The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 140: Seventh Lady 10

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Chapter 140 Seventh Lady 10

Everyone looked at Liu Xi, who was full of bitterness on Liu Xi's gloomy face, "The rules of the Liu family are that every year when offering sacrifices to ancestors during the New Year, one of the children and grandchildren must stay in the ancestral hall. It was me, that year, my uncle and the others had already left, but he suddenly returned in a hurry to check the cabinet where the genealogy was kept, as if he was afraid that the genealogy would be seen by others, and I became suspicious at that time."

"It was also at that time that my eldest uncle began to ask people to propose marriage to my seventh sister. By chance, when I went to ask my eldest uncle and my second uncle about things in the shop, I heard them talking about my seventh sister and what my second uncle meant. It was just a matter of marrying off the seventh sister without telling outsiders. The uncle was worried, saying that if the family tree was removed, the seventh sister would have a hard time in her husband's family. The second uncle said that there was nothing he could do, she was not Liu. Family blood."

Liu Yan's eyes widened when he heard this, "Fifth brother knew it then..."

Wu Xiang frowned, "Why did you say you went to Shuiyue Temple many times to find her last time?"

"In order to ask her who harmed her." Liu Xi's eyes showed a bit of gloom. He glanced at Liu Yan and explained clearly, "She never goes out of the house alone. If there is a banquet at home, She rarely goes out and about as a guest, and I can count the number of foreign men she can name on one hand. I don’t think she will have an affair with any foreigner."

Liu Yan couldn't help but say, "Fifth brother, don't talk nonsense."

Liu Xi ignored it, "If I know this, then other brothers may also know it. There are far more people who hate her than people who like her in this house. Even I myself have never known it since I was a child. She treats her as a biological sister. If she hadn't saved my life back then, and I knew what kind of person she was these years, I would have thought of getting her married earlier."

"If there is a kinship between brother and sister, there are bound by ethics and etiquette. But if you know that she is not a biological brother and sister, you will no longer have any scruples about immorality. Especially as time goes by, it becomes harder and harder to treat her as a biological sister——"

Liu Xi's eyes narrowed for a moment, and then she looked at Wu Xiang, "Therefore, the person who murdered her must be someone from the palace, but she is unwilling to tell who that person is, and even I can't ask."

Liu Yan hesitated to speak. Even though Liu Yao was not of the Liu family's blood, in the eyes of outsiders, she was still a young lady of the Liu family. If this matter spread, it would be a scandal comparable to picking up ashes, and the Liu family would definitely be criticized by others. .

Wu Xiang saw the pain in Liu Xi's eyes and did not ask him what he thought about Liu Yao. He just said: "Then do you know who else knows about this?"

Liu Xi shook his head and sighed, "It would be nice if I knew."

Wu Xiang frowned, "If I ask your brothers now, I'm afraid they will all say they don't know."

Wu Xiang looked at Liu Yan again, and Liu Yan said with discomfort: "I really don't know. In my heart, the seventh sister is my younger sister. I also told you the reason why I don't care about her so much. No." Maybe I hurt him."

Wu Xiang pondered briefly, "Can the second and fourth young masters be in the house?"

Liu Yan nodded quickly, "Yes."

"Please come over, please."

Liu Yan ordered his attendants to invite people. Soon, the second young master Liu Xu was the first to arrive in the hall. Among the brothers, Liu Xusheng was handsome and gentle, and his speech and behavior were polite and polite. The eldest young master was not there. , he does have some brotherly poise.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Xu asked about the case with concern. When Wu Xiang said that there was no progress yet, Liu Xu's eyes darkened. Wu Xiang looked him up and down for a moment, "I heard that the second young master has been engaged."

Liu Xu nodded, and Wu Xiang asked again: "I don't know which lady she is from"

Liu Xu was a little hesitant and confused, as if he didn’t understand why Wu Xiang asked this. Liu Yan hurriedly said from the side: "It's the second lady of the Minister of Etiquette——"

Wu Xiang nodded slightly and said no more. Not long after, the fourth young master Liu Heng came to the door of the hall with a sick look. He had not been seen for two days. His complexion became sallower and his eyes were black and blue. It was obvious that he had been extremely tortured in the past two days. As soon as he entered the door, he sat down impatiently, "What did you ask me to do here? I already said what I needed to say that day."

