Most ancient women were petite, with an average height of 1.5 meters six.Most of the maids in Bieyuan of the Zhifu are beautiful and light, apparently carefully selected, with an average height of about 1.6 meters, and they are well-proportioned in both fat and thin.
As for the corpse parked on the side, Gongsun Zhuoyu visually inspected it, and it was about 1.8 meters tall, which was obviously too tall.
In order to prove his conjecture, he casually took a long flower branch from the vase decoration next to him, then stepped forward and lifted the white cloth a little bit.
Although the corpse had rotted to the point where only bones remained, the important male and female organs could not be distinguished at all.But Gongsun Zhuoyu took a closer look and found that the skull and mandible were thick, and the shape of the pelvis was narrow and high. The pelvic cavity was narrow and deep, and the lower mouth was narrow. It was clearly a male corpse.
Anyone with a little experience can see it.
Gongsun Zhuoyu got up from the ground, pointed at the magistrate with the flower branch, and clicked his tongue: "I saw that you didn't ask me to do an autopsy."
The corpse didn't know why, but the smell was quite pungent. The magistrate held his nose and avoided it in distaste, angrily: "Bastard, it has rotted into a pile of bones, what is there to prove!"
The ancients believed in ghosts and gods.The corpse was dressed in red and fell into the ancient well again. It was a terrible death, so if you can avoid it, you can just find a scapegoat to calm the matter, who would have thought of killing Gongsun Zhuoyu halfway.The magistrate wanted to strangle him to death.
Gongsun Zhuoyu threw away the flower branch, patted the ashes on his hands and said: "Reporting to the company, this corpse has a narrow pelvis and is eight feet tall. It is obviously a man, and it cannot be the missing maid Danqiu. If you don't believe me, call Come and test it out.”
Hearing the words, Du Lingchun visually measured the height of the corpse, and found that it was exactly as Gongsun Zhuoyu said. He frowned, and asked without emotion: "Su Daofu, how do you explain it?"
Du Lingchun didn't care who the dead person was, and he didn't care how he died, but Su Daofu and his party tried to fool him under his nose, clearly treating him as a fool.
The prefect's head was dripping with cold sweat, but he hesitated for a long time, unable to say a word: "Xiaguan...Xiaguan..."
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Gongsun Zhuoyu watching the excitement. He gritted his teeth and knelt down on the ground with hatred in his heart: "Forgive me, the official is really incompetent. I couldn't find out the truth. Why don't you hand over this case to me?" He is interrogated by Gongsun Zhuoyu, he is extremely intelligent, and he will be able to find out the truth if he thinks about it!"
The phrase "extraordinary intelligence" was praised reluctantly, which can be called gnashing of teeth.
Du Lingchun thought it was a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, so he put the teacup aside, wiped his palms with a handkerchief, lowered his eyes and asked casually: "Since everything has to be handed over to Gongsun Zhuoyu for investigation, how can you, the magistrate, do it?" What's the use, huh?"
The magistrate kowtowed, and did not dare to raise his head to answer.
Gongsun Zhuoyu doesn't care, anyway, his head is swollen, if there are too many lice, it doesn't itch, and if there are too many debts, he doesn't worry.He cupped his hands to Du Lingchun and said: "Although the subordinate is incompetent, he is also a county official. He doesn't want to see an innocent person being wronged. He is willing to give it a try and ask the company for permission."
Among all the people in the house, he was the only one who stood in the hall neither humble nor overbearing, and only made people think of the words "righteous and awe-inspiring".
Du Lingchun had never seen such a person before, and his eyes darkened for a moment.If you say that Gongsun Zhuoyu is upright, he is more flexible than those civil servants who maintain integrity. If you say that Gongsun Zhuoyu is flattering, he is out of tune with the corrupt people around him.
Du Lingchun asked him seriously: "Do you really want to investigate?"
Gongsun Zhuoyu bowed his head: "Of course we need to investigate."
Du Lingchun's thoughts moved slightly, and his voice was deep: "Just for a slave?"
Gongsun Zhuoyu: "Slaves are also human life, they are my Jiangzhou citizens."
As soon as he said this, the faces of the servants standing beside him were all moved.
This is a dynasty where fate is as cheap as grass, and countless people die every day.Servants are the lowest kind of people. Their wealth and lives are all tied to a contract of sale, and their masters kill them for life and death.
Why did the magistrate push Ling Shuang out as a scapegoat? It was simply because she was a slave, an insignificant slave who had no power to resist, a slave who would die if she died, and no one would care about her.
