Nongmen Shenjue

Aunt Sun's abnormal expression is very obvious.

Go back in time, to the previous night.

In the huge Zhuangzi, only a small courtyard next to the kitchen is lit, which is where the old couple lives.The old man who raised the cattle lived in the room next to the cowshed and went to bed early.At this time, someone appeared outside the kitchen with a lantern, and the flame of the lantern illuminated the face of that person. It was Aunt Sun.

Aunt Sun took out a bunch of keys from her pocket and opened the kitchen door.

After entering, put the lantern on the table and take the wooden barrel on the table.This wooden barrel is very delicate, very new, and it has been wiped clean, reflecting the halo of the lights.

Aunt Sun lifted the lid of the bucket, and the inside of the lid was also clean, but there was a tiny gap in the middle, which didn’t seem to be natural, because the whole wooden bucket was painted and the outside was intact, so how could there be cracks inexplicably inside?Aunt Sun carefully took out a paper bag, which contained some white powder. She used a thin bamboo stick to poke the powder into the gap of the wooden cover, and squeezed it into the gap bit by bit.

She did it very meticulously and patiently. It only weighed two or three sesame seeds, and it took her almost two cups of tea to finish it all.

Probably I was under a lot of pressure in my heart, and I was sweating profusely after I finished.

She put the lid back in place, packed up the paper bags, threw the bamboo strips into the stove, locked the door with a lantern and left.

Every time the wooden barrel containing milk is sent to the carriage, the carriage bumps all the way into the city, and the speed will not be slow to ensure freshness. When the milk sloshes back and forth in the wooden barrel, the powder in the gap in the lid will seep into the milk.

The means are indeed very ingenious.

Mu Qingyan didn't take back the ability immediately, but stared at Aunt Sun as she returned to her residence.

A dim yellow oil lamp was on in the room, and a figure sat there quietly, as if waiting.Hearing the sound of the courtyard door, the man went to the door and looked out. Seeing Aunt Sun coming in, he said as if very tired: "Are you back? It's getting late, go to bed after you're done."

Aunt Sun nodded, blew out the lantern and put it in a corner of the room, then took out the paper bag from her bosom, pried open the plywood of the drawer of the cabinet and stuffed it in.After making sure everything was hidden, he went to the tub to wash his hands.The water had been prepared a long time ago, and there was another basket of plant ash, which had to be washed many times before being rinsed.

Withdrawing the ability, the mental state is not bad, patting Wen Jixue, and the two left Zhuangzi first.

"How is it?" Wen Jixue asked.

"There are gains, let the Jin family do the rest of the investigation." Mu Qingyan didn't plan to investigate Aunt Sun himself. As an outsider, he didn't understand the entanglements among the members of the Jin family. Efficient.

Furthermore, Uncle Li said that they investigated everyone in Zhuangzi.Maybe after going back, you can directly ask all the information about Aunt Sun.

Wen Jixue's eyelids drooped, and her voice seemed to be a little lower: "Oh, so you're going back to Jin's house?"

Mu Qingyan couldn't help laughing out loud: "Dining with you?"

"No, you should investigate the case properly." Wen Jixue smiled and shook her head.

Mu Qingyan was not a hypocritical person either. When he returned to the city and parted ways at the inn, he returned to the Jin family.

He missed the noon meal, but he was not polite and asked the maid to go to the kitchen to get some food.Although there are rules in the kitchen, perhaps because of Uncle Li's explanation, the kitchen still complies with the request of Mu Qingyan, a guest who is not at the meal time, to eat.

After dinner, he went to see Uncle Li again and told about his discovery in Zhuangzi.

"The method of poisoning is already known, and the person who poisoned it has also been found. If you send people to search now, you should be able to find conclusive evidence."

Uncle Li was very surprised, he didn't expect him to investigate so quickly, and he didn't expect Aunt Sun to be the poisoner.You know, being able to take care of Zhuangzi for the young master shows that he belongs to the family of the young master, but now...

"The Sun family and his wife are old people left behind by the late wife..." Uncle Li frowned, both surprised and annoyed.Everyone hates this kind of betrayal of the Lord the most, and it is even more unacceptable for an old man like Aunt Sun to betray the Lord.

First wife?

Mu Qingyan asked back: "Isn't the current Mrs. Jin the original match?"

Uncle Li recognized his ability, and when he asked, he said: "Yes, this wife is now the stepmother, not the biological mother of the young master, but they are also very close. Back then, the wife was weak. , when the eldest son was born, it was difficult to give birth, so he only kept the child. Later, out of various considerations, the master married the first wife's sister."

This kind of "baton-taking" marriage is very common in shopping malls, mainly to maintain the interests of the two families.

Mu Qingyan nodded, and then turned the question back: "As for the Sun family couple, let you investigate?"

Uncle Li understood what he meant. The other party didn't understand the various connections between the Jin family's servants, and it would take a long time to figure out the clues.It's just that the so-called technique industry has a specialization, especially after seeing the other party's high efficiency today, Uncle Li's desire to find out the truth is even more urgent.

"Well, you follow me, maybe you will find details that we haven't noticed."

