One stone stirs up thousands of waves.
The news quickly spread throughout Jixia Palace, and the students were moved by the news. All of a sudden, they all rushed to the back mountain.
"My servant just passed by and didn't even see the old tree struck by lightning. I heard someone shouting for death in the distance. I quickly ran back and told the lady." Chunmiao was out of breath and gasped: "Miss, what are you doing? He said it was windy and thunderous last night, what was this man doing in the back mountains?"
Lu Anran's eyelids twitched a few times, feeling that things were not as simple as Chunmiao said.
As soon as I arrived at the back mountain, I saw a crowd of people in front of me, dressed in student uniforms, with light clouds around their shoulders, wide sleeves and long wind. But at this moment, they all craned their necks and looked around, anxious and curious, completely losing their usual demeanor.
The masters of Jixia Palace stood in front of the students and refused to let them get even half a step closer. Their faces were dark and cold. Even Master Liang, who had always been the most kind and amiable, was now frowning and looking solemn.
Lu Anran found a place to stand where there were few people, and from time to time he heard various speculations and discussions coming from around him.
"What happened? Who died?"
"I don't know. I came too late and didn't see him. I heard he was struck to death by lightning."
"Who comes looking for lightning strikes in the middle of the night?"
"No, no, you didn't see the expressions on the masters' faces. I'm afraid it's not that simple."
"..."
Half an hour later, everyone saw that there was still no movement from the master's side, and the voices of doubt became louder and louder. However, due to the pressure of the master, no one dared to cross the line and run to see what was going on.
When the noise reached its peak, someone shouted: "The Punisher is here!"
The crowd suddenly loosened up and looked towards the back.
First, the yamen were in front, walking with wind and carrying big horses and golden swords. They separated into two rows to stop the students and let out a path in the middle.
Someone muttered: "What a grand gesture."
Lu Anran then turned his gaze and met a pair of peach-blossom eyes, passionate and romantic, with a playful and careless look in the corners of his eyes.
The visitor was wearing smoke-patterned silver boots, his pace was slow and leisurely, and he was dressed in brocade clothes and fox fur. His figure was slender and tall against the dim sky. The corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, revealing a lazy smile. His peach blossom eyes reflected the skylight, twinkling. Boundless spring scenery.
Her appearance is picturesque and her elegance is peerless.
Master Liang stepped forward and said, "I'd like to trouble you, Your Majesty, to make this trip."
Yun Qi shook his jade bone fan lightly: "It's your job."
The students whispered left and right:
"who is he?"
"I heard from my father that Liu Sicheng, the criminal minister, has retired and returned to his hometown. The Holy One has appointed Crown Prince Yun of Shengle County as the new Sicheng."
More people sighed: "He is Yun Qi, the master of Yun Shang!"
The students of Jixia Palace have heard of Mr. Yunshang's name to some extent, and have heard of Yunshang's various deeds. But when I saw it with my own eyes, I realized that it was even more extraordinary and stunning than the rumors.
A jade bone fan and a charming body.
There are many talented people in Jixia Palace, and there are also many people with arrogant nature. Therefore, many male students see Yunqi's behavior. Although they don't say it on their lips, their eyes show disdain. They look down on people like embroidered pillows and bags of straw. .
Lu Anran scanned it roughly and found that several female students were stunned. Many of them were filled with emotion——
The beauty of the country is not as good as the charm between this person's eyebrows.
When Yun Qi and others followed Master Liang and walked away, someone suddenly clapped their hands and suddenly said: "I remembered, En Rong Yan has met him before."
At that time, Yun Qi entered the main hall directly, and everyone was guessing who the person was.
The women were still marveling at Yun Qi's grace, and some students who were keen on court affairs had begun to secretly weigh the emperor's attitude towards the Yun family, and even more so his plans for Mengzhou.
As for Lu Anran, Yun Qi's appearance made her even more convinced that the person who died this time would not be as simple as being struck by lightning, and that non-criminal cases would not be in the hands of the Criminal Division.
Only the attack on the head of Rongan County was an exception due to her special status.
Not long after, the masters drove the gathered students back and sternly warned them not to speak nonsense to others. If there were any untrue remarks, Jixia Palace would deal with them.
Lu Anran walked back as the crowd dispersed. When she was almost at the gate of Yi Bian Sect, a person fell from the sky and blocked her way.
"Miss Lu." Guanyue clasped her fists.
Lu Anran looked at him and seemed to see his purpose at once, "Let's go."
He didn't say anything yet, Guan Yue shook his eyebrows in surprise.
Chunmiao grabbed a piece of Lu Anran's clothes and said, "Miss."
Lu Anran said quietly: "Go and filter the water I brewed yesterday, and then add the medicinal powder in the third grid on the left."
Chunmiao knew what Lu Anran was determined to do. She couldn't persuade him to come back no matter what, so she could only glare at Guanyue and reluctantly said: "Yes."
Guanyue touched her nose, wondering what kind of resentment he had incurred.
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Sacrificing blood to heaven and calling flags to attract souls.
It's gloomy, bloody, and under the hazy sky, it's weird and creepy, and it makes people shudder.
Seeing this scene, Lu Anran's bad premonition was confirmed.
Not only the students, but also the master who had stayed behind had left the scene. Only Yun Qi stood there, and there were a few Yamenmen from the Criminal Division guarding the entrance and exit.
