Nagato has such a slim waist

Chapter 525 A Mist

Xiaoman’s words were like a bolt from the blue.

Feng Yun couldn't come back to his senses for a moment.

Awan...

She turned her head and asked, "What happened to Awan?"

Xiaoman choked up and said, "He's dead. Madam, go and have a look."

Not injured or sick, but dead...

There is no more air.

He was lying on the grass outside the village wall, covered with a straw mat.

Because they feared that the farm would be contaminated by bad luck, Awan was not even carried into the farm and was not returned to the place where she lived before her death.

Several servants stood by, sighing.

They say Awan is unlucky. Just when his life was getting better, he suddenly died...

Feng Yun turned the corner and the servants all lowered their heads.

"Miss."

Feng Yun didn't say anything and walked closer with a pale face.

Several servants couldn't help but hold their breath.

Feng Yun stopped beside Awan's body and said, "Lift up the straw mat and let me see."

Mrs. Xu from Xing Bing's family frowned upon hearing this and said, "My wife, please don't look at it. It's scary..."

Feng Yun: "Let me take a look."

She raised her voice and Mrs. Xu was startled.

The soldiers next to him quickly uncovered the straw mat...

Feng Yun squatted down slowly.

Awan was still wearing new clothes prepared for the banquet. The clothes were brightly colored and wet from head to toe. Combined with his face and the foul smell emanating from the straw mat, Feng Yun's expression changed almost instantly.

"Where did you find it?"

Mrs. Xu said: "The reservoir..."

There is a large piece of land outside Changmen Manor. For the purpose of irrigation, many reservoirs of varying sizes were dug. The feces produced in the manor and the slop from the stove would be poured into the reservoir to make fertilizer, and the smell was very unpleasant.

Because the reservoirs are deep, they have bamboo and wood mixed with grass covers, and villagers will warn their children not to play near the reservoirs...

Therefore, places with reservoirs are off-limits for children.

"Who discovered it?" Feng Yun asked again.

A soldier named Huang Gong said, "It's a villain."

Feng Yun glanced at him.

He was so nervous that his shoulders and back were tense. "Today, the manor is full of people, and the toilet is very crowded. I was a little anxious... so I ran out to find a hidden place to relieve myself. I saw that the bamboo pole of the reservoir was inserted diagonally and the lid was turned over, so I took a closer look inside..."

Feng Yun slowly bent down, took Awan's hand, and looked at his face again.

Mrs. Xu looked at her expressionless face, as if she was not afraid at all, and her whole body was numb.

"I asked them to fetch two loads of clean water to wash Madam Wan, but the smell was still overwhelming..."

She paused and asked, "Today happens to be General Wen's big day, we dare not make decisions on our own... Madam, what do you think we should do..."

"Call the police." Feng Yun's voice was so cold that it seemed emotionless.

"Awan died innocently, and the government should make the final decision."

Aunt Xu was stunned for a moment, "Didn't Awan... fall down by mistake?"

Feng Yun looked at Awan's face, then carefully looked at her mouth, nose, and eyes.

"She was thrown down after she died."

Aunt Xu was startled.

How did you figure this out?

Feng Yun said: "There is no stain in her mouth."

Aunt Xu took a deep breath and asked, "Madam, you know how to do autopsies?"

"There's no need for an autopsy. If a person falls, they will definitely call for help before drowning... How can they not open their mouth?"

"Oh, yes." Everyone suddenly realized.

Aunt Xu was about to ask the servant beside her to report to the police, but Feng Yun stopped her.

"Xiao Man, go to General Wen's mansion and quietly call Magistrate He. Remember, don't disturb the wedding banquet."

Xiaoman's voice was slightly hoarse, with a tearful tone, "Yes."

The magistrate of He County is He Chuandong.

In the early spring of this year, he had just been promoted to the position of county magistrate of Anren County under the jurisdiction of Andu County. As a new official, he had three things to do upon taking office, and this case was the one he should decide.

Add to that a local lady like Feng Yun, and that’s enough.

Xiaoman goes quickly and comes back quickly too.

In addition to He Chuandong and Wen Hui, Andu County Magistrate Shi Wentai also followed behind her.

Several people hurried over, but Wenhui burst into tears before they arrived.

"I just had lunch with Awan at noon, but he left at dusk. What happened?"

Xiaoman went over to comfort her.

Then the two of them hugged each other and cried.

Feng Yun looked at Shi Wentai and He Chuandong, his voice unable to conceal its lowness.

"My Lord, my Lord, Awan was murdered."

Shi Wentai walked to the body with a sullen face and frowned.

He Chuandong used to work in Andu County with his father He Qia, doing odd jobs in the county and had come across many cases. He looked at the condition of the corpse and nodded.

"What the princess said is absolutely right. Lady Wan's body was abandoned in the reservoir after her death."

Aunt Xu said: "Not only did they abandon the body, they also wanted to make it look like Awan drowned himself..."

Feng Yun said: "It is also possible that the other party did not have time to cover up before someone came."

He Chuandong didn't say anything. He went to the reservoir where Awan was found with Shi Wentai, and soon agreed with their statement.

If the murderer wanted to hide the body, he would put the lid of the reservoir back in place.

Then it won’t be discovered until at least next year’s spring plowing season.

The lid was opened and the bamboo pole was still inserted into the pit. Either he ran away in a hurry without destroying the traces, or, as Aunt Xu said, he wanted people to mistakenly think that Awan fell down by himself...

He Chuandong said, "General Wen is having a wedding banquet, so we shouldn't make a big fuss. I'll send someone to take the body back to the county government office for inspection first, and then we'll hunt down the murderer. What do you think, madam?"

