The maid was brought up by the five-flower straps, with many scars on her body and slap prints on her cheeks. After thinking about the incident, she was taught a lesson by the family of the Hou family. Her clothes and hair were all messy, and she was pushed to her knees. Clear eyebrows.
Tang Fan: "Who's your last name?"
Maid: "The name of the maid is Alin."
Tang Fan: "Tell me about tonight's situation in detail."
The maid sobbed and told the truth.
What she said was actually the same as what Zheng Fu said, the only difference was that Alin kept saying that he did nothing with Zheng Cheng in the house.
Zheng Ying sneered: "You spare no effort in order to exonerate yourself. Let me ask you, how did you go to the backyard for no reason and pass by the eldest son's yard for no reason? The idea of turning your head into a phoenix, who knows now that people are dead, you can't wait to get rid of the relationship! When I broke in, the two of you were still disheveled, even Zheng Fu said that he was outside After standing for at least one stick of incense, how dare you say that nothing has happened? Do you want me to find someone to check on you before I can tell the truth?!"
A-Lin sobbed: "Master Hou Mingjian, my young master and I are really innocent. After entering the house, the young master first said that he was hot and started to take off his clothes. By saying that he was dizzy, I helped him sit down and said After some words, as a result, the young master suddenly fell on top of me, and later, later... Zheng Fu broke into the door!"
Zheng Ying was too lazy to argue with a little maid, so she looked at Pan Bin and said, "Lord Pan, you see, this lowly maid still denies her guilt. It seems that Mr. Labor is going to come forward!"
Pan Bin hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Lord Hou, if your son's death is really related to her, the lower officials will enforce the law impartially."
Zheng Ying was obviously dissatisfied with this perfunctory answer.
Pan Bin winked at Tang Fan.
Tang Fan asked Zheng Fu, "Is there any discrepancy in what A-Lin said earlier?"
Zheng Fu: "I don't know what happened after the young master and Alin entered the room, but other things can be matched."
Tang Fan: "How long was the interval between when you went out to call someone and when you came back?"
Zheng Fu: "About a quarter of an hour or so."
Tang Fan asked Alin again, "Did anyone come during this period?"
Alin: "No."
Tang Fan: "Master Hou, where is Mr. Zheng's body?"
Zheng Ying: "It's in the room."
Tang Fan: "I want to take a look inside."
Zheng Ying: "Master Tang, please take your time."
At this time, Zuo Zuo also arrived, and Tang Fan went in with him.
The two pushed open the door and entered, but it was still a mess inside.
Zheng Cheng was lying on the bed, his clothes were messy, and his body was still warm, but his face was pale, and he was out of breath.
Zuo Zuo squatted beside the corpse, opened Zheng Cheng's eyelids and mouth, and then stretched out his hands and groped for a while around his body.
Tang Fan looked around and searched for a while. Seeing that Zuzuo was still there, he asked, "What did you find?"
Zuzuo hesitated for a moment: "No obvious signs of trauma were found, but it doesn't seem like he died suddenly due to a sudden onset of yang deficiency..."
Tang Fan nodded, frowned slightly, and followed to examine the corpse.
Zuzuo: "What did your lord find?"
Tang Fan: "Let's go out first."
The two got up and went out. Zheng Ying and Wei Yu were waiting outside. When they saw them coming out, they asked, "How is it?"
Zuzuo was soft-spoken, how dared to speak first, he looked at Tang Fan.
At this time, Tang Fan handed a white porcelain vase that he had just picked up by the bed to A Lin: "Do you own this thing?"
The maid shook her head again and again, denying it.
He asked the servant Zheng Fu again, the latter hesitated for a long time, but finally admitted: "The pill in the bottle is called 'Fuyangchun', and it has the power to strengthen yang and nourish the kidney. Pharmacy."
Zheng Ying was angry and hated when he heard it. He was constantly looking for fun all day long, and he used such drugs to help him at such a young age. If it weren't for the fact that the person was already dead, he would have had the heart to hang the unfilial son and beat him.
