Before Zheng Wenyan realized what a mandala was, Huo Weilou asked, "After the old lady died, can incense be lit in the censer?"
Zheng Wenyan shook his head in a daze, "After my mother died, I was busy with my mother's funeral. The things in this Buddhist hall are only collected from my mother's relics, and the other things have not been touched."
Huo Weilou frowned suddenly, there are mandalas in Yaoyue Pavilion, and there are also mandalas in Buddhist hall, could it be the same murderer
Huo Weilou looked at He Cheng, "You have searched the Buddhist hall before, why didn't you notice anything?"
Although Zheng Wenyan had detained Zheng Wenchen's body from inspection earlier, but the place related to the old lady was still allowed to enter, He Cheng wiped his sweat, "At that time, the government officials came to search, and the ashes had been burned, so they were not found. abnormal."
Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "The mandala is almost tasteless after burning out, only the color of the incense ash is different. If you don't have some experience in medical science, ordinary people will definitely not be able to detect it."
Huo Weilou glanced at Bo Ruoyou, held back when he wanted to say something, and then asked Zheng Wenyan, "Have all the people in the house gathered?"
Huo Weilou arrived at the mansion yesterday afternoon, it took a lot of effort to examine the corpse, and he has not yet had time to summon all the people in the mansion, and according to the current situation, most of the people in the mansion have the circumstances to commit crimes, but the motives still need to be investigated.
Zheng Wenyan hurriedly said: "It's all assembled, and we're all waiting in the flower hall right now."
"Take the incense ash away." After ordering He Cheng, Huo Weilou said to Zheng Wenyan, "You lead the way."
Bo Ruoyou didn't keep up with her at this moment, she was an expert, and she was good at examining corpses to find criminal evidence, but seeing that there were very few suspects, she looked through the incense ash in the furnace again, seeing that the amount of incense ash was low, she didn't know what to think, so she left I looked around the windows of the pavilion, checked back and forth, and found a broken window paper on the northwest corner of the place where the old lady copied the scriptures.
He Cheng followed and saw the damaged hole with black stains from the smoke.
Bo Ruoyou said: "When the man came, he knew that the old lady was copying the scriptures, so he used the drug first, but he didn't completely stun the old lady. The old lady didn't have any external injuries, which shows that the murderer didn't use force. He probably provoked her first. After killing the old lady, and then watching the old lady get sick, it saved him trouble."
After finishing speaking, Bo Ruoyou asked again: "My lord, is there a medicine store in the mansion?"
He Cheng hurriedly said, "There should be."
Most of the Houmen families have pharmacies in case of emergencies. Bo Ruoyou said: "Mandala is precious, and this medicine is not needed for common diseases. If you go out to buy it specially, it will probably attract attention. With this medicine in hand, it will be much easier for the murderer to strike."
After a pause, Bo Ruoyou went on to say: "Actually, the murderer's method of attack is a bit clumsy after using the mandala. This drug is not difficult to find, but once the drug is found, the so-called ghost murder is invalid. Then Why is the murderer still pretending to be an old lady?"
He Cheng heard the words and ordered the yamen servant, "Go and ask if there is a pharmacy in the mansion."
The Yacha was ordered to ask immediately, everyone knew whether there was a pharmacy, and the Yacha casually asked a servant in charge and he was sure, and he came back after a while, "My lord, there is indeed a pharmacy in the mansion."
He Cheng was sure, "Go, go see Lord Hou."
Now that Wu Zhaohou is in the mansion, it is natural to tell Wu Zhaohou about such things, so Bo Ruoyou followed He Cheng to the flower hall of the Hou mansion.
As soon as he walked to the flower hall, he saw that the room was full of people standing there. These people were all in plain clothes, and they were all the masters of the mansion.
But as soon as they reached the door, Huo Weilou asked in a deep voice: "Where is Da Furen?"
Bo Ruoyou swept across the hall, the second wife and Zheng Xiao whom she had seen last night were there, followed by Zheng Wenyan and another woman, and beside the woman was a seven or eight-year-old boy who presumably was the third wife and the son of Zheng Wenyan, at the end Standing Zheng Wen'an and his wife, but at the front, there was only a tall and slender woman of fifteen or sixteen years old. Looking at the profile, Bo Ruoyou felt that this goddess was tall and handsome, and she presumably was about to marry the Second Highness. Zheng Yunni, the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion.
