The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

After returning to the Dali Temple, Chu Yunxi went to the morgue again and carefully examined the bodies of Ma Mingxuan and Li Changlin, especially the wounds on their necks.

The wound was thin and long, starting from the left side of the neck and extending to behind the right ear. It was a clean and neat kill.

Chu Yunxi asked Hei Mu to find three constables of different heights. She held a brush in her hand to imitate the murderer and stood face to face with the three people. Then she asked the three people to walk towards her from the opposite side. When they walked to her side, she took action and made a stroke on the neck of each of the three constables.

After the scratching, Chu Yunxi carefully compared the marks on their necks and, combined with the heights of Ma Mingxuan and Li Changlin, finally determined that the murderer was shorter than both victims.

Chu Yunxi returned to the study and told Xiao Mubei the results of the experiment. She said, "Among the 27 guards in Fenglai Tower, there are five who meet the height requirement. Three of them were confirmed by their family members that they did not have time to commit the crime on the night of the first case. The other two were home alone, and no one could prove the time they returned home. Mao Xiaolei is tall, so his height obviously does not meet the requirement."

"That means there are still two suspects left." Xiao Mubei thought for a while, "I will send someone to test the Qinggong skills of these two people."

"What I'm most worried about now is whether something will happen again tonight." Chu Yunxi sighed, "I always feel like something is not right. If something happens again tonight, it proves that all our ideas are wrong."

Caifeng will not receive any guests tonight, and the guards cannot leave Fenglai Tower. If another case occurs, we will have to look for clues again.

Seeing Chu Yunxi frowning, Xiao Mubei comforted her, "The murderer knew that the victim went to Fenglai Tower that night, and also knew where their home was. It must be someone from Fenglai Tower. I think it must be one of those two people. As long as there are no more cases tonight, I can find out which of them has the best Qinggong. I think the case will be almost solved."

"I hope so." Chu Yunxi was not so optimistic.

"Okay, it's getting late. Go and get some rest. I've already informed the Jingzhao Prefecture that patrols in the capital will be stepped up tonight." Xiao Mubei coaxed Chu Yunxi to go and get some rest. After she fell asleep, he asked Zi Han to look after her, and he took Hei Mu to the vicinity of Fenglai Tower again.

That night, Chu Yunxi tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. When it was almost dawn, she finally fell into a drowsy sleep for a while, but she kept dreaming. In the dream, she was surrounded by people with their throats cut. Blood splattered all over her, and everything was bright red. It was horrifying.

Chu Yunxi was suddenly awakened by the fright. She opened her eyes and saw that it was already dawn. She breathed a sigh of relief. No one had come to report the case until now. It seemed that there was no case last night.

Hongyu heard that she had woken up and came in to help her wash up. Chu Yunxi asked, "Where is the prince?"

Hongyu said, "The prince took Hei Mu away from the Dali Temple last night, saying that he was going to wait outside Fenglai Tower, and he has not returned since."

"He hasn't come back yet?" Chu Yunxi felt something was wrong. If nothing happened, Xiao Mubei should have come back in the morning.

Chu Yunxi thought for a moment, then looked up and called out, "Zi Han."

Zi Han appeared soon. As expected, Chu Yunxi knew that since the last time she was kidnapped by Wei Zhe'an, Xiao Mubei would arrange for Zi Han to guard her whenever he was not with her to prevent any more accidents.

"Come with me to Fenglai Tower to take a look."

Zi Han agreed, and Hong Yu hurriedly said, "Princess, why don't you eat something before you leave?"

Chu Yunxi shook her head. "I can't wait. I need to make sure if anything happened last night before I can feel at ease."

Hongyu ran out the door, "Princess, you and Zihan, wait for me at the gate of Dali Temple. I'll bring you some breakfast."

Chu Yunxi wanted to call out to her and tell her that it was not necessary, but Hongyu had already run away. Chu Yunxi smiled and shook her head. This girl was either worried about being hungry or cold every day. There was really nothing she could do.

Zi Han asked someone to prepare the carriage. When she and Chu Yunxi arrived at the gate, the carriage had already arrived and Hongyu also ran over with a food box.

"Princess, you can eat once you get on the carriage. It's still hot." Hongyu handed the food box to Zi Han.

"Okay." Chu Yunxi agreed and got on the carriage with Zi Han to go to Fenglai Tower.

Opening the lunch box, he saw that the attentive Hongyu had prepared breakfast for two people, including red date and yam porridge for nourishing the blood and stomach, two refreshing side dishes, some shredded pork cakes, and a dish of steamed cheese with sugar. The aroma was fragrant and the combination was reasonable, which made Chu Yunxi, who originally didn't want to eat breakfast, very hungry.

After having breakfast with Zi Han, the carriage arrived near Fenglai Tower. Zi Han got off the carriage to inquire about it, and came back to say to Chu Yunxi: "Princess, according to the people who stayed here, the murderer was discovered by the people of Jingzhao Prefecture when he was about to take action early this morning. The murderer quickly escaped, and the people of Jingzhao Prefecture notified the prince to chase him."

Chu Yunxi was shocked. "The murderer appeared again? Is anyone in trouble?"

Zi Han shook her head. "No, it is said that the murderer was discovered by the people of Jingzhao Prefecture before he could do anything. When the people of Jingzhao Prefecture asked him questions, he turned and ran. At that time, the murderer's target was only a few steps away from him. If he was a little later, I'm afraid another life would have been lost."

"Where is that person now? Let's go meet him." Chu Yunxi asked hurriedly.

"It is said that he has been sent to the Dali Temple."

It seemed that they missed each other. Chu Yunxi hurriedly asked Zi Han to come up, and the two returned to Dali Temple.

The person had indeed been sent back to the Dali Temple and was now drinking tea in the front hall. He was a thin man, holding a teacup with a terrified face, and it was obvious that he had not yet recovered from the shock.

Chu Yunxi strode forward and sat down on the main seat. The man quickly put down his teacup and stood up to salute. Chu Yunxi waved her hand and asked him to sit down. She asked, "What's your name? Where do you live?"

The man sat stiffly and replied, "My name is He Ruilin, and I live on Shantang Street."

"Tell me what happened between last night and this morning."

He Ruilin swallowed his saliva and said, "Last night, I went to Fenglai Tower and didn't get up until the morning to prepare to go home..."

Chu Yunxi interrupted him, "You stayed in Fenglai Tower last night. Which girl's room did you stay in?"

He Ruilin said hesitantly, "Yes, it was Miss Chunyu. I originally wanted to find Caifeng, but she didn't accept any guests last night, so I...changed to Chunyu."

It really wasn't a wasted trip. Chu Yunxi looked at him with disdain and said in a rather unkind tone, "Go on."

He Ruilin could sense Chu Yunxi's emotions, and felt even more uneasy, so he continued, "It was just daybreak, and when I was almost home, I vaguely saw a person standing not far from my door."