Huo Weilou immediately sat on the main seat, his face was not so cold and revealing, but the posture around him was a bit more aggressive than Ning Xiao, Xu Kang stood in his own hall with cold sweat In the middle, Mrs. Xu has already got up, and she can deal with Ning Xiao a little bit, but facing Huo Weilou, she has made a big mistake, and she only puts her hope on Xu Kangwei.
"Miss Xu died of illness on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month. She was buried on the fifth day of the second lunar month. She stayed in your house for twenty-one days. During this period, your house invited eminent monks from Xiangguo Temple to perform three religious ceremonies. Is this Marquis right?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Kangwei's already pale complexion became even more bleak. The embroidered clothes are the supervisors. The Xu family's words and deeds are all under supervision. They will not be held accountable when there is nothing wrong, but once they commit a crime Wrong, even the smallest incident has become a handle for impeachment.
Xu Kangwei bowed his waist, "Yes, my daughter did die of illness on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month."
"Died of illness?" Huo Weilou raised his jaw, "Did he really die of illness?"
The corners of Xu Kangwei's lips were tightly pursed, with cold sweat pouring down his face, Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Kangwei nervously, and after a while, Xu Kangwei closed his eyes in grief, "No... my daughter didn't die of illness. "
Mrs. Xu's complexion turned pale, Xu Kangwei gritted his teeth and continued: "The little girl's death is disgraceful, I'm an official... I'm afraid that I will be criticized by others, so... that's why I said that the little girl died of illness."
Huo Weilou's phoenix eyes were narrowed, "Disgraceful?"
Xu Kangwei straightened his body, "Yes, she didn't die in the mansion, but...in the Xiangfen Lane in the West Market."
Huo Weilou frowned, but Bo Ruoyou was a little puzzled, Xiangfen Lane? An alley selling incense powder
Seeing her in a daze from the corner of his eyes, Huo Weilou said, "The most famous Fireworks and Willow Lane in the West City of the capital."
Bo Ruoyou was stunned, and Xu Kangwei said with a bitter face: "Yes, that's there. The Xu family is a noble family. It's fine for the daughter to die outside for no reason. She died in such a place. I'm an official... I really don't know how to talk to people."
Hearing these words, Bo Ruoyou's eyes changed slightly. His own daughter died outside, and instead of pursuing who murdered her, he was the first to worry that there would be rumors outside. Trying to track down the matter, just stop the coffin for the funeral, and then it really turned into a small matter.
Bo Ruoyou looked at Xu Kangwei in disbelief.
Huo Weilou sneered at this moment, "It's really a blessing to be Master Xu's daughter."
Anyone could understand the meaning of these words, Xu Kang broke out in cold sweat, "Hou Ye's forgiveness is not because of being cold-blooded and heartless, it's really... really..."
"There's no need to find any reason, tell me what Miss Xu did those few days, and why she went to Xiangfen Lane." Huo Weilou's brows and eyes were full of impatience, if he said that he had two opinions on Xu Kangwei just a moment ago Harmony, at this moment those harmony is gone.
Xu Kangwei hurriedly said: "In those two days, she was a little seriously ill. She was raised at home all the time, but she had some disputes with me that day, so she ran out in anger. I don't know why she went to the incense powder Lane, she didn't come back that night, so I was very worried and sent someone out to look for her, it was her maid, and said that I should go to West Market to look for it, and I found it."
Xu Kangwei's voice was low, and finally there was a look of sadness on his face, "It's in the small alley behind Xiangfen Alley. There used to be a nunnery in that alley, but later many brothels opened in the nearby streets and alleys. That nunnery could no longer be established, and was later abandoned. She was... hanged to death in that dilapidated nunnery."
"Hanging to death?" Huo Weilou was full of doubts.
Xu Kangwei nodded, "Yes... when I found her, she was already dead. There was a rope on the ground, the beam above her head was broken, and she fell to the ground. Who would have thought that she would be so angry that she would hang herself? Or in such a place? .”
Huo Weilou smiled lightly, "Is there any injury on her left arm?"
This remark made Xu Kang raise his head in surprise, "How does Lord Hou know? She... She did get hurt on her left arm, I don't know where she got it, she just rubbed off a piece of skin, it's bloody—"
Huo Weilou couldn't hold back the anger in his eyes, "Hanging herself has traumatic injuries, you didn't even invite a medical examiner, just wrap her up and bury her hastily?"
