How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

The leader wore a fox mask and a red robe with fish patterns decorated with gold threads. The sword at his waist was slightly different from that of the others. He was obviously the leader of these people.

Although the dress is loose and light, it still cannot hide the other person's graceful figure.

This team leader seems to be a woman.

At this moment, the scene before them made these experienced detectives frown.

I saw more than a dozen men in black lying in a pool of blood. Their causes of death varied, but they all had their eyes wide open, unable to close.

When this happens, there is usually only one possibility, that is, being killed by one blow.

"Sir Shaoqing, it seems we are too late. The killer has gone far away."

"Seal off the scene and check the identity and time of death of the deceased."

The woman called Shaoqing gave orders to the people around her.

She walked to the nearest dead body, squatted down and checked the wounds on the body.

He was murdered by external trauma, and died from a slit throat. The wound was long and deep, as if it was caused by a sharp weapon cutting diagonally from bottom to top. There were no other wounds on the body, and it was confirmed that he was killed in one blow.

The murderer was shorter than the victim, so the wound was slanted upwards.

If it were an ordinary coroner, he would determine that the murder weapon was a knife, because only a knife could cause a wound of this shape.

But based on Shaoqing's many years of experience in handling cases, the murder weapon was definitely not a knife, because the victim's wound had a jagged shape that was difficult to see with the naked eye.

The shape of the wound is more like that caused by being cut by some very thin chain at an extremely fast speed. It is an extremely rare weapon.

"It's him again."

After examining the victim's wounds, Shaoqing was able to confirm that the murderer was the murderer of the "severed finger case" she had been investigating, and the two were the same person.

Speaking of the "severed finger case", it was the first case that Shaoqing transferred to the Beijing Tianshi to take over.

A year ago, a group of dead people suddenly appeared in the capital. They were all ministers of the current dynasty. Without exception, all of them had their little fingers cut off.

The murderer was very cunning and had rich experience in counter-detection. The Tiansi investigated for a long time, but there was no progress in the case of the severed finger.

Therefore, Shaoqing was transferred to the Jiantiansi, specifically ordered to investigate the case of severed fingers.

It is said that all the murderers targeted by this Shaoqing were arrested and imprisoned without exception, and this time will be no exception.

At this time, the detectives had also completed the autopsy and reported to Shaoqing:

"Sir Shaoqing, the results are out. All the dead have no names or surnames. They seem to be hired assassins. As for how they died, they were all killed with one strike without exception."

"Well, the murderer's methods are extremely cruel, and you can't deal with him."

Shaoqing said with a slightly serious expression that this was the first time she had encountered such a difficult opponent in all her years of handling cases.

She sniffed and found that in addition to the strong smell of blood, there was also a special smell in the air.

The skill that Shaoqing is most proud of is her nose, which can identify different smells in the air.

Someone once praised her for having a nose as sharp as a dog's, but she was severely punished by Shaoqing.

As Shaoqing packed up, he said:

"You are the dog, and your whole family is a dog!"

This smell should be left by the murderer and has not completely dissipated yet.

This means that the murderer has not gone far at this time.

"You guys deal with the scene, I'll go catch the murderer."

Leaving this sentence, Shaoqing left the scene.

She followed the scent all the way and found that the murderer was very cunning, shuttling back and forth in various alleys to hide his whereabouts.

But unfortunately, he met her, because she would have caught the murderer of the "severed finger case" immediately.

"You can't escape, so why don't you surrender?"

Shaoqing jumped out from the corner, holding the goose-feather knife tightly in his hand, and shouted towards the front.

"here it is……"

But the next moment, Shaoqing was stunned. There was a dead end ahead.

A pair of scarlet eyes looked at her. It turned out to be a vicious dog, which kept making low "woooo" growling sounds from its mouth.

Seeing this vicious dog brought back some bad memories for Shaoqing.

When she was a child, she was chased for more than ten blocks by a vicious dog. Since then, she has been very afraid of dogs.

"Don't come over here...don't come over here."

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Ahhh, help!!!"

The Shaoqing of the Tianshi Division was chased by a vicious dog for more than ten streets, and the streets and alleys were filled with the Shaoqing's screams.

Until the end, it was her companions who saved her.

Since then, the rumor that the Shaoqing of the Jiantian Division was chased by a dog spread throughout the capital.

As the person involved, Shaoqing really wanted to dig a hole for himself to crawl into.

The culprit of all this was the murderer of the severed finger case, and he was actually fooled by him.

"Wait, I will definitely catch you."

Shaoqing secretly swore in her heart that she must catch the murderer!

Then... give him a taste of his own medicine and let him experience the feeling of being chased by a vicious dog for dozens of blocks.

She remembered today's revenge.

……

Inside the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Yan Jixue finished her calligraphy practice and walked out of the room.

It's almost noon now, and he still hasn't come back.

After two days of rest, Yan Jixue's health has recovered a lot and she has no problem getting out of bed and walking around.

