"Since you were not present, how do you know how General Shui Han died?"
Bai Qiulian interrupted.
Long Chen ignored her and completely ignored her.
"I'm asking you a question!"
Bai Qiulian slapped the table and stood up.
Long Chen crossed his legs and ignored Bai Qiulian at all.
Bai Anning was afraid that the two of them would quarrel again, so he asked, "Since Long Shangshu is not here, how can we conclude that General Shui Han was hurt by Shangguan Wei?"
Long Chen said: "We have checked her injuries, and it is indeed her heart. She also said that she was hit by Shangguan Wei's halberd, and her heart mirror was also shattered."
The chief bookkeeper of the Metropolitan Procuratorate next to him recorded everything one by one.
Outside the door, Xuan Yi, Qing Yue, and Zhang Qian quietly listened to the questions inside.
Bai Qiulian suddenly said to Bai Anning: "The three of them are also parties, so it's not appropriate to stand at the door!"
"They heard it, what will they do next when they collude with each other to confess?"
Hu Chengfu, the Minister of Punishment, echoed: "Yes, the three of them are also parties and should not stand at the door."
Bai Anning was about to speak, but Long Chen said: "What is collusive confession? Bai Qiulian, you are labeling me again! Am I a criminal?"
Bai Qiulian's eyes widened with anger, and Bai Anning quickly stopped him: "Long Shangshu is cooperating with our inquiry, but the three of them really shouldn't be here. Please understand Long Shangshu."
Long Chen sneered, turned around and waved to Zhang Qian and the others, motioning them to go outside.
Of course Zhang Qian and the others were not willing, as they were afraid that Long Chen would be in danger.
Bai Qiulian took the opportunity to sarcastically say: "I've heard long ago that Long Shangshu has many beauties and confidantes in the harem, and it's true."
Bai Anning and Hu Chengfu also lowered their heads and laughed secretly. Everyone in the court knew about this.
Long Chen ignored Bai Qiulian and turned to look at the chief clerk of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was taking notes.
"Master Li, Shangshu Bai said that I have many confidantes, do you think that's true?"
The chief registrar of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was none other than Bai Qiulian's husband, Li Junjun.
Li Junjun raised his head and looked at Long Chen, wondering what Long Chen meant by this.
"I don't know."
Bai Qiulian scolded with a cold eyebrow: "Are you deaf? You don't even know such a thing! Trash!"
When his wife called him a loser in public, Li Junjun did not dare to refute. He could only lower his head and the brush in his hand was shaking slightly.
Long Chen chuckled and said, "Shang Shu Bai is right. I do have many confidantes, but we are all friends of gentlemen. I am a eunuch, what can I do?"
"I'm not as dedicated as Bai Shangshu. Even though I'm a wife and my daughter is already that old, I still think about my good lover."
Of course she is talking about Jing Tianlie. Everyone knows about her hookup with Jing Tianlie.
Bai Qiulian's face turned red when Long Chen said it, and Li Junjun's face was even colder. The brush in his hand was dangling in the air, and a drop of ink fell on the paper. He didn't deal with it, just stared at the book blankly.
Bai Qiulian was furious and cursed: "How dare you talk about the general!"
Long Chen sneered and said: "I never mentioned the general, and I said your lover, is your lover the general?"
Bai Qiulian's face turned red with anger, but Bai Anning and Hu Chengfu did not dare to laugh anymore.
Bai Qiulian is nothing, Jing Tianlie and the others can't afford to offend him.
"Long Shangshu, we are serious about investigating the case, but it is better not to involve other people."
Hu Chengfu, the Minister of Punishment, came out to break up the fight.
Long Chen sneered and said: "Hu Shangshu, you are trying to be biased. This old witch is obviously looking for trouble time and time again. What do you advise me to do? You should advise this crazy woman!"
Bai Qiulian was so angry that he wanted to take action. Hu Chengfu turned to Bai Qiulian and said, "Shang Shu Bai, let's review the case seriously and don't say anything else."
Bai Anning continued: "Long Shangshu, please leave the three generals first to avoid suspicion."
