The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 190: Ten Flowers 04
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Chapter 190 Ten Flowers 04
In a world of ice and snow, Lu Ke and the Embroidered Clothes Envoy were digging for bones in Wang Qingfu’s old house. The bones were in the long-dried lotus pond in the backyard. However, the weather is now severely cold, and the soil in the lotus pond has been frozen as hard as iron. The Embroidered Clothes Envoy Our progress is extremely slow.
On a straw mat on the shore, there are several dug-out human bones. Although the bones can be identified as human bones, it cannot be judged whether the deceased is a man or a woman, nor the age. It is also impossible to judge whether the deceased is multiple. Life span is unknown.
Huo Weilou stood on the shore wearing a dark cloak. Not long after, Lu Ke returned to the shore and said, "Master Marquis, I'm afraid it will take a whole day to dig out everything."
In the distance, an embroiderer carried a basin of charcoal ash and poured it on the frozen soil. Huo Weilou said quietly: "Don't worry, have you checked out the background of Duoshou?"
Lu Ke nodded, "The records in the palace are clear, and coupled with Sun Lu's words, it has been calculated clearly. They all entered the palace at the age of seven or eight, and stayed in the palace for forty years, and lived in the palace for a long time. He is quite popular, and others say that he is diligent and honest. Therefore, he has not made any mistakes in these years and has been a moderately responsible person."
"He was a few years younger than Sun Lu. He left the palace early and asked for grace. I asked the chief steward Fuquan about this matter. He still remembered it. It was he who finally gave me grace, otherwise he would probably have to do it again. It will take a few years to get out."
Huo Weilou asked again: "Is there any relatives in his clan?"
"There was a cousin. Later, this cousin came to Beijing to visit him many times. This cousin passed away the year before last, leaving only his nephew and his family. In fact, it stands to reason that a high-status **** like him should stay in the palace. It can be considered a destination. Although there is a cousin in the clan, we are not close to him, and I don’t know what he thinks——”
Huo Weilou stared at him and said: "If there is something wrong and I dare not stay in the palace, it would make sense to ask to leave the palace early to support myself in old age."
Lu Ke looked at the human bones on the straw mat and said, "Master Hou, would you like to ask the county master to come and examine the bones? With the county master's skills, he will definitely be able to help us determine the identity of the deceased."
In the past, Huo Weilou would have responded, but now that Bo Ruoyou was feeling unwell, he hesitated a lot. But at this moment, an embroiderer came striding over from outside, "Master Marquis, Eunuch Fu and the county master are here——"
Huo Weilou raised his sword eyebrows, and his frosty expression suddenly came to life. He stepped out and walked out. After walking a few steps, he saw Eunuch Fu and Bo Ruoyou walking in. Bo Ruoyou was wearing a Wearing a snow-colored cloak, walking among the ice and snow, the icy muscles and jade bones are especially lining, and the beauty is clear and beautiful.
Huo Weilou walked faster and walked up to him before asking, "Why are you here?"
In front of these many people, Bo Ruoyou was blessed. Huo Weilou grabbed her, and Bo Ruoyou smiled and said: "I heard that the body was found. I guess the Marquis will wait for someone to come and examine the bones. So I’m here.”
Huo Weilou glanced at Eunuch Fu with a cold look. Eunuch Fu frowned, feeling very aggrieved.
"It's freezing cold, I didn't want you to come." Huo Weilou led Bo Ruoyou to the shore of the lotus pond.
Bo Ruoyou smiled and said, "I guessed it. Fortunately, I'm here, otherwise the Marquis would probably leave this job to others."
Huo Weilou shook his head helplessly and pointed to the straw mats on the shore, "Now only these have been dug out, and the others are still buried underneath. The embroiderer found an old steward from Wang Qingfu's house and asked about it. When Eunuch Duoshou left the capital, the old steward said that no earth was disturbed in the mansion during those days, so his servants went to the cellars, secret rooms, wells, ponds and other places in the mansion to look for it."
