In fact, it was not a big deal for a corpse to appear in the moat. Even under the Emperor's foot, it was quite normal for people to throw away corpses. No matter which dynasty it was and what kind of customs it was, this kind of thing was inevitable. It was just that the time and place of the murder was wrong. It was supposed to be a festive day, and everyone was in high spirits. Moreover, the moat was built around the city, and it was still there. The corpse could have been anywhere else, but it just had to appear here. Not only was it unlucky, but it was also disgusting. Therefore, Le Chengdi's face was very gloomy. "Where is the Governor?"
"The Governor is already there. The corpse has been salvaged. It is a young woman. Judging from her clothes, she should be a maid. Preliminary judgment is that the time of death is no more than two hours." The commander of the imperial guards paused. "Her face was slashed countless times. Except for the eyes, there was no intact part of her body. Her limbs were all broken and strangely twisted."
At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on the commander of the imperial guards. Their eyes were full of disbelief. Who did this? It was too vicious.
In addition, there was no wind today. Although the moat was flowing, it flowed very slowly. It had been less than two hours, so the murderer must be nearby now. Daring to do such a thing under Le Chengdi's nose, was it a provocation or a provocation? Le Chengdi was furious. "Immediately find out which family the maid is from."
"I have ordered to assist the Governor in the investigation. If she is from a family, I believe there will be a result soon."
Le Chengdi nodded. "Tell the others to postpone the dragon boat race for an hour. In addition, pay attention to the blockade of this matter."
The so-called blockade was mainly aimed at ordinary people. Le Chengdi liked to enjoy with the people, so he allowed them to watch from the other side. Of course, the other side was also guarded. The people could only stay outside the guarded area. At this time, the other side was already crowded with people. For them, today, a murder in this special place was not as simple as bad luck. It might be regarded as a bad omen. In this way, it was easy to cause panic.
Fortunately, the corpse was close to this side of the river, and because of the twisted limbs, it was basically impossible to see the shape of a human from far away. Thinking about it, even if some people on the other side of the river saw the thing that was salvaged from the river, they probably wouldn't associate it with a dead person.
Following the departure of the Grand Commander of the Imperial Guards, the imperial tent fell into silence. Previously, there was still a faint hint of open strife and veiled strife. Now, it seemed to have completely disappeared, and there was even a hint of gloominess.
Even on the other side of the curtain, Le Chengdi's concubines, including the Empress, were no longer smiling and speaking softly. Although they didn't hear the words of the Commander of the Imperial Guards clearly, the young concubines couldn't help but turn pale upon hearing the narration of the palace maids. Even people like the Empress, Noble Consort Su, felt a chill down their backs. They had killed more than one or two people, but they had never done it themselves and had never seen such a cruel scene.
The Empress ordered and passed down the message, telling the servants serving the princesses and the younger princes to be more attentive. Don't let some messy things enter their ears, and even more, don't go to the scene to look out of curiosity.
In Le Chengdi's imperial tent, in addition to his sons and brothers, there were naturally some important ministers of the court. Whether it was true or false, they all wore a grave expression. Thus, Jin Qinwang, who had nothing to do with himself, still put on a leisurely and leisurely posture as he played with the newly obtained bracelet in his hand. It seemed that it was a priceless treasure that he loved so much that he couldn't put it down. It was particularly irksome, and Le Chengdi, who was easily angered by him, wanted to ruthlessly slap him.
Luo Peishan also couldn't help but twitch his mouth when others weren't paying attention. Speaking of which, before, he really couldn't see that this living King of Hell was interested in his own grandson. But now that he got what he wanted, it seemed that he was slowly no longer restraining himself. But even so, you should pay attention to the situation a little, there are so many pairs of eyes watching ah!
Unfortunately, a certain someone didn't sense the roaring and unspoken criticism in everyone's hearts. He even moved his body and put on a more comfortable posture.
In fact, Jin Qinwang's biggest characteristic shouldn't be his temperamental and violent temper, nor was it that outrageous fate of bringing misfortune to his wife. It should be that he was super thick-skinned and had reached the state of invulnerability.
