Jiang Shi held Qin Chen's arm tightly, his face was indifferent and calm, and his eyes were full of shock!
Liu Chun? ! Didn't Liu Chun run away? How could he be in the well...
Yan Chi looked at Mrs. Jiang with cold eyes, "His servant said that he was wearing an indigo robe on the day he left. Coincidentally, the corpse in the well was still fresh, and he was also wearing an indigo robe. .”
Yan Chi said firmly, "It is undoubtedly Liu Chun who is at the bottom of the well."
Jiang's hands trembled slightly, and she hurriedly clenched the beads, but she was shocked and flustered for only a moment, and soon, she calmed down, as if an invisible mask had been put on her face again, she was calm Said, "Perhaps he hid here, because he knew that he would be found and threw himself into the well..."
Yan Chi looked away from Jiang Shi, and looked at Huo Huaidao, "Prefect Huo will make arrangements to drag him out from underneath."
Huo Huaixin first knew that there was a will-o’-the-wisp in the purple bamboo grove, then he heard from Mrs. Jiang that an old friend was buried in the well, and then he learned that Liu Chun, who had been searching for a whole day and night, was actually in the well... These series of events made him unable to recover for a long time. He didn't wake up until Yan Chi's order was finalized, then he kept nodding his head and said, "Okay, okay, I'll take care of it right away."
Having said that, he pointed to a few yamen servants in a disorganized manner, and on the other side, Yan Chi looked at Jiang and said, "The old lady said that there is another person who died in this well? Is it the aunt of the house?"
Jiang didn't look at Yan Chi, but her gaze fell on the dark wellhead in the distance.
"Yes, it's the second aunt of the family who committed suicide here eight years ago."
Yan Chi raised his eyebrows, and his tone already had a bit of power, "Eight years ago? There was a law in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If there is an abnormal death in the family, it needs to be reported to the official uniform for inspection. Only after the conclusion is confirmed can it be restrained and buried. Auntie threw herself into a well , Did the old lady see it with her own eyes?"
Jiang frowned slightly, "I have never seen it in person."
Yan Chi's eyes narrowed, "Is there anyone who saw it with his own eyes?"
Mrs. Jiang sighed, "It's Second Aunt's maidservant... She saw Second Aunt throwing herself into the well with her own eyes, and she reported it to me later. When I came to see it again, there was no sound in the well. There was an eminent monk living in the mansion back then. Even if you invited an eminent monk to see it, the eminent monk said that this well is an ominous well. The second aunt fell into the well and became an ominous spirit. It will bring disaster to the entire Qin family."
Yan Chi remained expressionless, "What about Second Aunt's maid?"
Mrs. Jiang seemed to be thinking of the old events eight years ago, and there was a bit of sadness in her eyes, "Her maidservant was loyal, but she died of illness not long after that, and the older people in the mansion know about it. "
The servant girl is a servant of the Qin family, and it is well known that she died of an illness. Since the master is not suspicious, it is reasonable not to report to the official. By saying this, Mrs. Jiang wiped out the deaths of the second aunt and the servant girl. draw.
Yan Chi shook his head, "Qin Mansion is a family of poetry, books and etiquette. The aunt in the family threw herself into a well and died, and she could not be buried unless she reported to the government, but she believed the words of the mage. The old lady was really good at teaching the children in the mansion. It is a Buddhist temple for seven days and seven nights."
Jiang's eyebrows trembled, and Qin Wan who was beside him also came back to his senses.
The nightmare during the day was right in front of her eyes, and she also thought that there might be something strange in the purple bamboo forest, but Qin Wan never imagined that Liu Chun really died in the depths of the purple bamboo forest, and her dream came true...
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi, and knew that the seven days and seven nights ashram he was talking about was the Buddhist ashram when he was resurrected from the dead. Qin Wan faintly heard the meaning of accountability from his tone, although she She felt that his trip had nothing to do with her, but when someone pointed out Jiang's pedantic indifference, Qin Wan's heart still warmed up a little.
