The Demon Concubine of God

Shen Wen looked at Madam Shangguan's cold and arrogant look and sneered in his heart.

She suddenly looked at Madam Shangguan and asked as if chatting with her family: "Madam, how old are you this year? Sixteen? Or seventeen?"

Madam Shangguan gave her a look of extreme disgust.

Shen Wen looked at the ghostly figure that appeared behind her, wondering whether Madam Shangguan knew that she was hiding behind her.

A dead person, who even after death still obeys the person who controls her.

Look! She also gave Shen Wen a provocative and weird smile.

Madam Shangguan was a little disappointed with Chu Yanqiu's attitude. She turned around and climbed onto Chu Yanqiu's arm, pouting and saying, "Brother, look at this audacious woman. What on earth do you like about her? She's being so unreasonable and you don't care about anything?"

Chu Yanqiu glanced at Shen Wen coldly as a warning, and then comforted Madam Shangguan, saying, "Junior sister, don't be angry. She has such a manly temper. When I brought her into the mansion, you knew that she was stupid to begin with. How could she be as normal as us?"

Shen Wen gnashed his teeth in anger...

At this time, two officials came in from outside and reported: "Sir, Cao Chen, who was transferred to Nalan Courtyard, has woken up. The doctor said that his life is no longer in danger. I am here to ask if we want to interrogate Cao Chen about the case?"

Wen Qingyun thought for a moment and looked at Chu Yanqiu and said, "Master Chu, do you want to go with me to take a look?" Chu Yanqiu nodded and said, "Your Excellency is trying a case here. You have invited me to go with you." Wen Qingyun looked at Madam Shangguan again and said, "Cao Chen is seriously injured, so the three ladies should stay away. I am afraid that you will be scared."

After hearing this, Madam Shangguan bowed calmly and left. Shen Wen smiled and turned away.

Just after leaving the yard, Zichu hurried out and caught up with Shen Wen. He cleared his throat unnaturally and said to Shen Wen who was in front again: "Don't leave so quickly, I'll take you back wherever you live."

Shen Wen said without even turning his head: "Go away, I don't talk to people with the surname Ji."

Zichu smiled helplessly, and followed closely, saying, "Are you still angry? You didn't ask me what my official position was at that time, so how could I say that I was a doctor?"

Shen Wen glanced back at him and said, "Is this what I am angry about? Don't try to avoid the main point."

Zichu walked parallel to her, tilted his head and looked at her and said, "Are you talking about the fact that I am the third son of the Ji family? I can't change that, right?"

Shen Wen looked at him and said, "Do you know who I am? I am your second brother's woman now. Do you think it's okay for a grown man like you to get so close to me?"

Zichu scratched his head and said, "My second brother's woman? Was she arranged by three matchmakers and six betrothals? Why don't I remember such a thing?"

Shen Wen looked at him and suddenly laughed.

The two walked to the big kitchen, and Shen Wen called Zichu and said, "Come with me, I will take you there... I know the way."

Zichu followed them and asked, "Just now, Lord Wen and his men were going to interrogate Cao Chen. Why are you no longer interested in this matter? I thought you would definitely stick with them."

Shen Wen said: "Why follow him? To see that perverted ghost? Forget it, he must be in a miserable state now, right? The deceased bit him to the point of nearly killing him, and there are several bites on his body and neck, right? Is his face also bitten?"

Zichu was helpless about the woman's clever planning. He glanced at her speechlessly.

Shen Wen said: "Want to ask me how I know?"

Zichu still looked at her.

Shen Wen said, "This beast has been eyeing me for a long time, okay? Do you know why he came yesterday? It was because he heard that a courtesan had come to the Waterside Tower, and someone suggested that he kill the courtesan. Do you know who made the deal with him?"

Zichu asked: "Who is it?"

Shen Wen said: "She is your second brother's concubine, Madam Xu."

Zichu frowned, and thought for a while before saying, "That's impossible. Madam Xu is a well-educated and well-mannered lady. She is the best in the mansion in terms of character, appearance, talent and virtue."

Shen Wen said: "Oh, that's the case. Just pretend I didn't say that. There's no evidence to prove it anyway."

Zichu quickly said: "That's not what I meant. I just think it's a little unbelievable."

Shen Wen and the others walked to the outskirts of the pig pen. Shen Wen said to Zi Chu, "Who is Mr. Chen? I don't believe you masters don't know about the things he did before. Since you choose to turn a blind eye, it must be difficult to overthrow his position, right?"

