I'm a detective for Dongchang

Qi Tianyin motioned for Lu Xishang to come forward, took a look at the things, Lu Shun immediately put down the medicine bowl that Qi Tianyin had drunk, and said in surprise, "This...this is...Prince Jade..." After speaking, he looked at the emperor anxiously.

The prince's jade, in simple terms, is only available to several princes. Emperor Qi Tianyin gave the princes exclusive jade when they were born. A very small piece of jade is inlaid on the buckle of the belt.The one they found was not the murderer's. After they checked Qi Yuzhang's clothes on the night he was killed, they found that it was the one on his own belt. The purpose was to leave the only clue for the investigators to identify the murderer.

And it was this jade that caused Qi Yuke to caress his waist subconsciously in shock, and this small secret movement made him expose himself.The corner of Lu Xizhi's mouth twitched, the murderer was not as calm and composed as he imagined.

But what was his motive for killing?In the battle for the throne, the prestige of the four princes seems to be the least enough to compete at present. Could it be that they are really just helping Qi Yuheng clear the obstacles?
Letting go of the speculation for now, he said: "We carefully inspected the [-]-meter area around the crime scene. There is no one in the area, except for a few houses on the mountainside. Even in broad daylight, few people move around."

"The crime scene was cleaned up very cleanly. Even the grass was wiped neatly. There were no footprints or horseshoe marks. It is obvious that the murderer cleaned up the scene afterwards. There must be more than one person who can order so many people in such a large area. Professional killers come to clean up, the murderer must definitely not come from an ordinary family. Plus..."

Lu Xizhi didn't raise her head, but paused for a moment: "Plus... this piece of imperial jade... I want to..."

"Do you think the murderer who killed Zhang'er was his own brother?" Qi Tianyin put his hand on his chest, making a painful voice.

Several princes present: Qi Yuheng, Qi Yuwen, Qi Yuke, and Qi Yuchen surrounded them one after another, and Qi Yuheng called out, "Quickly call Miracle Doctor Miao."

Lu Xizhi said silently in his heart, and within 20 seconds, Miao Wanhuo appeared in the bedroom.She frowned slightly, at first Miao Wanhuo was still sleeping in the side hall, even if she ran over, it would take a minute, but now, it only took a few tens of seconds... It seems that the emperor's situation is not good, even Miao Wanhuo has followed came in.

After Miao Wanhuo made a diagnosis and treatment, he glared at everyone angrily, but he didn't have an attack. He just quietly retreated to the side of the end of the bed, sat down, and paid close attention to Qi Tianyin's vomit and intake.

"Lu Xizhi, you are so courageous!"

The first person to get angry was, of course, the second prince who was in the limelight and acted as an agent for the government—His Royal Highness Xuan Wang Qi Yuheng.

"With only one prince's jade, you suspect me and my other brothers. You are really brazen and slanderous. You have made my father so angry. Come on! Put this bastard on me!"

no answer...

Lu Xizhi disdains.

Not only her, several princes also rolled their eyes and smiled contemptuously in places where others could not see.

This is the imperial study room, the emperor's bedroom. Their father is only seriously ill, but not dead yet.The emperor has always been very suspicious. He would rather I pay the people of the world than let the people of the world bear me.

really…

Emperor Taihe just looked at the princes coldly without saying a word.

The majesty of the emperor is like the essence, like the top of Mount Tai.

Especially Qi Yuheng, who broke out in a cold sweat at this moment, immediately knelt down and did not dare to raise his head. He didn't even have the courage to open his mouth to plead for mercy.He feels that there is no moment in his life that makes him know more clearly what is unpredictable.

He also finally understood that his current glory all came from Qi Tianyin's approval. Even if he was ill, all important secrets in the memorial would still be handed over to his father directly by Jiang Heng. Without Qi Tianyin, he, the second prince, Prince Xuan Nothing in the palace.

Yuan Yanxi, who had just been announced into the dormitory, also came to the side of the emperor's bed at this moment, his eyes were as cold as ice, without a trace of heat.

Qi Yuheng clenched his fists tightly, the veins on his forehead were bulging but he didn't dare to make any moves.

"Heng'er," the Emperor Taihe finally opened his mouth, but mentioned another matter: "What did you say to Grand Master Jiang today? Why did the Grand Master faint with qi and blood?"

Qi Yuheng flinched all over, unable to speak.

His brother from the same mother, Qi Yuwen, the virtuous king who has always been like a wild crane, took a deep breath, stepped out, and knelt beside Qi Yuheng: "Father, please calm down, today the emperor and the grand master are arguing..." He swallowed, Changed the method: "Discuss with the Grand Master the recent rumors about the Fifth Emperor Brother. The Emperor Brother was anxious to defend the Father, so... refuted the Grand Master's words, but the Emperor Brother has absolutely no malice towards the Grand Master. I also ask Father Huang to learn from you." .”

