I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 300 Go to the Autopsy

In the main hall where the other courtyard received guests, the servant girl made the best tea and brought it over as instructed, and then retreated respectfully outside the door and waited quietly.

Because Zhou Shuyao was the one who wanted to ask the confession, Zhang Minhua didn't care about the rules and etiquette, and sat in the right seat, with the maid and mother-in-law standing quietly behind her.

As for Zhou Shuyao, she is sitting on the first chair on the lower right at the moment. Even though she is holding a hand stove and wrapped in fox fur, her complexion is still pale without any trace of blood. What appeared was morbid weakness.

"Lord Zhu, welcome from a distance." Before the person arrived, the greetings had already sounded outside the door.

County Magistrate Zhu, who was sitting on the first chair on the left, stood up, and hurriedly greeted the door with his round body in official robes, "I'm panicking, disturbing Mr. Zhang, it's really my duty, please forgive me. "

Zhan Feiyu and Yang Xu also stood up. In terms of their identities, Zhang Minxian was a fifth-rank imperial official. In terms of seniority and age, he was Yang Xu's uncle, and Zhan Feiyu had to be called Shishu.

After some courtesy, everyone sat down again.

Zhang Minxian sat on the main seat, and looked at Zhan Feiyu and Yang Xu below calmly. If the Yang family was willing to drag the Zhang family, how could there be so many troubles.

County magistrate Zhu took a sneak peek at Zhan Feiyu, seeing that she was just a bystander holding the hand stove, Zhu county magistrate could only bite the bullet, who told him that he was the parent officer of Xiangwu County, "Miss Zhou, before the official I came here to inquire about the murder that happened in the backyard of the Fu family last night..."

He Nuan made a gesture to Zhan Feiyu while pouring water.

Is someone in the back of the main hall listening?Zhan Feiyu glanced in the direction of He Nuan's gesture. The other party and Zhang Tongzhi came over almost at the same time. It is estimated that Feng Pingqing mentioned in the previous A Sheng investigation, Zhang Tongzhi's classmate, friend and aide, has given Zhang Tongzhi advice and advice all these years. .

"I don't remember, I just remember that after the maid took care of us to wash up, I sat and talked with my sister Fu, and then I felt a headache, my consciousness was not clear, and ghosts appeared when I saw people. I thought it was during the daytime. Fengchi, I don’t know anything after that.”

I had repeated it with Zhang Minhua several times before, so although Zhou Shuyao looked pale at this time, she still told her in detail about what happened at the Fu family.

"After dawn in the morning, I was woken up by the screams of the servants. I was lying on the ground and my whole body was frozen. It was two maids who helped me up. I had a splitting headache. Only after hearing what the maids said did I know that sister Fu problem occurs……"

Speaking of this, Zhou Shuyao's emotions suddenly collapsed, tears rolled down, and the whole person cried in shock and fear.

"My poor daughter." Zhang Minhua's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and she hurried over and hugged the shivering Zhou Shuyao.

Zhang Minhua apologized to County Magistrate Zhu: "Forgive me, Master Zhu. Shuyao was drugged. After she returned home, Dr. Qian came to treat her. It's a pity that this medicine is probably a rare secret medicine. Didn't find out."

Holding Zhou Shuyao's back with one hand, and stroking her head with the other, Zhang Minhua's worry and heartache turned to anger, "Master Zhu, please be careful and find out the murderer who gave Shuyao the secret medicine. Not only did he murder the girl from the Fu family, but he also framed Shuyao, such a vicious and treacherous person deserves to be cut to death!"

Mrs. Zhou said everything she had to say, and County Magistrate Zhu didn't know what to ask.

As for Doctor Qian?It was brought over from Linzhou Mansion by the Zhou family. It was the doctor of the Zhou family. It wasn't what Mr. Zhou said, but the doctor followed suit.

Zhang Minxian put down his teacup, and sighed a long time: "Master Zhu laughed, my niece has been pampered in the back house, nothing has happened, this time she was involved in a murder case, she was terrified, and she was drugged again. I'm also suffering from the wind and cold, I'm afraid I can't provide Mr. Zhu with clues to investigate the case."

County Magistrate Zhu had a smile on his fat face, and he could only look at Zhan Feiyu for help.

Mr. Zhang made it clear that he wanted to protect his niece. Zhou Shuyao couldn't remember anything, and kept crying when he was asked again. If this is an ordinary prisoner, the county magistrate Zhu will throw away the red signature and give him a [-]-year-old slap in the face, not afraid that he will not confess .

But the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, the niece of Zhang Tongzhi, the county magistrate Zhu dared not torture her even if she had the guts of a bear.

"Okay, stop crying. Magistrate Zhu is here, and your uncle is here too. No one can wrong you." Zhang Minhua patted Zhou Shuyao's back comfortingly. Turn around and look at Magistrate Zhu.

