insane

Early the next morning, news came out from the prison that Yang Dacheng committed suicide by biting his tongue at night.

Liu Mu saw that the corpse's eyes were open, its eyeballs were protruding, its face was purple, and its hands were clenched tightly.

Liu Mu asked Wu Zuo, "How did Yang Dacheng die?"

Wu Zuo pointed to the bitten off tongue and said, "My lord, I have carefully examined the body. Yang Dacheng really killed himself by biting his tongue."

"Is there nothing suspicious?"

Liu Mu is a well-known idler in Jinling, and now he has become the magistrate for no reason, so Wu Zuo naturally doesn't look down on Liu Mu, thinking that I have been doing Wu Zuo for so many years, so I still need you to point fingers here, just saying "the tongue is falling out Well, there's nothing suspicious about it."

Liu Mu asked, "Since he committed suicide by biting his tongue, his face should have been pale after he lost a lot of blood before he died. Why is Yang Dacheng's face blue and black with slight bruises?"

Wu Zuo said, "This may be related to the humidity in the prison, or the deceased suffered from other diseases during his lifetime. Maybe he was bitten by a mouse."

Liu Mu suppressed his nausea, looked carefully at the bitten off tongue, and said to the officer under his hand, "Send the body to Yizhuang first, don't bury it for now, let the guards of Yizhuang keep the body well. Also, take this Give me half of my tongue to take away."

Wu Zuo said, "My lord, this small corpse has been carefully examined, and there is nothing suspicious about it, so there is no need to examine it again. Just bury it. The villain has been in the business of Wu Zuo for almost 30 years, and there is still some confidence in this. "

After Liu Mu left, Wu Zuo packed up his tools and said to the jailer, "See, this newcomer is like this. He always wants to give advice on everything. I have checked the corpse carefully, and there is no bruise on the neck." , it is impossible to be strangled or strangled to death. Although his face is blue and black, he can prick his abdomen with silver needles and it does not turn black, so he is not poisoned. There are no other wounds on his body, what else can he do except bite his tongue? He died alone. A well-known prodigal son, he knows nothing!"

When Liu Mu came to the palace, Xia Tong's father Xia Zan was also in the palace to report the clues of Yang Dacheng's case to the emperor.

Liu Mu said, "Your Majesty, I think that Yang Dacheng did not commit suicide, but homicide!"

"how do I say this?"

"Your Majesty, I need two ox tongues and a knife."

After a while, the eunuch came up with two ox tongues and a dagger.

Liu Mu picked up a cow's tongue and handed it to the eunuch, "Please, father-in-law, bite it hard and bite off the tongue."

"Ah?" The eunuch looked at the cow's tongue in disgust.

The emperor said, "Since Mr. Liu has said it all, then you should do it."

The eunuch closed his eyes and bit hard on the ox's tongue, and spit it out quickly after the bite was broken.

Liu Mu picked up another ox's tongue and cut it off with a knife.

Liu Mu picked up the two severed ox tongues and said, "Look, Your Majesty, the bitten off ox tongues leave tooth marks, so the wound is uneven, while the wound cut by the knife is neat. "

The emperor said, "You mean Yang Dacheng's tongue was cut off, not bitten off?"

"That's right. Weichen saw that Yang Dacheng's tongue wound was very neat, so he suspected that he didn't bite his tongue to kill himself. Moreover, Yang Dacheng's eyes were protruding, his fists were clenched tightly, his face was blue and black, and there were some traces of blood. As Weichen knows, all people with this kind of death are smothered or strangled. There is no blood on Yang Dacheng's neck, so he can be sure that he was not strangled or strangled. So I guess Yang Dacheng was killed first. People covered their mouths and noses and suffocated to death, and then cut off their tongues, making the illusion of biting their tongues to kill themselves."

The emperor slapped his hand on the dragon chair fiercely, "Bastard! I never thought that someone would do such a thing under my nose."

"Your Majesty," the eunuch walked in and said, "Lord Feng Langqu, please see me."

Feng Langqu said, "Your Majesty, is there any new progress in the case of Yang Dacheng's embezzlement of money? I just heard that Yang Dacheng committed suicide in prison."

The emperor said, "Yang Dacheng didn't commit suicide, he was murdered and made the illusion of committing suicide."

Feng Langqu said, "But what did Wu Zuo find out?"

The emperor said, "Lord Liu saw the clue." After speaking, he pointed to the two ox tongues.

