Chapter 188 The Corpse in a Red Wedding Dress (Part )
Upon hearing this, Su Liuyue immediately said, "Please let Lu Dutou in."

As he spoke, he walked out of the room.

These days, she had been feeling a little strange. Not only did she not go to Jingzhao Prefecture, but they had also not come to look for her along the way.

Jingzhao Prefecture is in charge of the huge Xinjing, and there are countless cases happening in Xinjing every day. Although some small cases can be solved by themselves, every two or three days, there will always be difficult cases that they cannot solve and require her to personally intervene.

As soon as Su Liuyue walked into the living room, Lu De, who was already waiting inside, stepped forward quickly, crossed his arms and saluted, saying, "I meet Miss Su San! Congratulations to Miss Su San and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

After the emperor issued the imperial decree granting the marriage yesterday, the news swept across the entire Xinjing like a tornado. Overnight, Su Liuyue's name became a household name in Xinjing, and countless people began to find out who Su Liuyue was and how she became the Crown Princess.

However, for more people, the news was too sudden and they still haven't reacted.

However, Su Liuyue, who had been living peacefully in the Xue family, was unaware of all this.

They were just ordinary people. When they heard the news yesterday, they were shocked. They couldn't even contact Miss Su San at first, and they thought there was a second Miss Su San in the new capital!
If there hadn't been another case early this morning, and the urgency of investigating the case had surpassed the shock in their hearts, Lu Rou would not have been able to congratulate Su Liuyue so calmly at this moment.

Su Liuyue hurried forward, helped him up, and said with a helpless smile: "We have been investigating cases together for such a long time. If nothing unexpected happens, we will continue to work together in the future. You should treat me as usual. If you suddenly become so reserved, I don't know how to get along with you."

Lu Lu was somewhat hesitant, but after hearing what Su Liuyue said, he could only suppress his chaotic thoughts and said, "Miss Su San is right. As long as Miss Su San doesn't mind my rudeness, I am willing to..."

Before he could finish his heartfelt words, the woman in front of him glared at him dimly. She quickly coughed and said, "Then... I will do as Miss Su San wishes and try my best to get along with her as usual.

I came here because a difficult case happened, and..."

He paused and said with some difficulty: "So far, two people have died."

Su Liuyue frowned slightly and immediately said, "Tell me in detail."

"Yes, the first death occurred about eight days ago when the newly-appointed scholars were on parade in the streets."

Su Liuyue was startled, and immediately remembered what Yun had mentioned before. They had waited for a long time in Zuixian Tower, but instead of waiting for Su Liuyue to come back, they received news that a woman had been murdered not far away. She hurriedly asked, "Was the place where the deceased was murdered near Zuixian Tower on Imperial Street?"

Lu Lu nodded and said in a deep voice: "The first victim was killed in her home. The victim's surname is Mei, she is 24 years old this year, and she lives with her husband and children in Zaoci Lane near Imperial Street. Her husband runs a steamed bun shop on Anping Street next to Imperial Street. The family is not rich, but they have enough food and clothing.

Normally, the deceased would go to the bun shop to help out, but that day was the day when the new scholars were parading around the streets, so most people went to watch the fun and the business in the shop was average. The deceased also said that he was not feeling well and went home early.

At around 4pm, her husband came home and found her lying on the bed, dead. Her seven-year-old son had gone outside with the neighbors to watch the fun, and her two-year-old daughter was sitting beside her crying. "In other words, the only eyewitness at the scene was probably the little girl who couldn't even speak clearly.

Route paused here, took a deep breath, and said, "The most bizarre thing about this case is that when the victim was killed, she was wearing a bright red, brand new wedding dress."

Su Liuyue was stunned. "Is it a complete wedding dress? Where are the shoes? Where is the makeup on the deceased's face?"

"It was a complete wedding dress, including shoes, a middle dress, a skirt, a coat, and even... even the deceased's inner dress was of the same style as a wedding dress."

Lu Lu said: "However, the makeup on the deceased's face did not change much, she just put on some lipstick, and when she was found, she was still wearing a red veil.

Her cause of death was that she was stabbed in the chest with a small knife with a blade as long as a palm. There were obvious marks of strangulation on her throat and severe bruises on her hands. It was obvious that her hands had been tied up, and had been tied for quite some time.

The clothes that the deceased had been wearing were thrown carelessly on the floor beside the bed.”

If the deceased had not struggled desperately for a while, the bruises on her hands would not have been so severe.

Su Liuyue listened with a solemn expression and asked, "Is there any sign of defilement on the deceased?"

Lu Lu shook his head. "No, we specially found a midwife to come and check carefully. There was no sign of sexual intercourse on the deceased's body. But... the deceased's husband didn't believe it and kept saying that she must have a lover outside and she was killed during a tryst with her lover."

Su Liuyue immediately said with certainty: "The relationship between them is not good."

"That's right. According to our inquiries to their neighbors and friends, we learned that the couple not only had a bad relationship, but it could even be said that they were in dire straits. They could often be heard arguing late at night. The deceased was even often beaten by her husband. Once, her husband almost beat her to death. Fortunately, the deceased's son was smart and immediately went to the next door and cried for help. With the mediation of a group of neighbors, the deceased's husband stopped.

In fact, when the deceased husband's parents were still alive, even if the couple had no feelings for each other, they would not have reached the point of being enemies.

The deceased's husband's parents were well-known good people in the neighborhood, and they were hardworking and capable. Thanks to them, their bun shop business was very popular, with many repeat customers, and the family lived a happy and harmonious life.

However, because of the turmoil half a year ago, the two elders were frightened, and coupled with their old age and poor health, they died one after another within a month after the turmoil ended.

After they died, their family problems were completely exposed.

The two elders were very nice people, but they doted on their only son and made him lazy, gluttonous and self-righteous. When they were alive, he often ignored the family shop and went out to eat, drink and have fun. After they passed away, he still did his own thing, leaving the deceased to take care of two children and run the family shop at the same time. He was really unable to cope with everything. The quality of the buns in the family shop became worse and worse, and there were fewer and fewer customers.

The first quarrel between the couple broke out a month after the death of their parents..."