The Delicate Lady Coroner

The teacher became too flustered, "How can you still bring the poor nuns back to Beijing? The death of Miss Liu really has nothing to do with Antang. Gongzi Liu can testify for us. They sent the people, and they know Liu best. What kind of temper is the girl."

Liu Yan was watching the attendants packing the cages on the carriage, and came forward upon hearing the words, "Catch the head, the teacher and the others do take good care of them on weekdays."

Wu Xiang raised his eyebrows, "Even if you are not criminals, you are also circumstantial evidence. It is common for you to return to Beijing for questioning. If you explain neatly, it will only delay your day's work. If you still cover up, you will not be forgiven."

Qingyin and Qingshuang, who was taken away by name, both looked timid. The teacher pressed his lips too much and his eyes couldn't help falling on Liu Yan, but Liu Yan avoided a bit. Finally, the teacher gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, I will go tonight. A trip to the yamen prison."

Qingshuang and Qingshuang knew that there was no more room for change, and they both showed disappointment. Qingshuang glared at her with resentment, seeming to blame her for being too loud, and she wanted to talk for a while, and screamed and did not dare to speak.

The teacher too confessed that the remaining two nuns were optimistic about the nunnery, and the group set off to return to Beijing. The master and the nuns did not dare to defy any more while riding in the carriage and horses of the nunnery.

At this time, the clouds were all over the sky, and the magnificent golden color was spreading over the mountains and plains, and the group of people came out of the mountain cols mightily. Wu Xiang left and wanted to report to his elders.

Wu Xiang said, "Although it's late, I'm still waiting for the son in Yizhuang."

Liu Yan responded and took his servants to Pingkangfang, while Wu Xiang took Miss Liu's body to Yizhuang, and the three of them were taken back to the Yamen for detention.

When he arrived at Yizhuang and sent the corpse into the back hall, Wu Xiang and Bo Ruoyou continued to wait. After waiting for a while, Wu Xiang was a little impatient, so he sent a government office out to inquire about Liu's family.

The two waited for another hour in Yizhuang. They didn't wait for Liu Yan, but the ya chap who had gone out to inquire about him came back first.

Yacha reported: "The subordinates went to Pingkangfang, and the people in that area really knew a lot about the Liu family. The Liu family now heads the Liu family's uncle Liu Kun. Under Liu Kun, there are three masters who are all in business. The three sons I saw today are the only sons of the uncle's knees, and the other three grandpas each have children under their knees. These seven girls are from the dead fifth master of the Liu family."

Yacha took a sigh of relief, and continued: "The seventh girl's mother died of blood when she was born, so when she was born, the seventh girl was given the name of a mother, even her biological father didn't like it. She also invited a monk and Taoist priest into the mansion, trying to exorcise evil spirits for her. Later, when the Seventh Girl was three years old, Liu Wuye fell into the lake and died after being drunk. In the name of her father, she lost her parents and had such a reputation. After these years, it was very difficult. Even the neighbors were a little taboo when they mentioned her. Because of this, she couldn't make a statement about her family's marriage in the past two years. "

Bo Ruoyou was standing under the dim light in the front hall, feeling cold in his hands and feet.

"Although this is the case, the Liu family still gives her some decentness on weekdays, but half a year ago, somehow, the Seventh Girl suddenly disappeared. The neighbors only knew that the Seventh Girl was sick and sent away, but it is difficult to know anything else."

Wu Xiang twisted her eyebrows, "It seems that her life in Liu's house is not easy."

After turning around, Wu Xiang saw Bo Ruoyou's pale face. Her deep and clear eyes were a little gloomy, and her eyebrows were frowned. Wu Xiang sighed, "Really a poor girl. , I’m afraid it’s being cheated."

Otherwise, how could a good lady of the family have given birth to children without getting married?

Bo Ruoyou seemed to have a heavy stone run over in his heart cavity, and he came forward for a while, "Neither has it been said to be intimate, and has a bad reputation outside, who would be close to her?"

She pursed her lips, her throat filled with bitterness, and she looked back, as if she could see the corpse of Girl Seven through the thick wall.

"what is her name?"

Yacha thought for a moment, "This subordinate did not ask."

