"Master, something happened..." Pang Youde's complexion was extremely grim, and there was still a hint of panic in his eyes.
Pang Fuliang frowned, "What happened? She doesn't want to come? It's fine if she doesn't..."
Pang Youde's voice trembled slightly, "No, it's not that you don't want to come, Mrs. Qin, she...she's dead..."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the room changed. Qin Yan frowned and reacted faster than Pang Fuliang, "What's going on?"
Pang Youde's eyes flashed, and he only looked at Pang Fuliang. Pang Fuliang frowned tightly, as if he was overwhelmed by the news, and seemed to have no reaction for a while, but Liu Renli stood up all of a sudden, "You... what did you say?!"
Liu Renli shouted at Pang Youde, his voice began to tremble.
"No, it's impossible, how could..."
As Liu Renli spoke, he started to walk outside. Pang Yiwu sat beside him and was stunned by the news. Seeing that Liu Renli was about to run out of the room, Pang Fuliang stood up, "My lord, I'm really sorry..."
Qin Yan also stood up, "There's nothing to apologize for, Mr. Pang, go and have a look."
Pang Fuliang nodded, turned around and walked out, and at the same time ordered, "Qing Niang, take the third young master back to Jiahui Tower."
Qing Niang, who was guarding outside, responded, Qin Yan subconsciously followed Pang Fuliang upon seeing this.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Pang Fuliang, who had just walked out of the door, turned around, "Your Highness, Shizi, you don't have to go. Your Highness, go back and rest, lest... lest it be unlucky."
Dead people, if ordinary people really don't want to get involved with dead people, but to Qin Yan, he can't understand why the guests of the Hou's mansion die, he naturally wants to go and see, "Pang Gong doesn't have to You are welcome, if the person is really gone, you have to know why, if he was killed, we are also in the Qinghui Garden, and we have nothing to do with it."
Pang Fuliang glanced at Qin Yan again, then nodded and walked out.
Qin Yan followed Pang Fuliang and took two steps. When he turned his head, he saw Qin Wan and Qin Shuang following. He frowned, "You two still..."
Halfway through the conversation, Qin Yan met Qin Wan's eyes. Seeing that Qin Wan's eyes were divided between suspicion and anxiety, Qin Yan didn't say any more, and only said softly, "Just follow me."
Qin Wan nodded, and Qin Yan turned around to follow Pang Fuliang.
Seeing Qin Wan and Qin Shuang following, Qin Xiang stopped at the door.
Wan He whispered, "How could a good person die, miss, should we also go and see?"
Qin Xiang shook his head, "Let's go back, bad luck."
Wan He hesitated to speak, Qin Xiang became less and less social after what happened in Baicao Garden, and now Miss Six didn't come to see her, Wan He wanted to persuade her, but Qin Xiang left as soon as he went out, Where is the appearance of being able to listen to the words.
On this side, Pang Youde followed Pang Fuliang and said, "The little man went to the door of the madam's courtyard and yelled twice. Seeing that there was no movement inside, he walked in. As soon as he walked in, he saw that the door of the main room was half closed. The little man He yelled twice more, but still didn't hear any sound. The villain was suspicious, so he opened the door and walked in. As soon as he walked in, he saw his wife hanged herself in the room..."
Hanging himself... Pang Youde's footsteps froze, and his brows were raised high.
Go further north from Zhaohui Building, pass Meilin next to Zhaohui Building, and then take another main road in the mansion, then go northeast and you will come to a courtyard, which is almost the same as the guest courtyard where Qin Wan and the others live, except that There are only three main rooms in the courtyard, and the courtyard is more open and elegant. The courtyard door has been pushed open, and when you walk to the entrance of the courtyard, you can see the half-open door of the main room.
