The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 59: Sanzhumei 14

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Chapter 59 Three Plants Mei 14

I don’t know if he was frightened the night before, but Bo Ruoyou didn’t sleep peacefully that night. He woke up before it was dark the next day. When he looked in the mirror, the red marks on his neck were half gone, leaving only two marks. It's light black and blue, only the wrists are a little serious.

Although she is not squeamish, she has received an excellent upbringing from her adoptive father and mother since she was a child. Except for some thin calluses on her palms, everything on her body is delicate and tender. Her wrists were burned just a few days ago. Last night She was hit hard by Huo Weilou again, which really made her dumbfounded.

It was still early, so she gave herself some medicine again. Before she went out, she heard Nana singing from below the cabin.

It was Liu Huiniang singing.

The text of the play cannot be heard clearly, but the melody is sad and desolate. At this dawn, as the gentle breeze from the river penetrates into Bo Ruoyou's heart, it also makes her feel a little depressed. She stands by the window and remains calm. , his eyes fell on the indigo blue dawn clouds in the sky.

This case has the best ending so far.

Although Bao Ruoyou is not a tolerance official, she has seen a lot of joys and sorrows in people's hearts over the past few years. Therefore, even if she puts reason first, there is still the word "law", and she cannot agree with being hurt by reason. Man is sinless.

The twilight broke through the clouds, and when the sky became brighter, the sad tune stopped. Last night, the boat docked far away from Bowan, and the surroundings were quiet and undisturbing. Now it started moving again, and it moved towards the ferry terminal. .

When Bao Ruoyou went out, he saw that the door of the next door also opened at the same time. Huo Weilou walked out of the door and glanced at her neck. She was wearing a dress with a higher collar today. Yinzi blocked it to prevent Cheng Yunzhi from feeling distressed.

"Master Hou——"

Bo Ruoyou was blessed, and Huo Weilou said, "Come in with me."

Bao Ruoyou raised his eyebrows slightly, hesitated for a moment and finally entered the door. Huo Weilou closed the door and came closer the next moment. Bao Ruoyou was startled, and just took a step back when he saw Huo Weilou again. Wei Lou raised his hand to explore her collar.

She covered her collar and looked at Huo Weilou in shock, "What is the Marquis going to do?"

Huo Weilou frowned and said seriously: "Let's see how injured you are."

If he had such a stern expression as usual, Bao Ruoyou would not dare to resist no matter what, but now his hands were about to pull at her collar. How could she agree? She moved both hands to protect the collar, and After taking two steps back, the person leaned against the wall, with a look of helplessness and annoyance on his face, "Master Hou... a civilian girl is a woman after all, you can't be like this..."

She also looked a little embarrassed as she spoke. She turned sideways, her face was slightly warm, and she said in a low voice: "It's fine for the Lord Marquis to use civilian girls as men. Last time, he actually exposed them." If you don’t know the character of the Marquis, you would really not dare to let the Marquis get close to you..."

After all, he was so bold in front of him that he dared to say these words clearly. Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows and felt a little funny for a moment, "What kind of temperament do I have?"

Bao Ruoyou glanced sideways at him and whispered: "Everyone knows that the Marquis is not close to women..."

Her tone was quite firm, but Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows when he heard it. Looking at Bao Ruoyou's appearance, he knew that she really believed her words, but it was not her who was rumored to be not close to women. I don't think of that as a woman.

Just because he doesn't have a woman by his side doesn't mean that he won't be attracted to women. He is an adult man who has passed the age of twenty.

Bao Ruoyou was still hiding against the wall, as if he was really a bully who bullied a good girl. There was a smile in his eyes, he took a step back, and rarely spread his hands, "That's all, then you Roll up your sleeves and show me."

If you look down at the collar, you will look at it, but now it is really rude to come up and pull it. Seeing Huo Weilou retreating, Bao Ruoyou stood up straight and only showed his wrist, "Here, Mr. Marquis, look - —"

I took medicine in the morning, and the redness and swelling were half gone. However, due to Huo Wei's cruel hands, there was a circle of purple bruises on his wrists, which looked quite scary. Huo Wei took a step forward, frowning, and raised his eyebrows. His hand was about to catch her wrist, but Bo Ruoyou took a step back and retracted her wrist, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, it's okay, it's just some congestion. It will be fine when the congestion dissipates."

Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou with dissatisfaction on his face. He could see that Bo Ruoyou was wary of him.

"You are still afraid of me."