The name of the girl’s boudoir is not considered private in Da Zhou, but no one knows the name of the seven girls, and she sees her being humble in the Liu mansion. Bo Ruoyou didn’t ask any more. He looked at the sky, and saw Qingyue Dangkong, Yupan. Only a corner is missing, and it will become a full moon.

Mid-autumn is approaching.

Wu Xiang twisted his eyebrows, "Forget it, it's too late. I will go down to Liu Mansion for a trip. If it can be dissected, you will have it tomorrow morning. If it is not allowed -" He squinted, "That is a ghost in my heart. ."

Bo Ruoyou nodded, went out of Yizhuang, got on the carriage, and went home.

The carriage walked slowly, Bo Ruoyou ran for most of the day, slightly tired, she opened the curtain and leaned against the window, letting the moonlight spread all over her body, she was a little worried about the Huowei Tower, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and I wonder if she could. Wait for the letter.

When the carriage stopped at the door of his house, Bo Ruoyou came in a little fast. He only went to Chengnan sick camp the day before. Cheng Yunzhi was in the study to change a new prescription. When she came back, Cheng Yunzhi smiled gently and asked about the case. The death of Liu's girl was revealed.

Cheng Yun stopped writing, "The Liu family... is also a declining door, but it's a pity that the little girl, the cause of death can be determined?"

"It is temporarily speculated that it was a bruise on the forehead, and died of excessive blood loss. After many days of death, the body was badly decayed. There is only one traumatic injury. It is just that her family has not yet decided whether to undergo an autopsy. I waited for a long time with the head catcher. Seeing that it was getting late, I caught my head and brought me back."

She stood at the table and rubbed the ink for Cheng Yunzhi, and suddenly said softly: "Why did the foster father want to take me away back then?"

Cheng Yunzhi raised his eyes to look at her. Bo Ruoyou grew up and rarely asked about old things. Today’s question, but I don’t know where it started, but there is nothing left to say. He said slowly, "I don’t feel relieved. You, don’t say your uncle and second uncle’s behavior at that time could not be trusted by me, it is good sex. They all have their own children. How can they be compared to me and your mother-in-law. Yes, I will have my own children in the future, and my love for you will not be lost."

Bo Ruoyou only felt the tip of his nose slightly sour, and lowered his eyes and said, "Daughter honors her foster father forever."

Cheng Yunzhi smiled generously and praised her for being well-behaved. She didn't mention the life experience of Seven Girls, and Cheng Yun didn't think much about it, and she wrote a prescription. Bo Ruo looked at Cheng Yunzhi's rickety back, and her heart was overflowing with gratitude.

She could not remember the events at the age of five, but when the Bo family quarreled with Cheng Yunzhi and his wife when he sent someone to Qingzhou, she still said that she was still in her ears. She, she didn’t understand it at the time, and she knew the meaning of it when she was two years old. Sometimes she thought, her parents did die early, and her brother died because of an accident, but she survived by herself. She had to say it, but she also had her life. They overwhelmed their possibilities.

If Wu Cheng Yunzhi’s couple adopts and takes her out of the capital, will today’s Liu Jiaqi girl be her fate?

Her back felt cold, and she felt warm after seeing Cheng Yunzhi's wrinkled and gentle face.

"According to the people in the nunnery, Miss Liu's spirit is a little bad, sometimes insane and insane, which reminds her daughter of the princess..."

Bo Ruoyou didn't dare to conceal that Cheng Yunzhi had been to the Long Princess's Mansion. Cheng Yunzhi said that she was out of form at the beginning, but he never thought that Huo Weilou would have such a heart. He was shocked when he heard the symptoms of the long princess.

Bo Ruoyou said again: "If a crazy person hurts himself, does he know the pain?"

Cheng Yunzhi stopped writing, "Not at all, you will cry out if you are crazy. Listening to you, the Liu family is not crazy all day long. Have you ever been crazy when you were crazy?"

"This has never been mentioned, but his brother said that she had thoughts of committing suicide."

Bo Ruoyou thought and frowned. Although she wanted to commit suicide, none of the scars on her body were fatal. It showed that she had never tried. Bo Ruoyou said again: "I somehow always feel that the temple is a little weird. The teacher looked at the kind eyebrows and benevolent, but acted rather coldly, and even had the intention of concealing the government, a few nuns..."

