vstars Chapter 725: Queen's Death
Chapter 725: Queen's Death
Moller and Su Wang were young and held high positions, and they were considered rare young talents. However, they became followers at this moment, following behind Li Changxiao and listening to him expound his views over and over again. Su Wang had been humiliated by Li Changxiao before, and he was dissatisfied with him at first, but after a few times of getting along with him, he actually admired him the most. He took out a small notebook and recorded everything Li Changxiao said and did.
That gesture didn't seem to be intentional, but came from the heart. At this moment, the little notebook was already densely filled with notes, including a few jokes and witty remarks from Li Changxiao. There were even annotations.
This demeanor made Li Changxiao feel uncomfortable. Su Wang admired in his heart: "This is a god." He explained the situation in detail.
This high-ranking official was named Zhang Wufu. This name was not auspicious. It meant that he would have no luck and many misfortunes, but would live a long life. Who would have thought that he would be rich but short-lived? When he reached middle age, he was already above tens of millions of people, but he died suddenly in the middle of his life.
After explaining the general situation, Li Changxiao asked the two how they planned to investigate next. Su Wang said, "If you don't help, since it is confirmed to be a homicide, we will naturally start by interrogating officials in the same dynasty and political party enemies one by one."
Moller nodded.
As the Shaoqing of Datian Temple, the two usually deal with major cases involving the country's foundation, and their methods are swift and fierce. There is nothing wrong with the two investigating the case in this way, but it is a little inappropriate.
Li Changxiao told the two that they didn't need to make such a big fuss to solve the case. In this world, people kill for money, wealth, and revenge. Whether it's the monks living in the mountains or the farmers planting seedlings in the mud, they all have these three reasons.
Therefore, we can start with these three points. Compared with the hostile political parties, wives and concubines, it is obviously more useful to ask the maids and servants who are familiar with the mansion. After hearing this, Moler and Su Wang nodded repeatedly and felt that it made sense. Li Changxiao took the two of them and randomly asked a maid.
I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. I asked the right person casually. The maid looked terrified and told me everything she knew, which really provided very useful clues.
It turned out that a few months ago, the mansion bought a slave. He had a scar on his face and was ugly. Because he was clumsy and disobedient, he was beaten with dozens of boards by the official. Since then, he has been much more obedient.
But in private, a maid saw that the servant had a resentful look in his eyes, as if he was still dissatisfied. One day, the maid went out to relieve herself and saw the servant again. At that time, he was standing in front of the lake, muttering to himself: "You are a human, and I am also a human. If you make me angry, the worst that can happen is that we will both die!"
The maid saw that the servant was too fierce and didn't dare to provoke him, so she pretended that she had never met him. Until today, when the people from Datian Temple found her. As a maid of an official, she knew how fierce Datian Temple was. So she told him everything she knew, not daring to keep anything back.
Li Changxiao nodded secretly, with some speculation in his mind. When Moler and Su Wang heard this, they felt that this servant had a grudge and must be the killer. So they looked for the servant. However, they couldn't find him. They asked the officials, and the officials said that there were strict rules for entering and leaving the mansion, and the servant with the scar on his face had definitely never left the mansion.
Moler and Su Wang speculated: "The servant might not be an ordinary person and he sneaked out secretly. I'm afraid it will be hard to find him again." Li Changxiao walked to a well, bent down, and looked at a longevity flower swaying gently beside the well.
Li Changxiao pointed at the well mouth and said, "That servant has committed suicide by jumping into the well. Please try to salvage him."
Moler and Su Wang were stunned and immediately sent people to salvage the body. Sure enough, they found a body upside down in the well. The body was a little swollen, but the face was still vaguely visible.
At this point, the case was solved. The two Datian Temple Shaoqing sighed. As a high-ranking official of a country, he was above tens of millions of people. How noble he was, but just because he punished a servant, he caused the servant's dissatisfaction and finally took revenge at the cost of his life.
Although one life was exchanged for another, in the eyes of Moler and Su Wang, it was not worth it for the senior official. Although they were all human beings, some were worthless, while others were born precious.
Li Changxiao's eyes were thoughtful, and his expression gradually became solemn. Just like the Song Zhuo case, the case itself was not complicated at all. One case was suicide, and the other was murder. But behind these cases, there were great mysteries. However, Moller and Su Wang were both mortals, and it would be useless to talk to them.
After leaving the mansion, they rushed to the next crime scene. The scene showed that the deceased had hanged himself to death, and there was a bright red longevity flower on the corpse.
Su Wang wanted to show off his knowledge and tried to focus on the details and piece together the events of the case step by step. Li Changxiao was standing by and would point out any unreasonable or incomprehensible points.
Soon, another case of "Longevity Flower" was solved. Two cases were solved in one day, and the investigation was orderly and impeccable. The two Shaoqing were very happy. They returned to Datian Temple overnight, wrote a document, and reported to the higher authorities.
Li Changxiao had nothing to do, so he went back to Wang Qilang Inn, wove a few vines into a swing, and sat on it, swinging from dusk to late at night. A bright moon hung high in the sky, gleaming and lonely. He looked at the night view, admired the moonlight, drank some wine, and had a bag of peanut crisps in his pocket. From time to time, he would pick up a few and put them into his mouth.
It was a leisurely scene, but it was suddenly disturbed by a knock on the door. Li Changxiao yawned. It was already late at night, and he was about to go to sleep. This person came at a really bad time.
He grabbed the cane and swung down lazily. He saw the person knocking on the door. He was tall and wearing a black robe. He knocked very urgently, as if he had something urgent to do.
Looking closely again, the person was Su Wang.
When Su Wang saw Li Changxiao appear, he immediately said, "Sir...I...he..." His face was full of fear, and he wanted to say something several times, but he couldn't say it.
Finally, he fell to his knees with a thud, his whole body trembling.
Li Changxiao's face was calm and he said, "I'll go with you." Su Wang was hesitating about how to start the conversation, whether to start it or not, when he saw Li Changxiao agree on his own. He felt surprised and surprised, but also full of respect. So he put on his hood and walked towards the palace.
The two of them went through the twists and turns.
Leading directly to the depths of the palace. Ximi Country has always been ruled by women, and the deepest part of the palace is where the queen lives.
However, when they reached the Queen's bedroom.
Suddenly, a gorgeously dressed woman was seen hanging in the air by a rope, her feet off the ground, her face pale, and it was obvious that she had stopped breathing.