sbdcsierra Chapter 90 A Mother's Love for Her Daughter
Chapter 90 A Mother's Love for Her Daughter
After Lu Yangyang finished speaking, she gave Ying Xun a knowing look.
Ying Xun instantly understood the meaning of her last sentence, and even his usually calm expression cracked slightly.
This girl is truly someone who knows how to even touch a corpse so well.
With the clues provided by Lu Yangyang, he was basically able to sort out the whole case, so he asked the third young mistress of the Feng family, "May I ask, Madam, when did you bring Miss Feng into the mansion?"
Even if the third young mistress of the Feng family couldn't remember, the gatekeeper of the Chengen Duke's Mansion should have an impression, but Ying Xun still asked again.
After thinking for a moment, Madam Feng replied, "They arrived at the outer gate around the end of Chen Shi (7-9 AM). Yao Niang and a few of her close friends went to play in the garden around the fifteenth of Si Shi (9-11 AM)."
After entering, they first went to the banquet hall where the Duchess of Cheng'en was to pay their respects. Then the ladies gathered together to talk, while the young girls had already gone out to play.
Those like Lu Yangyang, who were introduced to the ladies by Madam Lan, were the ones who arrived at the garden a little later.
When visiting others, it's not appropriate to bring too many maids. Feng Qingyao has always been a composed person, and she was playing with her close female friends, so the third young mistress of the Feng family didn't specifically instruct the maids to follow her.
Who would have thought that something like this would happen?
As the third young mistress of the Feng family thought about it, her eyes reddened again.
After listening to the answer from the third young mistress of the Feng family, Ying Xun already had a clear understanding of the situation: "In that case, the case is almost clear. Miss Feng was in the garden with the other girls, so she must have been invited or someone had arranged for her to come here. Then she was murdered by the villain. That person was worried that the matter would be exposed and that it would be difficult to dispose of Miss Feng's body. Then, perhaps it was premeditated or it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, so he drugged Young Master Su, moved Miss Feng to Young Master Su's room, and framed Young Master Su for the incident."
"The murderer is still in the garden. Next, we will trouble Lady Chengen and the young master to invite the male and female guests, as well as the servants they brought, to gather separately in order to find the murderer."
Ying Xun spoke to Lady Cheng'en and Prince Su.
Upon learning that their grandson/son had been framed, Lady Chengen and Prince Su initially breathed a sigh of relief, but then became serious again. They immediately assured Ying Xun, "Lord Ying, please rest assured, we will not allow anyone suspected to leave until the murderer is identified today!"
Ying Xun then looked at the Crown Prince, who in turn glanced at Minister Feng.
Minister Feng pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands to the Crown Prince: "This old minister has no objection, I only hope that the murderer can be found as soon as possible and justice can be served for Yao Niang."
“Very well. I have nothing to do today, so I will wait with Minister Feng and find the murderer as soon as possible,” the Crown Prince replied gently.
With the Crown Prince's assurance, Minister Feng was relieved. Although Feng Su's expression remained somber, he also approved of the decision.
Upon hearing what the Crown Prince said, Lu Yangyang leaned over to offer her advice to Ying Xun: "Lord Ying, Miss Feng died of suffocation. Coincidentally, Miss Feng was wearing makeup today. When the murderer dragged her away, he probably used force and left finger marks on her face. Although they are not very clear, they can still be vaguely identified. You can use this to investigate the murderer, which should speed things up considerably."
"Oh, and also, Miss Feng was carrying a sachet. I saw that the sachet was broken, so I guess the murderer might have also been covered in incense. There was some damp soil on the soles of Miss Feng's shoes, and her clothes, being thin, had torn marks. We can also search around this courtyard; there should be drag marks that haven't been cleaned up. Perhaps we can find the scene where Miss Feng was murdered, and maybe we'll find something else."
After hearing what she said, Ying Xun's eyes lit up even more as he looked at the young girl. "You have really helped me a lot today. It's really inconvenient for me today, but I will definitely come to thank you another day."
As the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, investigating cases was Ying Xun's primary duty.
Today's case was not difficult in itself, but it was difficult because it involved a noblewoman. Such cases rarely occur in the past, and even if they did, they might not report them to the police. For noblewomen, reputation is above all else. If they die under mysterious circumstances, they would want to cover it up so that no one knows about it and would never expose it.
That's why this case is so difficult to handle.
But with Lu Yangyang's help today, finding the murderer will be much easier.
If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, Ying Xun would have loved to have a good chat with Lu Yangyang.
Lu Yangyang waved her hand at him, "No need, no need, I was just doing it on the side. Miss Feng is in the prime of her youth, she shouldn't die like this, without knowing why."
She didn't come to help intentionally; she just felt that it was unbearable for a perfectly good young woman to die just like that after attending a banquet, and then be wronged and even deliberately insulted.
Finding the murderer is better than being implicated in a few words of reputation and having the matter end abruptly.
Upon hearing this, the heartbroken third young mistress of the Feng family turned around and knelt down in front of Lu Yangyang. "Miss Lu, I thank you on behalf of Yao Niang. From now on, you will be my great benefactor."
Lu Yangyang was startled by her sudden action. At first, this lady was the most ruthless in obstructing the autopsy, but now she was expressing her gratitude to Lu Yangyang. Lu Yangyang was a little confused. Could this be the love a mother has for her daughter?
She hurriedly helped the third young mistress of the Feng family up: "Madam, there's no need to thank me so much. Right now, it's best to find the murderer as soon as possible."
The third young mistress of the Feng family nodded and said nothing more.
Ying Xun, seeing that Lady Chengen and Prince Su were already arranging for everyone to leave, turned to Sheng Junyi and asked, "Young Master Sheng, the suspicion against Young Master Su has been cleared, but I still have to ask one more question: what are you doing here, Young Master Sheng?"
Sheng Junyi frowned slightly, probably because he hadn't expected that he couldn't escape it in the end. Everyone was still there, and if he insisted on not saying anything, it would make him seem very suspicious.
He couldn't help but glance at Lu Yangyang, and said resignedly, "I heard Young Master Wu and the others say that Young Master Su was going to cause trouble for Cousin Lu... so I wanted to come and see, but I didn't want to be seen by Princess Liduan. I was worried that she would misunderstand, so I kept her waiting for a while. But I couldn't get away later, so I had to come."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yangyang gave him a strange look, while Sheng Junyi awkwardly turned his face away, not wanting to meet Lu Yangyang's gaze.
Lu Yangyang didn't care at all. Just because Sheng Junyi dared to have someone attack her on their first meeting, she could never believe what this person said.
She turned and left.
Seeing this scene, Sheng Yunzhu, who had been hiding in the crowd, had a hint of resentment flash in her eyes.
Lu Yangyang, why did you get to steal the spotlight again?
Sheng Yunzhu lowered her head, wishing that Lu Yangyang was the one who died today.
It wasn't until the Third Prince passed by behind her and accidentally touched her lightly that she snapped out of her daze, hurriedly turned around, and made an excuse to leave.