This is the biggest secret of the Mu family, a secret that will be revealed by Qin Zeng in the near future. But the current Concubine Mu doesn't know this yet. She still needs to hide it. She doesn't dare to reveal her deep hatred for Li Qingyi. She can only give her some face for the death of a "niece".
Even with this expression, it was because the initiator of that incident was the fourth prince, so he did not dare to reveal it too much.
The emperor sat down and glanced at the people below. Cui Chun quickly stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, this case is complicated and confusing. I tried my best to investigate and found something. However, most of the mysteries in this case were investigated by Miss Li. Ming, I dare not take credit. Therefore, please allow the emperor to allow Miss Li to state the case one by one."
Everyone's eyes fell on Li Qingyi. Mu Lan stood behind Concubine Mu, her face tense and her lips pursed.
The emperor's expression was still gloomy. He glanced at Cui Chun and turned his attention to Li Qingyi, "Did you find out the murderer?"
Cui Chun didn't dare to take credit. He was obviously unsure and was afraid of getting into trouble, so he blamed Li Qingyi for everything.
Li Qingyi didn't care what Cui Chun was thinking. She took a step forward and replied: "I am not talented, but I am willing to solve the mystery of this case for the emperor."
The emperor gave a deep "Yes" and said, "In that case, tell me who is so bold and dares to treat my concubine in such a cruel way!"
Li Qingyi faced the emperor's wrath without any confusion in his tone and behaved as usual.
She looked around at everyone and said, "Actually, this case is not one case, but two."
"two?"
Everyone present looked surprised, and the emperor also frowned slightly.
Li Qingyi did not go into details, but first drew everyone's attention to the death of Liang Gui: "The biggest mystery of this case is how the murderer managed to escape in just a cup of tea without disturbing anyone. Under human circumstances, he used such violent means to kill a good nobleman."...
Everyone's eyes crossed each other, and they all showed curious expressions.
Li Qingyi paused for a moment and said, "First, what we have to do is delineate the scope of the murderer."
"At that time, Mr. Liang returned to Furong Hall from the palace banquet. After ordering everyone to leave, he suddenly wanted to use a cup of walnut cheese, so Yushu proposed to get the walnut cheese by himself, while Linglong accompanied Mr. Liang to talk in the inner hall. But it happened that At this time, there was a strange noise outside."
Li Qingyi's voice was clear and thorough, and he tried his best to make his words clear and understandable to everyone present. She said, "Since Lianggui became pregnant, she often felt anxious and uneasy. When she heard some noise, she asked Linglong to go out and check."
"Linglong followed the sound to the atrium and saw a tabby cat standing under the tree, with its dead cub beside it. Linglong was afraid of cats and was frightened so she didn't dare to move for a while. But she was thinking about her master being alone in the inner hall, so she If you force yourself to turn around, it will take about as long as a cup of tea."
"However, in just a short cup of tea, after Linglong returned to the inner palace, she found that Mr. Liang had fallen dead in the palace and was brutally murdered."
As everyone listened to her explanation of what happened that night, the bloody scene appeared in their minds again, which still made people feel chilled and unable to speak for a moment. Linglong's legs weakened and she fell to her knees.
The emperor stared at Linglong coldly and asked, "Is she the murderer?"
Li Qingyi said: "Although no one can prove what Linglong said, it is not enough to prove that she is the murderer."
She paused, then continued what she had just said: "Linglong found out that Lianggui was dead. She was so frightened that her liver and gallbladder split apart. When she crawled out of the inner hall, Jadecomb just happened to come back with walnut cheese. The sound of the food box falling and Linglong's scream The sound attracted other palace people from Furong Palace to come out and ask. Immediately afterwards, Linglong ran to the palace banquet to report. So, while Yushu ran to report to the eldest princess, is it possible that the murderer ran out of the palace? "
The eldest princess of Deqing looked at everyone and said: "It's impossible. After the report of the jade comb, I immediately had people seal the palace gate and began to patrol around for suspicious people. From the incident to that time, it only took a stick of incense. Furong The distance between the palace and any palace gate is not close. In such a short period of time, no matter how fast it is, it cannot be reached. Unless the murderer has wings and can fly there.
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Li Qingyi nodded and said: "Yes, and if someone left the palace at that time, he would be too conspicuous and would be remembered by the guards guarding the door. Therefore, the murderer did not leave the palace, but quietly returned to his original location. . Because of this, the guards in the palace who checked could not find anything."
The eldest princess of Deqing said: "You mean that the murderer knew that he could not get out of Fanghua Palace, so he had no intention of escaping. Instead, he found a way to hide his crime."
Li Qingyi nodded: "Yes. At this point, it can be concluded that the murderer did not leave after the murder."
Everyone's expressions couldn't help but become nervous. Since the murderer was so bold and dared to assassinate the emperor's beloved concubine, who could guarantee that this person had no other purpose.
