mama Rong thought for a while and said, "At noon, several people went to the well to fetch water, and in the afternoon, the old man has been in the class room, and I don't know the situation outside. ”

"Does Mama Rong know Li Skirt?"

"Of course I know, when the old man first came to the Internal Affairs Office on an errand, he lived in a matching room, and he was a neighbor with Li Skirt for a few months; This girl is also a hard-working person, if it weren't for the queen's mother, she would have died more than ten years ago. ”

The Queen?

Shen Lian's body suddenly stiffened, and his back was cold.

Does Li Skirt have anything to do with the queen's mother? So this case........

When it comes to the Queen, should I continue to ask or stop there?

If you ask, you may hear the secrets of the harem, and if you don't ask, the eunuch and the three virtues are next to them, and they will report to the emperor, if the case is delayed, I will not be able to escape the blame.

That's it, hey, the emperor is already furious about Li Skirt's death, so it's better to find out.

What an old man knows, it must not be a harem secret, just ask, maybe it will be useful for the case.

What Shen Lian didn't notice was that the corners of the eunuch's mouth twitched obviously, and Yun Shuiyao's face began to look ugly.

"Rong Lu, can you elaborate, did the queen mother save Li Skirt's life? And how did Li Skirt make the concubine Niangniang's personal maidservant? Shen Lian sighed inwardly and asked.

"Yes, the queen mother is kind to her, more than ten years ago, I can't remember the specifics, about eleven or twelve years, when Li Skirt was in her twenties, she worked as a handyman in the queen's palace, responsible for watering flowers and loosening the soil, she was a lively and cheerful girl, and then for a few days, she suddenly became very excited, and then somehow, she suddenly became extremely dull, and finally even committed suicide by cutting her throat; Fortunately, she was discovered by the queen mother in time and fed a pill from Qin Tianjian to pay tribute, so she saved her life. ”

"Later, Concubine Ling entered the palace, and the queen looked at Li Skirt and was a fellow villager with Concubine Ling, so she gave her to Concubine Ling."

After Mama Rong finished speaking, Shen Lian suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

The queen saved Li Skirt's life, if it is inferred like this, it is very possible that Li Skirt helped the queen set up a situation to frame the White King in order to repay her kindness.

The context of the whole case is getting clearer and clearer.

Shen Lian felt that he was getting closer to the truth.

Wait, it's not like that, it's still that question, how did Li Skirt know that the White King was passing by Zhongcui Palace at that time? And he happened to get drunk at Concubine Xuan's.

Unless Concubine Xuan also knows the plan and helps to make the game, but this is impossible, the White King is the son of Concubine Xuan, how can she help outsiders frame her son?

It's not Concubine Xuan's words.......

Maxin!

Concubine Xuan's personal maid.

"Mama Rong, do you know the palace maid Ma Xin?"

"I know, Ma Xin and Li Skirt are of the same age, and they have a very good relationship in private, after Li Skirt committed suicide and was rescued, her mood was still very low, and Ma Xin was busy taking care of her."

That's it!

Li Skirt wanted to repay the favor and found Ma Xin for help, so with the support of the queen, she laid down such a game.

"Ma Xin was also a handyman maid in the Queen's Palace at that time?" Shen Lian asked one last question.

Unexpectedly, Mama Rong shook her head and said an answer that Shen Lian couldn't imagine at all: "No, Ma Xin has been serving Concubine Xuan since she entered the palace, and she became a personal maid in the second year." ”

That's impossible! Shen Lian was so shocked that he got up from his seat.

In the second year, I became a personal maidservant, and it has been more than ten years now, if it is not for the deep concubine to like it, it is impossible!

Ma Xin will never help outsiders frame his master's son!

At this time, the chief eunuch who had been listening suddenly stood up and said to Mama Rong with a stern face: "You go out, there is nothing for you to do here." ”

"Yes, the old body is retired."

Mama Rong was relieved, hurriedly got up, and trotted out of the room.

Shen Lian's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and Yun Shuiyao's face became even more unsightly.

The eunuch was a little irritable between his eyebrows, but he still squeezed out a smile on his face, and said to Shen Lian: "Lord Shen, this case is over here, and our family will truthfully report your credit to the emperor." ”

What?

Shen Lian was stunned, this is the end?

"What does this mean, Eunuch? The lower officials have not yet found out the truth. Shen Lian was puzzled.

"Lord Shen's task has been completed, return the gold medal to our family." Everyone didn't explain, just smiled.

In fact, Shen Lian didn't want to wade into this troubled water from the beginning, but Tie ruthlessly arranged it, and he couldn't help it; Later, I met the emperor again, and I could only investigate the case by order.

