As Bo Ruoyou went to the main hall of the uncle's mansion, she was still thinking about the appearance and demeanor of the brocade-clothed woman just now. She had willow eyebrows and apricot eyes, her skin was like porcelain, her charm was dignified, and her clothes were luxurious and exquisite. Being from Gui's background, and being able to enter and leave the Bo's mansion at this time, he has frequent contacts on weekdays, and there are not many families with the Bo surname in the entire capital.
Bo Ruoyou was quite certain in her heart, but she really didn't expect to meet this cousin under such circumstances.
With a lot of thoughts, he entered the main hall, the old lady was sitting in the main seat, a woman in a yellow shirt was beside her, and two middle-aged men sat on the left and right, who also fought with Bo Ruoyou in Yizhuang face to face.
Ning Xiao bowed to the old lady, and the grim expression on his face faded a bit.
It has been two days since what I saw in Yizhuang, the old lady looked much more haggard than that day, and the woman in the yellow shirt beside her also had red eyes, and her brows and eyes were full of sorrow. The old lady sighed first, and then Cai said: "I am relieved that the embroidered clothes envoy has accepted the case. I would like to ask the deputy commander to do his best to find out the murderer who murdered my granddaughter as soon as possible."
Ning Xiao nodded, "Old lady, don't worry, Your Majesty and Lord Hou have both explained, so don't dare to take it lightly."
The old lady nodded, "Since that's the case, you can handle the case as you want."
Ning Xiao looked back at Bo Ruoyou, and Bo Ruoyou stepped forward, "Old lady, where is the second lady's personal maid? It is about the second lady's recent situation, I need to find a personal servant to ask."
The old lady saw Bo Ruoyou again, she frowned, "Who are you?"
The old lady's expression was serious, as if she remembered what she saw in Yizhuang that day, her tone was a bit unfriendly at the moment, her eyes were narrowed, and before she could answer, Ning Xiao said, "Old lady, this is what Lord Hou brought back from the south. Wu Zuo is now working in Jingzhao Mansion, and the young lady's case is difficult to handle, so Master Hou ordered her to test the case."
Ning Xiao's voice was cold, and after saying this, the old lady raised her brows, her gloomy eyes widened, and she glanced at the woman in the yellow shirt beside her, "Jun'er, go and call the green sleeves."
Wei Jun nodded, and said again: "Grandmother go back to rest first, Jun'er and uncles will take care of her here."
The two people under the seat also persuaded, the old lady covered her lips and coughed a few times, and then turned around and entered the inner room supported by the attendant. Wei Jun stepped forward, looked at Ning Xiao and Bo Ruoyou and said, "You follow me."
Wei Jun led the way, Ning Xiao and Bo Ruoyou followed, and walked out of the main hall to the west side of the uncle's mansion. Not long after, they saw a funeral lantern hanging under the corridor outside a small courtyard, "Sister My mourning hall is here, since there is an assistant, I think it is to examine my sister's body, there is a side hall here, and it is quieter to ask questions here, the deputy commander, please come in—”
Wei Jun is the eldest lady of the uncle's mansion. Her facial features and eyes are somewhat similar to Wei Ling's, but she is quite calm and dignified, and everyone speaks with great bearing. Ning Xiao didn't say much after hearing what she said, and went straight into the courtyard gate.
The courtyard is secluded, and the main room is arranged as a mourning hall. A coffin is placed in it, with plain hanging beams and sacrificial candles on the side. "Miss, please take a step to speak."
Wei Jun then invited them into the side hall, and Bo Ruoyou cut to the chase and said, "Dare to ask Eldest Miss, is there a cinnabar red mole in Second Miss' heart?"
Wei Jun's expression changed instantly, "How did you know?"
Ning Xiao stood aside expressionlessly, and Bo Ruoyou said, "Because of the first deceased, Miss Feng's back was also injured, the murderer stripped off the flesh and skin from her back, and it was only when I went to Miss Feng's home yesterday to get the Knowing that Miss Feng has a cinnabar mole on the wound on her back."
Wei Jun is also just a young girl who has not been out of the cabinet. Talking about the mole marks on her body, she felt embarrassed, but she didn't expect that the girl from the Feng family also had them. she?"
"Second Miss likes to wear red dresses on weekdays?" Bo Ruoyou asked again without answering.
Wei Jun nodded, "That's true. She looks good when she's red, and most of her dresses are bright."
