Huai Shuyu's words made the scene quiet.

His words were obviously accusing Aunt Shi of making moves when Mrs. Huai was pregnant with her first child, which caused Mrs. Huai to get rubella, so that she gave birth to an unhealthy deaf child!

If Aunt Shi wants to drag people into the water with Huaiyu's death, he doesn't mind turning over old accounts!

Lu Li subconsciously looked at Shen Wansha, and sure enough, he saw Shen Wansha's big eyes flickering, full of interest, the young master was interested in a secret matter!

Shen Wansha tilted his head and squeezed his eyebrows with Lu Li: There are a lot of things in the Huai family, and this Huai Yu died quite strangely......

Aunt Shi was tightly restrained by Shi Yi, and her mouth was covered again, and she couldn't say anything, so she could only writhe with difficulty.

Shi Yi sighed faintly, and took Aunt Shi to bow to Huai Shuyu, "Miss Fifth had an accident, my sister was stimulated, and it was inevitable that she would be restless and say the wrong thing in excitement...... She is just a concubine who can't be on the stage, she is soft-spoken, and it will not bring adverse effects, please don't mind the eldest young master. ”

Huai Shuyu put his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed, and he didn't speak.

Aunt Shi slowly regained her composure under Shi Yi's control, and she didn't speak again after being let go, but just covered her eyes and bit her lip tightly.

The corners of Shi Yi's eyes were slightly red, looking at the ground, and the expression on his delicate face was sincere, "Nowadays, the death of the fifth miss is a big deal, and it is not as important as this, isn't it?" I don't know if he is saying this to Huai Shuyu or to Aunt Shi.

Huai Shuyu's eyes moved to the corpse on the ground, sighed slowly for a while, and turned to Mrs. Huai in the first place, "Mother......"

Mrs. Huai's eyes closed slightly, "I invited four guests to come today, just to find out about this matter, your nonsense is just a waste of time." ”

This sentence not only blamed Aunt Shi, but even Huai Shuyu blamed her.

Huai Shuyu's face was a little red, "...... Yes, Mother. He was so agitated that he forgot his status as the eldest son, and quarreled with an aunt, whatever the facts...... None of them were what he was supposed to do.

Mrs. Huai's fingertips tapped on the table, "Mr. Lu, please continue." ”

Lu Li pondered for a moment and looked at Huai Xin, "May I ask the sixth girl, you and the fifth girl had a gap for a while, and you didn't sit at the same table with her, but did you see her enter the table and leave the table?" ”

Huai Xin thought seriously for a moment, "I saw her take the table, but it was far from my table. The dishes on the table were soon ready, and the banquet began, thinking about the words of the eldest brother, sullen and stuffy, ready to eat a few bites and leave, I didn't pay attention to the fifth sister, but when I left the table, I took a look, and the fifth sister was not there. But at that time, I thought that she left before me, or went to the official room, and I didn't think something was wrong, so I didn't pay attention to it......"

Lu Li nodded, and asked Shi Yi again, "Shi Gongzi was also there that day?" ”

Shi Yi hurriedly bowed, his face was a little embarrassed, "That day was a small banquet held by the son of the official family, and the guests invited were all children of the official family, with great status, of course a person like me would not be a guest." The reason why I am here is because Young Master Chu, who is at the main banquet, suddenly ordered a few big dishes in my Baishi Building, such a big business, as the host, I will definitely come to thank you and have a good time, so I ......"

"When did you arrive and when did you leave, have you ever seen Miss Five's expression, what is different from usual?" Lu Li subconsciously felt that as Aunt Shi's brother, Shi Yi should pay more attention to his sister's biological daughter.

"I didn't arrive late, but I was always in the big kitchen of the Chu family, watching and staring at the banquet dishes in person, until the food was served, I went to greet Young Master Chu, and at that time, I happened to see Miss Fifth and Miss Six having an awkward quarrel, and the Young Master wanted to take them back to the house." Shi Yi's eyes were slightly remorseful, "Fifth Miss is not very happy, I wanted to go over and persuade her, but the timing was not right, so I had to do it." When the young masters and young ladies opened the banquet, I left the Chu family, and I didn't know anything about the rest of the matter. ”

"If I can squeeze a chance to talk to Miss Fifth at that time, it may not happen......" Shi Yi looked at Aunt Shi and sighed lightly, the corners of his eyes were slightly red.

