C27 Part2

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Shen Zhiyan looked at His Highness and asked:

"Has Your Highness noticed something wrong with Yuan Qiu's confession?"

"Although Yuan Qiu was not as distraught as Yuan Fang, but Yuan Qiu's testimony was not weird either.

She concluded that Concubine Zhao was killed, and begged us to seek justice for her."

Murong Ci recalled Yuan Qiu's testimony.

'I don't think there is any flaw in her words and request...'

"The thing is...

We didn't really say whether Concubine Zhao hanged herself or was killed by someone else.

Why did Yuan Qiu insisted that she was killed?

Also, I always felt that Yuan Qiu's grief felt like a performance.

Although it seems that there were no flaws at all, the more flawless, the more suspicious it is.

It means that she had planned the confession in advance and was only waiting for us to ask."

Master Shen Zhiyan's face was shining in the sun.

"Now that you say so, this Prince remembered!

She was obviously not as sad as Yuan Fang, but she begged us the most to get justice for Concubine Zhao.

This makes Yuan Qiu more suspicious.

But why would she do this?

Was it really her that killed Concubine Zhao?",

Murong Ci said.

Shen Zhiyan speculated,

"If Yuan Qin knows martial arts, one person would be enough to kill Concubine Zhao.

Otherwise, she won't have the strength to carry Concubine Zhao to the scene of the crime and hang her from the Magnolia Kobus tree."

Murong Ci replied,

"Yuan Qiu doesn't look like she knows martial arts.

There is a possibility that she has been bought by someone and is only responsible for drugging."

Shen Zhiyan nodded,

"In that case, Yuan Qiu and the murderer should have cooperated with each other and conspired to kill Concubine Zhao.

The murderer was able to carry her out of the Jingfu Hall without being noticed by the Palace personnel and the guards.

It can be seen that the culprit was quite familiar with the inner courtyard of the harem and knows it perfectly well.

However, why would the murderer kill Concubine Zhao? Why?

Does Your Highness think that Concubine Zhao's death is related to the recent events?"

Murong Ci's eyes condensed slightly,

"Concubine Zhao died suddenly, and her case is completely incompatible with the content of the Ballad."

Shen Zhiyan nodded again,

"Judging from the current clues, Concubine Zhao's death seems to be irrelevant to the recent events."

They talked and walked to the East Palace.

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Back to the East Palace, Ruyi and Qin Ruo immediately served ginger tea to drive away coldness and dampness.

Ruyi also helped His Royal Highness change clothes, because it was raining when she went out that morning.

In the study, Ruyi put aside two cups of hot tea and went outside the room.

Murong Ci sat in front of the book case and drank half a cup of hot tea,

"Yesterday this Prince went to the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard.

The two bodies thrown into the mass grave were the bodies of former Concubine Bai and Concubine Mo.

They were the concubines of the Emperor Father.

Ten years ago, they got demoted to commoners and entered the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard."

Shen Zhiyan smiled appreciatively,

"What did Your Highness find in the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard?"

"On their bed, this Prince found another silver gray hair."

She put the two silver gray hairs trembling on the case.

"One comes from the hand of the corpse and the other comes from under the quilt on the bed of their bedroom.

I think, these two silver gray hairs should have been left by the murderer inadvertently."

"If the hairs are really left by the murderer, then the murderer is quite old, at least over 50 years old."

He nodded and thought,

"Is it possible that the murderer was from the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard?"

"Concubine Bai and Concubine Mo died very close to the Fengtian Temple, where the 'Blood Jade from Heaven' were first found.

I felt that the people behind the scenes should have killed them first, took their blood, and then laid it out in the Fengtian Temple, spreading the 'Heavenly Blood Jade' ballad quote.",

Murong Ci's analysis was excellent.

"This solves the problem of where the human blood of the 'Heavenly Blood Jade' in Fengtian Hall came from.",

Shen Zhiyan said.

"As for the Blood Rain in His Majesty's Palace, this Prince feels that it should be dog blood.

I learned that five dogs died in the city a few days ago and their blood was drained.",

Murong Ci said.

Shen Zhiyan stood up and said.

"It's better for us to rationalize the case from the beginning."

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END of CHAPTER 27 PART 2

.....................to be continued