The upright forensic doctor bumped into the drama prince

Fu Nanling pushed the custard he steamed to Ji Linglan, looked at him eagerly, and said, "Alan, this is the custard I made for you, hurry up and try it while it's hot."

Seeing his impatient look, Ji Linglan smiled and said, "This custard is steamed well, Ah Ling's cooking skills have improved."

Hearing Ji Linglan's praise, Fu Nanling narrowed his eyes, his eyes were full of complacency, and said, "Ah Lan, quickly taste it."

Ji Linglan took a bite with a spoon, nodded and said, "The saltiness is moderate, the taste is smooth and tender, and it's delicious."

Fu Nanling smirked and said: "Hey, it's delicious, I knew I could learn it well."

Ji Linglan subconsciously looked at Fu Nanling's hand, and found several red marks on the back of his hand, obviously caused by burns.Ji Linglan frowned slightly, reached out to grab his hand, and said, "Is this a burn?"

Fu Nanling withdrew his hands and said, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt at all, and I've already applied the ointment for removing scars, so there won't be any scars."

Ji Linglan looked distressed for a while, and said: "You are a prince with a noble status. You can leave these things to the attendants. Why do you..."

"I want to make it for Ah Lan to eat, so naturally I have to do my best, it doesn't hurt."

Seeing Fu Nanling's eyes bent with a smile, Ji Linglan's calm heart throbbed for a while, as if something was quietly changing.He frowned slightly, and then said: "Eat it, it won't taste good when it gets cold later."

Ji Linglan's reaction was a bit strange, but Fu Nanling didn't say any more, and ate breakfast quietly.

Just halfway through the meal, Xiao Lizi walked in from the door with a solemn expression, bowed and said: "Master, there is a message from outside that the young lady of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment hanged herself."

Ji Linglan's movements paused, and said: "Miss Shangshufu of the Ministry of Punishment, isn't that Gao Meier we met yesterday? She hanged herself, how is it possible?"

Although they only met once, Gao Meier doesn't seem like the kind of character who can't think about it.

Xiao Lizi replied: "Young Master, it is Miss Biao Gao Meier."

Ji Linglan frowned, looked at Fu Nanling, and said, "Yesterday you just had an argument with Gao Meier, and she committed suicide immediately afterwards. Ah Ling, this is obviously aimed at you."

Fu Nanling finished eating the custard in the bowl, and said, "Alan, let's talk when we are full."

Just now, the person who looked like a child, but in the blink of an eye, changed to the state of the prince who planned strategies. Ji Linglan even doubted whether Fu Nanling had a split personality.

Ji Linglan reminded with a wry smile: "A Ling, this matter is definitely not simple, there must be a big conspiracy hidden behind it, you can't take it lightly."

"Don't worry, Ah Lan, I won't let anyone hurt you at all." Fu Nanling vowed.

Ji Linglan said amusedly: "What does this have to do with me? It's clearly aimed at you."

Fu Nanling nodded and said, "Since it's aimed at me, if I, the protagonist, don't appear on stage, how should they sing this scene. Is Ah Lan full?"

Fu Nanling's preface did not match the latter, which made Ji Linglan startled for a while, and said, "I'm full."

"If you're full, follow me to have a look."

"Okay, let's go."

The two left as soon as they said they would, and got into the carriage all the way to the mansion of Gao Xuzhi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.Ji Linglan, who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, jumped out of the carriage first, and then the curtain was lifted, and Xiao Lizi came out of the carriage, put down the horse stool, and helped Fu Nanling get off the carriage.

The gate of Shangshu Mansion, the servants guarding the gate are the servants of the Ministry of Punishment.Fu Nanling took a look, then walked straight towards the gate, followed by Ji Linglan.

When the guards saw him, they quickly knelt down on the ground and saluted, "See you, my lord."

Fu Nanling didn't speak, and entered the door defiantly, which was very in line with his arrogant and willful personality.Lu Jiu was in front, Liu Xi was in the back, Ji Linglan and Xiao Lizi followed Fu Nanling, and everyone was in a protective posture.

Hearing the servant's report, Gao Xuzhi, who was still immersed in the pain of losing his daughter, was filled with anger in his heart, and strode out of Gao Meier's Molan Garden.Seeing this, Gao Ning was in a bad mood, and hurriedly followed, and ordered his servants to invite Princess Danyang.

Fu Nanling was sitting in the main hall drinking tea carelessly, when he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps, his phoenix eyes flashed slightly, he calmly put down the teacup, and looked towards the door.

