The wife of the power minister's family

Xu Jing looked at Xiao He, raised her lips and smiled leisurely, and said: "This is also a good question. I just said that the fatal injury of the deceased was a knife wound on the right side of the neck. The knife wound was about here."

As Xu Jing spoke, she raised her hand and drew a line diagonally on the right side of her neck to signal to everyone.

When Xu Jing said this, she suddenly paused, looked at the two maids Wei Dadong and Xinghua Nianxia, ​​and said: "You have been to the crime scene and have seen the deceased with your own eyes. Do you remember that the deceased's face at that time What does it look like?”

Several people were stunned, but Wei Dadong reacted first and said: "I remember... the late mother's hair was not tied up at the time, and her makeup seemed to be half on..."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember the tragic death of his wife, and he couldn't help but choked up.

Xinghua glanced at him and hurriedly said: "Master Lang is right. Madam is usually used to putting on makeup and tying her hair. Today, Nian Xia, who usually does makeup and tying Madam's hair, went outside to do Madam's hair. To get the medicine, Madam had to do it herself, and her movements were a little slower..."

There was a lot of information in this paragraph. Xu Jing raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Get some medicine? Is your wife feeling unwell?"

Nian Xia, who was still crying on the side, choked up and said: "Madam... Madam has been having a cough and sore throat during this time. She invited a doctor to see her a few days ago. The doctor prescribed some medicine for Madam. After eating yesterday, Madam... I originally said I wouldn't eat, but in fact... In fact, the madam's illness has not been cured yet, and her cough suddenly became severe again last night, so I sent my slave to get some more medicine early in the morning."

Xu Jing nodded, looked at Xinghua, and said: "You said that since Nian Xia is not here, your wife can only make up and tie her hair by herself. Aren't you also the maid next to your wife? You can't help your wife make up and tie her hair. ?”

Xinghua was stunned, her face seemed to be slightly red, and she said with some embarrassment: "Slave... this slave is clumsy, and Madam has always disliked it. She has always sent this slave to do chores, so... so..."

While she was speaking, Xu Jing saw Nian Xia suddenly glanced sideways at her, with an obvious sense of ridicule in his eyes.

It seems that this family has many hidden secrets.

She calmly withdrew her gaze and continued the topic, saying: "Let's talk about what happened just now. As the Wei Dong family said, when the deceased died, her long hair was hanging down, and her fatal injury was on Right side of neck.

The murderer most likely killed the deceased from behind. You can imagine what would have happened when the murderer made that wound on the neck of the deceased? "

Zhao Jingming was so fascinated by what he heard that he didn't even care that the person guiding his thoughts was Xu Siniang, whom he had always ignored. Hearing this, he quickly racked his brains and thought about it. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and said: "If the deceased The hair was down at that time, and the murderer would definitely cut the hair of the deceased if he killed like this!"

"That's right!"

Xu Jing couldn't help but glance at him, and said with a slight curl of the corner of her mouth: "If he was killed in that situation, the hair of the deceased would definitely be implicated, more or less, it would definitely be taken away! However, when I just did the autopsy, It was found that there was not a single broken hair that had been cut off near the wound of the deceased, not a single one!"

The magistrate of Jingning County couldn't help but said: "No... it's impossible? If so, doesn't it mean that the murderer pulled up the hair of the deceased before killing..."

Xu Jing nodded and said: "Yes, and there are no traces of being restrained or suppressed on the deceased. Looking at the deceased's eyes that have not been closed yet, she was conscious when she was killed. If it is true A very vicious criminal came in, pulled up her hair and then killed her, how could a normal person not resist or even cry out for help?"

Although the deceased was the only one in the bedroom at the time of the incident, the Wei family's mansion was not big. If the deceased had shouted for help, it would have been impossible for everyone in the mansion to not notice any movement.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little horrified when they thought about this scene.

No wonder this lady said that the murderer must be an acquaintance of the deceased, at least, someone who would never be repulsed by being near the deceased!