Huo Weilou looked at her with deep eyes. Although his tone was not very threatening, it still made Bo Ruoyou's heart tighten. She looked at Huo Weilou helplessly and said softly: "It's not just that you are afraid, that civilian girl is right." The Marquis was very awe-inspiring, and it was not something he only had today."

As she spoke, she felt that Huo Weilou was a little weird. Could it be that she was blaming herself too much?

Looking at Huo Weilou suspiciously, Bo Ruoyou could only say: "Master Hou, you don't have to take what happened last night to heart. It's just a misunderstanding. These minor injuries and pains are nothing to a civilian girl."

Huo Weilou felt a little helpless when he saw her like this. He smiled lightly and turned towards the door. Bo Ruoyou breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that although following Huo Weilou was a lot of hard work and there were some inexplicable dangers of life and death, he But he will never be bad to his subordinates. Otherwise, how can he make people loyal and follow him?

After finishing breakfast at the tea shop on the first floor, Lu Ke came to report: "Master Hou, Mo Heng, the prefect of Chuzhou, is already waiting on the dock."

Huo Weilou did not want to waste time and immediately announced that Mo Heng would come on board to pay an audience.

This Chuzhou magistrate was established after the New Year. Because of his excellent background, he had a few encounters with Huo Weilou. After Huo Weilou explained the case in a few words and ordered the evidence and testimony to be handed over, Mo Heng I understood what Huo Weilou meant.

Soon, Liu Huiniang and the others were brought out. She was walking in front of her in a willow-colored dress. She had a graceful figure and a graceful gait, which was quite pleasing to the eye. She didn’t even have the slightest hint of dejection about being imprisoned. Mo Heng saw this. He raised his eyebrows and winked at the Yamen officer again. The Yamen officer wanted to come forward to get the person, but he stood still without moving.

Yue Niang is still supporting Song Meiniang. This time, several people will be taken to the government office for trial. Yueniang seems a little uneasy, but Song Meiniang has a calm face. When the two are about to get off the boat, Yueniang asks softly: "Sister, where will we be taken?"

Song Meiniang said in a relaxed voice: "No matter where you go, life will be good in the future..."

Mo Heng not only wanted to take the three of them away, but also asked Qian Mingli and other principals to accompany them to investigate the case. Fortunately, Changfeng Ferry was not far from Chuzhou City, so it was not a big deal, and Li Yuchang's body was simply wrapped , was also sent off the ship at this moment. The rest of the Yuchun class filed off carrying boxes and cages, and the entire ship was suddenly half empty.

Mo Heng said respectfully: "It's rare for the Marquis to pass by Chuzhou. I should have entertained the Marquis..."

Huo Weilou knew what he was going to say, and waved his hand, "There will be another chance in the future. I have important matters to do when I return to Beijing this time, so I can't delay you. You should handle this case more diligently, and I will be freed from your slave status. Those who take care of them should also pay more attention to them."

Mo Heng immediately bowed his head and said yes before taking the people off the boat.

People were coming and going on the pier. Soon, Mo Heng, Yu Chunban and his party disappeared into the crowd. The sky above the building boat was much clearer, but new passengers boarded the boat. Around noon, the boatman After replenishing what was needed, the boat headed north along the Lancang River again.

Having traveled for six days earlier, the journey was already halfway through. Huo Weilou's people urged Shen Ya once, and the ship sailed much faster. According to this progress, it would be possible to reach the Gyeonggi ferry in less than five days.

After the Yuchun class incident, both the passengers and the host on the building were worried for a few days. Therefore, after the ship sailed, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. For a while, the teahouses and wine shops became lively, and the season was already here. In February, although the wind along the north river is still chilly, the two sides of the Lancang River are full of spring.

Huo Qinghong got used to the building boat, and saw the Yuchun class causing trouble. He was quite relaxed these days, leaning around Ming Guilan all day long. When he was bored, he asked Shen Ya to find ancient books on travel notes. Look, Huo Weilou looked at him a little bit pleased with him.

In the evening of that day, two letters were delivered to the ship by the letter eagle. Huo Weilou frowned slightly after reading the first letter. Upon seeing this, Eunuch Fu stepped forward and said, "This is news from Cangzhou, how do you think?"

Huo Weilou said: "We have arrived in Cangzhou, we have found our things, and we are about to return now."

Eunuch Fu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. Finding the key to the treasure letter is ironclad proof."

Huo Weilou thought for a moment and asked Eunuch Fu to call Wu Yu over. When Wu Yu arrived, Huo Weilou said, "When you and Wang Qingfu returned to Beijing together, was there really nothing unusual on the way?"