Gao Xuzhi entered the door angrily, looked at the relaxed Fu Nanling with a gloomy expression, and said, "The king of the mausoleum is here, and Gao is not far away to welcome him. It's just that the temple of Shangshu's mansion is too small to accommodate the giant Buddha of the mausoleum. King Ling, please come back."

Fu Nanling looked at Gao Xuzhi with a smile that was not a smile, and said: "Master Gao also knows that the king is a great Buddha, why didn't he even salute? This crime of contempt for the royal family, even if Mr. Gao is an official minister, he can't bear it." .”

"you!"

Gao Xuzhi's face turned red, before he could speak, he was stopped by Gao Ning.

Gao Ning bowed and saluted, "My lord, please forgive me. My father also lost his mind because of Meier's sudden misfortune. It was not intentional. Please forgive me."

"My lord Gao, I understand your feelings, so I don't care about your rudeness just now. After all, they are all from my own family. The bones are broken and the tendons are still connected, but the lord Gao speaks so harshly, I am really disappointed. Fu Nanling paused, and said: "Or is Mr. Gao abandoning this king just like abandoning his mother and concubine back then."

The anger on Gao Xuzhi's face stagnated, as if Fu Nanling had poked his mind.

Fu Nanling smiled sarcastically, and said: "I just had an argument with their brothers and sisters on the front foot, and she hanged herself on the back foot. Not to mention whether her temperament is so weak, but to say that Mr. Gao has been an official in the Ministry of Punishment for many years, so she committed suicide. Or being killed, you should be able to see it."

Gao Xuzhi's face was still ugly, and he said: "Meier has had a good impression of King Ling since she was a child, and the emperor even mentioned your marriage to me. She was ready to be your princess with great joy, but she never wanted to be treated in front of you." Slandering in front of everyone. Has the King of Ling ever thought about how she should deal with herself in the future as a woman who is a lady of the family and has not left the court?"

Fu Nanling said calmly: "According to Mr. Gao, Ling Qianjin really hanged himself?"

"No, Meier was harmed by you!" Gao Xuzhi said with a full face of resentment: "Prince Ling, no matter whether you are a prince or not, today I will seek justice for Meier!"

Fu Nanling sneered and said: "It seems that Mr. Gao has already weighed the pros and cons. He wants to use Ling Qianjin as a stepping stone. This cold-bloodedness is really pathetic!"

"I see who dares!"

As the voice fell, a middle-aged woman walked in from the door. Her hair was combed with clouds, and she wore a set of peony nobiles. She was wearing a sky blue dress with large peonies embroidered on it.The woman's temperament is graceful and luxurious, her eyes are not angry and majestic, the corners of her mouth are pursed into a straight line, and she walks to the front of the hall with her head held high.

Fu Nanling stood up, bowed and saluted, "Ling'er has seen Aunt Huang."

The person who came was Princess Danyang Fu Lianyang, the only daughter of King Fu Yongheng of Guangping, and the cousin of Fu Lianchao.Fu Lianyang and Gao Yunlan, Fu Nanling's mother and concubine, are good friends in the boudoir. Since Gao Yunlan's death, he has taken good care of Fu Nanling, and Fu Nanling also respects her very much.

Fu Lianyang passed Gao Xuzhi, walked up to Fu Nanling, mixed him up, and asked with concern: "Ling'er, get up quickly, how are you doing recently?"

Fu Nanling replied respectfully: "Thank you, Aunt Huang, for your concern. Ling'er is in good health."

"You are weak, sit down quickly, you don't need to be polite to Aunt Huang."

"Thank you, Aunt Huang."

Fu Lianyang and Fu Nanling sat down one after another. During the period, they didn't even look at Gao Xu. Ji Linglan stood aside and watched the play. She felt that the relationship between Princess Danyang and Gao Xuzhi was very cold, not like a husband and wife at all, but more like It is the relationship between superior and subordinate.And isn't that Gao Meier the eldest lady of the Gao Mansion?She committed suicide. Princess Danyang didn't seem to be sad at all. Isn't Gao Meier Princess Danyang's daughter?After thinking about this series of questions, Ji Linglan suddenly realized that she really knew very little about Fu Nanling.

Fu Lianyang raised his eyes to look at Gao Xuzhi, and asked coldly: "Husband, I don't know what happened today to displease you, but to be angry with Ling'er?"

Gao Xuzhi seemed to have gotten used to Fu Lianyang's indifference, he walked up to Fu Lianyang and sat down, saying: "Princess, Meier committed suicide, this matter can't just be left alone."

