“Second Madam Feng, I am Princess Gu Xin, the Protector of the Nation. Please, Second Madam Feng, step forward so that my people may examine Third Miss Feng,” Gu Xin said.
Madam Feng looked blankly at Gu Xin, then her eyes suddenly lit up, and she threw herself at Madam Feng: "None of you can take my son away! None of you can!"
"Second Madam, this is the princess!" The two old women were terrified and tried to pull Second Madam Feng away from both sides.
They had heard that Princess Xinxin had come to Taizhou to investigate the case of the Donglin Prince's Mansion. The Emperor himself had sent her there, and she was a favorite of the Emperor, even higher in status than the royal princesses.
If I disobey her, that would be terrible.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Feng was not thinking about anything at the moment. She just thought that her daughter was sleeping and that she would be fine after a nap.
Seeing that she was not in good spirits, Gu Xin grabbed the two old women, then raised her hand and chopped at Madam Feng's neck, causing Madam Feng to faint.
"Madam Feng, I'm sorry, but the matter of Miss Feng is more important right now. Please send someone to take good care of Madam Feng." Gu Xin turned to Madam Feng after seeing that Madam Feng had fainted.
Her action silenced the entire room.
Yun was stunned for a while before she spoke and asked the two old women to help Madam Feng back to her room.
Gu Xin immediately asked Zheng Qiu to check. Gu Xin and Dong Xue were also dressed as men, and Zheng Qiu looked rather refined and elegant. Therefore, the Feng family all thought that Zheng Qiu was a woman dressed as a man, just like Gu Xin and Dong Xue. Although Zheng Qiu was originally dressed as a man, she had never worn women's clothes outside.
This understanding makes things much simpler.
Zheng Qiu, who had no tools on him, examined the body for a while and then said, "Princess, judging from the lividity on the body, the deceased must have died about two hours ago. The lividity is on the surface, so the body was moved after death. The bloodstains at the corner of the mouth are black, so poisoning cannot be ruled out, but there are multiple wounds on the body, indicating that the deceased was definitely beaten before death. Some of these wounds are quite old, meaning that the deceased was beaten some time before this."
"Impossible!" Before Zheng Qiu could finish speaking, Madam Yun immediately interrupted her, "Jinshu has always been favored in the mansion, who would dare to hit her?"
Gu Xin frowned and looked at Madam Yun: "Madam Feng, please let Coroner Zheng finish speaking."
"A coroner?" Madam Yun exclaimed in surprise, pointing at Zheng Qiu. "He's a man."
Gu Xin remained silent.
Zheng Qiu cupped his hands in greeting to Yun Shi: "I am Zheng Qiu, a coroner from the Dali Temple!"
“You, you two…” Madam Yun stepped forward, pushed the two aside, and reached out to try to cover the third young lady Feng on the bed with her body. “Princess Xin Xin, even if you are a princess, even if Jin Shu is dead, you cannot let a man ruin her innocence.”
Zheng Qiu frowned, and Gu Xin said, "Madam Feng, when did Coroner Zheng ruin Miss Feng's reputation? Coroner Zheng was examining Miss Feng. Why don't you find someone to come and see if they can find out the cause of Miss Feng's death, the time of death, and anything else?"
Yun retorted, "My Feng family has always been a distinguished family, and all the daughters of the Feng family are innocent. Jinshu is gone, but she still has so many sisters. Princess, are you trying to ruin the reputation of all the girls in my Feng family and make it impossible for them to get married?"
Gu Xin frowned. She thought this Yun family member was a person of good manners, but she didn't expect her to be so pedantic.
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