Mr. Hou: "It was personally sent by the old slave early in the morning." Then he said: "The food in the governor's mansion has always been very careful, the diet of the governor and his wife, before we send it in, we will check it, this bowl of white fungus soup sent this morning, after I sent it, it was the spring peach tasted, and then it was sent into the house." ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, and Manager Hou looked up at Mrs. Shen on the bed, and said with a sour nose: "Madame must have the intention of following the Metropolitan Governor, so she will clean herself up like this." ”

Mrs. Shen was dressed in clean plain white clothes, and the posture of lying on the bed was very calm and calm, from Mrs. Shen's face, there was no pain, she looked extremely calm, Qi Ning actually knew in her heart that if she was poisoned, Mrs. Shen would never be like this in her death.

Everything in front of her really proved that Mrs. Shen was ready to die.

Although there are indeed no other flaws in the scene where Yutai Zhilin and Mrs. Shen committed suicide one after another, this couple has learned about their lives by committing suicide, which really makes Qi Ning feel a little strange, and deep down he always feels that things are not as simple as they seem.

"Smack!"

A crisp sound suddenly wanted to sound, but it was Shen Liangqiu who suddenly raised his hand and slapped it on his face, Qi Ning was stunned, but Shen Liangqiu had already sighed: "I didn't protect the Metropolitan Governor, and now Mrs. Lian ..... Even Madame is not optimistic, what kind of face can I have to meet the Grand Duke. He turned around and walked in front of Qi Ning, looked at Qi Ning and said: "Hou Ye, if you don't protect them well, it is a dereliction of responsibility for the humble generals, and I implore the Hou Ye to return to Beijing this time and escort the humble generals to Beijing together." ”

"General Shen, what do you mean by this?"

"Back then, the lowly general once made an oath to live and die with the governor, and if the governor had a knife in his back, the general would definitely stand behind him." Shen Liangqiu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "But now that most of the governors and their wives have gone, the humble generals are still alive, and the humble generals have to ask the old marquis for their guilt first, and then ......!" But the rest of the words were not spoken.

Qi Ning saw the hidden pain in his eyes.

After seeing Shen Liangqiu yesterday, Qi Ning found that Shen Liangqiu had actually been restraining his emotions all along, and he seemed relatively calm.

Shantai Zhilin died, and the supreme general of the water division was Shen Liangqiu, in such a situation, it was reasonable for Shen Liangqiu to remain calm.

But the husband and wife committed suicide one after another, and Shen Liangqiu obviously couldn't control his emotions.

"By the way, Manager Hou, please find a maid to come over and see if there is anything left on the lady." Qi Ning pondered for a moment before he commanded softly: "This is Madame's room, let's not stay here longer, let's go out and talk about it." ”

After going out, Shen Liangqiu took a deep breath, turned his head and asked Mr. Hou: "Where is the little young master?" ”

"There's a wet nurse taking care of her." Manager Hou wiped away his tears and was shocked: "General Shen, what should we do next?" ”

"The little young master can't stay here, he must be sent back to the capital as soon as possible." Shen Liangqiu said calmly: "The body of the Grand Governor can't be left like that......!" Xiang Qi Ning asked: "Master Hou, we have to put the majority of the capital into the funeral as soon as possible, and the lady ......!" He groaned.

"Is General Shen going to send the remains of the two back to the capital?" Qi Ning asked.

Shen Liangqiu sighed: "It's just that this matter is a little difficult to do. ”

"Oh?" Qi Ningqi said: "How do you say this? ”

"Master Hou doesn't know, a long time ago, the Metropolitan Governor said that if one day it ......!" Shen Liangqiu paused slightly, and then said: "If one day he really leaves in the position of the Governor of the Water Division, he would rather let himself sleep in the sea forever, he said that he has taken the sea as his home for half his life, even if he leaves, he will lie on the bottom of the sea." ”

Qi Ning was stunned, Shen Liangqiu shook his head and said: "At that time, many generals of the navy were there, and everyone thought that the governor was just talking casually, so they all said that if they died, they would all stay in the sea." The humble general married Jin Lan with the Metropolitan Governor, knowing that the Metropolitan Governor was not a believer, and he also said that he would follow the Metropolitan Governor to sleep under the sea after his death......! ”

"So, the Governor hopes that he can be buried at sea after he leaves?"

