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Chapter 8 One Inch Gold 08

Zheng Wenyan's forehead was covered with sweat, "Mr. Marquis, it took me a long time to open this medicine warehouse. I never take the key with me. Although the study room in the affairs hall is locked, there are many people coming in and out on weekdays. Marquis, no matter how crazy he is, he will not murder his own brother."

Seeing Huo Weilou's expression cold, Zheng Wenyan hurriedly said, "Yes, I went to my second brother's study that night to find a note. Before the Chinese New Year, I saw her writing a note in my mother's warm room. When I saw me coming, my mother put it away. I felt something was wrong at that time, but my mother didn't ask. Later, my mother suddenly passed away and I panicked. When I was sorting out my mother's relics, I looked for my mother's bedroom and study, but I couldn't find the note..."

Zheng Wenyan had a bitter face, as if she was about to cry, "I was wondering if my mother had already given the letter to my second brother. She was busy with her mother's funeral a few days ago, but my second brother stayed in the door all day long. I didn't have a chance. That night, my second sister-in-law Xiaoer was outside, and my second brother was not seen. Then I got the opportunity to look for her."

Zheng Wenyan was eager to prove himself and dared not hide it anymore. Huo Weilou still looked hard to tell when he heard this. He only glanced at the medicine warehouse and said, "Search it and see if there are clues left."

Several embroidered clothes were searched according to the order, but after a moment, nothing was found.

Huo Weilou's eyes were solemn, "It is said that the subordinates of the courts in the palace came to ask questions, so no one should be missed." After giving the order, Huo Weilou suddenly remembered something and asked, "Who is Mama Yu?"

Zheng Wenyan was stunned and said hesitantly: "It was my mother's personal maid brought from the capital. She is someone she trusts very much. She made a mistake more than ten years ago and was rushed to the ancestral hall by her mother to guard the ancestral hall for the Zheng family."

"Are you making a mistake more than ten years ago?"

Zheng Wenyan nodded, "Yes, about fifteen or sixteen years ago, for some reason, the ancestral hall is northwest of the mansion. In recent years, Yu Ma Ma has not taken another step out of the ancestral hall. Her mother only met her when she went to the ancestral hall to burn incense during the New Year. She is a cold-hearted person, and even if her mother passed away, she did not show up."

The confidants brought from the capital were punished to keep the ancestral hall for more than ten years.

Huo Weilou looked at He Cheng and said, "Send someone to the ancestral hall to see if it is true."

He Cheng nodded and replied, Huo Weilou said, "You have no one to prove it. From now on, don't walk around at will when you go back to your yard. What you said just now, this marquis will verify it."

Zheng Wenyan was a little embarrassed, "Marty, today is my mother's 27th day, and there will be a small ritual later."

After pondering for a moment, Huo Weilou pointed to the embroidered clothes, "You follow him."

Zheng Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief. Soon, an embroidered envoy came to report, "Marquis, all the subordinates in the mansion have gathered."

There were many servants in the Hou Mansion, and it took a lot of time to ask questions in turn. Huo Weilou did not hesitate and ordered people to lock the door of the medicine warehouse and go back to the front yard. But Bo Ruoyou walked to He Cheng, "Sir, I want to have a autopsy."

He Cheng hesitated, "Test who..."

"Test the second master Zheng."

After a pause, Bo Ruoyou said, "I don't know why Master Zheng went to Yaoyue Pavilion now. Although the cause of his death is clear, there are still many doubts. I want to see if there are any other clues on the body."

She didn't speak loudly, but Huo Weilou, who was walking in front, stopped and looked over.

Seeing him like this, Eunuch Fu immediately said with great interest, "Miss Bo! I'll go with you!"

After Eunuch Fu finished speaking, he seemed to look at him for advice from Huo Weilou. Huo Weilou nodded slightly, and then took the others away. He Cheng said, "As Eunuch Fu goes with me, I will accompany the Marquis to ask questions."

Eunuch Fu smiled and waved his hand. He Cheng hurriedly followed Huo Weilou. When they left, Eunuch Fu turned his head and said to Bo Ruoyou: "Let's go, Miss Bo, our family likes to see you for autopsy..."

Bo Ruoyou was amused and crying, "This is the first time I heard that some people like to see an autopsy."

Eunuch Fu sighed, "Actually, our family was born in the inner palace, so how could we see these scenes at the beginning? But since His Majesty ordered our family to follow the Marquis, we have also gotten used to it. Not only have we been used to these, but even the yamen's questioning and interrogating people know a rough idea. Oh, it's hard to be the old bones of our family, and it's really not easy to follow the Marquis."

The two had turned to the west courtyard. As the father-in-law Fu walked, he asked, "How many corpses have Miss Bo tested?"

Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, "I went to and from the charity house at the age of twelve, and now there may be hundreds of them."

Eunuch Fu was amazed, "Will Miss Bo continue to do coroner in the future?"

Bo Ruoyou smiled and said, "I want to continue."

