Pei Wuyan knocked on the stone table again, drawing Qi Jinglin's attention back.

"Your Highness, Eunuch Zhao must not know the reason for this, but as the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he knows that the four deceased people left the palace every month before and after they were killed, and they had contact with people from Guanhua Palace before and after leaving the palace.

He even had direct contact with Tang Jieyu, so he guessed that the deaths of the four people might be related to Tang Jieyu."

Qi Jinglin sighed and nodded, "Yes, I have heard a long time ago that the eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a man of influence, a wise man who protects himself, and loves money as much as his life."

Yu Qingfeng said an octave higher, "In the past, Eunuch Zhao kept silent, which meant more trouble than less trouble. Now that the case has come before His Highness, Mr. Pei ordered a thorough investigation. Eunuch Zhao knew that it would be difficult to hide the matter, so he thought of using this opportunity to find Tang.

Jieyu took the credit. Time was so tight that he didn't even want to stay and listen to me finish questioning the four palace officials to confirm that they were indeed tight-lipped, so he hurried to Guanhua Palace."

Qi Jinglin slapped the stone table and sighed: "The human heart is not as good as a snake swallowing an elephant. He is eager to take credit, but he doesn't know that he is eager to die."

"And the most important thing, the Kongming Lantern..." Pei Wuyan took advantage of Yu Qingfeng's unpreparedness and took the opportunity to mention the Kongming Lantern first.

"The Kong Ming Lantern was not placed by the murderer Tang Jieyu, and the purpose was not to commemorate." Yu Qingfeng quickly interrupted Pei Wuyan. The highlight of her reasoning must not be robbed. "The bodies of the three deceased were salvaged and dumped in mass graves.

Someone once let go of the Kongming Lantern, which is the key to prompting me to make this reasoning."

"Oh?" Qi Jinglin was really interested and paid attention to Yu Qingfeng again.

Yu Qingfeng stared closely at Pei Wuyan, fearing that he would be the first to speak quickly. She no longer cared about the coquettish accent and the clipped sound, and spoke very fast.

"Of course, when money is given out, it must be received by a lover. Take the first time Chunxi was killed as an example. When Tang Jieyu made up her mind to kill Chunxi, she had already identified the next messenger, which was Xiaocui. She asked

Hidden in the musical score that Xiaocui sent out of the palace was an instruction for her lover to station himself near the mass graves in the next few days."

Qi Jinglin's face turned pale, he had obviously guessed what was going to happen, and he retched twice more.

Yu Qingfeng continued: "The palace ladies have to pass through the palace gate when leaving the palace. If the palace ladies carry a large amount of money or valuable jewelry, they will definitely be discovered and reported. Therefore, Tang Jieyu can only send a small amount outside the palace on a monthly basis. And if it is

If you pass the corpse, then even if you send out the precious tributes given by His Majesty, such as the luminous pearl presented by Donghai not long ago, it will not be a problem."

"The Kongming Lantern..." Qi Jinglin pressed his stomach to divert his attention.

"The Kongming Lantern was placed by Tang Jieyu's lover. The purpose was naturally not to pay homage to the deceased, or to fear the ghosts' revenge. He just wanted to send a signal to Tang Jieyu in the palace, informing him that he had received the lantern that Tang Jieyu gave him.

, a valuable royal gift hidden in the corpse."

Yu Qingfeng couldn't control it, and a scene flashed in her mind of a man fully armed, disemboweling a rotting corpse near a mass grave, holding a dirty treasure, his eyes shining, and he was smiling smugly.

Afterwards, the man also lit the Kongming lantern he brought and watched the sky lantern rise into the sky.

Tang Jieyu in the palace also enjoyed a lantern with her sweetheart in Guanhua Palace, feeling full of comfort and satisfaction.

This is probably the worst time the Kongming Lantern has been hacked.

"Your Highness, Mr. Pei, my reasoning is indeed bold, but it is indeed easy to verify. We only need to search Tang Jieyu's Guanhua Palace and cannot find the rare treasures rewarded by His Majesty. This is the evidence; for an autopsy, as long as we can

The discovery of the imperial gift in Sun Qiaofen's body is evidence; if we send people to guard the mass graves tonight, as long as we can catch a man carrying a Kongming lantern, fully armed and carrying a sharp weapon for disemboweling, that will be evidence."

