The person who went to invite Lu Song was a subordinate of the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua. According to Xuan Tianhua's intention, he only conveyed the message that the left prime minister should go to the 'door' to collect the body. Lu Song still doesn't understand whose body he is collecting. oM.. Updates so fast.
The Jingzhao Yin Xu Jingyuan who came in later, listened to Ban Zou's words first, and then followed the Yao family's servants to rush here. Not only did he come by himself, he also brought officials and coroners with him, looking like he was going to handle a case, which made Lu Song confused again.
But when he walked into the gate of Yao's house and saw the body lying on the ground, he was instantly awakened;
He stopped in his tracks, staring at the corpse with wide eyes. Besides fear, his face was filled with disgust and anger. Lu Song never expected that this person who had been sent to another province would suddenly come back and appear in Yao's house, but why did he die? Damn it! He should have died earlier or later, but at this time, and in Yao's house. Lu Song looked at Lu Yao and the people present, and he couldn't help but regret it. If he had known this would happen, he might as well have made up his mind to strangle this rebellious son to death earlier.
"Lord Lu, why are you standing here? The Seventh Prince is still waiting for your reply." The guard who invited him in spoke to Lu Song very impolitely. The First Rank Left Prime Minister was nothing in his eyes.
Lü Song was startled, and quickly found where Xuan Tianhua was, almost trotting over, without saying a word, he lifted his robe and knelt at Xuan Tianhua's feet, saying loudly, "Your Highness, Lü Song, pays respect to His Highness Prince Chun!"
Since the person was called by Xuan Tianhua, the others didn't say much, just waiting for Xuan Tianhua to deal with him. But Xuan Tianhua seemed to have seen nothing, standing with his hands behind his back, looking around, and just ignored Lu Song.
Lu Song was also a person who could endure. He just knelt on the ground without any complaints. Whether he was a first-rank official or not, what was he worth in front of the prince? Besides, he knew very well how he became the left prime minister. It was just that there happened to be such a vacancy in the court, and the emperor saw that no one could climb up, so he gave it to him. However, being the left prime minister, the psychological pressure was also extremely great. To put it nicely, he was a minister of the country's backbone. To put it bluntly, everyone in the Dashun Dynasty knew that whoever the emperor disliked would be made the left prime minister. Once the position of the left prime minister was firmly established, rounds of suppression would follow. Feng Jinyuan was like this before, and so was Feng Jinyuan's predecessor, and so was the predecessor before that. The position of the left prime minister in the Dashun Dynasty has never been easy to sit on!
Of course, not all left prime ministers were unlucky. There were also some who stood out in the previous dynasty. They bet on the right horse and promised their daughter to a prince who really succeeded to the throne in the future.
Lu Song also looked forward to such a day. As long as he could turn over the position of left prime minister, what would today's humiliation mean? Although the emperor did intend to pass the throne to the ninth prince, who knew what would happen next? The emperor was in good health, and all those princes were not given for nothing; he wanted to see who would win and lose in the end.
While he was thinking, Xuan Tianhua finally responded, but he asked him, "Is the one who died your son?"
Lu Song quickly replied, "In reply to Your Highness, this man is none other than my eldest son, named Lu Cuo." For a moment he was only concerned with the overall situation, but forgot how a father should behave when faced with the sudden death of his eldest son.
Xuan Tianhua was not the only one who was surprised. Even the officials and their wives were puzzled and started discussing privately. When Lu Song heard people talking, he realized what was going on. But it would be too fake to cry for his son again. He didn't know what to do for a moment.
Xuan Tianhua was not in a hurry. He picked up a chair and sat down, just looking at the coroner who was performing the autopsy.
The coroner had listened to Ban Zou's words before, so he was more comfortable with the autopsy. He looked directly at the neck of the corpse, and said, "The throat was deeply pierced by a sharp object, which was fatal. He is about two years old." As he spoke, he opened the collar of the deceased, took off his shirt, and examined it step by step. "There are nail scratches on the back of the neck, and there are weeds in the hair. The water on the body has a fishy smell, not rain water, but pond water. The heel of the shoe is damaged, which means he was dragged by someone. The time of death is about 3:30 pm."
The coroner dictated the autopsy report very quickly, then looked at Xu Jingyuan and nodded, "Sir, it was because of him."
Xu Jingyuan had a cold face and looked straight at Lu Yao, but then he turned around and said to Yao Xian, "Sir Yao, should I take the suspect back for a retrial or should we try him on the spot?"
Yao Xian waved his hand and said, "Hear now! I want to see who dared to kill someone in my Yao Mansion and then framed my precious granddaughter."
Xu Jingyuan took a deep breath. Before he came, he had already heard Ban Zou talk about what happened here. He thought that the people from the Lu family were really bold. They actually poured a basin of dirty water on Princess Ji'an. If this wasn't crazy, what was?
With Yao Xian's permission, he immediately started to investigate the case. He had already sat down on the main seat that Yao Jingjun had given up without any hesitation. According to the investigation process, he first found all the people who had been to the scene of the incident and those around that place. Then he checked them one by one, and finally, he targeted Feng Yuheng and Xi Yuan'er's group.
