Vol 2 Chapter 21: Medical knowledge

Chapter 252
Huai Qing's eyebrows frowned slightly. Following Xu Qi'an's movements, she looked at the dim yellow silk cloth, her clear and cold voice was mixed with eagerness: "What did you find?"
Xu Qi'an shrugged: "I guess the mystery lies in this cloth, but I don't know what kind of mechanism is hidden."
"?" flashed in Huaiqing's beautiful eyes, not understanding why he said so loudly.
Wei Yuan's gaze then fell on the yellow silk cloth, and said: "This is the material that can only be used by concubines above the third grade in the palace."
Concubines in the palace also have ranks, and the top ones are the queen, the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine. Fu Fei, who has a fixed title, is a positive product.
Further down, Madam, Guiji, Zhaoyi, etc., are all within the third rank.
The hierarchy of the harem beauties touched Xu Qi'an's knowledge blind zone, but the problem was not big, he asked: "So, how come the maids have such materials?"
The fourth prince replied: "Either it was rewarded by a noble person or it was stolen."
Xu Qi'an nodded.
Wei Yuan took the dimly colored yellow silk cloth for some years, and examined it again: "Yuanjing 31st Year Spring..."
"Did something happen this year? The humble job refers to the palace." Xu Qi'an had an idea and asked directly if there were any major events that year.
This is the inspiration he got from the last time the queen was deposed.
In the 13th year of Yuanjing, the queen was beaten into the cold palace.
The following year, Wei Yuan set off and beat the northern barbarians triumphantly. The queen came out of the cold palace. If he hadn't learned about it, Xu Qi'an wanted to break his head, and could only guess that Emperor Yuanjing missed his old feelings and pardoned the queen.
Therefore, the material left by the palace lady Huang Xiaorou is embroidered with the 31st year of Yuanjing, perhaps we can find clues from the chronicle of the year.
Wei Yuan and Huaiqing shook their heads at the same time.
"Think about it again?" Xu Qi'an was unwilling.
The two still shook their heads.
Well, the two college tyrants joined forces to veto it, so it's probably not expected... Also, how could a maid of the palace be involved in the big event.
Xu Qi'an licked his tongue, a little excited.
The Fufei case has finally entered a difficult mode after investigation. The previous clues were deliberately thrown out by the black hand behind the scenes, and the case itself is not difficult.
In other words, even if it wasn't for him to take over the case, others would be able to find out. The only difference is the length of time.
But now, out of the guidance of the black hand behind the scenes, it is finally his turn for Xu Bai to show off his skills.
and many more.......
Lightning struck Xu Qi'an suddenly, thinking of a detail that he had overlooked.
He straightened his back, his face was serious, and said, "Wei Gong, I have something to ask in a humble position."
Seeing that the little bronze gong he admired was serious, Wei Yuan put down his teacup and said gently, "Say."
"Before the humble post returned to Beijing, the Fu concubine case had been delayed, and Sansi buckled and was reluctant to investigate. If the humble post really died, would this case really be the prince's work?"
At first, Xu Qi'an thought that the case was very involved, and Sansi was unwilling to take over until he was resurrected, and happened to take over the hot potato.
When I saw the prince that day, Dali Siqing also insinuated that he was a pawn.
Wei Yuan picked up the teacup again and took a sip of tea without hurries: "After your majesty is going to abolish today, Sansi and Zhu Gong disagree, thinking that they should be confirmed by Sansi before discussing the abolition. It should not be. Your Majesty says nothing is done.
"Zhou Gong's thoughts are nothing more than three points: First, after the abolition of the matter is very important, you have to go through the process, not lightly. Second, the public hate this sudden incident, which makes them feel that they do not have enough control over the court. Three, they need time to figure out what will happen after the abolition."
Therefore, the emperor and the minister have been playing games since ancient times... Xu Qi'an understood, "So, the same is true of the prince?"
Wei Yuan nodded: "The prince is related to the country. Does your majesty say that three days are three days? Sansi didn't check it, but told your majesty that they need time."
