Brocade clothing

Chapter 3 The Master's Death
Master Zhao didn't understand the meaning of these words at first, but soon, he knew what Chu Qing meant.

Axe, saw, chisel... Master Zhao's face became paler and paler as he heard Chu Qing report the tools he needed one after another.

Just now he saw the scene of Chu Qing's caesarean section with his own eyes, but now he didn't dare to look at the situation in the room again.He turned around and went down the steps. Standing in the yard, he could hear the chiseling sound coming from the west wing from time to time, and he couldn't imagine the situation in the room at all.

After about a meal, Chu Qing finally came out.

Mr. Zhao followed the prestige, and the women hanging on the tree raised their heads, begging and looking at Chu Qing pitifully, as if they were waiting for the final judgment.

Chu Qing only looked at Master Zhao with an expression as indifferent as water.

"The deceased, female, was five feet two inches in length, about 22 to 25 years old, and was nine months pregnant. She died between Haizhong and Chouchu last night. She was wearing a white silk bamboo leaf jacket with a stand-up collar and an emerald orchid flower on her head. A hairpin. The body is plump and fit, the skin is fair, and there is a bean-sized red mole on the outside of the Zhongguan point on the left arm. The hair is thick and shiny, the teeth are complete, there is no obvious trauma on the whole body, no abnormalities are found between the mouth and nose, and the stomach and blood are normal. No signs of poisoning were found, no internal organ organic disease was found, and the possibility of suffocation, poisoning and death from illness was ruled out..."

A series of technical terms made everyone in the room confused, but everyone understood the last sentence.

The concubines who were kneeling on the ground breathed a sigh of relief, and a woman in a pink-green dress took the lead in crying: "Master, did you hear that? It really wasn't our poison..."

Mr. Zhao didn't seem to hear their cries of grievance. His scarlet eyes were fixed on the little swaddle on the kang by the window, his face turned from green to white, and then from white to green again. It took him a while to control his voice, hesitant "Then how did she die?"

Chu Qing paused, and continued: "The deceased's heart was covered with red and rose-colored blood spots, the myocardial fibers were torn, and there were signs of massive bleeding inside and outside the ventricle. This is the real cause of her death."

Myocardial tear?Heavy bleeding?

Master Zhao slowly turned to Chu Qing, with unconcealable shock in his eyes: "You mean, someone beat her and suffered internal injuries?"

After all, he is a person who has been an official, and his comprehension ability is still good, but his guess is still far from the truth.

Fortunately, Chu Qing has long been used to this situation. She patiently explained in as much detail as possible: "Under certain circumstances, the adrenal glands of a person will suddenly release a large amount of catecholamines, causing a sudden increase in heartbeat and blood pressure. The oxygen consumption of myocardial metabolism increases sharply. Excessive blood circulation hits the heart like a flood, tearing the myocardial fibers, bleeding the heart, causing cardiac arrest, and causing death.”

Looking at the people in the room full of Duck Tinglei expressions, Chu Qing took a deep breath.

"In short, she died of fright."

scare!What kind of fright was it that would scare a person to death? !
After reaching this conclusion, Mr. Zhao's face turned blue and white, and his eyes gradually gathered raging anger.

"How could Mei Niang be scared to death? What's going on here!?"

Facing the enraged Mr. Zhao, everyone fell silent.However, Chu Qing, under Master Zhao's glaring eyes, still looked calm and breezy.

Throwing the blood-stained cloth in her hand on the ground, she said flatly, "I'm only in charge of embalming the corpse. If you want to find out the murderer, you should go find the police."

It was not until noon that Chu Qing walked out of the Zhao residence.

Xiao Man was already getting impatient waiting outside, his eyes lit up when he saw her coming out, and he was about to rush towards her, but when he saw the blood stains all over her body, he stopped abruptly.

"It's all over?" Although she didn't dare to approach, she asked questions like a cannonball without delay, "The people in the house didn't make things difficult for you, did they? Are you tired after working for a long time? By the way, how much did Master Zhao give you?" tips?"

Seeing him jumping for joy, Chu Qing frowned and stopped: "Xiao Man, next time something like this happens, remember not to drag me into the water."

Chu Qing shuddered at the thought of Master Zhao.Think about what Mr. Zhao said just now when Aunt Mei was often poisoned by the concubine in the courtyard, her expression and tone were very abnormal, and it always made people feel that Aunt Mei was not his woman.

"Hey, Chu Qing, you can't be like this!" Xiaoman looked around and lowered her voice, looking at her expectantly, "The Zhao family is a big family, even if you don't have a tael of silver for this kind of work, you can do it." Eight hundred dollars, even if you and Master Zhang worked in the county government for two years, you wouldn't be able to earn that much money."

Seeing Xiaoman's money-obsessed look, Chu Qing glanced at him sideways, took out a heavy bag from her sleeve pocket and stuffed it into Xiaoman's arms, Xiaoman eagerly opened the small bag.