"So now the key is...... The meal of the day? Shen Wansha touched his chin and thought carefully, "Young Master Huai and Miss Sixth had something in their hearts, and they almost didn't use a few mouthfuls, they sat down for a while and left the table to resign, the meal time was very short, I didn't see Miss Huai Wu after we met, and I didn't find it when I went back to look for it." So did Miss Five eat? ”

"If she hadn't eaten a few bites, and there was no one to leave at that time, it is very likely that her death was done by the people in the garden at that time; If she eats, she just deliberately avoids Young Master Huai and Sixth Miss, and later leaves in a friend's carriage, there are more possibilities. ”

For example, I was worried that my friend would be blamed by my elders, so I quietly got out of the car halfway...... This time to get off, the possibility is not a little bit.

"So the timing of death is critical." Lu Li looked at Mrs. Huai, "The deceased did not drown, but the body was found in the water, and it was clearly abandoned by the murderer." I have an autopsy method that can determine the time of death according to the contents of the stomach of the deceased, so as to exclude the identification of suspects, and I can use it if my wife allows it. ”

Mrs. Huai looked at Lu Li fixedly, her eyes flashing slightly, "Dissecting the corpse?" ”

Lu Li nodded, "Yes, dissect the corpse." Regardless of the body's appearance, the contents of the stomach can help to accurately determine the time of death. ”

"Section...... Corpse? Huai Shuyu was very surprised, "Is it to cut the dead open with a knife?" ”

Lu Li nodded again, "I've done it many times, and I'm experienced, so the eldest young master doesn't need to worry." ”

Have you done it many times and have a lot of experience?

Huai Shuyu looked at Lu Li's gaze with some horror, and couldn't help but take a step back.

Aunt Shi suddenly reacted and pounced on the corpse, "No! I don't want to dissect! I don't want my ...... The fifth lady was dissected alive! ”

With tears in her eyes, she looked at Mrs. Huai, "Madam! Miss Fifth is your daughter, and it's already pitiful to die in such a miserable state, and you can't bear to watch her die without peace, right? ”

Every time it comes to dissecting corpses, there will be many obstacles, Shen Wansha is bored, and takes a step forward with a tiger face, "The purpose of dissecting a corpse is to solve the case, to avenge the deceased, not an evil act!" And the little oak technology is very good, and the stomach will be sewn back well, and it will not make people become lonely ghosts with incomplete organs, and they can't go into the underworld to reincarnate! ”

"Dig ...... Come out ......" Aunt Shi automatically ignored the words next to her, looking at Lu Li's expression as if she was facing a hellish ghost, and even began to tremble with her teeth.

The corners of Lu Li's lips raised slightly, and Aunt Shi showed an extremely warm and bright smile.

Aunt Shi was frightened and softened directly, "No...... Don't ......"

Mrs. Huai's eyebrows condensed slightly, "This matter is very important, I can't be the master of the house, I need to ask the master." ”

Lu Li smiled, "The deceased is the daughter of your mansion, how to make decisions is up to your mansion, and the lady can discuss it with her family." ”

Mrs. Huai's gaze swept over Lu Li, "Before the decision is made, it is inconvenient for the four of you to stay here, Mother Zhou, to entertain the distinguished guests for me." ”

Mother Zhou immediately walked out and bowed to Mrs. Huai, "Yes." He walked up to Lu Li again, made another squatting salute, smiled politely, raised his hand to lead the way, "A few people, please come with the old slave." ”

The four of them went to another hospitality place with Zhou's mother, as for what happened after this hall......

After Lu Li and Shen Wansha sat down, they took the big white in Zhao Shu's arms, their eyes flashed slightly, as if they were pointing, "I'm in a hurry today, I didn't bring a box for it, so I can't find it when I don't need it, so I bother you to go back with the stars, and help me bring the box." ”

This request is very appropriate, not to mention that Zhou's mother is not good at objecting, even if Mrs. Huai is here, she will not shake her head, so Zhao Zhuhe Lianyu went out very lightly, as for what they did after they went out, whether they went to get the box in person, or wandered around the Huai Mansion by the way, as long as no one saw it, no one would care.

