Chapter 239: Chapter 239 A major breakthrough in the case

Chapter 239: Chapter 239 A major breakthrough in the caseThere are a few points to confirm. Bian Bian asked crisply: "What is it?"

Huaiqing pursed his lips, paying attention to Xu Qian'an while thinking about what he would find. He was also searching the house carefully, but his mind was confused at the moment, and he did not get any useful clues or major discoveries.

"First of all, if Concubine Fu was really humiliated by the prince, she would definitely call for help. Why didn't the servants and maids in Qingfeng Hall hear it? Let's go downstairs first and you go to gather all the maids and servants in the courtyard."

The last sentence was said to the little leader.

Everyone went downstairs immediately and gathered all the servants and maids in Qingfeng Hall in the courtyard, a total of twelve people, four maids, and eight servants.

"Listen carefully, this is Lord Xu who is ordered to investigate the case. He is in full charge of the murder of Concubine Fu. Lord Xu has something to ask you now. You must answer all questions and cannot hide anything." The little leader said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Everyone bowed their heads in response.

The little leader nodded with satisfaction and looked at Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qi'an locked onto a pretty maid and waved, "Come here."

The maid lowered her head and stepped forward in small steps.

"Come a little closer."

The maid came to Xu Qi'an, and he whispered a few words in her ear, then said, "Go."

The maid trotted into the attic.

What was he going to do?

The eunuchs who were in charge of the frame were puzzled, while Huaiqing seemed to be thinking about something.

Xu Qi'an looked around at the other maids and servants and said, "I want to ask you, when Concubine Fu got into trouble, why were there no maids serving in the attic?"

The maids and servants looked at each other, and some were too timid to speak.

Xu Qian'an's pupils shone fiercely, and he scolded: "Anyone who conceals the truth or knows the truth but does not report it will be regarded as a suspect of killing Concubine Fu and will be taken to the night watchman's prison."

A young eunuch immediately said: "My lord, we dare not approach the attic."

Dare not approach the attic?

Xu Qian'an felt that he had discovered something. A man entered Concubine Fu's bedroom, but the servants in the courtyard did not dare to approach. What does this mean?

It means that Emperor Yuan Jing has a grassland on his head.

Xu Qian'an secretly looked forward to it.

The young eunuch explained: "Concubine Fu loves to drink. When she drinks too much, she will beat and scold the servants in Qingfeng Palace. We are afraid of suffering from misfortune, so when we see Concubine Fu drinking, we stay away from her."

"Is it like this every time?" Xu Qian'an asked.

"Yes, without exception." The young eunuch replied.

"When did it start?"

The young eunuch hesitated for a moment and shook his head, saying, "I entered Qingfeng Palace, and Concubine Fu became like this."

Boiled chicken, your qualifications are not good enough. Xu Qian'an looked at everyone and asked, "Who is Concubine Fu's personal maid?"

"It's me," a slightly older maid stepped out.

"You answer the question I asked just now." Xu Qian'an stared at her.

"This, this," the older maid said hesitantly, "It was fine in the past few years, but the queen's personality has become more and more strange in recent years. She often stands alone in the attic, and no one knows what she is looking at.

"When drinking, she likes to recite some sad poems about spring and autumn."

She said it very obscurely, probably because she didn't dare to interfere with Concubine Fu or the emperor's family affairs. But Xu Qian'an and Huaiqing were both smart people and understood the implicit meaning.

This is the sadness of a lonely woman. Alas, Emperor Yuan Jing is not a son. There are so many beauties in the harem, and they are so beautiful, but he actually went to practice Taoism and abstinence. If it were me, I would never give my cock a day off. Xu Qian'an sighed and asked again:

"Did anyone hear Concubine Fu's cry for help on the day of the accident?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Xu Qi'an did not express his opinion, but looked towards the attic and nodded slightly.

Everyone followed his gaze and saw the maid who had just entered the attic standing on the observation deck. With Xu Qi'an's instruction, the maid immediately closed the lattice door of the observation deck. After a while, a faint cry for help came from inside.

At this point, Bian Bian, who was not very smart, also understood what Xu Qi'an meant.

"Assholes, you dare to lie, the cry for help is so clear." Bian Bian said angrily.

The servants in the yard were startled and hurriedly explained.

