The Emperor's Favorite: The Detective Queen is too arrogant

Chapter 8: The Death of Akiba (3)
The imperial study is located in the side hall. Relying on the privileges granted by the emperor, Lin Ling temporarily set up a special case team. Because the case is of great importance and involves a wide range, it is not suitable to handle it in the government office outside the palace. She asked Jing Han to give it an "office". Ji Lang was also called to be a teacher, responsible for the records of relevant personnel.

At this moment, Lin Ling looked at the people present with different expressions, because Princess Yunguo had only visited for three days, and the princess liked to be quiet and didn't like to be disturbed by many people, so there were not many people who came into contact with Tianyuan, except for the two servants in the inner palace. The maids Ginkgo and Lily, and the rest are the two maids and a bodyguard next to the princess, one of them is Qiuye, and the other two are Xiahua and Qiuye's fiancé Wang Qitian. Lin Ling said:
"You are all people who have had contact with the deceased. I believe you also hope to find out the real culprit as soon as possible and restore Qiuye's innocence. Of course, I don't rule out that the murderer is among you! If you don't want to be charged with this crime, I want you to tell the truth what you know."

Everyone hurriedly responded, but one person looked angry: "Empress Empress, you said the murderer is among us, you are joking! Is there really no one in the Celestial Dynasty? To let a female class play the game of investigation, it is just Are you not afraid of affecting the diplomatic relations between the two countries?"

As soon as the words were finished, everyone gasped, and Ji Lang reprimanded, "Bold!"

Lin Ling waved her hand to stop Ji Lang, and smiled indifferently at the person who just spoke:
"Wang Shiwei, I don't care whether it affects the diplomatic relations between the two countries, but whether there is no one in the Celestial Dynasty, and whether the murderer is among you, can't you find out if you check it? The clearer clears himself, why worry?"

Wang Qitian's complicated expression flashed past, he didn't speak any more, shook his hand and stepped aside.

Lin Ling walked up to another maid and asked calmly
"Are you the servant girl with Qiuye? When did you find out that she was missing last night? What's the matter?"

"Back to the empress, the maidservant is called Xia Hua. She and Qiuye have been serving the princess since she was a child. The relationship has always been very good. Last night... last night at about three o'clock in the afternoon, the slaveservant returned to the room after serving the princess to sleep, and found Qiuye. Not in the room, at first the servant thought she was going to go to the toilet, but after waiting for a long time, the servant panicked and hurried to inform the king's guard."

The maid named Xia Hua replied with her head down, her eyes were a little red, but she still spoke calmly. (PS: The room of the ancient palace maids and guards is generally shared by two people, and only those with higher grades can share one room with one person)
"That is to say, when you came back from the princess's room last night, you stayed in the room alone for more than an hour before you realized that Qiu Ye was gone?"

Xia Hua casually glanced at Wang Qitian next to her, and nodded.

Xia Hua's subtle movements did not escape Lin Ling's eyes, she asked calmly

"Anything else to add?"

Xia Hua shook her head, her hands tightly pulling the corners of her clothes.

Lin Ling stopped staring at her, and looked at Wang Qitian who was silent at the side,
"Wang Shiwei, it's your turn now. When was the last time you saw Qiu Ye last night?"

Wang Qitian replied indifferently: "Because of the strict gate control in the palace, Beizhi and Qiuye had a quick meeting in the Imperial Garden last night, and then went back to their own residences. It wasn't until Xiahua came to find Beizhi that she was missing! Last night I searched all night, but I didn't expect to see such a tragedy today."

Lin Ling stared at Wang Qitian's eyes, her eyes were flushed, it seemed that she really showed her true feelings,

"After you separated from Qiuye last night, you stayed in the room all the time when Xiahua came to look for you? Have you ever gone out?"

Wang Qitian's eyes flashed, then he lowered his eyelids,
"No."

Lin Ling pondered for a moment, then glanced at Wang Qitian and Xia Hua. The shoe prints left at the scene of the crime were messy. The person is the most suspicious, and the murder weapon has not been found so far, so it is impossible to make a conclusion prematurely, so she can only speculate first. She looked at the two nervous little maids on the other side, Ginkgo and Lily, and a smug smile flashed across her face :

"Ginkgo Lily, tell me what you saw last night?"

Among them, the older maid replied: "Master, the servant girl and Lily fell asleep very early last night, maybe they ate something unclean at night, and woke up late at night to go to the toilet. The night was dark, so the servant girl woke up Lily." I went with my servants, and on the way back, I heard the quarrel, and I saw it from a distance by the light... I saw it..."

Xia Hua and Wang Shiwei's expressions changed, they glared at Ginkgo, Ginkgo tugged at the corner of her clothes nervously, and didn't dare to speak again.

Ji Lang watched anxiously from the sidelines, patted the table, and directly reprimanded:

"What did you see, tell the truth!"

"We saw... we saw Wang Shiwei arguing with sister Xia Hua." Another maid, Bai He, replied in a soft voice.

Lin Ling: "What time is it?"

Perhaps Lin Ling's words played a soothing role, and Ginkgo spoke again: "It was around midnight last night, but the distance is too far and we couldn't hear what they were arguing about?"

The corner of Lin Ling's mouth turned up slightly, "Wang Shiwei, I wonder if you can explain it?"

Wang Shiwei snorted coldly, "Even if we met before, what does that mean? Don't forget that Qiu Ye died at Yinshi, and we met at Choushi"

Lin Ling nodded, this is not enough to be used as evidence of murder, "Master Ji, let's stop here today, everyone has worked hard."

Ji Lang was taken aback:
"My lady..."

Lin Ling didn't wait for him to finish, and gave him a wink to tell him to shut up, and then said to the four of them, "Everyone go back to rest today, but the case has not been clarified yet, everyone can't move freely for the time being, please cooperate with us I will return Qiuye's innocence as soon as possible!"

Wang Qitian and Xia Hua glanced at it, a little puzzled, but they didn't let go of this good opportunity, and hurriedly left.

Just as Wang Qitian turned to leave, Lin Ling took out something from his sleeve.

"Wang Shiwei, is this jade pendant yours?"

Wang Qitian looked at the heart-shaped jade pendant, shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "It's not mine."

"Well, it's okay, let's go back"

Lin Ling knew it well, and Ginkgo Lily sent someone to send it back.

Ji Lang: "Your Majesty, excuse me for being abrupt, why don't you continue to question me, those two are obviously lying, they should be arrested immediately, tortured and interrogated, and the two maids of Ginkgo and Lily, wouldn't they just go to the tiger's mouth if they go back? "

Lin Ling smiled coldly, and looked out the window, "Master Ji, foxes always show their tails. As for Ginkgo Lily, they are not that stupid."

　A baby who only reads the text and does not leave a message is not a good banker!Come on, hurt each other!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)