The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 65

Mrs. Qi was cold-hearted when her husband secretly married the concubine, but later she also had a son, and saw that aunt belittle her, so she lost her desire to compete for favor. As long as her son is safe and sound, future generations Sheng Mao, who would care about a second son from a concubine?

But Mrs. Qi took all precautions, and still asked someone to kill her son.The husband didn't talk about revenge, but instead came to me and begged, don't make trouble, let me bear this tone!Save the last bit of blood for the Qi family!
Master Qi is determined to exchange the life of his youngest son for the safety of his concubine, how could Mrs. Qi make him wishful!

"My lords are all pillars of the court. I am here to thank everyone for your help, to avenge my son, and to avenge Miss Zuo's family."

Everyone hurriedly said: "I will be an official in the same dynasty as Mr. Song, and my wife is Mr. Song's cousin. Besides, when we go out, Mr. Shangshu repeatedly told us that we will naturally do our best to deal with this matter. Madam, just don't worry."

Master Qi listened to it, and his heart turned cold. He looked at the second son standing there like a pillar at the door, feeling sad from his heart.This idiot, who didn't know that the disaster was imminent, also hated himself for being lecherous at the beginning. Over the years, he doted on his concubine more than his regular wife, which is why my aunt dared to murder her son-in-law.

It turned out that Mr. Qi had long believed that his aunt conspired with others to kill his youngest son, so he was worried at this moment.Seeing the people from the Ministry of Punishment approaching menacingly, and his wife's appearance of not letting go, Mr. Qi suddenly felt a splitting headache.

"Let the second child take a few adults there. Whether to go to the study or the inner room first is up to the adults to decide." Master Qi still did not give up.

Mrs. Qi behind the screen sneered in her heart, and said in a calm manner: "The second son is messy, and if he doesn't keep it neat, it will delay the serious business of the adults. It's better to stay here with our old couple. The boss can also walk around in the past two days. It’s okay to let him follow along to get busy.”

Why can't everyone understand?Everyone hurriedly got up, first resigned from the Qi family and his wife, and a sick young man led them to the backyard.

"My lords, this is the place where the crime happened, Miss Zuo is here." First Young Master Qi tilted his head slightly, and stopped what he said sadly.

Xiuyan followed at the end, quietly looking at the small secluded courtyard.I don't know if it's due to Qi Sanshao's personality, or Mrs. Qi is afraid that others will disturb her son's study, so Qi Sanshao's courtyard is not big, but it is the place farthest from the main house.

Weeping willows and pine trees in the courtyard, snow-covered walls, tiger-skin stone steps, and columns under the biyingying eaves, the whole house is repaired in a simple and unconventional way, opening and closing, which is not a place for ordinary people with a heart to live.

Xiuyan followed and squeezed into the main room, where there was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl kneeling in the front room, crying and crying, and beside her were two old women who were comforting her.Seeing these people rushing in suddenly, the little maid flinched a bit, guessing that it was the government who came to question her.

The lord surnamed Mu clasped his fists at everyone: "Everyone is the pillar of the Ministry of Punishment. Lord Shang Shu trusts me a lot. I don't know which one is willing to come out and work hard?"

Xing Zhong and others hurriedly said with a smile: "Master Mu has rich experience, so naturally you will do it yourself, and we will learn a thing or two beside you." Kneeling maid.

"Are you the maid of the Zuo family?"

"Return, my lord, this servant is the girl next to Mrs. Qi, and was ordered to serve Miss Zuo." The little girl's voice was still trembling, and it was rare that she could speak correctly and fluently.

"You tell the ins and outs of the matter in detail again, and don't hide anything in between."

Master Mu's last sentence was very majestic, the little girl trembled unavoidably, and hurriedly said: "Yes! Last night, Mrs. Yuan's teacher was practicing in the inner room, and the slave girl stood outside the house with Miss Zuo. Everything was fine. Miss Zuo was reciting Buddhist beads. Seeing that she was afraid, the servant girl planned to pour a cup of tea for Miss Zuo. Who knows, the servant girl just turned around, and Miss Zuo suddenly clutched her chest and cried out in pain. I was so scared that I threw the teacup over to see her , Miss Zuo's face was pale, and she kept clasping her heart. When I went to call Mrs. Yuan, left, Miss Zuo said "

It is reasonable for one Qi Sanshao to die like this, but it is strange for the second one.

No, it can't be said to be strange, but someone secretly playing tricks.

Xing Zhong noticed that the maid was talking about the teacup, so he was about to ask, but Mr. Mu took the lead: "People in your family once said that when Qi Sanshao went, he also drank a cup of tea?"

Young Master Qi panted and said, "Master Mu, that's right."

Young Master Qi hurriedly asked someone to present the broken cup, while Master Mu crushed the slender tea leaves with one hand, and sniffed gently in front of the tip of his nose.

It is the best West Lake Longjing.

Lord Mu looked at Xing Zhong and the others. Although he wanted to make a contribution, but since everyone was selected by Cheng Shangshu himself, Lord Mu had to give others some chances.

These adults have long been eager to try, and asked the little girl one after another.

"Miss Zuo was accompanied by our youngest mistress in person. She didn't talk much along the way. Apart from this bowl of tea, our family didn't dare to send anything to eat. I want to say something special."

The little maid paused, not sure when she looked at the crowd: "On the way here, Miss Zuo was startled by the cat."

"What cat?"

"It's a white cat raised by our second grandma. It's called Huan'er. It's very well-behaved on weekdays, but yesterday I didn't know why and hid in the grass. When the left girl passed by, it jumped out and landed on the left girl's shoulder. superior."

