Chapter 7: Xia He (3)
Zhao Mansion.
The vermilion gate is solemn.
Inside the gate, a blue-gray brick road leads to the hall. The two sides of the road are decorated with mountain rocks and surrounded by verandahs.
Aunt Feng walked towards the hall under the guidance of the old servant.
The door to the hall was dark red, and it was now slightly open. The wooden window is also open, and there are rattan chairs not far in front of the window, and the surrounding flowers and plants are thick at this time, and each flower and plant is singing in a low voice......
Zhao Tianyou sat on a chair in the hall, drinking tea while waiting for Aunt Feng's arrival.
Seeing Aunt Feng walk in, he got up and said a few polite words and invited Aunt Feng to sit on the chair.
The maid in the house hurriedly stepped forward to serve tea, and then bowed slightly and retreated.
Zhao Tianyou knew the purpose of Aunt Feng's coming at this time, he did not rush to speak first, but waited for Aunt Feng to speak first.
Aunt Feng hesitated for a while, and reluctantly took out a silver ticket from her sleeve and slowly handed it over, "My lord, this is a little bit of my heart, please accept it!" ”
Zhao Tianyou took it with a smile, he opened it and took a look, 'five hundred taels'.
Soon, he stuffed the silver ticket into his sleeve, "Aunt Feng is really rich!" ”
Aunt Feng's face was full of pleading, "Xia He is my niece, and I am the only relative in this world." I beg the adults to take care of her, and find a way to put her back as soon as possible! ”
Zhao Tianyou looked like he was looking at the money, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, as long as there is silver, it's easy to say." Is this it? It's okay to take care of it. It's just ......"
He showed a helpless expression in the blink of an eye.
Aunt Feng hurriedly asked, "But what?" ”
Zhao Tianyou continued: "It's just that there must be a murderer in this murder case. If Xia He is not the murderer, then I will find the murderer as soon as possible. Otherwise, there is no way to give it to the top. For the murder case, the above has always been very urgent, and the murder case will be solved! ”
Aunt Feng asked suspiciously: "What do you mean by ......?"
Zhao Tianyou took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly: "If Xia He is not the murderer, then the murderer is someone else." I still have several big cases to deal with now, and I really can't separate myself from the murder case of 'Fengyue Tower'. With all due respect, Aunt Feng might as well go back and spend money to ask someone to help solve the problem, find the murderer who killed Chun Tao, and Xia He can put it back. But don't worry! Until the murderer is found, the official will not torture her. ”
Aunt Feng showed an embarrassed expression and asked quietly: "I have the silver, but where can I find someone to help me solve it?" ”
Zhao Tianyou said: "Actually, this case is not very complicated, the murderer is in 'Fengyue Tower'." ”
Aunt Feng hesitated and asked, "But my lord, there are dozens of people up and down the 'Fengyue Tower', which one is the murderer?" ”
Zhao Tianyou showed an impatient expression, "Go back and think about it!" Find someone to ask! I don't believe it, there are dozens of people in the 'Fengyue Building', and none of them are smart? Okay, the official is tired, you should go back to the murderer to save your niece as soon as possible. ”
Aunt Feng thought hatefully in her heart, "This dog official, he took my money and didn't do anything, but let me go to the murderer myself, what kind of world is this!" ”
However, she still stood up and politely said goodbye to Zhao Tianyou, "Xia He's matter has made the adults worry a lot, I'll go back to find the murderer." ”
The lobby of the front building of the 'Fengyue Building'.
Aunt Feng sat on the chair and thought about her thoughts blankly, revealing a sad face. Qiulan and Dongmei and several sisters who were not the top names sat around her, and Mengyun stood behind Dongmei.
I only heard Aunt Feng let out a long sigh, "Chun Tao is dead, and Xia He has entered the cell again." Now that people outside have heard that there has been a murder here, there will be a lot fewer guests than before, how should I live in the future? ”
Qiulan comforted Aunt Feng, "Chun Tao is dead, isn't there still me?" ”
Aunt Feng glanced at her and couldn't help but sarcastically mock her, "Just your two strokes are far worse than Chun Tao." The guest asked you to sing a little song, and you actually vomited the guest. ”
The gentle laughter of the sisters sounded all around.
Qiulan blushed and hurriedly explained: "I didn't vomit on it, he drank too much wine before he vomited." ”
An elder sister asked softly: "Is Xia He really the murderer who killed Chun Tao?" ”
Another sister replied: "If you talk about drinking and quarrelling, Xia He is quite powerful." Let her kill, she doesn't dare. ”
Aunt Feng nodded approvingly, "Xia He, this girl is timid, she is most afraid of seeing blood, when she kills chickens in the kitchen, she hides far away, how dare she kill people?" I went to see Zhao Tianyou just now, he accepted my money but asked me to find the murderer myself, where can I find it? ”
Qiulan said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "If you return the deed of sale to me, I will help you find the murderer." ”
Aunt Feng pursed her lips, "Just look for a murderer like you, I think you look like a murderer the most." ”
Qiu Lan showed an aggrieved expression, "How can I be a murderer?" Chun Tao and I have no grievances. ”
Aunt Feng said: "I'm kidding you!" Don't take it seriously. Okay, let's talk about who is most likely to kill Chun Tao. ”
Hearing this, the sisters were silent......