Xu Qi'an pressed his hand, signaling them to stay calm, and then turned around and told the little leader: "Lift out the broken guardrail.

Then, he looked at the older maid and said, "You stay, and the others leave."

The older maid was a little flustered, and her hands were stirring restlessly.

"Little eunuch, go to the outer courtyard first. I'll call you later, and come back." Xu Qi'an thought that this untactful little eunuch would refute him. He was going to use Huaiqing and Lin'an to pressure him.

As a result, the little eunuch said nothing and turned away willingly.

"What did you find?"

After everyone left, Huaiqing spoke first.

The cold and arrogant princess had her own reasoning in her mind. Just now, the maid in the

attic called for help, and the outsiders could hear it, although it was very faint.

Then there are two possibilities: one, Concubine Fu did not call for help at all. Two,

Concubine Fu was controlled by someone.

"How is the prince's cultivation?" Xu Qi'an asked.

"He has practiced martial arts for several years, and he is very skilled in archery and horse

riding." Huaiqing replied.

Oh, a weak chicken Xu Qi'an nodded.

The prince's cultivation is at the level of refining essence, or even less, which is actually understandable. For a prince, the most important thing is to pass on the family line and have offspring. What does personal martial arts mean? The emperor does not need to charge into

battle.

Secondly, whether he can remain calm in the face of beauty is also a major test.

Especially as a prince, the prince is surrounded by beautiful maids, and it is probably difficult for him to remain pure during his impulsive youth.

Xu Qian'an felt that only someone with great perseverance like herself could remain single for

19 years.

"Although the prince's cultivation is shallow, it is still easy for him to use force on a weak

woman, so Concubine Fu may not have the opportunity to ask for help." Xu Qian'an said.

"My brother, the prince, would not do such a thing." Bian Bian immediately retorted. This was her last stubbornness as a younger sister.

Xu Qi'an did not respond to the puffy face, looking at the older maid with a sneer, saying, "You didn't tell the truth just now, did you?"

A trace of panic flashed in the maid's eyes, and she waved her hand and said, "Every word I said is true, I am absolutely not lying, please judge by your lord."

"I didn't lie, but I didn't tell the whole story, right." Xu Qi'an slapped her thigh with the

scabbard:

"I don't have much patience. If you don't tell, go to the prison of the night watchman's office and confess. I can't guarantee what the jailer inside will do to you."

These little maids and eunuchs have many thoughts and little courage, so intimidation is the

best method.

The maid bit her lip, made up her mind, and said, "Your Highnesses, Lord Xu, please follow

me."

She turned and went into the attic, followed by Xu Qi'an, Huaiqing and Lin'an. Returning to the attic, the maid went straight to the bottom of the bed, struggled to open a large wooden box, and took out a small wooden box from under the old clothes.

The maid lowered her head and timidly presented the wooden box.

Xu Qi'an took it, opened the wooden box, and after seeing the contents clearly, there were

only two words in his mind: Wuhu!

If Lin'an and Huaiqing were not around, he would have blown an exaggerated whistle.

In the wooden box lay an object carved from jade, which was 15 cm long and 4 cm in diameter.

It had a naughty head and a slender figure.

Xu Qi'an immediately understood why the maid hesitated and dared not speak.

This thing was a forbidden item in the palace, even worse than the little Liu Bei circulated in

the women's boudoirs. Morality was one reason, but the most important thing was that this

was the palace.

Didn't the emperor have any face?

Once discovered, he would be sent to the cold palace at the worst, or demoted at the least.

Therefore, when Concubine Fu got drunk and lost her temper, in addition to being a resentful woman with an unbalanced mentality, she also wanted to have a love affair with her fake husband. Of course, this kind of thing cannot be seen by the servants. Except for the close palace maids, the rest will be driven out. Fortunately, I drove the little eunuch out, otherwise Emperor Yuan Jing would have to kill me to silence me. Puff, he was actually cheated by a fake thing, hahahaha.

Xu Qian'an almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

"What is this?" Princess Lin'an frowned.

Xu Qian'an glanced at her, then at Huaiqing. The cold princess had a blank expression on her face, concentrating on examining the "Jade Ruyi", with confusion in her eyes.

No way, no way, Lin'an is illiterate, and Princess Huaiqing, who is well-read in poetry and

books, doesn't Ning know it? Don't you even look at the palace?

