There was a time when it was popular for noble ladies in the capital to wear jewelry inlaid with bright beads.
This thing came from overseas and was very valuable, and King Lu was very impressed by it.
There was no way he could not be profound, and the money he spent made him feel so distressed that he was not willing to eat meat for several days.
As soon as King Lu said the word "Jiaozhu", King Qin and others understood.
Without him, their daughter-in-law had also lost money for the pearl ornaments.
King Lu kindly explained to King Xiang: "Eighth brother, maybe you don't know, this thing is not an ordinary pearl, it's very expensive, don't say that you are a servant of the palace, even if we pay for it, we feel bad..."
King Xiang's face turned white and blue, blue and white, and he wished he could rush up and strangle King Lu to death.
What's wrong with him not getting a wife? Did he steal the fifth wife's daughter-in-law or what
After a while, King Xiang suppressed the surging anger: "Master Zhen has good eyesight."
Zhen Shicheng gave an inscrutable smile.
How could he have good eyesight? My mother-in-law also has such a pair of pearl earrings, and I bought them from a small vault that he had hidden but was unfortunately discovered.
For this reason, he was so distressed that he couldn't sleep a night while holding the empty money box. Fortunately, he was comforted by a murder case the next day.
Who is Zhen Shicheng? He is an expert who is as meticulous as he is, and who decides cases like a god. Most of the things he has seen will be silently memorized, not to mention such unforgettable things.
What he said just now was step by step to expose the couple's lies so that they could not deny it.
Zhen Shicheng looked at the couple and asked calmly, "Do you still think that this pearl earring was worn by A Cai?"
The woman hesitantly said: "The slave and maid misunderstood for a while..."
The man's eyes flickered: "The villain is a rude person, I don't understand this, at first glance I really thought it was the earrings worn by my daughter-"
Zhen Shicheng shook his head and said to the woman, "Just now you said that this is A Cai's favorite earrings, can you still admit wrong to the earrings that your daughter wears all day?"
"Slave—" The woman was sweating coldly on her forehead, and she couldn't help but look at the man.
The man was much calmer than the woman, and said firmly, "Master, we just accidentally admitted our mistake."
"Since the earrings were mistaken, what about this corpse?"
The man quickly took a peek at the steward of the palace, and insisted that it was A Cai: "Only A Cai is missing in the mansion, who else could it be if it wasn't A Cai? This earring was not found from A Cai's ear, maybe someone else accidentally left it. of."
The man has rotted into bones, and he insists that it is his daughter, what can Master Qingtian do
The steward can say that as long as it is confirmed that this corpse is Ah Cai, the inexhaustible wealth and honor for their family will be guaranteed in the future.
However, the man's voice just fell, and the excited voice from the well came: "Sir, found it!"
The yamen who quickly descended into the well climbed up, carefully pinching something with his fingers.
Under the sun, the polished pearls are shining brightly, it is another earring.
Zhen Shicheng put the two earrings in one place for comparison, and affirmed after a while: "Everyone has seen it, the two pearl earrings have the same shape, they should be a pair."
Those who came close couldn't help nodding.
Zhen Shicheng glanced at the couple, his face darkened: "One earring with bright beads was dug out by General Xiaotian from near the dry well, the other earring with bright beads was dug up by the yamen from the well, and the corpse was from the dry well. From the middle, do you all agree that this pair of bright pearl earrings are owned by a female corpse?"
I have been doing this for a long time, and it is the most annoying to perjury!
The crowd nodded again.
In this case, it would be a sophistry to say that the pearl earrings were not owned by the female corpse.
Zhen Shicheng stared at the couple with a half-smile, "The pearl earrings are owned by the female corpse, and you don't have the ability to buy them for your daughter. Now you still insist that the female corpse belongs to your daughter, A Cai?"
"This—" The couple was dumbfounded for a while, and couldn't help but go to see the steward of the palace.
The steward of the palace trembled, and he lowered his eyes and did not dare to say a word.
The King of Xiang secretly clenched his fists, scolding his mother in his heart.
The surname Zhen is really cunning and cunning, really hateful!
Worried that the couple and the steward would be exposed, King Xiang coughed lightly: "This female corpse may have another identity, and I will trouble Lord Zhen to find out who it is."
What if it's not A Cai, the pearl earrings are not unique to Cui Mingyue, can the surname Zhen be able to find that bitch
Yu Jin, who was not far from King Xiang, looked at Zhen Shicheng lightly.
The pair of pearl earrings were not actually worn by Cui Mingyue when he escaped, but he sent someone to throw them here.
After King Xiang killed Cui Mingyue, the treatment was fairly clean, except for his underwear, not even shoes and socks, not to mention accessories. He was worried that the body would not be able to prove its identity when it reappeared in the future, so he ordered someone to sneak into the new house to take the pair of earrings and throw them in the hiding place.
In addition, there should be a jade pendant, which can really prove Cui Mingyue's identity.
Old Man Zhen's subordinates are so bad that he hasn't revealed the jade pendant yet, so he has no choice but to send Erniu out.
It's just that until the end, he's not going to do it.
Erniu discovered the corpse, and the key physical evidence was found by Erniu, which would inevitably attract people's attention.
He still waited.
And Zhen Shicheng became more and more calm under the embarrassment of King Xiang: "The lord said earlier that there is no woman of honor in the palace, and this female corpse is obviously not a lowly person. Can the lord explain why the female corpse appeared here?"
King Xiang's face changed slightly: "How does Xiao Wang know? Xu is a daring dog slave who killed the daughter of a wealthy family and hid the body here."
"Is that so?" Zhen Shicheng stroked his beard and used his little finger to quietly unclog the knotted beard, "The daughter of a wealthy family has disappeared for nothing, so she should report it to the official."
The King of Xiang smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. If the mansion feels that the reputation is not good, maybe it will cover it up with the excuse of illness. After all, the person is gone, who can tell whether he was killed or eloped. already?"
"Your Highness understands this."
King Xiang frowned: "Xiao Wang is just talking about things."
Zhen Shicheng glanced down at the corpse, and sighed softly: "Is there any missing female relatives in the house to cover it up? It's not clear to Xiaguan. If you want to talk about the missing lady, Xiaguan thinks of someone."
King Xiang's pupils shrank suddenly.
King Lu couldn't wait to ask: "Master Zhen, who did you think of?"
Zhen Shicheng said word by word, "Miss Cui, the daughter of Princess Rongyang and General Cui Xu and General Cui."
The crowd burst into an uproar.
"No, Master Zhen thinks this corpse is Cui Mingyue?" King Lu pointed to the corpse on the ground with an incredulous look on his face.
And King Qi stared coldly at King Xiang's sudden change of face, and his heart sank suddenly: Oh no, seeing the old eight's reaction, this corpse should be the missing Miss Cui!
"Master Zhen, you have to be responsible for what you say." King Xiang's face was extremely ugly, and he pointed to the bones on the ground, "What evidence do you have that this is Miss Cui?"
Zhen Shicheng stroked his beard habitually, and slowly spit out a word: "Yes."