Young Master Qi reprimanded lightly: "Don't talk nonsense."

The little servant girl looked at Eldest Young Master Zuo aggrievedly: "Everything this servant girl said is true. Eldest Young Master doesn't believe that she can be Eldest Young Mistress. She even used a handkerchief to bandage Miss Zuo's wound!"

Xing Zhong hurriedly asked: "So, Miss Zuo was injured at that time?"

The little girl shook her head: "That's not true, but the back of her hand was rubbed by Huan'er, and it turned a little red. The young mistress knew that Miss Zuo was a distinguished guest, so she was extra cautious."

Master Mu whispered a few words with everyone, and said slowly: "According to Yao Po, there is no sign of injury on Miss Zuo, and the murderer must have used a more secretive method than we imagined. I will take this tea back later. Check, and the second young lady's white cat"

Young Master Qi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Young man, ask someone to bring it here."

Seeing that no one mentioned the handkerchief, Xing Zhong interjected, "How come the handkerchief mentioned by the maid is not in the physical evidence presented?"

"My lord, it's because Miss Zuo felt that her hand was fine after entering the house, so she returned the handkerchief to our young mistress."

The little maid remembered it clearly, and it seemed that when Miss Zuo returned it, the eldest mistress was a little bit reluctant.

Seeing Xing Zhong's suspicious expression, Qi Dashao hurriedly said with a smile: "Master Xing, don't worry, there must be a lot of things."

Mr. Mu, who was on the main seat, felt that Xing Zhong was a bit hypocritical, a piece of veil!

He had already had some complaints about Cheng Shangshu's appointment of Xing Zhong to come here, but now seeing that Xing Zhong didn't understand the rules, he asked questions beyond himself.

Master Mu said coldly: "Master Xing is paranoid. If we investigate cases like you, I'm afraid we will move the entire Qi family back to the yamen."

As soon as the voice fell, low laughter broke out.

Xiuyan raised her head slightly, staring at the sternly-spoken Master Mu with stern eyes.Ah Xi next to her was afraid that the girl would show her feet, so she whispered, "Don't look up."

Xiuyan turned a deaf ear to it, until everyone got up and went to inspect Qi Sanshao's inner room, then Xiuyan slowly lowered her eyelids.

Ah Xi's heart was about to jump out of fear. If all the people in the room were not kept together, they would doubt the girl's identity. When the girl's reputation could not be preserved, how could the wife spare herself?

All the adults went into the house to investigate, leaving a group of young men waiting in the main room. These people knew that their master might not be able to come out without a stick of incense, so they gathered in twos and threes to chat.Because all the masters of the family are colleagues, the servants are also familiar with each other, but Axi and Xiuyan are isolated at the corner of the door.

Seeing the girl raising her foot to leave, Ah Xi hurriedly lowered her voice, "Why are you going!"

Xiuyan said in a stammering voice: "It's shameful to stand here stupidly, I'll go to the window and have a look."

Ah Xi couldn't help but look towards the window lattice, and placed two pots of flowers with unknown names, which looked like magnolias, but the pots were bigger and the flowers were more colorful.Ah Xi knew that the girl liked these flowers and plants, so he didn't worry about it anymore, and he also wanted to help the master establish a good relationship as soon as possible, so he whispered a few words, and turned to find a relationship with the boys next to him.

Xiuyan was dressed plainly and looked a little clumsy, but no one paid attention to her whereabouts.

As soon as Xiuyan came in, she saw this pot of flowers. She is a flower lover and a flower grower. She has seen hundreds of flowers if not thousands, but this flower is so novel and gorgeous that people can't help but stare.There are not many flowers that can survive the winter in the north, let alone such beautiful ones.

"This is the nine-tailed genus raised by our grandma, don't move around!"

The little girl who was kneeling on the ground came over at some point, she was afraid that Xiuyan was a handy boy, so she pushed Xiuyan to the side, protecting the flower pot like a baby.

Xiuyan staggered slightly, and hurriedly looked around, seeing that no one was paying much attention to this place, she said with a naive smile: "Don't worry, sister, I'm just curious, I've never seen it before, so take a look."

Without the presence of Young Master Qi, the little girl's vigor was fully displayed: "What do you know as a young man? This is carefully raised by our grandma, and there are not many pots of the same flower in the whole capital. When the young master was alive I don’t know how much I like it, I take care of it myself, and never ask outsiders to do it. Come on, let me talk to you, what are you talking about! "

The little girl wanted to push Xiuyan again, but Xiuyan turned sideways nimbly, causing the opponent to miss.The little girl felt a little ashamed and annoyed, she simply blocked herself in front of the flowerpot, not allowing Xiuyan to look at it.

Xiuyan could only slowly pace back to the corner of the door, but her mind kept turning.

It's the eldest grandma again!Tea, handkerchief, white cat, nine-tailed genus.
Is there any connection between these things?
Could it be that the murderer is the young lady?No, Qi Sanshao's death is of no benefit to her, on the contrary, Qi Sanshao is alive, and even if Eldest Young Master Qi is dead, he can kindly treat the eldest and youngest mistress who used to be his maid.

That is the Second Young Mistress?
There is a motive to kill, and Huan'er is her white cat. In order to prevent Mr. Fang from being too successful, killing Miss Zuo makes sense.

But where is the evidence?

Xiuyan's eyes couldn't help falling on the pot of genus with nine tails on the window sill again, always feeling that the flower was a bit weird.

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PS: Has anyone guessed the murderer? ?
(End of this chapter)