"The name of the person playing the blood sparrow is Jiang Xing, who was also bought by the king of the county a few years ago. He fell into the moon lake in the garden and died a month ago. He...he has some grudges with Mr. He, it must be He, he must have come back—"
The boy said tremblingly, and after saying this, he seemed to be about to cry. He was thin and looked only in his late teens, perhaps because he was afraid that Yu Xun's death would implicate him, so he didn't dare to cry. hide.
Wu Xiang raised her brows high, she never thought that someone died in this garden before January.
"What's this person's name? Did he fall into the lake by mistake or was he murdered? Why didn't you come to the government to report?"
The little servant said tremblingly: "The name is Jiang Xing. He was also brought to the garden by the county king a few years ago. He is quite talented and very good at calligraphy and painting... It should be a mistake... When he found out the next morning, he was dead. Dead, there was a heavy rain that night, maybe he stumbled and fell in by the Moon Lake."
Wu Xiang's brows and eyes darkened slightly, "Can the corpse be buried?"
"Buried, the stewards of the garden ordered him to be buried outside the city." The servant said respectfully.
Wu Xianglue pondered for a while, but didn't ask further. Right now Yu Xun's murder is a certainty. If he wants to investigate, he must first investigate Yu Xun's case. He then asked, "When did you leave here last night? You never returned ?”
The little servant said: "I left before Zishi. When I left, Mr. He changed his clothes and lay down to rest. The villain also rested when he returned to the servant's room. He didn't get up until this morning."
Wu Xiang looked at the Shang room, and the Yamen came forward and said: "The courtyard door and the room door have no signs of being pried, but there are two cups of tea in the room. The boy said just now that the tea cups on the table were empty when he left. It doesn't exist, so the subordinate feels that someone came to his room around midnight last night, and he was a close acquaintance, otherwise he wouldn't be drinking tea so late."
Wu Xiang nodded, "Go out and inquire about Jiang Xing and that feather coat."
After finishing speaking, he walked up to the room, Bo Ruoyou and Huo Weilou followed behind, although Huo Weilou came here as a companion, he couldn't help but pay attention to the case when he heard this, and glanced at the kneeling The boy on the ground also went into the room with Bo Ruoyou.
The room is quite elegantly furnished, with several sets of colorful costumes hanging on the screen, and on the dressing table are several sets of emerald emeralds inlaid with gold and treasures. Two bottomed teacups.
The remnants in the teacup had already cooled completely, Wu Xiang looked around, but did not see any signs of fighting in the house, Bo Ruoyou followed him to search the house, but did not find anything strange.
Suddenly, her eyes fell on the hanging costume, which was covered with strands of silk. She stepped forward and pulled it in her hands. It was indeed soft but extremely resilient. It was just that the silk ribbons were sewn on the costume, right? It can be used to strangle someone. At this time, she saw the belt hanging on the costume again. The belt was also a fine silk belt, with intricate and gorgeous patterns on it, very gorgeous.
It's just that the belt is tied on the costume, so it doesn't give people a sense of abruptness, and the knot on the waist is an auspicious knot, very elegant and beautiful, Bo Ruoyou stroked the belt, just when she was about to dispel her doubts , suddenly the pupils sank.
Although the satin belt is gorgeous, it is quite fragile, easily deformed, and not easy to restore. Right now, Bo Ruoyou noticed that the texture of the silk belt was loose, as if it had been pulled hard by someone.
She carefully untied the belt.
As soon as the belt was untied, she saw loose silk patterns on the left and right sides. She held it in her hand, her eyes suddenly revealed, "Captor, this belt is a bit like the murderer's first weapon. Catcher and look— "
The silk ribbon has complicated patterns, and it doesn't make much sense at first glance, but when you get closer, you can see some deformation. Wu Xiang was surprised, "But this ribbon is tied on the costume."
Bo Ruoyou called the boy closer and asked him, "Come and see, you take care of Yu Xun every day, where do you usually put this belt? Who tied the auspicious knot on it?"
The little servant hurriedly said: "The belt is usually placed in the cabinet, but the costume is used tomorrow, so I hung up the costume and the belt. This knot was tied by Mr. He himself. He is dexterous and often He put a lot of thought into these subtleties, and he always tied the knot for himself in this costume."
Bo Ruoyou was very surprised by this statement, and she showed the belt to the boy again, "Look, when did the marks on it come from?"
The boy's face changed when he saw it, "This...how could this be, this belt is something Crane Jun loves very much, when the villain took it out at dusk yesterday, it was still a good ribbon."
Except for some creases at the knots, the belt should be as smooth as new, but now there are loose silk patterns. Bo Ruoyou can almost conclude that the murderer used this thing to strangle Yu last night. Xun.
However, after the murderer tied the knot back, how did he tie the knot
"In the garden, is there anyone else who can tie this knot?"
Frightened eyes flashed in the little servant's eyes, "Blood sparrow can fight... In addition, there are two young masters, Liu Qing and Ye Fei, who also came out of the painting boat, and they are very good at dressing themselves up."
Blood Sparrow was mentioned again. Bo Ruoyou looked at Wu Xiang, Wu Xiang had ordered someone to question Liu Qing and Ye Fei, at this moment Bo Ruoyou looked at the belt in his hand and hesitated.
"Someone untied the belt, strangled it and tied it back again, and tied an auspicious knot." Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, "It's just that this is a bit contradictory. People who can tie auspicious knots must be good at it." Only those with delicate knots can make it, and the knot that hanged Yu Xun, one is a deadbolt, and the other is a looper used to lift heavy objects—"
Bo Ruoyou had originally placed her doubts on a servant who was tall and strong and used to rough work, but now this exquisite knot was not something that a clumsy person could make.
