Chapter 58: The Case of Death

Out of the eerie and terrifying prison of the Criminal Department, Zhu Fei's face was still ugly. Yukihime cautiously followed him, peeking at his expression from time to time, but she didn't dare to say anything to disturb him.

The two of them were walking on the bustling street one after the other, and suddenly Zhu Fei stopped, he pointed to the eaves of a wine shop in front of him, and said suspiciously: "Is that Doctor Jia and Rongxi in front?" ”

Xue Ji raised her eyes and said, "It's them!" ”

Under the wine flag, Zhong Ziyuan was wearing a light green robe embroidered with iris patterns, pinching the side of the token tightly, with a look of reluctance. Rong Xi pinched the other side of the token and persuaded bitterly: "Doctor Jia, since I see your uncle and aunt today, I should rest assured." This token has been explained by our prince, and it must be taken back, so don't let the little one be embarrassed. ”

Zhong Ziyuan pinched the corner of the token and pulled it hard in front of him, and begged: "Where is Lord Guo, can I go and beg him?" Today, I saw that my uncle had a big poisonous sore on his back, and I wanted to send him some more medicine. ”

"Lord Shi said, if you want to bring anything to Lord Zhong and his wife next time, you can give it to me directly, and I will personally help you get it in." Rongxi pinched the other corner of the token and pulled it back with a grin.

Zhong Ziyuan blinked, shook his head categorically and said: "It's just anything else, the poisonous sore on my uncle's back is already the size of a fist, and it is difficult to cure it with just dressing, so I have to cut the sore myself to cure the poison." You help me beg Master Guo, let me use this token again! While pleading, she secretly pressed her hand and pulled the token to her side again.

Rong Xi didn't give up and pulled the token back little by little, and he said with a bitter face: "Doctor Jia, our prince is a good man. He said to use it once, and he could only use it once. Why don't I find another doctor to go in and show Lord Zhong, so you can rest assured."

I saw that the two of them were pulling the small token back and forth like pulling a big saw. Seeing that the stalemate was stalemate, a slender white hand suddenly joined in, and he snatched the token from it, and then tossed it up and down in his hand. Smug laughed.

Zhong Ziyuan and Rong Xi were both surprised. Qi Qi turned his head to look, only to find that it was Zhu Fei who was playing a prank here. Rong Xi breathed a sigh of relief and saluted him: "I have seen the prince of Shu." ”

Zhu Fei smiled. He threw the token into his bosom and said, "Don't embarrass you, take it back quickly!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Shizi." Rong was overjoyed, he was afraid that Zhong Ziyuan would come to rob him. Immediately stuffed the token into his bosom and said goodbye and left. His steps were hurried, as if there was a ghost chasing him behind him. Zhong Ziyuan had to look at his distant back. Secretly lamented helplessly.

Zhu Fei was very dissatisfied with his neglect. So he reached out and waved it in front of her eyes, drawing her gaze back again. He looked at her with a smile and interest in his eyes.

Zhong Ziyuan felt very frustrated. Maybe a few more nice words, or maybe that token can be used one more time. But as soon as this demonic son came, he broke his wishful thinking.

However, the status of the family is noble. She didn't dare to offend, so she had to perfunctorily hug Zhu Fei and say, "I've seen the prince of Shu." I've seen Miss Yukihime. Xue Ji was busy and returned a salute.

Zhu Fei couldn't help but smile when he saw her looking stunned, and couldn't help but tease her: "Doctor Jia seems to be dissatisfied with this world? ”

Zhong Ziyuan was stunned for a moment, put a reluctant smile on his face, and said: "How dare you, the prince is a nobleman, and the small one is just a grass people." Even if I eat leopard gall, I don't dare to be dissatisfied with the prince. ”

Zhu Fei laughed when he heard this, and Xue Ji also covered her lips and smiled. Only Zhong Ziyuan looked at them a little stupid, she didn't think she was funny!

When Zhu Fei saw her confused look, she knew that she had completely forgotten what happened after she was drunk that night. After thinking about it, he said, "My uncle has heard about it. So be it! The supervision of the prison of the Criminal Department should still sell me some face. I'll ask Yukihime to say hello later, so you can go in again! ”

Zhong Ziyuan's smile finally brought sincerity, and she said to Zhu Fei again and again: "Thank you Shizi, thank Shizi." ”

"Childe, I've got the medicine right." At this time, Qing Dai carried a few medicine bags and ran over in a hurry.

