Huaiqing's eyebrows frowned slightly, and with Xu Qi'an's movements, she looked at the yellow silk cloth with a dull color, and her clear and cold voice was mixed with eagerness: "What did you find?"

Xu Qi'an shrugged: "I guess the mystery is in this cloth, but I don't know what kind of machine is hidden." ”

Huaiqing's beautiful eyes flashed with "?", and he didn't understand why he said so loudly just now.

Wei Yuan's gaze then fell on the yellow silk cloth and said, "This is the material that can only be used by concubines above the third rank in the palace." ”

The concubines in the palace also have ranks, and the top ones are the queen, the imperial concubine, and the concubine. Concubine Fu has a fixed title, which is a positive product.

Further down, Madame, Guiji, Zhaoyi, etc., are all within the three products.

The hierarchy of the harem beauties touched Xu Qi'an's knowledge blind spot, but it was not a big problem, he asked: "So, how can the palace maid have this kind of material?"

The fourth prince replied: "Either there is a noble reward, or it is stolen." ”

Xu Qi'an nodded.

Wei Yuan took the yellow silk cloth that was dull in color and some years old, and examined it: "The spring ..... of the thirty-first year of Yuanjing"

"Did anything happen this year, the lowly position refers to the palace. Xu Qi'an had an idea and directly asked if anything major had happened back then.

This was the inspiration he took from the last time the Empress was deposed.

In the 13th year of Yuanjing, the queen was beaten into the cold palace.

The following year, Wei Yuan went on an expedition and struck the northern barbarians triumphantly, and the queen came out of the cold palace, if he didn't learn about it, Xu Qi'an wanted to break his head, and he could only guess that Emperor Yuanjing remembered the old love and pardoned the queen.

Therefore, the material left by the palace maid Huang Xiaorou is embroidered with Yuanjing for thirty-one years, and she may be able to find clues from the year chronicle.

Wei Yuan and Huaiqing shook their heads at the same time.

"Think about it again?" Xu Qi'an was unwilling.

The two of them still shook their heads.

Well, the two college tyrants teamed up to veto, and there was probably no hope...... is also, how can a mere palace maid have anything to do with big events.

Xu Qi'an licked his tongue, a little excited.

Concubine Fu's case has finally entered difficult mode until now, and the previous clues were deliberately thrown out by the mastermind behind the scenes, and the case itself is not very difficult.

In other words, even if he doesn't take over the case, others can find out, the difference is only in the length of time.

And now, jumping out of the guidance of the mastermind behind the scenes, it is finally his turn to show off his talents.

Wait a minute.......

Xu Qi'an suddenly had lightning in his mind, and he thought of a detail that he had overlooked.

He straightened his back, his face was serious, and said, "Duke Wei, there is something to ask for in your humble position." ”

Seeing that the little gong he appreciated was serious, Wei Yuan put down the teacup and said gently: "Say." ”

"Before returning to Beijing, Concubine Fu's case has been delayed, and the three divisions are prevaricating and unwilling to investigate. If the humble post is really dead, will this case be the crown prince's doing?"

Xu Qi'an initially thought that the case was very involved, and the third division was reluctant to take over until he was resurrected and happened to take over this hot potato.

When he saw the prince that day, Dali Siqing also mocked him as a pawn.

Wei Yuan picked up the teacup again and took a sip of tea unhurriedly: "Today, Your Majesty wants to abolish the post, the third division and the princes disagree, thinking that the third division should be confirmed first, and then discuss the abolition. It should not be that His Majesty will be abolished.

"The thoughts of the princes are nothing more than three points: First, the stakes are very important after the abolition, and the process must be followed, not rash. Second, the princes are disgusted with this sudden incident, which will make them feel that they do not have enough control over the court. Third, they need time to figure out what will happen after the abolition. ”

Therefore, the king and the minister have been the people of the game since ancient times....... Xu Qi'an understood, "So, the same is true of the prince's affairs?"

