Brocade clothing

Chapter 88
Lord Zhen almost knelt down to him: "My lord, please do me a favor and tell me quickly. Is it okay if I owe you a favor?"

Chu lightly shook the folding fan in his hand: "Favour? But I don't think it's worth it."

Mr. Zhen has been in the officialdom for so long, so he couldn't tell that it meant being a doorman, "Then what do you think, Young Master Yu?"

Chu Qing raised his eyelids, "It's not difficult for Mrs. Zhen to know how the Seventeenth Aunt died, but I don't seem to like leaking information when investigating cases in Beizhen, let alone the seventeenth Aunt. The matter is not within my investigation, but, I can't bear to see Mr. Zhen so anxious, so if Mr. Zhen agrees to something within his ability, how about I tell him?"

"What do you want to say first?" Master Zhen asked, startled.

"If I can say it now, do I still need my lord's request? Don't worry, you won't harm your lord. You can do it." It's not that Chu Qing doesn't believe Li Tianxiao and Yu Gufeng, but she still wants to find a way for herself. There is a way out, if after he finds out, even these two can't be shaken, then she will personally write an imperial certificate, and let Mrs. Zhen hand it over directly in the court!This Lord Zhen is the minister of the Ministry of Justice, so he will naturally be able to meet the Holy Majesty, if the Holy Majesty can come forward...if so...

Chu Qing lowered the darkness in her eyes and clenched her fists.

Lord Zhen looked at the women who were already in a mess, and gritted his teeth: "Okay! I will accept it, but Mr. Yu, you can't harm me!"

Chu Qing let out a soft breath: "...Naturally."

Master Zhen said: "Young master, tell me quickly..."

Chu Qing's eyes fell on the body of the Seventeenth Aunt, but the corner of her mouth slightly raised: "Master Zhen is a little anxious, and all the words are unfounded, look at this... If you go back on your word at that time, you will be fine." how?"

Master Zhen's face flushed red: "Is this the kind of person I am!"

Chu Qing didn't speak, but just laughed, laughing until Mrs. Zhen felt hairy, and lowered her voice: "What exactly do you want?"

Chu Qing lightly pointed her finger at the jade pendant on his waist, "The heirloom jade pendant, take it as a token for me. When the time comes, Master Zhen will not break his promise, and I will naturally return this to him."

Master Zhen looked vigilant: "How do you know this is a family heirloom?"

Chu Qing raised his eyebrows: "Isn't there a word 'Zhen' written on it? Generally, if it's just an ordinary jade pendant, it should be one of the adult's name instead of the surname. Xiaosheng sees that this jade pendant has a long history and smooth surface. Many people have played with it, and besides...Xiaosheng just tried it out, it seems that it is really a family heirloom."

Master Zhen was so angry that his chest heaved violently: "You young man is really cunning!"

Chu Qing shook his head: "My lord's words are wrong, this is called outsmarting."

Mr. Zhen’s eyes were full of anger, but he still gritted his teeth. He also inquired about him. This person is called Yu Xiaochu. He is indeed from Beizhen Fusi. There will be a big problem. He looked at the uncontrollable Xiao family members again, gritted his teeth, took off the jade pendant around his waist and handed it to Chu Qing: "This is the treasure of my Zhen family, you should protect it cutely! If there is a just in case……"

Chu Qing put it into her arms: "If Xiaosheng were an adult, he wouldn't be hanging around his waist like this ostentatiously. Look, this will be missed."

Lord Zhen: "..." What about the face!What I miss is you!
Chu Qing ignored Mr. Zhen, and went straight to the side of the maid who was crying and kneeling next to the corpse of the Seventeenth Aunt, and turned her head to show Mrs. Zhen a grin: "Look at it."

Master Zhen frowned: What is he going to do?
Chu Qing went straight to the close maid: "Get up, I'll ask you three questions and answer them honestly." Her voice was clear and light, but the deterrence and depth in her tone made the maid who was crying bitterly stop abruptly Stopped, sobbing and staring at Chu Qing anxiously, then quickly lowered his head: "Slave, slave must know everything without saying nothing."

Chu Qing said: "Is your wife caught cold?"

The little maid said: "Reporting to the lord, Madam felt unwell for the past two days, with a stuffy nose and a headache. She has been raised in the courtyard before. If it wasn't for this time... I'm afraid she wouldn't come out."

Chu Qing asked again: "Does your wife have a cleanliness?"

The little maid was stunned, looked up in surprise, and said anxiously: "How does the official know?" Her questioning, but she already affirmed Chu Qing's words.

Master Zhen also asked behind him: "How do you know?"

If it is the first question, she has checked the body of Aunt Seventeen before, and she knows the technique of Qihuang, so it is not difficult to know, but the second question...

Chu lightly tapped the brocade handkerchief held in another maidservant's hand, "Here, have you ever seen a lady who just has a stuffy nose, but she just wiped it and threw a handkerchief?" Either she was rich or powerful, or... some I am a clean freak and don't like used brocade handkerchiefs.

Master Zhen went to look, and sure enough, he saw a maidservant kneeling not far away, holding a pile of used brocade handkerchiefs in her hands, all of which were high-quality brocades. The degree of waste made Master Zhen click her tongue.