Xu Kangwei trembled his lips and wanted to explain, Huo Weilou squinted his eyes and said: "You were also selected as a Jinshi back then, and then you were an official in the local area for several years, and then you were directly promoted to the middle of the capital. point, but when such a tragedy happened to your own daughter, you don’t even have the most common judgment, and you really deceive yourself into thinking that she died by hanging herself?”
Xu Kangwei knelt down with a thud, shaking his legs, and when Madam Xu saw this, she also knelt down along with her. Huo Weilou sneered and said, "I see that you wanted your daughter to die early, but now that your daughter is killed, it's just as you wish." , you turn a blind eye to those doubts, and it happens that the loss of a daughter is troublesome, and you will not be criticized, such a ruthless Master Xu."
Xu Kangwei's face was as white as a sheet of paper, "No, my lord, I'm not a lowly official. I think this way, it's just..."
"Why are you arguing with Miss Xu?"
When asked this way, Xu Kangwei was even more difficult to say, "Because... because of her marriage, she has been weak and sick since she was a child, and her asthma has not been cured for many years. How can she find a good family with such a body? Xiaguan looked at a marriage for him, but she didn't want to, so she ran out in anger... "
Huo Weilou asked coldly: "Which young master are you seeing for her? What do you do for a living?"
Xu Kangwei murmured: "Yes... it's the nephew of the cheap nephew, who also passed the exam for juren, and now the family is doing some spice business..."
Xu Kangwei said it simply, but once he heard this, he could tell what kind of husband he chose for Xu Wanshu, not to mention the son of a merchant, it is very common for him to come here, maybe he has some bad habits.
Huo Weilou looked at Xu Kangwei, he didn't know what he thought of, his expression was a bit sad, after a while, he just fixed his eyes and asked: "Who was the first person to find her at that time?"
"It's her personal maid."
"Where is she?"
Xu Kang shrank his neck, "After the little girl died, the maid... was sent away."
Huo Weilou frowned, "Deported? Where did they go?"
Xu Kang twitched the corners of his lips, and his voice was a little lower, "Send it back to Ren Yazi—"
He said it nicely, but it clearly means that after his daughter died, he sold her maidservant again after changing hands. This kind of sale is mostly at a low price. I don't know where the maidservant is now, I'm afraid the result will be bad is dismal.
Huo Weilou was rarely angry, and when he heard this, he was really amazed at Xu Kang, "Which dental shop did you sell it to?"
Xu Kangwei was so stunned that he couldn't answer, so he turned to look at Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu also looked terrified, but at this moment she still hesitated to answer. Xu Kangwei was very annoyed, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't say anything!" ?! Are you dumb?"
Mrs. Xu was shaken by the drink, and hurriedly said: "Send it to the dental shop on Gulou Street."
Huo Weilou glanced at Ning Xiao, and Ning Xiao immediately walked out knowingly and ordered the embroiderer to find someone. Inside, Huo Weilou remained silent for a while, as if he was thinking about something. There is no tension at the moment.
"Get ready to lead the way—"
After a while, Huo Weilou spoke. Xu Kangwei was a little puzzled. Huo Weilou looked at her coldly, "Open the coffin for an autopsy."
Xu Kangwei was surprised, "But he has already been buried..."
Huo Weilou sneered coldly: "What? Did the fear disturb her peace? She was murdered to death, but you, as a father, did nothing. Do you think that by burying her, she can rest in peace under the Nine Springs?"
Xu Kang didn't dare to disobey his order, and when he heard this again, he shook his body and ordered the servants outside to prepare the frame.
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, "Is it safe to do an autopsy now?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded quickly, "Sure, I have all the autopsy artifacts with me."
Huo Weilou nodded in satisfaction, but Xu Kangwei and his wife looked at Bo Ruoyou in amazement, it was strange for the secretary to handle the case with a woman, but who would have thought that this woman was actually a gangster? !
Xu Wanshu was buried in the cemetery of Xu's family in Fengming Mountain outside the city. It would take a whole day to go out of the city to Fengming Mountain for an autopsy and then return. Huo Weilou left an embroidered envoy to interrogate the rest of the Xu family. The couple was ordered by him to go together, so Mrs. Xu didn't seem to be a good person, leaving her in the mansion, I don't know what kind of trouble will happen.
Before leaving, Bo Ruoyou suddenly thought of what he saw in the calligraphy and painting hall yesterday, so he stepped forward and said, "Master Hou, the girl has something to report."
Huo Weilou glanced at her, "Tell your coachman to go back, you and Benhou will ride together, talk on the way."
