The next day, before the sky was bright, Bo Ruoyou got up, and when he had breakfast, he saw that Cheng Yunzhi was a little absent-minded, and Bo Ruoyou didn't ask, and called Zheng Liang aside after the breakfast was over, "Good Uncle, did foster father tell you what to do these two days?"
Hearing this, Zheng Liang felt a little nervous, and lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Bo Ruoyou. Bo Ruoyou narrowed his eyes, "Did foster father ask you to inquire about Bo's affairs?"
Zheng Liang raised his head, showing surprise, Bo Ruoyou sighed, "Father came back this time, I can see that he wants me to recognize my ancestors more, but Mrs. Bo has never asked me a word in these years. I don't think about them anymore."
Seeing that Bo Ruoyou had already guessed it, Zheng Liang smiled wryly for a moment and said, "Miss, it's nothing else. If you want to get married in the future, you must have a family background. Besides, you are Miss Bo, so why don't you fight for it?" Woolen cloth?"
Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, "Then what did you find out?"
Zheng Liang hurriedly said: "The villain just went back to the capital for a few days and went to Changlefang. The old house of the Bo family has not changed. Now the old man is on duty in the Ministry of Industry. It seems that he is just a fifth-rank member. Taking care of the family business, nothing else, oh, the young lady is already engaged, and the young master is now studying in the Imperial College, and I heard that he is well educated."
This news was expected by Bo Ruoyou. When Mrs. Bo reached her father's generation, her father was the only one who stood out. After her father passed away, it was difficult for Mrs. Bo to gain a place in the court. A generation of betrothed relatives to study, this is just what ordinary families do.
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "My adoptive father doesn't want to tell me, so I just pretend I don't know. You can persuade my adoptive father, if I go back to Beijing only to enter the old house, I really don't look like me."
Zheng Liang quickly agreed, and Bo Ruoyou saw that it was getting late, so he planned to go to the yamen.
Zheng Liang prepared his chariots and horses, and the two arrived at the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion together. Unlike yesterday, when they first arrived, they were left to dry. Today, as soon as Bo Ruoyou arrived at the door, there were government servants to greet him. The back hall for hospitality and discussion.
Sun Zhao was in the yamen, and when he heard that Bo Ruoyou had arrived so early, he also came out to greet him, "Little Bo is so early..."
Bo Ruoyou blessed Fushen, "Because there was a case in the past two days, I wanted to see if it might help me."
Sun Zhao led her in with a smile, let her sit down again, and waited for tea, Sun Zhao said: "Xiao Bo, I heard from Wu Xiang yesterday that you are very good at autopsy, and the Marquis recommended you very much." Reasonable, but you are a girl, no matter whether there is a case or not in the future, you don't have to come so early, if you are happy, come to the Yamen to answer, if you feel tired or encounter some wind and rain, you can You can just rest at home, and according to my opinion, you can't be too busy, your salary is the same as that of a yamen servant, and it will save you a little girl from working so hard."
Bo Ruoyou heard it, it was good to let her idle away, after thinking about it, Bo Ruoyou felt that it was all because of Huo Weilou, and asked on the face: "Master, do you think my autopsy skills are not good enough? "
Sun Zhao hurriedly said: "No, no, no, Wu Xiang has been a head arrester in the government office for many years, and he has also met several gangsters. He said that your autopsy is very careful. Even though you are a little girl, you are not afraid of hardship. I I really believed in what he said."
Although Bo Ruoyou is sitting, her back is straight, her eyebrows are delicate, and she looks like a fairy. Just looking at her like this, it is really hard for people to associate her with the corpse. When she heard this, she felt soft. Said loudly, "Since your lord does not question my autopsy technique, please don't treat me as a woman. If there is a case that requires an autopsy, your lord can send it to me."