At this time, he was more and more certain that his son was about to have sex with the maid, and suddenly died of a sudden death from the yang disorder.
Tang Fan poured out the pills in the porcelain bottle and took a sniff. After pondering for a while, he asked, "Master Marquis, where are your family members? Who have you been in contact with before and after tonight, please bring those people over, and the rest can wait. backed away."
Zheng Ying didn't know what he wanted to do, but he was very cooperative. After a while, he called everyone over.
Zheng Cheng has one wife and three concubines, and he doesn't look like much, but this is because he likes to look for wild flowers outside. No matter how beautiful a woman is, he will get tired of it within three days. There are only four women in total who can stay by his side for a long time.
The first wife, Zheng Sun, is the niece of the uncle's family in Yingcheng. She also came from a noble family, and her family background is comparable to that of the Marquis of Wu'an. It was also a good thing in the past. Now, Zheng Sun is only in the age of Huaxin, but she has become a widow. Zheng Cheng's love, it stands to reason that even if he is alive, the relationship between husband and wife will not be much better, but Zheng Sun is a well-known and virtuous person, and even Tang Fan has heard of her reputation.
Right now, the four wives and concubines stood there, and the rest of them all lowered their heads and wiped away their tears. Only Zheng Sun's face was pale and silent, and the tears were still on his face. Thinking about it, he was too sad to cry, even Zheng Ying. Yi Wen Yan comforted: "Daughter-in-law, you have been married to the Hou Mansion for five years, and you have served your parents-in-law like your biological parents. If you have a little blood, I will choose a day to discuss with your relatives and take you back to your parents’ home, so as not to let you down on your good years!”
Zheng Sun said in a hoarse voice: "Father-in-law doesn't need to say more, you should do your duty as a wife. Now I just hope that your husband can enter the land as soon as possible."
Zheng Ying sighed and stopped talking.
In addition to Zheng Sun, the other three concubines were named Wan Niang, Hui Niang, and Yu Niang.
Wan Niang was the oldest, half-old Xu Niang, the first person to follow Zheng Cheng, earlier than Zheng Sun's entrance, and her temperament was relatively honest and low-key, and she usually had a low sense of presence in the Hou residence.
Hui Niang has the best looks, and she had to be spoiled for a while before.
Yu Niang was so young and charming, and before Zheng Cheng died, she was the most favored among wives and concubines.
At this time, the three of them also behaved differently.
Wanniang hid behind Zheng Sunshi and shed tears silently, Huiniang howled loudly, Yuniang's cry was higher than that of Huiniang, but there was a gentle and heart-warming charm, so it was obvious that she was favored for no reason.
An observant like Tang Fan, even if no one else said anything, he could see that the two favorite concubines, Huiniang and Yuniang, must not be so peaceful, and jealousy must be common.
Tang Fan took out the white porcelain bottle and asked if they had seen it before, but all the female relatives denied it.
When asked where they were at the time of the incident, the four female relatives also explained clearly, and there were family servants as evidence, which did not seem to be false.
Zheng Ying watched Tang Fan frantically for a long time, and couldn't help but ask, "What else do you want to ask, Master Tang?"
He believes that the evidence of this crime is conclusive, and there is no need to ask again and again. He takes the stubborn maid directly back to the last sentence, and he will be recruited after three or two strokes. Why should he invite irrelevant people to ask again? Handmaiden acquitted
Tang Fan said, "I've already asked all the questions that should be asked, and I also asked Hou Ye to take a step to speak with Lord Futai."
Zheng Ying asked the others to go back to their rooms, and invited them to their study.
Zheng Ying: "If you have something to say, Master Tang can say it directly."
Tang Fan: "Dare to ask Marquis, is your son weak since childhood?"
Why are you asking irrelevant questions
Zheng Ying replied in a displeasure, "Not bad."
Tang Fan: "Have you ever extended medical treatment? What did the doctor say?"
