Save the tragic villain in progress!

Others only think of Chu Xinian as a son of a noble family. Although he has quick talents, he may not be able to investigate and solve cases.What's more, Wu Zuo was a lowly slave in the Great Yan Dynasty. No matter how you think, Chu Xinian would not learn such things as autopsy.Not to mention that Jin Ruhai disagreed, even Yan Qinghe and other elders shook their heads again and again.

Xie Jingyuan didn't want Chu Xinian to be on the cusp of the storm, so he directly pulled him to leave, but was stopped by the guards at the door, his eyes suddenly turned cold.

Seeing this, the king of the small county of Guangping hurried forward to smooth things over: "General Xie, today is the fault of the little king that caused this disaster, but the cause of Mr. Jin's death is unknown now, please stay a little longer."

Xie Jingyuan covered his lips with a handkerchief, coughed hoarsely, pulled the wind cloak on his shoulders expressionlessly, and frowned his slender eyebrows: "I have been ill for a long time, and now it's time to drink medicine, why, The county king won't let you go?"

His complexion was pale, and his lips were a little darker than ordinary people, with a strange dark purple glow.You don't have to pretend to be seven-point sick.Hearing the words, the king of Xiaojun was in trouble for a while, and he didn't know what to do.

Hearing this, the prince looked over and thought, no wonder Xie Jingyuan was like a firecracker today, so he didn't drink medicine, so it's rare to put forward a constructive opinion: "Anyway, this case can't be found out for a while, so many people, always You can’t stay here forever, Yigu thinks it’s better to record the names of everyone present, and call someone to interrogate when necessary.”

Jin Ruhai disagreed, once he left, it would be like letting a tiger go back to the mountain.The children of the aristocratic family may not leave, but there are still many civilians in white clothes here. If they leave the capital, finding them again is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

However, the guests didn't want to stay here all the time. Every time you said something to me, the quarrel grew louder, and the quarrel was so blushing that the Golden Scale Pavilion was about to be turned into a vegetable market.

Chu Xinian was quiet from the beginning to the end. He stretched out his hand to pull the cloak for Xie Jingyuan, and asked in a low voice: "The general is tired, do you want to go back home to rest?"

No, in fact, Xie Jingyuan was very happy to watch the excitement, but if he stayed, it would be difficult to guarantee that Chu Xinian would be involved.He hooked his lips and said with a sneer: "You just go out with me, I don't believe anyone would dare to stop."

"Wouldn't that be a joke for nothing?" Chu Xinian smiled and brushed off his sleeves. "General, wait a moment, and we can go back when the case is cleared up."

"Investigate?" Xie Jingyuan raised his eyelids, "Who will investigate?"

Does Chu Xinian really want to go for an autopsy?

As soon as this idea came up, Xie Jingyuan saw Chu Xinian suddenly walk towards the middle of the crowd, and bowed to the four directions: "I'm not talented, but I have little virtue, and today the house is full of guests, and they all have the ability to hide, so I dare not show it to others. Get the ax out of class."

Everyone didn't understand what he wanted to say, but they all listened attentively and avoided paying back.

Chu Xinian glanced at Jin Ruhai, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Mr. Jin lost his innocent life, and his parents will be deeply grieved. It is human nature to want to clear up the grievances of his beloved son with his own hands. Why should we stop him? Your Majesty will also be sympathetic. Now that the government has not yet arrived, Lord Jin can ask you anything you want, and I will answer them one by one, and I will tell you everything I know."

"Although I am not proficient in the way of autopsy, I also know a thing or two. It is useless for Mr. Jin to cry and beg His Highness the Crown Prince. Why don't we check it with our own hands? How about I help you?"

After Chu Xinian finished speaking, he made a gesture of invitation, facing the half-cold corpse of Young Master Jin.

Jin Ruhai's cheek muscles twitched constantly, thinking that Mei Fengchen's character was rigid and he didn't know how to adapt. When the people from the Department of Mirrors came, he might find it difficult to get in touch with him, so he might as well take this opportunity to check and see who was most suspected.

"it is good--"

Jin Ruhai suddenly waved his sleeves, shouted to stop everyone's whispering, and said to Chu Xinian: "I will check it with my own hands today according to your words. If I let this old man know who the murderer is, I will definitely not be lenient!"

