"Girl, this is here." Chuntao pointed to the easternmost piece of bamboo forest, "It is said that the lotus pond had dried up at the beginning, and although the young lady was not injured when she fell, the Hou Ye loved the young lady like a treasure at that time, so he immediately ordered that this place be filled. draw."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, "Missy was only six years old at the time, and she was ill again, she should be watched carefully, how did she fall in?"
Chuntao shook her head, "This servant doesn't know."
The location here is remote. Although the accident happened ten years ago, a young lady who had suffered from hysteria and was taken care of would never fall into the lotus pond casually. Could it be that the murderer had tampered with it at that time
"Beside the eldest lady, is there a servant who has taken care of her for more than ten years?"
Chun Tao showed distress, "Girl, I don't know about this servant. The elder sisters around the eldest lady have been taking care of her for a long time, but whether it has been ten years or not, I really don't know."
The sky has already brightened, and a round of winter sun climbed above the clouds. The sky has been gloomy for several days, and today finally ushered in a sunny day. Bo Ruoyou looked up at the sky, "It's okay, I'll ask others."
Huo Weilou had originally ordered to interrogate his servants today, so when Bo Ruoyou arrived at the front yard, He Cheng was already there with the clerk, and Bo Ruoyou hurried forward, took He Cheng aside and said, "My lord, Hou Have the servants beside the Miss Fu asked about it?"
He Chengdao: "Of course I asked. These days, Missy is always surrounded by someone, and the case has nothing to do with her."
Bo Ruoyou pondered for a while, "It's not about whether there are any witnesses, but about the events of the eldest lady when she was young. Minnv heard that the eldest lady was ill when she was young, and she fell into the lotus pond not long after she became ill. These are old things ten years ago. gone."
He Cheng frowned, "What happened ten years ago... the eldest lady was only five or six years old at that time. Do you suspect that the murderer did it then?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "Minnv can't tell, it's just that the silly girl happened to appear by the forest last night. Although the young miss said that the silly girl went to pick plums, the folk girl always felt strange. In addition, the eldest lady took the silly girl for no reason. After picking it up, he loved her in every possible way, as if treating her like a daughter... "
At this point, Bo Ruoyou's expression changed slightly, "My lord, did Nanny Yu say that it was because of the concubine's death that I went to the ancestral hall?"
That day, Bo Ruoyou didn't go to the ancestral hall with her, and she didn't listen to Nanny Yu's explanation, so He Cheng said, "Yes, she said that she took care of Lord Hou and a concubine when she gave birth, which caused the death of mother and child, and thus made Lord Hou childless." , the old lady punished her to guard the ancestral hall."
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "No... This kind of explanation is wrong..."
"What's wrong?"
A deep voice came from behind, Bo Ruoyou turned around and saw Huo Weilou arriving with embroidered clothes, she was blessed, first told the sachet she saw in the silly girl's bedroom last night, and then Chuntaoyuan said Repeatedly, "If the eldest lady only made one sachet and gave it to the silly girl alone, it can also be explained that she was sick and admitted to the wrong person, but she clearly made two."
"Grandma Yu said that Master Hou's mother died when a concubine gave birth, but Fourth Master Zheng said that Master Hou was loyal and upright and would not take concubines. Seeing the wife but not the concubine's room, plus there is no servant in the mansion who has served for more than fifteen years, no one knows what happened back then, so it is really doubtful whether this concubine is real or not."
Bo Ruoyou said again: "Looking at the situation in the mansion again, Nanny Yu said that she was sent to the ancestral hall because of her concubine, but why was it the eldest lady who went crazy later? Fourth Master Zheng said that she was sent to the ancestral hall after giving birth to the eldest lady. The disease occurred every year, so the daughter of the people suspected that what happened to Madam Yu was not some concubine, but the eldest lady!"
Huo Weilou's eyes were serious, "Go ahead."
The corners of Bo Ruoyou's lips pursed slightly and said: "The daughter of the people suspects that it is the eldest lady's son who died young, and the eldest lady fell ill because of the child's death."
After a pause, Bo Ruoyou's expression changed again, "No, it's not that my son died, maybe... maybe my daughter died..."
Fifteen years ago, the eldest lady died of a daughter? That's why you're insane? !
He Cheng's complexion changed slightly, "This is groundless..."
"If it was the son who died young, I'm afraid she will feel a lot of affection for a young man of the same age now."
He Cheng said again: "But idiot looks ugly..."
