Debin quickly said, "Wait a minute, Your Royal Highness, who is this little naughty person you are talking about?"
Debin had never heard of such a person, let alone that a murder had occurred in the harem recently. If a murder had really occurred, it would have caused chaos long ago and everyone would have known about it.
Princess Funing replied: "The little naughty is a cat in Xuanyi Palace. Someone beat it to death cruelly. This princess is here to catch the murderer... Come on, give them the murder weapon."
look!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the little eunuch behind him handed over the bloody wooden stick. Princess Funing took it and threw it on the ground. The wooden stick rolled right under De Bin's feet and stopped when it hit the toe of her shoe.
At this moment, the smile on De Bin's face began to disappear gradually, and then became ugly.
She looked at the wooden stick at her feet for a while, then raised her eyes to Princess Funing, and said in a gloomy tone: "Your Highness, what do you mean? You took a piece of rotten wood picked up from nowhere and said it was a murder weapon.
She also insists that the murderer is in the concubine’s Splendid Palace... Your Royal Highness, although the status of a concubine is humble, she does not allow people to slander her without any basis!"
"Chai Yan, why are you mute again? You are talking!" Princess Funing became anxious when she saw that Chai Yan had not spoken for a long time.
Chai Yan shook his head in his mind and thought to himself that you two women, one big and one small, are talking so loudly here that I don’t even have a chance to interrupt!
"Your Highness Princess, please be patient and calm..."
Chai Yan first comforted Funing, and then he bowed his hand to the concubine De as a gift: "I am Chai Yan, I have met the empress De concubine."
Debin looked at Chai Yan with slight disdain, thinking to herself, which onion and which garlic are you?
Chai Yan said in a businesslike manner: "Empress De Bin, Chai Yan has been ordered by the Empress to investigate the cause of the little naughty death. I also ask Empress De Bin to assist."
Chai Yan is not polite. He will first move the queen out and suppress you. If you are unwilling to cooperate, Princess Funing will fight with you.
The concubine frowned, but after a brief thought, she smiled again, her voice became softer, and she said: "Since it is the queen's wish, I will do my best to assist you..."
Chai Yan smiled politely and nodded, saying: "That's great, Empress Debin, can Chai Yan ask you a few questions?"
De Bin was startled, but then she agreed: "Okay, just ask!"
Chai Yan said loudly: "First question, does Empress Debin like cats?"
"I like it..." De Concubine gave the answer without hesitation, and then said emotionally: "I remember when I was a child, I had two cats in my house, and I had nothing to do.
What I like most is to play with them..."
"Yeah." Chai Yan nodded and continued: "Second question, since Empress Debin has liked cats since she was a child, she should know which parts of cats like to be touched, right?"
Funing was stunned when he heard this. He patted Chai Yan and said, "Chai Yan, I asked you to point out the murderer. Why are you asking these random questions?"
Chai Yan said patiently: "Your Highness Princess, don't be anxious. This is how all cases are investigated. You have to do it step by step and slowly..."
"Hey." Princess Funing made a dissatisfied sound and stopped talking.
How could Debin not understand Chai Yan's intention in asking this question? She immediately smiled calmly and said: "Mr. Chaixian County, there are many places where cats like to be touched, such as the chin, the head... Oh, yes, also
There are armpits, the little cuties like them very much..."
Chai Yan nodded and said: "It seems that Empress Debin is really familiar with cats..."
"That's natural." Debin smiled faintly.
Then, Chai Yan asked: "Last question, Madam Debin, have you ever been scratched by a cat?"
De Bin's expression suddenly froze, and then she said as usual: "Of course I did, but that was all in my childhood."
Chai Yan immediately asked: "In other words, it hasn't happened in recent times?"
"No!" Debin was very calm.
Actor, are you still acting?
While Chai Yan smiled, his eyes moved down a little, and finally stopped on De Bin's right hand, and asked: "Empress De Bin, what is the explanation for the scar on the back of your right hand?"
As soon as these words came out, the front court of Jinxiu Palace fell into silence. The previous questions were just pretexts, but now this is the key point!
De Bin's face turned dark instantly. She stared at Chai Yan and asked with a chill: "Chai County man, do you know what you are talking about?"
Chai Yan was slightly exaggerated and scared away, shook his head and said, "Dejun mother, you look so scary.
"Bold!" The maid next to the concubine shouted when she saw this.
But the concubine raised her hand to stop the palace maid, and said: "Chai Yan, don't think that you can act wild as you like with the support of the princess. Believe it or not, I will report it to the emperor, and you will be left with nothing to eat!"
Chai Yan grinned, looked at De Bin's right hand and said: "Empress De Bin, you are guilty... Your Highness, there is a claw mark on the back of Empress De Bin's right hand. It was caused by the little naughty girl."
It’s a scratch... So, you should be able to figure out some things, right..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Funing found that Debin's right hand had been retracted behind her back. It was obvious that she felt guilty.
Princess Funing immediately said: "De concubine, stretch out your hand!"
The anger in Debin's heart rose immediately. If it weren't for you being a princess, I would have slapped you in the face!
But unfortunately, Funing is a princess and a concubine, and the gap in identity and status is right in front of her, so even if she is extremely angry, she dare not burst out in front of her face.
As a result, the scene in the Splendid Palace fell into a stalemate...
Debin was unwilling to reach out, so Funing naturally couldn't force her, but this also confirmed that Chai Yan's words were correct!
Funing knew immediately that the concubine must have been scratched by a naughty kid, so he put it into a cloth bag out of anger, and then ordered someone to beat it to death with a wooden stick.
Funing pointed at De's concubine angrily and asked: "De's concubine, it was just scratched by a kitten, but you treated it in such a cruel way. Fortunately, you were named De's concubine by your father. Where is your virtue?
"
De's concubine was speechless when asked, her face turned green and white at one time, and she was extremely embarrassed.
"I didn't do it, it's none of my business!" Debin loudly denied.
Funing nodded and threatened: "Okay! Since you refuse to admit it, I can only tell my mother about this... Chai Yan, let's go!"
After saying that, Funing led everyone and turned around and walked out...
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