Bo Ruoyou is too awkward to say. He is a Buddhism person, and he is always rude to guessing, and even if she doesn't say it, Cheng Yunzhi's eyes are serious, "They are relying on the nobles in the city to help them?"

"That's the case. At the beginning of today, the yamen went to question. They didn't even want to tell Miss Liu's life experience. They wanted to wait for the Liu family to come to the talents. They were very reluctant to take them back to Beijing in the afternoon."

Cheng Yunzhi's face showed hesitation, "The temple outside the city...not necessarily the real temple."

Although Cheng Yunzhi is now in despair, he was the eldest son of the Cheng family before his twenties. He knew how to have fun in the rich and honorable family. However, after he finished speaking, Bo Ruoyou was puzzled, and Cheng Yunzhi couldn't help but speak more plainly. Someone said, "The dignitaries in the city, there are those who like wine and color, in addition to going to the fireworks place to have fun, there are many other hobbies."

When Cheng Yunzhi stopped, Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, staring in horror, she couldn't believe that possibility, but she thought that the nun had drawn her eyebrows today, and there was an unspeakable mood all over her body. point.

"This...this daughter doesn't know. If it's true, she will have an explanation for the abnormal situation today. When she sees the head catcher tomorrow, her daughter mentioned to him if it has nothing to do with the case. If it is related, there may be a connection."

Cheng Yunzhi responded, and suddenly the eyebrows moved slightly, "The princess's illness has been kept by the royal doctor?"

Bo Ruoyou nodded, "The imperial physician has been watching all the year round, and Ming Gongzi often visits the mansion to ask for pulse."

After hearing this, Cheng Yunzhi frowned and began to ponder. Bo Ruoyou blinked his eyes. Cheng Yunzhi took the initiative to ask if there is any cure, and asked: "Is there a way for the foster father to treat the madness of the eldest princess?"

Cheng Yunzhi was a little hesitant, "The madness is not easy to cure. Let me hear you say that the princess's illness is so serious, it is a chronic illness that has been accumulated over the years, and the foster father is not sure."

Bo Ruoyou seemed to see a ray of light in the dark, "It doesn't matter if you are not sure, is your foster father willing to try?"

Bo Ruoyou told him that the princess was sick that day, and his eyes were red. At that time, he thought about it, but he was hesitant to take care of it, so he didn't speak immediately. Today Bo Ruoyou mentioned the princess's illness again. , Obviously she was worried, and he didn't hold it back.

"Try it, you can try—"

Bo Ruoyou smiled, "That's great! The foster father doesn't know, I really love the princess."

Cheng Yunzhi said in a bad mood: "I think you feel sorry for Wu Zhaohou."

Bo Ruoyou’s cheek flew with a smug, "I...I really feel sorry for the princess. When I saw her that day, the servants should coax her. She watched and talked to us well, but the memory was all confused. He even used the study of the grandfather of the country as his own study. Later, he became ill and instantly changed his personality. The daughter looked at it and felt pain in her heart somehow, as if she could feel her pain."

Cheng Yunzhi's eyes changed slightly, and he pulled his lips again, "She is Wu Zhaohou's mother, and Wu Zhaohou loves her. You love the house and Wu, so naturally you are quite pity."

"Foster father!" Bo Ruoyou was ashamed, "How can you make fun of your daughter."

Cheng Yunzhi smiled gently, "When Wu Zhaohou returns, I will take a trip to Princess Mansion."

Bo Ruo is full of heart, and he is good at helping him with the ink. When he returns to the room later and rests, he is calculating how long it will take to return to the Huo Wei Building. Now that Man Man has been away from the Huo Wei Building for two months, I am afraid that I will wait another full month. Maybe I can see him.

Early the next morning, Bo Ruoyou had not yet gone to the Yamen Yingmao. First, a government official came to look for her and ordered her to go to Yizhuang. The Liu family agreed to an autopsy. Bo Ruoyou lifted his spirits and immediately got into the carriage with the autopsy equipment.

When I arrived at Yizhuang, the sun had just climbed up to the top of the cloud, and the warm sun of autumn melted down on my body, also dispelling the yin in Yizhuang for a few minutes, and when he entered the back hall, Wu Xiang was waiting for each other.

