The man in the red shirt had a clear voice. Although his pair of phoenix eyes were somewhat similar to Huo Weilou's, but the tails of his eyes were slightly raised, and he seemed to always have a narrow smile. At this moment, he spoke without any scruples, as if even in front of Huo Weilou and the embroidery. He is also used to being presumptuous in the face of Yishi.
Eunuch Fu walked to the door from behind, and said with a helpless smile: "Master, you must not speak nonsense in the Buddhist land. Youyou is a work that Hou Ye found from Qingzhou."
Bo Ruoyou straightened up, and said with a blessed body, "I pay my respects to your son."
She closed her eyes, knowing the identity of the visitor in her heart.
Huo Weilou's father was originally the son of Duke Huo, who was called Duke Ding after being called by the eldest princess, and the original Duke of Huo was assumed by his younger brother. The person in front of him is naturally the current son of Duke Huo, Huo Weilou cousin.
"Youyou?" Huo Qinghong raised his jaw slightly, and walked in with his hands in his arms, "Wu Zuo? Such a little beauty is actually Wu Zuo?"
At this point, Huo Qinghong saw a pair of human bones on the long table in front of Bo Ruoyou, his complexion changed, and he ran out the door like a rabbit, "Elder-in-law... what is that, it can't be human bones, right?" …”
Eunuch Fu's smile deepened, as if he was no longer surprised by the strangeness, "My lord, Master Hou is here on business this time, so he has a skeleton. In addition to this skeleton, there is also Master Feng's body parked in the left room. If you are afraid, Why don't you go for a walk outside first?"
Huo Qinghong's face paled visible to the naked eye, he frowned and stared at Bo Ruoyou for a moment, as if he was thinking why a little girl like Bo Ruoyou could stand beside the dead man's bones so calmly.
With a raised jaw, Huo Qinghong raised his head and said: "I'm not afraid, I just think these things are not clean. Speaking of which, Guilan went south this time, didn't he come to help the elder brother for the autopsy? Why did the elder brother bring this little beauty to do the autopsy again?" ? Hey, do you really know how to do an autopsy? You go and do an autopsy and show me—”
Huo Qinghong has a noble status and speaks freely, but Bo Ruoyou feels scalp numb, she is not good at dealing with such aristocratic sons.
"You're messing around as soon as you come."
Suddenly, a deep voice sounded.
Everyone looked towards the right room, and saw Huo Weilou coming out of the house. He stood at the door frowning and looked at Huo Qinghong. In an instant, the arrogance of Huo Qinghong's unscrupulous words and deeds disappeared like frost.
"Big brother—"
Huo Qinghong stood upright, at this moment, the young man in white shirt who had been sitting in the wheelchair without saying a word said, "Master Hou."
Huo Weilou walked towards them, "Guilan, this is the assistant I was looking for in Qingzhou. She handled the case in the Anqinghou Mansion very well, so I brought her here. This time, you and her will do the autopsy together."
Ming Guilan had been sizing up Bo Ruoyou just now, but at this moment she couldn't help looking at her again, seeming a little hesitant, Huo Weilou said, "She is quite skilled in autopsy. Although she is young, she has been doing autopsy for several years."
This is the first time that Huo Weilou has praised Bo Ruoyou so much, and after hearing his words, Huo Qinghong looked at Bo Ruoyou with less questioning and more curiosity, and Ming Guilan chuckled even more, "You can win Lord Hou!" With such praise, I think the technique of autopsy is extraordinary, I am a doctor, so I don't have to travel around with Lord Hou in the future."
Huo Weilou thought that Bo Ruoyou would not follow her all the time in the future, but he didn't say anything, he just said: "You are good at medicine, which is beyond her reach. This time I want to have a bone test, and you will do it with her."
Ming Guilan sighed, "I would like to obey Lord Hou's order." He said and looked at the servant standing not far behind, "Bring me in."
After the words fell, the two people behind him stepped forward, carried his seat into the door, Ming Guilan turned the wheel again, and approached the long case with the bones, Huo Weilou was noncommittal, and waved to Huo Qinghong, Huo Qinghong Qinghong walked slowly to Huo Weilou's side, with his head slightly lowered, quite politely, Huo Weilou said: "This is a business trip, if you mess around, go back to Beijing immediately."
