Chapter 22 One inch of gold 22
"The lotus pond has actually been dry, oh yes, it was just the Chinese New Year at that time, and the eldest lady fell in somehow. When she found the eldest lady, the eldest lady looked at the lotus pond and cried and shouted that there was a ghost inside. The marquis was very angry at that time. Because the eldest lady's hysteria was not healed and could not even explain it clearly, the marquis immediately felt that there was something evil in the lotus pond. The eldest lady's hysteria came from this, so she immediately ordered the lotus pond to be filled."
The manager felt a little afraid, "This house was the residence of a prince in the previous dynasty many years ago. The mansion was full of towers and water pavilions, and it was very luxurious and noble. The owner of the house had a noble status, and there must be a group of slaves. The mansion had a deep courtyard, and the land of the lotus pond and dry well in the mansion was mostly dead..."
When the manager saw Huo Weilou staring at him, he continued, "Before the eldest lady was sick, she had a beautiful lady at a young age, but after she got sick, she seemed to have become a different person. She was a little dull and gloomy, and she was afraid of light and fire. Whenever there was no one around her, she would get into the cabinet under the bed, or she would run out of the house and find a dark rockery cave to hide it. Because of this, the wet nurse and nanny around her had changed several times. Later, this problem was corrected. She herself was a little picky about the servants around her. I remember that in those two years, the villain helped the eldest lady buy many young servants, but in the end there were not many."
Huo Weilou frowned: "She was afraid of fire at that time? But when I heard that she was almost burned by fire back then, is there any such incident?"
The manager said without recalling it: "There is indeed this. After the eldest lady got sick, she was extremely afraid of fire at the beginning. At night, she was even afraid of lighting the lights in the room. But about a month later, the eldest lady's hysteria improved by two minutes, but she began to like shiny things very much. The Chinese New Year was about to be around, and the old lady wanted to make the New Year lively, so she bought a lot of fireworks and firecrackers. When the eldest lady saw it, she set it on twice. I don't know where she heard it. She knocked over the lamp oil in her room and then lit it with a fire stick..."
"That time, the curtains in the lady's house were burning, and something big happened. The marquis asked the marquis why this was the case, but the marquis asked the marquis if the fire could burn people to death. At that time, the marquis was shocked and asked the Taoist priest to do it..."
The manager sighed, "Actually, I don't know what happened to the night when the eldest lady got lost. Later, all kinds of behaviors were quite strange. The eldest lady was only six years old at that time, and she was really pitiful."
Huo Weilou felt stranger the more he heard it, "How long will she recover from illness?"
The manager thought about it, "The fire was born at the end of the twelfth lunar month, and the lotus pond fell after the Chinese New Year... Later, in February, the young lady became more and more normal, but she still didn't speak, and she spoke as usual after almost a year."
Huo Weilou stared at him without saying a word. It had been a day or two nights since Zheng Wenyan died. At first, he only thought that this case was a dispute over the title of brothers, but now it involves the past. He asked again, "You have been in the mansion for many years, have you ever heard of the marquis taking concubines or the eldest wife having more than one daughter?"
When Huo Weilou asked, the manager looked surprised, "Mr. Marquis took a concubine? This is never before. The old lady didn't like the grandfather's concubines. The eldest lady came from a famous family and the eldest lady got engaged to the second prince since she was a child. The marquis always asked a famous doctor to treat the eldest lady, but she had never wanted to take a concubine. The eldest lady had not been happy for many years and had no other children."
Fifteen years ago, the servant of the Marquis' Mansion changed his business. This was the person who worked in the Marquis' Mansion for the longest time, but he still knew nothing. It can be seen that the replacement servant really covered up the old things. Huo Weilou ordered him to retreat, and asked the rest of the people who worked for ten years to come in to investigate.
He asked himself that the remaining old men from the Marquis's mansion answered like beans, for fear that they would make the Marquis Wu Zhao unhappy. However, after memories, they only made up for the first person in charge. Bo Ruoyou's inference about the eldest lady and a woman never saw any clues. Ten years ago, Zheng Yunni was sick and troubled, and there was also a lot of fog.
When the last manager left, he still found nothing. Bo Ruoyou pursed his lips slightly and said hesitantly: "Mr. Marquis, it was ten years ago that Miss Zheng had an accident. Perhaps... it has nothing to do with this murder case..."
Bo Ruoyou was afraid that he would delay Huo Weilou's work, but Huo Weilou turned to her, "Don't doubt himself. Although the murderer was from the Marquis' Mansion, it was no different from what you saw in Qingshan County before. His fortune telling, his investigation, and his judgment were all your strengths. Since he had doubts, he should be firm."
