The Queen's Secret

After Qi Yuxin and Lin Qingxuan left the Huang Mansion, they immediately walked to another victim's home. The two of them had nothing to say all the way, feeling very depressed in their hearts.

When the two arrived at the Lin Mansion, they found that Lin Ruoxian, the daughter of the Lin Mansion, had been bedridden a year ago and had been in a coma for a long time. Qi Yuxin and Lin Qingxuan had no choice but to learn some clues from Master Lin and Mrs. Lin.

It turned out that Lin Ruoxian came home from the Yellow Crane Tower. In order to get home early, she would take a shortcut in an alley, and Lin Ruoxian was killed in that alley, it was dusk.

I asked where Lin Ruoxian usually went, and then asked her personal maid about the Mixiang, but found that the Mixiang had a different taste in the mouth of the maid, it seemed to smell like rouge powder, but also like booze...

After going to the two mansions, Qi Yuxin and Lin Qingxuan went to the Yellow Crane Tower to bring some food, and then returned to the old case room.

Southland, imperial palace, old case room.

"You are back!"

Seeing the two people coming back, Meng Gan's expression was not very good, so he immediately suppressed his smile and asked, "Is it going well?"

"No...it went well, it's just...hey, I feel sorry for this ill-fated victim."

After Lin Qingxuan finished speaking, Qi Yuxin also sighed, then took out a blank notebook, and said, "Qingxuan, after lunch, write down all the clues for today!"

"it is good."

The three of them were having lunch in the old case room like this, while talking about the clues just now, after hearing Lin Qingxuan describe Huang Lanzhi's situation, they also felt uncomfortable.

"The murderer is so hateful, I really want to tear him into pieces!"

Meng Gan said angrily that if these adulterers and adulterers fell into prison, they would be lynched, but it was not the jailers who did it, but the prisoners.

"It's just that I can't figure out one thing."

Qi Yu frowned, the meat in his mouth was also tasteless.

"what?"

"Why must it be the daughter of a merchant?"

Why did the murderer target the merchant's daughter? According to the investigation back then, the five merchants did not know each other and had no enemies, but the murderer just targeted their daughter.

"Could it be that you have suffered a big loss in the hands of merchants?"

Meng Gan guessed, while Qi Yu nodded heartily and said, "It's possible."

"perhaps…"

Lin Qingxuan pondered for a while, then said: "I remember that except for the Huang family, other merchants have more than one child in their families."

Lin Qingxuan paused, and continued: "If you have suffered from the hands of merchants, why are you only targeting women? I think the disadvantages are losses, but it may be that you have suffered losses from merchants' daughters."

"Hmm... makes sense."

Qi Yu's eyes brightened a little, she looked at Lin Qingxuan and said with a smile: "Qingxuan solved the doubt in my heart."

"No, it's just a guess. Everything depends on the results of the subsequent investigation."

Lin Qingxuan scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed, Qi Yuxin rarely praised people, but this time he felt a little shy to be praised like this.

"Ah."

Qi Yu agreed, and after eating, the two of them began to write down the clues they got today. They wrote down everything one by one, including Huang Lanzhi and Xiao Cui's master and servant hugging each other and crying. They were afraid that if they didn't write it down, Just forget the feelings and relationships between these characters.

After finishing writing, it was almost dusk, and the three of them began to look at the written records and discuss today's investigation results.

"Huang Lanzhi likes to visit rouge powder shops and clothing stores on weekdays, and I will go to worship Buddha on the first and fifteenth day of every month."

Qi Yu looked at the record carefully and read it out word by word.

"Lin Ruoxian, on weekdays, I like to visit jade shops, fan shops, Yellow Crane Tower and rouge and gouache shops."

Lin Qingxuan also read out what he had recorded.

"The old case report here states that one of the victims was killed on his way home after leaving the rouge powder shop..."

Speaking of this, the three suddenly thought of something, raised their heads and looked at each other, and they all saw the same thought in each other's eyes, which seemed to be the tacit understanding between the three these days.

"Rouge gouache shop..."

Qi Yu said something in his heart, and looked down at the words on the notebook. The five big characters of "rouge gouache shop" were extremely eye-catching...

"Although women love rouge and gouache, especially the daughters of merchants who are pampered and spoiled, but this place appears repeatedly in the records, which may be a good clue."

Qi Yu continued heartily, picked up a pen to circle the five characters, looked up at Lin Qingxuan, and said, "Tomorrow, let's go to Huang's Mansion and Lin's Mansion to see which rouge and gouache shop they often go to. "

"it is good."

This matter is a bit too sensitive for men, so Qi Yuxin has no intention of letting Meng Gan go out with her, she doesn't want the victim to be stimulated again.

"But... I have one more question."

Meng Gan opened his mouth slowly, but pursed his lips, his face flushed slightly, and after hesitating for a while, he said, "Why can't the man's blood be found on the victim's body, or even around him?"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Qingxuan and Qi Yuxin glanced at each other, with embarrassment on their faces, they didn't know how to answer this question, after all, they didn't know much about this kind of thing.

"What do you think?"

