The punishment of the female imperial court

The Zhaixing Building is not only the tallest building in the entire Daming Palace, but even in the entire capital city, it is hard to find a building comparable to it.

Although the building is nine stories high, the nine floors here are not only the height of Lingyun Pavilion.

It is said that standing on the ninth floor, you can pick up the stars with your hands, and you can see the whole capital city.

The first floor of Zhaixing Building was originally a hall.In the period of Emperor Xiandi, it was changed to the current doorway style.All four walls were demolished, leaving only the vermilion lacquered pillars, and the walls on both sides were connected with bronze doors.

Anyone who enters or exits the inner palace must pass through here.

With such a design, outsiders can keep a close eye on the situation in Beijing, and in case of mutiny, etc., they can be the first to know and take precautions.In the interior, it can form a situation where one man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At this moment, the fluffy night came over.The chirping of insects accompanied by the heat, from the cracks in the corners of the palace walls, the noise raged.

"Where's Qianniuwei upstairs?" Yu Qiansi looked back and asked calmly.

Yu Anning was still in palpitations, but her order was clear: "It's all over there, I just told them to go downstairs to obey."

After all, they were upstairs, and it was not known whether it was an accident or man-made.

In the Daming Palace, although they are all under the command of the imperial guards.But the Southern Yamen and the Beiya refer to different divisions.It changes every ten days, unless you receive the emperor's order, you are not allowed to cross this palace wall at will, and enter and exit the inner and outer palaces.

Seeing this, Deming immediately passed through the copper door, escorted all the people who were upstairs today, and waited for Yuqian to tell him what to do.

Yu Qiansi looked at them for a moment, but then asked about those high-hatted and red-clothed people who huddled together.

"My lords, what did you see just now?"

The person who greeted Yu Qiansi stood up first.

"Before we got close to the Star Picking Tower, we noticed a black shadow falling rapidly. Almost at the same time, we heard screams coming from the Jinxiu door."

Yu Qiansi asked Yu Anning: "Why is the princess here?"

"I went to Furong Palace, but the palace people said that the princess was not in the palace, so I sent them to look for it. But after waiting for a long time, I thought it was because she was depressed and didn't want to see people, so I put down my snacks and planned out of the palace."

She glanced at Boyi.In fact, she was worried about staying with the princess for too long, so she wanted to come to Zhaixing Tower first and ask if Yuqiansi and the others had already left the palace.

Unexpectedly, when she was about to enter and leave the embroidered door, she saw a person falling from the Star Picking Tower.

That scream came from her panic and panic.

"Can you see which floor it is?"

Yu Anning shook her head: "Zhaixing Building is so high, how could it be possible to see it?"

At this time, one of the officials tremblingly pointed to the high place: "The old man saw that the window on the ninth floor was open."

Those Qianniuwei who were kneeling on the ground, waiting to be questioned, became agitated.

Yuqian looked at the pale man with downcast eyes and kneeling in the middle.

Asked: "Are you the head of the guard?"

"At the end of the day, Nanya Youqianniuweimao Guard Captain, Ma Jian."

Yu Anning added abruptly: "He is the grandnephew of the old Wuwei County King."

Ma Dongping, the king of Wuwei County, was also a well-known family of military generals in the northern border. Unfortunately, he died for his country ten years ago.

Those who can get official positions in the Imperial Guard are naturally the children of the gentry.

She nodded slightly and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

"What the lord said just now is absolutely impossible."

"Oh? Why?"

"The last general was on the eighth floor at the time, and that was the highest place that Zhaixing Building could climb."

"Princess." He paused, and continued: "The general has never seen a princess today. Besides, there is no way the princess can jump down from the ninth floor."

"You are talking nonsense!" The sky covered up the bloody scene, and they resumed their sharp teeth and mouth.

"Are you saying that the old man lied to someone?"

He clearly saw that the windows on the ninth floor were darkly open, how could he be wrong?
Ma Jian said: "My lord may not know. The ninth floor of the Zhaixing Tower has been locked since ten years ago. We turn off the lights in the morning and light them in the evening. We never go there."

It's forbidden there.

That old man just came back to his senses with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Empress Mingde set herself on fire on the ninth floor of the Zhaixing Tower before the Great Court Assembly.

After the fire was extinguished, it was only repaired, and it became a forbidden area.

Yu Qiansi glanced at Bo Yi, but it was a pity that the sky was too dark to see clearly.

She asked: "You 24 people, didn't you see the princess?"

All were answered in the negative.

Ma Jian said: "At sunset, it was time to light the lamps. Except for six people guarding the bronze gate, the rest were distributed on each floor."

They are on duty every day and night, and the most important thing is to hold the lights at sunset and turn off the lights at sunrise.Every floor is manned.

It is not allowed to climb the Star Picking Tower at will, so there is absolutely no way for the princess to spare them and climb upstairs.

This is strange.

The old man didn't give up, and asked: "Could it be that the princess went up to the ninth floor very early? So you don't know?"

Ma Jian shook his head and said firmly: "The lottery was on the eighth floor at the time, and the lock on the ninth floor can only be locked from the outside. The general has noticed that there is nothing unusual."

"What's more, we are patrolling day and night, and there will be no omissions. It is impossible for a person to slip up without being discovered, not to mention, it is still on the ninth floor."

windows?
Yu Qiansi narrowed his eyes and looked at the void.

She remembered that when she came, she looked at the Zhaixing Building from a distance, and there was nothing unusual about the windows on the ninth floor.

In other words, even if Lin'an found a way to go up to the ninth floor.That would require someone to re-lock the door on the eighth floor, and then slip away.

But if this is the case, that person will definitely meet the person on the eighth floor.

What's more, when the princess fell, the window on the ninth floor was open, but when she arrived, the window was closed after a while?
At that time, everyone in the building should have been called downstairs by Yu Anning.

As soon as she raised her hand, Sui Feng, who was eager to try, immediately led the order to go upstairs to check the situation.

The adult snorted, and was very sure of what he saw: "This is impossible, that is impossible, could it be that Princess Lin'an will still fall from the sky?!"

Seeing Yu Qiansi squatting next to the corpse, about to turn the corpse over, he stopped again and again: "Yu, what are you doing?!"

Yu Qiansi raised her head indifferently, "Are you old and dim? Can't you see it?"

Of course it is to examine the body.

"This is a princess!" Several people were so angry that they blew their beards and stared at their eyes: "Now that no one from the Ministry of Rites and the Internal Affairs Court is here, you actually...you dare to insult the princess's jade body, you...you are presumptuous!"

Yu Qiansi sneered: "Several adults stopped me from handling the case, could it be related to this case?"

"Or, did you kill the princess together?"

"Yu Qiansi! You are talking nonsense! We are just passing by, how could it be?"

"Oh, yes! I almost forgot. The adults are still counting on the princess to get married and save your future. How could you kill the princess now?"

This sentence is getting more and more excessive. "Saving the future" seems to classify them as traitors who betray the country and seek glory.

Those people only heard about Yu Qian's behavior, but they had never confronted her face to face. They didn't know that she had such a style, and they were choked up on the spot for a while, crumbling.

In the past, even if they put hats on others, they still paid attention to solid evidence.Unexpectedly, this person opened his mouth to talk nonsense.

"How dare you!"

The anger rose and calmed down, and finally he choked out something else: "No matter where you go, there are murders. I think the princess was killed by you. It's really bad luck!"

Yuqian smiled and raised her eyebrows, very pleased.

He even started to speak indiscriminately, it seems that he was ruthless.

"That's wrong. It's not that wherever I go, there will be a murder case. It's that I will show up wherever there is a murder case."

"If you really want to talk about 'wherever you go, there are murders', it should be a few adults who are right."

When they first arrived at Zhaixing Building, they encountered all these things, so they probably fit this description better.

"We're just unlucky! I think it's you, always dealing with private people, full of bad luck!"

The child is still talking about strange power and confusion, Yu Qiansi is puzzled, is it that their so-called court struggle in the past is also at this level?

How is that different from street kids arguing?Not even the most basic logic.

Yu Qiansi became more and more interested, but Boyi didn't like it at first.

With a cold face, he said: "The duty of the Criminal Division is to thoroughly investigate important cases of injustice. According to what your lords said, the duty of Dali Temple is also the same. Could it be that your lords are serious, and the temple ministers and Shaoqing lords are also covered in blood? unlucky?"

"That's right! You and your family are all pillars who have read the books of sages and sages, how can you be like a gossip in the market, with strange powers and confusion!"

Jiang Jiqing's voice came from behind, and everyone hurriedly turned their heads to see that a group of people in bright yellow robes came with lanterns.

The light in the lantern casts pieces of orange that blend with each other, like two long glowing dragons.

"Your Majesty Saint Ann."

"Get up, it's important to investigate the case," Jiang Jiqing said with a sad look on his brows, "I'm just worried about Lin'an."

When he crossed the gap and saw this scene with his own eyes, his face was pale and almost weeping.

After a while, he said dejectedly, "Lord Yu, Sister Lin'an is of royal blood after all."

Yuqiansi realized immediately and nodded.

Looks like it can't be dissected
So Deming ordered people to wrap a circle around the corpse with cloth.

Yu Qiansi turned the body over for a simple inspection.

It's a pity that the person has fallen beyond recognition, and with her half-baked body as an inspection ability, there is no way to tell the time of death.

By the light of the candle, it can only be seen that there is no other trauma to the whole body.

A small piece of the intricately patterned sleeve was torn off, revealing the ragged edges.

The hands are slender and the nails are round.only.
Seeing her caressing the corpse's hand, Boyi frowned and remained silent.

With an itchy nose, he sneezed and asked, "But what's unusual?"

Looking at each other, Yu Qiansi pressed his empty hand to his lips, signaling him to keep silent.

After seeing Bo Yi comprehending, he took his hand and touched it too.

Boyi was not mentally prepared, and was startled when he felt the coldness and softness at first.

Then she also noticed it, and said with her mouth: "Thin cocoon?"

Yes, there is a thin layer of calluses on the fingertips and finger pads.In addition, the knuckles are also a bit thick.

At this time, Suifeng and Yaoguang came back panting.

"My lord, the door on the ninth floor is indeed locked, and there is a thick layer of soil on it. It should have been opened for a long time."

Thank you all for following up!Happy weekend!

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I will update it temporarily today, and I have gained a lot from reading the literature today. If it goes well, the proposal can be revised this week!

I will make up for what I owe in the future~