It was already dark, but the courtyard was not lit, and the room was pitch black. When everyone walked into the courtyard, they saw Liu Renli standing at the door, staring blankly at the house, and Pang Youde took out a torch and lit a little lantern on the porch. Only then did everyone see Liu Renli's expression clearly. Liu Renli's eyes were filled with fear and grief, and he looked straight at the shadow in the room hanging in the air.
Pang Fuliang walked up the steps, Qin Yan followed closely behind, Qin Wan and Qin Shuang slowed down their pace, but they also saw the appearance of Mrs. Tan from the opened door, wearing a dark purple collared skirt. Mrs. Qin looks to be just forty years old, except for her gray hair, she is described as beautiful and slender, with a thin layer of powder applied on her face, and purple-red Dan Kou on her nails.
Qin Wan noticed that Mrs. Tan's nails were neatly manicured and beautiful. It could be seen that this is an old man who is well maintained and very good at grooming himself...
However, at this time, her head was drooping downwards, her hands were hanging by her sides, her body was hanging straight and stiff like a dried fish, and the purple-red embroidered shoes on her feet were shining brightly under the light of the wind lamp in Pang Youde's hand. With a terrifying color.
What surprised Qin Wan even more was that the purplish red belt on Mrs. Tan's body was hanging around her neck, and the skirt she was wearing was missing the belt and covered her body slightly. And move, outline her thin figure.
Qin Wan knew at a glance that this person was dead and could not be saved.
"He... actually hanged himself..."
Fu Ling whispered with a trembling heart, Qin Yan looked back at Qin Wan for a moment as if thinking of something, then looked at Fu Ling for a moment, but seeing Qin Wan standing motionless, Qin Yan pursed his lips and said nothing.
"She...how could she..."
Liu Renli stood in front of the door blankly, his tone astringent and sad.
Pang Fuliang walked a few steps closer, glanced at Mrs. Tan's corpse, gritted his teeth, then glanced at Liu Renli, and sighed, "Put the person down first..."
Pang Youde hurriedly greeted the attendants who followed, and the two of them entered the room, and quickly put them down.
"Master, I'm out of breath..." Pang Youde reported heavily.
Qin Wan glanced over, and saw that the room with the door wide open was neat and orderly. Under Mrs. Qin's hanging feet, a chair was tilted aside. This chair looked like suicide——
While Qin Wan was looking at the room carefully, Pang Youde looked at Pang Fuliang worriedly, "Master, what should we do?"
In the end, if someone was killed, even if Pang Fuliang was careless, he would get into trouble.
Pang Fuliang narrowed his eyes and was about to speak, when Qin Yan frowned and said, "Mr. Pang, who is this person? Why did he commit suicide in Qinghui Garden?"
Pang Fuliang glanced at Qin Yan and shook his head, "It's just an old friend. She has encountered some troubles recently, and she asked me for help this time. I didn't agree at noon. I didn't expect her..."
Pang Fuliang took a look, "There is no one else in her family, so choose a good coffin and bury her."
Pang Youde answered "Yes", Qin Yan frowned and said, "Aren't you going to report to the official?"
Pang Fuliang sighed, "The spread of this matter will damage the reputation of the Pang Mansion, why don't you report it to the officials, or just send someone to speak to the magistrate..."
After all, it was at Pang's house, even if Qin Yan felt something was wrong, he didn't intend to say much.
Pang Youde hurriedly instructed the two attendants, "Order to go down and buy a good coffin from the coffin shop in the west of the city."
The attendant left in response, and Pang Fuliang glanced at the person lying on the ground, and then at Liu Renli, who also entered the room, but compared to Pang Fuliang's calmness, he still hasn't recovered.
Qin Yan noticed this keenly, "Liu Yuntong also knows this person?"
Liu Renli came back to his senses abruptly, and then nodded, "Yes... I know..."
Qin Yan hesitated and wondered whether he should ask. It’s fine that Liu Renli and Pang Fuliang are friends. Now a female guest came, who was Pang Fuliang’s old friend. Liu Renli even recognized him. How deep is the relationship between them
What's even more strange is that this female guest actually hanged herself after coming to Qinghui Garden!
