The Golden Hairpin

Back to the palace of Kui, the night was already dark, but Huang Zixian went to see Li Shubai first, and told the original story of Dali Temple today.

Li Shubai heard it and couldn't help but laugh: "I will ask Cui Chunzhan tomorrow, since this prisoner is so meticulous and cunning, how could he steal the golden toad from the princess mansion and show it off when he went to the government for questioning?"

"But the emperor is extremely concerned about this matter. At this time, if the case can be closed quickly, all yamen can breathe a sigh of relief. From this point of view, a surrogate can be quickly introduced, and it is still a surrogate who has all doubts. It is also in the officialdom. A usual choice." Huang Zi Xian frowned.

Li Shubai was silent for a long time before saying: "Moreover, if the case is closed as soon as possible, you can also set foot on the road back to Shu with me as soon as possible. For yourself, it is also a better choice-after all, some evidence will With the passing of time and perishing, you should wash away your grievances as soon as possible."

"Does the prince also think that this case is the best ending for Qian Guansuo as a surrogate?"

"Of course not." Li Shubai flicked the glass bottle of the little red fish with his fingers, and said, "In my opinion, the best ending should be to find a villain who has no father, no mother and no children-like this in the world. There are so many people, but the emperor wouldn’t believe it, would he?"

Huang Zixia said softly: "Qian Guansuo...Although he is greedy and cowardly, he is not a bad person."

"But what about that? You have to find someone to explain to the emperor. This time, both you and I are well aware of the case. The three people who died one after another, Wei Ximin, Sun Laizi, and Princess Tongchang. There are males and females, and they are different from each other. , But all are related to the humiliation of Lu Dicui-so the suspects that can be delineated in this case, at present, the three most suspected are Lu Dicui, Zhang Xingying, and Lu Zhiyuan." Li Shubai said mercilessly, "No matter what. Whether you deceive yourself or others, whether you are emotionally prejudiced, you have to admit that the biggest suspect is Zhang Xingying."

He couldn't reflect the fact that Huang Zixia was always pressing on his heart while he was talking about it. After a long time, she nodded silently and said, "Yes, I know."

Li Shubai retracted his gaze from Xiaoyu's body and fell on her face, and her sharp eyes narrowed slightly: "If the murderer is really him, I would appreciate it. After all, no matter who stands in his position, You can't be indifferent. It's just that some people dare to think but don't dare to do it, and some people can do it but can't do it so well. And if Zhang Xingying did these three cases, I would really look at him with admiration."

Huang Zixia looked at his undisguised admiration and asked in a low voice: "Then, if he really committed the crime, can the prince save his life?"

Li Shubai frowned slightly and said, "Before Princess Tongchang died, it was okay. But it's hard to tell the situation now."

Huang Zixia nodded silently and said, "Yes, murder pays for life, since ancient times."

Li Shubai added: "If the case is really based on that picture, the three deceased have now been matched. You will sort out all the details of the case and show it to me."

Huang Zixian nodded, and sat down cross-legged behind the small group next to him, thinking for a moment, unfolding the scroll and writing slowly. Her calligraphy was from Mrs. Wei, and she wrote it like a lady with a hairpin, delicate and elegant, and fast, and she transcribed it in a short while and handed it over to him.

First, the death of Wei Ximin: a thunderbolt fell from the sky, how did he strike a candle unbiasedly, and how did he burn a small **** in the crowd to death? If it is really man-made, how can the murderer control the thunder and lightning? Where did the iron wire and mercury in the fish pond come from? Is it related to this case?

Second, hitting the court and falling off the horse: Is it man-made? If yes, is it specifically aimed at consorts? How to get the horse to choose that horse, and how to start with the horse?

Third, the death of Sun Leizi: how to break the secret room dilemma? Why is the smell of Lingxiang remaining in such a shabby room? Where did the murderer enter and where did he escape?

Fourth, the death of the princess: How did Jiuluan Chai get stolen while being closely guarded? After being dragged out of the crowd, the princess should know that she is not far from the bustling street market, why not shout for her attendants?

Note: The death of cardamom in the princess mansion, the paintings of the Zhang family and the Ewang mansion, must be significantly related to this case.

After reading it, Li Shubai nodded and said: "It was written in a hurry, and'cracked' was written as'breaking knot'."

Huang Zixia was embarrassed and quickly searched for the word on that piece of paper.

He didn't look at it, and said, "The seventh character in the eleventh line."

Huang Zixian couldn't help being in awe: "The prince has a very good memory. You will remember everything after a glance."

"It's okay." He said casually, "Or you can say that you wrote a total of 266 characters, and the character'knot' is one hundred and forty-three characters."

She couldn't believe it, grabbed half of the money in the case, threw it on the table, and asked, "How many do you think there are in it?"

