Bo Ruoyou didn't expect Lin Huai and Lin Zhao to be in the yamen, she stepped forward to salute, "Uncle Lin—"
Lin Huai looked at Bo Ruoyou quite happily, "I was asking you just now, they said you are in Yizhuang, I didn't expect to meet you before I left, Youyou, you are helping the yamen every day, do you think it's hard work?"
Bo Ruoyou smiled, "I don't feel hard work, I've already gotten used to it." As he spoke, he glanced behind the two of them, "Why did Uncle Lin come here?"
Lin Huai's smile faded when he heard the words, and he sighed, "There was something wrong in the daytime today, so I came here to have a look." After saying this, Lin Huai saw the certificate on Bo Ruoyou's hand at a glance, " Are you examining the deceased in the case of riding horses and wounding people during the day?"
Bo Ruoyou should be, Lin Huai asked: "How is the test?"
After Bo Ruoyou explained the results of the test, Lin Huai's eyebrows frowned slightly, "So, the person who was trampled to death was not at fault."
"Yes, he died innocently."
Lin Huai turned to look at Lin Zhao, Lin Zhao's expression was also a bit heavy, Bo Ruoyou looked at the two of them, and suddenly realized belatedly, one of the people invited back today is the son of the Zhongyi uncle's mansion, and the other is The son of the Minister of the Household Department, now Lin Huai and his son are all here, probably because of this case.
"Brother Lin—"
At this time, another group of people turned out from the back hall. The person in charge was wearing a black Taoist robe. He was old and had a long beard. Among them was Feng Ye, the second son of the Zhongyi Bofu who had talked with Bo Ruoyou during the day, and another middle-aged man in Chinese clothes with a gloomy face. Sun Zhao followed this middle-aged man with a smile at the moment.
Lin Huai turned around, "Uncle—"
It was Uncle Zhongyi who came. He was going to talk to Lin Huai, but he caught sight of Bo Ruoyou, so he was surprised, "This is..."
Lin Huai looked at Bo Ruoyou, "This is my niece."
Being able to be called a niece by Lin Huai, Uncle Zhongyi was even more curious. Seeing Bo Ruoyou's imposing manner and outstanding appearance, he asked, "Which family is the girl from?"
Lin Huai smiled and said, "A girl from the Bo family."
Uncle Zhongyi was stunned, "Oh, this is Miss Bo's family who is engaged to Zhao'er?"
When Lin Huai heard this, her brows twitched strangely, and she felt guilty for some reason when she explained, "No, this is the second lady of the Bo family, and the one who is betrothed to Zhao'er is the eldest lady of the Bo family." Bo Ruoyou, "Uncle should remember her parents. Her father is Bo Jingxing, the third son of the Bo family. He has passed away for many years. She left Beijing when she was young, and she has not been back for many days."
Bo Ruoyou saluted, Zhongyi Bo Fengqin was even more surprised, "It's Bo Sanlang's daughter?"
Bo Ruoyou didn't know his father's good name in Beijing back then, but from the expression of this loyal uncle, he had a deep impression on Bo Sanye, even though he passed away many years ago, he still called him by the title when he was young.
Feng Qin looked Bo Ruoyou up and down, "It's strange that she looks extraordinary, so she is Bo San's daughter. If so, I have seen her before when she was young."
Bo Ruoyou had been in Beijing for five years, and there were naturally many officials who had met her. Feng Ye, who was standing beside him, was surprised when Uncle Zhongyi said this. Bo's daughter of Sanshangshu.
Sun Zhao was also surprised when he heard that, although he had never inquired about Bo Ruoyou's background, seeing that she was able to come to the yamen to work as a servant, he felt that her background should not be very high, but he did not expect that she was actually Bo's daughter.
Lin Huai smiled and agreed with Uncle Zhongyi, and Uncle Zhongyi asked again: "But why did she come to the Yamen?"
Lin Huai hesitated a little this time, "She's a coordinator, and she's helping the yamen right now."
This remark made everyone's eyes fall on Bo Ruoyou, even the middle-aged man who had no good looks on the other side looked at Bo Ruoyou with a frown. Bo Ruoyou didn't care, but she never expected that this lady from a noble family was actually a coward and was still helping out at the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.
"Women do it for you?" He couldn't help but ask.
