Nongmen Shenjue

There was a homicide case in the Yang family, and there was a lot of noise inside and outside.It stands to reason that the Yang family should retain all the guests. After all, everyone is considered a potential suspect. Maybe the Yamen will have to question them, but it is precisely because they are all guests that they cannot be offended.Besides, the distance from Yangjiazhuang to the county seat is quite long, and the butler takes a carriage to go there, and it takes two hours to go back and forth.

Two hours later, it was midnight.

Master Yang thought about it and sent some of the guests away.

For those who were willing to stay, or could be, the Yang family arranged guest rooms to rest.Since today is a wedding banquet, the guests will follow the ceremony, and if the yamen wants to question anyone, there is a roster to follow.

Naturally, Mu Qingyan and the others also stayed behind.

Due to the limited number of rooms, the four were divided into one room, but they were given two sets of bedding.

The rooms are not too small, with tables, chairs and beds.Now that it's hot, it's easy to spread a quilt on the floor, and Chen Shiliu will go there and feel comfortable.Gao Tian didn't squeeze with him, and put together a few stools, and he was able to lie down steadily without falling off.

The bed was given to Mu Qingyan by default.

Chen Shiliu caught a glimpse of Jixue lying on the bed together, curled his lips secretly, then turned his head away as if he couldn't see it.

What happened to the Yang family, and it was night, inevitably made the servants panic.Mu Qingyan didn't have much to do, he just drank two basins of water, wiped his hands and face briefly, and lay down with his clothes together for a short rest.

Mu Qingyan and Chen Shiliu rarely ran around like this, and fell asleep one after another after a while.

Wen Jixue did not fall asleep, leaning against the bed, looking at the sleeping person.Breathing steadily, defenseless, if it were him, he would not be able to do this.After watching for a long time, I couldn't help reaching out to touch that peaceful face, the cool skin, a little nostalgic, but before touching it again, the sleeping person was already disturbed.

It's not that Mu Qingyan is defenseless, it's just that he doesn't need to be prepared for Wen Jixue.

He is very sensitive, so he feels light, Wen Jixue's small movements can't hide it from him.

"Aren't you going to sleep?" Mu Qingyan's eyes were sleepy, he just glanced at him, and then closed them again.

Wen Jixue smiled, but didn't answer, and the other party didn't want his answer at all.

The night was silent.

When it was almost midnight, someone knocked on the door: "Several guests, the arrester from the Yamen is here soon."

Gao Tian opened the door, and his servants brought washing water.

The policemen came over a dozen people, in groups of two or three, and asked the guests separately.The head catcher led people to focus on the investigation of the Yang family, especially the servants on duty at the new house, the father and son of the Yang family, and so on.

"What is your relationship with the Yang family?" the policeman began to ask.

"We are friends of Yang Rubai." The answer was handed over to Chen Shiliu.

"Where are you from?" the policeman asked again.

Chen Shiliu took out the identity documents and guides of several people.

The police checked one by one: "Are you from Jinhe Prefecture? You have traveled far enough."

Fenglin County is under the rule of Jinhe Mansion.

"Fenglin County... You are from Fenglin County. I heard that Fenglin County has a "God Judgment Bureau". There is also a god who can judge the case. He can communicate with Yin and Yang and judge ghosts and gods. Tsk, let me say, You’re really so amazing, you’ve already joined the God Detective Department.” The arresters belong to the public, so they are well-informed after all, but because the rumored god-man was previously unknown, the stories that have been passed down from one to another Too exaggerated and distorted, not many people believe it.

Chen Shiliu fixedly looked at him, and chuckled, "I was the one who opened the game."

The policeman was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Chen Shiliu rather curiously, but he didn't say anything in the end.Then I asked them what they had heard during the dinner and where they had been, and then they left.

"Brother Mu, what kind of eyes do you think he has? Could I be lying?" Chen Shiliu was very upset, mainly because these people did not believe in Mu Qingyan's strength.

Mu Qingyan was not surprised.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and news was transmitted very slowly. The distance from Jinhe Mansion to Yiyang Mansion was not close. A case occurred in Fenglin County, and it was able to spread in just a month or two. It is probably because of the Li Liangji case that he helped the government. do it.There are business and travel exchanges between the two places, and the news of Gongmen is more concerned. When it comes to this, the police in the other place will also pay attention to it.But in general, the people who know about God's decision and Mu Qingyan are basically only around Fenglin County.

After the arresters finished their inquiries, they told the guests not to leave the house and walk around, and then they went to report to the head catcher.

The East courtyard is brightly lit.

Under the eaves are hung red and green colored silks, and exquisite and beautiful happy lanterns. As a new house, the doors and windows are newly painted with varnish and red happy characters are posted.The maids on duty here are also in uniform pink dresses, brand new grooming, delicate features, making people feel happy at first sight.

At this moment, the Yang family, father and son, and the housekeeper are all in the courtyard.

The head catcher of the yamen was surnamed Jiang, he was fat and tall, and asked the Yang family father and son with a straight face: "Who was the first to find the bride's body? After the bride entered the new house, until the accident was discovered, who went in?" What? What did you do? Is there anything unusual? You can talk about it smoothly."

Boss Jiang Bu didn't ask the bride's name and family background, because he already knew it.