Because it had nothing to do with Jin Qinwang in the past, Luo Peishan simply respected Li Hongyuan's status. Now, he increasingly understood Le Chengdi's mood. Unfortunately, he couldn't vent it out like Le Chengdi. He was angry until he lost his temper. Even so, the oppressive feeling of his own family's fresh cabbage being eaten by someone else's pig was still there. Therefore, it was better for this son-in-law and grandson-in-law to be casually tidied up. If it didn't go well, he would pull them over and give them a fierce lecture. What a pity, what a pity …
Li Hongming tilted his head to look at Li Hongyuan. He slightly narrowed his eyes and then turned to face Le Chengdi, "Fuhuang, Sixth Younger Brother seems to like the Luo family's Third Young Lady more. You must know that before …"
Before, Li Hongyuan didn't clearly express his disgust, but he also didn't seem to have come into contact with it. Except for Sun Yijia's disfigurement, which made his emotions more obvious, before the incident, it didn't matter if he was happy or unhappy. However, Le Chengdi was his father after all. Most of the time, he felt that he didn't care. This time, he "sold" his son and was worried that he would make trouble again. Now that he saw it, he shouldn't be disgusted. Then, his reaction was a bit strange. At this moment, Le Chengdi also regarded him as "protecting his food". This evil creature had a bad temper. When he was still in the palace, he showed a particularly overbearing side. As long as it was his, regardless of whether he liked it or not, even if it was thrown into a corner to collect dust, others shouldn't even think about touching it. If he wasn't willing to give it up, even if it was completely destroyed, he absolutely wouldn't give it to you. This virtue probably continued to extend to people, that's why he would use a piece of priceless blood jade to exchange for a bracelet that only looked passable. Forget it, forget it, as long as he was happy, it was fine as long as he was happy. Anyway, this was the last one. It would be best if he could marry her safely into the family, but if he couldn't …
That's right, from the start, Le Chengdi was not absolutely certain that his son would fall in love with a certain girl. Even if he liked something, it wouldn't be fresh for more than a few days. Hoping that he would be moved, hoping that he would have normal feelings, hehe, that would be a joke.
Le Chengdi didn't respond and Li Hongming also retracted his gaze, as if he had just casually mentioned a sentence.
Li Hongyuan acted as if he had heard it and continued to study his bracelet, looking at the quality of the gemstones, the craftsmanship of the bracelet …
On the contrary, Ruan Rui Zhong's gaze fell on Li Hongyuan, his heart was quite complicated. He didn't know what that daughter of his was thinking, to take a fancy to this living King of Hell. He knew that his daughter had secretly contacted Jin Qinwang. Although he didn't know Jin Qinwang's attitude at that time, eight or nine out of ten, he didn't have the slightest feeling. His infatuation was misplaced. He tried his best to suppress it, even making people feel that he was too picky with his son-in-law. Who could understand his painstaking efforts? In the end, it was still inexplicably bestowed marriage by the Emperor. Even if he was finally persuaded by his daughter, he was still not optimistic about his daughter's future, breeding a kind of powerless sorrow.
The identity of the woman who was tortured to death was quickly confirmed.
"What did you say, my daughter's servant girl?" Ruan Rui Zhong asked in disbelief.
"Grand Secretary Daren, it has already been confirmed. According to my understanding, your daughter's servant girl didn't return after changing her clothes. Your daughter had people looking for her but couldn't find her. After hearing that the female corpse was found, your daughter immediately sent people to confirm. No matter if it was the clothes, hair accessories, or some of the subtle features on the body, it all matched your daughter's missing servant girl." The Grand Commander of the Imperial Guards stated the facts without the slightest bit of emotion.
Ruan Rui Zhong twisted his eyebrows. According to his wife, the four senior servant girls by his daughter's side were all extremely reliable. The one who had served her for a long time had already served her for seven to eight years. The one who had served her for a short time had also served her for three to four years. His daughter had a very good relationship with them. Now that she was gone, he didn't know how sad the girl would be. "Have you found any other clues?"