Sun Zhao recovered from the surprise of Bo Ruoyou's life experience, "Yes, Miss Bo is very good at performing autopsies. After returning to Beijing, she will help in the Yamen. Although women are not allowed to be officials, they are idle errands. There are powerful people." It's good to help."
Sun Zhao pondered for a while, then added: "And Miss Bo was recommended by Marquis Wu Zhao to join the Yamen."
Everyone listened with different expressions on their faces. Lin Huai knew this very well. Seeing everyone staring at Bo Ruoyou, afraid that she would be embarrassed, he said to the middle-aged man again: "Brother Wei, what about the young master?" Don't worry, Mr. Sun is the most fair, let's take your time, it is not for nothing for the young master to suffer for a while."
Bo Ruoyou understood, the person in front of him was the father of the boy in blue shirt during the day.
The middle-aged man is indeed Wei Shu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he said in a deep voice: "This rebellious son, this time should teach him a lesson! If it is true that he galloped a horse and hurt someone's life, let him go to resist his life, and I will also It's better to be less angry!"
Lin Huai laughed and remained silent, but Wei Shu walked out of the yamen first, Uncle Zhongyi sighed and went to look at Feng Ye again, "This time you are an elder brother, and it is not without fault."
Feng Ye hurriedly bowed his head to admit his mistake.
Uncle Zhongyi shook his head, took another look at Bo Ruoyou, and then went out, followed by everyone except Feng Ye, who seemed to be the servants of Uncle Zhongyi's and Shangshu's mansions.
However, Feng Ye stayed behind. He was handsome in life, and his father's fairy air was on his body, which made him feel a little gentle and uninhibited. He smiled and looked at Bo Ruoyou, "So you are the young lady of the Bo family, no wonder That day, Lin Zhaoxian will help you investigate the case."
This remark made Bo Ruoyou suddenly realize.
She suddenly remembered that she had indeed met Feng Ye. She met Lin Zhao and Bo Yixuan brothers and sisters in the Bo's Biezhuang that day. Besides them, there were other men and women, and Feng Ye was among them that day.
She didn't pay attention to other people, but she was a maid who followed the yamen, so it was inevitable that everyone would pay attention to her.
However, Lin Zhao didn't know that she was the daughter of the Bo family at that time, but Bo Ruoyou didn't need to explain about it. He just smiled and didn't answer. Lin Huai was a little suspicious when he heard the words. Ye and I went to the Biezhuang outside Bo's city with me earlier, and happened to meet the second younger sister who followed Wu Butou to investigate, so we met once."
Lin Huai understood, "So that's the case, Youyou, why don't you follow Uncle Lin to the Lin Mansion for dinner?"
Only then did Bo Ruoyou answer, "No need, Uncle Lin, it's very inconvenient today."
She raised the paper in her hand, Lin Huai nodded, looking at the paper in her hand with thoughtful eyes, but said nothing, "Since that's the case, Uncle Lin will order someone to pick you up at another day."
Bo Ruoyou naturally agreed, Lin Huai gave a few more instructions and walked out, but Lin Zhao didn't move, "Second sister, I'm being rude today."
He was talking about the departure of Bo Jingqian, and Bo Ruoyou said indifferently: "It's okay, Young Master Lin and my uncle are already on good terms, and it's a matter of course, and thank you for visiting me and my adoptive father."
Lin Zhao hesitated to speak, Feng Ye looked at Bo Ruoyou, then at Lin Zhao, his expression darkened, and he said in surprise, "I didn't expect you to be the daughter of the Bo family, and I am quite familiar with your elder brother, Never heard him mention it."
When Lin Zhao heard this, his face showed embarrassment, and he glanced at him in disapproval. The two of them seemed to have a close relationship.
Bo Ruoyou smiled and still didn't answer, only blessed Fushen and said: "Uncle Lin has already left, you should go home quickly, I still have something to report to the adults, so I am leaving."
She walked towards Sun Zhao, and Sun Zhao also told Lin Zhao and Lin Zhao to go home quickly. When he turned around and left with Bo Ruoyou, he said in a low voice: "Little Bo, it turns out that you belong to the Bo family." Miss!"
Bo Ruoyou sighed, "It's a long story, sir, don't treat me as Bo's daughter."
