The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 8: One Inch of Gold 08
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Chapter 8 An Inch of Gold 08
A thin layer of sweat broke out on Zheng Wenyan’s forehead, “Master Hou, it took a long time to open this medicine warehouse, and I never carry the key with me. Although the study room in the main hall is locked, I can go in and out on weekdays. There are quite a few of them, Lord Marquis, no matter how crazy I am, I will never murder my own brother.”
Seeing Huo Weilou’s cold expression, Zheng Wenyan said hurriedly: “Yes, I went to my second brother’s study that night to look for zhezi. Before the Chinese New Year, I saw my mother writing zhezi in her pavilion. , when she saw me arriving, my mother put the fold away. I felt something was wrong at the time, but my mother didn’t mention it, so I didn’t ask. Later, my mother passed away suddenly, and I panicked. When I was sorting out my mother’s belongings, I looked for my mother’s I couldn’t find the discount in the bedroom or study…”
Zheng Wenyan had a grimace on his face, as if he was about to cry, “I was wondering if my mother had already given the fold to my second brother. I was busy with my mother’s funeral in the past few days, and my second brother stayed behind closed doors all day long. I didn’t Opportunity, that night, the second sister-in-law Xiaoer was outside and the second brother was nowhere to be seen, so I got the opportunity to look for it.”
Zheng Wenyan was eager to prove himself and no longer dared to hide anything. Huo Weilou still had an unreadable look on his face after hearing this. He only glanced around the medicine warehouse and said, “Search to see if there are any clues.”
Several embroidered garment envoys searched according to the order, but found nothing after a while.
Huo Weilou’s eyes were solemn, “Invite the servants from all the courtyards in the mansion to ask questions, and make sure no one is left out.” After giving the instructions, Huo Weilou suddenly thought of something and asked, “Who is Aunt Yu?”
Zheng Wenyan was stunned and said with some hesitation: “She is the personal maid brought by my mother from the capital. She is a person whom my mother can trust very much. She just made a mistake more than ten years ago and was driven away to the ancestral hall by her mother to serve the Zheng family.” Guard the ancestral hall.”
“Made a mistake more than ten years ago?”
Zheng Wenyan nodded, “Yes, about fifteen or sixteen years ago. I don’t know the specific reason. The ancestral hall is in the northwest of the mansion. Aunt Yu has not stepped out of the ancestral hall in these years, and my mother only went to the ancestral hall to offer incense during the New Year. I just met her once, and she was a cold-hearted person. Even when my mother passed away, she didn’t show up.”
The confidants brought from the capital were punished and kept in the ancestral hall for more than ten years.
Huo Weilou looked at He Cheng and said, “Send someone to the ancestral hall to see if it is true.”
He Cheng nodded in agreement, and Huo Weilou said, “You don’t have a witness. From now on, don’t walk around in your own courtyard. I will verify what you just said.”
Zheng Wenyan was a little embarrassed, “Master Hou, today is Mother’s Day, and there will be a small ritual ceremony later.”
After pondering for a moment, Huo Weilou pointed to the embroiderer and said, “Follow him.”
Zheng Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief. Soon, an embroiderer came to report, “Master Marquis, all the servants in the mansion have gathered.”
There were many servants in the Hou Mansion, and it would take a lot of time to ask questions one by one. Huo Weilou did not hesitate and ordered people to lock the door of the medicine storehouse and go back to the front yard. However, Bo Ruoyou walked up to He Cheng and said, “Sir , I want to do an autopsy.”
He Cheng hesitated, “Who will test…”
“Check the Second Master Zheng.”
After a pause, Bo Ruoyou said: “I still don’t know why Mr. Zheng went to Yaoyue Pavilion. Although the cause of death is clear, there are still many doubts. I want to see if there are any other clues on the body.”
She spoke not loudly, but Huo Weilou, who was walking in front, stopped and looked over.
Seeing him like this, Eunuch Fu immediately said with great interest, “Miss Bo! I’ll go with you!”
After Eunuch Fu finished speaking, he looked at Huo Weilou as if to ask for his opinion. Huo Weilou nodded slightly, and then took the others away. He Cheng said casually, “Since Eunuch Fu is going with you, I will accompany the Marquis to ask. That’s it.”
Eunuch Fu smiled and waved, and He Cheng hurriedly followed Huo Weilou. When they left, Eunuch Fu turned to Bo Ruoyou and said, “Let’s go, Miss Bo, our family really likes to watch your autopsy…”
Bo Ruoyou couldn’t laugh or cry, “This is the first time I heard that some people like to watch autopsies.”
Eunuch Fu sighed, “Actually, our family comes from the inner palace. Where did we see these scenes in the first place? But ever since the Majesty ordered our family to follow the Marquis, we have become accustomed to it. Not only are we used to these, but also the yamen’s set of questions The judges all know the general idea, hey, it’s hard for an old man like us to follow the Marquis.”
The two of them had turned towards the west courtyard. As they walked, Eunuch Fu asked, “How many corpses has Miss Bo examined?”
Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, “I have been in and out of Yizhuang since I was twelve years old, and there may be hundreds of them by now.”
Eunuch Fu clicked his tongue, “Will Miss Bo continue to be a widower in the future?”
Bo Ruoyou smiled and said, “I have to continue.”