Huo Qinghong raised his head, with a bitter expression on his face, "Brother, I'm just surprised that the little beauty would perform an autopsy and never mess around..."
Huo Weilou frowned when he heard this, and Huo Qinghong's eyebrows jumped when he saw his expression, but he was bewildered, and he didn't know where he said something wrong.
Huo Weilou looked at the younger brother, shook his head and turned back to the wing.
In the wing room, Liao Fan and Liao Jue haven't finished answering.
As soon as Huo Weilou left, Huo Qinghong's eyes that had been disciplined for a while lit up again. He raised his eyebrows and went back to the main hall entrance. Inside, Ming Guilan was already talking to Bo Ruoyou, and Ming Guilan said gently: " Miss, every time Lord Hou handles cases, they are all serious cases. He seldom brings people who don’t know the background to autopsy. This time he brought you with him, which shows that he trusts you very much. You don’t have to be nervous. I am not good at surgery, so this post-mortem examination still focuses on you."
Eunuch Fu stood at the door and said with a smile: "Young Master Ming's family is a family of imperial physicians. His father is now the head of the Imperial Hospital. He has also received the true biography. He is already a master doctor in Beijing at a young age."
Ming Guilan laughed, "Elder-in-law is absurd."
Bo Ruoyou's expression changed slightly when he heard the words "Aristocratic Physician", and he raised his eyes to look at Ming Guilan. He saw his face was handsome, his eyebrows were gentle and his eyes were gentle, especially his pair of light-colored pupils, which looked distant from a distance, but felt strange when he looked up close. It looks like a clear spring inside, when looking at you, it's like a spring breeze blowing on your face, Bo Ruoyou relaxes a bit, "Being proficient in medical theory is the most important thing in an autopsy, and the qualifications of civilian girls are shallow, so please give me some advice."
Ming Guilan smiled, "I can't talk about advice, I just hope that you can relieve Hou Ye's worries and save me from some suffering." Seeing Bo Ruoyou's eyes were hesitant, he raised his hand and patted his knee, "I was disabled when I was young, which was not conducive to walking, but traveling long distances by boat and car, climbing mountains and wading through rivers and rivers is really hard work, but the Marquis has orders, so I dare not disobey."
Having said that, he dared to speak out when he saw that he was very familiar with Huo Weilou, and he did not shy away from mentioning his disabled legs, as if he was suddenly taken aback.
In this way, Bo Ruoyou was also calm, "Since this is the case, the son will be watching from the side for the bone test of the daughter of the people. If there is something wrong, just point it out."
Ming Guilan smiled gently, "This is the best."
Huo Qinghong blinked, and moved closer, "It seems that you really know how to perform autopsies, and I don't want to listen to your modest words."
Although one of these two people is more distinguished than the other, firstly, they have a close relationship with Huo Weilou, and secondly, neither of them is domineering or malicious, and Bo Ruoyou was not overly cautious, so he said at this moment: "Ministers don't dare to speak lightly about the autopsy. The art is better than the world's best works, but it also takes a lot of thought to study this way."
Because of the painstaking research, he has a well-thought-out plan, and he is not afraid of the difficulty of autopsy. In this way, whether it is facing a family of genius doctors or other well-known works, she has full confidence. And if you blindly retreat with humility, it will appear hypocritical.
Huo Qinghong raised her eyebrows, "No wonder big brother brought you by my side..."
Eunuch Fu laughed and said: "Youyou usually looks gentle and indifferent, but during the autopsy, she is quite tenacious. If she is not proficient in this way, she will not be able to do so."
Ming Guilan said with a smile: "Master Hou doesn't like people who are arrogant and have no talent, nor do they like people who are talented but lack courage. The girl's temperament really suits Master Hou's appetite."
Bo Ruoyou didn't think so much. Hearing the sound of interrogation from the right chamber again, Bo Ruoyou said: "The young master has just arrived, why don't you tell the young master what you found from the autopsy last night, so as not to delay the mistake."
Ming Guilan's smile deepened, "Master Hou also likes hardworking people who run errands, Master Hou must be very satisfied with the girl."
Bo Ruoyou thought to himself, this morning Huo Weilou made an unknown anger on him, he was satisfied, but it couldn't be very.
