For a moment, neither Murong Ci nor Shen Zhiyan could tell whether Murong Shi's words were true or not.
Murong Shi suddenly sensed that something was wrong, and asked with eyes full of aura, "Your Highness, why do you ask this?"
Shen Zhiyan looked elegant, but asked solemnly: "Princess, you really didn't return to Beijing a year ago?"
She was stunned and shook her head, "Didn't return to Beijing. If you don't believe me, you can ask the servants of Yuwangfu, you can ask third uncle."
Indeed, if she returned to Beijing a year ago, just ask Murong Yu to know.
Even if she secretly returned to Beijing without telling Yu Wang, then she would be able to find out by sending someone to the mansion of Yu Wang's hometown to inquire.
If she lied, she could easily be found out.
Murong Ci thought to this point, staring at her and asked: "Princess, do you know a man named Zhao Qingsong?"
Murong Shi shook her head like a rattle drum, "I don't know."
Judging from her unwavering eyes, she shouldn't be lying.
Murong Ci said coldly, "But he knows you."
"Ah, how does he know me? Where is he?" Murong Shi was extremely surprised.
"he died."
"Ah" Murong Shi was stunned, "When did he die, but I don't know Zhao Hesong's man."
"Zhao Qingsong died a year ago, and you have known and loved Princess Duanrou for more than ten days."
Shen Zhiyan's gentle words were like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, splitting her until she was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, making her smoke.
She was dumbfounded, like a clay sculpture, but she quickly came back to her senses and argued excitedly: "How could I be with other men? I have always liked you, Your Highness."
The corners of Murong Ci's lips twitched, and he didn't want to speak.
He once again solemnly said: "Princess, Zhao Qingsong clearly told his maid before his death that the girl he is in love with is Princess Duanrou."
"Impossible" Murong Shi raised her voice suddenly, her spirit eyes opened angrily, her cheeks were stained with red clouds because of the excitement and anger, "I can't be right with other men, I wasn't in the capital a year ago, how could I be with that man?" How did Zhao know each other?"
"Princess, calm down." Shen Zhiyan said gently, "His Royal Highness and I are still investigating Zhao Qingsong's case, which involves the princess, so please ask the princess."
"I thought" she stopped suddenly, with an uncomfortable expression on her face.
I thought it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who invited her to play, but I didn't expect it to be such an unlucky murder case.
Murong Ci made eye contact with him, and the princess spoke with certainty, not like lying. Furthermore, after getting along with each other in the past few months, the princess is charming and lively, yet cute, unlike that kind of person who is extremely scheming and scheming. So Xiuhe lied
However, Xiuhe and the princess had no grievances or enmity, and framed the princess for no reason.
Qin Ruo suddenly said: "By the way, hasn't Xiuhe seen the portrait painted by Zhao Qingsong? Why don't you let Xiuhe come and see Princess Duanrou and recognize him?"
Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan also thought of this, it seems that this is the only way to do it, this is the simplest and most direct way.
An hour later, the yamen servant rushed to Dali Temple with Xiuhe.
Murong Shi raised her chin to look at the servant girl, her eyes were as bright as water, her brows were a little arrogant, with an expression of "I've never done it, I'm not afraid".
Xiuhe frowned, carefully identifying the gorgeously dressed girl, trying to recall the woman in the portrait.
It's a pity that she just glanced at the portrait inadvertently. Although she had a little impression of the general appearance of the woman in the painting, she couldn't remember the facial features clearly.
The Princess Duanrou in front of me seems to be
"It's her"
She suddenly identified Murong Shi, and said righteously: "Minnv remembers very clearly, it is her"
Shen Zhiyan asked solemnly: "Are you sure the woman in the portrait is similar to the girl in front of you?"
"Minnv can be sure, it's her." Xiuhe's voice dropped a little, as if she was a little guilty.
"Don't testify indiscriminately, I don't know your young master at all." Murong Shi scolded angrily, and turned to the crown prince with a look of grievance and bitterness, "Your Highness, I don't know that Zhao Qingsong at all. I wasn't in the imperial capital a year ago."
Murong Ci said solemnly: "Those who make false confessions will be punished, and half their lives will be lost. I will ask you again, is this girl the one in your son's portrait?"
Xiuhe lowered her eyes instinctively, her eyes flickering slightly, "The daughter of the people recognizes this princess."
Murong Shi stomped her feet angrily, wishing she could go up and tear her mouth, "You're talking nonsense"
Murong Ci walked over and stood in front of Xiuhe, staring at her fiercely, with a condescending attitude, "At first you identified her with righteous words, and then your words and deeds showed that you were guilty, because you were not sure about her. It's the woman in Zhao Qingsong's portrait, or you deliberately framed her."
Xiuhe opened her eyes in shock, her lips trembled slightly, and there was disbelief and fear in her eyes.
Why was her mind seen through by this adult
Murong Ci went on to say: "Do you want to make a living for Zhao Qingsong
There is nothing wrong with revenge, but you cannot designate innocent people at will. Yes, yes, no, no, innocent people should not be wronged. If Zhao Qingsong is alive in heaven, he must be very disappointed to know that you have framed others. "
The last sentence hit Xiuhe's weakness, she lowered her eyes and murmured: "The girl didn't see the facial features in the portrait clearly, but only remembered the general appearance. This princess should not be the girl in the portrait."
