Detective in the Red Chamber

Lin Xiuyuan nodded in agreement, and the crowd waited until they filed out.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Shaozong ordered Tang Weishan, Chen Jingde, and Huang Bin to take the yamen servants out and interrogate the servants who gathered outside—especially count carefully, who has seen Lin Qicheng in the last three to five days.

After Tang Weishan, Chen Jingde, and Huang Bin took their orders to leave, the idlers in the flower hall had almost left.

Lin Xiuyuan took the initiative to cup his hands and said: "Master Sun, if you have any questions, just ask, as long as you can find out the real culprit who killed my father, Lin will definitely know everything and say everything!"

This attitude is very firm.

However, Sun Shaozong did not lower his doubts about Lin Xiuyuan because of this.

"That being the case, forgive me for offending you."

He cupped his hands slightly, and said seriously: "Dare to ask your father, how was your temperament at home? Did you do anything that made people feel resentful, or words and deeds?"

"This……"

Lin Xiuyuan hesitated for a while, then sighed: "Of course there are, but death is like a lamp going out, I just ask Mr. Sun to save some face for my father because of the love of being a minister in the same hall, don't record it. In the file."

"Is this..."

This time it was Sun Shaozong's turn to hesitate, and he gave in after a while and said, "I will not record everything that Mr. Lin said for the time being, but if some parts are found in the end, if they are related to the case, they must be clearly documented." It was written in the book—after all, your father is not comparable to ordinary people, and I always have to give an explanation to the court."

Although Lin Xiuyuan did not become an official, he was no stranger to all kinds of officialdom, so he knew that Sun Shaozong could do this, and he had already shown his affection.

So he sighed again, and said with a wry smile: "It stands to reason that the son would not speak of his father's faults, but now, in order to avenge my father, I don't care much about cultivating fate!"

"To be honest, my father has often done some absurd things in recent years. For example, two years ago, he made the decision to give Qi Yiniang's maid to Wang Peng, the steward of the house, but afterwards... he often had sex with that woman. The man... had a private exchange with the woman."

"I was bumped into by Wang Peng at home once, and it was really... really embarrassing."

At this age, the family has more than a dozen concubines, but they still can't help stealing. This moral gentleman is really enough...

uh~

Don't comment yet.

Quite self-aware, he cut off the praise and criticism of Lin Qicheng, and Sun Shaozong continued to ask: "Then what about this Wang Peng person? Is he still in your house now?"

"Yes, they are both husband and wife."

Lin Xiuyuan said, but shook his head and said: "But he took people to buy earthen instruments in the morning, and didn't come back until the afternoon."

"How about a few days ago? Did he have a chance to get in touch with your father? Or your father's food and tea?"

"A few days ago..."

Lin Xiuyuan pondered for a while, but answered the non-questioned question: "Master Sun, do you also think that my father has actually been dead for several days? How is this possible! When I went to pay my respects this morning, my father was still fine!"

"Not to mention that there are quite a few people in our house who have seen it with their own eyes—could it be that Mr. Sun wants to say that everyone in our house is blind?!"

"Mr. Lin, please be safe and don't be impatient."

Sun Shaozong originally wanted to ask him if he was 100% sure that it was Lin Qisheng himself, and whether there was a possibility of impersonation.

But seeing how excited he was, he was obviously very convinced of what he had seen and heard.

Sun Shaozong had no choice but to temporarily change his strategy, and followed his words: "It's still uncertain what is going on right now, let's first list out the suspicious places and suspects one by one, and then eliminate them one by one, we will definitely be able to find out. Really murderous!"

Lin Xiuyuan's mood eased a little, and he leaned forward and said, "I'll be agitated next time, but Master Sun will laugh at me."

Sun Shaozong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Mr. Lin said just now that your father often does ridiculous things, so besides the matter of Wang Peng and his wife, there must have been other things that happened?"

"This... yes!"

"About a year and a half ago, Aunt Xu was found to be pregnant, but my father suspected that she was having an affair with someone, so he beat her so hard that Aunt Xu had a miscarriage, and even fell seriously ill."

"Zhao Ligen, the leader of the nursing home, has always been trusted by my father. At the beginning of the year, he was kicked out by my father for no reason, and his money was also withheld for some reason. If it wasn't for the help of relatives, Zhao Nursing Institute would have almost ended up on the streets."