Xu Qian'an coughed and explained, "It's the lifeblood of a man." Lin'an screamed "Ah", stepped back in horror, his round face flushed, and his neck and ears

were all red.

Xu Qi'an thought to himself, are you scared? I have a bigger one.

Princess Huaiqing retracted her gaze as if she had received an electric shock, turned her head

away, and two faint blushes appeared on her fair face.

"Fu, Concubine Fu actually hid this kind of thing privately, no, shameless, quickly, quickly

put it away," Lin'an stammered and cursed.

Don't get excited, maybe there is one under your mother's bed. Xu Qi'an closed the box and

returned it to the maid, saying, "Put it back, don't dirty the eyes of the two princes."

The maid obeyed.

Xu Qi'an asked, "When Concubine Fu fell from the building that day, was this thing on the bed

or in the box?"

"It should be in the box." The maid said.

If there was this thing on the bed, it would not be written in the file. Xu Qi'an nodded, and

asked again, "The missing maid, like you, served concubine Fu personally?"

The maid nodded.

"Okay, go down."

After she went out, Xu Qian'an sat at the table, regretting that he could not take the "Jade

Ruyi" for testing, while analyzing for the two illiterate princesses:

"On the day when Concubine Fu fell from the building, the servants in the courtyard did not

hear her cry for help. There are two possibilities: either the prince controlled her; or Concubine Fu was willing to have an affair with the prince."

Huaiqing shook his head: "If it was a voluntary affair, why would there be signs of resistance

and struggle in the room?"

You can tell at a glance that you have no experience. Xu Qian'an smiled and said, "There are

still two situations: First, Concubine Fu was unwilling at first, so she resisted, but the prince coerced her in some way.

Second, sometimes, men and women don't have to make love in bed."

The two princesses blushed and spat at the same time.

"Then why did Concubine Fu fall from the building? You said that she was pushed down by

someone." Huaiqing questioned.

"I can't answer this question for now," Xu Qian'an analyzed, "On the day of the incident,

Concubine Fu drank alcohol, so what she had to do next was to take out the "Jade Ruyi" to satisfy her sexual desire.

"If I were the prince, I could use this as a threat to establish a long-term relationship. Concubine Fu has been alone for a long time, so she might be half-hearted, and there is no need to push her downstairs. Even if the prince sobers up and wants to kill to silence the witness, it shouldn't be after the incident, because in the sage time, men are the calmest and

will never be impulsive.

"There is another doubt. Since Concubine Fu wanted to do that thing and drove away the

maids and servants in the attic, it would be unreasonable to send a personal maid to invite the prince, unless the two had a private affair long ago.

"But according to the investigation of the three judicial departments and the confessions of

the servants and maids in the courtyard, Concubine Fu and the prince have never had any

contact."

"That is to say, my prince brother is really wronged." Bian Bian's eyes sparkled. "This possibility is not small, but it is not time to make a conclusion yet. "Xu Qi'an nodded. Huaiqing asked: "How did you know that the maid was hiding something?"

Her clear and beautiful eyes stared at Xu Qi'an. She seemed to be asking for advice, but she

couldn't save face. Understanding the psychology of micro-expressions Xu Qi'an said: "People's expressions and body movements will reveal their inner thoughts to a certain extent. They are more honest than their mouths."

Huaiqing frowned: "I have never seen a book that records this kind of knowledge."

"This is what I studied myself."

Huaiqing nodded slowly, with some admiration: "You are indeed a genius in solving cases."

In fact, the most important thing for solving cases is not talent, but experience and knowledge. Without these things, even if you are a genius in reasoning, you can't step into the threshold. Xu Qi'an smiled and said: "Your Highness is too kind."

At this time, the little leader of the guards shouted downstairs: "Lord Xu, the things are

brought over."

Xu Qiyan stood up immediately and said, "Next, I want to verify one of my conjectures. How

Fu Fei died may be clear soon."

The three of them came downstairs. Xu Qiyan took the broken guardrail from the guard's

hand, carefully checked the fracture, and checked it repeatedly.

He fell into deep thought.

The red skirt and the white skirt tacitly did not interrupt. Although the pair of small feet under the skirt kept stepping, showing anxiety.