Up to this point, even Bo Ruoyou didn't think clearly, so she could only say: "The girl noticed that the silly girl's eyebrows and eyes were three points similar to that of the eldest lady. Perhaps it was because of this that the eldest lady felt pity for her when she saw her. .”
Bo Ruoyou's tone was a little hesitant, because she didn't even notice the similarities between the two at the first time. The eldest lady is confused, can she tell them apart at a glance? What's more, the ugly scars on Shagu's face, ordinary people will only feel terrible when they see them.
He Cheng couldn't make up his mind, and turned to look at Huo Weilou, but Huo Weilou seemed to be thinking about something, "Where is the Taoist priest?"
He Cheng hurriedly said: "It's in the wing room, and it's still calculating, so I'll go and have a look."
"Make him decide to count the date of the sixteenth year of Jianhe."
If the eldest lady really gave birth to a baby girl, plus what Zheng Wenrong said, it would be the year after Zheng Yunni was born.
He Cheng immediately responded, but soon, he was stunned as if he had realized it, "Master Hou suspects... this murder is related to that child?"
Huo Weilou nodded, "Bo Yu's words are not unreasonable, and after this case happened, everyone in the mansion kept silent, and Madam Yu also concealed a lot, it must be to hide the secrets of the mansion."
He Cheng's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately went out to find the priest.
Bo Ruoyou hurriedly said to Huo Weilou: "Master Hou, please ask the attendants around the young lady, ask about the young lady's illness when she was young, and the accident when she fell into the lotus pond when she was young, and the minnv also heard that she was almost burned when she was young." , I don’t know what the circumstances are, this happened after the young miss fell ill in her childhood, so I can figure out a thing or two if I think about it.”
Seeing that Huo Weilou's eyes were dark, Bo Ruoyou repeated what Chuntao said and what happened when he went to see the bamboo forest this morning, "The place is remote, and the eldest lady was still ill back then, how could she fall in for no reason? I can't be sure that this matter has something to do with the case, but I always feel a little strange."
Huo Weilou didn't know that she was still doing these things, and when he saw her, his eyes became more meaningful, and he called the embroiderer to give orders, and naturally some people went to ask questions, but after a while, the embroiderer came back and said, "Hou Lord, the maidservants around Miss Zheng all entered the mansion eight years ago, and they don't know anything about what happened back then."
As soon as these words came out, Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows slightly. Most of the maidservants around the lady of the family have been taking care of her since she was a child, but the maidservants around Zheng Yunni all entered the mansion eight years ago. When the steward of the year came, all those who had been on duty for more than ten years in the mansion were summoned."
The steward soon arrived at the main hall, where Huo Weilou was seated in the main seat, his eyes darkened, and his imposing manner, the steward saluted and wiped off the sweat from his forehead, then he heard Huo Weilou ask, "Ten years ago, were you on duty in the mansion?"
The steward nodded, "Ten years ago, the villain was the procuring steward of the Marquis Mansion."
Huo Weilou said: "Do you know how the eldest lady got hysteria back then?"
The steward frowned and recalled for a moment: "It was a cold winter weather, half a winter moon, the eldest lady lost it all night, and after finding it again, something was wrong..."
Huo Weilou frowned, "I lost it all night?"
The steward nodded, "Although it's been a long time, this incident caused a lot of trouble back then. The eldest lady was a rich man, and no mistakes could be tolerated. When the eldest lady disappeared that night, the entire Hou Mansion sent people to look for it. I couldn't find her all night, but the next morning, the eldest lady appeared by herself, but she was suffering from hysteria."
"How did you come back by yourself?"
The steward thought about it again, "It seems to have been found in the bamboo forest in the east. When it was discovered, people were frozen and dirty, but the forest was searched the night before, and the young lady was not found. , No matter how I asked later, the eldest lady seemed to be unable to remember where she went that night... Many people knew about this matter, lest God and ghosts be involved. Later, the old lady ordered that this matter should not be mentioned again, so everyone dared not Too much talk."
It is the bamboo forest in the east again.
Bo Ruoyou clenched her fists tightly in her sleeves.
Huo Weilou also stared at him for a moment, then asked him again, "Later, she fell into the lotus pond again before she recovered from her illness, did you know about this?"
The steward showed a bit of panic, and his tone became distant all of a sudden, "Speaking of this matter, it's even weirder..."
The author has something to say: The truth lies ahead.