Chapter 575: Women are not allowed to stay in college
As a person involved in the matter, Bai Shuang is always confused by some things, but Zhou Qing can see it clearly.
"My lady, the prisoner looks very thin and gentle. He certainly doesn't look like a pervert."
Su Ying chuckled, but the smile did not reach her eyes, "I look gentle and kind."
Zhou Qing: “…” That’s true!
"Yes, Bai Shuang said that when she first rescued this prisoner, he had a lot of external injuries on his body. Judging from his movements and strength when he was struggling, he has no martial arts skills and his base is relatively weak, which means that his body is in a relatively weak state. The most important thing is the marks on his neck."
"What's wrong with the ligature?"
"There are no obvious signs of struggle on the mark of strangulation." Zhou Qing discovered this when he met Si Chen with Bai Shuang last night.
Bai Shuang looked confused. Did Zhou Qing think there was something wrong with Si Chen or not?
Su Ying tapped her fingertips on the table and said, "Go on."
Zhou Qing met Bai Shuang's puzzled look and explained, "Under normal circumstances, even if a person wants to hang himself, he will instinctively struggle when he is about to die, so there will definitely be some overlapping marks on his neck. Even if he is caught and strangled by a rope, he will still struggle. As long as he struggles, the rope will rub against his neck repeatedly, and the marks will not be smooth."
Bai Shuang suddenly realized that she felt something was strange when she saw the marks on Si Chen's neck, but she didn't know what was strange. Now after hearing what Zhou Qing said, she understood. The marks on Si Chen's neck were too smooth.
"To be able to cause strangulation marks without any signs of struggle, it must have been done when the victim was completely unconscious, possibly unconscious."
"Then the other party strangled him with a rope while he was unconscious. How could he still be alive?"
Zhou Qing shook his head. It was hard to say in this situation.
It may be that the person who did it was too anxious or too confident at the time, thinking that the person was dead if he didn't move. But in fact, the person should not be dead at that time, he was just in a coma and was not discovered.
"Your Majesty... then... is he a rapist or not?" Bai Shuang was confused.
"How would I know?" But she wanted to know what secret was hidden behind the key that Si Chen gave to Bai Shuang.
"Zhou Qing, take a few people with you and rush into the city to get the things out of the storage pavilion. I want to know what's inside."
"Yes, I will go right away."
Su Ying called the imperial guards again and said, "Tell the Jingzhao Yin what I said and tell him that the prisoner they just captured must be kept alive until I give my approval."
"yes."
Bai Shuang's stunned eyes did not retract for a long time. Su Ying stood up, walked over and slapped her on the head, "It's a pity that you have been with Lin Zhuyu for so long, but you haven't learned any of her cleverness. What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and pack up. I'm going back to the palace."
Bai Shuang came back to her senses and nodded stupidly, "Yes, yes, I'll go right away."
At the foot of the mountain, a figure hidden in the dark looked at Si Chen who was brought out by the officials, and a triumphant smile appeared on his face. It was the master who had a way. So what if it was the Queen? She was still being fooled!
The man secretly followed the official until he entered the city and saw Si Chen being taken into the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, then he turned around and left.
Zhou Qing immediately led the imperial guards into the city and took out the things from the storage pavilion, then returned to the palace before Su Ying and the others.
Su Ying and the others returned to the palace after noon.
Bai Shuang realized that she had done something wrong, so she went to find Mother Zhao to receive punishment when she returned.
Mother Zhao is now in charge of the harem affairs, so she was not allowed to go with her to the villa this time because she felt that it would be inconvenient for her to travel back and forth as she was too old.
Mother Zhao was silent for a long time after hearing Bai Shuang's words before she spoke softly, "You have been with the Empress since you were a child, and I know you are loyal to her, but sometimes you are not smart enough. Even if the Empress doesn't care about you, you still have to be punished accordingly."
Bai Shuang knelt in front of Mother Zhao with a guilty look on her face. "Mother Zhao, I know I was wrong. I never thought I would meet him again. I don't know why, but I always felt that he was not a bad person, as if I was possessed by a ghost."
Mother Zhao glared at her and said, "That's why I said you don't have a sharp mind. Can you tell the difference between good and bad? I'll report this to the Empress later. You can go to the criminal department to get the board."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
After Su Ying returned to the palace, Zhou Qing gave her the things he had brought back.
"I checked and found a small bundle inside, with only a letter in it."
Su Ying opened the letter and started reading.
After reading the letter, his brows became more and more gloomy.
This is a letter written by Ma Zhi, the county magistrate of Qingyang County, to someone. The letter stated that a gold mine was discovered in Qingyang County after the earthquake. The meaning of his letter was that he planned to mine privately and take the gold mine for himself with the person in the letter.
"It's really true that the emperor is far away, and any thief can be so ambitious and bold."
"What did Bai Shuang say was the name of that rapist?"
"My lady, it seems his name is Si Chen."
Su Ying frowned slightly, "Go to the Ministry of Personnel and check if there is a person named Si Chen among the officials recorded in Kuncheng."
Si Chen looks like a weak scholar, and he has the opportunity to know these things, so it is unlikely that he is an ordinary citizen.
Sure enough, Zhou Qing found Si Chen's name on the appointment booklet of the Ministry of Personnel.
"If the name this person told Bai Shuang is true, then he is most likely the magistrate of Yangjiao County."
Discovering a gold mine is definitely not a trivial matter, and Xiao Jin must be informed of this.
"Send someone to Jingzhao Yinfu now and have them guard Si Chen. The other party may try to silence him."
"yes."
As soon as Zhou Qing left, Mother Zhao entered the inner hall carrying snacks.
"Have some snacks, madam. They are still warm."
Su Ying sat up straight, took a piece of dessert and took a bite. It was indeed still hot.
"How come you have time to come here today, Mother Zhao?" Mother Zhao was busy and was no longer close to Su Ying to serve her.
Mother Zhao glared at Su Ying and said, "Look at what your Majesty said. Can't I come and serve you?"
"It's not like there's no one around me, you can take a rest when you have time."
Mother Zhao poured her a cup of hot tea and said, "This old slave just had Bai Shuang punished. This girl is just stupid. She wasn't smart when she was young, but she always had a foolish spirit to protect her master."
Su Ying's eyebrows moved slightly, and she looked at Mother Zhao while chewing the snack, "She deserves to be beaten. It's true that girls cannot be kept when they grow up."
Mother Zhao didn't know Si Chen's identity, she just thought Bai Shuang was deceived, "If your majesty is worried, I will find her a husband and let her leave the palace."
"What's the hurry? No hurry."
(End of this chapter)
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