Ma's residence is actually not far from the back garden, but they are not connected to each other.
Compared with the two-row template library-style dormitory just now, the environment here is naturally much better, and the eaves and bucket arches are not inferior to the towers and palaces.
But the most outstanding among them is not the main room of the main house, but the east wing with a style very different from that of the northern buildings.
"Master Qingtian."
Seeing that Sun Shaozong stopped and looked at the structure of the east wing, the clever maid Qiuhong said timidly: "The east wing is the place where the real people of my family practice Taoism and Xuanxuan. On weekdays, even my wife would not dare to enter without authorization."
Hearing what she said, Sun Shaozong became even more curious.
However, no one who could call the shots was in front of him at the moment, and he didn't want to embarrass the two maids too much, so he just nodded ambiguously, then motioned Qiuhong to step forward and pushed open the door of the main room.
As soon as I entered the door, I felt a warm fragrance lingering on my nostrils, and when I entered the interior, the smell became stronger.
And the arrangement inside, like the tassels on the hood, is full of girlish charm - Sun Shaozong even found a string of pink wind chimes and paper cranes on the window.
"Look around and see what's odd."
As Sun Shaozong gave instructions, he opened the closet on his own, but saw that the clothes inside were layer upon layer, all of which were used by women, and he had never seen half a man's clothes.
So he asked casually, "Isn't Master Hongyuan sleeping here on weekdays?"
Qiu Hong hesitated for a moment, and then hesitantly replied: "The real person... The real person is preparing the medicinal herbs for Long Live Master."
Although Ma's family is dead, the real person Hongyuan is still alive, and she belongs to the saint's family.
So it can only be so vague.
However, Sun Shaozong was too lazy to fight with her, and asked straight to the point: "So, Hongyuan Zhenren and his wife have not been in the same room for a long time? How is their relationship as husband and wife?"
"The relationship between Madam and the real person is... naturally excellent."
Qiu Hong said, but subconsciously lowered her head and neck, but what she wanted to hide was not the cowardice she deliberately pretended, but the helplessness in her eyes.
At this moment, a tinkling sound suddenly sounded in the house, Qiu Hong looked up subconsciously, and saw Sun Shaozong tore down a paper crane, dismantling it with great interest.
Her first thought was to speak to discourage her, but her lips moved slightly, and she remembered the identity of the person in front of her, so she hurriedly swallowed her words.
Just as he was about to lower his head and neck again, he heard Sun Shaozong say to himself, "I have seen it just now, except for Ma's family, there is not even a serious female crown in this mansion - now Ma's is dead, in the future. I'm afraid this manor doesn't need so many maids anymore, right?"
"Under the Tianshi Mansion, although you can marry a wife and have children, after all, you are also a cultivator, and he is more taboo to guard against men and women than others - especially Hongyuan Renren is not close to women now."
"It is estimated that the younger and more attractive, the less likely they will stay when the staff is abolished."
"And the personal maid who was dismissed shortly after the master's death, do you know what kind of reputation will be given to you?"
Having said that, Sun Shaozong finally threw away the paper crane in his hand, and looked at the two maids with a half-smile.
Qiu Hong was flustered and short of breath by Sun Shaozong, but she still clenched her teeth and did not speak.
But that Xia He didn't have such determination. After listening to Sun Shaozong's analysis, he was almost scared out of his wits. Now he is stared at by his eagle-like eyes, but he can't care about the master-servant friendship and occupation. Conduct
Immediately, he knelt down in front of Sun Shaozong with a thud, and said repeatedly, "I beg Master Qingtian to save the slaves and servants. Qiuhong and I only know how to serve the madam, and we haven't done anything bad!"
As he spoke, the crying pear blossom brought rain.
The two of them go in and out together on weekdays, and the things they know seem to be different. Since Xia He has been fooled, what's the point of Qiu Hong's silence
Therefore, he had to sigh inwardly, and then knelt down and touched the ground with his head: "I also ask Master Qingtian to point out a way for the slaves to live."
For Sun Shaozong to frighten the two little maids, it was really nothing, so he just raised his chin and said indifferently, "Get up and answer."
Xia He still wanted to plead, but Qiu Hong hurriedly pulled her up from the ground and listened respectfully.
"If you are innocent and implicated, then don't hide anything." Sun Shaozong said: "If you can provide some useful clues to help this officer find out the real murderer as soon as possible, firstly, you can comfort Ma's spirit in the sky, and secondly, you can Officials can also give awards at their discretion, and in the future, whether it is to marry a boudoir, or to find another master's family, they will not let you be disturbed by gossip."
