Ding Yanxiang also looked at Ju Muer, satisfied with her expression and silence. She bid farewell softly and left with the servants.
After she left, Father Ju hurriedly asked his daughter what happened. Ju Muer said it was nothing, but the rumors outside were bad, so she just came over to have a look. Father Ju is dubious.
For the next three days, Ju Muer shut herself in the piano room, playing the piano non-stop.
Father Ju began to worry that when his daughter came back from the execution qin meeting of the qin master Boyin, she played the qin like crazy, and a series of disasters happened after that. Now that my daughter is like this, is something going to happen
A few days later, at noon, a clerk from the Xianyin piano shop hurried over to look for Mu'er, saying that the shop had received a big deal and wanted to make a batch of pianos and sell them to the outer city. As the new year is approaching, it is difficult to order a carriage for delivery, so we can only send it out tomorrow morning. But this time there are too many pianos ordered, and there are not enough people in the shop to tune and test the pianos. The shopkeeper was in a hurry and came to ask Ju Muer for help.
Ju Muer's family was familiar with the piano shop, and she often went to help in the shop, so when she heard that she was so anxious, she readily agreed.
Father Ju was worried, so he went with his daughter.
It took half a day to do this job, Cheng Yin, the owner of the piano shop, provided meals for the helpers he invited, and Father Ju took care of his daughter to eat.
After dinner, Cheng Yin came to beg Ju's father, hoping that Ju Mu'er could help here tonight, so that all these pianos must be driven out. He pays three times the salary, and if he needs to live in this city, he will also cover the rent.
Father Ju saw that the old acquaintance was in a hurry, so there was no reason not to agree. He greeted Ju Muer, then went to the Fuyunlai Inn closest to the piano shop to book two rooms, planning to stay there with his daughter after finishing his work tonight.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I returned to the piano shop, a neighbor rushed over to report that the two guys from the wine shop had a bad stomach during dinner. At this time, they were vomiting and diarrhea, and almost died. I saw it, but seeing that the two of them were seriously ill and there was no one at home, so I rushed over to inform Father Ju.
When Ju Sheng heard this, he was very anxious, those two guys had been with him for many years, they ate and lived together, they were like family members, so he was naturally frightened by this sudden illness.
After hearing this, Ju Mu'er told Father Ju to go back quickly. Cheng Yin also said to reassure him that he will take good care of Ju Muer, and when he is done, he will send someone to take her to the inn.
Cheng Yin watched Ju Muer grow up, so Ju Sheng naturally trusted him. So he explained to Ju Mu'er, and told Cheng Yin not to tire his daughter, and then hurried home.
Ju Muer was busy until late at night. She was not in good health and always went to bed early, Cheng Yin knew about this, and seeing that there was not much work left, he asked a boy from the piano shop to send Ju Muer to the inn.
Fuyunlai Inn is only one street away from Xianyin Piano Shop. It was late at night, and there was no one in the hall of the inn. The yawning second brother led the clerk of the piano shop and Ju Muer to the guest room on the second floor in the backyard. The clerk entered the room, looked left and right, told Ju Muer the location of the various furnishings, and led her to touch them, and finally confirmed that the arrangements were in order, then left.
Ju Muer closed the door, checked all the items in the room again, and then sat down and poured herself a glass of water.
The water in the kettle is cool. It was cold at night, and Ju Muer wanted to drink some hot water. She opened the door to call the mistress, but thought it was late at night, and the noise would disturb the rest of the rest, so she took the bamboo stick and planned to go downstairs to the hall to ask for water.
The lanterns in the corridor on the second floor were off, and the corridor was pitch-black without any light.
Ju Muer was walking slowly, when a door next to her was suddenly opened, and a man yelled "help" in panic before being gagged.
Ju Muer subconsciously turned her head in the direction of the voice. Of course she couldn't see anything, but she heard the sound of her mouth being covered and struggling to breathe, which soon disappeared.
Ju Muer was taken aback, she reacted quickly, turned around and ran, shouting "Help" while running. But she only yelled out the word "save" before someone pulled her hair. Before she could cry out in pain, a big palm covered her mouth.
Ju Muer struggled desperately. She grabbed it with her hands and poked it back hard with a bamboo stick. The man behind him snorted, and quickly dragged Ju Mu'er into the room enduring the pain.
Ju Muer smelled blood, and she was terrified. She heard the door close. Then the world spun and her body hurt, and she was thrown to the ground hard.
Ju Muer didn't care about anything, once she could speak, she hurriedly said: "I'm blind, I can't see anything, I don't know who you are, don't kill me."
