The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 135: Seventh Lady 05

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Chapter 135 Seventh Lady 05

The teacher was too panicked, "Captain, why did you bring the poor nun back to the capital? Miss Liu's death really had nothing to do with the nunnery. Mr. Liu can testify for us that they sent the person here, and they also I know Miss Liu’s temperament best.”

Liu Yan was watching the attendants loading boxes and cages on the carriage. Hearing this, he came forward and said, "Captain, Master Tai and the others do take good care of us."

Wu Xiang raised his thick eyebrows, "Even if you are not the murderer, you are just circumstantial evidence. It is normal for you to return to Beijing for questioning. If you explain clearly, it will only waste your time for one day. If you still cover up, you will not be spared. ."

Both Qingyin and Qingshuang, who were called and taken away, looked timid. Teacher Tai pursed his lips and kept looking at Liu Yan, but Liu Yan avoided it. Finally, Teacher Tai gritted his teeth and said, "That's all. I’ll go to the Yamen Prison tonight.”

Qingyin and Qingshuang knew that there was no room for improvement, and both looked dejected. Qingshuang glared at Qingyin with resentment, as if she blamed her for talking too much. Qingyin was about to speak but stopped for a moment, muttering and not daring to speak.

The teacher told the remaining two nuns to be optimistic about the nunnery, and the group set off back to the capital. The teacher and the nuns rode in the nunnery's carriage and horses, but they did not dare to disobey any more.

At this time, the sky was full of clouds, and the magnificent golden color spread all over the mountains and fields. The group of people left the mountain col in a mighty manner, then went up the official road and went straight to the capital. When it got dark, everyone returned to the city gate. Liu Yan and Wu Xiang said goodbye and wanted to return home to report to their elders.

Wu Xiang said: "Although it is late, I am still waiting for you in Yizhuang."

Liu Yan responded and took his servants to Pingkangfang, while Wu Xiang took Miss Liu's body to Yizhuang. The three masters and teachers were first taken back to the Yamen for custody.

When they arrived at Yizhuang and sent the body into the back hall, Wu Xiang and Bao Ruoyou continued to wait. After waiting for a while, Wu Xiang became impatient and sent an official out to inquire about the Liu family.

The two waited for another hour in Yizhuang. Before Liu Yan came, the Yamen who went out to investigate came back first.

The yamen reported: "When I went to Pingkangfang, the people in that area really knew a lot about the Liu family. The current head of the Liu family is Liu Kun, the eldest son of the Liu family. Under Liu Kun, there are three other masters. According to Xingshang Dao, the third young master I saw today is the only son of the eldest father, while the other three gentlemen each have children. These seven girls are the children of the deceased fifth master of the Liu family."

The Yamen took a breath and continued: "The seventh girl's mother died of a hemorrhage when giving birth to her. Therefore, after she was born, the seventh girl has the title of a mother-in-law, and is her biological father. They even invited monks and Taoists into the mansion to exorcise her from evil spirits. Later, when Qi girl was three years old, Mr. Liu Wu fell into a lake after being drunk and died. At that time, Qi girl was in the mansion again. With the reputation of being her father, she lost her parents and had such a reputation. The years that followed were very difficult. Even the neighbors were a bit shy when mentioning her. Because of this, her marriage in the past two years was not easy for the whole family. It’s impossible to say.”

Bao Ruoyou stood under the dim light of the front hall, feeling his hands and feet getting cold.

"Despite this, the Liu family still gives her some dignity on weekdays, but half a year ago, for some unknown reason, the seventh girl suddenly disappeared. The neighbors only knew that the seventh girl was sick and was sent away, but it was difficult to know anything else."

Wu Xiang frowned, "It seems like she is having a hard time in the Liu family."

When he turned around, Wu Xiang saw Bo Ruoyou's pale face. Her deep and clear eyes were a little dark, and the tips of her eyebrows were frowned. Wu Xiang sighed, "She is really a poor girl. She has lived a miserable life. If there is no one to discipline you, you will be deceived."

Otherwise, how could a good young lady from a well-established family have given birth to a child before she got married?

Bo Ruoyou felt as if a heavy stone had been rolled over her heart, and she was suffocated for a while before she came forward, "Since we have not agreed to get married, and we have a bad reputation outside, who will get close to her?"

She pursed her lips and felt bitterness in her throat. When she looked back, she seemed to be able to see the seventh girl's body through the thick wall of the house.

"What's her name?"

The officer thought for a moment and said, "This subordinate didn't ask."