However, such a dangerous person is still hiding around him.
If it disturbs the Holy Master, can it be repaid?
The emperor looked around at everyone's faces and said calmly: "Don't be nervous, my imperial guards are not vegetarians either."
When Cui Chun and others heard this, they immediately stood up and echoed the emperor's wisdom and martial prowess. They also expressed their willingness to go through fire and water, ensuring that the idle monsters and monsters would no longer be able to do evil things.
Li Qingyi calmly waited for them to finish their compliments, and then said: "The murder weapon used to kill Mr. Liang was a dagger. It has been confirmed that this dagger does belong to Mr. Liang."
The emperor said: "This dagger is inlaid with precious stones and is extremely gorgeous. I gave it to her as a reward. Unexpectedly, it became a weapon used by the murderer to kill people."
Li Qingyi continued: "Since it was given by the emperor and kept properly every day, who could know so clearly where the dagger is and steal it in advance to prepare for the assassination?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the servants in Furong Palace, and asked: "Who keeps the things that belong to the noble nobles?"
Linglong was so frightened that she kept trembling, kowtowed desperately, and said in a trembling voice: "I kept it in my hands, but I really didn't kill anyone, and I don't know when the dagger was taken away... Although this dagger is liked by noble people, , but after all, it was not needed, so the nobleman thought about it for a while and then locked it up..."
Li Qingyi did not look at Linglong and said directly: "Regardless of whether Linglong did it or not, the murderer must be familiar with where good people keep things and can easily take them out. Therefore, it can be concluded that the murderer can freely enter and leave the inner hall of Furong Hall. Someone who won’t arouse suspicion.”
When the servants of Furong Palace heard this, they were horrified. They all knelt down and begged for mercy, claiming that they had not killed their master. There was a lot of noise for a while.
The emperor impatiently slapped the armrest beside him and said angrily: "Shut up!"
Everyone was silent.
The emperor snorted coldly and motioned to Li Qingyi: "Go on!"
Li Qingyi turned to look at the servants in Furong Palace and said, "So, on the night of the incident, during that short cup of tea, who among the maids and chamberlains in Furong Palace had no evidence of alibi?"
The maids looked at each other, and immediately began to explain one by one, saying that they had someone who could prove it.
Li Qingyi smiled: "Yes, because it was getting late that night, most people went back to their rooms to rest, and the housekeepers who watched the night also watched the night together, and were never separated... They can all prove it to each other. Only Linglong and Yushu, no one else People can prove what they were doing."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes fell on the faces of Linglong and Yushu. Linglong was so frightened that she collapsed into a pile of mud and could not say a word.
Although Yushu was frightened, he still managed to calm down and was able to defend himself: "Everything I said is true, I don't dare to be false in the slightest."
Everyone immediately made guesses. Some said it was a jade comb, while others said it was Linglong.
Concubine Mu frowned impatiently and asked, "So between the two of them, who is the murderer?"
"This starts with the murderer's motive. A slave kills his master even though it may cause no benefit at all, and may even cost his own life. This shows that it is not because of profit, but because of hatred. "
Concubine Mu said coldly: "You concluded who the murderer was based on this guess?"
"Replying to the imperial concubine, in addition to logical speculations, facts can also prove what I said."
Li Qingyi's eyes passed over Yushu and Linglong, and said: "When I examined the body of Mr. Liang, I found something worth paying attention to. That is the way Mr. Liang died. It was very strange. It seemed that the murderer's purpose was not the same. Not only did he want the good nobleman to die, but he also wanted to vent his anger. The maid in charge of the eldest princess was also present at the time, which can prove it."
The stewardess Lingqiu next to the eldest princess of Deqing immediately bowed forward and said, "This slave can prove it. Even after stabbing him more than ten times, the murderer still refused to give up. He also cut open the abdomen of the deceased and picked out the corpse. The already formed fetus is enough to show the murderer's deep hatred for Liang Guiren. If the murderer only wanted Liang Guiren's life and killed him with one knife while he was unconscious, why would he use such cruel methods? However, the slave thought I wonder who these two palace maids are, who have such a deep grudge against Mr. Liang."
Yushu and Linglong became the target of public criticism at this time. They looked at each other and immediately said that they had been with their master since childhood and had a deep love for each other. They had never had any thoughts of betraying their master and killing someone.
And Liang Guiren's mother, Tan, had already set her sights on Yushu.
At this time, the eldest princess of Deqing asked everyone's doubts: "Didn't Yushu go to the kitchen to get walnut cheese for Mr. Liang? The food box fell to the ground, and I saw the remnants of walnut cheese."
Yushu quickly followed these words and argued: "Yes, how could the slave go to the kitchen to get walnut cheese and kill the master in such a short period of time?"
"Is it impossible?" Li Qingyi looked at her and said without hesitation: "What if the walnut cheese was something you had prepared to hide somewhere?"