She didn't know what the other party was doing, and she didn't know whether the person who wanted to shout "Help" just now was injured or dead, but she knew that the murderer must have regarded her as a witness. As a witness, I am afraid that the final end will be death.
So she immediately wanted to show that she was blind, and she hoped that the murderer would have a little compassion.
She felt breath close to her face, and she thought it must be the man watching to see if she was really blind. She moved back on the ground, and said with a trembling voice: "Don't kill me, I really can't see anything. I'm holding a bamboo stick, and I'm blind."
The man didn't move, Ju Muer thought maybe he was hesitating, but the next moment, she heard a bang, and there was a sharp pain in her head.
Then, she lost consciousness.
Long Er had a headache today.
Because Mammy Yu actually had to chat with him.
Of course, it was a busy year ago, and Nanny Yu knew that she shouldn't disturb Second Master's business. She just came to ask Long Er if he had seen the pictures of ladies that he showed him last time.
Long Eryi couldn't remember where the big basket of scrolls he asked Li Ke to throw, so he answered vaguely "Yes".
Nanny Yu hurriedly asked, "Is there anyone you like?" You must know that during the Chinese New Year, it's the best time to go to visit. If the second master has a girl he likes, she can also prepare some gifts to be in charge of the other's family. Come and go, inquire about it, so that the matchmaker will come to the door and talk about it in the future.
Long Er naturally answered "no".
Nanny Yu then asked: "Then what kind of beauty does Second Master like?"
As for the criteria for choosing a wife, Nanny Yu asked Long Er no less than ten times, and every time Long Er would babble, and he had said all the excuses he could think of, so Nanny Yu chose more and better candidates.
Long Er understands that he has to think carefully about how to say this condition, otherwise, if Nanny Yu catches the conversation by mistake and pushes a girl over, it will be difficult to handle.
Long Er thought about it. In terms of virtuousness, Aunt Yu can definitely name several people. In terms of good temper, there must be no shortage. In terms of talent, Aunt Yu can choose from left to right. If it wasn't for her beauty, Mammy wouldn't be so confident.
Long Er was distressed, alas, I am afraid that all the conditions mentioned in the past will have to be rejected by Nanny Yu this time, right
Long Er had no choice but to turn around and think again. He looked at the green bamboos outside the window, and suddenly said: "Nurse, you have worked hard for me, but if I marry a wife, I will definitely marry a special woman."
"Special?" Yu Yu was taken aback, "What does Second Master mean by special? Very beautiful, virtuous, and talented..."
Long Eryi raised his hand, cut off her words, and said: "Nurse, what I mean is special, that is so special that people don't care about her appearance, her temperament, and her talent."
Aunt Yu was dumbfounded, Second Master's words were so convoluted, so what is so special about it
Nanny Yu is confused, what exactly does this mean
Seeing Mammy Yu's confused look, Long Er smiled, and his tone was even more emphatic: "I, Long Er, must marry a very, very special woman."
In fact, he himself didn't know what it was like, anyway, it would be good if he could dismiss Nanny Yu.
Mammy Yu really couldn't think of any girl who was this kind of "special" this time. She planned to find out from the most famous matchmaker in the capital. In order to be able to explain to the deceased Mrs. The second master's happy girl is here.
Long Er passed through again smoothly, feeling happy. But this good mood could not last a day.
At the end of the night, when Long Er was about to leave the study building and go back to the dormitory to rest, one of his subordinates rushed to report that Lu, the shopkeeper of Shenglong Tea House in Longfu, was arrested at the Fuyunlai Inn on Xiyou Street. Kill Zhu Fu, the owner of Xiangfu Tea House. Because he was arrested at the scene of the murder, he has now been taken to the government office. Human life is at stake, and there are witnesses. The governor has already opened the case and ordered an immediate interrogation.
When Long Er heard this, he hurriedly called for his horse.
In recent years, he plans to expand his tea business, and Na Zhufu's Xiangfu tea house has a small deficit, but it has a good foundation. Long Er took a fancy to it and wanted to buy it to make Long's property, so he handed over the matter to the shopkeeper Lu. These days shopkeeper Lu reported news that Zhu Fu was hesitant to sell the tea house, but this shopkeeper Lu said that he was sure that it would be done in a few days. Unexpectedly, the news that he killed Zhu Fu came now.
Long Er's dispatch arrangement. One is to send someone to the government office to make some inquiries and see how the situation is going. The second is to send someone to report to the shopkeeper Lu's house, and settle down the Lu family. The third is to order people to investigate the people and things related to the deceased Zhu Fu.
