The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Qin Miaoxi followed the group into the Lu Mansion, and what came into her sight was a crowded and cramped courtyard.

Lu Qingchen looked at this cramped residence, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he nodded slightly.

In his mind, the Lu family was only fit to live in a place like this, yet they still dreamed of moving into the Marquis' Mansion? They didn't even consider themselves, how could they be qualified?

While Lu Qingchen was thinking, Lu Yuande looked up and saw him. His eyes widened with anger, and the flesh on his face trembled. Without saying a word, he started to curse fiercely: "You evil creature! What are you doing here?"

The tone of his voice was as if Lu Qingchen was his greatest enemy in this life... No, he was born to be Lu Yuande's enemy.

Lu Qingchen acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and ignored him as if nothing had happened. He took Qin Miaoxi's hand and walked to the side, not forgetting to tease softly: "Xiao Xixi, let's go over there. There's a mad dog here. Don't get bitten."

His voice was neither loud nor soft, just loud enough for Lu Yuande to hear.

Lu Yuande was so angry at this blunt mockery that he almost fainted. His chest heaved violently. His eyes rolled and he instantly turned his attention to Qin Miaoxi, shouting at the top of his lungs, "And you! As the daughter-in-law of my Lu family, you don't even know how to respect your elders. Where did you learn any etiquette?"

Qin Miaoxi's eyes lit up slightly, and she thought to herself, good guy, finally I have the chance to show my abilities. I have been enduring all this time, and I can't take the betrothal money for nothing!

Just as she was about to open her mouth to argue with Lu Yuande, Lu Qingchen was quick-witted and raised his hands to gently cover her ears. He turned around and walked away with her, muttering, "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, you idiot."

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

She paused, feeling helpless, and could only let him pull her forward, complaining in her heart: What is going on?

Lu Yuande was extremely anxious and was about to rush forward, trying to catch up with something, but as soon as he moved, Liang Hongkai behind him quickly reached out to stop him.

Lu Yuande was unwilling to give in and glared at him with his eyes wide open, but Liang Hongkai just stared back coldly with an unquestionable intimidation in his eyes.

Just a glance at each other, and Lu Yuande was like an eggplant hit by frost - wilted, with a heart full of anger that could only be suppressed in his chest, he dared to be angry but not to speak.

He was filled with rage, his eyes darting around. When he caught sight of Lu Lao Er and Lu Lao San, his anger finally found an outlet, and he cursed fiercely, "It's all because of you two. I..."

Before he could finish his words, the yamen runner beside him issued a stern warning: "The Dali Temple is handling a case. Anyone outside please stand back!"

The sound seemed to be wrapped in the winter wind and snow, and went straight into Lu Yuande's ears.

He immediately shrank his neck, and the words that were about to come out of his mouth were choked back. His face turned pale and red, and he dared not make any sound.

At this moment, Qin Miaoxi, who had already walked into the backyard, did not stop. She just turned slightly and glanced back calmly. Her face was stern and without any emotion, she asked, "Where is the body?"

"It's in the front yard." Someone responded quickly.

"I'll take you there."

Led by Liang Hongkai, they walked into one of the courtyards and saw the dead woman in the flower garden at the door.

The deceased's moon-white brocade dress was in disarray, with the gilded pattern at the collar twisted and pulled. Her black hair, which had been tied up, was now scattered on the mud like seaweed, and a few strands of hair were sticky to her bloodless cheeks, making her look even more miserable.

Looking closer, her skin was a pale, almost translucent color. Her lips had lost their former rosy glow and were slightly parted. Two bloody holes on her neck were a shocking sight. The edges of the holes were covered in blood and flesh, and the skin around them was a strange purple-black color. Dried blood had congealed into dark red scabs, winding down.

Her ten fingers dug deep into the soil, her nails were broken, and grass roots and mud debris remained. Several peonies beside her were crushed to the point of broken branches and leaves, and petals were scattered all over the ground. Not far away, an embroidered shoe was half-hidden in the flowers, and the shoe surface was covered with mud.

