Chapter 65 Autopsy

Thus, Xu Jingzhen and Li Sanniang's statements made sense, and the two could be basically ruled out as suspects.

Li San Niang turned around and looked at Xu Jingzhen's smug look. She was glad that she had chosen to tell the truth. If she had been afraid of being implicated and had concealed what happened in the garden, she would have been ruined by this handsome young man.

Especially seeing the man's happy, smiling face, Li Sanniang felt angry. She glared at him to vent her anger, then turned to Di Shaoqing and said, "In reply to Di Shaoqing, it was this gentleman and I who witnessed Rou Niang's escape in the garden."

Seeing Li San Niang's angry expression, Xu Jingzhen felt even happier.

Just now, this Li San Niangzi named Li Mingfang said that she was quite beautiful. For the first time, Xu Jingzhen felt that the appearance given to him by his father and mother was somewhat useful.

Di Shaoqing, who was a little younger than his father, could tell that Li Sanniang was angry because Xu Jingzhen had come to tattle first.

"Don't be angry. This involves the case, so naturally we have to question each person. Xu Sanlang did this for your own good. This way, your testimonies when you are questioned separately will match up and you can testify for each other."

It was Di Shaoqing who was asking the questions. Li Sanniang thought that the Ministry of Justice was probably just there to shut some people up. Emperor Wu probably preferred the Court of Judicial Review to investigate the case.

"Alright, I understand the situation. I knew that Third Sister's medical skills were superb. Would Third Sister be so kind as to tell us about the death of Wu Linshuo, also known as Wu Silang, the Linlang you mentioned, from a physician's perspective?"

"In response to Lord Di, Third Sister is not worthy of the title of physician. Third Sister has not yet completed the assessment of the Medical Alliance and dares not be called a physician. As for Wu Silang's illness, Third Sister, being a woman, is really not at liberty to speak. I would like to ask Lord Di to find another physician."

This "exhaustion syndrome," also known as "immediate stroke," is not an illness that can be discussed casually. After all, it involves some sexual matters between men and women. Moreover, how could Li San Niang, a woman, explain it when she was surrounded by men?

"You, you, I saw you with some spirit back then, why are you so timid today?"

Li San Niang remained silent, thinking that she had already cleared herself of suspicion and it was best not to get involved any further. Now, Li San Niang just wanted to get rid of this matter as soon as possible. After leaving the gate of the Liangguo Duke's Mansion, she followed her second brother Li in a donkey cart and hurried home.

I never want to have anything to do with these noble families again!

Li San Niang only wanted to raise Lu Zhu'er peacefully, and in the meantime, she would do her best to further promote the development of medicine at that time, not only for women and children, but also to enable more people to enjoy medical care.

Actually, there was no need for Li San Niang, a woman who had not yet received medical certification, to explain the "liberation syndrome" to them.

Wu Silang's four servants were searching for him as the banquet was about to begin. After the banquet had been going on for some time, one of the servants finally found his body behind a bamboo grove.

All four servants knew that if Wu Silang died, the four of them would die with him.

The problem is, even if I die, I still have a family. If Wu Silang dies so mysteriously, my family will definitely be buried with him.

If this matter can be brought to light and the truth about Wu Silang's death can be found, there might still be a glimmer of hope for their families.

So the servant who found the body sent one servant to report to the Ministry of Justice and another to the Court of Judicial Review. Once they were sure someone would come to investigate, he and the remaining servant ran into the competition venue and shouted in front of everyone that his young master had been murdered.

The Dali Temple shouldn't have gotten involved in this matter. Even if the servant reported it to the Dali Temple, it wouldn't be under their jurisdiction.

Why did Di Shaoqing still come over?

It was Emperor Wu's intelligence network in Chang'an that sent her the message first, which prompted her to issue a note to the Dali Temple, asking Di Shaoqing to go and investigate how Wu Silang died in this case.

Furthermore, Emperor Wu had long been fed up with the messy affairs of his two elder brothers and several nephews. This time, Wu Silang died suddenly at a flower-viewing banquet at the Liangguo Duke's mansion, where Princess Anding was present, along with dozens of young men and women. Emperor Wu then ordered Di Shaoqing to solve the case within two days.

Time was of the essence. After nearly two hours of questioning key figures, Di Shaoqing and Zheng Shilang, who was standing beside him, already had a general idea of ​​the case.

What's lacking now is evidence, especially since the coroner examined Wu Shilang's body but found no substantial evidence. The coroner is also not skilled in medicine, so it's impossible to determine whether it was an accident or murder.

It's not impossible to find another doctor at the last minute, after all, the reputations of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice are still very useful, and we can borrow as many doctors as we want from the Chang'an Medical Alliance.

But wasn't it because Di Shaoqing had previously inquired about Li San Niang's emergency treatment method at the Li family? Later, Sun, the Imperial Physician, also went to inquire out of curiosity. Di Shaoqing later learned that Sun had used this method to save a soldier's life. He felt even more that although Li San Niang was a young woman, she was really quite skilled.

Furthermore, just now, Li San Niang recounted that when she first heard Rou Niang's cries, she realized it might be a case of dementia and wanted to speak up to save her, which is why Xu Jingzhen covered her mouth to prevent her from making a sound.

Therefore, because of this good impression, Di Shaoqing felt that with time running out, Li Sanniang could be considered as the first person at the crime scene and also had medical skills, so he might as well help explain how it was done.

However, Di Shaoqing forgot about the common people's aversion to participating in the affairs of high-ranking nobles.

"I won't lie to you, Zheng Shilang and I have some leads now, and we're just one step away from determining the true cause of Wu Silang's death. The coroner has examined him, but he hasn't found much. If you're willing to help us close the case sooner, we can let you go home as soon as possible."

Li San Niang still believed in Di Shaoqing's character.

Now that things have come to this point, if Li San Niang continues to act coy, then she truly lacks social skills.

Moreover, Li San Niang had a certain understanding of the hidden meaning in those words.

Di Shaoqing and Zheng Shilang should know who the murderer is, but they are troubled by the lack of evidence to prove whether Wu Silang died accidentally from his illness or whether someone plotted to make him die from it.

Li San Niang bowed to Di Shaoqing and Zheng Shilang at the head of the table, then looked around and saw that in addition to the two in charge, there were four people holding charcoal pens to take notes, another person beside them, and herself and her handsome husband.

"When I heard Rou Niang scream at the scene, Wu Silang must have already been dead for some time. How can I be so sure? Because when I heard the scream, I wanted to tell Rou Niang how to help, but Xu Sanlang stopped me. Later, when I watched from the rockery as Rou Niang tidied her clothes and hair, lifted Wu Silang's hair, and ran out of the bamboo grove, a full cup of tea's time had passed. In that amount of time, no one could have saved Wu Silang."

Li San Niang pointed at Xu Jingzhen and continued, "Therefore, after observing the artificial rock for a while, I determined that because of the strange sound transmission of the artificial rock, what I heard was the delayed sound from the other side. Also, because Rou Niang was somewhat pretentious when she was acting with Wu Silang, Wu Silang must have already died suddenly when she realized that he was not moving."

"Everyone here understands this 'exhaustion syndrome,' but what we want to ask is how Li San Niangzi can prove whether Wu Silang died accidentally from 'exhaustion syndrome' or was tricked into dying from it?"

Who are you?

"Oh, Third Sister, he's a coroner from the Ministry of Justice. You can just call him Coroner Wu."

"May I ask what coroner Wu found on Wu Silang's body?"