The Queen's Secret

When Zhao Muyan came out of Crouching Dragon Palace, his brows were always furrowed, but the corners of his mouth curled up from time to time. Lier, who was by his side, looked at it a few times, and felt that Zhao Muyan was in an extremely weird mood...

Talking about troubles seems to be troubles...

Say happy, also seem happy...

Li'er is not sure what Zhao Muyan's mood is now...

"Ma'am... did something happen?"

Li'er asked cautiously, but Zhao Muyan loosened the frown between his brows at this moment, and said with a light smile, "I just feel that what I want to do has made some progress."

"What does the lady want to do?"

When Li'er heard this, she became interested and curious to know what Zhao Muyan wanted to do.

"you do not understand."

Zhao Muyan didn't intend to tell Li'er, after all, this is not something Li'er should understand...

"Qi Yuxin... is really a very good arrester."

Zhao Muyan said another sentence, thinking of that person's always expressionless face, and thinking of her pink face when she was drunk, and her at a loss...

The corner of the mouth raised a gentle smile inadvertently.

"That's right! Ma'am, I chatted with those little eunuchs recently, and they were all talking about the arresting department!"

Li'er also seems to be very interested in Qi Yuxin.

"Oh? Say what?"

Zhao Muyan asked casually like a breeze, but seriously waited for Li'er to speak.

"It's amazing how she solves the case and how fair it is... and..."

Li'er seemed to have opened something and kept talking. In the large and quiet corridor, only Li'er's voice could be heard, and Zhao Muyan listened quietly all the time, but smiled and said nothing.

Southland, imperial palace, old case room.

After lunch, Qi Yuxin began to analyze his guess about the case to the two.

"General Zhenbei's shoes have scuff marks on the heels."

Just as Qi Yuxin finished speaking, Lin Qingxuan opened his mouth and said, "So General Zhenbei was dragged from another place to the kitchen."

"Um…"

Qi Yu frowned, thought for a while, and said: "It's just that General Zhenbei is tall, and Meng Gan and I find it difficult to lift him up on a stretcher. Can only one person be able to lift General Zhenbei from the other side?" A place to lug to the kitchen?"

After Qi Yu finished speaking, Meng Gan immediately said: "Anyone in the army should be able to do it. My brother is a soldier, and they have weight-bearing training every day. If you want to drag someone taller than yourself, it's no problem. "

"It means...the murderer is likely to be a member of the army?"

After Lin Qingxuan finished asking, his eyes fell on Qi Yuxin...

"It's possible, and it's also possible that there is more than one murderer. Then two people can drag a tall General Zhenbei."

Qi Yuxin tapped the table with her fingertips, making a crisp sound, which was her habitual action when she was thinking.

"Also... General Zhenbei suffocated to death unconsciously. He has no obvious injuries on his body. I guess he drank or ate some food mixed with Mongolian sweat medicine, and then was dragged by the murderer. to the kitchen."

After Qi Yu finished speaking, Meng Gan immediately said: "Besides, the murderer stuffed General Zhenbei into the stove, then filled it with lime mortar, and then baked it with fire. The lime mortar dries quickly, but there will be a lot of cracks." crack."

"How could the murderer drag someone into the kitchen without anyone noticing, and still have time to pour so much lime mortar without being noticed?"

Lin Qingxuan raised a question. After Qi Yu listened carefully, she frowned, sighed, and said, "This is what I'm thinking about too... How can anyone not notice it?"

"No one in the middle of the night...is the best time to commit crimes."

Meng Gan said, Qi Yuxin and Lin Qingxuan nodded, but Qi Yuxin raised another question: "But won't the procrastinating sound attract people's attention?"

When dragging a heavy object, there must be a sound. If someone is nearby, they will definitely be able to find it...

"It seems that we have to go to the General's Mansion again."

Qi Yu continued to speak, paused, and continued: "The last time I went, I just investigated if there was anything suspicious. I think it's time to get familiar with the layout of the General's Mansion, which may help the case."

"it is good."

Meng Gan stood up, Qi Yu nodded heartily, turned to look at Lin Qingxuan, and said, "Qingxuan, please leave everything to the list of witnesses and the old case room."

"no problem."

Just when Meng Gan and Qi Yuxin left the old case room and rushed to the general's mansion outside the imperial city, they ran into Tao Mingyi who was about to come to the old case room.

"Master Tao."

"Master Tao."

The two bowed to Tao Mingyi, and Tao Mingyi complied, and after asking them to excuse him, he said, "The emperor already knows about General Zhenbei, but until the murderer is found, the emperor does not want to disclose the news of General Zhenbei's death." .”

After Tao Mingyi finished speaking, he sighed, and Qi Yuxin and Meng Gan also understood that this was to protect the reputation of General Zhenbei. I feel embarrassed, but only by arresting the murderer and announcing the news of his death can the disappearance case be cleared.

"it is good."

