Chapter IX: The Case of Death (2)
"Hmm!" Gu Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and originally wanted to continue asking, but was interrupted by the county order: "The person is here, just follow him!" ”
After speaking, he turned his head to Tang Jing and said apologetically: "Tang Gongzi, I'm really sorry, Xia Guan still has some things to deal with, and he may not be able to take you there in person!" ”
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I saw a tall man with a thin face walking towards them, and seeing the county commander whispering a few words in his ear, the man secretly glanced at Tang Jing with a surprised face, but it was only for a moment, and he regained his calm.
Gu Xiao is the best at observing faces, and all the expressions and movements of that man have already been taken into her eyes.
She also probably understood something in her heart, and she was very calm about the county order using the word "lower official" to refer to herself.
After all, Tang Jing is not only the eldest son of the Tang family, he is also the younger brother of the concubine and the emperor's brother-in-law!
It is rumored that before the emperor was still the prince, he already had a soft spot for Tang Wan, the head of the four beauties in Fucheng, and originally wanted to marry her as the crown princess, but the queen at that time, that is, the prince's own mother, disagreed, because the prince needed the help of the ministers at that time.
And Tang Wan is just the daughter of a small businessman, with a low status, although she has a grandfather of the prime minister, but after all, she can't compare to a general's mansion with real power, so the position of the princess falls on the general's daughter Shang Min.
Although Shang Mingui is now the queen, but the emperor's favorite is today's Wan Guifei, naturally, one person has ascended to heaven, and the Tang family has become the first family from a small merchant because of Wan Guifei.
It sounds like a little bit of Yang Guifei! However, Gu Xiao felt that Tang Wan was much stronger than Yang Guifei, at least Tang Wan was married, but she was a beautiful male emperor of the same age as her.
It is now the fourth year of Emperor Xuan, that is to say, the emperor has only been on the throne for four years, but he has governed the world well and is deeply loved by the people.
"What are you thinking, why don't you catch up?"
Tang Jing frowned, he found that this woman was not only bold, but also liked to be in a daze.
"Ahh Let's go. ”
Gu Xiao, who came back to her senses, hurriedly followed behind Tang Jing and the tall man and walked out of the yamen.
Li's house was only a few hundred meters away from the yamen, which was not too far, and it took less than ten minutes to reach the destination.
As soon as Gu Xiao approached, he heard a mournful cry coming from inside, knocking directly on people's hearts one by one.
Maybe it's because of the tall men, so they have a smooth way into the Li Mansion.
The tall man, who seemed to have long been accustomed to crying, had no expression on his face, but respectfully led them to a courtyard guarded by two officers and soldiers, and then led them through the corridor and stopped outside a room.
"Two of you, inside is the boudoir of the eldest lady of the Li family, which is the scene of the crime at that time."
The man bowed to the two men, explained respectfully, and muttered a few more words to the two officers and soldiers, who nodded, opened the door, and motioned for them to enter.
Gu Xiao didn't have any twisting, and walked in directly past a few people, the house was very spacious, decorated simply and elegantly, and separated by a wind screen painted with plum blossoms in the middle.
The room was spotlessly cleaned, everything was neatly arranged, and there didn't seem to be any fighting.
"When Miss Li was found, she was lying here."
The tall man pointed to a place where the coffee table was placed, Gu Xiao came over when he heard the words, and took a closer look, but found that there was nothing special.
She picked up the teapot on the coffee table, opened it and put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed, but she only smelled the strong aroma of tea, and nothing was smelled.
"This tea has been tested and is not toxic."
The tall man spoke again.
"What about the teacups? Have you ever tested them one by one? Gu Xiao held a colorful teacup in his hand and put it in front of him to take a closer look.
The man shook his head, "The teacup has also been checked, and like the tea, no poison has been found." ”
Gu Xiao frowned when she heard this, put the teacup back, and observed it carefully in the house.
But seeing that the house was very clean, there was nothing unusual at all, and I couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
She looked up at the tall man and asked in a low voice, "Has the house been cleaned?" ”
"I don't know, we only came after we received the report, and at that time, Miss Li's body had not been moved."
"Who found the body?"
"It's Miss Li's personal maid, she said that after getting up this morning, she found that Miss Li didn't get up as early as usual, she originally thought that Miss Li had overslept and was about to wake her up, but she didn't expect to see Miss Li lying on the ground silently as soon as she entered the door."
Gu Xiao frowned, "Have you ever asked, who did Miss Li meet yesterday?" ”
The man was stunned when he heard this, he didn't ask about this, he just blindly thought about how Miss Li was poisoned, but he didn't care who she saw last night.
"You two, go, call all the people from the Li Mansion over."
After receiving the order, the two officers and soldiers responded respectfully to the man and strode away.
After a while, I saw a large group of people behind the two of them, and when I counted them carefully, there were about more than 100 people.
Gu Xiao raised her eyebrows, it seems that this Li Mansion is not an ordinary family!
A woman with a haggard face and red eyes, supported by a little maid, walked up with a serious middle-aged man.
"My lord, have you found out who killed my son?"
The woman asked softly, her voice a little bleak and sad.
The tall man shook his head, "No, I just called you here to ask, where did Miss Li go yesterday and who she saw?" ”
"Yesterday...... The young lady did not leave the house. ”
The little maid holding the woman pondered for a moment, then suddenly shook her head and said.
Gu Xiao swept over everyone present, and finally stopped her gaze on a young girl with her head down.
"Then someone came to your young lady yesterday?"
Gu Xiao took her eyes off the girl's body, and finally put it on the little girl's body.
"After dinner yesterday, Miss went to Miss Cousin's courtyard to chat with Miss Cousin for a while, and then came back."
"Which one is Miss Table?" The tall man's stern eyes swept towards everyone.
"Lord Hui, it's a folk girl!"
I saw the girl who had just been stared at by Gu Xiao and walked out with a light lotus step.
I saw that her skin was snow-white, her eyebrows were like fine willows, her small face was delicate and delicate, and her big watery eyes looked beautiful because they were moistened by tears.
"After Miss Li went to look for you yesterday, did you find anything wrong with her?"
The woman tilted her head and thought about it for a while, then shook her head lightly, and choked up: "No, after my cousin came to talk to me yesterday, she went back, and there was nothing wrong. ”
Gu Xiao frowned slightly, "You have a good relationship?" ”
The woman seemed strange that she would suddenly ask such a question, and looked up at her sharply.
"My cousin and I grew up together, and our relationship is no worse than that of my own sisters."
The feelings are good! Then why couldn't she find a trace of sadness in this little girl?
Although her eyes were full of tears, they were very calm, even a little indifferent, and they didn't look like a deep sisterhood!