When he said the last sentence, his old eyes were full of cruelty, which made everyone tremble in fright, and they dared not speak again.

Young Master Jin's body lay quietly on the table. Because the injury was in the brain, not the main artery, the blood froze after only a small puddle.

Mr. Jin was heartbroken, his hands trembled, he didn't dare to touch them, and finally turned his head to look at the crowd: "How did my son die?! And who found the corpse?!"

At that time, the king of Guangping County was tearing up the painting, and everyone gathered in a group to block it, and there was really no time to be distracted.The painting was stolen under my nose and I didn't find it, let alone dead.

The inner hall was quiet and no one answered.

At this moment, Chu Xinian suddenly walked up to Mr. Jin's body in full view, and carefully laid him flat on the ground.Then he rolled up his cuffs, unbuttoned his shirt, and spoke in a calm voice.

"Young Master Jin's body is still warm, and he died within half an hour."

Chu Xinian glanced from top to bottom, and took a rough look at the limbs and back of the corpse: "There is no obvious trauma on the body surface, the fatal injury is in the brain, and there are two blood holes in the left and right temples, which seem to be pierced by sharp objects."

He said, then opened the eyelids and lips of the corpse: "The eyeballs are protruding, the tip of the tongue is damaged and purple, the pinnae are bleeding, and the hands are convulsed. They were poisoned before death, and there are signs of struggle."

After finishing speaking, Chu Xinian looked around and saw a cup of remnant tea on the table in front of Mr. Jin. He got up from the ground, ignoring Xie Jingyuan's dangerous gaze, and pulled a silver hairpin from the head of one of the noble girls in a goose-yellow dress. Come down: "Borrow the girl's hairpin for use."

The noble girl let out a small exclamation, but she didn't stop her. She looked at him curiously, wondering what Chu Xinian was going to do.

Everyone saw that Chu Xinian was stirring the silver hairpin in the cup for a while, and when he took it out again, the silver hairpin stick was already pitch-black, they couldn't help but widen their eyes and panicked.

"The tea is poisonous! What to do, I have also drunk this tea!"

"I... I drank it too, how can this be good?!"

"Go to the doctor quickly!"

Chu Xinian smiled, lowered his head and wiped his palms with a handkerchief, and said to calm the panic: "Everyone, don't panic, this poison is very strong, and it will kill you instantly after taking it. Only Mr. Jin's cup is poisonous."

This is a premeditated and targeted murder.

Hearing the words, Jin Ruhai's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he had already started to think quickly whether he had offended any enemies, but before he could speak out, he heard Chu Xinian ask, "May I ask which girl was the one who found Mr. Jin's body just now?"

A woman in a snow shirt hesitated for a moment when she heard the words, walked out of the crowd, and saluted Chu Xinian and Jin Ruhai: "Little girl Jiang Suqi, I was the one who found Mr. Jin's body first."

She is the eldest lady of the Jiang family in Pingzhou.

Chu Xinian: "Dare to ask girl, what was the situation at that time?"

Jiang Suqi slowly recalled: "...I was seated next to Mr. Jin. When appreciating the painting, I left my seat and went up to view the painting together with everyone. Whoever wanted to return to his seat saw him lying motionless on the low table. On, the head is full of blood..."

She seemed to recall that horrible scene again, she frowned and covered her face with her sleeves, unable to bear to witness.

Chu Xinian nodded slightly: "Thank you, Miss, for clarifying the confusion."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Jin Ruhai, and asked slowly: "Is there anything else Mr. Jin wants to know?"

Jin Ruhai was dumbfounded for a moment.He is in charge of the Ministry of Finance, and what he usually takes over is only the business dealings in the business field, where he will investigate any cases.He was waiting for Chu Xinian to continue talking, who would have thought that the other party would kick the question back.

There are not many idiots who can play in the officialdom, not to mention the top fat job in the world as the supervisory history of the Ministry of Finance.Jin Ruhai was able to secure this position, he was naturally not someone to wait for nothing, and his mind that had been dazzled by anger just now calmed down instantly.