Qi Yu nodded heartily, and Tao Mingyi saw that the two were in a hurry, so he asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go to the general's mansion."

Meng Gan replied, and Tao Mingyi had a clear face, and said: "Okay, I also want to tell you that as long as the list is handed over to the Huangzhumen today, the witnesses will gather at the Huangzhumen as soon as the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. Come for interrogation."

After Tao Mingyi finished speaking, a person's name appeared in Qi Yu's heart...

"Master Tao, if you invite Ling Xian, the deputy general of General Zhenbei, how many days will it take?"

"He is in the south, and it will take time to come back. Hurry up, and it will take about five days."

After Qi Yu listened to it, he thought about it, and if he could come back from the south in five days, I am afraid that only soldiers who have been on horseback all year round can do it...

"Okay, thank you Master Tao."

After Qi Yu finished speaking, she said, "Then let's go to work first."

After Qi Yu finished speaking, he bowed to Meng Gan, and when he was about to leave, Tao Mingyi immediately said, "Be careful in everything."

"Okay, thank you door master."

The two passed by Tao Mingyi in this way, and after seeing Meng Gan walking a few steps, they began to discuss the case with Qi Yuxin, and Qi Yuxin responded patiently one by one, Tao Mingyi looked at Qi Yuxin's back , I can't help but feel a little comforted...

Qi Yuxin and Meng Gan returned to the General's Mansion, only then did she realize that although the guards didn't say anything, they looked at her with anticipation...

Looking forward to their generals, find the murderer, and find out the truth.

"that…"

Qi Yu walked over to one of the guards in a heartbeat. She was not used to the feeling of being watched, and felt a little overwhelmed.

"Yes, my lord, please tell me."

The guard immediately knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists, and gave Qi Yuxin the highest military salute.

"It doesn't have to be like this, get up first."

Qi Yuxin helped the guard up, and said, "I wonder if this elder brother has a map of the layout of the general's mansion?"

The guard nodded immediately when he heard this, and said: "Some adults, in order to facilitate our defense, we will all have a copy in our hands."

Qi Yu was overjoyed, nodded, and said, "I wonder if you can lend me some use?"

"of course can."

The guard took out a blueprint from his bosom, a crumpled blueprint, which had been turned over many times over the years, and he treasured it in his bosom and dared not lose it.

Qi Yuxin got the blueprint, and was not in a hurry to open it, so he asked, "Has this big brother been here since five years ago?"

"Yes, I came back with General Zhenbei."

"Hmm... I have an unfeeling request. I wonder if this big brother can accompany me?"

"This…"

The guard looked at his companions, and saw that they all raised their jaws, motioning for him to follow, and the guard dared to respond.

Only then did Qi Yuxin open the map, and as he walked, he looked at the map and asked where these places were, what they were used for, and who lived there, because the guards had been here for five years, and when they came back, they would With the defense, I am very familiar with every corner of the general's mansion.

Especially the layout near the kitchen, Qi Yu asked carefully one by one, trying to find the best understanding.

General Zhenbei's dormitory is relatively close to the kitchen, but the closest one is the kitchen's residence. There are two large rooms that can accommodate at least twelve people.

Qi Yuxin stood in front of the yard in front of the kitchen and looked around for a week. After passing through the yard, he arrived at the cook's residence. On the other side of the yard was General Zhenbei's bedroom. According to the guards, General Zhenbei I like to eat hot food, so I specially told my dormitory to be close to the kitchen at that time, so as not to be cold when it was brought to the dormitory.

"I want to do an experiment."

Qi Yu closed his map carefully, and continued: "I wonder if this elder brother can drag Menggan from the door of General Zhenbei's bedroom to the kitchen?"

As soon as Meng Gan heard it, he understood Qi Yuxin's intentions, and the guard readily agreed. After the guard and Meng Gan left the yard, Qi Yuxin went to the kitchen guy's room, chose the closest corner, and prepared to listen…

For a long time, Qi Yuxin didn't hear the sound, but heard Meng Gan say: "Sister Yuxin, we are in the kitchen."

Qi Yu frowned, but he couldn't hear a sound at all. Meng Gan is considered a tall man, and he couldn't hear any sound after being dragged like this?

Qi Yuxin began to look around the room...Knocked everywhere...The heavy wooden door, walls, windows...are all solid...

“No wonder the sound insulation…”

Qi Yu suddenly understood why she couldn't hear it in the house. Many big families would fill the walls with wood chips in order to stay close to their neighbors in order to achieve the best effect. Moreover, the wood in the Zhenbei General's Mansion is all of the best quality. Rosewood, solid and strong...

"So the murderer took advantage of this, so he was able to drag people to the kitchen in the middle of the night without anyone noticing..."

After Qi Yu figured it out, she left the cook's residence and went to the kitchen, only to see the guards and Meng Gan waiting for her.

"How about Sister Yuxin? Can you hear me?"

Qi Yu shook her head heartily, but then revealed a smile...a clear smile...