Qin Wan was slightly taken aback when he heard this, "Okay."
The night was dark and chilly, but the darkness in Yan Chi's eyes was more menacing than this night. Qin Wan looked into his eyes and nodded without even asking what to do.
Outside, Bai Feng and Bai Ying got into the carriage, and as soon as the whip was dropped, the wheels rattled.
In the carriage, Yan Chi leaned against the wall of the carriage with his back straight. He used to look dark and looked aloof and imposing, but now that he was dressed in white, his figure was hidden in the dim light, but he seemed to be able to split with a white blade. The sharpness of the overwhelming black cloud, but when he thought about what the whiteness on his body was, and seeing the blackness under Yan Chi's eyes, Qin Wan felt that this sharpness was mixed with a touch of heart-wrenching fragility.
Noticing the concern in Qin Wan's eyes, Yan Chi raised his hand to caress her side face, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, "It's okay."
Hearing these words, Qin Wan's heart ached even more, and he couldn't help grabbing his hand. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start. For someone like Yan Chi, comfort seemed too weak and pale , Qin Wan ordered himself to calm down.
Prince Rui's coffin entered the capital, at this time he came to ask her for help.
What she knows is nothing more than medical skills and autopsy skills...
Qin Wan's complexion suddenly changed, and her back stiffened for a moment. She turned her eyes to look at Yan Chi's eyes, her eyes gleamed brightly. Could it be that he wanted her to...
Yan Chi wrapped his arms around her and hugged her in his arms.
He raised his hand to caress her back, as if to comfort her, and as if to comfort himself, Qin Wan's heart was suddenly confused.
Have things come to this point
"It's okay." Yan Chi stroked her shoulder and held her hand with the other hand.
Qin Wan couldn't help but look up into his eyes, Yan Chi lowered his eyes to meet hers, and pulled his lips again.
His eyes were full of coldness, and he didn't smile at all, but he didn't want to make her worry, but at this moment, it was absolutely impossible for him to be perfectly fit without showing any flaws.
Qin Wan leaned over and kissed the corner of his forced lips.
She slowly lingered on the corner of his lips, the breath from the tip of her nose fell on his face, Yan Chi suddenly closed her eyes, her stiff back loosened a bit, Qin Wan left his lips, raised her hand and landed on his cheek .
Yan Chi covered her hand and put it on the side of his cheek, scrubbed it finely, and finally kissed her palm.
Seeing her staring at him closely, Yan Chi retracted his arms to let her lean on his chest, and put his hand in her hair, forcing her to lean on his chest. In this way, she couldn't look at her so worriedly. him.
Qin Wan put her cheek against his chest, and his heartbeat was polite and steady, falling into her ears one after another, all the way along the limbs to the tip of her heart, and Qin Wan immediately felt relieved.
The carriage rushed along the main road in the square, and not long after, the carriage stopped at the back door of Prince Rui's Mansion.
Qin Wan had never walked through this door.
It is already late at night, and the entire Prince Rui's mansion can be heard quietly, two white lamps are hung under the eaves of the door, when the cool breeze blows, a bleak white light shines, Bai Feng pushes open the back door, " Squeak" sounded sinister in the middle of the night, Yan Chi walked in front, Qin Wan followed, entered the palace and went all the way to the mourning hall in the palace.
The mourning hall has been set up a long time ago. To bring back the coffin of Prince Rui today, all you need to do is put on the shroud that the Inner Palace hurriedly made, and then put on the coffin prepared by the Inner Palace to represent the prince. It was very different from Qin Wan's imagination of people in plain mourning clothes everywhere. Seeing the mourning hall in the main courtyard approaching, Yan Chi paused slightly, waited for Qin Wan to take a step, and then took her hand into the room. There is a solemn and solemn main courtyard.
Passing over these, Qin Wan saw the gloomy wooden coffin in the middle of the mourning hall. The coffin was painted with gold patterns, the treasure was solemn, and the coffin lid was closed. Qin Wan held his breath for a moment.
Yan Chi pulled Qin Wan to the front of the coffin. He lifted his robe and knelt down. He turned to look at Qin Wan. Qin Wan understood and knelt down beside him. After three late obeisances, she turned her head to look at Qin Wan. He didn't say a word, but Qin Wan knew what he meant. Her eyes were slightly red, and she followed suit three times while holding the stick of incense.