Wei Yuan bowed his head: "The prince is a matter of the country, how can it be that Your Majesty said that it will be three days in three days?" The three divisions did not not investigate, but told Your Majesty that they needed time. ”

“...... So, in fact, I don't need it at all, and even if I don't come back, in a few days, someone will take over the case. Then, according to the clues given by the real murderer behind the scenes, according to the map, he found out to the queen step by step. ”

Xu Qi'an's words made the four princes' eyes widen in surprise.

Wei Yuan was thoughtful.

"So, you were assassinated last night because the people behind the scenes didn't want you to investigate further. He was scared. Princess Huaiqing hit the nail on the head and said Xu Qi's guess.

"Scared?" the fourth prince was puzzled.

"Lord Xu's resurrection exceeded the expectations of the people behind the scenes, and his reputation was too loud for the people behind the scenes to dare to let him continue to investigate. Therefore, after the clues pointed to the mother, the people behind the scenes immediately sent out killers, intending to eradicate Lord Xu. ”

Huaiqing explained to his brother.

"I see. ”

The fourth prince asked, "Then how do we check now?"

Wei Yuan and Huaiqing didn't speak, and looked at Xu Qi'an.

They are all extremely intelligent people, but they still have to rely on professionals to investigate cases.

Just like Xu Qi'an often thinks that his IQ is comparable to that of Einstein, but he also has to admit that he is still 100 million points short of such a trivial matter as building an atomic bomb, and he has to rely on professional scientists.

Facing the eyes of the three people, Detective Xu Ningyan said in a deep voice: "This official, I want to open the coffin for an autopsy." ”

.........

Palace.

The fourth prince and Princess Huaiqing took Xu Qi'an into the palace, the carriage drove into the palace gate, Xu Qi'an lifted the curtain and proposed:

"I still have to inform the little father-in-law, after all, this is the rule set by His Majesty for me. ”

The fourth prince thought for a while, and said: "Yes, Lord Xu is really a person who abides by laws and disciplines, and is loyal to Dafeng and his father. ”

You think too much, I'm just from the heart....... Xu Qi'an said movingly: "The four princes have a discerning eye. ”

Huaiqing was in another carriage, and the princess who had not left the cabinet and the young man shared a carriage, which was definitely not allowed.

If it weren't for the fourth prince, the unsightly uncle, Xu Qi'an might have the cheekiness to test it and ask to ride with Her Royal Highness the princess.

The fourth prince immediately sent someone to inform him, and a quarter of an hour later, the little father-in-law in a light blue flying fish suit rushed over.

He looked at Xu Qi'an suspiciously, and said, "Lord Xu, isn't the case already closed?"

Xu Qi'an replied: "Your Majesty does not take back the gold medal for a day, and this official will continue to investigate." ”

"Okay, okay....."

The little eunuch actually didn't want to take on this errand anymore, and wanted to live a few more years.

But Huaiqing and the four princes were by his side, he didn't dare to refuse, so he reluctantly followed behind Xu Qi'an and went to the ice cellar with him.

Approaching the ice cellar, Xu Qi'an suddenly ordered: "You go and invite an old lady to come over." ”

Sending away the little eunuch, Xu Qi'an, Princess Huaiqing and the four princes entered the ice cellar and saw the body of the palace maid Huang Xiaorou.

The anatomical marks on her neck and chest have been stitched up.

"Your Majesty has re-examined the autopsy. Xu Qi'an stared at the body of the palace maid Huang Xiaorou.

Seeing this swollen and pale corpse, the four princes frowned again and again and looked away.

"What else do you want to test?" asked Huaiqing without changing his face.

"Do you still remember the 'rules' that His Highness said during the autopsy yesterday?" Xu Qi'an beckoned the eunuch who was in charge of the ice cellar to come over and said, "Carry her to the courtyard, the light here is too dark." ”

Huaiqing was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Xu Qi'an meant, and a blush quietly hung on his white cheeks.

She knew what Xu Qi'an was going to do.

Two eunuchs came in from outside, carried rudimentary planks out of the ice cellar, and placed the corpses in the courtyard, exposed to the sun.

Xu Qi'an let the corpse sit in the sunlight for a while, until the little father-in-law led an old woman over, Xu Qi'an looked at it and became happy.

It's the old lady who is better at driving than him.

