Chapter 78 Something
Censor Lu did not want to continue associating with Jiang Fulu, but Jiang Fulu had already seen through him. He gave him a slap in the face and then a sweet date, and he would make trouble at every turn to test their relationship.
This time, Censor Lu was smarter and took the initiative to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is true, but the dagger is not in my hand. I gave it to Li De."
Xiao She made a gesture to silence Censor Lu, indicating that he did not need to explain, and then said to Prime Minister Wei: "It is a bit imprecise to prove who the dagger belongs to and who the murderer is. I can understand Prime Minister Wei's feelings for losing his beloved son-in-law..."
Prime Minister Wei swallowed his words. Jia Xinglin should have died long ago. How could he be worthy of being his son-in-law?
The scene was chaotic, with all the adults gathered together, whispering to each other.
As for who the murderer is, no one dares to guess.
Jiang Fulu took a quick look, then approached Censor Lu and whispered, "You just told the Emperor that the dagger was given to Li De. Who is Li De?"
"A seventh-rank official, my brother-in-law."
Censor Lu showed a smug smile. Did Jiang Fulu think that there was no one he could cheat?
It was just that Li De’s official position was too low, so he had no chance to go to the palace.
Jiang Fulu stroked his beard and searched in his mind: "Censor Lu, how many years has Li De been in the seventh rank?"
Jiang Fulu was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, responsible for the evaluation of all officials. He vaguely remembered the existence of such a person.
Some officials work diligently and prudently, but they are unable to get promoted because there is no one above them who will flatter them.
Censor Lu sighed, "It's rare that Lord Jiang still remembers this."
His brother-in-law is of average talent or appearance, and is not noticeable at all in the capital.
Jiang Fulu stared at Censor Lu for a moment, thinking that Censor Lu was also a man of his own ideas, so he might as well do him a favor: "Li De is diligent, so this official position should be moved."
The chief minister of Zhongwei has many disciples in the court, and although Jiang Fulu looks glorious, he is just trying to survive in the cracks.
Every time Jiang Fulu was besieged by poor scholars during a fight at the morning court, he wanted to take action.
We should give our own people a helping hand, as there is strength in numbers.
Censor Lu's understanding is that Li De's official position is too low to join the small group. He should wait until his official position is higher so that he can join the morning court team and fight for his own side.
Even if I can't win, it's good to have a scapegoat.
Never mind, at least I got some benefits.
Jiang Fulu and Censor Lu clapped their hands and hit it off immediately.
The Prime Minister Wei was particularly offended by the two men's jubilant appearance, so he bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the prince Jia died tragically, and I dare to ask for an explanation."
This case must be brought to light and the noble family must be given an explanation.
Even if he disliked Jia Xinglin, he was still the nominal son-in-law of Prime Minister Wei and should come forward.
Xiao She pursed his lips and said in a dignified manner: "Investigate strictly!"
Before finding out the mastermind behind the noble family, Xiao She never thought of alerting the enemy.
There are always some smart-minded people who take advantage of the situation and make it worse.
Xiao She saw an old man wandering around the body of Master Jia and urged, "Any clues?"
"In reply to the emperor, the coroners from Jingzhao Yin and Dali Temple have not arrived yet."
When the emperor comes to the palace, he cannot bring a coroner with him.
There happened to be an old coroner living nearby, and he was captured by Xu Ping, the Minister of Dali Temple.
The old coroner is already in his sixties and his eyesight is a little blurry, so he cannot give an answer for the time being.
"Your Majesty, the guards searched the Peony Garden and found this a few meters away from where Jia Xinglin died."
Someone held up an earring wrapped in a handkerchief and said confidently, "I have already asked and confirmed that it is Madam Xie's earring."
Jiang Yuzhu subconsciously touched her ear and realized that she had lost an earring while running away.
Jiang Fulu and Censor Lu looked at each other, feeling quite embarrassed. He couldn't say that the earrings were given to him by his daughter, right?
The scene was silent, not a sound could be heard.
Xie Zhao gave Jiang Yuzhu a soothing look, then took a step forward, and said in a reserved and somewhat cold manner: "It is indeed Yuzhu's earrings. I have been looking for them."
Wei Shoufu showed a hint of surprise, and then said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Jiang Yuzhu appeared in the Peony Garden, what else do you want to refute, Lord Xie?"