Bo Ruoyou complied, and ordered Uncle Liang to return home, while he got into Huo Weilou's carriage.
When the group of people went to the south of the city, Bo Ruoyou said in the carriage, "Master Hou, yesterday afternoon, the folk girl went to the calligraphy and painting hall in the east of the city again—"
After hearing the first sentence, Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows, "It's so late, what are you doing there?"
Bo Ruoyou said casually: "Minnv thinks that Lu Wenhe is a little weird, thinking that there are his works in the painting and calligraphy gallery, so she wants to go and have a look. A person makes a living by painting and calligraphy, and most of his poems and paintings contain his works. In my life, Minnv wants to see it."
Huo Weilou signaled her to continue, and Bo Ruoyou continued: "Minister went to see his poetry collection, and then went to see two of his paintings. Most of his poems have high intentions, broad-minded and heroic, and his paintings are also open-minded. Dahe is quite an imposing work, although the folk girl can't understand the technique, but she feels that the details are quite exquisite, if you only look at these, it is worthy of the name of his genius."
Huo Weilou's phoenix eyes were narrowed, "What you want to tell Benhou is to praise him?"
Bo Ruoyou was slightly surprised, "Of course not, it's the Minnv who found it strange that he wrote two nostalgic and homesick poems. The Minnv wanted to ask, but the Lu family's clan is in Chuzhou?"
"You mean the Lu clan of Lu Jijiu?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, and Huo Weilou said, "No, the Lu family's clan is already in the capital."
Bo Ruoyou pondered for a moment with deep eyes, "Then there are some problems. Homesickness and nostalgia are mostly realistic works, but what he is thinking about is Chuling. Chuzhou is counted in the south of the Lingnan, and the word Chuling in the poems mostly refers to In Chuzhou, as a literati, it is impossible for him to use the wrong allusions. After thinking about it, a commoner girl has a suspicion... "
"Lu Wenhe's poems may not have been written by himself, at least not the nostalgic one. It stands to reason that his talent has spread far and wide, and he shouldn't use other people's poems. Therefore, Minnv suspects that his talent is true or false. gone."
Huo Weilou couldn't help the bright light in his eyes when he heard this, he lifted the curtain of the car, and said to Ning Xiao who was riding a horse outside: "Is there any result for what I asked you to investigate?"
Ning Xiao was walking by the side of the carriage, and he had a rough idea of what was going on inside. He hurriedly said, "Lu Wenhe stayed behind closed doors after returning to the mansion yesterday, and the subordinates didn't find a chance to try his skills, but he came to the mansion in the middle The servant came out to buy a house, and our people went up to talk, and the servant said that Lu Wenhe's bow and horse skills are not bad, and his left hand has never been injured."
Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly, her left hand was not injured, so she was not the murderer.
Huo Weilou also thought this way, his face sank slightly, Ning Xiao said again: "The servant has been in the Lu family for many years, he is very proud, he also said that with his young master's talent and name, his reputation will change in two years Big, just donate an official and you will be able to rise to the top... "
Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows, "Didn't Lu Wenhe dislike officialdom?"
Ning Xiao said quickly: "This subordinate is also thinking about it, so it feels a little strange to hear the report from the subordinate."
The suspicion in Bo Ruoyou's heart reappeared, "Master Hou, if he is really talented, why wait to donate an official later? Unless what the girl just suspected is true, his poems may be written by ghostwriters. In this way, his There are so many inaccuracies in the name of talent, will it be because of this that you don't go to the scientific examination?"
Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, then asked Ning Xiao, "Have the people sent to watch Lu Wenhe ever withdrawn?"
Ning Xiao shook his head, "No, I still watch."
Huo Weilou nodded slightly, "If there is a real difference, it will reveal flaws."
Putting down the curtain, Huo Weilou leaned against the wall of the car and raised his hand to pinch the center of his brows. Seeing his tired face, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help saying: "Master Hou, rest up for a while, when the girl calls you."
Huo Weilou put down his hands, glanced at Bo Ruoyou, then patted his side, "Come give me a massage."
Bo Ruoyou was slightly stunned, thinking that this was the way to run an errand, and there were so many people following the carriage, somehow her face felt slightly hot, and Huo Weilou had already turned sideways, only showing her his back.
Seeing that she was still in a daze, Huo Weilou's voice turned cold, "Please don't move?"
