Chapter 219 Clues

Chu Xuanyi is not yet married and does not understand the woman's thoughts, but this does not prevent him from being able to judge whether a person is lying.

What Zhi Lan said just now was obviously concealed.

Master Pan took people to ask questions, but Chu Xuanyi stayed by the well, silently looking at the lifeless Axiang, who was beautiful, introverted, and had not yet been betrothed to a husband at the age of twenty...

The marriage of the maids is in the hands of the head mistress. Generally, when the maids reach the right age, most of them will be betrothed to the house guards of the right age. Those who are outstanding and especially favored by the master may also have the opportunity to marry into the families of some lower-ranking officials. .

Of course, if you don't like your master, it's not unusual for you to have no one in your twenties.

It's just that Princess Xuan has always had a good reputation. She was known as a dignified and talented woman before she came out of the cabinet. After marrying Prince Xuan, she acted justly, was virtuous and low-key, humble and virtuous...

"Sir!" A guard came over in a hurry, holding a medical item in his hand, "This was found from the bed board in Axiang's room."

Chu Xuanyi took a closer look and frowned instantly.

They are actually a pair of small baby shoes.

He took the shoes and looked at them for a while. Thinking of what Zhi Lan had just said about her good looks and being unmarried in her twenties, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Let Master Pan come out."

"yes."

Master Pan was questioning Zhilan when he heard someone knocking on the door outside, "Sir, we have a clue."

Got a clue?

Master Pan was shocked, quickly turned around and walked out, closed the door, and then asked: "What clue?"

"Master Pan." Chu Xuanyi said, "Here."

Master Pan came over and Chu Xuanyi handed him the baby shoes. Master Pan had been investigating crimes in Dali Temple for many years. When he saw this pair of baby shoes, he immediately noticed the key point.

"Prince Xuan and the princess have been married for more than a year and have not yet given birth to an heir. Why are there baby shoes in the palace?"

Chu Xuanyi said: "This was found under Axiang's bed."

Master Pan's expression became serious, "I will ask again."

With this pair of baby shoes, the next situation I want to ask will be much smoother. Threats and inducements are used together, and after Mr. Pan repeatedly promised that he would never reveal what he heard today to King Xuan and his wife, Zhi Lan finally hesitated. Di said: "Axiang was once pregnant with the prince's child."

After half a day of interrogation, they finally found a breakthrough. Master Pan and Chu Xuanyi both breathed a sigh of relief.

"What about after having a baby?"

"Slid... slipped off."

"How did it slip?

"My servant doesn't know." Zhilan said, "She must have been careless."

"Axiang has met the eldest princess?"

"Never."

"Then she has help?"

"This..." Zhilan's face changed slightly, "Who dares to help the eldest princess in poisoning her?"

Master Pan asked: "Then how did she accurately poison the tea cup of Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

Zhi Lan hesitated for a moment: "The tea cup used by the eldest princess is different from others. It is a white jade cup specially used in Prince Xuan's palace to entertain distinguished guests."

On this point, before tea was served, Mammy had warned and warned anyone who dared to make a mistake that his legs would be broken.

That's why Axiang found this opportunity.

Chu Xuanyi was silent.

Prince Xuan and his wife are nobles, and there are very few people who can be regarded as distinguished guests. The eldest princess has a distinguished status and is now a celebrity in front of the emperor. Since Prince Xuan and his wife want to entertain her, they will naturally pay special attention to the etiquette and hold her in her arms openly and covertly. , but I didn’t expect that the tea cup that was supposed to show nobility almost became a deadly weapon.

The people of Dali Temple are proficient in solving cases. If you want to ask a maid, they will naturally have their own methods. If there are hidden secrets in the case, you must reveal all the hidden secrets.

After asking Zhilan, Master Pan went to several other rooms to question several other maids individually. Everyone asked the same questions, and occasionally added one or two questions.

So much of the day passed quickly.

After confirming that there were no more clues, Master Pan took people into the palace to report the progress of the case to the emperor, while Chu Xuanyi went to the eldest princess's mansion to inform the results of the investigation.

"I avoided King Xuan and the princess and interrogated several first-class maids of the palace alone." Mr. Pan presented the confession, "This is the result of my investigation. Please take a look at it, your Majesty."

The emperor didn't look at it and just said calmly: "Have you confirmed who the murderer is?"

"Not yet." Mr. Pan respectfully apologized, "The maid Axiang who committed suicide by throwing herself into a well in Prince Xuan's Mansion was outstanding in appearance and was more eye-catching among the maids. She was favored by Prince Xuan in eight years ago, and later accidentally became pregnant, but Princess Xuan She was not allowed to keep the child.”

When the emperor heard this, he looked at him seriously: "Princess Xuan?"

"Yes." Mr. Pan nodded, "I interrogated all the maids separately. The final conclusion was that Princess Xuan forcibly gave Axiang a miscarriage medicine. The reason was that the palace cannot have a bastard before the legitimate son is born, otherwise It will damage King Xuan’s reputation.”

The emperor's expression turned cold, but he didn't say anything. He only said, "So you think Axiang held a grudge and deliberately poisoned the eldest princess to frame Princess Xuan?"

This reason does make sense.

After all, the results of the investigation showed that Axiang had no other relatives, and the child she was carrying was her only flesh and blood and concern. However, King Xuan destroyed her innocence, and the princess could not tolerate her child. This result is indeed unacceptable to many women. .

He harbored a grudge, so he waited for an opportunity to retaliate, and finally committed suicide without any evidence, leaving King Xuan and his wife speechless, as if everything was reasonable.

The case can now be closed.

But Lord Pan also said that he still couldn't identify the real murderer behind the scenes, which obviously meant that the mastermind was someone else.