Ministers made me a male queen
Chapter 17
Jiao Yun saw Tao Yuzuo's eyes lit up and waited for him to come over.
When Tao Wuzuo approached, he also caught sight of Jiao Yun, and his face softened a little. He bowed his hands to Wanniang first, and Wanniang hurriedly got up to return the salute.Only then did Tao Yuzuo look at Jiao Yun, "Brother Yun, why haven't you left yet?" Didn't you just say it was sold out?
Jiao Yun ran over and hugged Tao Yuzuo's leg, and raised his head: "It will be a long time before the ox cart driver comes to pick us up, Brother Tao, where are you going?"
Tao Yu said: "Go and investigate something." Probably the matter is not urgent, he squatted down, touched Jiao Yun's little head, picked him up and shook him, "Did the dessert last time taste good?"
Jiao Yun nodded heavily: "It's delicious!"
Tao Wuzuo smiled, "Brother will bring you some later." From then on, they set up a stall here every day, and they will be able to eat in the future.
The two yamen servants seemed to be afraid of Tao Fuzuo, they were only surprised to see Tao Fuzuo playing with a child, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Jiao Yun was looking for no chance, and when Tao Yuzuo picked him up, he lowered his voice and approached him, "Brother Tao, can you tell mother to take me with you? I want to go to the rouge shop on the street to buy face oil for mother, mother." Not willing, I secretly. Don’t worry, brother Tao, I’ll run back after buying, so I won’t delay your work.”
Tao Yuzuo understood what he meant, he felt sorry for his mother and was afraid that Mrs. Jiao would not let her go.
He already knew the situation of Jiao's family from Jiao Lizheng, but he sympathized with the child's father who was so confused, "Okay, wait."
Wanniang was originally afraid that Brother Yun would disturb Tao Yuzuo, but it was rare to see Brother Yun being so close to someone, and she couldn't bear to let the child down, so she didn't stop her.
But when he heard Tao Yu's suggestion, he was stunned: "Take him? This, this is not right, it will delay the husband's work." After saying that, he was about to hug Jiao Yun.
Tao Yuzuo took a step back, "It's okay, we just went to ask about one thing, and we'll be back in half an hour. Aren't you waiting for the ox cart to go back to the village? Or, Mrs. Jiao doesn't trust Tao?"
Wanniang shook her head, "Of course not, but..."
Jiao Yun grabbed Tao Yuzuo's collar with his small hands, pretending to be pitiful, "Mother...I want to go and have a look. I am very obedient and don't make trouble."
Wanniang hesitated, and confirmed again and again that there would be no delay, and then watched Tao Yuzuo and Jiao Yun leave.
As soon as Jiao Yun and the others left, small traders quickly surrounded Wanniang, just to find out if Tao Yuzuo was related to them?
The two servants following behind Tao Wuzuo looked at each other. Tao Wuzuo always put business matters first, and he didn't even remember to eat. When was it so easy to talk?
Tao Fuzuo was willing to take Jiao Yun with him. One was that he was really not busy. He wanted to continue the case with the Yang family, but because he felt that the attitude of the second wife of the Yang family was too much, the adults insisted on changing it to Asking him to inquire about other cases is already a certainty, and anyone can go, so he is so reluctant; the second is that the rouge shop is very close, a few steps away, Brother Yun accidentally helped him before , he is still willing to meet this small request.
When we arrived at the rouge shop, Jiao Yun was afraid that he might not be able to see clearly, so he didn't say anything.
Tao Wuzuo stepped into the rouge shop. There were quite a few people at the moment. Jiao Yun was holding a small purse with copper coins in it. He clenched his little hands tightly, his little brows were tightly frowned, and he stared at it seriously, looking at it. Tao Wuzuo was amused and didn't urge him.
This kid has an idea.
The shopkeeper was startled when he saw the people from the yamen coming over, and he was relieved when he heard that he was just accompanying him to buy things. He was very enthusiastic about Tao Yuzuo and Jiao Yun in his arms.
Jiao Yun patiently answered all kinds of children's questions.
When Jiao Yun asked that face oil required at least one hundred coins, Jiao Yun pinched the copper coin in his hand with a disappointed expression: "That's it, then wait until I save enough to come back next time."
Tao Wuzuo looked at the small purse, it seemed that it was saved by Brother Yun, and he just wanted to say, if he can't, he will put it on for him first.
But after thinking about it, he didn't speak.
Jiao Yun didn't know Tao Yuzuo's inner entanglement, and he finally started to focus on the purpose of this time: "By the way, uncle, the aunt next door said that your house has a new batch of nail dye juice in the morning, and you want a bottle of silver for a bottle, is it true?" Is it?"
The shopkeeper has a very good attitude even if he doesn't buy the ones brought by the government, "Yes, the young master is very right. It is exactly this kind. The batch that I just bought in the morning will be sold out soon. Next time It will take another ten days." He said, thinking that in case the official still has children, it would be good to buy some for his wife if he likes it.
What he took out was a jade stone, which was shaped like a finger, and the fingertips were painted with a purple color. Because of the excellent color, it seemed to glow softly under the light, which was particularly conspicuous and fresh in people's memory.
Tao Wu Zuoben was still struggling, but when he suddenly saw this color, he stood up straight, couldn't help but hug Jiao Yun's hand tightly, grabbed the shopkeeper's hand holding the wooden box, and stared at the box The crimson purple on the jade inside: "You said, this is your new product this morning?"
The shopkeeper was startled: "Yes, yes, sir? What's wrong?"
Tao Wuzuo looked at his eyes and then shined again: "Did you have any yesterday?"
Beads of sweat dripped from the shopkeeper's forehead, "Naturally, no, no, new products, delivered at dawn in the morning, opened at dawn, and sold out within half an hour." Get angry?Don't want to offend this master, right?
Tao Yuzuo's eyes were shining: "No, no, wait, is there someone from the Yang family to buy it?"
"Ah?" The shopkeeper's face changed slightly. He already knew the news that the second wife of the Yang family had hanged herself. After all, the second wife's family was making such a fuss in front of the Yang residence. He also checked the account book earlier, and found that there was indeed a Yang family.
His expression made Tao Yuzuo squint: "Aren't you telling the truth?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly stood up straight: "Yes, yes! The eldest maid Qiaozhu next to the second wife of the Yang family came here. She would come to see new products every few days. I mentioned it in advance this time. She came early in the morning. I also bought two bottles. It is said that the second wife of her family specially ordered this new product to take advantage of the pair of jade bracelets she just got, and she wants to dye this color a few more times."
Tao Yuzuo, holding Jiao Yun in his arms, has already left the rouge shop and headed towards Yang's house.