"Mei'er? A daughter born to a concubine, I can't think about it. If she dies, she will die. What has it to do with our Ling'er?" Are you too busy with political affairs?"

Gao Xuzhi frowned tightly, and said: "Princess, although Mei'er was born of a concubine, she is still my only daughter, how can I just let it go?"

Fu Lianyang's face darkened, and he said: "My husband is blaming this princess for failing to give birth to a son and a half for your Gao family?"

Gao Xuzhi's face changed, and he said quickly: "Princess, don't misunderstand me, I don't mean it. It's just a matter of human life. Even if she is not my daughter, as the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, I can't just sit idly by."

"Didn't she commit suicide? What's the matter with Mr. Guan?"

Listening to Princess Danyang's words, Ji Linglan felt uncomfortable for Gao Xuzhi, but she still smiled unkindly in her heart, and her affection for Princess Danyang soared.He can bully Fu Nanling, but if others can't, he has to protect his own son.

Fu Nanling saw that Gao Xuzhi's face was flushed from choking, he smiled contemptuously, and said: "Aunt Huang, Ling'er wants to see Gao Mei'er's body, the dirty water has been poured on him, Ling'er always wants to Wash yourself up."

"Succeed, Aunt Huang will accompany you. This princess wants to see who is so capable and dares to act wildly under my princess' noses."

Fu Lianyang has always acted swiftly and resolutely, standing up as soon as he said he would leave.Fu Nanling looked at Ji Linglan and followed closely behind.Originally, there were only one person in the room, but in a blink of an eye, only Gao Xuzhi and Gao Ning and his son were left.

In front of Fu Nanling, Fu Lianyang treated him like this, which made Gao Xuzhi feel ashamed, his eyes were cloudy, and he looked at Gao Ning beside him with a gloomy expression, and said, "Gao Ning, do you still remember your last name?" ?”

Gao Ning lowered his head and said in fear: "My child never dares to forget! Father, my child just doesn't want you to have a conflict with King Ling. Don't forget that King Ling is the emperor's favorite prince. Even Concubine Lin Guifei died twice. Li Guangli left a letter pointing out that King Ling is the culprit. The emperor has no doubts about him, not to mention that Meier is just a daughter born to a concubine. Don't say that she committed suicide, even if she was killed by King Ling, do you think the emperor will really kill her? Are you blaming the Mausoleum King?"

Gao Xu was stunned, then fell into deep thought, remained silent for a while, then turned and walked out of the main hall.

Gao Ning looked up at Gao Xuzhi, with a wry smile on his lips, and followed him closely.

"Mei'er, my Mei'er, you died so unjustly!"

As soon as everyone arrived at the gate of the courtyard, they heard a burst of heart-piercing cries.

Fu Lianyang frowned slightly, walked in and walked straight to the main room.

Seeing this, the servant girl at the door quickly saluted and said: "Slave (servant) see the princess, see the prince."

The crying in the room stopped abruptly, and a woman in a light yellow dress came out from inside.Her eyes were red and swollen, her hair was disheveled, she looked at Fu Nanling with resentment in her eyes, but she saluted politely: "I have seen the princess, I have seen the prince."

Fu Lianyang glanced at her indifferently, and said, "Get up."

The woman stood up, looked up at Fu Nanling, and questioned: "Lord Ling, I don't know what mistake Mei'er made to end up like this?"

Without waiting for Fu Nanling to speak, Fu Lianyang raised his hand and slapped the woman, saying: "Presumptuous! How dare you, a servant, look directly at Ling'er and speak, so you have already committed a capital crime?"

The woman covered her cheeks, looked at Fu Lianyang, and said angrily: "My daughter is dead, what's the point of my life, even if I die today, I want to seek justice for my sister."

"Are you seeking justice from this king?" Fu Nanling smiled and said, "Don't say that Gao Meier was not killed by this king. Thinking about the position of this king's concubine is really shameless!"

The woman's eyes were red, and she argued: "Meier has passed under the name of the princess, so why not be the concubine of King Ling? Could it be that King Ling still has complaints against the princess?"

Such an obvious sowing of discord, but anyone with a brain can hear it clearly.

"This princess has never admitted to adopting Gao Mei'er. Ning'er is the only one that this princess has admitted."

The woman cried and said, "Princess, how can you be so partial?"

