"You want to use this as evidence?" Before Xianyue could say anything, Huang Shi shook her head and said, "It's useless. Even if it was really there, Concubine Yu would have had it wiped away long ago. How could it be left for us to discover?"
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"That's why I wanted to ask him to see if he could find out where blood had been stained, and if he could prove that the blood belonged to Dongmei."
When Zhichun came back, the sky had completely darkened. There was a person behind him, it was Wuzuo Lin Gui. After the latter saluted, Xianyue looked at him and said: "Lin Gui, how many years have you been Wuzuo?"
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Lin Gui said cautiously: "To tell you the truth, when I was sixteen, I followed my father to perform autopsies at the Yamen. It has been twenty-five years now."
"So, you must have a lot of experience?" Faced with Xia Yue's question, Lin Gui lowered his head and said, "I dare not, but in all these years, I have never encountered a corpse where the slave could not find the cause of death."
When he said this, there was a hint of pride in his words.
"Very good." Xianyue nodded slightly and said again: "What about the blood? Do you have any way to detect the blood stains on the ground that has been wiped?"
"This..." Lin Gui didn't expect Xiayue to make such a tricky request. He didn't know how to answer for a while. When Huang saw this, he said, "What's wrong? Are you in trouble?"
Lin Gui came back to his senses and said quickly: "As far as I know, there is no such method." When everyone showed disappointment, he added: "But... I have encountered someone before.
In this case, it was necessary to determine the place where the deceased was killed. Although the blood had been wiped away, the servant found that there were still residues in the cracks of the stone. In the end, the prisoner was convicted based on this discovery."
Xia Qing frowned and said: "But the prisoner can argue that this is not human blood, but the blood stained when killing pigs and sheep. Wouldn't it be too hasty to convict him on this basis?"
Lin Gui lowered his head and said: "Although I cannot detect the blood stains that I have been contaminated with, I can tell the difference between human blood and pig and sheep blood. The blood is indeed human blood."
Xianyue thought for a moment and said: "Okay, I know, you can go down. In addition... I don't want anyone to mention what I just asked after you leave this door. Do you understand?"
Lin Gui had been in the Yamen for more than 20 years and had learned some skills in observing people's words. Hearing these words, he immediately understood and said repeatedly: "Don't worry, I will never tell anyone about it."
After watching him leave, Huang said: "Mother, shall we go to Xianfu Palace now?"
Xianyue was about to speak when Qi Kuan walked in and called Qian'er and said: "Master, Imperial Physician Zhuang has examined Concubine Yu, and there is nothing serious. She was just overly sad for a moment, so she fainted.
Just rest for a while and you’ll be fine.”
"Excessive sadness..." Xia Qing sneered and shook her head: "Concubine Yu is really good at acting."
Xianyue smiled slightly and said: "No matter how cunning a fox is, there will be a day when it shows its tail. It is getting late. Concubine Yi and Guiren Xia should go back and rest. Let's go to 'visit' Concubine Yu tomorrow."
After hearing this, both of them stood up and left. After they left, Qi Kuan said with a confused look on his face: "Master, Mr. Xia said that Concubine Yu was performing a show. What did she do?"
Zhichun immediately told Xianyue and the others what they had just guessed. After listening, Qi Kuan felt chills all over his body. He never expected that after going around in a big circle, the person who was most likely to kill Dongmei and the others was Concubine Yu.
Fortunately for me, she still pretended to be overly sad. It was really terrible!
After thinking for a moment, Qi Kuan said softly: "Master, do you still remember the child named Baofu?"
Xianyue's eyes flickered and she said, "You mean the child that Xiao Quanzi and Dongmei have been visiting?"
"Yes, you once said that he was probably the substitute of the fifth elder brother seven years ago, but he was not used in the end. According to Concubine Yu, she would never leave such a person alive, so it is very likely that he was
Dongmei and Xiao Quanzi rescued them without telling Concubine Yu. In other words, this was the only thing they deceived Concubine Yu; this time, Concubine Yu might have discovered that Baofu was not dead, so
That’s why he did such a cruel thing to Dongmei and the others.”
Zhichun exclaimed: "Yes, why didn't I think of this? Concubine Yu must have been angry at their deception and betrayal, so she killed them cruelly. In this way, everything can be explained."
It's clear." After saying that, she added: "Master, we have found Baofu for several years and have been hiding it. Now, maybe it's the right time."
Xianyue said solemnly: "It's not the opportunity, it's the murderous intention!"
Qi Kuan said in shock: "Master, are you saying that Concubine Yu will send someone to kill Baofu? Now...it has been a few days since Dongmei and the others died, which means Baofu has..."
Xianyue said eagerly: "You will go out of the palace early tomorrow morning to see Prince He, and ask him to send someone to Baofu's place immediately to have a look. I hope... I hope it's not too late!"
Qi Kuan was about to agree when a voice suddenly came from behind him, "Who is Baofu?"
Zhichun stared at the person behind Qi Kuan in astonishment and said, "Xia Guiren, didn't you go back?"
Xia Qing bowed to Xianyue and said, "I thought of something while I was walking, so I turned back. I didn't know that I happened to hear the empress talking to Qi Kuan. I wonder who this Baofu is and why Concubine Yu wants to send her."
Someone kill him?"
Xianyue hesitated for a moment and then told the whole story about Baofu. After the latter heard about it, he was extremely surprised. He never thought that when Yongqi was born, the so-called auspiciousness and spiritual springs might be fake, or even
Concubine Yu killed so many pregnant women and children in order to ensure that she gave birth to a boy.
Xia Qing said with emotion: "I always thought that I had seen through the darkness in the palace, but in fact, what I saw was just the tip of the iceberg." After a pause, she said: "If Baofu can survive, how can we survive?"
If blood stains are found in Xianfu Palace, it may be possible to reveal Concubine Yu's true identity."
"I hope so." After saying this, Xianyue turned and said, "You said you remembered something, but I don't know what it was."
Xia Qing's expression became serious and she said, "My dear, do you still remember how the late queen died?"
Xianyue said strangely: "Of course I remember that he drowned himself."
"Yes, he drowned himself, but you and I both know that the queen's temperament would have made it impossible for her to commit suicide, not to mention that she had just learned about Wei Jingxuan's murder of the seventh elder brother.
I suspect she was killed by Wei Jingxuan."
Qi Kuan frowned and said: "But the late empress's coffin was opened, and there was water in her throat and abdomen, which proved that she had drowned. For this incident, Ji You was executed, and the imperial physician of the Song Dynasty was dismissed from the post of imperial physician and was sent to
Border. Your Excellency, you should be very clear about this matter."