There was an accidental water leak in Qiling Palace. Fortunately, it was broad daylight and the palace people discovered it in time, so no great damage was caused.
When Yu Changqing and the others rushed back, not only the emperor and the queen had arrived, but Concubine Yu Guifei, whom they had just met not long ago, also came to join in the fun, with Prince Qin following behind her.
The people in the main hall knelt on the ground again, with their heads lowered and shivering, with cold sweat on their foreheads.
After the salute, Shang Yujie did not let them get up, but his eyes were deep and sharp, "I asked you to search for Jieyu, but you were lucky. Not only did you find a body for me, but you couldn't even save her whole body!"
Yu Changqing knelt on the ground, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down and I will admit my guilt."
"Convicted? What I want is the truth, not your perfunctory behavior!"
Concubine Yu lowered her head and tucked her temple hair behind her ears, hiding a slight smile on her lips. She pretended to regret the pain when she raised her eyes, "Oh, it's such a pity. Your Majesty, my concubine and sister Yu'er have always been very close to each other as sisters. Who knows?"
Knowing that she will suffer a tragic fate, you must help her find the murderer!"
Shang Yu frame glanced at her and looked at Yu Changqing, "Changqing, what exactly have you found out from last night to now?"
"Back to the emperor, I found a porcelain doll from Jieyu's courtyard. When the girl Xiyan from Jiyuefang died, there was the same thing in the room. I suspect that their deaths are related, but I haven't investigated it yet.
Then Jieyu's body appeared."
"Jiyuefang? You mean the Red Mansion that has become famous in recent years?"
"Back to the emperor, that's right!"
"Show me the porcelain doll you are talking about."
Su Zhen stretched out her hand and handed out the wooden box she carried with her. The housekeeper waved his hand, and a young eunuch immediately stepped forward to take it and put it in front of Shang Yuzhen.
There were two porcelain dolls placed inside, but one was intact and the other was broken into pieces.
After Shang Yu frame looked at it carefully, he didn't think there was anything unusual.
"What did you find on it?"
Yu Changqing replied, "Back to the emperor, I guess this is the legendary stand-in puppet. In addition, I found out that Li Jieyu had previously bought many famous paintings from Miss Xiyan of Jiyuefang, but they had not opened them.
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As for the matter of the Seven Incenses... He didn't know whether he should talk about it. After all, the dead were the most important. Li Jieyu was already dead. If the emperor knew that he had been seduced by the Incense...
"Could it be that Li Jieyu met the Xiyan you mentioned before entering the palace?"
Yu Changqing looked at Jin Lian, who continued, "Back to the emperor, Miss Xiyan is from the south of the Yangtze River, and Li Jieyu's hometown is far away in a small town near the desert. Logically speaking, they may not know each other very well."
Shang Yuzhen didn't go to bed until Chou was reviewing the memorial last night. He slept for less than an hour before going to court. Before he could rest, he first heard that Yu Ziye was missing and then that something had happened here. He rubbed his temples tiredly.
"Check! Keep investigating, we must find the murderer of Li Jieyu as soon as possible!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to investigate and return the truth to Jieyu."
Shang Yu suddenly looked at Su Zhen, "Su Zhen!"
"I'm here," Su Zhen said with her head bowed and her hands folded.
"I ask you, do you know the whereabouts of Ziye? Did he look for you before he disappeared?"
"Going back to the emperor, I was in the back mountain of my residence last night admiring the moon and stars with my son, but he drugged me and knocked me unconscious. I didn't know anything about his disappearance after that."
"Drug? I know that you two have a close personal relationship, so he would drug you?" Shang Yujie narrowed his eyes, and his tone made it clear that he didn't believe it.
"There are leftover cakes in the room as proof. If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can send someone to check."
After Su Zhen's anger subsided, she also knew that Yu Ziye had drugged her in order to leave a way out for her so that others would not hold her accountable.
"That's all, if he sends news, you must tell it in time. If you conceal it, I will never forgive you!"
"Yes, I obey." Su Zhen lowered her head to hide her emotions.
Shang Yuzhen stood up with his sleeves fluttered and walked out. Everyone stood up and saluted, "Send you off to your Majesty."
After the emperor left, the queen asked a few more questions, then left on the grounds that the harem was busy.
Su Zhen glanced slightly out of the corner of her eyes at Concubine Yu who had not left, and saw that she had changed her sad attitude and was calmly drinking tea in her spare time, with no intention of leaving at all.
After the two bowed, they followed Jin Lian to the side hall.
When passing by the courtyard, Su Zhen took a special look at the blooming Yutangchun. The courtyard was in a mess, but the flowers were blooming well and were not affected at all.
The air was filled with a pungent and unpleasant burning smell. They covered their mouths and noses, stepped through the water on the ground, and pushed the door open. The damage inside was not as serious as expected.
Lying in the center of the hall was a charred corpse. The body was burned beyond recognition, making it impossible to identify him.
Su Zhen pinched her nose and stepped forward to take a look. Judging from the body shape, she could roughly tell that it was a female corpse.
"Master Jin, people have been burned into this state, how come you think this person is Li Jieyu?!"
"Look at this."
Jin Lian handed Yu Changqing a black handkerchief, and after opening it, he saw a blue water jade bracelet inside. It was pure in color, transparent sea blue, and had a fine texture, but there was no sign of being burned at all.
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"This was found on the body of the deceased. My subordinates have identified it with Li Jieyu's attendant. It is Li Jieyu's property. However, this kind of blue water jadeite is extremely precious and belongs to the marketable category. She would not buy it at all.
I'm sorry."
Yu Changqing looked around, frowning. He squatted down and smelled the corpse. Apart from the burnt smell of the corpse itself, there was no smell of fire oil.
"Looking at the extent of the burn, the fire started on the body. There should be no signs of struggle before death, otherwise the limbs would be abnormally twisted. It seems that like Xiyan, she was burned after death."
Su Zhen suddenly smelled a familiar smell, took the handkerchief from Yu Changqing's left hand that was used to wrap the jade bracelet, held the corpse's right wrist and put it in front of her nose, resisting the nauseating smell, and forcefully
I discerned a medicinal scent.
"No, this is not Li Jieyu, this is Yue Luo!"
"What? Yueluo?!" the two said in unison.
"Yes, she has smeared my special ointment on her hand. It contains a medicinal ingredient that balances the efficacy of the medicine. It's called Qiluoxiang. After applying this medicine, the fragrance will take half a day to dissipate."
Yu Changqing ordered, "Jin Lian, send someone to find Yue Luo immediately."
"This... my subordinate wanted to ask her to identify the bracelet before, but couldn't find anyone at all."
"Master Yu, can you show me the bracelet you are talking about?"
The three of them turned around when they heard the sound, and saw Gu Yunshu pushing Xiao Chuhong in the courtyard. The latter was calm and calm, with smiles on his face.
The prince was nowhere to be seen, so he must have been interacting with Concubine Yu in the palace.
"I have met General Xiao and Mr. Gu."
After they saluted, Yu Changqing handed the bracelet to Jin Lian, who then went out and handed it to Xiao Chuhong.
He took a general glance inside the hall, then looked at the jade bracelet, "Jade will turn red after being burned by fire, and the moisture inside will be lost, and the structure will be damaged, resulting in a rough appearance and dry cracks. But it has no trace of damage.
, either the fire was put out and placed on the body, or..."
Su Zhen turned around and smiled knowingly at him, "Either it was wrapped by something before, so that it was intact."
"Yes." Xiao Chuhong's lips curled up. This chapter has been completed!