The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 106: Liu Hua Fei 02

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Chapter 106 Six Flowers Flying 02

Although he didn't know who was knocking on the door, Bo Jingqian expected that Cheng Yunzhi would not contact his old acquaintances when he returned to Beijing. He suppressed his anger and still said sarcastically: "Yunzhi, that's not what you said. Back then, the Bo family and the Lin family were on good terms, and it was not just Jing Xing. You had been away from the capital for many years, and no matter which family arranged for you to get married like this, you would have to withdraw."

The mocking in Cheng Yunzhi's eyes became even heavier, "We have been away from Beijing for many years, which has indeed made things difficult for the Lin family, but why does everyone know that the Lin family got engaged to you ten years ago, which means that it has been less than two years since I left Beijing with Youyou. , you changed the name of the marriage. When you and Jing Xing made a verbal engagement, everyone thought that the two children were too young and did not publicize it widely. However, you changed the name of the marriage and immediately compiled all kinds of plans. Speaking like this, where will Jing Xing, Yuetang, and Youyou be placed?"

Bao Jingqian was a little speechless, and Mrs. Hu said softly: "Yunzhi, we also had hardships back then. As for the rumors outside, they did not come from our mouths. You know these people in the capital very well. I like to tell something as if it is magical."

She and her husband were each making a fool of themselves, and she was the only woman to open her mouth. It was hard for Cheng Yunzhi to argue with each other, so Hu continued: "We are indeed at fault of our little niece in this matter. We have also been negligent over the years. "Yeah, you are right to be angry, but this matter has been a foregone conclusion for many years. Yi Xian and Zhao'er are also childhood sweethearts. I hope you will take it for the sake of the two juniors..."

Cheng Yunzhi frowned, "I just said, if you want the marriage, take it. We don't care about this marriage."

Hu and Bo Jingqian looked at each other. Just now, they were still angry about what Cheng Yunzhi said. Now that Cheng Yunzhi said it again, they heard it more clearly. Hu smiled and said, "Is this...serious?"

Cheng Yunzhi smiled coolly and said, "I am not a person who talks nonsense."

Hu and Bo Jingqian never expected Cheng Yunzhi and Bo Ruoyou to have this attitude, and they were relieved. At this moment, Zhou Liang led someone around the screen wall, and they looked up from the main hall. At a glance, he saw Lin Zhao coming with a gift.

Bo Jingqian and his wife's expressions changed slightly, and Bo Yixian sat up straight. Lin Zhao walked a few steps inside and realized that the three members of Bo Yixian's family were here. He was a little surprised and couldn't help but raised his eyebrows and came over, "Uncle Cheng, Bo Shibo, what are you—"

Bo Jingqian was a little nervous for a moment, but he still smiled and said, "I guess you already know that Youyou is the second young lady of the Bo family, and Yunzhi is also an old friend. We are here to visit them."

Bo Ruoyou was originally the daughter of the Bo family. It was only a matter of time before they were together. Lin Zhao had expected that they would recognize each other, but now he could see that something was wrong in the atmosphere. He pondered for a moment without saying anything more. , "I see, I am also here to visit Uncle Cheng today."

Facing Lin Zhao, Cheng Yunzhi's expression softened a little, "Lin Zhao, please sit down."

Lin Zhao sat down, and then Bo Jingqian said: "Yunzhi, as I said before, you can go back to live in the Bo family."

Cheng Yunzhi smiled half-heartedly, "No need, Youyou is Miss Bo's family, but she has been with me all these years, and she doesn't feel comfortable letting her go back. It's great for us, father and daughter, to live here."

Bo Jingqian naturally had to act grandiose in front of Lin Zhao. At this time, he said regretfully: "I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of me. If that's the case, then that's fine. Jing Xing and Yuetang's yard has been kept there all these years, and it's quiet and quiet. We will also clean up her boudoir as soon as possible. As long as she wants to go back, she can go back at any time."

Cheng Yunzhi said secretly, "That's really troublesome for you."

Bao Jingqian groaned secretly, thinking that if he stayed any longer, Cheng Yunzhi wouldn't know what to say, and it would be too ugly to argue in front of Lin Zhao, but he didn't want Lin Zhao to stay here for a long time. , if he left, what if Cheng Yunzhi said something to Lin Zhao behind their backs?