Murong Shi breathed a sigh of relief, "I just said that I don't know Zhao Qingsong, this time I'm innocent."
Shen Zhiyan had no choice but to admire His Highness, just by the subtle expression, His Highness could see Xiuhe's thoughts, it was really powerful.
Although he also felt that Xiuhe's expression was a bit weird, but he didn't see it so thoroughly.
"My lord, is this girl Princess Duanrou?" Xiuhe asked suddenly.
"I am Princess Duanrou, but I don't know your young master." Murong Shi said briskly, and suddenly remembered something, her eyes fluttered, "Your Highness, will someone pretend to be me?"
"Very likely." Shen Zhiyan said solemnly, "This case has been confirmed, the girl who knew and fell in love with Zhao Qingsong used the name of the princess."
"But why did that girl pretend to be me and hurt me?" She pouted and was very puzzled.
"That girl should know the princess, or be quite familiar with the princess, otherwise she will be exposed easily." Murong Ci said solemnly.
"If you know the princess, or if you are familiar with the princess, then this person is either a lady from a noble family or a female relative of an official family." He analyzed, "There is another possibility, a woman from the clan."
"Let me know who pretended to be me and harmed me, I will definitely not spare her," Murong Shi snorted angrily.
Shen Zhiyan asked Xiuhe to go back first, and told her to come to Dali Temple and report to him immediately if she thought of anything.
Murong Shi went back to the Royal Palace first, but she planned to go with His Highness, because it was getting late, the dusk was falling, and the evening wind was blowing.
She smiled sweetly, "Your Highness, let's go together. Take me back to Yuwang Mansion and have dinner at the mansion, okay?"
Murong Ci almost shuddered, "I still have to analyze the case with Zhiyan, princess, you go ahead."
Murong Shi had no choice but to leave first.
Shen Zhiyan smiled, like a breeze, "Your Highness, let's have dinner at Dali Temple."
Murong Ci decided to have dinner here before going back, it was so late anyway.
Qin Ruo smiled and said, "Your Highness, there are doubters."
"Not yet. One year before the incident, the evidence was gone, and there were too few clues to investigate. However, the greater the challenge, the more I like it." Murong Ci raised his eyebrows with high spirits.
"Could it be that His Highness has a clue?" he asked happily.
"Tonight, I will think about it carefully."
Having said that, Murong Ci also felt that this case, like Lin Shu's case and Xia Xiaolu's master-servant murder case, could not be investigated.
Miss Lin Yu hadn't cooked the meal yet, so they told the three unrelated murder cases from beginning to end, and they were idle anyway.
Shen Zhiyan first said: "The brothers and sisters of the Lin family are from Yizhou. Lin Shu has studied hard for ten years. He is a young talent with good learning and a kind heart. He teaches the children of the neighbors. He met the capital by chance. A girl who came here was called Rong. She was young and beautiful. Miss Rong also claimed that her family was in business and her family was well-off. They were in love with each other, but within a few days, Miss Rong said that her parents had arranged for her She had to return to Beijing for a marriage. Later, when Lin Yu returned home, he found that his brother was dead and had a sword in his chest. "
Murong Ci continued: "We have searched all the families in the capital with the surname Rong, but there is no girl Rong who meets the requirements. From Lin Shu's meeting with Miss Rong to falling in love to his being killed, it took only half a month."
He nodded, "Let's talk about Zhao Qingsong's case first. Similarly, Zhao Qingsong also studied hard for ten years in the cold window. He is full of talent. He is especially good at poetry. He is an honest and upright young man. The Zhao family has three shops and a wealthy family. For more than ten days, I met a girl. This girl claimed to be Princess Duanrou. She was as beautiful as a fairy and had a good temperament. Zhao Qingsong had a deep love for her and couldn't help herself. He wrote poems for her every day to express his affection for her. , and painted her portrait."
"Zhao Qingsong and this Princess Duanrou know each other and love each other, and they are in love with each other. They go out for trysts every day, and they are like glue. But after a few days, she said that the family arranged a marriage for her, and she could not marry him. Zhao Qingsong was depressed. Inspired by the maid Xiuhe, he decided to pursue his own happiness bravely. He went to look for Princess Duanrou, but he never came back. The Zhao family thought he was missing and searched hard for a year."
"Judging from the crack in the sternum and ribs, Zhao Qingsong's fatal injury was a sharp object piercing his internal organs in his chest, which should be a long sword."
"Have you noticed that these two stories are very similar?" Murong Ci was pleasantly surprised.
"It's really similar." Qin Ruo pondered, "One is in Yizhou and the other is in Dijing, but they are so similar."
"There are a few similarities between these two murder cases. First, the two deceased met a young and beautiful girl about half a month before the crime, and they fell in love at first sight." Shen Zhiyan concluded, "The other Two, the fatal injuries of the two deceased were all due to their internal organs being stabbed with long swords."
"Thirdly, the two deceased were both talented, handsome, and kind-hearted. They both wrote poems and painted portraits for their beloved women, but the portraits disappeared miraculously and cannot be found. Fourthly, the two Not only are the two stories similar, but Miss Rong and Princess Duanrou both claim that their parents have arranged a marriage, and they ruthlessly cut off their love and left the man." Murong Ci stared coldly.