Jiang lowered her eyes. Although she eats vegetarian food, recites Buddha, and is often a monk in the Daoist Temple, she doesn't want Qin Chen to be left with such an impression. As an official, one cannot have anything to do with the power of ghosts and gods. However, being an official in the middle of the court should be clear and upright. There are many people, but most of them are female relatives. If anyone hears that someone has offered a golden Buddha for himself in the temple, he will definitely become the focus of Yushitai's supervision.
As an old man over sixty years old, Jiang is naturally fearless of Yan Chi, a junior. No matter how outstanding his military exploits are, it is too far away from Jiang, but Jiang cannot but consider Qin Chen.
Mrs. Jiang lowered her head, and said in a respectful voice, "His Royal Highness said so."
Yan Chi raised his chin slightly, "The old madam didn't report to the official back then, but it's too late to report to the official today. Pull Liu Chun out first, and then invite the old man out. Let's bury him after the official inspection. Although She is an aunt, but after all, there should be a tomb so that the spring can be peaceful, otherwise the old lady will feel ashamed when she recites Buddha."
Jiang's figure swayed, but she didn't dare to refute. She nodded, "Yes, it's all according to His Royal Highness."
Yan Chi looked at Huo Huaixin, Huo Huaixin nodded hurriedly.
"Okay, leave the rest to the magistrate, and the old lady will just go back and rest."
Yan Chi's voice was polite, but his tone didn't fluctuate at all. Jiang looked at Huo Huaixin directing the crowd to salvage the bones, nodded, coughed lightly and turned around.
Qin Chen looked at Qin Wan who was standing beside him, wanted to say something but didn't say it, then followed Jiang Shi out.
The Purple Bamboo Forest, which has become a forbidden place in the mansion, has not received so many guests for many years. Because of the need to salvage the bones, Huo Huaixin ordered people to light more torches. For a while, the Purple Bamboo Forest was brightly lit!
When the lights were turned on, most of the gloom of the purple bamboo forest was dispelled. However, the autumn night was cool, and the wind picked up the rotten smell, and it was still a little bit of a damp feeling across people's cheeks. The servants worked very hard and wished they could finish their work and leave here immediately. Qin Guan stood aside in a crow-blue cloak with a serious expression on his face.
Soon, Yan Chi came over, "You're right again."
Qin Wan raised her eyes, Yan Chi's face exuded a look of dignity under the reflection of the surrounding torches.
"Have you read Shen Yi's writing? Which one?"
The word "Shen Yi" made Qin Wan's heart flustered, she lowered her eyes, "I forgot which one, but I vaguely remember, after all, the theory of will-o'-the-wisps is always passed on magically..."
Yan Chi looked at Qin Wan, "I have received an imperial order from the Holy Majesty, but I have little knowledge of prisons. Have you read those writings on prisons? Draw up a bibliography with me later."
Qin Wan raised her eyes, looking over at this moment, Yan Chi's eyes were calm and clear.
"The punishment system of the Great Zhou Dynasty is indispensable. Others are the writings of Master Shen Yi. The other ones are the criminal system and criminal law of the previous dynasty, and the old history of the previous dynasty that was above the criminal law. Others are miscellaneous essays and miscellaneous notes. .”
Yan Chi looked at her, "I want to specify the bibliography by name."
Qin Wan and Yan Chi looked at each other for a moment, then lowered their eyes, "Yes, I will give it to Your Highness later."
Yan Chi stared at Qin Wan for a while, then turned and walked towards the mouth of the well.
"Careful, slow—"
"It's time to pull, hard—"
A servant was lowered into the well, and the remaining five or six people were waiting on it. Yan Chi watched the rope being pulled up little by little, and Qin Wan also walked over from behind. She didn't look at the dark well mouth, but Looking at the boulder beside the mouth of the well, according to what Jiang said, the so-called eminent monk wanted to seal the well with the demon-suppressing stone, so the boulder in front of him must be the "demon-suppressing stone" that the eminent monk said "Well, it's just that the demon-repelling stone should be built on top of the wellhead, so how did it go aside
Qin Wan looked at the stone carefully, but he saw that it was just a two-foot-square basalt stone, and because it had been placed in the bamboo forest for many years, the surface of the basalt stone was stained with a layer of black dust, and the surrounding area was even more so. A layer of black moss grew, Qin Wan walked aside and took a torch, and carefully looked at the moss that had grown.