Qin Yan was full of doubts in his heart, but Pang Fuliang said, "My son, this is not a place to stay for a long time. There are two girls from Qin, so they shouldn't stay here. Why don't you take the two girls away first?"
When Pang Fuliang said this, Qin Yan just came back to his senses. When he looked back, Qin Wan was just fine. Qin Shuang was indeed a little scared. He collected himself and glanced at Mrs. Tan on the ground again, "Okay, I'll do it first." Take them back."
While talking, Qin Yan turned around and left, Qin Shuang immediately followed Qin Yan, but Qin Wan hesitated a bit.
Qin Yan looked back at Qin Wan and shouted, "Ninth Sister—"
With such a shout, Qin Wan took a step hesitantly.
Looking at Qin Wan who was walking at the end, Pang Fuliang narrowed his eyes slightly. It's fine for a girl to follow, but now he frequently looks at the dead bodies on the ground, and he's not afraid
Pang Fuliang's eyes became more and more dull, and Liu Ren who was on the side encouraged him, "Fuliang—"
"Shut up!" Pang Fuliang turned his head and roared furiously. This roar made Liu Renli's expression frightened, and Pang Fuliang turned to tell Pang Youde, "Hurry up and make big things into small things."
Pang Youde nodded, and Pang Fuliang looked at Qin Wan unconsciously. For some reason, Qin Wan's hesitant gaze just now made him very uneasy. Seeing that Qin Wan followed Qin Yan and walked far away, Pang Fuliang relaxed a little. Take a breath.
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"Third brother—"
Pang Fuliang's substantive gaze caught Qin Wan's back, and he waited until Qin Wan disappeared before calling out to Qin Yan. Qin Yan paused, "What's wrong?"
Qin Wan looked back and saw that no one was following him, so he said in a low voice, "Third brother thinks that person committed suicide?"
Qin Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. When he was in Baicao Garden, he found that Qin Wan was not afraid of the dead at all. Not only that, she may have studied medicine and was very intelligent, and she even had a decent body examination. Because of this, he finally asked Qin Wan to follow him this trip just now.
But at this moment, Qin Wan didn't know how to answer Qin Wan's question, "It looks like, if it was caused by someone else, how could there be no signs of struggle in the house?"
The corners of Qin Wan's lips were slightly pursed, and he hesitated to speak.
Qin Yan slowed down a bit, "Ninth Sister, don't you think she committed suicide?"
Qin Wan looked up at Qin Yan, thought for a moment before saying, "I don't know if the third brother has noticed that there is a pot of tea on the table by the window, and the tea soup in the cup next to it is full and has not been touched. .”
Qin Yan was slightly surprised when he heard that Mrs. Tan was hanging in the main hall, and his eyes never left the beams and the main hall, but the case Qin Wan was talking about was under the window in the left room next door. Thinking of it, Qin Wan seemed to have taken a few steps over there, but Qin Wan didn't expect Qin Wan to go to see the house over there...
"And then? What does this indicate?"
Qin Wan continued, "The window is half open, it seems to be for ventilation, and I can see clearly that there is a high-quality Yunwuxuefeng in the teacup. I think she sent someone to send it here. The tea that came came without a single drop, why is this? Besides, even if a person is desperate to die, how can he be in the mood to drink tea? And... "
Qin Wan squinted her eyes, and said in a slightly solemn tone, "That lady is exquisite and meticulous all over, but she took off her belt and hanged herself. At her age, she can still dress herself up like that, which shows her She is a very beautiful person, how can she bear the disheveled dress after her death?"
Qin Yan frowned when he heard this, and he also noticed that the gorgeous dress on Mrs. Tan's body, because the belt was missing and the skirt was loose, was indeed a bit indecent, "Is this the only way to conclude that she didn't hang herself?"