Bo Ruoyou looked at Ning Xiao. Ning Xiao had already read the testimonials, so he naturally understood the meaning of the question. Ning Xiao asked again: "The day the case happened, why didn't she return all night? Where did she go the day before yesterday?"
Wei Jun's face was even more sad when she was asked, "In the daytime, she said she was going out to her uncle's house, so she went out with her green sleeves, and she did go to her uncle's house, but in the afternoon she said she was going out to find her. The two books went out alone, and did not return at night. The uncle's family was worried, so they sent people to send Lu Xiu back to inquire. When they learned that she had not returned home, they became anxious. We sent people to talk to my sister that night. I have asked about several houses I have made friends with, but I have never seen her go there..."
At this time, someone outside reported: "Miss, the green sleeve is here."
Wei Jun wiped the corners of her eyes, and immediately let Lu Xiu enter the room.
Lvxiu was fifteen or sixteen years old, and she was quite handsome, but now her face was pale, her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked a little panicked after entering the door. She stood at the door awkwardly, with her head lowered, her hands twisting the hem of her clothes even more nervously, thin Ruoyou frowned suddenly.
Wei Jun said in a cold tone: "This is the direct envoy who came to ask the case, and you tell them about the second young lady's visit to uncle's house that day."
Lu Xiu nodded nervously, Ning Xiao asked for a pen and ink, and when Lu Xiu answered, he asked the embroidered clothes envoy to write it down.
What Luxiu said was not very different from what Wei Jun said, but it was more detailed. After she finished speaking, she said: "The servant girl wants to follow, but the library is not far from the uncle's house, but there is a street across the street. , so the young lady doesn't let the servants follow, and the servants can't do it, but I didn't expect that the young lady never came back after this trip."
She choked up and said, "Miss, there was nothing strange that day. She was lively and unrestrained, not as rigid as ordinary ladies, and also liked to read some novel books, so it is very common to hang around the library shop. I never thought that the lady would Unexpectedly, when she left, the sun had not yet set, and the sky was bright and bright, who would have thought that something would happen?"
Bo Ruoyou's brows were greatly frowned, one was separated from the maid, and the other was because she left the house alone, just after she was ordered, the murderer got her way, but how did the murderer know that they were on the order
Bo Ruoyou asked, "Where is Miss Uncle's house?"
"In Anningfang in the east of the city, it's not too far from here. The library that Miss often goes to is called Chongwen Library. It's on Fushun Street on the east side of Yujie near Anningfang. It's only half a stick of incense away from my uncle's house. …”
As Luxiu Xuxu spoke, Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly. Wei Ling's body was found by the Yuxi River, and the place where she was murdered was in an abandoned dyeing workshop in the upper reaches of the Yuxi River. There are several folk squares between Anning Square, and it takes less than half an hour to travel in a carriage. How did Wei Ling get there
Her eyes darkened, "Your lady went to Chongwen Library to buy books, but she was found on the beach in the northeast section of Yuxi River, half an hour's walk from Fushun Street, why did she go there ?”
Lu Xiu's eyes widened immediately, and she seemed a little surprised, "I don't know why Miss went to such a far place, and what did Miss do there... I really don't know."
Bo Ruoyou asked again: "Which book did she go to buy that day?"
Lu Xiu's eyeballs moved, "Yes... I went to buy "Shan Hai Ji Lu."
After saying this, Lu Xiu lowered her head and remained silent. Bo Ruoyou asked the topic that worried her the most, "You should know that your lady has a cinnabar mole on her heart, right? Think about it carefully, your lady has She has never changed clothes outside, or let others see the cinnabar mole on her heart, this question is very important."
Lu Xiu couldn't help raising her eyes, "Miss does have a mole on her heart, but how could it be seen by others? Although the lady likes to have fun, she is very clean and self-sufficient. Only the eldest lady and the servants know about it. When it comes to changing clothes, it was only in the tailor shop, but at that time it was served by the servants."
Bo Ruoyou frowned tightly. The murderer didn't know when he discovered the cinnabar mole on the two of them, and he didn't know when it would be traced back. But the murderer must have a way to know, otherwise it wouldn't just happen to be her two. There are cinnabar moles all over the body.
Ning Xiao asked at this time: "Both of you sisters are in Ling Xiao Poetry Club?"