Qi Yu asked heartily. After all, Meng Gan was the only man in the old case room. Presumably, he should know this kind of thing better than himself...

"Maybe the murderer was very cautious...and didn't leave any evidence, or maybe he...was incompetent in that regard?"

Meng Gan thought for a while, and finally made another guess.

"Or maybe it wasn't the man who assaulted the victim... cough cough."

Meng Gan coughed twice at the end, Qi Yuxin and Lin Qingxuan also understood, they both blushed and said: "What you said is possible, we have to investigate slowly."

Qi Yu thought to himself that Meng Gan's suspicion might also be a breakthrough in the case, but there are too many possible guesses now, and when the investigation has not progressed to that level, no amount of guessing will be in vain.

"You should go back, Meng Gan, let's continue the discussion tomorrow!"

Qi Yu's heart is also tired, not physically, but mentally, seeing the two families today, the atmosphere was so oppressive that he almost couldn't breathe, thinking of what happened to that woman, his heart was full of misery.

"Okay, you guys have a good rest."

Meng Gan could see the exhausted expressions on Qi Yuxin and Lin Qingxuan's faces, so he gave such a warning before leaving.

After Meng Gan left, Qi Yuxin and Lin Qingxuan almost collapsed on the grand teacher's chair at the same time. Seeing that they had almost the same movements and emotions, they looked at each other inadvertently, showing a wry smile.

"If the case had been solved back then, I'm afraid it would have given the victim some comfort."

Qi Yu couldn't help sighing. Three years ago, she was just a little girl who worked hard in the training camp of the Huangchuangmen. She never thought that there would be a case that the Huangchuangmen was helpless to the end.

"If there is such an assumption, even if the murderer is dead, the damage... will never be erased."

Lin Qingxuan shook his head, and suddenly remembered the scene of Xiao Cui and Huang Lanzhi embracing each other and crying. Not only the victim, but even Xiao Cui, the maid who was loyal to her, blamed herself for this... let alone Huang Lanzhi Lanzhi's parents are dead, how bitter it must be...

"Well...and these injuries are linked together..."

Qi Yuxin poked the crease between his brows with his hand, and suddenly there was a voice in his heart, which made his heart beat slightly faster...

I don't like your frowning...

The greasy voice came into his heart, Qi Yu casually stretched out his willow eyebrows, his heart felt sweet and itchy, but he couldn't scratch it.

"Yu Xin, what are you laughing at?"

It was rare for Lin Qingxuan to see Qi Yuxin smile like this... How should I put it, it's sweet, as if remembering something good.

"It's nothing, I suddenly remembered something."

Qi Yu suppressed her smile, as fast as if what Lin Qingxuan saw just now was an illusion.

Lin Qingxuan frowned lightly...

Is it an illusion... Lin Qingxuan had seen that smile just now, the sweetest smile in Qi Yu's heart...

Southern Kingdom, Imperial Palace, Fengxi Palace.

"This time, the newly established department will be fully in charge of you. You should seize the opportunity."

Zhao Muyan spoke quietly to Tang Qi who was still immersed in the memorial, while Tang Qi nodded emphatically.

"This will be a good opportunity for you to hone. Nominally, you are directly subordinate to the emperor, but you are the one who actually operates."

Zhao Muyan took a sip of tea, looked at the tea leaves in the cup, lost in thought...

I haven't seen him for a day, but I have already started to miss him.

Zhao Muyan stood up, walked to the window, and said, "You learn by yourself, I want to be quiet."

Tang Qi felt that Zhao Muyan was not in high spirits today, so he raised his eyes and saw the man leaning against the window, looking at the dusk outside, his eyes seemed to be deep in thought, elegant and quiet...

"What's the matter with you today, sister Zhao?"

Tang Qi felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Zhao Muyan. Normally, she must be very dissatisfied with herself and blamed herself for not wanting to improve, and then gave herself a few words of advice. Today, she didn't say anything, and walked aside to look at the scenery.

"I'm tired, don't bother me."

If Tang Qi hadn't come today, she would have asked Qi Yuxin to come over for dinner, but...would it be too eye-catching if she saw it too often? She didn't want Qi Yuxin to get involved in any harem struggles.

"Oh…"

Tang Qi complied obediently, and saw that Zhao Muyan seemed to be in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to speak too much. Normally, no matter how Zhao Muyan scolded him, he wasn't really angry, but he knew clearly that if he provoked Zhao Muyan at this time, he might really want to provoke him. angry with this woman.

Zhao Muyan sighed...

I really want to fly out of this cage as soon as possible...

Thinking of this, she turned her head to look at Tang Qi who was studying hard, and couldn't help feeling angry.

"You said why don't you let people worry?"

"what?"

Tang Qi raised his eyes, and saw Zhao Muyan walking towards him in high spirits...

"Can't you consciously study a little bit, and wrestle with those old foxes in Chaoli?"

"... "

"Can't you consciously go to the martial arts field and practice martial arts by yourself?"

"... "

A wry smile appeared on the corner of Tang Qi's mouth...

His sister Zhao is back...