The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 7: One Inch of Gold 07

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Chapter 7 An Inch of Gold 07

The second lady’s previous words were clearly accusing Zheng Wenyan of slandering Zheng Wenchen, and even more harmful. However, when Huo Weilou asked this question, the second lady looked obviously panicked. She even lowered her head and hit Zheng Xiao. "Xiao'er! What nonsense are you talking about!"

"The third brother just wanted to compete for the title and didn't say anything sinister."

The second lady lowered her eyes, her eyes averted, and her tone was a bit frightening. Huo Weilou's eyes were narrow, "Zheng Wenchen was murdered to death. If you conceal anything, it may make the murderer hide deeply. You Have you thought about it?"

The second lady frowned, but still nodded, "Everything the civilian woman said is true, I dare not hide it from the Marquis."

Huo Weilou stared at the second lady for a moment, then turned his eyes and signaled Eunuch Fu to continue.

Eunuch Fu asked: "Why didn't you go to the old lady's mourning hall together on the night when the second master died?"

Recalling that night, the second lady's eyes were filled with sadness again, "That night, we were supposed to leave together, but my husband felt that he had gone too early and wanted to be embarrassed. After the mother died, the third brother suspected that the mother's death was related to her husband. Regarding this, for a while, it was rumored in the house that my husband had killed my mother. Even the servants looked at my husband with a different look. My husband was angry about this, but it did not get better at all. In the next few days, he hid in the room every day. When I went out that night, I thought about going to the mourning hall for the last time."

"The husband didn't want to leave early, but the commoner woman didn't want to lose her etiquette. Our second marriage was already difficult, and the commoner woman had to endure it not just for herself, but also for Xiao'er, so she took Xiaoer there first, and later ..."

The second lady wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "It means that my husband went to Yaoyue Pavilion. The woman took Xiaoer and the servants to arrive first. When she arrived, she saw her husband standing on the fence on the third floor. , just as the woman was about to get confused, she saw the person behind him..."

There was fear in the eyes of the second lady, "At that time, I had no time to think about who it was, so I watched my husband fall from the upstairs, just like that... just like that, he fell to death in front of the civilian woman and Xiao'er. ”

Tears were pouring down, and the second lady couldn't help but choked up. In front of Huo Weilou and everyone, she cried extremely suppressedly, but the more she did it, the more heartbreaking it was to watch. Zheng Xiao buried her face Behind the second lady, she was also sobbing quietly.

"If...if the third brother hadn't doubted my husband, he wouldn't have been suspected by everyone, and that night wouldn't have been delayed until later, and he wouldn't have died..." The second lady closed her eyes deeply, and said softly Her trembling cry was full of grief and grievance, but very little resentment, as if her slender body was about to run out of oil and had no strength to hold any more hatred.

Huo Weilou asked: "Do you know why he went to Yaoyue Pavilion?"

The second lady shook her head while wiping her tears, "I don't know what the common people know. Yaoyue Pavilion is a place to enjoy the scenery. In the past, when my eldest brother was here, I would often go there. After my eldest brother left, only my mother would occasionally call her when the scenery was good. Let’s gather together to enjoy the scenery.”

This is strange. On the first seven nights, my mother knew that the ritual was about to begin, but she went to the remote Yaoyue Pavilion alone.

Yaoyue Pavilion has been deserted for a long time and is full of dust. It is impossible to go there to have a drink and enjoy the scenery. The only possibility is that someone invites him or induces him to go there. However, Zheng Wenchen's temper is explosive. The status is also noble, so how can we make him go?

"In the whole house, do you have any doubts about anyone?"

After Huo Weilou asked, the second lady's shoulders shrank. It was the fear clearly written on her face, "A civilian woman... A civilian woman doesn't know. If there is anyone who has a grudge against her husband, it's hard to talk about it. The only one is The only possibility is the title..."

The second lady spent a lot of effort to finish her words. She did not dare to clearly testify against Zheng Wenyan.

"On the first seven nights, when did Zheng Wenyan arrive at the mourning hall, and did he leave during the process? When did Zheng Wenchen get into trouble, and when did he appear?"

After being asked like this, the second lady quickly raised her head. She thought hard for a moment, and her eyes brightened slightly, "He came after the third brother and sister, and they never came together. Later, after waiting for a long time, my husband did not arrive. While he ordered people to find his husband, he also left. At that time, he was in charge of the house and had many chores. He didn't have to tell anyone where he went, and the women didn't know where he had gone. Later, the servant came to report that her husband was gone. When inviting the Moon Pavilion, the woman hurried there and didn't pay attention to when he arrived. She just felt that he should have arrived last..."

These words are consistent with Zheng Yunni's words. Huo Weilou stared at him, "When did Zheng Wenyan force you to make a deal?"

Only then did a trace of resentment appear in the eyes of the second lady, "On the third day after your husband's death, your husband has Xiao'er. If the mother really wrote the note, as long as it was written by the mother herself and sealed, the civilian woman can Send someone to the capital, and then the title of nobility will fall on Xiaoer. This is why he came to force him. He... even sent people to search our yard, but if we really have something wrong, what will happen? Will he be sent to the capital to keep for himself? He found nothing. After all, I am his second sister-in-law. With so many people in the house watching, he had no choice but to return without success."

There is nothing else to ask at this point, so Eunuch Fu said: "I would like the Second Madam to please invite the Third Madam and the Third Master in."

"Ask Zheng Wen'an to come in."

Huo Weilou opened his mouth, but changed the order of his questions. Eunuch Fu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

Fifth Master Zheng Wen'an has a kind-hearted appearance. He bows respectfully when he enters the door, very well behaved.