Long Chen turned around and waved, Zhang Qian shook her head, they refused to leave.
"It's okay. This is the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Who dares to commit an assassination here?"
Only then did Zhang Qian and the others wait outside.
Bai Anning continued to ask: "According to what Long Shangshu said, General Shui Han was injured by Shangguan Wei's halberd, and the injury was in the heart. He died suddenly the next day."
Long Chen nodded and said: "Yes, that's it."
Hu Chengfu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, said: "But we asked some sergeants in Linjiang City, and they said that General Shui's mandible was broken and there seemed to be signs of torture. What is the reason?"
Bai Qiulian and Bai Anjing waited for Long Chen's answer.
During this time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department were not idle. They went to Linjiang City and asked some soldiers.
Long Chen remained silent.
Bai Qiulian felt that he had grasped the key point and continued to ask: "Where did the injury on General Shui's head come from? I heard that the injury was very new and very serious."
"Don't tell me, that was also caused by Shangguan Wei."
Long Chen said lightly: "Yes, it was caused by Shangguan Wei."
Bai Qiulian was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "Okay, that's good, why don't you write it down quickly!"
When Li Junjun was scolded by his wife, he didn't dare to raise his head and wrote it down silently.
Bai Anning asked again: "What kind of injury did General Shui suffer? Does Long Shangshu remember it?"
Long Chen scratched his head and said: "It was the euphorbia that penetrated the breast mirror and caused serious injuries."
Bai Qiulian asked: "Is that a blunt force injury?"
Long Chen ignored it, and Bai Anning asked again: "If it was injured by a spurge, the wound should look like a blunt instrument, but is this the case?"
Long Chen nodded and said: "Yes, that's it."
Hu Chengfu, the Minister of Punishment, asked: "Are you sure?"
Long Chen nodded and said: "That should be it."
Bai Qiulian beamed with joy, pointed at Li Junjun and yelled, "Did you remember that?"
Li Junjun lowered his head and said nothing, silently recording the inquiry process.
"Okay, we've finished asking, please let the two generals Xuan Yi and Qingyue come in."
Bai Anning told Long Chen that because the three of them listened to Long Chen's words, and Xuan Yi and Qing Yue were both princesses, they did not dare to be too presumptuous.
Bai Qiulian said: "No, we can't let him call someone, who knows if he will whisper."
Long Chen chuckled and said, "Yu Shi Bai, go on your own, so as not to save some people from chewing their tongues."
After saying that, Long Chen stood up and left the Metropolitan Procuratorate through the side door.
Fengming Palace.
Yingfeng entered the bedroom, where the empress was reviewing the memorial.
"Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate called Long Chengen over, and Xuan Yi, Qing Yue, and Zhang Qian were also called over for questioning."
"The fourth princess just passed by and should be making inquiries at the moment."
The Empress is monitoring every move of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The empress nodded and said: "Spread the news and let everyone know about today's inquiries."
Yingfeng bowed and said, "I obey your order."
Di Luoxi came out of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Xuan Yi and Qing Yue were waiting at the door.
"Princess, are they not rude?"
Xuan Yi asked angrily.
Di Luoxi sneered: "Discourteous? Who dares? Bai Qiulian?"
When asking questions just now, Bai Qiulian was particularly rude to Xuan Yi, Qing Yue, and Zhang Qian.
So they also asked Di Luoxi if he was rude.
Although Bai Qiulian was rude to them because of Jing Tianlie's support, he was still polite to Di Luoxi. A princess is a princess.
Qingyue said unhappily: "Bai Qiulian was very cruel to us, and even scolded Long Chengen."
Di Luoxi frowned and asked, "Long Chengen asked her to scold you?"
Xuan Yi said: "No, Xiao Longlong scolded him back."
Di Luoxi felt happier now: "That's right, you should scold him back."
The three of them walked back and saw a carriage parked on the street, which was very luxuriously decorated.
"Whose carriage? So luxurious?"
Qingyue muttered and followed Di Luoxi back to the West Palace.
