Tian Sheng Monster Hunting

Chapter 48 Hu Luan
Hu Luan's life wasn't too bad, but for his own official career, he overestimated his ability to support the prince, did things beyond his own ability, and was complacent, thinking that the future was bright.As a parent official, he doesn't care about the life and death of the people. The people in Beiguan have nothing to eat for more than a month, and the roads are starved to death. The county town is like a dead city. He still has a big heart and only cares about himself.

"Besides, Yu Wanliang, although not much better, is still an infatuated person, even when he goes out to eat and drink, he doesn't forget to bring his concubine with him."

"Your Highness, I remembered who Fang Anning might be."

"Ok?"

"The mole that Yunyang purged that day seems to be Fang Ankang. Could these two be siblings?"

"It's very possible for you to say that. Then she may already know the cause of her brother's death. It seems that she wants to seek revenge from us."

"She is a member of the boudoir. Yu Wanliang will not support her from the looks of it. The only backer is her mother's family. It's just that Fang's family is not well-off, and Qiao's family will not do it easily. Work hard."

"Her younger brother is a traitor and leaked the secrets of the military camp. He did it on his own. If she can't think about it, then it's really mediocre." Shangshu Qiao Wensong is Taifu Duan's father-in-law, and the Ministry of Punishment has always been the power of Lord Duan, so a small Fang family under his banner can't make waves."

Strange yin and yang!

Duan Yuzhi was speechless and helpless, so he could only laugh angrily.

"Last year, Grand Tutor Duan seemed to personally recommend Qiao's son-in-law for any position? This son-in-law did his best."

"Master Qiao has indeed supported me all the time. It is impossible for me to be a good son-in-law. I can only help their family as much as possible in the court to make up for it."

Sheng Yang glanced at him, and stopped talking, she was a princess in her life, and every little thing went well, except for the people and things she cared about.

After a long time, I gradually got used to the thorn that the acorn fell into her body. I thought I didn't feel it anymore, but there was no reason to poke you, but it happened to be in the body again, and I couldn't do anything with it.Sometimes she gets crazy and can't control herself.

The gold characters on the gate are still shining brightly, reminiscent of the gold characters of "Paradise", perhaps these two plaques are from Yu Wanliang.

The two of them walked into the county office, and there was no one at the door, but there were people coming and going in the backyard, large and small boxes were placed in the yard, and the servants were busy, apparently packing things.

"Is this going to... move?"

Before Duan Yuzhi could reply, the two women greeted him side by side.

Although both of them wiped their tears with their handkerchiefs, Sheng Yang didn't feel any sadness. Instead, he felt that the corners of their mouths were slightly raised under the handkerchiefs, their faces were full of spring, and they looked like new life.

"The minister's wife and the second wife of the mansion are here to meet Her Royal Highness and Grand Tutor Duan."

Neither of them is considered beautiful, but they are both generous, and they are also wronged to match Hu Luan, who is full of fat.

"My condolences to the two ladies."

"Madam, a few days ago in the county government, magistrate Hu was still in good spirits, why did he suddenly die?"

The two of them looked at each other, and at the same time covered their faces with a handkerchief, feeling sad for Hu Luan.

"Princess, my lord, the day you left, my husband felt unwell, and we didn't pay much attention at that time. We all got up this morning. I saw that my husband hadn't gotten up to work, so I went to his room to see that he had already collapsed. On the desk, he refused to answer no matter how he called, and the minister’s wife was frightened! It was the servant who went up to check and found that he was no longer alive!"

died so suddenly...

"Although Hu Luan made a mistake, he is still an official of the imperial court. He must not die too ignorantly. Can you let me see his body so that I can explain the cause of death."

Mrs. Hu was stunned, and said, "Although we all believe that your husband died of a sudden illness, but Mr. Tai Tuo is here, naturally he wants to find out the cause of death, so you can investigate."

After finishing speaking, let the second wife lead Duan Yuzhi to the mourning hall.

Looking at the backs of the two, Sheng Yang suddenly remembered that when Ri Chiyu followed Hu Luan back to the mansion, he happened to see him beating his concubine while he was drunk, and it was his wife who came out to stop him. The concubine obeyed Mrs. Hu, and Mrs. Hu seemed to respect her a lot. It seemed that they had a good relationship, but I'm afraid they both had complaints about Hu Luan.

She asked, "How long have Mrs. Hu and Mr. Hu been married?"

"Ten years." Her voice was flat, and there were a few tears shed just now, but now the wind blows, they have dried up.

