The Delicate Lady Coroner

Chapter 22 - An inch of gold 22



“The lotus pond has already been done, oh yes, it was just after the New Year, the eldest lady fell in somehow. When she found the eldest lady, the lady looked at the lotus pond and cried and shouted that there was a ghost in it. I was angry, because the eldest lady’s hysteria was not well, and I couldn’t say clearly, Lord Hou immediately felt that there was something evil in the lotus pond. This was the reason for the eldest lady’s hysteria, so he immediately ordered the lotus pond to be filled.”

There was a trace of jealousy in the steward’s eyes, “This mansion was the residence of a former prince many years ago. The terraces and pavilions in the mansion are full of luxury and luxury. Most of the land is dead…”

Seeing Huo Weilou’s eyes and listening, the steward continued, “Before the eldest became ill, everyone had a pretty demeanor at a young age, but after she fell ill, she seemed to have become a person. The whole person was dull and gloomy, and she was afraid of light and fire. As long as there is no one around, they get into the cupboard under the bed, or they ran out of the house and found a dark rock cave to hide. Because of this, the nanny and the servants around her changed a few waves, and later This problem has been corrected, and she herself is a bit picky about the people around her. I remember that in the past two years, the villain helped the eldest lady buy many young servants, but few remained.”

Huo Weilou frowned: “She was afraid of fire at that time? But Benhou heard that she was almost burned by fire back then. Is there such a thing?”

The steward didn’t need to recall: “It’s true that after the eldest became ill, she was extremely afraid of fire at first. At night, she was even afraid of lighting the lights in the house, but after about a month, the eldest’s hysteria improved by two minutes. But I started to like shiny things very much. It was about to celebrate the New Year. The old lady wanted to make the New Year more fun, so she bought a lot of fireworks and firecrackers. The lady saw it and put them off twice. I overturned the lamp oil in my house, and then lit it with a fire fold…”

“That time the curtains in the lady’s house were burned, and almost a major accident happened. Master Hou asked her why the fire was like this, but the lady asked Master Hou if the fire could burn people to death. At that time, Master Hou jumped and asked. Long-term practice…”

The steward sighed, “In fact, I don’t know what happened the night when the eldest was lost. Later, all kinds of behaviors were quite weird. At that time, the eldest was only six years old, and it was really pitiful.”

Huo Weilou felt weird the more he heard it, “How long did she get ill?”

The steward thought for a while, “The fire happened at the end of the twelfth lunar month, and the lotus pond dropped after the Chinese New Year… Later in the spring of February, the eldest lady became more and more normal, but she still didn’t speak, and she spoke normally after almost a year. .”

Huo Weilou stared at him without saying a word. One day and two nights have passed since Zheng Wenyan’s death. At first, this case was only a dispute over the title of brothers. But now, it involves the old past. He asked again, “You have been in the house for many years, have you ever Have you heard the rumor that Master Hou has a concubine, or that the eldest lady has more than one daughter?”

When Huo Weilou asked, the steward was surprised, “Master Hou accepts concubines? It’s never happened. The old lady doesn’t like several masters accepting concubines, and the eldest lady is from a famous family, and the eldest lady has been married to her second highness since she was a child. Lord Hou has been asking famous doctors to see the eldest wife, and he has never had the intention of being a concubine. The eldest wife has never rejoiced for many years, and she has no other children.”

Fifteen years ago, the subordinates of the Hou Mansion were replaced. This manager was the one who worked in the Hou Mansion for the longest time, but he still knew nothing. This shows that the replacement had really covered up the old things, and Huo Weilou ordered him to retire. Let the rest of the people who have been working for more than ten years come in for questioning.

He asked in person, and the remaining old man of the Hou Mansion replied like beans, for fear that the slowness of speaking would make this Wu Zhaohou unhappy, but the memories come and go, but they only supplement the words of the first steward. There is no clue about the wife and a woman, and Zheng Yunni’s illness and suffering ten years ago is also full of fog.

When the last manager left, there was still nothing. Bo Ruoyou’s lips pressed slightly, and he hesitated, “Master Hou, Miss Zheng had the accident ten years ago. Maybe… it has nothing to do with this murder… “

Bo Ruoyou was afraid that the wrong direction would delay Huo Weilou’s work. Who expected Huo Weilou to turn to her, “Don’t be suspicious of yourself, although the deceased in this murder case is a member of the Hou’s mansion, he is not the same as what you saw in Qingshan County before. It’s different. Fortune-telling, observation and analysis, and judgment and calculation are all your strengths. If you have doubts, you should be firm.”