"Returning to Lord Hou, my mother is seriously ill, and it's not convenient to come out to see guests right now."
Zheng Yunni's voice is elegant. Although she is a woman and a junior, she holds a very important position in the family.
Huo Weilou frowned slightly, turned to look at the embroiderer next to him, the embroiderer seemed to have investigated the people in the Hou Mansion, leaned over and said something in Huo Weilou's ear, Huo Weilou frowned slightly, but Did not follow up.
"The deaths of the old lady and Zheng Wenchen must be known to you. Earlier, it was difficult to determine whether this case was a murder case, but now it can be concluded that both of them were murdered to death, and everyone, if there is no witness, there will be evidence. A chance to commit a crime."
These words changed everyone's expressions slightly, Zheng Yunni said: "Master Hou, that's all for the night of grandmother's death, the night of second uncle's death, all of us were at the place where grandmother died, and we can all be witnesses for each other. "
The others nodded, Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Yunni with a gloomy expression.
Zheng Yunni's posture is extremely upright, she has something to rely on, and she is not even as afraid of Huo Weilou as Zheng Wenyan. After all, if she becomes the second concubine, she doesn't need to bow down when she sees Huo Weilou. And everyone knows that Emperor Jianhe loves the son of the noble concubine today, and if His Highness the Second Prince is registered as the crown prince in the future, there may be a day when Huo Weilou kneels down on her.
At this time, He Cheng entered the flower hall, walked up to Huo Weilou and whispered a few words, Huo Weilou stared at him, and looked at Bo Ruoyou the next moment, Bo Ruoyou walked to the hall door and did not go in again, at this moment Huo Weilou looked , then attracted other people to look over, and when they saw a beautiful woman standing outside the hall, everyone's expressions changed.
Huo Weilou asked again, "Who is in charge of the Fuzhong Pharmacy?"
Only then did Zheng Wenyan step forward, "Go back to Lord Hou, and I will take charge of it."
Huo Weilou took a deep look at him, then looked at He Cheng, He Cheng waved to Zheng Wenyan, made him walk out of the hall, and said something in a low voice, Zheng Wenyan changed expression and said: "I remembered , there is indeed this medicine in the treasury, but the key to the medicine storehouse is with me on weekdays, without my key, the medicine storehouse cannot be opened."
He Cheng immediately said: "Please trouble the third master to send someone to bring the key quickly, I will take someone to the treasury to have a look later."
Zheng Wenyan beckoned to come to accompany him, and after giving orders, the person turned around and left. In the hall, Huo Weilou said: "From now on, everyone will enter the side hall one by one. The Marquis has something to ask."
Huo Weilou got up and went to the side hall, Eunuch Fu and He Cheng followed, only the embroidered envoys were left in the flower hall to watch, Bo Ruoyou felt that his status was low, so he just stood outside the door and waited, but soon, Eunuch Fu came from the side hall He came out and waved to her, "Miss Bo, come—"
Bo Ruoyou was a little surprised, and entered the side hall under the gaze of everyone in the Zheng family.
As soon as she stood still, Zheng Yunni walked in, Huo Weilou sat in the main seat in a cold manner, Eunuch Fu and He Cheng stood around, but he was not the one who asked the question.
Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "Miss, may I ask where you were the night the old lady died?"
Zheng Yunni has a beautiful appearance and an elegant demeanor. Every frown and smile shows that she has received excellent upbringing. She is even taller among women. She Shi Shiran is standing in the hall with her chin raised. But he looked at Huo Weilou, as if only Huo Weilou had the right to ask her, "Second uncle and grandma had a bad fight that night, I went back to the yard before eating the New Year's dinner, washed up and rested, and didn't leave the house all night. In the early morning of the second day, I hurried to the Buddhist hall when I learned of my grandmother's accident, my handmaid's Mo Shu and Hua Yi can testify to this, as can the other little girls in the courtyard."
Huo Weilou didn't look at Zheng Yunni, he had a black jade wrench on his left thumb, at the moment, he was carelessly playing with the black jade wrench.
Eunuch Fu asked again: "What about the night when the second master had an accident?"
Zheng Yunni glanced at Eunuch Fu, and her tone was a little impatient, "I said just now that we were all in grandmother's mourning hall that night, because it was the first seven, and we had to do something."
The smile on Fu Gonggong's face was not the slightest wave, "Everyone? Missy, have you thought it through?"