"Five, 50 taels of silver!?" Xiaoman's eyes widened suddenly, he staggered, and almost fell down. After calming down for a while, he shouted incredulously, "Great, I'll just I know this is a fat job!"

He got carried away with joy, and grabbed Chu Qing's hand: "With these 50 taels of silver, if you are prosperous, you don't need to build a house at all, and you can buy a house in the town directly!"

Where did children like them who grew up in the village see such a large sum of money?

After finding out the real cause of Aunt Mei's death, Master Zhao rewarded her with 50 taels of silver. Chu Qing felt that this was a hush money from Master Zhao.

Seeing Xiaoman's excited look, Chu Qing's heart was heavy, and there was always an ominous premonition in her heart.

"So much money, you... have you thought about how to spend it?"

"I didn't think about it." Chu Qing crossed Xiaoman and said, "You like to take this money!"

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This day is the day when the master came back. Early in the morning, Chu Qing got up early, cleaned up the inside and outside of the yard, picked up a few eggs from the chicken coop by the way, and put them on the stove in the kitchen for storage. For dinner.

These eggs are kept in exchange for money on weekdays, and the master is reluctant to eat any of them, even if he keeps a few occasionally, they are all given to Chu Qing to eat.

Seeing the sun go down, Chu Lian never came back.

Chu Qing waited for a long time at the gate of the courtyard, until the gorgeous sunset glow filled the sky, only then did she see a figure appearing at the intersection of the village head.

She was overjoyed, but she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she saw the figure of the man clearly. The man was wearing a blue cap, with a slender figure, obviously a young man.

The man stopped at the head of the village and said a few words to Mrs. Tian who was closing the tea stand. Chu Qing only saw Mrs. Tian pointing in the direction of her house, and the man walked towards her.

It was already dark, and when the man approached, Chu Qing could see clearly that it was a boy in green clothes, who looked about eighteen or nineteen years old.

The young man walked straight up to Chu Qing, looked her up and down, and said coldly, "Are you the lame Zhang's apprentice?"

Hearing these words, Chu Qing's heart was covered with a faint cloud for some reason.

She didn't know this person, but it was obvious that this person was looking for her.

"Yes." She answered briefly, and couldn't help asking, "What do you want from me? Where is my master?"

The boy's words were like a thunderbolt, which instantly exploded in Chu Qing's ears.

"Your master died in Longmen Town, hurry up and collect the body with me."

Guest death?Collect the body?
Chu Qing only felt that her eyes went dark, and the earth shrouded in twilight seemed to be turned upside down. She needed to hold the door frame tightly to support herself from falling.

"You, what did you say?" She couldn't repeat the word, but forced it out through her teeth.

She wished so much that there was something wrong with her ears, how she wished that all this was just her own nightmare, but even though her nails were deeply embedded in the decayed wooden frame, and her heart was throbbing with pain, the impatient face of the young boy in Tsing Yi still remained the same. Refusing to disappear from her face, every harsh word he uttered was like a sharp sword, piercing her body mercilessly.

"Cripple Zhang is dead!" The boy raised his eyes to look at the sky, and became more and more impatient, "Stop dawdling, it's getting dark, hurry up and follow me!"

The last light of the setting sun sank from the horizon, and the whole Guqiao Village was shrouded in a gloomy night, and a cold night wind blew from nowhere, making Chu Qing's whole body icy cold.

When he spoke again, it seemed that even the voice was no longer his own.

"How is it possible? How could my master die so well? What is going on?!"

The girl's voice suddenly sounded in the darkness, and the tone changed slightly because of the sudden news of the bad news, and the servant couldn't help being startled.

When he came back to his senses, his impatient tone was already full of contempt.

"What are you calling? The lame Zhang went to the nobleman's house for an autopsy. He was greedy for money and stole things from the nobleman's house and fled in fear of crime. He fell into the well. If the nobleman was not magnanimous and didn't pursue him, even your life would not be saved! You still have the face Calling it here? Are you afraid that others will not know that your master is a thief?"

The boy's voice was louder and louder, and his sentences were straightforward, as if he could overwhelm Chu Qing's questioning.

At this time, Chu Qing had no time to worry about whether the neighbors would hear it, but was so angry with grief and indignation at the servant's words, a wave of heat surged upwards.

Master stole something?How can this be!

That's right, they came from humble backgrounds, poor people and untouchables, but the master has always taught her to be innocent, even if she is poor, she must have a backbone, how could he steal things! ?

"Impossible! You are slandering! I'm going to—" Chu Qing just said this, suddenly remembered something, and clenched her teeth instantly.

The master was summoned by the neighboring county government to help solve the case this time. Could she still go to the county government to appeal for injustice?How could she, a little pariah, be able to beat a county's parent officer?
Chu Qing, who thought she had already adapted to the ancient life, hated this unequal feudal system so much for the first time in seven years.

Seeing her biting her lip and trembling slightly, the boy showed disdain: "What's the matter? You still want to make trouble? You don't want to piss to see if you deserve it!?"

(End of this chapter)