Chapter 72: Identifying the Body
Feng Cheng's whole body instantly tensed.
Soon came the young man's clear voice: "It's me." β
Feng Cheng relaxed and turned his head to look.
Lu Xuan stood beside her, with curiosity in his eyes: "Miss Feng's vigilance is quite high. β
Such a keen reaction is usually only possessed by those who have practiced martial arts for many years.
But when he thought of the girl catching fish with his bare hands, he felt that there was nothing wrong with him.
This may be what makes Miss Feng special.
"It's such a coincidence, Grand Master Lu is also here." Worried about being heard by the people watching the excitement, Feng Cheng leaned towards Lu Xuan's side.
The faint aroma penetrated into his nose, and Lu Xuan felt a little good and a little uncomfortable.
It's better to be at ease in a teahouse if it's so close.
The young man thought a little awkwardly, and said without changing his face: "It's a coincidence that Miss Feng is here." β
These days, he has been running around looking for the maidservant girl in the painting, and this side of the Jinshui River is the top priority, so what would be strange here.
"Let's go talk over there." Lu Xuan pointed to the weeping willows on the shore.
Right now, people are waiting here to be busy, and it's a good place to talk.
Feng Cheng hesitated for a moment, and then explained to Xiaoyu: "If the third uncle goes to the place where he gets on the boat and waits for me, you can go and talk to him." β
With her understanding of the third uncle, why did the third uncle have to wait for the flower girl to recognize the corpse before leaving, and told Xiaoyu just in case.
Xiaoyu nodded slightly, signaling that he understood.
The two of them went to a place where it was convenient to talk, and they both relaxed a lot.
"Did Grand Master Lu see the appearance of the drowning woman?"
Lu Xuan's jaw bowed: "I saw it just now." β
He rushed over after hearing a report from his subordinates that he had found a drowning woman, and just as he was standing in the crowd to observe the female corpse, he saw Miss Feng's uncle, who was not like an uncle, walking out.
Logically speaking, Miss Feng shouldn't be here, how can she be an uncle and take her niece to visit the Jinshui River.
However, thinking that Miss Feng was also concerned about the whereabouts of the servant, and it was daytime, maybe it was really possible.
Then, he spotted the familiar face.
"Master Lu, do you think the drowning woman portrait is not like a handmaid painting?"
"Sort of."
Feng Cheng looked at the bustle on the shore and looked forward to it: "I hope it is not in vain today." β
Lu Xuan was silent.
Why did he think that Miss Feng was very lucky?
He sent people to guard the place all day long, and as soon as Miss Feng came, she met a drowning woman who was suspected of painting a maidservant.
At this time, there was a commotion in the crowd: "The flower girl is here!" β
Lu Xuan nodded in that direction with his chin and motioned for Feng Cheng to follow.
The two quietly blended into the crowd watching the excitement and looked at the flower girl who came over.
The flower girl was graceful and tall, supported by a fourteen or fifteen-year-old maidservant, followed by two strong men.
The people who stretched their necks to watch the excitement couldn't help but sigh regretfully.
Why is his face still covered with a light veil, and he can't see his true face.
Hua Niang came to the official and blessed her body: "The slave family has seen the poor master." β
In front of everyone's eyes, the official did not look at Hua Niang carefully, and asked solemnly: "But Miss Caiyun?" β
Hua Niang said yes.
"Please Miss Caiyun to come and see if this female corpse is recognized." The official turned sideways.
Hua Niang hesitated in place, looking frightened and uneasy.
"Let's take a look." Someone in the crowd shouted.
Hua Niang plucked up her courage and looked at the female corpse on the ground.
The moment she saw the face of the female corpse, Hua Niang exclaimed: "Yingying! β
The little maid who came to help the flower girl also looked at it boldly, and her little face suddenly turned pale: "It's really Sister Yingying!" β
It seems that because they recognized people, the two of them were a little less timid and a little more sad.
The flower girl took a few steps closer and frequently wiped the corners of her eyes.
The little maid also kept wiping her tears with the back of her hand.
The official waited for a while and asked, "Miss Caiyun, are you sure this is your maidservant Yingying?" β
Hua Niang nodded lightly, her voice choked: "It's a warbler, that's right." β
"Does Miss Caiyun know when the warbler disappeared?"
Hua Niang glanced at the female corpse lying on the ground, and hesitated: "Maybe it's the second half of the night, or this morning......"
The official cha frowned: "Yingying is your maidservant, since when have you not seen anyone, Miss Caiyun doesn't know?" β
Hua Niang lowered her eyes and said: "We people go to bed late, and it will be almost noon when we get up and freshen up." I fell asleep last night around the beginning of the ugly morning, when the warbler was still there. β
Ugly early hour? It's late enough, no wonder it was almost noon.
The official muttered in his heart and asked the little maid, "When was the last time you saw the warbler?" β
The little maid said timidly: "It's also night." We were still sleeping when we sent them over just now, and we didn't know that Sister Yingying was gone. β
"Has the warbler offended anyone, or has there been something unusual lately?" The official looked at Hua Niang and asked.
Hua Niang frowned slightly: "Could the poor master be suspicious of the slave family?" β
The official smiled: "That's not what I mean, after all, a human life, you have to ask more thoughtfully, Miss Caiyun, don't think about it." β
Hua Niang was silent for a moment and said: "Yingying has been by my side most of the time, and she has a good temperament, so she shouldn't offend anyone." As for the anomalyβ"
The official heard a little meaning, and hurriedly said: "Miss Caiyun just said, we will have a judgment." β
"Thisβ" The flower girl looked around, revealing a look of embarrassment.
The official pointed to the weeping willow not far away: "If Miss Caiyun finds it inconvenient, we can go there and talk about it." β
Hua Niang nodded.
Seeing the official and the flower girl go over there, everyone in the audience sighed together.
It's so lively, how can it be?
What's the difference between this and eating alone!
In the crowd, Feng Cheng and Lu Xuan looked at each other.
It's also a coincidence, the official and the flower girl went to the place where they just talked.
Thousands of willow branches hang down, like a green curtain.
The official couldn't wait to ask, "Miss Caiyun can say it now, right?" β
Hua Niang sighed faintly: "Yingying has encountered something recently. A few days ago, a sister was sick, and Yingying was beautiful, and she was at a good age, so her mother hit her with the idea. Yingying was unwilling, and cried to me several times, and I kept begging my mother to raise her noble hand, but my mother didn't mean to let goββ"
Speaking of this, Hua Niang burst into tears: "Yingying must not have thought about it, so she threw herself into the river ......"
When the official asked this, he felt that the matter was almost clear.
It is not uncommon for this kind of person who begs for a living on the Jinshui River to think of looking for short-sightedness.
"Miss Caiyun, the remains of the warblerβ"
Hua Niang smiled bitterly: "This will let people take her body away." Yingying has been with me for so long, and she always has to be given a decent burial. β
The official almost nodded, walked back and signaled his subordinates to gather: "The person committed suicide by throwing himself into the river and left." β
After interrogating for so long, several officials were already sweating profusely, and they couldn't wait to finish their work when they heard the words.
Hua Niang instructed two strong men to carry away the corpse of the warbler, leaving a group of people to scratch their ears and cheeks.
Why did you throw yourself into the river, you left without making it clear, isn't it curious to die.