Two yamen servants followed closely, "Mr. Tao! Wait a minute, Mr. Tao, we are not going this way!"
Tao Fuzuo ignored him and went straight to Yang's house. His lord personally took someone to Yang's house to deal with it. If he went later, the case would be closed as if he had hanged himself.
Jiao Yun didn't make a sound all the time, and when he was almost in front of Yang's house, Tao Yuzuo remembered that he was still holding a child, and when he lowered his head, he met Jiao Yun's innocent eyes, looked back at the distance, thought for a while, Jiao Yun still It's really his lucky star, every time he can just mention some key points of him.
"Brother Yun, go back later, and go to the mansion with my brother, okay?" Tao Wu asked aloud.
The two yamen servants who came up panting were startled, "Sir, no, how could anyone go there with a child?"
Just looking at Shang Tao Fuzuo, the two yamen servants had a headache, but they didn't say anything.
Seeing Jiao Yun nodding curiously, Tao Yuzuo went on to Yang's house.
He passed through the back door, and the back door was also guarded by the people of the county government. He was stunned when he saw Tao Yuzuo: "Mr. Tao, my lord said that you are not needed here."
"I know, I have something important to tell my lord that Mrs. Yang did not commit suicide, but homicide."
"What? Mr. Tao's words are serious?" The gatekeeper was also stunned, this is a big deal, let him go quickly.
It was only after people walked away that I realized, no, why is Mr. Tao still holding the child here?Could it be... an informant?No, no, how can there be a child as an informant?
Tao Yuzuo carried Jiao Yun all the way to the front of the side courtyard, where the noisy house was Mrs. Yang's second wife's family.
Her maiden's family name is Gong, and the Gong family doesn't believe that Mrs. Yang Er committed suicide. If Yang Er is allowed to come out, it must be Yang Er who killed her!
Mr. Hou stood there with a headache on his face, watching the yamen servant pull the people on both sides apart, causing his whole body to ache from the noise!
At this moment, when I heard footsteps, I turned around, and when I saw Tao Wuzuo, my head hurt even more, "You, why are you here again? Didn't it mean that you don't want to get involved in this matter?"
The Gong family also looked at his sound, and Mrs. Gong immediately wailed and wanted to rush over, "It was you who killed it today, my sister was killed by someone, you mediocre, how did you test it? You actually said yes Hang yourself, how could my sister hang herself?"
Tao Yuzuo's face was a bit ugly, but he didn't say anything. He didn't look at her, put Jiao Yun down, and then cupped his hands: "My lord, Mrs. Yang did not commit suicide, but homicide."
Mrs. Gong was still crying over there, but suddenly her voice stopped abruptly: "Eh? You finally admitted it?!"
The corners of Tao Yuzuo's mouth twitched, this Mrs. Gong is really...
Obviously it was the family members of the victim who made people sympathize, but he couldn't sympathize.
After he put Jiao Yun down, Master Hou saw that he was holding a child and was about to say something when he heard this sentence: "What? Are you serious? But didn't the autopsy result say that he really hanged himself?"
There were no other signs of binding on the corpse, only the strangle mark on the neck where he struggled and hanged himself.
But why did the result suddenly change?
The people who were arguing over there suddenly fell silent, and they all looked at this side together.
Tao Yu wrote: "The result from the body is like this, and there is also a motive for suicide, but... when I went to the rouge shop, I found something by chance, and it was this matter that was related to Mrs. Yang, so I was sure that Mrs. Yang Not suicide."
Master Hou's expression was strange: "Rouge shop? Why did you go there?" This kid must have a girl in his fancy, right?
Everyone: ...My lord, is your point wrong?
Lord Hou coughed lowly, "Tell me, what did you find that made you think that Mrs. Yang didn't hang herself?"
Tao Wu wrote: "I also hope that my lord will summon someone to come."
Master Hou hummed.
Not long after, Qiaozhu was summoned. Her face was all white, and she knelt there with a puff, "My lord... Slave, slave Qiaozhu, yes, she is the second lady's personal maid."
Lord Hou glanced at Tao Yuzuo, who hummed, and looked at Qiaozhu: "Let me ask you, did you buy two bottles of nail dye juice for two taels of silver at the rouge shop facing the street in the morning? But your wife The kind you dyed when you died?"
Qiaozhu's face turned even paler, "Yes, yes."
Tao Wuzuo: "Why didn't you say it before?"
Qiaozhu was so frightened that she almost cried: "I didn't, I didn't think about it before... I don't think it's a big deal."
Tao Wuzuo looked at Lord Hou.
Master Hou was at a loss: "Is there something wrong with the nail dyer? Was he poisoned to death? Poisonous?"
Tao Wu said: "...No."
Lord Hou and the others were even more puzzled, but Mrs. Gong wanted to rush over, "Did your little hoof kill my sister? Did you poison her?"
Tao Wuzuo's scalp hurts: "It's not her. It's not clear who the murderer is. The reason why my subordinates think she didn't commit suicide is because this nail dye is new and only available today. If you really want to commit suicide , still remember to buy this? Moreover, she also bought two bottles. According to the shopkeeper, when Qiaozhu went there, her wife said that the color and luster matched the jade bracelet she just got, so she wanted to buy two bottles Stain for a while longer."
Master Hou's face also changed. If you still remember to buy this dress to be beautiful, why would you choose such a terrible way to commit suicide?Moreover, when a person is about to die, will he still remember being so beautifully dressed?
Of course, at first they did see that Mrs. Yang was very gorgeous, and they thought that the other party wanted to make a good appearance in the end.
But hanged... the appearance after death is even more terrifying.
Looking at it this way, it is indeed inconsistent.
Lord Hou frowned, looked at Qiao Zhu who was kneeling and shivering there: "Did your wife say that?"
Qiaozhu: "Say, say... yes." She couldn't help but sneak a glance to the side as she spoke.
Jiao Yun has been standing aside without saying a word, caught this glance, looked along, and saw the Yang family, that is, the husband's family of the deceased.
Master Hou asked again: "When did she dye her nails?"
Qiaozhu's eyes were red: "One, the second lady painted it as soon as she bought it back. It was painted by the servant... After that, the second lady ordered the servant to go to the kitchen to get her favorite cakes. When the servant came back, she would listen to the same roommate." The slave said that Madam went out, and I never saw Madam again until the body of the Second Madam was found."
Master Hou let out an unsullied voice from his throat: "Why didn't you say this before?!"
Qiaozhu trembled all over, "Your servant... I am afraid of causing trouble, it's not, it's not a big deal. I didn't take it seriously, so I just... didn't say anything."
"Really?" Tao Yuzuo also noticed that Qiaozhu was looking at the Yang family frequently, and his brows were tightly frowned, "Then why do you keep looking there? Who are you looking at? Or, who deliberately prevented you Mention this?"
