After Wen Wan'er answered Su Wuming's question, Qiao'er and Qingmei immediately testified, saying that before noon, the three of them were in Wen Chen's room, and after noon, Qiao'er and Wen Wan'er were together.

And the maid Qingmei said that she stayed in Wen Chen's room until two o'clock in the afternoon, and then went to the kitchen to help Wen Chen prepare food, and fed Wen Chen at three o'clock in the afternoon.

After the maid Qingmei finished speaking, she looked nervous, because during this period of time, she had a lot of opportunities to poison and kill Wen Chen.

But what motive did she have to kill Wen Chen?

After asking Qingmei, Su Wuming asked Shang Que, the housekeeper of the Wen Mansion, when Su Wuming saw Shang Que for the first time, he felt that he was so familiar, as if he was the person he saw in the corridor when he first came to Wen Mansion that day, who was the person who was talking to him at that time?

Although people saw this, Su Wuming didn't say it, just looked at him and asked, "Steward Shang has been in Wen Mansion for many years, right?" ”

When Su Wuming asked this sentence, Wen Wan'er hurriedly explained: "The business housekeeper is my own uncle, after my mother married into the Wen Mansion, my uncle came with me, and he has always been the housekeeper of the Wen Mansion, Su Gongzi should know about this, I remember that your father brought you to the mansion that year, or the living room where your uncle led you." ”

This was beyond Su Wuming's expectations, and he smiled a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I haven't been to the Wen Mansion for a long time, and I forgot about this, since the business steward has been in the Wen Mansion for a long time, he must have won the love of Master Wen, right?" ”

Shang Que's eyes were sad, and he nodded: "That's true, the lord and my sister are very affectionate, and then they love me and Wu." ”

After Shang Que finished speaking, Wen Wan'er said again: "My father loves my uncle, my mother is one reason, and my uncle is very capable is another reason. ”

In the face of Wen Wan'er's praise, Shang Que did not show modesty, nor was he proud, but accepted it very quietly.

Su Wuming bowed slightly, and continued to ask: "Then after two o'clock in the afternoon yesterday, before three o'clock, can the business steward go to see Master Wen?" ”

Su Wuming asked this question, and everyone immediately understood, if Qingmei was not the murderer, then the only time to have a chance to poison was only after two o'clock in the afternoon and before three o'clock.

Shang Que first opened his eyes slightly, and then shook his head: "No, I didn't go to his room until I found out that my master had passed away yesterday." ”

"So where were you during that time, and can anyone testify?"

"Because of the kidnapping incident of the Wen guys, I need to appease the families of those kidnapped guys, I have been outside, I can swear, I am definitely not a murderer, if Su Gongzi doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate."

In the face of Shang Quan's oath, Su Wuming didn't say much else, but directly set his eyes on the shopkeeper Tong Yu, Tong Yu is about thirty years old, very young, and he can be the shopkeeper of the Wen family's store at such an age, so it is conceivable how much he is loved by Wen Chen, of course, it also shows that he is a very capable person.

"After two o'clock in the afternoon yesterday, three o'clock ago, did Shopkeeper Tong go to Master Wen's room?"

Tong Yu shook his head again and again: "No, I have been taking care of business in the store at that time yesterday, and all the guys in the store can testify for me." ”

After writing these down, Su Wuming asked Nangong Yin to send someone to investigate and see if what Shang Que and Tong Yu said was true.

After Nangong Yin sent someone down, Su Wuming seemed to suddenly think of something, so he looked at Qingmei and asked, "When you brought food to feed Master Wen at three o'clock in the afternoon, did you find anything wrong?" ”

Qingmei's face was slightly red, and she shook her head: "No, I fed the old man after I brought the food, but the old man didn't say anything, it's no different from usual." ”

After asking this question, Su Wuming had nothing to ask, glanced at Nangong Yinhou, and said, "Brother Nangong, what do you have to ask?" ”

Nangong Yin frowned slightly and nodded: "I want to know who has a grudge against Uncle Wen in the entire Luoyang City, Miss Wan'er, can you tell me?" ”

Wen Wan'er was a little surprised: "Brother Nangong thinks that the murderer may be my father's former enemy?" ”

"That's right, Qingmei, Shang Que and Tong Yu are all old people in your Wen Mansion, and your father treats them very well, they really have no reason to kill, I think the murderer may be someone outside, didn't Qingmei not be in front of Uncle Wen for a quarter of an hour, at that time someone might have broken in and poisoned your father."

"But ......" Wen Wan'er hesitated a little, but finally said: "But just now Su Gongzi had already asked Qingmei, at three o'clock in the afternoon, my father was not unusual, if my father's enemy poisoned my father at that time, it would be impossible for my father to let Qingmei feed him as usual!" ”

Nangong Yin was a little speechless for a while, but soon, he still insisted: "This is not necessarily, it is better to investigate." ”

Wen Wan'er couldn't, so she had to tell her father's enemy.