Since she said this, she really didn't waste time. Although Ming Guilan didn't look at the corpse, she still told all the details of last night's autopsy. Hearing that Bo Ruoyou had found so many clues, Ming Guilan's expression became serious. With even more admiration, Huo Qinghong leaned on the door frame with a long body, and gradually stood up straight...
Bo Ruoyou continued: "The place where Mr. Feng was killed has been determined, but no other direct clues have been found. Today, Lord Hou is asking the two disciples of Master Jingkong, but whether this skeleton is Master Jingkong or not?" The unknown."
Bo Ruoyou pointed to the skeleton and said, "This skeleton belongs to a man. The deceased's stature should be more than five and a half feet, and he should be half a hundred years old at the time of death. But based on these alone, it cannot be concluded that the deceased is Master Jingkong."
Huo Qinghong couldn't help asking: "How do you know he's half a hundred?"
Bo Ruoyou said: "As people grow older, the bones and meridians will change. When you are young, your bones grow and change a lot. When you are in your forties or fifties, the changes are slow, but it is not impossible to judge. It is like teeth wearing out, bones Among them, the pubic bone and other places will undergo obvious changes. After the age of 50, the surface of the pubic joint will have a rough surface in the middle and become smooth, and there will be very small holes. All the bulges are raised, and so are the surrounding areas... "
As Bo Ruoyou said, he picked up the pubic bone of the deceased placed on the long table, and the corners of Huo Qinghong's lips twitched.
Bo Ruoyou continued: "If it is a sixty-year-old deceased, the hole here will become larger and concave, and the rear edge will be sharpened a lot."
Huo Qinghong didn't understand much, but felt that Bo Ruoyou was very powerful. Ming Guilan said from the side: "You know the bones of people very well, can someone teach you?"
Most ordinary doctors can only prescribe medicines, and there are not many people who really understand the bones and veins of people. According to what Bo Ruoyou said, she is mainly a doctor, not a doctor, but what she said is very limited. It will only be recorded in the precious medical classics, and even he only gradually knew it after he was seventeen years old.
Bo Ruoyou said casually, "My adoptive father once taught me."
Ming Guilan asked again: "Your adoptive father? Is he a famous doctor?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "The adoptive father is also a coworker."
Ming Guilan thought for a while, "So that's the case. I think your adoptive father is a very powerful master."
Bo Ruoyou was noncommittal, and then talked about the case again: "Now there is only one white bone left in the deceased's body. Except for two broken ribs, there are no obvious injuries on the rest of the bone. I can't tell if the woman is dead or injured. The only one What is certain is that after the death of the deceased, the murderer resorted to cruel methods and dismembered him before putting the body parts into the statue of the golden venerable."
"Put it in the statue of the golden venerable? Could it be... this is the statue of the venerable?"
Huo Qinghong pointed to the Buddha statue in the room and asked, Bo Ruoyou nodded.
Huo Qinghong's complexion suddenly changed. When he came, he found a Buddha statue in the house. Seeing the cracks on the lotus seat, he thought the Buddha statue was damaged and left it here, but he didn't expect that the Buddha statue was actually a place to hide the corpse. His complexion changed a few times, but he finally said, "I heard that Lin Zhao is also in the temple, I'll go find him—"
Lin Huai, who had been waiting by the side, laughed, "Zhao'er is in the Sutra Pavilion, and the son can just ask the embroidered clothes envoy to lead the way."
Huo Qinghong left as soon as he said that, and followed an embroiderer out of the door.
Ming Guilan smiled and said: "The son is straightforward, girl, you don't have to pay attention to him."
Bo Ruoyou nodded, but she thought in her heart, how could she ignore the prince's status? Turning her mind, she continued: "This Buddha statue was made ten years ago. The women guessed that when the deceased was murdered, when the Buddha statue was half finished, the murderer dismembered the body and put it in the Buddha statue. The person who made the statue never found it... Or, knowing the situation, still completely sealed the corpse in the Buddha statue, which made it impossible for people to find it for so many years."
Ming Guilan looked at the Buddha statue, and Bo Ruoyou said again: "In addition, some physical evidence such as clothes and a Buddhist bead were found in the Buddha statue. To determine the identity of the deceased, we need to find iron evidence from the bones. .”
