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

So the three of them rushed to the home of the second student, He Yuanjun. On the way, Chu Yunxi asked Wen Rulan, "Did you find anyone suspicious?"

Wen Rulan said: "No, I have been observing the periphery of Liu Heng'an's inn and found nothing unusual."

Liu Hengan can basically be ruled out as a suspect, unless he is such a good actor that he deceived Chu Yunxi.

He Yuanjun himself is from the capital and has his own mansion in the capital. When Chu Yunxi and the others arrived, both the father and son of the He family were at home. He's father was indeed a famous scholar, and the whole He mansion was filled with a scholarly atmosphere. There were countless masterpieces of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists in the room. Chu Yunxi thought to herself that when Wen Rulan shot the arrow later, she didn't know if he would be able to choose the right angle, so as not to damage the famous calligraphy and paintings.

When He's father heard that Chu Yunxi was here to see He Yuanjun, he left after exchanging a few pleasantries. Chu Yunxi then brought out the same story she had told Liu Hengan. He Yuanjun and Liu Hengan had similar reactions, neither of them really understood what Chu Yunxi meant by saying so much. However, he was smarter than Liu Hengan. When Chu Yunxi told him to be careful, he immediately realized what was going on and sneered, "Why did the princess tell me so much? It turns out that you suspect that I am an accomplice of the murderer."

Chu Yunxi smiled slightly, "The innocent are innocent, we are just doing routine work. If Mr. He has nothing to do with this case, then there is nothing to be afraid of. Even if I still have doubts, it is in vain."

He Yuanjun said sternly, "Princess, please understand. Last time at the Dali Temple, everything I said was true. The elegant gathering has been prepared and will be held soon. Princess, you can check it out at will. I have done a decent job, so why should you be afraid?"

Chu Yunxi curled her lips, "That's great, I'm relieved, goodbye."

Now that things have come to this, Chu Yunxi didn't know why Wen Rulan didn't take action yet. She felt a little strange, but there was no reason for her to stay any longer, so she could only leave. He Yuanjun sent Chu Yunxi to the door. As soon as she stepped out of the door, a small crossbow came towards her. Zi Han shouted, "Princess, be careful," and took a step sideways to grab the crossbow. The tip of the arrow was pointing at the center of He Yuanjun's eyebrows.

He Yuanjun's face changed drastically and he shouted, "Someone come here."

Several soldiers immediately ran out of He's house. He Yuanjun pointed to the direction where the arrows and crossbows were coming from and said, "There are thieves in that direction. Go and capture them quickly."

The palace soldiers took the order and left. He Yuanjun hurriedly saluted Zi Han and said, "Thank you for saving my life, young lady."

Zi Han put his hands behind his back, put away his arrows and crossbow, retreated behind Chu Yunxi, and said in a calm voice: "I'm just afraid of hurting the princess."

Chu Yunxi looked puzzled, "Why would someone want to take Mr. He's life?"

He Yuanjun said in a deep voice: "I don't know, but I will definitely find out. Princess, please believe that I am definitely not an accomplice of the murderer."

He was so confident that Chu Yunxi could not see anything and had to give up. She said goodbye to He Yuanjun and left the He Mansion. After turning two streets, Wen Rulan got on the carriage.

As soon as he got on the carriage, he said, "I didn't expect the soldiers of the He Mansion to be so difficult to deal with. I had to run a long circle before I got rid of them." As he said that, he picked up the tea in the carriage and drank it all.

"Why didn't you take action in He's house just now? Is there something going on?" Chu Yunxi had a feeling that something was wrong. This was different from their plan.

Wen Rulan nodded. "When I was planning to sneak into the He Mansion, I found that the guards there were very strict. It was very difficult to leave no trace. So I just waited outside the mansion and tried to probe when He Yuanjun left the mansion."

"How can a family of scholars support so many soldiers with high martial arts skills?" Chu Yunxi felt it was suspicious, but when she thought about He Yuanjun's performance just now, she couldn't find any fault with it.

"Forget it, let's go check with the last student first." Chu Yunxi couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up thinking about it and decided to follow the original plan.

Guo Qirui lived in a remote inn. The conditions of this inn did not seem to be very good. Guo Qirui did not live in a single room, but in a four-person room with three other students.

As soon as Chu Yunxi arrived, the other three students left immediately, leaving only Guo Qirui to receive Chu Yunxi. Chu Yunxi looked at the small space and asked, "Why do you live so far away from the Imperial Examination Hall?"

Guo Qirui said honestly: "The inns near the Imperial Examination Hall are too expensive. My family is not well off and I don't have much money. I can only live farther away and cheaper, and do some odd jobs to barely make ends meet."

Chu Yunxi nodded and asked casually, "What odd jobs do you do?"

"A lot, such as helping the innkeeper chop wood, cleaning the rooms, helping the teacher of the nearby academy to correct essays, running errands, etc. Anyway, I do everything as long as I can get money."

It is indeed not easy for children from poor families to survive in a big city. Chu Yunxi was deeply touched and couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Guo Qirui. However, sympathy is sympathy and suspicion is still suspicion. Guo Qirui is so poor, who knows if he will be bribed with money and become Yue Yixiao's accomplice?

So Chu Yunxi repeated what she had just said to Liu Hengan and He Yuanjun. After Guo Qirui heard Chu Yunxi's words asking him to be careful, he was stunned for a long while, and then asked cautiously: "Miss... why do you want me to be careful?"

Chu Yunxi saw that he seemed a little guilty, so she smiled and said, "Don't you know why you have to be careful?"

"I..." Guo Qirui was about to speak when a small arrow came. Guo Qirui screamed, stepped back repeatedly, and fell to the ground. Zi Han also caught the small arrow when it was about to hit his face. Guo Qirui's face had turned very pale.

Chu Yunxi stood up, walked to him, squatted down, and asked, "Someone really wants to kill you, do you have anything else to say?"

Guo Qirui was trembling all over, and his pants were slowly getting wet. Chu Yunxi frowned, stood up, and took two steps back.

Guo Qirui trembled for a long time without saying anything, and finally said: "Could it be...Is it really me who helped the murderer?"

Chu Yunxi felt something was wrong when she heard this, and she didn't care about the smell on Guo Qirui anymore. She squatted down beside him again and asked, "What did you say?"

Guo Qirui slowly crossed his legs, pulled his hair in distress, and said, "Girl, I really don't know. A month ago, I went to help a teacher from a nearby college to correct essays. The teacher asked me if I knew many students. I said not many. He shook his head and sighed, saying that his master was going to hold an elegant gathering and wanted to find a few talented students to produce some excellent works in advance so that this elegant gathering could be a big hit. However, he was in this academy all day and didn't know those students at all. How could he find people with real talents? That's why he wanted me to help find them."