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The bones were black, which seemed to be a sign of poisoning.King Su grieved in the face of his relatives, the people whispered, the public opinion was obviously biased, and Lu Li, who was in charge of the coffin autopsy, seemed to be in a daze... The atmosphere at the scene became very tense.

Mr. Zhou was a little worried about Pingzhang under Zhongshumen.The people are simple and honest, and they rarely see the things behind the incident. They were led by King Su... He has heard about Lu Li for a long time, and he has real skills, but he is still too young, can he stand up to this scene?

He glanced at Emperor Taijia.Emperor Taijia sat high on the dragon chair, resting his head on one hand, his slender eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, like a sneer, like curiosity, like pondering, like anticipation, but there was no uneasiness or worry.

Mr. Zhou has gone through two dynasties, and he has his own vision to achieve this position. He believes in King Ping, Zhao Zhu, and also in this young emperor.He faintly felt that something was wrong with King Su's behavior, but the emperor wasn't worried... and he couldn't be too worried.

If you think something is wrong, just look at it carefully, think of something wrong, and make some preparations quietly to keep the country safe.

The courtiers on the side of Emperor Taijia were all sweating, staring at Lu Li closely, King Su and Bai Shi were also paying attention to Lu Li's movements.Su Wang covered his face with a scarf, his eyes were deep and pretentious, Bai Shi smiled sweetly, and his eyes looked forward, they were all waiting for Lu Li to make a fool of himself.

Shen Wansha's angry face was puffed up, if it wasn't for Yu Jia's presence, he would really be able to jump over and beat someone up!

Hu Weiwei squeezed Shen Wansha's shoulders with a smile: "Young master, don't worry, Bai Shi is so cute, I feel pity for him, so I can't be negligent..."

These words were spoken slowly and extremely gently, but Shen Wansha shuddered for some reason.He turned his head around and looked at Hu Weiwei's face.This face is still as charming as summer flowers, the beautiful eyes are full of sparkles, and the smiles and smiles are full of charm...

Whenever she smiles so charmingly and forcefully, it means that someone is going to be unlucky.

"You..." Shen Wansha wanted to say 'you should be more worried', but when he turned his head and wanted to let Bai go, he felt even more unhappy, and his words got stuck.

"What are you worried about?" Hu Weiwei nodded Shen Wansha's nose, "Bai Shi bullied Master again and again, and I will not let him go. But am I, Hu Weiwei, a fool? Of course I know the best way to attack... ..."

Shen Wansha's eyes widened, "Bai Shi really hurt Little Lizi again, didn't you! Did you see it!" He had this feeling, but there was no evidence, and he was a little guilty before, if Hu Weiwei saw it...

"It's still worth watching?" Hu Weiwei snorted coldly, "This person is cute on the surface, but he is actually very scheming. He never shows up when it is not necessary. Whenever he shows up, he must be fully prepared."

Shen Wansha looked at Lu Li in the arena, his eyes straightened: "So he... is trying to cheat little Lizi?"

The other party came prepared, how will Xiao Lizi get through this difficulty?

……

Many people outside the court were worried, but Lu Li didn't know anything about it on the court.Instead of simply being stunned in place, his mind quickly flashed the knowledge he had learned in the past, thinking about the possibility of Liu Cheng doing bad things under his nose.

This time is actually not long, because the atmosphere is too tense and everyone has their own thoughts, this moment seems extremely long...

Finally, Lu Li twitched his fingertips, narrowed his eyes, and thought of a possibility.

Liu Cheng sorted out all the bones, sighed, and looked back at Lu Li: "The deceased's body has black and blue marks all over his body, he must have died of poisoning."

"Really?" Lu Li stepped forward, carefully examined the performance of the bones, and rubbed them lightly with his hands.

There are indeed black marks on the surface of the bones, and the color does not fade when touched by fingers, but the black marks are uneven and intermittent, some places have them, and some places do not.

When Liu Cheng saw his fingertips lightly touching the white bones without black color, his heart skipped a beat, and he suppressed his uneasiness with all his strength, and said solemnly: "Perhaps it is because the poison that the concubine was exposed to during her lifetime was particularly poisonous, and perhaps it is because the concubine did not suffer too much during her lifetime." , it was removed simply, and the bluish and black marks on the bones were uneven."

