Her feet slipped a little, and with the faint light of the lantern, she saw a lot of things sticking to the soles of her feet.

It turned out to be a petal

"petal!……"

Gu Wanqing seemed to have thought of something, collected all the petals falling on the ground around her, placed them at the tip of her nose and smelled them carefully.

It's indeed not an ordinary floral scent.

She remembered the moment when Qiao Zhonghe burned spontaneously, and the sky was filled with petals and rain.

She seemed to have already thought about wrapping the petals as evidence, and this evidence is worthy of further investigation.

...

This case is obviously no longer hidden.

The emperor ordered a thorough investigation, and Dali Temple received an order to do business.

Dali Temple sealed the entire Huae Building and sent more officers and soldiers to guard Qixiang Street.

The biggest suspect, Qin Xixue, was naturally invited to the cell of Dali Temple and was faced with interrogation and punishment.

Now, everyone in Yan'an City knows that it is not just a mess in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, but there are many things that need to be "wiped" behind it.

The courtesan killed someone? Or the imperial officials who killed him?

As soon as the news broke out, the court could not even cover it up.

The Bai family was summoned to the palace by the emperor, including the crown prince and the second prince.

Outside the Oath Hall, you can hear the emperor getting angry and questioning how the missing case of the officials handed over to them turned into this.

The second prince Rong Jin retreated and refused to answer, saying that he was still in the investigation stage.

So this time the blame was undoubtedly for His Royal Highness. He knew that the inside story was not reported and had not been dealt with in time. He allowed Qin Xixue, who was highly suspected of murder, to be killed, which led to Qiao Zhonghe being killed - this is the emperor's idea.

Some people say that Qiao Zhonghe was spontaneously ignited by God, but the emperor knew in his heart that Qiao Zhonghe was an insignificant character. After the Tianshi calculated, his fate had no effect on Nanyan.

In addition, Dali Temple dealt with Qiao Zhonghe's body as soon as possible, and the emperor could guess that Qiao Zhonghe and the three officials who disappeared before were in the same case.

It’s all right and right that the prince’s decision is wrong.

The emperor was furious, and the second prince was secretly happy. It seemed that even if the investigation was one step slower than them, it would still be beneficial.

Bai Jue knelt down and said that the development of this matter was far beyond their expectations and was his responsibility.

After all, at that time, the matter of suppressing Qin Xixue was indeed the first choice. Who could know that at the ceremony of worshiping the sky, he could even let everyone burn a court official alive.

The emperor almost threw the pen holder downwards, but he just endured it for Bai Jue's sake.

Bai Jue rarely does things in a bad way. The emperor did not expect that he had a big mistake this time.

"In three days, I must find out clearly!" The emperor issued an ultimatum.

This is not only putting pressure on the prince, but also putting pressure on Dali Temple.

Tao Mingrui was scolded by the Dali Temple Minister and threatened to take off the black hat of this naughty man.

Fortunately, Bai Jue came forward in time to protect Tao Mingrui and reminded that it is time to solve the case as soon as possible, not the time to pursue the right and wrong.

...

Dali Temple torture room.

Qin Xixue was tied up directly in a gorgeous red dance dress.

She was very keen. She entered Dali Temple for the first time. She shouted along the way that she was an innocent person no matter what, and was beaten by officers and soldiers several times.

I was knocked unconscious and was tied up and calmed down for a while.

Gu Wanqing and the Trial Office sat at the torture table. Qin Xixue was not far away from them, and there were various props for torture and confession next to them.

Zhang Wumian, the Trial Office of the Criminal Office, is famous for being skilled in Dali Temple. He can torture people to death and is willing to do so without any action.

But in fact, as far as Gu Wanqing knows, he also had many unjust cases under his command. So later, it was not his turn to take action for ordinary small cases.

Dali Temple used Zhang Wumian to interrogate, and the meaning was very clear.

Regardless of whether Qin Xixue is the real murderer behind the scenes or not, she is the one who needs to be ‘instructed’.

The emperor said that three days are three days, and no one wants to disobey the imperial edict.

"I didn't kill anyone! I don't know what you are talking about! You must have caught the wrong person." Qin Xixue shouted.

The trial and punishment department opposite looked at it coldly, "Qin Xixue, no matter what courtesan you are, you must spit out some things after entering the Dali Temple's punishment. You will never catch innocent people here. If you honestly explain, you will have less flesh and blood. I didn't scare you."

Zhang Wumian said, ready to get the salt water whip.

"Well, Lord Zhang, if you use this punishment to the girl's family, there will be scars behind you."

Zhang Wumian rolled his eyes to Gu Wanqing without reservation, "General Wanqing, you don't have that much authority to intervene in my interrogation in Dali Temple. For the sake of Mr. Bai, I have already asked the general to participate in the interrogation, so I can't control my decision."

"Yes." Gu Wanqing nodded humbly. Sure enough, except Tao Mingrui, everyone in Dali Temple was a difficult person to talk to.

Zhang Wumian wanted to raise his whip, and Qin Xixue closed her eyes tightly.

Just as the whip was about to go down, Zhang Wumian suddenly realized that the whip in his hand could no longer go down.

He turned around, Gu Wanqing was holding the whip rope tightly, smiling, "Let's sit down and interrogate it carefully. After all, there is a lot of evidence. If she really doesn't understand, she will not admit it even if she is punished at that time."

Her hand strength must be much greater than that of this civil servant.

Holding one end tightly, Zhang Wumian felt that his strength could not be as strong as a woman, so he pulled his hands back several times.

But Gu Wanqing was still motionless. She was so powerful that she was shockingly strong.

"snort."

Zhang Wumian shook off his whip and sat back at the desk.

"Qin Xixue, have you ever gone to the medicine shop to buy arsenic?"

"I have never bought arsenic." Qin Xixue cut off the railway.

"You are talking nonsense!" Zhang Wumian posted a list of accounts, "This is the record of Tongji Pharmaceutical Store in North Street. It clearly records that you have purchased five servings of arsenic. You have signed the name on it, and the boss also said that you have seen someone like you!"

Qin Xixue kept shook her head wildly, and was even more shocked when she heard the word arsenic, "Impossible! I have never been to North Street at all. How could I have my signature? I have never bought arsenic!"

Zhang Wumian was not in a hurry to refute her rebuttal, and took out another testimony record, "And this, a guy from the intersection of Dongshi Street said that he once saw you enter and exit the market, holding a bag in his hand, and throwing the things inside the bag at the pig bone stall."

"I don't even know how to go to the Pig Bone Stand at the intersection of Dongshi Street. How could I go to the Pig Bone Stand? Sir! You must have made a mistake! If you check it carefully, you may be someone with the same name and surname!"

Qin Xixue looked confused and looked desperately at the paper, as if she wanted to see if it was her handwriting.
Chapter completed!