There was no news about Qiu Lu for a while, so Zhen Shicheng focused his attention on the autopsy.

The wife of the Earl of Yongchang was not killed in one blow, but had several wounds. In this case, wouldn't she make a sound and wake up the Earl of Yongchang who was sleeping next to her?

Zhen Shicheng was thinking about this question, and his eyes unconsciously fell on Jiang Si.

Will this little girl who went straight to the closet and discovered important clues at the beginning know something?

Maybe he should listen to her.

Thinking of this, Zhen Shicheng strode towards Jiang Si.

Xie Qingyao thought Zhen Shicheng was asking her a question, so she moved her lips: "Sir——"

Zhen Shicheng smiled gently: "Miss Xie, don't be nervous. I have something to ask Miss Jiang."

Jiang Si smiled and said, "What does Master Zhen want to ask?"

"Miss Jiang, can we talk for a moment?"

"Asi——" The sudden pain of losing his mother made Xie Qingyao particularly dependent on Jiang Si.

Jiang Si patted the back of Xie Qingyao's hand soothingly, then walked away with Zhen Shicheng.

Xie Qingyao watched the two of them walk to a distant tree and stand still. Then he retracted his gaze and walked to Xie Yinlou's side, and asked anxiously, "Brother, what do you think Master Zhen wants to ask Ah Si?"

Xie Yinlou's eyes were still following the slender figure, and he said in a low voice: "Maybe he should ask her how she discovered the abnormality in the closet."

This is exactly what Zhen Shicheng wanted to ask. Jiang Si was silent for a moment and then said frankly, "I smelled a strange fragrance, and the source of that fragrance was that wardrobe."

"Strange fragrance?" Zhen Shicheng shook his head when he thought of the bloody smell in the room. He looked at Jiang Si with surprise, "How did Miss Jiang smell it? I just stayed there for a long time and could not smell anything except blood."

Thinking carefully, there was indeed a faint fragrance lingering in the closet, and he thought it was the incense that women usually use.

Jiang Si blinked and said playfully, "Maybe it's just my natural talent."

Zhen Shicheng smiled.

He didn't think Jiang Si was fooling him.

Having been an official for many years, I have seen too many people and things. There are always some people who are different from the others, some who have photographic memories, and some who are born with knowledge. In comparison, the little girl in front of me is just good at smelling, which is already normal.

However, this kind of talent is really suitable for solving crimes.

Zhen Shicheng stared at Jiang Si with burning eyes, wishing his son would quickly lure the girl home, uh, no, marry her home, so that he could order her around with a legitimate reason in the future.

"Miss Jiang, I have a question to discuss with you." Jiang Si's unusualness made this capable third-rank official unconsciously put her on an equal footing.

"Master Zhen, please speak." Jiang Si did not show any feeling of being flattered, and his expression remained calm.

From her previous life to this life, she has learned a lot and changed a lot, but she is still not good at how to flatter people and get close to them.

This was probably due to her nature. She had never been a woman who was good at socializing, but rather a somewhat aloof, stubborn and silly girl who tended to throw tantrums.

"Under what circumstances could a victim be attacked multiple times without making any sound to alarm the person sleeping next to him?" Zhen Shicheng already had a guess in his mind, but he liked to hear other people's opinions and verify each other.

If the two people guess the same thing, it would undoubtedly be a very satisfying thing.

Jiang Si was not surprised by the question raised by Zhen Shicheng, and frankly expressed his thoughts: "I think it was some kind of incense. The murderer wanted not to disturb the person sleeping next to the victim, so just making the victim silent is not a foolproof method. After all, everyone's sleeping conditions are different. Some people can sleep until dawn without any sound even if there is thunder and rain, while some people don't need to hear any sound, and the unpleasant smell can wake them up. So I think the biggest possibility is that the Earl of Yongchang and his wife both inhaled some kind of incense, which enabled the murderer to successfully complete his plan of murder and framing."

Zhen Shicheng nodded repeatedly and clapped his hands, saying, "You're right, this is the biggest possibility!"

Jiang Si frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I have another guess."

"You say." Zhen Shicheng's attitude towards Jiang Si became more serious.

"The murderer may have lit the incense in the closet, so the scent left in the closet is the heaviest."

Jiang Si had been wondering what that strange fragrance was from the beginning. If it was the scent of the murderer's body, it would not have been possible for it to remain in the room for so long.

After hearing the female coroner's autopsy report, she suddenly understood what the scent was most likely about.

"But there is one thing I don't understand. If the incense is lit in the closet, how can the murderer ensure that he will not be harmed by it?"

Zhen Shicheng stroked his beard and said, "There are many kinds of incense. Since the murderer used it, he must have taken precautions in advance."

As the two were talking, a bailiff came running over: "Sir, we've found the person!"

Zhen Shicheng immediately stopped communicating with Jiang Si and asked, "Where is the person?"

"In the lotus pond in the Bofu Garden."

Zhen Shicheng immediately followed his subordinates to the lotus pond.

The lotus pond was already full of people. When they saw Zhen Shicheng coming, the yamen runners immediately shouted, "Make way, our master is here."

The crowd parted to make way.

Jiang Si followed behind Zhen Shicheng, and as the crowd made way, he saw the woman lying by the pool at a glance.

The woman's upper body was bent over the edge of the pool, revealing her swollen face. Her lower body was still immersed in the water, and her dress was entangled with lotus leaves. The scene was extremely terrifying.

Xie Qingyao stared at the female corpse by the pool with his hands clenched.

The servants' voices buzzed.

"It's really Qiulu, how could she die here?"

"It's so scary. Maybe Qiulu killed the lady and then committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Xie Qingyao trembled as she held Jiang Si's hand. In June, the girl's hand was as cold as ice: "Ah Si, my mother has always been kind to Qiu Lu. How could she -"

Jiang Siwei shook Xie Qingyao's hand with a little force: "Everything needs to be checked by Master Zhen first."

While the female coroner was performing the autopsy, Zhen Shicheng continued to question him.

"Master, since Qiulu was on duty last night, didn't you see her?"

"Yes, although Qiulu was on duty last night, my wife sent her downstairs to rest."

"About what time?"

Yongchang Bo thought for a moment and said, "It should be the end of the dog year and the beginning of the pig year."

Zhen Shicheng slowly scanned the crowd and asked, "Has anyone seen Qiulu since then?"

The maids and servants in the main courtyard couldn't help but look at the head maid Dongxue.

Everyone knew that two of the four maids of Mrs. Bo slept in one room, and the one who shared the room with Qiulu was Dongxue.

Dongxue was so frightened that she knelt down and said, "I am sure Qiulu has never come back!"

"In other words, no one has seen Qiulu since the beginning of the year?"

Everyone was silent.

"Speak!" roared Earl Yongchang.

At this time, a timid voice came: "There is something I don't know whether I should say it or not——"

"You can speak as you like. I will make the final decision." Zhen Shicheng looked at the maid who spoke.