The Golden Hairpin

Just as Huang Zixian and Li Shubai exchanged glances, Jing Xu came in and reported, "Master Cui, please see me."

Li Shubai asked: "What will Dali Temple look for?"

"It is said to be for the case."

One sentence made Zhou Ziqin jump up immediately: "No, no, did he know that I am here..."

"Zi Qin." Li Shubai glanced at him.

Only then did Zhou Ziqin realize that he was too nervous, even if Cui Chunzhan knew that he was the murderer, he would not be able to come directly to the palace of Kui to ask someone.

Li Shubai turned his head to look at Jingxu, and said faintly: "Please come in, Master Cui."

Cui Chunzhan stepped forward quickly, and after saluting Li Shubai, he nodded to Zhou Ziqin and Huang Zixia. Zhou Ziqin was anxious, seeing that he didn't seem to pay too much attention to himself, and was a little relieved.

Who knows that Cui Chunzhan is straight to the point, and the first sentence said: "I came to see you this time, the prince should already know the purpose of the humble position. Zi Qin, Duke Yang, do you also know about this?"

Zhou Ziqin jumped up immediately and stammered: "I, I know..."

"Well, have you heard about it..." He glanced at Li Shubai and hesitated for a while before saying, "It is said that the corpse is extremely strange, the skin all over the body is black and ulcerated, and the face is difficult to distinguish..."

Zhou Ziqin's face became paler, and he trembled and said, "I see, I saw..."

"What? So you've seen the corpse?" Cui Chunzhan was a little surprised, and said meaningfully, "It seems that Zi Qin's reputation is really well-known as the capital of the capital, even such a major event, the palace will ask you to check it out first."

Huang Zixia and Li Shubai glanced at each other and felt something was wrong. However, Zhou Ziqin hadn't recovered yet, he was still in the shock of being a murderer, and he just nodded blankly.

"Although you often examine corpses, it is the first time you have seen it? The murderer's cruelty and arrogance is unprecedented and unheard of!" Cui Chunzhan shook his head and sighed. This is really the most cruel and terrifying case in Beijing in ten years, right? Zi Qin, you seem to have studied poison. Can you see what kind of poison it is?"

Zhou Ziqin opened his mouth and couldn't make a sound for a long time.

Huang Zixian was about to step on him when she heard Li Shubai speak calmly beside him: "Zi Qin came to me for this. He thinks the murderer should have used poisonous arrowwood sap."

Cui Chunzhan nodded and said, "I know that Zi Qin definitely knows."

Zhou Ziqin had that restless look on his face again, with an expression of "I have something to do with this matter, I am guilty of conscience".

Huang Zixia hates iron and steel and rolls his eyes, saying that we are also victims. Why can't you pretend to be calm and gentle at this time? If you are involved now, how do you find the real murderer next?

Li Shubai turned to Cui Chunzhan and asked, "Where was Wang Ruo's body found?"

Huang Zixia didn't expect that he would ask so lightly, straight to the point, could not help but look slightly, seeing that although his face was covered with a solemn expression, his eyes were only light and windy, and there was no fluctuation, which made her feel a little cool.

As soon as Li Shubai said these words, Zhou Ziqin immediately jumped up: "Wh, what? The princess...The Wang family girl who disappeared in the palace for some reason is dead? And the body was found?"

Cui Chunzhan looked at him inexplicably, "Didn't we just talk about this for a long time?"

"I...I said..." Zhou Ziqin couldn't say anything and didn't dare to say it.

Huang Zixia had to help him say: "In fact, before Master Cui came here, we were discussing the bizarre deaths of several beggars in Beijing."

Cui Chunzhan waved his hand and said, "Who cares about the deaths of a few beggars now! The Queen's clan sisters all disappeared in the palace and died tragically. There is no good life at Dali Temple now!"

Zhou Ziqin said weakly: "Beggars are also humans, not to mention three or four lives... Ouch!"

It was Huang Zixian who secretly kicked his foot under the table, indicating that he should not set himself on fire yet. He finally closed his mouth.

Cui Chunzhan asked again: "Since the prince was not talking about this matter just now, why does the prince know that the humble servant is talking about the prince's daughter?"

"Under the whole world, people in the palace will go in for inspection and ask you to come to me for the first time. What else can it be?" Li Shubai said lightly.

What's more, since you came in, you have been performing a sigh of sympathy, sorrow, and sighing expression. Who doesn't know what you want to express? Huang Zi's abdomen is slandered.

"So...it turns out that what we are talking about is not the same thing all the time?" Zhou Ziqin finally recovered, the lifelessness on his face finally faded, and his eyes began to roll.

