"This flower is also a sacred object of the Ming Dynasty. How can I save the life of a staff member..."

Thinking of this, His Royal Highness also felt unwilling to give up, "Shilang Lu, Yun Zuo, the deceased is already dead. You two must catch the real murderer for me and avenge Taiyuan!"

Knowing that there was no way to save the person, His Royal Highness, who felt particularly guilty, pinned his hopes on redressing the justice of the deceased.

Unexpectedly, Yun Xi, who had been carefully examining the body just now, suddenly raised his head, looked at His Highness the Crown Prince and said, "Sooner or later, Your Highness will have to ask for a 'Chonglou'."

"What do you mean?"

The prince was about to ask more questions when he saw that Yun Xi had already taken out the sword. He was so startled that he took a step back and immediately turned around, not daring to look again. He also shouted in a low voice: "Can't the body be used for examination?"

Yun Xi paused, then raised her head innocently and asked: "Didn't His Highness the Crown Prince say before that this is a private matter and not a business matter?"

How do you take the body to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for an autopsy in a private case at the Prince's Residence?

The prince was speechless.

He finally figured it out, and he shouldn't be talking tit-for-tat with these two people today.

Since the autopsy needs to be done on the spot, Yun Xi and Qing Guo's workload is much greater.

When the little maid saw that her young lady had finished examining the body's surface, she immediately stood up and hung the white cloth she brought with her around the table and chairs, blocking Yun Xi's small figure from the deceased on the ground.

The prince couldn't see anything and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Lu Qingfan also quickly walked out of the room and said politely: "Yun Wu doesn't like others to visit when he is conducting an autopsy, so His Highness the Crown Prince should also avoid it."

"That's fine." The prince has long heard of Yun Xi's ability in autopsy. As superb as her autopsy skills are, the scene of the autopsy will be terrifying.

After all, the prince did not want to put himself in danger.

Yun Xi's smart eyes fell on the body of the deceased Tai Yuan, and his white hands had already held the scalpel to cut open Tai Yuan's abdominal cavity: the internal organs were strangely red, and there was an indescribable smell in the abdominal cavity.

It was clearly a bloody and horrific scene, but the little girl approached him with a look of curiosity and whispered: "The lung disease is serious and the intestinal digestion is not good. No wonder I eat so many bitter almonds."

"It turns out it smells like bitter almonds..." Qingguo also smelled the unusual smell.

Yun Xi quickly found almond chyme in the remains of the esophagus and intestines, confirming her inference.

"Tai Yuan's body and bones are so bad. He has been poisoned by this poison for at least five years..." Yun Xi frowned slightly, said "Hey", and made new discoveries on the corpse.

People inside the house were busy talking to the deceased; outside the house, Lu Qingfan was also asking about Tai Yuan: the prince did not remember how many years Tai Yuan had been in the mansion, and he was one of the staff who had been with him the longest; Tai Yuan's abilities were known to the prince.

After that, it was no problem to promote Nobushige, and the master and servant went through a lot of things.

When the prince was still a good king, he had a lot of people; after he became the prince, he had many capable people. Even to support the staff and chief historian of this mansion, it would cost the prince a lot of money.

"What is Tai Yuan doing next to the prince?" Lu Qingfan asked.

"In the past few years, Tai Yuan has been advising the king, and he has been involved in national affairs and finance. In recent years, his health has not been good, especially when the cold winter and summer are the most difficult. I have asked him to be in charge of personnel and recommend talents. This errand

Instead of being busy all the time, you can take some time off to recuperate.”

After the prince finished speaking, he remembered that Tai Yuan had stopped him ten years ago from participating in the dethroning of the prince and seizing the direct heir; five years ago, he had advised him not to participate in the financial power of the household department, so as to make progress by retreating, so that the emperor could safely hand over the household department to him. Fighting instead of fighting... To get to where we are today, it is indeed Tai Yuan's contribution.

Lu Qingfan listened quietly and did not speak to urge His Highness the Crown Prince when his thoughts were surging.

"Everything has changed in the past few years. The talents around me have withered. After Yi Duo, Mr. Luo disappeared. Now Mr. Tai..."

The prince was arrogant by nature, and he didn't like to show weakness in front of outsiders. Now that he saw the people around him dying and rebelling, he couldn't help but feel a bit sad.

"Your Highness, my condolences." Lu Qingfan was not good at comforting people, so he only continued: "Mr. Tai's loyalty is a lesson. I don't want to see His Highness bothering himself like this."

His Highness the Crown Prince quickly recovered his emotions and said in a low voice: "Although Mr. Tai is in poor health, he is the most kind-hearted person. He should not poison or assassinate others."

"Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts." After Lu Qingfan said this, he wanted the prince to read Tai Yuan's files for him to take a look at.

The prince nodded and motioned to his subordinates to get it.

"Is there anything else you need from me to accompany you..."

"It's late at night. His Highness will go and rest himself. He will leave this place to his subordinates, but..." Lu Qingfan lowered his head and looked at the jade pendant hanging on the prince's waist.

When the prince saw this, alarm bells rang in his heart, "What to do?"

"Your Highness, this jade pendant looks good. I'm afraid no one in the mansion would recognize it?" Lu Qingfan smiled strangely after saying this, which made the prince's hair stand on end.

"Your Highness, don't panic, I just want to keep it as a token." Lu Qingfan patiently explained.

The prince took off his jade pendant and looked speechless: "If you want a token, just ask...will you smile less in the future? It's so weird."

Lu Qingfan turned a deaf ear and took the jade pendant to stop the personal guard commander Wu Quan who was about to return to the courtyard with the prince.

"Does Mr. Lu Shilang also want a confession from his subordinates?" Wu Quan was startled. His Highness the Crown Prince has already said what he was supposed to say just now, so he doesn't need to go into details, right?

His Highness the Crown Prince had been on the verge of anger several times, and now he raised his foot and kicked Wu Quan on the butt: "You can stay if I ask you to, there is so much nonsense!"

After that, he rolled his sleeves and left angrily.

Lu Qingfan and Wu Quan saluted at the back of His Highness the Crown Prince: "Best farewell to Your Highness."

After the people walked away, Lu Qingfan said calmly: "Commander Wu, please tell me what you have discovered."

Wu Quan was startled by what he said: "What does Mr. Lu mean by this?"

"Until I arrive, Commander Wu is responsible for taking care of the place where the crime occurred. Many places in the house have been touched. Wouldn't Commander Wu know that?"

Not to mention the small secret compartment under the bed, Lu Qingfan also noticed that there was light dust on it, which must have been opened not long ago.

Wu Quan didn't expect Lu Qingfan to be so meticulous, and for a while he didn't know how to defend himself.

After a moment, he said: "This subordinate just wants to find some clues in the house, and does not intend to manipulate objects or destroy evidence."

The Prince's Mansion had strong soldiers and many masters. Wu Quan could even confidently say that even a master like Lu Qingfan would not be able to kill someone and leave without alerting anyone.

But Mr. Tai Yuan died suddenly.

"With all due respect to my subordinates, this matter is not unexpected at all. Mr. Tai's health is not in good condition, and he has been relying on rare medicinal herbs to survive these years. His Highness the Crown Prince also rewarded countless snow lotus and ginseng... …”

Seeing that Lu Qingfan's expression did not change, Wu Quan said in a low voice: "If Yun Wuzuo hadn't said that Mr. Tai died suddenly due to poisoning, my subordinates would not have even thought about murder."

"So Commander Wu also thinks that no one has a grudge against Mr. Tai?"

"My subordinates spend most of their time guarding the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince. They don't have much contact with the staff in the palace. This matter is not clear."

Wu Quan explained for himself: "As for what objects I have touched, I will restore them for you as soon as Yunwu makes them!"

Just now, because His Highness the Crown Prince was here, Wu Quan was afraid of being angered by His Highness the Crown Prince again, so he didn't dare to tell the truth.

Lu Qingfan nodded after hearing this: "That's fine, I'll just ask Commander Wu to wait for a while."

While waiting for Yun Xi, Lu Qingfan continued to ask the maids and servants nearby...

The maids and servants who had always been there were not fixed, and would occasionally be exchanged back and forth. Lu Qingfan decided to go to the servants' room.

Halfway through, Lu Qingfan suddenly thought of an important thing: "By the way, since Mr. Tai's health is so bad, why doesn't the government find someone to take care of him?"

"That's right!" As soon as he said this, Wu Quan also reacted and said, "Where is that little guy from Kuju?"

It turns out that Tai Yuan has always had a servant by his side, and he and Tai Yuan have always been inseparable.

"This kid must be lazing around somewhere, I'll go look for it." Wu Quan said, then turned around in a circle, grabbed a guard and asked, "Are you watching the housekeeper?"

"Commander Wu, I have never seen this before..."

"Go, get the housekeeper quickly." Wu Quan didn't hesitate, he threw the person away and shouted.

Lu Qingfan's deep, inky eyes quietly looked at Wu Quan's busy figure, but did not stop him from doing anything.

[Author's digression]: Prince: When you talk about Yun Xi, you are polite, but when you call me, you are bossy?

Lu Qingfan: I don’t dare.
Chapter completed!