He looked at Chu Xinian uncertainly, and probably guessed in his heart how many brushes the young man in front of him had. His tone softened a little, and he said word by word: "I just want to know who the murderer is."

The old fox blocked Chu Xinian back with one word.

Chu Xinian was silent, and said after a while: "It's not impossible to find out the murderer, but the most urgent thing now is to find the murder weapon that killed Mr. Jin."

Although everyone didn't understand what was said, they subconsciously lowered their heads and searched together. At this moment, someone suddenly screamed, pointed to the corner beside the beam and said: "Look! There is an iron nail over there, could it be that he killed Mr. Jin? The murder weapon?!"

It is not appropriate to say that it is an iron nail. This thing is more like a slender triangular pyramid, but the tip is worn and slender, like an arrow, with blood stains on one end.The length of half a palm.

Chu Xinian walked over, picked it up with a handkerchief, and put it on the table for everyone to observe.

Chu Jiaoping happened to be standing next to the beam.He saw some shallow and white traces on the vermilion pillars, and saw that the windows were wide open, and he looked outside, and there happened to be a forest of rocks on the other side of the lake.

Chu Jiaoping frowned slightly: "Could it be that someone was hiding on the other side of the lake, using the window to observe the people in the Jinlin Pavilion. And Mr. Jin happened to be near the window, and the murderer shot a hidden weapon at him from a distance, pierced through the brain, hit the beam, and fell landed?"

This explanation is quite reasonable, Jin Ruhai was about to order someone to check on the other side of the lake, but Chu Xinian stopped him with his hand: "Master Jin, don't be impatient, don't be misled by false appearances."

The meaning of his words was contrary to that of Chu Jiaoping, which inevitably made people suspect that their brothers were at odds.For a moment, all kinds of eyes fell on Chu Xinian, wanting to hear what he could come up with.

Chu Jiaoping was not dissatisfied. He looked at his younger brother who had changed his temperament and said, "If there is any illusion, you might as well speak up."

Chu Xinian glanced out of the window, then sat cross-legged on the position where Mr. Jin was just now, and said to everyone: "I am about the same size as Mr. Jin, and I am sitting here right now. Please send a servant to look out the window, Mr. Jin. Can you see me?"

Master Jin immediately sent a servant out.The servant stood by the window and couldn't see Chu Xinian's head at all, unless he stood on tiptoe to look in, then ran in and replied: "Master, I can't see Young Master Chu."

Only then did Chu Xinian clear up the confusion for everyone: "Although Young Master Jin's seat is by the window, his position is in a blind spot from the outside. It is impossible for the murderer to observe his position from the other side of the lake. This is the first point."

"Secondly, if Mr. Jin was killed by a murder weapon shot from a distance through his brain, this slender triangular arrow should be completely covered in blood, but please see, only the tip of this thing is covered in blood. "

Guangping Xiaojun Wang and others hurriedly lowered their heads to check, only to find that, as he said, the murder weapon was only stained with blood.

That's not all, Chu Xinian continued to overthrow Chu Jiaoping's conjecture: "Third, if the murder weapon was shot directly into Mr. Jin's brain from outside the window, the flesh of his left temple should sink inward, and the flesh of his right temple should protrude outward. It is in line with the momentum of the arrow."

Chu Xinian got up from his seat, and showed Mr. Jin's head injury to everyone: "But the skin and flesh on his left and right temples are sunken in. It is obvious that someone stabbed a symmetrical scar on purpose with a murder weapon. trying to mislead us."

"Fourth, the hidden weapon marks on the beams and pillars are messy, and the position is too high. It does not form a straight line with Mr. Jin's figure when he is sitting upright. Naturally, it cannot be the marks caused by hidden weapons."

And the most important fifth point.

Chu Xinian held up the poisoned cup of tea for everyone to see: "If the murderer wants to kill him with a hidden weapon, why bother to poison the tea? His purpose of doing all this is just to make us think that the murderer is outside. Committing a crime, so that you can clear yourself of the suspicion."

Obviously, the murderer had poisoned him first, and then took advantage of Mr. Jin's life when he was paralyzed by the poison, and made a series of disguises.