After the three prostrations were over, Yan Chi gave Qin Wan a hand, and the two got up and put the incense into the bronze tripod on the altar.
After inserting the incense, Yan Chi stood there in a daze, without moving for a while, his brows were slightly frowned, his eyes fell on the coffin, as if he was in the final contemplation, Qin Wan waited quietly, soon, Yan Chi turned his head and looked at the coffin. She glanced at it, then walked around the altar and walked to the side of the coffin. His hand fell heavily on the coffin lid, took a breath, and pushed the coffin lid away.
Qin Wan collected himself and walked to the side of the coffin.
Although summer has passed, Prince Rui’s accident has been going on for a long time, and the body in the coffin has already begun to rot. At this moment, he is wearing a complicated and expensive shroud. It was just a dead body, but Qin Wan clearly knew who this person was, she felt a little stuck in her heart, and her fingertips couldn't help trembling slightly.
Yan Chi looked at Prince Rui's body, and finally said, "Three hours, the coffin will be sealed before dawn."
Qin Wan had never heard Yan Chi's hoarse voice before, she nodded, and her voice became hoarse as soon as she spoke.
"It's enough, but you have to take him out first."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, Yan Chi slapped the coffin lid, and the heavy and thick coffin lid suddenly fell to the ground. Yan Chi leaned over and fished out Prince Rui's body, turned around and placed it on the coffin lid above.
The body has been cleaned up, Qin Wan's first step is to undo the shroud on Prince Rui's body.
While taking off the shroud, Qin Wan looked at the body.
Prince Rui had been in an accident for more than 20 days. It can be seen that his body was well protected no matter whether he was in Liangzhou or on the way back. But one can see very obvious changes in the corpse's appearance at a glance. The corpse has begun to swell, and black and purple corpse spots are all over the face, and the smell of corpses cannot be covered by incense candles.
But even so, Qin Wan could also vaguely see the heroic appearance of Prince Rui before his death.
Everyone in the Yan clan had a pair of phoenix eyes, especially Yan Lin. Qin Wan traced the eyes carefully, but her mind was not as calm and rational as an ordinary autopsy. This was the first time that she couldn't stabilize her mind.
Because Yan Chi's appearance is deeply inherited from his father, Qin Wan even felt that Yan Chi would grow up to look like Yan Lin in another twenty years. Thinking about it this way, Qin Wan seemed to see another Yan Chi Lying here, she was completely confused.
When Qin Wan took off the shroud, her palms were covered with sweat. However, when she saw the scars on the corpse, Qin Wan's heart suddenly calmed down. This was the scene she was most familiar with. This sense of familiarity suddenly made her focus and solemn, and she took out the machete knife she had prepared to start the autopsy.
Without the shroud embroidered with twelve chapter patterns, Yan Lin's body is no different from that of any other deceased, especially the bloody scabs on his chest that remind Qin Wan that there is something strange about Prince Rui's death. And she came to help Yan Chi find evidence.
Gritting her teeth, Qin Wan inspected from the top of Prince Rui's head all the way down. Her movements were meticulous and her breathing was light. After a little hesitation at first, she quickly entered the state. Yan Chi stood Looking at Qin Wan not far away, she saw that her autopsy was the same as in the past, the only difference was that in addition to being calm and focused, she was also a little heavier.
Yan Chi didn't want to put pressure on her with his eyes, so he turned around and stood by the window. The night outside the window was as dark as ink, but Yan Chi's eyes were darker than his eyes. Ever since he asked Qin Wan to come over to help with the autopsy, this road has been Already started.
The candlelight was flickering, and the nearby palace lantern was full of candles, illuminating the mourning hall particularly brightly. Under the bright lights, Qin Wan carefully examined every scar on Prince Rui's body, because the day of death After a long time, the scars and the lower part of the body had begun to rot. Qin Wan read it for the first time without changing his expression, and then picked up white vinegar and wiped it on the body. Soon, the scars lurking under the surface of the body emerged. come out.
"There were seventeen wounds on the body of the deceased. There were seven scratches on the back, left shoulder, right wrist bone, and right calf, and four bruises on the lower abdomen and chest. The fatal wound was on the chest. It was initially estimated to be a sharp arrow into the heart."