"If I remember correctly, Hu Luan became the magistrate of Beiguan County ten years ago."

"Yes, Your Highness. Ten years ago, he went to Beiguan as the county magistrate. His wife is the daughter of the former county magistrate. Her father died of illness, and Hu Luan came here as a replacement. My mother didn't want to move out of the county office where she had lived all her life. Seeing that Hu Luan hadn’t married yet, he betrothed me to him. At that time, Hu Luan’s family was not bad, and his courtiers’ wives were ordinary, so we were considered compatible. We lived together like this for ten years. Let's die together for my mother."

"In this way, the two of you are still respectful to each other."

"That's what His Highness said."

"What about these years?"

Madam Hu glanced at Sheng Yang in confusion, "What is your Highness asking?"

Sheng Yang looked at her and smiled, "What Madam said just now was back then. After ten years of marriage, everything she thought was just acquaintance. Sheng Yang was a little curious, so she asked one more question."

"Your Highness should ask everything..." Her eyes flickered, as if hesitating, and she said, "Your Highness came from Yu Wanliang, right? Yu Wanliang used to be pretty good, at least he was honest in business, He was fine with his wife. In recent years, his business has grown bigger and bigger, and his business has become darker and shameful. After he took a concubine, he also ignored his wife. The minister's wife used to communicate with his wife often. Seeing her depressed, people fell silent."

"Does Yu Wanliang's wife, Mrs. Fang, have a younger brother?"

She replied with some doubts, "I haven't heard of it, but she has a childhood sweetheart cousin named Ankang. My wife has seen the letter he wrote to her before, and it seems to be in the military camp."

"cousin?"

That's right, if the cousins ​​are close, the names of the children of the two families will be similar.

Seeing that Sheng Yang was in a daze, Mrs. Hu thought she was thinking the same thing as she was thinking at this time, and sighed, "It's a pity to say this, the two of them grew up together. Intervene and ruin their marriage."

"This is really strange. I heard that Yu Wanliang has always been in love with his childhood sweetheart concubine. Since Fang's cousins ​​are in love and engaged, why did Fang Anning marry Yu Wanliang in the end?"

"Your Highness, it is difficult for even a noble person to decide on the matter of marriage." She looked at Duan Yuzhi who was investigating in front of the hall, as if she meant something.

Fang Ankang was considered smart since he was a child, and with the help of his family, he found an official position, but because of his arrogance in the officialdom, he offended a small official under Yu Jinshan.That petty official wanted to take revenge on him, and seeing that he was deeply in love with his childhood sweetheart cousin, he wanted to destroy his marriage so that he could not get what he wanted.

Just at this time, Yu Wanliang went to Pingyang to join his distant relative. Yu Jinshan saw that he acted resolutely and had business acumen, so he thought of finding a marriage for him in the noble family of Pingyang. helps.

Under the advice of the ill-intentioned official, he chose Mrs. Qiao Wensong's niece, Fang An Ning. He tried his best to match Yu Jinshan and Fang An Ning's marriage, and went to Qiao's mansion to propose a marriage in person.

Qiao Wensong didn't take the doll that he ordered seriously at all, so of course he wanted to sell him to save face.Fang's own power is small, and he relied on the Qiao family to gain a foothold in Pingyang. Even Fang Ankang was recruited by Qiao Wensong for him. In this way, what he said was an imperial order to the other family.

"That's how Fang married Yu Wanliang reluctantly."

Sheng Yang thought of Fang Anning's depressed appearance, and said, "Yu Wanliang kept saying that he was infatuated with his concubine, but in order to cling to the powerful, he married a woman who had no feelings for him. To him, Fang Anning was just a stepping stone , he doesn't cherish Fang An Ning, but he doesn't know that Fang An Ning is someone else's favorite."

Sheng Yang suddenly thought of the relationship between Duan Yuzhi and Qiao Shi. For a moment, she seemed to understand why Duan Yuzhi felt guilty towards Qiao Shi. Qiao Shi... is actually a poor person...

She regained her senses, but saw Mrs. Hu looking at her with some emotion, "Although His Highness lives far away from the temple, he can understand the fate of us ordinary women to be manipulated by others, which is really admirable to my wife."

Sheng Yang smiled wryly, she is not at the mercy of others, it seems that she has never belonged to women in the prosperous days.

Having said that, the second lady led Duan Yuzhi over again.

"Teacher Duan, how is it? Why did my husband die?" Mrs. Hu asked.

Duan Yuzhi looked at her calmly, "Poisoned and died."

"Poisoned! How could this be?"