As for Lu Li and Shen Wansha, just sit in the hall obediently and wait for news.

Shen Wansha was a little bored, holding Dabai's paws to teach it to do 'Wishing you prosperity', Lu Li drank tea shallowly and chatted with Zhou's mother.

"Huaifu is so big, Mrs. Huai is the lady in charge, she must be very busy and tired."

"Who's to say it isn't? As the eldest lady, these are all responsibilities, and you have to bear the ...... when you are tired."

"Aunt Shi looks very young, I heard that the eldest daughter she gave birth to was married early, so I can't see it at all."

"Aunt Shi likes maintenance, and she also has time, and when the water mill comes out, she naturally looks young, in fact, she is only five years younger than her wife."

"Although Madame looks a little old, her temperament is noble and elegant, and it is difficult for others to compare, and she wants to come to the house to be educated very well."

That is, the lady was very favored in her mother's family, and her parents were reluctant, so they made an early appointment when they agreed on the marriage date, and they only got married from Shangjing at the age of nearly seventeen. The Lan family is a big family in Beijing, and the upbringing rules are excellent, and the wife has been in the boudoir longer than others, so she is naturally better than others. ”

"So is Mrs. Huai at odds with Aunt Shi?" Lu Li smiled and feasted.

"Of course not...... Mother Zhou suddenly looked up at Lu Li, her eyes were surprised, "Of course it can't be, how could Mr. have such an idea?" ”

She smiled and said, "Our Huai family has always had a harmonious wife and concubine, praised by others, praised as an example, how can the wife and aunts disagree?" The aunts are meritorious people who have made some requests, and it is normal for the lady to be a wife, and she has always been generous, and she has never been angry about it......"

Lu Li smiled, "This is really commendable. ”

But in my heart, hehe, liar! Dare to tear x in front of outsiders, plant charges with each other, even the eldest daughter's deafness and death are greasy, and they are still whitewashing the peace, is it interesting?

Mother Zhou smiled sincerely, as if what she said just now was very true, and it was your own problem if you didn't believe it.

The room was quiet for a moment, probably not wanting to be embarrassed, and Zhou's mother brought up another topic, "Where is Mr. Lu from?" The old slave has never heard of the corpse dissection stunt, so he must have learned from everyone. ”

"I'm from Shuzhong Guan County, and the skill of dissecting corpses seems mysterious, but it's not difficult to ......"

Since Mother Zhou can serve by Mrs. Huai's side, she must be a good person, Lu Li knew that she deliberately diverted the topic, but she was not in a hurry. He chatted with Zhou's mother's words, and when the topic was smooth, he suddenly asked questions to disrupt the rhythm, so that Zhou's mother accidentally said what he wanted to know for a while.

The two of you come and go, with a cordial smile on their faces, but there is a deep meaning between the words, like a duel between masters, and the atmosphere is very unusual.

Time flies little by little.

Shen Wansha was still teasing Dabai at first, but slowly, his attention was attracted by the conversation between the two, and he listened carefully with his chin in his hands, and he didn't want to interject at all.

It wasn't until Zhao Zhuhe Lianyu came back with a box that someone came to report that Mrs. Huai was invited, and the two stopped.

Lu Li got up and gave a very respectful bow to Zhou's mother, "The wisdom of the elders has benefited a lot." ”

Mother Zhou bowed deeply, lowered her eyebrows, and hid the thousands of thoughts in her eyes, "Childe is wise, and he will have a lot to do in the future." ”

Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu didn't understand, what's wrong? The atmosphere is so weird.

Shen Wansha ignored these two unknown people, and looked at Lu Li's eyes full of admiration, the little oak is so powerful! If only he could do the same someday!

……

Mrs. Huai was still in the main hall just now.

In addition to the person just now, there was another man in the hall. The man is about fifty years old, with a calm and shrewd temperament, just a slight bow on his back, and a very humble posture, he should be a subordinate, a subordinate with greater power than the average subordinate.

Lu Li guessed correctly, and Mrs. Huai explained that this person was the big housekeeper in the house, and she was sent by her to ask Huai Deshui for his opinion. Huai Deshui was unable to rush back because he was too busy with official business, and when the housekeeper went to ask for instructions, he solemnly ordered to listen to his wife. Whatever Madame says, she must do, and no one shall have any objection.

