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Chapter 2 An Inch of Gold 02
No one in the official circles of the Zhou Dynasty knew Huo Weilou’s character.
Although he has great power in the government and the public, he is not close to women, and he is most taboo about bringing women into his official work. Countless people have been investigated and prosecuted by Huo Weilou because of the word “womanizing”.
He Cheng was immediately frightened, “No, no, no, it’s not the work of Qingzhou Prefecture, it’s the work of Qingshan County, which is under the jurisdiction of this government.”
Huo Weilou is only a young man, but he stands in front of everyone, but he has an overwhelming power like a mountain peak. His phoenix eyes are narrow, and his voice is more compelling than the cold winter wind, “That Qingzhou every year A poor and weak county with the lowest tax revenue?”
He Cheng was surprised. He did not expect that Huo Weilou knew a lot about Qingzhou. He was afraid of hurting his subordinates, so he hurriedly asked for compensation: “Although Miss Bo works as a widower in Qingshan County, she is not a widower with a lowly status and a yamen clerk. The government will not hire her, she… She has some medical skills and is good at autopsy, so she has been helping the government…”
It is really unheard of for me to be a woman who is not a lowly citizen, but is a lowly slave.
On the floor, Huo Wei could not tell whether he was happy or angry, so he only said: “No women are allowed to enter any place where I am doing business.”
After saying this, Huo Weilou took a step forward. He walked straight past Bo Ruoyou, neither letting Bo Ruoyou get up nor looking at her again. He is the Marquis of Wu Zhao who is worshiped by all the people. To him, the thinness is like the dust on his shoes. He doesn’t even need to brush it. He just needs a gentle blow from the wind and falls into the snow and mud.
How could anyone else care about Bo Ruoyou when Huo Weilou was like this? Everyone followed him in silence. Although He Cheng was full of apologies, he did not dare to plead for her. The crowd came and the tsunami left, but only Bo Ruoyou was still kneeling in the ice and snow.
Although Bao Ruoyou was in a humble position, she had never been treated with such contempt. She even felt that even if she got up and left at this moment, she would not disturb the aloof Wu Zhaohou.
However, she didn’t dare.
The sky was fading, and the wind was rising from the ground. Bo Ruoyou raised his head and glanced at the sky where snow was about to fall, and his sigh was dispersed in the wind before it had drifted far.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Huo Weilou’s eyes darkened. He swept the talisman paper gourd into his eyes and walked straight to the main room. The door was ajar, and Huo Weilou saw the horrifying scene inside the house at a glance. However, his expression did not change at all. He stood in front of the coffin bed inside the door, and his eyes swept over the corpse and the paper-jammed child.
“When the second deceased, Zheng Wenchen, was pushed downstairs, why did we conclude that it was the old lady’s ghost who did it?” Huo Wei arrived at the house for only two cups of tea, but he had already asked all the details of the case. Now that he saw the body, he spoke Then he asked about the key points.
At this time, a man in rich clothes stepped forward and said respectfully: “That day is the seventh day of my mother’s first birthday. There is a ritual in the house, and all the children and grandchildren are required to come. But everyone has arrived, but only the second brother is missing. Later, when the servant went to look for it, he said that the second brother had arrived at Yaoyue Pavilion and locked the door from the inside.”
The person who spoke was none other than Zheng Wenyan, the third master of the Anqing Hou Mansion.
He continued: “When we heard that something was wrong, and we already suspected that he was related to my mother’s death, we all went to Yaoyue Pavilion to have a look. When we got downstairs, we saw my second brother standing by the railing on the third floor. On top, and behind him, a figure disappeared in the darkness. Just when we thought it was strange, we saw the shadow push the second brother down, and the robe that the shadow was wearing was exactly what the mother was wearing when she passed away. That robe.”
“My mother is a Buddhist. It is a plain coat made of tapestry with crow green embroidery and auspicious cloud patterns to imitate the robes of Buddhist monks. It is the only one in the world! Because it was the one my mother was wearing when she died. She changed her shroud and stopped wearing it. After the funeral, according to the rules, the robe has been taken away and burned, and the bright moon was hanging high that night. Although it was at a high place, we could all see it clearly, and the figure and figure of the shadow were exactly the same as my mother. My mother was old and had a low back. There are many rickets, and so are the shadows.”
After Zheng Wenyan finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, and sorrow filled his eyebrows, as if he was about to cry, “It is said that the appearance of a person when he dies is the appearance of his ghost. A mother has worked hard all her life, but in the end she was harmed by her own flesh and blood. , this must be the case, which makes her soul uneasy and evil.”
