Chapter 200: Pearls (7)
Using a room as a burial chamber for his children, even if Xing Ruyi has a soul that has crossed over, he thinks this thing is quite rare. But in the prosperous world, it is not strange that anything strange happens. The reason why you find it strange is because you haven't seen it before.
From the position of the old shopkeeper, it is understandable. First of all, it is out of inner regret and guilt. No matter how stupid this child is, he is also his own child, and what he keeps in his body is also his own blood, and he was still pulled by himself with a handful of and urine until he was two years old.
Throwing the child into the well because he no longer has the courage to endure the strange eyes of others, and letting the child continue to live is also a kind of torture for the child himself. I regret it in my heart because he lost his favorite. The guilt was because he felt that he should not treat his children in such a way. As for using the original guest room as a burial chamber, it is because this inn was originally their home, and the old shopkeeper may want to use this way to let his children have a place in this inn.
All of the above are also Xing Ruyi's own speculations. The old shopkeeper was dead, and no one knew if the rumors were true, or why he had sealed the room in such a way. What is known now is that the shopkeeper knew the structure of this room, and the murdered lady happened to live in the No. 1 room of Tianzi, so he pried open the floor of the room and buried the large wooden box containing the body of the lady.
Ordinary people would never have imagined that there was a pile of soil under the Tianzi No. 1 room on the second floor. It's also a shame that the old shopkeeper just poured glutinous rice paddles into the walls around the house, and if the whole room was filled, the horse shopkeeper might not be able to dig a hole.
Xing Ruyi told Chang Tai and Xiao Shengzi what the shopkeeper said to him, Chang Tai's expression was quite calm, and Xiao Shengzi opened his mouth wide. The heart said, this Yuelai Inn is really a special inn.
Chang Tai's movements were fast, and it only took a day to find out the identity of the deceased.
Her name is Zhu'er, her full name is Tashi Dunzhu, and she is the side room of Li Han, a member of the Ministry of Rites.
Tashi Dunzhu is a native of Tibet, a woman Li Han met when he went to Tibet with the attendant of the Ministry of Rites in his early years, and because he fell in love at first sight, he brought him back to Luoyang. In Li Han's family, there is only one wife and one concubine, and his wife is also a woman from a small family, so she is very good to Zhu'er. Li Han and his wife didn't know about Zhu'er's private room at Yuelai Inn, they only knew that Zhu'er would go out of the house every once in a while, saying that they were going to the temple to worship the Bodhisattva. The Tubo people respect the Buddha, this Li Han knows, so he has never had the slightest doubt about Zhu'er's various actions.
When Chang Tai asked Li Han if Zhu'er had a pearl necklace, Li Han nodded. said that the necklace was rewarded by the queen's mother, because in the process of his mission, he saved the waiter of the Ministry of Rites who was assassinated by gangsters, and this waiter of the Ministry of Rites was from the queen's mother's house.
This pearl necklace was originally given to his wife, but his wife was worried that Zhu'er would think too much, and she didn't like such things, so she asked Li Han to give it to Zhu'er. Pearls love it and carry it all the time.
The pearl necklace is a pearl, the pearl is from Tubo, and the monk who lives in the second room of Tianzi next door is also from Tubo, and the pearl was also found at the scene of the corpse of the Tibetan monk, of course, this pearl was not left by the fisherman, but rolled out of the body of the Tibetan monk when the body was thrown. There must be a relationship between Zhu'er and the Tibetan monk that outsiders don't know.
At the moment, there is only one question left, that is, where did Miss Lu Shuang get the pearl necklace of Zhu'er. There is a dead breath attached to the necklace, indicating that when Lu Shuang got this pearl necklace, the pearl was already dead. Could it be that this Lu Shuang girl also went to the scene of Zhu'er's murder, and because of greed for money, she took off this pearl necklace from Zhu'er's neck?
Just when Xing Ruyi was about to bring the ground pearl powder to Lu Shuang, Lu Shuang came to the door first.
"It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, I just packed this pearl powder, and I was about to go to Liuyunfang to send this pearl powder to the girl."
"Did the shopkeeper see what was posted outside?"
"What's that?"
"The notice of the government said that another female corpse was found in the Yuelai Inn, and the female corpse was still the wife of the official family, and when she died, she had a pearl necklace of excellent color around her neck. The necklace was given by the queen mother in the palace. Now, the body was found, but the necklace was gone. ”
Miss Lu Shuang asked, but she knew where the lost pearl necklace was.
"I-" Lu Shuang opened his mouth and closed it again.