"There is no external injury, it should be poisoned to death."

The second lady said behind Duan Yuzhi, "When I was serving my husband a few days ago, I heard him say that now that the princess and Mrs. Duan have arrived at Beiguan, they have found out what he committed. He is a little uneasy, afraid that it will be revealed. , I can't get rid of the relationship, maybe it's because of this, I can't think about it..."

Duan Yuzhi looked at her disapprovingly, "Hu Luan has long been exposed. Seeing his appearance, Your Highness and I seem to think that there are people in Pingyang who have the bottom line and don't care about it."

"That's it... This is also my concubine's random guess. After all, I don't know much about my husband's court..."

The eldest lady comforted her and said, "It's okay, Your Highness and the princess won't blame you for this. You have reminded me of this."

She looked at Duan Yuzhi, "Teacher Duan, I saw a letter in the study yesterday. It was a letter between my husband and Yu Wanliang. Yu Wanliang said in the letter that the incident was getting worse and worse. Knowing the origin of this money, now that he knows everything, he advised my husband to run away as soon as possible, so as not to be treated as an abandoned son by the crown prince."

What she said makes sense.

When Yu Wanliang heard the news of Hu Luan's death just now, his first reaction was to seal off the house, as if he was afraid that someone would trouble him.

"Where is the letter?"

She hurried to the room to get it, and after a while she hurried out again, "Teacher Duan, this letter...is missing. I did see it yesterday, it was in the study, I don't know why I can't find it now."

Duan Yuzhi looked at her thoughtfully.

"Before we lived in the county government for a few days, the county government was well-prepared, especially Hu Luan, who was always waiting for him. How did the prince's people manage to poison him quietly?"

The two ladies looked at each other and lowered their heads thoughtfully.

Sheng Yang caught their action and became suspicious.

"Madam, are you planning to move?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, your lord died suddenly. The courtier and his wife think about others when they see things, and they don't want to stay here any longer."

Sheng Yang nodded, "What are your plans from now on?"

"My concubine and my sister are not too young. We will be companions, find a place near the mountains and rivers, buy a yard at random, and live a leisurely life like this."

Sheng Yang smiled, "Sometimes men are really annoying. I heard that Mr. Hu likes to get drunk. He is dead. You don't have to deal with him so badly."

The two ladies trembled, "Your Highness has killed the slaves and servants!"

"Don't take it to heart, I just said it casually."

"Your Highness is straightforward, you don't have to take it to heart when you say what you think of."

After all, Duan Yuzhi asked the second wife to lead him to the room where Hu Luan's accident happened.

The second lady glanced at the eldest lady, saw her nodding her head, and then led him there.

"Just fall down here."

"How did he fall down?"

Duan Yuzhi squatted down to check. There were only some water stains on the ground, but no more traces were left.The books on the desk have been tidied up, the surface of the desk has been cleaned, and there are no teacups, it has been cleaned up by someone. It seems that there are a few ants around the desk, as if something has been spilled here.

"He... seems to be lying on the desk. I didn't see it. My sister came in and saw it."

"She came in alone?"

"Still following the servant."

"Is this his bedroom?"

Duan Yuzhi looked around and saw that the quilts on the bed were neatly folded.

"Yes sir."

"What time did he enter the room last night?"

She didn't answer for a long time, as if trying to remember.

"When was the last time you saw him?"

"I finished my meal yesterday..."

"The relief food hasn't arrived yet, what are you eating?"

"That's right, my lord thought it was tasteless, so he left before taking two bites."

"If he doesn't eat, where does he go?"

"He...he..." She looked at Duan Yuzhi cautiously, as if wondering whether she should say this.

"But it doesn't matter, everyone is dead, what can you do?"

"I only know that my lord has another place to eat. There is also wine and meat there. He will come back every time he is full."

"Then when did he return to the county office?"

"I really don't know."

"You are not by his side, who serves him?"

"Your Excellency has a personal bodyguard. I think he is the one serving him. Lord Duan should have seen it..."

Duan Yuzhi really remembered the guard who walked beside him with wind. At that time, Hu Luan was short of food for acting, and he didn't tell his wife and concubine after hearing what Chiyu said, but the guard looked full of wine and food. , perhaps he is the person Hu Luan trusts the most.

"If you say it this way, I do remember it, why didn't I see him today?"

"He... I don't know, I haven't seen him today..."

Duan Yuzhi frowned and looked at her. Her face was pale, her eyes were uncertain, and she lacked confidence in her speech. Based on his usual experience in solving cases, she seemed to be lying.

(End of this chapter)