Yuwen Zhantian then asked: "And then?"
Speaking of that day, recalling the tragic death of her mother and second sister, Concubine Baili Hui's eyelashes filled with tears, she was so sad that her heart was twisted like a knife, she said in a hoarse voice: "I slept for about half an hour. , Luzhu told Ben Gong that the mother and second sister felt unwell, so they went out of the palace and returned home first. I never thought that that day would be the last time I saw my mother and second sister."
She wept bitterly, mourning unceasingly.
Standing by the side, Lu Zhu quickly handed over Sipa, and she took it to wipe away her tears, "Your Highness, you must find out the truth, catch the murderer, and let mother and second sister die in peace."
"I will investigate thoroughly." Yuwen Zhantian said in a deep voice.
"Mrs. Baili and Miss Baili went back to the palace, but they were actually killed in the palace, didn't they?" Murong Ci asked clearly. He had briefly told her on the way into the palace.
"It should be." Concubine Baili Hui sniffed and her voice was hoarse, "After nightfall, my father saw that his mother and second sister had not returned home. He was worried about their safety, so he sent someone into the palace to inquire about this palace. The second sister never returned home."
Murong Ci knew a thing or two about what happened after that.
Concubine Baili Hui sent guards and palace people to look for Mrs. Baili and the second lady in the palace, and Taiwei Baili also sent people to ask relatives and friends, and even searched over and over again on the road from the palace to Taiwei's mansion . At midnight, the guards found two dead people lying in the barren place in the northwest corner of the palace. They were Mrs. Baili and Miss Er.
According to Wu Zuo and the imperial physician's autopsy, the faces and chests of Mrs. Baili and the Second Miss were bruised beyond recognition. They should have been pecked by crows.
Yuwen Zhantian also said that many crows often flew into the palace to look for food in the northwest corner of the palace, and it was those crows that killed Mrs. Baili and Miss Er.
Murong Ci pondered for a while, and then asked: "Concubine Hui, please think about it carefully, what is the difference between Mrs. Baili and Miss Er on the day when the crime happened, or what unusual things happened here that day?"
Concubine Baili Hui thought about it seriously, then shook her head.
"Who was the palace attendant who served Mrs. Baili and Miss Er in the side hall that day?" Murong Ci continued to ask.
"Yes" Concubine Baili Hui looked at the green bamboo.
"Your Majesty, it's Pinellia." Lvzhu replied.
"Go and call Banxia." Baili Huifei said.
Not long after, Ban Xia came and knelt on the ground to answer.
Yuwen Zhantian said coldly: "If what you say is false, I will break your leg."
She was trembling with fright, and her eyes were full of fear, "This servant must answer truthfully."
Murong Ci asked coldly: "Madam Baili and Miss Er were resting in the side hall that day, what did they do?"
Ban Xia trembled in fear, her arms resting on the ground, trembling violently, "It's nothing, Mrs. Baili and the second lady were drinking tea and chatting in the side hall for a long time. The slave suddenly felt unwell. After returning from the latrine, Mrs. Baili and the second lady The second lady is not in the side hall anymore."
"So, you don't know what happened in the side hall that day?" Yuwen Zhantian asked coldly.
"My servant really doesn't know Your Highness will spare me." She begged for mercy in horror, and stammered, "By the way, when this servant ran to the latrine, he bumped into Xiao Liuzi. He can testify for this servant. If His Highness doesn't believe you, you can ask him."
"I will find out by myself." He said coldly.
"When you came back, was the side hall empty?" Murong Ci asked.
Ban Xia nodded like pounding garlic, her body trembled violently.
She nodded to him, and then he let Ban Xia go out. Then he summoned Xiaoliuzi, indeed, when Banxia bumped into him while running to the latrine, the two exchanged a few words.
Concubine Baili Hui frowned deeply, "In this way, no one knows when Mother and Second Sister left."
Murong Ci smiled, "Summon the guards who were guarding outside the gate that day."
However, it was strange that the two guards insisted that Mrs. Baili and Miss Er did not go out through the main entrance.
Yuwen Zhantian was puzzled, "How did Mrs. Baili and Miss Er leave Hehuan Hall?"
Green Bamboo guessed: "Could it be that Madam and Second Miss can fly?"
Concubine Baili Hui glanced at her, "How is this possible?"
Murong Ci's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Does Hehuan Hall have small or corner gates?"
"Yes. There is a small door on the west side."
"They should have gone out through the small gate. As for whether they went out by themselves or were taken out by others, I don't know."
She looked at Yuwen Zhantian, "His Royal Highness, go to the small gate to have a look."
Concubine Baili Hui ordered a servant to take them there. At this time, the wind and snow were getting lighter, and a thick layer of goose feather snow had accumulated on the ground.
Snow light reflected the sky and the earth, pure and clean as glass.
Yuwen Zhantian supported her with a paper umbrella, she pushed him away, and said softly: "Your Highness, I'll go by myself, this is unreasonable."
He didn't insist, and kept an eye on her situation.
When I came to the small gate, everything was covered with snow, except for a little place under the eaves where there was no snow.
