Spirit of the Phoenix: 30. Ghost

General Li has been stationed at Zhuque Gate for nearly ten years. Although people have moved to the East Palace now, the tea is not cold yet, and the entrance and exit of the Shayuan Palace pass through the Zhuque Gate, which is very smooth.

Miss Qin Er accepted the prince's reply and settled down at Pei's house with peace of mind. Pei Ansu restrained his temper, Qin Er lost his cautiousness, and the two got along fairly well.

In the East Palace, General Li came up on the third day and brought a middle-aged guard who was about forty years old. The middle-aged guard's rank was not obvious, but General Li respected him very much in his words, and introduced the matter to the prince solemnly: "Ying Yue is not a child of a family, and his family is a doctor. Yuchen was kind to me more than ten years ago, and he has been in the army. I have been a minister for many years, and I am very capable."

The little prince understands.

During the more than 20 years that Da Sima has dominated the government, Da Yan Guozuo has been stable and there has been no war. The guards of the imperial army have high benefits and good pay, and there is no need to fight in peaceful times. Many children from aristocratic families cut their heads to become guards of the imperial army, just to eat the easy and generous official salary of this job.

Ying Yue recommended by General Li is not a child of a family, but because he has been kind to General Li many years ago, General Li also arranged for him to enter the army to eat military rations.

General Li made such a solemn recommendation, the little crown prince immediately sold his face, bowed respectfully to the end, said in a deep voice, "Mr. Ying is good."

Being treated with such courtesy by the prince, Ying Yue was shocked to avoid giving way and thanking him again and again. General Li stood by and didn't speak, but his face seemed to be moved. When he spoke to the prince again, his words became more frank.

"...It's cold today, and Qin Baolin's body is hidden in the cold cellar. Although it will not rot for a while. But the autopsy is essential, and it must be done as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams." General Li persuaded, " Ying Yue was born in a doctor, and also served as a secretary in the army, he is the person I can trust the most. If there is no other candidate in the hands of His Highness, Ying Yue should be ordered to perform an autopsy."

An autopsy is necessary. The little prince is like a mirror in his heart.

The appearance of Qin Baolin's death is strange, and the cause of his death has not yet been determined.

What's more, about two days after Qin Baolin's death, a **** stillbirth was "born" between the legs of Qin Baolin's body.

The half-foot-long male fetus, with its fingers and face already formed, slid out from between the legs of Qin Baolin, who was gradually swollen and decayed, and the stench in his belly filled the coffin where he died.

The matter of the "ghost fetus" was reported to the emperor privately by the little prince, and the fact that Qin Shi was pregnant was confirmed at this point, and there is no possibility of rebuttal or reversal.

Where does the ghost come from? Why did the Qin family die? There are several doubtful points that need to be investigated urgently, and a reliable autopsy is bound to be needed to find the answer.

The crown prince pondered for a moment, then nodded to General Li, but he did not arrange time for Mr. Supply to examine the body.

General Li gradually became suspicious, but on the second day, he knew the reason for the prince's hesitation.

After the early court was over, Grand Sima Chen Keling was summoned by the queen to visit the pregnant queen in the palace. After lunch, I turned around and went to the Zhaoyang Hall where the emperor was.

The two talked secretly in the palace for a long time, and after Da Sima left the palace, he immediately sent a retainer into the palace.

A vassal known as a doctor came to ask for a safe pulse for the queen.

In fact, a very experienced assistant outside the palace, over seventy years old, tremblingly examined Qin Baolin's body.

After finishing the autopsy, the little prince was accompanying the emperor when he came back to talk.

"... Madam committed suicide in the water." The author didn't know Qin's identity, and his tone was very firm, "The mother's body died, and the soul dissipated completely. But the fetus was resentful because it was not born, and the resentment was gathered, and it was destroyed in one go Only when a body is born, will a ghost fetus be born."

He talked eloquently throughout the article, first he said that the ghost fetus has a lot of background, and he needs to do rituals for seven to forty-nine days, and then he said that the ghost fetus is an evil spirit, and he needs to build a pagoda in the inner city.

The emperor's face became more and more impatient, and the prince's eyes became more and more cold, knowing in his heart that this operation would not survive.

Sure enough, the emperor forced himself to endure for a long time, and rewarded the man face-to-face with several gold cakes. After the man came out of the palace, he immediately asked the servant to go to the Queen's Palace, and asked the Queen to "clean up" him.

The old Wuzuo in his seventies was poisoned to death before he even left the palace.