Xinghua suddenly looked at Nian Xia aside and said: "On weekdays... you are the one who ties up Madam's hair. If you go behind Madam and pull up Madam's hair, Madam will definitely not feel anything is wrong! But you..."

Nian Xia was startled, and immediately stared at her with tears in his eyes, saying: "Don't just make false accusations! Madam treats me so well, how could I do such a ungrateful thing! What's more, the servants Madam brought from her natal family are all She has almost been expelled by you. Madam has always said that the only person she can trust in this family is me, and I will not do anything to harm Madam..."

Xiao Yi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly glanced at her and said, "Why were all the servants your wife brought from her parents' home expelled?"

Nian Xia bit her lip hard, with an extremely angry look on her face. However, before she could say anything, Wei Dadong on the side said with a sad face: "It's all my fault. It's me who made Wan Niang suffer." I’m wronged. Before my father passed away last year, he had been thinking about reviving the Xinghua Inn. Since my grandfather’s generation, our Xinghua Inn has been the best inn in Jingning County. However, this title belongs to my father. The hands were stripped.

My father felt that he had failed his ancestors and could not rest in peace when he died.As his son, I really couldn't bear to let my father pass away with such regrets, so I have been planning to rebuild the Xinghua Inn to see if I can regain the title of the No. [-] Inn in Jingning County.

But rebuilding the inn costs a lot, and in the past few years, our Xinghua Inn has had a lot fewer guests. In order to save money for rebuilding, I can only reduce my family’s expenses and let out all the servants I can. Leave only the necessary few.In order to support me, Wan Niang... just let go of all the servants she brought here..."

As soon as Wei Dadong finished speaking, Xinghua glared back at Nian Xia and said, "Just like Master Lang said, those servants were all sent away by Madam herself! Master Lang said before that he didn't want to wrong Madam, Madam Not wanting to send those people away, he looked for ways to save money elsewhere. It was his wife who kept saying that she would support the master, so she sent them away without the master knowing about it, and even gave them a lot of money! You keep talking about expulsion, but who is making false accusations?"

Xinghua said, with a somewhat painful look on her face, as if the money that their wife used to give to the servants was taken from her.

Nian Xia became angry all of a sudden, his eyes seemed to be able to spit out fire, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You... you have the nerve to say that! The money that Madam used to give to those servants was all Madam's dowry! It didn't cost you to defend A copper plate for each family!
Moreover, the madam did this because our madam was virtuous and kind. It was also because the old madam secretly told the madam about the master's difficulties for a long time, so the madam made up her mind to dismiss all those servants. Among them, there was also the wet nurse who had been with the madam since she was a child. ah!You don’t know that when Madam sent Qian Niang away, she cried so hard that she almost became hoarse!

You can say that these are all done voluntarily by Madam, and she has no right to complain. However, Madam has made so many sacrifices for Master Lang and the Wei family. What about you?
The old lady’s intention of placing you next to the master is clear to me, but before the wife married the master, the master swore that he would never take concubines in this life, so the lady was willing to marry the master, otherwise... otherwise we The madam is so beautiful, and the madam’s brother has already been admitted to the imperial examination. Anyone who wants to marry our madam will have to cross the threshold of the Su family. Why did our madam choose your husband alone!

The old lady also promised Madam at the beginning, saying that as long as Madam is willing to support Master Lang in rebuilding the Xinghua Inn, she will let you out and no longer be an eyesore to Madam. However, Madam has sent everyone around her to pieces. But she didn't fulfill her promise, and... she also gave you a hairpin that was worth a lot at first sight!

Xinghua, the human heart is made of meat!It is true that you did not expel those servants, but you deceived Madam and let them go!Do you think she won't feel anything if you bully her like this?Madam is just kind-hearted, caring about the relationship between husband and wife and the master, and doesn't want to tell these things and make the family uneasy! "(End of chapter)