Dayong Nu sentenced to death

Chapter 373 Searching for the source of the corpse, the cellar tank

The boy was about to arrest someone, Su Rao said: "Don't bother, just take me there."

The prefect looked at Yan Yun hesitantly, and Yan Yun said calmly, "Do as she says."

"The subordinate obeys the order."

Just as the prefect was about to give orders, Cui Yi leaned on the porch pillar and said weakly, "Anyway, there's nothing to do here, why don't we go and have a look together?"

"How about that?"

The eunuch was startled, "You are all distinguished guests in the mansion, you are precious, how can you go to a place like the kitchen that is full of oil?"

"When is it time to pay attention to these things?"

Cui Yi looked at him angrily, "Rong reminds my lord, the things on the table for the banquet in your house..."

Having said that, he couldn't help retching again.

Turning his head to calm down for a while, he continued: "That thing is against the law of heaven and against human ethics... If you don't investigate this matter clearly, the skin on your body will be worn to the end."

The prefect shuddered violently.

His face was terrified.

"This this……"

He was really afraid that there would be some unsightly scenes in the back kitchen.

But after thinking about it, this line of people was served on the table, what could be more unacceptable than this.

"Master Yan, what do you think?"

The eunuch threw the question to Yan Yun, Yan Yun glanced at Su Rao, seeing her pensive, frowning, silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Then go and have a look."

"Let's go."

Su Rao walked out first, the servant hurriedly led the way, the eunuch took two steps back, "My lord, please first."

Yan Yun nodded slightly and walked out slowly.

The prefect followed behind him, and the group quickly walked away.

Cui Yi was about to lift his foot, when a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve, and said angrily, "Cui Liting, what the hell are you doing? "

Thinking of that scene, he stared in horror, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Cui Yi could hardly see their backs, so he pushed Jin Xu's hand away, "Talk while walking if you have something to say."

"You really are going."

Speaking of this, Cui Yi's terrible thought could not be erased, Jin Xu swallowed hard, and saw that the surroundings were empty, only him and the pile of barbecue on the table were left...

He rolled his eyes and shouted, "Go slowly, wait for me!"

The sound of gold catkins floated over the garden.

At this time, Su Rao and the others had already walked more than half of the distance. After leaving the garden, they walked through the veranda, then passed through three extremely long corridors, and entered a courtyard.

The courtyard is surrounded by low houses.

"What are these for?"

Su Rao asked casually.

The boy who led the way respectfully said: "If you go back to the girl, this is the residence of the servants of the mansion, and the people who live here are all the housekeepers."

"Oh."

She responded, and looked at the surrounding environment while walking. After passing through the courtyard gate, there was a long and narrow passage behind. The brick walls on both sides were high, and the snow had been cleared to both sides of the road, leaving only a path for one person to pass through.

It looked like it had just been cleaned.

Only a thin layer of snow covered the tiles.

"Is the kitchen in your house so far away from the utility room?"

Generally speaking, for the convenience of taking care of and moving around, these two places are next to each other.

As soon as Su Rao finished speaking, the servant said: "We are now going to the kitchen in the backyard, which is exclusively for the masters' meals. All the meals at the banquet come from here."

The skill of speaking.

Everyone came to a small courtyard.

Cooking smoke drifted through the heavy snow, casting a touch of gray on the silver-white sky, and there was a lot of voices inside the walls. In addition to talking and shouting, you could also hear the movement of shovels and pots and bowls.

"Girl, here we are."

The servant stopped and let her go in front, and then Yan Yun, the prefect, and Cui Yi and Jin Xu who came from behind walked in one after another.

So many people appeared at the same time, which quickly attracted the attention inside.

A bloated woman walked quickly.

When she saw the eunuch, her face froze, and she hurriedly saluted, "This servant has seen the master."

The prefect looked dignified: "You are the head of the kitchen?"

"Slave is right."

After the woman finished speaking, she carefully swept around the crowd, lowered her head and said softly: "If the master has any orders, just send someone over to say something, why did you come here in person..."

"Stop talking nonsense."

The eunuch went straight to the point, looked at Su Rao and introduced: "This girl is a distinguished guest in the mansion, you can answer whatever she asks later, don't hide anything, let alone neglect."

"The slaves obey."

The woman responded respectfully, and then Su Rao curtseyed, "Miss."

"Take me around first."

After Su Rao finished speaking, she walked directly inside, the woman quickly followed, and everyone behind her stood in the courtyard, watching the movement inside through the wide open window.

The busy people in the kitchen stopped what they were doing when they saw an outsider coming in.

"I'm busy with you, if Madam sends someone to urge you later, it depends on what you will do if you can't hand over the things."

The woman scowled.

The others hurriedly put away their curiosity and hurriedly drove away, while the woman accompanied Su Rao to walk around inside, watching as they walked.

"I don't know who is the cook who cooks the roasted lamb chops?"

"That's the one."

The woman pointed out a figure to her. There were four cooks in charge of cooking in this kitchen, two men and two women. There were also three maids and servants who were in charge of cooking.

Ten people in total.

And that cook was a man, standing among them, tall, and he was stirring the spoon to stir-fry vegetables, the fire was tumbling, and the aroma of the food was permeating.

"Master, is the lamb chop on the table newly bought this morning?"

Su Rao asked softly.

The manager was stunned for a moment, followed her line of sight, and replied, "I sent someone out this morning to purchase it."

"After taking it back, start baking directly?"

"Yes."

"Is there any other meat left in the mansion? Can you take me there to have a look?"

With the eunuch's instructions from before, even though the woman felt strange, she still did not refuse, "Please come with the maidservant."

The two of them went out through the small door at the back of the kitchen. There was a bare space in front of them. The place closest to the wall on the left was a water well. The woman led her forward to the southwest corner.

It was only when Su Rao got closer that she realized that there was an iron ring hidden under the pile of snow.

There was a rusty color on the ring, and it was tied with a lock. The woman took out the key from her sleeve to unlock the lock, and then grabbed the iron ring and lifted it up. An iron plate broke through the snow, and the snow accumulated on it rustled. fall down.

"This is the cellar of the mansion. The purchased fruits and vegetables are piled up here. Girl, be careful when going down, the ground is slippery."

The woman instructed carefully.

Su Rao thanked her with a nod, lifted her skirt and went down to the cellar, the light was not good and it was dark, the woman lit an oil lamp after she got down, which made it better.

She went around in a circle.

Finally, they stopped in front of the large tanks where the meat was placed.

Open the lid, pick out the meat piece by piece and inspect it. After checking three tanks in a row, there is no gain. They are all normal mutton, pork and beef.

She slowly set her sights on the last jar.

Is it the same here?
(End of this chapter)