Because Xu Qiyan just said that Fu Fei's death would be clear soon. It was related to the

innocence of the prince brother, and she was very anxious.

But she still didn't dare to disturb his thinking.

"Let's go to the ice cellar. Please ask the princess to invite a nanny. "Xu Qi'an led everyone out

of Qingfeng Hall, and Huaiqing ordered the guards outside the hall to invite the old nanny. Arriving at the ice cellar, leaving the guards behind, Xu Qi'an, Huaiqing, Lin'an, the supervising eunuch and the old nanny, the five of them entered the ice cellar and saw the body of Concubine Fu again.

"Please, nanny, remove Concubine Fu's clothes and turn her over." Xu Qi'an said.

The old nanny hesitated, but when Xu Qi'an instinctively turned his back, she looked at

Princess Huaiqing with an inquiring look, not at Lin'an. Huaiqing nodded and said, "Do as Lord Xu said."

A few minutes later, the nanny said, "I'm done."

Xu Qian'an turned around and saw Concubine Fu lying naked on the wooden board. Her pale

back was covered with corpse spots, but there was nothing Xu Qian'an wanted to see. "It's OK." He nodded.

Leaving the ice cellar and coming to the side hall, Lin'an couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? How

did Concubine Fu die? My prince brother is innocent, right?"

Xu Qian'an glanced at the eunuch in charge, then glanced at the two princesses, and said in a

deep voice, "Concubine Fu should have fallen from the attic by herself."

"Why do you think so?" Huaiqing raised his eyebrows.

This result surprised everyone.

"The guardrail of the attic of Qingfeng Palace is not rotten and is very solid. If Concubine Fu

was pushed down by someone, her body would have broken the guardrail and her back would

have been bruised.

"But I just checked it and there are no long bruises on Concubine Fu's back. There are only corpse spots and blocky bruises from falling from the building." Xu Qian'an said. Huaiqing pondered and said, "But she did die by crashing through the guardrail. You mean, someone tampered with the guardrail?"

Xu Qian'an nodded: "In addition, Fu Fei drank alcohol after falling from the building. The maids in Qingfeng Palace said that she often watched the scenery on the observation deck. I guess she was watching whether His Majesty would come. Of course, these are not important. "The important thing is that people will instinctively lie down or lean on the guardrail after drinking. Fu Fei fell from the building on her back, so she should have leaned on the guardrail at that time, but the guardrail was tampered with, so she fell from the building and died.

"I asked just now. The jade ruyi was not taken out at the time of the incident. In other words, Fu Fei did not use the jade ruyi immediately that day. Well, you know. Therefore, the

possibility that she would stand on the observation deck is very high.

"When the coroner performed the autopsy, the statement that she was not violated can also

serve as evidence. The maids in Qingfeng Palace did not hear the cry for help, because Concubine Fu was not raped at all, so she naturally did not need to cry for help." Huaiqing and Lin'an suddenly realized, and the latter was sincerely happy because the suspicion of the prince was immediately reduced a lot.

The former fell into deep thought, chewing and savoring Xu Qi'an's analysis, just like a top

student digesting the content of the teacher's lecture.

The young eunuch in charge of supervision lowered his head and tried his best to silently write down every word of Xu Qi'an, and report it to his godfather later.

Hearing this, the old nanny interrupted and said, "This lord, it was the old slave who examined Concubine Fu, not the coroner."

"Oh, it turned out to be nanny. That's just right, I have some details to ask." He pulled the old nanny aside and whispered, "Nanny, your standard for judging whether

someone has been raped is based on the amount of goods a man has or..."

He asked his doubts in a low voice.

The old nanny whispered, "It fits perfectly."

"Oh, then I understand." Xu Qi'an thought to himself, this nanny is better at driving than me.

In this way, it is more certain that Concubine Fu was not defiled, but really died in an accident,

an accident carefully arranged by someone. Since it was not because of lust, the prince's suspicion is very light. S~eaʀᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

After getting the confirmed answer, Xu Qi'an said, "The only one who can do this should be

the close-fitting maid."

Of course, the maid would not kill Concubine Fu for no reason and frame the prince. This is a

problem that Bian Bian can figure out.

"Who would be the one who ordered the maid?" Bian Bian glanced at Huai Qing, his eyes full

of distrust.