Girls' names are not considered private in Dazhou, but no one outside knows the name of the seventh girl, and it is seen that she has a low status in the Liu family. Bo Ruoyou didn't ask any more, and looked at the sky, only to see the clear moon in the sky. , only one corner of the jade plate is missing, and it will become a full moon.

Mid-autumn is approaching.

Wu Xiang frowned, "Forget it, it's too late. I'm going to the Liu Mansion right now. If an autopsy can be performed, you can come and do it tomorrow morning. If not -" He narrowed his eyes, "Then There is something wrong in my heart."

Bo Ruoyou nodded, left the village, got on the carriage, and went home.

The carriage moved slowly. Bo Ruoyou was a little tired after running for most of the day. She opened the curtain and leaned against the window edge, letting the moonlight fill her body. She missed Huo Wei Tower a little. The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming, so I wonder if I can wait for a letter.

When the carriage stopped at the door of the house, Bo Ruoyou walked in a little quickly. He had just been to the Chengnan Hospital Camp the day before yesterday, and Cheng Yunzhi was changing new prescriptions in the study. When he saw her coming back, Cheng Yunzhi smiled gently and asked about the case. You then revealed the death of the Liu girl.

Cheng Yunzhi stopped writing for a moment, "The Liu family... is also a declining family. It's a pity for the little girl. Can the cause of death be determined?"

"It is tentatively speculated that she died from a bruise on her forehead and excessive blood loss. She died for many days and her body was badly decomposed. There was only one external injury. However, her family has not yet decided whether to perform an autopsy. The head catcher and I are waiting After a while, when I saw that it was getting late, the headman ordered me to come back."

She stood at the table and polished ink for Cheng Yunzhi, and suddenly said softly: "Why did my adoptive father want to take me away with him?"

Cheng Yunzhi raised his eyes to look at her. Bo Ruoyou had rarely asked about old things since he was a child. Today, he didn’t know where the question came from, but there was nothing he couldn’t say. He said slowly: "Since I don’t trust you. Not to mention that your eldest and second uncle behaved in a way that I couldn’t trust, and they were good-natured. They both have their own children, how can they compare to me and your adopted mother? We had no children at that time, so I took advantage of you. As my own daughter, even if I have my own children in the future, I will not lose my love for you."

Bo Ruoyou felt the tip of his nose was slightly sour, lowered his eyes and said, "My daughter will be filial to her adoptive father all her life."

Cheng Yunzhi smiled generously and praised her for being well-behaved. She didn't mention the seventh girl's life experience, so Cheng Yunzhi didn't think much about it, and picked up the pen to write the prescription again. Bo Ruoyou looked at Cheng Yunzhi's rickety back, and his heart was filled with gratitude.

She can no longer remember what happened when she was five years old, but she still remembers what she said when Bo sent people to Qingzhou and had a quarrel with Cheng Yunzhi and his wife. When she was six years old, she couldn't understand it at the time. She didn't understand what it meant until she was two years older. Sometimes she thought that her parents did die early and her younger brother also died in an accident. It was only because of her that she survived. There is also the possibility that her fate overcame them.

If Cheng Yunzhi and his wife had not adopted her and taken her out of the capital, would the seventh girl of the Liu family have ended up like her today?

A chill ran down her spine, and she felt warm again when she looked at Cheng Yunzhi's gentle, wrinkled face.

"According to the people in the nunnery, the Liu family girl is mentally a little bad and sometimes goes crazy, which reminds her of the eldest princess..."

Bao Ruoyou didn't dare to hide from Cheng Yunzhi that she had been to the eldest princess's mansion. Cheng Yunzhi said something inappropriate at first, but he never thought that Huo Weilou had such intentions. He was just shocked when he heard about the eldest princess's illness. .

Bo Ruoyou asked again: "If a crazy person hurts himself, doesn't he know the pain?"

Cheng Yunzhi stopped writing, "Not necessarily, even when you are crazy, you will cry out in pain. From what you said, the Liu family girl was not crazy all day long. Did she ever hit a pillar when she was crazy?"

"I have never heard of this, but his brother said that she had thoughts of committing suicide."

Bo Ruoyou frowned at this thought. Although she had thoughts of committing suicide, none of the scars on her body were fatal, which showed that she had never tried. Bo Ruoyou said again: "I don't know why, I always feel that the nunnery It's a little weird. The teacher seems to be kind and kind, but he acts quite coldly. He also has some hidden intentions from the government office. Several nuns..."