Wu Yu heard the words and said hurriedly: "Xiaguan didn't think of anything unusual at first, but when he arrived at Changfeng Ferry the day before yesterday, Xiaguan vaguely remembered that when he arrived at Changfeng Ferry, Wang Qingfu had invited Xiaguan to go ashore with him. ”

Seeing Huo Weilou frowning slightly, Wu Yu said cautiously: "I had been on the boat for several days, which was very boring. Besides, I had never been to Chuzhou. Since the boat had to stop for half a day, I went to see the case in the town. Take a look."

When the ship stopped for a long time, many people would choose to go ashore to evacuate. Huo Weilou stared, "But what happened?"

Wu Yu smiled bitterly and said, "There is a small thing, but I don't know whether it is abnormal or not. When I came ashore that day, Wang Qingfu brought a baggage with him. At that time, he said that he had heard that Baiyu Town in the case was famous for selling jade. He wanted to buy the land, so the official didn't realize he was there, but not long after he landed, his baggage was lost."

Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows slightly, "Have you lost your baggage?"

"Yes, it seems that while eating, people were coming and going in the shop, and his luggage was stolen. He was a little angry at the time, but the town next to the dock was full of people coming and going from the north and south. How could he Did you find it? Then he said that there were nearly one hundred taels of silver in the bag, and a cloak that he was going to wear, but nothing else."

"One hundred taels of silver is a lot of money, but for Wang Qingfu, it is not a big fortune. The two of us have never revealed our official status, and it is impossible to report to the official if the ship stops for half a day, so we have to forget about it. Later, we just walked around the town, and there were indeed many jade sellers, but there were too many fake ones, so we didn’t buy anything."

Wu Yu pondered for a moment, "Because the official was thinking that after the treasure letter was stolen, Qixia Mountain was sealed off. Except for the person Yue Mingquan deliberately sent down the mountain, it was almost impossible for anyone else to escape. In this case, the treasure letter Most likely it was carried by Wang Qingfu. As for when Wang Qingfu handed over the treasure letter, it is a question. If he took it directly back to the capital, would it be too risky?"

The theft ten years ago is now beyond investigation, but what Wu Yu said is not unreasonable. Could there be a treasure letter in the lost baggage, and Wang Qingfu deliberately made it so that the treasure letter could be delivered without anyone noticing? Walk.

Huo Weilou said quietly: "This matter can no longer be pursued. We just want to see if we can find anything in Wang Qingfu's house after returning to Beijing. You have known Wang Qingfu for many years, have you noticed anything weird about him? Although he He doesn’t believe in Buddhism, but will he believe in something else? A year ago, a Moon Worshiping Sect was born in the northwest, which attracted many people to believe in it. However, the teachings are all harmful to the country and the people, and some people still believe in it.”

Wu Yu thought for a while with a grimace, "This... is really not true. Sometimes even lower officials admire the fact that other people are so pure and devoid of desires."

There was a dark look in Huo Weilou's eyes. Although the murder case ten years ago was solved, the whereabouts of the relic was still a mystery. This made him quite unhappy as he had no unsolved case. However, there were no other clues about Wang Qingfu's death. They are all dispensable, and we can only stop moving forward.

When Wu Yu retreated, Huo Weilou rubbed his eyebrows and looked a little ugly. Eunuch Fu didn't know what he was thinking, so he said: "The relic has been lost for ten years. Your Majesty has sent people to look for it many times, but he has never found it. The traces are naturally not that easy to find. This time, the Marquis has been able to solve the case of Master Jingkong, which is already very good. Now that what happened back then has come to light, at least we know whose hands the relic finally fell into. If you continue to investigate, there will always be some clues."

Eunuch Fu wanted to explain, but Huo Weilou felt that the matter was not that simple. In ten years, the world has changed drastically. We still don’t know what the people behind the scenes did with the relics. Or maybe the people behind the scenes have already accomplished it, and the relics Zi also disappeared forever.

Huo Weilou was thinking about this, but he did not think too much, and continued to read the second letter. This reading made him raise his eyebrows, "Zhao Xi and the Anqing Marquis have broken off their engagement. ”

This incident was naturally expected. It had been more than half a month since they left Qingzhou, and the news about Qingzhou had naturally spread back to Beijing.

When Eunuch Fu heard this, he sighed and said: "Your Highness is already in his 10th year now. The imperial concubine will not wait too long to choose another girl for him to marry. It will always be this year or next year. But you——"

Eunuch Fu looked helplessly at Huo Weilou, "When this year is over, you will be twenty-four years old. Looking at the princes' mansions, there is no one who is not married at such an old age, that is, you always I am busy working for His Majesty. Your Majesty knows that you are working hard and will not complain about you. Otherwise, you will definitely be punished."