So he sighed, "Don't worry, we are all a family. We took less care of you in the past few years. Now that you are back, we will naturally take good care of you and Youyou."

Cheng Yunzhi licked his lips but did not answer. Bo Jingqian looked at Lin Zhao, "Zhao'er, why did you come alone today?"

Lin Zhao considered it carefully and said: "Uncle Cheng has not come to visit him since he came back, so he came to visit today."

Bo Jingqian nodded understandingly, "That's right. Your father and Yunzhi are old friends, and we have in-laws here, so I'd like to thank you for your trouble." As he spoke, Bo Jingqian turned to look at Cheng Yunzhi, "We're coming too. It has been a long time. I am in such a hurry today that I have not prepared anything. I will prepare a banquet at Bo Mansion another day to welcome you and wash away the dust."

Cheng Yunzhi was lukewarm, "I have inconvenience on my legs and feet, and I don't drink, so there's no need for that."

Bao Jingqian couldn't help but stood up and said goodbye. Finally, he said to Lin Zhao, "Zhao'er, I'm going to your house later. Do you want to go back with Shibo?"

Lin Zhao was stunned, thinking that he was just here, so why did he let him go? He added: "Right now, my father is still in the Yamen and has not returned home yet..."

Bao Jingqian smiled understandingly and said, "It doesn't matter. I wish you were here. It just so happens that the matter that your father and I are discussing is also related to you."

Lin Zhao stood up in confusion and looked at Cheng Yunzhi, "That's so rude to Uncle Cheng..."

Why didn't Cheng Yunzhi understand what Bo Jingqian was thinking in his heart? He smiled lightly and didn't care, "It's okay, Lin Zhao, you can go on your own. If you come to see us, we already appreciate it."

Lin Zhao was a little unhappy in his heart. Bo Jingqian's trip was meant to be coercive, let alone a guest at someone else's house. How could he treat a guest in someone else's house like this? However, since Bo Jingqian was like this, Cheng Yunzhi had no intention of keeping him, so he had to bite the bullet. Say goodbye together.

Cheng Yunzhi was out of sight and out of mind towards Bo Jingqian, but Lin Zhao looked clueless and sighed. When the group left Cheng's house, he shook his head and said, "It's a pity Lin Zhao." I went to see Bao Ruoyou, "Youyou, do you really have no regrets?"

Bo Ruoyou laughed, "Why do you regret it?" He said with a smile, "Father, since we are no longer pursuing this marriage, let's stay away from Mr. Lin in the future."

Cheng Yunzhi nodded and sighed again.

Outside the Cheng residence, Bo Jingqian seriously planned to go to the Lin Mansion, so he ordered the carriage to take him to the Lin Mansion first, and then sent Hu and Bo Yixian back. On the carriage, Bo Yixian said worriedly: "Father, mother, brother Lin Zhao, this It seems that the matter is unknown."

Mrs. Hu raised her eyebrows: "So what if you know? It's you and no one else who have been engaged for ten years. Your father went to the Lin Mansion today to set the wedding date for you and Lin Zhao. The wedding date is fixed, so you can just wait and see. ”

Bo Yixian clutched the handkerchief: "Didn't you say...my second sister was very ill back then? Why is she so slim and graceful now?" Not only is she slim, but she is also beautiful.

Ms. Hu and Bo Jingqian looked at each other, and Bo Jingqian said with deep eyes: "Cheng Yunzhi said he didn't want to get married, so he probably really didn't want it, so there's no need to think about it. If they are willing to live outside, just follow them and go back to meet the old man. The two will discuss it and at most come to visit. The court has been turbulent recently and I don’t have the time to worry about it. As long as it doesn’t ruin Xian’er’s marriage, everything will be easy.”

When Bo Jingqian said this, Mrs. Hu also nodded and said: "But in order to prevent changes, Lin Zhao doesn't know, so don't let him know. When you and Yixuan are with him, try to find a way to let him go to Chengdu less often." Move around the house to avoid unnecessary problems."

As she said this, she frowned in disgust, "Isn't that girl working as a prisoner in the Yamen? He has no taboos at all! He had a terrible fate back then, and now he is in this business of working with the dead, so he has to leave. It would be better if she stays far away."