Lu Li didn't answer Liu Cheng's words, but only looked at his hands, "I just saw Mr. Liu wipe his hands with a handkerchief."

Liu Cheng was taken aback, "This...the bones have not seen the light of day for a long time, and there is always some filthiness. I touched the bones and wiped my hands...Is there a problem?"

"I also want to wipe my hands. Would you like to borrow a handkerchief, sir?"

Liu Cheng's eyes became vigilant: "Mr. Lu, what is the meaning of this? He is wearing gloves, but he borrowed my handkerchief?"

"Just looking at Mr. Liu's delicate handkerchief, I want to borrow it for a look." Lu Li's brows were calm, with a smile on his face, and his attitude was very kind.

Liu Cheng felt more and more uneasy, and took half a step back, "My handkerchief is dirty, so it's not easy to borrow it for my husband to see. How important is it to open the coffin for an autopsy today, why bother to waste time on such trivial matters?"

The two seemed to have a dispute, and they looked like they were having a good time... Everyone outside the venue immediately shut their mouths tightly, silently, and looked over with piercing eyes.

"Yuerou..." In such a quiet time, King Su's voice of grief, which seemed to be absent, was exceptionally clear.

Lord Wang flicked his sleeves and raised his voice: "An autopsy is important, Mr. Lu should not be entangled with foreign objects!"

Mr. Zhou glanced at the emperor, then turned his gaze to Mr. Wang, and said in a cold voice, "Mr. Wang, why worry? You need to have a result today. You don't know how to do autopsies, so it's better not to meddle casually."

"You—" Lord Wang narrowed his eyes slightly.

Master Zhou ignored him, and turned his eyes to the two people in the field.

Liu Cheng didn't want the handkerchief, Lu Li had already guessed it.He was not in a hurry, he put his hands behind his back, raised his chin slightly, and raised his voice: "I once heard that there is a poisonous weed in Lin'an called Biancao. After being boiled into a paste, it can dye human bones black."

What?poisonous weed?Can it dye human bones black?

These words contain too much information, and the eyes of people outside the venue immediately changed. Could it be that there is something wrong with this corpse!

Shen Wansha looked at Bai Shi for the first time, and saw that Bai Shi's eyes were wide open, and there was a look of shock inside, and he immediately understood that this bastard used this thing to trick Xiao Lizi!

There is such a thing in the world... It is really hard to guard against, if Lu Li doesn't know, he will be cheated for nothing today!

Liu Cheng was still calm, his eyes drooped slightly, and his voice was surprised: "Mr. Lu means that this corpse has been tampered with?" He carefully glanced at Emperor Taijia on the dragon chair, "But the coffin of the first concubine was banned by the emperor." The guard personally escorted it back to Beijing, and it was not opened during the period..."

Lu Li's eyes sharpened, and he dared to bite him back?

"Mr. Liu is careful. Don't you say that people with a little bit of character will not do such scandals, but who would benefit from doing such a thing? The bone test results that the first princess was poisoned and died. Who would want to see it?"

That's a great question.Liu Cheng alluded to Lu Li's slander of Emperor Taijia, and Lu Li started from the results to remove the doubts about Emperor Taijia and his family.Who would want such a result to happen, obviously, King Su!

As long as it is proved that the concubine died of poisoning, not as announced by the former emperor, Emperor Taijia couldn't bear it, Su Wangcheng was pitiful, and Su Wang took the opportunity to behave, nothing else, the harvest must be quite rich of.

Liu Cheng stared, "Then what are you alluding to!"

Lu Li sneered: "Mr. Liu is smart, can't you even hear this?"

The onlookers shouted: "Stupid! He is referring to you!"

Liu Cheng's face darkened, he glanced angrily at the direction of the voice, and looked at Lu Li: "Mr. Lu really thinks so? The coffin of the first princess is well guarded. I have never had a chance to get close to it. I just came into contact with it when I was undressing the bones. The bones are the color of the bones. My husband wiped it with his fingers, and there was no fading. If I just dyed it, how could it have such a miraculous effect? ​​I just wiped off the dust stains between my fingers with a handkerchief, and there was no blue or black color on my hands. , how can you be so sure that I have tampered with?"

