The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 22: One inch of gold 22

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Chapter 22 An Inch of Gold 22

"The lotus pond had actually been dried up a long time ago. Oh, yes, it was just after the Chinese New Year. The eldest lady somehow fell into it. When I found the eldest lady, she looked at the lotus pond and cried that there was a ghost in it. At that time The Marquis was very angry because the eldest lady's hysteria was not cured and she could not speak clearly. The Marquis immediately thought that there was something evil in the lotus pond. This was the origin of the eldest lady's hysteria, so he immediately ordered the lotus pond to be filled up. ”

There was a hint of fear in the steward's eyes, "This house was the residence of a prince from the previous dynasty many years ago. The mansion is full of pavilions and pavilions. It is very luxurious and noble. The owner of the house has a noble status, and there must be a group of servants. The mansion is deep in the courtyard. Most of the places with dry wells and lotus ponds are places where people have died..."

Seeing Huo Weilou listening intently, the steward continued, "Before the eldest lady got sick, she was very ladylike at a young age. But after she got sick, she seemed to be a different person. Her whole person became dull and gloomy, and she was afraid of light. Afraid of fire, she would hide in the cupboard under the bed whenever there was no one around her, or run out of the house and find a dark rockery cave to hide in. Because of this, the nanny and servants around her changed several times. Bo, this problem changed later, and she herself was a little picky about the servants around her. I remember that in those two years, the villain helped the eldest lady purchase many young servants, but in the end there were not many left."

Huo Weilou frowned: "She was afraid of fire at that time? But I heard that she was almost burned by fire. Is this possible?"

The steward said without needing to recall: "It's true. After the eldest lady got sick, she was very afraid of fire at first. At night, she was even afraid of lights in the house. But after about a month, the eldest lady's hysteria improved. Two points, but I started to like shiny things very much. The Chinese New Year was about to come, and the old lady wanted to make the Chinese New Year more lively, so she bought a lot of fireworks and firecrackers. The eldest lady saw them set off twice, but she didn’t know where she heard them. , actually knocked over the lamp oil in his house, and then lit it with a fire stick..."

"That time he burned the curtains in the eldest lady's house and almost had a serious accident. The prince asked the eldest lady why he did this, but the eldest lady asked him if the fire could burn people. The prince was shocked at that time and even I asked the Taoist priest to do it..."

The steward sighed, "Actually, to this day, I still don't know what happened to the eldest lady that night when she got lost. Her subsequent behavior was quite weird. The eldest lady was only six years old at the time, so she was really pitiful."

Huo Weilou felt more and more weird the more he listened, "How long did it take for her to recover?"

The steward thought for a while and said, "The fire happened at the end of the twelfth lunar month, and the fall into the lotus pond happened after the Chinese New Year... Later, when spring started in February, the eldest lady became more and more normal, but she still didn't speak. She spoke almost a year later. It’s just business as usual.”

Huo Weilou stared silently. It had been one day and two nights since Zheng Wenyan's death. At first, he thought the case was a dispute over brothers' titles, but now, it involved old events. He asked again, "How many years have you been in the house?" , have you ever heard of rumors that the Marquis had concubines, or that the First Lady had more than one daughter?"

When Huo Weilou asked, the steward looked surprised, "A marquis takes a concubine? This has never happened before. The old lady doesn't like several men taking concubines, and the eldest lady comes from a well-known family, and the eldest lady has been with her second son since she was a child. Your Highness is engaged. The Marquis has been asking famous doctors to treat the eldest lady, and he has no intention of taking a concubine. The eldest lady has not been married for many years, so she has no other children."

Fifteen years ago, the servants of the Hou Mansion were replaced. This manager was the person who worked in the Hou Mansion for the longest time, but he still knew nothing about it. This shows that the replacement servant really covered up the past. Huo Weilou ordered him to retire. Next, he ordered other people who had been working for ten years to come in and inquire.

He asked in person, and the remaining elders of the Hou Mansion responded like beans, for fear of speaking too slowly and offending the Marquis of Wu Zhao. However, in retrospect, they only made up for the words of the first steward, Bo Ruo There is still no clue as to the inference that the eldest lady has a daughter, and Zheng Yunni's illness and death ten years ago are also shrouded in mystery.

When the last steward left and still found nothing, Bo Ruoyou pursed his lips slightly and said hesitantly: "Master Marquis, what happened to Miss Zheng happened ten years ago. Maybe... it has nothing to do with this murder case. Related..."

Bo Ruoyou was only afraid that Huo Weilou would be delayed by getting his suspicions in the wrong direction. Unexpectedly, Huo Weilou turned to look at her and said, "Don't doubt yourself. Although the deceased in this murder case was from the Hou Mansion, he was the same person you used to live in Qingshan County." There is no difference in seeing. Numerology, inspection and analysis, and judgment and calculation are all your strengths. If you have doubts, you should be firm."