"Ling'er is the imperial nephew of this princess, so why not be partial to this princess." Fu Lianyang looked at the woman disdainfully, and said, "Mr. Li, this princess usually doesn't bother to pay attention to you because this princess doesn't care about fighting for favor in the backyard." , your tricks are nothing more than child's play in the eyes of this princess. Liu died of dystocia, it was this princess who took the initiative to ask her husband to pass Ning'er under my name. Seeing this, you became greedy and urged your husband to change Genealogy. It's a pity that it's the Gao family's genealogy, and has nothing to do with this princess, who has only one son, Ning'er, under her name."

"Although the princess has a noble status, she is also the daughter-in-law of the Gao family. How can she not respect the family tree?"

"So what if the princess doesn't respect you?" Fu Lianyang looked at her disdainfully, and said, "Mr. Li, do you really love Gao Meier? If you really do feel sorry for Gao Meier, why would you raise her so stupidly like a pig?"

Li argued: "Princess, although I am humble, I can't let anyone slander me. That is my daughter, the daughter I have loved since I was a child, and I don't feel sorry for anyone."

Fu Lianyang was too lazy to quarrel with her, and said impatiently: "Mr. Li, although I don't ask about the dirty things you did, it doesn't mean that I don't know anything about it. It’s not just as simple as the death of a daughter.”

Li's face changed again and again, he was hesitating how to answer, when he heard footsteps, and then Gao Xuzhi and Gao Ning walked into the yard.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li hurried over to greet her. Her well-maintained face was covered with pear blossoms, and anyone who looked at her would feel pity. "My lord, Meier's death is because the concubine has not been well-bred. I am sorry for the lord. Only by dying can the concubine save the face of the lord."

This time Gao Xuzhi was not as gentle and careless as before, and said impatiently: "I trust you, so I entrusted Meier to your upbringing, and you taught me such a daughter? Go back to your yard , without my order, you are not allowed to take a step!"

Li looked at Gao Xuzhi in a daze, and couldn't believe that he was speaking harshly to him, and murmured: "My lord, you..."

Gao Xuzhi didn't bother to talk to her, and said, "Housekeeper, take Mrs. Li back to her yard, and don't allow her to take a step without my permission."

The housekeeper hurriedly responded, walked up to Mrs. Li, and said, "Aunt Li, my lord ordered you to go back to the yard."

Li's face was flushed red, she lowered her head towards Gao Xuzhi and walked out of the yard quickly.

A sneer flashed across Fu Lianyang's eyes, he turned his head to look at Fu Nanling, and said, "Ling'er, the body is here, just look at it if you want."

Fu Nanling responded, looked at Ji Linglan, and said, "Alan, go and see Gao Meier's body, and see how she died."

Ji Linglan bowed to accept the order, and walked towards Gao Meier's body.

Seeing this, Gao Xuzhi stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, who is he?"

"He is my man, and he helped me solve the murder case of Concubine Lin Gui."

"The murder of Concubine Lin?" Gao Xuzhi scrutinized Ji Linglan and said, "Ji Linglan, the manager of Fuchuntang in Yongning Town?"

Fu Nanling looked at Gao Xuzhi, and said with a half-smile: "Master Gao is indeed well-informed, but Mr. Gao has investigated all the people around this king clearly. This king is really flattered."

Gao Xuzhi's complexion changed, and he said immediately: "I have experienced Mei'er's body before, and she was indeed hanged herself, so I don't need to worry about the shopkeeper Ji."

"Master Gao has checked it, but this king has not. This king suspects that Gao Mei'er's death was caused by someone deliberately using it to damage this king's reputation. This king decided to investigate to the end."

Ji Linglan ignored Gao Xuzhi's stop, and went straight to the bed. Anyway, with the support of Fu Nanling and Princess Danyang, Gao Xuzhi's words could be ignored.

The body was laid flat on the bed, pale, with a dark purple tongue protruding from its mouth.There is a deep brownish groove between the neck, which is in the shape of an inverted V, slanting across the neck.Ji Linglan bent down to check Gao Mei'er's back and neck, but found no abrasions or scratches.No thyroid cartilage and hyoid bone fractures were found in the larynx.The clothes on the deceased's body were a little messy, but he was neatly dressed, his hands were iron blue, and his fingers were intact.Ji Linglan reached out and lifted her sleeves and trouser legs, and found that her forearms and legs were also turning blue.

Ji Linglan turned around and came to the table, looked up at the rope hanging from the beam and the stool with shoe prints on it.

After pondering for a while, Ji Linglan looked at Lu Jiu and said, "Brother Lu, please go up to the beam to see if there are any traces of friction on it, and then take off the rope on it."

