The upright forensic doctor bumped into the drama prince

"Which of you is Xiao Liu'er?" Ji Linglan asked knowingly.

Xiao Liu'er looked up at Ji Linglan and said, "I am."

Chang Shan scolded: "Presumptuous! You still have to be rude when you see His Highness!"

Little Liu shrank his head in fright, followed Chang Shan's example and knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "Little Liu met Your Highness."

Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said, "Take Chang Shan and Jiao Si out."

Chang Shan and Jiao Si were taken aback, before they could speak, they saw two shadow guards walking towards them.

"Your Highness..."

"Shut up! Take it down, whoever dares to say one more word will be executed on the spot."

When Chang Shan and Jiao Si heard this, they quickly shut up, glanced at Xiao Liuzi one after another, and were taken down by the shadow guards.

"Little six, tell me, what do you want most?"

The people present were stunned, and looked at Ji Linglan inexplicably.

Only Little Six blinked his eyes and said, "My lord, will you give me whatever I want?"

Ji Linglan nodded, and said: "As long as I can do it, I will give it. But there is a premise, you must answer my questions honestly, can you do it?"

Little Six's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said: "Then I want to go out to play, can Lord Jun Wang take me there?"

"Yes. It's still the same sentence just now, you have to answer my question honestly."

Little Six nodded hastily, and said: "Okay, the king of the county has made a deal."

Ji Linglan smiled and said, "Then tell me what you did today."

"Today?" Little Six frowned in confusion and asked, "Did Uncle Chang come over to start the shift?"

Ji Linglan suddenly remembered that there was no sunlight in this dungeon, and it was impossible to tell when it was day and when it was night. Pointing to Zhang Heng, he said, "It started when you knew Zhang Heng."

Little Six looked at Zhang Heng, smiled and said, "So your name is Zhang Heng, is Heng'er your nickname?"

Zhang Heng looked up at Ji Linglan secretly, and nodded timidly.

"My lord, Zhang Heng and I met yesterday. I was sleeping at that time. When I heard someone crying, I went over curiously and saw him. Seeing him crying, I coaxed him for a while. He even gave him the candies that he hid and didn't want to eat, so he stopped."

Ji Linglan interrupted Xiao Liu'er, took out a candy wrapper, handed it to him, and asked, "Is this kind of candy you're talking about?"

This candy wrapper was found by Ji Linglan from Mrs. Wu's mouth when she was examining the corpse.

Xiao Liu'er nodded, shook his head again, and said, "It's this kind of candy, but not this one."

Ji Linglan was startled, and then asked, "Which one is that? Is there a mark on this candy?"

Xiao Liu'er took the candy wrapper and spread it out, pointed to it, and said, "This is the mark I made with a knife, the one marked with one line was given to me by Uncle Chang, the one marked with two lines was given to me by Uncle Jiao, and the one marked with three lines was given to me by Uncle Jiao. The one was given by Uncle Liao. There is only one mark on it, Uncle Chang bought it for me, but I gave the candy to Heng'er's mother, how could this candy wrapper be here with His Majesty the King?"

Ji Linglan didn't answer and asked instead, "When did Chang Shan buy this candy for you?"

Xiao Liu'er replied: "Uncle Chang gave it to me today when he came to work."

Ji Linglan then asked, "What did Chang Shan tell you when he gave you candy?"

Xiao Liu'er frowned, seemed a little embarrassed, said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Chang won't let me speak, if I do, he will definitely beat me."

Ji Linglan looked at Xiao Liu'er's exposed arm. There were many bruises on it, which should be caused by being beaten, and said distressedly: "You just say, with me here, he dare not beat you."

Xiao Liu'er looked at Ji Linglan seriously, as if judging whether what he said was true or not, and after a while, he said: "Uncle Chang said that Heng'er's mother was beaten, it is very pitiful, let me secretly Give her a candy, and say it was Henger who gave it to her. He also told me not to tell anyone, or he would beat me up and never buy me candy again. "

"Then how many candies did Chang Shan give you in total?"

"There are five in total. I gave one to Heng'er's mother, and another to Heng'er. There are three left, which I secretly hid."

Ji Linglan looked at Zhang Heng, and asked warmly, "Heng'er, have you eaten the candy Xiao Liuer gave you?"

Zhang Hengwei timidly shook his head, took out a candy from his sleeve pocket, and said, "My lord, this candy is for you. Can you let me see my mother?"

Wu's body was no longer in the prison, so Zhang Heng didn't know the fact that she was dead.

Ji Linglan took the candy and said truthfully, "Heng'er, your mother has passed away."