Zheng Ying: "The doctor said that it was a problem caused by the mother's womb. There are some congenital deficiencies, but it is not a serious problem."
Tang Fan: "Is this the reason why the son is abnormally thin and the offspring is difficult?"
Zheng Ying: "Yes, what is Master Tang trying to say?"
Tang Fan: "If I didn't guess wrong, there might be something strange about the son's death."
Zheng Ying was taken aback: "Why did you say this?"
Tang Fan: "The emergency of deprivation of yang is also known as the wind on horseback. If the rescue is not timely, sudden death will occur. The doctor believes that this is caused by the depletion of qi and yang. For those with this disease, there will be red circles on the palms and red tendons on the circles, which will accumulate over time. , it is not without symptoms, but when I checked Ling Gongzi's palm just now, I did not find such symptoms."
Zheng Ying didn't respond slowly, and agitated: "You mean there is another reason for my son's death?"
Tang Fan didn't answer this question, and continued: "If he died of a Yang emergency, he opened his eyelids, and he could see bloodshot eyes. This phenomenon can't be found in Young Master Ling, and that's why I just did it. I ask the Lord of the Marquis, the question of whether Young Master Ling was born thin. I think that Young Master Ling is somewhat deficient in kidney qi, but it has not yet reached the fatal point, but because he likes women's sex on weekdays, it makes people misunderstood."
There are more than one or two people who misunderstand, even Zheng Ying himself thinks that his son is overindulgence to death
Zheng Ying was terrified and full of anger: "Who is so bold to kill my eldest son of the Marquis of Wu'an?!"
Tang Fan: "Just now, when Zuo and I went in to check, we found that Young Master Ling's body was completely clean and had no stains. This shows that what the maid A Lin said was true, and nothing happened to the two of them. Since Young Master Ling is not out of yang If you die, then there must be another reason. And A-Lin said that the young master felt dizzy after taking 'Fuyangchun', maybe the problem lies in the bottle of medicine in my hand, but these are only part of me Guessing, this matter has to wait until it is ascertained before making a conclusion.”
After saying this, he asked again, "What enemies does Young Master Ling usually have?"
The anger gradually subsided, Zheng Ying was silent.
Zheng Cheng is a playboy, how can there be a never-ending enemy
But it's impossible to say that there isn't at all.
Not to mention, Zheng Ying himself has more than one child of Zheng Cheng. There are three wives and four concubines in the Grand Marquis Mansion, and many more children. The law of the Ming Dynasty did not stipulate that the eldest son could be the eldest son. If there was no direct son, other sons could still be the lord after being canonized by the imperial court. This made Zheng Cheng the target of public criticism in the mansion. If it is said that he is good at it, it is enough, but he still lingers in Huaxiang all day long. How can this convince the other brothers
Besides, like Zheng Cheng, Tang Fan was so good at walking on the road that he was molested by him, not to mention those who were powerless and powerless and whom he liked. It is not impossible for anyone to have resentment and want to take revenge.
In addition, there is also a lot of jealousy among the playboy children, and when the anger comes up, they fight, so it is more common to have revenge.
If you think about it, there are so many possibilities that it is impossible to guess.
Seeing that he was stunned, Pan Bin said, "Master Hou, as soon as this matter comes out, it must be to alert Your Majesty. Before His Majesty has issued a decree, Shuntian Palace will also try its best to investigate clearly, arrest the real culprit, and file a lawsuit against him. Let your son be in the spirit of heaven."
Zheng Ying nodded: "Then there is Lord Raupan."
The Marquis of Wu'an also grew up in a high gate and a deep courtyard. He has always known that in order to compete for favor and title among the inner houses, his actions are no less soft than those of the adults in the court, and many ruthless methods are even more sensational. If the murderer is found to be Zheng Zheng. Family, that's a big joke.
Zheng Ying felt a chill in her heart when she thought of this, and she had long since lost her anger when she heard that the murderer was someone else.