Murong Ci's small face was covered with frost, "I do not have conclusive evidence, but my deduction is almost the same as the truth."
Shen Zhiyan added: "Your Majesty, if Qingyue committed suicide by throwing herself into the well, her hands and feet would not show signs of scratching the walls of the well or struggling. This is the biggest doubt. The second doubt is the last letter, and the third doubt is "
Murong Chang's pear blossoms were so weak that it made people feel distressed, and he asked sadly: "Brother Prince, why did you make up these framed sisters and sisters? Ask yourself that you are respectful and respectful to the prince brother, and there is no disrespect. Does the father love you more?" Sister, the prince's elder brother is jealous and envious, so he framed this sister and put her to death."
Murong Ci couldn't help laughing, "I'm jealous of you and framed your imperial sister. I've already forgiven you once. You commit crimes again and again, even poisoning your own mother. I'm very disappointed. Come, bring sandalwood and agarwood in."
Qin Ruo came in with sandalwood and agarwood, and they knelt down and prostrated, and reported their names.
"Did Concubine Qiao visit the imperial sister five days before her death?" Murong Ci asked coldly.
"Your Highness, yes." Sandalwood replied.
"Everyone in Jinghong Palace can testify." Chen Xiang also said.
"Mother and concubine did go to see my sister, what does this mean?" Murong Chang said confidently.
"Did you accompany Concubine Qiao in the hall at that time, do you know what Concubine Qiao and the imperial sister said?" Murong Ci asked again.
"Concubine Qiao didn't let the servant and maidservant follow into the palace, after a while, the two servant and maidservant heard sharp voices coming from the bedroom, it seemed that Concubine Qiao and the princess had a dispute." Chen Xiang said.
"Then what did Concubine Qiao and the imperial sister say?" Murong Ci asked.
"The servants and servants didn't hear clearly, but the voice was heard outside the hall. It was very loud, and the tone was the kind of angry." Sandalwood replied, "The servants have served Concubine Qiao for many years. Concubine Qiao has a good temper and rarely Get angry, once you get angry, you will be very angry, this servant remembers Concubine Qiao's tone and voice when she was angry."
"Tan Xiang is right, Concubine Qiao seldom gets angry, but she did get angry when she was in the bedroom with the princess that day." Chen Xiang said.
"Father, although I don't know why Concubine Qiao and the imperial sister had a dispute, what is certain is that Concubine Qiao got angry and took out the sandalwood bracelet after returning. Besides, the imperial sister returned to the palace for five years, and Concubine Qiao It's too late to pet her, and I rarely even scold her, so how could I get angry with her? Therefore, Concubine Qiao's death must be related to the bracelet, and it must be related to the imperial sister." Murong Ci asked coldly, "I don't know what day you will be, imperial sister. What did you do and what did you say that made Concubine Qiao angry?"
Murong Chang murmured: "Chenmei just said a few arrogant words, the concubine mother felt that Chenmei was not good at teaching, so she got angry."
Murong Cheng suddenly shouted sharply: "Shang'er, are you still not willing to invite me?"
The sick and weak tiger still had a lingering power, her whole body shook and she jumped in fright.
She knelt down on the ground with tears streaming down her face, "Father, my son and son did anger my mother and concubine that day, but how could my son poison my mother? Father, emperor Mingcha, brother prince, you just say look at me, sister-in-law!" Why did you poison your mother and concubine?"
"Because of a secret that is enough to destroy you." Murong Ci looked at her fiercely, without any pity or sympathy.
"What's the secret?" Murong Yu asked gracefully.
"This secret starts with several cases of headless female corpses." She said eloquently, "Father, several cases of headless female corpses have occurred in and outside the palace recently, and the identities of these deceased have been confirmed." , is a person from Yangzhou Zhuijinfang. Yangzhou Zhujinfang is a folk workshop for raising and selling Yangzhou skinny horses. Golden flowers, those who like to hunt for novelties in the south of the Yangtze River call the three golden flowers the three beauties of the Jinfang. Now, only one of these three beauties is left, and it is temporarily staying in Dali Temple."
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness and Weichen are investigating these cases of female heads and female corpses, but so far the murderer has not been caught, and the murder case has not progressed. The dead are Lan Ruoxuan and Lan Ruowei from Zhuijinfang, and Madam Cao. , Lan Bise, and Lan Bise is one of the three beauty." Shen Zhiyan said, "The heads of the four deceased were all beheaded without exception, and the methods were extremely brutal. The murderer did this to make the government unable to Once the identities of the deceased are found out, the murder case cannot be solved. To this day, the heads of the four deceased have not been found."
"What do these four dead people have to do with the princess's secret?" Murong Yu asked a sharp question.
"Father, Erchen and Zhiyan discovered an interesting thing when investigating the case of the headless female corpse. The murderer killed the four victims to keep a secret. Moreover, the first two victims were killed in the palace. Maybe it's someone from the palace." Murong Ci's cold eyes shot at Murong Chang, "Imperial Sister, I don't know how you got here and what you did for a living during those years when you were living among the people."
"Brother Prince, didn't my sister say it long ago
Worked as a rough servant girl in a wealthy family. "Murong Chang said weakly, feeling wronged in every possible way.