Wu Xiang looked at Liu Xu and Liu Heng, "Do you know that Liu Yao is not of the Liu family's blood?"

Wu Xiang asked directly. As soon as he said this, Liu Xu and Liu Heng looked surprised at the same time. Liu Xu looked surprised and confused, "What? Yao'er is not of Liu family blood?"

Liu Heng also frowned and said, "The seventh sister is the biological daughter of the fifth uncle. How can I say this?"

Both of them were shocked. It seemed that they had no idea about this matter before. Wu Xiang looked at the two of them carefully and saw that neither of them looked away from him. Neither of them had any sense of being sneaky or guilty. Wu Xiang I was a little confused for a moment. If neither of them knew about this, then in the entire Liu family, only the eldest master and the second master plus Liu Xi knew about it. Could it be one of the eldest master and the second master?

Wu Xiang glanced at Liu Yan. Liu Yan had just slowly told Liu Yao's life story. Liu Xu and Liu Heng were stunned for a moment. Liu Xu said regretfully: "No wonder my grandmother didn't like her since she was a child. I thought My grandmother believed the words of those monks and Taoists. No matter what disputes the previous generation had, it had nothing to do with her. She had a very difficult life since she was a child."

Liu Heng snorted when he heard this, "What's so difficult? She's not a young lady from the Liu family, but we have allowed her to grow up well. Without us, we don't know how she would have lived."

Liu Hengyan disliked Liu Yao very much during the conversation, even though she was dead. Liu Yan sighed and said: "The most important thing right now is to find out who killed the seventh sister. If there is really someone in our house, If there are people who seek to murder people, no one will be able to live in peace."

Everyone fell silent for a moment. Wu Xiang looked at the several Liu family members in the room and felt that any one of them could lie. Even though he had asked the servants of the Liu family for their testimonies, he did not rule out the possibility of perjury on their behalf.

Bao Ruoyou looked at these brothers and felt that they were unreal. Such a stalemate was not an option, so the two had no choice but to say goodbye.

After leaving Liu Mansion, the two returned to the Yamen. When they arrived at the Yamen, Wu Xiang looked through the confessions of several nuns and said: "The nuns that the second master doted on didn't realize that the second master was so affectionate towards Liu Yao in his words. On the contrary, because of Liu Yao's reputation, the second master is quite disgusted. As Liu Xi said, she seems to be a troublemaker, and the two masters of the Liu family just want to marry her off."

Bo Ruoyou’s beautiful eyebrows were furrowed, and her dark eyes were dark. “Looking at the appearance of the eldest son of the Liu family just now, he seemed to think that it was Liu Yao who caused so many troubles in the Liu family.”

She pondered for a moment, "After the incident that day, only the murderer knew that something had happened to Liu Yao. However, the news of Liu Yao's death was not reported in the nunnery. If the murderer was the one who arrested him, would he be anxious?"

Wu Xiang thought for a moment, "Of course I'm worried. You said Liu Yao died from excessive blood loss, and there was no excess blood on the floor in the house. If it were me, I would be worried about whether Liu Yao was dead."

Bo Ruoyou narrowed his eyes and said, "Then the murderer will probably choose to visit the nunnery under the guise of visiting her."

Wu Xiang stood up and walked around, analyzing what she said, "The first person to visit her was the third master. When he asked the questions the day before yesterday, he had already asked the people in the house. As the eldest master of the Liu family is an official, he is Liu The second master, the head of the family, is in charge of the Liu family's business. However, because he likes drinking and sex, and acts wildly and imprudently, the third master is there to help him. The third master is responsible for his actions and is quite kind to his servants. He is very good at business. Above all, he is smarter than Mr. Accountant. Is he visiting Liu Yao just because he is concerned about his niece, or is it because of something else?"

As Bao Ruoyou pondered, Wu Xiang added: "The second one is the second young master Liu Xu. He said that he went there as the oldest brother in the family, and the third one is Liu Xi. I don't know why, but I don't How to doubt Liu Xi? Compared with others, Liu Xi's emotions are clearly visible on his face, and he visits Liu Yao the most times. If he is the person Liu Yao has an affair with, how can he go to see her so openly? Her?"