"Head catching, how about you go to Liu's house last night?"

Wu Xiang couldn't tell what his expression was on his face, "I only found out when I went to Liu's house last night that they were having a banquet at the mansion.

The corners of Bo Ruoyou's curved lips suddenly sank, and her heart felt chills. She looked at the rotting body on the wooden bed again, and felt even more anxious. She put on her handguard and covered her towel and walked to the corpse without asking.

Wu Xiang paused and continued: "After entering Liu's house, the Liu family heard that an autopsy was required, and they agreed without hesitation."

Bo Ruoyou's heart was suffocated again, and he chose a handy mortuary knife and began to stab the corpse's skull.

The flesh and blood around the wound was eaten away by maggots. In addition to the decay, there was only a layer of meningeal flesh attached to the bone. She could easily peel off the skull and carefully checked the cracked bones around the wound.

Her expression during the post-mortem examination was always solemn and unwavering, with crushed ice floating in her Pinghu-like eyes, and the onlookers did not dare to breathe. Wu Xiang waited for two cups of tea before she lifted it up. eye.

"The frontal bone of the deceased two inches above the temple is the injury, where the frontal bone is concave, which is a bone fracture caused by external force. There are multiple fragments of bone in the depression, and the edge of the depression has a bone fracture extending to the upper temporal line. From the perspective of the direction of the line and the number of broken bones, it is not caused by a one-time impact, and the direction of the impact force is almost the same—"

Wu Xiang didn't quite understand, "What's the meaning? How many times did she hit it before she died?"

Bo Ruoyou raised his eyes and looked at Wu Xiang, "Not only did he hit him several times, but he was hit several times while being held hostage."

Wu Xiang's pupils shook, and Bo Ruoyou said: "With such a serious injury, she should be dizzy, and coupled with pain, it is absolutely impossible for her to be in the same situation again with her own stature, will, and physical strength. The angle of the collision for the second time."

After Bo Ruoyou said, "You can try to catch your head."

Although Wu Xiang felt that what she said was reasonable, he felt that he was not completely sure. He turned and walked towards the door, bent over, and banged against the doorway. Soon, he found that a person would bend over. , Even if you don’t suffer any pain, it’s not easy to keep the same posture and hit the door. Because of the appearance of bending, it is easy to lose balance.

He believed what Bo Ruoyou said, "So, can it be concluded that he was killed?"

Bo Ruo faintly nodded, and frowned at the place where the corpse's rotting nape was. "With her stature, the murderer can only hold her slender nape, and then make her hit the bedpost. It's a pity that the nape of her neck The blood stains decayed extremely quickly, and now there is no trace of blood congestion under the skin. Otherwise, the evidence will be stronger and there will be more clues."

Wu Xiang imagined the scene at the time, and realized that only such a murderer could be fierce. The seven girls were almost the same in stature as Bo Ruoyou, but much thinner than Bo Ruoyou, and her neck was unbearable, let alone coercion. When she hits the wall, she is strangled to death. It seems that an individual can do it.

Wu Xiang took a deep breath, "Since this is the case, I sent someone to Liu's house to give a notice. The teacher's wife and the nuns have never interrogated. I want to ask them to get more clues."

Bo Ruoyou looked at the scar on the corpse’s forehead and said, “The murderer tends to be a man. The number of hits should be about three times. The depression is quite deep and the bone fracture line is long. For any traces of struggle, the speed of the murderer's hands should be very quick."

Wu Xiang's eyes lit up slightly, "Okay, I'll go back to the yamen first, if you have anything else, come and find me at the yamen."

Bo Ruoyou wanted to answer, but now he thought of something like, "Catch your head and stay!"

Wu Xiang stopped and turned around, "Where?"

"Hold your head to interrogate the teacher's wife and the nuns. You can ask, besides praying for the blessing and incense, are there any other unscrupulous businesses in their nunnery."

She looked coldly, Wu Xiang raised her eyebrows, and soon, there was a glimmer of clarity in his eyes, he nodded solemnly, and turned to leave with Yacha.

