The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 23: One Inch of Gold 23

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Chapter 23 An Inch of Gold 23

Zheng Yunni made an appointment with His Highness the Second Highness. As soon as he was born, his birth date was sent to the capital. Huo Weilou ordered the embroidery envoy to go and inquire. After a while, the embroidery envoy came back and said, "Master Hou, what is the birth date of Miss Zheng?" At the beginning of the seventh month of February in the fifteenth year of Jianhe."

He Cheng held a piece of paper in his hand, and it was filled with the days of the Yin year calculated by the Taoist divination. He frowned and shook his head in comparison, "There is no such day as the seventh day of February. The nearest... is also the beginning of February. Halfway through the Wu Yin hour."

"What if the Anqing Hou Mansion reported a false birthday?" Huo Weilou stared at him.

He Cheng's face changed slightly, "This... this is the crime of deceiving the king, and when the year is cloudy, it is very unlucky. However, the eldest lady was valued by the imperial concubine and was willing to arrange a baby marriage, but it was because of the eldest lady. This person is a lucky star for His Highness..."

The more He Cheng spoke, the more frightened he became, "No wonder the masters in the house always hide something. They were afraid of being involved in this matter, so they kept silent. The murderer could also use four sentences on that piece of paper to trick them. !"

If it were just a dispute over the title, it would be normal, but now that the marriage between Zheng Yunni and His Highness was suddenly involved, He Cheng became more and more panicked and couldn't help but look at Huo Weilou, wondering what Huo Weilou would do.

Eunuch Fu's face was also a bit ugly, "The Anqing Hou Mansion wanted to keep this marriage, so it was very possible that they falsely reported their birth date back then. The imperial concubine valued this very much. Lord Marquis, do you want to send a letter back to the capital to ask the palace?" What does it mean? The wedding is going to be held in March, or the marriage has been granted by the Holy Spirit..."

The marriage granted by the Holy Spirit is also related to the most favored second prince. No matter who he is, he must take a moment to slow down. If something that shouldn't be investigated is really found out, the Anqing Hou Mansion will lose face. It's not a big deal. The royal family It is a great disaster to be criticized by others.

Huo Weilou polished the black jade ring on his finger, "No need."

Eunuch Fu stopped talking, Huo Weilou said: "This is a murder case. Three lives are not trivial. Although it is speculated that Zheng Yunni's birth date is false, there is no evidence, and it is not yet known whether she is related to the murder. At this time, we know What are you going to do in the capital?"

Eunuch Fu pursed his lips and said: "You know that His Majesty favors His Highness the Second. Although His Highness the Second Highness respects you now, would it be prudent to inform you of this matter in advance..."

Eunuch Fu's words were meaningful, Huo Weilou said calmly, "The murderer has been found out, and he will send a note to the capital together. If the Anqing Hou Mansion really concealed many shady things, Zhao Xi's marriage will not come to pass."

Zhao Xi is the second prince's name, and Huo Weilou called him casually without any hesitation. He Cheng was trembling with fear, but he began to be extremely grateful to Huo Weilou for coming to supervise the case. Without Huo Weilou, he would not have said anything on his own. Zheng Wenyan and others restrained him. Even if they really found out here, he would not dare to risk Wusha and continue to investigate.

"But the emperor has granted marriage..."

Eunuch Fu muttered again, seeming to be very worried about Huo Weilou. However, seeing Huo Weilou's unquestionable expression, he did not say anything further. He Cheng then said: "Then Mr. Marquis, now we have to call Miss Zheng and Mr. Zheng Wu asks about this?"

Huo Weilou's eyes were narrow, "You said it was a crime of deceiving the emperor. How could they admit it without ironclad evidence?"

Three people have died since the incident. Even if he knew that he might be killed next, Zheng Wen'an never let go. He was not even afraid of death and only asked questions. How could he find out?

"How is the cleaning of the ancestral hall going?"