Going out of the small gate is a small path, and you have to walk for a while to reach the spacious palace path.
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sp;Murong Ci looked around, but didn't say a word.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Yuwen Zhantian couldn't help asking, "What do you think?"
What could be seen from this He didn't see anything.
"After many days, even if there are clues left here, they have been blown away by the strong wind." She pondered for a long time before saying.
"That's nothing"
"You can't say that." The dazzling snow light and the silver mask on Murong Ci's face reflected each other, and the light shone, "If Mrs. Baili and Miss Er were murdered, how could the murderer bring them out of Hehuan? When the temple left the Hehuan Temple, were they awake or in a coma? If they were unconscious, how could the murderer take two of them away?"
"What if she's awake?" Yuwen Zhantian made another assumption, marveling at her thoughtfulness and deduction ability.
"If they are sober, then the murderer knew them and was an acquaintance who committed the crime. There is another question, why did they obediently follow the murderer?"
"It is indeed an unexplainable mystery."
"I tend to think that they are not sober, but how did the murderer take them away?" She rubbed her chin and pondered, "Could it be that the murderer was born with supernatural powers or possessed martial arts?"
"This palace also thought of a problem. The murderer took the comatose Mrs. Baili and the second lady from the Hall of Hehuan to the place where the crime happened in the northwest corner. How to avoid many palace people and guards. It is impossible for no one to see." Yuwen Zhantian added Ask a crucial question.
"The murderer dared to commit crimes in the palace, and he must have made careful arrangements and investigations. The murderer must know the best route to avoid the palace people and guards in order to succeed." Murong Ci said.
He nodded, "Do you want to go to the place where the crime happened now?"
She had this intention, so she went to the place where the dead body was found.
From the Hall of Hehuan to the place where the crime happened, they walked with normal steps, instead of walking the palace road, they only took the trail, and it took nearly two cups of tea.
If the murderer took two unconscious people, the speed should not be much different, because being able to walk with two adults, his skills cannot be considered by ordinary people.
The crime took place in the northwest corner of the palace, a barren land near the palace wall. In the cold season, the two ancient trees were bare, their strong branches stretched to the sky, and the snowballs condensed, the weeds on the ground withered, and the thick snow covered everything.
There are few people here, and even the guards rarely come here to inspect, but it is an excellent place to commit crimes.
The servant of the Criminal Ministry came here to see it when he was investigating the case before, and marked the place where the corpse was buried. Even if there is snow, you can see what the corpse was like at that time.
Murong Ci looked here and there, sometimes looking at the sky, sometimes looking outside the palace wall, but didn't say anything.
Yuwen Zhantian didn't see anything, and asked, "Did you see anything?"
She walked back, "Let's go."
"where to go"
"Go and see the body."
"careful"
Before he finished speaking, he rushed forward and stretched out his arms to wrap her around her. His heart missed half a beat, and he was even more nervous than her.
Murong Ci only felt his feet slipped, and he fell backwards. However, the intimate contact with Xuedi that she was looking forward to did not happen, and she fell into an embrace.
Yuwen Zhantian hugged her and asked with lingering fear: "Are you okay?"
She quickly pushed him away, stood still and patted the white snow stained by the cloak, "It's okay."
He couldn't get enough of the hug just now. Even through the thick cloak and cotton robe, he could still feel that her body was so soft, so soft that he couldn't help but be distracted.
When he came back to his senses, he saw her frowning and staring at him, and heard her say, "I'm not leaving yet."
He was a little embarrassed, as he walked, he recalled the feeling of soft tentacles just now.
The corpses of Mrs. Baili and Miss Er were placed in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. After they left the palace, they went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Shaoqian, the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, warmly received them, but he felt strange why His Royal Highness asked a young counselor to help investigate the murder case. Counselors have extraordinary skills
Murong Ci read the autopsy records first, and then inspected the corpse.
Because of the cold weather, the corpse was well preserved, and it didn't rot much after three days. The faces of Mrs. Baili and Baili Xiangrui were covered with bruises, which can be described as unrecognizable. There were also many pecks on the upper chest, which was terrible, and the cotton robes were all pecked torn.
"Young Master Yu, have you seen anything?" Shao Qian asked intentionally, wanting to know how much he is capable of.
"Has there been any new clues found in the corpse?" Yuwen Zhantian also wanted to know.
"The fingernails of Mrs. Baili and Baili Xiangrui of the deceased are basically intact, but there are scratches on both hands." Murong Ci looked carefully at Baili Xiangrui's hand, and then looked into her eyes, "the eyes of the deceased"
"What happened to the eyes?" he asked anxiously.
"The deceased's eyes should have been wide open before, but they were closed later." She said decisively, "From the pupils, the deceased was frightened before death, maybe he was frightened to death."
"Scared to death" Shao Qian didn't take it seriously, guessing in his heart that he was incompetent, he couldn't help but contemptuously, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief, "The imperial physician and Wu made an examination, and the two deceased were pecked to death by crows."
"Master Shao, I'm just guessing." Murong Ci smiled slightly.