Suddenly, I saw Zhu Fei, who was richly dressed and extremely beautiful, and Xue Ji, who was charming and weak, and graceful, her eyes were wide, and her small mouth was also open in an O shape. There is such a fairy-like character in the world, and Qing Dai's face can't help but show a expression.

Zhong Ziyuan suspected that if she took a basin at this moment, she would definitely be able to catch the saliva flowing from the corner of her mouth. But thinking about the unlucky Zhang Gongzi who turned his thighs into meat skewers because he looked at Zhu Fei a few more times, and the former Cao Gang Sun Duo who had a bleak end, she couldn't help but shudder. Hurriedly quietly pulled Qing Dai, and then deliberately reprimanded: "Qing Dai must not be rude." I've seen the prince of Shu and the girl Xueji. ”

Qing Dai came back to her senses at this time, she bowed to Zhu Fei with a red face, and then said crisply: "I've seen the prince." He saluted Xue Ji again: "I've seen Xue Ji girl." ”

Xue Ji hurriedly helped her and said, "No need to be polite. ”

Zhu Fei looked at her with interest, and asked with a smile: "Your name is Qingdai?" ”

Poor Qingdai has never seen such a stunning man smile at herself, and her heart is like carrying a deer, pounding all the time. A girl's feelings are flooding like spring water. She bowed her head in a low, shy and shy manner and said, "Yes." ”

Zhu Fei glanced at her again, and said viciously: "No wonder your son-in-law said that you are greedy, and you look a little richer." ”

"Click" The girl's heart was broken.

After chatting a few more words, Zhu Fei left suddenly. As soon as Zhong Ziyuan turned around, she saw Qing Dai's little eyes full of resentment, and she said suddenly: "Childe, am I greedy?" Zhong Ziyuan chuckled in his heart, and immediately sounded the alarm bell

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, and it is the time when the bitter summer is unbearable, and the sun is baking the whole earth like a furnace. Although there had been a heavy rain the night before, it was even more humid after a short period of coolness.

It's too hot. The branches and leaves of the trees were all dry and lifeless, but they did not hinder the endless noise. Except for the active children, few adults want to walk around.

It wasn't until dusk that the feeling of heat gradually dissipated. As the sun set, the sky was full of sunset, and the smoky glow cast through the gaps in the leaves on the vines and shone on Zhong Ziyuan's face. It seemed that her face was also flushed.

The vine is at least 10 years old. At this moment, it is full of crystal-clear and gem-like purple and red fruits. Zhong Ziyuan was idle, so he reached out and picked up a bunch and put it in a bucket. Put it in the well water and eat it cold, the taste is really wonderful.

Just as Zhong Ziyuan was lying on the leisure chair under the grape trellis, eating the grapes in the well water, and drinking the lotus leaf mung bean porridge specially cooked by Qingdai. When you feel very comfortable. There was a bang, a quick knock outside the courtyard door.

"Who?" Fauber was rolling up his sleeves. Pull up your trousers and brush the horse. Because there are three girls in the family besides him, he automatically does the job of the porter.

"Is Dr. Jia at home?" Outside the door, there was a hurried call from Li Xiucai next door.

Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly agreed: "Yes, please wait for a while." ”

She was not in a hurry to open the door, but jumped back to change her clothes first. Because it's too hot. So when she was at home, she untied the white cloth that wrapped around her chest. Only when you're ready to go out, or when someone comes to your house. She'll be temporary.

Fauber saw her scurrying back into the house like a rabbit, so he took a look. Putting down the brush in his hand, he walked and opened the courtyard door. Seeing Li Xiucai's anxious look, he asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Xiucai said with some trepidation: "When I went home from the stall just now, I saw a group of people who tied up Brother Zhuang and took him to the yamen. ”

Fu Bo was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What did Brother Zhuang do to arrest him and enter the yamen?"

Li Xiucai rubbed his hands and said worriedly: "I asked someone to inquire, and they all said that Brother Zhuang was unsuccessful and tortured and killed the big girl next to Mrs. Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Officials. ”

"What?" Fauber's tone suddenly rose. He said incredulously: "In the past, Brother Zhuang was a bold and righteous person, how could he do such an evil thing? Does the dealer know about it? ”

Li Xiucai nodded and said, "When I came, I went to inform Sister-in-law Zhuang first, and she had already rushed to the Yamen. Later, I thought that Dr. Jia had a lot of knowledge in the past day, so I wanted to call him together to see if I could help. ”

The two of them stood in the courtyard and talked, and Zhong Ziyuan in the house heard all of them clearly. With the help of Qing Dai, she changed her clothes as quickly as she could, and then walked out.