Sun Zhao smiled a little stiffly, Bo Ruoyou looked young and didn't have much heart, but Wu Zhaohou was behind her, Sun Zhao couldn't figure out that Huo Weilou didn't leave the beauty in the mansion but sent the beauty to the yamen to be with the corpse, what's more important The most important thing was to stuff him with a hot potato, "It's natural, I still have to let you show off your strengths—"
Bo Ruoyou was a little helpless, "My lord, Lord Hou told me last night that since I was recommended by him, I should not lose his face. If my lord doesn't let me do things because of his sympathy, I'm afraid it will spread and everyone will think Lord Hou is playing for his own benefit."
Sun Zhaozai looked at Bo Ruoyou carefully, and saw that her expression was calm, not pretending, so he leaned over and said, "Xiao Bo, although it's the second time I've seen you, I feel that you are different from other little girls. It's not the same, you tell me the truth, Lord Hou recommended you here, is he really wanting to let you show off your strengths? Are you not afraid of hardship?"
Bo Ruoyou naturally nodded in response, "I know what your lord is afraid of, but you don't have to think too much." After a pause, Bo Ruoyou said bluntly: "The reason why Lord Hou recommended me is because of this, I went south for the autopsy. Lord Hou solved two cases, so he was appreciated by Lord Hou, and Lord Hou cherished her talent, so she made an exception to recommend a woman, and Lord Hou and I have only known each other for two months."
Sun Zhao was taken aback when he heard that, as a court official, he was very clear about what case Huo Weilou went south to handle. It turned out that Bo Ruoyou was a work that Huo Weilou picked up in the south, and they had known each other for two months, so he really didn't think so. as complex.
Sun Zhao's heart suddenly relaxed. He has been Jing Zhaoyin for many years, so of course he can not only guess Shangfeng's thoughts, since Bo Ruoyou has done an errand for Huo Weilou and won his appreciation, then she must have real materials. Being able to be used by the government is of course beneficial and harmless.
He hastily asked: "The two cases that Hou Ye went south were all handled by you?"
Sun Zhao is the chief official of the Jingzhao Mansion, and she has the approval of Huo Weilou, so she doesn't have to hide it from him, so she said: "Yes, I was helping the Qingzhou Mansion before, when the Marquis came to the Anqing Marquis Mansion, it was me An autopsy is underway."
Sun Zhao asked again: "What about the other case? Could it be that Lord Hou took you to Luozhou?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, Sun Zhao sat up straight, and the way he looked at Bo Ruoyou changed...
Soon, he leaned over again, and asked in a low voice: "So, is it true that the Anqinghou's Mansion really hid a twin daughter? In the Luozhou case, Wang Qingfu from Taichang Temple was really the culprit ten years ago?"
Bo Ruoyou was a little amused by Sun Zhao's appearance of inquiring about the truth, so she nodded.
Sun Zhao was satisfied with the affirmative answer on his face, "So it's all true, you don't know, the two cases that Hou Ye went to the south to do, caused a lot of turmoil in the court, one was originally the second prince and concubine, and the other involved the imperial concubine. Several fourth-rank officials in the middle school, when the news was sent back to Beijing, everyone only dared to discuss it in private, and now there is no conclusion, but they don't want you to be the person handling the case."
At this moment, Sun Zhao realized that Huo Weilou didn't stuff him with a hot potato, but recommended him a treasure. His eyes became serious and he said: "Since you can help Lord Hou solve those two cases, it must be a big deal." Talented, and you don’t need to treat you as a woman as you said, then I will make you do errands.”
That's what Bo Ruoyou wanted, "Your Excellency, just give orders."
Sun Zhao then said, "You should have seen it when you came in just now. Wu Xiang is not here today, and the clerks are half gone."
Bo Ruoyou nodded, Sun Zhao's eyes darkened, and Jing Zhaoyin's power appeared on his face, "Last night, someone died again. Before you came, someone reported to the police. Wu Xiang just took someone out not long ago. .”
Bo Ruoyou's expression changed slightly, "Another dead?"
