Upon hearing the news, Lu Ze rushed to the wing room.
Qi Yuning said, "Look at the corpse."
The body was covered with two quilts. Lu Ze peeled off each one and said, "He died last night. He has a heart injury, probably from excessive blood loss. We need to wait for the female coroner to come and check for any other injuries."
After all, she was his great aunt's wife, so Lu Ze couldn't just examine her body like he did with other corpses.
Qi Yuning said, "When I came here, the only footprints in the snowy courtyard were from the maid who came to call Yu. The door was bolted from the inside. I noticed when I came in that the doors and windows were all locked from the inside. The secret guards around me didn't see any other movement last night. Madam Qin's death was very strange."
Lu Ze looked at the quilt carefully and asked, "How could there be no murder weapon? Have you ever seen the murder weapon?"
Qi Yuning shook his head. "No, I only checked Yu's breath before you came. I didn't let anyone move."
Lu Ze looked around. "The doors and windows are locked from the inside, and there's no murder weapon. It's really strange."
Qi Yuning said, "This matter is truly mysterious. A few days ago, Lu Baohua said that Yu's forehead was black. I thought it was because Qin Yuli had an accident, but I didn't expect it to be a catastrophe of life and death."
"Jani, Jani!"
A man came in hurriedly from outside.
Qin Han stepped forward and looked at the stiff Yu, saying in pain, "Jiani, Jiani, wake up!"
A moment later, Qin's uncle, the second wife of the Qin family, and Qin Zhen, the fifth master of the Qin family, also arrived. Behind them was Yu's personal maid whom Qi Yuning had just met.
When Qin Guo's wife saw her eldest daughter-in-law covered in blood, she almost fainted, "My son!"
"Sister-in-law!" Mrs. Qin Er also burst into tears.
Qin Zhen looked at Lu Ze standing aside and said, "Ze'er, what on earth is going on? I heard from Chunxi, the maidservant accompanying my sister-in-law, that when she came in, she saw my sister-in-law lying in bed. Princess Qi came up and said that my sister-in-law was dead."
Lu Ze bowed and said, "Great aunt, first cousin, fifth cousin, second cousin, it is true. As soon as the princess entered the house, she saw her first cousin lying dead in bed. The doors and windows were closed from the inside..."
Qin Han said in grief, "It must be Qi Yuning who bears a grudge against our Qin family. She has always been at odds with Lily, and she deliberately killed Lily's mother!"
Qin Guojiu's wife also looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Since the doors and windows here are tightly closed from the inside, the murderer is not inside. The only possibility is that Princess Qi, who came in first, is the murderer!"
Lu Ze stepped forward and said, "Grandma, my great aunt must have died at 12:55 yesterday. The princess didn't have the opportunity to do anything then."
Someone died in Xianglin Temple. The deceased was the Empress's niece-in-law and the Crown Prince's cousin-in-law. The Shengjing prefect did not dare to delay and came here as soon as he arrived at the yamen.
He felt relieved when he saw Lu Ze. Everyone in Shengjing knew that Lu Shaoqing was a genius at solving cases.
The prefect of Shengjing stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Mr. Lu."
Lu Ze returned the greeting to the Shengjing Governor, "Governor Zheng."
Seeing Zheng Fuyin coming, Qin Han said in great sorrow, "Zheng Fuyin, you must stand up for my wife and find the real culprit!"
When talking about the real murderer, Qin Han glared at Qi Yuning viciously.
Qi Yuning was not afraid at all.
Prefect Zheng asked Qi Yuning, "Princess Qi, can you tell me when was the last time you saw Madam Qin?"
Qi Yuning said, "I didn't see her, but I heard her voice yesterday. She told the two maids beside her to get out, and then I heard her lock the door."
Chunxi cried and said, "Madam has been very upset these past few days because the young lady has been imprisoned. Yesterday, she came to worship Buddha and heard Xia Xi talking about retribution. She became even more uneasy and stayed in the temple.
That night, after taking the medicine, the lady got very angry and drove Xia Xi and me away."
"Xia Xi and I have been following the master since we were four or five years old. We have been with the master for thirty-five years now, twenty-four of which were when we were married to the Qin Mansion. During these years, Xia Xi and I have never married and have always been by his side, serving him. If we had known earlier, we should not have left last night!"
Qin Han said to Qi Yuning, "My wife and her two maids have always been loyal to her. Who else would come here to kill my wife except you, Qi Yuning? If it weren't for you, my wife wouldn't have come to the temple. It's all your fault! You killed my wife!"
Qi Yuning said coldly, "Qin Han, I am the Princess of Chang'an, personally appointed by His Majesty. Who gave you the guts to yell in front of me? You think your daughter is alone in prison, and you want to go and keep her company, right?"
Qin Han said sadly: "Qi Yuning, you killed my wife and put my daughter in jail. Do you think I'm afraid of you? Return my wife's life!"
Lu Ze stood in front of Qi Yuning and frowned, saying, "Uncle, the princess didn't kill that person. If the princess wanted to kill someone, why would she go to so much trouble? If you really want to find the murderer for your aunt, please calm down!"
"Calm down? My Jiani was killed by her, how can I stay calm?"
"What happened?" Zhao Chong's voice rang out from outside. "Father heard early this morning that something happened in Xianglin Temple and asked me to come and take a look."
The Duke of Qin's wife cried, "Your Highness, your eldest cousin's wife has been murdered and has lost her life!"
Zhao Chong was stunned. Looking at the heartbroken Qin Han, he said, "My condolences, cousin."
Qin Han and Yu Jiani are a young couple who are very affectionate. From their name Qin Yuli, we can tell that the couple has a deep affection for each other.
Qin Han was furious and pointed at Qi Yuning and said, "Your Highness, it was Qi Yuning who killed my wife. You must take charge of this for me!"
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