"...So, I don't really need me at all. Even if I don't come back, someone will take over this case in a few days. Then, according to the clues given by the real murderer behind the scenes, follow the picture and find the queen step by step. ."
Xu Qi'an's words made the Fourth Prince's eyes widened in surprise.
Wei Yuan was thoughtful.
"So, you were assassinated last night because the person behind the scenes didn't want you to investigate it anymore. He was scared." Princess Huaiqing hit the nail on the head and told Xu Qi'an's guess.
"Afraid?" The fourth prince was puzzled.
"The resurrection of Lord Xu exceeded the expectations of those behind the scenes, and his reputation was too loud, and those behind the scenes did not dare to let him continue to investigate. Therefore, when the clues pointed to the mother, the people behind the scenes immediately sent a killer to eliminate Lord Xu. ."
Huaiqing explained to his brother.
"That's it."
The fourth prince asked: "Then how do we check now?"
Wei Yuan and Huai Qing did not speak, but looked at Xu Qi'an.
They are all extremely smart people, but investigations have to rely on professionals.
Just as Xu Qi'an often feels that his IQ is comparable to Einstein, but he also has to admit that he is still a little bit short of making the atomic bomb and he has to rely on professional scientists.
Facing the gazes of the three, the famous detective Xu Ningyan said solemnly: "My officer, we are going to open the coffin for an autopsy."
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Royal palace.
The Fourth Prince and Princess Huaiqing took Xu Qi'an into the palace, and the carriage drove into the palace gate. Xu Qi'an opened the curtain and suggested:
"I still have to inform the little father-in-law, after all, this is the rule set by your majesty."
The fourth prince thought for a while and nodded: "Yes, Mr. Xu is indeed a disciplined person, loyal to Dafeng and his father."
You think too much, I just take it from my heart... Xu Qi'an said moved: "The four princes know people with their eyes."
Huaiqing was in another carriage, and it was definitely not allowed that the princess who had not left the pavilion and the young man shared a carriage.
If there were no four princes, the obnoxious eldest brother, Xu Qi'an might have a cheeky test and ask to ride with Her Royal Highness.
The four princes immediately sent someone to inform, and a quarter of an hour later, the little father-in-law in a light blue flying fish suit rushed over.
He looked at Xu Qi'an suspiciously, and said, "Master Xu, isn't the case closed?"
Xu Qi'an replied: "Your Majesty does not take back the gold medal in one day, the official will continue to investigate."
"Okay, okay..."
The little actually didn't want to take this errand anymore, and wanted to live a few more years.
But Huaiqing and the Fourth Prince were by his side. He didn't dare to refuse, and reluctantly followed Xu Qi'an and followed him to the ice cellar.
Approaching the ice cellar, Xu Qi'an suddenly ordered: "Go and invite an old mother to come over."
After sending the away, Xu Qi'an, Princess Huaiqing and the Fourth Prince entered the ice cellar and saw the body of the maid Huang Xiaorou.
The anatomical marks on her neck and chest have been sutured.
"Your Majesty has re-examined the post-mortem." Xu Qi'an stared at the body of the palace lady Huang Xiaorou.
Seeing this swollen, pale corpse, the four princes frowned and cast aside their eyes.
"What else are you going to check?" Huai Qing asked without changing his face.
"Remember the "rules" that the humble post and His Highness said during the post-mortem examination yesterday?" Xu Qi'an called to the who was in charge of the ice cellar and said, "Bring her to the yard, where the light is too dark."
Huai Qing was stunned for a moment, then realized what Xu Qi'an meant, and a blush was quietly hung on her white cheeks.
She knew what Xu Qi'an was going to do.
Two eunuchs came in from the outside, left the ice cellar with a simple wooden board, and placed the body in the yard, exposed to the sun.
Xu Qi'an let the corpse sit still in the sun for a while, until the little father-in-law brought an old grandmother over, Xu Qi'an took a look and became happy.
It was the old mother who had better car skills than him.
Seeing Huaiqing and the fourth prince, the old mother hurriedly saluted.