"Gone?" Zhang Heng looked at Ji Linglan timidly and confusedly.

Ji Linglan sighed, and said: "Your mother has gone to find your father. She has gone to a far away place, and she may not be able to come back for a long time."

Zhang Heng's eyes turned red in an instant, and he said, "My lord, does mother want Heng'er?"

"Your mother loves you very much, so why don't you want Heng'er? It's just that she missed your father so much, so she went to find him. When Heng'er grows up, your father and mother will come back." Ji Linglan really couldn't bear to let Zhang Heng knows the truth.

"Is that so?" Zhang Heng looked at Ji Linglan with tears in his eyes.

Ji Linglan looked at Zhang Ye, and said, "Young son is not as guilty, so take him out."

Without hesitation, Zhang Ye responded, "Yes, this subordinate obeys."

The shadow guard brought Zhang Heng out of the dungeon, and Ji Linglan looked at Xiao Liu'er again, and said, "Xiao Liu'er, where are you hiding the other candies? Show me all of them."

Xiao Liu'er looked up at Ji Linglan, and asked, "My lord, is Heng'er's mother dead?"

Ji Linglan was startled, and then asked, "Why do you say that?"

Xiao Liu'er looked behind Ji Linglan with some fear, and said, "Your Majesty, Heng'er's mother is locked up here. Before Uncle Jiao came to deliver meals, I even came to give her candies, but she After eating the candy, I lay down, foaming from my mouth. I was terrified, so I hid in the cage over there. Later, Uncle Jiao came to deliver food, and when he saw Heng’er’s mother, he yelled, ‘ dead', 'dead'."

Ji Linglan frowned, and said, "So you watched Heng'er's mother fall with your own eyes? Why didn't you tell me?"

Xiao Liu'er's bright eyes dimmed, and said: "Heng'er is my only friend, his mother died after eating my candy, I'm afraid that if I tell, Heng'er will not treat me well."

Ji Linglan was surprised at Xiao Liu'er's precocity, but she felt relieved after thinking about his experience, and asked, "So now you know that the candy Chang Shan gave you was poisoned, right?"

Xiao Liu'er took out the other three candies from his pocket, handed them to Ji Linglan, and said, "My lord, these are all the candies that Uncle Chang gave me."

Ji Linglan took the candy, and then asked: "Before Chang Shan asked you to give candy to Heng Er's mother, did you give her anything, or did you say anything?"

Xiao Liu'er said truthfully: "Uncle Chang asked me to deliver a note before. I can't read, so I don't know what was written."

Ji Linglan looked at Xiao Liu'er and asked, "What Xiao Liu'er said is the truth, right?"

Xiao Liu'er nodded emphatically, and said, "My lord, what I'm telling is the truth."

Ji Linglan looked at Zhang Ye and said, "Take Xiao Liu'er down and let Chang Shan and Jiao Si in."

Zhang Ye waved his hand, and then saw a shadow guard come out and take Xiao Liu'er down.

Soon, Chang Shan and Jiao Si were brought over, knelt down in front of Ji Linglan, and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Duke."

Ji Linglan's complexion darkened, and she shouted sharply: "Jiao Si, you are so brave, you dare to betray the princess!"

Not only Jiao Si was blinded, but everyone present was also blinded.

Jiao Si quickly regained his composure, and shouted for injustice: "His Royal Highness, this servant has been wronged. This servant is loyal and never did anything to offend the princess. Please, His Royal Highness, please learn from me!"

Ji Linglan snorted coldly, and said: "Just now Xiao Liu'er said it all, you ordered him to kill the Wu family, and also ordered him to frame Chang Shan, what else do you have to say?"

"That's impossible!" Jiao Si subconsciously retorted: "Xiao Liu'er can never say that!"

"Why is it impossible? Everyone present could hear it clearly. It was you who sent the message with a note when you delivered the meal, threatening Wu to reveal the location of the secret room, otherwise you would kill her only son Zhang Heng. After Wu did so, you Just put poison in the rice, killed people to silence them, and then used Xiao Liu'er to escape for you, and framed Chang Shan."

Jiao Si's face turned pale, and he said: "It's impossible! Xiao Liu'er is lying, he must have been ordered to frame me! His Royal Highness, the servant was wronged, and the servant did not betray the princess. Frame the slave, ask His Highness to be the master of the slave!"

Ji Linglan took out a piece of oil paper from her sleeve, and said: "I took this oil paper out of Wu Shi's mouth, and you stuffed it into her mouth specially to plant Chang Shan. Let us mistake it for In order to preserve clues, Wu swallowed the greased paper on purpose, and asked Xiao Liuer to identify that it was used for wrapping candy, and that it was the greased paper used for the candy that Chang Shan gave him."