It’s hard to say that Bao Ruoyou is too affectionate. After all, he is a member of the Buddhist sect. It is always rude to speculate secretly. Even if she didn’t say it, Cheng Yunzhi’s eyes had become serious, “Are they relying on the support of the nobles in the city?”

"That's exactly what happened. When the Yamen went to interrogate her at the beginning today, they didn't even want to tell Miss Liu's life story. They wanted to wait for someone from the Liu family to come, so they took them back to Beijing in the afternoon. Several of them were also very reluctant."

Cheng Yunzhi looked hesitant, "The nunneries outside the city...are not necessarily real nunneries."

Although Cheng Yunzhi is down and out now, he was the eldest son of the Cheng family before he was in his twenties. He knows how wealthy people spend their time and have fun. However, after he finished speaking, Bo Ruoyou was puzzled. Cheng Yunzhi couldn't help but say To put it more bluntly, "Among the dignitaries in the city, there are those who like wine and sex. In addition to going to the land of fireworks to enjoy themselves, they also have many other hobbies."

As soon as Cheng Yun's point came to an end, Bo Ruoyou thought for a moment and stared in shock. She couldn't believe that possibility. But thinking about the nun who had drawn her eyebrows today, there was an indescribable emotion all over her body, and her heart was filled with tears. I believed it three points.

"This...this daughter doesn't know. If this is true, today's strange behavior will have an explanation. When I go to see the arrester tomorrow, my daughter will mention it to him. If it has nothing to do with the case, that's it. If it does, maybe there is something inside. Hook up."

Cheng Yunzhi responded that he was well, but suddenly his eyebrows moved slightly, "The eldest princess's illness has been treated by the imperial doctor?"

Bo Ruoyou nodded, "The imperial doctor has been watching me all year round, and Mr. Ming often came to ask for pulse."

After hearing this, Cheng Yunzhi frowned and began to think deeply. Bo Ruoyou blinked, thinking that since Cheng Yunzhi took the initiative to ask if there was any cure, he asked: "Does the adoptive father have any idea about the eldest princess's madness?" What's the solution?"

Cheng Yunzhi looked hesitant, "Madness is not easy to cure, and I heard you say that the eldest princess's illness is so serious because she has been ill for many years. The adoptive father is not sure."

Bao Ruoyou seemed to see a glimmer of light in the darkness, "It doesn't matter if you are not sure. Will your adoptive father be willing to give it a try?"

Bo Ruoyou told him that day that the eldest princess was ill, and his eyes turned red. At that time, he had an idea, but he hesitated in his heart and did not speak immediately. Today, Bao Ruoyou mentioned the eldest princess again. The princess' illness was clearly on her mind, and he couldn't hold it back.

"You can try it—"

Bo Ruoyou smiled, "That's great! My adoptive father doesn't know, but I really feel sorry for the princess."

Cheng Yunzhi said angrily: "I think you feel sorry for Marquis Wu Zhao."

Bao Ruoyou's cheeks turned pale, "I...I really feel sorry for Her Highness the Princess. When I saw Her Highness that day, the servants coaxed her and she seemed to be talking to us nicely, but her memory failed. She was completely confused, and she even regarded the Duke's study as her own study. Then she became ill and suddenly changed into a different person. My daughter looked at it and felt pain in her heart for some reason, as if she could feel her pain."

Cheng Yunzhi's eyes changed slightly when he heard this, and he tugged his lips again, "She is Wu Zhaohou's mother. Wu Zhaohou cherishes her. You love her as much as you do, so naturally you feel pity for her."

"Father!" Bo Ruoyou was embarrassed, "How can you make fun of your daughter?"

Cheng Yunzhi smiled gently and said, "When Marquis Wu Zhao returns, I will go to the princess mansion."

Bo Ruoyou was satisfied and obediently helped him serve the ink. When he went back to his room to rest later, he was thinking about how long it would take for Huo Weilou to come back. Now he was fully calculating that Huo Weilou had been away for two months, and he was worried that he would have to wait another month. There was no guarantee of seeing him all month long.

Early on the next morning, before Bao Ruoyou went to the Yamen to answer the call, a Yamen official came to look for her and ordered her to go to Yizhuang. The Liu family agreed to perform an autopsy. Bo Ruoyou perked up and immediately got into the carriage with the autopsy equipment.

When we arrived at Yizhuang, the sun had just climbed to the top of the clouds, and the warm autumn sun melted on our bodies, dispersing some of the gloom in Yizhuang. When we entered the back hall, Wu Xiang was already waiting for him.