Mrs. Huai's eyes scanned the main hall for a week, "My decision is that the corpse can be dissected." ”

Aunt Shi couldn't help but take a few steps back, her face full of disbelief, "This is a corpse!" Slice open people's stomachs! How dare you promise that you are not afraid of going to hell after death! ”

Mrs. Huai snorted coldly and drank tea calmly.

"Y-I don't believe you!" Aunt Shi said that she was about to lift her skirt and run out, "I don't believe you are crazy, the master is also crazy, he can't let you call the shots in this kind of thing, it must be someone who is spreading the word indiscriminately, I want to see the master!" ”

"Sister!" Shi Yi stopped Aunt Shi again, "Avenge the fifth miss, doesn't my sister want to see it anymore?" If my sister really doesn't care about the murderer of Miss Five, my brother has no choice but to ask someone to send you back to the room. ”

Aunt Shi looked at Shi Yi quietly with wide eyes, and for a long time, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, her lips bit blood, and she retreated silently and stopped talking.

She doesn't make trouble, others won't opinion, at most she is a little scared.

Lu Li asked Mrs. Huai to put a few screens in the hall for people to dodge, saying that if you are afraid, you can hide behind the screen, of course, it is best to leave the main hall.

Although everyone was afraid, they were curious about the mysterious event, and no one refused to leave, even the sixth lady Huaixin, who also refused the hand pulled by the maid and refused to leave.

Lu Li had no choice but to give out a Suhexiang pill by himself.

After that, he opened the box, and as before, he first took the atractylodes soap and lit it, washed his hands with wine and warm water, dipped a little wine and wiped it on his nose, and put ginger slices in it. Then he walked to another box, took out his gloves and put them on, put on his overcoat with Zhao Zhu's help, and took out a scalpel with a flickering cold light, "I'm going to start." ”

Mrs. Huai sat calmly in the first seat, "Sir, please." ”

Lu Li took a deep breath, held the scalpel, and still lowered his shoulders to make a 'Y' shaped incision.

As soon as the knife cut through the skin, a strange sensation came flooding in, and it felt very different from before. Lu Li frowned slightly, did not speak, and continued to dissect. This autopsy process is not only about taking the stomach, but also about finding out the cause of the deceased's death and why the body makes him feel strange.

There was no blood spilling, and under the plump skin of the deceased was a transparent liquid, like water, which was thicker than water and had no special smell.

The scalpel cuts through the skin and goes up first.

The deceased's neck was strangled and slightly collapsed, but the neck bone was not broken, and he had to determine whether the cause of the deceased's death was strangulation.

Gradually separating the skin and muscle layers, Lu Li found that the deceased's hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage were fractured, the subcutaneous tissues and muscles of the neck were bleeding, the mucosa of the posterior pharyngeal wall had hemorrhagic spots and hyperemia, and the intimama of the arteries was ruptured......

The deceased was indeed choked by the neck and suffocated.

Determining this, Lu Li split it, pulled back the skin that had been opened to the deceased's face, and took out the rib opener.

Zhao Shu was extremely familiar with this tool and immediately stepped forward to take over.

"You're going to help me?" Lu Li smiled and let go, "Remember not to exert too much strength." ”

"Yes." Zhao Shu smiled at Lu Li, and suddenly with a force, the deceased's ribs were lifted.

The thick black water immediately overflowed, and the smell that was even more foul and unpleasant than ordinary rotting corpses permeated, and under the agitation, everyone in the hall couldn't stand it, and the sound of retching was everywhere.

First, I was frightened by the scene of Lu Li holding a scalpel with a smile and Zhao Shu calmly helping, and the other was that the smell of this corpse was too terrifying.

If it weren't for the Suhexiang pill that Lu Li had sent earlier, it would have been possible for someone at the scene to faint to death.

As soon as the ribs were opened, the sticky black water overflowed, and then when he saw the surface of the organs, Lu Li understood.

This corpse is not a newly dead corpse at all!

It is impossible for any corpse that has only been dead for four days to shrink its internal organs like this!

