Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 287 Sit Until Dawn
Four times harder...

Judging from the previous situation, there will be at least four supernatural powers.

This is a rare opportunity, not to mention that even if it fails, there is no loss, the big deal is the death of King Beirong's family.

If it was Princess Xuanyi's revenge, then they were to blame themselves.

But now, not being able to leave the house is quite difficult.

Maybe we can invite people here, but if we can't go to the scene, then even if we invite them, it should be no different from Guo Yu Bai Yuefeng's report.

Thinking of this, he nodded, "I can try, but I have recently contracted a strange disease and cannot see the wind, and the emperor ordered you two to investigate the case, so how can I come forward directly.

Why don't you just go and check it out. If you have any difficulties, come here to find me again. Let's talk while drinking. "

Bai Yufeng and Guo Yu nodded when they heard that the words were indeed reasonable.

"So where do we start now?"

Hu Qian said: "The corpse.

Tomorrow, I will ask Jiaona to accompany you to the palace to examine the corpse and see if there is any abnormality. "

After the two left, Hu Qian opened the window and took a look out.

On the top of the head, the gray silk is still obvious.

Although he is a little far away from the big formation, he is the person who set up the formation after all, but now he needs to settle the case and cannot leave the room, so let that person live for a few more days.

"Gianna, come here."

He shouted in his heart, and after a while, Jiaona opened the door and came in.

"My lord, what's the matter?"

Seeing Hu Qian standing in front of the window looking at the sky dreamily, Jiao Na thought that he was missing Shen Yuzhen and the others, and said: "Sister Yuzhen and the others will be relieved if they know that the Lord still misses them."

Hu Qian said: "Tomorrow, I will trouble you and Bai Yufeng and the others to go to Beirong Palace and examine the corpse carefully."

"Aren't adults going?"

"It's inconvenient for me to go out, but if you go, it's the same as me going."

Jiao Na was startled for a moment, she didn't know what to think of, and two red glows appeared on her face.

Hu Qian said: "Don't go back at night."

"what?"

"We sit until dawn."

Jiao Na was surprised: "Do... until dawn?"

"Correct."

Jiao Na blushed and said, "Although I am a fox fairy, I can't last this long..."

Hu Qian said: "Then sit down for a while, and I will tell you about tomorrow's affairs."

"Tomorrow... tomorrow's things..."

Hu Qian didn't see her abnormality, "Princess Beirong and others died strangely. Although it looks like revenge, there are actually too many suspicious points. There must be abnormalities on the corpse."

Jiao Na recovered and nodded, "I will definitely try my best."

The two talked for a while, and Hu Qian asked Jiaona to rest.

Feeling lost, Jiaona walked slowly.

Early the next morning, Bai Yufeng and Guo Yu came to pick up Jiaona and went to Beirong Palace together.

Because all the female relatives died before, Jiao Na was more likely to have access to the corpses than Bai Yufeng and Guo Yu.

"My lord, there are no wounds on the surface of the body."

Hu Qian sat in the room, wrote it down on paper, and sensed through the magic talisman: "Is it poisoned?"

After a while, Jiao Na responded: "Except for the strange anus, there is nothing unusual about it."

"Anus? What kind of abnormality? Is it red and swollen?"

"Closed tightly, several corpses are like this."

Hu Qian took notes and asked again: "Are you sure about other abnormalities?"

"No."

"Okay, now go and see the concubine who is not dead, the one that King Beirong loves the most, and see if she has the same situation?"

"let me try."

After a while, Jiao Na said through induction: "My lord, that concubine is named Lin Qiao'er, and she is very weak now, so she is not allowed to check, but I don't think she is pretending, she seems to be terrified."

"How's her breathing?"

"It's very faint, as if it will die at any moment."

"Ask her, what happened that day? Let her tell it all."

After a while, Jiaona responded again: "No, King Beirong saw Bai Yufeng and Guo Yu standing behind me, so he asked me who I was, and didn't let me continue to ask."

Hu Qian said: "Tell him, you are my Hu Qian's apprentice, if he wants to kill everyone, he can stop you."

After a while, Jiao Na felt: "My lord, it's alright, he backed down."

"Just ask."

After a while this time, Jiaona felt: "Lin Qiaoer said that after she fell asleep that night, nothing special happened, and she felt as if someone was always talking in her ears. Open your eyes, and your body is very weak."

"Ask what she said in her ear?"

"She said she couldn't hear what she was saying, but there were low growls, as if there was still arguing."

