The cruel little princess

"Then this man is innocent?" The man in official uniform heard Shen Youyou's words. Although he did not believe them completely, based on the current situation, what he said did make sense.

"Master! Uncle Liu is here!" A subordinate next to him bowed and reported to him.

"Have Uncle Liu come and examine the body!" the man in official uniform said. He then turned to Shen Youyou, "Who is this young man? He's so young, yet he knows how to perform an autopsy, and his observations are so meticulous! I'm truly impressed!" He extended his hand in a gesture of invitation, "Please continue to explain in detail the other clues you've observed." As he spoke, the elderly man known as Uncle Liu approached. He, too, was astonished by the scene. He then quickly began the autopsy. Shen Youyou took a closer look and realized that Uncle Liu was actually a coroner.

Since she had nothing to do anyway, Shen Youyou stepped aside for a moment, then said as she watched Uncle Liu perform the autopsy: "When I came in with Aunt Mei, only the door was open. I smelled aphrodisiac incense, so I ordered someone to open the windows for ventilation. However, the windows were tightly closed and difficult to open. This proves that the murderer either swaggered out of the door or left from somewhere in this room. The little maid at the door should be the first person to discover the murder. You can ask her. As for how this young man got in, I don't know. But I have already fed him the antidote, and I guess he should be awake by now. You can ask him too."

As soon as Shen Youyou finished speaking, the man on the bed woke up. He frowned, eyes tightly shut, and gently pinched his eyebrows with his left hand. His voice was filled with a hint of impatience and authority, "Someone! Pour me a glass of water!"

When Shen Youyou heard this, "This prince? Is he a prince like Chu Huaijin?"

Shen Youyou was just thinking about it when she saw the man in official uniform bowing to the man on the bed and saying, "Your humble servant Wu Siqi pays respects to His Royal Highness Prince Rui!"

Prince Rui? Shen Youyou's CPU raced. Could this be the Fifth Prince Chu Shenxing Liu Jianye had mentioned—His Royal Highness Prince Rui?

The man who called himself Wu Siqi's shout startled Prince Rui, who was lying in bed. He opened his eyes to see the bloodied and disemboweled Mudan lying beside him. "Ahhhh!" he said, his body twitching in fear. "What...what...is going on? Wu Siqi! Why are you trying to scare me?" he asked, leaping out of bed.

As soon as His Royal Highness Prince Rui stood up, the yamen runners outside knelt on the ground. "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Rui!" The voices were loud and uniform.

His Royal Highness Prince Rui said angrily, "Keep your voice down and don't cause trouble! Don't let those old pedants see me in Chun Man Lou!"

"Your Highness Prince Rui, a murder has occurred and you are involved. This young master has strongly proved that you are not involved. Please tell me how you came to Chunmanlou? And when did you enter Miss Mudan's room?" Wu Siqi continued to ask.

"I came here this morning... right after court was dismissed. I heard that Miss Mudan's virginity was being auctioned today. So I came here early to wait. Since Miss Mudan was not seeing any guests, I went to Shaoyao's place. I drank a cup of tea there, and I have no recollection of what happened after that. I just woke up again and was startled! I didn't kill anyone!" His Royal Highness Prince Rui didn't want to explain. But those yamen runners just now shouted out his identity. If he didn't explain well, would there be new rumors tomorrow: His Royal Highness Prince Rui openly visited prostitutes and was involved in a murder case! That wouldn't do! If my father knew about it, he would definitely be punished with a beating! So he cooperated with Wu Siqi in the investigation.

"Your Highness, Prince Rui, this is just a routine inquiry. You don't need to worry too much about whether he killed anyone or not. I will get to the bottom of it!" Wu Siqi turned to Shen Youyou again, "Young Master, you just said that His Highness was poisoned by Qi Jue Powder, and you have already given him the antidote, which means you are knowledgeable in medicine. Could you please take another look at His Highness to see if he is safe?"