Jiao Si's thoughts were disturbed by Ji Linglan from the very beginning, and now he can only be led by Ji Linglan, denying powerlessly: "No, the slave didn't, the slave was wronged!"

"It's a pity that you were too hasty when stuffing the note, and accidentally scratched your hand by Wu's teeth." Ji Linglan looked at Jiao Si's right hand, and there was a scar on the back of his hand.

Jiao Si retracted his hand and explained: "I...slave accidentally got scratched by firewood while cooking."

"Okay, even if your explanation makes sense." Ji Linglan paused, and then said: "You said before that you found Wu's body when you were serving meals, right?"

Jiao Si hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."

"But I found undigested food in Mrs. Wu's stomach. It's obviously something I ate before I was alive, and what I ate was cabbage tofu and some coarse grain pancakes. How do you explain it?"

Jiao Si's expression changed again and again, he wanted to quibble, but he didn't know where to start.

Ji Linglan smiled, took out another piece of oil paper, opened it carefully, and said: "This is the note I found in Wu's body. Although it has been digested, there are still a few words that can be seen. If If you compare the handwriting, you should be able to recognize whose handwriting it is. Jiao Si, do you have any excuses?"

Jiao Si's body suddenly collapsed, he prostrated himself on the ground, and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, this servant was fooled by lard for a while, and did such a stupid thing. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Everyone looked at Jiao Si, who kept begging for mercy, and at Ji Linglan, who looked calm, his head was a little bewildered, and he couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all.Among them was Chang Shan, who was almost successfully framed. He seemed to have something to say, but he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. He didn't have the sense of grief and indignation of being wronged and framed.

"Say, who is your master?"

Jiao Si said hesitantly, "Yes...it's Xiang Lu."

"Do you still have your accomplices in this princess mansion?"

Jiao Si shook his head and said, "No."

"It seems that you don't intend to tell the truth anymore." Ji Linglan turned her head to look at Zhang Ye, and said, "I handed him over to you, how to interrogate you is up to you, just don't let someone silence you."

"Yes, your subordinates obey!"

When Jiao Si heard the fear in his heart, he went forward to grab Ji Linglan's clothes, but was kicked to the ground by Zhang Ye, and said in a cold voice, "Take me to the torture hall and keep them under strict supervision. Without my order, anyone No one can come near!"

"Yes, your subordinates obey!"

"My lord, my lord, please forgive me. This servant is telling the truth. Your Highness, Your Highness, you have to believe me..."

Four shadow guards came out and dragged Jiao Si out.

Ji Linglan looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and said, "Get up, all of you."

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Everyone got up one after another.

Ji Linglan turned and left the dungeon, followed by Zhang Ye, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Your Highness, did you know that Little Liu'er was lying?"

Ji Linglan smiled and said: "Xiao Liu'er is a five-year-old child, no matter how precocious he is, he is also a child who was raised without education, but you can tell things so carefully, don't you think it's strange?" ? Obviously someone taught him to say that."

Suddenly, Zhang Ye said in admiration, "Your Highness is meticulous in thinking and discerning every detail. I admire you!"

"I still have some experience in investigating the case, but there is nothing I can do during the interrogation, and the rest can only be left to you." Ji Linglan paused, and then said: "Bury Wu well, as for Zhang Heng, you go and investigate Check whether he has any relatives alive. If so, send Zhang Heng there. If not, send him to another hospital. And Xiao Liuer, you can ask them to see who is willing to take care of them. If there is no one If you are willing, send it to another hospital, but you need to pay attention to his xinxing cultivation, he had such a childhood, it is too easy to go astray."

"Your Highness, Zhang Heng's parents died because of the princess. Will he have a rebellious mentality?"

Ji Linglan frowned, and said: "Then how are you going to do it, cut the weeds and get rid of the roots?"

Upon seeing this, Zhang Ye quickly explained: "This subordinate just feels that it is inappropriate to act like this."

Ji Linglan then asked: "Then how is it appropriate?"

"This..." Zhang Ye was speechless when asked.

"His father died because of the princess's ambition, and his mother was killed by someone sent by the princess. How can it be said that it has something to do with the mother? Anyone with a sound mind should know who his enemy is. If you really will He's locked in the dungeon, do you think he'll be sane after a long time?"

Zhang Ye was startled, and then said, "Yes, my subordinates are being educated!"