Hu Qian felt a little dizzy for a moment, what kind of clue was this.

It would be fine if he was on the scene, but now he is not there, so we can only judge by what Jiao Na said.

He scratched his head, the quadruple difficulty mode is really not that easy.

"How many people have died in total now?"

"Seven, the princess, five concubines, and a daughter born to a concubine."

"Why are they all women, and there are no men?"

"Not yet."

"Go to that yard and have a look."

"Okay, my lord, wait a moment."

While Jiao Na walked over, Hu Qian picked up the paper and looked at it carefully.

The body was tightly closed, and the strange noise Lin Qiaoer heard in her sleep...

It stands to reason that King Beirong was watching her at that time, and there were many guards nearby. If it weren't for ghosts, even if the murderer had three heads and six arms, he would never have done it in full view.

Is it...

"Jiaona, how many concubines of King Beirong are still alive?"

"There are three more.

Lin Qiaoer, Wu Qinghuan, Zhao Qian. "

"How are the other two doing now?"

"I haven't seen it yet, but I heard from Bai Yufeng and Guo Yu that the two of them are together every day and sleep together at night, with more than a dozen maidservants guarding them, and there are guards outside the door."

"If both of them die, can Lin Qiaoer become the princess?"

"This... Even if they don't die, the princess can only belong to Lin Qiaoer. Given King Rong's love for Lin Qiaoer, once the princess dies, this seat must belong to her.

The premise is that she must be alive. As long as she dies, this seat may be the one left by the two. "

Hu Qian couldn't look away from the word Lin Qiaoer for a long time, but just like what Jiao Na said, if it was just to fight for the position of the princess, she really didn't need to kill anyone.

As for the tight anus...

If even Jiao Na didn't know the reason, he couldn't figure out what caused it.

"My lord, we have arrived at that yard."

"Well, let's take a look first..."

"Wait a minute, my lord, incense is still burning in this room, there are tablets, and there are two wooden carvings on the ground."

Hu Qian was taken aback immediately, "Look at what the red one says."

"Lin Qiaoer...Lin Qiaoer!"

"Go back and have a look!"

After a while, Jiao Na said dejectedly: "My lord, Lin Qiaoer is dead."

Hu Qian couldn't believe his ears.

The murderer seemed to be hovering over Beirong Prince's Mansion, monitoring every move below.

Is it really the revenge of Princess Xuanyi?

If he could go to the scene, he could immediately confirm whether there were ghosts or not, but he really couldn't go now.

"What's the cause of death? Have you checked?"

"There are no scars on the whole body, the anus...is tightly closed...

There is also a wooden carving on the body, with the word Xuanyi written on it. "

"Is it a wood carving or a memorial tablet?"

"It's a wood carving."

"Is it exquisite?"

"It's not very delicate, there are burrs on it, and it's not smooth."

"Only the word Xuan Yi?"

"Correct."

"Quick! Touch the writing on it!"

"My lord! The ink doesn't seem to be dry yet."

"It's not a southerly weather recently, so it must not be because of the heavy humidity! Ask Bai Yufeng to gather all the maidservants and guards who were on duty at that time, and check their hands!"

There was no movement on Jiao Na's side, and Hu Qian was also waiting anxiously.

"My lord, I have checked everything, and there is nothing unusual."

"Anyone with ink stains or freshly washed hands?"

"There was a servant girl who washed her hands because she was going to fetch water."

"Let King Beirong lock her up and keep her under strict supervision.

In addition, you go to check Lin Qiaoer's breath again, and check carefully to see if she is really dead. "

"My lord, she is indeed dead.

Moreover, King Beirong is very angry now, saying that it was because of our investigation that Lin Qiaoer was killed so quickly, and he is unwilling to cooperate with us in the investigation. "

Hu Qian said impatiently: "Let's just say that I'm in the capital now. If I keep talking, I won't let him see the sun tomorrow."

After a while, he said again: "How is it?"

"He first asked about the condition of the lord, and then said that he asked the lord to save his life. Afterwards, there must be a big thank you."

"Ignore him."

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something, "How far is the place where Lin Qiaoer lives from the small courtyard where the tablet appeared?"

"Walk, about a quarter of an hour."

"Ask King Beirong if he has a map of the palace."

"My lord, he said no, but you can ask the palace chief Shi to draw a copy."

"Okay, now go to that small courtyard to see if there is anything suspicious."