"Lord Zhu, it stands to reason that I, a woman, cannot intervene in the case of the yamen, but as a mother, I still have to say that Shuyao and the girl from the Fu family hit it off right away, and they were close to marrying Jinlan. Yesterday, I was even more worried that the girl from the Fu family would fall into the water I will be afraid, so I stayed in the Fu family to accompany the girl from the Fu family, Master Zhu, but there is always a reason for murder, and my Shuyao has no motive for killing."

Zhang Minhua said word for word: "Furthermore, although the maids and mother-in-law have withdrawn from the inner room, they all live in the side room in the backyard. Shuyao is also a little girl. If she wants to kill someone, the girl from the Fu family will definitely kill her." Shouting, but it is impossible for the maidservant to hear the voice, but no one came out, which means that not only Shuyao was drugged, but the maidservants were also drugged, so there was no movement."

"Mrs. Zhou is right." County magistrate Zhu nodded in agreement. Although he was a little stupid, he still had the basic ability to solve cases. Even if Zhou Shuyao wanted to kill someone, he would not do it himself.

But the tricky thing about this murder case was that there were only Zhou Shuyao and Fu Langhuan in the inner room at that time, and the doors and windows were closed tightly except for an inch-wide gap in the ventilation window.

This is like a secret room, Fu Langhuan was killed, and Zhou Shuyao, the only person who was also in the inner room, was the most suspected murderer.

Secondly, Wu Zuo also had an autopsy. Both Zhou Shuyao and Fu Langhuan had some scratch marks on their bodies, and Fu Langhuan was strangled to death, and there were obvious fingerprints on his neck.

Tao Wuzuo measured the size and size between the fingerprints. It can be judged that the woman strangled Fu Langhuan to death. If it was a man's palm, it would be much larger.

The most important thing is that Fu Langhuan is holding an Dongzhu earring in her right hand. Magistrate Zhu secretly glanced at Zhou Shuyao who was choking up. She had an obvious wound on her left ear. She took off the earrings, and there were scratch marks on her face and neck, and there was residual blood between Fu Langhuan's nails.

Based on all kinds of evidence, County Magistrate Zhu can conclude with his toes that Zhou Shuyao was the one who strangled Fu Langhuan to death. As for why she killed someone?There was also why the maid of the Fu family was asleep when the crime happened. Magistrate Zhu felt that his brain was not enough, and he couldn't figure out the mystery.

"Master Zhang, Ms. Zhou was frightened and her memory is unclear. Why don't you let Ms. Zhan and Young Master Yang talk in private, maybe you can think of some important clues." County magistrate Zhu, who was driven off the shelves, licked his fat face and smiled. So, just ask Zhan Feiyu to take over this troublesome matter, he will definitely treat Miss Zhan as an ancestor, three sticks of incense a day is enough!
Naturally, Zhang Minxian would not refuse. After all, it is reasonable to judge that Zhou Shuyao is indeed the most suspicious, "Alright, please trouble Ms. Zhan to enlighten Shuyao more. If the murderer can be found, the little girl of the Fu family can rest in peace."

After a while, the servant girl also lit a charcoal basin in the side hall, and the three of Zhan Feiyu sat down around the round table.

Perhaps Zhan Feiyu's eyes were too clear, so clean that there was nowhere to hide, Zhou Shuyao clenched his hands under the table, and repeated in a hoarse voice, "I didn't kill people, I really don't have anything. Remember."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Shuyao lowered her head, she was obviously tall, but at the moment her body was hunched over, looking thin and pitiful.

Zhan Feiyu asked a few irrelevant questions, and if he asked about Meigu, Zhou Shuyao would answer them.

But when asked about what she said and did with Fu Langhuan last night at Fu's house, Zhou Shuyao just blurted it out by using the excuse that she didn't remember.

"You look down on Fu Langhuan, who was born as a merchant. Why did you stay in the Fu family?" Yang Xu asked suddenly. He was only an eight-year-old child, but his eyes were extremely sharp, staring at Zhou Shuyao, who was stiff like a knife, "Don't say sisters. Deep love, even County Magistrate Zhu would not believe such nonsense!"

I went to Meigu to invite Fu Langhuan before, but it was just out of face. The highest official in Xiangwu County is Zhu County Magistrate, and he is only a seventh-rank Zhima official. Forget it, even Zhou Shuyao, who was born in a family of officials, looked down upon her.

Moreover, Yang Xu remembered that when Fu Langhuan spoke up several times in Meigu, Zhou Shuyao either dismissed her or mocked her with a haughty attitude, so she stayed at Fu's house for no purpose at all.

After being silent for a while, Zhou Shuyao, who lowered her head, suddenly sneered, "What's the reason? Once Fu Langhuan gets engaged to you, her status will rise. Naturally, I want to curry favor with her. It's not just me. When I came back yesterday, Isn't it the same for everyone else?"

