Although some information has been obtained on the body, there is no evidence of directionality - at least until more information is obtained, the directionality cannot be determined.
So after the inspection, Sun Shaozong requisitioned the flower hall of the Lin Mansion and began to investigate the interpersonal connections up and down the Lin Mansion.
Because according to the Lin family, since Lin Qisheng resigned from office, he has been closing the door to thank guests, and he will only wait for the end of the month to move his family back to his Shanxi origin.
Since he had never even been out of the house, and he had never seen any foreign guests, the most suspicious person at the moment was naturally Lin Qisheng's side.
It was only after the whole mansion was gathered up and down, that Sun Shaozong discovered a strange thing: there are more masters of the Lin mansion than the servants.
"Master Sun doesn't know anything."
In the face of Sun Shaozong's doubts, Lin Qisheng's eldest son Lin Xiuyuan took the initiative to explain: "The servants hired by our house are mostly from good families near Gyeonggi."
"As the saying goes, it's hard to leave the homeland, and the people who are willing to follow their father back to their hometown in Shanxi to take care of their old age, after all, only a small part - so after my father made the itinerary, he simply dismissed all these people."
That's what happened.
In fact, this is also a practice. After all, not everyone is like Rongguo, who has already taken root in the capital, and the family and children have changed one after another.
After nodding his head, Sun Shaozong unconsciously glanced under the south wall, and then said sternly: "Since there are not many people left, in order to facilitate the investigation, can I trouble Young Master Lin to briefly introduce their identities and names one by one? introduce?"
It was this Lin Xiuyuan who urged him to go to Dali Temple to report the crime at the beginning, but at this time, facing Sun Shaozong's request, he did not shirk.
At the moment, according to the order of honor and inferiority in the mansion, I pointed out the members of the Lin family to Sun Shaozong one by one.
Lin Qisheng lost his wife in middle age, and since then the main room has been left empty.
He has five sons and two daughters under his knees. Both daughters have been married for many years and are naturally not in the house now.
Among the five sons, only two were by his side Chenghuan, and the rest were officials in other places.
The eldest son, Lin Xiuyuan, is forty-six years old, married to the Zhou family and a concubine of the Liang family.
The two sons and one daughter are both direct descendants, and the daughter is also married. The eldest son died young, leaving a widow.
As for the second son, he was ordered to return to his hometown in Shanxi a month ago to prepare for the family's relocation.
Lin Zhiyuan, Lin Qisheng's old son, a concubine, is now twenty-one years old and a concubine.
After introducing these family members, Lin Xiuyuan finally turned her gaze to the bottom of the southern wall, where a dozen women were lining up nervously.
"These are my father's concubines."
Only one sentence, but there is embarrassment that can't be said.
Not only are there a huge number of these women, but the age span is also surprisingly large.
From a gray-haired old woman to a young girl in 28, it is simply a history of the evolution of a woman from adulthood to dying.
Of course, it also faithfully recorded the changes in Lin Qisheng's taste over the years.
When I was young, I was slender, but in middle age I liked plumpness.
Speaking of...
This number has already surpassed his big brother, right
It is also a widow who is sick, and his eldest brother has a long life, but Mr. Lin is a well-known moral model - no wonder he can take the position of the leader of science and technology, the level of control of public opinion orientation, it is hard to get!
"Sixteen in total."
Sun Shaozong was measuring, and Chen Jingde next to him gave the exact number, and while Lin Xiuyuan was a little farther away, he quietly added: "There are a few people in the middle who are slightly different in age, probably died on the way. a few."
this guy...
Don't worry about anything else, it's a matter of being proficient in this!
Of course, Sun Shaozong, who will be included in the fourth and fifth concubines before getting married, doesn't seem to have the right to despise others.
"cough."
So he cleared his throat and said sternly: "It's not too early to see the sky, let's ask a few simple questions one by one - let's start with you, Mr. Lin, and please go to the next door for a while."
Lin Xiuyuan nodded in agreement, and the crowd waited until they filed out.
Taking advantage of this moment, Sun Shaozong also instructed Tang Weishan, Chen Jingde, and Huang Bin to take the yamen out and question the servants gathered outside—especially to count carefully, who has seen Lin Qisheng in the last three or five days.