Wu Xiang frowned and said: "Visiting in the middle of the night, Yu Xun is wearing underwear to invite someone in, and even poured tea, this must be someone who is very close on weekdays, the two you mentioned just now, how are they related to Yu Xun? "
The boy narrowed his eyes and shook his head, "No...not very good."
Wu Xiang clicked his tongue lightly, and the doubts in his eyes became even more serious, "When Yu Xun was in his body, he was wearing a red feather coat. Where do you keep this feather coat every day?"
A trace of fear flashed in the boy's eyes again, "The feather coat is a costume, which was prepared for the blood bird in the past. The king of the county wanted to perform in the palace, so the costume was also very gorgeous. After the blood bird died, the feather coat Then it was taken away by the steward, none of the villains thought that this feather coat would appear on Mr. He's body, the feather coat was the favorite thing of the blood sparrow during his lifetime, so the villains had the ghost's words."
The more he spoke, the paler his face became, as if he was frightening himself, and when the others heard this, they also felt a bit chilly in the clear sky.
Soon, a yamen servant who left the yard came back and reported, "The head catcher asked the anxious man, and he said that there are not many people in the yard who have good friends with Yu Xun. He is proud of being favored and has a bad temper on weekdays. The flower and bird craftsman has a good relationship with him, but his subordinates have already walked around. No matter whether it is a craftsman or a servant, they all said that no one came here last night. Guests must be entertained here, otherwise everyone will not come out after returning to the room early in the morning, and if the crime happened after midnight, it is basically difficult for anyone to see the murderer."
"As for that Jiang Xing, it was indeed as the young man said. He fell into the lake and died on a rainy night a month ago. He thought it was an accidental death, so he didn't report to the official. The body was sent out of the city for burial. Jiang Xing used to be in Nan'an. The county king loves him, and he has been facing Yu Xun for a long time. When Jiang Xing died, others said that Yu Xun was the happiest, but after a few days of happiness, Yu Xun also died."
"Yuyi is placed in the warehouse on the northeast corner. The steward said that the last time he saw Yuyi was three days ago. During these three days, he has never opened the cage. He doesn't know when Yuyi was stolen. The key to the warehouse has always been with him. On the body, never left the body."
After Wu Xiang heard it, she felt that there were almost no useful clues, "Someone must be lying. Call the people who have had disputes with Yu Xun on weekdays, as well as their servants, and I will ask them in person."
Wu Xiang went out with the yamen servant, Huo Weilou stood in front of the window and glanced at the dressing table, "This Yu Xun usually has a bad temper, I'm afraid he would be annoying in the open or in the dark, but he died in Guizhou." Under the tree, he was still hanged to death, which was a bit like execution, and he was dressed in the plumage that Jiang Xing liked, could it be that Jiang Xing's death had something to do with him?"
The word "hanging" made Bo Ruoyou's heart skip a beat. She really felt that Yu Xun's death was somewhat weird, and when executions were carried out, a deadlock would often be put on the death row prisoner's neck, and Yu Xun would be hanged on the ground. On the tree, there is a feeling of showing the public in broad daylight.
Bo Ruoyou looked out, and saw that someone had already been brought into the courtyard, and Wu Xiang was questioning her, she was a little anxious, "I'd better hand over the investigation to the headhunter, I'd better go to Yizhuang for an autopsy, maybe an autopsy You can get something later.”
Huo Weilou nodded, and walked out with her.
The silk belt was taken away by the yamen as a evidence, Bo Ruoyou explained to Wu Xiang, and went out of the yard and returned the same way, when he returned to the osmanthus tree, he saw Zhao Yue waiting anxiously.
Seeing Huo Weilou coming out, Zhao Yue greeted him courteously, "Hou Ye, how is it?"
Huo Weilou said calmly: "I don't care about the case, the yamen is still investigating, just wait for the news."
Zhao Yue nodded, Huo Weilou looked him up and down, "The deceased seems to be quite loved by you?"
Zhao Yue's heart skipped a beat, and he said quickly: "That's because he attracts customers! Not only that, but I also plan to send him to the Marquis of Changning recently. The Marquis also knows that Cao's family was involved in the case of gold ointment, and was arrested. His Majesty reprimanded him, and seized the official positions of two members of the Cao family. Now Marquis Changning is very depressed. Yu Xun likes him very much. I wanted to give him a gift. Now that he died suddenly, I still don’t know how to explain to him. —”
He deliberately explained that Huo Weilou didn't sound surprised, but Bo Ruoyou was a little surprised, he said goodbye to Zhao Yue, and Zhao Yue wanted to see him off, this time the group walked along the corridor towards the gate of the mansion, passing by on the way When there was a flower garden, Huo Weilou stopped sharply and looked into the flower garden.
This is a garden of chrysanthemums, because in late autumn, the colorful flowers in it have shown signs of decay. In the midst of this lush greenery, Huo Weilou saw at a glance a bright red thing that fell among them.
He raised his hand and pointed, "What is that?"
Zhao Yue followed him to look, only saw a vague shadow, he raised his hand to order the attendant to check, and soon, the attendant took out something from the flower garden with a pale complexion.
"Your Majesty, this..."
The attendant held up his hands respectfully, and saw a blood sparrow corpse with bright feathers lying in his palm. An iron nail was pierced on the blood sparrow's eye and ran through the entire bird's head.