Qin Wan shook her head, "The scars on the corpse are obscured by the collar. I'm not sure, but these points are very suspicious. But if the lady didn't commit suicide, who did it?"
Qin Wan's words sent a chill down Qin Yan's and Qin Shuang's backs. Qin Shuang opened his eyes wide and said, "If it wasn't suicide, it must be murder... We were all in Zhaohui Building just now, so someone who wasn't in Zhaohui Building must have killed us." that person."
Qin Wan smiled and shook her head, "I don't know when that lady died. What if she died before we went?"
Qin Shuang opened his mouth and stopped talking, Qin Yan frowned slightly, and his face became serious.
Seeing his expression, Qin Wan didn't speak for a while.
They are leaving tomorrow, so it is not easy to interfere with the affairs of the Pang family right now, and Qin Yan does not know what consensus he has reached with Pang Fuliang and Liu Renli, and it is not easy to go against Pang Fuliang's intentions, especially what Qin Yan thinks and thinks Thinking that the interests of His Highness the Crown Prince would be involved, his position in this matter is even more delicate and awkward. If he wants to report to the official based on her words regardless of everything, then he must not be able to do it. And Qin Wan didn't have the opportunity for an autopsy, and she couldn't go to the magistrate's yamen privately on this matter. She was one with the Qin family, and before there was any real evidence, she would only be passive if she acted rashly.
Although Qin Yan's footsteps were slow, he didn't speak any more along the way. He didn't know how long he had walked. When Qin Yan raised his eyes, he realized that he was not far from the guest house of his group. "Ninth sister, what you said just now seems to be There's some truth to that."
Qin Wan paused, looked at Qin Yan, and Qin Yan said, "Besides, it's very strange to commit suicide in the Pang Mansion..."
Qin Wan nodded, Qin Yan turned his eyes and said, "I'll let Zhou Huai go..."
"Third brother..." Qin Wan was slightly taken aback, she thought Qin Yan would give up after much deliberation.
Qin Yan looked at Qin Wan and bent his lips, "I believe what you said."
After a slight pause, Qin Yan continued, "One more thing, I was going to recommend Liu Renli to my father after returning to Beijing, but if there is something unclear about him, I am naturally worried. of."
Qin Wan smiled helplessly, "I knew..."
Qin Yan frowned, "Huh? Know what?"
Qin Wan felt uncomfortable, turned his eyes and was about to change the subject, but suddenly heard voices coming from the main road in the mansion in the southwest direction, Qin Wan was surprised, and turned his head together with Qin Yan and the others go.
"Brother Qi has done a very good job as an envoy to the criminal department. When I return to Beijing this time, I don't know if the Holy Majesty will let Brother Qi go directly to the criminal department—"
As soon as the clear voice with a slight smile came out, Qin Wan's eyes widened all of a sudden.
At this moment, a group of figures came out from the corner above the mansion road not far away.
The sky was already dark, and all the main roads in Qinghui Garden were lit with lights. In the brilliant warm light, Yan Chi wore a black robe and led the way. Yan Li, who was half a step behind, was dressed in a red shirt. Behind him was Wang Huaiyu, the magistrate of Yuzhou, and behind Wang Huaiyu were six police officers from the government office. Qin Wan's eyes lit up instantly—
"Huh? Prince Qin? Ninth girl? This... sixth girl or fifth girl?"
Yan Chi was the first to see Qin Wan, but before he opened his mouth, Yan Li flew over his clothes and walked up to them, "I heard that you live here, but I didn't expect to meet you when I came here." ah… "
"Greetings to your Highnesses, Mr. Zhifu—"
Qin Yan bowed his hands and saluted, Qin Wan and Qin Shuang were also blessed, Qin Yan's heart moved when he saw Yan Chi and his party coming, and Wang Huaiyu also came, so there was no need to bother to report to the official...
Qin Yan was about to speak, but Yan Li kept talking, "Where is the owner of this garden? Why don't you see them?"
