2. Bloodstained Begonias Chapter 9 The Argument of Time
That being the case, let's put the matter aside for now. Let's take time to argue first! It seemed that he was only looking for a breakthrough in time, and his eyes coldly swept over the people in the venue and asked, "Who are you who first discovered the deceased?" ”
"Back to my lord, it's the old woman I found out first" A middle-aged woman with heavy makeup and fancy dress walked out of the crowd.
"Your Excellency! My wife has worked hard for most of my life, but today I have all posted it upside down! O Lord! You have to make the decisions for my wife! This money can't be put in vain! You'll have to pay me back some, right? Begonias have lived in my Qingfeng Pavilion for so long. You can't beat chickens and eggs! ......" As soon as he saw the county magistrate, he complained about his bitterness and nagged endlessly, and the county magistrate frowned.
"Shut up, don't say anything I didn't ask you!" The master who was holding the pen on the side shouted angrily, "Don't kneel down when you see the adults!" ”
"The steward of Qingfeng Pavilion, the widow of the Yu Feng clan has seen an adult." This time she learned to be good! I didn't dare to say more than half a word, and the old bustard didn't dare to raise his head as soon as he knelt down.
"Raise your head!" When he saw the thick rouge on her face, he couldn't help but get goosebumps. Now he regretted letting her look up! I really couldn't stand it, so the county magistrate turned his head sideways, "This official asked you, what are you doing at the scene of the crime?" ”
"Go and call it Begonia? Who knew she was unconscious! When the bustard heard this, she immediately replied that she did not want to be suspected.
"Where were you between the time of the sea and the time of the ugly? What to do? The county magistrate asked questions reluctantly, after all, she was the first to arrive at the scene of the crime, and naturally she was the most suspicious.
"During this time, I was in the hall, and I was afraid that they would not do a good job enough to arrange for people to do things!" As he spoke, he glanced at the county master and said, "Until the hour has passed, and the begonia has not come down, I will urge it." Who knows......"
"Are you sure no one answered you when you called her, and the door bolted from the inside?" The county magistrate interrupted her before she finished speaking, and did not give her a chance to nag.
"That's right! I crashed into it. At that time, the situation was urgent, and I couldn't care about it so much! That's, my lord! Can you give me some money? "The old bustard seems to be very aggrieved, he didn't make any money, and he lost a door!
"Who can testify?" Seeing her make an aggrieved expression, the county magistrate quickly asked with goosebumps.
"There's Satsuki! And the people in the hall know. ”
"Pass on Satsuki!" The county commander was shocked and shouted. Call! Finally, I didn't have to look at the thick rouge on her face anymore. The old bustard just now really made him a little unbearable!
"Slave Satsuki has seen an adult!" A crisp voice sounded, and Xiao Yue, who was wearing a dark green dress, knelt in front of the lobby.
"Xiaoyue, this official asks you, where were you between yesterday and ugly? What to do? The prefectural order asked the same question as usual.
In the hall, the slave maid and Sister Yubing were cutting color strips together. It's tomorrow, oh no! It was used when Miss Begonia got married today. Xiao Yue was still in a trance, and it seemed that she was scared last night.
"Then how did you get there?" The county master is not curious, the hall on the first floor and the Ruyi Xuan on the third floor can't hit at all!
"Before the accident, the slave maid sent the cut color strips to the people in the attic, and they will use them to hang the color screen today. When I came back, I passed by Ruyixuan but saw ...... Seeing ......" Satsuki's eyes were filled with deep fear, and she didn't dare to say anything anymore.
"That's it! Don't be afraid! Who can testify for you? Seeing her scared like this, the county magistrate was also a little unbearable.
"Everyone in the attic can do it, and Sister Yubing was also helping me before I left." For seeing Ma Tian's death with her own eyes, Xiaoyue was still a little shocked.
"When did she leave?" Another person was pulled out, and the county magistrate was a little speechless, but he could only ask routinely.
"It seems to have left at the end of the day!" Xiao Yue was a little uncertain, and after thinking about it, she continued, "Yes, I left at the end of the time, I saw Xinru go back to the room to make tea for her young lady!" ”
"Chuan Yubing!" The county order will shoot the shocking wood again.
"Chuan Yu Bing goes to the hall!" All the officials shouted in unison. Yu Bing, who was outside the crowd, half narrowed his eyes and stood there as steady as Mount Tai. The matter had not yet been figured out, and she could not rush into court. Although she also has alibi evidence, it is inexplicable.
"My lord, Yu Bing didn't see anyone last night. No one knows where she went! In the silent county hall, a beautiful voice suddenly sounded, "Even my maid has disappeared with a trace, and I can't find it!" As he spoke, a woman dressed in red satin and black tulle walked into the hall with tenderness.
"Xinru is gone?" Begonia, who had never spoken, exclaimed at this time, "She brought me tea last night, why is it gone?" ”
"Who are you?" Ignoring Begonia's words, the county magistrate looked at this bewitching woman who inexplicably broke in, and was amazed for a long time before reacting.