"The next thing is up to you. You can send someone to send me back to the palace. You don't have to accompany me."

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

Ji Linglan rushed back to the palace under the escort of the shadow guards.Arriving at the gate of the palace, Ji Linglan just got out of the carriage when he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Is the king of Lan County in front?"

Ji Linglan turned her head and saw an old man with white beard and hair walking slowly.

The shadow guard beside him hurriedly whispered: "Your Highness, he is Mrs. Gao."

Ji Linglan's eyes flashed, and she saluted, "Teacher Gao, Ah Lan is very polite."

Gao Zhenjiang looked at the shadow guard next to Ji Linglan, knowing that Ji Linglan's ability to know his identity was the shadow guard's suggestion.He smiled gently, and said, "Your Majesty Lan is very polite. It has been two days since King Lan returned to the capital. I never thought that the old minister would meet him at the gate of the palace."

Ji Linglan also smiled and said: "Alan's return is still short, and the emperor's grandfather needs to take care of him, so he has no time to take care of him for now. It's just that Gao Taifu knew Alan, and Alan was deeply moved. pleasure."

Gao Zhenjiang explained: "The old minister was also at the gate of the palace when he heard the guard's conversation. Only then did he know the identity of Prince Lan, and he stopped His Highness out of curiosity."

Ji Linglan smiled modestly, and said: "Gao Taifu is polite, you are the teacher of the prince's uncle, and an elder to me. If you want to see Alan, you can just tell me."

"Lan County King came from outside the palace, but went to the Duke's Mansion?"

"Alan went back to the Duke's Mansion yesterday to visit his grandfather. Today he is going back to the Princess Mansion. He wants to find his childhood memories, but unfortunately he can't remember anything now."

Gao Zhenjiang sighed, and said: "The old minister still remembers that the king of the county was only five years old when he was taken away. It is a miracle that a five-year-old child can survive from the hands of those thieves. However, His Highness was found only because of the princess and the princess. General's insistence, the county king is really lucky to have such parents!"

"Alan thinks so. In the future, he will be filial to his parents, and of course his grandfather."

"The king of Lan County is handsome, humble and polite, which is really the royal fortune."

"Teacher Gao is too famous, and Ah Lan doesn't dare to take it." Ji Linglan looked up at the sky, and said, "Teacher Gao, Ah Lan still has to serve the emperor's grandfather. I really can't delay it, please forgive me."

"Serving the emperor is important, the county king please."

Ji Linglan bowed, turned around and walked towards the inner palace, surrounded by several shadow guards.

Gao Zhenjiang stood where he was, watching Ji Linglan's retreating back, without saying a word for a long time.

Ji Linglan returned to Yaohua Palace, looked at Lin Qi who was welcoming him, and asked, "Is mother in the palace?"

Lin Qi replied: "Back to the king, the princess is discussing matters with Prime Minister Lu in the front hall. If you come back, you can go directly to the front hall."

Ji Linglan's footsteps paused, and said: "Lu Xiang's movements are quite fast."

Ji Linglan went straight to the front hall, and Xiu Rong, the maid at the door, saw him coming and hurriedly saluted, saying, "Xiu Rong has seen His Highness."

"Get up." Ji Linglan walked in without stopping.

Princess Yaohua was talking to Lu Zhong when she heard the movement outside, she stopped and looked towards the door.Seeing Ji Linglan come in, she smiled and said, "Alan is back."

Ji Linglan saluted and said, "Alan has seen her mother."

Princess Yaohua looked at Lu Zhong, and introduced: "Alan, this is Xiang Lu. Xiang Lu, this is Alan, my long-lost parent and son."

Ji Linglan said politely: "I've heard of Lu Xiang's name before, and it's a Lan's honor to meet you today."

Lu Zhong sized up Ji Linglan, and said lightly, "Your Majesty Lan is very polite."

Princess Yaohua frowned slightly, Lu Zhong was honest with her, because of Lu Zheng's death, she could bear it, but he was cold and perfunctory to Ji Linglan, she felt displeased in her heart.

Ji Linglan had a keen mind, so she naturally understood why Princess Yaohua was unhappy, so she quickly smoothed things over and said: "Mother, the investigation into Mrs. Wu's death has been done, and the details have been found out."

Princess Yaohua's eyes lit up, and she said immediately: "How did Mrs. Wu die, and who is Xi Zuo? Tell your mother quickly."

Ji Linglan responded and narrated what happened before in detail, saying: "I asked Jiao Si who his master is, and he said it was Xiang Lu."