Everyone in the room fell into deep thought after hearing the words, half amazed and half admiring Chu Xinian.Jin Ruhai clenched his hands into fists and asked, "That means the murderer is still in the Golden Scale Pavilion?!"

Chu Xinian nodded: "Naturally."

The king of Guangping Xiaojun was inexplicably nervous when he heard the words. The murderer was in the Jinlin Pavilion, so what's the matter? !He bowed to the elder Chu Xi and said earnestly: "Brother Chu is like a god in judging cases, please be sure to find out the truth, and return Mr. Jin's innocence, and us innocence."

Xie Jingyuan stared at them secretly, trying to find some clues, but found nothing, and raised his eyebrows consciously bored.Sure enough, it would be more appropriate to leave this kind of matter to Chu Xinian.

"I will do my best."

Chu Xinian wrapped the murder weapon with a handkerchief, and made a clenched movement in front of everyone.I saw that the arrow was exposed except for the blood-stained part, and Chu Xinian held all the rest in his palm: "This thing is too thin and short, and its whole body is extremely sharp. The human head is hard. If a murderer uses this thing to commit murder, It must be difficult to bear the force, and the palms will definitely leave scars, just look at the hands of all of you who have injuries, and you will know the truth."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Golden Scale Pavilion exploded.The one who was most excited was Jin Ruhai, he wished he could rush up and break everyone's hands one by one to see clearly.

Chu Xinian opened his palm first, proving his innocence, then took Xie Jingyuan's hand, and spread it in front of everyone.Neither of them had fresh injuries to their hands.

The prince followed suit and stretched out his hand: "There is no one alone."

Yan Qinghe glanced at Chu Xinian approvingly, sighed in his heart that he was a fearsome young man, shook his sleeves, and stretched out his hands for everyone to see: "The old man has no scars either."

A few of them took the lead, and the rest of the people also stretched out their hands to prove their innocence.However, an accident happened at this moment, because Jin Ruhai looked over one by one and found that there were no suspicious injuries on everyone's hands.

Jin Ruhai stammered and asked, "Young Master Chu, this, this...how can I do this?!"

Discussions around him gradually arose.

"Didn't Chu Xinian say that the murderer was in the Jinlin Pavilion? Didn't he guess wrong?"

"I think he's just playing tricks, let's wait for the people from the Department of Mirrors to come."

Xie Jingyuan frowned, and asked Chu Xinian in a low voice: "Could it be possible that the murderer has already run away?"

"Don't worry, general."

Chu Xinian patted him reassuringly, still calmly.Seeing Jin Ruhai staring at him, he smiled faintly: "It's not good, it shows that everyone here is a person of high righteousness, and has never been involved in a life lawsuit."

Qiqi Aiai, king of the small county of Guangping, said, "Brother Chu, the murderer...?"

Chu Xinian looked straight behind him, and landed on a flustered maidservant in pink, and smiled: "Although the guests have checked, but the servant has not yet checked, this girl, I wonder if you can extend your hand to let me look at it next time?" ?”

Everyone's eyes gathered for a moment.However, she saw that the maidservant in pink had a charming appearance, her face was pale and tight, she hid her hands tightly in her sleeves, and she refused to stretch them out no matter what.

Jin Ruhai strode forward directly, and opened her hand forcefully, only to see several bright bloodstains on the palm of her right hand, she couldn't help being shocked: "You killed my son?!"

The pink-clothed maid gritted her teeth, and gave him a resentful look: "So what if it's me, your stupid son lingers in the place of fireworks, he is born with a heartless heart, no matter how many times he dies!"

Some sharp-eyed people think that the pink-clothed maid looks familiar: "Hey, isn't that woman Qinglan, the oiran of Dianmolou? I heard that she was redeemed by Mr. Jin a few days ago and changed her status. Why did she go to Guangping Palace to be a maid?" .”

In detail, it is another romantic debt.

The young man of the Jin family was frivolous by nature, and he was good at smooth talk, so he tricked the oiran girl Qinglan into his hands and left him alone.Even disregarding that she was still pregnant in March, she was directly driven out of the mansion.

Xinshan, the king of the small county of Guangping, saw her fainted by the side of the road when he went out one day, so he left her to work as a maid in his mansion.

