Since I met you, people are dying every day

"Ye was born in an ordinary merchant's family, which is not worth mentioning." Ye Zhixian briefly mentioned it and turned to the main topic. "Please mourn for your son's matter."

Shen Fushang sadly said: "Young son...cough, my son is quite incompetent, but I didn't expect...hey, my son is young, and his family is well-off, and he is proud of everything. How could he commit suicide? Please also send that Bring the shameless murderer to justice and give my son justice."

"This is nature. Where is Ling Hu?"

What does this mean?Shen Fushang lost his puzzlement, and his eyes revealed just the right amount of worry. "Clumsy Jing cannot bear the pain and is lying in bed."

"Then do you want to see your son now?"

He was only taken aback for a moment before realizing that his face was still full of sadness. "That's natural."

Ye Sirui ordered someone to take him to see the corpse.After he walked two steps, he said again, "For the convenience of the autopsy, I have ordered that your son's bun be shaved off, please forgive me."

Shen Fushang staggered, but it was the yamen servant who stretched out his hand to help him stand still, and said tremblingly: "I'll let it go, my lord is overwhelmed." He had scolded this ignorant little magistrate a hundred times in his heart.

As soon as he left, Ye Sirui saw Xia Shu following up, and persuaded him earnestly. "Brother Tianshu, if you cooperate with me to investigate the case and work for the government, not only will I no longer doubt you, but you can also write off the past. But if you make trouble again, don't blame me for being rude."

Xia Shu was finally willing to talk to him, but said bluntly: "What about you has nothing to do with me.".

Not much speculation.

After Shen Fushang looked at the corpse in shock and signed it again, Ye Sirui confessed that he was going to Shen's mansion in the afternoon, and couldn't wait to send him back. As for Xia Shu, he stayed in the yamen and had lunch before setting off.

There is a cross courtyard around the third hall of the county government office, which is where Ye Sirui and his family members live.Ye Sirui was not married, so only he, his nephew Ye Kuang, and Ye Kuang's husband Zhou Hui lived there.Zhou Hui usually eats in his own room, so there are only three people with him.The lunch was cooked by the serving woman, and the table was full of chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Ye Sirui called Ye Kuang over.The little boy was only seven years old, and when he saw his savior, he saluted happily, saying "Uncle Shi" with every mouthful.Xia Shu ate with his warm eyes, with a cold face.

Ye Sirui sneered in his heart, and stared at Xia Shu together with Ye Kuang.

After dinner, Ye Kuang went back to rest.As soon as he went to Ye Sirui, he said: "The food just now was poisoned, colorless and tasteless, I don't want to hide it from your eyes. If you don't hurt anyone, help me investigate the case. The murderer is not you, and I will give you the antidote." .”

Xia Shu looked directly at him without fear.

Ye Sirui's thoughts of making him angry and afraid failed again and again, and he was extremely annoyed.He said: "Do you think I'm lying? Do you really think you can detect everything? It's up to you to cooperate or not."

Xia Shu was silent for a moment, her thin lips parted slightly: "Alright then."

Ye Sirui almost thought he was dreaming.

After dinner, Xia Shu and Ye Sirui went to Shen's residence together.The two sat in the carriage, and the silence along the way seemed hard to melt.Ye Sirui couldn't take it anymore, so he spoke first: "Since you helped me solve the case, I'll tell you about the case first."

Shen Fushang is a well-known figure in the local area, and he travels to many places to do business.His first wife, Mrs. Zhao, came from a poor family and married him when he had not yet made a fortune. She was a wife of dross.He did not pay less for the side house, but he always respected his wife, and he also gave alms in winter every year, so he had a good reputation among the people.He had three sons, only the eldest son, Shen Zhaoxin, was from the Zhao family, and he was also the deceased this time.It's just that this Young Master Shen was probably spoiled since he was a child, he was idle, greedy and lustful, and lingered in the place of fireworks, his reputation was so bad that he hadn't even discussed marriage yet in his 20s.This time his body was found in the famous local brothel Zuixiangge.

When they arrived at Shen's residence, the servants had already received orders to lead them into the main hall.Shen Fushang was waiting with two young men.Seeing them, he saluted as usual, pointed to the two and said, "This is my son Shen Zhaoguan and Shen Zhaoyu." Shen Zhaoguan had just been crowned and had already begun to take over the management of his father's business.Shen Zhaoyu was fifteen or sixteen years old, still studying, and had just passed the scholar examination.Because the eldest brother is not married, the two have not discussed marriage.

Fushang Shen met Xia Shu in the yamen, and he naturally regarded him as an accompanying yamen servant, and only asked Ye Sirui's orders.Ye Sirui said: "Where did Young Master Shen live in the past?"

Shen Fushang asked his servant girl to take them there.Shen Zhaoxin lives in the East Wing. The decoration of the room is more than rich and noble, but not elegant enough.There are not even the four treasures of the study and books on the case.Waiting in the room was also Yishui's maids, more than a dozen of them, all dressed in the same water-blue clothes, knelt timidly in a row.

Xia Shu glanced over and frowned.Ye Sirui looked at him immediately, and he had no choice but to say softly, "Most of them are broken."

Ye Sirui snorted lightly, not surprised. "Which ones are still perfect?"

Xia Shu didn't shy away from it, and directly ordered two or three with his hands.The first few looked clumsy, but the last one was a bit pretty.Ye Sirui directly focused on the latter. "May I have your name?"