"This medicine is so strong that it seeps into the bones. It won't go away unless you use special methods. Are you sure that I can't do anything about you?" Lu Li rolled his eyes and smiled slightly. "It's actually very simple. The real poisoner, the poison From the inside to the outside of the bone, the surface of the bone is black, and the inside is even more black; and the medicine seeps from the outside to the inside, the time is short, if you use less medicine, there will be no difference in the bone, as long as the bone is broken—”

Before the words were finished, King Su quit, "It's pitiful for my wife to be exposed, how can she break her bones!" Is this insulting him!

Lu Li really stimulated him.Su Wang's behavior like this, at a small level, is involuntarily affectionate, at a high level, it is dissatisfaction with the emperor.The emperor personally ordered the opening of the coffin for an autopsy, but he said that he was pitiful... Who did he want to see by putting on this appearance?

Seeing that King Su realized something was wrong, Lu Li's face changed, and he didn't say much, and he accepted it as soon as he saw it.He smiled and looked at King Su: "Don't worry, King Su, I haven't finished my sentence yet. Of course the concubine cannot be offended, but Mr. Liu Cheng... can be searched."

King Su narrowed his eyes, this kid did it on purpose!

He obviously planned to search him, but he used broken bones to catch him!

Sure enough, like Zhao Zhu, he is not a good match... King Su straightened his expression, reminded himself to be careful, and did not stop Lu Li's request for a while.

This is what Lu Li was waiting for.Liu Cheng was searched, and King Su didn't say anything. Naturally, his personal guards were not easy to stand out, and it was even more impossible for the emperor to object...

"Fang Jian, do a body search."

When the leader of the Imperial Guard came over under the emperor's order, Lu Li avoided the crowd and cast a murderous look at Liu Cheng: Tell you to plot against me!

Liu Cheng's face turned pale with fright, but by now, he was powerless to recover.

He had been instructed in every possible way beforehand, and he himself was cautious, and he did nothing wrong. Who knew that Lu Li's eyes were so sharp!

Didn't it mean that no one knew about this thing, why did Lu Li know about it!

Fang Jian found a small jar from Liu Cheng, which contained a transparent ointment with no special smell.

When Lu Li saw it, his eyes were filled with admiration, "Good craftsmanship! It must have taken a lot of effort to make the ointment like this!" He couldn't make it himself. It smells bad from feet, and the color is not good-looking. If it can be adjusted like this, the person who made the ointment must have added a secret method and has ulterior motives.

Lu Li despised him for putting so much effort into doing scandalous things.

His eyes fell on Bai Shi outside the court.

Bai Shi subconsciously dodges his eyes, but feels unwilling after dodging, biting his lip and looking back, Lu Li's eyes are no longer on him!

Bai Shi was furious, and felt that Liu Cheng was not doing enough, and he didn't know how to put his heart into it after receiving such a big favor from the prince!

Fang Jian took some ointment and rubbed it on the bones of the princess's toes, and the bones turned black instantly...

There was an uproar.

It turned out to be true!

To do such a thing right under everyone's noses!

Everyone condemned and turned their attention to Liu Cheng, but Liu Cheng didn't defend himself and kept his head down.Fang Jian asked him who instigated him, and he suddenly jumped up, intending to grab Fang Jian's waist with a knife and commit suicide!

This behavior is obviously better than death.

As the leader of the imperial guards, Fang Jian is not unable to treat him, but the most important thing now is the bone examination... He looked at Emperor Taijia, "Your Majesty—"

Asking for a confession now, I'm afraid I won't get anything...

Emperor Taijia's eyes dimmed, and he waved his hand, "Take him down for questioning, and the bone examination will continue."

"Yes!"

Fang Jian dragged Liu Cheng down and asked Lu Li to continue the bone examination.

Lu Li took a long breath, and finally he was able to test normally... He didn't hesitate, took the box from Hu Weiwei on the sidelines, and walked to the corpse table.

The first step is to deal with the black and blue traces of pollution by Liu Cheng.

Fortunately, the traces are very new and cannot be wiped off with hands, but wine vinegar can be washed away. If it stays for more than two hours, it penetrates too deeply, and it may not be washed off no matter how much you wash...