Tao Wuzuo's questioning made Qiaozhu Lihua shake her head frequently with rain, "No, it's not like that, it's not..."
"Didn't Second Young Master Yang force you to say that if you speak out, you will be sold out?!" Tao Yuzuo suddenly said.
There was a trace of panic on Qiaozhu's raised face due to panic, and it was too late to take it back.
Over there, Yang Er's expression was ugly, so he could only bite the bullet and walk out: "I told her not to talk about it."
"Ah, damn it! It's you, right? Did you kill my sister on purpose because you wanted to get that vixen into the door? You bastard!" Mrs. Gong cursed loudly, and the curse became more and more ugly.
Yang Er's face was livid: "I said it wasn't me anymore. I just wanted this matter to settle down as soon as possible. Besides, didn't all the people in the government say it was suicide after autopsy? I just want to close the case as soon as possible without causing any complications."
Master Hou frowned deeply: "Really? But now there is new evidence that Mrs. Yang Er may not have hanged herself, so this case cannot be closed as suicide. Madam Gong, don't worry, I am here, and I will definitely deal with it." If the truth is found out, if the second wife committed suicide, I guarantee that the murderer will not be let go; but if it is really a suicide, if Mrs. Gong interferes with official duties, don't blame me for taking the wife into custody on the grounds of obstructing the government's handling of the case."
Mrs. Gong pretended to be the victim and kept making troubles. At this time, her goal was achieved, she opened her mouth and wanted to scold Yang Er, but she didn't dare to speak again, so she agreed and stepped aside.
The surroundings became quiet, Master Hou softly frowned, "Mr. Tao, Master, please help us to retry the case. The previous confessions are all invalidated, and the confessions must be made again."
Since this clever bead can be concealed, there may be other clues hidden.
Soon, the master and servants of the Yang family went up to the big maid, Shutong, down to Zasao, to the side courtyard in the corner of Yang's mansion, which was the deserted courtyard where Mrs. Yang's second hanged herself.
The courtyard was not small, even comparable to the main courtyard, but because it had been abandoned for too long, it looked overgrown with weeds, and it looked like no one had lived in it for a long time.
In the open space at the end of the corridor where the second lady died, Mr. Hou sat there. The Yang family was divided into four groups, according to the first room, second room, and third room, and the last group belonged to other yards or servants in the backyard. .
There are quite a few Yang family members, and Mrs. Yang is the most senior. She gave birth to four sons and two daughters. All four sons live in the ancestral house of the Yang Mansion, which is divided into four courtyards. Yang San is the second and third wife, both of whom have married wives, but the second wife and the third wife have not yet married.
As for Yang Si who has not yet married a wife, he accompanied Mrs. Yang to a temple outside the city to pray for blessings and eat fast a few days ago. He has not returned and was not at the scene of the crime, so the possibility of killing the deceased is almost impossible, so it is excluded.
Yang Si and the old lady waited until the evening when they got the news and arrived home.
At that time, the reason why it was believed that the deceased, that is, Yang Er's wife, Mrs. Gong, might have hanged herself was because of an incident that broke out two days ago, Yang Er raised an outer room outside, and the couple had a big quarrel.
The Yang family and the Gong family are in the same family, and the Gong family is Mrs. Gong's only only daughter. She is very spoiled.
It's just that Yang Er couldn't bear her temper, wanted to take a concubine but was afraid that she would make troubles, so he simply raised a room outside.
When this incident broke out, Mrs. Yang made a big fuss. Afterwards, the couple closed the door of the room and did not know how to discuss it. Mrs. Yang seemed to be relieved, but it turned out that she had hanged herself in the deserted house just after the hour of today. A partial courtyard.
Master Hou: "When did Qiao Zhu go to the Rouge Shop? When did she come back?"
Qiaozhu knelt there, cautiously, "Slave, I'm afraid I'll be late, so I'll go there before dawn. At that time, at the beginning of the day, when the rouge spread out, I will go back after buying two bottles, and I will help my wife." When I finished painting and went to get some snacks, it happened to be in the middle of the day."
"That is to say, you haven't seen the second lady since Chen Shizhong?" Mr. Hou asked, while Tao Wuzuo and the others were listening on the side. They had just asked all the questions of the servants again, and they just waited for the appropriate time. When answering adults.
Listening to the conversation between Master Hou and Qiaozhu, Jiao Yun frowned. Chenshi was between seven o'clock and nine o'clock, and Qiaozhu came back from the mansion at the beginning of Chenshi at seven o'clock, and painted the second lady's nails before eight o'clock in Chenshi To order dim sum, the small kitchen in the second room is very close, and the round trip will definitely not exceed a quarter of an hour.
He learned from Tao Wuzuo that the second wife was found at ten o'clock in the morning, that is, in the middle of the morning. Because the county government was close, the body of the deceased was still warm when they arrived, so the death time did not exceed one hour. That is to say, the deceased He was hanged between nine and ten in the morning.
That is, the half hour from the beginning of Sishi to the middle of Sishi.
If you want to find the murderer, you need to have a strong suspect who has no alibi within this hour.
There is just one thing that Jiao Yun doesn't understand, where is the deceased during the period from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] am?The side courtyard that has been dying?What is she doing here?
She dressed up early in the morning and left the courtyard of the second room at eight o'clock. She disappeared from eight o'clock to nine o'clock. She was killed and hanged to cover up between nine o'clock and ten o'clock.
Mr. Hou obviously counted from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-], which is a key point, and the investigation starts from this point.
The servants and servants who can prove each other are excluded one by one.
Because it was time to prepare lunch and start cleaning from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-], and the old lady said that she would be back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, most of the people were sent to the Small Buddha Hall for cleaning, so many people could clean up there. as proof.
In the end, there were only a few masters left who were relatively free.
The Dafang couple took their young and only son to the theater early in the morning, accompanied by two maids and a servant, and the teahouse where the theater was watched can also testify.
The yamen servant had already gone to inquire, and indeed left the mansion at eight o'clock and did not rush back until he got the news of the second wife's death.
Excluding the first room, it is between the second room and the third room.
Lord Hou focused his attention on the only male master left in the Second Household: "Second Master Yang, where were you during the time when the deceased was found in Sishi in the morning?"
Yang Er's face was a bit subtle, he hesitated, "Master, I...was not in the mansion at that time."
Master Hou frowned, "Then where are you?"
Yang Er gritted his teeth, "I'm in the outer room."
Mrs. Gong was silent at the side, but when she heard this, she wanted to howl again. He was in the outer room when her sister died!As a result, Mrs. Gong covered her mouth tightly and held her back, and Mrs. Gong could only look back with red eyes and angrily when Master Shanghou looked over.