"Captain, how about you go to Liu's house last night?"

Wu Xiang couldn't tell what the look was on his face, "I went to Liu's house last night and found out that there was a banquet at their house during the day. The reason why it was delayed for so long was because they couldn't leave."

The corners of Bo Ruoyou's curved lips suddenly sank, and she felt a chill in her heart. Looking at the rotting remains on the wooden bed again, she felt even more worried. She didn't ask any more questions, put on her glove and covered her handkerchief with hers, and walked away. The body approaches.

Wu Xiang paused and continued: "When we entered the Liu family, the Liu family heard that an autopsy was required and agreed without any hesitation."

Bo Ruoyou's heart felt suffocated again, he chose a handy autopsy knife and began to cut into the corpse's skull.

The flesh and blood near the wound had been eaten away by maggots, and it was rotten. There was only a layer of meninges and carrion attached to the bones. She easily peeled off the skull and looked at the cracked bones around the wound with great care.

Her expression during autopsy was always solemn and calm, her eyes like a flat lake were filled with broken ice, and the bystanders dared not breathe. Wu Xiang waited quietly for two cups of tea, and Bo Ruo Youcai raised his eyes.

“The frontal bone two inches above the temple of the deceased is the injured area. The frontal bone here is concave, which is a fracture caused by external force. There are many bone fragments in the depression, and the edge of the depression extends to the upper temporal line. The bone fractures, judging from the line direction and the number of bone fragments, are not caused by a one-time impact, and the direction of the impact force is almost the same——"

Wu Xiang didn’t quite understand, “What do you mean? Does it mean she was hit several times before she died?”

Bao Ruoyou raised his eyes and looked at Wu Xiang, "Not only was he hit several times, but he was also held hostage and hit several times."

Wu Xiang’s eyes trembled, and Bo Ruoyou said: “With such a serious injury, she should be dizzy even if she is injured. Coupled with the pain, it would be absolutely impossible for her alone to rely on her own size, will, and physical strength. Hit it a second time at the same angle."

After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking, he added: "You can try catching the head."

Although Wu Xiang felt that what she said was reasonable, he felt that he was not 100% sure. He turned towards the door, bent over, and lightly bumped against the door. Soon, he discovered that if a person Bending your body, even if you don't feel any pain, it is difficult to keep the same posture and hit the door, because the bent body makes it easy to lose balance.

He believed what Bo Ruoyou said, "So, can it be concluded that it was a homicide?"

Bao Ruoyou nodded, and frowned at the place where the body was rotting on the back of the neck, "With her stature, the murderer could only hold her slender back of the neck, and then make her hit the bedpost. It's a pity. The area on the back of the neck was soaked with blood and decayed very quickly. Now there are no traces of blood congestion under the skin. Otherwise, the evidence would be stronger and there would be more clues."

Wu Xiang imagined the scene at that time, and realized that only such a murderer could commit murder. The seventh girl was almost the same in stature as Bao Ruoyou, but much thinner than him, and her neck was difficult to hold. Not only forcing her to hit a wall, but also strangling her to death, it seems that anyone can do it.

Wu Xiang took a deep breath and said, "In that case, I will send someone to Liu's house to inform him. The master and the nun have not interrogated him. I think if I ask them, I can get more clues."

Bo Ruoyou looked at the scars on the forehead of the corpse and said: "It is likely that the murderer is a man. The number of hits should be about three times. The depression is quite deep and the bone fracture line is long. The murderer is quite strong, and I have never been in her. If any signs of struggle are found on the hands, the murderer must have struck very quickly."

Wu Xiang's eyes lit up slightly, "Okay, I'll go back to the Yamen first. If you get anything else, come to the Yamen to find me."

Bao Ruoyou was about to respond, but at this moment he seemed to remember something and said, "Stay here!"

Wu Xiang stopped and turned around, "What?"

"If you are going to interrogate the master and the nuns, you can ask them if there are any other improper businesses in their nunneries other than praying for blessings and offering incense."

She looked cold and solemn, Wu Xiang raised his eyebrows, and soon, a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes. He nodded solemnly, turned around and left with the Yamen.

Bao Ruoyou stayed behind and examined the body again. However, just like yesterday, nothing was found. She had been dead for a long time, and her body surface was rotten. The spots on her body had dissolved all over her body, crisscrossing them with green corpses and purple bruises. A piece of it, coupled with the bursting and scattered blood veins under the skin, was already quite terrifying. Her abdomen was swollen due to decay. In such weather, the body could not be preserved for a few days.