Qi Tianyin glanced at Qi Yuwen, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

After Qi Yuwen finished speaking, he knelt down and never got up again.

Qi Yuheng looked at his younger brother, who was like him, who couldn't kneel for long, his mushy head suddenly cleared up, and said in a hoarse and obscure voice: "Father."

Fortunately, it is quite fluent: "My son is planning to go to the palace today to pay his respects, and to chat with his father about the nearest court. As soon as the grand master came, he mentioned the rumors about the fifth emperor's younger brother, and also mentioned the fifth emperor's younger brother's mother's virtue. Regarding the death of the concubine, the son-in-law didn't quite agree with the current talk about the royal family, so he contradicted the grand master for a moment. Unexpectedly, the grand master suddenly...suddenly lost his energy and blood, and passed out."

Between words, full of regret.

Qi Tianyin stared at him coldly, and then let them kneel like that without letting them get up.

"Lu Xizhi, continue talking."

"Wei Chen walked around the site several times, and the vegetation there is not small..." Seeing Emperor Taihe frowned, Lu Xizhi thought about it and changed his words: "There are so many trees that block out the sky, and it is difficult to see a ray of sunlight during the day. It is nearly six or seven miles from the summer resort to the scene of the crime. Except for two families, there is no one inhabited. I went to visit these two families. On the night of the crime, did they hear any movement or see anyone? It’s just that they heard the faint sound of horses passing by when it was close to the hour of Hai, they just thought it was some important person coming, and it’s normal to have officers and soldiers on night patrol, so they didn’t get up to check, and there was no sound after that.”

"I dare to ask the emperor, and your highnesses, if it is an assassination, there will definitely be a lot of trouble, because the guards of His Highness King Cheng are not vegetarian, and there was no thunderstorm or wind that night, so the villagers said It was very quiet that night, and no fighting was heard, so it can be seen that the murderer committed the crime at close range, and His Royal Highness Cheng Wang did not resist."

"In summary, I think there are three doubts: First, why did His Highness King Cheng leave the village late at night? I asked His Highness's personal guards, and King Cheng and his party originally planned to leave for Beijing early in the morning of the second day. Changed the plan? Second, how did the killer know that Cheng Wang and his party would pass by the scene in the middle of the night? How could he separate Cheng Wang from his bodyguards? I thought this was the murderer's deliberate action, and he won King Cheng trusts it; thirdly, this point is also extremely important, and I haven't had time to ask about it..." She said, looking at Qi Yuke who was standing aside.

"That is, His Highness King Rui, why did he appear there in the middle of the night? And by such a coincidence, he saved the victim, that is, His Highness King Cheng."

As soon as Lu Xizhi finished speaking, Qi Yuchen couldn't wait to speak, and he said with shock: "Lu Xizhi, the fourth brother just came back from the territory, and he is usually the one who returns to Beijing the least among us, and the one who is the least talkative, don't believe you Ask the emperor, if he is suspected of being a murderer just because he went to the summer resort, I am more likely to be regarded as a murderer than him. Besides, who doesn't know that the fourth brother and the eldest brother have been close since childhood, and the fourth brother is the first thing to do when he comes back. It’s understandable to visit the eldest brother, right, second brother, third brother?”

Qi Yuheng and Qi Yuwen didn't speak, they still knelt there, motionless, as if they didn't hear Qi Yuchen's fuss.

"Chen'er!" Qi Tianyin spoke.

Qi Yuchen quickly shut up.

The emperor turned his cold gaze to the fourth son, implying that he would give you a chance to explain.

Qi Yuke stabilized his mind and said: "My son is indeed like what the sixth brother said. He only rushed there late at night because he wanted to see his eldest brother."

"Then King Rui and His Royal Highness Cheng really have a deep brotherhood. Because according to my understanding, the capital and the Summer Resort are two different directions on the forked road of King Rui back to Beijing. It seems that brotherhood is in the eyes of His Royal Highness. Is it more important than the relationship between father and son?"

After hearing these words, the others all looked at Qi Yuke in unison, while Qi Yuheng breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that his father would not pursue the scene where he committed the crime just now and made decisions privately.

"You don't want to be bloody. It was just because I was exhausted from the journey that night, and the summer resort was closer, and I just learned that my elder brother was in the villa, so I decided to go to repair it first, and then return to Beijing with my elder brother when I am full of energy. That's all." Qi Yuke has calmed down.