Life is lighter than a feather and heavier than Mount Tai.However, it is too sad to be a slave all one's life and not even have a clean reputation when he dies.
Du Lingchun took a deep look at Gongsun Zhuoyu, and said after a while: "Since that's the case, our company will let you investigate."
He got up from his seat, brushed his sleeves over the seat, and walked slowly to Gongsun Zhuoyu with the unique sound of silk, "It's just that after we wiped out the rebellious party in the previous dynasty, our company will return to Beijing in the near future. There are too many times for you, if no clues are found within three days, that servant named Ling Shuang is the real culprit."
Du Lingchun would not waste time on an insignificant case. It doesn't matter who the real culprit is, the important thing is to have an explanation.But he suddenly wanted to try Gongsun Zhuoyu's depth to see if he could find out the truth.
Du Lingchun approached him, and said in a low voice: "But if you can really find out the truth, our company will definitely honor you for your outstanding ability and become an official in Beijing, just around the corner..."
As they got closer, Gongsun Zhuoyu could even vaguely smell the precious scent of submerged spices on Du Lingchun's body, which was slightly refreshing.Hearing the words, his eyes lit up even more, it was nothing more than a bloodbath, the Beijing officials are much better than this small place in Jiangzhou!
Gongsun Zhuoyu was very happy in his heart, but he still wanted to be humble on the surface: "I only want to find out the truth and return the deceased to innocence."
Du Lingchunfu looked at Su Daofu and the others again: "Then I will hand over this case to Gongsun Zhuoyu to investigate, and you will let him arrange it, and there will be no mistakes."
It actually gave him the greatest convenience.
The magistrate frowns, thinking what is the matter.He was so majestic that he was going to be trampled under by Gongsun Zhuoyu, a small county magistrate, he was really breathless, but because of Du Lingchun's words, he could only bitterly say: "I will obey your orders."
To find out the truth of a case, an autopsy must first be conducted.This nameless corpse is obviously a man, but when he died, he was wearing women's clothes, and it was the clothes of Dan Qiu who had been missing for three days. There must be something strange in it.
Is it a transvestite?Or did someone do it on purpose?
Gongsun Zhuoyu borrowed a pair of cloth gloves from Yamen Fu Zuo, carefully inspected the corpse, and finally, based on the position of the epiphyseal line at the end of the long bone and the overall shape of the pubic symphysis, he roughly deduced that the corpse was an adult man. Around 32 years old.
There was a slight crack at the back of the skull, as if hit by a heavy object, multiple sharp scratches on the facial bone, and a broken neck bone, so it is not possible to determine the cause of death.
It is very likely that he was pushed into the well after being crushed to death, or he may not have broken his neck bone when he fell to the bottom of the well and hit the back of his head to death, or simply, he was drowned by the well water.
Because the dead body was too horrible when it was salvaged, no one dared to touch it. Zhang Jiji just ordered people to take off the clothes and jewelry, and the rest remained as they were.Gongsun Zhuoyu looked at the corpse's hair, and found that although it was a bit messy, it was not difficult to see that it had been carefully combed into a bun, and it was a woman's hair.
This is weird...
Gongsun Zhuoyu had never encountered such a bizarre case, so he could only use the method of elimination in his heart.
First, the deceased was most likely not a transvestite, because Danqiu's clothes were too short for him.For example, the skirt of this wedding dress can only reach halfway below his knees. If he really wore it, he would not be able to walk at all, which is really ridiculous.
Second, why did the assailant deliberately dress the deceased in Danqiu's clothes?The person who makes others think he is dead is actually Danqiu?
After all, in fact, one person cannot be avoided.
Gongsun Zhuoyu took off the gloves, cleaned his hands, and ordered all the maids who were familiar with Danqiu and who lived in the same room to gather together and question each one, trying to find clues.
Maid A: "Sister Danqiu is a child of the family. She is usually nimble in her hands and feet. She is very kind to us maids who have just entered the house. If we make mistakes on weekdays, she will teach them carefully and never lose our temper."
Maid B: "Sister Danqiu lives in the same room as me, but after making a marriage contract with Deputy Housekeeper Lei, she lived in a room alone. One day I went to find her early in the morning, and then I found out that she was missing."
Only then did Gongsun Zhuoyu realize that there was one person missing: "Where's Lei Quan?"
Immediately, a servant replied: "Deputy housekeeper Lei went home to visit relatives."