Qi Jinglin turned to Pei Wuyan and asked, "Pei Qing, in your opinion, what do you think this maid said?"

Pei Wuyan smiled helplessly, "This girl's mouth is very quick."

Yu Qingfeng cursed: Who asked you to use me as a tool for trial and error? The credit will eventually be attributed to you. Of course, I must seize the time to show myself and save my own butt and life.

"Your Highness, after all, this matter involves Tang Jieyu. I think we should wait for the autopsy results first. If it is confirmed that palace treasures are hidden in the corpse, then go to the mass grave tonight. If the suspicious man is captured tonight, we will report it tomorrow morning.

Your Majesty, go to Guanhua Palace to search. Of course, it is best to send someone to secretly follow every move in Guanhua Palace at this moment, so as not to let someone tip off the news and prevent anyone from going to the mass grave tonight."

"As expected of the Minister of Dali Temple appointed by my father," Qi Jinglin smiled approvingly, "I will act as Pei Qing said."

The body had been carried away for some time, and after a cup of tea, a young eunuch hurriedly came to report: "Your Highness, Mr. Pei, I have conducted an autopsy and found a jade Ruyi. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed that it is correct."

It was a gift from Your Majesty to Tang Jieyu on her birthday half a month ago."

Yu Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief. The next task was to hold Pei Wuyan's thigh and let him get the antidote for herself.

"Pei Qing, fortunately I have you on this trip, otherwise the serial murder cases in the palace would not have been solved so easily. If someone with ulterior motives is allowed to continue to be by my father's side..." Qi Jinglin smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Although this case has not been closed yet.

The conclusion is final, but I trust your judgment and want to reward you in advance. Pei Qing, tell me, what reward do you want?"

Pei Wuyan shook his head humbly, but he really lowered his head to think.

Yu Qingfeng was so anxious that she wanted to jump in front of Qi Jinglin and reward her based on her merits, right? Is it really just to atone for her sins?

"Your Highness, I dare not take credit. The first credit for this case should be attributed to Yu Qingfeng." Pei Wuyan turned to look at Yu Qingfeng.

At least this guy has some conscience.

"This is what I admire about Pei Qing. As a little maid, Pei Qing can actually see that she has such talent and give her such an opportunity."

"Where, where."

Yu Qingfeng's face is full of black lines, are these two going to start a mutual compliment mode?

"Actually, I just had a whim and wanted to learn about the case through Yu Qingfeng's hands. In addition, I also had some selfish motives." Pei Wuyan changed the topic and looked at Yu Qingfeng with a smile.

"Oh? Selfishly?"

"Yes, Your Highness still remembers the Duanzhou Yang family massacre case that I just mentioned to you, right?"

"Of course, the case submitted by Duanzhou is said to be the case of a woman who was bullied by the Yang family's only son and asked the fox fairy to take revenge. One night, sixteen members of the Yang family died tragically at home, and red fox fur was left at the scene. Pei Qing just said

When I started talking about it, I was extremely curious."

"I plan to go to Duanzhou in the near future to re-investigate the case thoroughly," Pei Wuyan pointed at Yu Qingfeng, "This trip is tiring, and I still need a smart maid to follow me. Firstly, I can take care of my food and daily life, and secondly, I can

I want to help you find out the information. My selfish intention is to find a suitable candidate, and this Yu Qingfeng has something in her head, I think she is just right."

Qi Jinglin laughed heartily, "It's just a maid. Pei Qing can take it if she wants. But it cannot be regarded as a reward. I still want to reward Pei Qing..."

"Your Highness, if Your Highness insists on a reward, I have the guts to ask for the authority to appoint an official of the sixth rank of Dali Temple." Pei Wuyan put away his humble smile and became extremely serious.

"Qing Pei, you are the minister of Dali Temple, and the right to appoint and dismiss subordinates from official positions is yours."

Seeing that Qi Jinglin had not grasped the key point, Pei Wuyan gently reminded him, "Exception."

"Exception..." Qi Jinglin was thoughtful, thought for a moment and laughed, "No problem, I promise that I will fully support Pei Qing."

"Thank you, Your Highness."


Chapter completed!