Huo Weilou glanced sideways at him.
Zheng Wenyan has a fairly gentle appearance. He was born in the Hou family and is very courteous in dealing with others. However, Huo Weilou’s glance made him quickly lower his head, as if the sorrow on his face was just a thin layer of paper, which was ignored by Huo Weilou. A light poke and it broke.
Huo Weilou looked away, “So, Zheng Wenchen fell to death?”
Zheng Wenyan said hurriedly: “That’s right. His head was bruised and bleeding, and he lost his breath on the spot. The body is now parked in the wing of the west courtyard. If the Marquis wants to see it, he can go now.”
Huo Weilou did not move, and looked at the old lady’s body again, “Prefect He, please tell me.”
He Cheng was the officer in charge of the case. When he heard the sound, he became excited and immediately said: “Master Hou, I think that ghost murder is really shocking. Although I saw it with my own eyes, I still have doubts. The old lady had passed away at that time, and the second master’s The death may have been caused by someone else. As for the death of the old lady, it may…may have been caused by a sudden hidden illness.”
After He Cheng finished speaking, he was still frightened. He went to the front hall originally to discuss the autopsy, but as soon as he arrived in the front yard, he heard that people sent from the capital had arrived. He was already panicked at that time, and he was even more frightened. Unexpectedly, the person who came was not from the Xinyang Hou Mansion, but the Wu Zhaohou who was feared by the officials and people of the entire Zhou Dynasty!
After a long delay in picking up the driver and paying homage, fortunately Marquis Wu Zhao quickly asked about the incident. However, until he arrived, he had no chance to ask for an autopsy.
Huo Weilou frowned as expected, “Hidden illness?”
He Cheng was about to answer when Zheng Wenyan held up his hand and said: “Master Hou, my mother has always been in good health and has no illness. Otherwise, she would not have stayed up all night on the 30th night. Therefore, the prefect said It’s absolutely impossible.”
He Cheng glanced at Zheng Wenyan with some disapproval, “Third Master, the old lady is old. Although she looks healthy, her body’s internal organs are very likely to have hidden diseases. She usually enjoys a good life without any symptoms, but at a certain moment Sudden illness and sudden death are not impossible.”
Zheng Wenyan looked at He Cheng, “This case has been handed over to your Excellency for half a month. Your Excellency has always said that the cause of my mother’s death could not be investigated. Now that the Marquis is here, there is a theory of hidden illness. I don’t know what the reason is?”
After Zheng Wenyan finished speaking politely, He Cheng instantly felt a knife on his neck. He quickly glanced at Huo Weilou and said, “Third Master, what I said is wrong. I didn’t say it out of necessity, but You’ve tested everything you’ve done!”
Zheng Wenyan sneered, “Who is the author?”
He Cheng raised his hand and pointed to Bo Ruoyou outside, “Miss Bo! That’s what Miss Bo said!”
Zheng Wen’s mocking at the banquet was even worse. Thinking of the rumors about Huo Wei Tower, he became even more unscrupulous, “You would believe a prostitute’s words! My mother’s body is parked in this hospital. Your Excellency brought outsiders here without permission. What a discourtesy. Now, you are reporting nonsense about a woman to the Marquis. I wonder what kind of ecstasy the woman gave Mr. He?”
He Cheng was usually very careful in front of these powerful people. Besides, he was a clumsy-tongued person, so how could he handle these weak knives? At this time, he couldn’t help but said: “How can this be nonsense?” ? Although Miss Bo is a woman, she has helped our government solve several unsolved cases! We have been an official in Qingzhou for many years, and there is not a backlog of cases on our hands! Almost all the cases in the past two years have relied on Miss Bo’s help!
He Cheng stared angrily, Zheng Wenyan glanced at Huo Weilou, who was calm, and said with a smile: “Well, then, the prefect, tell me, what kind of hidden disease did my mother die of?”
Just now, He Cheng answered confidently, but this question stumped him. His face froze, “This… Speaking of this, I have something to ask the Third Master for his opinion. Although Miss Bo speculated, The old lady died due to a hidden illness, but she still needs another autopsy to determine what kind of hidden illness it is, and this reexamination will require an autopsy. I don’t know the third master…”
“What? An autopsy?” Zheng Wenyan’s voice suddenly rose, his eyes swept over Huo Weilou, and he suppressed his voice again, but he was still angry, “What kind of status is my mother! How can I allow you to do an autopsy? Not to mention that my mother’s soul is still in peace. , if you make her resentful and commit murder again, who will be responsible then?”
