Forensic lady champion husband

Chapter 39

It was a pilgrimage, but I didn't expect to bump into a dead body. Madam Qu fainted immediately. Fortunately, Mingshu and Shen's mother, who were beside her, had quick eyesight and quick hands, and stopped to catch Madam Qu, so Madam Qu didn't fall to the ground.

The incense couldn't be burned, so I hurriedly sent the person to the side room to rest. Xuanzhen knew some Taoist medicine skills, and stayed to serve the soup. Yan Ziqin and a few accompanying Qu family members waited anxiously outside the side room. After a quarter of an hour, Nanny Shen opened the door and came out, saying that the madam had woken up, and asked Xuanzhen to find another room for the men to rest.

On the one hand, Yan Ziqin was concerned about the frightened mother-in-law and wife, but on the other hand he didn't want to talk nonsense with his family members, so he begged Nanny Shen to invite Mingshu to the outside room. When talking with Nanny Shen, he felt a little strange, and always felt that the old nanny It looked familiar, but in retrospect, he hadn't seen many people in the mother-in-law's room, so he was careful.

Mingshu came from the inner room to the outer room, sat on the wooden chair in front of the mica screen, first sipped her scented tea to moisten her dry throat due to the rapid fire, and then said: "Mother is awake, she is resting now, it's nothing The big problem is to complain about why every time I come out with me, I encounter frustration—her old man still remembers the last time she picked up Wang Er from the sweet water well."

Yan Ziqin said: "I'm also surprised, it's obviously a locked hall, why there is an extra dead person out of thin air?"

Mingshu said: "Oh, originally I was seeking a child, but now it's good, I'm so scared that I can have an abortion."

She was jokingly laughing at herself, but just in time for Shen Nai to come over to refill the teapot, she heard Ming Shu's complaints, glared at her, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Madam is still lying in there, what's wrong with you?" She knows, can she not beat you?"

Mingshu covered her mouth and smiled, and said: "Yes, Nanny Shen loves me the most, and she can't bear to see me being scolded and punished, so she will definitely not tell mother about it."

Nanny Shen pointed at Mingshu very fondly, smiled and opened the curtain, and went back to serve Mrs. Qu.

Yan Ziqin looked at her slightly aged back, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is this nanny?"

Mingshu said: "It's my mother's dowry. She watched me grow up since childhood. If it wasn't for the difference between master and servant, with her intentions for me, I should recognize her as a godmother."

Yan Ziqin said: "So that's the case, but I don't know why he has such a kind face, I seem to have seen it somewhere."

Mingshu said: "You don't remember, yesterday I took you for a walk in the garden at home, passing by a stone Buddhist altar, I ran into a little girl who accidentally knocked over the altar was being reprimanded, crying and knelt on the ground to admit her mistake, please don't sell her , the one who stood aside and reprimanded her was Nanny Shen."

After being reminded by her, Yan Ziqin remembered it, and also remembered that it was Ming Shu who asked Nanny Shen to be forgiving and forgiving in the end, and fined the little girl some monthly money to settle the matter.

Seeing that Yan Ziqin's expression changed slightly, Ming Shu said: "Sister Shen just got a little more irritable and spoke more harshly. After getting along with her for a long time, I realized that she is actually not bad at all."

While talking, Xuanzhen came in to reply, saying that she had identified the corpse of the young woman in Zhusheng Temple, she was not from the temple, she had already reported to the official, and sent her disciples to inquire in nearby villages and towns, is there anyone whose daughter or If the bride is missing, anyone who has any doubts can come and collect the bones.

Mingshu discussed with Yan Ziqin, don't tell Mrs. Qu the details, just say that the woman's corpse is in possession, and don't mention that the matter has been involved in the government, so that Mrs. Qu will not be suspicious again in a trance, wasting her energy in vain, and then order someone to spread the word For the family members who have tea and dinner in the wing room, let them build up their strength, prepare their chariots and horses, and return to Qufu first, and then discuss the rest in the long run.

At this time, the sky was bright, and there was an endless stream of pilgrims who came to offer incense, but they were all stopped outside the mountain gate because someone died in the temple. Leading a group of family members to stop them, in the car, Mingshu covered her mother's ears, for fear that she would be frightened again. She also knew that her mother looked shrewd and capable, but she was still a weak person in her bones. That's all.

After returning to Qu Mansion, Mrs. Qu settled down, and Du He also came back on a fast horse.After a whole morning of tossing, the couple were a little tired, especially Ming Shu, who had been worrying about her mother. At this time, she was listlessly sitting next to the beauty in the Changting Pavilion near the water in the garden, asking Chunxiu to fan herself, while Yan Ziqin He listened to Du He while pinching some broken grains to feed the koi in the pond.

"I said, you left too early, and you didn't see the most exciting part! Not long after you left, the fairies from the Niangniang Temple brought five families, all of whom were from nearby villagers. They all said that their family lost their daughter, and the family watched Afterwards, I said no, and left dumbfounded. The odd one was the four remaining ones—all of them said that the one who died was their own daughter. of."