When Li Xiucai saw her come out, her eyes lit up, and she just wanted to open her mouth to speak. Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly said: "The matter is urgent, let's talk while walking!" ”

"Yes, yes, let's talk as we go." Li Xiucai and Zhong Ziyuan walked out of the house with their legs raised.

When the two of them arrived outside the yamen, they saw that the crowd was already crowded outside, and one or two of them stretched their necks and looked in with great interest on their tiptoes. It's no wonder that this murder due to unsuccessful adultery is fragrant when you listen to it. didn't it attract this large group of idlers who watched the excitement.

Zhong Ziyuan and Li Xiucai struggled for a long time before they squeezed to the front and saw the situation inside. I saw two rows of officials standing in the lobby with killing rods, and under the plaque hanging high by the mirror sat Lord Fu Yin with a gray beard and a wrinkled face that could trap flies. On his left and right were a high table, and two masters were writing hard.

There is a high-backed chair on the lower left side of Fu Yin, and a middle-aged beautiful woman with gorgeous clothes, exquisite makeup, and gorgeous facial features sits. From time to time, she wiped the corners of her eyes with a brocade handkerchief, looking very sad.

And in the hall, Brother Zhuang knelt there with difficulty, his buttocks were stained with blood, and it seemed that he had been beaten to kill him. In front of him lay a corpse, covered with a white cloth, so that it could not be seen below.

There was a girl wearing a pea-green cardigan short dress, who was kneeling on the ground and crying mournfully: "Sister Lan'er and I bought a few silk flowers from this merchant and were about to go back to the house. I stayed in the teahouse to listen to the play and didn't follow it, and then it took a long time. I was afraid that I would miss the time to return home, so I went to the backyard toilet to find Sister Lan'er. Who knew that Sister Lan'er was not in it. I panicked, so I searched room by room in the backyard. As a result, she found it in the firewood room and found that "when she said this, she choked up more and more, and she couldn't even seem to speak."

Fu Yin knocked on it and said, "What did you find?" Go on. ”

The girl woke up her nose and cleared her throat again, as if she was suppressing her imminent collapse. Then he continued: "I found Sister Lan'er untidy, lying in the firewood room with her head broken and bleeding, and he" She pointed to Brother Zhuang, who was kneeling beside her and trembling all over, and said with grief and indignation: "Just stand aside, still holding the murderous wooden stick in her hand." Later, I screamed in fright, attracting other guests from the teahouse, only to find out that Sister Lan'er was dead. ”

"Wow" There was a commotion outside, and the big guys were all indignant, and the crusade against Brother Zhuang was too vicious.

Even the middle-aged beauty kept wiping the corners of her eyes and said, "Lan'er is so pitiful." ”

Brother Zhuang stared at the girl with cracked eyes, and roared angrily: "I didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill anyone." Not long after you bought the silk flowers, I was knocked unconscious in an alley. When I woke up, I was in that wood room. I don't know why she died there, but it has nothing to do with me. He was shaking violently, and he didn't know if it was because of pain or fear.

At this time, there was a sad wail from outside the crowd: "My miserable child, who killed a thousand knives and harmed you?" I will make his life pay for you. Hearing this cry, everyone knew that it was the family of the deceased who came, so the crowd automatically split a road. An old woman with gray hair, supported by a young man, staggered in from the crowd.

When they came to the outside of the hall, they immediately blocked their way with a killing rod. The young man grabbed the killing rod and pleaded bitterly: "Good luck everyone, the deceased is my sister, and this is my mother." Let's go in and see her one last time! ”

The master beside Fu Yin asked loudly, "Who is making noise outside?" ”

A servant immediately announced, "It's the family of the deceased who has come." ”

The middle-aged beautiful woman hurriedly said: "That's Lan'er's brother and mother, please be kind to Lord Fu Yin, let them come in and see Lan'er for the last time!" ”

"Let them in!" Fu Yin explained to the master, then stroked the three strands of beard on his chin, shook his head and exclaimed: "Mrs. Zhang is really a bodhisattva, and she is so merciful to her subordinates. ”

Mrs. Zhang said with emotion: "Lan'er has been serving me in the Zhang Mansion for ten years, and she has been serving me very dedicated. Seeing that the term will expire next month, she can reunite as a family, but there is such a mistake. Why don't you make me sad (to be continued) R640