But... "What does this have to do with the killing of Aunt Seventeen?"

Master Zhen was dumbfounded, but still didn't understand.

The corner of Chu Qing's mouth raised: "If you want to kill someone, but you don't want to be suspected of being there, what should you do?"

Master Zhen said proudly: "There are two ways, one is to find someone else to do it; the second is to find someone close to the person to kill!" Master Zhen glanced at the two maidservants, "Are these two maidservants? Do you want to do it?"

Chu Qing looked at Mr. Zhen curiously, and wanted to ask, how did he become the servant of the Ministry of Punishment like this?
Chu Qing's obviously subtle eyes made Master Zhen blink: "Isn't it?"

"Do you think the murderer is so stupid? He was soon dug out along the line of the maid? Then why bother?" Chu Qing said helplessly.

"Then... what's going on?" Master Zhen blushed and asked humbly.

"Since the Seventeenth Aunt got wind and cold and has a cleanliness habit, then she must have done the same thing before. Therefore, Mr. Zhen, you asked how the Seventeenth Aunt died earlier, and the answer is there!" Chu Qing held his hand , pointed at the brocade handkerchief that the maid had used!
Everyone immediately looked at those brocade handkerchiefs, Master Zhen's eyes lit up: "You said that the poison was smeared on those brocade handkerchiefs?"

Chu Qing raised his eyebrows: "What do you think?"

Mrs. Zhen immediately called her over: "Get the doctor to check it, go!" But his expression changed, his eyes fell on the two maidservants, and he said strangely: "No, the two of them have also touched those brocade handkerchiefs. Why are you okay?"

Chu Qing has already turned around: "Of course I drank the antidote in advance. You can follow the clues to find out what they drank today and what they gave them."

"Aren't you going to investigate for me?" Lord Zhen followed Chu Qing for a few steps, obviously wanting to be the shopkeeper and ask Chu Qing to help him find the murderer directly.

Chu lightly raised his lips into a smile, which made Lord Zhen's heart tremble: "Master Zhen, Lord Zhen, I came here to investigate the death of Young Master Xiao. The matter of the seventeenth aunt is your problem."

Master Zhen was angry: "But you just took my jade pendant and said you were helping me..."

The smile on the corner of Chu Qing's mouth grew stronger: "Yes, I did say that I exchanged the jade pendant for the cause of Aunt Seventeen's death. Didn't I already tell you? As for checking other things, that's your business, isn't it Mr. Zhen? Do you really think that a jade pendant can let me check everything for you? If I am so capable, then Mr. Zhen, you, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, why don’t you give me your job?” She clicked her tongue several times to scare Mr. Zhen, “If this matter is spread In the ears of the emperor, a servant of the punishment department is not as capable as a little brocade guard in Beizhen Fusi, you black gauze hat, I am afraid it is also..." Chu Qing stretched out his hand, poked the brim of the hat on Master Zhen's head, poked it Master Zhen quickly took a dozen steps back, staring at Chu Qing vigilantly: Does he still want to replace him?
However, Chu Qing ignored him, and continued to inquire directly. After asking for a while, she probably had a general understanding of the Xiao family in her heart, then turned to look at Mrs. Xiao, and finally started to tell her The purpose of the question: "I have already asked, except for the young lady, no one else is suspected, but it is only temporary, and I need to investigate the specifics."

Mrs. Xiao's face was frighteningly pale. Although she had a lot of blood on her hands in order to manage the back house when she was young, when she got old, she always ate vegetarian food and recited Buddha's name. Her heart has softened a lot these years.Suddenly, seeing such a corpse, the shock in my heart was not too big, and I looked at Chu Qing with lingering fear: "Mr. Chu, this seventeenth aunt?"

Chu Qing's brows and eyes softened, and her voice was soft, which had a somewhat soothing effect on people's hearts. Sure enough, Mrs. Xiao's spirit was not so tense, and she regained the majesty of a first-rank imperial order, only to hear Chu Qing's soft voice Report: "Xiaosheng has already informed Mr. Zhen of the cause of the death of his seventeenth aunt. I believe Mr. Zhen will find out soon."

Mrs. Xiao didn't believe in Chu Qing before, but her daughter-in-law Mrs. Liu has been recommending this person. She can't find anyone else for the time being, so she can only rely on this young man, but he actually found out the identity of Seventeenth Aunt in such a short time. The cause of death was just three sentences.This made Mrs. Xiao have inexplicable confidence in Chu Qing, and she clenched Chu Qing's hand: "What about the grandson? What about the old grandson? How did he die?"

Chu Qingdao: "Don't worry, old lady. Although Xiaosheng has checked the people in the mansion, it doesn't mean that the people in the mansion really did it. Mr. Xiao doesn't go to the mansion all day on weekdays. Maybe he made a grudge outside. Therefore, Xiaosheng wants to interrogate the people who have been in contact with the eldest son recently. It's just that Xiaosheng's official position is humble, so I'm afraid..." Chu Qing showed embarrassment, but the meaning in her words was clearly expressed to Mrs. Xiao.

As long as she is given a chance, she can check, but she can't check those people.

Therefore, this requires Mrs. Xiao's help.

(End of this chapter)