The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 15: One inch of gold 15
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Chapter 15 An Inch of Gold 15
"Do you know why Aunt Yu went to the ancestral hall?"
Zheng Wenrong looked confused, as if he couldn't remember who Aunt Yu was for a moment. Huo Weilou said: "Your mother brought the maid from the capital. She is a close confidant, but she was punished to guard the ancestral hall for fifteen years."
Zheng Wenrong's eyes lit up slightly, "It's her... She is indeed the most trusted person around my mother. In the first few years, she was the one who made arrangements for my return home. Later, she changed to other managers. Although my mother The purpose of letting me go back to my hometown for a short stay was just to make up for it. It was kept very secret from the outside world, but I don’t know the reason for the change."
"However, I have an impression of this nanny. She came from the capital and received the best teachings from the Xinyang Marquis Mansion with her mother. She is familiar with all the etiquette and rules of the Marquis family. She arranges everything around my mother. The servants around her are also all made by her, and they are even more considerate in everything they do, without making any mistakes."
"My father was still alive at that time, and my mother was not the only one in the back house. She was helping my mother, and my mother was not threatened in any way in the back house. However, she was quite cold and rigid, and she was also strict with her subordinates. At that time, I She is still young, so every time I see her, I feel a little scared."
How can people believe that a man who has received the best teachings like his master, a man who does everything flawlessly, made a mistake in such a big event as the birth of a concubine, resulting in the death of one person and two people?
Zheng Wenrong asked again: "Did she go to the ancestral hall? I haven't been to the ancestral hall for many years. Maybe...only after death can you enter the Zheng family's ancestral hall..."
There was a hint of desolation in his words. Huo Weilou glanced at the night outside and said, "We'll stop here tonight. Please step back."
Zheng Wenrong was about to salute, but couldn't help but ask: "Master Hou, is the murderer someone from the palace?"
Huo Weilou's eyes narrowed slightly, "Not bad."
Zheng Wenrong had a bitter look in his eyes, sighed, gave a long bow and turned around to leave the hall. When he came, he had an immortal demeanor. At this moment, the cold wind lifted up his sleeves. Although he still had the demeanor, he finally returned to the hall. In this troubled world, my steps are slow and heavy.
He Cheng sighed and said: "Xia Guan has been an official in Qingzhou for several years, and the Hou Mansion has come here several times. I really didn't know that the third and fourth masters were actually twin brothers. For many years, I only heard that the fourth master was sick and traveling abroad. , but I didn’t expect it to be like this. Speaking of which, why is it like this? The Marquis Mansion is not in the capital, and even if there are twins, they are only discussed once or twice. How can the mother and son be separated like this?"
Gong Fu said: "Lord He doesn't know something. The more the Hou family belongs to the family, the more they believe these words. Although the Anqing Hou Mansion has lived in Qingzhou for a long time, he still wants to return to the capital, so whether it is the old Anqing Hou or the Old lady, you don’t even dare to be careless.”
He Cheng came from a humble background, so naturally he didn’t know the connections of the family. Hearing what Eunuch Fu said, he couldn’t help but accept the teachings with an open mind.
At this time, a messenger in embroidered clothes came in and said: "Master Hou, Master Zheng Wu went to the ancestral hall a while ago to burn incense, but he hasn't come out yet."
This was expected by Huo Weilou, "Maybe his speech was monitored?"
The embroiderer shook his head, "Someone is approaching us, but there is no sound in the house."
When Huo Weilou heard this, his brows raised, silently? Two living people were talking in the room. Even if the words were difficult to hear, the embroiderers were all practitioners, so how could they not even hear the sound?
"It seems that Zheng's ancestral hall is also quite interesting."
Huo Weilou polished the black jade finger on his hand and stood up, "Continue to stare at the ancestral hall. After Zheng Wen'an left, he also sent someone to watch." He said and looked at the embroiderer, "Look more carefully. ”
The embroidered clothes envoy hurriedly responded, and Huo Weilou ordered He Cheng, "Still guard the main roads in the mansion tonight, and send some more government officials."
He Cheng responded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, extra manpower has been sent. The Taoist Priest is also making calculations, and the results will probably be available tomorrow or the day after."
When it was time to calculate fifteen years, Huo Weilou did not rush him. He was about to leave the hall, but when he glanced away, he saw Bo Ruoyou frowning in deep thought. He didn't know what he was thinking, so his eyes narrowed slightly. , He Cheng coughed lightly, "Xiao Bo——"
As soon as Bao Ruoyou raised her eyes, she saw Huo Weilou looking at her, so she had to say: "The daughter of the people is wondering whether the calculation of the people is wrong. I have checked everyone in the house tonight, but no one is similar to the murderer."
When He Cheng saw this, he said with difficulty: "This... except for the eldest lady and the people in the Jade House, it is impossible for her two. The murderer must have some climbing skills."
The murderer was able to fall from Yaoyue's attic with a rope and climb over the wall to cross the courtyard. It was impossible for him to be an old man over fifty years old and a woman who was suffering from madness and it was difficult to tell the path. Although He Cheng didn't blame Bo Ruoyou, he was still puzzled. Maybe Bo Ruoyou had really made a mistake? The murderer's size and other characteristics were obtained from her autopsy. If there were any mistakes or omissions, the investigation direction would be wrong from the beginning.
“Don’t be suspicious of people when you hire them.”
Huo Weilou didn't say much, and left the hall after saying this.
Eunuch Fu said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, Miss Bo. The Marquis has never doubted you. You don't have to doubt yourself. Since the murderer dared to commit the crime and did not stop even when the Marquis was around, he naturally has some abilities. ”
Bao Ruoyou glanced at Huo Weilou's back. He walked out of the hall and was talking to the embroidered messenger in the courtyard. Looking from her direction, he felt that his back was as straight and stiff as if made of iron. Jun's weight does not change its majesty.
