The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 6: One Inch of Gold 06

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Chapter 6 An Inch of Gold 06

Before Zheng Wenyan even realized what the mandala was, he heard Huo Weilou ask, "After the old lady died, could incense be burned in the incense burner?"

Zheng Wenyan shook his head blankly, "I was busy organizing my mother's funeral after my mother died. Only a few of my mother's relics were collected in the Buddhist hall, and nothing else was touched."

Huo Weilou frowned suddenly. There was a mandala in Yaoyue Pavilion and a mandala in the Buddhist hall. Could it be the same murderer?

Huo Weilou looked at He Cheng, "You have searched the Buddhist temple before, why didn't you find anything?"

Although Zheng Wenyan had held Zheng Wenchen's body for inspection earlier, the place related to the old lady was still allowed to enter. He Cheng wiped his sweat and said, "At that time, the government officials came to search, and the incense ashes had been burned out. No abnormalities were found."

Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment and whispered: "The mandala is almost odorless after burning. Only the color of the incense ash is different. Unless you know the medical theory and have some experience, ordinary people will not be able to detect it."

Huo Weilou glanced at Bo Ruoyou, but held back what he wanted to say, and then asked Zheng Wenyan, "Have everyone in the house gathered together?"

Huo Weilou arrived at the mansion yesterday afternoon and spent a lot of time examining the body. He had not yet had time to summon everyone in the mansion. Judging from the current situation, most people in the mansion were involved in the crime, but the motive still needs to be investigated further.

Zheng Wenyan said hurriedly: "We have all gathered and are waiting in the flower hall now."

"Take the incense ashes away." After ordering He Cheng, Huo Weilou said to Zheng Wenyan: "Lead the way."

Bao Ruoyou did not follow at the moment. She was a widower. She was good at examining corpses to find evidence of crimes. There were very few suspects. She turned over the incense ashes in the stove again and saw that there was a small amount of incense ashes. She didn't know what she thought of. , suddenly went to the surrounding windows to check around, and sure enough, he found a broken window paper in the northwest corner of where the old lady copied scriptures.

He Cheng followed and saw the damaged hole with black stains from smoke.

Bo Ruoyou said: "When the man came, he knew that the old lady was copying scriptures, so he used the drug to stun the old lady, but he did not completely stun the old lady. There were no external injuries on the old lady's body, which shows that the murderer did not use force. He Most likely, he first angered the old lady, and then saw the old lady getting sick, which saved him trouble."

After speaking, Bo Ruoyou asked again: "Sir, is there a medicine storehouse in the house?"

He Cheng said hurriedly, "There should be."

Most Houmen families have pharmacies in case of emergencies. Bo Ruoyou said: "Mandala is expensive, and common diseases do not require this medicine. If you go out to buy it specifically, it will probably attract people's attention. But if Ruofu With this medicine in the traditional Chinese medicine library, it will be much easier for the murderer to attack."

After a pause, Bo Ruoyou continued: "Actually, with the use of Datura, the murderer's murder method is a bit clumsy. This drug is not difficult to find, and once the drug is discovered, the so-called ghost murder is invalid. Well, why is the murderer still pretending to be an old lady?"

He Cheng heard this and told the government official, "Go and ask if there is a pharmacy in the mansion."

The yamen was immediately ordered to ask whether there was a pharmacy. Everyone knew it. The yamen casually asked the steward and got the answer. He came back after a while and said, "Sir, there is indeed a pharmacy in the mansion."

He Cheng decided in his heart, "Let's go see the Marquis."

Now that Marquis Wu Zhao was in the mansion, he naturally had to tell Marquis Wu Zhao about such a thing. Bo Ruoyou then followed He Cheng to the flower hall of the Marquis' mansion.

As soon as I walked to the flower hall, I saw that the room was full of people. These people were all dressed in plain clothes, and they were all the masters of the house.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard Huo Weilou ask in a deep voice: "Where is the eldest lady?"

Bao Ruoyou scanned the hall and saw that the second lady and Zheng Xiao whom he had met last night were there, followed by Zheng Wenyan and another woman. Next to the woman was a seven or eight-year-old boy, who must be the son of the third lady and Zheng Wenyan. , standing at the back were Zheng Wen'an and his wife, but at the front, there was only a tall woman of fifteen or sixteen years old. Looking at the profile, Bo Ruoyou felt that this goddess had a tall and elegant appearance, and she thought she was the one she was about to marry. Zheng Yunni, the eldest daughter of His Highness the Marquis Mansion.