"Not for the time being."
"It's reasonable to say that no one would kill a mere servant girl for no reason." The Minister of Justice said.
"If there's no grudge or enmity, then it's very likely that she suddenly encountered some dark secrets and was killed to silence her."
"If it's really like this, shouldn't it be ended cleanly? Who would do so many tricks?"
"Looking at the way she died, it's not an exaggeration to say that the murderer has a blood feud with her."
No matter how lively they were talking, Li Hongyuan's heart didn't have the slightest ripple. It was also because he didn't find a suitable opportunity to make a move on Ruan Fangfei. She should be the one to suffer now. Li Hongyuan wouldn't kill her easily. What she did to Wan Wan, he would return to her tenfold or a hundredfold. If he didn't let her taste pain and despair and wake her up, how could he let her die so easily if she was always so self-righteous? He wanted her to break down and repent. It would only be over if she regretted coming to this world. However, he didn't know if it was because Ruan Fangfei had done too many guilty things that there were several people around her at all times. Today, there were too many eyes, the imperial guards patrolling from time to time, and the blackguards appearing from time to time, so she temporarily escaped the disaster. That servant girl was just a warning to her. It was no wonder, but it was also not bad. She started to deal with the people around her, one by one, and let them pave the way for her on the road to the netherworld.
As for the people closest to her, none of them were innocent. After all, they accompanied her day and night. How could they not know Ruan Fangfei's nature? Moreover, no matter how capable and scheming she was, she was only a lady of the boudoir. If no one worked for her, how could she scheme against people again and again? Therefore, these people deserved to die. Even if they were really innocent, they could only be considered unlucky to follow such a master. They should clean their eyes when they were reincarnated in their next life.
Speaking of which, even if they didn't know the specific situation in the backyard of the Ruan Family, as long as they sent someone to investigate, of course, they had to be very careful. They would find that it was really not simple because the security was very strict. If there were no ghosts, how could there be people like secret guards and even death soldiers? Ordinary Prince's Mansion couldn't compare to them. It was just that for an official, what did he want to do by raising secret guards and death soldiers?
Well, Li Hongyuan knew that Ruan Ruizhong didn't know that there was such a group of people in his family.
Because of this, it wasn't easy for Li Hongyuan to place people in the Ruan Family. Those who were placed in couldn't be casually used. After all, the risk of being exposed was too great.
In contrast, the Luo Family was like a sieve. Li Hongyuan could easily grasp the matters of the Luo Family. However, it was obvious that the Luo Family was considered normal. Even the backyards of those officials who liked to form cliques for personal gain were basically like this.
Logically speaking, Ruan Fangfei didn't have the ability to manage the Ruan Family's backyard like this, and it wasn't something that could be done overnight. Then, the biggest possibility was the person in charge of the Ruan Family's backyard, Ruan Fangfei's mother, Ruan Ruizhong's wife.
Li Hongyuan casually cast his gaze outside. The second wife of the Grand Secretary … …
After Ruan Fangfei heard the situation from the Nanny, her face was a little pale. Then, despite being stopped by everyone, she insisted on taking a look for herself. The bailiff guarding the corpse saw that her hands were trembling uncontrollably and her face was drained of blood. She looked very pitiful and wanted to dissuade her, but Ruan Fangfei shook her head firmly. Her hands slowly reached for the cloth covering the corpse. Because her hands were trembling, she seemed to have used all her strength to barely pinch a corner and slowly lifted it … …
"Ah … …" Ruan Fangfei screamed. Her legs went soft and she fell backwards.
Fortunately, the person serving her supported her in time and covered her eyes at the first moment.
The bailiff hurriedly covered the cloth back. He already told her not to look. They were used to seeing dead people and were frightened by the corpse's appearance at the first moment. The face was full of scratches. Only the eyes were staring like copper bells, showing the great pain and deep fear before death. Those who were less courageous would probably be scared out of their wits.