Ji Linglan said, glanced at Lu Zhong, saw that he was about to speak out, and then said: "Of course I don't believe, how could Lu Xiang, who is holding Zhizhu, be so stupid, it must be that Jiao Si is setting the blame, but I I can investigate cases, but I'm really not very good at interrogation, so I handed Jiao Si to Zhang Ye."

Princess Yaohua suppressed the smile in her eyes, and said: "What Ah Lan said is that Lu Xiang is the minister of the neighboring country, and he is a great talent who is 'planning strategies and winning thousands of miles away'. How could he do such a thing?" It's a stupid thing, someone must have deliberately framed it."

Obviously the two mother and son said flattery words, but they were heard in Lu Zhong's ears, no matter how they heard it, it was awkward.He coughed dryly twice, looked at Princess Yaohua, and said: "Your Highness, can I let this minister see that Jiao Si?"

Princess Yaohua said with a smile: "Why not? Come."

Lynch outside the door came over, bowed and said, "This subordinate is here."

Princess Yaohua ordered: "Go and bring Jiao Si."

Lu Zhong interjected: "Your Highness, where is Jiao Si? The old minister will go there in person to avoid being silenced."

Princess Yaohua nodded and said: "It's still Lu Xiang who is thoughtful. If that's the case, then I will go with Lu Xiang."

"Mother, it's getting late, and Ah Lan still needs to prepare dinner for the imperial grandfather, so he won't go with mother."

"A-Lan was able to find out Wu's death in such a short period of time and find out the details of the mansion, which has already helped my mother a lot. You can go and do yours. The rest will be left to my mother and Prime Minister Lu." .”

Ji Linglan cupped her hands towards Lu Zhong and said, "Please also ask Xiang Lu to take care of my mother, Ah Lan is very grateful."

Lu Zhong suddenly felt as if he was being chased away, and he said reluctantly: "The king of Lan County is polite, it is the duty of the veteran to protect His Highness."

Princess Yaohua wanted to laugh when she saw it, and realized instantly that she could still deal with Lu Zhong like this.

Even if he was reluctant, Lu Zhong could only protect Princess Yaohua. After all, she held evidence against him, and instead of handing it over to the emperor to convict him, he gave him a chance to prove himself. Benevolence is exhausted.

It was Ji Linglan who surprised him a little, not to mention whether he found out about Wu's death, but his overall demeanor and polite attitude were enough to impress him.

The two walked out of Yaohua Palace one after the other, and Lu Zhong asked aloud: "I heard that Your Highness is the county king who was found in Fu country. I wonder how the county king makes a living in Fu country?"

Princess Yaohua stopped in her tracks and said, "Why did Prime Minister Lu ask such a question?"

"The old minister's view of the king of the county is extraordinary. He must have grown up in a wealthy family, or even an official family. I wonder if the old minister's guess is correct?"

Princess Yaohua's eyes darkened, and she said: "Alan was sold to Fu country by human traffickers. The people who bought him were a couple of ordinary people. When Alan was 8 years old, there was a severe drought there, and his adoptive parents were starved to death. He was left alone for the rest of his life." He begged for a living. Later he wandered in the capital and was almost beaten to death because he soiled the man's clothes. After that, he met a good teacher and learned some skills in autopsy and investigation. He was taken in by the third prince of Fu Guo Ben Gong found it. This is Ah Lan's life, what else does Lu Xiang want to know?"

After hearing this, Lu Zhong frowned slightly. He obviously didn't expect Ji Linglan's childhood life to be so miserable. He said, "The third prince of Fu Kingdom? The princess should know that King Ling will ascend the throne as emperor soon."

Princess Yaohua looked at Lu Zhong expressionlessly, and said, "So what?"

Lu Zhong stared at Princess Yaohua silently, looked away after a while, and said: "Your Highness, does the Emperor know about Prince Lan's life?"

"Of course I know. Lu Xiang thinks that the palace will hide the father?" Princess Yaohua smiled and said: "This palace is the princess of Linguo, and Alan is the blood of this palace. Our feelings for Linguo are not the same. Wait, Lu Xiang is too worried."

Lu Zhong was startled, and then said: "Your Highness, forgive me, the old minister is also dedicated to the country."

"Since we've come to this point, I might as well talk to Lu Xiang about another matter."

Lu Zhong approached a little, bowed and said, "Your Highness, please tell me."

Seeing this, Princess Yaohua said softly: "Lu Xiang knows that the father is not sick, but was poisoned."

Lu Zhong was startled, then looked up at Princess Yaohua, and said in shock: "Is what His Highness said true?"

"Ms. Lu looks like Ben Gong is joking?"