The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 63: Sihexiang 03
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Chapter 63 Sihexiang 03
When Huo Weilou came out of Chongzheng Hall, he saw Sun Zhao exiting the duty room next to the hall. Seeing him, Sun Zhao immediately came forward to salute, "Greetings to the Marquis——"
Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows slightly, "You haven't left the palace yet?"
Sun Zhao smiled and followed Huo Weilou toward the outside of the palace, "I just finished the discussion and saw that the Marquis was still in the palace, so he stopped for a moment. The official had already seen the recommendation letter sent by the Marquis earlier, but I don’t know what the arrangements will be for the people recommended by the Marquis in the past two days.”
As Sun Zhao spoke, he observed Huo Weilou without leaving a trace. However, Huo Weilou was indisputable, and there was no unnecessary expression on his face when he heard this. He said quietly: "You deserve your special attention for such a trivial matter. Wait here?"
Sun Zhao bowed slightly and said, "Young Master Hou recommends people, so I will pay more attention to this girl."
Sun Zhao has lived a long life, but he has taken good care of himself. Now he looks like he is only 30 years old. He looks ordinary on his face, but the word "girl" is very talkative. Who in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knows that Marquis Wu Zhao is not a womanizer? , he is still not young and has no intention of getting a wife, but the Jianhe Emperor is worried about him. Although he holds great power, many people do seem to follow his path to become officials, and they may be seen by Wu Zhaohou. There were only a few, but now, Wu Zhaohou actually recommended a girl.
Although no appointment documents are given, the Jingzhao Yin Yamen is in charge of the prisons in the capital. The position of the prisoner is neither important nor light, and Sun Zhao has never seen a woman work for the prisoner, but now , this girl was actually recommended by Marquis Wu Zhao.
After Sun Zhao saw the document, he was quite frightened. What is the relationship between this person and Wu Zhaohou? If it is said to be someone close to Marquis Wu Zhao, I have never seen anyone let someone close to him do the work. But if not, why did this person get the approval of Marquis Wu Zhao as a woman?
Huo Weilou kept his face, but he couldn't understand what Sun Zhao meant. Sun Zhao came from a noble family, and his official career was smooth. He was just a few talented people, and he was especially good at the art of welcoming subordinates in the officialdom. , so he has firmly secured his position as Jing Zhaoyin. In two years, he will definitely join the Sixth Ministry as a Prime Minister.
Huo Weilou said quietly: "Although she is a woman, she is good at the art of marriage. If she were a man, I would have to keep her, but she knew that she could not become an official, so she wanted to find a yamen to show her talents. I I will recommend her to you."
Sun Zhao smiled and said: "I see, the people recommended by the Marquis are naturally outstanding."
Seeing Huo Weilou's indifferent expression, Sun Zhao was a little unsure for a moment, so he frowned and said: "In the past few days, the government office has encountered a difficult case. When the official was in the government office, he was also waiting for her to come. The Yamen responded, but they waited for a long time in the future, and I don’t know why.”
Huo Weilou frowned slightly. With Bo Ruoyou's temperament, he would not waste time on this matter, but it was already the fourth day since he returned to Beijing. Could he have encountered some difficulties?
The thought passed away in a flash, but Huo Weilou frowned and said, "Maybe I will go today."
After hearing this, Sun Zhao felt that Huo Weilou might not know the reason. This was enough to show that the relationship between the two was not as close as he thought. He breathed a sigh of relief. If this person was really someone close to Huo Weilou , then didn’t he worship a big Buddha in the Yamen?
Sun Zhao showed his face and said: "I haven't returned to the Yamen today. I will know when I get to the Yamen later."
It was already sunset. Huo Weilou glanced at the sky and felt a little itchy in his heart. He worked for several days, ransacking Wang Qingfu's house, and made a decision on the case. He got busy. It wasn't that difficult, but now when I met Sun Zhao, I felt a little agitated.
With a thought in his mind, Huo Weilou asked: "Where are you still with the tax reports submitted by several prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi last year?"
It's February now, and last year's tax items reported from various places have been collected. After being sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs, they will be transferred to the national treasury. This is not something Huo Weilou often takes care of, but he added: "The military situation in the northwest is tense. This year's military pay is expected to be three points more than last year. However, today the Minister of War said that last year's harvest in the south of the Yangtze River was good, and the Lancang River was also abundant in all the prefectures and counties in the capital. I don't know whether it is true or not. ”
Sun Zhao said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, in the Yamen. They were still discussing this morning. We are just waiting for reports from all over the east coast, and then they will be sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs." He said hurriedly: " The official will send him to the Marquis Mansion later."