Sun Zhao had a sense of understanding, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Feng Ye looked at Bo Ruoyou's back from behind, "It's strange, it's the daughter of the Bo family, how could they let their young lady do the work? They are the ones who pay the most attention to these rules in their house, and why haven't they heard of Yi's words?" Brother and sister Xuan mentioned this younger sister?"
Lin Zhao watched Bo Ruoyou disappear behind the corridor door, and gave Feng Ye a helpless look, "You are the best at talking, why do you have to ask her face to face?"
Feng Ye chuckled, "I'm a little curious about the second young lady of the Bo family, isn't it? You call her the second younger sister, but she treats you quite distantly. I don't think she really wants to recognize you as your elder brother, but she actually works for him. , which is interesting."
Lin Zhao frowned, "It's been a short time since she came back to the capital, and I haven't seen her for more than ten years, so it's not unusual."
Feng Ye showed a clear face, and before leaving the yamen, he looked back again.
In the back hall, Bo Ruoyou handed the certificate of inspection to Sun Zhao, "Sir, was that Wei Shangshu just now? The case is clear, but why does he act like it's not yet finalized?"
Sun Zhao sighed deeply, and at this time Wu Xiang said, "At present, only the testimony of the deceased's wife is certain. The people who were with them still said that the deceased did not avoid the horse when he saw it. The other peddlers spoke vaguely. Qing, I dare not directly identify Mr. Wei, I think this case is difficult to settle."
Bo Ruoyou naturally understood the twists and turns, "Is there no way? Is my test paper useless? The deceased's first injury was on the back, and his back was facing them."
Wu Xiang frowned, "Then they can also say that he saw it but didn't avoid it. The only thing they can do right now is try to persuade the people who were present at that time to stand up and testify, but it's a bit difficult. I'll take someone to visit later. Let's visit."
Bo Ruoyou didn't say anything more. She has been a samurai for several years, and she knows that not every crime in this world can be punished, but when she thinks of the dent in the chest of the deceased who was trampled by the horse's hoof, and the woman's crying, she feels pity from the bottom of her heart. .
She regained her composure and asked again, "How about the case in Heishui Village?"
Sun Zhao breathed out, "This case is quite simple. The evidence is complete, and someone has confessed. People from the Qinshui county government have also arrived this morning. The identities of the deceased have been determined, and the case will be closed soon."
Bo Ruoyou felt comforted in her heart, seeing that it was getting late, she bid farewell and left the yamen, and when she returned home, she mentioned today's case and the people she saw to Cheng Yunzhi.
Cheng Yunzhi was silent for a moment, "I'm afraid this case cannot be settled."
Bo Ruoyou was silent, Cheng Yunzhi sighed and said: "Uncle Zhongyi's wife is Princess Anyang, and the princess is the daughter of the deceased Prince Zhong, so their family is also a relative of the emperor. Yijia became an official, and later married the daughter of the Xu family of Empress Xu's mother's family. In the early years, Empress Xu was involved in the case of Concubine Hui, and it was all relying on Wei Shu to protect the Xu family. This Wei Shu should not be underestimated. With him , his son will most likely be exonerated.”
Bo Ruoyou's heart was even heavier when she heard it, Cheng Yunzhi stroked her hair, "You just do the autopsy, nothing else can be controlled, and when you arrive in the capital, there will only be more or less incidents like this in the future, don't foster father No matter what, the first thing is to let you know how to protect yourself, and you can investigate a few more cases if you are a good person. As for other right and wrong, it is not your job, so it is best not to get involved in it."
Why didn't Bo Ruoyou not understand, she hurriedly nodded in agreement.
In the morning of the second day, Bo Ruoyou was more anxious to go to the yamen than usual. She didn't sleep well last night, and Cheng Yunzhi's words made her feel ominous, so she hurried to the yamen, wanting to prove something.
As soon as he arrived at the yamen, Bo Ruoyou saw Wu Xiang coming out of the inner hall angrily. When he bumped into her, Wu Xiang's expression froze, and Bo Ruoyou hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with the head arrest?"
Wu Xiang let out a long sigh, "Last night I left four houses, all of whom were present when the crime happened. I originally said well and came to testify this morning, but I didn't expect that all the people came just now, but they all changed their words. I don’t want to admit it at all.”
Bo Ruoyou's heart skipped a beat, and Wu Xiang's face was irritable, "If I had known about it last night, I would have brought them here to write the testimony and sign it."
