General Ying came in person. When he arrived, Zheng Qiu had already finished inspecting the Prince of Donglin.
King Donglin died between 11 PM on April 30th and 3 AM on May 1st. The cause of death was anger and severe head trauma.
The body was completely intact, and apart from the fact that it died with its eyes wide open, there was nothing else to be seen.
When Zheng Qiu was conducting the autopsy, Gu Xin also had Uncle Zhong take her to the secret room, because all the descendants of the Bai family had been ordered by Gu Xin to stay within their own living areas and were not allowed to go out and move around freely.
Zhongbo was an old servant of the King of Donglin, so he was naturally very familiar with the palace.
Just as Bai Baozhu said, the secret room was spotless, but the cleaner it was, the more suspicious it seemed.
General Ying arrived, and Gu Xin spoke with him for a while. This General Ying was the youngest member of the Ying family and had previously led troops to support Kunzhou, so he knew Gu Xin.
Gu Xin also asked him some questions about the Donglin Prince's Mansion.
General Ying said that his sister-in-law's brother had a good relationship with Master Bai, and the two often went out drinking and having fun.
Gu Xin asked him if this Master Bai had any habits or characteristics.
General Ying didn't treat Gu Xin like an ordinary young lady at all, and he spoke his mind directly.
He told Gu Xin that Master Bai was quite the player, with many different ways of having fun. He liked all sorts of beautiful women; one day he might be gentle and sweet, but the next he could be fiery and passionate. Of course, the prerequisite was that they had to be good-looking. Sometimes Master Bai could be quite stingy, making excuses about not having any money and having General Ying's wife's brother treat them, but other times he was incredibly generous, booking out the whole place. He acted out his stinginess convincingly, and his extravagant spending was truly unrecognizable.
His words made Gu Xin even more certain that Second Master Bai and Third Master Bai definitely switched identities frequently to go out and have fun.
Gu Xin was a little curious whether the second and third wives of Bai would recognize their husbands.
She had already formed a preliminary impression of the two women. The second wife was a straightforward person and clearly a good housekeeper, while the third wife was melancholic and pitiful, with her brows constantly furrowed as if she had many worries.
General Ying had only heard a lot about Third Master Bai; he knew nothing about the other members of the Bai family.
General Ying had visited the King of Donglin several times, and seemed to admire him greatly. He also expressed deep regret over the King's death.
Gu Xin had arranged with General Ying that they would all have a drink together once the case was over, and then she saw General Ying off.
As for the men General Ying brought, Gu Xin left behind a hundred to help out at the Prince's mansion for the time being. To be honest, she was really afraid that the Prince's mansion's guards would cause trouble, so she only brought two men, Bai Yi and Bai Er, who were not enough to keep an eye on everything.
After seeing General Ying off, Gu Xin went to the mourning hall, where Zheng Qiu had already restored the appearance of the Prince of Donglin and was washing his hands.
"How is it?" Gu Xin asked as she stepped forward.
Zheng Qiu recounted the problems she had discovered during her examination.
"If it was a severe head injury, can you determine whether he fell and hit something, or was hit by something?" Gu Xin asked.
"It's uncertain. There are no injuries on the surface of the body, so it's impossible to determine whether it was caused by someone or if he hit the ground or something else when he fell," Zheng Qiu said truthfully.
“Okay. Xiao Qiu, you’ll come with me in a bit. I’m going to start questioning the Princess.” Gu Xin nodded and said.
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