"Father, my son would like to tell the story of Sanyan in Zhujinfang, Yangzhou." Murong Ci suddenly changed the subject.
Murong Cheng Enzhun, Murong Yu said coolly: "This king also wants to hear the story of Sanyan."
Murong Chang lowered his head, his eyes flickered slightly.
Murong Ci said slowly: "Boss Duan of Zhuijinfang bought back several girls with extremely cheap money, and found that three of them were handsome, so he decided to cultivate them. These three girls were named Lan Mengse and Lan Bise. , Lan Feise, they learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting together, eat and sleep together, and do everything together, so they have a deep sisterhood. When they were twelve years old, their bodies and appearances had not yet grown, but they were quite beautiful. It made those rich and wealthy lords very excited. So their fame spread, and the reputation of Three Golden Flowers and Three Gorges spread throughout Lianghuai and Jiangnan. But the good times didn't last long, and Lan Bise was bought by a government family. When they arrived in the capital, Sanyan separated. Five years later, Lan Feise also married in the capital. Lan Feise invited the sisters from Zhuijinfang to visit the capital, and Lan Mengse took Madam Cao and a group of sisters to the capital."
"Who would have expected that the capital would be the place where they lost their lives. Lan Ruoxuan and Lan Ruowei liked the prosperity and beauty of the capital, and decided to stay in the capital to sing and never thought of losing their lives. Lan Bise in 2000 also suffered misfortune, only Lan Mengse was lucky to escape. They were beheaded and died because they knew that the murderer was a Yangzhou skinny horse, and only when they died would they not reveal this secret."
"Lan Feise and her husband went far away and escaped a catastrophe. Who is the murderer?" Shen Zhiyan said.
"Actually, Lan Feise didn't escape the catastrophe, she died." Murong Ci said coldly.
"Ah, the murderer went after them!" He was shocked.
"Steal the beam and change the pillar, steal the dragon and turn the phoenix." Murong Yu said suddenly, like a finishing touch.
"In fact, Lan Bise's female corpse is not Lan Bise, but Lan Feise. The murderer is Lan Bise." Murong Ci said succinctly.
"Prince, what are you talking about? I can't hear it." Murong Cheng's brain hurts. The names of several skinny horses are similar. How can he remember
"Your Majesty, in short, the murderer killed a sister, cut off her head, and then set up a scheme to make the government believe that the female head and female body are the murderer, so that the government will not suspect and find the murderer, so as to hide the truth." Murong Yu explained.
"So that's how it is." Murong Cheng frowned, "Then how can we tell that this headless female corpse is not the murderer?"
Shen Zhiyan's shock was unparalleled, the female corpse was not Lan Bise, but Lan Feise, how did His Highness Lan Feise know
He asked puzzledly: "Your Highness said that the female corpse was not Lan Bise, but her husband Deng Fei came to identify the corpse, those servants can also testify."
Murong Ci said: "The murderer is very smart, he set up a perfect bureau, and Bengong was also fooled. The murderer first arrested Lan Feise, then put her husband, Master Jiang, under house arrest, and then sent someone to pretend to be Jingzhao Mansion The yamen servant came to Dali Temple to report that the master Jiang resigned from Jingzhao Mansion, and took his wife away to avoid disaster. In this way, a perfect place was created for Lan Feise not to be in the capital and not to show up. Afterwards, the murderer killed Lan Feise, put his clothes on Lan Feise's body, and put his silk handkerchief on her body, so that the government could find out that the female corpse was the murderer Lan Bise."
Shen Zhiyan continued: "Lan Mengse and Lan Bise are sisters, so it was easy to recognize that Sipa belonged to Lan Bise. Later, Lan Bise's husband, Deng Fei, came to Dali Temple to identify the corpse, and from his clothes, he determined that the female corpse was her wife .”
She nodded, "In order to convince us that the female corpse is Lan Bise, the murderer spent a lot of effort. He found a house and spent money to invite Deng Fei and those servants to act in a play, just to prove that the female corpse is undoubtedly Lan Bise. "
Murong Yu mockingly asked: "During this, Your Highness found something suspicious."
"There are a lot of doubts. First, although Deng Fei acted very well when he recognized the dead body in Dali Temple, he was distraught, but as a man, he wailed loudly and used too much force, which gave people a sense of acting. Second, The rouge, gouache, and gold and jade jewelry on Lan Bise's dressing table are neatly placed, as if they were for people to see. Thirdly, most of Lan Bise's clothes are elegant, but the gold and jade jewelry are rich and gaudy, and their tastes differ greatly , This is a small omission. Fourth, the servants of the Deng family did not know what to do when they asked questions. They were obviously acting and had no feelings for the mistress. Fifth, Lan Bise was first bought by a Beijing official, and then Deng Fei I bought it, the murderer made up such a fate that seems to have no loopholes, but in fact it is full of loopholes. Most of the officials in the capital want to save face, so how can they easily resell the bought concubines to others?"
"But it's just a doubt, it's His Highness's speculation, it can't be taken as conclusive evidence." Murong Yu said coldly.
"Since you suspect that the murderer is Lan Bise, do you know her whereabouts?" Murong Cheng asked gently.
"Father, I know the murderer's whereabouts." Murong Ci said firmly.