Zichu scratched his head and said, "This... I'm not sure... I... Although my surname is Ji now, I didn't have it before, and I never lived in this Ji Mansion since I was a child. I don't know what this Master Chen is about. I only know that his adoptive father is an old eunuch. When he was young, he was a brother to the old master of the Ji Mansion. The two had been through life and death many times. Later, the old eunuch wanted to leave the palace to retire, so the old master Ji built a house for him in his own mansion and bought a group of servants to serve him carefully. Later, the title of the Ji Mansion became higher and higher. After the third master was named the prince consort, the old master Ji gave this The old eunuch built another West Mansion, and this place has been vacant for a while. Now that Old Master Ji has passed away, the old eunuch has also died, and the house of the West Mansion has been passed on to his adopted son Cao Chen. Cao Chen is very filial to the old lady of the Ji Mansion, so he will come back to live in this courtyard of the Ji Mansion every now and then. In addition, there is also an old eunuch named Gu Jia living in the West Courtyard. He is the personal eunuch of the third master's original wife, Princess Jinci. Princess Jinci has passed away, and only the old eunuch Gu Jia is left among the servants. The third master treated him very kindly, so he followed Gu Jia's wishes and asked him to live in the West Mansion. "

Shen Wen nodded and said, "So that's how it is. Will Cao Chen agree to this? The ownership of the West Mansion will change. Cao Chen may not be the heir. Will he agree to this?"

Zichu said: "This Cao Chen is very resourceful. Not long after Gu Jiaban entered the West Mansion, he recognized Gu Jiaban as his adoptive father and took care of him like his own father."

Shen Wen thought for a moment and asked, "I heard that the West Courtyard also has a group of singers. And I heard that there are quite a few male actors, right?"

Zichu was like an innocent child. He touched his head and smiled, "Well... I am the son of the Ji family. They are just servants here. I have never been to such a lowly place, so how could I ask about these things?"

Shen Wen said: "That's not right. What did you mean when you said earlier that your last name is not Ji? Do you have the same background as Chu Yanqiu?"

Zichu had no choice but to speak frankly: "My mother is Princess Shanjin of Dajue. She and my biological father Zhao Tingguang were the original wife. My biological father died on the battlefield. Later, my mother took me to marry the third master of the Ji Mansion."

Shen Wen said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you sad."

Zichu shook his head and said, "You are talking about my biological father. I am not sad, but this is the first time I have personally mentioned my life experience to outsiders."

Shen Wen nodded. She looked at the pigsty and asked again, "Cao Chen is guilty, but he has also brought disaster upon himself. Will the masters of the Ji family take pity on him and protect him?"

Zichu thought for a moment and said, "He has caused a big disaster this time. Four of the eight people who died tragically were children of officials. Lord Wen and Chief Ma from the Ministry of Justice are both considered family members of the victims. The famous families involved here are quite complicated. It would be unreasonable to let the murderer get away with it."

Shen Wen looked at Zichu in disbelief and said, "You are still a young man, and you are too naive to see things. But with your sense of justice, you are qualified to be a doctor in the Ministry of Justice."

Zichu smiled and said, "Are you praising me?"

Shen Wen did not answer. She continued, "Brother Zichu, we have been standing here for so long, didn't you notice anything unusual?"

Zichu looked at where she was looking and said, "What's unusual? Are you talking about this pigpen? It seems to be much cleaner today than usual."

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Yes, it's a pigpen, but they even cleaned up the weeds outside. This is too abnormal."

After hearing this, Zichu went to check the pigsty seriously. He found that not only was the ground swept but also new soil was used. There was a trace of new construction on the half wall of the pigsty. It looked broken and must have been damaged. Zichu climbed over the wall and found that the pigsty was even cleaner, almost brushed.

At this time, Shen Wen pointed to the base of the newly built wall and said, "Interesting, there are bloodstains."

Zichu went over, smeared the blood with his hand, put it to his nose and smelled it, and said, "It's human blood."

Shen Wen joked, "Looking at the marks, it's not just a broken finger. The amount of blood is not just from scratching it. It's probably because the pigs in the pigpen got so mad that they ate people."

Zichu was also undecided. He asked, "Where did the pigs in the pigsty go? Maybe they were killed and eaten for meat."

Shen Wen said: "It's possible. I think the pig must have eaten someone it shouldn't have eaten. The pig farmer was afraid that his crime would be discovered, so he killed the pig and ate it to destroy the body."