Seeing that Jiang Fang didn't speak, Yu Peide didn't dare to speak either. But now this matter is causing quite a stir, and he can't continue to be the prefect if he doesn't give an explanation.
Yu Peide also asked for instructions from the superiors, but there was no reply from the superiors. Xu Kaizhi paid a group of people to mourn at the gate of the prefecture every day, which made Yu Peide sometimes not dare to go back.
Jiang Fang said: "Let's check first to see if this woman is really Xu Kaizhi's unmarried concubine. Also, she is not pregnant. I will take her pulse."
In ancient autopsies, corpses were not dissected at all, so they didn't actually know whether she was pregnant or not, and they just listened to Xu Kaizhi's side of the story.
But Yu Peide said: "Bizhi has called He Xiaoxiao's parents to identify the body. They insist that it is He Xiaoxiao who was sent to the Xu Mansion as a maid."
Jiang Fang disagreed. The smell of powder on the bodies of women in ancient times was generally fixed. The smell exuding from their bodies was usually caused by the same thing being used for a long time.
The smell on He Xiaoxiao's body would not be obvious if you were not close, which means it comes from her. How could she, a daughter of a farmer and a maid in the Xu family, be able to use such fragrant powder?
Moreover, the thin skin and tender flesh on her hands, no matter how pampered she was at home, there would still be no traces of work at all. That corpse must not be He Xiaoxiao.
Jiang Fang said: "I want to take a look at the female corpse."
Yu Peide was a little embarrassed. After all, the people now believed that Jiang Fang was the murderer. Even if she killed someone, the Xu family would not agree if she wanted to see the body now.
Jiang Fang knew that Yu Peide was in trouble, so he said, "Master Yu, if I remember correctly, do all the government officials go back to stay at night?"
Yu Peide heard what Jiang Fang meant and quickly said: "That's natural, so why can't you live with that corpse? Then no one will be used as a widower."
Jiang Fang nodded, and then prepared to see off the guests, but Yu Peide was in a dilemma. On one side were the people waiting for justice outside the government office, and on the other side was the princess who was about to enter the palace.
This matter would not have caused such a big fuss, but Jiang Fang's identity is really special. This is a life-threatening lawsuit. If everyone is not treated equally, how can the people's anger be dispelled?
The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people. This sentence is not a joke. If this matter is just ignored, he will probably be beaten to death by the rotten leaves of the common people when he goes out. By then, won’t he, the prefect, have to
Notorious?
Jiang Fang understood. Isn't it just to give an explanation? So Jiang Fang said: "I will go back with you first."
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Xiaomei, who was hiding in the house, couldn't sit still. She ran out to protect Jiang Fang and said: "My second sister can't kill people, and my second sister has cured so many people, she can't kill people."
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Yu Peide was also in a dilemma. He was naturally willing to believe that Jiang Fang did not kill anyone. After all, he still wanted to rely on Jiang Fang. However, there was no news from above, and he did not know what to do.
At this time, Jiang Fang pulled Jiang Xiaomei and said: "Little sister, please don't make trouble unreasonably. Justice is in the heart of the people. Don't worry, I believe Master Yu will do things impartially."
After saying that, Jiang Fang left with Yu Peide, but even if he suspected that Jiang Fang accidentally killed someone, Yu Peide was polite.
When there was no one on the road, Yu Peide asked in a low voice: "Princess, do you have any thoughts on this matter?"
Jiang Fang knew that what Yu Peide wanted to say was that even if he accidentally killed someone, as long as he told the truth, he could clear his name.
But Jiang Fang knew that this matter was not that simple, so he said: "I need time. I should know what's going on tomorrow."
When Yu Peide saw Jiang Fang say this, he stopped talking. From the looks of it, Jiang Fang shouldn't have done it. After all, she was a princess, and taking someone's life was just a matter of waving her hand.
Even if she did it, with her noble status, she would not be so aggrieved. There is no way that Queen Mother Jiang would not care about her. Isn't this just a matter of words?
Jiang Fang was placed in a cell, but she didn't care at all. At night, a cell leader suddenly walked up to Jiang Fang and said, "Come out quickly, the prefect is going to interrogate you."
So Jiang Fang was taken out. When he walked to a deserted place, one of the cell leaders gave Jiang Fang a bunch of keys and said, "My subordinates will be waiting here before dawn."
Jiang Fang took the key and ran to Zuo's morgue. There were not many corpses inside. Jiang Fang found He Xiaoxiao's body in no time.
Jiang Fang looked at the surface of the corpse and found that it was indeed poisonous. However, this kind of drug was rare, and Jiang Fang had only seen it once in a book when he was bored.
After carefully examining He Xiaoxiao's body, Jiang Fang discovered that the poison had indeed entered through the wound on her lower body, but the ointment was so obviously mixed with medicinal powder, how could she not know it?
Or she did it voluntarily. She might have known that she was going to die before coming to find Jiang Fang, so she was so strange when she saw Jiang Fang.
If this long face is really that of He Xiaoxiao, then her hands and the fragrance on her body are not suitable for her. However, He Xiaoxiao's parents came to identify the body and insisted that it was He Xiaoxiao.
Then either the body was tampered with, or even He Xiaoxiao's parents were fake. The more Jiang Fang thought about it, the more weird this thing became.
Who could do such a big thing? It would be impossible to hide He Xiaoxiao's parents from the government, so it was possible that even the village was fake.
Jiang Fang's doubts became even greater, but at this moment, she heard a noise coming from outside. She was so frightened that she lay down directly on the morgue, covering herself with the white cloth covering He Xiaoxiao.
At this time, Jiang Fang felt that the door seemed to be opened, and her heartbeat accelerated instantly. Those who came to the corpse room at this time were probably the murderers who came to destroy the corpses and eliminate traces.
After a while, Jiang Fang vaguely saw a figure stopping next to He Xiaoxiao's body through the white cloth, and then Jiang Fang heard a familiar voice.
"Is this really okay for us? If we are discovered, will it implicate Sister Ah Fang?"
Nangong Chuiyang said in a low voice: "Jiang Fang has been suspected by the government. You didn't see Yu Peide's appearance today, but we all believe that Jiang Fang would not make such a mistake. So let's take a look at the body first."
After hearing the voices of Nangong Chuiyang and Jiang Xiaobai, Jiang Fang breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be these two guys who were so scared that he didn't dare to breathe.
At this time, Jiang Xiaobai saw that the white cloth covering Jiang Fang's face seemed to be blown. She swallowed, then pointed at Jiang Fang behind Nangong Chuiyang and said: "I, I, how did I see the corpse next to you move?
Already?"
After Jiang Xiaobai said this, Nangong Chuiyang also felt that something was wrong behind him, so he turned around and looked behind him. At this time, Jiang Fang directly lifted the white cloth from his face.
Jiang Xiaobai screamed in fright, and Jiang Fang quickly covered their mouths: "Shhhhhh! It's me!"