It was Wei Jun who asked this question, and Wei Jun hurriedly said: "Yes." He hesitated, "Why? Does this matter still have something to do with the poetry club?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "The deceased before was also a member of your poetry club. Not only that, she also loved the red dress, and she also had a cinnabar mole on her body, and the cinnabar mole was also injured."
Wei Jun's face turned pale, and she clenched her hands in front of her, "So the murderer killed Ling'er because of these..."
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "I can't rule out this possibility, and the place where the second lady was killed is very far away from the library, so she probably ran to the extreme east for some reason." Bo Ruoyou glanced at the green sleeve while talking, "If you think of If there is anything strange, you must tell us, even if it is a detail that you think is not that important."
Lu Xiu nodded dully, and Bo Ruoyou looked at Ning Xiao, "Deputy Commander, the girl will go to examine the corpse now."
Ning Xiao nodded, completely letting go of her appearance, turned around and told the embroiderer, "Go to the Chongwen Library and ask if you bought the "Shan Hai Lu Ji", and then ask if there is anything unusual that day."
As soon as this remark came out, the expression of the green sleeve standing on the side suddenly changed slightly. Ning Xiao's eyes swept over her, and his brows immediately furrowed. —”
The embroidered envoy stopped, and Bo Ruoyou, who had just reached the door, also stopped.
Ning Xiao narrowed his cool eyes slightly, and fixed his eyes on Lu Xiu, "I just said to let them go and check, but you are so nervous, it seems that there is something false in your words."
Lu Xiu shook her body, and Wei Jun also looked at Lu Xiu.
Ning Xiao had a displeased face, and put his hand on the knife at his side, "Your master was murdered, but you have something to hide? I'll give you a chance now. If you don't take it seriously, you can come back with us later." Secretary, if you go there, you must know everything."
The green sleeve was so frightened that tears rolled out, and she knelt down with a "plop". Seeing her like this, Wei Jun said anxiously: "You really have something to hide? I asked you the day before yesterday, and you never changed your words. Do you know Who did Ling'er harm?"
Lu Xiu kept shaking her head, "No, I don't know..."
Ning Xiao sneered, his eyes were filled with coldness, when he saw the green cloud, he felt his back stiffen, like a cold snake crawling up her back, her green sleeves trembled like chaff, and finally couldn't help lying on her back. Cried on the ground, "It's not that I don't want to say, the lady did say that she was going to the Chongwen Library that day, she really went, but... but before that, the lady has gone there many times, and every time I go, I don't want to go. Let the servant follow, the servant feels that the young lady is a little strange, but the young lady does not let the servant speak out, the servant dare not say it, the servant guesses, the young lady may want to meet someone... "
Sure enough, there are ghosts.
Wei Jun glanced at Ning Xiao's complexion changed slightly, "You mean... Linger has selfishness with others?"
Lu Xiu shook her head again, "No, no, Miss did not. Every time Miss went, she only brought books and paintings back, and never saw other personal belongings, and never mentioned anyone. The servants who serve Miss every day are very clear. "
Everything happens for a reason, no matter how cunning the murderer's mind is, no matter how tricky and distorted the motive is, the occurrence of a murder case is always changing one after another. It seems coincidental, but there is always a certainty. Only by finding these inevitable places can we see the murderer trail.
"Does she have a fixed number of times to go to the bookstore? What kind of books does she usually buy?" Bo Ruoyou couldn't help asking before leaving.
Luxiu cried and said: "There is no fixed number, I always buy a book after I finish reading it." At this point, she seemed to think of something and said: "Miss not only buys books, but also borrows them. Do Chongwen Library sell them?" Most of the books that are only rented are rubbings of the rare books of the previous dynasty, and the young lady often rents them to read."
Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, Ning Xiao pondered for a while and said: "Find out all the books your lady bought at Chongwen Bookstore in the past two years, and then carefully identify the time when the books were bought back, and then follow us to Chongwen Bookstore , see what books she has ever borrowed."
Every time Wei Ling went out, he always used the excuse of going to the bookstore. This clue was so crucial that Ning Xiao couldn't sit still.
After he finished his order, seeing Wei Jun's complicated face, but there was no room for change, Wei Jun came back to his senses, and then walked out with green sleeves, Ning Xiao said to Bo Ruoyou again: "You do the autopsy here , and return to the Hou Mansion with the certificate of inspection later."
Bo Ruoyou was taken aback, "Going to the Hou's Mansion?"
