"This embroiderer offended someone and was thrown into the ancient well and killed alive." The one who followed was Yingchun.
"Can we confirm that the person who committed the murder is a man just by looking at the footprints?" Mu Ci said, walking around the ancient well.
She finally saw half of the less obvious footprints on the edge of the grass.
Mr. Li came over to take a look and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty is as careful as your hair. I am ashamed of myself as a low-ranking official."
These are clearly the footprints of a woman.
"The Ai family also saw that the depth of the man's footprints was different from the footprints taken by Mr. Li, and felt it was strange." Mu Ci straightened up with Yingchun's support: "The murderers were two women. They knew that the footprints were left, so they simply put on the trap
A man's shoes want to deceive others, but the murderer is cunning."
"But why do they carry men's shoes with them?" Master Li asked.
Mu Ci looked at where the body was: "Zhao Di was the embroiderer of the Clothing Bureau. If she was killed while delivering clothes, and the clothes she gave happened to contain a man's or a eunuch's shoes,
That makes sense."
Mr. Li felt that Mu Ci's words were quite reasonable: "It seems that the shoes have been destroyed. I will go to the Clothing Bureau to find out which palace the clothes Zhaodi sent are from. There may be clues.
I will report the progress of the case to the empress."
Mu Ci watched Mr. Li walk away. She looked at the scene again, and then looked at Beigong not far away.
This case happens to be near Beigong, could it be related to Yun Xi's case?
Since the last case of Liu Cainu falling into the water, she no longer dares to despise any case, especially a case involving human life.
"Could it be that Zhaodi heard something she shouldn't have heard and was suddenly silenced?" Yingchun expressed her suspicion.
If Sizhu were present, she would probably be thought to be talking too much.
Mu Ci sat on the chariot, "It's not impossible."
Now it will be up to Master Li to investigate the situation in the Bureau of Clothing before he can make a decision. There are many things in the harem that cannot be exposed to the light. It would make sense if Zhaodi happened to overhear some people's conversations and then was silenced.
Two days later, Mr. Li presented the results of the investigation to Mu Ci.
Mu Cizai read it carefully and found that it was exactly as she thought.
Zhaodi did bring two pairs of men's shoes, but the owner of those shoes was Li Yu.
Li Yu went to Yong'an Palace and felt bad after hearing what Mu Ci said: "The newly made shoes for the slaves by the Clothing Bureau were destroyed by two murderers?"
"Do you know Zhaodi?" Mu Ci asked.
"Of course we know each other. Zhao Di is good at embroidery. Zhao Di takes care of all my shoes. She is the one who sends embroidered shoes on weekdays. I have been busy with the Longevity Festival these past two days, so I almost forgot about it." Li Yu replied.
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"Didn't you see her yesterday?" Mu Ci asked again.
Li Yu frowned when he heard this: "Don't you think that the slave killed Zhao Di?"
"Anyone related to this case is suspect. Just tell the truth. The Aijia will not wrongly accuse any innocent person." Mu Ci signaled to Li Yu to stay calm.
Li Yu believed that Mu Ci was not lying to him, not to mention that the emperor was protecting him from behind. What was he afraid of?
He decided at that moment that he would answer whatever Mu Ci asked.
"Based on past experience, Zhaodi always comes during the You period."
"Then do you know which palace route she usually takes? Where does she pass?" Mu Ci asked again.
According to the records of the Clothing Bureau, Zhao Di only gave Li Yu two pairs of new shoes yesterday. If Li Yu hadn't killed Zhao Di, he must have encountered something or someone on the way that triggered the murder.
"This... this servant doesn't know Zhaodi either. She usually leaves after delivering the clothes without even saying a few words." Li Yu was telling the truth.
Seeing him like this, Mu Ci knew that he was not lying.
She asked some more questions, but Li Yu's answers were nothing surprising, so she had to give up.
In the evening, Dugu Liancheng came over again and asked about Li Yu.
Mu Ci told the truth.
"There is no clue about the case yet?" Dugu Liancheng saw Mu Ci's serious look and simply dragged her into his arms. Suddenly, a sentence came from outside: "You should feel honored."
"What?" Mu Ci didn't understand.
Dugu Liancheng stroked her long hair: "Are you too tired to take care of the harem?"
Mu Ci had a thought in her mind, thinking that he wanted to hand over the power of the harem to his concubines, so she followed his words and replied: "A little."
"That means I'm not too tired. In that case, you can continue to manage the harem. With you in charge of the harem, I can rest assured." Dugu Liancheng said, gradually falling asleep.
It wasn't until Mu Ci heard his steady breathing that she was sure the emperor was asleep.
This seems to be the first time. He only came here to talk and went to bed without doing anything.
The male face in front of me looked harmless and innocent. If I hadn't known who he was, I would have been deceived by him at this moment.
She quietly came out of his arms, with a cold smile on her face, but gently covered him with a thin quilt.
She must take good care of this young emperor...
Because Li Yu couldn't ask anything, and the Bureau of Clothes couldn't find out anything, in the end, Feng Jiu volunteered.
Mu Ci trusted him, so she naturally trusted him to handle the matter.
Three days later, Feng Jiu really found out the route Zhao Di took on weekdays.
Mu Ci just had some free time, so he simply followed the route given by Feng Jiu.
Coming out of the Siyi Bureau, there is a must-pass palace road leading to Chuxiu Palace, and beyond that, one leads to the Imperial Garden, and the other leads to various palaces and courtyards.
If she went to Yanfu Palace to do errands, Zhaodi used to take a trail. The scenery on this trail was pretty good. The nearest one was Yuanhe Pavilion.
Mu Ci passed by this place personally and walked into the path. He found that it was not far from Beigong, about a quarter of an hour's journey away.
The closest one is Yuanhe Pavilion, where Lumei lives.
Ever since she pointed out Lu Mei to Dugu Liancheng, Dugu Liancheng had treated Lu Mei coldly and thrown Lu Mei into this remote place.
Lu Mei usually has no sense of presence, and she is not liked by the emperor. Whenever she goes back to say hello, Lu Mei behaves well and looks harmless.
"The Queen Mother?" Mu Ci then thought of Lu Mei, who then appeared with her palace servant Lu'er.
After seeing Li, Lu Mei asked curiously: "How could the Queen Mother be so condescending as to come to this remote and poor place?"
Mu Ci smiled back: "There was a murder in the palace. The Ai family were walking around casually and ended up here without thinking. Yes, do you know Zhaodi, the embroiderer of the Clothing Bureau?"
Before Lu Mei could speak, Na Luer replied: "I have seen her from a distance, but I have never spoken to her."
"Have you seen her four days ago? Have you seen anything suspicious?" Mu Ci asked.
Lu'er pretended to think about it, shook her head and replied: "No."
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Here comes the extra update. I have been staying up late these past few days to write, and yesterday I unfortunately caught a cold. So staying up late is really not a good habit. You should try to stay up late as little as possible, as your immunity will decrease.