Bao Jingqian was too lazy to care about the little thoughts of the mother and daughter. He just wanted to see Lin Huai today. In addition to the marriage of his children, he also had to ask Lin Huai for advice on some difficult matters in the court.

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As soon as the Bo family left, the father and daughter returned to their usual routine. They had to meet each other sooner or later. Although today came unexpectedly, they could not only meet each other, but also save a trip to Bo's house. After all, there were some Things cannot avoid the Bo Mansion.

Cheng Yunzhi said as if he was remembering something: "Qingming Festival will be in two days. We have to pay homage to our father and mother. We can just prepare the sacrifices ourselves."

Bo Ruoyou agreed and waited until after noon before going to the Yamen. When they arrived at the Yamen, Wu Xiang and Sun Zhao were still interrogating the case in Heishui Village, but she was no longer needed at this stage. All the bones were After making inspection records, it was nothing to do with her. Just as she was about to leave, someone came to the government office to report to the government that someone had trampled someone to death on horseback in the busy city.

Wu Xiang had no choice but to get out. Because he was in the busy city, he wanted to take Hu Changqing with him, but after asking, he learned that Hu Changqing had been coming to the Yamen for a few days to answer the call. Bo Ruoyou saw him and said, "Take me there, the head catcher." That’s good.”

Wu Xiang hesitated, "In this busy place, you are a woman, I'm just afraid that others will point fingers at you."

Bo Ruoyou laughed, "I did an autopsy last time, so there is no need for the arrester to be taboo about this."

Wu Xiang hesitated to speak. It was because he took her outside for an autopsy last time that she was targeted by the murderer. He originally thought that he would take Hu Changqing with him whenever he went to crowded places in the future, but he thought of Hu Changqing. He frowned and said, "I don't know what happened to Changqing recently. He was a safe person earlier, but after a year, there were some omissions in the autopsy, and even the yamen came less often."

In the end, Bo Ruoyou followed Wu Xiang.

The place where the accident happened was in Lujia Lane. When she arrived, she was a little surprised. It was close to the East Market. There were many restaurants and teahouses on the street. The streets were quite wide. Moreover, this was not the time when there were the most people coming and going. Why? Will someone ride a horse and trample someone to death?

It was in the afternoon when a murder suddenly occurred in the market. Many people gathered to watch. They could see where the accident happened at a glance. They stopped the carriage nearby. Wu Xiang had already rushed over with the government official. Seeing the official arrival, the common people naturally took a few steps back, not wanting to get involved in the matter, so when Bo Ruoyou got off the carriage, he saw the person lying on the ground.

Lying on the ground was an honest man in his thirties, dressed in a brown coarse cloth. There was a strange dent in his chest. Blood stained his entire upper body, and pooled under him and flowed out a foot away.

A woman in coarse blue clothes was lying next to the man and crying loudly.

Wu Xiang stepped forward and touched the side of his neck. The person was indeed dead. The woman fell to her knees with tears on her face, "Sir, please make the decision for the women of the country. My husband was killed by a horse." The child was trampled to death, he was trampled to death."

Wu Xiang raised his eyes and looked around, only to see two carriages and five or six horses on the street, all parked in front of the teahouse not far away. When the woman saw him looking over, she immediately said: " Sir, the person who killed my husband was in that teahouse. My husband was trampled to death. They found out that he couldn’t be saved, so they entered the teahouse and said they would deal with it when the government officials came——"

The woman looked at Wu Xiang imploringly. Wu Xiang turned around and looked at Bo Ruoyou, "Xiao Bo, come and take a look."

Bao Ruoyou stepped forward amidst the whispers of the people around him. He first checked the deceased's injuries, then stood up to look at the traces left on the ground not far away. After a while, he came back and asked the woman, "Your husband, first Being knocked down from behind and then stepped on?"

The woman kept nodding her head, "Yes, our husband and wife were here to sell some gadgets. My husband came from across the street and didn't even look at the road behind him. Those people rushed towards me on horseback and hit my husband first. He fell to the ground, and the man behind him stepped on him with his horse's hooves again. My husband vomited blood on the spot..."

After hearing this, Bao Ruoyou remained silent and turned to look at Wu Xiang. Wu Xiang looked at her and asked, "How is it?"