Ning Xiao glanced at the sky, "When you finish the autopsy, it will be almost time. The Marquis has no free time in the daytime, and will personally intervene in the case at night. He has told you and me to go to the Marquis' Mansion to inquire about the case tonight."
Bo Ruo couldn't help being a little nervous, and hurriedly nodded in response.
Ning Xiao left behind two embroiderers, Wei Jun led the way to Wei Ling's boudoir, while Bo Ruoyou went to the mourning hall.
The mourning hall was neatly arranged, with ever-burning lamps and joss sticks, and now it was the third day Wei Ling was murdered. The corpse had more mildew spots than the previous day, and there was also some corpse odor. She was wearing a newly cut mourning dress. The gorgeous brocade gave her a strange and gorgeous feeling, which was inexplicably creepy.
Outside the mourning hall, apart from the embroiderer, Uncle Liang and two other servants of the uncle's house were also guarding outside. She looked at Wei Ling's body for a while, and wanted to have an autopsy in her heart, but she didn't think of the old lady's attitude.
After untiing Wei Ling's mourning clothes, Bo Ruoyou started the second autopsy.
On the first day, the old lady had just smeared the wine on Wei Ling's body, and the old lady arrived, so she hadn't had a chance to see the changes on the corpse's surface. Now, two days later, mold spots were growing on the folds of the corpse's surface, and the corpse spots spread even more , the color is purple and black, and it doesn't go away, but the stiffness has been relieved, but the mouth, nose and lower body are slightly green and rotten blisters, if it takes another two days, the rot will be even worse.
Bo Ruoyou cheered up, and re-examined the surfaced scars immediately.
The strangle marks on the side of the neck became heavier due to subcutaneous hemorrhage, and the original bruise turned purple-black, and the worn skin became dry and hardened into a brown-purple color. At this moment, Bo Ruoyou noticed that the strangle The left and right sides of the scar seem to be different in depth, the left side is shallow, and the right side is heavier, so that there is an extra deep congestion mark on the right side of the throat.
A white light flashed in Bo Ruoyou's mind, and she suddenly remembered the scars on Feng Wodan's body. Although one was strangled to death and the other was strangled to death, the scars on their bodies had something in common.
The pen and ink was placed by her side, and Bo Ruoyou quickly wrote it down. She didn't dare to be careless, and went to inspect the other wounds.
This timing was not easy to come by, Bo Ruoyou examined it very carefully, after the thorough examination was completed and then memorized, she looked up and saw that the sun was setting and it was already dusk, she wiped the perspiration from her forehead and washed her hands After sorting out the examination papers and preparing to leave, Wei Jun appeared again.
Wei Jun stepped forward, "What's the girl's name?"
"My surname is Bo."
Wei Jun was slightly surprised, "Bo... Miss Bo, did you find something wrong? When will we find out who killed my sister?"
Knowing that Wei Jun was in a hurry, Bo Ruoyou said, "We did find some clues, but we still have to continue the investigation. Don't worry, Miss, now that the Embroidery Envoy has taken over the case, it will be very fast."
Wei Jun sighed bitterly, and when she saw that she was about to leave, she personally sent her out, and said as she walked, "None of us would have thought that such a thing would happen, Linger is spoiled, and she is a bit willful in normal times, if I had known earlier , I must have people follow her all the time.” He continued: “Deputy Commander Ning has already taken away her books and all the posts she likes to write in daily life, so I don’t know if I can see anything. Does the murder have anything to do with those books?"
Bo Ruoyou had no choice but to appease Wei Jun. When they reached the gate of the mansion, the two said goodbye. After taking two steps, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but turned around and asked, "Miss, is there another girl surnamed Bo who came to visit the mansion this morning?" ?”
Wei Jun held her lips, "I just wanted to say that I have a close friend in my boudoir, also surnamed Bo, who is a family of Bo in the capital, and she came to see me in the morning, but... how about you?" Know?"
Bo Ruoyou smiled, "I heard someone calling Miss Bo on the road, but when I turned around, I realized that it wasn't me."
Suddenly, Wei Jun thanked Bo Ruoyou again before watching her leave.
Bo Ruoyou on the carriage smiled wryly, the capital is really small, and Bo's family is also in Changlefang, so it is convenient to come here for a visit.
Bo Ruoyou confessed to her good uncle, and went all the way to Lanzhengfang. Before reaching the Hou's mansion, the last ray of sky was gone behind the stratus clouds. Bo Ruoyou came to the Hou's mansion. When the concierge saw her, she let her in. After thanking him, Eunuch Fu greeted him before he reached the main courtyard.