Gongsun Zhuoyu's eyelids twitched: "When did you leave, how old is he?"
The servant thought for a moment and said, "About Momo left three or four days ago. Deputy Housekeeper Lei is the same age as the villain, about thirty years old."
The person Gongsun Zhuoyu wanted to die was not the Deputy Housekeeper Lei. Judging from the degree of corruption of this corpse, it must have been dead for at least fifteen days: "Did he say when he will come back?"
The servant shook his head: "I don't know, I just heard that he asked the housekeeper for six or seven days' leave, and he will probably be back the day after tomorrow."
Gongsun Zhuoyu said: "When he comes back, bring him to see me. By the way, where is Danqiu's house? I'll go and see."
Since Danqiu is missing, he must find his whereabouts first.
A maidservant in pink heard the words and said: "Sister Danqiu lives in the South Courtyard, my lord, please come with your maidservants."
After she finished speaking, she led the way ahead, walked through the corridor, walked to a secluded courtyard door, gently pushed open the door, raised her sleeves to block the oncoming dust, and explained: "Sister Danqiu has a good temper , but she doesn't like others to touch her things, she is a person with big ideas, so even though she is missing, we dare not clean her house rashly."
Gongsun Zhuoyu said: "No problem, please trouble the girl."
This is an ordinary women's boudoir, the bed is neatly covered, exuding a strong aroma of incense.There are several bottles of commonly used rouge and gouache on the dressing cabinet, hairpins and rings and jewelry are stacked in a box, everything is normal and there is no abnormality.
Gongsun Zhuoyu opened the drawer and found several exquisite sachets inside, and another sweat towel belonging to a man. He sniffed the faint medicinal fragrance and couldn't help asking: "How is Danqiu's health? But sick all year round?"
The maidservant in pink said: "Sister Danqiu really has a heartache. It was brought out of her mother's womb. The doctor said that it can't be cured, it can only be warmed with medicine."
When Gongsun Zhuoyu heard the words, he seemed to just ask casually and didn't mention it again.He groped the bed carefully, and finally found a handkerchief under the pillow, embroidered with mandarin ducks and butterflies, the corners were faintly scratched, a little worn, and when he looked carefully, he could even see a few blurred tear stains on the edges.
The mandarin ducks and butterflies are all in pairs, which shows that there is a lot of affection, but why are there so many tears, are they trapped by love?
As for the corpse parked on the side, Gongsun Zhuoyu visually inspected it, and it was about 1.8 meters tall, which was obviously too tall.
In order to prove his conjecture, he casually took a long flower branch from the vase decoration next to him, then stepped forward and lifted the white cloth a little bit.
Although the corpse had rotted to the point where only bones remained, the important male and female organs could not be distinguished at all.But Gongsun Zhuoyu took a closer look and found that the skull and mandible were thick, and the shape of the pelvis was narrow and high. The pelvic cavity was narrow and deep, and the lower mouth was narrow. It was clearly a male corpse.
Anyone with a little experience can see it.
Gongsun Zhuoyu got up from the ground, pointed at the magistrate with the flower branch, and clicked his tongue: "I saw that you didn't ask me to do an autopsy."
The corpse didn't know why, but the smell was quite pungent. The magistrate held his nose and avoided it in distaste, angrily: "Bastard, it has rotted into a pile of bones, what is there to prove!"
The ancients believed in ghosts and gods.The corpse was dressed in red and fell into the ancient well again. It was a terrible death, so if you can avoid it, you can just find a scapegoat to calm the matter, who would have thought of killing Gongsun Zhuoyu halfway.The magistrate wanted to strangle him to death.
Gongsun Zhuoyu threw away the flower branch, patted the ashes on his hands and said: "Reporting to the company, this corpse has a narrow pelvis and is eight feet tall. It is obviously a man, and it cannot be the missing maid Danqiu. If you don't believe me, call Come and test it out.”
Hearing the words, Du Lingchun visually measured the height of the corpse, and found that it was exactly as Gongsun Zhuoyu said. He frowned, and asked without emotion: "Su Daofu, how do you explain it?"
Du Lingchun didn't care who the dead person was, and he didn't care how he died, but Su Daofu and his party tried to fool him under his nose, clearly treating him as a fool.
The prefect's head was dripping with cold sweat, but he hesitated for a long time, unable to say a word: "Xiaguan...Xiaguan..."
