The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Chapter 348: A game to liquidate the eldest prince’s power?

Exterminate the family?

Qin Miaoxi looked through the information she found with a serious expression. After she went down the cliff and found those empty coffins, she immediately sent people to investigate.

As she expected, the missing bodies came from the same family that Shimen Village tried hard to conceal.

The family's surname was Liu. The couple loved each other and had a daughter. At that time, the girl was a famous beauty in the village. After she came of age, there was an endless stream of people coming to propose marriage to her.

But strangely, not long after, the whole family contracted the plague and died at home.

In order to prevent the plague from being leaked, the villagers kept the matter secret and buried the three members of their family in hanging coffins without a name. They only told outsiders that their family had gone south to look for relatives and never returned.

So she immediately went to ask the villagers, but no one remembered this matter.

Qin Miaoxi asked thoughtfully, "Zi Yan, if I remember correctly, when a large-scale plague broke out in Longyuan Kingdom, the people in charge at that time were the Second and Fourth Princes, right?"

Zi Yan nodded and said, "The two princes were in charge. At the time, the plague was rampant, and no cure had been developed for a long time. All states and provinces strictly controlled the plague-stricken areas."

"The Second Prince once risked his life to personally rescue plague victims. That incident also damaged his very roots, weakening him and completely proving the rumor that he wouldn't live past 25."

"Where is the Fourth Prince?"

When mentioning the Fourth Prince, Zi Yan's mouth twitched invisibly.

"That was the Fourth Prince's first time dealing with government affairs. He left Jingzhao with the imperial relief grain and encountered refugees half a day later. Not only was all the grain looted, but he was also hacked several times and nearly died."

"Later, local officials arrived and saved his life. But since then, he has been living a life of debauchery and has never been involved in court affairs again. No matter how the emperor threatened or bribed him, it was of no use."

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

Is this the real reason why he never participated in government affairs and just played around with the world?!

"How can that be called a family annihilation case?"

"It's strange that they were the only family in Shimen Village to get the plague, and their deaths were sudden, as if it all happened overnight."

Qin Miaoxi couldn't help but fall into deep thought, "What direct relationship does it have with the Second and Fourth Princes?"

"Before that family died, the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince both stayed in Shimen Village."

Zi Yan looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, and seemed to be hesitating.

"Say what you want to say."

"Could the death of their family be related to the two princes?"

"Well, keep talking."

"They might have been tempted by the girl's beauty, behaved inappropriately towards her, and then killed her whole family."

"Any more?"

"To prevent anyone from investigating the incident later, they even disposed of the body, completely covering up the evidence."

Qin Miaoxi clapped her hands and praised, "Not bad, a bold guess."

A gleam flashed in Zi Yan's eyes, "Miss, you mean my guess is correct!"

"I don't know. I need to verify it carefully."

"Tomorrow, go investigate the attendants who followed the two princes back then. It would be best if you could find out what they did in Shimen Village."

"Yes."

The next day, Qin Miaoxi went out before dawn. There was an additional auditor at the morning court that day, Xuanwu.

Emperor Meiji was still in low spirits, but his ministers were relieved that he could attend court.

The ministers who usually spoke eloquently in the court now became quails, only glancing at the straight figure in the front from time to time.

Wow, they are worthy of being the four imperial guards. This oppressive feeling is unparalleled.

But what needs to be said must be said, and soon a censor stood up, and he came up with a powerful statement right from the start.

The censors produced a series of evidence to prove that the Langzhong of the Water Ministry had enriched himself and embezzled funds for canal construction and disaster relief, amounting to 8 million taels of gold.

"Your Majesty, I have wronged you. I have always been conscientious and have never been greedy. I beg Your Majesty to understand my mistake!"

"Now that the evidence is irrefutable, you still want to quibble."

Emperor Meiji slammed the table and said, "Shut up and present the evidence."

Eunuch Wu trotted up to the censor, his eyes swept over the booklet, his pupils constricted, and he placed the booklet on the dragon table with trembling hands.

Emperor Meiji coughed twice and looked through the book seemingly casually, but in fact the expression on his face became increasingly darker.

"You are so brave."

The hall suddenly fell silent, and the doctor of the Water Department knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to protest his innocence.

"This account book records everything clearly, and you still have the nerve to complain." Emperor Meiji shouted sternly: "Come here, immediately seal off the doctor's office and follow the account books to find it bit by bit."

"Yes."

The doctor of the Water Department collapsed on the ground in despair. No one knew better than him whether it was true or not.

With him as the first mover, other censors soon came forward and started to report on each other.

You say he behaved improperly, he says you accepted bribes, and even the other person's dog is unforgivable and full of evil.

In a word: the water is as dirty as it is poured.

Those who don't know would think that they are mortal enemies and would want to tear them into pieces without leaving a single piece of armor.

As for the evidence, it had all been prepared long ago. Piles of evidence were piled in front of Emperor Meiji, making his eyelids twitch wildly.

He flipped over the evidence at the top and took a look. He suddenly felt a lack of oxygen in his brain and leaned weakly on the dragon throne.

"Well, you are truly my good beloved ones."

Eunuch Wu hurried forward to help him calm down, and it took him a long time to recover.

"Investigate, investigate thoroughly. Once the facts are confirmed, execute him immediately."

Emperor Meiji stood up with a sullen face and said, "Dismiss the court."

The frightened ministers did not dare to delay and left the place quickly, and those ministers who were impeached ran away as soon as they could, probably to go back and deal with the evidence.

But they seemed to have forgotten that there was another person today who made them unable to hide. No matter how they dealt with it, as long as they had done it, it would leave traces. The moment they submitted the evidence, they had been sentenced to death.

When the hall was empty, Qin Miaoxi slowly walked out.

She remembered that the Langzhong of the Water Department was the eldest prince's man, and those ministers who exposed each other were the queen and the eldest prince. Was this a scheme to liquidate the eldest prince's power?

Could it be that the obstacle that the eldest prince encountered was really the work of the second prince and the queen?

After leaving the palace, he immediately shook off the tail that was following him and prepared to go to Shimen Village again.

"This beautiful girl, I think this hairpin suits you very well."

The old man in the street shop suddenly stopped her and strongly recommended a white jade hairpin.

Qin Miaoxi declined, "Thank you, but I don't need it."

"Don't go, young lady! I don't want to pay for this hairpin. I'm giving it to you."

"give me?"

If someone shows kindness for no reason, it means he is either an adulterer or a thief. She continued to refuse without hesitation, but things she didn't expect happened one after another.

"Girl, you are so lucky. You are the 999th customer of our store. This set of gold jewelry is for you."

"Miss, here's a free trial of rouge and powder. This box is for you."

"girl……"

Qin Miaoxi stared at the vendors surrounding her in bewilderment and shouted, "Stop!"

"You're giving all these things to me?"

"Yes! Girl, you are the luckiest person on our street."

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

Does she look stupid? No one would believe such a ridiculous reason.

"Tell me, who told you to do this?"

The vendors looked at each other, and no one could explain what was going on.

"Madam Hou!"

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory suddenly appeared behind them. "Does Madam Hou like the gift I gave you?"

? ?

"Did you prepare these?"

"How do you know I like these?"

Click~

There was a sound of breaking in the corner.