Zheng Wenyan gritted his teeth and said: “Don’t call her a little girl, even if the King of Heaven is here! I can’t even think of touching my mother’s body!”
He Cheng said helplessly: “Third Master, in order to solve the case, don’t you want to know how the old lady died? Only by really finding out the truth about the old lady’s death can we comfort the old lady’s spirit in heaven.”
Zheng Wenyan sneered again and again and was about to scold him again, but Huo Weilou suddenly turned around. He walked out slowly and stood in the corridor, looking towards the entrance of the courtyard.
The cold wind was blowing, the clouds were pressing overhead, and in the ice and snow, Bo Ruoyou was still kneeling, but her figure was as unbroken as the bamboo on her cloak.
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes, “She’s here for the autopsy?”
He Cheng said hurriedly, “Yes, Lord Marquis.”
Zheng Wenyan stood behind and hummed: “Does the Marquis also think it’s impossible? That woman looks so young. I think Master He was simply confused by the woman’s appearance and actually believed her! Not to mention the government There are many ways to investigate the case, why do we need an autopsy?”
“Let her perform an autopsy.”
Everything in the world is silent.
Zheng Wenyan looked at Huo Weilou, as if he couldn’t believe that those four words just came from his mouth.
He Cheng was stunned and did not react.
After all, just a moment ago, Huo Weilou said that women were not allowed to enter the place where he was doing business.
Huo Weilou’s words are cold, but his words are like a thousand stones, leaving no doubt, “When I came here, I was entrusted by the Marquis of Xinyang. If there is really any doubt about the death of the old lady, I must find out the cause. For this, I can pay Any price.”
The current Marquis of Xinyang is the old lady’s biological brother.
Zheng Wenyan opened his mouth, but didn’t say a word for a long time. Not to mention that it was entrusted by Marquis Xinyang, but it was not. If Huo Weilou said that it could be performed an autopsy, who among the people present would dare to say no?
Huo Weilou’s words were the final result. He quietly ordered: “Bring the people here.”
The people following behind him were mostly Huo Weilou’s personal entourage, and one of them had gray hair on his temples. He looked older, but his face was white and beardless, and his eyebrows were very light. He and other young and solemn guards with swords In comparison, it seems particularly noticeable.
As soon as Huo Weilou finished speaking, he stepped forward with a smile and said, “Old slave, go and invite me. It’s really pitiful to have been kneeling for so long.”
The voice he spoke was slightly high-pitched, and he was actually a father-in-law.
If it were anyone else, in front of Huo Weilou, he would never dare to act so unintentionally, but this person acted like this, but Huo Weilou’s expression was unusual. He turned around and looked into the hall, “Take these things away and take a handful of them.” Here comes the chair.”
After saying that, Huo Weilou entered the house. The guards with knives came in and quickly moved the paper-jammed child out of the house.
These are the underworld boys who suppressed the old lady’s spirit!
Zheng Wenyan and Fifth Master Zheng Wen’an stood outside the door, their eyes filled with fear, but they didn’t dare to breathe.
These guards with swords, each with a three-legged and one-eyed golden crow pattern embroidered with silver thread on the front of each lapel, are the embroidered envoys of the Emperor Shangqin and the hundreds of officials. These people can see that the princes do not kneel, and the Zheng family Even though my brother had a hundred courages, he didn’t dare to stop him.
Outside the courtyard gate, Bao Ruoyou was frozen stiff. She thought helplessly that this was the famous Wu Zhaohou. It was rumored that he was not a womanizer. Although he was already a weakling, there was not even a woman beside him. He has no maid, some say he has a hidden illness, others say he likes Longyang…
Bo Ruoyou didn’t see whether Huo Weilou had any hidden problems or whether he was good or bad to Long Yang, but he could see that he really hated women involved in official business.
Bao Ruoyou rubbed her knees, and just when she thought she was going to kneel until dark, the sound of footsteps approaching behind her, and then a slightly weird voice sounded, “Girl, I’m so sorry, I have to let you I’ve been kneeling for a long time——”
Bao Ruoyou turned his eyes, and the next moment a kind face appeared in front of him. The visitor sighed and said: “Our Lord Marquis knows everything, but we don’t know how to take care of the girl’s family. Get up quickly…”
The person in front of him smiled gently, and his tone was gentle and apologetic. Bo Ruoyou was slightly stunned, “You are…”
“My surname is Fu, and I am the chamberlain serving the Marquis.”