Seeing Lu Anran, Yun Qi waved: "I asked everyone else to retreat, and I asked you to come over and take a look before I carry him back."
Lu Anran did not check the body immediately, but walked around in a circle, then took the deerskin gloves from Guanyue, squatted down, picked up the head of the body, and brought it to his eyes for a careful look.
This posture is similar to that of a wealthy gentleman who has nothing to do and is carefully appreciating antiques.
The corner of Guanyue's mouth twitched. Even though he had killed people and seen blood, he did not hold the dead head in his face, and he looked so 'affectionate'. This Miss Lu was really not an ordinary person.
Putting her head down, Lu Anran used her fingers to pull at the incision on the corpse's neck, and then groped down bit by bit. She was extremely serious and did not let go of even the most obscure parts.
Guanyue saw her simple and crude movements, her eyebrows twitching, and she simply glanced at her face, only to see her master's expression of interest.
Two perverts!
"What can you tell?" Yun Qi asked.
Lu Anran stood up, took off his deerskin gloves, and said, "What did you say?"
Yun Qi closed his fan and knocked on his left shoulder. From the pile of words, he picked out the important words and said: "He died at the end of Hai Shi. He was decapitated with a sharp knife and had no other injuries."
Lu Anran nodded: "You know these, so I won't repeat them. I'll talk about something else."
Yunqi walked over and heard Lu Anran say: "Look at the spot below the wound on the neck. The blood is not dissipated. It is obvious that he was hit hard by a blunt object before death."
This trace is very inconspicuous, mixed with the bloody wound, and can easily be ignored.
"anything else?"
Lu Anran pondered: "It's a bit contradictory."
The two looked at each other, and Yun Qi used his eyes to signal Lu Anran to continue speaking.
Lu Anran: "Judging from the arrangements around the deceased, the murderer was a calm and collected person. However, judging from the several marks of varying depths on the deceased's head and the contusion on the back of the deceased's neck, it appears that the murderer was in a panic state when he killed him. Uncertain. So I can’t grasp the size, and there are such messy knife marks, as if..."
Lu Anran frowned and described: "He is extremely angry, impulsive, and agitated."
Yun Qi thought for a while and said, "Maybe it has something to do with the weather. There was thunder and lightning last night, which made it inconvenient for him..." When he turned his attention to the three wine bowls in front of the body, he immediately shook his head and said, "That's not right."
Lu Anran took over, "The scene of the person killed last night was arranged this morning."
The two of them thought of something at the same time and walked toward the exit together, but the footprints on the ground were so messy that nothing could be seen.
"It's a pity that too many people ruined the scene." Yun Qi said.
"Judging from the records of the previous cases, the murderer was confident, leisurely, and sure when setting up the murder scene. He has a very strong psychological endurance, so he can handle everything calmly and leave quietly." Lu Anran Count in detail.
Yunqi tapped the handle of the fan with his index finger and thought: "You said that before, the murderers always targeted the bone seams to kill people, and simply cut off the head with one sharp knife, and there would never be a second knife. What about this situation now? ?”
"There are three possibilities. First, the deceased was very special to the murderer, so special that he lost control of his emotions; second, something happened to the murderer himself that prevented him from committing the crime as perfectly as before; third, the murderer of this case was someone else. .”
Yun Qi clapped his hands lightly: "That's right, that's right. Your analysis makes so much sense. Tell me again, which one is the most likely?"
Lu Anran raised his eyes and glanced at him with a salty look, "Master Yun, I still have schoolwork, so I'll take a step first."
Yun Qi reached out with his fan to stop the person, "Don't I think that what you said is clear and logical, so I can't bear to interrupt you?"
"Your Majesty is so considerate."
"It's easy to say, this prince has always cared for flowers and cherished jade."
Yun Qi asked Guanyue to carry the body back to the Criminal Division, and he and Lu Anran went out from the back mountain path and said, "Seriously, did you recognize the deceased just now?"
Lu Anran specifically turned his head and looked at Yun Qi, his eyes clearly written - So you also know that you were not serious just now?
Yun raised his eyebrows and said, "The second son of the Yin family in Anxia County, Yin Pleiades."
Yin Subaru had a high self-esteem and was arrogant and domineering. Lu Anran had seen him twice before, but she didn't expect that he would be the one who died.
"The prince is in trouble."
They could more or less guess what the emperor was thinking, but at this sensitive time, he would never want to worsen the relationship with the Mengzhou border general.
On the surface, Mengzhou is headed by the Lu family of Mengdu. In fact, Anxia County has secretly expanded its power the most in recent years. Now that the legitimate son of Anxia County has died in the royal capital, if the emperor does not give an explanation, Anxia County may not let it go. .
The emperor was not only afraid of chaos in Mengzhou, but also feared that if Mengzhou was in chaos, the world would be in chaos.
Yun Qi sighed deeply: "It really can't be done, so I have no choice but..."
Lu Anran stopped and looked at him.
"Take Su Ji out to sacrifice to heaven."
It took Lu Anran a while to remember that this man named Su Ji was the poor man who was thrown into the punishment department by Yun Qi to guard the gate for him.
"What is the prince's next plan?"
Yun Qi twirled the jade bone fan in his hand, "Let's start with the friends Yin Subaru makes."
Lu Anran understood that Yun Qi's words were unreliable. In fact, he had already asked someone to investigate secretly, so he could grasp the information about Yin Subaru so quickly.
Before leaving, Yun Qi thought of something and said, "I have something to tell you."