His Royal Highness Prince Rui followed Wu Siqi's gaze, his eyes suddenly lighting up. With his discerning eye, he saw: "What young master? This is clearly a girl!" Without a doubt, his eyes were the ruler! This little girl had rosy lips and white teeth, a face as rosy as a peach, lips painted red without makeup, eyebrows painted black without paint. She looked so good in men's clothes, if she were to go back to her girlish attire...tsk, tsk, tsk! I wonder which family this girl is from!

His Royal Highness Prince Rui watched her slowly walk towards him. "Your Highness, I'll take your pulse. Please extend your hand." Shen Youyou said to His Royal Highness Prince Rui.

"Whose young... son are you?" Prince Rui breathed in her unique fragrance, a refreshing sensation that inexplicably calmed his previously volatile heart. That's right! What young man has body odor? He took a closer look at her two delicate earlobes, each pink and white, with two tiny holes! She's a girl disguised as a man! Prince Rui's heart surged with excitement, his heart, which had been beating for over twenty years, suddenly filled up. He wanted to ask about her identity, but almost let it slip.

How smart is Shen Youyou, how could she tell her real name truthfully. Moreover, this His Royal Highness Prince Rui did not give her a very good impression, with lustful eyes and frivolous personality. It is also true that people who indulge in lust in broad daylight have bad morals at the very least. "An unknown villain, not worth mentioning!" She stopped talking and carefully checked his pulse. Wow, this His Royal Highness Prince Rui is quite extravagant! He also has a little kidney deficiency! Ouch, his stomach is still a little bit not in good condition. However, from what Liu Jianye meant, he was against Chu Huaijin, so these minor problems were not problems at all. "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rui is fine. He just needs to drink more and excrete more to get rid of the remaining toxins." She said pertinently.

"Thank you very much, young master!" Wu Siqi said, "Young master, please spare me a moment to talk." Wu Siqi saw that His Royal Highness Prince Rui was staring at him blatantly. To avoid suspicion, he stepped forward to block His Royal Highness Prince Rui's sight.

Just then, Uncle Liu finished his examination and came over with the documents to report. Wu Siqi called Shen Youyou, "Sir, please come and listen to see if our coroner Liu has missed anything." Shen Youyou took this opportunity to go to the outer room with Liu the coroner.

Coroner Liu detailed what he had found at the crime scene. Aside from the timing, his conclusions generally agreed with Shen Youyou's. Wu Siqi marveled inwardly. She hadn't expected this young woman to be so capable! Her judgments were even more accurate than those of the seasoned Coroner Liu.

Based on the results provided by Shen Youyou and Liu the coroner, Wu Siqi summoned Shaoyao, then woke up the little maid outside and took her away for questioning. This was not something he needed to explain to Shen Youyou.

Then Wu Siqi said to Shen Youyou: "My young master, it's getting late. I'll send someone to take you back home! To prevent someone from bumping into you." As he spoke, he winked at Shen Youyou. In fact, Wu Siqi also wanted to make friends with her. After all, this little girl was really capable. Maybe she would be a bother to him in the future! Now he would make a good relationship with her and send someone to take her back. First, it would protect her safety. Second, he would write down her address so that he could ask her for help if he really had any difficulties in the future. As smart as Shen Youyou was, thinking about the look in His Royal Highness Prince Rui's eyes when he looked at her just now, it seemed as if he could strip her naked and look at her from head to toe! "Thank you very much, Lord Wu!" She bowed and thanked him, then calmly went downstairs and left with two yamen runners.

When His Royal Highness Prince Rui saw her leave, he immediately stood up and said, "Young... Master! I'll send someone to take you back to the palace!"

"Your Highness Prince Rui, I still have some doubts. I hope Your Highness Prince Rui can explain it to me in detail. Including the time and motive." Wu Siqi stretched out his hand to stop His Highness Prince Rui.

His Royal Highness Prince Rui rolled his eyes at Wu Siqi in anger. He was such an eyesore! Just as annoying as his cousin Chu Huaijin! But now he was in the wrong. Even if there was no murder case, if those old censors knew about it, he would suffer enough for indulging in debauchery in broad daylight! Not to mention being involved in a murder case! So he could only suppress his temper and sit down again, "Tell me, is there anything else you want to ask?"