Girls love to joke [Zhan Zhao colleagues]

The lotus pond in Li's mansion became even more untouched after the murder, and the messy footprints on the day of the murder were covered by fresh snow, covering up the traces.Zhan Zhao stood quietly by the path, looking at the disastrous lotus pond, lost in thought. He had just met Li Changsi.Li Changsi already knew about Ms. Zhang's death on the way back. Seeing Zhan Zhao's visit, he only said a few polite words, emphasizing that he had been out with friends before the Shangyuan Festival, and he didn't know about the tragedy at home even if he was not in Bianjing.

It wasn't until Zhan Zhao took out the jade pendant and placed it on the table that his face changed, and then he said sullenly that he had lost the jade pendant for a long time.Zhan Zhao told Yupei that she was found in Ms. Zhang's room, and that her son's broken tassel was caught in Ms. Zhang's hands, and he had already tracked down his whereabouts.Only then did Li Changsi admit that he had indeed met Ms. Zhang on the night of the Lantern Festival, but according to what he said, it was Ms. Zhang who asked him to meet.Regarding this, Zhan Zhao is noncommittal.

Stepping into the pavilion by the pool, Zhan Zhao dimmed his eyes, where was Miss Zhang killed?This pavilion?Or behind the rockery?Or somewhere else?Thinking about going around to the back of the rockery, suddenly the back of his hand was scratched, a sharp pain came, and a bloodstain came into view impressively.The protruding rock corners on the rockery are covered with ice, which is actually sharp.Suddenly, he glimpsed a piece of crescent-white cloth buried in the snow.Zhan Zhao picked up the piece of cloth and inspected it carefully, it looked like someone had scratched his clothes while passing by; and the material was of good quality, could it be left by the murderer?

Zhan Zhao looked around and found nothing else, so he planned to go to Li Changyi's place to check the situation again, wondering if the chilblains on his hands were any better.After turning out of the rockery, I saw Qiubi coming along the road. Qiubi has been uncooperative since the last questioning, but today it seems that she came here specially to find him.Zhan Zhao went forward to meet her. Qiu Bi was Miss Zhang's personal maid, and she was almost inseparable from her.If Ms. Zhang had an affair with Li Changsi, she couldn't be unaware, she must have concealed it.

"Miss Qiubi." Zhan Zhao smiled gently, "Miss, did you come here specially to find Zhan?" Now almost no one has set foot in this lotus pond, and her purpose of coming here is obvious.Qiu Bi nodded, and after a long silence, she slowly said: "Master Zhan, I have something to say to you."

After that, she didn't seem to know where to start, and she fell into silence again.Zhan Zhao said bluntly: "But it has something to do with the second son?" According to Zhao Hu's investigation, Li Changsi had a lot of ambiguous words to Miss Zhang, even flirting.Qiu Bi flinched, eyes were everywhere in the mansion, and the clues scattered with the wind, they couldn't hide it from those who were interested.

"On the night of the Shangyuan Festival, after I accompanied the lady to watch the lanterns, I went to the kitchen to serve the lady a supper. When I came back with the supper, I heard the lady arguing with the man in the room. It was the voice of the second son. I don't know. Dare to rush in and hide outside the door to hear it clearly. The young lady is pregnant with the second son's child, and the second son said that he can be responsible, but..." Qiu Bi paused again when she said this, her body trembling slightly.

Zhan Zhao continued: "But the Second Young Master is threatening Miss Zhang to do things for him?"

With tears in her eyes, Qiu Bi said, "Second Young Master said that the young lady is now a ruined woman, and she still has a child in her stomach. It is impossible to marry the eldest son. Now there is only one who can marry the eldest son, and then he will marry the eldest son again." Young lady. He wanted the young lady to poison the eldest son, but the young lady refused naturally, but the second young master said, saying...it is not the first time that the young lady has poisoned the eldest son, and it is too late to stop now."

Zhan Zhao was astonished, he actually poisoned the eldest son with the help of Miss Zhang!It must have been Li Changsi who took Miss Zhang's innocence and threatened her to poison him.It's just how the poison was placed?When did the eldest son find out that he was poisoned?Since then, he has been pretending to be sick because he wanted to deceive Li Changsi, right?

"Miss has a deep relationship with the eldest son. She said that he would not make mistakes again and again, so she cried bitterly and begged the second son to let her go. The second son turned a deaf ear to him, and left in a hurry after saying harsh words. I waited for a while before pretending to come back from the kitchen , Seeing that the young lady was in a trance, I didn't dare to say much, I could only serve carefully. Who would have thought that the young lady was killed the next day..." Qiu Bi wiped her tears and asked, "Master Zhan, I dare not say this casually. Tell others, Miss is gone, I can't let her bear the reputation of infidelity, the second son must have forced her! The second son said he was going on a trip, but he stayed around all the time, could it be for the sake of stealthily? Come back and threaten the young lady to poison? The young lady is unwilling to submit, and he will kill to silence the news if the matter is revealed?"

