Chapter 2: Zhou Yuanwai's mysterious death

Chen Changsheng got up from the ground at this time, wiped the corners of his eyes twice with his long sleeves, sobbed twice, and said, "If you go back to the master, my young lady was killed by someone who cut her throat." In my lady's boudoir, the body of a strange man was also found. ”

"Oh! This is really strange, two of Zhou Yuan's foreign family died overnight, and there is a stranger's body, there is a lively look, go! Let's take a look. Said a man in the crowd with a good deed.

"This is the biggest news in our Ping'an County, if I don't watch it, I'm afraid I won't even be able to sleep well at night."

There were a lot of people watching the excitement, but they were all gone in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Meixian looked at the people who left and said, "Ruilong, the eldest lady of the Zhou family ......."

"Your future daughter-in-law has been killed, don't you want to go and see it? My mother! Song Ruilong interrupted Zhang Meixian's words and said.

Zhang Meixian sighed: "Then of course I have to go and see, anyway, this week the girl and our Song family are also some fate, even if not, as a servant, I should also go to the autopsy."

Song Ruilong was a little sympathetic to Zhou Shicheng's family, and said, "Yes, let's go, mother, let's go to the scene of the crime first." ”

Song Ruilong took his subordinates and first entered Zhou Shicheng's room.

Zhou Shicheng died in bed, his eyes were black, his tongue was stiff, and there were red spots all over his body, it was obvious that he died of poisoning, what kind of poison was it, Song Ruilong couldn't figure it out for a while.

After Song Ruilong examined Zhou Shicheng's body, he looked at other places in the house and found nothing suspicious.

In the end, Song Ruilong set his eyes on the third lady Zhao Xuetao, who had been crying by the bedside.

Zhao Xuetao is young and beautiful, with smooth skin, especially when she is sad and crying, she is like a pear blossom with rain.

Song Ruilong stared at Zhao Xuetao's hair, not knowing what he was looking at, and said, "Zhao Xuetao, this county asks you, when did you find out that your husband was dead?"

Zhao Xuetao sobbed twice, turned her position with her kneeling legs, and let her face face face Song Ruilong, after she twisted her body, she looked up at Song Ruilong, lowered her head again, and said: "Back to the master, last night, after my husband came to my room, he was very excited, he hugged me for two hours in a row, and finally exhausted, fell asleep, but who knew that as soon as he fell asleep, he never woke up."

The housekeeper Chen Changsheng said angrily outside the door: "You little slut is talking nonsense, you must have killed the master, what do you say that the master died of overexcitement?"

Zhao Xuetao glared at Chen Changsheng aggrievedly, and said: "The master is the best for me, he often spends the night with me, and I also gave birth to a son for the master, my status in the Zhou family is getting higher and higher day by day, in the future, my child will be able to inherit the property of the Zhou family when he grows up, why should I harm the master?"

Chen Changsheng said with grief and indignation: "Although I don't know why you hurt the master, but I know that you are lying?"

Zhao Xuetao looked at Song Ruilong aggrievedly and said: "Master, the woman is not lying, what the woman said is true, please make the decision for me."

Song Ruilong looked at Zhao Xuetao calmly and said, "Zhou Zhao, you don't have to shout grievances, the official has his own conclusion on the merits, whether you are lying or not, the official will know as soon as he asks."

Song Ruilong turned to look at Chen Changsheng and said, "Tell me, why is the Zhou Zhao clan lying?"

Chen Changsheng sighed and said, "Yes, go back to the master's words." Hey, I didn't want to talk about this matter, but now that the old man is dead, I can't care much about his grievances. ”

Song Ruilong's tone was very slow, but every word he said was like a nail in a steel plate, and said, "Tell me what secrets your master has?" ”

"Yes." Chen Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "My lord told me in private that he himself is in his fifties, and at the moment he can't do the things of husband and wife at all, let alone have children. So the third lady said that my lord had a two-hour fish and water fun with her last night, which is obviously a lie. If she was lying, then what exactly was the Third Lady trying to hide? ”

Song Ruilong's eyes immediately returned to Zhao Xuetao's face, and he asked sharply, "Zhou Zhao, are you telling me whether what Steward Chen said is true?" ”

Zhao Xuetao immediately trembled with fright, and couldn't say a word.