"Okay. But we have to be quick." Feng Yun looked up at him and Shi Wentai, "If it's too late, I'm afraid that once the criminal leaves Andu, it will be difficult to catch him." He Chuandong sensed some hidden meaning in her words.

"The princess is saying... the murderer is among the guests?"

Feng Yun hesitated for a moment, and said in an ambiguous tone: "I mean, there are many guests today, if there are evil people among them, it will be difficult to be discovered."

He Chuandong nodded.

She added: "I have been in office for so long, it is time for me to perform my duties properly. Don't worry, County Lord, Nagato will fully cooperate."

These days, all the village affairs were handled by Xing Bing. Although Feng Yun was informed, he was still the one in charge.

Xing Bing found Feng Yun only after Awan's body was carried away.

The moment the body was discovered, he took a group of his followers and searched around Nagato.

pity……

"Madam, no suspicious people were found..."

Huaxi is usually crowded with people, but there is a patrol team in the village, and every villager is a ready-made spy. Any unfamiliar comings and goings will not escape the villagers' sight.

But today is so special...

There are new faces everywhere in Huaxi.

The guests at the banquet, together with their servants, were filled with strangers.

Xing Bing said awkwardly: "I don't know where to start..."

His position was too low and his power was limited. It was not easy for him to just randomly pick a customer for interrogation, so he had no idea what was going on.

Feng Yun said: "Then let's start with ourselves."

Xing Bing looked at her and bowed, "Yes."

Nagato's concubines who were close to Awan were called out one by one and questioned.

According to the time sequence they gave, it was quickly confirmed—

The last person to see Awan was Tu Lan.

"When I was going to Wen's house from Changmen, I saw Awan sneaking behind Zhuangzi. I was curious, so I followed him..."

Because of Puyang Zong's relationship, Tu Lan paid close attention to Awan.

Feng Yun asked: "What did you see?"

Tu Lan curled her lips and said, "She found out about me and scolded me, so I came back."

Feng Yun stared at her without saying anything.

That look frightened Tu Lan so much that he shivered and almost lost half his life.

"My lady... I speak the truth and I dare not lie to you..."

"If you say even one false word, I will peel off your skin."

"I dare not, I dare not, I am only telling the truth..."

Feng Yun did not tell these concubines about Awan's death, nor did he say why he was asking. After Tu Lan finished speaking, he saw that she looked cold and serious, her eyes were full of hostility, and she looked like a gossiper. He smiled and leaned closer to ask:

"Madam, what shameful thing did Awan do that you discovered?"

Feng Yun looked at her gloating expression with her eyelids drooped slightly.

Suddenly he said, "Awan is gone."

"what!"

Tu Lan was stunned. After he figured out what Feng Yun meant by "gone", he took a deep breath, covered his face with a handkerchief, and started crying.

"Although I hate her for... snatching my man away from me, and I have had conflicts with her, I never expected that she would be so unfortunate..."

Feng Yun couldn't bear to hear the word "miserable" and waved her hand to let her go.

Tu Lan sniffed and nodded, took two steps, and then stopped.

Feng Yun looked at her expression and asked, "Why? Did you remember?"

Tu Lan slowly raised his head and looked at Feng Yun with a strange expression, as if he had something to say but was afraid to say it, his eyes were sticky...

Feng Yun: "Want me to reiterate it again?"

"No, no, no, I'll say it." Tu Lan curled her lips and tears fell again.

"When I went to Wen's house, I happened to see the prince... heading towards Changmen..."

Puyang Yi's house is a close neighbor of Wen Xingsu's.

Close enough to just shout and you’ll get the answer.

Today is my younger sister's wedding. Puyang Zong is sending his younger sister off to marry. He should be going to Wen's house to hold the wedding banquet. Why is he going to Changmen for no reason...

After Tu Lan finished speaking, he seemed to realize something was wrong and quickly added something.

"It is true that the prince went to Changmen to look for his wife... I am not saying that he went to Changmen to meet Awan in private... Awan's death must have nothing to do with the prince..."

Feng Yun: "Whether it is related or not, it cannot be determined by words."

After questioning everyone who might have had contact with Awan, Feng Yun returned to Wen's house.

Because Feng Yun had kept his mouth shut, some of the guests at the wedding banquet knew something had happened to Changmen, but no one thought it was a murder case. Most of the guests knew nothing at all and were just chatting and teasing the groom.

The bride has been taken to the bridal chamber.

Wen Xingsu toasted everyone at each table with a smile on his face.

Even the Feng family members were no different from usual.

Mrs. Chen was in a bad mood today and was scolding her youngest son Feng Liang.

Feng Ying sat quietly at the table, coaxing Feng Zhen and persuading her mother.

Feng Jingting seized this rare opportunity and sat down with several officials from the Jin Dynasty to drink and talk.

Their servants also performed their duties, and there was nothing unusual about them...

When Feng Yun was asking someone to look for clues just now, his focus was on inquiring about the whereabouts of Feng's family.

Awan had no enemies in Huaxi. The only person he offended was Chen.

Therefore, Feng Yun subconsciously thought that they were the murderers, or that the murderer was among them.

However, the result left her confused.

The Feng family, including the servants, had been staying in the Wen residence since Changmen left. No one had seen them go out, nor had they come into contact with Awan...

A person can lie.

It is difficult to lie in a group of people.

Feng Yun walked around the ladies' seats and didn't find anything unusual on Feng Ying and Mrs. Chen's faces, so she went to the men's seats.

Pei Jue sat at the top.

When Feng Yun walked over, Puyang Zong happened to look up.

Their eyes met in the air, Feng Yun stared at him, and Puyang Zong gave her a smile.