Cui Chunzhan also nodded and said, "Yes, it seems to be a misunderstanding. I'm wondering how you would examine the remains of the Queen's sister before me."

Among the four, Huang Zixia calmly asked about the business: "Excuse me, Master Cui, where was Miss Wang's body found?"

"Speak out, you definitely don't believe it." Cui Chunzhan frowned, "It was yesterday night that he suddenly appeared in the East Pavilion of the Yongchun Hall of the Daming Palace."

"What?" Zhou Ziqin jumped up again, "She, didn't she just disappear from there?"

"Exactly, because something happened over there, nothing has changed in the furnishings. When the eunuchs went to open the door this morning, they found Miss Wang's body lying on the bed, wearing a hairpin from the clothes she had disappeared. , But the whole person has turned black and festered, and died of poisoning!"

Huang Zixian frowned slightly, and said nothing.

Zhou Ziqin said in amazement: "This is really a world anecdote... How come the missing person suddenly appeared again? Besides, they disappeared without knowing it, and appeared again without knowing it..."

"Yeah, it seems that she has never disappeared, she has always been there, but it has become invisible to us for two or three days." Cui Chunzhan shook his head and said, "This case is not easy to start..."

Li Shubai stood up and called Jingyu at the door to help him change his clothes, preparing to enter the palace and go to Yongchun Temple.

Huang Zixia also purged her clothes and said, "How can there be anything invisible in the world?"

Cui Chunzhan smiled and said: "There must be something, otherwise there are things that more than 200 people can't watch."

Zhou Ziqin said quickly: "I'll go home to get something, you must wait for me, and take me into the palace too!"

Li Shubai ignored him, walked out, and said, "Don't be troublesome, it's a lady of the Wang family anyway, how could you let you use a knife on her body."

Zhou Ziqin can only say: "Then, can I go and have a look?"

Li Shubai lifted his chin slightly to signal Cui Chunzhan: "Master Cui's Dali Temple, don't you often find you to check the scene? What if you do it again now?"

Cui Chunzhan immediately waved to him: "Come on, Zi Qin, my carriage is at the side door."

The two carriages stopped at the east corner of the Daming Palace, got out of the car and entered, and they saw the Yongchun Temple at the corner of the palace. But the Yongchun Temple did not open the door here. They could only fold along the thick and tall palace wall and head west, walk through the south wall all the way, turning the corner and continue walking north. A side door was opened there for people to enter and exit.

The Yongchun Temple was originally intended to be a warehouse in the palace, so the high walls are tight, and only a west gate was opened, with the main gate opening to the north. Unexpectedly, because of the tightness and darkness, the paintings and calligraphy inside are easy to mold, so they can only be abandoned, and two low rockery are placed in the courtyard to dilute the old-fashioned storehouse and prepare to live in.

"Who knows that the most rigorous place in this palace can't prevent the rumors. Alas, it's God's will." As Cui Chunzhan said, while leading the three of them to walk inward, he heard a noise. Someone is arguing.

Entering the door is the outer hall, they stood in the outer hall, and the people who saw the dispute were several people from the Langya family. Huang Zixia saw Wang Yun at a glance, followed by his father, Wang Lin, Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry.

Just listen to Wang Yun's words: "If Wang is the daughter of our Wang family, and she originally appointed Princess Kui, the girl who has not been out of the pavilion is so delicate and precious, how can we let Hao Zuo cut her body and experience the corpse? It is absolutely impossible!"

Wang Shangshu said distressedly: "You know, your father, I am the Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. People who died violently should examine the body carefully. Besides, this matter has a wide range of implications and has such a huge impact. If we don’t check it, Not to mention that it is difficult to explain to the court, what do you want to say to the Kui Palace?"

"Did the prospective princess get a post-mortem examination, search for intestines and scrape her belly, and Lord Kui's face is bright? Even if everyone says it is okay, I think the queen must be forbidden! If you don't believe me, I will go to the queen now."

Wang Yun didn't give his father any face, and was about to walk away. When he turned his head, he saw Li Shubai and Huang Zixia standing on the veranda of the outer hall, and he couldn't help but startled.

Li Shubai rarely smiled on his face, walked towards them, and said, "Wang Yunye who knows me, I naturally don't want to let him touch Wang Ruo's body, so I have brought a best candidate."

Wang Yun met him quickly. He motioned to Zhou Ziqin to examine the corpse, and said, “This must be known to everyone. He came with me and didn't use tools. He just took a look at the cause of Wang Ruo's death."

"The prince is still thoughtful." Wang Lin said immediately.

Zhou Ziqin accused the members of the Wang clan, and then took Huang Zixia into the East Pavilion of Yongchun Hall.