At this point, Qin Wan paused slightly, "In addition, there are four scars, on the elbows of the deceased and the knees of both feet, although there are circles of scars, the scars on the outside are particularly serious, forming flaky, gully-shaped bruises. Injury, the width of the gully is less than one inch. It should be that the deceased was bound by a similar strip of cloth belt when he was defenseless. There were more than one person who did it. They cooperated very well. This kind of binding method is one head Even a cow can be restrained."
Yan Chi, who was by the window, turned around a long time ago, this long wait made his mood more and more heavy, more and more heavy, even when he saw Prince Rui's bruised and swollen face right now, he couldn't detect a trace of sadness in his heart.
Qin Wan's words were obviously restrained, which made him calm down even more.
He took two steps closer, staring at Yan Lin's body with a fixed gaze.
In the afternoon, he changed Yan Lin's clothes himself. He had already seen it at that time, but Yan Lin's body was covered with corpse spots, and even green corpses began to grow. If it weren't for Qin Wan, these lurking scars would not have happened at all. be found.
Yan Chi narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at these scars, he could almost imagine how these scars were left. This was a game, specially designed to control his father's game, he frowned, and suddenly looked at Yan Lin's chest!
I saw that Qin Wan continued to inspect the chest of the corpse, the wound was rotten and pus, but Qin Wan cut the wound open with a knife, and the festering inside emerged first, Qin Wan carefully looked at it , she didn't mind sticky corpse water on her hands at all, and soon, her complexion changed and she raised her head, "Did people in the northwest say how the prince died?"
Yan Chi said in a deep voice, "It is said that father died from an arrow in his chest."
Qin Wan shook his head, "No, it wasn't an arrow. It was indeed a cluster of arrows, or a cluster of four-edged arrows, that killed the prince, but this cluster of arrows was pierced into the chest of the prince by life, not shot from a long distance. The wound of the prince The bleeding was extremely deep, and even hurt the spine on the back, if such an arrow cluster is shot from a long distance, it is absolutely impossible to have such force."
Unless someone held the arrow and pierced it deeply into Yan Lin's chest, how could there be such a deep bleeding point? !
Yan Chi's eyes shrank suddenly, and everyone described it as an accident, an assassination carefully arranged by the enemy, and Zhe Zi from the Northwest Road reported that when he found Yan Lin, he had already been shot to death, However, the assassin was nowhere to be found. Two days later, in the deep mountains north of Liangzhou, they discovered the traces of Rongdi's sneaking into the Great Zhou by crossing the mountains.
But the main evidence is the four-edged flower arrow stuck in Yan Lin's heart.
Rongdi regards the snow lotus as a sacred object, and this square arrow is the symbol of Rongdi. This object is extremely harmful, but as Qin Wan said, this object has high resistance and is not easy to shoot from a long distance. It can only be shot at close range. Assembled on the bow and crossbow, there are barbs on the arrow, once the arrow penetrates the flesh and hits the chest and abdomen, the person will die without a doubt, and if the arrow hits the limbs, it will also cause the limbs to be cut off.
At that time, when they saw this arrow, everyone thought that the incident must have been done by Rong Di, but Rong Di shot fiercely, started with the technique of flexible binding, and then gave up Rong Di's military sword, but chose With an arrow piercing Yan Lin's chest, is it necessary for the assassin of the enemy to keep his own holy arrow? !
Another point is that the soldiers of the army are proud of cutting off the enemy's head. If Yan Lin is restrained, how can the soldiers give up the traditional method of showing off with a military knife? !
Either they don't leave any clues about the enemy and let Da Zhou fall into civil strife, or let the whole Da Zhou know that the commander of Da Zhou's 100,000 Shuo Western Army was beheaded by them!
If he didn't know the clues of the wound, Yan Chi would have believed that Yan Lin died in an accident. It is possible that someone walked away and gave the enemy the opportunity at this moment. Arrows going out.
Yan Chi narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, and Fan Xin's words resounded in his mind again.
The people in the post station over there are all Zhou people, and they will never be mistaken about this point after they have been in the border area for many years.