"Not only the Grand Governor, but also people who have made the sea their home all year round, many people will have such thoughts." Shen Liangqiu explained: "Many fishermen are buried at sea after they die. ”

"I see." Qi Ning asked, "If this is the case, won't the lady also have to be buried at sea with the Grand Duke?" ”

Shen Liangqiu smiled bitterly: "The Metropolitan Governor and his wife have a deep relationship, and the Lady committed suicide by taking poison for the sake of the Metropolitan Governor, this is to follow the Metropolitan Governor, so affectionate, how can they be separated." ”

Qi Ning thought about how to deal with the aftermath of the husband and wife, this is the matter of the Tai family, he doesn't need to say much, he just nodded slightly at the moment, and didn't say much.

At this moment, Chun Tao, who had not been in for a long time, hurriedly came out, but with a letterhead in his hand, he said to Shen Liangqiu: "General Shen, here..... Here is a letter, in the arms of Madame. ”

Shen Liangqiu immediately reached over and took it, and was about to open it, but he stopped and presented it to Qi Ning, who shook his head and said, "General Shen can see Madame's handwriting?" Let's see if it's really left by Madame. ”

Shen Liangqiu opened the letterhead at the moment, glanced at it a few times, and then said to Mr. Hou next to him: "Mr. Hou, you have also seen Mrs.'s handwriting, do you think this is left by Mrs. herself?" ”

Mr. Hou leaned over, looked at it carefully, and said with great certainty: "That's right, this is Madame's handwriting." ”

Shen Liangqiu nodded, read the letterhead carefully, and after a while, he sighed, felt it, and said with a wry smile: "Madam committed suicide, it turned out to be ..... It was my fault! ”

Several people didn't understand, and Shen Liangqiu explained: "Last night, I made it clear to my wife that the Hou Ye led the officials of the Criminal Department to investigate the matter of the Metropolitan Governor, and it was roughly determined that the Metropolitan Governor had indeed committed suicide. After a pause, he continued: "Previously, Madame never believed that the Metropolitan Governor would leave her and the little young master behind, and only thought that the Metropolitan Governor was killed by someone, so she waited for the imperial court to send someone to investigate the matter every day, but after knowing that the Metropolitan Governor committed suicide last night, she ......!" His voice was already slightly choked.

Qi Ning said: "Madam knew that the Metropolitan Governor committed suicide, so she had no other nostalgia, so she committed suicide by taking poison and followed the Metropolitan Governor, what does General Shen mean?" ”

Shen Liangqiu nodded, and blamed himself: "If I hadn't reported to my wife like that last night, maybe ...... Not so. ”

"Is there anything else Madame mentions in her letter?"

"Madame said in the letter that the days before the Governor committed suicide were somewhat abnormal." Shen Liangqiu said: "The Governor of Dadu is in a trance, and he has mentioned several times that if he leaves one day, a sea burial will be held for him. Shen Liangqiu presented the letterhead to Qi Ning with both hands, and waited for Qi Ning to take it before continuing: "Madame asked us to send the little young master back to the capital, and she herself will stay in the East China Sea and be buried at sea with the Grand Governor." ”

Qi Ning took the letterhead and glanced at it a few times, the handwriting was beautiful, it was indeed written by a woman, Mrs. Shen's suicide note was concise and to the point, and its ultimate goal was obviously to accompany her husband to the sea burial.

