Chapter Fifty-Nine: Knowing the Inside Story
When Princess Ji Shao's body was fished out of the pool, the news of the death of the Autumn Moon girl soon spread throughout Xinzheng.
Immediately after that, various versions of the cause of death began to circulate.
The first version is to die for love. It is said that the autumn moon girl fell in love with a rich son, and the rich son also had a soft spot for her, but it was a pity that the rich boy married a wife and abandoned her at the behest of his parents, and the autumn moon girl was in pain and jumped into the pool at night and drowned.
The second version is to die for money. It is said that the autumn moon girl has accumulated a huge amount of wealth because of her association with many dignitaries, so that the gangsters covet her, sneak into her embroidery room, and loot her wealth, and the autumn moon girl committed suicide in despair.
The third version is ** to death. said that the beauty of the autumn moon girl was taken by the nursing home, and the nursing home secretly entered her embroidery room at night to misbehave, and the autumn moon girl resisted and was beaten, and jumped into the pool because of the humiliation.
Soon, the small square in front of Yayun Pavilion gathered a lot of people, some came to see the excitement, and some patients who were cured by Qiu Yue came to see her for the last time. Everyone here discussed the information they had gotten with each other, and they wanted to find the most authentic first-hand information through the cracks in the closed door of the Yayun Pavilion.
Qu Hao and Chen Ermao heard the guests at the table talking about the news when they were having breakfast at the inn, which was tantamount to a bolt from the blue for him.
Qu Hao held back his great grief and immediately rushed to Yayun Pavilion with Chen Ermao.
When I came to Yayun Pavilion, it was when Yayun Pavilion opened. The bustard ordered the nursing home to guard the gate and not let any idlers enter.
Qu Hao came to the gate and took out his membership card, and when the nursing home saw that he was the highest level member, he didn't dare to offend, so he had to let him in, and blocked Chen Ermao out of the door.
After Qu Hao entered the lobby, the bustard lady greeted him, knowing that he had met the autumn moon girl once and came to see him almost every day but to no avail, but he didn't expect to come again today.
"Guest officer, it's really unfortunate, the girl Qiuyue you want to see will never be seen again. If you want to see another girl, I can arrange it; If not, please go back. Bustard said.
"You know that I just want to see Miss Autumn Moon alone, and today I only want to see her, but I also want to take her out of here and give her a final place to live. However, I first need to know how Akizuki died. Qu Hao endured his grief and said.
When she heard that someone was willing to help her dispose of the body, she was overjoyed and couldn't ask for it, saving her a lot of trouble.
In fact, the matter of disposing of this body is bothering the bustard. Because only she knows that the person who died was not the insignificant Autumn Moon girl, but the princess Ji Shao who was like a mountain.
If she didn't know, she would throw the Qiuyue girl into a mass grave according to the custom, and save a penny.
But if she throws the body of Princess Ji Shao into a mass grave as a girl in Qiuyue, and if the girl in Qiuyue on death row confesses that the two of them tied their bags, then the king will inevitably find the real Princess Ji Shao. If you knew that someone dared to throw the princess's body into a mass grave and let wild dogs and rats bite at will, the king's thunderous methods were not a joke.
If Princess Ji Shao is buried thickly, this abnormality will make the king suspect that the bustard mother knows what happened, which is almost equivalent to not reporting it, and can even rise to the angle of murdering the princess.
And let this strange rich son dispose of the body, one can continue to pretend that he does not know that the deceased is Princess Ji Shao; second, if it is investigated, there will be no fact that the princess will be lightly buried; The third can also partially divert attention and reduce their own responsibilities.
"Miss Qiuyue committed suicide, and we don't know the specific reason." Seeing Qu Hao asking the cause of Qiuyue's death, the bustard mother said.
"Okay, I'll go see her body first." Qu Hao said.
The bustard mother suppressed the joy in her heart and called a maid: "Du Juan, you accompany this gentleman to dispose of the body of the autumn moon girl, and you will convey to me any of his requests." ”
Qu Hao proposed that he wanted his companion Chen Ermao to come in, and the bustard mother readily agreed.
