In the dark underground chamber.
The powerless and beautiful girl in the palace dress was sleeping in a corner of the dungeon.
"Squeak squeak!"
As the stone door of the dungeon opened, an enchanting and dignified woman walked into the dungeon.
She walked towards the girl and took out a scarlet pill. She opened the mouth of the beautiful girl and stuffed a pill into it.
After a while, the beautiful girl slowly woke up.
Facing such a desperate situation, the delicate and beautiful girl didn't panic. She only looked at the middle-aged woman with a nonchalant gaze.
" Pa!" The middle-aged woman slapped the beautiful girl's delicate face.
Unfortunately, that delicate and beautiful girl's beautiful eyes still revealed a stubbornness in her gentleness.
"Hmph, your Li family is always so stubborn. Little girl, if you are afraid, cry out and beg for mercy. No one here will hear you, and no one will ridicule you because of this.”The beautiful middle-aged woman's dignified expression changed as she laughed maniacally.
The girl still did not answer, her beautiful eyes filled with pity. It was as if the person in a desperate situation was not her, but this middle-aged woman who seemed to be in control of everything.
The middle-aged woman's face twisted as she said in a crazed voice,"Your Highness, don't worry. I won't let you die so easily, because that would be too easy for your Li family. I want your Imperial Grandfather, Imperial Father, Imperial Mother, and you to suffer in fear and helplessness. One by one, they died in pain and torture.”
"I want the Li family to taste all the pain I've experienced.”
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Princess Changle, in her bedroom.
After Li Shimin, Empress Zhangsun, and Zhangsun Wuji learned the truth, they couldn't calm down for a long time.
They had never expected that the maid they had carefully selected for their beloved daughter was actually an accomplice carefully arranged by the murderer. In other words, the mastermind behind the scenes had been planning to kidnap Princess Chang Le since two years ago, or even longer.
But what was the purpose of this mastermind? What grudge did he have with the royal family? Where they were, everything was unknown.
The only clue, Zi Yuan, was also cut off.
For Li Shiming and Empress Zhangsun, this had undoubtedly extinguished their hopes.
Empress Zhangsun was heartbroken because she had lost hope again."Su Qing, His Majesty said that you are a genius gifted to us by the heavens. You will definitely be able to save our daughter.”
To the mother of a country, this was undoubtedly the most humble request she could make.
Although Li Shi Min didn't say anything, the hope in his eyes was revealed.
"Your Majesty, the Empress can rest assured. My assistant has already gone to investigate the corpse of the maid, Zi Yuan, in the imperial garden. With his ability, he would definitely be able to find valuable clues.”Su Che consoled Empress Zhangsun.
Li Shi Min's despairing expression was once again filled with hope."Su Qing, what are we waiting for? Zhen will accompany you to take a look."
Li Shimin couldn't care less as he grabbed Su Che's hand and ran out.
Zhangsun Wuji wanted to dissuade Li Shiming, but he didn't dare to stop him.
In the imperial garden.
The corpse of Princess Changle's maid, Zi Yuan, was still in the same state as when she died three days ago. Fortunately, it was freezing cold. If it had been in the summer, it might have already begun to rot.
A group of constables and their assistants were surrounding the corpse, examining it carefully.
These famous constables were extremely experienced, and each of them had several coroners as their assistants.
The "Flying Cat" Old Mister Xue from Kaifeng Prefecture was even more exaggerated. Although he did not have an assistant, he had a big black dog with an extremely sensitive sense of smell. The big black dog sniffed here and there, very focused.
After Song Ci analyzed the corpse, he started strolling around casually.
By the time Li Shimin, Su Che, and Empress Zhangsun entered the imperial garden, the investigation was almost over.
"Everyone has worked hard. Did you get any useful clues?”Li Shi Min asked impatiently.
The group of constables had different expressions on their faces. Some of them were ashamed, while others looked troubled…It was obvious that their investigation had not yielded any results.
"Your Majesty, please forgive us for our stupidity. The results of our investigation are the same as the results of the Supreme Court's investigation.”
"We didn't find any new clues.”
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After a short while, seven or eight constables knelt on the ground in fear.
There were only three people left on the field.
Song Ci, Kaifeng Prefecture's "Flying Cat" Old Xue, Hangzhou Prefecture's "Demon Fox" Shangguan Ziyu.
Flying Cat Old Master Xue stepped forward and reported,""Your Majesty, the murderer should be from the north of the Imperial Garden. Moreover, his lightness skill was extremely high, and he was a peerless expert.”
"Demon Fox" Shangguan Ziyu was gentle and elegant. She waved her folding fan neither arrogantly nor humbly."Your Majesty, the murderer seems to know the princess and her maid. In other words, the murderer should be someone from the palace.”
Although these two famous detectives had only spoken a few words, the new clues they brought great shock to everyone.
However, the scope of the murderer was still very large.
At this moment, everyone's gaze turned to Song Ci.
Song Ci bowed slightly and pointed at a row of frozen footprints on the ground."Your Majesty, Empress, please look here. These two sets of footprints seemed to be the footprints of the maids accompanying the princess to the garden, but in fact, they were not.”
"Oh?" Everyone was shocked, and the famous constables were even more dumbfounded.
"If the maid is not accompanying the princess, could it be that she is the murderer?”Someone said disdainfully.
Unexpectedly, after Song Ci heard this, he laughed loudly and said,""Brother, your guess is correct. One of these footprints belongs to the maid Ziyuan, and the other belongs to the murderer.”
Before everyone could react, Song Ci said something that shocked everyone.
" Killer's characteristics: Female, about 45 years old, 105 pounds, tall, dignified. Furthermore, the maid Zi Yuan was an accomplice in kidnapping the princess. Her death was to ensure that the murderer could escape.”
"Unfortunately, the murderer was unable to escape. She is still hiding in the palace.”
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