It's ridiculous, but the Zhou people wanted to kill the Shuoxi eagle with the four-edged arrows of the Rong people!
She closed her eyes abruptly, and Yan Chi opened them only a moment later, the cold eyes were covered with ice.
He took a deep look at Yan Lin's body, "Send the princess to the water pavilion to freshen up."
Bai Feng walked in from the outside and stood quietly aside. Qin Wan treated the wound on the body, and then slowly stood up. Yan Chi's side face was like a cluster of sharp arrows. As if a sword with a low profile was about to break out, Qin Wan looked at him for a moment, then turned and walked out.
Even if they are so close, Yan Chi will never show his overwhelming anger in front of Qin Wan.
For a man like him, the inability to control his emotions is also a weakness.
Qin Wan returned to the waterside pavilion, Bai Ying waited on Qin Wan to freshen up first, and after she finished washing up, it was already time for two cups of tea, the night outside the window was as cold as water, Qin Wan stood in front of the window, feeling a little chilly all the time.
Bai Feng stood outside the door with some hesitation, Qin Wan saw it and hurriedly said, "I'll wait here, you go and see him."
Bai Feng shook his head, "Princess, don't blame the master. The past few days are too difficult for the master. When changing clothes for the prince in the afternoon, the master's eyes didn't even turn red. So many people watched, the master is too difficult."
Qin Wan shook his head helplessly, "How could I blame him? I know how he is feeling."
Bai Feng breathed a sigh of relief, just now Yanchi's attitude was quite tough, and he didn't even say a word to Qin Wan, Bai Feng was afraid that Qin Wan would be angry because of these, and it would be even more difficult for his master.
Qin Wan waved his hand, "I'm really fine here, isn't the coffin sealed before dawn? Go and see."
Bai Feng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Qin Wan then sat on the low couch in front of the window. In the evening, Butler Wu said that the funeral would be held tomorrow afternoon. Prince Rui's coffin would be buried in the imperial tomb, which was located in the southeast of the city. On Mount Heng, it took three days to come and go. Qin Wan sat still, frowning.
Prince Rui's scars are problematic, at least not as rumored, so how did he die
Qin Wan only felt that the thick fog in front of him made up for it, but the facts were settled, and even the obituary announced to the world had an explanation. Now even if he accompanied Yan Chi to the emperor to say this, would the emperor believe it
Or, the emperor not only won't believe it, but also...
Qin Wan slowly closed her eyes. It took more than half an hour for the autopsy just now, and she was already covered in cold sweat. After coming here for a while, the tired and heavy energy could not be relieved. With so many possibilities in mind right now, she suddenly felt like a mountain was pressing on her shoulders. She unconsciously leaned on the desk next to the low couch, and fell asleep like that.
The night passed by little by little, and soon came the darkest dawn.
In his sleep, Qin Wan saw Yan Chi's blade-like side face again. He was so cold, as if he had changed into a different person. Suddenly, he turned around slowly, with a pair of calm eyes. Looking at himself, Qin Wan could see clearly in his dream. The deepness in Yan Chi's eyes disappeared, and the gleaming unruliness disappeared. What was left was only a pair of eyes filled with anger and grief. Suddenly, he A sword drawn from his side slashed at her—
"ah-"
Qin Wan woke up with a soft cry, opened his eyes, and before he could settle down, he saw someone sitting beside him.
Yan Chi sat in the dim light, with a face that couldn't discern the emotions, but when she looked over, she saw the concern and suppressed pain in Yan Chi's eyes, Qin Wan was taken aback, and almost couldn't help but hugged him Yan Chi.
Yan Chi was taken aback, wondering what happened to Qin Wan.
As soon as he walked in and sat down, his whole soul seemed to be thrown into the mourning hall. He subconsciously knew that Qin Wan had fallen asleep, so his hands and feet were very light, but suddenly, Qin Wan woke up with a soft cry. .
Qin Wan hugged him very close, the whole person's breathing was still not steady, Yan Chi came back to his senses, always felt that Qin Wan even hugged his lost soul back, he felt his whole body, his heart started beating again, and the sound in his ear The roar dissipated, and he could feel the warmth of her body. He hugged Qin Wan, "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
Qin Wan was still a little uneasy, wishing to wrap his arms around his flesh and blood.