Bo Ruoyou's every word was clear and well-organized. Ming Guilan looked at Bo Ruoyou after listening, "Girl, have you really handled many cases?"
Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment, "It's not too much."
Ming Guilan smiled slightly, and suddenly said something like: "I haven't asked your name yet?"
"The civilian girl's surname is Bo, and her name is Ruoyou." Bo Ruoyou replied.
"Ruoyou..." Ming Guilan murmured, and suddenly said: "Your name reminds me of a line of poetry... 'A suit of secluded color is beyond the mortal world', it fits your name and you."
Ming Guilan's voice was gentle, but this was a clear compliment, and Bo Ruoyou was slightly taken aback, "I dare not be a woman of the people."
…
Although Liao Fan and Liao Jue could hear the low voices from the next door, they couldn't hear clearly. Soon, the two found that Huo Weilou on the main seat looked more and more serious. Afterwards, he asked about the situation in the temple, "So you are saying that the current master Jingming will soon occupy the presiding position of your master?"
Liao Jue hesitated, but Liao Fan immediately said: "That's right, not only did he immediately occupy the position of Master as the presiding officer, but he also revoked the positions of the junior monk and the two senior brothers as the managing monks within two years. In the end, both of them became his own disciple."
Where there are people, there is a struggle for power. Huo Weilou understands this very well, "What else? Has he done other things?"
Although his expression was not good, Huo Weilou still sat firmly like a mountain, and Liao Fan shook his head, "There is nothing else, Master Uncle and Master are originally brothers, when Master was chosen by Grand Master Grand Master to host, Master Uncle felt a lot of grievances, so, It also delayed the practice of Taoism. Later, when something happened to the master, the uncle also went to the master, but he was just putting on a show. He quickly handed over the booklet to the Ministry of Rites, saying that the gate temple should not be without a host for a day. It's settled."
Liao Fan showed sarcasm, "After becoming the presiding officer, Master Uncle puts a lot of effort into practicing Buddhism."
Huo Weilou asked again: "So you think your master's disappearance has something to do with him."
Liao Jue hesitated, Liao Fan said firmly: "It must be related, even if Master Uncle is not the murderer, he is the one who wants Master to disappear."
Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, "The two of you personally experienced the relic ceremony that year, but do you remember any unusual things that happened during the relic ceremony last year?"
The relic ceremony was ten years ago, so it is not easy to remember the details of ten years ago. Liao Fan thought about it and said: "At that time, several young monks were disciples under the master's seat, and they were busy leading the monks in the temple to rehearse the sacrifice and chant sutras. I didn't find any abnormalities, the only abnormality was the disappearance of the relic—"
Huo Weilou quickly said: "Tell me carefully how the relics were greeted back then, and who handled them here, and who held the keys to the gates of the underground palace."
Liao Fan saw that Huo Weilou's inquiries were meticulous, and he had heard a little about Wu Zhaohou's reputation. He knew that he could only rely on him to find out the reason for Master's disappearance, so he tried his best to recall, "The relics are usually enshrined in the underground palace. Closed and never opened, there are five heavy doors in the underground palace, and the keys are all in the hands of the abbot, passed down through the generations, and the keys will be used to open the underground palace only at the grand ceremony once every thirty years."
"The relic is the spiritual bone of the Buddha, and it has always been contained in a five-fold treasure box. The innermost layer of this five-fold treasure box is a glass bottle containing the relic, followed by a gold coffin, a silver coffin, a sandalwood box, and The outermost copper box. The relic was welcomed out on the day of the ceremony. The little monk remembered that the auspicious time of that day was noon. Therefore, at noon, the master opened the important door of the underground palace with his own hands, and then invited the copper box to him. Go out. The ceremony platform of the main hall is set in front of the main hall in the temple, and the copper box is enshrined on the lotus seat of the ceremony platform in front of the main hall. Send it back to the underground palace."
"The copper box has never been opened, and it is in the sight of everyone, there is no chance of losing it, but at night, when the master was about to invite the relic back, he suddenly found something wrong, he said that the copper box became lighter .”