Dongmei broke the silence and opened her mouth first: "Chun Tao usually looks arrogant and domineering, and many people can't get used to her. She has offended many people, and it is really hard to say who killed her. ”
Aunt Feng stretched out her finger and pointed to Liuzhu who was standing on the side, "You serve Chun Tao every day, you say, who is most likely to kill her?" ”
Liuzhu thought about it and guessed: "Liu Dazhu in the backyard has been coveting Chun Tao for a long time. I wondered, could it be him? ”
Mengyun took over, "I've been salivating for a long time to get someone, not kill her." ”
Liuzhu explained: "Liu Dazhu only covets the beauty of Chun Tao, all he wants is to sleep with Chun Tao. How could someone as arrogant as Chun Tao take care of him? I have heard Chun Tao use ugly words more than once to belittle Liu Dazhu, saying that Liu Dazhu is delusional, and he is simply a toad who wants to eat swan meat. I think, will Liu Dazhu be resentful because of this and kill Chun Tao? ”
Aunt Feng nodded, "What you said is a bit reasonable, and it's not impossible to do so." ”
Mengyun shook his head and said to Liuzhu: "What you said is that Liu Dazhu may have a motive to kill, but this is just speculation, not necessarily true. Judging from the conditions of the crime. First of all, Liu Dazhu should know that Chun Tao's door is usually locked, and he has no chance to enter at all. Secondly, even if he found an opportunity to sneak in, how would he leave? You know, he doesn't have a house key, and Chun Tao's window is nailed to the railing, so he can't get out. Therefore, I think that Liu Dazhu does not have the conditions to commit crimes. ”
Liuzhu retorted to Mengyun's words, "Before Chun Tao was killed, the door was open. It is entirely possible that Liu Dazhu secretly went in and killed Chun Tao during that time. ”
Mengyun didn't agree with Liuzhu's opinion, she asked Liuzhu: "Xia He left Chun Tao's room without locking the door, how could Liu Dazhu know in advance?" ”
Liuzhu replied: "This is not difficult to explain. I think Xia He deliberately didn't lock the door when she left Chun Tao's room, she just wanted Liu Dazhu to go in. ”
Aunt Feng asked suspiciously, "What do you mean by this?" Are you saying that Xia He and Liu Dazhu conspired to kill Chun Tao? ”
Liuzhu nodded, "Quite possibly." ”
Aunt Feng slapped the table angrily, "What is very likely, it's just nonsense." Liu Dazhu is a gatekeeper, how could Xia He conspire with him. If you speculate any more, I will marry you to Liu Dazhu. ”
Liuzhu was so frightened that he quickly shook his head, "I don't want to marry Liu Dazhu!" He looked like a ghost, ugly and died. ”
Aunt Feng pursed her lips, "You don't look good!" ”
Liuzhu continued to analyze: "Perhaps, Xia He and Chun Tao's death have nothing to do with it. However, this Liu Dazhu is not necessarily. ”
Aunt Feng asked suspiciously, "Do you know something?" If you have something to say, say it quickly, don't beat around the bush. ”
Liuzhu hesitated for a moment, as if she had made up her mind. I saw her mouth slurping, "I think, Liu Dazhu should have entered Chuntao's room through the door." Originally, I wasn't going to say that. But now that Chun Tao is dead, I'll say it anyway! ”
Aunt Feng hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Liuzhu licked her lips and recalled, "Last night, Chun Tao once dropped a hairpin on her head to the ground when she was drinking. I quickly picked it up to help her put it on. Chun Tao said that the hairpin would be stained when it fell on the ground, and it could no longer be worn on the head. She told me to go back to my room and get her a clean one. I hurriedly ran back, took a beautiful hairpin from Chun Tao's dresser, and ran out again. When I ran to the gate of the moon gate in the courtyard, I vaguely saw that there seemed to be a dark shadow standing behind a tree in the corner of the courtyard, and that position was a dark place where the moonlight could not shine. I raised my voice and asked, 'Who's there?' But no one answered me. I was too timid to go over and look, so I comforted myself that maybe I was wrong, so I didn't care. I hurriedly ran to the front building to deliver hairpins to Chun Tao. When I got to the front building, I gave the hairpin to Chun Tao and put it on my head. But I suddenly remembered that I was in a hurry just now, and I may have forgotten to lock the door. I didn't dare to tell Chun Tao, for fear that she would scold me, so I lied and said that I had a stomachache and wanted to go to the toilet, so Chun Tao let me leave. I ran back to Chun Tao's room in a hurry and found that the door was indeed open. I went in and lit the candle on the table, and took a general look at the jewelry on the dresser, but fortunately nothing was missing. I breathed a sigh of relief, locked the door, and left. I walked out of the 'Wind Moon Pavilion'. Standing on the steps of the doorway, trying to keep my eyes open to see where the black shadow was standing just now, as if there was nothing. I had the courage to walk over step by step, keeping my eyes glued to the position, and there was really nothing. When I got to the tree, I looked at the ground again, and I couldn't tell if anyone had ever stood there. I thought I must have read it wrong, so I hurried back to the front building. ”