He Cheng said hurriedly: "It's very slow. It didn't stop day and night, and only half of the debris was cleaned up."

Huo Weilou's eyes darkened, "Aunt Yu knew what happened back then and chose to burn the ancestral hall. There must be evidence left in the ancestral hall."

He Cheng sighed: "The ancestral hall is the most important thing for the clan. What evidence is left that even the ancestral hall must be burned? There are memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Hou Mansion."

He Cheng's question also aroused doubts in the minds of others. Huo Weilou stood up and said, "Go to the ancestral hall and have a look."

Huo Weilou strode out, but Bo Ruoyou didn't move. Her eyes were heavy and she looked thoughtful.

The murderer lured Zheng Wenchen and Zheng Wenyan into the trap with a piece of paper sprinkled with gold. The words "Yin Year Yin Shi" were written on it, which shows that the murderer knew what happened back then. However, all the servants of the Hou Mansion were replaced at that time. It means that those who know the inside story will probably not be allowed to live in the world. Could it be said that someone was implicated in this incident and now comes back to take revenge?

What about Zheng Yunni’s accident when he was five or six years old? If the murderer started taking action at that time, why was there no movement in the intervening ten years? But if it was not the murderer, what happened on the night Zheng Yunni disappeared?

Did the eldest lady have a daughter who died in infancy?

There were too many questions, but Bo Ruoyou couldn't figure it out no matter what. When he looked up again, he saw that Huo Weilou had left the yard with He Cheng. As soon as he left, Bo Ruoyou relaxed and then gently Sighed.

Huo Weilouguo didn't bother to repay kindness, but even if he didn't, she meant it sincerely. Bao Ruoyou sighed again and went out to the outsider.

Chuntao accompanied her out this morning. At this moment, she was also being questioned by the officials outside the hospital. When she saw her coming out, she immediately greeted her, "Where are you going, girl?"

"Go to the mourning hall and see——"

There was a corpse parked in the mourning hall. She hadn't arrived yesterday and her thoughts were blocked at the moment. She wanted to examine the corpse or think of something she had ignored. Chuntao didn't expect that she was going to the mourning hall. She showed a trace of fear on her face, but she still followed her. .

As the two walked along, they saw the warm sun in the sky, and the thick snow that had accumulated for many days was melting. Snow was dripping on the eaves. They had just walked not far, and Bo Ruoyou suddenly saw a few attendants. The servant hurried to the east, as if something had happened.

Chuntao saw this and said: "Girl, they are the maids beside the eldest lady."

Bo Ruoyou raised his eyebrows and followed with Chuntao. After a while, Bo Ruoyou saw several maids pulling the eldest lady back. One of them advised: "Madam, don't be anxious, silly girl is not in Meilin. She is waiting for you in the yard. We can see the silly girl when we get back..."

The eldest lady smiled foolishly, but still couldn't help but look back in the direction of Merlin. At this time, the maids saw Bao Ruoyou. One of them asked the others to take the eldest lady away first, while she came forward to give him a blessing. A blessed body.

Bo Ruoyou said hurriedly: "What's wrong, madam?"

The maid also knew that Bao Ruoyou followed Wu Zhaohou in and out, so she did not dare to be rude and said: "The weather is nice today. The maids took the eldest lady out for a walk. The eldest lady clamored to see the silly girl and waited for a while. If you don’t come, run to Merlin.”

"If you want to see silly girl, why don't you go to Merlin?"

The maid gave a wry smile and said, "Madam loves plum blossoms, and she always asks silly aunt to help her break plums. Perhaps because of this, she thought silly aunt lives in Plum Grove."

Bo Ruoyou had a strange feeling in his heart, plum forest, bamboo forest, lotus pond...

Seeing that she no longer asked, the maid took her leave, and Bao Ruoyou looked in the direction of Mei Lin and couldn't help but move.

Seeing this, Chuntao asked: "Girl, do you want to fold plums too?"