"Returning to the Marquis, my mother is seriously ill and it is not convenient for her to come out to see guests at the moment."

Zheng Yunni speaks elegantly. Although she is a woman and a junior, she plays an important role in the family.

Huo Weilou frowned slightly and turned to look at the embroiderer beside him. The embroiderer seemed to have investigated the people in the Hou Mansion. He leaned forward and said something in Huo Weilou's ear. Huo Weilou's frown relaxed slightly. , but did not ask further.

"I believe you all know about the deaths of the old lady and Zheng Wenchen. It was difficult to determine whether this case was a murder case earlier, but now it can be concluded that both of them were murdered and died. And if there is no witness, There is always an opportunity to commit a crime."

These words made everyone change their expressions slightly. Zheng Yunni said: "Master Hou, it's just the night when my grandmother died. On the night when my second uncle died, all of us were at the place where my grandmother died. We can all be each other." Witness."

The others nodded, and Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Yunni with a gloomy expression.

Zheng Yunni's posture is extremely upright. She has something to rely on. She is not even as afraid of Huo Weilou as Zheng Wenyan. After all, if she becomes the second prince's concubine, she will not need to kneel down when she sees Huo Weilou. And everyone knows that Emperor Jianhe currently loves the son of a noble concubine, and if His Highness the Second Highness is appointed as the crown prince in the future, Huo Weilou may even kneel to her.

At this time, He Cheng entered the flower hall, walked up to Huo Weilou and whispered a few words. Huo Weilou stared at him and looked at Bo Ruoyou the next moment. Bo Ruoyou walked to the hall door and politely did not go in again. At this moment, Huo Weilou Wei Lou looked at it and attracted other people to look over. When they saw a beautiful woman standing outside the hall, everyone's expressions changed.

I heard Huo Weilou ask again, "Who is in charge of Fuzhong Pharmacy?"

At this time Zheng Wenyan stepped forward and said, "Go back to the Marquis, and I will take charge."

Huo Weilou looked at him deeply and then looked at He Cheng. He Cheng waved to Zheng Wenyan and asked him to walk out of the hall. He didn't know what he said in a low voice. Zheng Wenyan changed his expression and said: "I I remembered that there is indeed this medicine in the treasury, but the key to the medicine warehouse is usually with me. Without my key, the medicine warehouse cannot be opened."

He Cheng said immediately: "Third Master, please send someone to get the key quickly. I will take someone to the treasury to have a look later."

Zheng Wenyan waved to his attendant, and after giving instructions, the man turned around and left. In the hall, Huo Wei said: "From now on, everyone will enter the side hall one by one. I have something to ask."

Huo Weilou stood up and went to the side hall. Eunuch Fu and He Cheng followed. Only the embroiderer was left in the flower hall. Bo Ruoyou felt that he was of low status and only stood outside the door to wait. But soon, Eunuch Fu Coming out of the side hall, he waved to her, "Miss Bo, come here -"

Bao Ruoyou was a little surprised and entered the side hall under the watchful eyes of everyone in the Zheng family.

As soon as she stood still, Zheng Yunni walked in. Huo Weilou sat in the main seat with a cold expression. Eunuch Fu and He Cheng stood around, but it was not him who asked the question.

Eunuch Fu smiled and said: "Miss, may I ask where you were the night the old lady died?"

Zheng Yunni has a beautiful appearance and elegant demeanor. Her every frown and smile show that she has been well-educated. She is taller among women. She is standing in the hall, her chin raised, and the person asking the question is Fu. Father-in-law, she looked at Huo Weilou, as if only Huo Weilou was qualified to ask her, "My second uncle and my grandmother were having an unpleasant quarrel that night. I went back to the yard without eating the New Year's dinner, then washed and rested, and didn't leave the house all night. , or in the early morning of the next day, I hurried to the Buddhist hall after learning that something happened to my grandmother. My maid’s calligraphy and painting can testify to this, as can the other little girls in the courtyard.”

Huo Weilou didn't look at Zheng Yunni. He had a black jade ring on his left thumb. At this moment, he was playing with the black jade ring casually.

Eunuch Fu asked again: "What about the night when the second master had an accident?"

Zheng Yunni glanced at Eunuch Fu and said with a hint of impatience, "I just said that all of us were in my grandmother's mourning hall that night because it was the seventh day and we had to perform rituals."

The smile on Mr. Fu's face did not waver at all, "Everyone? Has the eldest lady thought clearly?"