"The newly adopted Zhao Nianxiao, Aunt Zhao, is said to have had someone she likes for a long time, but her parents coveted my father's money and forced her to marry her. Until now, Aunt Zhao also has the intention of resisting."

"and also……"

Well, this old guy is really not a thing!

Chapter 920 Shuoshu, Shuoshu [Part [-]]

[The bug is not easy to fix. After all, it involves the follow-up plot. After much deliberation, I can only make a patch here first: there is a lot of dust in the sleeve, because there are no traces of touch on it, so it can be determined that those things are It was put in a few days ago. 】

After roughly checking the basic situation of the Lin Mansion, it was already dark outside.

Because the number of suspects involved in this case is surprisingly large, even if the interrogation is carried out overnight, it may be difficult to take care of them comprehensively.

Besides, this Lin family is not comparable to ordinary small households. While investigating the case, they must also be considerate of the other party's emotions and difficulties.

Therefore, after some deliberation, it was decided that only Tang Weishan and Huang Bin would be left behind, and some yamen servants would stay at Lin's house, and the rest would disperse first, and continue the investigation until the next morning.

…………

on the carriage.

Sun Shaozong closed his eyes, leaned on the backrest, and silently sorted out the information he got in the Lin residence.

Before coming, he thought that the most difficult thing in this case was to find out exactly when Lin Qicheng died, and who it was that everyone saw in recent days.

But after more than half a day of investigation, the biggest question in this case became: How many enemies did Lin Qicheng raise in the mansion?

Judging from the number of preliminary investigations, it is definitely a miracle that this old thing can survive to this day.

And with his eccentric and manic character, it is really unbelievable that he can smoothly climb to the position of Zuodu Yushi, and even be respected as the leader of Qingliu.

Ok……

It seems that something is not right.

Sun Shaozong scratched the center of his eyebrows with his fingers. Recently, whenever he was meditating, the 'bloody eye' would be slightly itchy.

Suppressing the restlessness of the old sores, he began to sort out the information in his mind again.

Yes, this matter can actually be viewed in reverse.

The reason why Lin Qisheng suddenly resigned from his old age and returned to his hometown may be precisely because it has become increasingly difficult for him to control his emotions in recent years.

At home, it may be possible to rely on the long-established authority to temporarily suppress all dissatisfaction.

But what about in the court?

Once you lose control of your emotions, maybe you will be killed in exchange!

Although figuring out the reason for Lin Qicheng's resignation may not be of any substantial help to solve the case, but it is still good to clear up some doubts.

Therefore, after Sun Shaozong made the above inferences, he thought about going to Dali Temple to inquire about Wei Yi early in the morning, and to see how the high-ranking officials of the court thought of this Zuodu censor.

Especially when it comes to character.

perhaps……

You can also ask Zhao Rongheng, after all, the person who knows a person best is often his old opponent.

Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage suddenly slowed down, and after the harness horse kicked and trampled for a while, it came to a steady stop.

"Second Master, you're already home."

Zhang Cheng reminded him outside. Sun Shaozong lifted the curtain of the car and was about to get out of the car when he suddenly found the carriage of Rongguo Mansion still quietly parked near the stables.

Wang Xifeng didn't leave?

That's right, after all, they haven't discussed clearly how to deal with the money.

But now that the Lin family's case is on the table, how can Sun Shaozong have time to pay attention to her?

Shaking his head and jumping off the carriage, Wang Jin, the concierge, brought the lantern over, and Sun Shaozong took it casually, and walked along the Chaoshou corridor to his backyard.

Seeing that he was not far from home, there was a sudden greeting from the side: "Second Master, you are back!"

…………

At the same time, Jia Yingchun was in the courtyard.

Sister Shan put half a basin of warm water on the footbed of the Babu bed, lifted up her skirt and knelt down in front of the bed, took Wang Xifeng's feet up, put them on her chest, took off her socks, and then carefully poured them into the copper basin. delivery.

Wang Xifeng's cheeks were flushed due to drinking two cups of aged wine at the dinner party, but when her tender feet were soaked in warm water, she felt a surge of heat, so she loosened her skirt casually, letting the goose-yellow tube top bloom into a surging silhouette .

Leaning back, her slightly narrowed Danfeng eyes glanced into the corner, and saw her sister-in-law, Jia Yingchun, still standing in front of the window in a daze, not knowing what she was looking forward to.

"What do you think?"

Wang Xifeng said lazily: "It's getting late, you should wash up quickly, didn't you still say you want to talk to me at night?"