Before Liu Chun from the mouth of the well could be pulled up, Yan Chi saw Qin Wan's movements and couldn't help walking over, "What's wrong?"
Qin Wan had some doubts in his eyes, "This town demon stone was originally placed on the mouth of the well, why is it now on the side? Such a big stone, even if pushed, even an adult man with ordinary strength cannot push it away."
As she said that, Qin Wan raised her hand to touch the moss growing beside her. With this touch, her white fingertips were immediately stained with dirt. Qin Wan didn't mind at all, and said for a moment, "Look at the growth of this moss, I’m afraid it’s been more than half a year since we moved here.”
"Half a year?" Yan Chi narrowed his eyes, "This is the forbidden area of the Qin Mansion, who would have come to remove this stone half a year ago? According to what you said, the person who removes this stone must be a strong man. What is the purpose of opening this stone?"
Qin Wan frowned. Half a year ago, at that time, she was still in the Shen Mansion in the capital, and she was still the eldest lady of the Shen family. Who would move this stone away in the Qin Mansion at that time
Naturally, Qin Wan couldn't figure it out, not to mention that the stone was so huge that ordinary men who didn't know martial arts or who were thin could hardly move at all. Who in the Qin family was extremely powerful and powerful
Qin Wan thought, and glanced at the mouth of the well, could it be that Liu Chun moved it away by himself
"Not many people in Qin's mansion know about this well. I didn't know there was a well here before, and those who can find this well may know what happened back then. Wouldn't it be easy to move the stone away?" What happened back then was exposed? Or, is it purely because someone broke in by mistake and discovered the mouth of the well, so they removed the stone?"
Qin Wan shook his head as he spoke. He really didn't want to understand this joint. Just as he finished speaking, a shadow was pulled out from the well.
The rope was tied tightly around Liu Chun's body, and Liu Chun was pulled up from the bottom of the well in a very strange shape. As soon as Liu Chun was pulled out, everyone's eyes were on Liu Chun.
Qin Wan and Yan Chi walked over together, as far as they could see, Liu Chun's face was pale, and his whole face was ashen and lifeless as in Qin Wan's dream. , Qin Wan saw the purple strangle marks on Liu Chun's neck at a glance, his eyes were narrow, and Qin Wan's eyes were suspicious.
On this side, Huo Huaixin had already squatted down to check, "The strangle marks, these strangle marks seem to be exactly the same as the strangle marks on Aunt Liu's body. Liu Chun didn't throw himself into a well, he was strangled to death!"
While talking, Huo Huaixin looked back at Qin Wan, "Miss Nine..."
There are quite a lot of servants in the surrounding yamen, and there are servants of the Qin family outside. Huo Huaixin can't say it outright, but Qin Wan understands what he means. Qin Wan pondered for a while and said in a low voice, "Let the big brothers from the yamen go outside to guard."
Huo Huaixin immediately stood up, "You guys, go and guard the outside, no one is allowed to come in, I want to examine the corpse myself!"
As soon as this was said, the yamen servants around put their torches on the ground and walked outside. After a while, only Yan Chi and Qin Wan were left beside the dry well.
As soon as the yamen servants left, although the purple bamboo forest was full of torches, it suddenly became empty. The autumn wind passed through, and the coolness came suddenly. Huo Huaixin inexplicably felt the chill behind his back, and hurriedly looked at Qin Wan, "I'm sorry to trouble the nine girls..."
Qin Wan's complexion was unprecedentedly solemn. Liu's death was unexpected, and the suspect became Liu Chun. The handkerchief found in Liu Chun's courtyard also proved that he and Liu's affair were indeed true. It is very likely that Miss Jiu was killed because she broke through their adulterous relationship, but now, why is Liu Chun dead
It would be easier to say if he threw himself into the well, but he didn't, the strangle marks are so obvious, he was probably killed by someone.
Qin Wan rolled up his sleeves, and casually took out Hanyue from the sleeves. When he saw Hanyue, Yan Chi's eyes lit up slightly.