If Eunuch Fu had asked the same question before, on the night when the old lady died, Zheng Wen'an lived with her. All the seven or eight attendants in the courtyard could testify. On the night of Zheng Wenchen's death, he and his wife were the first ones to arrive. , and later went to Yaoyue Pavilion with everyone to look for Zheng Wenchen. In this way, the two of them could be excluded.

Eunuch Fu asked again: "Does the fifth master suspect that the second master has harmed the old lady?"

Zheng Wen'an hesitated and said, "I have no doubts."

Eunuch Fu raised his eyebrows and said, "I would like to hear the details."

Zheng Wen'an said: "It was not easy for my mother to give birth to her second brother, so she loved him very much since she was a child. That's why she raised the second brother to have a surly temper. It was better when the eldest brother was around, and there was someone who could suppress him. After the eldest brother left, the second brother became somewhat unruly. However, although the second brother had a bad temper, he was a coward and he did not dare to kill anyone."

"Is there a rumor in your family that Zheng Wenyan is an unlucky person?"

Zheng Wen'an raised his brows when Huo Weilou suddenly asked, as if he was a little surprised, but he quickly calmed down and asked, "Why does the Marquis ask this? How do you say this?"

He seemed completely unaware. Eunuch Fu looked at him for a while and then at Huo Weilou. Seeing that Huo Weilou was calm, he said: "Fifth Master, please go and invite the Fifth Lady in -"

Zheng Wen'an surrendered and Eunuch Fu said in a low voice, "Didn't you say that Mr. Zheng would do something to my wife?"

Huo Weilou said quietly: "Only a cowardly and incompetent man would do anything to his wife."

The fifth lady, Mrs. Liu, came in quickly and said the same thing as Zheng Wen'an. She quickly finished her questions. Mr. Fu was fair and said, "Third Master, please come in."

When Zheng Wenyan walked in, his expression was already a little bad. Huo Weilou asked, "Why is the key to the medicine warehouse missing?"

Zheng Wenyan had a grimace on his face and said, "Reporting to the Marquis, there is a main hall for handling housework in the mansion. I take the important keys with me. The other unimportant storehouse keys are placed in the small study room of the main hall and the medicine storehouse. The key is like this. The medicine store has not been opened for many days, and I have never checked whether the key is still there. Today, the prefect said that he wanted it, so he sent someone to get it. Unexpectedly, the key was missing."

Huo Weilou asked directly: "On those first seven days, Madam, you were the last to arrive and then left again. What did you do?"

Zheng Wenyan said hurriedly: "I came late because I had to arrange a guest house for some practicing masters. I left later because I heard that I couldn't find my second brother everywhere. After I sent someone to look for him, I suddenly thought that my second brother was here. The next time he said that he didn't hear anyone calling outside in the study, he went to his second brother's study to look for him. When he got there, he saw that the door was open and there was no one inside. As soon as he came out of his study, he heard that he had been seen. I went to Yaoyue Pavilion. I rushed there, but I didn’t expect that something had happened.”

"Can anyone testify for you?"

Zheng Wenyan looked embarrassed, "This...I came out of the study and met Manager Lin of Fuzhong at the flower garden on the northwest side..."

However, the flower garden on the northwest side is not far from Yaoyue Pavilion and Zheng Wenyan's yard. Even if this witness meets him, it cannot prove that he has never been to Yueyue Pavilion during that time in his life.

"When you went to Zheng Wenchen's study, were you looking for Zheng Wenchen, or were you looking for your mother to ask for Zheng Wenchen's seal?"

Huo Weilou's eyes were like daggers. After he finished asking, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Zheng Wenyan's face. He gritted his teeth and said, "I don't understand this question, Lord Marquis. I really want to find my second brother."

The expression in Huo Weilou's eyes did not change at all, still intimidating. Zheng Wenyan said anxiously: "The night my mother died, I was in my courtyard all night. I have witnesses. The Marquis should not suspect that I am the one who is here. ——"

Huo Weilou stood up at this moment and said, "Go to the medicine warehouse and have a look."

Zheng Wenyan wiped his sweat and responded respectfully. Huo Weilou then stepped out. When he walked to Bo Ruoyou's side, his eyes swept across her face and said, "Follow me."

Bo Ruoyou responded and followed Eunuch Fu and He Cheng out.

The group of people came out of the side hall and saw that everyone in the flower hall had solemn expressions. They saw Zheng Wenyan, sweating profusely, leading Huo Weilou and his party out. They wanted to follow, but were stopped by the embroiderer.

The medicine storehouse is located on the north side of the Hou Mansion. Because it is not commonly used, the whole yard looks a bit deserted.

After entering the courtyard, Zheng Wenyan pointed to the left wing of the courtyard and said: "These three rooms are the medicine warehouse. The Marquis saw that the lock was still locked, but the key was missing."

Huo Weilou signaled to the embroiderer behind him. The embroiderer stepped forward and fiddled with it for some reason. The lock was opened. Zheng Wenyan went in first and walked to the row of medicine cabinets on the left. He took a look at the words " The medicine drawer with the word "Mandala" was opened, "Put the mandala here——"

Before the word "Chun" came out, Zheng Wenyan's voice had already stopped, because the medicine drawer was empty. Where could there be a trace of mandala?

"This...this is impossible..."

He quickly opened five or six medicine drawers around him and saw that they were full of ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum and other things.

The more rare medicinal materials are there, but the mandala is missing.

Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Wenyan, "It seems that you need to explain it carefully."