Master Hou continued to ask: "Apart from your outer room, is there anyone else who can prove it?"
Yang Er: "... There is also a maid in the house for the outer room who can prove it."
Lord Hou: "Other than that?"
Yang Er nodded: "...Yes."
Master Hou took a deep look at him: "Your alibi cannot be used, your outer room is naturally biased towards you, just like Qiao Zhu, what if it favors you?"
Yang Er twitched, "My lord, I don't have to kill her at all! Why should I kill her? She is the only daughter of the Gong family. Since she started, my Yang family and her Gong family have been in the same business for a long time. Inseparable, her accident will definitely affect my family's business!"
Master Hou pondered for a moment, "Although that is the case, your suspicion cannot be ruled out. Come here, send the outside room over."
There are only two masters in the second room, one has just finished the questioning, and the other died, so the third room is left.
Master Hou looked at Yang San, he was a very handsome and handsome man, but his peach eyes were obviously charming, his eyes were blue, he covered his lips and yawned, looking listless.
Yang San saw Master Hou looked over, smiled before saying anything, his appearance was very eye-catching, but it was a pity that he looked at Diao Erlang as a playboy, "My lord, I was with my wife at that time, and all the nuns in the yard saw it."
As he spoke, he pouted at a nanny behind him, and the nanny stepped forward to salute: "My lord, the third master was indeed in the main room at that time, and he was resting outside. The old slave served his wife in the inner room. He came out several times, and he could be seen He fell asleep on the couch outside."
Master Hou's eyes went from the nanny to the maids and two or three servants, but he didn't see the third wife, and finally turned to Yang San, "Where is your wife?"
Yang San had a hippie smile, "My wife had a miscarriage and is confinement, so I can't be there."
Jiao Yun heard the words and looked over: Confinement?
Sure enough, Mr. Hou also caught this point: "Why the miscarriage?" He would inevitably think that there is something dirty between the sisters-in-law.
The nanny probably realized this, and quickly explained: "The third lady will never harm the second lady. The third lady's miscarriage is due to her health. It was the same as the previous few times. It was because the third lady's body couldn't sit on the baby. This time It was also a natural miscarriage, and the doctor said so. Besides, my third wife and second wife have known each other since childhood, and they are like sisters. When the accident happened, I was always guarding the third wife. Get out of the inner room."
After the nanny finished speaking, Mrs. Gong couldn't help but said, "Sister Qian can't be against my sister. It's too late for her to be grateful to her. If it weren't for her, how could her status as an orphan be so good?" His family..." When he turned around, he felt that he had praised the Yang family, so he snorted again and fell silent.
In the end, it was Master Gong who explained that the third wife was an orphan from a branch of the Gong family. Both of them died when they were young, and they lived in the Gong family. The two sisters became friends. Later, the second wife married into the Yang family. If you want to get married, you will arrange this marriage, so that the third wife will marry into the Yang family in a glorious manner and become the third wife.
Master Hou hummed, and finally his eyes only fell on Yang Er, so he was the only one left to be suspected.
Yang Er's expression was not good: "My lord, I have no reason to kill her."
Master Hou: "Then wait until your outer room arrives."
Tao Yuzuo felt that it was not just a suspect, Yang San was also suspected.
He looked at the nanny of the third room, "You said earlier that the third son was indeed in the main room for half an hour when the crime happened, but he was resting outside, while you were in the inner room. Can you always see him in person?"
Mammy was stunned: "This..."
Tao Wuzuo's face darkened: "Say!"
The nanny shivered in fright, and took back her original gaze from looking at Yang San, "Tell me, at that time...the old slave did not see it. The old slave has been guarding the ear room. Last night, Madam suffered a very uncomfortable night, and the old slave and others also kept watch." After one night, the lady didn't rest until the sky was bright. The old slave stayed in the ear room and watched. At the beginning of the time, the old slave entered the inner room when he heard the third lady's painful voice. When he passed the outer room, he saw the third master on the couch in the outer room. Lying there, sleeping with his head covered. The old slave didn't dare to disturb him, so he went into the inner room to help the third lady pinch her swollen legs and feet. It wasn't until after the incident that the old slave hurried out to check the situation that he saw the third master. Get up and ask what's the matter."
Tao Wuzuo and Master Hou looked at each other, "That is to say, you didn't actually see the face of the third son at the beginning of Sishi. I remember that there is usually a screen in the outer room. Are you sure there is a person lying there?"
Mammy shivered: "This..." She lowered her head, at a loss.
"Not yet?" Master Hou spoke this time.
Mammy didn't dare to look at Yang San's wide eyes, "This... the old slave really didn't see it clearly. At that time, there was a screen blocking it, and his head was covered. In addition, the madam was in severe pain, so the old slave just glanced at it. Hurry in. Go."
Lord Hou let out a long snort, and looked at Yang San, "That is to say, your so-called alibi is actually not tenable at all. If you purposely use a thick quilt to make a human figure and pretend to be a human, and kill someone in the meantime, Looking back, it seems that Sanfang’s courtyard is not even half a stick of incense away.”
Yang San was dumbfounded: "My lord, I am wronged, I am really there! I have been sleeping! Besides, I, I have no reason to kill my second sister-in-law!"
"Then tell me, your wife just had a miscarriage and was lying there in pain. Why are you still sleeping? You can't even get up to take a look? Is it because you really slept like this, or you weren't there at all, so Didn't get up?" Master Hou asked the key point.
Something flashed in Yang Santaohua's eyes, avoiding eye contact, "I'm really there, this...the reason why I didn't wake up is that I didn't sleep well yesterday, so I fell sleepy, what's wrong with sleeping a little too hard? "
Master Hou: "Oh? Why didn't you sleep well?"
Yang San wiped his face: "Is this a private matter? Besides, it wasn't when the incident happened. I have the right not to say..."
Master Hou: "Really? If that's the case, third son, you may not be able to clear up your suspicion for the time being. Let's wait until you can prove that you are not at the scene of the crime."
Yang San's expression was gloomy, but he still didn't tell where he went last night.
The number of suspects increased from one to two. Master Hou had a headache and asked the unsuspected servants to leave. In the end, only Yang Er and Yang San, the Gong family, and Yang Da and his wife who were in charge of the overall situation were left.
After hearing this, Jiao Yun looked at the corridor not far away while the eyes of the people were still inquiring and checking. It is said that the deceased passed through the gap in the eaves of the corridor by hanging his belt. She put her head in and took the corridor. The stone steps blocked the stepping stool, and his legs fell on the outside of the stone steps, just like that, he hanged himself to death.
Standing there, Jiao Yun was dazzled by the light, and suddenly found that there were shiny things in the overgrown weeds outside the corridor because it had not been tidied up for many years.