"Put the body here..."
Qin Wan pointed to a more level place, and Huo Huaixin hurriedly walked over to pull Liu Chun's body over upon hearing this.
Qin Wan stepped forward and took a good look at Liu Chun's body before squatting down.
This well is considered a dry well, but there is still a layer of sludge at the bottom of the well. Liu Chun was found in the well, and his messy hair and robe were also stained a lot. Qin Wan said slowly, "The brain, left shoulder, and body of the deceased There is a lot of mud on the robe on the left side, but the back, the back of the legs, and the heels of the shoes are mostly stuck to the dry mud outside, and it is preliminarily inferred that they were pushed directly into the well after death."
As Qin Wan said, she put her hands into Liu Chun's black hair, carefully touched the top of his head, and then went all the way down to the cheeks and neck, and carefully looked at the purple tear stain. Qin Wan held Liu Chun tightly again. The closed eyes opened and looked, and then looked down to see Liu Chun's fingernails and heels. After reading these, Qin Wan unbuttoned Liu Chun's outer robe...
As soon as the outer robe was taken off, Qin Wan frowned.
Under the bright firelight around her, Qin Wan saw the herpes on Liu Chun's neck at a glance. She squinted her eyes, pulled down her robe, and looked at the corpse spots on his left shoulder and left side of his body. I turned it over and looked at its back. Sure enough, the purple corpse spots and herpes overlapped, especially on the chest, abdomen and lower body.
No wonder Liu Chun wore tightly wrapped clothes with a vertical collar just after autumn...
Qin Wan looked at it without saying a word, and it took a full two cups of tea before he stopped.
"As we expected, he also suffered from venereal disease. Judging from the symptoms of the disease, it was earlier than the few people who had known it. It can be seen that he has taken medicine, but the effect is not great. Depending on the degree of his symptoms, the next step It's hard to live for half a year."
Yan Chi and Huo Huaixin were not surprised when they heard the words, since they found the handkerchief in Liu Chun's yard, it was tantamount to confirming the adultery between Liu Chun and Liu Shi, and the source of Liu Shi's disease was naturally clear.
Even so, when Qin Wan looked at Liu Chun's body calmly, Yan Chi's eyes were still dark for a moment. The corpse's smell and corruption were nothing more than that. Uncomfortable, but Qin Wan still looked calm and calm, as if those disgusting scenes were familiar to him.
Qin Wan is only sixteen years old now, how did she cultivate such a mind
Qin Wan didn't know that Yan Chi had already set his sights on him, and that Hualiu's illness was expected, so Qin Wan talked about the findings of the autopsy, "The deceased's complexion was bruised, which was caused by strangulation of the neck, which caused the blood to stop flowing. , the strangle marks on the neck are below the throat, the strangle marks are deep, blood can be seen on the upper and lower parts, the strangle marks intersect at the back of the neck, and the depth of the front and rear strangle marks is almost the same. , there are obvious signs of wear and tear, and there is a lot of mud and dry soil, which should be left by the struggle when he was killed outside, and the hands of the deceased... "
As Qin Wan spoke, he picked up Liu Chun's hand, "The deceased's fingertips had several wounds, and there were dead leaves and dirt between the nails, which I believe were left during the struggle."
After a pause, Qin Wan said in a serious tone, "Although Liu Chun is not extremely powerful, he is still an adult man after all. The murderer's method of killing him is basically the same as the murderer's method of killing Liu's. Liu is a woman who is easy to be checked and balanced. But Liu Chun is not the case, even if Liu Chun is unprepared, he needs to be a powerful person to kill him, and Liu Chun has no other wounds on his body, which shows that the man was fatal with one blow."
"The deepest color of the corpse spots on his body is about the same as the position of the mud. Now it has gradually spread to the whole body, and the color has not faded when pressed. In addition, when you dragged him out just now, you should have seen that his body has completely disappeared. Not being stiff, it means that the most stiff time has passed, and his pupils have become cloudy, so it is speculated that his death time should be around this time last night, that is, around the hour of Hai last night."