Bo Ruoyou quickly got up and moved towards him, when her delicate fingertips touched his forehead, Huo Weilou closed his eyes lightly, and relaxed his shoulders a little, Bo Ruoyou felt a little cramped at first Seeing that Huo Weilou's expression felt a little better at this moment, he felt certain, so he added some strength to his hands, and he was very focused.
She pressed the Fengchi acupoint on the back of her neck according to the number mentioned last time. As soon as she pressed the upper Fengchi acupoint, she felt Huo Weilou's back straightened. Her heart skipped a beat and she asked in a low voice: "Minister girl Is Lord Hou uncomfortable after pressing it?"
Huo Weilou felt a little funny when she saw her talking in a low voice, the walls of the carriage were thin, the noise inside the carriage was louder and the outside could be heard clearly, he understood that Bo Ruoyou didn't want people to know what they were doing inside the carriage.
In fact, he didn't do anything out of line, but the more Bo Ruoyou was like this, the more he felt a secret sense of shame that they did something wrong in broad daylight. Huo Weilou's throat moved slightly, but his voice was as usual, "I never ,continue."
Bo Ruoyou was relieved, and then continued to press. After pressing for a while, her hand reached his shoulder again. When she touched it, she felt that the muscles and bones under her hand were as hard as iron. Bo Ruoyou suddenly remembered him dancing sword dance He was dripping with sweat, and what was even more terrible was that she had seen him without his shirt on, and she clearly understood how stretched and powerful the muscles under the brocade robe were.
The heat from his body passed to her hands through the brocade robe, Bo Ruoyou's heart beat a little faster, and her breath was filled with the masculine breath of Huo Weilou's body, which also made her feel a little uncomfortable, just when she felt her thoughts faltered, Huo Weilou asked her, "Have you run out of strength?"
His sound startled Bo Ruoyou. Bo Ruoyou heard the sound of horses' hooves outside and the vague voices of the embroidered envoys behind her. Her heart beat like a drum instantly, and she lowered her voice even more. , "Master Hou, keep your voice down, Minnv's strength is not too small, but the muscles and bones on Master Hou's body are so hard, Minnv really can't do massage."
She stopped while talking, but Huo Weilou turned around to look at her with an inexplicable expression, "Why keep your voice down?"
Bo Ruoyou's expression was hesitant to speak, and they were fine in front of Eunuch Fu, but today there were quite a lot of embroidered envoys, and there was Xu Kang and his wife behind them, and they were riding in the same car just now, so Xu Kang was surprised Looking at her eagerly, wishing to see a hole in her body, Mrs. Xu looked at her with even more fear, as if she had something to do with Huo Weilou.
She is not a fool, she knows that they have misunderstood.
"It's easy for people to suspect that a girl is following Lord Hou. If others hear it..."
Bo Ruoyou's face turned red before she finished speaking, and the light in the carriage was dim, but Huo Weilou saw her shame in his eyes, and said solemnly: "So what, it's just for you to—"
Bo Ruoyou wanted to stomp her feet anxiously, but seeing that she couldn't help it, she wanted to cover Huo Weilou's mouth, "Don't say it—"
She put her hand on Huo Weilou's lips an inch away, and she was about to cover it up, but in the bottom of her heart there was awe of Huo Weilou, and she stopped her life. Huo Weilou was shocked by her trip in the middle of her sentence , he raised his sword eyebrows high, as if he hadn't expected Bo Ruoyou to be so bold, his eyes met for a moment, Bo Ruoyou quickly withdrew his hand, stood up and was about to kneel.
"Forgive me, Lord Hou, the daughter of the people is presumptuous—"
Before her knee touched the ground, she was already supported by Huo Weilou, he held her arm, with a bright smile on her face, Bo Ruoyou was a little panicked, but at this moment she was stunned to see him so happy, she hadn't I have seen Huo Weilou smile like this before.
The coldness and solemnity on his face were swept away, and the handsome facial features were instantly bright, especially a pair of phoenix eyes, the tails of the eyes were raised, and the bottom of the pupils gleamed. Bo Ruoyou who looked directly at him was stunned, "Master Hou—"
Huo Weilou lifted her up and let her sit on the side before letting go. He glanced at the right hand she had extended to his lips just now, and said with a half-smile: "I'm getting bolder and bolder."
Bo Ruoyou shrank her hands back into her sleeves awkwardly, but Huo Weilou leaned closer to her, and lowered her voice as she wished, "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that others will think you are charming? Or Are you afraid that others will think that this Marquis is persecuting you by virtue of your status?"