Bo Ruoyou wanted to comfort Wu Xiang, but he didn't know how to persuade him. At this moment, a yamen came from outside on horseback. When he arrived at the yamen, the yamen frowned and said, "Catch the head, Mrs. Huang is here for justice." Zhuang, she said she would take back her husband's body."
Wu Xiang stared, "Get the body back? The case is not over yet, what are you doing to get the body?"
The Yacha had a bitter face, "Because she said she won't sue."
Wu Xiang knew what was going on as soon as she heard it, she gritted her teeth, and immediately asked someone to prepare the horse. Upon hearing this, Bo Ruoyou also planned to go to Yizhuang with him. She couldn't believe it, Huang was so sad yesterday Why did he refuse to sue overnight.
When we arrived at Yizhuang, we saw Uncle Kun waiting at the door, pointing in the direction of the back hall, "Go and have a look, you must take the body back."
Wu Xiang quickly stepped into the back hall, Bo Ruoyou followed behind him, as soon as she entered the door, she saw Mrs. Huang sitting on the edge of the wooden board of the mortuary with a dull face, and when she heard the noise, she looked up slowly, Seeing Wu Xiang, she was not surprised at all, and then stood up calmly, "Captain Wu, I don't want to sue anymore, I want to take my husband's body back so that he can be buried earlier."
Wu Xiang frowned, "Why didn't you sue before the case was over?"
Huang's eyes were bloodshot, and she became haggard overnight. A layer of water appeared in her eyes, "If you dare to ask the arrester, can you really convict the murderer who hurt people?"
Wu Xiang hesitated for a moment, he was always forthright, so he couldn't speak for sure.
Huang looked as if she had expected it. She looked down at her husband's body, tears streaming down her cheeks, "We are a poor family, we can't afford it, and we can't afford it. Promising to send the child to a private school is something we never dared to think about before, and I have already accepted the money."
Wu Xiang was stunned, with anger in his eyes, but he wanted to ask something, but felt that no matter how much reprimand he could say, Huang wiped his face, "If it was me lying here, I would like him to do the same. I don’t know if he will blame me, but I’m really scared, even if I sue, I’ll forget it, but the child is too young, how will he survive? We are ants on the ground, those people just move their toes, we There are no bones left, I'm afraid..."
The anger in Wu Xiang's eyes dissipated, leaving only bitterness, and asked for a moment: "How much money did they give?"
"One hundred taels, or two hundred taels, I haven't counted them carefully..." Huang wiped away tears, "Thank you for the captor, I really don't want to sue, I'm just a woman, please don't blame me for the captor. "
Wu Xiang looked at her for a while, then finally nodded in agreement, ordered her to take away the body, and then asked her to go to the Yamen to write a statement, and after Huang's body was taken away in a bullock cart, Wu Xiang and Bo Ruoyou stood No words were spoken at the gate of Yizhuang.
Uncle Kun sat on the stone pier in the atrium and sighed, "It's not the first time we've met, so it's already settled."
Wu Xiang cursed in a low voice, Bo Ruoyou thought of what Cheng Yunzhi said, and felt a chill creeping up from the soles of her feet, it was not yet noon, but the sun was already high, she raised her eyes to look at the sun , her eyes were aching from the bright light, but she still couldn't feel the slightest warmth. She stood there for a while, said goodbye to Wu Xiang, and returned home.
On the way, Bo Ruoyou was not in a good mood, but when she got to the door of the house, she saw two gorgeous carriages parked at the door. She frowned, thinking it was the big house of the Bo family who came again, and immediately went inside with a frown. After entering the courtyard, he saw Bo Yixuan standing in the courtyard.
This time it was the second room of the Bo family.
Bo Yixuan was looking at the plantains and purple bamboos in the corner of the courtyard. When he heard the noise, he turned around and raised his eyebrows. He stared at Bo Ruoyou for a moment, then suddenly walked forward, "You knew who we were last time, why Do not recognize us?"
Bo Ruoyou pursed her lips and said nothing, she only looked at the main hall, she glanced at Bo Yixuan again, ignored his questioning words, and went straight to the main hall, where the second master of the Bo family, Bo Jingli, and his wife, Wei Shi, were sitting. Seeing her coming back, they all looked sideways. Compared with the big house, the second house couple looked much more amiable. Wei looked at Bo Ruoyou for a moment, and then came forward to give the gift. Quite a few gifts they brought.