Yan Chi caressed her back gently, and couldn't help but kissed her on the forehead.
Suddenly, Qin Wan called out, "Yan Chi—"
She looked up at Yan Chi, "Yan Chi..."
She called him tremblingly, but she didn't know what to say, saying you don't want to be sad? Say you don't get carried away by anger? Or don't you change so that you don't even know me...
Qin Wan was full of worry, and turned into a pair of eager wet eyes to look at Yan Chi.
Yan Chi looked at her like this, and suddenly understood what she was worried about. He touched her cheek, leaned over and rubbed his cold cheek against hers, and Qin Wan hugged him even tighter, wanting to hug her. The body temperature is passed on.
Yan Chi held her in his arms, and it took another moment before Qin Wan regained his composure.
Yan Chi noticed it, and hugged her horizontally. He carried her into the inner room, and put her directly on the bed where he usually slept. Qin Wan hugged his neck and held her tight. Chi leaned over and lay down on the side of his neck, as if he wanted to use this moment of peace to absorb the strength for the next few days.
The darkness outside the window was getting thinner and lighter little by little, like a thick and colorful ink painting, and the blue light of dawn was blurred between the splashes of ink. Yan Chi lay on the side of Qin Wan's neck for a few moments, and suddenly said, "You will sleep here. I will go to Cangheng Mountain as soon as the day breaks. Wait for me to come back."
The corners of Qin Wan's lips moved slightly, "But..."
Yan Chi kissed her on the cheek, as light as a feather waving, he stroked Qin Wan's eyebrows, "You can go back after I leave, for tonight's matter, thank you Wan Wan."
Qin Wan shook her head quickly, but Yan Chi pulled Jin's quilt to cover her.
Qin Wan behaved well, looking at Yan Chi with only a pair of eyes full of words, Yan Chi shook her hand, straightened up, turned his head and strode out, Qin Wan felt that Yan Chi's back disappeared in an instant. Before she even had time to say another word of advice, there was a void in her heart, and as the room fell into boundless silence, the void became heavier and heavier, as if it was going to drown her, but she didn't chase it out .
The waterside pavilion was in the depths of the palace. Not long after, Qin Wan vaguely heard the sound of funeral music, and at the moment of dawn, the sound finally became farther and farther away. Qin Wan, who hadn't closed his eyes all night, slowly closed his eyes .
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The scene of Prince Rui's funeral was huge, and the hero of Shuoxi left the city gate amidst the mighty onyx canopy. In the afternoon, Qin Wan just returned to the Hou's Mansion.
Neither Qin Shu nor Hu's knew when Qin Wan left, Qin Wan only said that he left early.
Hu sighed, "You want to see His Highness Chi?"
Qin Wan was noncommittal, and Qin Shu said helplessly, "It's hard for you to follow the funeral today."
She is not from the royal family, let alone the real Prince Rui's concubine, but it is just a decree for a marriage, it really is nothing, Qin Wan nodded to show that she knew, and went back to Songfengyuan without further ado.
It will take three days for Yan Chi to go, she doesn't know what Yan Chi will do.
Qin Wan was restless and couldn't sit still. At dusk, she went out of the Hou Mansion to look for Xun Niang.
Xunniang and Master Yuan looked sad. When she went to look for Fan Xin, Fan Xin also had a look of grief. Today, Prince Rui's funeral, they all knew the news.
Fan Xin's injury is gradually recovering, and now he can sit up.
Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief, asked Fan Xin for his pulse and changed the prescription. Fan Xin looked at Qin Wan hesitating to speak, and asked after a while, "Princess, is your highness alright?"
Qin Wan looked at Fan Xin and said, "What are you worried about?"
Fan Xin smiled wryly. Although he didn't say it clearly, the meaning was already very obvious. Now that something happened to Prince Rui's mansion, Yan Chi was alone in the capital, would Prince Rui's mansion collapse like this
Qin Wan smiled, "You don't believe Your Highness?"
Fan Xin shook his head, but his face was still full of bitterness. Qin Wan sighed, and his eyes suddenly became slightly solemn, "For so many years, in Shuoxi, is there any battle that His Highness can't win?"
Fan Xin was taken aback, shook his head, Qin Wan bent his lips again, turned around and walked out without further words.