"The pearl necklace that Miss Lu Shuang gave me was taken from the corpse of the woman. Liuyunfang, where Miss Lu Shuang is located, is still far away from Yuelai Inn, and Ruyi doesn't understand how the girl got this necklace. Could it be that at the time of the crime, you also lived in the Yuelai Inn, girl? ”
Lu Shuang shook his fingers vigorously: "I, I don't know whose chain it is." He gave me this chain. ”
"Who is he? Is it Ma San, the shopkeeper of Yuelai Inn? ”
Xing Ruyi asked, and Lu Shuang nodded slightly.
"The shopkeeper is a frequent visitor to my Liuyun Fang. In the beginning, he listened to everyone's songs, but later, he only listened to me play the lute. Every time I left, he would secretly give me some reward and tell me not to let the owner know. He told me to keep it for myself so that I could find a way out in the future.
I entered Liuyunfang when I was eight years old, and I started picking up customers at the age of thirteen, and I have seen not thousands, but hundreds. There are all kinds of things, but only the shopkeeper treats me as a human being and a girl. I don't know if he's just as generous to other girls, I just know that I'm grateful to him. Later, as the days went by, I fell in love with him. He has no wife or children, and he is good to me. It's just that because of my identity, there is no way to marry me back with a sedan chair. But he said that when he had saved enough money, he would redeem me. Even if I can't carry the sedan chair back to welcome me back, I will definitely not be wronged.
There are rules in Liuyunfang, but an old girl like me can come and go at will when she doesn't pick up customers. I feel sorry for him, and I don't want him to waste money in Liuyunfang again, so I always take advantage of the rest to go to the Yuelai Inn to find him. That night, he suddenly woke up from a nightmare, and when he woke up, his head was covered in sweat. I asked him what was wrong? He didn't say anything, he just said that he was very flustered, as if something had happened.
I couldn't stop it, so he went out with the lamp and candle. He walked for several hours, and did not return until it was almost dawn. When I came back, my face was very pale, as if I had encountered such a terrible thing. I asked him what had happened? It took him a long time to tell me that one of the guests at the inn was missing.
It was almost dawn, and I didn't want to be seen, and I didn't want to be known that I was with him when I wasn't free. I don't care, but he's the innkeeper and can't stand the gossip outside. Seeing that he was fine, I hurriedly dressed and left.
That night, he suddenly appeared in Liuyunfang and gave me the pearl necklace when no one was around. The necklace looked like it had been torn off. I asked him where the necklace came from. He said that he picked it up, saying that the guests in the inn had quarreled, and the pearl necklace was torn off during the dispute. The guest was a man of great wealth, and he didn't want it if the chain was broken. He felt distressed, and thought that the pearl was in good condition, so he picked it up and strung it back together for me to use. He also asked me if I was disgusted. I said no, it's all his heart, and most importantly, he thinks about me. ”
Lu Shuang sighed.
After he left, I took out the necklace by myself, looked at it over and over again, and the more I looked at it, the more I liked it. But when I looked at it, I realized that something was wrong. The pearl seemed to be stained with blood. I had the feeling that the pearl had not been picked up in the inn, as he himself had claimed, but I was reluctant to question him. Later, the people from the Yamen went to the Yuelai Inn and brought him and all the guys in the inn back. I heard that one of the guests staying at the Joy Inn had gone missing, and the body of the missing person had been found. The people in the government suspected that he and the guys in the inn had killed people out of their luck. ”
"Do you believe it?" Xing Ruyi asked Lu Shuang.
Lu Shuang shook his head without any hesitation: "I don't believe it, I've been with him for a day or two, I know what he is." He may be greedy for a little money, but he can't do such a thing as killing people. He didn't have the guts, the courage, and the ability to kill. ”
"If you don't believe it, why do you use this chain to grind it into pearl powder? Actually, it's not what you want to put on your face, what you want is to make this pearl necklace disappear completely, so that all those who see these pearl powder will not think that it turned out to be a pearl necklace. ”
"I'm scared!" Lu Shuang bit his lip hard: "Although I believe that he will not kill, I also know that this chain was not picked up by him." I don't know what this chain is all about, but I know in my heart that this is not a treasure, this is a disaster. I thought about throwing it away, but where is it safe. Even if I lose it, someone will still pick it up, and he still can't get out of it. After thinking about it, I can only think of this way. ”
"Miss Lu Shuang, there is one reason why you don't want to say anything, and that is that you are reluctant. This pearl, even a layman can see that it is not ordinary, it is excellent. You must have seen a lot of good things in Liuyunfang, and you will have a corresponding valuation for this pearl necklace in your heart. You are reluctant to throw it away, but you are afraid that if you leave it on you, you will burn yourself. You stumble upon the idea that pearls can be ground into pearl powder, and that this pearl powder is excellent for applying to your face, and you are moved. Then, you appeared in my wishful rouge shop. ”
"The shopkeeper guessed it, so why bother asking me!" Miss Lu Shuang suddenly became angry: "If the shopkeeper wants to report to the official, just go, I, Lu Shuang, will never escape." ”