The punishment of the female imperial court

Chapter 264 Simple Cause of Death
But she didn't expect that Su Niang actually left the cigarette she gave her in the fire scene.

The moment she saw Xinyan, she knew that Su Niang was determined to cut off all ties with the past.

Yu Qiansi signaled him to keep his voice down, and the two of them walked towards the morgue. She whispered, "Don't worry about her identity or background. It's not safe for you to know too much. Anyway, once she's sent to the ghost market, it has nothing to do with you and me."

Zhang Yilun nodded slowly and murmured softly, as if talking to himself: "I understand, just like in the beginning. Everyone has their own difficulties, right? I understand."

Yu Qiansi frowned, looking at his appearance, and could only suppress the sadness in her heart: "Let's do an autopsy first."

Speaking of autopsy, Zhang Yilun lifted the white cloth covering the body and said, "I checked it before you came."

Yu Qiansi looked in the direction he pointed and saw that his face was swollen and blue, and his nail beds were cyanotic like indigo.

"Is it suffocation?" Yu Qiansi was slightly surprised. She took the sheep gut gloves handed to her by Zhang Yilun and began to examine it carefully.

The lips are dark plum color and the tip of the tongue is shaped like a pearl.

It is indeed a symptom of suffocation.

Zhang Yilun observed Yu Qiansi from the side and nodded slowly.

"Yes, these simple methods of diagnosis can indeed make a preliminary judgment on the cause of death. Sister Yu has learned it very well. It is indeed death from suffocation."

Yu Qiansi hummed, but had no intention of replying to him.

The simplest and most unsophisticated cause of death is actually the most difficult part of this case.

"But he died in a court meeting in public."

According to the eunuchs in the palace, Lan Shu said that he had secrets about the Lan family, and that he could only tell Your Majesty.

The sage ignored the advice of his ministers, ordered his men to tie Lan Shu's hands, and asked him to come forward to talk.

But Lanshu had just walked up to the saint, bowed and spoke when he suddenly began to struggle. He seemed to be in great pain, his eyes widened, and a whimpering sound came from his mouth. While struggling, he fell from the high step and fell in front of everyone.

"That's it? It doesn't sound like he died of suffocation," Zhang Yilun was also a little surprised. He pointed to the silver needle beside him, which looked normal. "But I checked and it's not poisoning."

"I was confused like you, so I asked De Ming," Yu Qiansi closed her eyes and recalled what De Ming said.

"——Master Yu, I was close to the Saint at that time and saw it clearly." De Ming stood in his own courtyard and bowed to reply. Seeing Yu Qiansi's doubts, he hesitated for a moment and said, "As for other details. The palace was too chaotic at that time. I was busy protecting the Saint, but I vaguely heard Lan Shu said something before he died, but the distance was too far, so I didn't hear clearly what it was. But I brought with me the eunuchs who served in the palace at that time, so you can ask them."

After De Ming finished speaking, he turned back and warned, "You must tell me everything you know."

The eunuchs who followed behind him and delivered the imperial eunuchs all promised.

A young eunuch replied with a trembling voice: "I was standing at the bottom of the stairs at that time. Before the man lost all his strength, he seemed to say something like 'So I am not...', but I was too scared at the time and didn't hear clearly."

Yu Qiansi concluded to Zhang Yilun: "Most of the others also heard these few words without a beginning or an end."

Zhang Yilun pondered for a long time, "Falling from a high step would correspond to the bruises on the outside of the arms, back, and legs. However, there are no signs of external injuries on the neck, and it is not poisoning. It is really difficult to find any clues from the body." "It turns out that I don't." Yu Qiansi repeated these four words silently, and somehow, she thought of the secret that Su Niang told her.

Could it be that Lan Shu wanted to say that he was not a member of the Lan family?

But how did he suddenly realize this after suddenly getting close to the saint?
Moreover, he suddenly suffocated to death in front of everyone?

"Can't we go to the scene and take a look? With your observation skills, Lord Yu, if there is something fishy, ​​it will naturally not escape your eyes." Zhang Yilun reminded slowly.

Yu Qiansi shook his head.

She had asked De Ming if she could enter the palace to check the scene.

De Ming said that the imperial edict only required her to find out the cause of death, not to solve the case.

Strange request, strange cause of death. It was all so strange, and I couldn't see the scene, so I had no clue.

It was the first time that Zhang Yilun saw her confused look, so he slowly comforted her: "Sister Yu, maybe there is some new and strange poison that cannot be detected that can cause suffocation symptoms. I heard that there are many strange plants in southern Xinjiang, and the world knows less than one tenth of them now. Why don't I perform a laparotomy later to check what he ate before his death, maybe there will be clues."

It would be great if my adoptive father were here. No matter what kind of poison or medicine it is, it wouldn't be difficult for him.

Yu Qiansi nodded in thanks: "I remember you once said there was a method, 'light shining on the blood vessels', that could determine whether a corpse died of suffocation. Have you tried it?"

Zhang Yilun was slightly stunned. "This method can indeed be used to determine the cause, but it can only be tried at night. Lord Yu, can you give me some time? I can check it together during the autopsy at night."

Yu Qiansi also came back to her senses, thinking that she had just said something wrong: "Of course, of course. No rush, we still have half a day. It's wrong of me to disturb your rest because of my business. There is still some time now, why don't you take a good rest first? I'll come to see you later."

When she reached the door, she stopped and pointed at the candy on the table, saying, "Don't save it all the time. It's okay if you eat more."

Zhang Yilun stood there, nodded silently, and walked Yu Qiansi to the door.

As soon as the door was opened, there was a scream of "Ouch" and a figure outside the door flashed and pounced towards the two people inside.

Yu Qiansi quickly pulled Zhang Yiluan away, his right hand touched the dagger, and he stared at the person lying on the ground with full alertness.

The man suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground with his teeth and claws bared. The black hat on his head rolled a few times and fell at Yu Qiansi's feet.

The man in the scarlet official uniform turned out to be Shang Fu.

Shang Fu fell in a mess, but he still used all fours to crawl to Yu Qiansi's feet, picked up his hat and put it on his head, then stood up crookedly and said with an apologetic smile: "Master Yu, long time no see. I just heard that the emperor has exempted you from house arrest and asked you to investigate the case. I knew that you must be fine! When you are done today, I will invite you to Lingyun Pavilion for a small gathering to celebrate. I hope you will come."

"What are you doing here?" Yu Qiansi looked at Shang Fu, still with a wary look in his eyes.

Hearing this, Shang Fu's mouth sank, he felt wronged, and kept complaining: "That Su Fengcha, relying on being my superior, threw the case of tracking down the remnants of the Lan family to me. Poor me, I have been running around for a long time. However, I have been following Lord Yu recently, and I have been influenced by him. With my talent, I have come up with a solution-"

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