Ruan Fangfei had done many evil things and was ruthless. She had even killed people with her own hands, but she was still punished badly. Especially those eyes, which were staring straight at her, like a malicious spirit. This was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that those eyes made her suddenly think of a person, a person who was strangled to death by her own hands. She did not know why she suddenly thought of this, but now her breathing was rapid, as if she was about to suffocate. Her eyelids fluttered and she fainted.
"Miss … …" The people around her all showed worried and frightened expressions.
Jingwan and the others naturally knew about this matter very quickly. For those who did not know, nine out of ten people pitied Ruan Fangfei, and the rest were basically wondering if it was easy for her to get into the water today.
Then there were even people who strangely mentioned Li Hongyuan's destiny of bringing misfortune to his wife. After all, this accident happened to his future Princess and future Concubine. The more they talked about it, the more they felt it was true. Even if Ruan Fangfei's problem was an indirect factor, it could not be denied. This matter even spread to Le Chengdi's ears. As his father and as the Emperor, Le Chengdi did not suppress the rumors. Except that it was really unnecessary, Le Chengdi also felt that it had something to do with him.
Le Chengdi looked at Li Hongyuan's indifference, as if a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water. At the same time, he was very angry and helpless. When he looked at Luo Peishan and Ruan Ruizhong, his eyes were full of guilt, "Beloved Official Ruan and Beloved Official Luo, why don't you go back and have a look?"
This "imperial edict" came awkwardly, but neither of them refused.
Luo Peishan was also very worried about Jingwan. Although Madame Luo sent someone to tell him the situation, it was better to see it with his own eyes.
When Jingwan saw Luo Peishan, she stared blankly and was about to get up to greet everyone.
However, Luo Peishan waved his hand first, dispensing with all formalities. In passing, he sat next to Jingwan, "How is the girl?"
"I've made Grandfather worry. Granddaughter is much better. But Grandfather, why did you come back now? "
Luo Peishan saw that her complexion was not bad. According to his old wife's temperament, if something really happened, she would not let her sit here. Thus, he did not say much and simply explained the reason why he came back.
Jingwan was speechless. Jin Qinwang had become a scapegoat. However, her suffering was mostly because of him, so he was not wronged? It was just that it had nothing to do with the so-called "bringing misfortune to his wife".
However, the death of Ruan Fangfei's maidservant, was it Jin Qinwang's doing? Although he said that he would deal with it, did he know that it was Ruan Fangfei's doing? Moreover, that also meant that he was a quasi-cefei and had better conditions than her in all aspects. What reason did he have to help her deal with Ruan Fangfei? It was completely illogical.
Old Madame Luo called Luo Peishan to the "inner room" to talk to him alone.
Although Ruan Fangfei's name shook the capital, for people like them, that little fame was simply a drizzle. Thus, they did not doubt the truth that his old wife told him. Luo Peishan did not fly into a rage. There was not even an angry expression on his face. Only his eyes were cold, "I originally thought that sitting in this position today was enough. But now, it seems that perhaps I can work harder and go to the cabinet."
Old Madame Luo had never asked about his matters in the imperial court and his "ambitions". "That maidservant of Miss Ruan, I'm afraid …"
Luo Peishan and Old Madame Luo looked at each other with tacit understanding. They were at least 70% sure that someone was the mastermind.
Luo Peishan thought for a while. For the sake of his grandson's protection, he would not pursue the matter of making him angry.
The murderer was still being found, but the dragon boat race had been postponed for an hour. It could not be postponed any longer.
Thus, today's highlight finally began.
Because of the curtains on both sides, the view was blocked. In the midst of the sound of gongs and drums, the curtains on both sides were hung up.
The length of the track was four hundred feet. According to Jing Wan's estimation, Qiyuan's one chi was about a little more than thirty centimeters. Ten zhang was ten chi, so four hundred zhang was about a little more than one thousand two hundred meters long. It wasn't considered short.
The location of the imperial tent was two hundred feet away from the track, and the Luo family was about one hundred and fifty feet away from the starting point. It was still a few hundred meters away from the starting point. Moreover, they were sitting, so they could not see anything.
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