Then, he whispered to Xu Qi'an: "This adult, how come the old slave is asked to do an autopsy again, and the old slave is not a workman. He does the inspection all the time and can't eat any food."
As I approached, I saw a swollen and ugly corpse. The old mother said "Ah" and covered her eyes: "It can't be tested, it can't be tested, please don't embarrass the old slave."
The fourth prince frowned and began to reprimand. Xu Qi'an waved his hand, then took out a grain of silver, about five dollars, placed it in his palm, spread it out, and said with a smile: "Mother, can you check it out?"
"The old slave is still happy to serve the grown-ups." The old mother said happily, "What do you want to test?"
Xu Qi'an pointed to the female corpse, "Check if she fits perfectly."
The old mother wrapped her hands in coarse cloth and separated the legs of the corpse...
The Fourth Prince and Huai Qing turned around at the same time, not watching the next operation.
About ten seconds later, the two heard the old mother "Huh": "This female corpse is not a virgin."
Not a virgin... Huai Qing and the Fourth Prince looked at each other, both astonished and shocked.
The so-called three thousand beauties in the harem, among these three thousand, actually include the maids.
Throughout the dynasties, there are many examples of the emperor’s fortunate court ladies. In the five hundred years since the founding of Dafeng, there are many concubines from court ladies in history.
Although Huang Xiaorou was an inconspicuous court lady, she essentially belonged to the emperor's woman and was the private property of Emperor Yuan Jing.
All the women in the harem belonged to the emperor. Fate is one thing, but the system is like this.
Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up, as if some of his own guesses had been confirmed, he took a step forward and said: "Mother, please see if she was pregnant."
"This..." The old mother glanced at the swollen female corpse, her old face wrinkled into a ball: "The old slave can't see it anymore."
What use do you want, give me the silver... Xu Qi'an complained in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and sighed: "Forget it, Ni Zoukai, I'll do it myself."
So she took over for the old mother and separated the legs of the corpse.
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A quarter of an hour later, in the yard, Xu Qi'an put his hands in the bucket and kept rubbing and rubbing. A square soap corner was getting smaller and smaller.
Wearing a white palace costume, the tall princess Huaiqing stood aside, pulling her skirt and blowing her hair in the cool breeze, making her look pure and beautiful.
"How long do you have to wash?"
There was helplessness in Huaiqing's voice.
"Wash it until you get a new layer of skin." Xu Qi'an said in a bad mood.
Although his and ring finger have been trekking back and forth on the muddy road, they should never be wronged as just now.
"It's all to blame for the old mother, she doesn't have much skill, and she is greedy for my five pennies. Your Royal Highness will reimburse me."
Huai Qing ignored his complaint automatically and asked: "You said she was pregnant, what basis do you have?"
"This is too much. After a woman is pregnant, spark-like fine lines will appear on the lower abdomen and the roots of the thighs. This thing is called stretch marks."
"If that's the case, just now, why didn't the old mother see it?"
"If you take care of it properly, the stretch marks will disappear. The stretch marks on Huang Xiaorou's body are very light, and coupled with the swelling and swelling of the body, the stretch marks become more difficult to distinguish. Even the humble job dare not confirm it, and the mother must be the same. Xu Qi'an rubbed his hands while explaining:
"One more point, at the post-mortem examination yesterday, I showed my Royal Highness the scars under Huang Xiaorou's breast... Do you remember my actions?"
Xu Qi'an made a forceful upward movement.
Huai Qing was a little embarrassed, this guy always did some rude behavior in front of her.
No matter how unruly she is, she is still a princess who has not come out of the cabinet.
"Of course, women with unusual talents can also reach that scale, so this article is only for reference." Xu Qi'an added in his heart:
Your Highness, you are the kind of woman with extraordinary talent.
"Then why did you do the autopsy yourself just now?" Huai Qing asked. If it was just these two items, then Xu Qi'an didn't need to do it himself.
Xu Qi'an was silent.
In addition to stretch marks, whether you have had a child or not can be judged by the shape of the cervix.