One person has the way, and the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven!
The Fu family was a merchant, but as long as Fu Langhuan married Yang Xu, the whole Fu family could walk sideways on Longyou Road. Unfortunately, her life was not good, and she died that night.

Hearing this blunt and straightforward answer, Yang Xu's expression froze for a moment, feeling a great sense of ridicule.

Fu Langhuan did not hesitate to fall into the water for the sake of scheming, and this proud official daughter in front of her did not hesitate to flatter the daughter of a merchant for the sake of fame and fortune. Is it really so important to be rich and famous?

At this moment, Yang Xu suddenly thought of Zhang Yiyi who was still in the prison of the county government. That was his biological mother. She married her to the General's Mansion after she also used dirty means to plot against her father. Afterwards, something happened to the Yang family. Don't hesitate to commit yourself to the Marquis of the town.

Zhou Shuyao was determined not to say anything, Zhan Feiyu couldn't find out why, and County Magistrate Zhu's trip naturally returned in vain.

But even though Zhou Shuyao firmly insisted that she was drugged, she was still the most suspicious, and the county government's arresters still stayed outside the other courtyard to watch.

……

The news of Fu Langhuan's murder spread throughout Xiangwu County in just three days, and Zhou Shuyao was also pushed to the forefront. After all, the news revealed from the mouth of the Fu family, even the illiterate people also believed that Zhou Shuyao was Murderer.

As for the news released by Zhang Minxian, no one believed it. The excuse of being drugged was untenable. Everyone who heard this statement thought it was Zhou Shuyao's excuse, and she wanted to use this to get rid of the suspicion of murder.

"Big Brother, I'll go with you!" Zhan Feiyu's voice was crisp and clear. After drinking the medicine for three days, the wind and cold finally healed up. His head pain and throat were no longer hoarse.

If it wasn't for the freezing weather outside, Zhan Feiyu would probably be able to show his lively side, but unfortunately, it's too cold, and he would still be wrapped up like a bear, clumsy and clumsy.

"Aren't you afraid?" Yin Wuyan shook the little girl's hand, it was warm, but when he thought about going to the autopsy this time, "You stay in the Qiu Mansion, I will tell you the result when I have the result."

Zhan Feiyu hugged Yin Wuyan's arm roguely, shaking his head like a rattle, and the little braids hanging on the left and right sides also shook, "I'm not afraid, at worst, I won't look at the corpse, I'll just listen outside the door."

After a while, looking at Zhan Feiyu who was bouncing out with Qi Ye, He Nuan who was walking behind smiled knowingly.

Outsiders say that the commander of the Dragon Guards is cold-blooded and ruthless, killing people like hemp, but who would have thought that when the young lady acted like a baby, the seventh master would back down unprincipled.

Here, Zhan Feiyu had been out for less than a quarter of an hour, Yang Xu hesitated for a moment after hearing the servant's report, and finally went out.

The Fu family did not agree to open the coffin for an autopsy, and they did not even intend to track down the murderer who killed Fu Langhuan. It was probably frightened by Fu Langhuan's death. The Fu family only wanted to bury the body as soon as possible, and then thank the guests behind closed doors.

As for climbing high branches?After having a fresh life as a lesson, the Fu family didn't even dare to think about it anymore, they just wanted to be safe and sound, and just be a merchant in Xiangwu County.

"I beg you to let my poor daughter go..." A white lantern was hung at the gate of the Fu family. Cried and fell to the ground.

And following Mrs. Fu's cry, the women and children of the Fu family, including the maids and women, also cried. Two or thirty people cried at the same time, and the mournful cry spread several streets.

"Why did the government come to the door? What is this for?" The passers-by who were watching not far away whispered, thinking that their youngest daughter was also 11 years old, they couldn't help but feel their noses sour. Such a little girl died like this.

Putting his hands in his armholes to keep warm, he raised his head and glanced at the entrance of the Fu family. The young man sneered, "What can he do? The murderer is a lady from the official family. No matter how much money the Fu family has, they are just merchants. Magistrate Zhu probably wants What about destroying the corpse and destroying the traces, otherwise why haven't the murderer been arrested and brought to justice?"

In a room with locked doors and windows, Fu Langhuan died, and the murderer could only be Zhou Shuyao who was also in the room.

"Tao Yuzuo is also there, is it possible that Zhu County Magistrate wants to open the coffin for an autopsy?" Someone recognized the hunchbacked old man standing with the arresters as the Yamen's assistant.

As soon as this remark came out, the passers-by who were onlookers widened their eyes in shock, and they all understood why Mrs. Fu cried so sadly. Her daughter was dead, but the government still made people restless.

Since ancient times, autopsies have not only required undressing and examination, but they may also have to open their stomachs, tsk tsk, the girl who died was an innocent girl, this autopsy...

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