When the old lady saw Huaiqing and the four princes, she hurriedly saluted.

Then, he whispered to Xu Qi'an: "This adult, why did you let the old slave come to the autopsy, the old slave is not a fool, he can't eat after the inspection all day long." ”

When I got closer, I saw that it was a swollen ugly female corpse, and the old lady said "ah" and covered her eyes: "I can't test it, I can't test it, I beg the adults not to embarrass the old slave." ”

The fourth prince frowned, and just opened his mouth to reprimand, Xu Qi'an waved his hand, and then took out a grain of broken silver, about five coins, put it in the palm of his hand, spread it out, and said with a smile: "Mama, can you test it?"

"The old slave is still happy to serve the adults. The old lady said with a pleasant face: "What do you want to test?"

Xu Qi'an pointed to the female corpse, "Check whether she is tight." ”

The old woman wrapped her hands in coarse cloth and parted the legs of the female corpse......

The fourth prince and Huaiqing turned around at the same time, not looking at the next operation.

About ten seconds later, the two heard the old lady "huh": "This female corpse is not a virgin." ”

Not a virgin...... Huaiqing and the four princes looked at each other, both shocked and shocked.

The so-called 3,000 beauties in the harem, among these 3,000 people, they actually include palace maids.

In all dynasties, examples of emperors and palace maids abound, and Dafeng has been founding the country for 500 years, and there are not a few concubines born as palace maids in history.

Although Huang Xiaorou is an inconspicuous palace maid, she is essentially a woman who belongs to the emperor and is the private property of Emperor Yuan Jing.

All the women in the harem belonged to the emperor. It's one thing to be lucky or not, but that's what the system is.

Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up, as if some of his guesses had been confirmed, he took a step forward and said, "Mama, take a look again, if she is pregnant." ”

"This ......" The old lady looked at the swollen female corpse, and her old face wrinkled: "The old slave can't see it." ”

What do you want you to do, give me back the money....... Xu Qi'an complained in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and sighed: "Forget it, Ni Xiangkai, I'll come by myself." ”

So she took over the old lady and parted the legs of the female corpse.

........

A quarter of an hour later, in the courtyard, Xu Qi'an put his hands in the bucket, kept rubbing, kept rubbing, and a square soap horn was used by him smaller and smaller.

Wearing a white palace dress, the tall eldest princess Huaiqing stood aside, the cool breeze pulled her skirt and stroked her hair.

"How long are you going to wash?"

Huaiqing's voice was helpless.

"Wash until you change the skin. "Xu Qi'an didn't have a good airway.

Although his middle and ring fingers had also trudged back and forth on the muddy road, they should never have been wronged like the one just now.

"It's all to blame on that old lady, I don't have much ability, and she is greedy for my five dollars of silver, Your Highness, you have to reimburse me. ”

Huaiqing automatically ignored his complaints and asked, "You said that she was pregnant, what is the basis?"

"This is more, after a woman is pregnant, spark-like fine lines will appear on the lower abdomen and the base of the thighs, this thing is called stretch marks. ”

"If that's the case, Fang Cai, why didn't the old lady see it?"

"With proper care, stretch marks will disappear. The stretch marks on Huang Xiaorou's body are very faint, and coupled with the soaking and swelling of the corpse, the stretch marks become more difficult to distinguish. I didn't even dare to confirm my humble position, and the old lady must have done the same. Xu Qi'an rubbed his hands and explained:

"One more point, during the autopsy yesterday, I showed His Highness the scars under Huang Xiaorou's breasts....... Remember my movements. ”

Xu Qi'an made a strong upward movement.

Huaiqing was a little embarrassed, this guy always did some rude actions in front of her.

No matter how informal she is, she is still a princess who has not yet come out of the cabinet.

"Of course, talented women can also reach that scale, so this article is just a reference. Xu Qi'an added in his heart:

Your Highness, you are the kind of woman who is so gifted.

"Then why did you conduct an autopsy in person just now?" Huaiqing asked, if it was just these two items, then Xu Qi'an didn't need to do it himself.

Xu Qi'an was silent.

Whether or not you have had a baby, in addition to stretch marks, can also be judged by the shape of the cervix.