Since she was free anyway, she just strolled around the yard.

At this time, several maids in front were whispering and did not notice her presence.

One of the maids said:

"If I were a young master, I would marry our eldest daughter, who is much prettier than our wife."

"Yes, the young lady is the most beloved by the master, and the young master is an adopted son, and has no blood relationship with the young lady. If he marries the young lady, he can legitimately inherit the Xiangguo Mansion, right?"

Another maid also echoed.

"Anyway, I think the Madam is not worthy of our Young Master. She is not virtuous at all. She didn't even go to see the Master on the first day after the wedding night. People in the palace are so spoiled."

"I think the young master will suffer from now on."

At this time, Yan Jixue just walked behind them and looked at these little maids.

"Ah, madam!"

When the maids saw Yan Jixue, they were immediately frightened.

Thinking that they had just said bad things about the lady behind her back, and that the lady might have heard everything, they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy:

"Madam, please spare me! I know I was wrong!"

Yan Jixue just looked at them expressionlessly. If it were in the imperial palace, anyone who gossiped behind someone's back would at least have his tongue pulled out.

At this time, a middle-aged man came over and saw Yan Jixue. He immediately said respectfully:

"Madam, I am the steward of this mansion. May I ask what happened?"

The steward looked at the maids with an indifferent expression, then looked at Yan Jixue and said in a deep voice:

"The young master has already given instructions. Madam can make her own decisions regarding matters within the mansion."

Yan Jixue turned around and said calmly:

"Those who gossip behind others' backs will be punished with a cane. If they do it again, they will be expelled from the prime minister's residence."

"Madam, please don't do that. I won't do it again next time!"

When the maids heard that they were going to be punished with a stick, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they begged for mercy.

Faced with their pleas for mercy, Yan Jixue remained unmoved. She believed that the servants who made mistakes must be given appropriate punishments, otherwise there would be a next time.

The steward looked at the maids begging for mercy and said coldly to the servants around him:

"Take them all away and punish them with a stick."

At this moment, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared in the courtyard and shouted loudly to everyone:

"Wait a minute, I want to see who dares to touch them."

Chapter 17: The ladies have the final say in the mansion

The newcomer had a small braid, one hand on his waist, one pointing at the servant in front of him, and shouted arrogantly:

"They are my maids, why don't you let them go?"

The one who spoke was the eldest daughter of the Xiangguo Mansion, Xu Xiqian.

"Miss, help me, Miss, help me, I already know I am wrong."

When the maids saw the eldest lady, they pleaded with her as if they had found a life-saving straw.

"What are you afraid of? With me here, I don't think anyone dares to touch you."

Xu Xiqian came forward, and several servants hurriedly made way when they saw her.

She raised her chin slightly and looked at the woman in blue in front of her with a hint of hostility in her eyes.

"You are the wife that Brother Cheng Ling married. I don't think you are any better than..."

Xu Xiqian was about to speak, but when she saw the other person's appearance, she was stunned.

The woman in blue was extremely beautiful with a graceful figure, and there was almost nothing wrong with her.

Even Xu Xiqian, who is also a woman, couldn't help but marvel at the other person's beauty, especially the royal nobility that emanated from her, which made her feel ashamed.

What's more, her place is so bumpy. Compared with mine, it seems a bit barren.

No wonder Brother Cheng Ling's heart was seduced by this vixen.

"Hmph, what's the point of being pretty? Anyway, I'm the only one Brother Cheng Ling likes."

Xu Xiqian couldn't help but snort coldly, crossed her hands in front of her chest, and squeezed her barren chest hard, not willing to be outdone.

Yan Jixue looked at the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion and saw that she didn't take her seriously at all. This made her a little unhappy as she was used to being in a high position.

If this happened in the palace, anyone who dared to speak to her like this would probably lose his head.

As the wife of the Prime Minister, it is naturally necessary for Yan Jixue to be taught a lesson and make her understand the rules of the mansion.

So, she looked at the young lady in front of her and slowly said:

"As the saying goes, like servants, like masters. Servants like to speak ill of others behind their backs. I guess their masters are also gossipy women who like to gossip about others behind their backs."

"You...you are the gossiper. You like to gossip about others!"

Xu Xiqian was choked by what she said and immediately stood up and retorted.

In response, Yan Jixue just smiled slightly, looked at the maids, and said lightly:

"You are the eldest daughter of the Xu family, but you failed to discipline your maid. As the master, you have also made the same mistake and must be punished as well."

Yan Jixue could tell at a glance that these little maids were so frightened when they heard that they were going to be punished that they didn't have the courage to say bad things about her behind her back.

So there was only one possibility, that the eldest daughter of the Xu family taught them to say this on purpose to embarrass her.

Only a spoiled young lady like this could come up with such a childish trick.

When Xu Xiqian heard that she would also be punished, she became anxious and stamped her feet and shouted: