The next day, Yan Mu stayed at home without going out, and even asked Zijin to buy him a copy of the Tao Te Ching. It seemed that he wanted to cultivate his moral character and really didn't care about the case.

If he doesn't care, the emperor will just scold him a few times and strip him of his title of Minister of Justice, and he will be able to relax like this every day. And he is not afraid of anyone harming him. After all, he has a hundred thousand Zhenbei Army behind him, which is enough for him.

Lie flat.

Liu Yunxiang knew that he had an idea in mind, so she was not in a hurry. There were a group of mourners outside, so she asked the housekeeper to take care of their food every day, and even distributed blankets to them when it got cold at night.

After three days of this, Dahei came in a hurry.

"Your Highness, there is... there is a clue!"

Dahei, who had been running all the way, was panting heavily. After saying these words, he gasped for air, and he did not forget to push a maid dressed in front, "You, you say."

The maid was a little scared. She shrank and murmured for a long time before saying, "I'm not sure."

"Oh, why are you not sure again?"

"It was quite dark in the room that night, and the slave was scared, so..."

Liu Yunxiang came in with a bowl of old chicken soup. Just when he heard this sentence, he took a look at the maid. She had seen it in the Ministry of Punishment. This maid was originally a palace maid. She came from Yan Mu when he was investigating the poisoning case of the old lady of Wuchang Hou.

Rescued by Han Zicheng from his house.

The little palace maid was afraid of being retaliated by Han Zicheng, so she begged Yan Mu and stayed in the Ministry of Punishment to clean up.

Liu Yunxiang looked at Yan Mu again and saw that he was still immersed in the "Tao Te Ching", as if he had truly enlightened. She walked over, took the book away from his hand, and then gave him the bowl in his hand.

Yan Mu saw the chicken soup in his hand and sighed, "I am in good health."

"That's not what the doctor said."

"Just take care of it slowly, there is no need to stew the chicken soup."

"Ginseng soup, old duck soup, and pork ribs soup can be changed."

Yan Mu choked, took a sip resignedly, and swallowed it with difficulty.

Liu Yunxiang asked, "How does it taste?"

Yan Mu glanced at Liu Yunxiang and said politely: "It tastes good, but there is a cook in the kitchen, so the princess doesn't have to cook for me personally."

Liu Yunxiang smiled and said, "You can drink it if you like."

Yan Mumo, how did she know that he liked to drink.

Well, she must have done it on purpose, wasn't it because she was reading the Tao Te Ching a few days ago, suddenly realized it, and said she wanted to enter a Taoist temple to practice, and then she got angry.

Liu Yunxiang threw the book aside and looked at Dahei again, "Have you breathed well? What clues did you find?"

Dahei had wanted to speak for a long time, but when he saw the princess and the prince talking, he didn't dare to interrupt.

"His Highness asked us to search for clues between the Taoist Temple and Dingyuan Hou Mansion. He didn't say what to search for. Anyway, we just walked around in the mountains obediently. I really had no clue in the past few days, but yesterday I found someone under a steep slope.

I found a knife. The knife looked very strange. It had handles at both ends, but it was only a little over a foot long. The blade was jagged and stained with flesh and blood. Judging from the wound on the maid Nian'er, this knife

It should be the murder weapon." The gangster said.

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes and smiled, probably because he was afraid that Yan Mu would give up the idea, so Shangguan Xu gave him another clue.

"what else?"

Dahei swallowed at this moment and said: "This kind of strange-shaped knife must be specially made. It is usually not seen on the market, but I have seen this kind of knife in June."

Liu Yunxiang's expression changed and he looked at the palace maid standing next to him, "Have you seen it?"

This little palace lady, June June, became even more nervous when faced with Liu Yunxiang's inquiry, "I...I think I have seen her before, but I really don't dare to confirm."

Liu Yunxiang comforted him: "It's okay, just say it. It's okay if you say it wrong."

Liu Qiu thought about it carefully and whispered: "That night, the slave was brought into his room by Eunuch Han. During the struggle, he kicked something out from under the bed. I took a look at it and saw that it was a knife like this.

"

Liu Yunxiang's face tightened, "Han Zicheng?"

"yes."

Liu Yunxiang turned to look at Yan Mu, who was holding half of the chicken soup and was also in trouble.

The murderer's methods were ruthless, his temper must be extremely gloomy, and he might even be a complete pervert. From this point of view, Han Zicheng was really suspicious.

But why did he kill the maid next to Mrs. Dingyuan Hou, two people who couldn't be beaten with eight poles...

"Your Highness, do you think we should call Han Zicheng to the Ministry of Justice so that we can interrogate him?" Dahei asked excitedly.

There had been no clues for so many days, but now there were not only clues but also a suspect, so he was naturally excited.

Yan Mu glanced at him and said, "He is the chief eunuch, someone close to the emperor."

"We have evidence and witnesses. Since he is suspected, it is in accordance with the law and regulations to interrogate him."

"A knife, I'm not sure if it's the murder weapon, and a little palace maid, I'm not sure I saw it clearly. Is this the evidence witness?"

"Then...what do you mean by His Highness?"

Yan Mu drank the remaining half bowl of chicken soup with his head down, wiped his mouth with a black face, and said: "Continue to check."

"Which direction to check?"

"This king is optimistic about you."

"ah?"

"I want to go."

Dahei took the palace maid away with a confused look on her face. His Highness was optimistic about him, but he had no clue at the moment!

Liu Yunxiang sat down opposite Yan Mu, "Do you think Yan Mu will give you clues?"

"uncertain."

"Then what are you waiting for?"

"Wait for the person who should show up to show up."

Liu Yunxiang wanted to ask again, but Yan Mu picked up the "Tao Te Ching" again, "Tao is a thing, but it is in a trance."

Liu Yunxiang exhaled, "What book are you not good at reading and you have to read this one?"

"I'm trying to understand Hongxuan's way. What position does he play in this game of chess and what role does he play?" Yan Mu said with narrowed eyes.

Liu Yunxiang was silent, this Taoist priest seemed dispensable, but also seemed to be inextricably linked.

"Hongxuan is a talented person in governing the world." Based on her experience in her previous life, she could only comment on Hongxuan like this. She really didn't know what kind of person he was.

"If you want to achieve great things, you must make sacrifices. You can't distinguish between black and white. What he said makes sense."

"Then why did you reject him?"

"Oh, I don't even know which way I'm going. Besides, this old fox is very cunning. I really may not be able to outplay him."

It's been five or six days, and the two families are still there, but they can't cry anymore. The woman here has been crying for several days, refusing to eat, and is almost boiled into a withered wood. The little girl over there is

My grandson has been out in the wind and sun with the adults. It has been cold for a long time in the past few days and he is already sick.

It's really not okay to keep going like this.

Liu Yunxiang thought of the day he saw Mrs. Hou who was very sick, so he took Qu Moran to Zhuangzi today. He was worried that Mrs. Hou would not want to see her, but he still did. However, compared with that day, Mrs. Hou's face looked even worse.

Haggard.

"Madam, this is Dr. Qu. She has very good medical skills. Let her check on you."

When Mrs. Hou heard this, she looked panicked and waved her hands quickly, "No, I have already seen the doctor. I just need to take care of it. I won't bother Dr. Qu."

"Madam looks very bad. Let's let Dr. Qu take a look at why she's here."

"I'm fine, I don't need to see a doctor."

"lady……"

Before Liu Yunxiang finished speaking, Mrs. Hou stood up and fell back two steps because she was weak. Fortunately, the nanny beside her supported her.

"I'm tired. Princess, please come back."

With that said, she turned around and walked inside.

"lady!"

Liu Yunxiang took a step to catch up, but was stopped by Mrs. Hou's nanny.

The mama frowned and said angrily: "Princess, my wife is in such a bad shape that it is really inconvenient to see guests. These two times are because I am thinking about old friendship, but please don't come here again in the future."

After saying that, grandma also returned.

Liu Yunxiang originally wanted to ask something from Mrs. Hou, but now he could only leave with Qu Moran.

"Why do you feel that Mrs. Hou is a little strange?" Liu Yunxiang asked puzzledly.

She meant well, but it seemed to offend her.

"When a woman is pregnant, her temper sometimes becomes unstable," Qu Moran said.
Chapter completed!