This was the earth-shattering change that year, and Liao Fan especially remembered it deeply, "At that time, others looked at it and didn't know why the master said that, but the master said that he was the one who brought out the copper box in the morning, and he knew the weight best. The box really became lighter, His Majesty was still there at the time, upon hearing this, he immediately summoned the master into the palace, without letting others know, seeing the earnest words of the master, he ordered the copper box to be opened, and the copper box was opened, He opened the sandalwood box and the silver coffin one by one, and when the silver coffin was opened, the golden coffin that was supposed to be inside disappeared... Naturally, the glass bottle containing the relics inside the golden coffin also disappeared."
Liao Fan sighed, "Everyone was shocked at the time, His Majesty even sent people to search immediately, but nothing was found, and Master, as the only person who held the copper casket, would of course be suspected, His Majesty even wanted to punish Master, However, since Master is an eminent monk and held out the copper box in full view, he was not convicted immediately, but a few court officials were left here to investigate, and three days later, Master disappeared."
"The key to the underground palace is in the master's hands, so some people said that it was the master who guarded himself and stole the relic long ago... But how is this possible? When the underground palace is opened, there is a lot of movement, and someone in the temple must be alarmed. Even the master, it is impossible." Silently opened the underground palace and took the relics away... "
Liao Fan looked sad, and Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes, "Didn't there be any abnormalities that day?"
Liao Fan thought about it again, at this moment, Liao Jue said: "There was a rain at dusk that day, so is this abnormal?"
Huo Weilou fixed his eyes, "Speak carefully."
Liaojue then said: "There was no shelter on the altar. It was the height of spring in April, and there was a light rain at dusk. It only lasted half an hour. It was impossible for the copper box to be drenched in the rain. Therefore, the master ordered someone to A big umbrella was prepared to cover the copper box, so the ceremony at that time was stopped for a while."
Having said that, Liao Fan also remembered, "Yes, there was indeed a light rain, but it didn't last long, and I forgot about it for a while."
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes, "Where is that copper box now?"
Liao Fan said again: "In the underground palace, this matter must not be revealed to the outside world these years, so everyone treats it as a relic and is still in Famen Temple. The copper box will naturally be put back for display."
"Didn't the key to the underground palace disappear with your master?"
Liao Fan shook his head, "No, this is also a strange thing. When Master disappeared, he didn't take any belongings with him. If he really stole the relics and fled, he should take a few things with him to make ends meet."
Huo Weilou pondered for a while, and ordered the embroiderer outside the door, "Go and ask Master Jingming to come and ask him to bring the key to the underground palace. This Marquis is going to the underground palace to have a look—"
Liao Fan and Liao Jue looked at each other, both of them were shocked, the underground palace can't be opened at will, and only when the resolute Wu Zhaohou arrives can he be able to preside over it.
While waiting, Huo Weilou stood up and went out, he turned and walked to the entrance of the main hall, before he got close, he heard the sound of conversation in the room.
Ming Guilan said: "This bone color does not show signs of poisoning, but the two broken ribs may be inserted obliquely into the heart vein to cause death."
Bo Ruoyou went on to say, "My lord is right, but the ribs are flat and should be severed with a sharp weapon. If you lose too much blood from this injury, you may die. There are too many possibilities, so it's hard to say for sure."
Huo Weilou didn't enter the door, but when he saw Lin Huai coming up to him, he told him, "Go and find out, when Jingming got the presiding position, who was on duty in the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple in the court, and who was the person who handled it?" who."
Lin Huai nodded yes, at this moment, the voices in the room stopped.
Ming Guilan turned the chair wheel to the door, "Master Hou finished asking?"
Huo Weilou nodded, "Go to the underground palace later." He glanced at the bones on the case, "How is it?"
Ming Guilan said: "Congratulations to Lord Hou for getting such a job as Miss Bo. I think she is much better at it than me, but there are not many clues on the bones, and some work is still needed."
Huo Weilou said in a calm voice: "Don't worry about it for a while." He said and looked into the house, "I'm going to the underground palace later to see the old copper box, Bo Ruoyou, you go with me."
Bo Ruoyou raised her head, and hurriedly responded, Ming Guilan looked at Huo Weilou, with slightly curved lips, "Then I'll leave for a bone test."
Huo Weilou nodded noncommittally, and when Bo Ruoyou came out, he began to look up and down Bo Ruoyou with the strange eyes that he had in the morning, Bo Ruoyou's heart skipped a beat, he didn't understand how he could upset him.