Eunuch Fu looked at Bo Ruoyou with some concern. Bo Ruoyou was a little furious when he saw him, and said, "Don't worry about me. Although coronership is a cheap man, it can speak for the deceased. People in the world believe in Buddhism and Taoism, but I believe in the sword in my hand even more. Since I have this idea, I will not feel the hard work and will not despise myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several servants of the marquis' mansion carrying rituals and sacrifices of all sizes towards the direction of the old lady's spirits. Eunuch Fu immediately smiled, "Miss Bo's words are true. He died unjustly. Believing in Buddhism and Taoism is useless."

As she was talking, she saw the maid walking at the last, suddenly tripped on the ground by something. The tray of fruits and fruits in her arms rolled to the ground in an instant, and one of the fruits rolled in front of Eunuch Fu and Bo Ruoyou.

"Silly Gu! What are you doing! This is a sacrifice to the old lady!"

The head manager started to scold him. When he turned his eyes and saw Bo Ruoyou and the others, his expression changed suddenly. He lowered his voice and said, "Why don't you pick it up quickly? Are you going to shock the noble person?"

Sha Gu climbed up from the ground and limped towards Bo Ruoyou. Bo Ruoyou leaned over and picked up the fruit. When Sha Gu walked in front of him, he handed the fruit over.

Sha Gu kept her head down until the fruit was placed in Bo Ruoyou's palm, and then she suddenly looked up at her.

When Bo Ruoyou looked up, he breathed stagnantly. Sha Gu had a pair of shallow apricot eyes, but there was a purple-black scar the size of a palm on her left face, which almost covered her entire left face. Bo Ruoyou could see clearly that it was an old scar left after the burn.

He nodded to Bo Ruoyou, and Sha Gu turned around and walked away with the fruit. When he turned around, Bo Ruoyou frowned again.

Sha Gu was still limping. When she came, Bo Ruoyou thought she had fallen somewhere, but when she went back, Bo Ruoyou realized that Sha Gu was really a cripple.

When the group walked away, Eunuch Fu sighed: "It looks like he is not old, but he is burned and lame, which is really pitiful."

Bo Ruoyou replied, "I didn't expect the Marquis' Mansion to use her."

Ordinary marquis families also have strict requirements on their servants. Those with disabilities in their bodies and faces will most likely not retain them.

Eunuch Fu said, "She is also lucky."

While the two of them were talking, they had arrived at the west courtyard. There was a yamen guarding the courtyard. When they saw Bo Ruoyou and Eunuch Fu arrived, they immediately came up. Yesterday, Bo Ruoyou had roughly tested Zheng Wenchen's body, but today they had to take some effort to test it.

After entering the mourning hall and after some preparation, Bo Ruoyou picked up the small cutter and saw that she accurately cut open the abdomen of the body as she did yesterday. Eunuch Fu still pinched his nose and took a step back. "We have been following the Marquis for a long time, but it is rare for Miss Bo to do her best to coroner."

Bo Ruoyou looked cold and solemn, and he said without looking up after hearing this: "The longer the time, the harder the case will be."

"That's true." Eunuch Fu sighed, "I just hope that the servants in front can find useful evidence."

Bo Ruoyou said: "I'm afraid it's not easy, but if something is found on the corpse, it can be more useful than a hundred testimony."

Today is the seventh day of Zheng Wenchen's death. The corpse spots were more precipitated and spread. The skin of the limbs turned terrifying purple, there were tiny mold spots in the mouth, nose and lower body, and the abdominal cavity became even more rotten. Bo Ruoyou lowered his head and carefully checked what was in the abdominal cavity. Not long after, Bo Ruoyou took the porcelain plate containing the sacrifices and carefully took out a ball of dirt from the belly of the corpse.

Eunuch Fu pinched his nose, "What's this?"

Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "I still don't know that the deceased died for seven days and had no food in his stomach, but this thing has not been dissolved."

Heard that it was taken out of the stomach of the corpse. Eunuch Fu walked to the door a few steps and took a deep breath. Bo Ruoyou sewed the corpse and sorted it out. Then he took the porcelain plate and walked towards the ear room beside him. He cleaned his hands first, and then Bo Ruoyou poured water into the porcelain plate. The dirt liquid was diluted by the water. Soon, the ball of sticky dirt spread out.

Eunuch Fu hurriedly approached, "What is it?"

Bo Ruoyou took the bamboo tweezers from the wooden box, carefully clamped the object, frowned a few times and said, "It's paper."

"Paper? What paper?"

Bo Ruoyou frowned, "It's a golden paper."

Although gold-spreading paper is considered expensive, it is also considered ordinary in the Marquis family.

Suddenly, Bo Ruoyou said again, "There are words on it."

Before Eunuch Fu could ask again, a low voice appeared behind him, "What's the word?"

Bo Ruoyou was stunned and looked up at the door. Sure enough, Huo Weilou was coming.

She straightened up and shook her head, "The ink color is already very light, and I can't see it for the time being."
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