"My people went to investigate..." Zhou Chumu didn't make it too clear for fear of scaring Lin Qingluan, "After all, she is someone who left my house, so she can't die without knowing why."

Lin Qingluan nodded repeatedly and asked what next?

"If he really hanged himself, the traces of the rope should have no intersection," Zhou Chumu gestured on his neck, "That's it, from the lower jaw to behind the ears, there are two traces of no intersection, with the slightly raised ends of the rope."

Lin Qingluan nodded, and Zhou Chumu continued: "But there are two marks on Su Baolin's neck. There are also this kind of marks, but they are very shallow. The deep marks circle around the neck like this and cross at the back of the neck."

With such gestures, Lin Qingluan understood clearly: "So, someone strangled Su Baolin to death and then made her look like she was hanging herself?"

"Looking at the traces of the rope, it should be that." Zhou Chumu said softly. He put his arm around Lin Qingluan's shoulders, as if he was afraid that she would be scared, and patted her gently.

Lin Qingluan calmed down quickly, and even felt that this was more expected. If Su Baolin really wanted to die, he would have been more reckless when he argued with her last night.

She was still deep in thought, but Zhou Chumu came close to her ear again and whispered: "I know who did it."

"Who?" Lin Qingluan looked up at him, several answers already flashing through her mind.

Zhou Chumu moved closer to her, as if he was afraid that a third person would hear her, but his tone was extremely calm: "He is from Shangguan Lie."

Lin Qingluan was shocked and looked up at him in disbelief.

She guessed that he was from Shangguan Lie, but... why did Zhou Chumu call the emperor by his first name?

And he said it so ordinary, as if it was really just an insignificant name that could be mentioned casually on people's lips.

"Don't be afraid." Zhou Chumu thought she was frightened, "Su Baolin has no family and no family, and he was killed because he provoked him."

Lin Qingluan continued to look up at him.

She suddenly wanted to ask who he was.

Is he the eldest son of the Annan Marquis Mansion? Why does the general, who is supposed to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, seem to have no respect for the emperor at all?

But soon, Lin Qingluan convinced herself again.

After all, considering the military achievements of An Nanhou and the somewhat embarrassing status of the Hou Mansion, Shangguan Lie should be happy to support them as long as Zhou Chumu does not rebel.

So, it doesn’t really matter whether you are in awe or not.

Lin Qingluan convinced herself and breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhou Chumu was still waiting for her reaction.

He wanted to see what she would think if she learned that Shangguan Lie was a real bad guy.

But to Zhou Chumu's disappointment, Lin Qingluan was just dazed for a while, then seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then asked him: "Do you know the reason?"

"...I don't know, but the people who went to check Su Baolin's body said that there were more than just these two marks on Su Baolin's neck." Zhou Chumu paused and continued, "There is also a fingerprint on her neck, but it is probably already there.

It's an old injury from before, and the traces may no longer be visible at ordinary times, but it became a little more prominent after being strangled, and my people checked it out."

Lin Qingluan hissed: "Someone pinched her neck?"

"I guess so." Zhou Chumu began to look at Lin Qingluan's reaction again.

Lin Qingluan frowned and thought for a moment, then pulled Zhou Chumu's sleeve and whispered to him: "Last time before Su Baolin surrendered, I saw her wearing a turtleneck with some purple traces under the collar... But I

I’m not sure if I saw it wrong.”

"When?" Zhou Chumu asked.

Lin Qingluan thought for a while: "I can't remember clearly, it must have been less than ten days."

Zhou Chumu nodded: "It is indeed possible that the mark was left at that time." He paused and then remembered, "One day, Su Baolin's clothes clashed with yours. Do you still remember?"

When he asked, Lin Qingluan also remembered: "I remember that I was appreciating paintings with the emperor and my brother. Because she came and wore similar clothes to me, I was a little annoyed, so I left first.

"

Zhou Chumu nodded. He guessed that Su Baolin had offended Shangguan Lie from that day on. Not only was he punished at that time, but it also led to today's murder.

It's just that it's really difficult to arrange the people around Shangguan Lie. His people can only watch from a distance and don't dare to get too close. What happened that day and what Shangguan Lie said in the quarrel with Su Baolin in the next two days?

But there is no way of knowing.

But the person who killed Su Baolin must be Shangguan Lie.

Lin Qingluan also wanted to understand that in the morning Shangguan Lie hurriedly came over to conclude Su Baolin's death, probably because he was afraid that Zhai Hanjing or any of them would investigate the cause of Su Baolin's death and find out that Su Baolin did not hang himself.

"Did you not expect him to be so cruel?" Zhou Chumu asked.

Lin Qingluan only smiled.

Shangguan Lie was ruthless, and she had learned all about it in her previous life.

No, she has seen it in this life. How many people can kill their own children? Moreover, after she was reborn, she insisted on killing Lu Meiren, who was still favored. Shangguan Lie just pretended to be angry, that's all.

What do these women in the harem mean to Shangguan Lie?

Even Lin Qingluan had known it for a long time, and she was still shuddering at this moment. She subconsciously leaned into Zhou Chumu's arms and sighed slightly.

Zhou Chumu brought up the old story again: "I have a fake death medicine..."

"That's enough for you," Lin Qingluan couldn't laugh or cry, "I can't fake my death and leave the palace - then who am I? Who am I in the future? How should my brother and sister-in-law deal with each other?"

"Then..." Zhou Chumu lowered his head again and whispered in her ear, "Be the eldest princess?"

Lin Qingluan:......

Lin Qingluan pushed his face away expressionlessly, her eyes speechless.

Zhou Chumu laughed again, silly.

Forget it, if you don't fake death or rebel, then just wait for him to come.

I am so happy to be a concubine, but what about being a queen? Isn’t it even happier?

The death of Baolin hardly caused any waves in the other palaces. Zhai Hanjing buried Su Baolin hastily tomorrow. A concubine who hanged herself in this way cannot enter the mausoleum, not to mention her low status, and it was the emperor who sealed the coffin.

"Killing myself out of fear of sin", the people below just found a random place and buried the person.

A few days later, another news spread throughout the palace.

Shangguan Lie favored a palace maid from Wen Jieyu, and the next day she was named Baolin, called Qiu Baolin.

Lin Qingluan was very speechless, but what was even more speechless was that Shangguan Lie clearly read Wen Jieyu's brand, but Lian Qiu Baolin favored it that night.

"Pa", Zhai Hanjing slapped Tong Shi's book on the table. Her chest couldn't help but rise and fall with anger, and when she looked at Tong Shi, her eyes suddenly turned poisonous.

"Sure enough, it's Wen Jieyu, this bitch..." Zhai Hanjing pressed her forehead, "It's the emperor she seduced... She just had a miscarriage, but she can't bear it anymore, bitch, bitch!"

Jinru walked over and helped Zhai Hanjing massage the acupuncture points on his head, but Zhai Hanjing was so angry that he couldn't sit still.
Chapter completed!