"Dare to ask Lu Ji, why should I kill elder brother?"

Qi Yuzhang is already the deposed prince, and there is no threat to the fight against the crown prince. Qi Yuke is also the prince who is not favored. Nor is it competitive.

Seeing Qi Tianyin follow suit, Lu Xizhi frowned slightly. This was exactly what she couldn't figure out. What was Qi Yuke's motive for killing?
"Lu Xizhi, other than this prince jade, what evidence do you have?" the emperor asked.

"Back to the emperor, I haven't found anything else yet." She also answered honestly.

"You go down."

Lu Xizhi raised her head sharply, and her professional sensitivity made her subconsciously raise an objection: "Your Majesty, the only person who touched my waist when I saw Prince Yu just now was His Royal Highness Rui Wang. ..."

"Back off!" Qi Tianyin shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty calm down, the minister's wife doesn't know the rules, and the minister will lead the order on his behalf." Yuan Yanxi spoke at the right time, standing between the emperor and his wife.

After speaking, he retreated to his wife, and his eyes signaled her to follow him quickly.

After this, Lu Xizhi felt startled and broke out in a cold sweat, knelt down and kowtowed, and followed her husband slowly out of the bedroom.

Only the emperor and a few princes were left in the entire dormitory, and no one knew what they said that night.

When Lu Xizhi walked out of the dormitory, her legs were limp. Yuan Yanxi hugged her shoulders without any haste, without saying anything, but she was like a light on her back, and her throat felt tight.

After walking for a while, Yuan Yanxi stopped: "Xixi, you know we both saved our lives just now."

Lu Xizhi settled down: "I was quick to talk, but the murderer was right in front of me. I was impatient."

Yuan Yanxi stared at his wife who was still in shock at this time, and said slowly: "You were in the palace this time, and you almost caused a catastrophe. Qi Tianyin is now weak and can't bear the emotional ups and downs. The evidence you presented has already been reprinted in his heart. There is also a decision, but the result is not something we can control, even...even if we know the murderer."

Lu Xizhi immediately said: "Yes, I will not mention this matter again. But Jingming..."

"I think Qi Yuke's motive for the murder needs to be verified. There must be a conspiracy that we don't know about. They must have begun to doubt your identity."

If you don't check it out, you will be in danger.

"There is also Wei Ruxia's attempted poisoning. She must know the secret. I suspect... I suspect that the queen is planning a whole conspiracy, but why did she kill her own child??"

Two hours later, a deserted palace somewhere in the palace
As soon as he entered the room, a tall man in black who covered himself tightly with a black cloak sent the waiters out and closed the door.

Turning around, the calmness on his face disappeared, and he asked in a low voice, "How do you do things!?"

"How did Wei Ruxia know the secret back then?"

"You clearly know that Lu Xizhi is backed by that kid from the Yuan family, and has obtained the emperor's consent to thoroughly investigate the case of Zhang'er's murder. Why didn't you stop her and allow them to find such important clues?"

"I spent more than ten years of hard work to remove almost all the obstacles around me, but I was almost destroyed today!"

There was no patience in the man in black's words, only angry questioning.

The other man in black didn't take it seriously: "That idiot Wei Ruxia finally found out something was wrong, so he threatened her with a secret, and I had no choice but to attack her." Then, he walked up to a step, just like that. It is not too dirty and sits down naturally.

"I planned to have a good discussion with her and hide this matter to the end. As long as she is willing to cooperate, I will give her a good home, but I didn't expect that she would not agree."

"Hmph, then don't blame me for being rude."

After hearing this explanation, the tall man in black was not relieved, and a deep chill filled his heart.

She... Since when did she not control herself, she started to act on her own, and dared to do something in the palace.

"As for Lu Xizhi... Hehe, my generous gift has already been sent to the Lu residence, you just wait and see the good show."

"In addition, the matter has come to this point, we can only succeed and not fail, you just need to continue to cover up one or two things for me outside the palace, and I will do the rest, and it must not be seen by others."

In other words, not only could he not stop her, but he had to cover for her.

The man in black seemed to be blocked by something in his throat, unable to spit out or swallow. After a long time, he nodded in response.

Before turning around to leave, he asked: "That child Zhang'er has been by my side for more than [-] years, why do you have to do it..."

The man in black at the back was stunned for a moment, raised his head, let the light of the moon shine on his jade-like face, his eyes receded, and he looked at the tall man in front with a little bewilderment, and then said mockingly: "Father is joking!" , didn't you stop me?"

The former also raised his head, facing the moonlight, showing his old face. He couldn't tell whether it was annoyance or sadness on his face. After all, he hesitated to speak, gritted his teeth hard, and walked away.