A dark color flashed in Zheng Yunni's eyes, but she looked at Huo Weilou, and she didn't dare to be presumptuous, "The fifth uncle and fifth aunt arrived first, followed by me, second sister-in-law and Zheng Xiao, then third aunt and Zheng Xiao Hao, the last is the third uncle, the second uncle has not come, we all felt strange, the third uncle sent someone to look for it, and after a while, someone came to report that the second uncle entered the Yaoyue Pavilion with a strange look, and opened the door from the inside. It's locked, no matter how you call it—"
"I didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but I heard the boy said it was strange, and second uncle must be present for the ceremony, so I went to Yaoyue Pavilion with others..."
Eunuch Fu asked, "When we went, did everyone go together?"
Zheng Yunni frowned, "No, the third uncle stayed, because the masters who practiced things were still there at that time, and he wanted to entertain the masters, but when the accident happened, the third uncle still came."
Eunuch Fu asked again: "Miss, please clarify, did the third master come before the second master fell, or after he fell?"
Zheng Yunni frowned even tighter, looked at Huo Weilou again, and said restrainedly: "I don't know, I was standing in front, and everyone was terrified when something happened, and when I turned around, Third Uncle was there, I didn't even know When did he come?"
The corners of her lips were slightly pursed, and Zheng Yunni raised her jaw even higher.
Eunuch Fu glanced at Huo Weilou, then turned his head and said with a smile: "Okay, the eldest lady will ask here. After going out, let the second lady and the eldest son come in."
Zheng Yunni glanced at Huo Weilou who had never looked at her, and seemed a little dissatisfied, but in the end she turned around and walked out.
As soon as she left, Eunuch Fu sighed, with a helpless smile on his face, and Bo Ruoyou felt a little mockery at that moment.
The second lady and Zheng Xiao walked in.
Compared with yesterday, the second lady's complexion seemed to be worse, while Zheng Xiao kept scanning Bo Ruoyou's body with her eyes, Huo Weilou raised her eyes at this moment, and when she glanced over, the second lady's expression panicked.
Eunuch Fu still had that amiable look, "Second Madam, don't be afraid, just ask some simple questions, if you want to know why Second Master died as soon as possible, just answer everything truthfully."
The second lady nodded, Zheng Xiao nervously grabbed the second lady's dress, half of her body shrank behind the second lady.
Eunuch Fu didn't take it seriously, but said: "The night the old lady died, when did the second master leave you? How did he feel when he left?"
The second lady didn't look at Eunuch Fu, nor at Huo Weilou. Her eyes fell on the ground two feet in front of her, her expression was sluggish, and her voice was as low as a mosquito, "He... he left at Haishi, when he left is angry..."
"Have you ever said anything radical?"
"He...he only said why my mother turned back on her promise..."
Huo Weilou raised his head, and the second lady pursed her lips and said, "He said that his mother told him before that she would pass on the title to him, and that she would let him change his son, but this time the paperwork for the New Year should be sealed for him. He said that the mother did not keep her promise."
Eunuch Fu looked serious, "What happened next?"
"Later he slammed the door and left. We didn't see him in the Buddhist hall until the next morning when we found out that something had happened to his mother. He looked sluggish, as if he hadn't woken up from a hangover. The third brother asked him where he was last night, but he hesitated. I said it was in the study, and the third brother said that there was no one in the study when the food and wine were brought to him, saying that he was lying, so the two of them argued, and they reported it to the official."
Speaking of this, the second lady suddenly raised her eyes. Because her eyes were bloodshot, she felt like crying blood for a moment, "But he won't kill people. The third brother insisted that it was him, but he just wanted to seize the title. We handed over mother's booklet, which shows that mother is really planning to submit the booklet to be sealed by the husband, and the third brother should be worried, if someone really harms someone, it shouldn't be the husband..."
While talking, the second lady burst into tears, and Zheng Xiao's mouth shrank, as if she was about to cry. At this moment, a yamen servant appeared at the door, and He Cheng hurried forward when he saw this, and heard what the yamen servant said. After saying something, he quickly walked back to Huo Weilou.
He said with a serious face: "The third master didn't find the key to the pharmacy, so he said the key is missing."
Huo Weilou's frosted jade fingers stopped, and now he raised his eyes and asked: "Last night, why did Zheng Xiao say that Zheng Wenyan is an unlucky person?"