Before Qiuhong could speak, Xia He next to her was overjoyed, thanking her hurriedly, and promised to say something and never lie.
In order to show her sincerity, she couldn't wait to answer Sun Shaozong's previous question.
"When it comes to the relationship between the lady and the master, it is actually quite affectionate on weekdays. I won't talk about the cost of food and clothing. If the master has time, he will often accompany his wife to gossip."
"It's just that if the master wants to make elixir, he must avoid yin qi, so I never see them doing... husband and wife affairs."
"I don't know if it's because of this. Madam is always a little unhappy when she is alone. It's not until recently that she gradually became happy, but..."
Seeing the key point, she suddenly bulged her face like a bun, and looked like she was about to say anything. Sun Shaozong couldn't help urging: "But what? Is there anything unusual about her?"
"This… "
Xia He's face was tense, her brows were getting tighter and tighter, but after a while she was discouraged: "I can't tell what happened to Madam, anyway, it seems that she has something in her heart."
"Madam seems to be worrying about gains and losses."
At this time, Qiu Hong interjected: "Madam seems to be a little unsure about something, it's better to be in front of people, and she gets restless when she's alone."
"exactly!"
Xia He hurriedly put the chicken on his head as if he was pecking at the rice: "That's what happened. Qiuhong and I ran into each other several times."
Judging from these signs, the inference that Ma Shi and the murderer had an affair should be inseparable.
As for Ma Shi's sudden improvement in mood recently and worrying about gains and losses, it is inferred from common sense that he should also have something to do with the lover.
Decided to fly away together
Waiting for the lover to kill the killer
tsk~
The plot of the eight o'clock dog blood drama.
But there is no person in this mansion who matches the physical appearance of the murderer. How did the murderer unknowingly invite the reclusive Ma family to meet in the back garden
Among them, there is still a need to be responsible for the communication in the play in order to explain it.
Could it be the two maids in front of you
wrong.
Although the two personal maids were easy to approach Ma Shi, they were inconvenient to communicate with the outside world, and as long as they asked a little later, most of them would leak out.
Thinking like this, Sun Shaozong asked again: "Before going to the garden today, did she have any unusual behavior? Or did she meet anyone alone?"
"Madam has been with us all day, and has never been alone with others." Na Qiuhong shook his head and said, "To tell the truth, since I heard that someone died in the Tianshi Mansion, there has been a lot of turmoil in this mansion. , even if there is something abnormal about the lady, the slaves can't see it."
After a pause, she added: "In the evening, Madam suddenly felt bored and had to go to the back garden alone, which seemed a little strange."
Needless to say, Sun Shaozong had already noticed it.
"What about other than that? Is there anything unusual about her lately?"
"This… "
The two maids looked at each other, Qiu Hong shook her head, but Xia He was thoughtful, and he hesitated for a while: "I don't know if it's abnormal, recently... recently... recently..."
Repeatedly muttering, his face became more and more red, but his voice became smaller and smaller.
Seeing this, Sun Shaozong immediately lowered his face and scolded: "Ma's spirit is in the sky, and he definitely hopes to find out the real murderer as soon as possible. What do you have to avoid now?"
Frightened by this, Xia He did not dare to hesitate any more, and hurriedly said: "Recently, Madam has always felt that her chest is swelled, and the underwear brought from the south... also tightened inexplicably."
Swollen chest
Underwear getting tighter
In Sun Shaozong's mind, the broken shoulder strap first flashed, and then the silhouette of You Shi twisting his waist and turning sideways when he was in Ningguo Mansion appeared.
Secondary development
I see!
No wonder she wants to fly away with her lover, no wonder that lover will kill her!
Sun Shaozong immediately called out a yaman who was looking for evidence, and whispered a few words in his ear.
The yamen had a look of astonishment on his face, then nodded again and again, then turned around and hurried away.
Just the effort of the front and back, Huang Bin walked in from the outside and handed over the report: "Master Qi, the confessions of the people who stayed behind have been recorded, but it happened that before and after the incident, everyone had an alibi."
This was not beyond Sun Shaozong's expectations, but in this case, it would take a lot of effort to find out that ghost.
"grown ups."
While pondering, Huang Bin cautiously asked for instructions: "Should we send more people to protect all the people in the Tianshi Mansion?"
"Um?"
"'Tianshifu' is three words, two of them are dead now..."