But now that the case has not been investigated, this eunuch will not let him investigate, how can I explain to the emperor?

Shen Lian was impatient and didn't know what to do.

Could it be that this old eunuch looked at me unpleasantly and deliberately tricked me? Then he took the gold medal to the emperor and said that I quit picking a son?

Sister, I didn't offend him, did I?

Just when Shen Lian was doing complex mental activities, Yun Shuiyao walked up to him, gently pushed Shen Lian, and said softly: "Listen to the eunuch, hand over the gold medal, don't worry about this matter, don't you want to invite me to dinner?" Now I'm hungry. ”

Yun Shuiyao said the same thing? She saved me several times and shouldn't lie to me.

Shen Lian thought about it again, nodded, took out the gold medal from his arms and handed it to the eunuch, and said, "It's the first time that the lower official has been on an errand in the palace, and he doesn't understand the rules, so I hope the eunuch won't blame him." ”

"Haha, Lord Shen, don't panic, our family will truthfully report your merits to the emperor, and I believe that the reward will not be less."

After the eunuch finished speaking, he took Sandezi to the imperial study.

Subsequently, Shen Lian was also dragged out of the Internal Affairs Mansion by Yun Shuiyao.

On the way, Shen Lian was full of doubts and wanted to ask Yun Shuiyao for the reason.

"Don't ask anything, leave the palace first, and I'll explain it to you later." Yun Shuiyao seemed to be able to see through Shen Lian's heart, and without waiting for him to speak, he took the initiative to speak.

Shen Lian nodded, and said in his heart: She really knows something.

"Don't worry, you're not in danger, the rest of the matter is not something you and I can handle, and the case has been investigated at this point, and you have already made meritorious contributions." After walking out of the gate of the palace city, Yun Shuiyao leaned into Shen Lian's ear and muttered in a low voice.

Outside the palace is the imperial city, and only when you leave the imperial city can you really leave the palace.

As it was getting late, there was a curfew in the inner city.

When Shen Lian and Yun Shuiyao walked out of the gate of the imperial city, there was no half of a figure on the road except for the patrolling soldiers and errand soldiers.

They hadn't walked a few steps down the street when they were stopped by a team of Yu Lin Guards.

Fortunately, Shen Lian was wearing the Shadow Guard's unicorn suit, otherwise he would have been detained.

After the curfew in the inner city, all the restaurants and restaurants were closed, and the two had nowhere to go, so after discussion, Shen Lian decided to take Yun Shuiyao to the Shadow Secret Guard Yamen.

Yun Shuiyao thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's okay, I can only go here, without you to follow, I can't go to the street myself, and I can't go back to Qin Tianjian." ”

"If you want to go back to Qin Tianjian, I can send you back." Shen Lian took the initiative to say.

"And then you'll come back on your own? Forget it, not to mention the long distance, tonight's affairs are too complicated, I don't feel at ease if you are alone, I'll accompany you. ”

Forehead..... I'm a man anyway, don't you worry about me?

Shen Lian's head was full of black lines.

However, when he thought that Yun Shuiyao was a warlock of the Open Yang Realm, he immediately lost his temper.

The shadow secret guards the yamen, and the few small flags on duty at the door watched Shen Lian bring a big beauty back in the middle of the night, and immediately showed a knowing smile.

Shen Lian greeted several colleagues and entered with a fairy spirit like Yun Shuiyao.

"It's still Shen Zongqi who can play, don't go to the inn, don't take it home, just bring it to the yamen, it's too exciting."

"It's just, I can't see it, Shen Zongqi is playing a lot."

"By the way, do you think that girl will be the head of the Oiran of the Jiaofang Division? I heard Mr. Jin say that Mrs. Yunshuang is Mr. Shen's best friend. ”

"Eighty percent is yes, you look at that look, that figure, that temperament, ordinary girls don't have it."

"Tsk, ask Mr. Shen for advice and experience another day."

The boring conversation of the little flags, of course Shen Lian and Yun Shuiyao didn't know.

The two went to the canteen to buy some food and went directly back to Shen Lian's room.

As soon as she entered the door, Yun Shuiyao locked the door, closed the window, and then checked around to make sure that there was no one else in the room, took out a blue talisman from the deerskin bag, and recited the spell, and the talisman instantly changed to two, two to four..... Finally, they floated to the doors and windows.

In an instant, Shen Lian felt a shock in his soul, as if he was in another space.

"Whew~~ Okay, just now it was a small formation that can isolate the sound in the room." Yun Shuiyao clapped her palms and said lightly.

Isolate sound?

Girl, how big do you want to play?