The Yang family's son married the daughter of Liu Tuhu in Shizhu Town, and it has long been rumored.

The reason Jiang Butou knew was not because of the Yang family, but because of the daughter of the Liu family.

Butcher Liu has only one daughter, named Liu Yunzhi, who is nicknamed "Pork Xishi" by the troublemakers in the town.I have only heard of "tofu Xi Shi", and pork Xi Shi does not sound good, but this is by no means intentional slander. Calling Liu Yunzhi like this is because Liu Lanzhi is slim and beautiful, and Liu Lanzhi is not afraid of her daughter. Carrying a machete to sell pork at the meat stand.

Ethics and rules are used to restrain women, even if the daughter of a peasant family doesn't talk about it, there is no unmarried daughter who sells pork at home.Besides, because of her beauty, there are always men hanging around in front of the butcher's stall. Even if she has a bone chopping knife in her hand, she can't stop some flirting words and lewd eyes.

Because of this, Liu Yunzhi has a mixed reputation in the town.

Outsiders couldn't figure it out, how could the Yang family marry such a woman?

Under the questioning of Boss Jiang, the maid Caiju was the first to stand up.

There are two maids arranged at the gate of the east courtyard, and there are two more maids outside the door of the new house. These are the servants who will stay in the east courtyard from now on. the Liu family.After all, the Liu family is just a small family, with only two father and daughter in the family, they can't afford to support servants at all.

Caiju cried before, her eyes were still slightly red and swollen: "I, I was serving in the new house, but at that time the young mistress wanted to eat something..."

"Let's start from the beginning." Chief Jiang Bu cut off Caiju's words.

Caiju came to her senses, stopped talking quickly, cleared her messy mind, and said: "After the church visit, I helped the eldest young mistress back to the new house, and Xi Niang presided over the spreading of the tent again, and there were some troublemakers. An hour is over. Everyone went to the table, and I accompanied the young lady. The young master was afraid that the young lady would be hungry, so he sent a bowl of glutinous rice balls filled with brown sugar and peanuts. The young lady thought it was too sweet, and she panicked. Only ate two and put it down.

It was still early, and the young lady was sleepy, but she had to wait for the young master, so she couldn't sleep.I just talked with the eldest young mistress.

In the meantime, Mama Wang, who was next to my wife, came over and said a few words to the eldest and young mistress, and Mama Wang dismissed me.After a while, Chang Sui Dachun, who was next to the young master, came. Before entering the courtyard, he stood at the gate and asked me if the young master was here. I said no, and Dachun left.After half a cup of tea, the young master ran in. Without saying a word, he just looked at the young mistress before leaving in a hurry. "

As Caiju spoke, she couldn't help but stop, because the behavior of the young master Yang Rusong tonight was indeed a bit weird.

"Later, later..." Caiju raised her head timidly, and her tears rolled down again: "The play started earlier, and it was a new play. Because everyone was discussing this new play before, I, I'm very... The youngest mistress also knows that she also likes to watch operas. The youngest mistress asked me to go to the front to listen to the opera, and tell her after listening to it. I, I didn't go, Xiaodie Xiaoshuang, who was guarding outside the door, went , I told them to come back quickly after watching halftime."

Xiaodie Xiaoshuang also hurriedly said: "We only watched half of the show, and when we came back, the eldest and youngest mistress was fine."

Caiju also nodded again and again: "Yeah, originally the young mistress wanted to listen to Xiaodie and the others talk about operas, but it happened that the young master ordered someone to bring soup to the young mistress..."

Yang Rusong retorted abruptly: "I didn't ask for soup at all!"

Caiju trembled, and whispered tremblingly: "But, but the people who came at that time said it was the young master..."

"Who is here?" Chief Jiang asked.

Caiju shook her head: "She's an old lady with a face. Because of her marriage, the family has recruited many helpers, most of whom are from the village, but I can't recognize so many. That old lady called me by my name, I, I didn’t get suspicious. Oh, by the way, I asked who she was, and she said she was the old aunt of Yang Shitou in the village.”

"Go find this person!" Boss Jiang didn't feel it at first, but now he felt more and more that the matter was not simple.

It was rumored outside that the bride of the Yang family had hanged herself. The reason why he investigated so carefully was not only to straighten out the case, but more importantly, he came here this time with his assistant. The results of the preliminary autopsy showed that the bride Liu Yunzhi died of poisoning. Afterwards, they were hung up to disguise the scene.

Caiju got the signal, and continued to narrate: "The soup sent by the kitchen is lotus seed and lily soup. The eldest and young mistresses ate half a bowl, and the rest should be given to me. I shouldn't have picked it up, but..." Caiju stayed at Liu's house After a period of time, we always eat and live together, and we got used to it for a while.

"I slipped my hands when I took the soup, knocked over the bowl, and stained the skirt of the young lady. I hurried to fetch water, and wiped it briefly first, so as not to make it difficult to wash tomorrow."

"You went there yourself?"

"Yes, the four people outside have been guarding the door, and they are much more tired than me. I thought I'd better make a trip by myself." Caiju said as she wiped away her tears: "Who knows, I haven't reached the courtyard gate when I come back. The son heard the shouting, saying, saying that the eldest young mistress has hanged herself."