"Concubine, Qingfeng Pavilion dancer Su Liuyun has seen an adult!" I saw Su Liuyun bowing to the county lord Yingying, and replied softly and weakly.
"Su Liuyun, right!? When did you notice that the maid was missing? The county magistrate looked at the lovely person in front of him in a daze, and asked diligently. For Yu Bing, who is also missing, he doesn't care.
"It was about midnight last night, we were all rehearsing in the backyard, and I was a little thirsty and asked her to make me a cup of tea, and I didn't see her come back for a long time. I went to look for her, but I didn't find her. Su Liuyun knelt down in front of the hall as she spoke, she was really sad that the maid was gone. After all, they've been together for five or six years!
"What anomalies did she have before? Or who have you seen? "A maid, who will have trouble with her? The prefectural order couldn't figure out the authenticity.
"Didn't you see anyone looking for her?" Su Liuyun was also quite strange, how could a big living person say that he would disappear if he didn't see it?
"Where were you last night between midnight and ugliness? What to do? The prefectural magistrate repeated the question tirelessly.
"The concubine and Bai Yun are rehearsing together in the backyard!" Su Liuyun replied truthfully.
"Who will testify?" The prefectural magistrate asked.
"Bai Yun!" Su Liuyun replied.
"Who is Bai Yun?" Hearing her name all the time, the county magistrate couldn't help but be a little curious.
"She's the same as the concubine, she's a member of the Seikaze Pavilion, she's a courtesan, and the concubine is a maiko!" Su Liuyun glanced at the county lord who was high above and replied.
"Spread the white rhyme!" The county magistrate looked at Su Liuyun who was kneeling on the ground again, and shouted in shock.
"Concubine, Qingfeng Pavilion singer, Bai Yun has seen an adult!" A woman in a goose-yellow dress came to the lobby and knelt down.
"Where were you last night between midnight and ugliest? What to do? The county magistrate rubbed his eyebrows, this sentence can be recited backwards!
"Lord Hui, the concubine and Sister Liuyun are rehearsing in the backyard together." Bai Yun was a little surprised, the deceased died in Ruyixuan, and asked her what she was doing?
"Have you ever been to Ruyi Xuan during this time?" The county magistrate looked at the beautiful woman and asked.
"I haven't been there until the accident." Bai Yun replied calmly.
"Can anyone prove it?"
"Mom! And people in the backyard can do it! ”
"That's it! Arise and step aside. He waved his hand to make everyone stand up and step aside, and then turned his head sideways to the master of the audit record and instructed, "Master Yang, show the case to Begonia!" ”
"Yes, sir!" As he spoke, he got up and came to the pale begonia, put down the good copywriting, and then returned to the table and sat down.
"Begonia, this official has asked so many people, and you are the only one who has been in Ruyixuan from beginning to end! What else do you have to say now? There was a bit of anger in the cold words.
"My lord! The folk girl drank the soothing tea and fell asleep! How do you explain that you call the folk girl? Looking at the questionnaires in front of her, Begonia felt extremely desperate.
"The cup that was broken is soothing tea?" The county magistrate looked at the soothing work on the side, and saw that he shook his head in obvious disbelief, he knew that he had been making soothing tea for so many years, and he just added some spices to the tea to help him sleep, such as sour jujube kernels, a little cinnabar, etc.
"Who brought the soothing tea? When was it delivered? Seeing that he shook his head, the county magistrate couldn't help frowning.
"Hai Shi hit, Xinru sent it, she said that Yubing asked her to send it."
"And when did she leave?"
"Is it the end of the day?" Begonia said with some uncertainty, "It should be the end of the year and the beginning of the day, and Xinru came in as soon as he left him!" ”
"Did he have any anomalies during this time?" The county magistrate asked reluctantly.
"He seemed to have traveled a long way, and was very thirsty, so when he came to me, he took the soothing tea I had drunk and poured it down." Begonia Xu recalled the sweetness of that time, and a weak smile appeared on his face.
"And who can prove that you didn't poison the tea he drank?" The county magistrate looked at the begonia who refused to admit it, and his words were meaningful.
"This? No one can find anyone to prove," Begonia shook her head sadly, "but I was really wronged!" My lord! Please also be aware of the situation and return the innocence of the people's daughters! She cried out with a desolate and sad face.
"Since no one can prove that Ma Tian was not killed by you, and you found the broken and poisoned teacup in your room, you are the only one in the room, and you are the last to see the deceased, and the door is also bolted from the inside. Begonia, you say you're not a murderer, who else can there be? Speaking of this, the county magistrate paused.
"If you ask everyone in the lobby, who would believe that you didn't kill someone?" The county magistrate linked these conversations one by one, and the matter was finally figured out. Now that the evidence is ironclad, no one should even think about overturning the case!
The county magistrate listened to the voices of approval around him, and he solved the poisoning case of Qingfeng Pavilion so quickly, which added another political achievement. It seems that we are getting closer and closer to promotion!