Chun Jiang replied, "On the sixth day of March, Xia Yang received an imperial decree to escort the second prince to the northern border to reward the three armies; on the twelfth day of March, Chun Feng escorted the third prince to the western border to inspect the border cities."

Someone is deliberately targeting her!

After taking action, Xia Yang and Chun Feng were transferred away.

"On March 16, after the tragic deaths of Liu Da's family and Master Liu, rumors spread all over the village. People from above came to ask Chunyu and Chunmei to be investigated. They left and never came back.

Villagers living near Baixianzhuang said that a man-eating fox demon appeared in Baixianzhuang. On the night of the 26th, three people died overnight, all from having their hearts ripped out.

The Supervisory Guards sent people to guard the backyard. On the evening of March 28, a Supervisory Guard and the old lady of the Wang family died tragically.

Late at night on March 29th, a supervisory guard who went to the toilet late at night was tragically killed.

On the first day of April, Governor Su came to Baixianzhuang and asked everyone to evacuate.

Three days later, people from the imperial court came and brought all the people from Baixian Manor back to the capital."

In total, twelve people, from farmers, craftsmen to inspectors, died tragically in one month.

All of them died with their hearts ripped out.

Su Zhen didn't see Ruixue in the main courtyard, "Where's Ruixue?"

"She followed Miss Cui. She likes Miss Cui very much."

Su Zhen sighed slowly. Ruixue is a spiritual beast with psychic powers. It likes kind people.

"All the Supervisory Guards have left. Now the five hundred soldiers of the Hunan Provincial Guard are guarding here. Princess, the higher-ups said that you must not leave Baixian Manor. Chunjiang and I volunteered to stay with you. We are your maids..."

They are the princess' maids, and no matter whether the princess is honored or disgraced, she is the master they serve.

Su Zhen smiled bitterly. This would be what greeted her after she came out of seclusion.

She knew very well that someone was targeting her.

What role did Princess Changle play behind the scenes? Why did she have to kill people with the surname Liu? Even though it was said that these people had nothing to do with the Liu family in Luoyang, she still set up a killing plan.

Su Zhen said, "Xiao Luo, let's finish cooking. It's time to plant the yams on the farm."

"Princess……"

Everyone has left, so who cares about the yam seedlings? However, the corn seedlings have been planted, so it’s time to plant the yam.

After breakfast, Su Zhen took Chunjiang and Xiaoluo to the farm in the back mountain to cut the yam and cut it with scissors. It was a good time to plant the yam as it had just started to rain.

She moved very quickly. Chunjiang and Xiaoluo together could not finish as much as she did alone. The two of them could finish one acre of land in half a day, but she finished three acres of land by herself.

Originally, this year's fields would be planted with yams, cotton, and corn, but now only corn is planted, and the fertile fields are left unattended.

Everyone left after discussing that a monster had appeared in Baixian Manor.

To outsiders, Baixianzhuang is full of talented people.

The clock group's wall clocks, pocket watches, and wristwatches still have a daily time error of three minutes, and more work is needed to make them more accurate.

The dead were buried in the cemetery on the hillside behind the house.

After nightfall, Su Zhen came out of the house with a shovel in his hand.

Chunjiang called out "Princess".

Su Zhen said: "This matter is not simple. I will go to the back mountain to dig up the grave and examine the body."

Before Chun Jiang could say anything, Xiao Luo said, "Princess, I will go with you."

Chunjiang shuddered. Someone had died in the village. If she were alone, she really wouldn't dare to live here. But since the princess wanted to go, they could go together.

Chunjiang is holding a lantern.

Su Zhen walked in front and Xiao Su walked at the end.

In the darkness, there was a lantern moving. The soldiers watching around were suspicious, but when they saw that person reaching the cemetery on the hillside behind the village, Su Zhen said, "Don't move. I have practiced martial arts and I am strong."

She dug up Liu Da's grave. After digging out the coffin, she pushed open the lid and a foul odor wafted out from inside. She took out a handkerchief and covered her nose with it, in fact blocking her sense of smell.

Chunjiang was so scared that he didn't want to get close.

Xiao Luo was a little braver. She took the lantern from Chunjiang's hand and held it above the coffin.

After a long while, Su Zhen said slowly, "Liu Da, bone age is 34 years old, height is 1.68 meters, there is a scratch on the left leg, the wound is about four inches long; there is a bruise on the right leg, the bruise is about one inch wide and three inches long.

The ribs were intact, but there was a hole at the heart position, which was caused by a strong internal force. One could see obvious marks of human finger injuries, as if the heart was ripped out by a claw.

The cervical vertebra was broken, which was the fatal injury. Judging from the bruises, the man was a martial arts master who locked his throat and crushed his cervical vertebra, which was also the cause of death.

After examination, it was found that the deceased was killed by choking and bone-breaking, and the chest injury was caused after death. "

She continued to examine and found that because the man had been killed earlier and buried a few days ago, the body had livor mortis and a swollen abdomen, but there were no major changes.

Su Zhen continued to check his arms. "The deceased's fists were clenched tightly, which shows that he was in great pain before his death."

She checked the dead man's fingers and took something out of her clenched fist. It was a piece of tassel from a necklace hanging on her waist. Judging from its exquisiteness, it was very rare. "The blue tassel is one of the essential accessories for the sixth-rank guards of the Supervisory Guard. The person who killed Liu Da must be related to the Supervisory Guard."

Xiao Luo was surprised, "Princess, you figured it out right away."

"Not only the living can speak, the dead can also speak. With one operation, the image and identity of the murderer can be found from the corpse. For example, Liu Da did not die at the hands of a fox demon, but died at the hands of a human."

Chun Jiang's voice trembled as he listened to the princess' words, which made a lot of sense. "Princess, could the person who killed Liu Da be related to Princess Changle?"

After all, before this, Princess Changle had written to inquire about the farmers and craftsmen surnamed Liu in Baixianzhuang, and not long after that, something happened to them.

Su Zhen said: "Princess Changle did have a motive for murder. She wanted to please the prince and avenge him. The Luoyang Liu family has nothing to do with Liu Da and Master Liu. I have already written a letter to explain it."

Su Zhen closed the coffin lid and jumped onto the edge of the pit. "No need to fill it back with soil. Tomorrow morning, notify the coroner to come and perform an autopsy."

It's not a fox demon, nor is it a demon that's causing trouble.

What she wanted to see now were the other bodies. She chose Master Liu's grave and after digging it up, she found that, just like Liu Da's, his throat had been strangled and his bones had been broken, and his heart had been dug out after his death. It turned out that Master Liu was killed while he was in a deep sleep.

She dug another grave of an inspector.

"The deceased's surname is unknown. His bone age is 28 years old. He is 1.73 meters tall. There are no obvious scars on his legs. There are no fatal injuries on his neck or head. His ribs are intact. There is an animal scratch on his abdomen..."

The scratch wound was about two inches deep, and flesh and blood could be seen. "He died from having his heart ripped out. Judging from the shape of the fatal wound..."

The inspector died at the hands of wild beasts.

Su Zhen saw a demonic aura on the corpse, and it turned out that the corpse was really killed by a monster.

Su Zhen looked at the last person who died. This person was not a supervisory guard. He was also killed by a move that locked his throat and broke his bones. His heart was dug out after his death.

The Supervisory Guards died at the hands of the monster, and others died at the hands of the Supervisory Guards.

In the dark, there were soldiers hiding, watching this place quietly.

Xiao Luo asked: "Princess, what's wrong?"

Su Zhen asked, "After these people died, were there any coroners or officials who came to investigate?"

"Princess, after they died, the Supervisory Guards were the first to appear."

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