Bo Ruoyou suddenly realized, but asked, “But the Marquis ordered me to leave the house?”
Eunuch Fu sneered, “What kind of house is Li! The Marquis wants you to do an autopsy, get up quickly.”
This was beyond Bo Ruoyou’s expectation. She was surprised when Eunuch Fu gave her a hand and spoke more seriously, “Girl, this is your only chance. If you miss it, you will really have to leave the house.” ”
When Bao Ruoyou followed Eunuch Fu to the main room, he saw the lights inside the door brightly lit, the paper sticks on the **** had been removed, Huo Weilou Hengdao immediately sat on a wide chair, his eyes fell on him with a deep and unpredictable look. On the old lady’s body.
Hearing the noise, Huo Weilou glanced over.
Bo Ruoyouqia also looked at him, and unexpectedly met his eyes again.
With a thump in his heart, Bao Ruoyou quickly lowered his eyes in a submissive manner, while Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows slightly.
Being so intimidated by him, there was neither fear nor resentment in his eyes, which was rare.
He Cheng stood behind Huo Weilou and said: “Master Hou, Miss Bo is good at autopsies. As long as she does an autopsy, the cause of the old lady’s death will be understood.”
Huo Wei didn’t know whether he was happy or angry on the floor, but the words he spoke made both Bo Ruoyou and He Cheng change their expressions, “If you really know how to test, I will stay. If you can’t test, I won’t listen to any excuses.” ”
He Cheng’s eyes darkened and he almost fell to his knees. He understood clearly that if he couldn’t find out, he was derelict in employing people, and he also hired a woman. Huo Weilou was ruthless in the officialdom, and had a jade-faced Yama. He Cheng vaguely felt that his black yarn might not be safe.
In comparison, Bo Ruoyou was calm and her eyebrows seemed to be raised, but her expression soon returned to calm.
Huo Weilou looked at it and pointed at the body, “Go ahead.” He paused and said, “Everyone else, please step back.”
The two brothers Zheng Wenyan looked at each other, and Mr. Fu said fairly: “Go out and wait, you won’t be able to bear it.”
Zheng Wenyan and Zheng Wen’an looked at each other, bowed their hands to Huo Weilou before retreating.
Bo Ruoyou untied his cloak and rolled up his cuffs, then selected a knife from the prepared utensils. When he stood next to the coffin bed, Huo Weilou’s eyes narrowed slightly – because something appeared on Bo Ruoyou’s body. An almost cold concentration and solemnity that he was very familiar with.
It was dark outside, but several more oil lamps were added to the room, illuminating everything clearly.
The bright lights also illuminated the thin and graceful face. Standing behind Huo Weilou, Eunuch Fu said, “It’s rare, it’s really rare. A beauty is already beautiful when seen under the lamp. If there is a corpse next to her, the beauty will be beautiful.” Even more beautiful.”
He spoke in a very low voice. Bo Ruoyou, who was concentrating on the autopsy, did not hear him, but He Cheng and Huo Weilou did.
He Chengzheng was sweating profusely because of Huo Weilou’s words. He glanced sideways and saw Huo Weilou’s eyes falling deeply on Bo Ruoyou’s face. He Cheng was shocked in his heart. Bo Ruoyou’s His appearance is one of the few in the city of Qingzhou, but Huo Weilou is still an adult no matter how abstinent he is. Could it be that…
As soon as this thought came out, Huo Weilou’s eyes dropped and landed on Bo Ruoyou’s knife calmly. Obviously, compared with Bo Ruoyou’s face, Huo Weilou wanted to see how she cut open his eyes. of carrion.
He Cheng was dumbfounded, thinking that the rumors were indeed true!
Bo Ruoyou’s first knife cut accurately along the three inches below the ribs of the corpse.
The old lady had been dead for many days, and her body was swollen, especially the chest and abdomen. When the skin and flesh were cut open, the rotten odor that had accumulated in the abdominal cavity for many days suddenly came out. He Cheng and Eunuch Fu frowned subconsciously, Bo Ruoyou But her facial expressions remained unchanged, and her movements of cutting the body’s flesh were as ordinary as cutting tofu.
The belly was cut open, revealing the rotten and discolored organs inside. To an ordinary person, it would just be a lump of filth that was difficult to distinguish, but Bo Ruoyou carefully rummaged through it. Her expression was serious, her eyes dark. Like a knife, it seemed that no abnormality could escape her eyes. Such thinness almost made people feel sacred and solemn.