Jin Ruhai was heartbroken, and at the same time regretted that he had not taught his son well, and at the same time hated this woman for killing his son.Grieving and angry, he pulled out the long sword at the guard's waist amidst the exclamation, and was about to slash at her, but Chu Xinian stretched out his hand to stop him: "Lord Jin, wait a minute!"

Hearing this, Jin Ruhai paused when he swung his knife, and looked at him with red eyes: "Why did Mr. Chu stop this old man?!"

Chu Xinian slowly withdrew his hand, and squinted at the woman's slightly protruding belly: "Master Jin, this woman is pregnant, and it is likely to be the blood of your Jin family. Why don't you find out before making a conclusion."

"Dang--"

When Mr. Jin heard the words, he was struck by lightning, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground. He staggered back and was supported by everyone.The only child Miao Miao died, but the murderer was pregnant with the only blood of his Jin family. No one could accept this matter.

Chu Xinian was not interested in the ethical farce of other people's family. Seeing that the case had been clarified, he dragged Xie Jingyuan out of the mansion together. Who would have thought that the King of Guangping would catch up before he got into the carriage.

"Brother Chu, stay!"

Xie Jingyuan watched with cold eyes, always wondering whether the Prince of Guangping had a habit of cutting off his sleeves, and he liked to hold hands affectionately with everyone he saw.For example, now, he is holding on to Chu Xinian again.

The king of the small county of Guangping came here to express his gratitude: "Thanks to Brother Chu for finding out the truth today, otherwise Xiao Wang may not be able to end up. If I have free time in the future, I must have more contacts."

King Chang, King Ping and others came out one after another, and they all secretly regretted seeing this.Chu Xinian's appearance today can be regarded as taking all the favors of the two families.Not only did they retrieve the ancient paintings for the little county king, but they also found out the grievances for the only son of the Jin family.

"Your Majesty is very polite, I will definitely visit you some other day."

Chu Xinian pulled out his hand without a trace, and was about to get into the carriage, but at this moment, a noble lady in a goose-yellow shirt suddenly lifted the sedan chair curtain and called him. Chu Xinian raised his eyes subconsciously, and an embroidered The purse fell into his arms impartially.

"..."

Dayan's folk customs are open, and the women in the boudoir are not so restrained, throwing flowers and fruits is common.At today's banquet of heroes, if anyone is talking about who has the most limelight, it must be Chu Xinian, and many noble ladies from aristocratic families are a little bit turbulent.

The fragrant sedan chair gradually went away, leaving Chu Xinian standing alone in a daze.Xie Jingyuan sneered, lifted the curtain and got into the carriage by himself, feeling so angry that he was about to fall ill.

Chu Xinian looked at the purse in his hand and was thinking about what to do, but at this moment someone called him from behind, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Jin Ruhai.

"Young Master Chu," Jin Ruhai seemed to have aged by dozens of years for a moment, and his whole body was unbelievably haggard. He cupped his hands at Chu Xinian, "Today's love is inherited by my Jin family. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely report to you. After this matter is settled, the old man will come to the door to apologize."

Chu Xinian helped him up: "Master Jin is mourning and resigned."

While they were talking, a group of yamen servants came suddenly on horseback, and the leader was Mei Fengchen.When he received the news from the Guangping Prince's Mansion, he was investigating the case in Ling County, and he was rushing all the way, so it was long overdue.

Chu Xinian smiled faintly, turned around and got into the carriage. Now is not the time to contact Mei Fengchen.

Mei Fengchen saw Jin Ruhai from afar, and immediately got off his horse: "Lord Jin, where is the body of Young Master Ling?"

Jin Ruhai closed his eyes and didn't want to talk to him at all: "I took it back."

Mei Fengchen frowned: "Why carry it back?"

Jin Ruhai opened his eyes suddenly when he heard the words, and said sharply: "Why carry it back? Naturally, it is better to restrain yourself and bury it. Could it be that you wait for the people from the Department of Mirrors to collect the body?!"

After saying this, he snorted coldly, and left in anger.

They don't come when someone is dead, and they don't come when they are looking for the murderer. After everything is over, they finally know that they are coming! !