"My lord, there is nothing suspicious."

"Don't jump to conclusions so quickly, see if there are secret passages inside and outside the house."

"No."

Hu Qian said: "Okay, you come back first, and let Guo Yu help me prepare a copy of Princess Xuanyi's detailed information, and King Beirong also wants it."

At night, Hu Qian, Jiao Na, Bai Yufeng and Guo Yu got together.

Bai Yufeng looked at Hu Qian and said, "Can you be with Miss Jiaona, that is... similar to the skill of sound transmission for thousands of miles, can you?"

Hu Qian nodded, looking straight at the map on the table.

Guo Yu and Bai Yufeng were taken aback.

"Can you teach me this skill?"

"And I."

Hu Qian asked strangely, "Why? You don't want to learn anything else, but you want to learn this?"

"If you learn it, you can talk to Jinling's family here."

Hu Qian shook his head, "Don't think about it, it's not that I don't want to teach, you can't learn this at all."

The two were also mentally prepared, and immediately said: "How, do you see anything now?"

Hu Qian clicked on the map on the table, "Is this picture really drawn by Mr. Wang Fu?"

"Yes!"

"How long did it take him to draw this picture?"

"Soon, I don't know how long it will be."

"How old is Chang Shi, and who is his last name?"

"Changshi's name is Gao Zhanquan, and he is over sixty years old. I heard that he has been Changshi since King Beirong became the prince."

Hu Qian shook his head, "Even if he has been with King Beirong for a long time, he can't draw the place where the princess and several concubines live so quickly.

Is that kind of place he can go to casually? "

Both Bai Yufeng and Guo Yu were taken aback.

"In that case, Gao Changshi is indeed somewhat suspicious..."

Hu Qian said: "It's not a suspicion yet, but we need to pay more attention to this person in the future."

Bai Yufeng said with shame: "Oh, since I entered the Imperial Academy, I have become a nerd, and my ability to solve cases was not as good as yours, and now it is even worse.

I didn't see such an obvious problem. "

Hu Qian said: "This is just the beginning.

Looking at this map, did you find any problems? "

Bai Yufeng originally wanted to refute Hu Qian, but seeing Hu Qian's seriousness, he knew it was not time to joke.

After all, he has the real ability on him, he took a closer look, and immediately said in surprise: "The location of this small courtyard is wrong!"

Guo Yu said: "Could it be that Chang Shi drew it wrong?"

Bai Yufeng did not speak, but circled the location of the small courtyard with a pen, and then circled the location of the victim.

Guo Yu saw it right away, and said in surprise: "The small courtyard is very close to the positions of the deceased!"

Jiao Na said: "What can this explain?"

Hu Qian said: "It means that this small courtyard was carefully selected by the murderer, and it is the most suitable place to help commit crimes...

In other words, it is now certain that the murderer is not a ghost, but a human..."

Bai Yufeng praised: "In this way, the scope of our investigation can be greatly reduced.

Congratulations, you are really amazing! "

Hu Qian said: "Since we can confirm that the murderer is a human being, there is no such thing as Princess Xuanyi's revenge."

Guo Yudao: "Is it necessary to read the information about Princess Xuanyi?"

Hu Qian said: "Of course it is necessary.

Since the murderer brought out Princess Xuanyi, he must have his purpose. So many people died when the Dali Dynasty fell, why didn't they say that other people took revenge. "

As he spoke, he flipped through the materials Guo Yu had brought.

"The records about her in the official history are only a few sentences, but there are many folk stories about her."

While watching, Hu Qian asked, "What's the story?"

"Some say that it was not Princess Xuanyi who died that day, but her maidservant, and Princess Xuanyi was rescued.

Some say that Princess Xuanyi committed suicide a long time ago, and some say that Princess Xuanyi fell in love with a fox demon and turned into a fox demon after death.

Others said that Princess Xuanyi was a fox demon herself, who killed many soldiers at that time, and then fled to the deep mountains to practice.

Some people even said that Princess Xuanyi raised many beasts, and those soldiers were killed by the beasts, and then Princess Xuanyi married the beasts, and never asked about human affairs. "

Hu Qian scratched his head, "This is all a mess.

Let me ask you, who is Princess Xuanyi's biological mother?Who is the grandfather?Who is the personal maid?Is there anyone in particular close?Where does the body go after death? "

Bai Yufeng and Guo Yu looked at each other, suddenly they seemed to think of something, and their eyes widened in unison.

(End of this chapter)