The queen wants to run away every day

Chapter 280 Wu Zuo enters the palace for autopsy
The Empress Dowager moved the agate Buddha string with a dignified expression, glanced at Yingyun, and said, "What do you think about this?"

Yingyun thought about it and said: "If Concubine Yi came out of the Buddhist hall, if she wanted to go back to Yonghe Palace, she would not go through the Yuchi. Why would she choose the far away? She has been in the palace for nearly 20 years, and she knows the way even with her eyes closed. If it is said that she slipped and fell into the water, it is not justified. But if she was murdered, why?"

The Empress Dowager sighed darkly, and said: "People have been killed this time, and they cannot be easily exposed. There are people in the palace who harbor evil intentions, and they must not be kept. In my opinion, the work of the Ministry of Punishment has been passed down. Enter the palace for an autopsy to find out what happened. "

Yingyun nodded and said, "That's exactly what I thought."

In the Yonghe Palace, Concubine Yi was placed in the main hall. Due to the Queen Mother's order, no one was allowed to enter to express condolences without permission. We only waited for the officials from the Ministry of Punishment to do so, and investigated the cause of Concubine Yi's death in detail.

Bai Chang was crying miserably, and saw that Wu Zuo was about to use a knife on Concubine Yi, he cried and stopped him, saying: "My sister is gone, how can I allow people to desecrate my body and skin?"

Wu Shun Dai Yingyun watched and persuaded: "My lord, this is the meaning of Lafayette, so don't delay any more. Only when you find out the truth can you give justice to Concubine Yi, and I don't want Concubine Yi Your Majesty will die in peace."

Bai Chang was crying miserably, pouring himself on Feiyan, as if he had suffered a serious illness, and Yipin's death seemed to have taken half of her life.

With the box on his shoulders, Wu Zuo hurried inside for an autopsy, and carefully inspected it from head to toe for most of the day.

After noon, Wu Zuo went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to resume his life.

As an assistant of the Ministry of Punishment, his subordinates have inspected countless murder cases and have a lot of experience, but they have found out many unusual things.

The Empress Dowager retreated everyone, leaving only Yingyun in the main hall, and asked, "What did you find out?"

Wu Zuo cupped his hands and replied: "Miss Yipin, the incident should have happened three days ago. There are bruises, slight bleeding, and yellow scabs on the wrist of the empress. It is an injury during her lifetime. It should be because she had a dispute with someone before she died. There is a backlog of lung fluid, which was poured in when she was drowning and struggling. Furthermore, the villain found paper ashes in the empress's throat, which must have been inhaled before she died."

"Paper ashes?" Ying Yun interrupted: "Prince Yi copied the scriptures in the Buddhist hall before, could it be that she inhaled them at that time?"

Wu Zuo replied: "The villain extracted some paper ashes and found silver-white tin foil, which should be silver ingot tin foil for sacrifices."

The Empress Dowager said: "It is expressly forbidden in the palace to burn papers in private, and there are only red candles in the Buddhist hall. Now it can be seen that Concubine Yi did not fall into the water, but was murdered. Now that the silver ingots and tin foils have been found, we can continue the investigation. Where did it come from, and what palace did it use?"

Yingyun said: "If silver ingots and tin foils are brought into the palace through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there must be a file to check. But if it is brought into the palace by eunuchs and maids, with so many people in the harem, it may be difficult to check."

The queen mother looked firmly, and said: "No matter how difficult this matter is, we must investigate it to the end. The emperor is busy with state affairs recently, and I am afraid he can't spare himself to intervene in the affairs of the harem. We can only take care of it. When we release the news, whoever reports contact Those who give silver ingots and tin foil will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and those who conceal the truth, if found out, will be accused of murder. In this way, there must be a result soon."

The Empress Dowager thought about it, and said: "Concubine Yi died in vain, she was full of hostility, and there will be a few rituals in the palace, please rest assured."

Yingyun nodded and agreed together.

(End of this chapter)