"That's right, and the dead are both women." Sun Zhao sighed, "I don't know what the situation is, but recently several female corpses have been found, which is not a good sign. This is just the beginning of the first month. If there are several murder cases in a month at the feet of the emperor , I have to take off the black gauze on my head and put it away."
Governance of officials in Gyeonggi is the most important thing, any trouble, if not careful, it will be introduced into the palace, if there is a disturbance in the capital, Sun Zhao will be the first to question the crime, he naturally feels the pressure is great.
Bo Ruoyou stood up, "Since you have just left, please send someone to send the girl to the place where the crime happened. The girl also wants to go and see. If there is evidence in the place where the crime happened, the case will be solved in a short time." .”
Previously, Sun Zhao didn't know Bo Ruoyou, and was afraid of Huo Weilou, so he had a lot of concerns, thinking that she might not know how to perform an autopsy, or that her autopsy skills were poor and she just wanted to have fun, or that she was excellent at an autopsy but relied on Huo Weilou's dissatisfaction. Appointment, or most women in the world are squeamish, if three days of suffering and two days of tiredness, it will be his fault when he arrives in front of Huo Weilou, but he didn't expect Bo Ruoyou to say that he was here to work, so he really came to work , Just the swiftness of going to the place where the crime happened made him feel at ease.
"Okay, I'll send someone to take you to the east of the city."
As he said that, Sun Zhao called a yamen servant to come in, "This is He Chang, ask him to take you to the place where the crime happened." After speaking, he told He Chang, "Take care of it. When you see Wu Xiang, just say yes. I ordered Xiaobo to go."
He Chang is a young clerk under the age of 10. He is not tall, but his face is quite upright, especially his black and white eyes are looking at Bo Ruoyou curiously at this moment, but he does not give people a sense of rudeness. He looks like a young man who makes people feel friendly after seeing it.
"Miss Bo, please—"
He led the way, Bo Ruoyou said goodbye to Sun Zhao and left the house.
Bo Ruoyou rode in a carriage, He Chang rode on the horse, followed the carriage and said, "The body was found by the Yuxi River."
Yuxi River is an inland river in the city, meandering through the east of the city, and finally converging to Weiyang Lake in the west of the city, but Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly when he heard this, because Changxing Square was not far from Yuxi River.
I walked through the streets and alleys all the way, and when I reached the Yuxi River, I asked casually and found the place where the crime happened. The place where the crime happened is a bit remote, but there are also markets around it. The young man of the restaurant had been spotted for a long time, but before he got close, he saw many people gathered by the fence by the river.
Yamen guarded by the fence, constantly urging the people to stay away, but Wu Xiang's shadow has not been seen yet.
He Chang was wearing a yamen official uniform, he dismounted all the way, Bo Ruoyou also got off the carriage, Liang Shu followed, and the three of them went to the river together, seeing a yamen servant coming, the people naturally stepped aside, but Bo Ruoyou He also followed, but it surprised the people watching around.
"Who is this girl, how can this girl go in and see?"
"It looks like a lady from some family. Could it be that she came to identify the corpse?"
The people were talking about it, but Bo Ruoyou didn't care about it, walked to the edge of the guardrail, and saw Wu Xiang and five or six people standing on the half slope of the river beach. In the month, the deepest part of the river was full of people, and a large area of the gentle slope of the river beach was exposed, and the body that was found was exposed on the river beach.
Bo Ruoyou hadn't approached yet, but just looking at her like this, her brows frowned.
The corpse was lying prone and couldn't see the face clearly, but it was a woman who could be identified by the loose long hair and figure, and although her dress was stained with a lot of mud, it could still be seen that it was bright red.
The victim was again a woman in a red dress.
"Miss Bo, go down the stairs over there." He Chang pointed to the stone steps not far away.
Bo Ruoyou nodded, the yamen guarding outside was a little surprised when he saw He Chang, but he didn't dare to stop him, while Wu Xiang was talking to the yamen underneath, when he turned around and saw Bo Ruoyou, he was immediately surprised.
He Chang approached cleverly, "Angkor, it was my lord who asked me to bring Miss Bo. Miss Bo is here for an autopsy."
