031 Ghost Makeup (1)
Have you heard? The young lady of Old Man Joe's house hanged herself?
Two or two women passed by, always talking about it, and early in the morning the East Lane was already in an uproar.
Feng Chuan just went out after breakfast, two women in extraordinary clothes passed by, talking about the Qiao family, Feng Chuan was too lazy to listen to these big mouths of nonsense, but as soon as he walked to the mouth of the alley, he met a man and a woman.
"Do you know about the Bole Exploration Hall?"
Feng Chuan smiled, "This is it." She waved her hand in the direction of her house not far away, and then asked what was the matter.
The man reluctantly said that of course he came here to find Bole to investigate the case.
"The person you're looking for is down there."
The woman didn't believe it and took a step back, "You are a woman, what do you know?" ”
The man on the side didn't make a sound, and looked at the big characters of the Bole Exploration Hall and walked into the house.
Feng Chuan, who followed closely, was still polite, "What case are you going to investigate?" ”
Seeing that Aster was busy working, the woman asked suspiciously which one was the detective's "Bole" here. Aster stared wide-eyed and looked at Feng Chuan attentively, "It's her." ”
Only then did the two believe it, and all the doubts in their hearts were on their faces.
"We are the servants of the Qiao family."
The one who reported himself to the door was the seven-foot man.
He simply said what the old man had explained, and then shut up and reads;.
Feng Chuan recorded seriously: Qiao Simeng, female, eighteen years old, waiting for the word boudoir, concubine, white skin and beauty, no symptoms.
"When did she kill herself?"
"Last night, as for the time is not clear, in the morning the maid entered the house to groom and dress the young lady, only to find that she committed suicide by hanging the beam."
Feng Chuan looked at the woman who was talking and thought for a while, "Can she talk about family affairs recently?" ”
The woman simply shook her head, saying that although the young lady was old enough to get married, the old man preferred it, saying that the eldest lady was not worried about getting married, and she could find a better home even if it took two years.
That's strange, she didn't kill herself because of love, why would she hang herself from a beam?
Feng Chuan couldn't figure it out, but asked in reverse: "Since you committed suicide, why did you come to me?" ”
When it came to this, the two of them were silent.
The silence in the room was terrifying, as if the problem had been tricked.
Feng Chuan wanted to know more, but the man stopped and said, "You better go yourself." ”
Feng Chuan negotiated the price, and the two of them led the way to Qiao's house.
Along the way, the two rarely chatted, but the woman said: "There are not many women who investigate the case, after all, it is my daughter's family, and I am timid." ”
"It's not about the size of the guts, the important thing is to have a pair of eyes that can see the facts."
When the three of them returned to the house, they were already crying in the courtyard.
Three feet at the door, a few maids hugged their heads and cried.
In the inner room, several women wiped their tears and babbled.
If the worst crying is a woman dressed in brown satin and stepping on gold shoes, the woman who just brought Fengchuan to introduce that it was Mrs.
Feng Chuan understands, after all, it is the meat that falls on the body, the person has gone, the thought is always there, and it is rare for a mother and daughter to have a match.
"Can I go see your young lady?"
The woman's face was terrified, and she told Fengchuan to be mentally prepared.
Feng Chuan held his breath, "It's okay. ”
A few people at the door saw Feng Chuan and were not curious, the maid behind her introduced her, and the two sides nodded and greeted, and she entered the inner hall.
Miss Qiao Simeng was lying in the red coffin.
One step, two steps, three steps, Feng Chuan could clearly hear his heartbeat every step he walked into, and it seemed to be rhythmic, slowly approaching the answer.
The coffin fell and was clean, and the maids avoided it.
It was like a mysterious magic box, after Feng Chuan approached step by step, he saw Miss Qiao's face clearly, he was stunned, his body couldn't help shaking, and he almost fell, and the maid behind him didn't step forward, just watched from a distance.
This may be the panic of Qiao's family.
Miss Qiao's face is very terrifying, the eyes are all black, forming terrifying panda eyes, her mouth is blood-red, there is blood at the corners of her mouth, and a blood-red mole between her eyebrows is in it, but her eyebrows are gone.
Her face is clearly the most taboo ghost makeup reads;.
Lin'an, less than half of July, no one wears ghost makeup.
Every July and a half, some of the witches will put on ghost makeup, come out for some people to do it, send away the souls, that day no one can see her true face, the ancient saying goes, if you show your true appearance, the woman will be arrested, so use ghost makeup to cover the real face.
She is an eldest lady, why does she wear ghost makeup?
A few canes behind her, a woman whispered.
"Going to die, going to die! Born with a fox, dead demon son, I'm phew! ”
Her voice wasn't high, but it wasn't subtle either, and Feng Chuan could still hear it from a distance.
"Who is this?"
The maid on the side didn't look back and heard that it was the second lady.
Feng Chuan turned around and saw the charming woman dressed in pink, this is a dead person today, I have never seen a dead person and wear bright colors, so happy and not afraid of collision?
"How is the relationship between the second lady and the eldest lady on weekdays?"
Feng Chuan asked the maid on the side in a voice that only the two of them could hear. The answer I got was: Qiao Simeng has always had a bad relationship with the second lady, but there is a preference for the master, and no one dares to be disrespectful to her, and the second lady doesn't dare to say anything else even if she is displeased.
From the maid's words, Feng Chuan understood that the second lady Yin was the concubine of the master, and she gave birth to a son for the master, and she showed off her martial arts since the day she was beaten, and the Miao family in the main room had three daughters, so she naturally lowered her voice.
The idea of male superiority and inferiority of women has wronged many women, is her death related to this, Feng Chuan once again looked back at the makeup of the eldest lady of the Qiao family.
"Where's your lord?"
The maid was reminded by Feng Chuan like this, patted her head, and the old man told him to find someone to bring him to see, and she almost forgot.
Saying that, the two walked out of the mourning hall, entered the main room, pushed open the door and sat upright on the red lacquered rattan chair, he held his forehead slightly, his hand lightly supported his chin, closed his eyes and said nothing, and he looked up when he heard the sound of the door.
"Master, the person you are looking for has been brought by the slave maid." With that, the maid stepped back.
Feng Chuan spoke: "Master Qiao looks haggard, take care." ”
The man sighed and looked at the window with his eyes wandering, "How could Mengmeng do such a stupid thing?" ”
Hearing this, Feng Chuan asked Master Qiao if he knew anything?
He shook his head, "Mengmeng is well-behaved and sensible, and occasionally has a little temper, but she is not an arrogant woman, and she can be regarded as a lady." On weekdays, I am tolerant in my heart, I don't like to care, and I do everything well, but suddenly there is no ......"
A man's tears are far more heart-wrenching than a woman's tears, and the only thing Feng Chuan can do is find out his daughter's death for him.
If you commit suicide, why do you use ghost makeup on your face? Why did she kill herself suddenly?
"Master Qiao, who has Miss Qiao met in the past two days?"
Old Man Qiao hung in the air at dusk, staring at it from afar and deep, thinking carefully. No one has been in the house for the past two days...... Apart from......