Chapter 126: Restless night

Ange nodded, calmly handed the sweet potatoes to Ji Lingxue's hands, turned around to set off the signal flare.
Ji Lingxue looked at the sweet potato in her hand and smiled bitterly, her good mood of eating sweet potato was shattered.
Xiao Yichen arrived at the same time as the people from the Yamen. At this time, Ji Lingxue and Dark Song were blocked by the third and outer layers of the inside. The young man pointed at Ji Lingxue and Dark Song and said they were the murderers.
It's not the first time that Ji Lingxue has been wronged, she is used to it.
Xiao Yichen asked the people of the yamen to maintain order on the scene and cleared a way. Seeing Ji Lingxue, Xiao Yichen shook his head helplessly. His princess was not very lucky, and something went wrong wherever he went recently.
Xiao Yichen walked to Ji Lingxue's side. At this moment, the snow was a bit big. He took Ji Lingxue's cold hand and asked, "What's the matter?"
Xiao Si answered first, "Is it necessary to say that these two are the murderers. I just got water in the well behind the yard, and I heard there seemed to be movement here, and when I came over, I saw the scene of the murder... these two Standing under the tree, looking at the female corpse hanging on the tree, with such a calm expression, it must be the murderer..."
Dark Song swept over with cold eyes, and the little girl shuddered in fright. The first half of the sentence was still vows, and the latter words became weak.
Ji Lingxue said: "Let me talk about it. I was drinking tea in the teahouse today. The owner of the teahouse and the perilla can testify for me. A quarter of an hour ago, I saw that it was not early to go home. I drank a lot of tea today. I went to the toilet, and when I came out, I heard movement here, so I came over and took a look. I didn't expect someone to hang the female body on the tree."
Ji Lingxue said and pointed to the tree behind him. At this moment, the scary flesh and blood face of the big female corpse under the snow was sealed with a thin layer of snow, and the blood stains under the tree were also covered with blood.
Xiao Yichen asked with a serious face, "What do you hear? Is it someone calling for help or the sound of a tree branch."
In winter, the trees are frozen in special green, and a woman's weight is placed on it.
Ji Lingxue said: "It's the squeak made by the branches. At first, I thought someone was playing on the tree, so I came over curiously to take a look."
Xiao Yichen said again: "So, you didn't see when the murderer left. At that time, it was not long after the snow fell. Can you see footprints on the ground?"
Ji Lingxue recalled and shook her head and said, "No, there are no footprints on the ground, and I haven't seen the murderer leaving."
Secretly said: "The subordinate came here by stepping on the wall, and he didn't see any abnormalities around him.
Xiao Yichen nodded, lowered his head to see Ji Lingxue carrying the paper bag in his hand and took it, opened the paper bag and picked up a piece of sweet potato inside and began to peel off the charred skin on the outside, and gnawed the sweet potato.
Ji Lingxue twitched the corners of her mouth, saying that this occasion is not right, Lord, are you so hungry?
Seeing that Xiao Yichen didn't continue to ask, the little servant said anxiously: "My lord, it's really weird for these two people to appear here in this snowy day. Can't you just ask them to rule out their suspicion?"
Xiao Yichen looked up at the anxious young man, patted Ji Lingxue on the shoulder and said: "She is the princess of this king, do you think she needs to do it herself to kill?"
The simple words of maintenance make Ji Lingxue warm, and it feels good to be cared for.
The young man gaped, feeling depressed by eating flies. It turned out to be the princess, you didn't say it earlier, I just stopped saying those doubtful words.
The yamen caught the head and walked in front of Xiao Yichen, arching his hands and said: "The prince, the princess helped us keep the scene, now we can get the female corpse down, right?"
Xiao Yichen nodded, took Ji Lingxue aside, and took the initiative to give way to others.
Ji Lingxue asked, "Master, are sweet potatoes delicious?" You still have a habit of eating these coarse grains. Isn't it something special to eat sweet potatoes at the scene of crime?
Xiao Yichen nodded, "Well, it's delicious." Raising his hand to rub Ji Lingxue's face, he asked, "I heard Mo Xiang said that you didn't sleep last night, but what happened?"
Ji Lingxue didn't want to talk about the negotiation with Ji Yuqing, so she changed the subject and asked, "I heard the emperor said that you are investigating the case of the missing girl in Beijing?"
Xiao Yichen hummed, "I don't have any clues yet." Yesterday, because he had no clue when investigating the case, he went to Qingfeng Yashe for dinner to inquire about the news. He didn't expect to bump into Ji Lingxue and Xiao Yimo to eat.
Ji Lingxue turned her head to look behind her and said, "I wonder if this faceless female corpse is related to the missing girl case."
Xiao Yichen raised her eyebrows, "Why do ordinary women have to be frightened when they see such a terrifying female corpse, but Concubine Ai is very calm?"
Ji Lingxue smiled, "I was shocked just now, and I'm fine when I get used to it." Besides, it was not that she had never seen a rotting corpse before. Her mother's body was buried with her own hands.
Xiao Yichen frowned, and she was okay if she got used to it, so she seemed to look at the corpse every day. She was still not a woman, so she couldn't show masculinity in front of her.
The faceless female corpse was taken back to the yamen. After an autopsy, it was determined that the time of death was half an hour ago. It was the moment Ji Lingxue found the female corpse. There were traces of abuse on the female corpse, and her face was directly cut off with a thin knife. , Perhaps not wanting to be discovered the identity of the deceased.
There was nothing on the deceased to prove the identity of the deceased, and the yamen had to post a notice for people to come and claim it.