Zhan Zhao fell into deep thought, the possibility of Li Changsi killing Ms. Zhang is unlikely.One, Miss Zhang died in the afternoon, and it would be easy for him to sneak back to Li's mansion during the day to expose him; two, Miss Zhang had a clue in his hands, and he was soft-tempered, so he really didn't need to kill her; Why would you want to lose this knife?

Something was missing, Qiu Bi's rhetoric all pointed to Li Changsi.If Li Changsi is the murderer, when and where did he kill Miss Zhang?How did the tassel on the jade pendant break?If it was broken during an argument with Miss Zhang in Miss Zhang's room, wouldn't such a big commotion wake up Qiu Bi?Qiubi said that she slept like hell that day, and if Li Changsi had used drugs, Miss Zhang would also be unconscious. Wouldn't it be better to throw her into the lotus pond to drown?It seems that Qiubi also lied.

Zhan Zhao thanked Qiu Bi calmly, and went to Li Changyi's yard.At the gate of the yard, I saw the big maid in Li Changyi's room scolding a little girl, and listened distractedly. It turned out that the little girl tore Li Changyi's clothes.With a flash of lightning, Zhan Zhao stopped in his tracks, dodged into the dark, and followed the little girl after the big maid left.

The little girl hugged her clothes and wiped her tears aggrievedly in a corner where no one was around. Seeing Zhan Zhao, she quickly wiped her tears and got up to salute.Just a monthly fine for ruining the clothes is generous, but if the owner finds out that she has neglected Mr. Zhan, will she still have to be punished?After calling Mr. Sheng Zhan, the little girl bowed her head and stood aside awkwardly, holding her clothes tightly with both hands.

Zhan Zhao said softly, "This shirt belongs to the eldest son? Can you borrow it from Zhan?" The little girl was a little surprised, she was stunned for a moment, and handed the shirt to Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao shook off the moon-white gown, and a tear came into his eyes, he squinted slightly, there were stains on the shirt, and the tear matched the piece of cloth he found.

The little girl sniffed, and whispered: "The servant didn't damage this dress...The servant doesn't know how such a long gown got mixed into the cage." Zhan Zhao smiled soothingly: "Maybe it's because the young master was not careful. I scratched the clothes and didn't tell you, which caused you to be punished for no reason." The little girl shook her head and said that the eldest son had been bedridden for a long time, and he didn't wear such a thick long gown at all.He also said that she had just arrived in the eldest son's courtyard for more than a month, and perhaps the older sister made a mistake and pushed it on her.

Zhan Zhao's heart moved, although this little girl didn't serve Li Changyi in close proximity, she just took care of her clothes, shoes and socks, but she still had the opportunity to enter and leave the room.And such a simple-minded new girl, I'm afraid she won't attract attention, maybe she knows something.Thinking about it, Zhan Zhao asked, "You work in the eldest son's yard, did you notice anything unusual?"

The little girl looked puzzled, "Anomaly? I don't know about this servant. I usually only do the laundry, and the rest..." Suddenly, the little girl blushed and murmured, "Master Zhan, servant, servant..."

"Don't worry, girl, Zhan will keep his mouth shut."

After confirming that there was no one around, the little girl whispered: "A few days ago, for some reason, the young master dropped the quilt on the charcoal basin and burned a big black ball. The young master asked the servant to throw the quilt away, and the servant looked at it. The quilt was burned in the middle, and the sides were still fine, so... stayed, the slaves wanted to escape the cotton wool inside to make cotton coats for the brothers and sisters at home. Lord Zhan..."

Zhan Zhao understands how difficult it is for poor people, and said: "Zhan understands, so he won't talk too much. Can you remove the quilt?" He remembered that the charcoal basin was some distance away from the bed, and no matter what, it was impossible to accidentally fall into the charcoal. In the basin, is Li Changyi trying to destroy something?The little girl shook her head, and said: "This servant dare not touch the quilt yet, and secretly put it in the cage."

"Besides the quilt, are there other abnormalities?"

"Well...Actually, on the day Miss Zhang's body was found, the eldest son's room was also in chaos. The eldest son suddenly vomited blood, and even knocked over the charcoal basin. The carpet was bloody and burnt, and it took a long time to clean it up. The little girl tilted her head and thought for a while, then said puzzledly: "I didn't see you vomiting blood before, and I don't know why, but it suddenly became serious. Hey, speaking of it, there seems to be blood on the quilt."

Zhan Zhao thinks that Li Changyi is the murderer most likely, and he finds out that Miss Zhang has enough motives for poisoning him.It's just that some fragments are still missing. I looked up and looked around the yard. If it's not bright, then it will be dark.