He glanced, without hesitation: "Forty-seven."

Huang Zixian counted one by one, forty-seven.

She looked up at him: "Master, I want to ask you something."

He didn't speak, only looked up at her.

"How many people were there in Jianfu Temple that day?"

"I haven't counted it." He gave her a "boring" look.

"But, you were there at the time, and from your perspective, you should have an impression of the people who appeared in front of you, right?"

"Um."

"But after Wei Ximin's death, you said that you had never seen him in the crowd before."

Li Shubai recalled for a while, nodded and said, "Perhaps he was short in stature, and he was strictly blocked by the person next to him."

"And Zhang Xingying and Lu Dicui, the two witnesses present also said that they had never seen Wei Ximin before the fire started." Huang Zixia thoughtfully, his eyes gradually brightened, "It stands to reason that Wei Ximin belongs to them. The enemy, and wearing such a conspicuous red **** uniform, is close at hand, they should see him in the crowd at a glance."

Seeing her eyes become so bright, Li Shubai asked, "So, have you found the clues?"

"Well, I should have found the biggest key point of the fire in Jianfu Temple." She smiled, and put her hand on the second case, the case of a horse falling from a horse. "And from this, for In this case, I also seem to vaguely feel the cause."

Li Shubai looked at her fingertips and asked: "Do you know the timing of the murderer's hand?"

"I think this is a case in which as long as there is a motive, there is no longer a need to start." She looked at him with a solemn expression, "Master Wang, I mentioned to you, the cardamom shoots in early February."

Li Shubai naturally knew what she was referring to. He pondered for a moment, then frowned slightly, and said: "The royal family is not thin to him. He is just in his early twenties. Now he is a matter of the same level. Spoiled."

"However, even if you stand in a high position, you always have a hard time, don't you?" She asked in a low voice.

Li Shubai thought for a moment and stood up.

"Tomorrow, I will accompany you to the Princess' Mansion..."

"Tomorrow, please let the prince take me to the princess mansion..."

The two spoke at the same time, saying the same thing.

Huang Zixia was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help smiling slightly. Li Shubai's gaze stopped for an instant on her smiling face, and she moved away silently, without saying a word.

Early the next morning, when they passed by, the princess mansion was already full of grief and solemnity.

The servants are removing heavy tents and hanging up white drapes; Wei Baoheng has also taken off his splendid Chinese clothes and put on white linen clothes. The pavilion where the princess parked was filled with large and small ice cubes to keep her face, but it was summer after all, so I am afraid it could not be parked for a long time.

Wei Baoheng went to the gate to greet King Kui and said to Li Shubai with tears: "Mrs. Qin said that she had prepared a coffin made of golden nanmu in her early years and would like to let the princess die first. Now the man in the palace has already gone to get it, otherwise, this The weather, I'm afraid..."

Huang Zixia's gaze fell on Princess Tongchang who was lying quietly there. She has changed into a brocade dress made of densely woven cyan birds, and her hair bun is evenly pressed with the restored nine-luan hairpin. The makeup is neat, rouge is flushed, and her crimson lips are crisp, making her original sharp and thin facial features look better than before. More vivid and beautiful.

Huang Zixian asked in a low voice: "Has anyone examined the body?"

"No, the emperor is so sad, who dares to mention this?" Wei Baoheng said, looking at Princess Tongchang's body, tears finally fell.

Huang Zixian asked: "Can you check it out?"

"The father-in-law was appointed by the emperor to investigate the case personally, so it must be seen." Wei Baoheng nodded.

Huang Zixia confessed to him, walked to Princess Tongchang, Li Shubai and Wei Baoheng avoided together. She unbuttoned the princess's dress. Look closely at the wound on the chest.

In the wound that has been carefully cleaned, the muscles contract slightly, and the wound appears narrower. A very clean blood hole, the opponent hit it immediately, directly stabbing the heart, and the princess died in a short time.

When they arrived, it should be when the princess was stabbed and the murderer escaped. However, before that, the princess had been kidnapped for half a while, so why didn't she scream out with so many people? What was she doing with the murderer at that time?

She carefully checked the other parts of the princess' body again, and made sure that there were no other wounds, and then put her clothes on neatly and stepped out of the room.

Wei Baoheng asked: "How is it?"

"There was no other abnormality. It was indeed stabbed to the heart and died. The wound was a small blood hole, which was consistent with Jiuluanchai." She said, turning to look at Li Shubai.

Li Shubai understood, and said to Wei Baoheng: "Awei, I want to ask you something else."

Wei Baoheng nodded and took them to Suwei Garden.

Just as he passed the Zhijin Garden, Huang Zixia stopped and asked, "May I ask Mr. Ma, can we go inside and have a look?"