"What do you mean, the Peony Garden is not a place for people to come?"
Jiang Fulu didn't care about anything and dragged his daughter into this, and he was going to make trouble.
Xie Zhao stopped where he was, his eyes dim, "Yuzhu and I relaxed in the Peony Garden, and then returned to our room."
Xiao She's eyelids twitched. As expected of his Yuan He, it seemed as if he had said nothing, yet it also seemed as if he had said everything.
Seeing all the adults look gossipy, I guess they are thinking the wrong thing again.
"In any case, a coroner is urgently needed right now, rather than causing suspicion among the gentlemen."
Xiao She looked around and finally fixed his sight on Xu Ping, the Minister of the Dali Temple.
Xu Ping cried out in bad luck, shuddering and saying, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that I am..."
Seeing this, Xie Zhao volunteered, "I can."
Prime Minister Wei was reluctant: "Your Majesty, Lord Xie has not yet cleared his suspicion."
A suspect performed an autopsy on the deceased to confirm that he was not destroying evidence? This is hard to convince people.
After discussion, the officials thought that what Prime Minister Wei said made sense.
"Your Majesty, the only person available here is me."
Jiang Yuzhu put on her gloves swiftly.
Gloves were originally used to prevent burns when grilling, but I didn't expect them to come in handy first.
Wei Shoufu rolled his eyes and was about to object: "Is there any difference between you two?"
Jiang Yuzhu's earrings were left at the crime scene, making her even more suspicious.
Chief Minister Wei said nothing about this or that, and Jiang Yuzhu got angry: "How about this, Chief Minister Wei, you come to perform the autopsy?"
If the person behind the scenes hadn't plotted against Jiang Yuzhu, would he have thought she was meddling in other people's business?
Too lazy to talk nonsense, Jiang Yuzhu squatted down and carefully observed the blade of Jia Xinglin's knife.
Seeing this, Xie Zhao surrounded them and tried his best to block Jiang Yuzhu with his body and said, "Madam, don't get too close. There is corpse poison."
Xie Zhao was extremely annoying. Jiang Yuzhu couldn't see the edge of the knife, so she said helplessly, "Please make way."
She was performing an autopsy, not Xie Zhao's.
Xie Zhao hesitated for a moment and then moved away, and naturally covered Jia Xinglin's lower body with a piece of white cloth to ensure that there was no risk of error.
The adults who witnessed this scene: "..."
What is Xie Zhao doing? He didn't say anything about Jiang Yuzhu's bad reputation, but now he is talking about the difference between men and women with a corpse?
Next, the couple worked together to fiddle with the corpse, and everyone was stunned again.
If you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same door. Those outrageous rumors in the capital are all true!
"My lord, what do you see?"
Jiang Yuzhu pulled out the dagger, checked the direction of the blade, and came to a preliminary conclusion.
Xie Zhao frowned, and after a while he said, "The blade has pierced into the heart, so the bleeding is abnormal."
"Yes, I found two problems."
Jiang Yuzhu leaned close to Xie Zhao and whispered, but the others couldn't hear her, and they were so anxious that they wished they could get closer to the two of them.
After being reminded, Xie Zhao checked the knife wound again and nodded slightly to Jiang Yuzhu.
"Thank you, Madam Xie, what are you two talking about? Tell me!"
Xu Ping was the first one who couldn't help himself, he didn't see the problem at all.
Jia Xinglin was stabbed to death with a dagger. If there were no witnesses, it would be impossible to find the real culprit.
The footprints left around have long been destroyed.
"Master Xu, please be patient."
Xie Zhao asked the emperor and all the gentlemen to step forward and inspect it carefully.
Just now, Jiang Yuzhu asked him, her husband, to help her cover up her mistake.
Xie Zhao concluded: "There are two murderers in the death of Master Jia. The dagger that was seen was not a fatal wound."
As soon as he finished speaking, the adults were furious.
Xu Ping was the first to scold: "Master Xie, listen to what you say and believe it yourself, it's ridiculous!"
The dagger piercing the heart would not kill him, unless Jia Xinglin was different from ordinary people and had an extra life.
"Thank you, sir. Who is the murderer?"
Xiao She completely believed in Xie Zhao and curled his lips playfully.
This case was just as he thought, there was something interesting about it.
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