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

Chapter 516 Killing Yourself

The crazy Taoist remained silent, and the temple master did not urge him. He just stood there with his back to him, his back straight, waiting for his answer.

Finally, the Crazy Taoist's hoarse voice came from behind, "Xiaoying, are you...still willing to let me follow you?"

The master lowered her head, her shoulders shrugged slightly, and after a while, she smiled and said, "I am so young and beautiful, but you are already an old man. If you follow me, people will point fingers at you..."

The back of the crazy Taoist priest bent down, as if someone had drained away his energy. He was about to ask the temple master to leave when he heard her laughing voice, "But am I, Lian Ying, someone who is afraid of rumors? Zhuang Fei, this is the last chance I will give you in this life. If you let me down again, I will never let you see me again, no matter how high or low you go."

The eyes of the crazy Taoist priest sparkled with a brilliance that was inconsistent with his age. He stammered, "But I hurt King Dingbei, why would he...let me go?"

"Don't worry, with me here, he won't dare to let go."

"But my nephew..."

"He has committed many evil deeds and has been sentenced to immediate execution. As for your apprentice, the princess said that he will follow her from now on, so you don't have to worry too much."

The crazy Taoist had mixed feelings. When he heard that Huo Zixu had been beheaded, for some reason, he actually felt a sense of relief.

In the palace.

Chu Yunxi fed Xiao Mubei millet porridge and pouted, "Have you really decided to let the crazy Taoist go? He hurt you so badly, and I haven't even settled the score with him yet."

Xiao Mubei took a sip of porridge from her hand and said, "The temple master is right. If he hadn't asked Mu Chen to take out the Soul-Restoring Pearl, I would have died this time. So, although he was the one who hurt me, he is also the one who saved me. Anyway, I'm fine. The temple master also said that she will take care of the Crazy Taoist from now on, and he won't have the chance to hurt me again."

Chu Yunxi smelled the aroma of the millet porridge and couldn't help but drink a sip herself. She said, "I really didn't expect that the temple master actually had such a connection with the crazy Taoist priest. I originally thought that she was really as uninhibited and unrestrained as she appeared to be, but it turned out that she was just pretending. She has been waiting for someone for so many years. She is really a crazy woman."

"So, don't judge a person by appearance. Oftentimes, people's eyes can deceive themselves. You still have to feel with your heart."

Chu Yunxi stuffed a mouthful of millet porridge into his mouth, "How come you have become a philosopher now? Take care of your body quickly. I don't know if it's because of bad luck recently. Why do you keep getting injured?"

Xiao Mubei didn't know either. He used to think that his martial arts skills were pretty good, but since he returned to the capital, he always encountered masters, and his martial arts skills seemed to have suddenly weakened. Sometimes he even doubted himself, wondering if he could still protect Chu Yunxi in the future?

King Dingbei secretly made up his mind that after his injury healed, he would get up early every day to practice martial arts. He would also call Baiyu, Heimu, Zihan and the purple-clothed guards to practice together. He has been busy recently and has been slacking off. The martial arts level of the entire King Dingbei's Mansion needs to be improved. By the way, it would be a good idea to let Senior Brother Wen teach him some kung fu.

Recently, because Xiao Mubei was always injured, Chu Yunxi was in charge of the daily management of the Dali Temple. As for the less complicated cases, Li Shaoqing handled them directly. The considerate Li Shaoqing tried his best not to cause trouble to the prince and princess. If the case could be closed directly, he would close it directly. If it could not be closed directly, he would put it aside if it was not urgent. If it was really urgent and could not be handled, he could only report it.

For example, in this case, Li Shaoqing was so worried that his hair fell out. He really couldn't solve the problem, so he could only visit the King and Queen Dingbei on a sunny morning.

"An editor of the Hanlin Academy committed suicide in public?" Chu Yunxi held the teacup and looked at Li Jinghong in confusion. Xiao Mubei was able to get out of bed and walk around at this time, but he didn't dare to move too much. The wound had just scabbed over and had not healed completely yet. It would hurt if he raised his arm too quickly, so he only dared to walk slowly, trying not to vibrate the wound.

At this time, he was walking slowly around the Eight Immortals Table, and from time to time he walked behind Li Jinghong and Chu Yunxi. Li Jinghong felt that it was not good for him to sit while the prince was walking, and he wanted to stand up several times, but was held down by Xiao Mubei again, asking him to sit down and report steadily.

Li Jinghong could only report as soon as possible, "That's right. Three days ago, Mr. Qin, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, got married. His daughter married General Wan, the grandson of General Wan. At that time, all the colleagues of the Hanlin Academy went to attend the wedding banquet. Unexpectedly, at the wedding banquet, when the newlyweds were toasting, Li Ruixian, an editor of the Hanlin Academy, suddenly took out a dagger and stabbed himself without saying a word. Blood splattered all over the newlyweds, but he seemed to have no feeling. He pulled it out and stabbed it again. He stabbed himself more than ten times in a row, and finally stabbed himself in the heart, killing him on the spot. The guests were all scared silly, and the timid ones fainted directly. The groom, General Wan, was relatively calm. After all, he had been on the battlefield. He hurriedly asked people to close all the doors so that no one could go out. He also asked people to go to the Dali Temple to report the case. I personally led people to the scene, and now the body is in the Dali Temple."

Chu Yunxi sipped her tea and listened to what Li Jinghong said. After he finished speaking, she said, "You think his death was suspicious and not suicide, right?"

Li Jinghong nodded quickly. "It's definitely not suicide. It's too strange. I went to Li Ruixian's house to ask him. Li Ruixian is very proud recently because he is about to be promoted, and his wife is pregnant and will give birth soon. How could he commit suicide at this critical moment? His family has never found any signs of suicide in him."

"But with so many people watching in public, he really did kill himself." Chu Yunxi put down the cup.

Li Jinghong frowned, "So this is the contradiction. He couldn't commit suicide, but so many people watched him commit suicide. Princess, do you think this is strange? I have been puzzled for the past three days and have no idea where to start. This is really no choice but to come to the prince and princess. This case is indeed beyond my ability."

Xiao Mubei walked over to Chu Yunxi, held her shoulders and sat down beside her, and asked, "Has the coroner performed the autopsy?"

"After the autopsy, apart from the wound he stabbed himself, there were no other wounds on his body. The coroner did not find anything unusual." Li Jinghong's eyes were red. He couldn't sleep for the past three days because of this case. It involved the Hanlin Academy and General Wan's Mansion. Both sides asked him for an explanation. In addition, Li Ruixian's pregnant wife stayed at the door of the Dali Temple every day, crying and begging Li Jinghong to find out the murderer for her husband, but Li Shaoqing still had no clue.