Help!Master Chief Assistant's Jiaojiao is a black widow

Chapter 24 Let the dead speak

The sky is getting brighter, the Ye Family in Xialiang Village
The first ray of light in the morning spilled into the quiet courtyard, and a jade-white figure sat beside the small river pond in the courtyard, his moist eyes were firmly fixed on the long scroll unfolded in his hand.

"You child has been staring at this file for a long time, my mother is really afraid that you have gone mad."

Just like yesterday, Qin Wanrou walked straight to him with the prepared meal, and said distressedly:

"If you feel that you can't get used to it for a while, please ask a competent staff to assist you in handling government affairs. How can you do everything by yourself."

Seeing that her son's eyes had not shifted, Qin Wanrou continued:
"There is no shortage of money at home. I can't afford your father's 40 taels of pension money every year. You have never asked for a penny from your family for so many years since you entered the government school. When you arrive at the Imperial College, you send money home from time to time. I saved it for you for your mother, it’s thousands of taels, and I bought a lot of land, even if you get married, it’s enough to support a family.”

"It's not about money."

Ye Chengwei put away the file and sat down slowly.

Hearing this, Qin Wanrou's face became a little embarrassed: "Then there's no need to compare with those few, we have nothing to do with them."

"Mother is worrying too much."

Ye Chengwei smiled lightly, and didn't know how to explain it to his mother.

After thinking about it, he pretended to be relaxed and said, "I just feel that the state officials will be transferred in the past two years."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Shutong Ting'an rushing in hurriedly, led by Lu Xiuyuan, the official history of the county government.

Ye Chengwei unhurriedly filled a bowl of soup and handed it to his mother. Seeing Lu Xiuyuan's scorched state, his eyes sank: "Tell me in the study."

Afterwards, Wen smiled and looked at Qin Wanrou: "Mother uses it first."

After giving instructions, he led the two of them to the study.

"My lord, it's not good. The Dou family is dead. Mr. Gu is clamoring to see the lord, saying that if the lord does not judge the Dou family's marriage fairly, he will directly sue the Dou family to the state government office."

Lu Xiuyuan frowned.

Ye Chengwei sat down slowly, his starry eyes flickered, and his sword eyebrows slightly frowned: "Who is dead?"

"It's not an important person."

Lu Xiuyuan replied: "It's a servant of the mansion. It is said that he has been in the Dou mansion for many years. It is rumored in the mansion that he was killed by the ghost of the third son of the Dou family and frightened to death."

"Has Wu Zuo had an autopsy?"

"Have."

Lu Xiuyuan reported in detail: "However, no trace of murder can be seen on the body of the deceased, no foreign objects were found in the body, the possibility of poisoning was ruled out, and no trace of fighting was found nearby. Judging from the state of death, it is true that he was frightened and died of exhaustion during his lifetime. Death."

"So it seems that there is indeed a ghost in the Dou family."

The corners of Ye Chengwei's mouth were slightly curved, and he gave a deep smile: "It's just that when did the famous Mr. Gu cherish his life so much? What he cherishes is the life of a servant. I heard that the suffering master he has been persecuting these years is not Quite a few."

After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly got up: "Go to Dou's house."

Leading Lu Xiuyuan and Ting An out, when passing by the lotus pond, he stopped again, glanced at Qin Wanrou who was looking at him over there, and softly told Ting An: "After you have dinner with the old lady Go to the county government."

"Yes."

As soon as Ting An responded lightly, he saw that the young master had already left.

After going out the door, looking at the horses led by several guards, Ye Chengwei randomly chose a flying horse, and galloped towards the county seat.

Seeing this, Lu Xiuyuan quickly got on his horse and ordered his guards to follow.

Several fast horses rushed all the way, and arrived at Dou's house in a quarter of an hour.

At that time, the gate of Dou's courtyard was already full of crowds who had rushed to watch the fun, and they were stopped by the guards outside to look around the courtyard.

Ye Chengwei jumped off his horse and walked straight in along the aisle guarded by the guards, watching all directions with his eyes and listening to all directions.

I saw yellow talisman papers pasted all over the dark gateposts and gateposts, and a group of Taoist priests in green clothes were chanting sutras around the Langfang in the courtyard.

Ye Chengwei rushed to the scene of the crime with the guards leading the way, and the narrow aisle was already crowded with servants from Dou's family.