Feng Langqu said, "Could it be possible to conclude that Yang Dacheng committed suicide just by a broken tongue?"

Liu Mu smiled, and stated his deduction in detail.

Feng Langqu said, "If you have such doubts, you can't check it out after decades of work, and Mr. Liu has never been involved in the position of work, so how can you be sure that your guess is correct."

Liu Mu said, "To tell you the truth, there was an old long-time worker in my family. His grandfather was a clerk when he was alive. He told him a lot about autopsies. When I was young, the old long-term worker told me these things as stories. I don’t want it to come in handy now.”

Feng Langqu said, "These foolish actions almost allowed the real culprit to go unpunished. This matter is really thanks to Master Liu's carefulness. Yang Dacheng is the most direct person in this case. Now that Yang Dacheng is dead, isn't this the most important clue? I'm afraid I won't be able to find out what happened after that."

Liu Mu said, "There are always clues left on the body of the dead. Besides, Yang Dacheng colluded with others to do a lot of corruption and scandal. If other people are afraid that Yang Dacheng will betray him, they will inevitably kill people one day. How can Yang Dacheng Unexpectedly, he will definitely leave a lot of other people's evidence in order to protect himself. Maybe Yang Dacheng's family members will know a thing or two about this case. Skynet is restored, and I don't believe that the murderer can really get away with it."

Feng Langqu smiled and said, "Okay, then I will wait for the good news from Master Liu. When Master Liu finds out the real culprit in this case, Feng will definitely come to congratulate him in person." Lang Qu said this with a strange expression, or a bit of sarcasm, as if it was impossible to find out the real similarity in this case.

The emperor said, "Liu Qing's family is really careful, and I know that I have not misunderstood the person. This matter will be investigated and handled by you and Governor Xia. Xia Zan!"

"My minister is here!" Governor Xia knelt on the ground.

The eunuch took the emperor's sword and handed it to Xia Zan. The emperor said, "I will give you the imperial sword. You can cut it first and play it later. You must not let any corrupt officials go!"

Feng Langqu and Liu Mu left the palace together, Feng Langqu said, "I'm planning to go to your mansion to pay a visit to Master Liu today, so I will trouble Brother Liu to lead the way."

Liu Mu thought to himself, I'm afraid you don't want to call on my father, you want to call on my wife.Liu Mu said, "I don't think it's time to bother Mr. Feng. I'm afraid my father is not at home at this hour, maybe he is busy in the shop. If you want to see my father, why don't you come with me to the shop."

Feng Langqu said, "If that's the case, then I won't bother you. I'll visit you another day."

"No need, the emperor will return to Beijing tomorrow. I think you should take a good rest and get ready to go on the road."

Suddenly a woman ran over and grabbed Liu Mu's arm, "Young Master Liu, please help me."

"Save you? Girl, do we know each other?" Liu Mu was taken aback by this woman.

"Young Master Liu, I know I was sorry for Young Master Liu, but if Young Master Liu doesn't save us, my son will starve to death."

After Liu Mu took a closer look, he found that this woman was the woman from the brothel who went to the mansion to make a fuss that day and falsely claimed that she was pregnant with her.Liu Mu said, "I remember you. I heard from the people in Chunfeng Pavilion that you left Jinling, didn't you?"

The woman said, "The little girl has indeed left Jinling, but there is a severe drought in the countryside. Our orphans and widows are really desperate, so I come to beg you." After speaking, she looked up and saw Feng Langqu, "Master Feng." The woman faced Surprised, he immediately lowered his head, Liu Mu was also surprised why this woman had such a reaction when she saw Feng Langqu.

Feng Langqu said, "This girl slandered Mr. Liu as the father of the child in your womb, and now she comes to ask Mr. Liu for money. She really has no shame."

Liu Mu said, "Forget it, it's not easy for them to be orphans and widowed mothers. You take the 50 taels of silver, go back and take care of your son." The woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times before leaving. He glanced at Feng Langqu.

In the evening, people from the yamen came to Liu's mansion to report that the prefect's yamen was on fire. At the same time, Yang Dacheng's ancestral house was also set on fire, and Yang Dacheng's family members who were placed in the suburbs also hanged themselves that night.