Now that the clues are unclear, Bo Ruoyou thought of Huo Weilou’s tolerance, but he did not dare to be too convinced. But when she heard Huo Weilou’s words, she felt that he was completely in control, not only could not be questioned by others, even he She never hesitated, Bo Ruoyou sighed.

Huo Weilou saw her look calm, thinking that she still remembered what he said in her heart. She was always frightened, and said: “Ben Hou does not like women involved in tolerance, but your post-mortem is acceptable, even if there is a mistake in the case. Ben Hou will not blame you either.”

Bo Ruoyou is humble and light. She used to help He Cheng to speak freely, but now she is doing errands in front of Wu Zhaohou’s eyes. She wanted to ask for nothing at first, but Huo Weilou saved her life in the early morning that day. Thanks, I want to do my best to not care about so much.

Hesitating right now is not because of fear of responsibility.

But these, don’t need to talk to Huo Weilou, so Bo Ruoyou respectfully said: “The girl understands.”

Huo Weilou looked at her for a moment, and saw that she was holding her eyes respectfully, her neck showing a beautiful curve, and a strand of ink hair fell down her face, making the skin on the side of her face and neck as white and delicate as porcelain. , And without a cloak today, his already slender shoulders are even thinner and thinner.

Huo Weilou retracted his gaze, “You are diligent and skilled in autopsy. After this case is solved, can you ask for something?”

Bo Ruoyou was a little inexplicable, “The girl… has nothing to ask for.”

Huo Weilou looked over again. It was the work registered by the yamen, and the monthly salary was not too low. Moreover, Bo Ruoyou was not the tolerance of the yamen. According to He Cheng, although the carriage and horses were indispensable, there would be no surplus, Huo Weilou imagined. What Bo Ruoyou did to help He Cheng so many times, no matter how she helped solve the case, she would have a rare fame, and she would not really be all for the sake of justice for the deceased.

“Everyone in the world wants something. You are a woman. It’s even more difficult to be together. How can you ask for nothing?”

Huo Weilou’s eyes seemed to be able to see through the hearts of the people in the world, and his pupils trembled fiercely as they lowered thinly.

Seeing her pursing her lips, Huo Weilou said again: “He Cheng said that you helped her solve a lot of unsettled cases, and it is considered that the people of Qingzhou have done a lot of effort, but women are not allowed to enter the officialdom. If you want something, I can agree Your thing.”

Wu Zhaohou, who is under one person and above 10,000, may not be able to get his permission from the court and hundreds of officials, but she has such a god-given opportunity. She is humorous for a moment. Lord dare not take it lightly.”

Huo Weilou’s brows raised, as if she didn’t expect her to have such thoughts. That day, he had just forgotten about it. What’s more, for a person like him in a high position, what can she repay him?

Huo Weilou’s lips twitched, and he heard him smiling but not smiling: “Repay the lord?”

“It’s a big tone.”

His tone is light, slightly blameless, and he doesn’t see arrogance, but this remark is saying that no matter how heavy the kindness is, it is not as light as dust in his eyes, and it is not worth mentioning, not worthy of his report, and He is aloof and can call the wind and rain, and he must have enough weight to repay him, and the difference between Bo Ruoyou and him is a joke.

Bo Ruoyou’s back became stiff, and a thin layer of sweat spread over his palms. At this time, Huo Weilou asked again: “You know, what will happen if you change someone else?”

The snow-skinned beautiful girl, who has no long objects, but repays, what else?

Bo Ruoyou’s pupils shrank, and what else did Huo Weilou say, but Father Fu and He Cheng walked in at this time. Father Fu had keen eyes, he blinked and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Bo Ruoyou clenched his back and did not raise his head, but Father Fu looked at Huo Weilou, but inexplicably felt that he was a little happy at this moment… However, when he looked at both of them, his expression became serious again.

He asked He Cheng in a deep voice, “How about the long-term calculation?”

He Cheng’s expression was a little solemn, “Master Hou, Dao Master has forgotten the days of Jianhe sixteen years and a whole year, but no one is said to be a cloudy year, but -“

Huo Weilou stared at him, and Bo Ruoyou also looked over, and listened to He Chengdao: “However, the Dao Chief has been counting forward for another year. In this calculation, there are a few days in the 15th year of Jianhe that fit this statement.”

Founded and fifteen years?

Huo Weilou’s phoenix eyes narrowed, “Zheng Yunni, he was born in Jianhe fifteenth year.”


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