Two hundred and thirty-four chapters have seen the method
Han Du moved the wooden table away, and a wet mark appeared on the ground where it originally stood.
How did Zhu Xiongying die? Han Du had already made a guess in his mind. But he didn't expect that the method of committing the crime that was glimpsed in the movie by later generations was actually seen in ancient times hundreds of years ago. It seems that the ancients still had smart people.
.I just don’t know if he discovered it by accident or if he researched it carefully.
If it was discovered by accident, that would be fine. If it was carefully researched, then there is no telling how many people died in the process of research.
Putting down the wooden table, Han Du stood up and asked the palace maid, "You are the first to discover His Highness Taisun today, right? When you came in this morning, did you see the ice basin above?"
"I, I, I" the palace maid seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said immediately: "I didn't see it!"
"Are you sure?" Han Du's expression condensed and he spoke solemnly.
The palace maid nodded desperately, "I'm sure, the slave did not see the ice basin when she came in. Moreover, the slave was frightened and ran to the door as soon as she came in, and then everyone came. During this time,
This slave has always been here. Even if the ice basin is still there, no one can go in and take it away. Your Majesty, this slave has been wronged, wronged."
It's too early to say it was wronged.
Han Du looked at the palace maid and continued to ask: "Then where did the ice basin go?"
"I, I don't know." The palace maid was confused and didn't know what to say.
Obviously, the ice basin that should have existed now, but has disappeared without a trace, has become an extremely important doubt. The ice basin is missing, which means that someone else came before the palace maid came in. Since someone came, then this
Even if the person is not the murderer, he is still a serious suspect.
As mentioned before, if the palace maid wants to live, she must get to the bottom of this matter. Only by catching the real murderer can she escape the fate of being buried with her.
The desire to survive suddenly broke out. The palace maid looked at the female official on the side and screamed: "Master Shang, it was you who asked the slave to put the ice basin, and you also took away the previous ice basin. Have you been here long ago?
But, did you harm His Highness the Grand Sun?"
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the female officer.
The female official had a straight face and her expression did not change. She scolded the palace maid fiercely: "You are so slanderous!"
But now the emperor was looking at her. She cursed and hurriedly explained: "Back to the emperor, I came here to take away the ice basin. But I have been like this these past few days. I take away the ice basin in advance every day.
Lest the cold and foggy weather in the morning be detrimental to Your Highness."
Lao Zhu's eyes were like sharp swords, looking straight at the female officer without saying a word.
"Then do you still remember when you came to pick it up?" Han Du continued to ask.
The female officer glanced at Han Du, lowered her head and said softly: "I don't remember very clearly, it was probably around Mao Shi."
"Mao Shi? This is impossible?" Mao Xiang suddenly said.
Seeing Lao Zhu looking at him, Mao Xiang immediately bowed and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
"speak!"
"Based on my experience, His Highness Taisun should have been sleeping around midnight last night." Mao Xiang raised his head and looked at the female officer, "You said you came at Mao hour, so how could you not have noticed anything unusual about His Highness Taisun?"
"
The female officer shook her head and said, "No. Because I was afraid of disturbing His Highness, I didn't hold a lamp when I came, so I couldn't see Your Highness."
"you!"
Unexpectedly, the female officer would deny it outright, and Mao Xiang was immediately choked. However, the female officer's reasons were very reasonable, and Mao Xiang could not do anything to her for a while.
At this time, Han Du asked: "You really didn't notice anything unusual?"
"No." The female officer insisted on this sentence.
Unexpectedly, Han Du listened and said coldly: "Even if you can't see His Highness Taisun, since you came in, in the dead of night, you should hear His Highness's breathing. You heard His Highness Taisun."
Did His Highness’s breathing sound?”
"I, I..." The female officer was left speechless by Han Du's question.
If she said that she felt nothing unusual because she heard breathing, she would be lying. Mao Xiang clearly determined that the approximate time of His Highness Taisun's death was midnight, and she could still hear the breathing of a ghost when she came in at about midnight.
But if she said she didn't hear it, it was because she didn't admit it. She didn't even hear His Highness Taisun's breathing. As a female official in charge of food and daily life, how could she just pick up the ice basin without checking it out?
Gone?
The female officer's expression suddenly changed, and she explained in a panic: "I, maybe I was used to hearing His Highness Taisun's breathing, so I didn't notice it at the time. Really..."
But at this time, the more she explained, the more feeble her words became, and the more suspicious she became.
Lao Zhu's eyes widened, he pointed at the female officer bitterly, and asked sternly: "Tell me, who ordered you?"
A female official dared to murder the royal family, and she was also a direct grandson. It was impossible for a female official to plan such a big thing. Someone must be instigating her behind her back.
When the female officer saw what had happened, she laughed miserably and sat on the ground expressionlessly, not even bothering to cry out that she was wronged.
When things got to this point, everyone knew that the murderer was this female officer.
Among the people around her, the happiest one was the palace maid, because the real culprit was revealed. She finally didn't have to die. If the real culprit was not found, then she, the first person to discover it,
, he must be buried with him.
Seeing this, the imperial doctor also breathed a sigh of relief. Although His Highness Taisun did not die of illness, if the reason could not be found, he would inevitably be punished by the emperor.
Another happy person was Mao Xiang. He didn't expect that he just grabbed Han Du at the last moment and dragged Han Du into it. Han Du not only confirmed that His Highness Taisun was murdered, but actually actually
The murderer was found.
This made Mao Xiang feel that not only did he have no fault, but he also seemed to have made a contribution.
Some time ago, the emperor was furious because of the secret printing of treasure banknotes. He asked him to investigate but failed to find any results. Finally, he got clues from Han Du and caught a few minions.
The emperor was not very satisfied with him in the first place, but Mao Xiang happened to encounter such a thing like His Highness Taisun. What was even worse was that he had no clue at all.
If this continues, it won't take long for the emperor to dislike him. As the emperor's inspector, Mao Xiang knows exactly what the consequences will be if he is disliked. Mao Xiang would rather die than end up like that.
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There is only one way not to be disliked by the emperor, and that is to perform meritorious service.