When it was Haishi, it had been night for a long time, Qin Wan's quiet words fell on the gloomy purple bamboo forest, inexplicably permeated with the coldness and sharpness of a blade, Yan Chi and Huo Huaixin frowned at the same time.
"Last night's Haishi?" Huo Huaixin narrowed his eyes, "Last night's Haishi was just shortly after my Highness and I left the Qin Mansion... So Liu Chun was killed at that time?"
Qin Wan tidied up Liu Chun's clothes, "Preliminarily, it was at that time, and if I remember correctly, the magistrate searched Zizhu Forest around Xushi, and Liu Chun was hiding in Zizhu Forest in Xushi. It was found, or he was hiding elsewhere in the mansion at that time, and he came to Zizhu Forest after the adults left."
After a moment of silence, Qin Wan's voice became even colder, "It is very likely that the murderer called him out. We thought that Mrs. Liu was probably killed by Steward Liu, but now Steward Liu is dead, and the method of death is almost the same as Mrs. Liu's." , then should we suspect that someone else killed Mrs. Liu two days ago? This person is from the Qin family. He killed Mrs. Liu first and then Steward Liu... "
As he said that, Qin Wan glanced at the boulder beside the wellhead, "It's also possible that he also moved this stone."
Huo Huaixin's eyes lit up, "It must be like this! You can move this boulder! So you can kill Butler Liu out of thin air! This explanation makes sense! But is there such a person in the Qin Mansion?"
Qin Wan shook her head, "I don't know about this, as far as I know, it doesn't matter, but it's not necessarily true. The murderer can kill two people in a row, so he naturally knows how to cover up. Not only does he know how to cover up, but he is also a master at hiding."
As Qin Wan spoke, he looked at Liu Chun's body again, "That's it for the preliminary examination. Like Liu's, the cause of death is very well determined, but there are few clues left on his body. Looking at the strangle marks again, it is speculated that it was a It was a kind of thin and strong string, and nothing on the string was left on the wound, so we can’t draw a definite conclusion for a while.”
After speaking, Qin Wan said again, "His Royal Highness and the prefect want an autopsy?"
Yan Chi said, "How profitable is the autopsy?"
Qin Wan glanced at Liu Chun, "It's been a long time, and the cause of death has been clarified, I'm afraid the benefits will not be great, but if His Royal Highness and the prefect think so, it's okay, but we need to make some arrangements, which can't be done here. "
Although Qin Wan had Hanyue by her side, if she ripped Liu Chun open here, everyone in the Qin family would know that there would be trouble, and troubles would arise at that time. For the current Qin Wan, this was not the situation she wanted to see.
Huo Huaixin looked at Yan Chi, "His Royal Highness, let's decide."
Yan Chi said, "Then there is no need for an autopsy. The cause of death and the time of death have been determined. The place where he was killed is probably here. Let's look around for any clues. Also, don't forget that there is another person at the bottom of the well." Please come out."
Yan Chi's tone made Huo Huaixin's spine shudder. The person at the bottom of the well who went in eight years ago must have been turned into a pile of bones by now, and Jiang said that this well is a dangerous well. Although he doesn't know whether it is true or not, but It sounds scary.
"Okay, wait a minute and send someone down to dig."
Huo Huaixin responded quickly, and Yan Chi glanced around, "I won't dig tonight, I will leave a few people here to guard later, and I will go down to dig tomorrow. Anyway, it has been eight years, and I don't care about this day."
Huo Huai's confidence suddenly relaxed, it was too late, the well was pitch black, it was really difficult to start work, if this continues, all the clerks will not be able to sleep this night, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your compassion..."
Yan Chi waved his hand, saw Qin Wan stand up and said, "Okay, go back and rest."
It was too late, and the purple bamboo forest was gloomy and cold, Qin Wan was taken aback when he heard that, Yan Chi said again, "When I invite that person out tomorrow, I'll have to see if he died by throwing himself into a well." look."
Qin Wan nodded, and Xiang Fuling hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe the mud off Qin Wan's hands. Qin Wan wiped his hands before saying, "Alright then, then Qin Wan will leave first."