"Youyou, why did you come so late?" Mrs. Fu pretended to be a grievance, but he missed her very much.
Bo Ruoyou showed him the autopsy, and talked about the autopsy in the Bo's residence. Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "I know all of this. Just now, Ning Xiao ordered to send all the evidence copied in the Bo's residence. Come over, but Master Hou hasn't come back yet."
"The evidence is here?" Bo Ruoyou was a little surprised.
Eunuch Fu nodded, "This case was brought up by Lord Hou and His Majesty. It's just that he has no free time, but he can't really let it go, so he asked people to send the evidence to the mansion. Anyway, Lord Hou is often on business. divided."
Bo Ruoyou heard Ning Xiao say that Huo Weilou would intervene, but he didn't expect that Huo Weilou would take care of it to this extent, so he couldn't help but whispered: "I think the deputy commander is quite capable, can't he handle this case?"
Eunuch Fu looked at her with a smile, "It can be done, but you know, Master Hou is a worried person."
Bo Ruoyou was a little stunned when he heard the words, and thought that all the evidence had been sent over, and Huo Weilou wanted to go to see it before he returned. Eunuch Fu took her to the study room. Books were piled up, and even the table that was originally placed in the center was moved aside. Eunuch Fu was also a little suspicious: "Ning Xiao said that they are all evidence, but they are just books."
Bo Ruoyou put down the examination papers and looked at them, and told Eunuch Fu about Miss Wei Er's weird trip to buy books. Eunuch Fu was shocked when he heard that, "Then what treasures are there in the library? Why are they always there?" where to buy it?"
Bo Ruoyou looked at the pile of books in front of him, "The answer should be in this pile of books, father-in-law don't worry about me, I'll look through it first."
Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "Okay, take a look first, and tell Hou Ye when he comes back."
Bo Ruoyou sat down by the couch, and saw that the green-sleeved testimony was also there, so she looked at the testimony first, and Eunuch Fu accompanied her for a while, seeing that she was really concentrating, she quietly backed out, without making a sound. A few lamps were brought in after a long time to brighten up the room, Bo Ruoyou thanked her, and looked intently again.
Bo Ruoyou didn't know if she didn't read it, but after looking at it, she really felt that Wei Ling was very talented and knowledgeable. She read books, classics, history, travel notes and stories, even some obscure ancient calligraphy and painting books.
Luxiu’s testimonial recorded what books he bought in what year and month. Although not every book was clearly remembered, there was a general outline. According to the testimonial, Bo Ruoyou started with the book more than a year ago. Look through the books bought by Chongwen Library.
Bo Ruoyou also loves ordinary books, even the Buddhist scriptures she can read with fascination, but some of Wei Ling's books are really difficult to understand, and she reads carefully for fear of revealing clues. Feeling a little sleepy, and Huo Weilou hadn't come back yet, she could only hold on. After reading a few books, she couldn't help but hesitate. Wei Ling has a lively personality, and even she reads it so sleepy, how can Wei Ling read it? Enter
She had many doubts in her heart, but the room was silent. Looking at it, she still couldn't help but lie on the desk, thinking that she could just rest up...
Ning Xiao and Huo Weilou walked all the way to the main courtyard, on the way they briefly reported what they saw today, Huo Weilou asked, "How is Bo Ruoyou?"
Ning Xiaolue said self-consciously: "Master Hou favors it, so naturally it won't disappoint."
Huo Weilou smiled lightly, thinking of what the concierge said that Bo Ruoyou had arrived, he couldn't help but walk a little faster, he hurried to the main courtyard, and saw Eunuch Fu coming forward to greet him, and said that Bo Ruoyou was looking at the evidence sent today.
Ning Xiao frowned slightly when he heard the words, and felt that this action was a bit over the top, but seeing that Huo Weilou didn't care about it, he couldn't help but darken his eyes, seeing Huo Weilou striding towards the study, he also followed.
Huo Weilou walked briskly, but made no loud noises. He walked to the door of the study and was about to raise his eyebrows, but his footsteps stopped suddenly. He saw the man lying on the desk and falling asleep holding a book under the west window. people.
The phoenix eyes narrowed, and he said in a low voice: "You all step back first."
After finishing speaking, he walked towards Bo Ruoyou.