"After this mansion was confiscated, there was no new owner. The lotus pond had long dried up. In addition, the summer rain washed away the silt on the surface, exposing the bones underneath, so it was found quickly. ”
Bo Ruoyouben also felt that the search was fast, and she understood after hearing this. She knelt down and looked at the bones, "They are human bones. They look like the tibia and fibula of the lower leg. It is difficult to judge whether they are men or women. If they can find it, More can be seen from the skull or pelvic bone."
"The soil down there is very frozen. We should wait a little longer and we should be able to find it." After saying this, Huo Weilou glanced around and looked at a room not far away, and then told Lu Ke, "Go to that room." Put a charcoal basin."
Lu Ke responded and hurried away. Soon, Huo Weilou took Bao Ruoyou to the house to wait.
The house was already empty. The door was closed and a charcoal basin was placed. It was much warmer than outside. The two sat down on the open chairs that had been brought in. Huo Weilou held her cold hand and said, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Bao Ruoyou didn't hide it from him, "I had a nightmare in the middle of the night last night, and it was very strange. Sometimes I felt like I couldn't control my hands and feet."
Huo Weilou felt very distressed, "But are you thinking about Lan Zhou's case again?"
Bao Ruoyou shook his head, "I didn't think much about it, and usually I don't remember what I dreamed about when I woke up, but last night I vaguely remembered that in my dream, I heard the sound of the Sanqing Bell and saw a Mountain forest, I thought, that scenery cannot come out of thin air, could it be the place where my brother and I were taken away?"
At this point, an unexplained panic came over her again. She held Huo Weilou's hand, feeling a little uneasy. Huo Weilou noticed it and held both of her hands in his palm, "Don't think about it. This is enough to avoid suffering."
Bo Ruoyou calmed himself down and said, "If you think about it, I always feel that I am strangely ill. If you say I am crazy, but I am like a normal person on weekdays, and my symptoms appear without any warning. When I woke up from the nightmare last night, I even felt like someone was urging me to hide in the closet. If I hadn’t believed that, I would have felt like I was possessed by an evil spirit."
Huo Weilou knows very well what kind of character Bao Ruoyou has. No matter how scared she is, she will never run away from it. What’s more, the disease is a hidden danger. If she is not afraid, he will not be able to stop her. "Someone urges you to hide." Into the cupboard?"
"I just feel that my hands and feet suddenly lose control, as if I want to hide in the cabinet instinctively, as if I am very scared, but I can't figure out why-"
Bao Ruoyou is used to peeling off the cocoons when investigating cases. Now he wants to know where the strange behavior that happened to him comes from. Huo Weilou comforted him: "Mr. Cheng doesn't even know how he got sick. How can you do it yourself?" Figured it out?"
Bao Ruoyou shook his head again, "My illness is related to what happened back then, and I may have seen the scene in my dream, but I can't remember it. The last few times I woke up from my sleep and suddenly became ill. , so it’s probably related to the dreams I’ve had. I’m thinking that since I’m scared, did I have the same experience when it happened?”
Bo Ruoyou's words made Huo Weilou nervous, "Have you been hiding somewhere as well?"
Bao Ruoyou nodded, "When my brother and I were taken away, I was wondering if I had hid somewhere after I escaped..."
At this point, Bo Ruoyou suddenly fixed his eyes and said, "I want to go to the Yamen to see Li Shen's evidence."
After learning that Li Shen's guilt had been determined, Bo Ruoyou originally did not intend to investigate in detail, lest she would become seriously ill. But last night made her spine shiver when she thought about it, and she understood that it was not enough to fade the matter with time.
Huo Weilou began to hesitate again. When he heard Li Shen's confession that day, Bo Ruoyou felt very uncomfortable. But now he is reading the confession. What if it makes her sick?
Bo Ruoyou saw his hesitation and said firmly: "Master Hou, if my strange illness is caused by a heart disease, maybe I will recover if I remember what happened that night. Now that I can't remember it, I just I can remember it based on Li Shen’s testimony.”
Her eyes were firm and her deep black pupils looked at him unblinkingly. Huo Weilou thought for a long time before saying yes.