Her lips were slightly open, and the color of her lips had turned purple and cracked due to blood loss. Her empty eyes stared at the sky, her pupils dilated, but there was still fear and despair in them.

Qin Miaoxi discovered that the footprints on the mud around the flower garden were messy and of varying depths.

"How is this going?"

Liang Hongkai explained helplessly that the body was discovered by the servants of the Lu Mansion and the accident happened when they tried to lift the body.

Qin Miaoxi immediately frowned, "The body was moved?"

"No, because they found the body so strange that they didn't dare to move it."

As he spoke, Liang Hongkai pulled over two old women, who were the first to discover the body.

Qin Miaoxi immediately squatted down and turned the corpse over steadily with both hands. Her eyes were as sharp as torches, staring at the dark spots on the back of the deceased.

After a moment, his tense expression relaxed slightly, and he was certain in his heart: this was the first crime scene, and the body had not been moved.

Although the scene was messy and many traces were destroyed, which was really regrettable, fortunately the body was generally intact, which was always a favorable condition for solving the case.

Nearby, two maids were terrified, their faces pale and their bodies shaking like sieves. They had lived with the two masters of the Lu family in the small county town, doing only menial chores on weekdays. They had never seen such a scene, let alone the Dali Temple personally handling the case.

At this moment, the two of them hurriedly spoke, their voices trembling, "My lord, we came to fetch water for the master and his wife this morning. As soon as we entered the yard, we saw...saw the master lying here. We were so scared."

Qin Miaoxi frowned slightly, her eyes like cold stars swept over them, and her voice was cold: "You two claimed to have seen the body early this morning?"

The two maids seemed to be stung by this look, nodding their heads like pounding garlic, and said in unison: "It is absolutely true, sir, we saw it early this morning."

Qin Miaoxi raised her eyebrows, took a few steps, and turned to look at Lu Lao Er and Lu Lao San. Her eyes instantly sharpened like an eagle, and she said in a cold voice, "Did you enter the Marquis' Mansion at 9:00 PM?"

Lu Lao Er and Lu Lao San looked at each other with a bewildered look on their faces. They nodded mechanically, full of doubts, not knowing what she meant by this question.

Seeing this, Qin Miaoxi took a step forward, pressing closer and closer, her voice growing colder and colder: "Since the body was discovered so early in the morning, why didn't you two notice it at the time?"

Beads of sweat instantly oozed out of Lu Laoer's forehead, and his tongue seemed to be tied: "I... let's go..."

"Where have you been?" Qin Miaoxi shouted, her voice like a loud bell, shaking everyone present.

Lu Lao San gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and stammered, "We...we went to Yichunyuan and spent the whole night there. We didn't even go back home."

Qin Miaoxi's beautiful eyes moved, and she gave the captain of the police beside her a look that showed understanding.

The captain understood and immediately waved to the yamen runners behind him. They took the order and ran quickly out of the marquis's mansion, heading towards Yichunyuan, obviously to verify the truth of this statement.

"Who is the deceased?"

As soon as these words came out, the two maids' eyes instantly turned to Lu Lao Er and Lu Lao San. One of them said tremblingly: "Reporting to the Lord, she...she is the concubine of the Second and Third Masters."

When Lu Qingchen heard this, he was stunned at first, his eyes full of shock. But in a moment, a playful sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. He looked at the two old men and said teasingly: "Hey, you two are really playing fancy!"

Lu Lao Er and Lu Lao San were like cats whose tails were stepped on. They immediately shook their heads like rattles and hurriedly denied: "No, this has nothing to do with us. This is... this is..."

The two looked at each other, beads of sweat rolling down their foreheads, but they still stuttered and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Qin Miaoxi, who had been standing silently by the side, now frowned slightly, her eyes cold, her red lips parted, and she uttered four words coldly: "Yangzhou skinny horse."