Sweat dripped from Zheng Wenyan's forehead, "Master Hou, it's been a long time since I opened the medicine storehouse, and I never carry the key with me. Although the study room in the living room is locked, people who come in and out on weekdays can't." Quite a few, Lord Hou, no matter how insane I am, I will not murder my own brother."
Seeing Huo Weilou's expression was cold, Zheng Wenyan hurriedly said: "Yes, I went to my second brother's study that night, indeed, to find a notebook. Before the Chinese New Year, I saw her writing a notebook in my mother's warm pavilion. When we arrived, my mother put away the booklet. I felt something was wrong at the time, but my mother didn't mention it, so I didn't ask. Later, when my mother passed away suddenly, I panicked. When I was sorting out her belongings, I went to my mother's bedroom and study room. I couldn't find the booklet..."
Zheng Wenyan had a bitter face, as if she was about to cry, "I was wondering if my mother had already given the booklet to my second brother. I was busy with my mother's funeral a few days ago, and my second brother stayed behind closed doors all day. I had no chance. That day At night, the second sister-in-law Xiaoer was outside, and the second brother was nowhere to be seen, so I got a chance to look for it."
Zheng Wenyan was eager to prove himself, and he didn't dare to hide any more. Huo Weilou still had a hard look on his face when he heard the words. He just scanned the medicine store, "Search and see if there are any clues left."
Several embroidered clothes envoys searched according to the order, but found nothing after a while.
Huo Weilou's eyes were serious, "Send all the servants in the mansion to ask questions, be sure not to miss any one." After giving the order, Huo Weilou suddenly remembered something and asked, "Who is Nanny Yu?"
Zheng Wenyan was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "It's the maidservant that my mother brought from the capital, she is someone my mother can trust very much, but she made a mistake more than ten years ago and was driven to the ancestral hall by her mother to guard the ancestral hall for the Zheng family. "
"Did you make a mistake more than ten years ago?"
Zheng Wenyan nodded, "Yes, about fifteen or sixteen years ago, I don't know why, the ancestral hall is in the northwest of the mansion, and Madam Yu hasn't stepped out of the ancestral hall in these years, and my mother only saw her when she went to the ancestral hall to offer incense on New Year's Eve On the one hand, she is a cold-hearted person, even when her mother passed away, she did not show up."
The cronies brought from the capital were punished to guard the ancestral hall for more than ten years.
Huo Weilou looked at He Cheng, "Send someone to the ancestral hall to see if it's true."
He Cheng nodded in response, Huo Weilou quickly said, "You have no proof, from now on, don't walk around in your own courtyard, what you said just now, I will ask for proof."
Zheng Wenyan was a little embarrassed, "Master Hou, today is my mother's 27th day, and there will be a small ceremony later."
After pondering for a while, Huo Weilou pointed to an embroiderer, "Follow him."
Zheng Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief, and soon, an embroidered clothes envoy came to report, "Master Hou, all the servants in the mansion have gathered."
There are so many servants in the Hou's Mansion, it would take a long time to ask questions one by one, Huo Weilou ordered them to lock the door of the medicine storehouse without hesitation, and went back to the front yard, but Bo Ruoyou walked up to He Cheng, "My lord, I want to Autopsy."
He Cheng hesitated, "Who will be tested..."
"Test Second Lord Zheng."
After a pause, Bo Ruoyou said: "Now I don't know why Erye Zheng went to the Yueyue Pavilion. Although the cause of death is known, there are still many doubts. I want to see if there are other clues on the body."
She spoke in a low voice, but Huo Weilou who was walking in front stopped to look over.
Seeing him like this, Eunuch Fu immediately said excitedly, "Miss Bo! I'll go with you!"
After Fu Gonggong finished speaking, he seemed to look at Huo Weilou for his opinion, Huo Weilou nodded slightly, and then took the others away, He Cheng said, "Since Fu Gonggong is going with you, I will accompany Lord Hou to ask questions. "
Eunuch Fu smiled and waved, He Cheng hurriedly followed Huo Weilou, and when they left, Eunuch Fu turned his head and said to Bo Ruoyou, "Let's go, Miss Bo, our family really likes to watch your autopsy..."
Bo Ruoyou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "This is the first time I've heard that some people like to watch autopsies."
Mr. Fu sighed, "Actually, our family was born in the inner palace. Where did we see these scenes in the first place? But since His Majesty ordered our family to follow Lord Hou, we have become accustomed to it. Knowing the general idea, hey, it’s really not easy for our family’s old bones to follow Master Hou.”
The two had already turned to the west courtyard, and Eunuch Fu asked as they walked, "How many corpses has Miss Bo examined?"
Bo Ruoyou thought about it, "I have been in and out of Yizhuang since I was twelve years old, and there may be hundreds of them now."
Eunuch Fu clicked his tongue, "Then Miss Bo, will she continue to work in the future?"
Bo Ruoyou smiled and said, "We must continue."
