Master in charge of the case: Our county magistrate has a black belly

Chapter 149 Turtle Soup

Lu Yu shook his goosebumps, "Let me ask you, do you know Cuihong?"

Lu Cui flicked the handkerchief, "Of course I do, Cui Hong is the servant girl next to Da Furen."

"What do you think of that maid?"

Lu Cui snorted coldly, "It's not a good thing, you look like a fox." Lu Yu looked at Lu Cui, if that maid looks like a fox, then what are you? "That maid, she's too greedy. Every time Da Furen has something to tell, she has to give money after the announcement."

Lu Yu nodded, "Do you know this pair of gold bracelets?" Lu Yu took a bunch of gold bracelets from Ah Hu.

Fifth Madam took the gold bracelets, "Oh, isn't this the pair of gold bracelets I lost?"

"Did you lose it?" Lu Yu asked.

"Yes. I lost it a few days ago." The fifth lady said.

Axiu interjected, "Then why didn't you report to the official?"

Fifth Madam sniffed it and didn't care much, "Aren't they just a pair of gold bracelets? These are the styles of the previous few years. If you lose them, you will lose them."

"The pair of gold bracelets appeared in Cuihong's hands." After saying this, Han Quce stared at Lu Cui, wanting to know something from her face.

Lu Cui's expression froze at first, and then she patted the bracelet, "Okay, so this little hoof stole it, no wonder she always stares at the gold bracelet every time she comes to my room, hum."

"You said Cui Hong stole it?" Lu Yu asked.

Lu Cui covered her mouth with a handkerchief, "It must be, otherwise my bracelet would have disappeared, and it still appeared on her hand, it must have been stolen by this little hoof!"

Lu Cui's little expressions fell into Han Quce's eyes, the death of Cui Hong must have something to do with the fifth wife, Lu Cui, definitely.

"Butler Su, I've finished my question, please ask the next lady." Lu Yu said to Su Qing.

The fifth lady, Lu Cui, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "If you have anything to ask me, my lord, I will definitely cooperate~~"

Lu Yu gave another goosebump.

Lu Yu then asked Liu Yang, the sixth wife, Sun Xiao, the seventh wife, and Qian Yin, the eighth wife, all twisting their waists with innocent eyes. Lu Yu couldn't ask any questions, so he let them go, and Su Qing sent The ladies are out.

Lu Yu sighed, and didn't seem to have asked anything until now. Looking at the pensive Han Quce, he asked, "A Qu, what do you think?"

Han Quce said, "Cuihong's death is definitely related to Lu Cui."

"Lu Cui, is that the fifth lady?" Lu Yu said, "It does seem that there is something wrong, and her reaction is a bit extreme, isn't it?"

Han Quce nodded, "More than that, when you mentioned Cuihong's death, Lu Cui's eyes dodged a little, and she froze for a moment, as if she was looking for an excuse."

"Then shall we investigate the fifth lady?" Axiu asked Lu Yu for instructions.

Lu Yu rubbed his chin, "I guess there's nothing wrong with the investigation now."

"By the way, where are Xiao Han and Xia Yan?" Han Quce asked.

"Didn't they go to investigate?" Lu Yu said.

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao was here, and then the two of them came.

"My lord, Xiao Han and I questioned the servant girl next to Su Yue, and there was nothing unusual." Xia Yan said.

"What?" Lu Yu said, "Didn't they poison it? Did Su Yue eat anything?"

Xiao Han shook his head, "No. I heard from the maid beside Su Yue that Su Yue cherishes his body very much. Except for three meals a day, and supplements from the Da Furen, he usually doesn't eat anything."

Axiu was even more surprised, "The cook and the delivery person are fine, and Mr. Su is still clean and doesn't eat indiscriminately. Then...then where did the poison come from?"

"Then we have to find the food itself." Han Quce said.

"Itself?" Everyone asked.

Han Quce nodded, "Have you ever heard that food can generate and restrain each other?"

"Food can also generate and restrain each other?" Axiu said.

"That's natural. There are many things that cannot be eaten together." Han Quce explained, "If the food of Xiangke is eaten together, it may lead to poisoning and death."

"So serious?" Xiao Han was surprised. It seems that he has to pay attention to his brother's diet in the future, but the meals are all cooked by Mrs. Song, so there will be no problem. Whenever Xiao Han has something to do, he will think of his brother.

"We still have to check the food!" Han Quce said, he thought the food was not poisonous, but the poison still appeared on the food.

Several people returned to the kitchen and lined up the dishes that Su Yue had eaten.

"Golden Jade Mantang, Squirrel Mandarin Fish, Pan-fried Tofu, Stir-fried Pork Liver, Stir-fried Amaranth, Green Beans, Braised Chicken Offal, and Egg Drop Soup." Axiu reported the names of the dishes one by one.

Xia Yan took the silver needles one by one to test the poison, but the color of the silver needles did not change.

"Who is Su Yue's personal maid?" Han Quce asked looking at the line of cooks and maids.

A young maid stood up, with tears still on her face, she choked up and said, "It's me, I'm Zi Hong, the third young master's personal maid."

Han Quce nodded, "Recall what Su Yue ate before and after dinner?"

Zi Hong bit her lower lip and shook her head, "Young Master didn't eat anything, by the way, Young Master seems to have drunk the soft-shelled turtle soup from Madam before dinner, but Madam has been sending soft-shelled turtle soup to Young Master every day for the past few days to replenish his body. "

"Turtle soup?" Han Quce seemed to have thought of something.

Zihong nodded, "Yes. These soups are cooked by Madam herself, so there should be no problem."

"It's impossible for the eldest lady to harm her son." Xia Yan also said.

"This soft-shelled turtle soup is not poisonous." Han Quce paused, "But the problem still lies in the soft-shelled turtle soup."

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, not understanding Han Quce's meaning.

"A Qu, do you know something?" Lu Yu asked.

Han Quce nodded, "Let the Su family gather in the hall."

Han Quce and Lu Yu searched Su Mansion all afternoon, and it was late.

Everyone in the Su family gathered in the hall. Except for Liu Yang, the sixth wife who was in poor health, and the faceless boudoir lady, only Su Xiang, the eldest wife Li Xin, the fourth wife Zhao Lingyu, the fifth wife Lu Cui, and the seventh lady were left. Sun Xiao, eighth lady Qian Yin, and Su Zhe, Su Yan, Su Jiao, and Su Yi.

Han Quce looked at this big family, they could make several mahjong tables together.

"Lord Lu, tell me, have you found the murderer?" Su Xiang asked hastily.

Lu Yu looked at Han Quce, "It was my master who said he found it."

Everyone looked at Han Quce, Han Quce said slowly, "This may just be an accident."

"Accident, you said my son's death was an accident?" The eldest lady Li Xin looked at Han Quce in disbelief.

Han Quce nodded, "Mistress, let me ask you, did you give the third son soft-shelled turtle soup before dinner?"

"That's right, my natal brother raised a turtle farm and brought me a lot of turtles, and I used them to make soup for my son." The eldest lady said.

(End of this chapter)