Don’t say there are no ghosts in the world, even if there really are ghosts, you will never dare to get close to her.
The lights in the main room dimmed and brightened, and outside the door, the night was completely shrouded. The small courtyard was hidden in the snowy night, giving off a sense of sadness and horror for no reason. In the room, Bo Ruoyou’s slender white fingers were soaked with cold corpse water, but her hand holding the knife was always steady. After almost an hour, she exhaled and straightened up.
A thin layer of sweat hung on his forehead, and Bo Ruoyou was obviously a little tired. He Cheng couldn’t wait to ask: “Xiao Bo, how are you?”
“The old lady did indeed die of a hidden illness.”
As soon as Bo Ruoyou opened his mouth, he determined the cause of the old lady’s death.
“A large amount of congestion was found in the abdominal wall of the corpse. This was caused by the formation of knots in the abdominal blood vessels, blockage of the blood flow, and then the blood vessels bulged and then ruptured. This hidden disease had been present for two or three years, but it could not be seen at first. It is asymptomatic and extremely difficult to detect, but within three months, the old lady should have had back pain, but back pain is very common for the elderly, and must have been ignored by the people in the house.”
He Cheng quickly asked: “So, the old lady was not murdered?”
Bao Ruoyou frowned, and there seemed to be hesitation in his eyes.
Huo Weilou has never spoken, but now he said: “It doesn’t matter if you just say it.”
Bo Ruoyou pursed her lips, “Based on the amount of blood congestion in the old lady’s abdominal cavity and the degree of rupture of the blood collaterals, the size of the knot is not likely to break on its own. It has been recorded in medical books that knots are formed in the blood collaterals in the abdomen. , the blood meridians can swell to the size of a cup. At that time, even if you are just lying down, you can also rupture and the disease will occur. However, the blood meridians in the old lady’s abdomen are only the size of a walnut at most. If there is no accident, she should not die suddenly from the disease. ”
Bo Ruoyou described it specifically, and Huo Weilou asked: “What kind of situation will cause the disease to occur?”
Bo Ruoyou thought for a while: “Being tired from working, being very angry, or colliding with others, pushing and tumbling, etc., may induce the disease…”
It is definitely impossible for the old lady to be tired from working, but if it is the latter two situations, it would be very suspicious.
Huo Weilou looked out the door: “Let Zheng Wenyan come in.”
Bo Ruoyou arranged the body thoughtfully, and soon Zheng Wenyan and Zheng Wen’an entered. Before he could take a look at the old lady’s body, he heard Huo Weilou ask: “Tell me again what happened before and after the old lady died. ”
Zheng Wenyan didn’t know the autopsy results yet. When Huo Weilou asked about it, he quickly said: “On New Year’s Eve, my mother insisted on keeping up the New Year’s Eve. She believed in Buddhism and sometimes spent all night copying scriptures in the Buddhist hall, so we gave her some advice. After that, she did not stop her. She thought it was just an ordinary night, but unexpectedly, she was found dead in the Buddhist hall early the next morning.”
“The night before was New Year’s Eve, and my mother was not allowed to be served by maids when she was in the temple, so she was the only one in the temple that night. It was the next day when the maid opened the door of the temple that she discovered that something had happened to her. At that time, my mother was neatly dressed and lying in front of the Buddhist altar, as if she was asleep. But when she walked closer, she realized that she had already died and her body was stiff and cold…”
Bo Ruoyou’s expression suddenly became a little unbearable, Huo Weilou seemed to be able to see in all directions, and the next moment he looked over, “How is it?”
Bo Ruoyou said in a deep voice: “Master Marquis, sir, this hidden disease attacks very quickly and violently. At that time, people will have abdominal pain like cramps, and the pain is unbearable. If the old lady has such symptoms, she will have to drink two cups of tea. It took a long time for her to die. There was no one outside the room that night, and the old lady was tortured to death.”
It is really pitiful for an old man to be tortured to death and no one knows about it.
However, Bao Ruoyou hasn’t finished speaking yet, “It’s so painful that people have to struggle and call for help. But early the next morning, the old lady was lying on the ground neatly dressed… If the third master said that, Really, then, there must be a second person in the Buddhist hall that night.”
At this point, Bo Ruoyou’s voice suddenly turned cold.
“That man, watching the old lady in pain, not only did not save the old lady, he may even prevent the old lady from calling for help. After the old lady died, he helped her arrange her clothes and arranged them as if she was sleeping. ”
It was quiet in the room and you could hear the needle drop. Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, and his eyes felt warm for the first time.