Huo Weilou said calmly: "No, I can just go to your Yamen to see you."
Sun Zhao was stunned for a moment, and his heart that had just been put down was raised again.
After leaving the palace gate, Sun Zhao and Huo Weilou both got on the carriage. The carriage went east along the Imperial Street and arrived at the government office in a short time. The officials at the government office did not expect that Wu Zhaohou had also followed, and they were all a little hurried. Sun Zhao took the lead in welcoming Huo Weilou into the main hall, and then ordered the clerk, "Bring over last year's tax report. The Marquis wants to see it."
The clerk left in response and quickly fetched a stack of thick papers. Sun Zhao personally poured tea for Huo Weilou and then brought the papers to Huo Weilou. Huo Weilou was looking at the stack of papers. He frowned while reading the book.
He is actually the most impatient to read these tax return brochures.
However, he still reached for a book and looked around the hall. Sun Zhao looked at the atmosphere with his eyes, nose and nose, and his heart. He carefully tasted the expression of Huo Weilou, and he felt so happy that he went to ask those who were guarding outside. Officer, "Is there anyone coming to visit today?"
The Yamen official was about to shake his head, but suddenly thought of Bo Ruoyou's arrival, so he said in a tone of watching a good show: "Everyone will forget it, regardless of the villain. Someone did come to visit, and it's a bit funny to talk about it."
Sun Zhao raised his eyebrows, "Who is it?"
The yamen official smiled and said: "A girl said that she wanted to come to the yamen to work as a widow. She also said that you know, sir, but since you were not here, the little people asked her to wait in the waiter all afternoon——"
Huo Weilou looked up from the booklet, and Sun Zhao's back instantly stiffened, "A girl? But her surname is Bo?"
The yamen hadn’t realized the seriousness of the matter yet, and still said with a bit of laughter and tears: “I don’t know what this villain is, but she is a little girl with a pretty face. She looks like she belongs to a certain family, but she doesn’t seem to be able to When Angkor came back, he thought she was fooling around and scolded her, but the girl was not convinced."
Sun Zhao's face turned blue and white, "Huh... scolding? You... how do I teach you on weekdays? Be friendly to the people and don't act like a government official! It's better for you. ...What about the girl? Could it be that she was scolded away by that big boss Wu Xiang?"
The Yamen officer shrank his neck and said, "No... the girl was not convinced. Angkor took her directly to Yizhuang. Whether it is a fraud or not, just try it. I'm afraid she will be in Yi Zhuang now." Where is the village."
Sun Zhao was sweating like rain. He raised his hand and pointed at the yamen officer fiercely, but he didn't know how to smooth things over. After a while, he ordered: "You, go to Yizhuang immediately and call me back. No... please Come back and let Wu Xiang come back too!"
Only then did the Yamen realize that something was wrong. The smile on his face disappeared and he responded repeatedly.
"Wait a minute——"
Sun Zhao shook his head and turned around with a smile. Sure enough, the tax report booklet was put down and Huo Weilou had already stood up. Sun Zhao said with some guilt: "Master Hou, our government office The head catcher is a rough man, it’s my fault that the official didn’t tell him..."
Huo Weilou did not show any anger at all, and said quietly: "Although she was recommended by me, it is reasonable for people in the government to question her. There is no need to call people back. You and I go to justice." Just take a look at it."
Sun Zhao didn't dare to say anything, so he immediately ordered people to prepare carriages and horses.
Huo Weilou came to the government office and said he wanted to read the tax report. However, the tax report booklet had not turned two pages and he left before his stool was warm. Sun Zhao did not know what he meant, but he was sure that this was the case. The girl surnamed Bo definitely has a high status in Huo Weilou's heart.
Huo Weilou's carriage was in front, and Sun Zhao's carriage was behind. After walking two sticks of incense, they arrived outside Yizhuang. It was already nightfall. Huo Weilou's carriage had both bridles in front. Sun Zhao walked up quickly and saw that the carriage in front had stopped. Sun Zhao kept urging the coachman, but before he arrived, Huo Weilou had already got off the carriage and entered Yizhuang.
