Lady Wan Guan

Chapter 58
Jiang Wanning shook her head: "The shoes of the people at the inn are not the right size."

It was too dark last night, so she could only see the size of the footprints, but not other details.

This was also what she couldn't figure out. The most suspicious person was cleared of suspicion because the size of the shoe prints didn't match.

"Is it possible that this person intentionally wore shoes that were one size larger or one size smaller?"

"Have."

"Can you tell what kind of shoe print it is?"

Jiang Wanning pondered: "At that time, the shoe prints were covered with snow, and the lines of the shoe prints could not be seen. However, according to the size of the snowflakes last night, when I went there, the man had not left for more than a quarter of an hour."

If she had been earlier, she might have run into it.

Ji Yunchen looked at her quietly. He couldn't yet tell whether the clues she provided were true or false. Maybe she was trying to disrupt his thinking to cover the perpetrator.

That small piece of thread convinced him that the perpetrator existed.

"You go back first. Remember, you didn't leave the room last night, and you didn't see any footprints or marks left by the ladder."

Jiang Wan Ning nodded, stood up, gave a blessing, and then left.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Ji Yunchen felt that even her saluting posture was the same as Nan Zhi's.

Ji Yunchen sighed, maybe because he missed it too much!
Chen Pingzhang finally waited until Jiang Wanning came out: "Ms. Jiang, are you okay?"

Jiang Wanning smiled lightly: "Do you think I'm a troubled person?"

Chen Pingzhang felt infatuated when he saw her smiling face and her pair of bright black eyes like the brightest stars in the night sky.

Regardless of whether Jiang Wanning provided real clues or false clues, Ji Yunchen still sorted through the people he had investigated before based on this clue.

As Jiang Wan Ning said, the shoes of the Yi Cheng of the post station and the three handymen did not match, but the shoes of two official servants and Yang Xu of Jiang Wan Ning's caravan did.

There are two officials, one named Sun Hai and the other named Zheng Guan.

According to Sun Hai's roommate, Sun Hai drank too much last night. He went back to his room and fell asleep. He snored so loudly that he couldn't sleep at all. The ugly moment was almost over before he fell asleep in a daze.

And Zheng Guan gambled money with three other officials that night. After the ugly moment, Zheng Guan did go out to the latrine, and the trip back and forth took less than half a cup of tea.

If he wanted to complete the crime in such a short period of time, I'm afraid only he and Jiuli could do it in the entire inn, but they didn't need a ladder at all.

Yang Xu had Xiao Pan and others testify that he never left the room.

But these witnesses may also give false testimony.

The investigation is deadlocked.

Ji Yunchen could only gather everyone in the lobby and give a serious warning: "Remember everything you said. When the people from the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple come, if there is any discrepancy between what you said and what is recorded, they will be listed on the list." If you become the subject of serious suspicion, even if there is no real evidence in the end, you are likely to become the unlucky scapegoat, do you understand?"

As long as he destroys the thread, conceals the information about Jiang Wanning's outing last night, and ensures that everyone has the same story, then no one will be responsible for the death of the Dayuan people, and everyone can leave here safely.

Everyone responded in unison: "Understood."

Everyone knew that the little prince's warning was by no means alarmist. The little prince was protecting them.

At Shen Shi in the afternoon, County Magistrate Jiang from Hexi Town arrived, and Ji Yunchen was there. How could Magistrate Jiang dare to question the investigation results of the little county king? On the contrary, the result made his heart, which had been hanging all the way, finally return, and made his courage almost burst. be repaired.

Since it was Dayuanren's own fault, it was none of his business.

But the final decision must come from the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple.

At Haishi, Master Lu, the prefect of Dingzhou, also arrived, limping and being helped into the inn by his subordinates.It is said that he fell down in a hurry.

When Ji Yunchen saw this, he sent someone to invite Dr. Lin.

Mr. Lu waved his hands hurriedly: "Your Highness, the official's injury does not matter, the investigation is more important."

If something goes wrong in the case, it's hard to say whether his head will be thrown off, and the black gauze hat on his head will definitely not be saved.

Ji Yunchen expressed his understanding and handed over the previous inquiry records to Magistrate Lu.

"There is no confession from Chen Qilang and I. Chen Qilang is the nephew of Chen Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. We live in the same room as me. Neither of us left the room last night."

Mr. Lu was horrified: "His Royal Highness the County Prince and Mr. Chen are definitely not suspicious."

Even if he was given ten heads, he would not dare to doubt the King of Bohai.

"Master Lu, I had a conflict with those Dayuan people yesterday. It's better for you to act impartially. If you ask questions clearly, you can clear the suspicions of Chen Qilang and me." Ji Yunchen looked businesslike.

Mr. Lu had no choice but to ask a few casual questions.

The rest of the people were also called for questioning one by one, just as in the records.

Mr. Lu felt relieved. In his opinion, the case could be closed.

The Dayuan people died of carbon fire poisoning because of their own negligence and forgot to open the windows for ventilation.

The problem is that the case has been reported and it is not up to him to decide how it will be resolved.

Everyone continued to stay at the post station to wait for higher officials to arrive.

Everyone is in a relatively relaxed mood, and it’s time to eat and drink.

At night, the snow stopped outside, but the wind blew harder.

At dusk on the second day, a large group of people came in force.

Jiang Wanning stood in the corridor on the second floor and was surprised to see several people coming in.

She was still thinking about how to see them when she arrived in the capital, but she didn't expect to see them here.

Lin Ruoruo stood next to her: "Why are there so many people here? They look like high officials!"

Chen Pingzhang on the side said: "The one wearing the purple cloak is the prince of the current dynasty, the one wearing the white cloak is the minister of Dali Temple, and the older one is Gong Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment, and the man from Dayuan is Prince Su He of Dayuan. .”

Jiang Wanning was surprised, Xiao Wang became the prince?
You must know that Xiao Wang is the least favored among the princes. His mother was just a humble palace maid when she was pregnant with him. After giving birth to the prince, she was named a concubine, but the emperor never summoned her again. Xiao Wang was not liked by the emperor either.

In fact, the emperor wanted to grant her a marriage to the second prince Xiao Zhuo, the daughter of the empress, but Xiao Zhuo looked down on her and thought she was a wild girl.She was indeed a wild girl who grew up in Wujun Mountain. She beat Xiao Zhuo on the first day she returned to the capital.

But the emperor had already said that he wanted to promise her to the prince, but Xiao Zhuo was unwilling, and the only prince of the right age was Xiao Wang, so he promised her to Xiao Wang.

Unexpectedly, in just three years, Xiao Wang, who had the least hope of becoming the crown prince, became the crown prince.

What about the second prince?Can the Queen agree to give up the position of Crown Prince?
There is also Gu Zhouting. Gu Zhouting's ambition has always been to enter the Hanlin Academy and become a bachelor.Why did you go to Dali Temple?
Of course, the strangest thing is Ji Yunchen. At the beginning, he was dedicated to fighting on the battlefield, vowing to eliminate enemies for Daqi and open up territory for Daqi. Now, no one knows what he is doing. He holds a chess book every day and follows Like an idler.

In three years, things have changed.

　I came back late from a business trip today, so the update will be a little late. Please forgive me. I will resume updating between 6pm and [-]pm tomorrow.

　　
　
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