Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 112

Luo Ning and Mei Lan were talking and were about to go to bed when the porter's boy hurriedly shouted outside the yard:

"Miss, there is a case, Mr. Qin is waiting at the door of the mansion!"

I heard Nanny Song go out and talk to the young man, and then opened the door and came in:

"Meilan, please help the young lady to freshen up. The lady, the wife of the Cabinet Meng family, was just found dead at home."

Cabinet Lord Meng?The one with the gray beard?

Luo Ning quickly dressed:

"Master Qin is here?"

"Yes, waiting in the front hall of the mansion!"

Aunt Song answered as she handed over Luo Ning's official uniform, and she and Mei Lan were busy together.

Luo Ning walked to the gate of the mansion and was greeted by Qin Zhao from a distance:

"It's time to go to sleep! It's urgent. Is it cold?"

By the way, I took Luo Ning's hand, and luckily it was very warm.

Luo Ning saw that he was still wearing the Feiyu suit and it was this time again. He was very surprised:
"You haven't returned home yet?"

Qin Zhao nodded:
"Today the emperor summoned several ministers to hold a chess competition in Qianwen Palace, and I have been accompanying him."

"What happened?"

The two people walked out of the house while talking.

Qin Zhao said:
"Mr. Meng of the Cabinet also participated in the competition, but he just returned home and found that his wife had been killed!"

"Yes……"

"He was stabbed in the chest, and Cui You was also there at the time!"

"Master Cui? Why is he here?"

"There is a document in the cabinet that Mr. Meng is going to submit to the emperor tomorrow, but he found that there is something that needs further study with Cui You, so the two of them went back to the house together!"

"When does chess end?"

"About Hai hour." (around [-] p.m.)

"Has Dong Wuzuo gone?"

"We should have arrived by now. Lord Meng of the Cabinet is so scared that he doesn't know what to do. Cui You is arranging everything. When I get the news, I will come to pick you up!"

Luo Ning shrank and leaned close to Qin Zhao:

"Then let's go!"

When I arrived at the mansion of Mr. Meng, the cabinet, because of the curfew, there were no people watching, and few people knew about the accident at the mansion.

Only two government officials on duty from Jingzhao Mansion were guarding the room where the incident occurred, while Dong Wuzuo and Feng Lin were handling the scene inside.

Mr. Meng was sitting in the front hall, motionless. Luo Ning walked over. He remembered correctly, it was indeed the old man with the gray beard:

"Mr. Meng, are you okay?"

Meng Qingsong raised his head:

"It's Mr. Luo!"

Luo Ning saw the fatigue in his eyes and comforted softly:
"Master Meng, please forgive me and accept the change."

Meng Qingsong rubbed his eyes with his hands, which were already red:

"Have mercy on my lady!"

Luo Ning was also very sad. Seeing that there were no maids or servants in the mansion except for the yamen, he felt strange and asked:

"Is there anyone else in the house?"

Meng Qingsong calmed down:
"The house was originally sparsely populated. My wife and I have never raised any children. Now that we are getting older, we don't like liveliness anymore. There is only one nanny who is responsible for cleaning the house and she does not live in the house!"

This was the first time Luo Ning knew about Meng Qingsong's situation.

Most of the court officials were composed of wives and aunts. There were very few people like my father, Luo Guowei, who only had one wife and only raised one daughter.

There are probably even fewer people like Meng Qingsong.

At this time Cui You came over:
"Mr. Meng, Dong Wuzuo has taken care of it and wants to send his wife to Yizhuang."

Meng Qingsong waved his hand sadly:
"That's it!"

Cui You said hello to Luo Ning and went out to help Meng Qingsong arrange these matters.

Luo Ning knew that memories were the most painful. Looking at Meng Qingsong's gray hair, he couldn't bear it, but he still asked helplessly:
"Mr. Meng, please recall what happened!"

Meng Qingsong raised his head and sighed:

"I participated in a chess match with some colleagues at Qianwen Palace today. When I came back, I went into the mansion with Cui You. I wanted to call my wife to prepare some refreshments for us, but as soon as I entered the room, this happened!"

Cui You also witnessed what happened next. Luo Ning knew that Master Meng wanted Cui You to help narrate it.

"What do you like to do in your daily life, madam?"

“I don’t have any special preferences, mostly when I’m in the house.”

"Who are your familiar friends?"

"My wife and I have been in Wanzhou for eight years. Our appointment in Anyang City was just after the emperor ascended the throne. It has only been more than three years. My wife is not very familiar with other official wives."

"If it's a vendetta, does Mr. Meng have anyone to suspect?"

"Who would have a grudge against a woman who lives in a house?"

Meng Qingsong shook his head.

"Who is Madam's better friend in Anyang City?"

"I really don't know about this. I usually have a lot of things to do in the cabinet and my life is simple. My wife doesn't like to socialize with others."

A simple couple, but the wife was actually murdered at home?
"Are there any belongings missing at home?"

"A few pieces of Madam's jewelry are missing, and there are no other signs of being turned over!"

Luo Ning looked at Meng Qingsong, another home invasion and murder case with no clue.

"Mr. Meng, you have a good rest first, and I'll go take a look at the scene!" After Luo Ning finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the front hall with Qin Zhao.

Meng's mansion is very simple, with only a front hall and a courtyard. It is not as crowded as other mansions.

Luo Ning couldn't help but whispered:

"Why does Mr. Meng feel that life is so miserable?"

Qin Zhao also said:

"This is also my first time to come to his house. If I hadn't come here, I wouldn't know that Meng's house used to be the third prince's house. Later, together with the seventh prince, they were all sealed off and left Anyang City."

Luo Ning took a look and found that the area was indeed vast, with pavilions and a back lake, but now they were all deserted.

Dong Wuzuo and Feng Lin have completed the initial inspection work and are preparing to leave.

Feng Lin was very happy to see Luo Ning and Qin Zhao:
"Hello, two adults!"

"Feng Lin is here too. Don't you have to go to school tomorrow?" Qin Zhao asked with a smile. He likes this boy very much now.

"Go to the school, but don't delay. I want to learn more." Feng Lin was a little shy and scratched his head.

"This is a good thing, how about it? Has the body been found?"

Luo Ning asked.

Feng Lin was used to him reporting results, so he cleared his throat:

"There was no struggle. Mrs. Meng's fatal wound was in the abdomen. There were only two stab wounds. It can be confirmed that the murderer attacked from the front and struck hard!"

Luo Ning saw a lot of splattered blood in the room:
"No struggle?"

Feng Lin walked to the chair:
"Master and I analyzed that Mrs. Meng should have been sitting here. The murderer entered the room, Mrs. Meng got up, and the murderer immediately committed the murder. Mrs. Meng fell here!"

Impeccable, Feng Lin's movements almost restored the murder process of the case, and even the position where he fell was consistent with the marks left by Mrs. Meng.

There was a large pool of blood under the body, and there were splatters of blood near the chair and the corner of the table.

"Did you find the murder weapon?"

"right here!"

Dong Wuzuo opened the paper package containing the machete, and it was still covered in blood.

"After the murder, the murderer abandoned the machete in the room!"

This is strange.

"Where did this murder weapon come from?"

"Master Meng said it was something from the woodshed."

"It seems that the murderer is also familiar with the location of the rooms in Meng's house."

"Can you tell the time of death?" Luo Ning asked.

"Around Youshi!" (Around 5 p.m.)
Looking around the scene again, Luo Ning was confused. Where were the clues?

(End of this chapter)