Chapter 78 The cause of death was found
The construction of the mourning hall was noisy and everyone was driven out. Mo Yunzhu and Nanny Qin said they wanted to accompany the Queen Mother, so the people from the Ministry of Rites didn't say anything more.
After closing the door, Mo Yunzhu quickly walked towards the empress dowager. The empress dowager, who had already changed into her birthday clothes and put on makeup, looked as if she was asleep and indeed quite peaceful.
Mo Yunzhu gently touched the Queen Mother's hand, then her body and feet, slowly touching every place.
Nanny Qin was very moved, and her eyes were full of affection when she looked at Mo Yunzhu. The Queen Mother's love for Mo Yunzhu was not in vain.
At this time, no one was willing to touch the Queen Mother's body, only Mo Yunzhu didn't mind at all. Even if it was for finding out the truth, it took a lot of courage for a little girl.
This shows that Mo Yunzhu has deep feelings for the Queen Mother, which is why she doesn't care.
Nanny Qin actually didn't know that Mo Yunzhu had encountered too many dead bodies during her missions. Not to mention touching them, they even slept with them, and dissecting and observing them was just commonplace.
Mo Yunzhu's brows were furrowed tighter and tighter, because she didn't find anything unusual after touching her whole body, which made her feel very abnormal.
When he came to the head, he felt around it carefully, because if the silver needle pierced into a major acupoint like Baihui, the person would die instantly.
But after checking for a long time, she didn't find anything foreign, which made her doubt her intuition.
Looking at the empress dowager's peaceful face at this moment, she was puzzled. Her medical skills could not be wrong. Although the empress dowager was poisoned, she did not die suddenly. If it was a sudden heart attack or cerebral hemorrhage, she would definitely not be unscathed. Moreover, Nanny Qin was sleeping in the ear room next door and would wake up at the slightest movement, so it was definitely not that.
Suddenly Mo Yunzhu looked at the Queen Mother's neck. The Queen Mother was old, and the skin on her neck was a little loose to begin with, but the skin at the back of her neck seemed to be particularly loose, which looked a little awkward.
Mo Yunzhu hurriedly touched it, and after doing so, she immediately understood what was going on.
The Queen Mother had her neck strangled by a master, so she died without even having a chance to make a sound.
Lifting the hair and collar at the back, you can see the faint dark purple finger marks.
These are corpse spots that will only appear after a period of time after a person's death.
Mo Yunzhu's heart was burning with anger. Although the empress dowager passed away quickly and without much pain, she hated the murderer for taking her life so easily.
The more I looked at it, the clearer it became. Judging from the distance between the palm of the hand and the corpse spot, it was a man's hand. And if I looked carefully, I could see that there seemed to be a piece missing from the index finger of the right hand. This person's right index finger must have been injured or was wearing something.
Mo Yunzhu thought of Eunuch Yan, but she had never seen his hand, so she didn't know if it was him.
But if it was him, it would prove that it was the emperor's intention.
When Nanny Qin saw Mo Yunzhu retreat and sit aside with tears in her eyes, she immediately asked worriedly, "Miss, what's wrong?"
"Mammy, I found out the cause of the Queen Mother's death, wuwu..." Mo Yunzhu choked with sobs. In her mind, there seemed to be a scene where the Queen Mother's neck was strangled to death, which made her feel heartbroken and uncomfortable.
Nanny Qin immediately asked anxiously, "How did the Queen Mother die? Who wanted to harm her?"
"Someone strangled me to death." Mo Yunzhu choked.
"What?" Nanny Qin was so frightened that her face turned pale. She then looked at the Queen Mother's neck and said, "No wonder, no wonder when I was changing clothes before, I always felt that my neck couldn't be supported at all when I supported the Queen Mother's head. I thought it was normal."
Nanny Qin also shed tears as she spoke: "Who is so cruel?"
Mo Yunzhu didn't want Nanny Qin to interfere in this matter. After all, the Queen Mother was dead, and she couldn't let Nanny Qin, who was also kind to her, get into trouble.
"I don't know yet, but I will check. Mammy, please don't tell anyone. Just pretend you know nothing, okay?"
How could Nanny Qin not know what Mo Yunzhu meant? She immediately threw herself on the empress dowager and started crying again.
By nightfall, the mourning hall had been almost set up, and the women in the harem were arguing over who would keep vigil tonight. The mothers of the princes and grandchildren had higher status and refused to keep vigil for various reasons.
Finally, only the unfavored concubines were left, and the empress arranged them to kneel in two rows.
Mo Yunzhu looked at those beautiful faces but listless expressions and knew how miserable the lives of these ladies in the palace were.
The emperor has three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, but in fact there are more than that. Many women have only seen the emperor once in their lives and are not favored by him. They are like walking corpses in the harem, and they can be banished to the cold palace if they are not careful.
These people are also suffering for the sake of their respective families. Of course, some people also want to do everything possible to see the emperor and want to rise to the top.
After Mo Yunzhu had a meal, she kept vigil with Nanny Qin, the palace maids, and concubines.
Three days later, the empress dowager's funeral was over. Mo Yunzhu had lost a lot of weight, and almost all the women in the palace looked listless.
The empress was no exception. After all, she couldn't not keep vigil for a whole day. It would be a big deal if the emperor found out, so the empress knelt quietly for the whole night.
During the three days, Eunuch Gao sent a lot of delicious vegetarian food for Mo Yunzhu to eat, and said that the emperor asked her to take care of her health and mourn the loss.
Mo Yunzhu really wanted to see the emperor, but the emperor did not summon her, and she could not find any excuse, so three days later, Mo Yunzhu left the palace.
As soon as I left the palace, I saw the carriage of Prince Lan's Mansion, and standing next to the carriage were Yuan Qing and Chang Teng. They were both here to pick up Mo Yunzhu from the palace.
As soon as they saw Mo Yunzhu coming out, Hao Jiang and Yuan Qing ran up and called her.
When Mo Yunzhu arrived in front of the carriage, she saw Jun Huolan's handsome face.
"Yunzhu, get in the car." Jun Huolan felt distressed the moment he saw Mo Yunzhu, who was obviously thin. God knows how worried he was about her in the past three days.
After greeting everyone, Mo Yunzhu got in the car and said to Jun Huolan, "The Queen Mother was strangled to death by a master."
"What!" Jun Huolan was shocked.
"The murderer's right index finger is different from others. There is a sign of a missing piece on the body spot. It should be a piece of meat missing or something worn, or it may be a chicken eye or something." Mo Yunzhu said.
Jun Huolan frowned, then quickly shook his head and said, "I have no impression, but now that we know, we will find the murderer sooner or later."
"I suspect it was Eunuch Yan who was by the emperor's side, but I didn't have the chance to meet him. The first time I saw him, I felt that he was an expert, but I didn't pay attention to his hands."
Jun Huolan narrowed his eyes and stared at Mo Yunzhu. Mo Yunzhu suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I do doubt the emperor." Then she told him about the time when she and the emperor discussed their marriage during dinner the day before the empress dowager's death.
"Yun Zhu, don't think too much about it. Go back and have a good rest. I will check if there is something wrong with your father-in-law's right index finger." Jun Huolan saw that she was sad, and immediately reached out and held her hand and said.