Bo Ruoyou's face turned red when she asked this question, "The folk girl is just..."
Huo Weilou didn't give her a chance to speak, "Is there any innocence between you and Benhou?"
His voice was still lowered, and the already deep and pleasant voice was even more provocative. Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but leaned back. He thought his worry was quite reasonable, but now that Huo Weilou asked him like this, It's like she's lost her mind.
She blushed and shook her head, Huo Weilou stared at her so closely for a moment before she straightened up, "I'm not timid, and I think a lot, Benhou never takes a woman by his side to do errands, and now I bring you, it's really shocking." Look sideways, but you have no shame in your heart, what are you afraid of what they will do?"
Seeing his righteous words, Bo Ruoyou felt that there was some truth in his words, but she couldn't help but slander her. He was the high and mighty Wu Zhaohou, so of course she wasn't afraid, but she was just a lowly mistress.
Huo Weilou saw at a glance that she disagreed, and raised his eyebrows, "Are you still not convinced? Or...in fact, you have other thoughts?"
He squinted his phoenix eyes, and his tone was a bit scary, Bo Ruoyou immediately swore to the sky, "There are absolutely no civilian girls!"
Huo Weilou's face froze, and Bo Ruoyou said with determination: "Please rest assured about this point, Minnv knows your taboo, no matter how much you value Minnv, Minnv will never dare to give birth to another child. My thoughts are just that you have a noble status and you never use women for business. Others will inevitably suspect that Minnv... Minnv don't want others to think that Minnv got your attention because of her coloring, not to mention that you have always been not close to women. Your reputation is well known, and Minnv doesn't want to ruin your reputation."
Seeing her shy and annoyed face before, and wanting to avoid suspicion in front of others, Huo Weilou thought her daughter's thoughts were sprouting, but he didn't expect her to think like this. He was afraid that others would think that she was an errand in front of Wu Zhaohou because of her looks, and she was afraid of being bad. ruined his reputation!
This thought really made him amazed, there are still women in this world who are afraid of ruining his Huo Weilou's reputation, is he a chaste and strong man
Huo Weilou's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he looked her up and down in an unimaginable way. After a while, he was finally sure that this was not her playing hard to get. He raised his hand and stroked the center of his eyebrows. He was just tired before, but now, he had a headache, very Headache.
Seeing him leaning back with a cold face, and closing his phoenix eyes, Bo Ruoyou's mind was so confused that it was difficult to discern his thoughts. Today, she not only boldly wanted to cover Huo Weilou's mouth, but also made Huo Weilou think that she Maybe there is a desire to be charming, which is a big violation of Huo Weilou's taboo, what should I do
Bo Ruoyou was anxious all the way, and when the carriage arrived at Fengming Mountain, her heart suddenly sank when she saw the cemetery and cemetery all over the mountains and plains. She lifted the curtain and looked outside. It was clearly clear weather, but this But Fengming Mountain seems to be shrouded in gloom, making people feel solemn and bleak as soon as they approach it.
Towering pines and cypresses stood along the road, and soon, the carriage stopped in front of the Xu family's cemetery. The Xu family has been in the capital for generations, and this cemetery has been around for some years. Bo Ruoyou called Huo Weilou cautiously, "Master, it's here—"
Huo Weilou opened his eyes suddenly, took a cool look at her, got out of the carriage first, Bo Ruoyou curled his lips, and walked down with the small wooden box containing the autopsy equipment. When he got off the carriage, he felt that the mountain was really cold and tight. .
Xu Kang led the way for the couple, and walked along the muddy path of the cemetery for half a stick of incense before seeing Xu Wanshu's tomb.
Her grave is in the northwest corner of the Xu family cemetery with the worst geomantic omen, surrounded by overgrown grass, only the tomb stands alone, the dilapidated pile of spirit flags and unburned paper incense candles are in front of the tombstone, and the mountain wind blows To look even more desolate and lonely.
No one cared about her before she was alive, and she was so desolate and pitiful after her death. Bo Ruoyou stood aside and watched the embroiderer digging the grave, her hand holding the wooden box slightly tightened. No one knew how frightened and desperate she was on the night of the accident. Her father would rather have her die tragically than report to the police, so today, she will sue for her grievances.
Half an hour later, a brand new coffin was dug out, without Huo Weilou's order, Bo Ruoyou walked forward with the cage...
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Lord Hou: Today's real mother is not real mother. Today's daughter-in-law continues to be a headache.
Youyou: If you tease me, I will lose if I go up.