"My father started from scratch back then, and the form was indeed a bit harmful to others and self-interest, so I offended a lot of people at that time, but then my father compensated them after he was rich, if the only one who still hated my father, it was only the boss of the Golden Silk Mill Zhu Jinzhu, who was doing business with my father at that time, but once faced with an opportunity, my father cheated on him, so that he lost a lot of money, and my father was out of control because of that opportunity, and achieved today's industry, Zhu Jin has always believed, If it wasn't for my father's deception back then, the Wen family's property would now be his Zhu Jin's, so I hate my father to the core. ”

"So what is Zhu Jin doing now?"

"He is now only engaged in the silk business, and it is a high-grade silk business, exclusively for the rich, although the sales volume is not high, he can make a lot of money by selling one piece, so his business is also counted in the whole Luoyang City."

After listening to Wen Wan'er's words, Nangong Yin bowed slightly: "So, Zhu Jin and Uncle Wen are still rivals in business?" ”

Wen Wan'er nodded: "That's right, in addition to making silk cloth, our Wen family also makes other silk fabrics, and they do it relatively well, whether it is Luoyang, the eastern capital, or Chang'an, the capital city, many officials and rich people are all purchased from us, and most of the customers made by Zhu Jin are screened out by our Wen family, and our two are naturally competitors." ”

After Wen Wan'er finished speaking, Nangong Yin nodded: "Since it is a competitor and there was a grudge many years ago, then this Zhu Jin is very suspicious, I will take someone to investigate, if he is really suspicious, he will be put in prison on the spot." ”

After Nangong Yin finished speaking, she immediately took people away, Wen Wan'er felt that Nangong Yin was too impulsive, but in the end she didn't say anything, only glanced at Su Wuming with some embarrassment, Su Wuming smiled lightly: "It's okay to investigate that Zhu Jin, maybe the robbery of the silk cloth sent to the capital by your Wen family is not necessarily a ghost caused by him." ”

Now that Su Wuming has said this, Wen Wan'er can't say anything more.

Nangong Yan was a little happy when she saw that Su Wuming agreed with her eldest brother's approach, so she looked at Su Wuming and asked, "Are you going to find the murderer among the three of them?" ”

Su Wuming shrugged: "At least now I think the three of them are most likely to be murderers!" ”

After Su Wuming finished speaking, Qingmei, Shang Que, and Tong Yu glanced at each other, looking nervous, and stopped talking.

The atmosphere in the house was a little awkward, Shang Que and Tong Yu hurriedly excused themselves to leave first under the pretext that there was something in the house and the store, but at this time, Su Wuming suddenly stopped Shang Que and said, "Steward Shang, don't leave yet, I have something to ask you!" ”

Shang Que stopped and nodded: "What does Young Master Su have to ask me?" ”

"When I first came to your mansion a few days ago, I found you whispering with a person in the hallway, I don't know if this is the case?"

"This ......" Shang Que hesitated for a moment, and then immediately nodded: "That's right, there is indeed this matter, but is this matter related to the killing of Master Wen?" ”

Su Wuming frowned slightly, and said, "I don't know, but I think it's very strange, this is in the Wen Mansion, you are the housekeeper of the Wen Mansion, who do you need to whisper to talk to?" ”

Everyone turned their attention to Shang Que, and Nangong Yan couldn't wait to ask, "Steward Shang, who were you talking to at that time?" ”

Shang Que smiled calmly: "This matter really has nothing to do with the murder, it is purely my personal matter." ”

"I wonder if you can tell me about this private matter?"

"This ......" Shang Que hesitated for a while, and after a long time, he said: "Speaking of this matter, I am really a little embarrassed, I have been in the Wen Mansion for many years, there is only one concubine by my side, and I have never been married, a few days ago, I took a fancy to the daughter of Zhang's father's family, but I am more than 20 years older than the daughter of Zhang's father's family, I don't know if she is willing, so I thought about sending someone to inquire, that person is a friend of the next, and that Zhang's father also has some relationship, so I want him to probe the mouth, and later because the goods were robbed, I neglected this matter, but I can trust that friend, I should have found out clearly, if Su Gongzi has suspicions, you can ask that person, that person's name is Xia Jie, and his family lives in the eighth street shop in Luoyang City, and he will find out as soon as he inquires. ”

Shang Que should be almost fifty years old at this time, he wants to marry a yellow flower girl in her twenties, it is indeed a little indecent, it is difficult to say it loudly, after listening to Shang Que's explanation, Su Wuming bowed slightly, and then said to Nangong Yan: "Miss Nangong, how about you send someone to find this Xia Jie?" ”

"I'm going to look for it?"

"Miss Nangong is the daughter of Lord Thorn Shi, I think it should be more convenient for you to send someone to find it, right?"

"Alright, alright, I'll just go!" Nangong Yan was a little reluctant, but in the end she went.

And when Nangong Yan left and the others dispersed, Su Wuming looked at Wen Wan'er and said, "Miss Wen, can I invite you to take a stroll in the courtyard and talk about it?" ”