Leng Yi asked: "What's the matter?"

Long Jiong said: "How is this case? Has it been solved? How did Beauty Daji die?"

Leng Yi smiled and said: "Brother Long seems to be very concerned about this case."

"No, no, just ask. It's okay if it's not convenient for you to say."

"To be honest, this is an imperial case, so it's not convenient to talk about it."

"It's okay, I know."

"It's good to know." Leng Yi turned around to enter the room, but suddenly stopped again, as if he had just remembered something. He turned around and walked to Long Jiong, whispering: "By the way, I was in Princess Lu's room earlier.

When I was talking to him, I saw a robe placed under the bedside pillow with half of it exposed. It seemed to be the robe of one of your guards. You are the only guard in Nanke Temple. Did you lend it to her?

"

"No way? Why should I lend him a robe?" Long Jiong asked in astonishment.

"Really?" Long Jiong frowned and said, "Brother Leng asked like this, are you suspecting something?"

"No, no, Brother Long is the imperial sword-carrying guard of the official family, the most trusted and closest person,"

Leng Yi stepped into the Zen room of the official Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Guangyi was having a meal. When he saw him, he was very surprised: "What? Has the case been solved? How did the beauty Daji die?"

Leng Yi bowed and said: "Some investigations have been carried out, but further investigation is needed. The matter is of great importance, so I am here to request an order."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"According to the practice of investigating cases, any case involving a woman needs to be inspected to see if she has been raped, and the reputation of the beautiful lady is involved. I dare not make my own decision, so I would like to ask the officials if they can ask the royal palace lady to come and assist in the inspection.

?”

Zhao Guangyi nodded: "Since it is necessary to investigate the case, just send Po Wen to come and have an examination. Wang Jien, please tell me that Po Wen will come to assist Leng Aiqing in investigating the case!"

Wang Jien hurriedly agreed to go out.

Zhao Guangyi looked at Leng Yi and said: "The sky has become clear. I have ordered people to start clearing the snow and digging the land. Then we can plant seeds. I will personally plow the land and plant seeds. In addition, I have ordered people to start planting."

Dig the tiger's grave and transport the dead tigers for burial. Master Zhang will know how to bury them. You must ask Empress Huarui to participate in the ceremony of burying the tigers. Of course, it will be better if you sow the seeds with me.

!”

Leng Yi wondered: "The death case of Daji Beauty is under investigation. Wei Chen is worried..."

"Don't worry about that case. It's best if you can investigate it as soon as possible. If you can't find it clearly, it doesn't matter if it's delayed. Just handle the matter here!"

"I obey the order!"

"Go and check it out. It probably won't be ready until the afternoon. I'll invite Empress Huarui then."

"yes!"

Leng Yi said goodbye and went out, returning to the scene to wait for Po Wen who was sent.

During this interval, he leaned against the door frame, looking at the body of the beautiful Daji on the ground, thinking about the case in his mind:

Judging from what Lianqiu said, the window of Daji Beauty's room was open in the middle of the night, and Long Jong might have entered the room. Did Long Jiong kill Daji Beauty on the orders of the officials?

Long Jiong is very powerful in martial arts. He can easily break the door latch with one palm and restrain the beauty Daji after entering. He will hit the back of her head on the ground to make her unconscious, then turn her over and lie face down in a pile of clothes, killing her alive.

He was suffocated to death. However, since he could enter the room with a palm, what could he do by climbing through the window? Moreover, when he climbed through the window, Lianqiu saw him. With his martial arts, it would be very easy to kill someone and silence him.

Why didn't he? Wasn't he afraid that Lianqiu would recognize him? If word got out that the emperor's bodyguard had killed the beauty Daji, that would be the most worrying thing for the officials. It was impossible for Long Jiong not to know how powerful it was, so

, if the official assigned him to kill, when he was seen by others, he would definitely kill and silence him! From this, since he did not silence him, it means that he was not ordered to kill.

Could it be that he had some intention towards Beauty Daji and sneaked in to kill her?

Considering Long Jiong's character, he is very smart and has a deep palace. He is the emperor's royal belt and can enter and exit the inner court freely. If he really had an intention for the beauty Daji, he would not choose to do it at Nanke Temple.

Because there are far fewer people in Nanke Temple than in the inner court, it is easier to identify the target of suspicion. Moreover, if he really wanted to attack, he would not be able to wear the clothes of a guard instead of night clothes. When I asked him just now, there was nothing strange about his expression.

The place. Therefore, it is unlikely that he committed the crime. The person who entered Da Ji's beauty's window at night was probably not him. It is also possible that someone else dressed in guard uniforms pretended to be him.

If it's not Long Jiong, then who is the murderer?

Judging from the motive of the crime, the most likely person to commit the murder was the second prince Zhao Yuanxi. He had molested Daji Beauty and was scolded. Last night, Daji Beauty exposed him in public for peeking at her clothes, and made him do it in front of the officials.

He is disgraced. He holds a grudge and is very likely to commit murder to vent his anger. Moreover, although he is young, his height and strength are close to those of an adult and he can break the door latch in one go. He has the motive and possibility to commit the crime.

However, what he said about his affair with Huang Zhaoyi last night was well-founded and did not seem to be made up. Although Huang Zhaoyi's maid Haitao did not testify for her, there is a reasonable explanation for this, that is, the maid Haitao did not want anyone to

Knowing that their mother-in-law had an affair with the second prince, Huang Zhaoyi was afraid that she would die without a burial place once this matter came to the ears of the officials. The second prince would probably be hated by the officials because of this matter, and he would inherit the throne in the future.

Therefore, without this incident, he would not have been able to fabricate such an obviously unfavorable incident out of thin air to testify. He is just too young, only twelve years old, and his judgment of things is still relatively naive.