Sitting in the carriage, Chu Xinian saw Mei Fengchen standing there in a daze, stunned, and couldn't hold back a chuckle.He put down the curtain and looked at Xie Jingyuan who was opposite: "General, today's show is still lively?"

Xie Jingyuan ignored him, and stared at the exquisitely embroidered purse in Chu Xinian's hand, as if two holes were about to be burned.

"Throw it away."

Xie Jingyuan said two words, his voice was thin and cool, and it reminded people of some kind of poisonous snake dormant in a damp place.

"?"

Chu Xinian was slow to realize that Xie Jingyuan was talking about the purse in his hand, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and smiled so unpredictablely: "Why?"

Xie Jingyuan saw that not only did he not throw it away, but he dared to ask why, he squinted his eyes silently, and stretched out his hand to grab it.However, Chu Xinian had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and hid directly behind him. Just as the carriage bumped, Xie Jingyuan fell directly into his arms.

"General beware—"

Chu Xinian hugged him subconsciously, managed to stabilize his figure, and lowered his head to see Xie Jingyuan's situation: "Is he not knocked?"

The posture of the two of them made the carriage look cramped.

Xie Jingyuan lay in his arms, but did not move, but stretched out his hand to Chu Xinian, and said in a bad tone: "Take out the purse."

He was like a dog that has seen the bones, and for some reason, he just fell in love with that purse.

Chu Xinian maintained the posture of hugging him, looked at the purse in his hand, the workmanship was fine, it should be worth a lot of money, and he said with a deep smile: "The general knows that there is nothing free in the world, you want this purse, What should I get in exchange?"

Xie Jingyuan grabbed his collar and threatened: "Are you going to pay or not?"

Chu Xinian's white shirt was loose, and a small piece of his chest was exposed when he pulled it off.He held Xie Jingyuan's hand to prevent the other party from ripping off his clothes: "I said, if the general wants this thing, you can exchange it with me, and I will naturally give it to the general..."

His voice was deep and magnetic, with a touch of lingering and seductive inexplicably.

Xie Jingyuan met Chu Xinian's gaze, and his heart skipped a beat for no reason: "...what do you want?"

Chu Xinian just thought it was interesting to tease him: "The general decides for himself, if something is lighter, I won't change it."

Xie Jingyuan was about to say something when he heard the words, when someone knocked on the wall of the car from the outside, and immediately separated from Chu Xinian like an electric shock, like being caught cheating.

Chu Xinian straightened his clothes and robes, opened the curtain to look out, but saw that it was the prince, and said in a neutral tone, "Your Highness?"

The prince was too lazy to go back in a sedan chair, and rode a white horse, which looked a bit majestic. He smiled and poked his head in, and heard that Chu Xinian's tone was wrong: "Why, are you angry at being lonely?"

Chu Xinian was noncommittal.

The prince laughed: "Don't worry, Gu Cai won't harm you, Xie Jingyuan was the first to refuse."

Chu Xinian subconsciously glanced at the people beside him, but Xie Jingyuan didn't look at him.

The prince reined in the reins, and said in a low voice as if nothing had happened: "Didn't you want to find out about Qin Daoyan? I just received the news that the Qiang people will pay tribute to Beijing in the near future, and they have secretly sent someone to send them to him in order to open up business routes between the two groups. A lot of courtesy, I want Qin Daoyan to lobby the emperor to agree."

"Jin Ruhai is in charge of the world's trade. He is in charge of this matter. Qin Daoyan will definitely work hard on him. There is no harm in asking the Jin family to owe you a favor."

After the crown prince finished speaking, ignoring Chu Xinian's thoughtful eyes, he swung his whip vigorously, made a short and light bang in mid-air, and rode away with his personal guards on horseback.

It was only at this time that Chu Xinian realized that the prince was not as stupid and reckless as he appeared on the surface.He stuffed his purse into his sleeve, and told the coachman, "Go around to the back door of the Guangping Palace."

Xie Jingyuan couldn't help but glanced at him: "What are you doing at the back door?"

Chu Xinian smiled: "The general forgot, we haven't caught the thief who stole the painting yet."

The author has something to say: #The one who rides a white horse is not necessarily a prince, but may also be a prince#