Bo Ruoyou stayed and examined the body again. However, she was the same as yesterday and had nothing to gain. She died for a long time, and the surface of her body was corrupted. The corpse spots dissolved all over her body. In addition, the blood violently scattered under the skin is quite horrible, and her abdomen is swollen due to corruption, and this body will not be preserved for a few days in such weather.

Bo Ruoyou cleaned up the utensils. She wanted to know what the three nuns could say, so she bid farewell to Uncle Kun and rushed to the Yamen in a carriage.

When she arrived at the Yamen, she knew that Wu Xiang was interrogating in the cell. She was not in a hurry. So after waiting for half an hour, Wu Xiang came out of the cell with a calm face, holding a testimony in her hand. Knowing that the post-mortem had no results, Wu Xiang gave the evidence to Bo Ruoyou to see.

Bo Ruoyou took a look, and Wu Xiang exhaled solemnly: "The two young people said quickly, but the old nun didn't speak very much. I really didn't expect that this Shuiyue Nunnery would actually do something wrong. An old skin and meat business."

Thinking of his respect for the nuns before, Wu Xiang sipped on the ground angrily, "In addition to the Liu family, there are two other families who also followed suit. They are all friends of the Liu family, and these people are also shameless. There are bodhisattvas in the outside Buddhist hall!"

After sending out his anger, Bo Ruoyou suddenly raised his eyebrows as he looked at the testimony, "In the past few days, three people have actually visited her?"

When Wu Xiang heard this, he laughed angrily, "No, the three of them went to see her for three days, but no one in the room answered, and none of them thought it was inappropriate. If you find out earlier, then No matter how bad people are. These nuns, and the masters who protect them, really are..."

Wu Xiang couldn't find the right words to scold for a while, and Bo Ruoyou twisted his eyebrows, "One is the third uncle of the seventh girl, and the other two are her cousins. Isn't the family pampered?"

Wu Xiang sneered, "Bring these three people, and you will find out if you ask questions!"

After saying this, he had to take the ya chap to get people. Bo Ruoyou was not easy to follow, so he had to wait at the yamen again. This time, he waited for an hour, and he was worried about Wu Xiang taking this thing. When people are unhappy, a few carriages stopped before the yamen, and three middle-aged men in Chinese clothes walked down from the carriage, and three young princes accompanied by horses. Number of people!

Wu Xiang led the way, and the group quickly entered the Yamen Gate. Although they entered the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen, there was no tension or fear between the expressions of these people. Looking at it from a distance, they were half-hearted.

Bo Ruoyou stood in the corridor after entering the inner hall, and a group of people entered the hall after a short while.

Across a wall, Bo Ruoyou could clearly hear the conversation outside.

A gentle voice sounded, "Wu catching the head, we are willing to cooperate with you whatever you say. As for what you said we may have harmed our niece, it is completely impossible."

Wu Xiang said in a cold voice, "Second Master, don't worry, or ask Third Master to answer first. Why did you go to see Girl Seven that day?"

Third Master Liu's expression was calm and said: "I went because the other day she said she had a bad temper. It was a letter from the people from the nunnery. I knew she was weak, so I wanted to go and see, but no one expected it. Open the door, after all, it is inside the nunnery. If the noise is unsightly, it will lose your dignity. Therefore, I waited a while, leaving some cakes and then left. effort."

At this point, Liu Sanye's eyes were painful, "If I knew that she had an accident at that time, I would not leave that easily."

In addition to Liu Erye and Liu Siye beside Liu Sanye, there were three young sons standing beside him.

In addition to Liu Yan the day before yesterday, there were two other people. Wu Xiang glanced over their faces and looked at a young man in yellow robe, "Second young man, let me tell you, why did you go to see the Seventh Girl?"

Liu Xu’s face was calm, "The third uncle never saw Seventh Sister the day before. When I came back, I thought that she listened to me the most when she was young, so I wanted to go there in person, but she still didn’t open the door when I arrived. Like my third uncle, from arriving at the nunnery to leaving the nunnery, there is no time for a stick of incense. For this, you can ask the masters in the nunnery."

Wu Xiang gritted his posterior molars and looked at the last person, "Fifth son, don't you go for the same reason, and then you can't have a stick of incense before and after, right?"

The fifth son Liu Xi frowned, "I am not—"