This question is not easy to answer, it is too academic, just like when he taught Xu Lingyin the difference between boys and girls when they grow up, in a way that is easy to understand and suitable for all ages.
"Before the woman gave birth, she was like a chick waiting to be fed, with her mouth open. After giving birth, she was satisfied, so her mouth was closed." Xu Qi'an said carefully.
"??" Huai Qing looked at him blankly.
Xu Qi'an scratched his head: "Princess, have you read a medical book?"
Huaiqing looked at him and said coldly: "During the post-mortem yesterday, you suddenly had a splitting headache. My palace told you about your pulse, so you can understand medical skills."
"Oh, that's easy." Xu Qi'an high-five and laughed: "For a woman who has not given birth, the shape of the fetal mouth is an "O" shape. After giving birth, it becomes a "one" shape."
This explanation could be understood by the intelligent Princess Huaiqing in seconds, but Huaiqing didn't want to pay attention to him just thinking of the tiger and wolf words he had just said.
The four princes who did not understand medical skills seemed to understand, and said with emotion: "Xu Gongzi is knowledgeable and talented."
This point of knowledge comes from a murder case that Xu Qi'an encountered in his previous life. The deceased was a woman who stepped on two boats and followed in the footsteps of Brother Cheng.
When the old forensic doctor dissected the body, he said: Don't think she is not married, in fact, someone died in the house.
Xu Qi'an, who was acting as an assistant at the time, said: The old driver will take me.
So bring out this knowledge point.
"I have asked Huang Xiaorou to check. She entered the palace in Yuanjing's 28th year..." Xu Qi'an glanced at the two high priests.
The subtext is that someone is prying the foot of Emperor Yuanjing.
In the twenty-eighth year of Yuanjing, the old emperor had long been abstinent from cultivating the Taoism. He didn't even touch the queen of the country and the impeccable concubine Chen. How could he touch a little palace lady?
"Who would it be?" The four princes fell into deep thought.
Xu Qi'an looked at him silently.
"What do you think of this palace?" The fourth prince felt offended.
Xu Qi'an retracted his gaze and analyzed: "This person is actually very easy to find. He must meet two conditions: First, he can enter and leave the harem relatively freely, and the clan echoes this.
"Second, he is very courageous and confident, otherwise he would not dare to attack the maid."
At this time, Huai Qing suddenly said, "Brother Emperor, I have something to tell Master Xu in this palace."
The fourth prince frowned, glanced at his younger sister, and slowly nodded: "My palace is leaving first."
Watching the four princes leave, Huaiqing coldly squinted the eyes and ears of Emperor Yuanjing-the little eunuch.
"Get out."
The lowered his head and left without saying a word.
Moving away from everyone, Huaiqing stared at Xu Qi'an with a solemn expression: "Sir Xu, Huang Xiaorou committed suicide, and the queen confessed their guilt, mostly related to this man."
Xu Qi'an fiddled with the water in the bucket, her pupils dilated and there was no focus. "The princess is too subjective. You must be calm when investigating the case and put forward a hypothesis based on the clues. We now find that Huang Xiaorou had been pregnant, assuming that the man is not your majesty, but someone else.
"Assuming that Huang Xiaorou committed suicide ~EbookFREE.me~ the queen empress rescued her and pleaded guilty because of that man. Then, he still needs to meet one condition:
"This man has a close relationship with the empress, but has little to do with your majesty, so he can enter and leave the harem, but if you do something to mess with the harem, your majesty will kill him without hesitation.
"The four princes are your majesty's sons. Even if you bully the palace maid, no matter how angry your majesty is, you will not kill him. The queen naturally has no reason to "confess his guilt" because it is unnecessary."
Having said that, he raised his head and looked at Huaiqing's Qiushui bright eyes: "Can someone choose in your Highness's heart?"
Huaiqing had a calm face and a cold tone: "I think of someone."
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PS: When I wrote this chapter, I reviewed the case again, confirmed that there was no missing details, and kept thinking about it, so I can update it sooner, and I want to do it sooner.
It is still 4D today.
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