Qin Wan nodded, and Yan Chi looked at Bai Feng who was beside him, "Send Nine Girls back."
Bai Feng should be, and raised his hand to invite, "Nine Miss—"
Qin Wan wanted to say no, but she glanced into Yan Chi's eyes but didn't say anything. She was blessed, and then turned around and left. Qin Wan walked out of the purple bamboo forest slowly, and Huo Huaixin turned around and said, "Your Highness, This Liu Chun..."
Just after he said five words, Huo Huaixin stopped talking. As far as he could see, Yan Chi was still looking at the direction Qin Wan left, with a kind of deep concentration in his eyes, which surprised Huo Huaixin all of a sudden.
After all, he is half-human, he quickly lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, when he thought of that possibility, his heart couldn't help but jump!
On this side, Yan Chi turned around, "How is Liu Chun?"
Huo Huaixin grinned and said, "Should Liu Chun be placed somewhere else?"
Yan Chi glanced to the southwest, "Is there still room in the yard of Liu's mourning hall? Let's put it there, the case is different now, tell the Qin family not to bury Liu, wait for two days. "
Huo Huaixin kept nodding his head, and then greeted the Yamen servants in the distance, "Come here, take Liu Chun out...to the yard over there, you guys, see if there are any clues left around here!"
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The Purple Bamboo Forest was full of excitement, and the entire Qin Mansion was shocked. Soon, the news reached Mrs. Jiang!
Jiang frowned, "What?! Liu Chun is really dead?! Or die the same way as Liu?"
Xiao Nu nodded, "Yes, right now, the magistrate temporarily put the body of Steward Liu in Aunt Liu's yard, and said that this case is different, and neither of them can be buried for the time being."
The Buddhist beads in Jiang's hand turned quickly, and Lin's side sighed bitterly, "Mother, what's going on, wouldn't it be better to catch Steward Liu? Why is Steward Liu dead again? This means , Steward Liu and Mrs. Liu were both killed by others, and this murderer is still hiding in our mansion right now?"
Jiang Shi slowly closed her eyes, and Qin Chen who was at the side said, "Mother, it's like this."
Lin clenched the veil tightly in her hand, "Master's illness hasn't improved a little bit, why is the mansion... and back then, the matter of the second aunt was also known by the magistrate and Prince Rui's son, this..."
"What are you panicking about!" Jiang's eyes suddenly opened, and a ray of light flashed out of his eyes.
"If you know it, you will know it. Back then, we just concealed it. Did we kill her? With your appearance, others thought we killed the second aunt. Now it's too much for the official uniform to dig out the bones." Just buried together."
Mrs. Lin was scolded by Mrs. Jiang, her face turned pale, but she nodded and said, "Yes, what mother said is true, the daughter-in-law is panicked."
Jiang sighed, and turned to look at Qin Chen, "Chen'er, how is your father's illness?"
Asked a few times, Qin Chen's eyes showed indifference, "It's still the same, Qian Bairen is useless, and has no effect at all." After a pause, Qin Chen said, "Grandmother, do you want Jiumei..."
Mrs. Jiang shook her head, "No, Qin Wan is a junior. Knowing the scandals of the elders is already embarrassing enough, and you still want her to treat your father? Then your father will not be a man in the future!"
Qin Chen hesitated to speak. At this moment, is life more important than face
But thinking of Qin An, who is greedy for sex and enjoys pleasure, the anxiety in Qin Chen's heart suddenly faded, so let's pay attention to face, life doesn't matter...
Qin Chen's eyes were gloomy for a moment, and immediately stopped admonishing Jiang.
But Mrs. Jiang paused and said, "Go and invite Dr. Huang, or invite him, no matter how much it costs, you must invite him. That disease will be fatal, and there will be no delay. Tomorrow, tomorrow, Chen'er will die." Please."
Qin Chen pursed his lips, "Yes, my grandson will go tomorrow."