Eunuch Fu looked at Bo Ruoyou with some worry, Bo Ruoyou was a little hairy when he looked at him, and said: "Eunuch, don't worry about me, although the work is a lowly job, but the skill of the work can speak for the dead, and the world believes in Buddhism and Taoism." , but I believe in the knife in my hand more, since I have this thought, I don't feel hard work, and I don't feel sorry for myself."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that in the corridor not far away, several servants of the Hou's mansion were carrying ritual offerings, large and small, towards the direction where the old lady was resting. Eunuch Fu suddenly laughed, "Miss Bo's words are really true. Really, if you really die with injustice, believing in Buddhism will not work.”
Just as she was talking, she saw that the last maid who was walking suddenly tripped over something and fell to the ground. The tray of melons and fruits she was holding in her arms rolled to the ground instantly, and one of the fruits rolled to the ground between Eunuch Fu and Mrs. Fu. In front of Bo Ruoyou.
"Silly girl! What are you doing! This is a sacrifice for the old lady!"
The steward in charge started shouting and cursing, and when he saw Bo Ruoyou and the other two, his expression changed suddenly, and he lowered his voice, "Hurry up and pick it up, are you going to startle the nobleman?"
The idiot got up from the ground and limped towards Bo Ruoyou. Bo Ruoyou leaned over to pick up the fruit, and when the idiot came to her, she handed the fruit over.
The silly girl kept her head down, and waited until Bo Ruoyou placed the fruit in her palm, then suddenly raised her head and glanced at her.
When she raised her head, Bo Ruoyou's breathing was stagnant. The silly girl had a pair of clear almond eyes, but there was a palm-sized purple-black scar on her left face, which almost covered her entire left face. Bo Ruoyou could see clearly, It was an old scar left by a burn.
Just nodded to Bo Ruoyou, the silly girl turned around with the fruit and walked away, turning her back, Bo Ruoyou frowned again.
Sha Gu was still limping, when she came, Bo Ruoyou thought she had fallen somewhere, but when she went back now, Bo Ruoyou found that Sha Gu was really crippled.
When the group of people walked away, Eunuch Fu sighed: "You don't look very old, but you are burned and crippled. It's really pitiful."
Bo Ruoyou responded, "I didn't expect the Hou Fu to use her."
Ordinary Hou family families also have strict requirements on their servants, most of them will not keep those with physical and facial disabilities.
Eunuch Fu said: "She is also considered lucky."
While the two of them were talking, they had already arrived at the West Courtyard. There were officials guarding the courtyard. When they saw Bo Ruoyou and Eunuch Fu arriving, they immediately went up to greet him. Yesterday Bo Ruoyou had roughly examined Zheng Wenchen's body, but today he had to do an autopsy, so he had to Put some effort into it.
After entering the mourning hall, after some preparations, Bo Ruoyou picked up a small scalpel and saw that she had accurately cut open the abdomen of the corpse as yesterday. After all, Eunuch Fu still held his nose and took a step back, "Our family will follow!" Master Hou has been around for a long time, but it is rare for Miss Bo to work so hard."
Bo Ruoyou looked cold and serious, and said without raising her head after hearing the words: "The longer the time passes, the more difficult the case will be."
"That's true." Eunuch Fu sighed, "I just hope that I can find useful evidence if I check the next person."
Bo Ruoyou said: "I'm afraid it won't be easy, but if something is found on the corpse, it will be more useful than a hundred testimonies."
Today is the seventh day of Zheng Wenchen's death, more and more plaques have settled on the corpse, the skin of the limbs has turned a frightening bruised purple, there are tiny mildew spots on the mouth, nose and lower body, new and rotten in the abdominal cavity, Bo Ruoyou lowered her head, carefully The abdominal cavity was inspecting something, and not long after, Bo Ruoyou took the porcelain plate containing the offerings, and carefully took out a mass of dirt from the corpse's abdomen.
Eunuch Fu pinched his nose, "What is this?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "I don't know yet, the deceased has been dead for seven days, and there is no food in his stomach, but this thing has not been digested yet."
Hearing that it was taken out of the corpse's stomach, Eunuch Fu took a few steps to the door and took a deep breath. Bo Ruoyou sewed up the corpse, and then walked towards the side room with the porcelain plate, and cleaned it first. hands, and then Bo Ruoyou poured water into the porcelain plate, the dirty liquid was diluted by the water, and soon, the sticky mess spread out.
Eunuch Fu hurriedly approached, "What is it?"
Bo Ruoyou took the bamboo tweezers from the wooden box, picked it up carefully, frowned a few times and said, "It's paper."
"Paper? What paper?"
Bo Ruoyou frowned, "It's gold paper."
Although sprinkling gold paper is considered precious, it is also considered common in the Hou Men's family.
Suddenly, Bo Ruoyou said again, "There are words on it."
Before Eunuch Fu could ask again, a deep voice appeared behind him, "What word?"
Bo Ruoyou was taken aback for a moment, then raised her eyes to look at the door, as expected it was Huo Weilou who came.
She straightened up and shook her head, "The color of the ink is very light, I can't see it for the time being."
Huo Weilou approached a little closer, he stood with the backlight, his facial features were hidden in the shadows, his eyes were as cold as stars, and Bo Ruoyou met his eyes without avoiding, "However, the girl has a way."