Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

Tang Wuyi found a windowless compartment in Fangfei Pavilion, moved over a screen, and asked Wen Tao to sit behind the screen.As usual, he himself has a table and a chair, and he is waiting for him with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

The first one brought over was Zhuzhi, the maid of Dongfang Cuiyun's lady.Because Mrs. Cuiyun was originally from Dongfang and lived in Jinyuan all the year round, so there were more maids.The Zhuzhi girl was fifteen or sixteen years old, although her appearance was not outstanding, she was steady and dignified.

"When did you start serving Miss Cuiyun?" Tang Wuyi asked.

"Although Mrs. Cuiyun is the oiran of Dongfang, she doesn't like to be served. She originally only carried bamboo leaves. Later, Deputy Fangzhu Jiang allocated the autumn pavilion to Mrs. Cuiyun to live in. The autumn pavilion is large and needs more people. Waiting on me, I was called over. I have only been serving my wife for a few months." Zhuzhi girl said.

"Then where did you go yesterday?"

"My lady has been preparing in the pavilion during the day. At the time of You, Master Chu sent someone to pick up Mrs. Cuiyun, saying that it was her turn soon, and she went with the bamboo leaves. Later, the lady came back alone. .”

"when?"

"My lady came back after playing the pipa, probably before Xu time."

"How do you know?"

"We can see the performance in the middle of the lake from a distance in the pavilion. I remember that when the lady came back, the lady of Xifang was performing a song and dance show. Our lady came back alone. We are all looking towards the center of the lake. Let’s just say that there is a rare song and dance show in Dongfang, and Zhuye is watching it. Let’s all watch it. She is tired today, so I don’t need to serve her. I went to watch the song and dance show happily with a few cleaning girls. Later...then the flower boat caught fire, we were all frightened to death, and looked for bamboo leaves everywhere. Finally, we finally found it, and after we got together, we talked for a long time with other sisters in Dongfang."

"When did you go back?"

"It's already past Haishi. Because the lady ordered those who had already rested, and the lights in her room were turned off, we didn't go to serve."

"Who found the body this morning?"

"It's bamboo leaves. She has to serve the lady to comb in the morning. We heard her screaming in the morning, and when we went to the lady's room to check, the lady had already been strangled to death."

Tang Wuyi saw that her speech was clear, and there were not many flaws, so he just caught a little and asked: "Do you ladies rest early on weekdays? Do you usually need someone to serve you when you are placed?"

"The lady doesn't like to be served, she likes to be alone. I just called here, and I don't know much about the lady's habits. You can ask Zhuye, Zhuye has always followed the lady."

"Okay, you go and ask Zhuye to come over."

After a while, Cuiyun's other maid, Miss Zhuye, was brought in.She had obviously just cried, and her eyes were swollen.

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Tang Wuyi spoke softly.

"My wife...such a good person, I feel sorry for my wife..." She was sobbing.

"Since you have such a good relationship with your wife, why did you let her go back after she finished playing the pipa yesterday?" Tang Wuyi's tone remained unchanged, but he jumped directly to this question.

Miss Zhuye hesitated and said: "My wife and I went to the lake together, and said that the master of Chufang asked us to wait for a while. After a while, the lady from Beifang finished singing, and she was sent back by a flower boat, and then my wife was taken to the center of the lake. Island. I waited for her at the same place. After a while, the lady from Xifang also came and joked with me. After the lady finished playing, she really surprised the audience. Picked up the lady and came back. The lady of Xifang saw my lady, smiled and said a lot of praise. My lady is thin-skinned, not sociable, and didn't answer much. She took me back. After walking a few steps, suddenly Ask me if I want to watch the Xifang lady's song and dance drama. I... I naturally want to watch it, so the lady asked me to go back and watch it."

"Yo, so it's not that you gave up on her, but she let you stay and watch the show." Tang Wuyi smiled, but his eyes were still sharp.

"I dare not lie..." Zhuye said, "My wife has always known that I like to be lively."

"It's all for you to watch the play, why don't you go to serve your wife after you go back?" Tang Wuyi said.

"Later the flower boat caught fire, and Zhuzhi and the others found me with great difficulty. At that time, the garden was filled with distinguished guests, and we were also terrified. When we returned to the autumn pavilion, it was past the time for the maiden to be arranged. .”

"When does your wife usually settle down?"

"Haishi. The lady is happy and quiet. We will not disturb her after the Haishi. Who knows that I went to dress her up this morning, and she has already..." Zhuye said here, probably thinking of the tragedy of the death of Mrs. Cuiyun, I shed tears again.

Tang Wuyi asked Zhuye to go back too.Taking advantage of the gap, he asked Wen Tao behind the screen, "How is it?"

"Although the two of you were not together all the time yesterday, the testimony was correct. There should be no problem." Wen Tao's voice was clear and calm.

"I think so too. So after Madam Cuiyun came back, she voluntarily stayed in Qiuge's own room." Tang Wuyi said.

"Situation [-], she is a quiet person and takes good care of the maids. Situation [-], she has an appointment with someone and sends the maids away." Wen Tao said.

"Taotao, I just said that your head is precious, you can't knock it casually." Tang Wuyi said.There was an instant silence from Wen Tao's side.Tang Wuyi laughed, and asked someone to call Danfengbai's maid, Ah Qing.

Ah Qing and the others have met each other this morning. Her hair was in a disheveled bun at that time, but it has been combed now, but the bun is still hanging on her forehead.She had a sallow complexion and drooping eyes. She was an ordinary girl.

"Ah Qing, tell me, where were you yesterday?" Tang Wuyi asked.

Ah Qing coughed, and said in a low voice: "My wife brought me from Yizhou, and we lived in Dongge. Two quarters after You o'clock yesterday, they asked someone to invite the lady to prepare, and I arrived with the lady. The place where the flower boat was parked by the lake. After the lady in Dongfang finished playing the pipa, my wife got on the boat. I waited on the shore. Then it caught fire, and I begged for help everywhere, but I still couldn’t save my lady. After staying in the middle of the night, I was so sleepy that I went back to rest... But this morning I heard that the lady had been found, so I hurried to see, lady, the lady is too miserable..." Ah Qing's voice became lower and lower, as if he couldn't help but feel sad. self-sufficient.

Tang Wuyi recorded it, and felt that there was no loophole at present, and said to her: "You go back for now, and don't touch any of your ladies' things."

Ah Qing obediently left.

Tang Wuyi sighed and said: "It seems that the current breakthrough is still with Mrs. Dongfang. According to your situation [-], Mrs. Cuiyun had an appointment with someone after her performance yesterday, and it is very likely that this person was the one who killed her. murderer."

Wen Tao moved away the screen and said, "That's true. Even if there is no accident with the lady of Xifang, the period of time these maids left Qiuge to watch the singing and dancing show is enough for a murderer to commit murder."

"That's right. Yesterday's process was originally that the oiran ladies of Sifang took turns to perform skills, and then the guests present threw flowers to enumerate the rankings, and then held a banquet to celebrate on the second day. Master Chu and Vice-Fang Jiang must have been too busy yesterday, but Being able to make an appointment with Miss Dongfang when Lady Xifang is performing her skills, it seems that this person should have a high status." Tang Wuyi said.

Wen Tao said: "Why don't you ask the ladies in the North and South Erfang first, at least in terms of time and identity, they are both possible."