It can only be said that people's hearts are fickle.
Moreover, once the rumor spread, even the group members knew about it.
"Two: I heard something happened in the palace?"
"Two: One?"
"Two: Number seven?"
Number seven is the seventh (Li) Emperor (Qing) Zi (Cha), so naturally he will not discuss matters related to Concubine Lin.
Sirou only gave a brief reply.
"One: It's not a big deal."
"Two: If you need help outside the palace, you can come to me."
Judging from the tone of number two, he must have confirmed that number one is from the palace.
As a future leader of Confucianism, Fang Jingwu must have his own sources of intelligence and be able to summarize some rules.
I just don't know if he has any guesses about other people.
It is estimated that the identities of Nightingale and Xiang Nanyu are not easy to conceal.
The fight between the two of them was too conspicuous.
As the rumor spread, there was no progress in the case because no missing maid was found.
There are too many deaths in the harem.
Those who angered the empress were sentenced to death.
Those who died of illness,
Those who were killed because they blocked other people's way,
He was ostracized to death because of his carelessness and mistakes.
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The Imperial Household Department has a special department for handling the dead. They try to arrange for the family to take the body back and bury it themselves. If there is no family, the body will be sent to the crematorium for cremation, and the ashes will be kept in a special place.
Just as there is a place in the Jingshifang to store eunuchs' babies, there are also many urns of ashes in the cellar of the Imperial Household Department, which need to be processed on time.
Of course, a few of them can keep their bodies intact.
After the body fluids are drained, they are sealed in preparation for possible future burial.
Before the court was dismissed the next day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs drew up a list.
The entry is clear,
Name, entered the palace in XX year, left the palace or died in XX year, reason for leaving the palace or death,
This is just like cooking the books, there's nothing wrong with it.
After court was dismissed, the emperor would go to the Qianqing Palace to rest.
The chief eunuch presented it.
Before giving Li Qingcha, the emperor must first review it.
Unexpectedly, the emperor just let it go at random.
"Li Qingcha hasn't entered the palace yet?"
The eunuch shook his head.
"Lord Li sent someone to tell us that he was going to read medical books in the library of Zhaixing Tower and would come to the palace in the afternoon to identify the gender, age, cause of death and other specific information of the skeleton."
"Huh! This boy is really good at acting... And yes, if you want to act, you have to act it out."
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"How about this, you summon him to the palace and say he is here to inspect the work of the Imperial Observatory, the Three Judicial Departments, the Imperial Hospital, and the Six Gates."
The eunuch was a little confused.
What is homework?
Because he was thinking about this question in his mind, he didn't react for a while and stood there in a daze.
The emperor laughed.
"The word 'homework' came from Li Qingcha's mouth. That's how he taught the Young Phoenix Camp. I just used it casually."
The eunuch then remembered that it seemed to be true.
He cupped his hands and said, "Then shall I go and pass on the decree?"
The emperor nodded.
"Use the palace carriage, as soon as possible."
"promise."
The eunuch quickly retreated.
The emperor stretched himself and ordered his men to help him change into his daily clothes. Then he drank tea while reading the list of "missing" palace maids that was destined to be useless.
He muttered to himself: "So many people die in a year...even more than the number of prisoners sentenced to death."
As the saying goes, "human life is more important than heaven".
Even if a prisoner was sentenced to death according to the law, the emperor still needed to sign the final decision. When the emperor was not busy with official duties, he would look through the case files and make a few comments.
This is good, but also bad.
Human life is indeed much more valuable.
But there are cases where some people cannot die even if they are sentenced to death.
As long as you give the eunuch on duty some money and put your case at the bottom, it will never be approved.
The emperor's brows were serious.
"Humph! This harem has become a place more terrifying than the prison."
He lost the mood for a moment and put the list aside.
Just then, a voice came from outside.
"Your Majesty, the officials from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice have sent a report together and are waiting in the front palace~"
The emperor immediately replied: "Drive them away, but report that they should stay."
"promise."
After this, the Imperial Hospital and the Six Gates received the same treatment.
No one from the Imperial Observatory and the Supervisory Office came.
The Inspectorate mainly examines officials and does not have a dedicated coroner. This is normal.
But the Imperial Observatory...
I think the supervisor must have discovered something.
The emperor shook his head. He had never expected to get accurate information from the Imperial Observatory.
Because the Supervisor was very cautious about palace affairs and seldom expressed his opinion, but once he did, it was final.
He read a few reports and then snorted coldly.
"Humph! There really is someone who has the ability to revive the dead and turn bones into flesh, and he actually asked him to draw them."
The tone is unkind,
Obviously he was angry.
At this time, the eunuch's voice came from outside: "Li Qingcha, the head of the Ministry of Rites, wants to see you."
The emperor said in a clear voice: "Announce."
The chief eunuch pushed open the door and led Li Qingcha into the hall.
The emperor looked at Li Qingcha who was pretending to kneel, and waved his hand.
"No need to be polite, let's get down to business."
He pointed to the report on the case.
"Look at this."
Li Qingcha bowed,
"promise."
She walked forward quickly, picked up the report from the Ministry of Justice, and her eyebrows twitched involuntarily.
The emperor actually asked people from the Ministry of Justice to paint it?
tsk...
Li Qingcha was secretly shocked and continued reading.
None of the coroners from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple gave a final portrait. The original text of the report was "incompetent, dull and slow".
But they still made some judgments based on the skull.
For example, the deceased is a male, aged between 15 and 30.
Li Qingcha chuckled.
"The officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple are really good at pretending to be ignorant when they know the truth."
The emperor raised his eyebrows.
"Oh? What do you say?"
"For example, here, 'The human body has 360 bones, which equals the number of days in a year'. This is the original text of Xiyuan Jilu. But in fact, the criminal law classics of later generations have clearly corrected it, saying that the human body has only 260 bones. Another example is here, 'The color of male and female bones is different. Men's bones are white, while women's bones are black. This is probably because women's menstrual blood is like river water'. This has also been proven false by many medical books. Which of the coroners in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple is not an expert in criminal law? How could they not know this?"
"They know it's wrong but still say it. What's their purpose?"
"I'm afraid he wants to get the whole skeleton."
The emperor nodded slowly.
He made the same guess.
The people in the Ministry of Justice must have known that a major case had occurred in the palace and wanted to get involved, but they couldn't rashly ask about the affairs of the harem, so they resorted to this last resort.
The emperor didn't mind this little thought.
He said, "You continue."
Li Qingcha nodded and picked up the report from the Six Gates.
The Six Doors were much more honest, and just tried to describe the facts as best as possible.
The only thing that puzzled her was that the coroner at Liushenmen determined that the body was over 40 years old.
This is obviously different from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.
Could it be that the skulls obtained by both sides were not the same one?
With this question in mind, Li Qingcha picked up the report from the Imperial Hospital again. After opening it, he was suddenly faced with a portrait.
She sneered in her heart.
I didn't expect someone would dare to draw this...
The painting is of a woman.
Chapter 408 Is this case difficult?
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There was silence in the Qianqing Palace.
The emperor remained patient and waited for Li Qingcha to speak first.