Lu Jiu nodded, jumped onto the beam, carefully checked the marks on it, untied the rope and jumped down.He handed the rope to Ji Linglan, and whispered in his ear: "There are scratches on it, and the marks are very new, and the black paint on it has been worn off a lot."

Ji Linglan nodded, took the rope and looked carefully, then came to the front of the hall, bowed and said: "My lord, Miss Gao didn't hang herself to death, but was killed by someone."

Ji Linglan's judgment was completely different from Gao Xuzhi's, which made Gao Xuzhi feel displeased. He felt that his professionalism had been questioned, and said angrily: "Nonsense! The scar on Mei'er's neck is clearly the result of hanging himself to death." As a result."

Fu Nanling glanced at Gao Xuzhi faintly, looked at Ji Linglan and asked, "Oh? Why does Ah Lan think that Gao Meier was killed by someone?"

Ji Linglan replied: "My lord, there are four reasons for Xiaomin to make this judgment. One: The dent on Miss Gao's neck is indeed similar to that of the person who hanged herself, but it is slightly different. Anyone who hanged himself, regardless of His desire to die is so strong that when his breathing is restrained, his body will struggle subconsciously. When struggling, people's fingers, back and neck will inevitably suffer from abrasions and scratches, and Miss Gao's hands are iron blue. Other than that, there's no scars, certainly not on the back and neck."

"Second: I just asked Mr. Lu to go to the beam to check if there are any scratches on it. Mr. Lu said that there are, and the area is not small. The traces are very new, and the black paint on it has even been worn off a lot. Look at this rope again. There are also residues of worn-off paint on it, suggesting that someone has rubbed the rope against the beams, which is completely contrary to the traces on the body."

"Third: My lord, please look at this rope. Except for the section that strangles Miss Gao and the section that is knotted, most of the rope has traces of friction, and residues of paint can be seen. From this, it can be inferred that someone Put a rope around Miss Gao's neck, pull the other end of the rope, and hang Miss Gao on the beam."

Seeing Ji Linglan paused, Fu Nanling looked at Gao Xuzhi, who was looking extremely ugly, and asked, "Then where is the fourth point?"

Ji Linglan bowed and said: "My lord, Xiaomin would like to know who was the first to discover that Miss Gao hanged herself. Xiaomin has a few questions to ask."

Fu Nanling looked at Fu Lianyang and said, "Aunt Huang, I need your help with this matter."

Fu Lianyang glanced at the attendants in the room, and asked, "Who was the first to find out that Missy had hanged herself?"

A maid stepped out from the crowd, she was about seventeen or eighteen years old, she was handsome, but her face was a bit ugly, she was wearing a light green dress.She stepped forward to bless the body, and said: "Princess Hui, the prince, it was discovered by the slaves."

Fu Lianyang nodded and said, "Answer Ah Lan well, do you understand me?"

"Yes, the servant obeys!"

For Fu Lianyang's address, Ji Linglan was surprised for a moment, and then forgot it.He looked at the maid and asked casually, "What's your name?"

The maid answered politely and said: "My servant Mu Jin, I have seen you."

Ji Linglan smiled and said, "Miss Mujin, don't be nervous. I just asked you a few questions, and you should answer them truthfully."

Mu Jin took a deep breath and said, "Yes, young master."

"You are Miss Gao's personal maid, when and how did you find the body?"

"My lord is right. The servant girl is indeed the lady's personal maid. This morning, the servant girl saw that the lady hadn't got up for a long time, so she came over and called out. Who knew that the lady didn't respond after calling for a long time, so the servant girl pushed the door and found the door. When the bolt was locked, the servants noticed something unusual, so they called Da Zhu to knock on the door, and then... saw the young lady hanging from the beam, and she was gone." Thinking back to the horrible scene she saw before, Mu Jin's expression became more and more serious. White.

"Did you notice at that time whether your lady was wearing embroidered shoes?"

Mu Jin thought for a while, and said: "If you wear it, it will be the pair of embroidered shoes on Miss's feet."

Ji Linglan nodded, found another round stool, and said with a smile, "Please stand on it and don't move."

Mu Jin looked at Ji Linglan in confusion, then at the direction of Fu Lianyang, and hesitantly raised her feet to stand up.

Ji Linglan asked again: "Okay, the girl can come down."

Hibiscus got off the stool, and stood on the side in a daze, completely bewildered.

Ji Linglan took another clean round stool, and said, "I'll trouble you to stand on it again. At this time, the girl raised her toes, stretched her hands, and made a gesture of reaching for something."

Mu Jin didn't hesitate this time, she got on the stool and did as Ji Linglan said.

"Okay, the girl can come down."