Huai Qing sneered, and Bian Bian immediately shrank behind Xu Qi'an.

She was too lazy to argue with Lin An, frowning and said, "Then how to explain the messy

traces in the room?

"Before Concubine Fu fell from the building, the maid certainly could not deliberately mess

up the room in front of her. After Fu Fei fell from the building, she immediately attracted the

attention of His Royal Highness Qing Feng." "It may be that Fu Fei has a very bad temper, so she messed up the room. It may also be that

there is something wrong with the wine, such as hallucinations." Xu Qian'an explained. Unfortunately, Fu Fei cannot be dissected, so this speculation cannot be confirmed. "Let's stop here for today. I want to go back and think about it and sort out the case." Xu Qian'an said.

He can't say that he is slacking off.

After sending Princess Lin'an back to Shaoyin Garden, Xu Qian'an saw Princess Huaiqing

waiting outside and walked over tacitly.

The two walked forward in silence, and the guards did not keep up, falling far behind.

"I didn't expect that as soon as you took action, Fu Fei's case immediately made a

breakthrough." Princess Huaiqing praised. "This case is actually not difficult. At least it is not difficult to prove that the prince is innocent. "After Xu Qian'an finished speaking, he said after a few seconds:

"The three judicial departments do not seem to be in a hurry to prove the innocence of the

prince." Xu Qian'an has always felt that the reasoning knowledge and criminal investigation methods of this era are backward, but it cannot be denied that there are still many talents in the three

judicial departments.

The Fufei case is not as detailed as the tax silver case, nor as strange as the Sangpo case, nor as brain-burning as the Yunzhou case. There are not too many practice methods mixed in it. It is a bit difficult to prove the innocence of the prince, but it is not impossible. Princess Huaiqing looked forward, was silent for more than ten seconds, and said lightly: "There are only two possibilities for this matter: one, the real murderer is the prince. Two, the prince was framed. "

Xu Qian'an said "hmm".

"If the prince is the real murderer, then he will be abolished. The Jingcha has just ended, and

the struggle for the foundation of the country will come. Whether it is the father or the civil

and military officials in the court, they don't want such a thing to happen. Moreover, it will be

envied by the prince's party and make enemies for nothing. "If the prince was framed, then who in the harem has the ability to frame the prince? The

three judges are even more unwilling to offend. In the final analysis, this is still my father's

family affair."

Xu Qian'an answered directly: "All the princes who can inherit the throne of the Eastern

Palace are possible."

Huaiqing said: "But the most suspicious ones are my brother and my mother."

Because the fourth prince is the eldest son and the first heir. "Suspicion is suspicion, as long as there is no evidence, even your majesty can't do anything."

Xu Qian'an said.

Suspicion is inevitable. There are princes who died in the palace, and those favored concubines are all suspected. But as long as the evidence is destroyed, no matter how big the suspicion is, what can be done.

Palace fighting is actually very simple and rough. It is impossible that every concubine in the

harem is a Zhuge Liang who has a far-reaching plan and is shrewd and calculating.

Huaiqing nodded slowly.

"There is one thing I don't understand. The fourth prince is the eldest son, so why did His

Majesty appoint Lin'an's brother as the crown prince?" When Xu Qian'an asked this question, he stared at Huai Qing. If she had an expression of

annoyance and resistance, it meant that his two-timing behavior made her feel resentful and

she no longer regarded him as her confidant.

Huaiqing pondered for a moment, shook her head and said, "No one can guess what the emperor is thinking, but I heard some rumors by chance."

Xu Qian'an interrupted quickly, "Your Highness, I want to live to have many children and

grandchildren and die of old age." Huaiqing smiled, which was rare, "It's not a secret, it's okay to hear it." After a pause, she continued, "It's said in the palace that the reason why the prince is the

prince is because Concubine Chen was the favorite of the harem when she was young, so the emperor made an exception and made the eldest son born out of wedlock the prince. "But my brother once complained to me privately that my father treated him very well when

he was young, and often taught him how to be a monarch. If he had no intention of making my

brother the prince, how could my father say this?" Xu Qian'an turned around and waved to the guards in the distance, then walked a distance

away from Huaiqing. He couldn't hide his gossipy heart and rubbed his hands and asked:

"Then why did he finally establish the eldest son of a concubine?"