I, the ninth grade county magistrate, scare the empress to tears at the beginning!

Since Ji Xinyue came to Cangyun County, Lu Yuan has prepared a separate courtyard for him. The location is relatively remote and deep, keeping a sufficient distance from the eight ladies' respective courtyards. If the eight ladies usually go out for a walk, He will not meet Ji Xinyue.

In short, Ji Xinyue's courtyard can avoid harassment from the outside world to the greatest extent. It is not only isolated from the world, but also isolated from everyone and everything in Cangyun County. The eight ladies all knew that Lu Yuan's intention was to avoid any embarrassment caused by their meeting with Ji Xinyue. Therefore, the eight ladies usually visited each other, but no one had ever entered the courtyard where Ji Xinyue lived.

Tonight was the first time Jiang Qingli came to the courtyard where Ji Xinyue was. There were many flowers and plants planted in the courtyard. She remembered that the courtyard had been idle for a long time and a lot of weeds had grown in it. Even though several gardeners were hired to clean it regularly, But there were not as many flowers and plants in the courtyard as there are now.

It was obvious that the flowers and plants she saw now were all planted by Ji Xinyue himself. They might have been seeds from the gardener she found, or they might have been grafted from elsewhere. In any case, as soon as she stepped into the courtyard, the aroma and moisture of plants hit her face, making her feel refreshed.

It is not difficult to see the lush flowers and plants in the yard. Ji Xinyue is carefully decorating the yard. She has overcome her emotional trough.

Jiang Qingli walked across the courtyard and came to the door. There was an oil lamp burning inside the window, but she kept knocking on the door, but no one responded.

She remembered that Ji Xinyue had a personal maid who was responsible for taking care of her food and daily life. Jiang Linglong specially arranged this after Ji Xinyue came to Cangyun County. The maid originally followed Jiang Linglong and lived in the palace. She understood various royal interests and received professional training. Before Jiang Linglong went to war, he ordered her to serve Ji Xinyue well.

At this time, after Jiang Qingli knocked on the door, the maid did not come to open the door, and no one in the room answered. The moonlight was melancholy, and many people in Cangyun County had fallen asleep. It was impossible to go out for a walk at this time. Jiang Qingli, who noticed something strange, subconsciously opened the door.

The house was in a mess. Tables, chairs and benches made of bamboo and sandalwood were scattered all over the floor. Then she saw a pool of scarlet blood on the ground. The pungent smell of blood that filled her nose reminded her that the blood on the ground came from humans, not animals.

The blood hadn't dried yet, and it looked like the tragedy had just happened. Jiang Qingli's heart tightened, she concentrated her energy, and followed the blood trail toward the back room. In Ji Xinyue's bedroom, Jiang Qingli discovered a corpse. All the blood on the ground came from this female corpse.

Jiang Qingli picked up the candlestick from the side and came closer to observe it carefully. To be honest, she didn't even dare to take a breath. What happened in front of me was too unbelievable. Someone dared to kill someone in the Cangyun County magistrate's residence, and the person who murdered him might be Ji Xinyue, the current empress dowager of the Great Zhou Dynasty!

"Here, there are assassins!" The guards suddenly shouted from outside the house. These people were all top martial arts masters. Lu Yuan allowed them to enter the Star Observation Building to read various martial arts secrets, and they volunteered to guard the mansion for Lu Yuan. How powerful are these people together? Even the Sword Master Dugu Aoyun and the Heavenly Sword Shen Wuya were no match for them. Of course, this refers to the two of them before they reach the realm of land gods. Nowadays, Dugu Aoyun and Shen Wuya, one is a terrestrial fairyland, and the other is a half-step terrestrial fairyland. Naturally, the group of people in Lu Yuan's mansion cannot beat them.

These people usually either read secret books in the Star Observation Tower, or hide in the woods or on rooftops to keep vigilant. Several criminal thieves once sneaked in, but as soon as they entered the mansion, they were discovered by this group of masters and arrested. Just three months ago, Su Quan sent several Grandmaster-level masters in the palace to sneak into the mansion to search for Lu Yuan's secrets. As a result, he was surrounded by these masters as soon as he appeared on the street near the mansion.

Their spiritual consciousness envelopes the entire mansion at all times, and coupled with their keen insight, they will appear immediately if there is any trouble. At this time, the bloody smell wafting out from Ji Xinyue's courtyard attracted them.

A group of masters, armed with weapons, rushed into the house and happened to see Jiang Qingli in the house, so they surrounded her. Although they did not believe Jiang Qingli was the murderer, no other suspects were found in the house, only Jiang Qingli was there.

"Mrs. Jiang, what is going on? Why did you kill Ji Xinyue's maid? We searched the entire courtyard and did not find Ji Xinyue himself. How should you explain this?" A group of masters were taking action. Before that, we must first ask the reason of the matter. Jiang Qingli was deeply loved by Lu Yuan. Even if he killed someone, they were not qualified to judge him. They had to wait until Lu Yuan came back to personally judge him.

"You are mistaken. The murderer is someone else." Jiang Qingli said coldly. She didn't like these people talking to her in a tone of judging criminals. However, this group of people only obeyed the orders of Lu Yuan, so she could not directly command them. "I suggest you use Ji Xinyue's mansion as the core and hunt in all directions. The murderer killed the maid and kidnapped her. After leaving Ji Xinyue, she probably hasn’t left Cangyun County yet!”

"Mrs. Jiang, we don't believe what you say, please don't treat us as fools." There was a master with a displeased look on his face. This master naturally has a reason for saying this. In their consciousness, only Jiang Qingli had been to the courtyard before, and no one had entered the crime scene before. If it was just him who had a problem with his sense of consciousness, then he would not dare to talk to Jiang Qingli so confidently. Just now they used magical sound transmission to confirm each other, and no one noticed that anyone had stepped in here, except Jiang Qingli.

"Mrs. Jiang, after you came out of confinement in the afternoon, you put a sword on Ji Xinyue's neck twice, without concealing your intention to kill her. You have sufficient motive to commit the crime! Just let him go, we won't kill you. We will only temporarily imprison you until Mr. Lu comes back to decide how to deal with it." The group of masters who guarded the home began to persuade you to surrender.

Before they understood Lu Yuan's attitude, none of them actually dared to hurt Jiang Qingli, even though most of them were at a much higher level than Jiang Qingli. Jiang Qingli has just broken through to the Grand Master realm today, and many of the masters among them, including many late Grand Masters and several masters who have reached the Grand Master realm, really want to take action, Jiang Qingli is no match for them.

But they didn't dare to do anything to Jiang Qingli. They could only persuade her to surrender, tactfully dissuading her from giving up resistance, and then willingly accepted imprisonment to wait for Lu Yuan to come back and make a decision. (End of chapter)