After Lu Li washed away the black and blue traces, he observed the bones of the deceased again.Over the years, the bones are brittle and loose and easy to break. Although the bones are intact, the roots are not intact.It's a pity that we don't know whether it was a collision during transportation or the fracture occurred when the body was buried. It is difficult to judge with the naked eye.

When encountering such a situation in modern times, there are various instruments to analyze it, and there is no way in ancient times, such as applying special bad cakes.In Xingyuan Mansion before, Lu Li had used this method when examining the corpse of the gang boss.

But today is different.In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather is fine, but it is still very cold. The hot cake will turn cold after a while, and the effect is limited...

Lu Li pondered for a moment, then turned around and knelt down to Emperor Taijia: "The bones have been dead for many years, and the traces are difficult to distinguish. I want to use clever decrees to reveal the traces. Please allow the emperor."

Emperor Taijia raised his hand: "You will be in charge of the opening of the coffin and autopsy, and everything will be as you wish."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Li looked up, with clear eyes and a smile on his face, "First, please ask the Emperor to send someone to dig a deep pit, five feet long, three feet wide, and two feet deep."

Emperor Taijia nodded slightly, but the eunuchs around him immediately made arrangements.Emperor Taijia held an exquisite hand stove in his hand, and looked at Lu Li with interest. What does this little guy want to do?

When the old eunuch came over, Lu Li asked for some more things, such as several catties of firewood, two liters of spirits, five liters of strong vinegar, two straw mats, one handle of red oil umbrella, several feet of twine...

Emperor Taijia was present, there was no shortage of manpower, and the speed was quite fast. The deep hole that Lu Li wanted was dug very quickly.

Lu Li looked at the four walls of the deep pit, nodded, and asked the guards to put the firewood and charcoal into it and boil it.During the waiting time, he took the twine and threaded the bones of Su Wang's concubine according to the shape of the bone structure, and put them on the mat beside him.

The old eunuch didn't understand Lu Li's intentions, so he came over to remind him from time to time: "The fire is very hot..."

"How long will it take to burn?"

"Do you want to continue adding firewood?"

The people are also very curious, what is this going to do?Are you going to burn your bones?They subconsciously looked at King Su, thinking that King Su would definitely not allow it.

Yu Zhi's complexion was a little bad because of the apprenticeship, and Lu Li's action quickly drew his attention back.What is the solution?So fresh!Yu Zhi's eyes lit up.When I turned around and thought about it, I was relieved. Before Lu Li, he was the most powerful master in Daxia. Almost all the masters in the state capitals of Daxia were his apprentices. He was not personally taught but also guided. The same rice supports all kinds of people, no He was wrong, the number of apprentices was too large... Yu Zhi's mood suddenly changed, he let go of the past, and watched Lu Li's bone examination seriously.

Shen Wansha has been with Lu Li for so long, and has never seen such a method, and now his eyes are shining, and he repeatedly pulled Hu Weiwei's sleeve: "Look at the little Lizi, someone dug a hole!"

"Burn the fire, burn the fire!"

"It actually put the bones together!"

Everyone on the field was attracted by Lu Li, curious, admiring, in awe, expecting... only Bai Shi's eyes were full of resentment.It's like this again, every time!Lu Li always stepped on him to climb up!

……

Lu Li didn't care about the thoughts of everyone in the field, but only focused on his own affairs.

When the bottom and walls of the pit were burning red, Lu Li asked the guards to put out the open fire, poured all the prepared wine and vinegar into the pit, and taking advantage of the heat, asked the guards to put mats and bones into the pit, and then covered them with straw mats.

"This is a steamed bone." After Lu Li finished everything, he turned around and explained to Emperor Taijia, "The bones are broken, and the traces are difficult to judge. It is cold in the deep winter, and the effect of hot compresses is not good. After steaming like this, the traces of the broken bones will appear. Ascertain the cause of death."

He was dressed in moon-white clothes, with a tall and straight figure, jade-white and slender fingers, and a face that looked more like a bright moon, handsome and delicate.Now with a smile on his face, he talked eloquently about the method of steaming bones for autopsy. The atmosphere was elegant and noble, which made everyone present feel unsure.

Shen Wansha blushed, and continued to tug on Hu Weiwei's sleeve: "Steamed bone, Xiao Lizi said it was steamed bone!"

Hu Weiwei was also very excited, "Yeah steaming bones, master is so amazing!"

