Han Du moved the wooden table away, and a wet mark appeared on the ground where it originally stood.
How did Zhu Xiongying die? Han Du already had a guess in his mind. I just didn't expect that the modus operandi that later generations glimpsed in the movie was actually seen in ancient times hundreds of years ago. It seems that the ancients still had smart people. I just don't know if he discovered it by accident or if he researched it carefully.
If you discovered it by accident, that would be fine. If it was carefully researched, then we don’t know how many people died in the research process.
Putting down the wooden table, Han Du stood up and asked the palace maid, "You are the first to find His Highness Taisun today, right? When you came in this morning, did you see the ice basin above?"
"I, I, I" the palace maid seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said immediately: "I didn't see it!"
"Are you sure?" Han Du's expression condensed and he spoke solemnly.
The palace maid nodded desperately, "I'm sure, the slave did not see the ice basin when she came in. Moreover, the slave was frightened and ran to the door as soon as she came in, and then everyone came. During this time, This slave has always been here. Even if the ice basin is still there, no one can go in and take it away. Your Majesty, this slave has been wrongly accused, wrongly accused."
It's too early to say it was wronged.
Han Du looked at the palace maid and continued to ask: "Then where did the ice basin go?"
"I, I don't know." The palace maid was confused and didn't know what to say.
Obviously, the ice basin that should have existed now, but has disappeared without a trace, has become an extremely important doubt point. The ice basin is missing, which means that someone else came before the palace maid came in. Since someone has been here, even if this person is not the murderer, he is still a serious suspect.
As mentioned before, if the palace maid wants to survive, then this matter must be investigated to the bottom of the matter. Only by catching the real murderer can she escape the fate of being buried with him.
The desire to survive suddenly broke out. The palace maid looked at the female official on the side and screamed: "Master Shang, it was you who asked the slave to put the ice basin, and you also took away the previous ice basin. Have you been here long ago? But, did you harm His Highness the Grand Sun?"
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the female officer.
The female official had a straight face and her expression did not change. She scolded the palace maid fiercely: "You are so slanderous!"
But now the emperor was looking at her. She cursed and hurriedly explained: "Back to the emperor, I came here to take away the ice basin. But I have been like this these past few days. I take away the ice basin in advance every day. Lest the cold and foggy weather in the morning be detrimental to Your Highness."
Lao Zhu's eyes were like sharp swords, looking straight at the female officer without saying a word.
"Then do you still remember when you came to pick it up?" Han Du continued to ask.
The female officer glanced at Han Du, lowered her head and said softly: "I don't remember clearly, it was probably around Mao Shi."
"Mao Shi? This is impossible?" Mao Xiang suddenly said.
Seeing Lao Zhu looking at him, Mao Xiang immediately bowed and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
"speak!"
"Based on my experience, His Highness Taisun should have been sleeping around midnight last night." Mao Xiang raised his head and looked at the female officer, "You said you came at Mao hour, so how could you not have noticed anything unusual about His Highness Taisun? "
The female officer shook her head and said, "No. Because I was afraid of disturbing His Highness, I didn't hold a lamp when I came, so I couldn't see His Highness."
"you!"
Unexpectedly, the female officer would deny it, and Mao Xiang was immediately choked. But the female official's reasons were very reasonable, and Mao Xiang couldn't do anything to her for a while.
At this time, Han Du asked: "You really didn't notice anything unusual?"
"No." The female officer insisted on this sentence.
Unexpectedly, Han Du listened and said coldly: "Even if you can't see His Highness Taisun, now that you have come in, in the dead of night, you should hear His Highness's breathing. You heard His Highness Taisun Is there any sound of His Highness’s breathing?”
"I, I..." The female officer was speechless by Han Du's question.
She would be lying if she said she didn't feel anything unusual until she heard breathing. Mao Xiang clearly determined that the approximate time of His Royal Highness Taisun's death was midnight, but when she came in at about midnight, she could still hear the ghost's breathing.
But if she said she didn't hear it, she was asking for it. Not even the breathing of His Highness Taisun was heard. As the female officer responsible for food and daily life. How could he just pick up the ice basin and leave without checking it out?
The female officer's expression suddenly changed, and she explained in a panic: "I, maybe I was used to hearing His Highness Taisun's breathing, so I didn't notice it at the time. Really..."
But at this time, the more she explained, the more feeble her words became, and the more suspicious she became.
Lao Zhu's eyes widened, he pointed at the female officer bitterly, and asked sternly: "Tell me, who ordered you?"
A female official dared to murder the royal family, and she was also a direct grandson. There is no way that such a big thing could be planned by a female officer. Someone must be instigating her behind her back.
When the female officer saw what had happened, she laughed miserably and sat on the ground expressionlessly, not even bothering to cry out that she was wronged.
When things got to this point, everyone knew that the murderer was this female officer.
Among the people around her, the happiest one was the palace maid, because the real murderer was revealed. Every wrongdoer has his own debtor, and she finally doesn't have to pay for her life. If the real culprit is not found, then she, the first person who discovered it, will definitely be buried with him.
Seeing this, the imperial doctor also breathed a sigh of relief. Although His Royal Highness Taisun did not die of illness, if the reason is not found, he will inevitably be punished by the emperor.
Another happy person was Mao Xiang. He didn't expect that he just grabbed a handful at the last moment and dragged Han Du into it. Han Du not only confirmed that His Highness Taisun was murdered, but actually found the murderer.
This made Mao Xiang feel that not only did he have no fault, but he also seemed to have made a contribution.
Some time ago, the emperor was furious because of the private printing of treasure banknotes. He was asked to investigate but failed to find any results. In the end, he got clues from Han Du and caught a few minions.
The emperor was not very satisfied with him originally, but Mao Xiang happened to encounter such a thing with His Highness Taisun again. What's worse is that he has no clue at all.
If this continues, I'm afraid he will be rejected by the emperor soon. As for Mao Xiang, as the emperor's inspector, he knew exactly what would happen if he was rejected. Mao Xiang would rather die than end up like that.
There is only one way not to be rejected by the emperor, and that is to perform meritorious service.
