Chapter 58: The Case of Walking in the Water (4)
"Your Highness, the Ministry of Justice is an important place in the court, and you cannot tolerate you being arrogant!" The official of the Ministry of Justice insisted just now. He reluctantly said: "Although Your Highness is the crown prince, there is no dictatorship of the emperor, we dare not let Your Highness go in. After all,... this place is related to the safety of the queen... and..."
He had no words because Li Chengqian's sword had already been placed on his neck, almost revealing bright red blood.
"Prince..." He talked.
"My mother's safety is more important than you. Let them open the door, otherwise... I will be too old to repent in the Taimiao." Li Chengqian said teasingly.
Just as the officials of the Ministry of Justice and the yamen were tremblingly preparing to open the morgue, a low-pressure cough broke the silence.
"Uncle." Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Duke Zhao is here. It seems that I should leave in shame or advance openly. What do you think? Changsun... Wuji?" Li Yuan took a step forward, not afraid of Changsun Wuji's cold gaze, but instead directly met.
"How dare I disobey the emperor's will? It's just that the Ministry of Justice is thinking about the emperor's health. If... there is a person who dies early, then we are not a minister." Changsun Wuji went directly over Li Chengqian and laughed at Li Yuan.
"Random! How about the emperor's grandfather... it's not you... Changsun Wuji can speak nonsense." Li Chengqian's face was tense, and he pointed his sword at Changsun Wuji, like a young bird that had just left his arms, stammering his neck and his face turned red.
"I am your uncle." Changsun Wuji's face changed and he emphasized.
"Gu knows, but the emperor's grandfather is Chengqian's grandfather, and... Chengqian's surname is Li, not Changsun. If his uncle insists on doing this, then Gu should... force him with a sword!" Li Chengqian gasped for a few breaths. He had never been as tough as he is today.
Some things always need to be done. Grandpa Huang treated him with him as much kind as a mountain and grew up with him since childhood. Even if there is something wrong, he is still relative to Changsun Wuji, who will only meet him for more than ten days.
Besides, he is Li Chengqian, not the eldest grandson Chengqian, and no matter how close his uncle is, he can't kiss his grandfather.
What's more, Changsun Wuji is insulting the Supreme Emperor and trampling on the dignity of the Supreme Emperor...
As a son, he should carry a three-foot sword to fulfill his filial piety!
"Chengqian..." Li Yuan was a little moved. His hard work over the years was not in vain.
Thirteen-year-old Li Chengqian dares to confront him with a sword, so what else is he afraid of?
Just the mayor Sun Wuji!
Li Yuan took a deep breath and stared at the dozens of imperial guards behind him, "The guards obey orders. Should there be rioters and traitors be killed?
Should anyone be killed if he disrespects the emperor?
Should anyone ignore loyalty and righteousness be punished?"
Dozens of imperial guards looked at each other. In front of them was the uncle of the current dynasty, but they thought that the one who called out was the Supreme Emperor, but the former emperor, who would listen to... need to say?
"We... should kill him!" the guard shouted in a low voice.
"You..." Changsun Wuji's face was pale and bloodless. If the Supreme Emperor really killed him, no matter how dissatisfied the Emperor, the Supreme Emperor was the emperor's biological father after all, what else could he do?
At most, it’s delicious and delicious...
I don’t dare to bother with the Supreme Emperor, after all... how old is the Supreme Emperor...
A dilemma is to take a step back to lose face. If he plays the game in real life, he can't afford to play it.
The prince didn't stand here.
"Look at what the Emperor said, how can there be rioters here? How can there be rebellious people? Not allowing you to go in... is to ensure your safety. You... retreat, retreat!" Changsun Wuji's face was gloomy, but he still barely showed a smile.
"Okay, Chengqian put away the sword and don't hurt Duke Zhao by chance." Li Yuan sneered.
Li Chengqian nodded and put away his sword. He did not dare to look at his uncle at first sight. It is estimated that Changsun Wuji will definitely part ways with his nephew after this time.
The morgue is not large in size, with two wooden beds in the middle, and above the wooden bed are the dead bodies of two palace servants.
When Li Yuan entered the morgue, he felt a strong smell of lime and stench.
The dead body was covered with white cloth, but the burnt wreckage and ferocious faces could be vaguely seen.
Di Zhixun, Liu Dianshi, and Constable Wu and Kuaishou checked Le for nearly half an hour before they came up with some clues.
"Report to the Supreme Emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince, and the dead body Zheng Jinlan had minor injuries on the head, elbows and back, so the body still had purple blood spots, so Constable Wu judged that it was because he was pressed to the ground and beaten..."
"When the deceased was beaten, he was facing downward and supported his body with his arms. Zhou Xi alone could not do this. The fatal injury of Zhou Xi's death was the silver hairpin in the throat. If it was stabbed by Zheng Jinlan, then when it stabbed in, the silver hairpin was slightly slanted upward, because Zheng Jinlan was shorter than Zhou Xi and had to tiptoe to penetrate, but Zhou Xi's wound was slanted downward, so... it could only be stabbed by someone taller and more powerful than him."
"In addition, the person who killed Zhou Xi was obviously familiar with the acupoints and the killing was very accurate, so the deceased did not have much time to struggle... In the end, we forged that the two died together."
"Our Ministry of Justice has found out these, but what's the use? I don't know who the murderer is!" Changsun Wuji said dissatisfied.
"I don't know who the murderer is, but we can make speculations and lock the range." Di Zhixun said.
Dai Zhou, the Minister of Justice, pondered slightly and asked the yamen runners to pick up the case. After a while, he said: "The palace has always prohibited men from entering. There were three eunuchs on duty in the Forbidden Garden that day. Zhou Xi was five feet and eight inches tall, and only Wang Bai was taller, but... according to confession, they learned that the three of them played dice together that day, and there was evidence of absent."
"Play dice? These servants are so bold!" Li Chengqian was a little angry.
"There are many gamblings in the palace, and it is the norm." The eunuch around him explained.
"That's strange. If no one is there... how could Zhou Xi die?" Di Zhixun pursed his lips and thought hard.
"It may also be... so the mist formation was set up. If it were Zhou Xi's very close palace maid, he would kill him on the stool while Zhou Xi was not careful." Li Yuan analyzed.
At this time, Mingyan hurried in. She was ordered by the Supreme Emperor to deliver a letter to the queen.
"Daojun, the traitor beside the queen has been caught, called... Jin Liu, found a pack of sweat medicine in her room, and she confessed that she wanted to see money. Zhou Xi stole a silver hairpin from Concubine Yan Hui, and she and Zhou Xi were in a relationship with food, so they wanted to ask for the silver hairpin.
But Zhou Xi was stingy and did not give her, so she secretly used the Sweat-sweating medicine to kill Zhou Xi. However, at this time, Zheng Jinlan mistakenly entered the place and ran into her. In order not to let the matter be leaked, she also killed Zheng Jinlan, forged the two of them to kill each other, and... the easiest evidence to destroy was arson..."
Chapter completed!