Now that the clues are unclear, Bo Ruoyou doesn't dare to believe too much when she thinks that Huo Weilou is the official. But when she hears Huo Weilou's words, she feels that he speaks every word clearly, as if he has everything under control and not only does not allow others to question , even he himself never hesitated, Bo Ruoyou sighed in his heart, her character could not match his.

Seeing her serious expression, Huo Weilou thought that she was still afraid of what he said in her heart, so he said: "I really don't like women to be involved in official business, but your autopsy is acceptable, even if it is to push the case. If you make a mistake, I will not blame you."

Bao Ruoyou has a low-key position. She used to help He Chengduo and was able to speak freely, but now she is doing errands in front of Wu Zhaohou. She had no choice but to seek help in vain at first, but Huo Weilou saved her life that morning. , she was grateful, and then she wanted to do her best without caring about so many things.

My current hesitation is not because I am afraid of taking responsibility.

But there is no need to talk about this to Huo Weilou, so Bo Ruoyou said respectfully: "The daughter of the people understands."

Huo Weilou looked at her for a moment, and saw that she had her eyes closed respectfully, a beautiful arc on her neck, and a strand of dark hair falling down the side of her face, making the skin on her face and neck look like porcelain. It was white and delicate, and since he was not wearing a cloak today, his already delicate shoulders looked even thinner and thinner.

Huo Weilou looked away, "You are diligent in your work and are skilled in autopsy. After this case is solved, can you ask for anything?"

Bo Ruoyou was a little confused, "A civilian girl... has nothing to ask for."

Huo Weilou looked over again and saw that it was the work registered in the yamen, and his monthly salary was only meager. What's more, Bo Ruoyou was not an official official of the yamen. With He Cheng, although the money for carriage and horses was indispensable, he would not be rich. Huo Weilou Wei Lou couldn't imagine why Bao Ruoyou helped He Cheng so many times. No matter how much she helped solve the case, she would never get any fame, so she couldn't really do it all to avenge the deceased.

"Everyone in the world wants something. You are a woman, and it is even more difficult to be a married woman. How can you have nothing to ask for?"

Huo Weilou's eyes seemed to be able to see through the hearts of the world. Bo Ruoyou lowered his eyes, but his pupils trembled fiercely.

Seeing that she pursed her lips and said nothing, Huo Weilou said again: "He Cheng said that you helped her solve many unsolved cases, and you have done a lot for the people of Qingzhou. However, women are not allowed to become officials. If you want anything, , I may allow you to do something."

Wu Zhaohou, who is inferior to one person but outnumbers ten thousand people, may not be able to get his approval from all the officials in the court. However, she has such a God-given opportunity. Bo Ruo humored her for a moment and said, "The Marquis has saved people's girls, people's girls In order to repay the Marquis, I dare not be scornful."

Huo Weilou raised his brows, as if he didn't expect her to have such thoughts. It was just a simple task that day, and he had completely forgotten about it. What's more, for someone in a high position like him, what can she repay him?

Huo Weilou twitched the corner of his lips and heard him say with a faint smile: "Repay me?"

"What a loud tone."

His tone was frivolous, slightly reproachful, and not arrogant, but what he said was that kindness, no matter how heavy it was, was as light as dust in his eyes, not worth mentioning, let alone wanting. Repay, and he is so high up there that he can call the wind and rain, so if you want to repay him, you must have enough weight, but Bo Ruoyou is so different from him, the word repay is a joke.

Bo Ruoyou's back stiffened, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his palms. At this time, Huo Weilou asked again: "Do you know what would happen if someone else had said this to you?"

A beautiful lady with snow-skinned skin and pretty face, who has nothing to offer, but she promises to repay her, what else can she do?

Bo Ruoyou's pupils shrank, Huo Weilou was about to say something else, but Eunuch Fu and He Cheng walked in at this moment. Eunuch Fu's eyes were sharp, and when he saw that the atmosphere in the room was not right, he blinked and asked, "What's going on?" Already?"

Bao Ruoyou tensed his back and didn't raise his head, but when Eunuch Fu looked at Huo Weilou, he felt that he was in a happy mood... However, when he looked at the two of them, his expression became serious again.

He asked He Cheng in a deep voice, "How about the Taoist priest's calculation?"

He Cheng looked a little solemn, "Master Hou, the Taoist priest has counted the whole year of the 16th year of Jianhe, but none of them are Yin years and Yin times, but -"

Huo Weilou stared at him, and Bo Ruoyou also looked over, and then heard He Chengdao: "But the Taoist priest calculated one year forward. According to this calculation, there were several days in the fifteenth year of Jianhe that fit this theory. ."

Fifteen years after the founding of the People's Republic of China?

Huo Weilou's eyes were narrow and he said, "Zheng Yunni was born in the 15th year of Jianhe's reign."