Chen Changsheng glared at Zhao Xuetao and said, "What's wrong?" Third lady, don't you dare to say it? ”

Song Ruilong also asked: "Zhou Zhao, recruit from the truth, there must be no lies, if there is any untruth, be careful of your skin blooming." ”

Song Ruilong looks gentle and elegant, but when the case is decided, the tone of his voice will make any cunning person tremble.

Zhao Xuetao slowly knelt up straight, looked at Song Ruilong with a face full of grievances, her face turned red, and said, "This kind of thing, how do you let the women say it?" The woman has given birth to a son for Master Zhou, and she is now three years old, don't these explain the problem? ”

If a person is really a waste, it is impossible to have his own offspring, since Zhou Shicheng has his own son, this shows that Zhou Shicheng is capable of doing such a thing, so Song Ruilong's opinion of Zhao Xuetao has also changed, but he is still doubting whether Zhou Shicheng can hold on for two hours. If not, then why did Zhao Xuetao lie?

Song Ruilong gently opened the fan, so that one side with the four big characters "Mirror Hanging" was facing Zhao Xuetao, and the other side was "at ease" on his chest, slowly fanning twice, and said: "What you say makes sense." ”

Chen Changsheng strongly objected and said, "Master Mingjian, she is lying. No matter how strong a man is, it is impossible to hold on for two hours, and the third lady said that the master has not stopped for two hours, which... It's impossible. ”

Zhao Xuetao stared at Chen Changsheng and said, "Steward Chen, you usually don't like to see me being favored by the master, but now that the master has passed away, you are still framing me here, are you worthy of the master?" Don't forget, if it wasn't for the old man who saved your life on the road, you would have been a dead man by now. ”

This case seemed to be getting more and more bizarre, and Song Ruilong moved his eyes to Chen Changsheng again.

Chen Changsheng was very excited, and said, "Don't divert the topic, you tell the eldest master why you are lying?" ”

Zhao Xuetao shed tears again and said, "I didn't lie. Please make the decision for me. Zhao Xuetao looked at Chen Changsheng angrily and said, "You are a dog, you are not a master, how do you know that the master can't?" My lord is sometimes very low, but he has not always been low, and just last night was the bravest he has ever been with him. Why should I lie to you? If the master was really killed by me, then the master died of overexcitement, what does this have to do with me killing people? ”

Zhao Xuetao looked at Zhou Shicheng's corpse and said, "Please see, my lord, there are no pinch marks on my lord's neck, and there are no wounds on his body, how can I, a weak woman, kill him?" ”

Song Ruilong had already examined Zhou Shicheng's body, so he didn't need to examine it again to judge that what Zhao Xuetao said was not a lie.

Song Ruilong looked at Zhao Xuetao and said, "What you said is good. Your grandfather did not die of external wounds, but of poisoning. How did the poison on his body come from, and the official has to do further investigation and collect evidence. ”

Zhao Xuetao's mood calmed down a little and said, "Master Xie is the master of the people's wife." ”

Chen Changsheng said helplessly: "Master, the little one still doesn't believe that my master can keep the golden gun from falling for two hours, please check it out." ”

"Discerning? How can such things be discerned? It is about a woman's name, and if it is not handled well, it may lead to a second homicide. When Song Ruilong thought of this, he wanted to start with other evidence and cover up this suspicion first.

Chen Changsheng seemed to be aware of Song Ruilong's intentions, he took another step and said, "Master, you can't protect your shortcomings, it is related to the cause of my master's death, I hope the Lord will make a clear decision." ”

Song Ruilong's fan is a little faster, and it seems to be his current mood. This was the most embarrassing case he had encountered, and although he himself was twenty-five years old, he knew nothing about men and women, let alone whether a man could last two hours. Also, how to verify what Zhao Xuetao said? The person is dead, which is really embarrassing.

Song Ruilong didn't speak for a long time, Zhao Xuetao blushed, lowered her head, and said, "Don't worry, big master." For the sake of the cause of my lord's death, and in order to dispel Steward Chen's misunderstanding of me, the woman is willing to accept verification. ”

Song Ruilong almost exclaimed: "Verify? How can this be verified? ”