When Tao Wuzuo approached, he also caught sight of Jiao Yun, and his face softened a little. He bowed his hands to Wanniang first, and Wanniang hurriedly got up to return the salute.Only then did Tao Yuzuo look at Jiao Yun, "Brother Yun, why haven't you left yet?" Didn't you just say it was sold out?
Jiao Yun ran over and hugged Tao Yuzuo's leg, and raised his head: "It will be a long time before the ox cart driver comes to pick us up, Brother Tao, where are you going?"
Tao Yu said: "Go and investigate something." Probably the matter is not urgent, he squatted down, touched Jiao Yun's little head, picked him up and shook him, "Did the dessert last time taste good?"
Jiao Yun nodded heavily: "It's delicious!"
Tao Wuzuo smiled, "Brother will bring you some later." From then on, they set up a stall here every day, and they will be able to eat in the future.
The two yamen servants seemed to be afraid of Tao Fuzuo, they were only surprised to see Tao Fuzuo playing with a child, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Jiao Yun was looking for no chance, and when Tao Yuzuo picked him up, he lowered his voice and approached him, "Brother Tao, can you tell mother to take me with you? I want to go to the rouge shop on the street to buy face oil for mother, mother." Not willing, I secretly. Don’t worry, brother Tao, I’ll run back after buying, so I won’t delay your work.”
Tao Yuzuo understood what he meant, he felt sorry for his mother and was afraid that Mrs. Jiao would not let her go.
He already knew the situation of Jiao's family from Jiao Lizheng, but he sympathized with the child's father who was so confused, "Okay, wait."
Wanniang was originally afraid that Brother Yun would disturb Tao Yuzuo, but it was rare to see Brother Yun being so close to someone, and she couldn't bear to let the child down, so she didn't stop her.
But when he heard Tao Yu's suggestion, he was stunned: "Take him? This, this is not right, it will delay the husband's work." After saying that, he was about to hug Jiao Yun.
Tao Yuzuo took a step back, "It's okay, we just went to ask about one thing, and we'll be back in half an hour. Aren't you waiting for the ox cart to go back to the village? Or, Mrs. Jiao doesn't trust Tao?"
Wanniang shook her head, "Of course not, but..."
Jiao Yun grabbed Tao Yuzuo's collar with his small hands, pretending to be pitiful, "Mother...I want to go and have a look. I am very obedient and don't make trouble."
Wanniang hesitated, and confirmed again and again that there would be no delay, and then watched Tao Yuzuo and Jiao Yun leave.
As soon as Jiao Yun and the others left, small traders quickly surrounded Wanniang, just to find out if Tao Yuzuo was related to them?
The two servants following behind Tao Wuzuo looked at each other. Tao Wuzuo always put business matters first, and he didn't even remember to eat. When was it so easy to talk?
Tao Fuzuo was willing to take Jiao Yun with him. One was that he was really not busy. He wanted to continue the case with the Yang family, but because he felt that the attitude of the second wife of the Yang family was too much, the adults insisted on changing it to Asking him to inquire about other cases is already a certainty, and anyone can go, so he is so reluctant; the second is that the rouge shop is very close, a few steps away, Brother Yun accidentally helped him before , he is still willing to meet this small request.
When we arrived at the rouge shop, Jiao Yun was afraid that he might not be able to see clearly, so he didn't say anything.
Tao Wuzuo stepped into the rouge shop. There were quite a few people at the moment. Jiao Yun was holding a small purse with copper coins in it. He clenched his little hands tightly, his little brows were tightly frowned, and he stared at it seriously, looking at it. Tao Wuzuo was amused and didn't urge him.
This kid has an idea.
The shopkeeper was startled when he saw the people from the yamen coming over, and he was relieved when he heard that he was just accompanying him to buy things. He was very enthusiastic about Tao Yuzuo and Jiao Yun in his arms.
Jiao Yun patiently answered all kinds of children's questions.
When Jiao Yun asked that face oil required at least one hundred coins, Jiao Yun pinched the copper coin in his hand with a disappointed expression: "That's it, then wait until I save enough to come back next time."
Tao Wuzuo looked at the small purse, it seemed that it was saved by Brother Yun, and he just wanted to say, if he can't, he will put it on for him first.
But after thinking about it, he didn't speak.
Jiao Yun didn't know Tao Yuzuo's inner entanglement, and he finally started to focus on the purpose of this time: "By the way, uncle, the aunt next door said that your house has a new batch of nail dye juice in the morning, and you want a bottle of silver for a bottle, is it true?" Is it?"
The shopkeeper has a very good attitude even if he doesn't buy the ones brought by the government, "Yes, the young master is very right. It is exactly this kind. The batch that I just bought in the morning will be sold out soon. Next time It will take another ten days." He said, thinking that in case the official still has children, it would be good to buy some for his wife if he likes it.
What he took out was a jade stone, which was shaped like a finger, and the fingertips were painted with a purple color. Because of the excellent color, it seemed to glow softly under the light, which was particularly conspicuous and fresh in people's memory.
Tao Wu Zuoben was still struggling, but when he suddenly saw this color, he stood up straight, couldn't help but hug Jiao Yun's hand tightly, grabbed the shopkeeper's hand holding the wooden box, and stared at the box The crimson purple on the jade inside: "You said, this is your new product this morning?"
The shopkeeper was startled: "Yes, yes, sir? What's wrong?"
Tao Wuzuo looked at his eyes and then shined again: "Did you have any yesterday?"
Beads of sweat dripped from the shopkeeper's forehead, "Naturally, no, no, new products, delivered at dawn in the morning, opened at dawn, and sold out within half an hour." Get angry?Don't want to offend this master, right?
Tao Yuzuo's eyes were shining: "No, no, wait, is there someone from the Yang family to buy it?"
"Ah?" The shopkeeper's face changed slightly. He already knew the news that the second wife of the Yang family had hanged herself. After all, the second wife's family was making such a fuss in front of the Yang residence. He also checked the account book earlier, and found that there was indeed a Yang family.
His expression made Tao Yuzuo squint: "Aren't you telling the truth?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly stood up straight: "Yes, yes! The eldest maid Qiaozhu next to the second wife of the Yang family came here. She would come to see new products every few days. I mentioned it in advance this time. She came early in the morning. I also bought two bottles. It is said that the second wife of her family specially ordered this new product to take advantage of the pair of jade bracelets she just got, and she wants to dye this color a few more times."
Tao Yuzuo, holding Jiao Yun in his arms, has already left the rouge shop and headed towards Yang's house.
Two yamen servants followed closely, "Mr. Tao! Wait a minute, Mr. Tao, we are not going this way!"