While saying hello, her tender lotus-like snowy feet raised upwards, and five toes covered with dark purple cardamom skimmed out of the water, rippling like demon lotuses.

It took Jia Yingchun a long while before she realized it, and hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry about me, wait for Xiuju to send a message back, and then..."

"This is your home, why did you meet with me instead?" Wang Xifeng interrupted her, patted the empty space beside her, and said involuntarily, "Come here quickly, let Sister Shan take care of you first."

Jia Yingchun hesitated for a moment, after all, she was not used to rejecting others, so she walked to the bed side by side.

"Look at how twisted this is!"

Wang Xifeng dragged her to her side, and took a handful out of the skirt with a playful smile: "Don't forget that when you were young, you often took a bath with me."

As he said that, as if he had discovered a new continent, he sighed, "My dear! After all, it's the food in this house that feeds people. It's only been a few years, and I don't even dare to recognize it!"

Jia Yingchun covered her chest in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, Sister Shan had already finished washing Wang Xifeng's feet, she got up with the copper basin and said with a smile: "Grandma, wait a moment, let the servants go to change the basin of water."

With that said, he went to the outside room.

Wang Xifeng put her feet back on the bed, turned her head and saw that Jia Yingchun was still not moving, she couldn't help but bent her knees and bumped her butt lightly, jokingly said: "Why are you so bored at night, could it be—— Miss a man?"

As he spoke, he deliberately stretched his head over to watch Jia Yingchun's reflection.

Jia Yingchun lowered her head in panic, her tightly pursed lips moved a few times, but she still didn't utter a single word.

Just at this moment, I heard Sister Shan outside saying 'Hey', and then said half-truthfully, "Xiuju, where did you go just now? I haven't seen anyone for most of the day, but thanks to my aunt's good temper, if you want Changed someone else..."

"I'm here to pass on a message, not to play around. My sister has so much to say."

Xiuju is not the one who suffers, so she rushed to distinguish first, and then said: "Our wife will not be disturbed at night, so just leave me here to take care of her. My sister can go to the front yard to rest."

Saying that, he snatched the copper basin from Sister Shan's hand, picked up the curtain and went to the inner room.

As soon as he entered the door, he met Jia Yingchun's apprehensive eyes.

Xiuju nodded, and Jia Yingchun breathed a sigh of relief, but she glanced at Wang Xifeng from the corner of her eye, but her face turned red again.

At this time, Sister Shan also followed in, first looking at Xiuju, and then at her second grandmother.

"sister in law."

Jia Yingchun tried her best to pretend that nothing had happened, but there was still something strange in her voice: "There are embroidered oranges, let Sister Shan go down and have a rest."

At this moment, Wang Xifeng could already see that she seemed to be hiding something, and looking at that flushed face, it was probably something embarrassing.

As soon as his eyes rolled, Li Wan's figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

Could it be that these two girls also...

In fact, Wang Xifeng didn't really dislike such things, it was just that she and Li Wan fought openly and secretly on weekdays, so it was not easy to get mixed up.

Now it's my sister-in-law Jia Yingchun, but she doesn't have any worries about it.

What's more, today I was 'surprised' by Shuo Shu, and then flirted secretly with Sun Shaozong in front of people, so I already got bored...

So after hesitating for a while, she followed suit and said: "Since my aunt has said so, then I will let you relax today—go down."

"Thank you, Second Grandma, and thank you, Aunt."

Now that the master has spoken, what can Sister Shan have to say?

After saying thank you twice, he bowed and retreated.

So in this house, only my sister-in-law and a embroidered tangerine are left, even if the whole courtyard is included, there is only one more mandarin duck who is knowledgeable and interesting...

Chapter 921 Shuoshu, Shuoshu [Part [-]]

Standing up from the ground with the copper basin in hand, Xiuju cast a sideways glance at Wang Xifeng, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, and saw that she was sitting cross-legged on the bed, looking at several semi-finished shows.

So he said with a double-entendre smile: "If there's nothing wrong, the servants will leave—it's hard for Second Mistress to stay overnight at our house, so you have to seize the opportunity to talk to Second Mistress about the heart-wrenching words." .”

Hearing what she said, Jia Yingchun's head, which was already drooping, was almost buried between the two peaks.

On the contrary, Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows suspiciously, but after all, she was someone close to my sister-in-law, so it was not easy for her to question her face to face.