Fan Xin watched Qin Wan's back go further and further away, and fell into a daze for a moment, but his eyes became brighter and brighter.
In the early morning of the second day, Qin Wan entered the palace. This time, Yan Chi and Yan Li were the ones who went to the Cangheng Mountain Imperial Mausoleum. Prince Yi, as the chief officer, also went with him. This mighty funeral ceremony In order to be worthy of Prince Rui's brilliance, one has to be prominent everywhere, but one cannot be resurrected after death. Has anyone ever thought about why the eagle fell
The queen mother kept coughing, Qin Wan took the pulse, and frowned, Chen Nanny said beside her, "I didn't sleep very well, I started coughing last night, the windows in the house were closed, a little The cool wind doesn't dare to show it, and I don't know what's wrong, princess, is it serious?"
Qin Wan shook his head, "It's related to the Queen Mother's old illness. Don't close the windows all the time, and it's not good for the Queen Mother to lie down all the time. It's better if you can get up and move around. I'll give the Queen Mother a prescription to soothe the nerves and improve Qi, and add a little more." Shibu, it's really not good to be in autumn now, the empress dowager has to take a Qingxin Yulu pill every day."
After saying this, the Empress Dowager sighed, "I used to cough every autumn. It's nothing serious, but she is very anxious. Now that girl Wan is here, what else is there to worry about?"
Having said that, Qin Wan smiled helplessly, "Nurse is also for your own good, you have to be obedient."
Her tone was coaxing, as if she was talking to a child, the queen mother smiled, but sighed, "It's not that I don't want to move, it's because I feel so lazy that I can't move."
Qin Wan and Nanny Chen looked at each other, their eyes darkened.
After seeing the illness, the Empress Dowager pulled Qin Wan to talk, "It took me at least three days to go back and forth to the imperial mausoleum. Fortunately, I was relieved to have Lao Wu with me, and that child Yanli was finally reliable for once."
Chen Momo smiled and said, "The princess has come out, the son must listen to the princess."
Qin Wan raised her eyebrows, and Nanny Chen said, "The princess doesn't know yet, the princess went to Prince Rui's mansion to express her condolences. This is the first time she has left Prince Gong's mansion for so many years."
Qin Wan couldn't help being surprised when she heard that, Princess Gong hadn't been out of the palace for twenty years, and this time she made an exception for Prince Rui's funeral. Thinking of this, Qin Wan sighed again.
The Empress Dowager was also in a moody mood. After talking to Qin Wan for a while, she said that she was tired. Nanny Chen and Qin Wan had no choice but to let the Empress Dowager go to rest. Qin Wan left the main hall and saw it within a few steps. Yan Sui.
Qin Wan took Yan Sui's hand and went down the corridor, and the two of them, one big and one small, sat next to the beauties facing the flower garden.
Yan Sui pursed the corners of her lips and said nothing after a while, "Is my canary okay?"
Qin Wan's heart cheered, and he hurriedly said, "Okay, very good, it flew away a few days ago and disappeared, I thought that since it has grown its wings, it's better to let it fly out of the capital and into the mountains and forests, Your Highness How do you feel?"
Yan Sui seemed to be reluctant to part with her, but she still nodded at the end, "That's fine."
Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, Yan Sui pulled Qin Wan's sleeve and said, "Is the imperial grandmother seriously ill?"
Qin Wan looked at Yan Sui's terrified eyes and shook his head, "It's not heavy, it will be fine."
Yan Sui exhaled, and nodded like a little adult.
Qin Wan looked a little unhappy, and went to explain a few words to Nanny Chen before leaving the palace.
This day was so wasted, the next morning, Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang went to the Hou Mansion, the person they wanted to meet was Qin Shu, Qin Wan felt that something was wrong, so he personally made a pot of tea and sent it to the study In the courtyard.
This time Qin Wan came uninvited, and when Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang saw her, they were very surprised.
Zheng Baishi hurriedly said, "Since the princess is here, let's listen together."
Qin Wan smiled, "Are you talking about the case? I came here to ask how the case is going."