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Gongsun Zhuoyu watching the excitement. He gritted his teeth and knelt down on the ground with hatred in his heart: "Forgive me, the official is really incompetent. I couldn't find out the truth. Why don't you hand over this case to me?" He is interrogated by Gongsun Zhuoyu, he is extremely intelligent, and he will be able to find out the truth if he thinks about it!"
The phrase "extraordinary intelligence" was praised reluctantly, which can be called gnashing of teeth.
Du Lingchun thought it was a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, so he put the teacup aside, wiped his palms with a handkerchief, lowered his eyes and asked casually: "Since everything has to be handed over to Gongsun Zhuoyu for investigation, how can you, the magistrate, do it?" What's the use, huh?"
The magistrate kowtowed, and did not dare to raise his head to answer.
Gongsun Zhuoyu doesn't care, anyway, his head is swollen, if there are too many lice, it doesn't itch, and if there are too many debts, he doesn't worry.He cupped his hands to Du Lingchun and said: "Although the subordinate is incompetent, he is also a county official. He doesn't want to see an innocent person being wronged. He is willing to give it a try and ask the company for permission."
Among all the people in the house, he was the only one who stood in the hall neither humble nor overbearing, and only made people think of the words "righteous and awe-inspiring".
Du Lingchun had never seen such a person before, and his eyes darkened for a moment.If you say that Gongsun Zhuoyu is upright, he is more flexible than those civil servants who maintain integrity. If you say that Gongsun Zhuoyu is flattering, he is out of tune with the corrupt people around him.
Du Lingchun asked him seriously: "Do you really want to investigate?"
Gongsun Zhuoyu bowed his head: "Of course we need to investigate."
Du Lingchun's thoughts moved slightly, and his voice was deep: "Just for a slave?"
Gongsun Zhuoyu: "Slaves are also human life, they are my Jiangzhou citizens."
As soon as he said this, the faces of the servants standing beside him were all moved.
This is a dynasty where fate is as cheap as grass, and countless people die every day.Servants are the lowest kind of people. Their wealth and lives are all tied to a contract of sale, and their masters kill them for life and death.
Why did the magistrate push Ling Shuang out as a scapegoat? It was simply because she was a slave, an insignificant slave who had no power to resist, a slave who would die if she died, and no one would care about her.
Life is lighter than a feather and heavier than Mount Tai.However, it is too sad to be a slave all one's life and not even have a clean reputation when he dies.
Du Lingchun took a deep look at Gongsun Zhuoyu, and said after a while: "Since that's the case, our company will let you investigate."
He got up from his seat, brushed his sleeves over the seat, and walked slowly to Gongsun Zhuoyu with the unique sound of silk, "It's just that after we wiped out the rebellious party in the previous dynasty, our company will return to Beijing in the near future. There are too many times for you, if no clues are found within three days, that servant named Ling Shuang is the real culprit."
Du Lingchun would not waste time on an insignificant case. It doesn't matter who the real culprit is, the important thing is to have an explanation.But he suddenly wanted to try Gongsun Zhuoyu's depth to see if he could find out the truth.
Du Lingchun approached him, and said in a low voice: "But if you can really find out the truth, our company will definitely honor you for your outstanding ability and become an official in Beijing, just around the corner..."
As they got closer, Gongsun Zhuoyu could even vaguely smell the precious scent of submerged spices on Du Lingchun's body, which was slightly refreshing.Hearing the words, his eyes lit up even more, it was nothing more than a bloodbath, the Beijing officials are much better than this small place in Jiangzhou!
Gongsun Zhuoyu was very happy in his heart, but he still wanted to be humble on the surface: "I only want to find out the truth and return the deceased to innocence."
Du Lingchunfu looked at Su Daofu and the others again: "Then I will hand over this case to Gongsun Zhuoyu to investigate, and you will let him arrange it, and there will be no mistakes."
It actually gave him the greatest convenience.
The magistrate frowns, thinking what is the matter.He was so majestic that he was going to be trampled under by Gongsun Zhuoyu, a small county magistrate, he was really breathless, but because of Du Lingchun's words, he could only bitterly say: "I will obey your orders."
To find out the truth of a case, an autopsy must first be conducted.This nameless corpse is obviously a man, but when he died, he was wearing women's clothes, and it was the clothes of Dan Qiu who had been missing for three days. There must be something strange in it.
Is it a transvestite?Or did someone do it on purpose?
Gongsun Zhuoyu borrowed a pair of cloth gloves from Yamen Fu Zuo, carefully inspected the corpse, and finally, based on the position of the epiphyseal line at the end of the long bone and the overall shape of the pubic symphysis, he roughly deduced that the corpse was an adult man. Around 32 years old.