"The fatal injury was a stampede on the chest, which broke the left sternum and ribs. The broken bone should have penetrated into the heart, and then caused the deceased to die violently. There were also bruises and scratches on the body. It is necessary to specify For inspection, you have to bring it back to Yizhuang."

Wu Xiang nodded, then grabbed the knife at his side, turned around and walked into the teahouse. He trampled people to death, but he was able to enter the teahouse and wait in such a grand manner. Wu Xiang had already guessed which rich family they were. .

After entering the teahouse, Wu Xiang saw a lot of people sitting and standing under the northwest window, and the six people sitting among them were all dressed in rich clothes. At first glance, they were either rich or noble. Wu Xiang frowned. Before, "I am the head catcher of Jingzhao Yin Yamen. Just now, a horse trampled someone to death in the street. Which one of you was it?"

The people present were all young men in their twenties. After Wu Xiang asked, there was no look of urgency on their faces. The man above him drank tea and sighed: "He is my servant——"

He raised his hand and pointed at a guard standing aside. The guard lowered his head, and the man added: "It is indeed our fault for this matter, but that man is not completely blameless. Seeing us riding horses When he came, he didn't dodge, so he was able to bump into me. I can hand him over to your government office, but I hope you will deal with him impartially."

Wu Xiang glanced at the attendants, but his eyes were still on the few people present, "Please follow me out and point out which horse is the horse that tramples people to death."

This statement made several people a little impatient, but the person in charge sighed, "That's it, we are all reasonable people, just point it out."

He took the lead and walked out, and the others also stood up and walked out. After leaving the teahouse, the man pointed to a brown horse, "That's it. If you think it is guilty, your yamen will take it away too." That’s it.”

As soon as they came out, they immediately attracted Bo Ruoyou's attention. She stood up and took a few steps closer to listen to what they said.

Wu Xiang asked again: "What was the situation like at that time?"

The leader stopped talking and asked the attendant to speak. The attendant turned pale and looked nervous. Hearing the words, he stepped forward and said, "We followed the carriage all the way here. Because there were so many people, we couldn't see clearly in front of us. Why, we just walked and shouted all the way. At that time, everyone else had dispersed, but this person was the only one standing straight in the road and wouldn't give way when he saw us."

After he finished speaking, another man in fine clothes sneered: "Don't bump into us on purpose and ask us for money."

The woman who was paralyzed on the ground heard this and cried even louder, "It was obviously you who bumped into me. You saw that there were many people, but you did not slow down the horse at all. My husband has limited legs and feet and cannot escape. , he was knocked to the ground by you, and the person behind him did not rein in his horse, so he was trampled to death on the spot. How could you confuse right and wrong like this?"

The woman was angry and sad. After speaking, she looked at the people around her and said, "Everyone was watching at that time. You...you were watching. Please say something fair for me... ”

The woman looked around pleadingly, but after she finished her words, no one said anything. Some of the people here came after the incident, and those who were already here looked at the young people. The young masters all came from extraordinary backgrounds, so how could they dare to speak like this?

The woman became even more desperate. A look of disdain flashed across the faces of the young men, and one of them said: "Come on, we know who stepped on the person anyway, so we can do as we please with him back. Your yamen is just doing errands." It would be better to be neater."

Hearing this, the attendant nodded immediately: "It was me... I was the one who trampled to death with my horse. Even if that person was weird, I really did trample him to death. I am indeed guilty. I will go back to the Yamen with you." ."

"You're talking nonsense -" the woman on the ground shouted again, "It wasn't you, I remember it was a young man in fine clothes who trampled my husband to death, not a servant, you are trying to shirk the blame..."

She cried until her voice became hoarse. She was afraid that others would not believe what she said, so she looked at the people around her and said, "Some of you must have seen it. Can you please help me testify? Please... ”

The crowds of people around were silent, and some wanted to turn around and leave. The woman, with tears streaming down her face, was holding her husband's body and didn't know what to do. At this time, a clear voice rang out.

"You are lying. What she said is true. When you hit someone, you knocked him over from behind. It was not her husband who stood still in the street on purpose. Also, the horse hit someone and hurt him. It’s not you, but—him.”

Bao Ruoyou raised her finger and pointed at one of the young men in blue shirts who had never spoken a word. As soon as she finished pointing, the expressions of these fearless young people changed. One of them frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

Wu Xiang said with a half-smile but not a smile: "This girl is the co-worker of our yamen. Since you are all suspected of lying, well, please follow me back to the yamen, and let's talk about it. Whoever controls the horse harms others."