Be trustworthy in employing people.
These four words are also as powerful as a thousand stones, making Bo Ruoyou's heart strings tremble.
Bao Ruoyou's hands in his sleeves were clasped lightly, but there was only a gentle smile on his face.
Eunuch Fu said: "It's getting late, Miss Bo, go back and have a rest first, and we'll discuss it tomorrow. Don't be in a hurry. The more anxious you are, the more things will get into a mess..."
While Bao Ruoyou was hesitating, Huo Weilou outside seemed to have heard what was said inside the house, and pointed to the embroiderer, "Send her back." After a pause, he said, "Stay outside her courtyard tonight."
When Bao Ruoyou was about to say no, Huo Weilou had already looked over, "The murderer's whereabouts are difficult to determine and he is very good at hiding. Those who are on this mission must not be harmed by the murderer, especially you."
Especially you.
Bo Ruoyou's heart felt hot, and he narrowed his eyes and said, "Yes, that civilian girl has resigned."
Huo Weilou nodded, then turned around to talk to the embroiderer from before. During the conversation, Bo Ruoyou seemed to hear the word "Luozhou". Luozhou is in the northwest of Qingzhou. Could it be the tolerance mentioned by Eunuch Fu?
The murderer has seven days to die, and there may be another murder in six days. Bo Ruoyou knows that the case must be solved within six days, not to mention... Huo Weilou must be in a hurry.
Being sent back to the guest house all the way, there was an extra embroiderer. Even walking on the dimly lit path, Bao Ruoyou felt very at ease. It was already dark, and although the main road of the Marquis Mansion was guarded, the terraces and courtyards were endless and wide. Da, the murderer could be hiding in any darkness.
After returning to the guest house, Chuntao, who had been dozing off while waiting, came out immediately. After washing and eating, Chuntao couldn't help but said: "Miss, I saw the girl in the front yard today. The girl was standing next to Wu Zhaohou. So angry, I heard that the girl is helping the Yamen run errands? The girl is so powerful!"
Bao Ruoyou looked at Chuntao's childish face and couldn't bear to say that she was an autopsy examiner. He just said, "Then you must have seen Fourth Master Zheng."
Chuntao's face suddenly changed, "Yes, I was scared to death. I thought it was the third master who had faked the corpse. I didn't expect that the fourth master had not returned home for many years. It was because he and the third master were twins. Did the girl know? , twins are extremely unknown."
"I know." Bo Ruoyou did not continue and said, "I also saw the eldest lady tonight."
Chun Tao glared and whispered, "Isn't it scary? The eldest lady has been suffering from madness for many years. She has been taking medicine for these years, but she has not gotten better. And the strangest thing is...the eldest lady saw the house The silly girl in there is no longer crazy."
Before Bo Ruoyou could ask, Chuntao spoke first, and Bo Ruoyou said casually: "Silly girl?"
All Chuntao's emotions were shown on her face. At this moment, there was a trace of fear and disgust in her eyes. "Have you never seen her? When everyone was in the front yard today, she was also there. She had such a big face. The scar was there when the eldest lady picked her up."
"When did the eldest lady pick up hers?"
Chuntao thought about it for a moment, "I don't know when the slave entered the house late, but it was about six or seven years ago? With her appearance as a silly girl, it is impossible for her to be left in the Hou's house. I heard that once Someone took the eldest lady to see an eminent monk, hoping that the eminent monk could treat the eldest lady's illness. On the way back, he picked up a silly girl who fainted from hunger on the side of the road. The eldest lady went crazy and no one could stop her. The eldest lady couldn't stop her and insisted on bringing the silly girl back. The old lady had no choice but to bring her back."
"Later, the eldest lady took great care of Silly Gu, as if she were a daughter. With Silly Gu here, the eldest lady seemed to have recovered from her madness. Apart from being unable to remember things, she could speak, and could also eat and drink medicine. The old lady decided to keep the silly girl. The eldest lady didn’t need the silly girl anymore, so the silly girl would do some slave work. If she got sick, she would let the silly girl stay with the eldest lady for a few days. You see, This is a person's blessing. I don't know how many people in the house envy her..."
Chuntao continued to talk, and sighed at this point, "But she is also pitiful, her face is ruined, she is dumb and dumb and can't speak, and even her leg was broken. If the old lady hadn't been kind, she might have died. Dead."
Bo Ruoyou raised his eyebrows, "Did her leg break after entering the house?"
Chuntao nodded, "Yeah, it seems like two or three years ago, she fell into a dry well east of the Hou Mansion. She almost died. She was under the well for several days. At that time, everyone thought she had run away, but later she still A servant passed by and rescued her. Her leg was broken, and the old lady consulted the doctor and cured her."
Bao Ruoyou sighed a little, thinking of the scars on the back of Zheng Yunni's hands, and then thinking of how much the eldest lady had shown affection for a silly girl, and felt that there was something strange about it. However, when he wanted to ask about something further back, Chuntao didn't know, or even He had never even heard of Aunt Yu, so Bo Ruoyou knew that he wouldn't be able to get anything out of her if he asked further questions, so he stopped first.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, Bo Ruoyou vaguely heard the sound of several distant firecrackers, and a vague thought passed through her mind: the Lantern Festival had arrived on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Bao Ruoyou slept very uneasily that night. She woke up before dawn and felt a headache when she suddenly heard voices outside the hospital. Her heart moved and she quickly got up to change her clothes and look outside the hospital.
As soon as the courtyard door opened, Bo Ruoyou was stunned.
Zheng Yunni is leading more than a dozen servants towards the gate of the mansion, and the more than ten servants are all carrying bags and boxes... Does this look like they are trying to escape from the mansion privately?