"Alright." Mu Qingyan thought about it, and then reminded: "We should make a quick decision now. The behind-the-scenes must have a lot of control over the Jin family. Maybe I have aroused his suspicion by looking for you again and again. This person is poisoned." Such subtlety and concealment shows that he is very cautious, so, for the sake of caution, he may erase some clues in advance."

It means that it may kill people.

Uncle Li nodded, took out some papers from the drawer and handed them to him: "People in Zhuangzi have investigated it earlier, and this is about the Sun family couple."

The first list is the relatives of the Sun family couple, and then the interpersonal relationship.

The Sun family couple have a son and a daughter. The son Sun Liang is in charge of the young master's going out. He is a person who can be called by name. The daughter Miaoxiang works as a maid beside the young master. In charge of the affairs of the eldest and young master's house, she deserves to be the number one maid.

Usually such a maid will eventually become the master's personal entourage, Tong Fang or aunt.

Because of this, Uncle Li's suspicion of the Sun family is very low.

Looking at the contacts of the Sun family, the old couple of the Sun family in Zhuangzi did not have much contact with the Jin family.Sun Liang is an honest person, and he does things properly, but he is not flexible enough, but in some respects, the young master is very easy to use.Such a person has few crooked thoughts, and he has never made any mistakes.Miao Xiang is also thoughtful and appropriate, but as a big maid, she also has ambitions in her heart, hoping to get a title as soon as possible and become a half-master.How could such a woman whose honor and disgrace depend on the Eldest Young Master to harm the Eldest Young Master?

"Mr. Mu, wait a moment. After a while, someone will bring you over. You can listen to Mr. Mu." Uncle Li has already decided to arrest him directly.

Mu Qingyan didn't show any surprise, and went back to the guest room first.

In the middle of the afternoon, Chen Shiliu came back, smelling a lot of alcohol on his body, but fortunately his eyes were still clear.

"Did Jin Lilin take you to drink?" Mu Qingyan knew that Jin Lilin was shrewd and suspicious, and it was rare that Chen Shiliu was the only one, so how could he give up the opportunity to test him out.

Chen Shiliu said while drinking tea: "Brother Mu, don't worry, I'm on guard. I just wanted to drink it a little bit, but I didn't dare to really drink it. Brother Mu, do you think this fifth member of the Jin family is deliberately trying to get me drunk? Could it be that we have exposed some flaws?"

"Don't worry about him, things are progressing." Mu Qingyan told him the result of the investigation.

"What?!" Chen Shiliu's eyes widened: "I, I just went out to listen to a play and had a meal. Brother Mu, did you find out the case?"

"Only found half of it." Since Mu Qingyan returned to Jin's house, he has to scan Jin's house every once in a while to beware of any abnormalities.His focus is on Zhufeng Xiaozhu, where Miaoxiang is, as for Sun Liang, he can't control it.Uncle Li took care of Zhuangzi.

Even so, Chen Shiliu was still very uncomfortable, as if he only cared about eating, drinking and having fun, leaving all the work to Mu Qingyan.

Soon, Uncle Li sent someone to invite Mu Qingyan.

It was still in the side hall next to the main hall, with Uncle Li sitting on top, and the Sun family couple kneeling in the hall.Mu Qingyan and Chen Shiliu did not appear grandly, but went to the back of the hall and sat there listening to the movement in front.

Uncle Li went to Zhuangzi himself, and watched the bag of arsenic found from the house of the Sun family. The arsenic in the paper bag was not much.At that time, when the things were found, even though there was no interrogation, the Sun family couple's complexion was already pale, and they kowtowed desperately to plead guilty, only saying that they were obsessed with money and had nothing to do with their children.

The more this is the case, the more Uncle Li thinks it has something to do with his children.

After a while, a beautiful girl of seventeen or eighteen years old was brought in, it was Miaoxiang.

As the maidservant next to the young master, the gold hairpins and jade rings are all common, and the silk and satin are endless, and she is just the right age, with a little whitewash, she is beautiful.There is no fool who can be a big maid. Miao Xiang is eloquent, gentle and witty, and she is quite popular.

However, being called over by the master suddenly made her feel very upset.

"Your parents have recruited and poisoned the milk that the young master eats. What do you have to say about it?" Uncle Li didn't make any greetings, just opened his mouth to get to the point, staring at Miaoxiang with a pair of eyes, as if piercing her skin .

Miao Xiang's face turned pale immediately, her hands tightly grasped the hem of her skirt, and she said in a trembling voice: "I, I don't know, I don't know anything..."

Her voice was not only fragmented, but also inaudible, which showed that she was really frightened.

"Then what do you think, why did your parents harm the young master? What benefits can they gain? Or, is it for the benefit of your brothers and sisters?" Uncle Li pressed again.

Miao Xiang burst into tears, knelt down on the ground, and hastily argued: "The servant has no second thoughts about the young master, my parents, he, they must have been deceived, they won't..."

Uncle Li has been scrutinizing Miaoxiang, because he feels that the so-called Sun family couple must have something to do with their children.

At this time, a person came in and whispered something in Uncle Li's ear.

Uncle Li snorted coldly: "Call Madam Liu and bring Miao Xiang to have a medical examination!"

When Miao Xiang heard this, she froze.