Tao Fuzuo ignored him and went straight to Yang's house. His lord personally took someone to Yang's house to deal with it. If he went later, the case would be closed as if he had hanged himself.
Jiao Yun didn't make a sound all the time, and when he was almost in front of Yang's house, Tao Yuzuo remembered that he was still holding a child, and when he lowered his head, he met Jiao Yun's innocent eyes, looked back at the distance, thought for a while, Jiao Yun still It's really his lucky star, every time he can just mention some key points of him.
"Brother Yun, go back later, and go to the mansion with my brother, okay?" Tao Wu asked aloud.
The two yamen servants who came up panting were startled, "Sir, no, how could anyone go there with a child?"
Just looking at Shang Tao Fuzuo, the two yamen servants had a headache, but they didn't say anything.
Seeing Jiao Yun nodding curiously, Tao Yuzuo went on to Yang's house.
He passed through the back door, and the back door was also guarded by the people of the county government. He was stunned when he saw Tao Yuzuo: "Mr. Tao, my lord said that you are not needed here."
"I know, I have something important to tell my lord that Mrs. Yang did not commit suicide, but homicide."
"What? Mr. Tao's words are serious?" The gatekeeper was also stunned, this is a big deal, let him go quickly.
It was only after people walked away that I realized, no, why is Mr. Tao still holding the child here?Could it be... an informant?No, no, how can there be a child as an informant?
Tao Yuzuo carried Jiao Yun all the way to the front of the side courtyard, where the noisy house was Mrs. Yang's second wife's family.
Her maiden's family name is Gong, and the Gong family doesn't believe that Mrs. Yang Er committed suicide. If Yang Er is allowed to come out, it must be Yang Er who killed her!
Mr. Hou stood there with a headache on his face, watching the yamen servant pull the people on both sides apart, causing his whole body to ache from the noise!
At this moment, when I heard footsteps, I turned around, and when I saw Tao Wuzuo, my head hurt even more, "You, why are you here again? Didn't it mean that you don't want to get involved in this matter?"
The Gong family also looked at his sound, and Mrs. Gong immediately wailed and wanted to rush over, "It was you who killed it today, my sister was killed by someone, you mediocre, how did you test it? You actually said yes Hang yourself, how could my sister hang herself?"
Tao Yuzuo's face was a bit ugly, but he didn't say anything. He didn't look at her, put Jiao Yun down, and then cupped his hands: "My lord, Mrs. Yang did not commit suicide, but homicide."
Mrs. Gong was still crying over there, but suddenly her voice stopped abruptly: "Eh? You finally admitted it?!"
The corners of Tao Yuzuo's mouth twitched, this Mrs. Gong is really...
Obviously it was the family members of the victim who made people sympathize, but he couldn't sympathize.
After he put Jiao Yun down, Master Hou saw that he was holding a child and was about to say something when he heard this sentence: "What? Are you serious? But didn't the autopsy result say that he really hanged himself?"
There were no other signs of binding on the corpse, only the strangle mark on the neck where he struggled and hanged himself.
But why did the result suddenly change?
The people who were arguing over there suddenly fell silent, and they all looked at this side together.
Tao Yu wrote: "The result from the body is like this, and there is also a motive for suicide, but... when I went to the rouge shop, I found something by chance, and it was this matter that was related to Mrs. Yang, so I was sure that Mrs. Yang Not suicide."
Master Hou's expression was strange: "Rouge shop? Why did you go there?" This kid must have a girl in his fancy, right?
Everyone: ...My lord, is your point wrong?
Lord Hou coughed lowly, "Tell me, what did you find that made you think that Mrs. Yang didn't hang herself?"
Tao Wu wrote: "I also hope that my lord will summon someone to come."
Master Hou hummed.
Not long after, Qiaozhu was summoned. Her face was all white, and she knelt there with a puff, "My lord... Slave, slave Qiaozhu, yes, she is the second lady's personal maid."
Lord Hou glanced at Tao Yuzuo, who hummed, and looked at Qiaozhu: "Let me ask you, did you buy two bottles of nail dye juice for two taels of silver at the rouge shop facing the street in the morning? But your wife The kind you dyed when you died?"
Qiaozhu's face turned even paler, "Yes, yes."
Tao Wuzuo: "Why didn't you say it before?"
Qiaozhu was so frightened that she almost cried: "I didn't, I didn't think about it before... I don't think it's a big deal."
Tao Wuzuo looked at Lord Hou.
Master Hou was at a loss: "Is there something wrong with the nail dyer? Was he poisoned to death? Poisonous?"
Tao Wu said: "...No."
Lord Hou and the others were even more puzzled, but Mrs. Gong wanted to rush over, "Did your little hoof kill my sister? Did you poison her?"
Tao Wuzuo's scalp hurts: "It's not her. It's not clear who the murderer is. The reason why my subordinates think she didn't commit suicide is because this nail dye is new and only available today. If you really want to commit suicide , still remember to buy this? Moreover, she also bought two bottles. According to the shopkeeper, when Qiaozhu went there, her wife said that the color and luster matched the jade bracelet she just got, so she wanted to buy two bottles Stain for a while longer."
Master Hou's face also changed. If you still remember to buy this dress to be beautiful, why would you choose such a terrible way to commit suicide?Moreover, when a person is about to die, will he still remember being so beautifully dressed?
Of course, at first they did see that Mrs. Yang was very gorgeous, and they thought that the other party wanted to make a good appearance in the end.
But hanged... the appearance after death is even more terrifying.
Looking at it this way, it is indeed inconsistent.
Lord Hou frowned, looked at Qiao Zhu who was kneeling and shivering there: "Did your wife say that?"
Qiaozhu: "Say, say... yes." She couldn't help but sneak a glance to the side as she spoke.
Jiao Yun has been standing aside without saying a word, caught this glance, looked along, and saw the Yang family, that is, the husband's family of the deceased.
Master Hou asked again: "When did she dye her nails?"
Qiaozhu's eyes were red: "One, the second lady painted it as soon as she bought it back. It was painted by the servant... After that, the second lady ordered the servant to go to the kitchen to get her favorite cakes. When the servant came back, she would listen to the same roommate." The slave said that Madam went out, and I never saw Madam again until the body of the Second Madam was found."
Master Hou let out an unsullied voice from his throat: "Why didn't you say this before?!"
Qiaozhu trembled all over, "Your servant... I am afraid of causing trouble, it's not, it's not a big deal. I didn't take it seriously, so I just... didn't say anything."
"Really?" Tao Yuzuo also noticed that Qiaozhu was looking at the Yang family frequently, and his brows were tightly frowned, "Then why do you keep looking there? Who are you looking at? Or, who deliberately prevented you Mention this?"