The emperor's anger was still unresolved, and he angrily said to the little prince: "What kind of resentment is there for a **** in his private affections outside the palace? You have someone to take that **** outside the palace and feed it to me." Wild dog, no residue is allowed!"

The little prince's face did not change, but his deep voice should be.

His father doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, which is reasonable and the little prince expected. If he really believed in ghosts and gods and the retribution of good and evil, how did his father sleep peacefully in the imperial city every night during the four years since his mother was strangled?

The emperor thought about it, but he was a little nervous, and asked the little prince: "Rui'er, tell me, is that right? The Qin family really committed suicide?"

Following the emperor's thoughts, the little prince said slowly: "There is no trauma on Qin's body, her face is serene, and there is no sign of struggle or resistance. She is still young, and she was not able to have the honor of her father before she became pregnant. Now that she is fully pregnant, if her father summons her to bed, she will be exposed immediately. Father Tian's power is on the top, if Qin is worried that her father finds out that she is pregnant and fears suicide, it is also possible..."

The emperor's face was grim: "The Qin family thought I was stupid and weak, and bullied me. If the Qin family didn't commit suicide, I would cut her into pieces to vent my hatred."

"Keep the funeral simple, and I will keep her from entering the imperial tomb!" The emperor said harshly.

The prince did not speak immediately. The dead silence in Zhaoyang Hall gradually awakened the emperor's reason.

"...No, it still can't be like this." The emperor took a deep breath, "there were already many speculations about Baolin's death in the palace, and there were even complaints about my death of Yongxiang palace people."

The emperor killed the palace people because of his "deep love" for Baolin. How can the funeral ceremony be simple now? Isn't this a contradiction?

"Qin's family is respectful and docile, very happy and gentle to welcome the joy, Zhenliang mourns deeply, and was buried with Zhaoyi ceremony." The emperor gritted his teeth, preferring to portray Qin Baolin as a confidante who charms the monarch.

"Reward the Qin family generously." He would rather kill the Qin family. Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Today is just the beginning of everything.

The crown prince was cold-eyed and listened silently. He just adjusted the expression on his face when the emperor's gaze came over him, and lowered his head respectfully: "Father is right."

The crown prince returned to the East Palace and immediately invited General Li and Ying Yue: "Father has issued an order, and it is expected that the coffin will fall soon. Sir, please hurry, our time is limited."

Ying Yue bowed his hands to the prince with a cold and solemn face, and after about two hours, he returned to the East Palace with General Li.

"I have carefully searched Baolin's body." Ying Yue did not shy away from anything, and said frankly, "The so-called ghost fetus is just a cover for lying. The strange things."

He said it frankly, but the prince didn't think it was disobedient at all, instead he grinned: "It's just right, I don't believe it either."

Ying Yue was a little surprised, looked up at the prince and continued: "When a woman is pregnant, all internal organs are squeezed. After death, the internal organs decay and produce gas, which will push the fetus out of the birth canal."

"The peasant women in the countryside died of dystocia, but they were wrapped in a straw mat and buried in the hills. After a few days, the dead bodies were often seen giving birth. It is very common for Qin Baolin to give birth after death. It has nothing to do with ghosts and gods. It has nothing to do with it.”

The little prince curled his lips slightly: "Yes, I thought so too. It's just that the fetus was delivered, which really confirmed the fact that she is pregnant."

He turned around and asked Ying Yue again: "Have you ever found out the cause of death?"

Ying Yue's expression is obviously hesitant: "I can't determine the cause of death."

The crown prince raised his eyebrows: "The master who was sent to the palace by the great Sima said that he committed suicide by drowning."

Ying Yue nodded slightly: "There is no obvious trauma on the whole body, no bruises on the back of the neck and the back of the head, and there is a small bleeding on the eyelids, which is indeed in line with the shape of a drowned corpse."

The prince was puzzled: "Then why do you hesitate and say you are not sure?"

Ying Yue was a little cautious: "But when the body was found, the whole body was dry..."

The prince interrupted him: "The clothes can be changed."

Ying Yue paused for a moment, and said: "The most important point is the small black spots on the sclera of the corpse... This kind of spots can only be caused by dehydration in an extremely dry environment and the eyes of the corpse have not been closed. And revealed."

"So...my judge is," Ying Yue said in a low voice, "Qin Baolin was drowned on very dry land."

This statement is too self-contradictory. Even though General Li trusted Guangdong very much, he couldn't help raising his voice: "How is this possible? How can you drown if you are on land?"

The little prince hadn't answered yet, but Tai'an, who had been hiding in his arms, spoke softly, and a very low whisper came into the little prince's ears: "I think... I know how Qin Baolin died."