Nongmen Shenjue

On the [-]th day, Mu Qingyan practiced painting and calligraphy in the study.

Earlier, he learned painting from Wen Jixue. Painting is a big science, including many branches. Referring to his own interests and uses, he mainly learns traditional Chinese painting.He doesn't like to make any color either, usually he only does line drawing, if he is lazy, a pen is enough.

What he is painting right now is Wen Jixue.

This is not the first time he has painted Wen Jixue, and he gets along with him every day, so he is very familiar with Wen Jixue's speech and behavior.When drawing, he doesn't look at the other person, he just sketches the draft in his mind first, and then draws it bit by bit on the paper.

After he finished painting, Wen Jixue commented: "It has five or six points of charm."

Meticulous brushwork is also called fine drawing, which pays attention to the beauty of lines, and must be meticulous and neat, which is opposite to freehand brushwork.Mu Qingyan has been studying for two or three years. He probably has some talent. He has a good grasp of the characters' facial expressions and body postures. It's just that he is still immature in terms of technique, which requires practice.

"Your elder brother is here." Wen Jixue said, moved the painting to the side of the table, pressed it down with a ruler, and put it away when the ink was completely dry.

On the other side, warm water came from Xiao Nanduan, and Mu Qingyan washed his hands.

"I probably found something, I'll go and have a look." Mu Qingyan went to the front hall.

Mu Lin was probably sitting bored, just walked outside the hall door, and opened his mouth first when he saw him: "Second brother, good news!"

"Brother, what did you find?"

"Before you asked me to check the medicine She took. It was easy to check. Her medicines were all bought in the same pharmacy, and the pharmacy shopkeeper knew her. Because of this, the pharmacy reported a news. At the end of last year, the twelfth lunar month One day in the first few days, someone from Fan's family went to buy medicine for Mrs. She, and it was none other than Bitao!

The pharmacy didn't know Bi Tao because it was her first time going there, but the prescription was familiar.At that time, the man who picked up the medicine saw that the prescription seemed to belong to the She family, and also saw that Bitao's eyes were raw, so he asked a few more questions before he knew Bi Tao's identity.

When Bi Tao went that time, she not only bought medicine for Mrs. She, but also bought medicine herself.She said that the old man in the family suffers from joint pain every time it is cloudy and rainy, especially in winter. He heard people say that drinking medicinal wine is good, so he specially found a prescription to make the medicine and wanted to take it back to make wine.It was common among folks just now, and I asked too much, and only then did I know that there is a kind of 'grass aconitum' in the medicinal materials for making wine, which is poisonous.The pharmacy said that the medicinal materials have been processed and the dosage is controlled, so there is no danger. "

"Grass aconitum?" Mu Qingyan frowned: "This stuff is very poisonous, even if it has been processed, it must be treated in a reasonable way before taking it, otherwise it will still be poisonous."

Mu Qingyan saw a lot of news in his previous life, and there were many cases of poisoning and death caused by soaking in medicinal wine.

Recalling the night when the fire broke out, she had swallowed all the medicinal ingredients in She's silk handkerchief, which was enough to kill her, not to mention that She had been ill for a long time, and her body was weak.However, it was a blessing in disguise, for some reason she vomited, and a lot of the poison was vomited out, maybe the medicine tablet was also vomited out.However, the toxin had already invaded the lungs earlier, although the pace of death was delayed, it was nothing more than suffering.

It seems that She's "poison" was obtained from Bitao.

Does Bitao know?

It's okay if you don't know, but if you know...

Mu Lin was confident: "Second brother, I think I can go directly to Bitao's parents' house. Back then, she bought medicinal materials, and it was said that she needed to make five catties of wine, and the daily drinking of the medicinal wine was also a fixed amount. Besides, their family is She's family. Father is in charge of managing the sedan chair and taking care of the master of the She family when he goes out. Besides, the She family is just an ordinary squire, and the servants will not be very rich. I speculate that even if the first round of medicinal wine is drunk, the medicinal materials will not be lost. We will continue to soak for the second time. Let's go directly to check the medicinal wine jar, if there is a shortage of medicinal materials in it, it is easy to see."

That's true, but it's just medicinal materials for making wine, and the quantity is not much.

Besides, Aconitum aconitum is poisonous, so it should be used in medicinal wine in limited quantities, maybe just one or two tablets.Even, maybe only one slice.

For Mullin, finding the "poison" was a breakthrough.

"It's not yet She's first seven days. I got the news early in the morning. I have ordered people to rush to Xinghua Village. Make sure to keep an eye on She's body. I will take Wuzuo there again in a while to check whether there are any signs of poisoning in his body." .If there are signs of poisoning..." Mu Lin paused.

At first, he thought that Mrs. She was set on fire to death, but after hearing Mu Qingyan's words, he felt that Mrs. She might have the intention to seek death, so when he found out the source of the poison, his first reaction was that Mrs. She took the poison.

But just now, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, which stunned him.

This poison was bought by Bitao. Could it be that for some reason, Bitao poisoned Mrs. She?As a personal servant girl, she has been with her for many years and is highly valued. It would be too easy for her to be silent and know her hands and feet.If you talk about hatred, you can find it, after all, Bi Tao's embarrassing situation in the Fan family is not difficult to inquire about.

If Mrs. She died, even if Fan Lixuan remarried in the future, as the old man left behind by Mrs. She, and the one who took care of the two little girls since childhood, Fan Lixuan would definitely make good arrangements for her.Usually, based on practical considerations, Bitona should either be her aunt, or she should be kept by her side to continue to take care of her young daughter.