The guards cleared the way all the way, and came to the dead body covered in white cloth. The moment Ye Chengwei bent down to uncover the white cloth, he was startled by the horrific death.

After thinking about it for a moment, it returned to normal in an instant.

He turned his eyes to the old master who was waiting here, and asked in a deep voice: "Is the test result consistent with what Lu Dianshi said?"

"My lord, there is nothing wrong with it."

The old monk made a respectful report.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw an old servant with a stooped figure kneeling over.

This person is the old housekeeper of the mansion, and when he saw the new magistrate, he burst into tears, crying hysterically and pleading:
"Please let the magistrate be the master. My master is upright and strict. In order to protect the country's laws and family rules, he reluctantly let go of the second son, but the third son is not at ease. If the magistrate does not send my young wife back, I am afraid that the Dou family will not be at peace. "

Ye Chengwei searched the crowd with his eyes, and suddenly saw several servants dressed as servants surrounding a middle-aged man in gray silk and satin.

The man was calm and relaxed, looking haggard and vicissitudes, but his skin was delicate and firm, as if he couldn't tell his age.

Only the thick beard and beard can barely confirm that he is not a young man with a weak crown.

The clothes seemed simple, but the fine stitching and the crane pattern on the silk made Ye Chengwei immediately realize that the identity of this person was not simple.

"Your Excellency is Yuanwai Dou?"

He walked towards the middle-aged man with heavy steps.

"It's the old man."

Dou Yue leaned on his crutches and arched his hands: "The dog has no virtue to cause trouble for the county magistrate, it's just."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Chengwei stopped him with one sentence: "Killing relatives righteously and disregarding human life are two different things."

Dou Yue's eyebrows flickered slightly, and the corners of his mouth opened slightly: "Master Ye's words are very true. He is old and incompetent. He failed to discipline the dog well, making the living suffer and the dead uneasy."

Glancing heavily at the morgue, he slowly closed his eyes: "It was the benevolence of the old man that harmed Chen San."

After deeply blaming himself, he saw Liu Cheng and Gu Langxi hurrying over.

"Oh, how did it get to this point?"

Liu Cheng frowned, looked around the corpse, walked back to Ye Chengwei, and sighed repeatedly:

"Lord Ye, Brother Ye, it's all about human life. I know that you and Dou Yuanwai have their own reasons. One is to pity the common people and the other is to appease the dead. But such a delay is not an option. , I think you should each take a step back, Mr. Ye, don't be obsessed with one person's misfortunes and fortunes because of small losses, and don't force others to make things difficult for members of Dou, after all, she is the wife of the main house, so let the girl of the Hua family stay in the house obediently Wouldn't everyone be happy."

As he said that, he deliberately lowered his voice and approached Ye Chengwei: "Master Ye, taking ten thousand steps back, it is just the life of a poor girl, and she has some problems with Brother Ye. Giving her a way out is the greatest kindness." .”

"Master Liu has always pleaded for the people like this?"

Ye Chengwei looked at him coldly: so many murder cases were forced out like this.

Liu Cheng was dumbfounded.

Dou Yue's eyes became darker, and he obviously refused to give him a step: "The matter has come to this point, and the old man dare not do anything for the sake of the lives of more than a dozen people in the whole house."

The old housekeeper echoed in a miserable voice: "Yes, my lords, the young lady's betrayal has disturbed the souls of the dead, and my master has done bad things with good intentions, not only failing to keep the young lady's chastity, but also violating the young master's last wish. I don't know how many lives will be caused, and I ask the two adults to be the masters of my family."

Gu Langxi glanced at the crowd, and then hesitantly said: "Since it's the souls of the dead who are seeking their lives, it's not something that can be broken by manpower, why not let the dead make their own decisions."

"How to decide?"

Dou Yue was furious, and he spoke almost at the same time as Ye Chengwei.

Gu Langxi lowered his eyebrows and looked at Chen San's body, then turned his head to look at the Taoist priest who was practicing in the distance, and said a few words coldly: "Please young lady go back to the mansion tonight, let the dead speak."

Ye Chengwei twisted the corners of his lips, and smiled coldly: "Just follow what Young Master Gu said."

He wanted to see what tricks the Dou family was playing.

(End of this chapter)