It seems that he thought of the possibility of the murderer committing consecutive crimes and making three kills.
but…
If this case is the same as Sun Shaozong's inference, it is because Ma was pregnant, and the adulterer planned to kill Ma for fear of leaking the matter, then he gathered three kills to provoke Tianshifu, wouldn't it be superfluous
Sun Shaozong even had some doubts that the so-called 'teacher' was actually added by the murderer as a cover-up after learning about the case of the Tianshi Mansion.
And it was another group of people who really created the headless case.
But all this is just speculation at the moment, so Sun Shaozong didn't say much, just waved his hand and signaled to Huang Bin not to mention this matter for the time being.
Then he asked the two maids again: "Since your wife came to Beijing, has there been a tall person by her side?"
The two maids nodded without hesitation.
It was so neat and tidy that Sun Shaozong was a little surprised.
After all, before the real Hongyuan and the Hongfeng Taoist, they both said that the Ma family lived in a secluded place and had never seen any foreigners, and said that there were no tall people in this mansion.
However, the attitude of the two maids now is completely opposite!
Sun Shaozong immediately became interested, stared at the two and asked, "Who is it?!"
"It's Daochang Ma, the eldest disciple of the real person."
Qiu Hong said, and hurriedly added: "He is also Madam's nephew, so when he was in the capital, he met Madam a few times."
A nephew
Could it be this exciting relationship? !
"What did you mean back then?"
Sun Shaozong smacked his tongue in his heart, but immediately grasped the point of the words: "Could it be that Daoist Ma is not in the capital now?"
Xia He hurriedly said: "More than ten days ago, Daoist Ma was sent by Zhenren to Longhu Mountain to deliver a letter."
I see!
If the Taoist priest Ma pretended to return to Jiangxi, but lurked in the capital, and managed to invite Ma to the back garden, and then killed him.
It is not surprising that he invaded from the outside, and knew the geographical environment and working hours well.
but…
In this case, the previous reaction of Hongyuan Zhenren seemed very strange.
Even if Taoist Ma had left more than ten days ago, but he suggested that the tall and burly person was most likely a disciple of this mansion, and Master Hongyuan should also think of him.
But why do you want to play with words, saying that there are no tall and burly people in the house
suspicious!
Really suspiciously tight!
However, to say that the real person Hongyuan is suspected, this logic is really incoherent.
How could someone who was cuckolded, liked to be a father, and had his wife killed, would take the initiative to favor the adulterer
Sun Shaozong was a little dazed for a while, but that didn't stop him from making an immediate order, asking Huang Bin to find the Taoist priests in the house, paint the appearance of the Taoist priest, and then set up cards to intercept them secretly at each city gate.
The city gate was closed at Youzheng [six o'clock], and it would take at least two quarters of an hour to rush to the nearest city gate from Zhenren Mansion, which was too late.
If Taoist Ma was really the murderer, he must be still in the city at this time!
After a pause, Sun Shaozong said again: "What you said just now does have some truths - so, this official is now writing a letter, and please Sir Wei, in the name of our Dali Temple, transfer some people from the city defense camp to stay together for a while. keep here."
Having said that, let the two maids find a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, write a petition letter with a splash of ink, and stamp it with a personal seal as proof, so that Wei Yi can be assured of dispatching staff.
When the letter was handed over to Huang Bin, Sun Shaozong inadvertently saw that Qiuhong was on the verge of speaking, and asked, "What? What did you think of again?"
Qiu Hong hurriedly shook her head, but then hesitantly asked: "Sir, you... Are you suspecting Ma Daochang or the murderer of Madam?"
Sun Shaozong raised his eyebrows and asked vaguely, "So what?"
"Can… "
Qiu Hong became more and more hesitant, but finally said: "But Daoist Ma is not alone on the road, there are two other junior and junior brothers."
Are three people walking together? !
Sun Shaozong's heart sank. If the three of them went to Jiangxi together, then if Taoist Ma stayed alone, or left in the middle, he would definitely be suspected afterwards.
Unless those three are a group!
But this is even more surprising.
You must know that the person who died was not an ordinary person, but the wife of Zhenren Hongyuan, that is, their wife.
This even involves adultery and ethics. Who dares to tell others indiscriminately? !
Sun Shaozong's thoughts were flying in his heart, but he asked further: "The two junior brothers who accompanied him were chosen by Daochang Ma himself, or assigned by Master Hongyuan?"
"It was assigned by Daoist Hongfeng."
This is even more bizarre!
Even if there are really two accomplices who are sincere to each other, even killing his wife and wife without hesitation, how can Taoist Ma guarantee that his die-hard accomplice will be chosen to go with him