The corners of Qin Yan's lips twitched, and Yan Li said again, "Master Wang is here to arrest someone."
Qin Yan's attention was immediately attracted, "Take someone?"
Yan Li smiled "hehe", "Speaking of which, it is thanks to Brother Seven, after Brother Seven mentioned something, Prefect Wang took the other two people who had cleared the pair, and those two were taken away by Prefect Wang when they went back. After interrogation, guess what? The two of them actually framed the person who was arrested earlier. They had a relationship in private. Because they were afraid that the person before would snatch her position as class leader, they immediately turned to each other when they saw their master died. Thinking of framing, one went to hide the key, and the other moved the organ."
These words not only made Qin Yan temporarily forget what he was going to say, but also Qin Wan and Qin Shuang were stunned.
Not only did things reverse, but the accuser who took a turn for the worse became the perpetrator!
"Then... who killed Master Qingli?"
When Qin Yan asked this question, Wang Huaiyu stepped forward and smiled wryly, "It's probably an accident. Qingxian said that when the box was opened, the gear for adjusting the time inside was not moved."
Qin Yan was slightly stunned, "The reason why the magistrate came to arrest him is to..."
"The truth has changed, so naturally there will be another trial. It would be bad if something was missed."
Wang Huaiyu's words made Qin Yan's eyes stern. In the case of human life, there is indeed any uncertain doubt that should not be let go. Qin Yan took a deep breath and said, "It's better for the magistrate to let others go to arrest him. Yours is more important." thing."
Wang Huaiyu was taken aback, Yan Chi and Yan Li raised their brows.
Qin Yan said this in a somewhat unusual tone.
"A person just died in this garden. It looks like suicide, but there are doubts. Mr. Pang didn't find any doubts and just thought it was suicide. Now he is preparing to bury the body."
Qin Yan finished in one go, and Wang Huaiyu stared, "Did someone? Who died?"
Qin Yan shook his head, "I don't know the person, she is a lady who is nearly fifty years old."
Yan Li let out a "ha" laugh, "No wonder, no wonder, you haven't come out to meet us after so long, it turns out that someone died in the house... Prefect Wang, you have another chance to make meritorious deeds..."
Wang Huaiyu smiled wryly when he heard the words, looked at Qin Yan and said, "Please lead the way."
Qin Yan asked sideways, and walked in the front first, Wang Huaiyu turned around and gave some instructions, those people naturally went to the backyard where the rest of the Shuangqing class lived, and then followed, Qin Wan and Qin Shuang paused, They also wanted to follow, but the two of them couldn't walk ahead of Yan Chi and Yan Li, they just waited for the two to go first, and when they passed in front of Qin Wan, Yan Chi gave Qin Wan a serious look.
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"Master... Master, Your Majesty the Prefect, His Royal Highness Prince Rui, and Prince Gong are here."
Pang Fuliang was standing at the gate of Mrs. Qin's courtyard, and his eyelids twitched when he heard this, and Liu Renli also moved his brows, "What are they doing here so late?"
The attendant who came to report said, "Master Zhifu said that there are some doubts about the case of the Shuangqing Class, and he has not yet clarified it. I need to bring a few more people back to ask. The two Highnesses are here to handle the case together."
Pang Fuliang narrowed his eyes slightly, and waved his hand to make the attendant back down.
Liu Renli looked at Pang Fuliang nervously, "Fuliang... Your Highness..."
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui knew that you were with me a long time ago, as for the other one, you don't need to worry about it. Let's go and greet you." Pang Fuliang said again, "You'd better put your appearance away for me. !"
Liu Renli looked Chen Za, but he straightened his back when he heard the words, but he didn't dare to be careless.
After walking a few steps, Liu Renli said again, "How did Qingyun die..."
Pang Fuliang stopped suddenly, and suddenly turned his head to stare at Liu Renli, "What are you doubting? Do you think I did it?! I have been with you just now."