Now that the clues are unknown, Bo Ruoyou didn't dare to believe it too deeply when he thought about Huo Weilou's constellation. But when she heard Huo Weilou's words, she felt that every word was stern, as if everything was in control. Not only was it not to be questioned by others, but he never hesitated himself. Bo Ruoyou sighed, her nature was hard to match his.
Seeing her expression calm, Huo Weilou thought she still remembered his words in his heart and was afraid, so he said, "I do not like a woman involved in the tolerance, but you can do it. Even if you make mistakes in the case, I will not blame you."
Bo Ruoyou's position was humble and polite. He used to help He Chengduo, but now he was doing the job in front of Wu Zhaohou. He couldn't help but want to ask for nothing at first, but Huo Weilou saved her life that morning. She was grateful and wanted to do her best to care about so much.
Hesitation is not because he is afraid of taking responsibility.
But there is no need to say that these are heard from Huo Weilou, so Bo Ruoyou said respectfully: "The girl understands it."
Huo Weilou looked at her for a moment and saw her respectfully holding her eyes, revealing a beautiful arc on her neck, and a strand of ink hair fell down her face, making her skin on the side of her face and the edge of her neck look as white and delicate as porcelain. Today, she did not wear a cloak, and her already slender shoulders made her look even thinner and thinner.
Huo Weilou retracted his gaze, "You are diligent in handling the work and are skilled in autopsy. After the case is solved, can you ask for something?"
Bo Ruoyou was a little confused, "The girl... has nothing to ask for."
Huo Weilou looked at it again. Even the coroner registered in the yamen, and her monthly salary was only ok. Moreover, Bo Ruoyou was not a yamen servant. Although He Cheng was indispensable for carriages and horses, he would not be rich. Huo Weilou could not imagine what Bo Ruoyou helped He Cheng repeatedly. No matter how she helped solve the case, she would have a rare fame. She would not really be just to avenge the deceased.
"Everyone in the world has something to ask for. You are a woman. It is even more difficult to do coronation. How can you not ask for anything?"
Huo Weilou's eyes seemed to be able to see through the hearts of the world. He lowered his eyes, but his pupils trembled violently.
Seeing her pursed her lips and said, Huo Weilou said again: "He Cheng said that you helped her solve many unsolved cases, which can be considered as giving a lot of effort to the people of Qingzhou. But women should not be admitted to the officialdom. If you have any requests, this marquis can agree to you."
Wu Zhaohou, who is below one person and above ten thousand people, may not be able to accept him, but she has such a good opportunity. Bo Ruo was humorous for a moment, "The Marquis saved the civilian daughter, but the civilian daughter dared not be disrespectful to repay the Marquis."
Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't expect her to have such thoughts. That day, he had forgotten about this matter at all, let alone for a person in a high position like him, what could she repay him?
Huo Weilou held the corner of his lips for a moment, and then he smiled and said, "Repay this marquis?"
"What a big tone."
His tone was light and slight, and he was not arrogant. However, this was saying that no matter how heavy the kindness of Mount Tai was, it was as light as dust, not worth mentioning by him, and not worth repaying him. He was high above, but he could call the wind and rain, and he had to have enough weight to repay him. But the difference between the thin and the clouds and mud of him was the word "repaying".
Bo Ruoyou's back was stiff, and a layer of thin sweat couldn't help but burst into tears in his palm. At this time, Huo Weilou asked again: "Do you know, what would happen if you changed your words to someone else?"
What else can a beautiful girl with snow-skinned and beautiful appearance do not have anything but repay her with words?
Bo Ruoyou's eyes shrank, what else Huo Weilou wanted to say, but Eunuch Fu and He Cheng walked in at this time. Eunuch Fu's eyes were sharp. Seeing that the atmosphere in the house was not right, he blinked and asked, "What's wrong?"
Bo Ruoyou tightened his back and didn't raise his head. But Father Fu looked at Huo Weilou, but inexplicably felt that he was in a state of happiness at this time... However, when he looked at him, his expression became solemn again.
He asked He Cheng in a deep voice, "How is that Taoist priest calculated?"
He Cheng's expression was a little solemn, "Marty, Taoist Master has calculated the whole year of Jianhe for 16 years, but there is no saying that there is a yin year and yin time, but-"
Huo Weilou stared at him, and Bo Ruoyou also looked over, and then heard He Cheng say, "But the Taoist Master has calculated another year. This calculation, how many days will be in line with this statement in the fifteenth year of Jianhe?"
The fifteenth year of Jianhe?
Chapter completed!