The affirmation from the expert judge Zhen Shicheng did not make Emperor Jingming happy at all.
He didn't want to guess right at all!
It was a marriage arranged by Yu Ci, but the bride ended up killing the groom. The bride was also his niece. What kind of thing is this?
Emperor Jingming rubbed his temples in distress.
Compared to these, he would rather read a hundred memorials.
"Where do you think the bride will escape to, Lord Zhen?"
“It’s hard to say.”
"Oh, what does that mean?"
"The bride must have fled immediately after killing the groom. Although there is no curfew in the capital, the city gates are closed at night. The bride must have been in the city during the time when the gates are opened at dawn."
"What happens after the city gates are opened?"
"If the bride is good at disguising herself, she might be able to get out of town."
"That doesn't mean anything is possible..."
Zhen Shicheng nodded solemnly: "That's right."
He is only good at solving cases, not at finding people.
Emperor Jingming was interested and waved his hand, indicating that Zhen Shicheng could leave.
"Pan Hai, tell Han Ran to enter the palace."
Soon Han arrived in a hurry.
"I have seen the emperor."
"How is it? Is there any news about Zhu Cui?"
If Emperor Jingming had some affection for Cui Mingyue in the past, now all he has left is disgust.
"I have questioned the gatekeepers, and they did not notice any young and beautiful woman leaving the city that morning. General Cui searched for several places where Zhu Cui might have stayed, but found nothing..."
Emperor Jingming opened his mouth to curse, but swallowed it back silently.
How can I have the face to scold others when I am your niece?
The capital is the most prosperous capital, and finding someone there is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Three days later, Cui Xu and Princess Rongyang went to the palace to plead guilty.
"I failed to educate my daughter properly, causing her to kill her husband and escape from her marriage. Please punish me, Your Majesty." Cui Xu knelt upright, his haggard face reflected on the smooth golden bricks.
Princess Rongyang was crying silently.
"Can't find the person?" Emperor Jingming asked with frowning face, feeling depressed.
"There is no news about that evil girl yet."
Emperor Jingming glanced at Princess Rongyang and touched the white jade paper on the dragon table.
The calming paper was so cool that it relieved some of the depression in his heart.
"We can't just let it go when a living person is missing. General Cui, you need to pay more attention to Mingyue's matter. As for the others... let's talk about it after we find her."
"I am ashamed——"
Emperor Jingming sighed: "Forget it, it's useless to talk about this now, finding someone is the most important thing."
Cui Xu and Princess Rongyang withdrew silently.
After leaving the palace, Princess Rongyang suddenly asked, "Cui Xu, if Mingyue is found, what do you think the emperor will do with her?"
Cui Xu's eyes were filled with fatigue: "Mingyue has committed a capital crime."
Princess Rongyang stopped abruptly: "Mingyue couldn't have killed Zhu Ziyu for no reason!"
"Princess, Mingyue killed someone for whatever reason, and the person she killed was the husband the emperor had arranged for her to marry."
"So? You want to find Mingyue and hand her over to your brother for disposal?"
"Everyone should bear the consequences of their actions, including us and Mingyue. We should be lucky that the emperor did not blame us for Mingyue's actions." Cui Xu said and strode forward.
Princess Rongyang chased after him and grabbed Cui Xu's sleeve.
Cui Xu stopped and looked at her.
"There's a reason why Mingyue has fallen into this state!"
"What's the reason?"
Princess Rongyang did not continue.
What are you saying? Are you going to tell Cui Xu that his daughter's condition is related to the Princess of Yan?
Princess Jiang of Prince Yan is the daughter of Su Ke. If this man knew about this, he would probably speak on Jiang's side, which would be even more frustrating.
Thinking of Cui Xu's ruthlessness, Princess Rongyang suddenly lost interest in finding her daughter.
If we find him, we might die. So it is better to maintain the status quo.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, the time to buy gifts, and people suddenly found that there were more officials checking on them, but they didn't know what they were checking on.
People were in panic for several days before things returned to normal.
"Are you still looking for Cui Mingyue outside?" In Prince Yan's mansion, Jiang Si leaned against the railing and asked Yu Jian.
The second cow squeezed in between the two of them, raised its two front legs, placed them on the railing, and wagged its tail happily at the hostess.
"Get out of the way!" Yu Jin sternly warned Erniu.
Erniu rolled his eyes at Yu Jin, walked to the side, picked up the meat bone and started chewing it, making a few unconvinced howls as he chewed.
The owner is getting more and more excessive. He calls it when he is doing work, and complains that it is an eyesore when he has nothing to do.
Seeing the people vying for favor had left, Yu Jin smiled and said, "It's not as noisy as it was a few days ago. The body is lying in the abandoned well of the Prince of Xiang's Mansion. They can't find it even if they search the whole place."
Jiang Si's face straightened: "In the abandoned well?"
Erniu had been chewing on a bone with his ears cocked up, and upon hearing the words, he immediately barked twice.
Jiang Si immediately understood: "Did Erniu find it?"
"Woof woof!" Erniu made a comfortable sound.
Fortunately, the credit was not monopolized by the male owner.
The male owner was not like this before, but he changed all of a sudden since the female owner moved in... Erniu felt a little sad when he thought about the days when he and the male owner lived in harmony in the past.
Yu Jin leaned slightly to block the dog-faced man who was seeking credit: "The Xiang prince's men were too stupid to bring the man back to the Xiang prince's palace. The Xiang prince is in a difficult position. If he is not as stupid as his men, he will not let Cui Mingyue live. Cui Mingyue's disappearance will certainly alarm the Jinlin Guards. It is better to stay still than to move. The best choice for the Xiang prince is to get rid of Cui Mingyue's body without leaving the palace."
Yu Jin stretched out his hand and rubbed Erniu's head accurately: "So I asked Erniu to go there for a try, and he successfully found the place where the body was hidden."
Jiang Si leaned on the railing and looked out.
The sweet fragrance of osmanthus fills the garden, and the autumn atmosphere is gradually deepening.
"Even though the weather has turned cooler, the smell will still come out, right?"
Yu Jin looked at Jiang Si with a strange expression.
"Why are you looking at me?" Jiang Si wondered.
Yu Jin looked sad: "Asi, don't you think I was too serious just now?"
Facing his daughter-in-law who was prettier than a flower, he couldn't help but think of Zhen Shicheng's old face!
"This is indeed a problem. I once asked the coroner under Lord Zhen about the relationship between the degree of decay of a corpse and time..."
Seeing Yu Jin's eyes wide open, Jiang Si stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Ahem, that was an abandoned yard, and the well was filled up. Fortunately, Erniu had a sharp nose and was able to sniff it out. He also ordered Long Dan to sneak down and confirm it. It was definitely Cui Mingyue."
Jiang Si smiled and said, "In fact, there is no need to use Long Dan. The smell of corpse odor mixed with the fragrance of powder can be distinguished from other smells."
Erniu shouted in agreement.
“I’ll feel at ease after I confirm it.”
"Ah, what are you going to do?"
Yu Jin smiled nonchalantly: "It depends on what you mean."
"It's enough that Cui Mingyue is dead. I don't want to care about anything else."
"In that case, let her stay there."
Seeing Jiang Si looking over, Yu Jin smiled slightly: "For the King of Xiang, the things we know that others don't know are called handles."
This handle is not needed for the time being, who knows what will happen in the future?