The Crown Prince is Actually a Princess! SEASON 1

Chapter 81 - The Situation is Serious

....

Shen Zhiyan had handled murder cases for many years, and understood the bereavement of the family of the deceased. He gently said:

"Miss Gan, don't worry, this Official will thoroughly investigate the case."

Murong Ci glanced at her.

Miss Gan looked elegant and graceful.
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, but that still didn't diminish her charming demeanor, and added a touch of tenderness to her figure, which made Murong Ci's heart tender.
Although her expression was sad, as she secretly and furtively glanced at Shen Zhiyan, it was clear that Miss Gan hid a second motive in her shy stare.

Suddenly, Madam Gan fainted on the mother.
The children of the Gan family gathered around, shouting anxiously,

"Mother!"

Her grief and heartbroken feelings must have been so unbearable that she fainted.

Several people helped taking Madam Gan back to the Sleeping Hall in the backyard.
The children of the Gan family stayed there waiting for the inquiry of the Ministry of Justice.

Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan looked at each other and entered the Study Room together, while Qin Ruo stayed outside.

"Miss Gan seemed slightly in need of affection..."
Murong Ci deliberately dragged the end of the sentence, jokingly.

"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
He was dumbfounded and puzzled.

'Is this related to this case?'

"I mean it literally, figure out the rest yourself."
She blinked at him and smiled slyly.

....

The Study Room of Lord Gan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was divided into two rooms, inside and outside:

The outside room was the Study Room itself.
The inside room was used for resting, with a small couch.
Opposite the small couch there were two rosewood chairs and a small round table.
Two pots of seasonal flower potted plants were placed in the corner of the wall.

Lord Gan was lying sideways on the couch with his robe covering him.
His body was bent like a shrimp and his fingers were bent into a fist-like shape.
There was a rosewood pipe on the side of the small couch, and the nozzle of the pipe was only slightly away from his head.
There was also an old silver round carved box on the small side table.

Murong Ci picked up the round box, and inside there was only a rice grain-sized Opium Poppy paste remaining.

Shen Zhiyan glanced at the old silver round carved box, and then carefully looked at the rosewood pipe.
The Opium Poppy paste in the pot on one end of the pipe was burned out, leaving only a little trace of its smell.

Shen Zhiyan put down the rosewood pipe and began the autopsy.

"When the deceased Lord Gan died in the middle of the night, his face was yellowish and thin, and his complexion was dark..."

Just like Lord Zhuang, Lord Gan was also skinny and his appearance was deteriorating like almost dead.

Murong Ci turned her eyes around and looked at the room, with her heart fluctuating, unable to calm down for a long time.
After inspecting the scene, the two came outside.