Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 320 Was Silenced

After Su Chen saw the corpse of the eunuch Xiao Guizi, he showed a suspicious look, because through his medical knowledge and forensic knowledge, he can be sure that this little eunuch did not commit suicide, but died of homicide, to be exact, he was strangled to death!

Peng Qingqing stepped forward and asked, "Su Chen, this eunuch committed suicide out of fear of crime, we can't go on investigating."

Su Chen pondered for a while, then sighed: "This matter is very complicated, and this person did not die by suicide."

"What, didn't he die by suicide?" Peng Qingqing was taken aback.

Su Chen didn't say anything more, but turned to Princess Yongning and Yu Chixin, and said, "Your Highness, Commander Yuchi, this little eunuch didn't die by hanging himself, but was strangled to death!"

"Strangled to death?"

All the people present were extremely surprised, and were shocked by Su Chen's conclusion.

The eunuch's poisoning has seriously challenged the imperial power and slapped the royal family in the face.

Now after the eunuch was poisoned, he was killed by another person, and it is not known who the murderer was, which further damaged the face of the royal family.

Such a dangerous harem environment, just thinking about it, makes people headache, fear, fear!

Princess Yongning's delicate face changed slightly, she looked at Su Chen, she didn't look like she was joking, her eyebrows frowned, and she said hesitantly: "Su Chen, this matter is not trivial, are you sure that he died of homicide?"

Yu Chixin questioned and said: "The scene is already clear. The little eunuch has no other injuries on his body, only a strangle mark on his neck. He was hanging on a rope from the beam of the house. Everyone saw it. How can we tell that he didn't hang himself? Kill for him?"

"That's right, you can't make random assumptions, you have to pay attention to the evidence!"

"This suicide in fear of crime is already obvious, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."

The surrounding imperial doctors and eunuchs were discussing a lot, and felt that suicide by hanging a beam was very intuitive. How could it be judged that he was murdered? Could it be a random guess?

Zhou Jiamin and Princess Yongjia heard that there seemed to be a conflict here, and they also gathered around. After learning about the point of contention, they also looked at Su Chen curiously.

"Su Chen, do you have any evidence?" Princess Yongning asked, the court eunuch was killed, and it was also involved in poisoning the prince.

Su Chen nodded slightly, with a calm expression on his face, as if everything was well planned, giving people a feeling of peace of mind.

Those who are familiar with him, such as Zhou Jiamin and Peng Qingqing, can tell from his expression that Su Chen's words are probably true, and they all show curiosity.

"Returning to Your Royal Highness, there is a difference between hanging before death and hanging a dead body after being strangled. For example, when a hanging dead body is strangled, the person is already dead, the blood flow stops, the traces of the hanging part are shallower, and there is less congestion. Those who hanged themselves during their lifetime had heavy bluish-purple marks due to a large amount of blocked blood."

"Secondly, the signs of struggle are different. For those who hang themselves, the eyes are closed, the lips are parted, the hands are held, and the teeth are exposed; when the hang is on the throat, the tongue touches the teeth; under the throat, the tongue is protruding, and there is saliva on the chest. If If someone is strangled to death first, and then pretends to hang himself, the mouth and eyes will open, the hands will loosen, and the physical symptoms will be different."

"The third point is that it can be seen from the traces on the hanging beams. If a person hangs himself, he will definitely struggle after hanging in the air, and the traces of the beams will be worn. If he was hung after death, there will be only one trace. "

Based on the doctor's experience in his mind, Su Chen mentioned three main aspects, the easiest way to identify.

After everyone heard the words, they all showed surprise, and then the bold ones, such as Yu Chixin, the commander of the imperial guards, Fengyu Fu Dongsheng, Zhichang Guo Sheng, etc., stepped forward to observe, and sure enough, the characteristics of the corpses were all the same as what Su Chen described .

Peng Qingqing jumped onto the beam and observed the traces on the beam. Sure enough, there was only a shallow strangle mark, without any trace of friction.

Yu Chixin understood, he also jumped up, and when he found out that the situation was exactly as Su Chen said, his face darkened slightly. The little eunuch who poisoned him was killed and silenced, and the situation seemed to be getting worse.

The other imperial doctors followed Su Chen's method, combined with their medical practice experience, and quickly verified the correctness of these three points, and they admired Su Chen's medical skills even more.

After seeing the expressions of these people, Princess Yongning already understood in her heart that what Su Chen said might be true, the little eunuch was strangled to death, not hanged himself, then "suicide in fear of crime" became "murder to silence", the nature completely different.

Who is the murderer?It is likely to be hidden in the palace. Thinking of this, Princess Yongning herself felt a bit of coldness and anger.

Princess Yongning looked at Su Chen and asked, "Master Su, how should we investigate next?"

Su Chen smiled bitterly when he heard the words. He was not Sherlock Holmes, nor Di Renjie or Song Ci. He didn't know much about solving crimes, not to mention that there was no fingerprint verification system and surveillance video. It was too difficult to investigate cases in ancient times.

Whether this little noble son is the poisoner or not is difficult to determine.

Perhaps Xiao Guizi was the poisoner, and the people behind the scenes were worried that he would leak the secret, so they silenced him.

It is also possible that Xiao Guizi was not the poisoner at all, but coincidentally, when he was carrying the soup at noon, he felt sick to his stomach and left for a while, which made him suspicious. The mastermind behind the scenes also saw this, so they sent someone to silence , Pretending to commit suicide and making the little eunuch a scapegoat.

In short, things are more confusing!

"There is no other way for the time being, and we can only find out here. Let's go back and report to the officials and the Queen Mother. After all, it is more important to save His Royal Highness first, and to investigate the case second." Su Chen replied calmly.

"Alright!" Princess Yongning nodded. Although she is a princess and has a noble status, she has been in contact with Su Chen for a long time at this time, so she will unnaturally ask him for opinions, and feel that she is in front of him, whether it is knowledge, learning, insight, Wisdom, etc., seem to be lacking. She, who has always been praised by her mother and elders for her talent and intelligence, also feels that she cannot compare with Su Chen.

"They're all dead. It's really bad luck. I'd better leave here early." After all, Princess Yongjia is a little girl, about the same age as Linger. up.

Yu Chixin nodded, and asked the guards to carry away the body of the eunuch Xiao Guizi first, and put it in the temporary morgue in the palace, waiting for processing, while he brought some guards to escort the two princesses, the queen's sister, Su Chen and others back to the second prince the sleeping hall.

When Li Yu saw that everyone would come, he asked them if they had any clues in the investigation.

Su Chen cupped his hands and said: "Because it involves the case of Cao Min himself, so in order to avoid suspicion, let's ask Princess Yongning to answer it."

Princess Yongning glanced at Su Chen, admiring in her heart that this young man was prudent and considerate, so she took the initiative to explain to Empress Dowager Zhong and Li Yu, they accompanied Su Chen, checked the dosage of the prescription at the Pharmacy Bureau, and checked the eunuch Xiao Guizi in the Ministry of Internal Affairs Everything about his death was told.

Since she has read a lot of drama scripts and legendary novels recently, she speaks clearly and vividly, even if Queen Mother Zhong and Li Yu didn't see it with their own eyes, they can understand everything after hearing it.

"There is such a bastard thing!" The Queen Mother Zhong was a little angry. A eunuch in the palace poisoned the prince, and was killed to silence him. The palace was regarded as some kind of place.

Li Yu's face became gloomy, and he planned to thoroughly investigate the matter, and ordered: "Immediately send Dali Siqing, Minister of Criminal Affairs, and Doctor Yushi to enter the palace, and I will let the third division investigate carefully!"

(End of this chapter)