"Back to the Yamen? Do you know who these two gentlemen are?"

A man in a blue shirt spoke. He pointed at the man in front of him and said, "This is the second young master of Zhongyi Bofu." Then he pointed to the young man in blue shirt next to him, "This is the young master of the Ministry of Finance. , you invite them back to the Yamen, can you do it?"

Wu Xiang frowned when he heard this. Although he could see that several people were either rich or noble, the number of people in Zhongyi's Mansion and the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue was indeed far beyond his expectation. He knew that this matter would not be easy to handle. On his face, he said sternly: "Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crime as the common people. Even if the two young masters are of noble birth, they are not as noble as the princes. If you don't go back to the Yamen, that's fine. We will deal with it here and let you go." There are so many people looking to see if the young master of Zhongyi Bofu and Hubu Shangshu family has done any harm to others."

The nobles have the advantages of being nobles, but they are not without their weaknesses. Seeing that Wu Xiang is a tough opponent, of course they cannot argue in the street, and there are indeed people in the market who see them hurting people. If they continue to argue, it will only make the noise worse. .

Feng Ye, the second son of Uncle Zhongyi Mansion, said: "That's all, in that case, it's not a big deal to go back to the Yamen and ask for clarification."

He spoke like this, and the face of Wei Yan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, became even more nervous. When Feng Ye saw this, his eyebrows were calm, and he gave a few instructions to the boy next to him, and the boy left quickly. The crowd left.

Wu Xiang knew that the matter could not be resolved, so he did not pursue it. He immediately ordered them to get on the carriage and go to the Yamen. At this time, Feng Ye looked at Bo Ruoyou. He walked up and asked Bo Ruoyou, "What's this?" Girl, how do you know that the person riding the horse is not an attendant?"

Bao Ruoyou was not in a hurry to speak because she just wanted to see how this group of people could lie. When she saw him asking her, her eyebrows became a little colder, "I just checked the stirrups. There is something on the stirrups. Reddish-brown mud stains, this soil is an excellent soil for growing flowers. Among you, only the blue-shirted boy has it on his shoes."

Feng Ye raised his eyebrows, and turned to look at the stirrups on the horse. The stirrups had been used for a long time and had not been taken care of. They were stained with mud. He was a person who liked to be clean and was not usually meticulous. Look, but at this moment, I saw that the color of the mud stain was quite unusual.

He pulled his lips and smiled, then changed the topic, "It seems that the girl didn't recognize me."

These words shocked Bo Ruoyou, and Feng Ye smiled a little deeper, "We just met a few days ago. It seems that the girl has forgotten."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards the carriage. After a while, his figure disappeared behind the curtain. Wu Xiang ordered two government servants to follow these people, and ordered people to take the body back to Yizhuang, and also took the woman Taking them back together, he turned around and saw Bao Ruoyou stunned, and stepped forward to ask her, "What's wrong? Who was that person just now?"

Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "I don't recognize him."

Not only did she not recognize him, she also felt that she had never seen him before, but the man seemed very certain. Bao Ruoyou thought about it for a long time, but still could not think of any clues.

Now that these Buddhas have been invited back to the Yamen, Wu Xiang has already expected that not only himself, but also Sun Zhao will be in trouble. When Bo Ruoyou saw this, he said: "Capture the head, I will go to Yizhuang myself, you go back to the Yamen first That’s it. After the examination, I will send the examination certificate to the Yamen and give it to you.”

Wu Xiang was very grateful, so he naturally agreed, and brought a few street vendors back to the Yamen with him who might have seen what happened.

Bao Ruoyou rode a carriage to Yizhuang and examined the body carefully. After writing the examination papers, it was already sunset and she rode the carriage back to the Yamen to submit the examination papers.

As soon as she arrived at the door of the yamen, Bo Ruoyou realized that the atmosphere in the yamen today was quite unusual. When she left, everyone in the yamen was relaxed and relaxed, but at this time, even the people on duty at the door were silent.

She had some bad premonitions in her heart. At this moment, she saw Lin Huai and his son walking out of the back hall. When they saw her, their expressions changed slightly.