Only then did Mrs. Jiang exhale slowly, glanced at Mrs. Lin and Qin Chen again, and said, "It's a troubled time in the mansion right now, don't panic, Mr. Huo has some kind of friendship with the Qin mansion anyway, he investigates the case, let's cooperate Yes, the murderer is not you or me anyway, right now, I also look forward to finding out the murderer as soon as possible, lest our mansion be in chaos every day."
Then he looked at Qin Chen and said, "Chen'er, you should take care of the outer courtyard these few days, and choose a capable steward to take Liu Chun's place. If Master Huo needs anything, you can just find it for him."
Qin Chen nodded again, Jiang Shi squinted his eyes and said, "Maybe it's the catastrophe of our Qin family, it will definitely pass, it will definitely be, even if the magistrate doesn't investigate, I will find out the culprit that harmed the Qin family... "
Lin Shi also sighed after hearing the words, "Who could it be? Liu Shi and Liu Steward usually have some status in the mansion, who would dare to make such a move?!"
Jiang's face was sullen and he didn't speak, Qin Chen also looked confused, "It's all right to kill Liu's, Liu Chun actually died in that well..."
Mentioning that well, both Lin and Jiang's expressions changed.
Mrs. Jiang closed her eyes again, and turned the beads very quickly, "That's a murderous well, it's a murderous well. When the second aunt's body is fished out, it must be refilled and sealed! Two people died in a row , maybe it's the ominous well that's doing the trick!"
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It was late, Qin Wan returned to the house and began to take a shower.
She had just examined the body, and this time she washed it more carefully and changed the water again. Qin Wan closed her eyes and leaned against the side of the wooden barrel to meditate. First Liu Shi, then Liu Chun, the people behind the scenes and What is the enmity between the two of them? And if Liu Chun was killed, why was Miss Jiu killed in the first place
Qin Wan only felt that the black mist in the purple bamboo forest in the dream floated out again, and gradually, it was going to float to the entire Qin Mansion. She stood in the black mist, not knowing the way forward, and she didn't know what monsters were hiding around.
"Miss, be careful of catching a cold..."
Fuling brought hot water in again, seeing Qin Wan lying on her stomach with her eyes closed, she thought she was taking a nap, she added hot water, and sighed when she saw Qin Wan's body sinking, "Miss must be exhausted, just now After standing in the woods for so long, I don't know if I will get sick, miss, please soak for a while, don't expose your shoulders."
Qin Wan said "Yes", then opened her eyes to watch Fu Ling busy.
"Are you scared tonight?"
Suddenly, Qin Wan asked, Fu Ling froze, nodded, and shook her head again.
"At first I was scared, but after seeing the lady's autopsy, the servant is not so afraid. Every time I look at the lady, I am not afraid, and the servant seems not to be afraid."
Qin Wan's lips twitched, and Fu Ling turned to say, "Miss, now that Steward Liu is dead, who is the murderer?"
Qin Wan sighed, "If I knew, then wouldn't I be better than the magistrate and His Highness Chi?"
Fu Ling snorted, "I don't know if you are better than His Royal Highness Chifu, but you must be stronger than the magistrate. When he was in the bamboo forest just now, he was as scared as the servant."
Qin Wan laughed and remained silent, but Fu Ling frowned, "Speaking of which, this murderer is really stupid."
Qin Wan said "Oh", "How do you say it?"
Fu Ling has always been lively and innocent, but this is the first time Qin Wan has heard her say that others are stupid.
Fu Ling raised her eyebrows and said, "It stands to reason that that person killed Aunt Liu, but everyone else thought that the person who killed Aunt Liu was Steward Liu. If Steward Liu and Aunt Liu were found to have an affair, he would wash it off no matter what." Unclear, why did the murderer kill Steward Liu himself? Wouldn't this let everyone know the existence of the third person?"
The interest in Qin Wan's eyes was certain, but was replaced by a solemn look.
Two homicide cases happened one after another. Normally, people would think that maybe someone had a grudge against Aunt Liu and Steward Liu, but if it was true revenge, all they had to do was to frame Steward Liu and kill Aunt Liu. In this way, it would be a perfect Others don't even know the existence of this third person, but now, everyone knows that there is a murderer hidden in this mansion, which is much more dangerous for that murderer...
