Leng Qinghuan was stunned, she had heard of what the mad tower was, and it was filled with some patients who were insane and aggressive, just like a modern mental hospital. The difference is that there will be professional doctors and nurses in the psychiatric hospital, and the patients still have great hope of being cured.

And the tower of the madman is to fend for itself, purgatory on earth.

She was a little hesitant: "Is it necessary to handle the case?" ”

Shen Linfeng's face darkened: "It's Aunt Xiuyun's aunt who has an accident." ”

Leng Qinghuan's mind turned twice, and then he sat down and remembered this person. The last time I went to the Earl's Court to attend the old lady's birthday banquet, the person who was responsible for greeting herself and the old lady was this Shen Linfeng's cousin Xiuyun, the old lady of the old lady.

I heard that she married into the Hou Mansion as the second young lady, but she was not a person, what is the name of the second son, Shi Mingze, spoiling the concubine and killing his wife, for the sake of an outer room, and did not put her in his eyes. The last time I saw him, it was okay, but after a few days, what happened?

"It can't be Cousin Xiuyun who entered the Mad Tower, right?"

Shen Linfeng nodded sadly.

"Just because of that worthless second son? Why bother? Could it be that she has been depressed for a long time and suffers from depression? This one is also tricky. Leng Qinghuan said regretfully.

"It's an accident in the Hou Mansion." Shen Linfeng looked solemn: "My cousin-in-law is not an outsider, so Linfeng won't hide it from you." A few days ago, Xiuyun's cousin killed the prince of the Hou Mansion, and then because she was frightened, she was delirious, and the whole person went crazy.

Under the affection of the Earl's Palace, the Marquis did not hand her over to the government for punishment, but sent her to the Madman Tower. The matter was going to end quietly.

The old lady was most partial to this little daughter, and fell ill after hearing the news. The day before yesterday, I sent my grandmother to visit the Earl's Court, and the people in the Earl's Court told me about it behind my back, and I felt a little strange, and Aunt Xiuyun was afraid that she was wronged.

Qi Jingyun, the second son of the house, has a very good relationship with my cousin, he is doing business abroad, not in Beijing, as a brother, it is appropriate to stick a knife in both ribs. But I couldn't interfere, so I could only sneak to the madman's tower to visit her. She was insane, spoke invertedly, screamed in horror and hysterical when asked about the case.

There is no way to investigate this case at all, and I can't recklessly go to the Hou Mansion to ask about the case. I was really at a loss, and I thought of my cousin's excellent medical skills, and saw if there was a way to cure Xiuyun's cousin's madness, so that the case could be a little eyebrow-raising. ”

Leng Qinghuan was silent: "Let's not talk about it for the time being, there is no way to cure her illness." You must know that Aunt Xiuyun's cousin is delirious, and according to the law of Chang'an, she can be exempted from punishment. If I cure her illness, she kills the prince of the Hou Mansion, and the person who inherits the throne in the future, can she still have her life? ”

"That's why I can only come to my cousin-in-law, and I don't dare to find another doctor. My cousin has been timid and cowardly since she was a child, she can't even see blood, and she has a good relationship with the people in the Hou Mansion. It is impossible for her to kill the eldest prince for no reason, there must be something inside there.

If there is really something compelled to do so, maybe I can excuse my cousin. Even if the Hou Mansion can let go and allow her to be taken back to the Earl's Court to recuperate, let her be locked up in the madman's tower and tortured, that is, waiting for death. ”

"How was Shizi killed?" Leng Qinghuan asked suspiciously: "I saw Cousin Xiuyun that day, how could I kill a man without the power to restrain the chicken?" ”

"I heard that he was stoned to death with a teapot."

If it is said that a sudden attack or a heavy blow is not impossible.

Leng Qinghuan was silent for a while: "Okay, I'll go to the Madman Tower with you, but there is really not much hope, I am not very good at mental illness, this is another medical category." ”

Shen Linfeng nodded: "No matter whether things progress or not, as long as we do our best." I would like to thank my cousin in advance. ”

The two discussed it, and then turned around and left the house. Murong Qi sent two guards who were in charge of protecting and monitoring Leng Qinghuan to follow behind.

Shen Linfeng twisted his face and was slightly displeased: "You princess and I have something important to do, do you want to follow?" ”

The two guards looked at each other, a little embarrassed.

Shen Linfeng reprimanded: "Stand down!" ”

This matter is related to the face of the Earl's Court and the Marquis's Mansion, and naturally the fewer people who know, the better.

The two guards didn't follow.

Leng Qinghuan got into Shen Linfeng's carriage, the coachman raised his whip, and the two headed towards the madman tower outside the city. On the way, Shen Linfeng did not hide some details he knew about the case, and told Leng Qinghuan one by one.

The location of the crime was in the back house of the Hou Mansion, in Xiuyun's yard. Because it was the time of the lunch break, the people in the courtyard didn't know where they were lazy, so there were no other eyewitnesses.

After the incident, it was Shi Mingze, the second son of the Hou Mansion, that is, Xiuyun's Xianggong Shi Mingze, who was the first to hear the screams and break into the courtyard. He said that when he entered, the prince was already lying in a pool of blood and dying, and Xiuyun curled up to the side, frightened by the six gods.

He was also stunned at the time, and his first reaction was to go forward to check on Shizi's injury, and he didn't bother to comfort his wife. Later, when all the people in the house heard the news and rushed to arrive, Xiuyun's face was full of horror, babbling nonsense, and he was already delirious.

When everyone asked her about the incident, she screamed hysterically, fled in panic, and did not say a word normally. At that time, she was the only one in the courtyard, and her hands were stained with blood, so everyone unanimously agreed that the prince must have been killed by him.

As for why the prince appeared in the courtyard of the brother's daughter-in-law in the back house, and why the two had a fight, no one went to investigate.

I also heard that after the incident, the wives and concubines in the long room thought that Xiuyun was pretending to be crazy, and they must investigate the case deeply and pay for their lives.

She suffered a great deal of sin at the hands of a group of hated women. It was Shi Mingze's conscience who found out, protected her, and sent her to the Madman Tower.

Leng Qinghuan remembered the words that Mrs. Shen whispered at the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Earl's Court last time, Xiuyun has been depressed and depressed for a long time, which eventually leads to mental distortion and splitting, and it is not impossible for her to suddenly be irritable and hurt people.

The carriage soon arrived at the madman's tower, Shen Linfeng knew the mother-in-law in charge of the guard, stepped forward and quietly handed over the silver taels, and the mother-in-law untied a bunch of keys from her waist, handed them to Shen Linfeng, and said a few words in a rambling manner.

Every time she went inside, she yelled and screamed, and everyone went crazy. Be careful not to provoke her. ”

Shen Linfeng responded and walked in with Leng Qinghuan.

As soon as you enter the Mad Tower, it is dark everywhere, and the air is filled with a foul rancid smell. It took Leng Qinghuan a long time to get used to the darkness inside. After looking around, he couldn't help but shrink a little, and his stomach turned upside down, and he twisted his face and couldn't help retching.

It's a dark cell, or, more appropriately, purgatory on earth.

In the cells separated by fences, all the detainees are delirious and insane mentally ill. Unkempt and ragged, some wander aimlessly like a walking corpse; Someone mechanically repeats the purposeless and unconscious actions in their hands; Some people laugh like night owls; Others were tearing each other apart, screaming bitterly.