Huo Weilou was naturally impatient. He also knew that Bao Ruoyou's sudden visit to the government office would arouse some doubts. He thought it was him who recommended him, but Sun Zhao was a sensible person and could make everything go smoothly for her. She never expected that Sun Zhao was not around when she arrived, and that she was taken directly to Yizhuang by a rude head catcher.
It was nothing to ask her to do an autopsy. He was just afraid that she would be bullied unnecessarily because she was not familiar with officialdom.
But he never expected that before he entered the door, he first heard her calling someone else "big brother". Just as he crossed the threshold, he heard her say "I have nothing to do with Marquis Wu Zhao." Huo Weilou felt his heart racing. A cold wind blew up, and it was really sour and cold.
Bao Ruoyou never expected to see Huo Weilou at this time. She stopped talking and couldn't help but say, "Master Hou——"
Wu Xiang turned his back to the door. Seeing that her words had stopped, he asked again, "What about the Marquis? You have nothing to do with him, so why would he recommend you? I heard that Marquis Wu Zhao didn't even have a maid to serve him... …”
Bo Ruoyou couldn't hear clearly what Wu Xiang was saying, and just asked, "Why is the Marquis here?"
Wu Xiang raised his eyebrows, turned around and said: "How could-"
Wu Xiang shut up only halfway through "hui". Huo Weilou came to the government office, and he had seen him twice from a distance, so Wu Xiang recognized him at a glance. The others stood frozen, thinking What he said just now made him want to bite off his own tongue, but he was not a stupid boy after all. He immediately took a step back and bowed his hands, "Greetings to the Marquis."
Uncle Kun and the other two cadres behind were also stunned. At this time, Sun Zhao ran in from the back sweating profusely, "The Marquis's carriage is really fast, and the official can't catch up-"
As he spoke, he saw many people standing in the atrium, and he naturally saw Bo Ruoyou at a glance.
Before meeting Bao Ruoyou, Sun Zhao was still a little unsure about Huo Weilou's treatment of Bao Ruoyou, but now that he had met the real person, all the uncertainty in Sun Zhao's heart disappeared. He dared to bet his In terms of official fortune, if Huo Weilou has no interest in Miss Bo, that's really a trick!
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, then glanced at Wu Xiang, and then said, "This is Mr. Jingzhao Yinsun."
These words were naturally addressed to Bao Ruoyou. She took a step forward and said, "My lord."
Sun Zhao immediately raised his hand and said, "Girl, please get up. I've been waiting for her for a long time, but I didn't expect that she would just come here when I'm not in the Yamen today." As he said this, he glared at Wu Xiang and said kindly. He said to Bo Ruoyou: "Actually, there is no need to come for the autopsy. The Marquis recommended it. I am naturally relieved of the girl. It would be best for the girl to help in the yamen in the future. However, our yamen does not have many cases. The girl usually only relies on herself." It makes you feel good."
Bao Ruoyou nodded, looked at Sun Zhao, then at Huo Weilou, and asked doubtfully: "How come the Marquis and your Excellency are here together, but there is a business trip?"
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes. When Sun Zhao saw this scene, he felt a little suspicious in his heart and said quickly: "The Marquis heard that you were doing an autopsy here, so he planned to come and take a look. How about it? Is the autopsy finished?"
Wu Xiang heard this and said: "After the examination, Miss Bo is indeed very good at autopsy."
Sun Zhao didn’t know whether Wu Xiang’s words were true or not, but in front of Huo Weilou, he only needed the word "praise" and said, "Look, the person recommended by the Marquis is naturally very good at it. Then It’s been a hard day today. It’s already late now. I wonder if the Marquis——”
Everyone saw Sun Zhao's attentiveness, and Bo Ruoyou realized that Huo Weilou had come to see her. She was a little happy in her heart, and then she heard Huo Weilou say: "It's really late, let's all leave, she I took it away first."
Huo Weilou glanced at Bo Ruoyou again, turned around and walked out. Bo Ruoyou was stunned on the spot. Sun Zhao couldn't help but said: "Follow me quickly, the Marquis is here to see you."
Bo Ruoyou was so blessed that he walked out of the gate of Yizhuang. When he got outside, he saw Huo Weilou getting on the carriage. He opened the curtain and looked at her, "Come up -"
Bao Ruoyou walked to the front of the carriage and glanced at Zheng Liang in confusion. Zheng Liang had a sad face. He didn’t know what Marquis Wu Zhao meant. The curtains that had fallen were lifted again. Huo Weilou said: "Please go back. Mansion, I will send someone to send her back later."