"Miss, what's the matter? Is the slave girl thinking wrong?"
Seeing that Qin Wan didn't answer, Fu Ling asked cautiously.
The corners of Qin Wan's lips curved slightly, and she shook her head, "No, you are not mistaken, thinking this way is also a way of thinking, then think again, why is the murderer so stupid?"
Fu Ling frowned, "Either... the murderer was really stupid and didn't think of this level, and just wanted to kill for revenge, or... the murderer had some other purpose..."
After several autopsies, Fuling and Qin Wan are much more courageous now, and she likes to listen to Qin Wan's case, so that she also wants to help Qin Wan think about the reasons for this, "Mr. Liu died in the Under the flower shed, and Steward Liu died in the well in the purple bamboo forest, could it be... Could it be that that person wanted to expose the matter of Second Aunt?"
Listening to Fuling's words, Qin Wan thought of Jiang's remarks today.
She only said that the second aunt threw herself into the well that day, but everyone's attention was distracted by Liu Chunfen, and she didn't even ask the second aunt why she threw herself into the well eight years ago.
"Fu Ling, do you know why that second aunt threw herself into the well?"
Fu Ling tilted her head and thought for a while, "It seems... It seems that she lost a child or something... Maybe a year ago, I heard what Aunt Liu in the kitchen said, these old things, only the old people in the house know."
Qin Wan understood this point. Mrs. Jiang didn't mention the reason why the second aunt threw herself into the well. It's hard to put the reason on the table. In a large family like the Qin family, fights between aunts are the most common. Could it be that the second aunt's child was killed by someone else? Then the second aunt threw herself into the well in grief
But if Jiang didn't say anything, maybe the person who harmed the child is worth her protection.
Qin Wan frowned, could it be the Lin family
Qin Wan's idea was settled, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.
If this is the case, then it explains that the second aunt had no choice but to throw herself into the well, and Jiang was superstitious about ghosts and wanted to protect Lin, so she sealed the well just now to not let this matter be exposed come out.
However... who is the murderer? What is her stand for wanting to expose the events of those years to the broad daylight
Qin Wan frowned slightly. She knew too little about the past, so she really couldn't draw conclusions casually.
"The maidservant couldn't figure it out either, and felt that Steward Liu died. Because of the strange place where he died, he revealed what happened back then, so he thought that was the murderer's other purpose?"
Fu Ling shook her head, "No, no, this servant is too stupid to figure it out."
Qin Wan exhaled, "It's okay if you can't figure it out. Tomorrow, we'll ask Mrs. Liu to find out what happened back then. You can bring your clothes and come in. I want to get up."
Fu Ling was slightly taken aback, "Miss, let's soak for a while..."
Qin Wan shook her head, "Someone will come over later."
As he said that, he looked at Fu Ling meaningfully, as if to say, you forgot that Qin Li was coming
Fu Ling was stunned, and patted herself on the forehead, "Look at this slave girl's memory! She even forgot! Miss wait..."
Fuling brought the dress neatly, Qin Wan put on the clothes, Fuling helped her wring her hair dry again, put it into a small bun, and followed Qin Wan towards the Nuan Pavilion. Just as she reached the door of the Nuan Pavilion, there was already a sound from the rear window There was a knocking sound.
Tonight, because of the Zizhulin incident, Qin Wan came back very late, and it seemed that Qin Li had been here for a while.
Fu Ling opened the window and went to guard the door. Qin Wan came to the window. Seeing Qin Wan approaching, Qin Li took off his hood and asked, "Ninth Sister, did you go to the Purple Bamboo Forest tonight?"
Qin Wan looked at Qin Li with narrowed eyes, "Second brother knows?"
Qin Li's expression changed immediately, and he said almost eagerly, "Ninth Sister, have you forgotten what I told you, don't go to the Purple Bamboo Forest, don't go to the well!"
He said in a low tone, and said inexplicably with a bit of gloom, "That is a murderous well, which will bring you death..."
Qin Wan had just bathed, and his body and mind were relaxed, but at this moment, Qin Li's words sent a chill down his spine.
She fixedly looked at Qin Li, "What does Second Brother know?"