The corpse in front of him, the internal organs were almost shrunk into a ball, the blood vessels were black and gray, and they began to melt, and the fluid in the body was not red at all, and the yellow and white tissue fluid was not at all, all of them were black foul-smelling mucus......

It turned out that he subconsciously felt that he was unaware and felt that the strange place was here!

There is no need to take the stomach at all, because this corpse cannot be Huaiyu!

"Regardless of whether the fifth miss had dinner on the day of the banquet, this person cannot be the fifth miss of your mansion."

Lu Li frowned and told the truth, "When did this person die...... More than fifteen days. ”

Everyone in the hall was very surprised, not only everyone in Huaifu, but also Zhao Zhuhe and even Yu Shen Wansha were surprised.

Shen Wansha even took a few steps forward with disgust, and looked at the deceased's face carefully, "It's not the fifth lady......

"Impossible!" Aunt Shi ran over and looked at the deceased's arm, "Sister Yu'er has a red mole here...... You see, there are moles! ”

"Unless someone deceives your sight, pretending to be Miss Fifth in the mansion...... Otherwise, the corpse died for more than five days, and it could not be the fifth lady of your mansion. Lu Li is very sure of this.

Huai Shuyu also took a few steps forward and looked at the deceased carefully, "Although her face is not recognizable, she is wearing the clothes of her fifth sister, and although her skin and flesh are damaged, she doesn't look like she has been dead for a long time...... In this kind of weather, the death time is too long, I'm afraid the skin and flesh will rot a long time ago......"

"If it is a normal corpse, of course it will not be like this," Lu Li pointed to the deceased's black and shrunken internal organs, "but this is a treated corpse, and she was probably fed antiseptic drugs before she died." ”

Lu Li came to ancient times and read a lot of books, and knew that the ancients had many magical ways to prevent corpses from decomposing.

There are a variety of antiseptic drugs, if they are poured at the right time before death, then no matter what the cause of death is, as long as the surface of the corpse is not damaged, it can be preserved for a long time, and the decay rate of the corpse will be slower than in the same environment, and the skin and flesh will shrink dù.

And such a corpse is thrown into the river, which is not the same as the appearance of ordinary corpses, and it is certain that it is swollen when it is swollen, and it is difficult to identify the appearance of the swelling, and the time of death is not easy to judge.

"But this corpse is about the same size as Huaiyu, wearing Huaiyu's clothes, and there are the same red moles on his arms as Huaiyu." Mrs. Huai is the most calm, but her pale face still shows that her heart is not as calm as her face.

"The murderer has good intentions." Lu Li carefully observed the internal organs of the deceased, pulled the ribs back, and began to stitch them up, "The murderer may not have thought that someone would dissect the body, and no one would see how long the deceased had been soaked, and when the specific time of death was, so he deliberately dressed her in the clothes of the fifth lady in the house, creating the illusion of the death of the fifth lady, thinking that it was seamless." ”

Aunt Shi suddenly thought of something, grabbed the corner of Lu Li's clothes, and looked excited, "So my sister Yu is not dead, is she?" My sister Yu is still alive! ”

Lu Li was dragged by her.

Zhao Shu held Lu Li steadily, preventing him from being injured by the scalpel in his hand, and with a slight twist of his palm, he pushed Aunt Shi away.

Aunt Shi fell to the ground, still not forgetting to look at Lu Li, "Mr. Lu, is Sister Yu still alive!" ”

Lu Li shook his head slightly, and the expression on his face became more solemn, "The murderer deliberately found someone who was similar in size to Miss Five, had a somewhat similar appearance, and even had the same traces on his body, and dressed her in Miss Five's clothes...... I want everyone in your mansion to believe that Miss Fifth is dead. ”

"I don't know why the killer did it, but his purpose is so obvious...... Miss Five's situation must not be good, even if she didn't die, she must have suffered a lot. He sighed, "The family should be mentally prepared and at the same time increase the search efforts." ”

Lu Li had a very bad premonition, but when he first came to Xijing, he didn't have a network, so he still had to contribute to Huaifu to get the best results.

"Now is not the time to be afraid of being embarrassed, Mrs. Huai, please work with Lord Huai to spread this matter, please understand your relatives and friends, and carefully check the situation of the guests at the banquet that day."