Jian Yang squatted down, first feeling for Emerald's carotid artery, then prying open her eyelids to observe her, and finally confirmed that she was dead.
She quickly checked her mouth and nose, and after confirming that she was not poisoned, she looked up at the emperor.
“Husband,” Jian Yang paused, still not quite used to this form of address, “did you hear any fighting before she ran in?”
The emperor nodded and said, "Indeed, I heard a muffled sound."
Jian Yang nodded: "Please step aside for a moment, I need to check her body."
The emperor obediently turned around.
Jian Yang blocked everyone's view and then pulled open Emerald's collar.
The chest area appears normal.
She turned her body over again and began to examine her back.
On the girl's fair body, there was a handprint, which, judging from its shape, should be the size of an adult male's.
Jian Yang is now basically certain that Emerald died from this blow, but she cannot exonerate the emperor for the time being.
Zhou Jing'an walked in at this moment, and looking at everything in front of him, he showed a heartbroken expression.
"Young Master Huang, I kindly invited you to a banquet, why did you kill my maid? Was it because she spilled tea on you?"
The emperor looked at him quietly: "I didn't kill him."
But Zhou Jing'an retorted angrily, "The doors and windows were all closed. There were only you and Emerald at the time. Now that Emerald has died in my bedroom, who else could it be but you?"
The emperor fell silent.
Just then, a commotion arose from outside the door.
"The officials are here!" someone shouted.
In the blink of an eye, four or five constables rushed in.
Jian Yang was startled. The yamen was at least a mile away, so it was hard not to be suspicious that the officials had arrived at the scene so quickly.
Suddenly, an idea popped into my head: Could this be a setup orchestrated by someone?
She looked at the emperor, who seemed to sense her thoughts and nodded slightly at her.
"Who is the murderer?" the head officer shouted.
Zhou Jing'an raised his hand and pointed at the emperor.
The officials rushed forward and immediately put shackles on the emperor.
"How dare you!" Jian Yang shouted, trying to stop the group of unreasonable officials.
However, the emperor gave her a look that said "keep calm," and she swallowed her words.
Just as the emperor was about to be led out the door, Jian Yang quickly ran to block the entrance.
"What do you want to do?" the officer asked, frowning.
Jian Yang said calmly and confidently, "Go find a coroner to examine the body. I have a way to clear my husband's name!"
Zhou Jing'an's eyes flickered upon hearing this.
"What can be done?" the officer asked casually.
Jian Yang shook her head: "The real murderer is in this house, but I can't say."
The officer said impatiently, "Alright, alright. If you have a grievance, go to the yamen and plead your case yourself. Don't interfere with our work!"
The officials quickly took away the emperor's and jade's bodies.
Jian Yang shouted loudly behind them, "Husband, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to clear your name!"
The emperor turned back and gave her a deep look before disappearing through the doorway.
Zhou Jing'an came to her side and said in a deep voice, "Madam Huang is so affectionate and righteous, which is admirable. However, it is an indisputable fact that Young Master Huang committed murder. I advise you to give up."
Jian Yang glared at him coldly: "You did it, didn't you?"
Zhou Jing'an looked completely innocent and said, "What is Madam Huang saying? I don't understand."
Jian Yang was too lazy to talk to him anymore and turned away.
As soon as she left, the guard who had been hiding on the roof beam leaped lightly to Zhou Jing'an's side.
"Your Highness, will you continue to follow the Empress?"
"certainly."
"Where is that girl's body?"
“I almost forgot if you hadn’t mentioned it,” Zhou Jing’an said, a smirk playing on his lips, a hint of malice in his eyes. “Go rob the government office, find a place to burn it.”
Regardless of whether Jian Yang can prove the emperor's innocence, as long as he completely destroys the body, even if she were a celestial being, she wouldn't be able to find any evidence.
"yes!"
Jian Yang followed the official to the yamen.
She was completely stopped at the door.
Having no other option, Jian Yang had to bribe the officials to get into the yamen.
The officials each took one hundred taels from her, their faces beaming with smiles.
"It's a good thing the county magistrate isn't here today, otherwise even if you offered a thousand taels, we wouldn't dare let you in. Don't run around recklessly, or we won't be responsible for anything that happens."
Jian Yang agreed.
Despite her strong insistence that the authorities conduct an autopsy, no one paid any attention to her.
It's truly a case of a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs.
Jian Yang was furious but couldn't reveal her identity. If it attracted more people who wanted to kill the emperor, she really wouldn't be able to handle the situation.
Since these people weren't investigating, she decided to investigate herself.
So Jian Yang mustered her courage and walked toward the morgue.
Fortunately, there was only one body, Emerald, in the morgue.
Jian Yang said, "I'm sorry." Then she gently pulled off Emerald's clothes and made her face down. She then covered Emerald's palm print with her hand to compare the size of the palm print.
This was the only way she could think of to prove the emperor's innocence.
If she can prove that the emperor's handprint and the handprint on the jadeite's back are not the same size, then she can prove that the emperor was not the one who killed the jadeite.
Suddenly, a strange fragrance wafted into her nostrils.
Jian Yang's mind immediately went into overdrive; someone wanted to harm her!
If a woman is a master of using poison and can't even smell the scent of a sleeping potion, it only proves that she's a complete novice.
Without thinking, she took out a small white porcelain bottle from her handbag, poured out a small green pill, and put it on her tongue.
These are her usual concoctions for calming the mind and refreshing the spirit, perfect for combating the allergenic scent.
She then shook her head, pretended to be dizzy, leaned against the wall and sat on the ground, and then "fainted".
A moment later, several men in black tiptoed into the morgue, and one of them carried Jade's body out.
Jian Yang thought to herself, "This is bad."
If Jade's body were gone, she would no longer be able to prove the emperor's innocence.
Without thinking, she grabbed a handful of poison powder and threw it at the group of men in black.
Those who were close to her were caught off guard and fell to the ground, not expecting that she was not unconscious.
However, the man in black carrying the jade was protected by the jade's corpse and did not come into contact with her poison powder. He quickly rushed out of the morgue and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Jian Yang was furious, but she didn't know any light-footed skills and couldn't catch up with the man in black at all. She could only watch helplessly as he snatched away the last piece of evidence.
After thinking for a moment, she walked dejectedly toward the cell.
The town of Baihua has always been very safe, and the jail is unoccupied year-round, so there are no jailers at all.
The officials in the yamen accepted her bribes and, knowing that she was a woman alone and couldn't cause any trouble, let her wander around the yamen. Thus, she easily entered the prison.
Jian Yang informed the emperor about the theft of the jade corpse, wanting to know if there were any other options.
But to everyone's surprise, the emperor seemed completely unconcerned.
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