After the instructions were completed, Long Er got on his horse and galloped quickly, and took people to Fuyunlai Inn to check first.
Long Er would not believe that shopkeeper Lu murdered people.
Long Er knows people well, shopkeeper Lu does a good job of writing and distinguishes good tea products, he is the least like a businessman, but Long Er saw his personality, so he let him take charge of the Long family's tea business to make a living.
Shopkeeper Lu has been with Long Er for many years, and he is the most kind-hearted and kind-hearted. He usually eats fast and believes in Buddhism, and treats others generously. The taste of tea is elegant, and the business is trustworthy. Shopkeeper Lu has both. Coupled with Long Er's ingenuity to promote and help, rumors spread among the people, so there were discussions among the rich and powerful, saying that although good tea is not unique to Long's Tea House, buying tea from the shopkeeper Lu is definitely not a shoddy business. , and the most elegant, quality and face.
So shopkeeper Lu's tea house business is booming. But he still doesn't have the slightest arrogance, instead he is more conscientious and serious about doing things. This made Long Er appreciate it even more.
Now that he killed someone, Long Er's first thought was: there is something strange about this matter.
It is said that Long Er soon arrived at the Fuyunlai Inn. At this moment, some people gathered sporadically at the entrance of the inn. They thought there was a murder case. Everyone was awakened and gathered together to whisper.
Long Er gave a wink, and his subordinates immediately knew to go over to find out. And Long Er patted his horse forward, walked from the street to the end of the street, looked around clearly, and then looked around the Fuyunlai Inn. He silently remembered who was around and what was going on at the moment.
Although the inn was the scene of a murder case, there were many people inside, and we were not afraid of any accidents, but the outer area was the most likely to be overlooked, so Long Er walked around first, looked carefully, and then entered the lucky place. Come to the inn.
At this time, on Xiyou Street and in the inn, there were yamen guards carrying lanterns. The guest room on the second floor in the backyard where the accident happened had been tightly guarded by several yamen guards. The police quickly searched the room for evidence.
Long Er looked at it carefully, and waited for his subordinates to inquire around, and probably came back to report, saying that Lord Qiu Ruoming, the governor of the government, had come to the site to investigate in person before, and now he returned to the government office with the corpse, the suspect and related people.
Long Er nodded, explained a few words, then left his subordinates here to continue to investigate, he left the inn by himself, got on his horse and rushed to the government office.
Although it was late at night, the government office was brightly lit.
Li Ke arrived earlier and asked about the matter. Seeing Long Er coming, he went up to meet him and quickly reported in a low voice: "Boss Zhu was killed in room No. 6, Tianzi, on the second floor of Fuyunlai Inn, and a woman was injured there." , unconscious. When Shopkeeper Lu was discovered, he was covered in blood, and was holding a dagger, probing the woman's breath."
Long Er nodded, remained calm, and only waved to Ya Wei Yi.
The yamen guard knew this famous Long Erye, someone had already gone in to report, and soon came out to lead Long Er into the yamen hall.
Above the lobby, the yamen servants stood in two rows, neatly. The governor Qiu Ruoming is an upright official, sitting high in the yamen hall with piercing eyes, quite majestic.
Seeing Long Er come in, Qiu Ruoming invites someone to sit with him. After a few polite sentences, the two entered the topic. Qiu Ruoming knew the purpose of Long Er's visit here, and he had heard of Long Er's reputation for being stingy and protective, so he made the scandal up front. Lu Sixian was arrested on the spot, and there were all witnesses and material evidence. Human life is at stake. He will definitely interrogate Strict investigation and strict handling.
Long Er naturally agreed: "Your Excellency is upright and discerning. He is sure to bring the real murderer to justice. Although Lu Sixian is the shopkeeper of my tea shop, if he does evil, Long will not take sides. But if there are other reasons, Long I will also do my best to help you find the real culprit."
What he said made Qiu Ruoming purse his lips tightly.
In fact, the police had found out that Lu Sixian had been in frequent contact with the deceased Zhu Fu recently. The reason is that the Dragon Mansion wants to buy Zhu Fu's shop, but Zhu Fu has not agreed for a long time. It is quite sufficient to infer the motive of committing the crime in this way. It is said that this case is easy to be tried and judged, but now that Long Er is sitting aside, Qiu Ruoming knows that the trial will be clear and clear, so that Long Er can be convinced of the matter.