Bao Ruoyou didn’t know what he was thinking and didn’t answer for a while. Wu Xiang thought for a moment and said, “We still need to find out everyone’s details more clearly. Liu Yao doesn’t say who has an affair with her. If he was trying to protect someone, could it be Liu Xu? He had already made an engagement with the lady of the Shangshu family. If he told it, it would probably affect this good marriage. Today, both Liu Xu and Liu Heng acted very unconcerned about this matter. I don’t know, but I don’t think I can fully believe it.”

Bo Ruoyou also felt this way, "Then the head catcher will continue to investigate. I want to think about how the murderer escaped."

The two reached a consensus. Seeing that it was getting late, Bo Ruoyou went home first. The case was complicated and confusing, and the secret room at the scene of the crime had not yet been cracked. Bo Ruoyou felt inexplicably that if he could figure out why the murderer died in a sealed room In the house, the murderer of this case will also be revealed.

At dinner time, Bo Ruoyou told Cheng Yunzhi what he had learned at Liu's house. Cheng Yunzhi frowned, "If so, then the three people who were most suspicious were indeed the three people who went to visit first, especially the third master. My niece is not very caring, but this is her first time to visit her, and he is the first one to go."

Bo Ruoyou sighed bitterly, "There is no other evidence at the moment. Chief Wu will continue to investigate. I'm afraid it will take a few days."

Seeing that she was thinking hard, Cheng Yunzhi had no choice but to comfort her. After dinner, Bo Ruoyou went back to her room to take a shower and lay down. Because her heart was anxious, she couldn't sleep for a while. However, she was not thinking about the case at this moment. Huo Wei Tower.

The southwest and the capital are thousands of miles apart. Thinking that Huo Weilou was in danger and there was no news, she felt a pain in her heart. It was already dark, and she tossed and turned for a long time before she fell asleep.

In the dream, it was that misty fantasy again. She was like a blind girl who was lost. She couldn't see the road under her feet or the direction she was going. Only the endless tinkling of bells came, and she felt like she was in a dream for a moment. At the end of the narrow road that was completely dark, for a moment, I seemed to hear a strange yet familiar cry again. The voice was childish and frightening, which instantly made Bo Ruoyou feel sad. For a moment, there were golden lights flashing in front of my eyes, as if through the gauze. In the mist, she seemed to see Huo Weilou covered in blood.

……

Bao Ruoyou was awakened by a knock on the door.

She suddenly opened her eyes, and after a few breaths she heard Aunt Liang's voice coming from outside the door.

"Miss? Miss, are you still awake?"

Bao Ruoyou turned to look at the sky outside the window, and saw that it was already bright. She was a little surprised, put on her clothes and got up, and went to open the door first. Aunt Liang stood outside the door, looking at Bo Ruoyou worriedly, "What's wrong, Miss?" Yes? But uncomfortable?"

She got up late today, which made Cheng Yunzhi a little worried, so he asked Aunt Liang to come and take a look.

Bao Ruoyou rubbed the center of his eyebrows. He clearly felt tired and his forehead ached, but he couldn't remember what he dreamed about last night. "No, I just had trouble sleeping last night and went to bed a little late."

Aunt Liang looked her up and down for a moment and said, "That's good. Miss, would you like to sleep a little longer?"

Bao Ruoyou shook her head. Aunt Liang asked her to freshen up and have breakfast before leaving. She stood in front of the door in a daze. She woke up again for a while, but she still couldn't remember the scene in her dream last night.

After having breakfast with Cheng Yunzhi, the father and daughter went to Wuzhaohou Mansion again. Bao Ruoyou was determined to go to Wuzhaohou Mansion first. She wanted to know if there was any news from the southwest.

The carriage stopped in front of the Hou Mansion. As soon as Bo Ruoyou saw Eunuch Fu, he couldn't help but ask. Eunuch Fu sighed, "No news, no news at all..."

Bao Ruoyou's knuckles clenched in front of her turned white. A white light flashed in her mind. She suddenly saw Huo Weilou covered in blood. Her heart throbbed and her face instantly turned pale. .