The common people also admired: "Oh... so it's steamed bones..."

"Fresh, fresh, it's the first time I've lived for such a long time, I've learned a lot!"

"Who says it's not? This method looks amazing. Mr. Lu is very skilled!"

"Tsk, you don't know that, Mr. Lu is amazing, he can hear the dead man's words! If the dead man's wounds are too deep to speak, he will cut open the stomach and see how the dead man died of!"

"This Mr. Lu is so handsome..."

The people whispered, all eyes were bright, and all attention was on Lu Li. As for who Lu Li's body belonged to and what kind of grievances and entanglements there were, everyone didn't care at all!

Su Wang watched the changes in the field, his hands clenched into fists under his sleeves, and his eyes turned cold.

……

When the temperature in the pit cooled down, Lu Li asked the guards to carry the corpse out and put it on the corpse table.

He himself took the red oil umbrella and covered the corpse for a closer look.

Soon, he got the result: "The symptoms of the dead watcher should be that they rolled down a high step, their internal organs were pierced by fractures, and they bleed to death."

As soon as these words came out, the scene was silent again, and he really fell to his death?

Then Emperor Xian was not wrong... Emperor Xian was not wrong, where did the words of poisoning come from?

The people are not stupid, but sometimes they don't think so long-term. They believe what they see and hear. Once the evidence appears and the status quo is broken, they will also think deeply, is there something wrong with it?

The atmosphere at the scene changed again, showing a little weirdness.

Master Wang couldn't see it, so he took a step forward and narrowed his eyes: "Please ask Mr. Lu to clarify!"

"Okay." Lu Li smiled at him, pointing to the corpse, "The deceased's limbs, head, shoulders, chest, and back all had cracked or broken bones, and those with cracked bones had red lines in the middle and a faint shade of blood; For those with broken bones, there will be blood halos at both ends, and they will look rosy when examined by light, these are all injuries during life."

"The fourth and fifth ribs of the deceased's left chest were broken and bent downwards. The blood shade was particularly obvious. According to its location, it should have pierced the heart... This should be a fatal injury."

What kind of process would cause such a complicated and detailed bone fracture, and even the fatal injury of broken ribs at the heart?Combined with the situation at the time, Lu Li believed that the cause of death of the first princess was almost certain, and she fell all the way from the high steps, resulting in her death.

Master Zhou stroked his beard and looked at Lu Li with a smile: "So the death of the first princess cannot be caused by poisoning?"

"There is no evidence to prove that it is related to poisoning." Lu Li shook his head.

Mr. Wang snorted coldly: "When the first princess passed away, the seven orifices were bleeding, how do you explain it!"

Mr. Zhou's eyes were slightly cold: "Where did Mr. Wang determine the cause of the death of the first princess, and come here to question?"

What he said was righteous and imposing, and there seemed to be something hidden in his voice...

Lord Wang froze, glanced at Emperor Taijia on the dragon chair, and immediately knelt down: "I don't have any other intentions, it's just that the rumors are widespread. Today, the coffin will be opened for an autopsy. The truth must be revealed..."

"I wanted the truth to come to light. Wang Aiqing is right. What are you doing kneeling? Get up." Emperor Taijia encouraged him with a smile, "If Mr. Lu can't answer your questions, I will reward you."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Taijia looked at Lu Li: "How is it? Can Mr. Lu answer?"

"Naturally." Lu Li looked at Mr. Wang, "Mr. Wang asked why the deceased was bleeding from seven holes at that time. It was normal. Anyone who rolled down the high steps and hit his head would bleed. Mr. Wang didn't believe it, but Ask Mr. Yu, if you don’t believe me, you can try it yourself.”

"puff--"

The onlookers laughed loudly: "Get lost and try hahaha!"

"Poisoning may cause blood from the seven holes, but bleeding from the seven holes does not necessarily mean poisoning. I know all about this!"

Master Wang's face was gloomy, and he stared at Lu Li very unkindly.

Lu Li was not afraid of him, with a smile on his face, his expression was very calm, and his voice was very steady: "Master Wang, do you have anything else you want to ask?"

"Even so," Mr. Wang said with a gloomy expression and a sharp voice, "is there no possibility of being beaten? Why must he have rolled down the steps!"