Zheng Baishi nodded, "Yes, it has been found out. It can be basically concluded that the person who died was Song Xiwen, the bodyguard of King Jin. We have found some records of the old injuries found by the princess. Song Xiwen was killed six years ago. Weishan hunting ground was injured during spring hunting. It was to protect His Royal Highness King Jin. It is said that His Royal Highness Jin Wang was almost injured by a black bear. His wound was healed by the imperial doctor who went with him at that time. The two points that the master inspected, as well as Song Xiwen's martial arts methods, are indeed good at attacking with the right leg, we have carefully verified these points, and we can definitely confirm that it is Song Xiwen."
Qin Wan continued, "Isn't that a good thing?"
Zheng Baishi shook his head, "The identity is confirmed, but we are still a little uncertain about how to investigate this case. If we want to investigate, this case has to be investigated from the palace..."
It was still Zheng Baishi's previous worry. Last year when he investigated the case of King Jin, Shen Yi's family, the minister of Dali Temple, died tragically. This year, when he encountered the Prince Jin's mansion again, Zheng Baishi had to deal with it carefully.
Zheng Baishi's response was to come to Qin Shu, and Qin Shu represented the tone of the East Palace.
Qin Wan figured out the joints in an instant.
Qin Shu also said bluntly, "The crown prince has not asked about this matter for the past few days. If he did ask, it would probably be a matter of business. Brother Zheng should know that the crown prince has always valued these matters."
Zheng Baishi smiled wryly, while Qin Wan listened with a sense of sarcasm.
For Crown Prince Yanche, whether this case can bring justice to the deceased is not important, what is important is whether he can use this matter to eradicate dissidents, or at least create some troubles for his opponents.
"To be honest, Lord Hou, I was just thinking about how to write this booklet. To be honest, I wanted to investigate this case. Not to mention that a good person escaped and died in Prince Jin's mansion. It's so weird to think about it, but You also know my scruples."
Qin Shu sighed, "I'm really not sure about this matter. If you are really hesitant, may I go to the palace and ask you?"
Zheng Baishi just smiled, "That's really great!"
Qin Shu rolled his eyes and said again, "What do you think, brother Li?"
Zheng Baishi smiled wryly, "Brother Li doesn't recommend touching this case, that's why I came here to find you."
Qin Shu frowned, Qin Wan also frowned, Li Muyun didn't want Zheng Baishi to investigate this case? For those seemingly reasonable excuses, what else is there
Zheng Baishi didn't stay too long, and planned to leave after a while. Qin Wan came out together, and found that Zhan Yang who was walking behind looked a little dignified. Qin Wan took a step behind, "What is Zhan Butou thinking?"
Zhan Yang was a little embarrassed, seeing Zheng Baishi and Qin Shu walking a little far ahead, he said, "Your Excellency is a bit cautious, and I have no good way to do it. It's really unpleasant to look forward and backward now."
Qin Wan smiled, "Zhan Butou has been on duty in the capital for many years, so he should be used to such things."
Zhan Yang's complexion changed slightly, but his voice was a little chilly for a moment, "It's true that I'm used to seeing it, but now it involves the royal family. I feel uncomfortable and aggrieved when I think about half of the investigation of a good case."
Not to mention that the royal family is involved, even if it involves any high-ranking official, the case in the capital is not easy to handle.
Zhan Yang really saw too much, but this did not hinder his inner indignation, or maybe it was because he had seen too much that made him even angrier, and Qin Wan could see his anger at a glance.
"If the case is still not investigated, what will Chief Zhan think?"
Zhanyang smiled wryly, "I... I can't do anything, but I believe that people who do evil in this world will still have their retribution. It's not that if they don't repay, it's because the time has not yet come—"
Even Zhan Yang started to say this, Qin Wan's smile became even more bitter.
Zhan Yang seemed to have seen what Qin Wan was thinking, and said in a soothing voice, "Does the princess think it is unreasonable? Actually... this is the rule, no matter in the capital or anywhere, we adults, I also understand I can't control other people's difficulties, I only know that if the adults give me orders, I will do my best, and the rest is up to God."
Qin Wan's heart was full of admiration. From the first time she saw Zhan Yang, she felt that he was different. He was like a government knife. He would rather bend than bend, and his bones were firm. This is a rarity among the officials in the capital. .