Cheng Yunzhi had a cold look towards the first room, but he was much more friendly towards the second room. Bo Yixuan followed from behind, and was a little dissatisfied with Bo Ruoyou's ignoring him just now. When meeting the ceremony, Bo Ruoyou just called him brother.
When the old people met, they were just talking about old things. Mrs. Wei asked about Fangze's death carefully, and Bo Jingli also said a little about the things about the Bo family in the past few years. It turns out that the Bo family has been declining in recent years. To the sky, if it wasn't for Mrs. Lin's help, I'm afraid that even Yuan Wai Lang's position would be squeezed out.
Not long after talking about the marriage back then, Bo Jingli was a little uncomfortable and said, "Brother brought this up last night and said that you didn't force it. In addition to the marriage with the Lin family, the eldest brother is somewhat selfish, so..."
Compared to Dafang's take-for-granted attitude, Bo Jingli felt more or less guilty, Wei Shi said, "But you don't have to worry about it, without the Lin family, you can still find other marriages, but I heard from elder brother and others that Youyou is now working as a gangster?"
Bo Ruoyou responded, Wei Shi sighed, and then looked at Cheng Yunzhi, seemingly puzzled, but he couldn't be straightforward, so he tentatively said: "This... is also very rare, but girls do it at home. There is something wrong with this trip, not to mention anything else, even your marriage will be affected, Second Aunt still wants to find a good family for you."
Bo Ruoyou calmly said: "Thank you, Second Aunt, for worrying about me, but I've been a scribbler for several years, and I don't think there's anything wrong with it. If others like pointing fingers, it's nothing to me, so I didn't stop." plan."
Wei Shi hesitated to speak, went to see Bo Jingli, and Bo Jingli also showed disapproval, since the two sides just met, it is not good to preach to the younger generation, so Bo Jingli asked Cheng Yunzhi's plan again.
When we met today, although we felt a little alienated and unfamiliar, they were more friendly than yesterday. Cheng Yunzhi stayed with their family for dinner. After lunch, they just said goodbye. As soon as they left, Bo Ruoyou sighed helplessly, and she Knowing that once Bo knows that they have returned, there will be quite a lot of trouble. Now it seems that this trouble is just the beginning.
Seeing her displeasure, Cheng Yunzhi comforted her kindly: "This is the way of the world, so you have to deal with it patiently. Although the adoptive father is angry with the elder brother, he doesn't want you to be really helpless. Your second uncle is a good man. This is a disadvantage, but it also has advantages, if they want to take care of you in the future, the foster father will be happy in his heart."
When Bo Ruoyou heard this, she was not at all unhappy, but said with a sour heart: "The foster father did all this for me."
"Silly girl, you are the only daughter of the adoptive father, so the adoptive father will naturally plan for you, besides, these are nothing." After a pause, Cheng Yunzhi asked her: "Did you meet Marquis Wu Zhaohou in the past two days?"
Bo Ruoyou was slightly startled, "I haven't seen you for two days, adoptive father... why do you ask this?"
Seeing that she was a little uncomfortable, Cheng Yunzhi laughed and said, "It's nothing else, it's just that when your second uncle came, he said that there was some turmoil in the court, and that it was Wu Zhaohou who ordered a lot of court officials to be quietly taken away. Uncle is also very nervous because of this, and I have something to do with the Yasi when I am not here today, so I thought, if you have met Wu Zhaohou, you might know a thing or two."
Bo Ruoyou recalled that Huo Weilou went to the government yamen treasury that day for a business trip, and not only did Huo Weilou not tell her anything about the inside story that day, but he even kept it hidden from Sun Zhao. Looking at his appearance, he knew that he had indeed had something recently. Busy, but she didn't know what it was for.
Having said this, Bo Ruoyou missed Huo Weilou more and more, but she thought that he was very focused on work, and expected that it would be difficult to see him again in a few days, but she did not expect that Huo Weilou would arrive at Cheng's house that night.
Huo Weilou arrived at Cheng's house but did not enter the door, Bo Ruoyou came out and lifted the curtain of the carriage, Huo Weilou's first words were: "Take the autopsy box and follow me, I need your help."