However, Feng Yuheng was not in a hurry. Xu Jingyuan was her man, so she naturally believed in his ability to handle cases.
As expected, Xu Jingyuan ignored her and focused his attention on the Lu family servants in Xiyuan'er.
The three of them knelt on the spot, and the wet nurse was still desperately emphasizing Feng Yuheng's suspicion, but the officers under Xu Jingyuan were not polite at all, and raised their batons and slapped her on the back, almost making the old woman spit out blood. Hearing the officer shouting "Silence", she dared not say another word.
Xu Jingyuan was a smart man. He knew very well that it would be endless if he argued with the servants about this matter. The servants would refuse to admit anything if they started to make a scene. He had time to waste time with them, but it was unlikely that he would be able to solve the case in a short time.
But it couldn't be solved on the spot, because Yao Xian was waiting. This old doctor was a favorite of the emperor and Feng Yuheng's grandfather, so he wouldn't dare to provoke him no matter how brave he was. So he rolled his eyes and came up with a plan.
"Miss Lu, or I should call you Madam Yao now. Do you know your crime?" Xu Jingyuan suddenly said this, which scared Lu Yao to death. Even the people present were slightly surprised.
Lu Yao was not kneeling on the ground at first, but Xu Jingyuan called his name, and the officers immediately did their job, grabbed Lu Yao and pressed him to the ground, forcing him to kneel down.
Lu Yao refused to accept it and kept shouting, "Why are you arresting me? Let me go! I am the second daughter of the Zuo Xiangfu. Why do you treat me like this?"
Xu Jingyuan snorted coldly, "Your father, the current left prime minister, is still kneeling on the ground. Why are you complaining?"
Lu Yao was startled, then she looked at Lu Song, and found that Lu Song was still kneeling at the feet of the Seventh Prince. He would not dare to get up until the Seventh Prince called him. Her heart trembled, and she stopped struggling, but she still said unwillingly, "Lord Xu is here to investigate the case. The deceased is my own brother. Why did you bring me here?"
Xu Jingyuan said coldly, "I have my reasons for asking you to come forward. So what if you are my brother? Some people are so cruel that they can even kill their own brothers."
"You——" Lu Yao didn't expect Xu Jingyuan to be so arbitrary and put the crime on her right away. But she was not afraid and argued with reason and evidence, "Don't slander me. How could I kill my own brother? That's impossible! What's more, he's a grown man, and I'm a weak woman. How can I kill him?"
This made sense, but Xu Jingyuan scoffed at it and told his men to "take off Miss Lu's shoes."
"What are you doing? Why are you taking off my shoes?" Lu Yao was a little panicked. She had her shoes taken off in front of everyone for no reason. This was a great humiliation for a woman. Even Yao Shu couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to go up and say something, but was held down by Yao Jingjun.
The officers ignored Lu Yao's cries and took off her shoes very quickly. They handed them to Xu Jingyuan. Xu Jingyuan took them and looked at the soles. He sneered, "There is wet mud and dry grass on the soles. It shows that Miss Lu has been to the crime scene."
Lu Yao was so angry that she yelled, "I have been there before. I met with my brother, talked to him, took the gifts and then went back. It is normal for my feet to be covered in mud. It is raining heavily today. What kind of evidence is this, Lord Xu?"
"Oh?" Xu Jingyuan sneered, "Doesn't this count as evidence? Well then--" He threw the shoes to the coroner again, asked him to smell the mud and grass on the soles, and then looked at the uppers.
The coroner took a sniff and said, "It smells fishy, not rainwater, but stagnant water from the river." He looked at the shoe and said, "There are wet marks, splashed with water." After that, he took the initiative to step forward and ordered the officer to grab Lu Yao's ten fingers for a careful inspection. Then he said, "There are skin marks on the nails, and nail polish on the scratches on the back of the deceased's neck, which is the same color as Miss Lu's nails." He looked at Lu Yao's jewelry and suddenly pointed to a thin hairpin and said, "The thin branches on this hairpin just match the fatal wound on the deceased's throat."
Lu Yao was shocked. "How is it possible?" When had she ever grabbed Lu Cuo's neck? How could the nail polish be left there? Could the hairpin on her head... be able to kill someone?
In a panic, she subconsciously looked at the slightly plump girl beside her. The girl knew that she was the one who killed the man, not Lu Yao at all. But now Xu Jingyuan has pointed the finger at Lu Yao. Lu Yao has always been hateful and timid. Looking at her at this time, it must be to sell her out. She didn't want to die yet, so she quickly said, "Impossible! How could my lady kill my brother? There is no... no motive!" After saying that, she seemed to immediately understand Xu Jingyuan's real intention of accusing Lu Yao of those crimes. He wanted to take advantage of Lu Yao's weakness of being afraid of things and absolutely unable to take responsibility. Once Lu Yao panicked, she would definitely bite out the real murderer. At that time, she would have to admit it, whether she admitted it or not. This Jingzhao Yin played a good chess game!
The maid gritted her teeth secretly, but she heard Xu Jingyuan say, "You want a motive? Okay! I have a motive here too!"
At this time, someone from the gatehouse ran forward and stood in the courtyard and shouted, "Madame Gui from the palace is here to check your body."
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