This question is not easy to answer, it is too academic, just like when he taught Xu Lingyin the difference between boys and girls when they grow up, in an easy-to-understand and easy-to-understand way.

"Before a woman gives birth, she is like a chick waiting to be fed, with her mouth open. After giving birth, they are satisfied, so their mouths are closed. Xu Qi'an was cautious in his words.

"???" Huaiqing looked at him blankly.

Xu Qi'an scratched his head: "Princess, have you read a medical book?"

Huaiqing looked at him and said coldly: "During the autopsy yesterday, you suddenly had a splitting headache. ”

"Oh, that's easy. Xu Qi'an high-fived and laughed: "For women who have not given birth, the shape of the uterine mouth is "O", and after giving birth, it has become a "one" shape. ”

This explanation, the smart Princess Huaiqing can understand in seconds, but thinking of his words just now, Huaiqing doesn't want to pay attention to him.

The fourth prince, who didn't know how to know medicine, seemed to understand whether he understood it or not, and said with emotion: "Young Master Xu is erudite and talented." ”

This knowledge point comes from a love murder case that Xu Qi'an encountered in his previous life, the deceased was a woman who stepped on two boats and followed in the footsteps of Brother Cheng.

When the old forensic doctor dissected the corpse, he said: Don't look at her not married, in fact, there have been dead people in the house.

Xu Qi'an, who was acting as an assistant at the time, said: The old driver took me.

So this knowledge point was brought out.

"I asked people to check Huang Xiaorou, she entered the palace in the twenty-eighth year of Yuanjing......." Xu Qi'an glanced at the two highnesses.

The subtext is that someone pried the foot of Emperor Yuanjing's wall.

When Yuanjing was twenty-eight years old, the old emperor had long been abstinent from cultivating, and he didn't even touch the queen of the country and the city, the peerless Chen Guifei, how could he touch a little palace maid?

"Who could it be?" the fourth prince pondered.

Xu Qi'an looked at him silently.

"What do you see this palace doing?" the fourth prince felt offended.

Xu Qi'an retracted his gaze and analyzed: "This person is actually easy to find, he must meet two conditions: first, he can enter and exit the harem relatively freely, and the clan agrees with this."

"Second, you are very bold and have no fear, otherwise you don't dare to attack the palace maid. ”

At this time, Huaiqing suddenly said: "Brother Huang, this palace has something to say to Lord Xu." ”

The fourth prince frowned, glanced at his sister, and nodded slowly: "The palace will go first." ”

Seeing the four princes leave, Huaiqing coldly squinted at Emperor Yuanjing's ears and eyes - the little eunuch.

"Get out. ”

The little eunuch lowered his head and left without saying a word.

Breaking away from everyone, Huaiqing stared at Xu Qi'an with a solemn expression: "Lord Xu, Huang Xiaorou committed suicide, and the queen mother confessed, most of which is related to this man." ”

Xu Qi'an fiddled with the water in the bucket, his pupils dilated, and there was no focus, "The princess is too subjective, she must be calm in the investigation of the case, and put forward hypotheses based on clues." We now find out that Huang Xiaorou was once pregnant, assuming that the man is not His Majesty, but someone else.

"Suppose Huang Xiaorou committed suicide, and the queen mother saved her and confessed her guilt, all because of that man. Then, he still needs to meet one condition:

"This man has a close relationship with the queen mother, but he doesn't have much to do with His Majesty, so he can enter and leave the harem, but if he does something to cause trouble in the harem, His Majesty will not hesitate to behead him.

"The fourth prince is His Majesty's son-in-law, even if he bullies the palace maid, no matter how angry His Majesty is, he will not kill him. The queen naturally has no reason to "confess", because there is no need. ”

Speaking of this, he raised his head and looked at Huaiqing's bright autumn eyes: "Does Your Highness have a candidate in mind?"

Huaiqing had a calm face and a cold tone: "I think of a person." ”

.........

PS: When I wrote this chapter, I reviewed the case again, confirmed that there were no missing details, and kept thinking about it, so the update was completed, and I could update it earlier, and I want to update it sooner.

Today it is still 10,000 words.