The more Mu Lin thought about it, the more he felt that Bitao was suspicious. After all, Bitao was still hiding a lot of things and refused to say anything. What is more important than avenging She's justice?

On the other hand, Fan Lixuan looked really sad, the relationship between husband and wife was good, there was no reason to kill his wife.

Seeing Mu Lin's expression, Mu Qingyan guessed what he was thinking, hesitated for a while, and finally told the matter about Fan Lixuan and Qiu Zhihao, otherwise, Mu Lin would definitely end up in a dead end.

"What, there is such a thing?" It's not that Mu Lin has never heard about the two men's friendship, but it's all heard, and he was really surprised when he really met.In particular, Fan Lixuan was a scholar with a bright future, he was gentle and refreshing, and he couldn't tell at all...

At the same time, Mullin was in a daze, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't seem to think of it.

"Brother, what are you thinking?" Mu Qingyan noticed that his mind was distracted.

"Ah, oh, it's all right." Mu Lin shook off his miscellaneous thoughts and said seriously: "If the two of them have such a relationship, wouldn't it be very suspicious?"

Mu Qingyan said bluntly: "I think She wanted to commit suicide by taking poison."

"Can……"

"Brother, think about the relationship between the three of them, think about She's situation in Fan's family, and she is about to give birth, and she has given birth to a boy she has been looking forward to. Then I found out that the husband who relied heavily on him and the former lover were so kind. relationship, how does She feel?"

Not to mention She Shi, no matter how strong a woman is, I am afraid that she will despair.

She is not a strong character, she has a more submissive temperament and is easily influenced by external words.Because of this, she felt uneasy when she had two daughters in a row. When the outside world criticized her, she would feel flustered and went to test Fan Lixuan with Bitao.Fan Lixuan refused, but what if Fan Lixuan acquiesced?I'm afraid she will do it no matter how sad and unwilling she is.

Accidentally lost a baby, and even lost a boy, she will definitely blame herself, feel ashamed, and panic.She would think: Because this is the son-in-law that the Fan family has been looking forward to, as a daughter-in-law, she can't even keep a baby, so maybe outsiders will gossip about her, and what will her father-in-law think of her?How does her husband see her?

Perhaps, it was also at this time that he learned the secrets of Fan Lixuan and Qiu Zhihao.

The past with Qiu Zhihao made her feel guilty when facing Fan Lixuan.I really found out the secret of those two people. It is certain that the five thunders have struck the top, but they are still at a loss and at a loss. The drug hiding thing.

There is a time difference: Bitao bought the medicine at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month two years ago, and she will definitely send it home after that. The medicine will only be kept in Fan's house for a few days at most.Then, Mrs. She must have obtained the "poison" in the past few days, why didn't she commit suicide until April this year?

Mrs. She didn't think about it years ago, probably at the end of the year, she felt a little bit reluctant, and planned to spend another year with her daughter or parents, and finally reunite.After the year is over, if you don't want to die, you may have changed your mind.

This kind of thing is also common. There are too many things encountered in a certain period of time, and the heavy burden is overwhelmed. I feel that I can't live anymore, and I want to die.But after that period of time, even if you still feel pain, you may not have the courage to seek death.Or, I don't think I have to die, I don't want to die.

It is very likely that She Shi has changed her thinking after the new year, or there may be some other opportunity that made her give up her desire to seek death.

Judging from Bitao's narration, She's condition has improved after the year. Although there are still many worries and changes in behavior, the doctor's diagnosis is correct, which shows that She's improved.

She's condition changed again in April, she hardly went out, her diet decreased, and she remained silent.

This change was "moderate" and did not attract much attention. In She's own words, it was due to the warmer weather.

Mu Qingyan felt that the catalyst must be Fan Lixuan and Qiu Zhihao.

In the end, Mu Qingyan decided to go to Xinghua Village again.

At the end of the village, Mu Lin and Wu Zuo went to the autopsy first.

Being misled earlier, he has been entangled in whether the fire was man-made or an accident. Undoubtedly, he subconsciously believed that She died in the fire.When Wu conducted the inspection, the key point was to see whether She was burned to death. He only cut his throat to see if there were soot and burns inside. After confirming this, he did not move the body again.

In ancient times, there were many taboos, especially "the dead are the greatest", and people did not want to end up with "the dead without a whole body".The government can investigate the case, but neither the Fan family nor the She family can accept the investigation of She's body. Besides, Fan Lixuan is a scholar, and the county government doesn't want to be troublesome.

Therefore, Wu Zuo didn't make another trip until there were new clues.

Before doing it, Wu Zuo whispered to Mu Lin: "Mu Lin, this drug test is to break the stomach, the Fan family..."

After all, it is in the village, if something happens, it may not end well.

There is a rule in the law of the current dynasty that if there is a murder case and the cause of death is strange, an investigation is required.However, the regulations are regulations, and there are many changes in the actual operation. Many people do not want the remains of their relatives to be desecrated, and even prefer not to pursue the murderer who caused the death.

The county magistrate Zhou Hong is very responsible, and the homicide case should not be ignored, but he has also instructed that the consent of the relatives of the deceased should be obtained first.

Before asking the Fan family, the Fan family agreed, because they thought it was a cut in the throat, and they could barely accept it.Just confirm the cause of death, close the case early, and let things fade away.After all, if the government does not give a public opinion, there will be all kinds of speculation from the outside world, which is not conducive to Fan Lixuan's future.

Another autopsy would be very different, and Wu Zuo hesitated.

Mu Qingyan stood at the door all the time, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go see Fan Lixuan first."