A hint of darkness flashed in Zheng Yunni's eyes, but after looking at Huo Weilou, she did not dare to act presumptuously, "The fifth uncle and fifth aunt arrived first that night, followed by me, followed by the second sister-in-law and Zheng Xiao, and then the third sister-in-law. Aunt, Zheng Hao, and finally the third uncle. The second uncle never came, which made us all feel strange. The third uncle sent someone to look for him. Not long after, someone came to report that the second uncle had entered the Yueyue Pavilion with a strange look and was still there. The door was locked from the inside, no matter how you screamed -"

"I didn't want to pay attention to it, but what I heard from the boy was strange, and the second uncle must be present for the ritual, so I went to Yaoyue Pavilion with the others..."

Eunuch Fu asked: "When we go, do everyone go together?"

Zheng Yunni frowned, "No, the third uncle stayed, because the masters who were doing the work were still there at that time, and he wanted to entertain the masters. However, when the accident happened in the end, the third uncle still came."

Eunuch Fu asked again: "The eldest lady wants to make it clear, did the third master come before the second master fell, or after he fell?"

Zheng Yunni frowned more tightly, glanced at Huo Weilou again, and said restrainedly: "I don't know, I was standing in front, and then something happened and everyone was scared. When I turned around, my third uncle was there. I don’t even know when he came.”

The corners of his lips pursed slightly, and Zheng Yunni raised his jaw higher.

Eunuch Fu glanced at Huo Weilou, then turned around and said with a smile: "Well, the eldest lady will stop asking here. After leaving, let the second lady and the eldest young master come in."

Zheng Yunni glanced at Huo Weilou, who had never looked at her, and seemed a little dissatisfied, but in the end she turned around and walked out.

As soon as she left, Eunuch Fu sighed, with a helpless smile on his face. Bo Ruoyou felt a little ridiculed at that moment.

The second lady and Zheng Xiao walked in.

Compared with yesterday, the second lady's face seemed to be even worse. Zheng Xiao kept glancing at Bo Ruoyou with his eyes. Huo Weilou raised his eyes at this moment and glanced over. The second lady's expression was panicked.

Eunuch Fu still had that amiable look, "Second Madam, don't be afraid, just ask some simple questions. If you want to know why Second Master died as soon as possible, just answer everything truthfully."

The second lady nodded, Zheng Xiao nervously grabbed the second lady's dress and huddled half of her body behind the second lady.

Eunuch Fu didn't take it seriously and just said: "On the night when the old lady died, when did the second master leave you? What was his mood like when he left?"

The second lady did not look at Eunuch Fu, nor at Huo Weilou. Her eyes fell on the ground two feet in front of her, her expression was exhausted, and her voice was as low as a mosquito, "He...he left at Haishi , I was angry when I left..."

"Have you ever said anything extreme?"

"He...he only said why his mother went against her promise..."

Huo Weilou raised his head, and the second lady pursed her lips and said: "He said that his mother had told him before that she wanted to pass on the title to him, and also said that she wanted him to change his behavior, but this time the New Year's gift should be for He asked for sealing, but the mother was still reluctant to move. He said that the mother did not keep her promise."

Eunuch Fu looked a little more serious, "What happened next?"

"Later he slammed the door and left. It wasn't until the next morning, when we found out that my mother was in trouble, that we saw him in the Buddhist hall. He looked sluggish, as if he was hungover. His third brother asked him where he was last night. He hesitated and said that he was in the study. The third brother also said that there was no one in the study when he brought him food and drinks, saying that he was lying, so the two got into an argument and later reported it to the official."

At this point, the second lady suddenly raised her eyes, because her eyes were bloodshot, and she felt like crying for blood, "But he doesn't know how to kill. The third brother insisted that it was him, and he just wanted to seize the title. He also asked us to hand over mother's zhezi, which shows that mother is really ready to submit zhezi to ask for a title for her husband. It is the third brother who should be worried. If someone really harms others, it should not be the husband..."

While talking, the second lady shed tears. Zheng Xiao's mouth tightened and he seemed about to cry. At this moment, a yamen officer appeared at the door. Seeing this, He Cheng hurried forward and listened to the yamen officer. After Cha said something, he quickly returned to Huo Weilou.

He said with a heavy face: "Third Master didn't find the key to the pharmacy and said the key was missing."

Huo Weilou's frosted jade ring finger stopped, and he raised his eyes and asked: "Last night, why did Zheng Xiao say that Zheng Wenyan was an unlucky person?"