Liu Renli hesitated to speak, "No, of course I won't..."
Pang Fuliang's eyes were like a falcon, "You'd better stop saying the wrong thing!"
After saying this, Pang Fuliang just turned around and strode forward. Just as he reached the Chaohui Tower, he saw Yan Chi and the others who were following Qin Yan and the others.
"Why are your highnesses here? Your magistrate..."
Speaking of which, Pang Fuliang smiled wryly, "Even if the magistrate does not come, I will send someone to find the magistrate."
Since Wang Huaiyu was able to come here with Qin Yan, he must have known about Mrs. Qin's death. Pang Fuliang did not wait for Wang Huaiyu to ask, but said it himself. Wang Huaiyu frowned slightly, "Why do you want to find me?"
Pang Fuliang smiled wryly, "Someone hanged himself in the mansion just now, and it is reasonable to ask someone from the mansion to inspect it."
Wang Huaiyu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Where is the man?"
Pang Fuliang asked sideways, "Your Highness, my lord, this way please, the man has already been put down, he is already dead."
Wang Huaiyu nodded, and asked Yan Chi and Yan Li to go ahead. Yan Li glanced at Liu Renli, "This one seems to be Liu Yuntong..."
Liu Renli just saluted without making a sound, and hurriedly said, "It's the next official, Your Highness."
Yan Li said with a "hehe" smile, "How did Master Liu and Master Pang know each other?"
"A chance many years ago, Xiaguan and Master Pang once listened to the play of Shuangqing Class. At that time, Xiaguan liked the play of Shuangqing Class very much. When Master Pang learned about it, he asked Xiaguan to listen to it twice. , so there is friendship."
Yan Li nodded frequently, "It's not bad to make friends through drama..."
Liu Renli didn't know whether Yan Li's words were ridicule or sarcasm, and for a while, sweat overflowed from his forehead.
Pang Fuliang didn't dare to say much in front of Yan Chi and the two of them. The group headed straight for Mrs. Tan's small courtyard. Mrs. Qin's body was still lying on the ground in the main hall. See.
"I don't know which wife of the deceased Pang's mansion?"
Yan Chi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his mouth. Pang Fuliang didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly said, "It's not from the Pang family, but this person is an old friend of the villain...Because of his humble background, he has been living alone. Today is because of Encountered some troubles, she came to the door to ask the villain for help, but... she opened her mouth too loudly, and the villain didn't agree. I didn't expect that she would choose to hang herself in the villain's mansion when she was desperate. Really... "
Pang Fuliang was extremely helpless, Yan Li sighed, "Ah, that's really the case, then this person has really harmed Master Pang."
Pang Fuliang smiled wryly, while speaking, several people had already walked up the steps to the front of the main house.
Yan Li was the first to go in. Seeing the dead man, he was not afraid. He only looked around the room and then around Mrs. Qin and said, "It really seems like he hanged himself—"
Yan Chi fixed his eyes for a moment, "Whether he hanged himself or not will only be known after an inspection."
Yan Li quickly said, "Master Zhifu didn't bring Wu Zuo here this time, please ask someone to bring Wu Zuo here..."
Wang Huaiyu was troubled, "I received the official document from Yong County this morning. There was a murder case there. The assistant in Pianyong County just resigned, so the assistant in the prefect's yamen is now going to Yongxian... "
Yan Li said "ah", "Then this..."
"It's not a problem." Yan Chi said suddenly, and the calm three words reassured everyone.
Yan Li hurriedly said, "Brother Seven has a solution?"
Yan Chi nodded, and Yan Li said excitedly, "Who? Brother Seven still has such subordinates by his side?"
"It's not my subordinate—" Yan Chi said, turning his head to look at Qin Wan, "Can Miss Nine help?"
Yan Li was startled, her jaw almost dropped, "What?! Nine Girls?!"