Huo Weilou looked at the letters on the desk and said for a moment: "Is there any other news from the capital?"

The look on his face really turned a deaf ear to his words. Eunuch Fu rolled his eyes, "There is nothing else to do in the capital. At this point, I am afraid that even if Lin Shilang has just walked outside the capital, he will not have time to search. You report."

Huo Weilou frowned and looked at him, "Have you forgotten that I asked you to inquire about other things?"

Eunuch Fu was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he showed a sudden look, "Are you talking about Youyou?"

Huo Weilou looked at him with deep eyes, and Eunuch Fu laughed out loud, "Of course I haven't forgotten it, that is, the news will come in the next two days, so you don't have to be anxious, or you want to ask clearly. Can I inform Mr. Lin?"

Huo Weilou said quietly, "Tell him what to do?"

Eunuch Fu said matter-of-factly, "If the marriage is really set for Youyou, then there is something wrong in it. It's hard to say whether Minister Lin knows about it. Now that you have found out, why don't you tell him?"

Huo Weilou is in charge of the prison. Although he is not officially the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the people in the Ministry of Punishment have always looked at his behavior, and Lin Huai is a smart man. In the past few years in the Ministry of Punishment, he has done a good job in the Ministry of Punishment, which satisfies Huo Weilou. , so Lin Zhang was familiar with Huo Weilou. The Lin family was half of his own family. Since he was his own family, how could he hide it?

Huo Weilou had no expression on his face, but did not answer this question. He only said: "I will send the news as soon as the capital comes."

Eunuch Fu responded, feeling a little suspicious in his heart. It could be seen that he looked unkind and did not dare to ask more questions.

Huo Weilou didn't know what he was thinking of, so he ordered Eunuch Fu to call Ming Guilan to him and asked him: "That day when you and Bo Ruoyou were discussing the food-restriction syndrome, your expression seemed a little deep. But what’s the reason for this?”

Ming Guilan also had a question in his heart because of this matter, but he was not a meddlesome person. Seeing that Huo Weilou trusted Bao Ruoyou and his daughter, he never took the initiative to speak. Now that Huo Weilou asked, he It won't be hidden.

"Miss Bo said that she asked her adoptive father, which made me suspicious. I have studied medicine with my father since I was a child, and I am familiar with medical books. Whether it is from the family in the palace or from outside, it doesn't matter whether it is from the family in the palace or from outside. When it comes to medical classics, there are few people in the world who have read more than me. However, I have read so many medical books about this food-restriction disease, but it was only mentioned in a collection of medicines and foods hidden in the palace. ”

"Although that book is a medical book, it talks about using medicine and food to nourish the body and treat diseases. It naturally mentions many diseases related to diet, and this food taboo disease is one of them. At that time, I saw this book It was quite novel, so it was very impressive. Later I tried to find similar records, but never found them again."

After saying this, Ming Guilan added: "Miss Bo said that her adoptive father knows him well, but I don't know who her adoptive father studied under?"

Cheng Yunzhi has rarely been out and about these days. It can be seen that he seems a little uncomfortable walking with them, and this is not incomprehensible. After all, Huo Weilou and Huo Qinghong have noble status, and Ming Guilan is from a noble family. Moreover, Cheng Yunzhi seemed to be quite knowledgeable and did not take the initiative to cling to him. Naturally, it was not easy for them to inquire too much.

Hearing this, Huo Weilou and Eunuch Fu looked at each other, their eyes a little deep. When Ming Guilan left, Eunuch Fu asked: "Master Hou, do you want to ask Mr. Cheng?"

Huo Weilou frowned and said nothing, looking a little hesitant. Whether he asked or not asked, it was all a trivial matter, how could he be worthy of his frown.

Eunuch Fu said: "What happened to Mr. Hou? Is it still important? Even though Mr. Cheng was a noble man in the past, he is Youyou's adopted father, so he should be a decent person and will not make any mistakes."

Huo Weilou said: "I didn't think about it."

"Then what are you thinking about?" Mr. Fu looked at him intently.

Huo Weilou shook his head, "How can you understand it?"

Eunuch Fu's eyes widened slightly, "I have lived for half a hundred years, and I know as much as you do..."