Bao Ruoyou shook his head, "Just take a look. Last night I met Silly Gu, who was going to the plum forest to pick plums. It was so late, but she didn't feel scared."

Chun Tao lowered her voice and said: "Young lady, I don’t know, silly girls are also very evil."

Bao Ruoyou looked back at Chuntao. Chuntao got closer and whispered: "I often run around in the house at night, and my temper is good and bad. Sometimes I look timid like a mouse, and sometimes I get violent. , and some people said that she deliberately pretended to be pitiful so that the eldest lady would take pity on her."

"Is there still time for her to be cruel?"

Chun Tao nodded, with a hint of sigh on her face, "On weekdays, silly girl always shrinks her head in front of people, as if she is afraid of people, but she also has a temper, and some of the older servants in the house don't get angry because of her. The madam treated her favorably because of her love. Not only that, she also bullied her privately because the madam took care of her. Sometimes the silly girl would be submissive, but sometimes she would lose her temper. Once, she almost hurt someone. Although the slave didn't I saw it, but I heard that the steward couldn’t go to the ground for several days..."

Bo Ruoyou’s eyebrows twitched, “Hurt someone?”

Chuntao nodded, "About a year ago, she pushed a steward down and hit him with a broom. For some reason, she injured the steward all over. The steward called someone, but she She ran away, but when she was found later, she looked innocent and pretended to be pitiful. In the end, because of the eldest lady, she was not punished."

Bao Ruoyou thought about the day when she first met Silly Gu, even though she made a mistake and was scolded by the manager, when she raised her eyes to look at her, there was no fear in her eyes. Not only that, she nodded to her quite calmly. Nod...

Bao Ruoyou felt very strange. At this time, Chuntao pulled her and said, "Girl, this path is unreachable. Let's go east and go around."

Going to the plum forest, the nearest path is a path between flower beds, but today most of the snow has melted, and the road is quite muddy at the moment. Bo Ruoyou nodded and followed Chuntao eastward. Not long after, there was a place not far from the bamboo forest. The lotus pond comes into view.

The embroiderer said the night before that the lotus pond is to the east of the bamboo forest and the plum forest is to the west...

Bo Ruoyou subconsciously walked closer to the lotus pond. The lotus pond was not small, but it was dry. There was a layer of ice and snow on top of the silt. Because the snow melted today, occasionally there were puddles of water where the ice broke.

Chuntao saw her looking at the lotus pond and said: "It turns out that this is an inner lake. When the prince in the previous dynasty was here, he introduced the live water of Huanhua River to the mansion. There were several inner lakes in the mansion, but later the Huanhua River It dried up, and so did the inner lake in the mansion. After the ancestors of the Zheng family bought the house, most of it was filled in, leaving only a few lotus ponds. This is one of them. Because it was too remote and no one took care of it, it also dried up. For many years."

The history of this mansion is quite big. Bo Ruoyou already knew about it, so she was not surprised when she heard the words. She walked along the bluestone road beside the lotus pond in the direction of Meilin. But as she walked, her eyes suddenly flickered. I saw something strange in the lotus pond.

A small area of ​​water is gathering at the edge of the lotus pond. It is very clear and shallow because it is turned into snow water. But at this time, the sparkling water surface is floating faintly, and there seems to be an undercurrent underneath it. If there is an undercurrent, it is just that, the bottom of the water seems to be still there. What to be calm about.

Bao Ruoyou stepped forward and walked a few steps down the gentle **** of the roadside. When she got closer, she could see clearly what was under the water at a glance.

The yellow pistils are white, and there are many yellow fragrant plums sinking in the water.

A breeze blew by, and only the fragrance of bamboo lingered on the tip of Bo Ruoyou's nose. She frowned slightly. The yellow plum forest was so far away. Standing here, you couldn't even smell the fragrance of plum. But in this water, how could it be? Are there any plum blossoms?