Qi Ning folded the suicide note, but put it in his sleeve, and said: "This is the suicide note left by the lady, although Ben Hou was appointed by the imperial court, in fact, he was also entrusted by the old marquis, this suicide note and so on After Ben Hou returned to Beijing, he personally handed it over to the old marquis, and it can be regarded as an explanation .....to the old marquis, General Shen, what do you think?" ”

"It's best to be so natural." Shen Liangqiu nodded slightly, "Master Hou, Madam has also left, this matter is ..... For now, it's better not to be known. ”

"Of course." Qi Ning said: "The bodies of the Metropolitan Governor and his wife can be buried as soon as possible, but ..... The imperial court was discussing the replacement of the Metropolitan Governor, and before the decree was issued, if the news of the death of the Metropolitan Governor was spread, it was afraid that it would cause a commotion in the East China Sea. He frowned slightly and said, "It's just that if you keep putting it like this, I'm afraid it's ......!" ”

He didn't say anything more, but everyone knew what it meant.

Although the hottest time has passed, the weather has not cooled down, the temperature is still not low, and if the body is not buried for a long time, the body will always be damaged.

"If the Metropolitan Governor really wants to be buried at sea, he must not act hastily." Shen Liangqiu said in a non-negotiable tone: "Master Hou, Bei will properly place the bodies of the Grand Governor and his wife, and there will be no problems." ”

Seeing him say this, Qi Ning knew that he had a way, so he bowed his head slightly, and then said: "Ben Hou will write an excerpt here and submit it, and General Shen can also write an excerpt." There is no doubt that the Governor and his wife both committed suicide, but ..... We still have to think about the reason why the governor committed suicide, and we always have to give an explanation to the imperial court. ”

Shen Liangqiu's lips moved slightly, and he stopped talking.

"What does General Shen want to say?" Qi Ning stared at Shen Liangqiu and asked.

Only then did Shen Liangqiu say: "The humble general thinks about it, and the capital governor ......!" Halfway through his words, he shook his head and said, "It won't be like this, and the humble general still thinks that it is impossible for the Metropolitan Governor to not think about it because of the black tiger shark." ”

"How to fold, General Shen himself thinks about it." Qi Ning said: "Ben Hou's side will only play what he knows according to the truth. Seeing Shen Liangqiu's haggard expression, he comforted: "General Shen, don't be too sad, the mourning is smooth, the sailor side, I still have to rely on you for now." ”

Shen Liangqiu arched his hand, and Qi Ning said: "Ben Hou is here to wait for the will of the imperial court to come, if General Shen has anything, just go to the post house to find me." He patted Shen Liangqiu's arm lightly, didn't say much, and turned to leave.

Shen Liangqiu personally delivered it to the gate, and after going out, Wu Dalin and the others were already waiting outside the Governor's Mansion, and after getting on the horse and walking for a while, Wei Yujiang suddenly asked, "Master Hou, is this the end of this matter?" ”

Qi Ning rode slowly, turned his head to look at Wei Yujiang and asked, "Why would Wei Sixuan ask like this?" ”

"Humble ..... The lowly position just feels weird. Wei Yujiang approached Qi Ning, and the two horses went hand in hand: "The Governor of Yantai committed suicide, we just arrived yesterday, and Mrs. Shen also committed suicide today, this.... This thing is very strange, and I feel that there must be something hidden in it. ”

"You have also seen the scene of the suicide of the Metropolitan Governor and Mrs. Shen, the Metropolitan Governor of Yantai died in the secret room, and Mrs. Shen not only took poison after cleaning up, but also left a suicide note." Qi Ning said slowly: "The death of the two, can you find evidence that they did not commit suicide?" ”

"This ......!" Wei Yujiang was immediately embarrassed, as Qi Ning said, he had personally seen both scenes, but he didn't find anything wrong with the scene.

"Motives!" Qi Ning said: "If both of them committed suicide and can't find any evidence to overturn it, then they can only find the motive for the suicide of the governor of Lantai, such a person, what caused him to commit suicide." Looking up at the sky, the blue sky was like a wash, and he muttered: "What is the governor of Yantai afraid of?" ”