Bao Ruoyou frowned and thought for a while, then told Zheng Liang, "Uncle Liang, please go back first."
Zheng Liang hesitated to speak, but this was Marquis Wu Zhao, how dare he disobey, so he bowed, got into his carriage and left.
In Yizhuang, people watched Bo Ruoyou leave with a smile. When the footsteps were farther away, Sun Zhao stopped smiling, turned around, changed his face, and angrily said: "You Wu Xiang, do you know that you are almost You ruined my big job! If you hadn’t been with me for so many years, I would have really wanted to fire you!"
Wu Xiang now also knew that what Bo Ruoyou said was true, so he said with a bitter face: "This... I haven't explained it yet. I saw a young girl coming to work as a widower in my humble position, so I thought it was a joke. Well, I brought him here to try it out."
Sun Zhao snorted, "Fortunately you are smart and know the best, otherwise you would be in disgrace to the Marquis and I would not be able to save you even if I wanted to."
At this time, Wu Xiang's expression became serious, "Sir... what I just said was not flattery. This little girl really knows how to do autopsies. Speaking of which, there is one aspect of this case that we have overlooked. If you are not in a hurry, sir." , let’s go in and see the body?”
Sun Zhao raised his brows, and after thinking about it, he still followed Wu Xiang to the back hall.
……
Bao Ruoyou climbed onto the carriage, ducked into the carriage, and saw Huo Wei Tower sitting in the middle like a giant Buddha. She found a corner to sit down, and asked, "Why is the Marquis here?"
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou with deep eyes: "Why did you come to the Yamen today?"
He didn't answer the question, and Bo Ruoyou didn't notice anything, so he said: "I helped buy some things for the house in the past two days. I thought it was not in a hurry, so I came today."
Thinking that Sun Zhao had just arrived with Huo Weilou, Bo Ruoyou suddenly thought, "Ah, it took a few days for Mr. Sun to find the Marquis?"
Huo Weilou said "hmm", and Bo Ruoyou felt a little embarrassed, "I just moved back and the house was quite busy. I didn't expect Master Sun to go to see the Marquis. Did it delay the Marquis' official duties?"
Huo Weilou looked at Bao Ruoyou in confusion. No matter who he was, he would feel that he was treating her differently, but she could not tell the slightest difference. She was only afraid of delaying his official duties. .
"I've already arrived, whether it's a delay or not." His tone was a bit unkind, as if he was really dissatisfied with being delayed.
Bo Ruoyou felt even more guilty for a moment, "I never thought that a girl would cause trouble to the Marquis."
Huo Weilou looked at her coldly for a moment, then sighed, "That's all, you are recommended by me, so Sun Zhao is naturally more interested. If you have any questions, you will naturally come to see me."
Bo Ruoyou twisted her head gracefully, Huo Weilou smiled coldly at this moment, "Do you think that when you say you have nothing to do with me, others really think that you have nothing to do with me?"
Bao Ruoyou was a little at a loss for a moment and asked, "What should the civilian girls do?"
Huo Weilou was so angry when he saw her like this, "What should I do? The letter of recommendation has been sent to Sun Zhao. Apart from working hard and not losing my face, what else do you want?"
Bo Ruoyou had never thought that a letter of recommendation would be so important, but he thought that Huo Weilou would not recommend people often, so he understood a little, "Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, the daughter of the people will be serious about her errands."
The two were talking in the carriage. The Xiuyi messenger urging the horse didn't know where to drive the carriage, so he hurried in the direction of the Marquis' Mansion. After the carriage left the remote place around Yizhuang, it drove away in the blink of an eye. Climb the prosperous royal road.
Bao Ruoyou opened the curtain and looked out, a little confused, "Where are you going?"
"Go back to the Marquis Mansion." Huo Weilou said three words.
Bao Ruoyou couldn't help but widen his eyes. He got on the carriage just now and asked Huo Weilou if he had any orders. He was going to the Hou Mansion now. Should she also go with him?
"The Marquis is going back to the Marquis Mansion, and the daughter of the people..."
"Fu'an wants to see you." Huo Weilou stopped her.
Fu'an is a taboo name for Mr. Fu, and Bo Ruoyou was surprised, "The women of the country also miss my father-in-law very much. How are you these days?"
