It was just one short word, but it was like a bolt from the blue, making everyone's heads buzz.

Zhen Shicheng has evidence? Impossible!

After the King of Xiang was greatly agitated, he asked hastily, "What evidence?"

Even though he didn't believe it at all, he still couldn't help being extremely nervous.

If it were confirmed that the corpse was Cui Mingyue, he would be in big trouble.

Zhen Shicheng pointed to the ground and said calmly, "The clothes the corpse was wearing are the evidence!"

The King of Xiang stared at the bones on the ground, his eyes widened in astonishment: "The underwear is evidence? Lord Zhen, don't speak nonsense just to gain a reputation as a god in solving cases."

It is no wonder that the King of Xiang said so. The underwear hanging on the corpse had been buried in the soil for a long time and had been worn out and its color could not be distinguished. It was too absurd to say that it was evidence.

The others were equally confused, wondering if Lord Zhen had gone mad, taking the only piece of underwear left on the bones as evidence.

Even Yu Jin's gaze towards Zhen Shicheng had a deeper tone.

He originally thought that Old Man Zhen's men had secretly found the jade pendant, but he didn't expect that the so-called evidence would be a set of underwear.

Can a woman's underwear be used as evidence? I didn't realize that Old Man Zhen is quite knowledgeable about this.

Zhen Shicheng seemed to have sensed something and glanced over, but when he met Yu Jin's meaningful gaze, he couldn't help but fall backwards with anger.

What kind of look is that from Prince Yan?

Don't let him know, little brat!

After a brief distraction, Zhen Shicheng squatted down, picked up the lining on the corpse with his hand covered with a handkerchief, and said in a deep voice: "Please look, everyone, although the color of the lining worn by the corpse is already difficult to distinguish, and some parts are rotten, but you look here--"

He didn't care how the lining on the corpse turned into that color, nor did he care that it was a female corpse. He pinched a certain corner of the clothes and gently lifted it up, explaining to everyone: "You can still barely make out the patterns here, and the reason why I can be sure that the corpse is Miss Cui is based on these patterns."

Several princes who were nearby tried their best to distinguish it, and Prince Xiang stared at where Zhen Shicheng pointed, and indeed saw some fuzzy lines on the edge of the clothes.

It's like——

Zhen Shicheng raised his voice slightly: "This is a double-sided embroidery with a water-moon pattern. The embroidery is complex and the pattern is unique."

The King of Xiang sneered and retorted: "The pair of pearl earrings can already prove that the identity of this corpse is either rich or noble. What's so strange about it being able to wear a double-sided embroidered lining with a water moon pattern?"

Many people nodded in agreement to the King of Xiang's words.

Zhen Shicheng folded the handkerchief inside out, put it in his arms, and stroked his beard.

Everyone thought about the use of the handkerchief just now and couldn't help but twitch their lips.

How much is a handkerchief worth? It has just touched a corpse, so can't we just throw it away?

Zhen Shicheng sneered, thinking that these princes just had no idea of ​​the sufferings of the world. Judging from the number of times he touched dead bodies with his handkerchief, throwing one away every time he touched it, did he think he didn't need to save in the secret treasury?

After complaining inwardly, Zhen Shicheng smiled at the King of Xiang and said, "Although there are many women who can afford to wear double-sided embroidered linings, linings are mainly for comfort. The vast majority of people's linings are solid colors without embroidery patterns. Only one in a hundred people has the double-sided embroidered water-moon pattern on the edge of the lining."

"Even so, Lord Zhen is sure that this is Miss Cui? Lord Zhen can't just speculate just because the water moon pattern contains the word 'moon' and has some connection with Miss Cui's name?" King Xiang shook his head and sneered, "If so, Lord Zhen's reputation is not worthy of its reputation!"

The King of Xiang's aggressiveness made Zhen Shicheng calmer. He smiled and stroked his beard and said, "I'm not speculating. I've seen Miss Cui's underwear."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Zhen Shicheng with strange eyes.

Has Zhen Shicheng seen Cui Mingyue’s underwear?

Only Yu Jin remained expressionless, and something suddenly dawned on him.

When Zhu Ziyu died and Cui Mingyue disappeared, the emperor specially ordered Old Man Zhen to investigate secretly. I think he saw it at that time.

As expected, Zhen Shicheng followed up and said, "More than a year ago, the emperor ordered me to investigate the case of Miss Cui's disappearance. I checked all the items in the bridal chamber and found several sets of underwear in one of the trunks. Although the colors of these underwear were different, they had one thing in common: they all had patterns embroidered on the hems and cuffs. And those patterns were the water-moon patterns embroidered on both sides!"

As Zhen Shicheng spoke, the Prince of Xiang's face gradually turned pale.

The others turned their eyes to Prince Xiang with complicated expressions.

Prince Xiang opened his mouth and tried to explain: "That, that could be a coincidence... Lord Zhen, can you guarantee that Miss Cui is the only one in the world who wears such an embroidered lining?"

Zhen Shicheng shook his head and sighed, "Of course I can't guarantee it. But the body was found in the waste well in the backyard of the prince, and the lingerie on the body was exactly the same as that worn by Miss Cui, who was once engaged to the prince and brought shame to him... The place where the body was hidden, the physical evidence, and the motive are all there, can it still be attributed to coincidence?"

The King of Xiang clenched his fists, thinking hard about how to distinguish them, but he heard an excited voice coming from the well again: "My lord, we found another thing!"

Soon a bailiff climbed out of the well, holding a dirty jade pendant in his hand.

"Present it." Zhen Shicheng said hurriedly.

Although the case could have been closed by now, one more piece of physical evidence would certainly be better, since the suspect was not an ordinary person, but a prince.

Zhen Shicheng quickly took out a handkerchief that might have been used or not and carefully wiped the jade pendant. When the true appearance of the jade pendant gradually revealed itself, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out and a figure staggered in.

"It's my sister's!" the man who rushed in shouted hoarsely.

When everyone looked carefully, they all recognized the person: it was Cui Mingyue's brother Cui Yi.

It turned out that Zhen Shicheng had secretly sent someone to ask for help when he began to have doubts about the corpse.

With his sister missing and his parents dead, Cui Yi, once a well-known playboy in the capital, seemed to have grown up all of a sudden. He finally started to live as a man and achieved some success after a year or two.

At this time, Cui Yi was holding the jade pendant with trembling hands and his eyes were red.

"Mr. Cui, are you sure this belongs to your sister?" Zhen Shicheng asked gently.

He is always kind to the victims, as long as it does not affect the case.

Cui Yi squeezed the jade pendant hard and said firmly: "Of course! This jade pendant is what my sister always wears. I am her brother, how can I not recognize it?"

Zhen Shicheng nodded with satisfaction and looked at the King of Xiang: "My Lord, what else do you have to say now?"

The most annoying unsolved case is finally resolved today.

For this reason, even though there were some suspicious points about the jade pendant found in the well, he was not prepared to delve into it.

Zhen Shicheng thought so and glanced at Yu Jian with the corner of his eye.

Yu Jian curled the corners of his lips innocently.

The King of Xiang stared at the jade pendant in Cui Yi's hand, and muttered as he stepped back, "Impossible, I clearly took it off, how could there be a jade pendant..."

Cui Yi rushed forward and punched the King of Xiang, shouting with red eyes: "You killed my sister, you killed my sister!"

Yu Jin smiled.

Very good. Now I don’t dare to get close to the bustling palace. The servants all know what their master has done.