After returning from the yamen, Xiao Yichen dragged Ji Lingxue to the table to have a meal together. The snow gradually stopped, but the temperature was very low. The brazier in the room had risen early, and the whole body was warm after dinner.
The food on the table was packed from Qingfeng Yashe. It was cold and warm again, and it didn't taste as good as the original.
However, Xiao Yichen was very happy to eat. Ji Lingxue put down his chopsticks and said, "The prince seems to be in a good mood?"
Xiao Yichen smiled and said, "It's good to have you by my side. I have a hunch that this case of a faceless female corpse is about to be solved."
The two had just finished their meal, and Chi Feng hurried back to his home to report that the case of the faceless female corpse had made new progress, "The female corpse has been claimed, and it is the girl from the head of Dongcun who gathers medicine."
Ji Lingxue frowned, "So it is very likely that the remaining few missing girls will be killed." Being humiliated and skinned, this murderer may be a big pervert.
Xiao Yichen nodded and notified the dark guards to strengthen the guard in the mansion, and then followed Chi Feng to the palace.
The night is quiet, but tonight is destined to be unable to be quiet...
Xiao Yichen and Chi Feng rode swift horses towards the yamen, but they heard a harsh scream halfway through.
The two stopped their horses and turned around. Chi Feng pointed in one direction and said, "Master, the voice seems to be coming from the market."
Xiao Yichen nodded, and the two turned their horses and ran towards the market entrance, only to see a watchman fainted in the snow, throwing the gongs and drums by his feet.
And there was a woman sitting on the snowdrift not far in front... No, it should be said that it was a female corpse, a faceless female corpse, her face was bloody, her dark eyes were reflected by the snow on the ground, and she looked at the people.
Rao was a seven-foot man of Chi Fengtang, still disgusted by this perverted murder method, and ran to the side with his mouth covered and retched.
Xiao Yichen jumped off his horse and made a very careful circle around the corpse.
The female corpse was sitting on the snowdrift, with her long hair hanging down to the ground, looking from a distance as if she was sitting on the snowdrift and looking up at the sky.
Xiao Yichen turned his head to look at Chi Feng, "Go and ask the people from the yamen to come over."
Two female corpses appeared in the city in just one day. This is not a good thing. Fortunately, it was a big night and there were not many people to see, so it would not cause people to panic.
Chi Feng nodded, and muttered: "This murderer is really abnormal. Why must the face of the dead woman be destroyed?"
Chi Feng's work speed is very fast. After a quarter of an hour, the people from the Yamen rushed over with Hao Zuo. Seeing the appearance of the female corpse, the few elders in the Yamen were all taken aback. How could this crime of murder be so strange? Thought, killed people, and put on a pose.
The head-catcher walked up to Xiao Yichen with black lines, "Master, is this watchman the first to see the crime?"
Xiao Yichen nodded, "Well, the king heard the call from the groom. When the king arrived, he only saw the groom lying on the snow. He didn't see any suspicious people or the string left by the snow. It is estimated that the footprints are from the husband's. Let's compare his shoes."
The head catcher quickly followed suit, and returned after a moment: "Master, this string of shoe prints is indeed left by the groom. It's strange, how did the murderer leave?"
Even if the murderer would fly over the wall, he would have to leave traces, but there were no traces of the murderer in this snowy day. It was a ghost.
Xiao Yichen turned his head to look at the fainted locker, curled his lips and said coldly: "Put the locker in prison and ask him when he wakes up." Isn't this the thief shouting to catch the thief?
The female corpse that Ji Lingxue found during the day was hanging from a tree. It had just snowed and the traces of the murderer could easily be overwhelmed by heavy snow. Now that the snow has fallen for a long time, there is thick snow on the ground. Even the mysterious master cannot disappear out of thin air. The only explanation is that the watchman might be the murderer, and this case has nothing to do with the missing girl during the day.
As soon as it made sense to catch the head, people immediately carried the groom and the female body back to the yamen.
In Prince Chen’s Mansion, Mo Xiang was holding cotton and cloth and sitting opposite Ji Lingxue who was conducting the experiment. Ji Lingxue was holding a small spoon to poison the rat food in the cage. The rat squeaked in pain after eating the food mixed with poison. Mo Xiang's heart and liver trembled when she heard the sharp voice, it was a life at all, it was really cruel to treat them like this.
Ji Lingxue raised her eyes to look at Mo Xiang, and saw what she was sewing with a needle and thread, and asked: "Mo Xiang, are you sewing clothes for the New Year?"
Mo Xiang said: "The servant girl sees the princess that you always have cold feet, and is thinking of making you a pair of cotton shoes, so that the princess's feet will not be cold all winter."
Ji Lingxue's expression is touched, she is really her good maid, she can be called an intimate little padded jacket, "You make a pair yourself, and when it snows next time, we will go out to play in the snow together."
Mo Xiang twitched the corners of his mouth, you have forgotten the princess, the princess forbids you to play in the snow.
Ji Lingxue lowered his head to look at the mouse in the cage again. The mouse was rolling and struggling in the cage, squeaking, and a quarter of an hour later, the mouse lay on its back in the cage, keeping the front two paws scratching his belly motionless.
Ji Lingxue snapped his fingers and said, "It's done, Mo Xiang, what name do you think this bottle of poison should be named? Or just call it Ratao."
Mo Xiang's needle almost poked crooked, and finally looked at Ji Lingxue dumbfounded, "Wang Hao, this name is so funny."
At this moment, the window rang, as if someone had thrown a stone from outside and hit the window. Ji Lingxue turned his head and looked at the window.