Medical Brocade

Chapter 5 Doubt
There are two seats in the first seat of the main hall. On the left is a middle-aged man who sits in a stable and upright manner. He looks very ordinary. It is hard to tell whether he was handsome when he was young, but he naturally has a unique flavor, which is serious in maturity. There was no trace of a smile on his face. At this moment, the middle-aged man's face was calm, as if stained with frost, and his eyes were filled with anger, which was faintly waiting to be released.And sitting on the right is Hu Bi who I met last night. She is still dressed gorgeously, has a good face, a narrow chin, and sharp eyes. At that time, she was like a proud lady, with a kind of glamorous elegance.

"I've met my master, I've met my sister." Lan Linglong, with the support of Qu Ruowen, walked to the front of the first seat and bowed in small steps, her body was a little weak.

Qu Ruowen lowered his voice, as reserved as meeting for the first time, and said: "Father, aunt."

Seeing Lan Linglong and Qu Ruowen approaching, Qu Fengquan raised his eyes and waved his hands, as if he didn't want to be seen.

Lan Linglong took Qu Ruowen back to the last two chairs and sat down. When they walked in a row, they didn't seem to see the second wife Qin Xiangyue and the second lady Qu Ruoting.If this kind of thing happened, even if the reputation was not destroyed, it is absolutely impossible for someone to sit here without incident.

"Sister slept so well, she didn't even notice such a big incident happened in the house." After she sat down, Hu Bi criticized in a neutral manner.

"I didn't feel well yesterday. I hope my sister will forgive me." No matter whether Lan Linglong made a mistake or not, whether she made a mistake or not, she took the blame on herself.

"It's just that I didn't understand you." Hu Bi sneered.

"Okay, stop arguing." Qu Fengquan was already upset, but when he saw another quarrel, he lost his patience and slapped his palm on the table. There was no sound in the main hall, and no one dared to say a word, " The flower-pickers came to the mansion, but they are still running unimpeded in the mansion, it is the negligence of the night watchman."

"Master, calm down." Old Wang was standing there, but when he heard Qu Fengquan show his power, he immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

Seeing this, Ah Qian also knelt down, knowing that the matter had become serious, he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Master, forgive me."

"The two of you still have the face to beg for mercy. Fortunately, nothing happened to Ruoting. If something happens to the Qu family, you will still have the chance to beg for mercy here!" , Like the momentum of thunder, this kind of thing happened at the head of the five dignified imperial merchants.

"Master, it's all my fault that I didn't manage these servants well, and please punish me." Liu Heshan didn't beg for mercy, but asked Qu Fengquan to convict him. Qu Ruowen sneered in his heart. Steward, there was a death in the mansion, and he was the one to blame the most.

"Hmph, something happened within your jurisdiction, and you still want to shirk your responsibility!" Qu Fengquan snorted coldly, "After all, Luo An and Bao Fu died saving the second lady, and you are also considered as the Qu family. It’s a lot of effort, and I’ll fine you to take out two months’ monthly salary, and then get 100 taels from the account, and give the money to the two families, take care of their funeral affairs, and don’t make any mistakes.”

"Thank you, master, for your kindness." Liu Heshan bent over and replied.

"As for these two people..." Qu Fengquan looked at Lao Wang and Ah Qian who were kneeling at his feet, and his moderate anger welled up spontaneously, "Find the monthly salary and drive them out of the house."

"Master..." Old Wang and Ah Qian begged Qu Fengquan to be merciful, but Liu Heshan had already winked and ordered the servant at the door to come over and carried them out.

After Lao Wang and Ah Qian were taken out, the main hall was full of people from the Qu family who could speak a few words.

Qu Fengquan frowned deeply, walked to the side of Luo An and Bao Fu, and squatted on the ground: "He Shan, according to Lao Wang and Ah Qian, when they found Luo An and Bao Fu, although they did not respond, But still alive?"

"Exactly." Liu Heshan replied affirmatively, "By the time Lao Wang and Ah Qian turned back with someone, their necks had already been wrung, and the method was cruel."

After hearing Liu Heshan's words, Qu Fengquan said: "This is not something that ordinary flower pickers would do."

I thought that Qu Fengquan would hastily cover up this matter, after all, family ugliness should not be publicized, but mentioning it like this seems to mean that he wants to continue to investigate.

"Exactly, since the two of them have no strength to fight back, there is no need to kill them at all, unless there is some hatred between them, the people who want to stun these two are not the same people who killed them."

After Liu Heshan finished speaking, he inadvertently glanced at Qu Ruowen, but Qu Ruowen lowered his head and kept his eyes fixed, just staring at the tip of his shoe. Of course, she didn't give any explanation. No one would think that this matter would involve her, a cowardly third lady.

"Not on the same dial? Since when did the Qu family become a place where outsiders can come and go whenever they want!" Qu Fengquan's face darkened a little when he heard it.

"Master, although the defense in the mansion is not impregnable, it is not allowed to come and go. I can't see that it is all done by outsiders." Hu Bi interjected coldly, as if she knew who did it all.

"What do you mean?" Qu Fengquan retreated to his seat, seeming to hear Hu Bi's implication.

"My lord, the front door and the back door of the mansion are closely guarded. It is not possible for ordinary people to enter, unless it is some thieves, but nothing was lost in the mansion yesterday, except Ruoting passed out in the medicine garden. If it is not for flower pickers or something, I think It's the people in the house. Master, you also know that Ruoting bullies many people on weekdays, and there are some people who don't like her." After Hu Bi finished speaking, it seemed that the meaning was still unfinished, and she went to Qu Ruo with deep meaning. I asked where I was sitting and took a look.

Qu Fengquan followed her line of sight and saw Qu Ruowen still sitting at the back seat cautiously, he just ignored it.

"What you said makes some sense." After listening to Qu Fengquan, he wondered whether he should change the route of investigation, "Is it possible that Lao Wang and Ah Qian kidnapped Ruoting, and then ran into Luo An and Bao Fu, and what happened? Fight, and finally kill two people?"

"Back to the master, Lao Wang and Ah Qian were on patrol yesterday, and the other patrolling servants also saw it. It is impossible for the second lady to be kidnapped by these two people. Moreover, these two people have always been timid, otherwise, they would not both go. Reported the letter but did not leave anyone to guard." Liu Heshan denied.

Qu Fengquan thought it was reasonable: "Abi, you are in charge of the house's internal affairs, tell me who Ruoting has trouble with, especially recently."

"Master, let me think about it." Hu Bi responded, and put on a thoughtful look.

Beside Hu Bi, stood a maid in pink clothes. She was about 16 years old, and she looked a little juicy. She was Hu Bi's personal maid, and within two years after entering the mansion, she was already a first-class maid.Hearing Qu Fengquan's words, she leaned over and whispered something in Hu Bi's ear, Hu Bi hesitated slightly.

The actions of the two were obvious, and everyone was waiting for Hu Bi to speak, so it seemed a little deliberate, and Qu Fengquan could naturally see it.

"Qiu Shui, tell me what you know!"

Qiu Shui walked from Hu Bi's side to Qu Fengquan's and said, "Master, Madam, just now Madam accidentally talked about Second Young Lady, and this servant suddenly remembered something."

"Say!" Qu Fengquan said impatiently.

(End of this chapter)