Eunuch Fu looked at Bo Ruoyou with some worry. Bo Ruoyou was a little frightened by his look and said: “Eunuch, there is no need to worry about me. Although Wu Zuo is a lowly servant, Wu Zuo’s skills can speak for the dead. I believe in the Buddha and the Tao, but I believe even more in the sword in my hand. Since I have this thought, I don’t feel it’s hard, nor do I feel sorry for myself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw in the corridor not far away, several servants of the Hou Mansion were carrying large and small ritual sacrifices towards the direction where the old lady had laid her body. Eunuch Fu suddenly smiled and said, “Miss Bo, this is What you said is true. If you really die because of injustice, believing in Buddhism and Taoism will not work.”
As she was talking, she saw the maid walking at the end suddenly tripped over something and fell to the ground. The tray of melons and fruits she was holding rolled to the ground instantly, and one of the fruits rolled to the ground. In front of Eunuch Fu and Bo Ruoyou.
“Silly girl! What are you doing! This is a sacrifice to the old lady!”
The steward in charge began to curse, and when he saw Bo Ruoyou and Bo Ruoyou, his expression suddenly changed, and he lowered his voice and said, “Why don’t you pick it up quickly, are you going to scare the noble man?”
The silly aunt got up from the ground and limped towards Bo Ruoyou. Bao Ruoyou leaned over and picked up the fruit. When the silly aunt came up to him, he handed the fruit over.
Si Gu kept her head lowered until the fruit was placed in Bo Ruoyou’s palm, then she suddenly raised her head and glanced at her.
As he raised his head, Bo Ruoyou’s breath froze. The silly girl had a pair of clear almond-shaped eyes, but there was a palm-sized purple-black scar on the left side of her face, which almost covered the entire left side of her face. Bo Ruoyou looked at it. I understood that it was an old scar left after a burn.
With only a nod to Bao Ruoyou, the silly girl took the fruit and turned away. When she turned her back, Bao Ruoyou frowned again.
Si Gu was still limping. When she came, Bo Ruoyou thought she had fallen somewhere, but when he went back now, Bo Ruoyou discovered that Si Gu was really lame.
When the group of people walked away, Eunuch Fu sighed: “You don’t look very old, but you are burned and lame. It’s really pitiful.”
Bo Ruoyou responded, “I didn’t expect that the Hou Mansion would use her.”
Ordinary noble families have strict requirements for their servants. Those with disabilities in body and appearance will probably not be retained.
Eunuch Fu said: “She is also lucky.”
While the two were talking, they had already arrived in front of the west courtyard. There were government officials guarding the courtyard. When Bo Ruoyou and Eunuch Fu arrived, they immediately came to greet them. Yesterday, Bo Ruoyou had done a rough inspection of Zheng Wenchen’s body, but an autopsy was to be performed today. , it still takes some effort.
After entering the mourning hall, after some preparations, Bo Ruoyou picked up the small scalpel and saw that she was cutting open the abdomen of the corpse as accurately as yesterday. Eunuch Fu held her nose and took a step back, ” Our family has been with Mr. Hou for a long time, but it is rare to see Miss Bo working so hard.”
Bo Ruoyou looked cold and solemn, and said without raising his head when he heard this: “The longer time goes by, the more difficult the case will be to solve.”
“That’s true.” Eunuch Fu sighed, “I just hope that by questioning the servants ahead, I can find useful evidence.”
Bo Ruoyou said: “I’m afraid it won’t be easy, but if something is found on the body, it will be more useful than a hundred testimonies.”
Today is the seventh day after Zheng Wenchen’s death. The body spots are more and more scattered. The skin of his limbs has turned a shocking purple color. There are tiny mildew spots on his mouth and nose. There is more rot in the abdominal cavity. Bo Ruoyou lowered his head and looked carefully. He was checking something in the abdomen. After a while, Bo Ruoyou took the porcelain plate containing the sacrifices and carefully took out a ball of dirt from the abdomen of the corpse.
Eunuch Fu pinched his nose and asked, “What is this?”
Bo Ruoyou shook his head, “I don’t know yet, seven days after the death of the deceased, there was no food in the stomach, but this thing has not been digested yet.”
Hearing that the corpse was taken out from the stomach, Eunuch Fu walked to the door in a few steps and took a deep breath. Bao Ruoyou stitched the corpse and arranged it, and then walked towards the side room with the porcelain plate. Bo Ruoyou cleaned his hands first, and then poured water into the porcelain plate. The dirt was diluted by the water, and soon, the sticky dirt spread out.
Eunuch Fu quickly came closer and asked, “What is it?”
Bao Ruoyou took the bamboo tweezers from the wooden box, carefully picked up the object, frowned a few times and said, “It’s paper.”
“Paper? What paper?”
Bo Ruoyou frowned, “It’s a golden note.”
Although the gold-sprinkled paper is considered valuable, it is still common in the Hou family.
Suddenly, Bo Ruoyou said again, “There are words on it.”
Before Eunuch Fu could ask again, a deep voice appeared from behind him, “What word?”
Bao Ruoyou was stunned and looked up at the door. As expected, Huo Weilou was here.
She straightened up and shook her head, “The ink color is extremely light, so I can’t see it yet.”
Huo Weilou came closer. He stood with his backlight, his facial features hidden in the shadows, and only a pair of eyes as cold as stars. Bo Ruoyou met his eyes without hesitation, “However, civilian women have Method.”