Although she was allowed to see the evidence, the bone examination was still important at the moment. The two waited in the room for a full hour, and the skull and other parts of the skeleton were dug out by the embroidered clothes emissary.
Bao Ruoyou put on gloves and went out, cleaned the skull in the ice and snow, then spliced the found corpses together, and began to examine the bones. "The deceased's skull was thicker, the cranial cavity was large, and the forehead and top were arc-shaped. , the orbit is square, the upper edge of the orbit is blunt, and the top line is thick...it is certain that the deceased is a man."
Bo Ruoyou looked at the skull carefully, and then went to check the pubic bone that was found, "The surface of the pubic bone is smooth, with small holes, the front edge is raised, and the peripheral edge is blunt. The deceased should have been between forty-five and five years old when he died. Between the ages of fifteen."
"Based on the body bones, the deceased was over half five feet tall. As for how long the deceased has been dead, it is difficult to estimate for the time being. The body will completely disintegrate after more than a year after death. This place used to be a lotus pond. If it sinks in the water, The corpse will decay faster. And based only on the body size, age and gender, it is difficult to determine how long the deceased lived."
After the words fell, more bones were found. They had been buried in the soil for many years and were covered with thick dirt. Bo Ruoyou cleaned them first and then examined them carefully. At this moment, she saw a section There was an obvious callus mark on the ribs. She cleaned that area and quickly came to the conclusion, "The three ribs on the left side of the deceased were fractured, and they should have been fractured four or five years before death. Due to his age, As we grow older, although the broken bones will grow back, they will not recover without leaving any trace like those of a young person."
Huo Weilou looked at Lu Ke, and Lu Ke immediately said: "Please come to the palace! Let me check more carefully!"
Huo Weilou nodded, and Bo Ruoyou put down the rib and said, "There are no fatal injuries from the bones. It was most likely drowning. The injury on the rib is not old. Such an injury requires at least bed rest. It will take two to three months to recover. If you really lived a long life, most people in the palace will remember it. If this matter is also closed, the identity of the deceased can be determined."
She checked for a long time, but her hands were so cold that she felt unconscious. When she took off the gauntlet, she saw that her fingers were all red. Huo Weilou put her hand in his palm and covered it, "It's almost done, wait for Lu Ke's News, it will take some time to find the remaining bones, I will accompany you to the Yamen."
Bao Ruoyou had tried his best and did not want to stay here any longer. After getting on the carriage, Huo Weilou grabbed Bao Ruoyou's hand and put it into his lapel. Naturally, his hand was not as warm as his body.
It would have been fine if they were separated by the inner robe, but Huo Weilou actually let her hand touch his chest, which caused a red cloud to rise quickly on Bao Ruoyou's face, "Master Hou——"
"Don't move." He pressed her hand on his chest, "It will be warm in a moment."
Bo Ruoyou's auricle was also red and dripping with blood, "Why is it necessary..."
"I just warmed your hands, where did you want to go?"
Bao Ruoyou felt even more embarrassed. When her fingertips regained consciousness, she could feel his hard texture. After all, the two were not married yet, and they were almost skin-to-skin at this moment. How could she treat him normally?
There was a smile in Huo Weilou's eyes. When he felt that her hands were warm, he compassionately released her hands, lowered his head into her palms and kissed her. The hot breath instantly made Bo Ruoyou A shudder.
He straightened his clothes slowly, as if it was a matter of course. When the carriage stopped in front of the Yamen, the red tide on Bo Ruoyou's face receded.
Li Shen's case has been handed over to the Criminal Department. Fortunately, the original evidence remains in the yamen. Wu Xiang found the evidence and handed it to Bo Ruoyou with some worry, "Why do you suddenly want to see the evidence?"
"I seem to have remembered something." Bo Ruoyou said.
Huo Weilou accompanied Bao Ruoyou and saw that she had read the evidence a second time because it was not enough. Her brows became tighter and tighter. After confirming again and again, she raised her eyes and looked at the two of them.
She said coldly: "Li Shen's testimony is a bit weird——"