Tao Wuzuo's questioning made Qiaozhu Lihua shake her head frequently with rain, "No, it's not like that, it's not..."
"Didn't Second Young Master Yang force you to say that if you speak out, you will be sold out?!" Tao Yuzuo suddenly said.
There was a trace of panic on Qiaozhu's raised face due to panic, and it was too late to take it back.
Over there, Yang Er's expression was ugly, so he could only bite the bullet and walk out: "I told her not to talk about it."
"Ah, damn it! It's you, right? Did you kill my sister on purpose because you wanted to get that vixen into the door? You bastard!" Mrs. Gong cursed loudly, and the curse became more and more ugly.
Yang Er's face was livid: "I said it wasn't me anymore. I just wanted this matter to settle down as soon as possible. Besides, didn't all the people in the government say it was suicide after autopsy? I just want to close the case as soon as possible without causing any complications."
Master Hou frowned deeply: "Really? But now there is new evidence that Mrs. Yang Er may not have hanged herself, so this case cannot be closed as suicide. Madam Gong, don't worry, I am here, and I will definitely deal with it." If the truth is found out, if the second wife committed suicide, I guarantee that the murderer will not be let go; but if it is really a suicide, if Mrs. Gong interferes with official duties, don't blame me for taking the wife into custody on the grounds of obstructing the government's handling of the case."
Mrs. Gong pretended to be the victim and kept making troubles. At this time, her goal was achieved, she opened her mouth and wanted to scold Yang Er, but she didn't dare to speak again, so she agreed and stepped aside.
The surroundings became quiet, Master Hou softly frowned, "Mr. Tao, Master, please help us to retry the case. The previous confessions are all invalidated, and the confessions must be made again."
Since this clever bead can be concealed, there may be other clues hidden.
Soon, the master and servants of the Yang family went up to the big maid, Shutong, down to Zasao, to the side courtyard in the corner of Yang's mansion, which was the deserted courtyard where Mrs. Yang's second hanged herself.
The courtyard was not small, even comparable to the main courtyard, but because it had been abandoned for too long, it looked overgrown with weeds, and it looked like no one had lived in it for a long time.
In the open space at the end of the corridor where the second lady died, Mr. Hou sat there. The Yang family was divided into four groups, according to the first room, second room, and third room, and the last group belonged to other yards or servants in the backyard. .
There are quite a few Yang family members, and Mrs. Yang is the most senior. She gave birth to four sons and two daughters. All four sons live in the ancestral house of the Yang Mansion, which is divided into four courtyards. Yang San is the second and third wife, both of whom have married wives, but the second wife and the third wife have not yet married.
As for Yang Si who has not yet married a wife, he accompanied Mrs. Yang to a temple outside the city to pray for blessings and eat fast a few days ago. He has not returned and was not at the scene of the crime, so the possibility of killing the deceased is almost impossible, so it is excluded.
Yang Si and the old lady waited until the evening when they got the news and arrived home.
At that time, the reason why it was believed that the deceased, that is, Yang Er's wife, Mrs. Gong, might have hanged herself was because of an incident that broke out two days ago, Yang Er raised an outer room outside, and the couple had a big quarrel.
The Yang family and the Gong family are in the same family, and the Gong family is Mrs. Gong's only only daughter. She is very spoiled.
It's just that Yang Er couldn't bear her temper, wanted to take a concubine but was afraid that she would make troubles, so he simply raised a room outside.
When this incident broke out, Mrs. Yang made a big fuss. Afterwards, the couple closed the door of the room and did not know how to discuss it. Mrs. Yang seemed to be relieved, but it turned out that she had hanged herself in the deserted house just after the hour of today. A partial courtyard.
Master Hou: "When did Qiao Zhu go to the Rouge Shop? When did she come back?"
Qiaozhu knelt there, cautiously, "Slave, I'm afraid I'll be late, so I'll go there before dawn. At that time, at the beginning of the day, when the rouge spread out, I will go back after buying two bottles, and I will help my wife." When I finished painting and went to get some snacks, it happened to be in the middle of the day."
"That is to say, you haven't seen the second lady since Chen Shizhong?" Mr. Hou asked, while Tao Wuzuo and the others were listening on the side. They had just asked all the questions of the servants again, and they just waited for the appropriate time. When answering adults.
Listening to the conversation between Master Hou and Qiaozhu, Jiao Yun frowned. Chenshi was between seven o'clock and nine o'clock, and Qiaozhu came back from the mansion at the beginning of Chenshi at seven o'clock, and painted the second lady's nails before eight o'clock in Chenshi To order dim sum, the small kitchen in the second room is very close, and the round trip will definitely not exceed a quarter of an hour.
He learned from Tao Wuzuo that the second wife was found at ten o'clock in the morning, that is, in the middle of the morning. Because the county government was close, the body of the deceased was still warm when they arrived, so the death time did not exceed one hour. That is to say, the deceased He was hanged between nine and ten in the morning.
That is, the half hour from the beginning of Sishi to the middle of Sishi.
If you want to find the murderer, you need to have a strong suspect who has no alibi within this hour.
There is just one thing that Jiao Yun doesn't understand, where is the deceased during the period from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] am?The side courtyard that has been dying?What is she doing here?
She dressed up early in the morning and left the courtyard of the second room at eight o'clock. She disappeared from eight o'clock to nine o'clock. She was killed and hanged to cover up between nine o'clock and ten o'clock.
Mr. Hou obviously counted from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-], which is a key point, and the investigation starts from this point.
The servants and servants who can prove each other are excluded one by one.
Because it was time to prepare lunch and start cleaning from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-], and the old lady said that she would be back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, most of the people were sent to the Small Buddha Hall for cleaning, so many people could clean up there. as proof.
In the end, there were only a few masters left who were relatively free.
The Dafang couple took their young and only son to the theater early in the morning, accompanied by two maids and a servant, and the teahouse where the theater was watched can also testify.
The yamen servant had already gone to inquire, and indeed left the mansion at eight o'clock and did not rush back until he got the news of the second wife's death.
Excluding the first room, it is between the second room and the third room.
Lord Hou focused his attention on the only male master left in the Second Household: "Second Master Yang, where were you during the time when the deceased was found in Sishi in the morning?"
Yang Er's face was a bit subtle, he hesitated, "Master, I...was not in the mansion at that time."
Master Hou frowned, "Then where are you?"
Yang Er gritted his teeth, "I'm in the outer room."
Mrs. Gong was silent at the side, but when she heard this, she wanted to howl again. He was in the outer room when her sister died!As a result, Mrs. Gong covered her mouth tightly and held her back, and Mrs. Gong could only look back with red eyes and angrily when Master Shanghou looked over.