He did not realize the seriousness of the consequences, so he rashly revealed his affair with Huang Zhaoyi. From this point of view, what he said about having an affair with Huang Zhaoyi last night is probably true. Therefore, it is possible that he committed murder.

Not very sexy either.

In addition to Zhao Yuanxi, another major suspect is Gong Jieyu.

Gong Jieyu also had the motive to kill. Her face was scratched to pieces by the beauty Da Ji, and she was likely to be disfigured. For a concubine who mainly relied on her beauty to gain favor from the emperor, being disfigured meant that she might not be favored again in her life. This

For a harem woman, this is absolutely unacceptable. Therefore, she has every reason to kill the beauty Daji to vent her anger.

However, she had a maid to testify that she had not left the meditation room overnight. Of course, her own maid might also have given false testimony.

Then there is Daji’s beautiful maid Dai Qin.

Dai Qin was the personal maid of the deceased beauty Daji. All the maids of the concubines in the courtyard slept with the empress, but she was the only one who slept alone in the Zen room next door. This is abnormal for a maid. Moreover,

As the empress's maid, she could knock on the empress's door in the middle of the night and commit murder. Or she could secretly unbolt the window while serving the empress while she was sleeping, and then climb in through the window at night to commit murder.

However, her physical condition is not better than that of Daji Beauty. In a one-on-one situation, she is not confident enough to kill Daji Beauty. Moreover, there are no signs of struggle in the room. At the same time, Princess Wei's maid Lianqiu saw

She believed that the person who was climbing through the window was Yudai Long Jiong, so she was too scared to say it. Dai Qin was petite and Linglong, and Long Jiong was more than a head taller than Dai Qin. The Zen room where Lianqiu was located was

There was only a few steps next to Daji's beauty's room. Although the light was dim due to the snowstorm and she was under the corridor, her face could not be seen clearly. However, the outline and clothing could be seen clearly. That's why she identified it as the Royal Belt Dragon.

.This means that the person's height should be about the same as Long Jiong, so he is obviously not the petite Dai Qin.

If these three major suspects are eliminated, who will be the murderer?

Is it the Princess Lu who put on her clothes before dawn? She was the first to hear Dai Qin knocking on the door and came out to help. Could it be that she was pretending to be deceptive?

Could it be Princess Wei who lives next door? The so-called person wearing guard clothes was only seen by her maid Lian Qiucheng. Could she be lying? In fact, it was she who committed the murder herself?

The suspicion of the little fifth prince cannot be ruled out. He was slapped by the beauty Daji. Although he is young, he can already hold grudges and has the ability to think. Could it be that he knocked on the door and entered with

Insects or something frightened Beauty Daji and accidentally caused her to fall down and fall into coma. Out of fear, he turned around and suffocated Beauty Daji to death in order to silence her?

Leng Yi stood up and looked around, preparing to take a closer look and organize his thoughts.

Because it is a Zen room in a temple, the furnishings are very simple. Even the bedding is from the temple. The concubines are not allowed to bring utensils. There is nothing else in the room except a bed, a round table and two chairs.

.Of course, there is a tea set on the round table.

However, when Leng Yi's eyes fell on the round table, he suddenly let out a sigh, because except for a few teacups, there was no teapot on the round table!

Why is there no teapot?

Leng Yi called Dai Qin in, pointed at the round table and asked Dai Qin: "Where is your teapot?"

Dai Qin took a look and said doubtfully: "I don't know!"

"Did you have a teapot before?"

"Yes, yesterday evening, the second prince and the fifth prince came to ask for tea, and the servant poured tea for them with a teapot. However, at night, the servant served the queen to sleep, and did not pay attention to whether there was a teapot on the table."

Leng Yi looked around and found no teapot. He was really surprised.

Dai Qin said: "This Zen room is usually open. I accompanied my empress to go out to the temple for a stroll, and later when I went to meet the official, the door of the room was always open. Maybe someone took it to drink tea."

Leng Yi didn't speak, he was deep in thought.

His eyes fell on the door bolt again. He walked over, picked up the door bolt, and looked at it carefully. At the same time, he also checked the side of the door corresponding to the door bolt. Then, he came out, checked the door bolts of other doors in the wing, and went to

I went to Nanke Temple and had a chat with Miss Dasha at the door of Mrs. Huarui's palace.

When he came back, he smiled and said to himself: "The fox's tail will eventually show up!"

Wenpo finally arrived. When she saw Leng Yi, she knelt down and kowtowed: "The common people pay their respects to the great master."

Leng Yi said: "Get up! Now a queen in the palace has died mysteriously. It needs to be checked whether she had sex before her death. You should look carefully!"

"Yes!" Wenpo agreed, stood up and stepped forward, squatting down to inspect the private parts of the beauty Daji. Leng Yi hurriedly turned around, walked to the door, and waited facing outside.

After a while, Po Wen said: "Reporting to the lord, the common people have completed the inspection."

Leng Yi turned around and said, "Really? What's the result?"

"The empress's private parts are slightly swollen and there is dried intercourse fluid. These are all traces of sexual intercourse. It can be concluded that the empress had sex with someone during her lifetime!"

"Having sex with someone?" Leng Yi smiled and thought, is it Long Jiong or the second prince Zhao Yuanxi? Or is it someone else?

Leng Yi asked Wen Po to go back and told her not to tell the story. Wen Po hurriedly agreed to leave.

Leng Yi stood by the round table, his eyes slowly searched the room, and finally landed on the messy quilt on the Zen bed.

He walked over and looked at the entire bed carefully. Then he grabbed the two corners of the quilt and slowly lifted it up bit by bit.

As the quilt was lifted, Leng Yi was stunned by what was revealed, and his eyes became brighter at the same time.
To be continued...