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At the same time, Liu Yifu was also talking to Jiang Zhijing.
He scrutinized the person opposite him, noticing her reserved demeanor, and tried to keep his tone calm: "Princess, please don't be nervous. I just want to know some things."
Jiang Zhijing glanced at him, clenched her fingers, and nodded: "Sir, please ask."
Shen Tangning had asked him all the same questions, and the answers she received were all the same.
Suddenly, Liu Yi asked an unrelated question: "How old is the princess?"
He had only asked casually, a common interrogation tactic aimed at disrupting the other party's train of thought, but he noticed Jiang Zhijing's fingers tighten slightly, and couldn't help but look up.
Jiang Zhijing showed no unusual expression, but her tone was timid: "Sixteen."
Liu Yifu nodded calmly and moved on to the next question.
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“She lied about her age,” Liu said with certainty.
Chi Yan frowned slightly: "What's the point of lying about this? What difference does it make whether I'm a year older or younger?"
Shen Tangning lowered her eyes: "Age has no impact on the case, but she chose to hide it, which proves that she felt this issue would threaten her."
She suddenly looked up and asked, "Don't you all feel that there's something off about this seventh princess?"
The two of them looked over at the same time: "Where?"
Shen Tangning suddenly frowned: "I always feel that her behavior at times is not like that of a woman of this age."
She liked to wear brightly colored dresses, which made her look young, but when Shen Tangning visited her room, the decorations were completely different, lacking any bright and lively atmosphere.
It's understandable that the inn was just a temporary stop, but her jewelry was also very simple, more for decoration than for show. She didn't seem to wear it often, and many of the pieces looked brand new.
Girls of this age rarely dislike pretty clothes and jewelry.
Just then, Liu Yifu's men rushed in and whispered, "Sir, the test results for the food are in. There was only a small amount of muscle relaxant in it, no poison."
Liu Yi was taken aback and quickly asked, "What about the drinks?"
The other person shook their head: "It's not poisonous either."
Liu Yi stood up again, his expression grave: "Have the coroner examine the body."
However, when the coroner arrived, a major problem arose—
The Qi envoy refused to allow an autopsy.
The other party was extremely agitated, tears streaming down his face: "Our Second Prince died unjustly in your Daqing, and now his body is being humiliated. You clearly don't respect our Qi Kingdom!"
Liu Yifu felt a headache coming on, but patiently tried to reason with him: "Envoy, I understand your feelings, but how can we know the cause of the prince's death without examining the body?"
"You don't understand a thing!" the envoy cursed. "That's your business! What does it have to do with me?!"
Liu Yi wiped the spittle off his face: "..."
Chi Yan rolled up his sleeves, unable to contain himself any longer: "Uncle can tolerate this, but aunt can't! This is simply unreasonable!"
Shen Tangning grabbed him and winked at the side: "Don't rush, the princess is here."
Jiang Zhijing walked over looking haggard and said helplessly to the envoy, "Lord Liang, let them inspect it."
With a hint of apology on her face, she said, “In our Qi state, we value the dead and do not desecrate their bodies, as this is considered disrespectful. I beg you all to show mercy and not damage my royal brother’s body.”
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