Master Hou continued to ask: "Apart from your outer room, is there anyone else who can prove it?"
Yang Er: "... There is also a maid in the house for the outer room who can prove it."
Lord Hou: "Other than that?"
Yang Er nodded: "...Yes."
Master Hou took a deep look at him: "Your alibi cannot be used, your outer room is naturally biased towards you, just like Qiao Zhu, what if it favors you?"
Yang Er twitched, "My lord, I don't have to kill her at all! Why should I kill her? She is the only daughter of the Gong family. Since she started, my Yang family and her Gong family have been in the same business for a long time. Inseparable, her accident will definitely affect my family's business!"
Master Hou pondered for a moment, "Although that is the case, your suspicion cannot be ruled out. Come here, send the outside room over."
There are only two masters in the second room, one has just finished the questioning, and the other died, so the third room is left.
Master Hou looked at Yang San, he was a very handsome and handsome man, but his peach eyes were obviously charming, his eyes were blue, he covered his lips and yawned, looking listless.
Yang San saw Master Hou looked over, smiled before saying anything, his appearance was very eye-catching, but it was a pity that he looked at Diao Erlang as a playboy, "My lord, I was with my wife at that time, and all the nuns in the yard saw it."
As he spoke, he pouted at a nanny behind him, and the nanny stepped forward to salute: "My lord, the third master was indeed in the main room at that time, and he was resting outside. The old slave served his wife in the inner room. He came out several times, and he could be seen He fell asleep on the couch outside."
Master Hou's eyes went from the nanny to the maids and two or three servants, but he didn't see the third wife, and finally turned to Yang San, "Where is your wife?"
Yang San had a hippie smile, "My wife had a miscarriage and is confinement, so I can't be there."
Jiao Yun heard the words and looked over: Confinement?
Sure enough, Mr. Hou also caught this point: "Why the miscarriage?" He would inevitably think that there is something dirty between the sisters-in-law.
The nanny probably realized this, and quickly explained: "The third lady will never harm the second lady. The third lady's miscarriage is due to her health. It was the same as the previous few times. It was because the third lady's body couldn't sit on the baby. This time It was also a natural miscarriage, and the doctor said so. Besides, my third wife and second wife have known each other since childhood, and they are like sisters. When the accident happened, I was always guarding the third wife. Get out of the inner room."
After the nanny finished speaking, Mrs. Gong couldn't help but said, "Sister Qian can't be against my sister. It's too late for her to be grateful to her. If it weren't for her, how could her status as an orphan be so good?" His family..." When he turned around, he felt that he had praised the Yang family, so he snorted again and fell silent.
In the end, it was Master Gong who explained that the third wife was an orphan from a branch of the Gong family. Both of them died when they were young, and they lived in the Gong family. The two sisters became friends. Later, the second wife married into the Yang family. If you want to get married, you will arrange this marriage, so that the third wife will marry into the Yang family in a glorious manner and become the third wife.
Master Hou hummed, and finally his eyes only fell on Yang Er, so he was the only one left to be suspected.
Yang Er's expression was not good: "My lord, I have no reason to kill her."
Master Hou: "Then wait until your outer room arrives."
Tao Yuzuo felt that it was not just a suspect, Yang San was also suspected.
He looked at the nanny of the third room, "You said earlier that the third son was indeed in the main room for half an hour when the crime happened, but he was resting outside, while you were in the inner room. Can you always see him in person?"
Mammy was stunned: "This..."
Tao Wuzuo's face darkened: "Say!"
The nanny shivered in fright, and took back her original gaze from looking at Yang San, "Tell me, at that time...the old slave did not see it. The old slave has been guarding the ear room. Last night, Madam suffered a very uncomfortable night, and the old slave and others also kept watch." After one night, the lady didn't rest until the sky was bright. The old slave stayed in the ear room and watched. At the beginning of the time, the old slave entered the inner room when he heard the third lady's painful voice. When he passed the outer room, he saw the third master on the couch in the outer room. Lying there, sleeping with his head covered. The old slave didn't dare to disturb him, so he went into the inner room to help the third lady pinch her swollen legs and feet. It wasn't until after the incident that the old slave hurried out to check the situation that he saw the third master. Get up and ask what's the matter."
Tao Wuzuo and Master Hou looked at each other, "That is to say, you didn't actually see the face of the third son at the beginning of Sishi. I remember that there is usually a screen in the outer room. Are you sure there is a person lying there?"
Mammy shivered: "This..." She lowered her head, at a loss.
"Not yet?" Master Hou spoke this time.
Mammy didn't dare to look at Yang San's wide eyes, "This... the old slave really didn't see it clearly. At that time, there was a screen blocking it, and his head was covered. In addition, the madam was in severe pain, so the old slave just glanced at it. Hurry in. Go."
Lord Hou let out a long snort, and looked at Yang San, "That is to say, your so-called alibi is actually not tenable at all. If you purposely use a thick quilt to make a human figure and pretend to be a human, and kill someone in the meantime, Looking back, it seems that Sanfang’s courtyard is not even half a stick of incense away.”
Yang San was dumbfounded: "My lord, I am wronged, I am really there! I have been sleeping! Besides, I, I have no reason to kill my second sister-in-law!"
"Then tell me, your wife just had a miscarriage and was lying there in pain. Why are you still sleeping? You can't even get up to take a look? Is it because you really slept like this, or you weren't there at all, so Didn't get up?" Master Hou asked the key point.
Something flashed in Yang Santaohua's eyes, avoiding eye contact, "I'm really there, this...the reason why I didn't wake up is that I didn't sleep well yesterday, so I fell sleepy, what's wrong with sleeping a little too hard? "
Master Hou: "Oh? Why didn't you sleep well?"
Yang San wiped his face: "Is this a private matter? Besides, it wasn't when the incident happened. I have the right not to say..."
Master Hou: "Really? If that's the case, third son, you may not be able to clear up your suspicion for the time being. Let's wait until you can prove that you are not at the scene of the crime."
Yang San's expression was gloomy, but he still didn't tell where he went last night.
The number of suspects increased from one to two. Master Hou had a headache and asked the unsuspected servants to leave. In the end, only Yang Er and Yang San, the Gong family, and Yang Da and his wife who were in charge of the overall situation were left.
After hearing this, Jiao Yun looked at the corridor not far away while the eyes of the people were still inquiring and checking. It is said that the deceased passed through the gap in the eaves of the corridor by hanging his belt. She put her head in and took the corridor. The stone steps blocked the stepping stool, and his legs fell on the outside of the stone steps, just like that, he hanged himself to death.
Standing there, Jiao Yun was dazzled by the light, and suddenly found that there were shiny things in the overgrown weeds outside the corridor because it had not been tidied up for many years.
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