Yan Ziqin said, "How did you know that you didn't enter the temple?"

Du He said: "Then the four families fought and fought all the way out of the mountain gate. It was as if they had married eight generations of feuds. Everyone was yelling and they were desperate."

Mingshu said: "This is really strange. The appearance of the hanged person has not been destroyed. What's more, if his own flesh and blood are real relatives, can he still not recognize him? I don't know what those imposters are doing with this lie?"

Chunxiu hesitated to speak, but Du He saw her hesitation first, and asked her to speak up, Chunxiu then said: "You are all decent people, so naturally you don't know the world in the countryside, and you have never heard of dark marriages, right?" ?”

Everyone shook their heads, Ming Shu had heard about it in modern times and wanted to hear Chunxiu's explanation, so he shook his head accordingly.

Chunxiu continued: "Ghost marriage is to bury unmarried men and women together in the same place. In name, it is also called marriage. At first, it was just the living relatives asking for comfort, not to let the children go away alone. Later, it was involved. Witchcraft talk, it is said that unmarried dead men will come back to harm the living people in the family, and they must be given a wife to stop. I saw it in the countryside when I was young, and the family of the dead son offered 90 taels to ask the female corpse to marry the ghost. People are greedy for that money, and they joked that they would kill the girl of a relative's family and exchange it for 90 taels, fortunately, it was a joke."

When the three of them heard this, they all shuddered. Mingshu held Chunxiu's fanning hand and told her not to fan her. She frowned and said, "One life per 90? A person who can say such a thing is too heartless. You What do you mean, some of the people fighting for the dead body want to use the dead body to get married in exchange for money?"

Chunxiu said: "Otherwise, why forcefully ask for a corpse? According to my servants, eight or nine times out of ten it's because of this messy business."

Yan Ziqin said: "The conscience is exhausted, we can only wait for the government to make a decision for them, and put them in the soil to rest in peace. If they are not happy in life, they will have to suffer after death."

Although the matter of life and death is important, it can happen to others, and the rest of them are passers-by after all.The matter of the Niangniang Temple was quickly forgotten, because the subsequent events were more important to the Mingshu couple. On the eighth day of August, Yan Ziqin entered the court and officially took office the next day. Although it was not the first time he was an official, But for the government and the people in the capital, he is a newcomer. After Shuzhou's failure, Yan Ziqin seems to understand the importance of following the high and low in the officialdom. Morality is used to keep the bottom line in the face of choices. When dealing with people in daily life, it is better to be in harmony with the light and the same dust. Knowing the Tibetan front can save unnecessary conflicts and troubles.

Yan Ziqin's position is to wait for the system, to be the sixth grade, to accompany the driver to give lectures and read, and to guard the documents. There are this official in every hall and pavilion, under the bachelor's degree and the direct degree, such as the Xuanhe Palace and the Longtu Pavilion The waiting system, and the Jiyingdian waiting system held by Yan Ziqin is the most important, because the Jiyingdian is an extremely important palace in the palace, and it is specially in charge of planning examinations for Jinshi and the Spring and Autumn Banquet, and the opportunity to meet each other every day What's more, when the Son of Heaven placed Yan Ziqin in this position, he naturally had a lot of deliberation.

At the same time, Yan Ziqin also found a favorite official residence from the "Lou Dianwu" which specializes in solving housing problems for officials in Beijing. The officials who work in Beijing and are selfless are all solved by Lou Dianwu. Yan Ziqin rented an elegant and clean courtyard, and Yan Ziqin took Ming Shu to see it. Although it was not as large as the Qu Mansion, it was clean and comfortable, and it was located in the bustling Taiping Square, satisfying Ming Shu's shopping needs. According to the wish of the city, there are two front and back courtyards, and a small courtyard full of roses planted on one side, which is enough for the two of them to live in.

Mrs. Qu originally wanted to buy a piece of land for her daughter and son-in-law, but when she saw that they had planned their own way out, she felt relieved. Save the money for buying land, and wait for my daughter to help out if she needs it urgently.

Although they have already leased the courtyard in Taipingfang, the Qus still want to stay with them for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Moreover, the courtyard needs to be repainted and tidied up, which takes time, so they still live in the house of their parents-in-law.

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, according to the old practice, the court will hold the Shuowang Grand Meeting in the grandest Zichen Hall. In the Qu family, Mrs. Qu and Ming Shu have already arranged for the offering of osmanthus, crunchy moon balls, glutinous crab rice wine, and jujube pears. Orange chestnuts and other seasonal delicacies are waiting for Weng and his son-in-law to go home for a reunion. In previous years, the officials were sympathetic to their ministers, and the Mid-Autumn Festival would always end early, but this afternoon, the Quyuan affairs had already returned, but Yan Ziqin was nowhere to be seen. .

(End of this chapter)