After Tang Weishan, Chen Jingde, and Huang Bin each took their orders to leave, the idle people in the flower hall were almost gone.
Lin Xiuyuan cupped her hands and said, "Master Sun, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. As long as the real murderer who killed my father can be found out, Lin will definitely know everything and say everything!"
This attitude is very firm.
However, Sun Shaozong didn't lower his suspicions about Lin Xiuyuan because of this.
"That being the case, forgive me for the offense."
He bowed his hands slightly and said sternly: "I dare to ask how your temperament was at home before Ling Zun was alive? Did you do anything, something that made you feel resentful, or your words and deeds?"
"This… "
Lin Xiuyuan hesitated for a while, then sighed: "Of course there are, but death is like a lamp, I just asked Master Sun to look at the relationship of being a minister in the same hall and save some face for my father, don't record it. in the case file."
"Is this..."
Now it was Sun Shaozong's turn to hesitate, and after a while, he gave way: "This official will not record everything that Young Master Lin said for the time being, but if some parts are found in the end, if it is related to the case, it must be confirmed. This is what I said above - after all, Ling Zunfei is comparable to ordinary people, and this official always has to give an explanation to the court."
Although Lin Xiuyuan did not become an official, he was not unfamiliar with all kinds of affairs in the officialdom, so he knew that Sun Shaozong could do this, and he was already showing affection.
Therefore, he sighed again and smiled bitterly: "It is reasonable to say that the son does not talk about the father's fault, but now, in order to avenge my father's hatred, I don't care too much about cultivating fate!"
"To be honest, my father has often acted absurdly in recent years. For example, two years ago, he took the initiative to give Qi Yiniang's maid to Wang Peng, the housekeeper, but later... . . Received privately with the woman."
"Once I was bumped into by Wang Peng at home, it was really... It was really embarrassing."
At this age, the family has more than a dozen concubines, and he can't help but steal the fish. This moral gentleman is really enough...
uh~
Still don't comment.
Quite self-aware, he cut off the praise and criticism of Lin Qisheng, and Sun Shaozong continued to ask: "What about this Wang Peng person? Is he still in your house now?"
"Yes, their husband and wife are here."
Lin Xiuyuan said, but shook her head again and said, "But in the morning, he took people to buy soil rites, and he didn't come back until the afternoon."
"How about a few days ago? Did he have a chance to come into contact with Ling Zun? Or maybe Ling Zun's food and tea?"
"A few days ago..."
Lin Xiuyuan pondered for a long time, but answered the questioning question: "Master Sun, do you also think that my father has been dead for a few days? How is this possible! When I went to pay my respects this morning, my father was still fine!"
"Not to mention that in our mansion, there are many others who have seen it with his own eyes - does Master Sun mean to say that all the top and bottom of our mansion are blind?!"
"Young Master Lin, don't be impatient."
Sun Shaozong originally wanted to ask him if he could be 100% sure that it was Lin Qisheng himself, whether there was a possibility of impostor.
But seeing him so excited, he was obviously very sure of what he had seen and heard.
Sun Shaozong had no choice but to temporarily change his strategy, and followed his words: "I still can't tell what is going on right now, let's first list the suspicious points and suspects one by one, and then rule them out one by one, we will definitely be able to find out. The real murderer!"
Lin Xiuyuan's emotions eased a little, and he bowed his body and said, "I got excited at the next moment, but it made Lord Sun laugh."
Sun Shaozong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Young Master Lin just said that Ling Zun often acts absurdly, so besides the affair of Wang Peng and his wife, there must have been other incidents?"
"This... yes!"
"About a year and a half ago, Concubine Xu was found to be pregnant, but my father suspected that she was having an affair with others, and beat her a lot, which made Concubine Xu miscarriage and became seriously ill."
"The leader of the nursing home, Zhao Ligen, has always been trusted by his father. At the beginning of the year, he was kicked out by his father for no reason. He also deducted his money for some reason. If it were not for the help of relatives, Zhao nursing home would almost end up on the streets."
"The newly-received Zhao Nianxiao, Aunt Zhao, is said to have been in love with someone long ago, but her parents coveted her father's money and forced her to marry her. Until now, Aunt Zhao has a lot of resistance."
"and also… "
Well, this old thing is really not a thing!