Bao Ruoyou put away the utensils with her pure hands. She wanted to know what the three nuns could say, so she said goodbye to Uncle Kun and rushed to the Yamen in a carriage.

When she arrived at the Yamen, she knew that Wu Xiang was being interrogated in the cell. She was not in a hurry, so she waited for half an hour after checking in. Wu Xiang came out of the cell with a sullen face, holding a copy in his hand. After learning that the autopsy found nothing, Wu Xiang gave the evidence to Bo Ruoyou.

Bao Ruoyou took it and looked at it. Wu Xiang exhaled deeply and said: "The two young ones talked very quickly, but the old nun didn't speak very well. I really didn't expect that there was actually something real in Shuiyue Temple. Do that unfair flesh and blood business."

Remembering the respect he had for the nuns before, Wu Xiang spat on the ground angrily, "In addition to the Liu family, there are two other families involved in it. They are all friends of the Liu family. These people are also too special. Shameless, there is a statue of a Bodhisattva in the Buddhist temple outside!"

After getting angry, Bo Ruoyou suddenly raised his eyebrows when looking at the evidence, "Three people actually visited her in the past few days?"

When Wu Xiang heard this, he laughed angrily, "No, the three of them went to see her for three days, but no one in the room responded, and no one thought it was inappropriate. If it had been earlier, I found out why everyone died. These nuns still have the heart to protect their masters, really..."

Wu Xiang couldn't find the right words to scold, and Bo Ruoyou twisted her eyebrows, "One is the seventh girl's third uncle, and the other two are her cousins. It's strange, isn't it? Isn't Miss Seven not loved at home?"

Wu Xiang sneered and said, "Bring these three people here, and you will know after asking!"

After saying this, he was about to take the Yamen servant to fetch someone. Bo Ruoyou couldn't follow him, so he had to wait at the Yamen again. He waited for an hour while Bo Ruoyou was worried about Wu Xiang. There will be difficulty in handling this thing. Several carriages stopped in front of the Yamen. Three middle-aged men in rich clothes stepped out of the carriages, and there were three young gentlemen accompanying them on horses. More than ten people came!

Wu Xiang led the way, and the group quickly entered the yamen gate. Although they entered the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, there was no nervousness or fear in the expressions of these people. Looking from a distance, they did not feel guilty at all.

Bao Ruoyou stood in the corridor after entering the inner hall. After a while, a group of people entered the hall.

Through a wall, Bo Ruoyou could clearly hear the conversation outside.

A gentle voice sounded, "Captain Wu, whatever you say, we are willing to cooperate. As for what you said that we might have harmed our niece, it is completely impossible."

Wu Xiang said in a cold voice: "Second Master, don't be impatient. I would like to ask Third Master to answer first. Why did you go to see Miss Qi that day?"

The third master of the Liu family said with a calm expression: "I went because the day before she said she had a tantrum. It was someone from the nunnery who came to report it. I knew she was weak, so I wanted to go and have a look. Who would have expected it? But no one opened the door. After all, we were in a nunnery. It would be unseemly to make a scene that was not pleasing to the eye. So I waited for a while, left some cakes and left. From the time I entered the nunnery to the time I left the nunnery, it only took a moment. The skill of burning incense."

At this point, Mr. Liu's eyes were filled with sadness, "If I had known that something had happened to her at that time, I would not have left so easily."

Besides Mr. Liu Er and Mr. Liu Fourth, there were three young gentlemen standing beside Mr. Liu.

In addition to Liu Yan whom he met the day before, there were two other people. Wu Xiang's eyes wandered past their faces and looked at a young man in yellow robes, "Second Young Master, please tell me why you went to see the Seventh Girl? ”

Liu Xu had a calm expression on his face, "My third uncle had not seen my seventh sister the day before yesterday. When I came back and talked about it, I thought that she had listened to me the most when she was young, so I wanted to go there in person. Who would have thought that when I arrived, she still... If I don't open the door, like my third uncle, the time from the time I arrive at the nunnery to the time I leave the nunnery is less than a stick of incense. The arrester can ask the masters in the nunnery about this."

Wu Xiang gritted his molar teeth and looked at the last person, "Fifth Young Master, wouldn't it be possible for you to die in less than a stick of incense for the same reason?"

Fifth Young Master Liu Xi frowned, "I'm not——"