At this time, a yamen servant hurried in and whispered to Qiu Ruoming, Long Er took advantage of this moment to look at all kinds of people in the yamen hall.
Lu Sixian knelt under the hall, his body was stained with blood, his face was pale, but he did not look away from Long Er's eyes: "Second Lord, I did not kill Boss Zhu, and I have never done anything evil."
Long Er nodded slightly at him, expressing that he would not let go of his hands: "Don't be restless, Mr. Qiu is fair and honest. Since you are innocent, Mr. Qiu will definitely find out the truth and give you justice."
A big hat was buttoned down, and Qiu Ruoming pursed his lips while listening. He asked the yamen servant a few words, and the yamen servant took the order and left.
Long Er looked behind Lu Sixian again, there were four men standing there. Li Ke whispered beside Long Er's ear: "The fat man in blue shirt and the old man in green clothes are both shopkeeper's buddies, one is named A Fu, and the other is named Jiang Ying. The tall and thin man is a resident of Fuyunlai Inn , called Liang Ping. Behind him is the inn Xiao Ershanzi, who is wearing a clerk's clothes, and they were the first to see the shopkeeper Lu."
At this time, two yamen servants and Wu Zuo brought up a corpse, and when the shroud was removed, it was Zhu Fu.
Wu Zuo reported the autopsy record: "My lord, the cause of Zhu Fu's death has been found out, and he was stabbed to death with a sharp dagger. The murderer stabbed him twice, all from the back."
As Wu Zuo was talking, a woman was brought in by the yamen servant. As soon as she came in, she fell down beside Zhu Fu's body and cried loudly: "Master, sir, you died so badly..."
Qiu Ruoming patted the gavel, and asked loudly, "Is this the Zhu Chen family?"
The widow of Zhu Fu wept and answered, Qiu Ruoming said: "Stand aside, wait until I find out the truth, and give you justice."
Zhu Chenshi kept crying, wiped her tears, kowtowed three times, and was helped aside by the yamen servant.
At this time, a yamen servant held a dagger: "My lord, this was found at the scene of the murder. It was held in Lu Sixian's hand at that time. It has been found out that it is the murder weapon."
Qiu Ruoming picked up the dagger and nodded. In fact, he had carefully looked at the corpse and the dagger before he was promoted. He started to ask: "Lu Sixian, can you plead guilty?"
Lu Sixian kowtowed: "My lord, Caomin didn't kill anyone, Caomin was wronged. Caomin did meet Boss Zhu at the Dasheng Restaurant on Xiyou Street at noon today, but we went back to our homes after noon. At night, I was burning incense After chanting scriptures, Boss Zhu’s associates came to me to search for someone, saying that their boss had not returned since they came out to see me, so I told them about our whereabouts today, and agreed to search for people separately with them.”
When he said this, he looked back at Ah Fu and Jiang Ying, and the two nodded, which was indeed the case.
Lu Sixian went on to say: "I went to several places where Boss Zhu often goes, but I didn't see him. After thinking about it, I went to the Dasheng Restaurant where we had a drink today. The waiter there said that he saw Boss Zhu in the evening , he also greeted Boss Zhu and asked him if he would like to come in for another drink, but Boss Zhu seemed to be in a bad mood, so he ignored him and just walked forward. I went to Boss Zhu to solicit business, but Boss Zhu stopped for a while and actually went in. The waiter of Dasheng Restaurant was upset that he lost the deal, so he kept it in mind. After hearing this, I went to the Fuyunlai Inn to look for someone. After entering, Xiao Er was sleeping on the table. When I asked, he even yawned and said he knew. Boss Zhu lived in Room No. 6, Tianzi, on the second floor of the backyard guest room. He couldn’t sit up, so I went to the backyard guest room by myself. "
Qiu Ruoming asked: "But the little brother behind him?"
Lu Sixian turned around to look, then shook his head: "It's not this one, that one is older."
The little Er Shanzi hurriedly said: "The young one and Dahu are on duty tonight, he should be talking about Dahu. The young one came here because of this guest officer..." He pointed to Liang Ping beside him, and continued, "The guest officer said that he was hungry and wanted to find something to eat. He also said that the lanterns in the corridor on the second floor were out. The little one took a look and found that it was true, so he took him to the kitchen to get some steamed buns and side dishes. Then we went to the utility room to find a good lantern and lit it. When we turned back to the second floor, we saw that the door of Tianzi No. 6 was open, and two people were lying on the ground, which was covered in blood. Holding the dagger, he was probing the breath of the fallen woman."