Qu Hao came to the backyard accompanied by the maid and Chen Ermao, and a piece of linen covered Princess Ji Shao's body.
The maid uncovered the sackcloth on her face, revealing the face of Princess Ji Shao, only to see that her face was scarred, her neck, shoulders, and chest were pinched and bitten, Qu Hao was both heartbroken and suspicious.
"Meng Yao, Meng Yao, you wake up, you wake up, I'm late." Qu Hao cried bitterly at the body. The scenes between Meng Yao and herself from acquaintance to love flashed in my mind as clearly as a movie. He regretted that he took Meng Yao on the ship of Ji Jiao's father and son, making all this irreparable, and hated Ji Jiao's father and son, Li Hao and Li Cang's sister and brother for causing all this.
After venting his emotions, Qu Hao asked the cuckoo to call the bustard mother over for a while.
"Can you explain the reason why Miss Autumn Moon is covered with scars? What does it have to do with her death? Qu Hao pointed to the scars on the body and asked the bustard.
"This gentleman, it's not that you don't know what kind of work the autumn moon girl does, and it is inevitable to encounter bad guests." The bustard mother explained, wanting to get through the trick quickly.
Do you think I'll believe that? Then tell me, what is the name of the guest? Where can I find him? ”
"The guest's situation is a secret, and I can't tell you." Who are you? If the person who died is really Qiuyue, he doesn't bother to explain it to you.
"Since you don't want to tell the truth, you must believe in one sentence: paper can't contain fire." Qu Hao said.
"Believe me, sir, what I say is the truth." The bustard continued to tease Qu Hao.
"Okay. You first help me send two maids to help Miss Qiuyue bathe. ”
"There's no problem with that." The bustard replied diligently, thinking that she would not pursue the matter.
"Let someone help you go to Miss Akizuki's room, get her underwear, and then let the kitchen boil a big pot of hot water, okay?" Qu Hao said again.
"Okay." The bustard mother agreed and arranged for the cuckoo to do it in a hurry.
"Ermao, you take this piece of gold, go and buy a big bath bucket, a big towel, a large cloth and four wooden pillars that can surround the bath barrel and prevent outsiders from seeing the bathing for Meng Yao, and then go to the funeral shop to buy the best set of shrouds, shoes and hats for Meng Yao, buy the best coffin, and a full set of things such as quilts for the help inside, and rent their carriage to pull it here." Qu Hao instructed Ermao. He wants Meng Yao to leave this world cleanly and decently.
"Okay." Chen Ermao took the gold and went to do it.
Chen Ermao bought things, set up a fence, and then the two maids bathed and dressed the body, Qu Hao and Chen Ermao took one last look at the body and put her in the coffin.
A few men from the funeral shop carried the coffin onto the carriage, pulled Qiuyue's body out, and walked to the hill outside the city where the coffin was buried.
After walking out of the door, Qu Hao found that a young man with a wound on his face followed and walked silently with the carriage.
"What's your name?" Qu Hao asked.
"Chen Shi."
"Do you know Miss Autumn Moon?"
"Hmm. I was still here yesterday. ”
"Not today? Why? ”
"Last night, Miss Qiuyue and I tried to escape from Yayun Pavilion, but we were found out and fired today."
"Oh, can you tell me everything that happened from last night to this morning?" As soon as Qu Hao heard him talk about Qiuyue's incident last night, he was shocked, and immediately realized that Chen Shi knew the truth.
"Okay." Chen Shi replied. Then the original facts including the names of the three murderers in the nursing home were told to Qu Hao as they were.
Qu Hao was shocked and furious when he heard the truth.
The carriage sent the coffin to the foot of the mountain, and the group carried the coffin up the mountain, dug a pit, put the coffin, buried it, and piled up the soil, and then set up a long stone to make a monument, Qu Hao knelt down and prayed with Ermao and Chen Shi.
During the whole process, Qu Hao never shed a single tear again. What swelled in his heart was no longer sorrow, but hatred.