Liu Mu thought to himself, he said in the palace in the morning that he wanted to find clues from Yang Dacheng's relics, but at night these things were all burned down. If it was a coincidence, how could it be possible that both the Yamen and Yang Dacheng's ancestral house were on fire, and Yang Dacheng's family members No one was spared, who would want to destroy the evidence at this time...Governor Xia and I would naturally not want to destroy the evidence, especially the emperor, could it be the eunuch next to the emperor, or Feng Langqu!

When the emperor returned to Beijing, Zeng Qing led the horse and walked at the end of the team, just to seize the last time to take a look at Liu Mu. Liu Mu followed Zeng Qing and followed the emperor's team out of the city.

Seeing the team getting further and further away, Zeng Qing knew that the time for separation was getting closer, Zeng Qing said, "Liu Mu, do you really have no affection for me at all?"

Liu Mu smiled and said, "Zeng Qing, but we are two women, how can there be love between men and women."

Zeng Qing said, "You know what I mean! Don't you have any other feelings for me?"

"Don't be silly Zeng Qing, how could the two women have other feelings. I have always regarded you as my own sister."

"Then what about you and senior sister?"

"We...we are different. We were forced to marry. Even if there is no love between men and women, I can't divorce her easily. You also know how important reputation is to a woman. As long as you don't leave I, I will never marry another person again. Zeng Qing, a good girl like you must have many excellent men admiring you, why would you waste time on a woman. "

Zeng Qing said, "Hmph, don't tell me these high-sounding truths. Do you think you are great! Don't think that this girl insists on you not marrying. I don't know how many royals and nobles in the capital come to my house every day to propose marriage. Well, I must find someone who is thousands of times better than you to join our Zeng family!"

Liu Mu smiled and said, "Why bother, I think Prince Tuge is pretty good. He is about the same age as you, tall and burly, and although his skin is not white enough, his appearance is not bad. Don't look at him as a prairie man who practiced martial arts since childhood. , but her speech is not as rough as imagined, and she is in love with you, why don't you..."

Before Liu Mu finished speaking, Zeng Qing kicked Liu Mu's leg, "You rotten piece of wood, if you don't want to marry me, let it be, and you talk so much nonsense! I can't get married, I want you to replace me Choose your future husband!"

Liu Mu smiled awkwardly, Zeng Qing said, "Don't forget you still owe me a promise!"

Liu Mu nodded and said with a smile, "I know you won't make things difficult for me, so I will definitely fulfill that promise."

Zeng Qing smiled and said, "Who said I won't embarrass you!"

Liu Mu smiled wryly, "Even if you deliberately make it difficult for me, I will definitely do it."

"You have gone too far." Zeng Qing turned to look in the direction of Jinling City, "Let's send it here."

Liu Mu nodded, and Zeng Qing got on the horse, "Si Mumu, if senior sister treats you badly, even if it's difficult for others, I will let you marry me!" After speaking, he rode the horse and left.After Zeng Qing saw the emperor's admiration for Liu Mu at the Huguo Temple earlier, he began to worry that Liu Mu would become an official in the court in the future.Liu Mu had long been at odds with Feng Langqu and the others, and if he entered the court as an official, he would inevitably be hostile to Feng Liang's party and become a thorn in the other side's side.If Liu Mu had no backing in the court, it would be nothing more than hitting a stone with an egg if he wanted to compete with the Feng and Wen families, not to mention that there was such a huge secret hidden in Liu Mu.If Liu Mu became his father's disciple, or... became the prime minister's son-in-law, then the prime minister would naturally do his best to protect Liu Mu's safety.Zeng Qing and Liu Mu got to know each other these days.She knew that Liu Mu would not marry her for the sake of the powerful, so she asked Liu Mu to make a promise to herself that day.But that day when Liu Mu said to the emperor, "Now that I have a wife, I won't marry her again", Zeng Qing began to doubt whether Liu Mu and Yu Wanran were really in love with each other. It's not good to force others to be difficult.

Liu Mu watched Zeng Qing's background gradually drifting away, and said to himself, thank you, no matter what kind of feelings we have for each other, but I am already your senior sister's husband, you and I can only be sisters in this life, if there is an afterlife... Liu Mu Self-deprecating smile, this life is doomed to have a lot of helplessness, there are too many things that cannot be chosen, if this is the case in this life, how can I make decisions for the next life.

The author has something to say: Original spouses, don't think that Xiao Muzi and Yu Wanran will grow old together. Until the last chapter, I don't know who Liu Mu will be with in the end.