There was a slight crack at the back of the skull, as if hit by a heavy object, multiple sharp scratches on the facial bone, and a broken neck bone, so it is not possible to determine the cause of death.
It is very likely that he was pushed into the well after being crushed to death, or he may not have broken his neck bone when he fell to the bottom of the well and hit the back of his head to death, or simply, he was drowned by the well water.
Because the dead body was too horrible when it was salvaged, no one dared to touch it. Zhang Jiji just ordered people to take off the clothes and jewelry, and the rest remained as they were.Gongsun Zhuoyu looked at the corpse's hair, and found that although it was a bit messy, it was not difficult to see that it had been carefully combed into a bun, and it was a woman's hair.
This is weird...
Gongsun Zhuoyu had never encountered such a bizarre case, so he could only use the method of elimination in his heart.
First, the deceased was most likely not a transvestite, because Danqiu's clothes were too short for him.For example, the skirt of this wedding dress can only reach halfway below his knees. If he really wore it, he would not be able to walk at all, which is really ridiculous.
Second, why did the assailant deliberately dress the deceased in Danqiu's clothes?The person who makes others think he is dead is actually Danqiu?
After all, in fact, one person cannot be avoided.
Gongsun Zhuoyu took off the gloves, cleaned his hands, and ordered all the maids who were familiar with Danqiu and who lived in the same room to gather together and question each one, trying to find clues.
Maid A: "Sister Danqiu is a child of the family. She is usually nimble in her hands and feet. She is very kind to us maids who have just entered the house. If we make mistakes on weekdays, she will teach them carefully and never lose our temper."
Maid B: "Sister Danqiu lives in the same room as me, but after making a marriage contract with Deputy Housekeeper Lei, she lived in a room alone. One day I went to find her early in the morning, and then I found out that she was missing."
Only then did Gongsun Zhuoyu realize that there was one person missing: "Where's Lei Quan?"
Immediately, a servant replied: "Deputy housekeeper Lei went home to visit relatives."
Gongsun Zhuoyu's eyelids twitched: "When did you leave, how old is he?"
The servant thought for a moment and said, "About Momo left three or four days ago. Deputy Housekeeper Lei is the same age as the villain, about thirty years old."
The person Gongsun Zhuoyu wanted to die was not the Deputy Housekeeper Lei. Judging from the degree of corruption of this corpse, it must have been dead for at least fifteen days: "Did he say when he will come back?"
The servant shook his head: "I don't know, I just heard that he asked the housekeeper for six or seven days' leave, and he will probably be back the day after tomorrow."
Gongsun Zhuoyu said: "When he comes back, bring him to see me. By the way, where is Danqiu's house? I'll go and see."
Since Danqiu is missing, he must find his whereabouts first.
A maidservant in pink heard the words and said: "Sister Danqiu lives in the South Courtyard, my lord, please come with your maidservants."
After she finished speaking, she led the way ahead, walked through the corridor, walked to a secluded courtyard door, gently pushed open the door, raised her sleeves to block the oncoming dust, and explained: "Sister Danqiu has a good temper , but she doesn't like others to touch her things, she is a person with big ideas, so even though she is missing, we dare not clean her house rashly."
Gongsun Zhuoyu said: "No problem, please trouble the girl."
This is an ordinary women's boudoir, the bed is neatly covered, exuding a strong aroma of incense.There are several bottles of commonly used rouge and gouache on the dressing cabinet, hairpins and rings and jewelry are stacked in a box, everything is normal and there is no abnormality.
Gongsun Zhuoyu opened the drawer and found several exquisite sachets inside, and another sweat towel belonging to a man. He sniffed the faint medicinal fragrance and couldn't help asking: "How is Danqiu's health? But sick all year round?"
The maidservant in pink said: "Sister Danqiu really has a heartache. It was brought out of her mother's womb. The doctor said that it can't be cured, it can only be warmed with medicine."
When Gongsun Zhuoyu heard the words, he seemed to just ask casually and didn't mention it again.He groped the bed carefully, and finally found a handkerchief under the pillow, embroidered with mandarin ducks and butterflies, the corners were faintly scratched, a little worn, and when he looked carefully, he could even see a few blurred tear stains on the edges.
The mandarin ducks and butterflies are all in pairs, which shows that there is a lot of affection, but why are there so many tears, are they trapped by love?
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