The servant girl was so frightened that she lowered her head, her voice was as thin as a mosquito moaning: "Slave... Slave's name is Zhu'er."

"You get up first." Ye Sirui said, and ordered the other maidservants to retreat first, leaving only Zhu'er in the room.Xia Shu followed to guard the door.Pearl looked more frightened.

"What do you think of your young master?" Ye Sirui asked kindly, Dan Feng smiled with crooked eyes and softened his temperament.

Zhu'er still didn't dare to raise her head, "Young Master...Young Master is very kind."

Seeing that she was timid, Ye Sirui asked some irrelevant questions, and after she calmed down a little, he asked: "What happened on the day your young master had an accident? Tell me in detail."

Pearl's voice was still a little trembling, but fortunately, the narration was still clear. "The young master was not in good spirits that day. He fell asleep after drinking ginseng soup at noon. After sleeping for a long time, he woke up feeling uncomfortable and went out directly."

Ginseng soup?Ye Sirui sounded the alarm in his heart, "Who sent the ginseng soup?"

"It was sent by the kitchen. The young master is not in good health and has been drinking ginseng soup."

What Zhuer said was very subtle, Ye Sirui understood after thinking about it, looking for flowers and visiting willows outside every day, wouldn't his body be weak? "What is the relationship between your eldest master and the second and third young masters?" He changed the subject.

Pearl paused, but did not answer immediately.

"Don't be afraid, I won't tell others what I asked today." Ye Sirui observed his words and reacted very quickly.

Only then did Zhu'er say: "Young servants are not sure, but the young master is a concubine, so it is naturally different from a concubine."

This answer is enough, Ye Sirui nodded, let her go out first, and ordered Xia Shu to let in two or three maidservants at a time to ask questions respectively.Their answers were the same as those of Pearl.Relying on his being a direct descendant, Shen Zhaoxin was very rude to the two younger brothers, especially the second younger brother Shen Zhaoguan who was already involved in the family business.On the contrary, the second aunt and the third aunt didn't treat Shen Zhaoxin very well, they just didn't dare to do anything in front of his wife.Shen Zhaoyu is young, has studied and gained fame, and is still in awe of his elder brother.Shen Zhaoguan, on the other hand, despised him for seeking flowers and asking Liu, stabbed him with words from time to time, and Shen Zhaoxin was furious.

This time when Shen Zhaoxin had an accident, no one in the Shen residence said it clearly, but they all thought that it was the Second Aunt and the Second Young Master who did it.Excluding the son-in-law, the Wanguan family property is all theirs.

Ye Sirui asked them again what they thought of Zhu'er, and the answer was a bit sour, but he still understood.Shen Zhaoxin was obsessed with sex, and the pretty girls in the room were not let go, and the maids were half-hearted.Only Pearl kept refusing to let him get close, which aroused his concern.

After the questioning was almost finished, they went to the West Wing to meet with Shen Zhaoguan and Shen Zhaoyu respectively.Shen Zhaoguan is similar to his father, he looks like a businessman.Shen Zhaoyu was a bit unexpected, he was meek and shy, unlike the members of this family.The two of them said the same thing, the eldest brother was not close to them on weekdays, one of them was busy in the shop and the other was studying in the academy that day, they had never seen the eldest brother at all, and then heard the news that he had an accident.

Ye Sirui turned to the kitchen and asked about the ginseng soup Shen Zhaoxin drank.The boy in the kitchen replied: "My lord, it was my wife's order. The young master is not in good health, so I have to make ginseng soup for the young master every day."

"Is there any dregs left over from the previous cooking?" Ye Sirui asked.

The boy looked troubled. "This..." Ye Sirui waved his hand knowing that it was difficult for him. "Forget it, which cook made the ginseng soup? Who sent it to the young master when it was finished?"

The young man thought for a while before replying: "What Madam ordered, which ones in the kitchen are empty-handed and which ones will cook for the young master, are all brought by sister Zhu'er in the young master's room."

Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Ye Sirui and Xia Shu were about to leave when a maid came to salute and pass on a message, "Madam, please come in and see me."

As soon as you enter the house, there is a strong smell of medicine.A weak female voice came from behind the screen: "Master Ye, please take a look inside." Another younger female voice, probably a servant girl, said, "Ma'am, if the master knows..."

"Your Excellency is Dong'an's parent officer. I'm old, so I can't see it." Mrs. Zhao ordered the maid to remove the screen, and Ye Sirui saw a woman lying on the couch, covered with a mattress, thin and haggard, but still charming.He glanced at Xia Shu from the corner of his eye, and Xia Shu had already retreated to the door consciously.

Mrs. Zhao let her servant girl help her to sit up with difficulty, and said weakly: "I'm sick, so I can't meet my lord, don't blame me."

"Madam's condolences, take care of your health." Ye Sirui said hastily.

"My son is unlucky, my old body is really..." Mrs. Zhao spoke very hard, she had to stop to catch her breath, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "It's really hard for my old man. At my age, I only have this son, who loves me like a treasure But I don’t want to... please give my son... give me justice." Her tears could not stop falling.

Ye Sirui felt uncomfortable looking at it, and quickly motioned to the maid to help her lie down. "Madam, don't worry, I will do my best." Mrs. Zhao seemed not to hear, lying on the bed with a dazed expression.

Ye Sirui backed out silently.

"Mother's feelings." Ye Sirui sighed and remained silent for a long time.He just sighed, but Xia Shu had a cold face and didn't answer a word.Ye Sirui felt bored, so he could only say: "Go to Zuixiang Pavilion again."