Huo Weilou said nothing more, but Eunuch Fu looked at him and felt that he was planning something big, so he didn't say a word because he wasn't sure yet. This is Huo Weilou's habit. Whenever there is a big turmoil in the imperial court in the past few years, he has always been so discreet. The more earth-shattering the incident, the more calm and unhurried he seems.

Eunuch Fu has lived for half a hundred years. He has seen that there are as many proud men in the officialdom of the Tian family as there are ministers across the river, but none of them has Huo Weilou's temperament. He used to follow the emperor, so he was naturally quite loyal to the royal family. Later, After following Huo Weilou for a long time, I always wonder in my heart why Huo Weilou is not named Zhao. If so, I don't know how prosperous the Zhou Dynasty will be.

At noon on the second day, Huo Weilou saw another homing pigeon coming on the boat, so he asked Eunuch Fu again, "Is there any news from the capital?"

Eunuch Fu laughed and said, "The carrier pigeon is the Shen family's carrier pigeon. What are you worried about? Are you concerned about Youyou's life experience or the case of the relic? You really don't have to worry, we will be able to reach the capital in a few days."

From that day on, Huo Weilou asked three questions a day, as if the letters came faster if he asked more questions. However, there was no case in the past two days. Huo Weilou could not give official instructions to Bo Ruoyou, so he only thought about her. The injuries on her body may have prompted her to do something small.

That evening, Huo Weilou ordered Bo Ruoyou to come over and polish his ink for him.

There were two dim lamps lit in the room, and Bo Ruoyou felt a little strange after entering the door, because she saw two blank memorials in Huo Weilou, as if he was about to submit a letter to His Majesty... She stood by the desk and polished ink, and only heard The sound of Huo Weilou's pen and ink falling on the paper was heard, but he didn't dare to read a single word. He was thinking in his heart that it was a confidential matter to give information to His Majesty, so why didn't he take precautions against her?

"Master Hou, the ink has been polished, and the daughter of the people has retreated."

Bao Ruoyou did not dare to disturb Huo Weilou, but Huo Weilou said: "Stand still."

Bo Ruoyou didn't know why, Huo Weilou's eyes fell on the memorial, but he said to her, "I am writing a petition to express my love. This autopsy is your fault. Do you want me to do it for you?" Please take credit?"

Bao Ruoyou was a little surprised, "Please take credit for the daughter of the people?"

Huo Weilou raised his eyes to look at her, but he confirmed her doubts. Bo Ruoyou thought for a while and said: "What ordinary people do for women can be done by ordinary people. It is really not a great achievement. The Marquis promised to help the people. Writing a letter of recommendation is a reward, how dare a common girl ask the marquis to ask for merit from the Holy One?"

Huo Weilou frowned at her and saw a clear look in her eyes. He really didn't want to take credit. He paused on his pen and said, "After you return to Beijing, you only plan to work for the widow in Jingzhao Mansion? You have no other plans. ? You have not had contact with the Bo family for many years, but you are the legitimate daughter of the third wife of the Bo family, so you should have a place in the Bo family."

Huo Weilou asked with some concern. Bo Ruoyou trusted him, so he naturally did not hide anything. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Although this matter is minor, what the Marquis said is reasonable. Even though a common woman doesn't know how to do it, Whatever you are fighting for, you can wait until you return to Beijing to settle down. Some things that should belong to the people's daughters, the people's daughters also want to get back."

Huo Weilou frowned slightly when he heard this.

She wants to take back what is rightfully hers. This is natural, but...

"Master Hou——"

Before Huo Weilou could finish his thoughts, Eunuch Fu's voice sounded outside the door. He walked quickly to the door, holding the letter that had just been sent in his hand, "Master Hou, the letter from the capital has arrived."

Seeing that Bo Ruoyou was there and was still polishing Huo Weilou's ink, Eunuch Fu shook his head angrily and handed over the letter. He saw Huo Weilou quickly open it and take a look. Seeing that he was so anxious, Eunuch Fu asked him again. Feeling suspicious.

After Huo Weilou opened the building, his expression darkened. He didn’t know what he was looking at, and his face showed a bit of coldness. Bo Ruoyou didn’t know what happened and looked at Eunuch Fu. Eunuch Fu smiled bitterly. Come forward, "Master Hou? What are you talking about?"

Huo Weilou folded the letter and reached out to light the lamp.

This trip shocked Bao Ruoyou and Eunuch Fu. Huo Weilou would keep all the letters sent unless they were secret letters from the emperor, but now he took one look at them and wanted to burn them.

Eunuch Fu and Bo Ruoyou looked at each other in confusion, and in the dancing firelight, they heard Huo Weilou's light words: "It's just a trivial matter."