After seeing off Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang, Qin Shu really set out to enter the palace. Although Qin Wan couldn't pass through, his heart was involved. Song Xiwen's corpse was like an introduction. To explain the problem at least, she was very curious, whether the prince would really ask the Lin'an government office to investigate the case.
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In the evening, Qin Shu hurried back to the mansion from the palace. Qin Wan got the news and went to the study immediately. Seeing Qin Wan approaching, Qin Shu smiled, "Why? Are you so concerned about this case?"
Qin Wan said, "This case is bizarre, I hope I can help."
Qin Shu's tone became softer, "Girl, you are already very good, this time it's not you, how can they reason in court? But it's a pity..."
Qin Wan's heart sank slightly, "His Royal Highness doesn't want this case to be investigated?"
Qin Shu shook his head, "It's not that we don't want to investigate, but that we can't let the Lin'an government government investigate."
Qin Wan was a little puzzled, if the big and small cases in the capital were not handed over to the Lin'an government office, who would they hand over to
Qin Shu saw Qin Wan looking at him intently, and said directly, "The prince wants someone who becomes the king to investigate."
When Qin Wan heard this, he was startled for a moment, "Wang Cheng is a man, but King Cheng is neither the head of the Lin'an government office nor the servant of the Ministry of punishment. How can he investigate this case?"
Qin Shu explained, "In the past two days, King Cheng was most in favor of a thorough investigation of the case, but Mr. Zheng is considered to be a member of the prince's lineage. The prince does not want Mr. Zheng to be implicated because of this case, so since King Cheng is so supportive of the investigation Let his people preside over this case, anyway, this case is likely to be related to last year's case."
Last year's King Jin's case was not handled by the Lin'an government office, and it was his father who came to preside over the case.
This year, it would not be a big deal if someone who became the king came out.
Thinking of this, Qin Wan couldn't refute for a while, but just thought, if Cheng Wang's people came to investigate this case, how could he intervene in it
Seeing Qin Wan's fascination, Qin Shu persuaded, "You don't have to pay too much attention to this case. You also know what happened last year, and now others are avoiding it. After all, you are a daughter's family..."
Qin Wan didn't agree with this, but he also knew that there was no need to argue with Qin Shu.
Qin Wan returned to Songfuyuan with such a heavy heart.
At this time, Qin Wan only hated that he was not a man, otherwise why would he be so passive
Her vacant position is just that she has the power to be on call, but it is difficult to really make a decision, and what does it mean for the prince to push this case to King Cheng? !
King Cheng wanted to investigate this case because he wanted to attack the prince's lineage, or did he have no ghosts in his heart
Qin Wan's heart was full of confusion, and in the early morning of the second day, Qin Wan got the news.
This case was actually handed over to King Cheng as the presiding judge, with King Cheng as the head, Dali Temple Minister Li Muyun and the Lin'an Government Office as assistants. King Cheng had been in charge of the Ministry of Industry before. , The Ministry of Punishment will also be divided into the scope of his duties, so that it will be the same as the prince who is in charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households.
However, Li Muyun, Minister of Dali Temple, is a direct minister, and Zheng Baishi, a government official in Lin'an Prefecture, belongs to the prince's lineage. It is reasonable for the emperor to arrange this way. There is King Cheng and Zheng Baishi who are protecting each other, and there is an upright Li Muyun. No matter how you look at it, it makes sense, and the first thing Cheng Wang did when he investigated the case was to go to the Imperial Punishment Department to arrest several chief eunuchs and torture them.
Once the investigation of the case started, Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she was given a false job, and she could still try to participate in one or two when she had to. This was Qin Wan's own positive idea, but she never expected that this case would be completed On the second day after Wang took over, he actually sent someone to invite Qin Wan into the palace, expressing his great importance to Qin Wan without concealing it.
This is the second time that people from Chengwang's mansion have come to Zhongyonghou's mansion in a grand manner. The first time is to pick up Qin Xiang, and the second time is to ask Qin Wan to enter the palace to accompany the case. I didn't understand it for a while, but Qin Shu's face was very ugly, but how could Qin Wan let go of such a great opportunity? !
Qin Wan didn't seem to understand Qin Shu's eyes, he hesitated for a moment, and followed Cheng Wang's men into the palace.
This was Qin Wan's first visit to the mysterious and frightening place of the Imperial Punishment Department.