The duke of the governor's family is leaving again

Chapter 190 Take a sip of wine
Putting down the dishes, Chen Yuan asked, "That is to say, when you came in, you saw Decai saving Master Yu."

"Yes."

"You and the boy next to you demonstrate the posture of De Cai and Master Yu in the water at that time."

Yu Tao and the servant next to him turned to look at Yu Enming.

Yu Enming still cooperated, "Yu Hai, you and Yu Tao should demonstrate it to the yamen servants."

At this moment, the two servants took two steps forward in peace of mind, without any further discussion, but after confirming who was to be who, they began to demonstrate without hesitation.

Yu Tao is in the front and Yu Hai is in the back.

Yu Tao hung his head weakly and leaned against Yu Hai's arms.

Yu Hai clasped his hands under Yu Tao's armpits, making a gesture of kicking water.

Although it is different from the modern standard underwater rescue posture, it is not standard, but there is no problem with this posture, and it also conforms to the bruises Chen Yuan found on Yu Shouqian's armpit ribs during the autopsy.

"When you rushed in, you saw the two of them on the water?"

Yu Hai and Yu Tao stopped their movements and nodded in unison, "Yes."

"Master Yu didn't struggle anymore at that time."

"Yes, the master did not move at that time."

"Where were the two of them in the water when you heard the call for help coming in?"

"When we came in through the moon gate over there, we couldn't see the master. When we ran there, we saw the butler pulling the master to swim to a distance of half a foot from the shore."

Chen Yuan followed their hands and ran from the Moon Cave Gate to the position where the water conservancy situation can be seen, about 40 meters away.

"The younger ones helped the housekeeper pull the master up from the water. At that time, the master was already out of breath. The housekeeper ordered us to inform the eldest son of the master and find a doctor, and also told us to send the master to the right ear room in the hall."

Yu Tao and Yu Hai's words also won the approval of the other girls who were waiting outside the courtyard.

Yu Enming also took advantage of this to speak, "At that time I was checking the accounts at the shop, and when I got the news, Dr. Liu told me that my father had died, and after listening to the words of the servant and the housekeeper, I could smell the smell of alcohol coming from my father's mouth. So I thought that my father drowned after being drunk. Then I asked the servants to change my father into dry clothes and tidy up his body. As for the table of wine and food, I didn’t think much about it and let them clean up together.”

From this point of view, Yu Enming had an alibi, but was deceived by the housekeeper's words, no wonder the Yamen didn't arrest him for interrogation.

In this way, no one was staring at the bowls and chopsticks on the table for a long time, and Chen Yuan looked at Yu Tao again, "When you cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, did you notice whether the other bowl and chopsticks were dry or wet? ?”

Everyone showed surprise, and the servant girl also lowered her head and thought.

The others were not sure, with a look of reminiscence on their faces, "Do it."

A servant girl looked uneasy, seeing what they said, she didn't dare to speak.

Chen Yuan noticed her expression, "If you find something different, just say it."

The maid glanced at Chen Yuan, then turned her head to look at Yu Enming. Yu Enming sighed, then nodded, and she said in a low voice, "I served and collected the bowls and chopsticks. The other bowls and wine glasses are both It's dry, but the chopsticks are a bit moist, and the color is darker than when it was served."

That is to say, someone did have dinner with Mr. Yu at that time, and the tableware was cleaned and dried with a cloth on purpose.

Bowls and wine glasses are easy to wipe dry, but bamboo chopsticks absorb water, and the water on the surface is easy to wipe off, and the water inside takes a long time to dry.

"Where did you see the butler standing when you came in to serve the food?"

The servant girl who replied just now said, "Over there."

"You take me there."

"Yes."

Chen Yuan followed the maid to the water corridor, and stood where the maid saw the butler standing when she was serving dishes that day.

Afterwards, Chen Yuan looked towards the dining table in the pavilion, and indeed she could clearly see the people at the wine table and the wine glasses on the table.

However, the housekeeper had stood here before, so if he lied, naturally there would be no such careless loophole.

Only the little drink in Master Yu's throat can prove that De Cai has lied.

When Master Yu fell into the water, only Decai was present.

If Mr. Yu hadn't been drinking, it would be impossible for him to accidentally fall into the water, and even if he fell into the water, he would call for help.

If Decai had dinner with Mr. Yu, and found an opportunity to push Mr. Yu into the water, then grabbed Mr. Yu's arm, pushed him into the water, and drowned Mr. Yu, it was also possible.

When the boys heard the movement and ran in, both of them were still soaking in the water. There must have been no alcohol in Master Yu's throat at that time.

"After Decai gave you an order, did he ever stay by the side of Master Yu's body?"

"Butler De was so tired that he couldn't walk, and said he wanted to rest in the waterside pavilion. We were worried about the master and sent him there."

"So there was no one else in the waterside pavilion at that time?"

The servants and maids all looked uncertain, "There should be no one."

So at that time, there was only the butler left in the water pavilion, and it was entirely possible for him to find a chance to clean the dishes.

"When did the housekeeper come back to watch over Master Yu's body?"

Yu Tao said, "The housekeeper changed his clothes, and when he arrived at the ear room, Dr. Liu had already arrived. At that time, we all waited outside the right ear room, not daring to leave until the eldest son came back."

That is to say, until the eldest son came back, Decai had no chance to go into the ear room and pour that sip of wine down Master Yu's throat.

In this case, this sip of wine is the only thing that makes people suspicious. If a murderer deliberately pours this sip of wine to pretend that Mr. Yu is drunk, it will be superfluous.

Judging from the current testimony, Decai was the only one who had the chance to kill Master Yu, and he had to drink that sip of wine for Master Yu in order to lie.

But he didn't have a chance to drink.

"Before the eldest son comes back, who are the people serving in the right ear room?"

Yu Tao replied, "Aunt Yourong, Lianqiu, Qingyan, Mingyu."

These four names slipped between Chen Yuan's lips.

According to her understanding, Aunt Rong has no children but can have a place in the Yu Mansion, so that those aunts who have children listen to her, it is impossible for them to be incompetent.

And Qingyan Mingyu is not a small character who can be bullied.

Even Lianqiu, who was able to successfully escape from the Yu Mansion and report to the officials under the blockade of the eldest son, is also a capable person.

If Aunt Rong heard the servant's reply exactly the same as the eldest son's, why was she so sure that Yu Shouqian was killed by others.

When these four people got together, even if De Cai entered the ear room, it was impossible for him to take a sip of wine.

The sip of wine at the throat is fatal to Decai, without that sip of wine, Chen Yuan would not have had an autopsy, and Decai's lies would have been easily fooled.

At that time, Master Yu accidentally got drunk and fell into the water and drowned.

In ancient times, instant appetizers could verify how many bowls of noodles you ate, but it was impossible to determine how many glasses of wine you drank, because there was still soup with the meal, and it was difficult to verify the alcohol concentration.

Someone deliberately poured that sip of wine down Master Yu's throat.

Aunt Rong may have a reason to do this, but what is the purpose?Take this opportunity to get rid of the eldest son?But she has no children, is she taking revenge on Yu Shouqian or Old Master Sheng?
What about Qingyan Mingyu?
Do they have a reason to take a sip of wine?

"Who went to the right ear first?"

"Qingyan Mingyu arrives at the ear chamber first, within ten breaths, Aunt Rong and Lianqiu arrive."

(End of this chapter)