We've only been apart for a few days, so how can there be anything good about it? And why don't you ask him if he's okay when you meet him?
Huo Weilou didn't want to speak for a moment. Seeing him like this, Bo Ruoyou didn't know what made him unhappy, so he sat there in a dignified manner, with some uneasiness in his eyebrows. Huo Weilou sighed, "How can he have such a good relationship in the Hou Mansion?" Why not?"
Bo Ruoyou responded and saw a somewhat unhappy look on his face. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Huo Weilou looked at her and then asked: "What's the case in the Yamen recently? Even Sun Zhao couldn't say it." Do it."
Speaking of the case, Bo Ruoyou became more energetic and straightened her back, "A girl was strangled to death. Her body was found in the alley behind the City God's Temple. There was no sign of being violated. There were all the hairpins on her body. It’s unclear why she was murdered for the moment, but today the girl’s autopsy found something strange. A piece of skin was cut off from the girl’s back.”
If it was an ordinary case, it would be fine. When Bo Ruoyou said this, Huo Weilou became suspicious, "The skin was cut open?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "The body was badly decayed and it was hard to see what kind of sharp weapon it was. However, the boundaries were clear and it was intentional at first glance. However, the girl's clothes were good. After she was strangled to death, she was killed. The clothes are taken off and then the skin is peeled off."
This weird behavior is so chilling that Huo Wei's face also becomes dark, "Didn't the Yamen find any other clues?"
Bao Ruoyou shook his head, "I haven't asked in detail today, so I don't have a direction yet."
Huo Weilou sighed, "What you do in Jingzhao Mansion is nothing, but there is a mixed bag of fish and dragons in the capital. From now on, it is best to return home before dark to avoid things going wrong."
Bo Ruoyou was flattered for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, and save it for the daughter of the people."
Speaking of this, Huo Weilou asked again, "Have you ever been to Bo's?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head and said, "I haven't been there yet." Seeing Huo Weilou staring at him, Bo Ruoyou smiled and said, "There's no rush for this moment."
Huo Weilou frowned slightly. He was not in a hurry, but he still wanted to go back. If he wanted to go back, or if Bo Ruoyou's adoptive father planned to tell everything about what happened back then, then Bo Ruoyou would definitely Knowing that marriage, what if she felt that the engagement with Lin was her parents' wish and wanted to get her back?
"Do you still remember Lin Zhao?" Huo Weilou asked suddenly.
Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, "Lin Zhao? Who is Lin Zhao?"
Her reaction made Huo Weilou's eyes soften, and a smile appeared on his lips, "Shilang Lin's young master."
Bo Ruoyou suddenly said, "Oh, Mr. Lin, I certainly remember."
Huo Weilou looked at her, "What do you think of this person?"
Bao Ruoyou was a little confused, and after thinking for a while he said: "Master Lin seems to be quite elegant and gentle, and he is also somewhat handsome. It's just that the daughter of the people has only met him a few times, so it is really difficult to judge."
Huo Weilou rubbed the black jade ring on his finger and said, "If you are asked to get engaged by a son of a noble family like him, would you be willing?"
Bo Ruoyou shrank back in shock, "What does the Marquis mean by this?"
Huo Weilou raised his sword eyebrows slightly, "Looking at your appearance, I will assume that you don't want to."
Bo Ruoyou smiled bitterly, "The sudden remarks made by the Marquis really frightened the daughter of the people. The daughter of the people had just returned to the capital. How could she have thought of this? The Lord Hou recommended a job for the daughter of the people, how could he still do it for the daughter of the people? Discussing marriage?"
The carriage slowed down and arrived in front of the Hou Mansion. Huo Weilou sneered, "That's a good idea."
After saying that, he stood up first to get off the carriage. He stooped and walked towards the door. His shoulder almost brushed the tip of Bo Ruoyou's nose. As the curtain rose and fell, the person had disappeared at the door of the carriage. Bo Ruoyou touched him. Touching the tip of her nose, her breath was filled with the scent of Huo Weilou, which made her face feel warm. However, thinking of Huo Weilou's specious words, she felt confused. She was stunned before stepping out of the carriage. This was her first time here. Wu Zhaohou Mansion.
Huo Weilou had already entered the door and was waiting for her inside. Bo Ruoyou walked up the stairs with her skirt in hand. When she entered the door, she felt a strange feeling in her heart. Why did she enter like this? Wu Zhaohou Mansion?