Wu Xiang looked Bo Ruoyou up and down for a moment, "You are very diligent, Xiao Bo, I thought you left with Lord Hou yesterday, and it will take a few days to see you."
Bo Ruoyou laughed, "Brother Ang, stop teasing me. Now that I'm in the Yamen Yingmao, I won't be contemptuous. What's the situation now?"
Wu Xiang's voice was serious, "There is a restaurant on this bank, and there is a narrow pedestrian path next to the embankment. Most people would choose to walk in front on weekdays. This morning, when the boy in the restaurant came here to pour water I found her. She was already dead, with injuries on her body, and the cause of death is still unknown. I just came here and asked people to go around to check, but before they came out, the girl disappeared."
Bo Ruoyou nodded and began to roll up her sleeves. The corpse was soaked in water from the waist down, the dress was covered with mud, the hair was piled up on the nape of the neck, and the exposed neck, hands and feet were all blue and white. It was soaked in water for a long time.
Bo Ruoyou took out the gauntlet and put it on, inspected the corpse on the spot, and asked while inspecting, "Did you find any footprints on the river beach when you came here?"
Wu Xiang shook her head, "No, Xiao Er who found the corpse was afraid and didn't dare to come down. Although there were many people, no one dared to come down to have a look."
Bo Ruoyou responded, then stared and said nothing, she focused on the autopsy, no matter what the servants around her were saying, she didn't pay attention to what the people on the case pointed at her.
Wu Xiang watched from the side, inexplicably feeling that Bo Ruoyou was a little shocking at the moment.
"For ordinary drowned people, because of the difference in pelvis between men and women, most of the men lie on their stomachs, and most of the women are on their backs. It's a bit strange for her to be lying on her stomach like this." Bo Ruoyou said, after examining the body before turning over the body Come over, face up, and suddenly reveal a young woman's face, because she was killed not long ago, her appearance hasn't changed much, she looks only fifteen or sixteen years old.
Her face was fresh, but at this moment she closed her eyes forever, a smear of mud fell on her pale nose and forehead, and Bo Ruoyou raised her hand to wipe off the smear of mud.
Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, the clothes on the deceased's body were not scattered, except for one missing shoe, the bracelets on the wrists and the pendants on the ear beads were all there, and they all seemed to be precious things, while her red dress was The top-quality lake silk is embellished with exquisite embroidered patterns, and it is not something ordinary people can afford. It should be a young lady from some family.
Bo Ruoyou's gaze wandered past the corpse's exterior, and then she glanced at the neck of the deceased, which was blocked by the hair. She stretched out her hand to brush away the hair, her pupils narrowed slightly, and there was a bruise on the neck of the deceased.
She leaned closer to check and took out the purple marks, and then inspected carefully from the head and face down to the neck. Soon, she concluded: "The cause of death is strangulation, not drowning. The strangulation marks are fine, but quite serious. Rough, with fine wounds and bleeding spots, it should have been strangled with a rough rope such as a fine hemp rope, and the time of death should be around the eve of midnight."
Bo Ruoyou looked down from the neck, and saw that the lapels of the deceased's clothes were tightened, but there was a faint blood color here, and the dark red color was different from other places.
If you are injured in the water, you can't keep this kind of dark red, unless you are injured while still in the case.
Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, one side of her body blocked the sight of others, and then opened the lapel by two points. The moment she opened it, Bo Ruoyou's face changed, and she hurriedly pressed the lapel again, so that Wu Xiang Standing next to him didn't know what happened.
Seeing that her expression was wrong, Wu Xiang took a step forward, "What's wrong? What did you see?"
Bo Ruoyou frowned, and said in a low voice after a moment of silence: "The deceased...a piece of flesh from the heart was peeled off."
Wu Xiang's expression changed when she heard these words, adding the one in Yizhuang, it was another corpse of a red-clothed woman whose skin and flesh had been stripped away, did someone kill two people in a row in just half a month