I didn't ask Tang Jinghong about the dream syndrome again, and asked her about her intention.

This time, Tang Jinghong told me all the causes and consequences of the incident.

Her sister works as a maid in Cheng Mansion and is one of the missing persons, and Tang Jinghong is looking for someone to investigate the murder of Cheng Mansion just to know the whereabouts of his sister.

To my surprise, Tang Jinghong said that she had never asked for help before, and I was the first.

Before this, Tang Jinghong went to the periphery of the Cheng Mansion to see, she was timid, and when she saw the seal of the official mansion, she didn't dare to go in, so she could only check on the periphery.

When she went, it was still night, and she just wanted to see if the rumors about Cheng Mansion in the outside world were true or false.

She told me that she had drunk a lot of alcohol before she went.

A person carrying a lantern ran outside Cheng's house, and when he was frightened, he suddenly heard the cry of a baby, one after another, crying very fiercely.

Tang Jinghong said that the soul she was scared at that time was gone, and she didn't know how to go back.

I was skeptical about her experience, after all, after drinking so much, who knows what she heard at the time.

That's not the point, though.

The point is, the eight people who went to investigate the murder of Chengfu, were all Tang Jinghong sleepwalking and asked them to investigate the murder of Chengfu?

After careful consideration, I decided to go to Cheng's Mansion in the evening to have a look, and then I would reply to Tang Jinghong tomorrow.

"Miss Tang, the murder of Chengfu has involved the imperial court, which is not trivial, so I need to make certain preparations, it is better for Miss Tang to go back first, and come back tomorrow, I will give Miss Tang an answer when the time comes."

Tang Jinghong looked at me, his eyes were a little innocent, and he looked pitiful.

His hands pinched the hem of his skirt and kept rubbing it, and he seemed to be a little nervous.

"Nine Princes, no one else wants to help me, I really don't know who to look for, please help me. If you can't find your sister...... I...... I ......," Tang said, knelt in front of me and cried.

The pear blossoms bring rain, and they are moving. A good-looking girl is like that, she is beautiful when she cries.

I'm the most afraid of a woman crying, and when she cries, I'm a little at a loss.

I hurriedly helped Tang Jinghong up and comforted her, "Miss Tang, don't cry, I didn't say I wouldn't help you." ”

Who knew that she cried even harder, sobbing and saying, "Nine...... Nine Princes...... If...... Yes, can you help me find my sister...... I, I'm ...... In this life, I am willing to make cattle and horses for the ninth prince and serve the ninth prince. ”

As soon as my heart softened, I agreed to her.

"Miss Tang, don't say that, I promise you."

Tang Jinghong immediately stopped crying, took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears, and sobbed twice, "The ninth prince is very kind, and the concubine is toothless and unforgettable." ”

"Miss Tang, does your family know about this?" I asked her.

Tang Jinghong shook his head, "My sister and I are orphans, and we have no family since we were children. My sister works as a maid in Chengfu, and I make a living by embroidering for others, so I would have thought that such a thing would happen. ”

After listening to Tang Jinghong's words, I felt more and more puzzled. Her sister is a maid in Chengfu, and she makes a living doing embroidery, where will she have so much money?

When Tang Jinghong came at noon, he promised a hundred taels of gold. You must know that even if you are a maid in a big mansion like Chengfu now, it is only one or two silver a month.

I didn't plan to mention money to Tang Jinghong, thinking that she was also a poor family, and she should make friends in this business.

Unexpectedly, Tang Jinghong mentioned it first, "Ninth Prince...... I...... I don't have much money, if the ninth prince is willing to help me find my sister, I ...... I'm willing to stay with the Ninth Prince......"

As she spoke, her head getting lower and lower, and her voice getting quieter and quieter, I didn't hear what she was saying behind me.

Although I am not a rich person, I am not the kind of villain who cares about everything, so I waved my hand and told her, "Miss Tang, don't worry, I was going to investigate this matter, money is something outside the body, don't mention it." ”

Tang Jinghong was probably moved, and knelt down and kowtowed to me twice.

I helped her up, intending to ask her where she lived, for it was difficult to judge the age of the girls these days, and many girls of twenty-five or sixteen looked no different from eighteen or nineteen-year-old girls.

Niu Meng suddenly burst in, panting heavily, looking like he had been running all the way.

"Brother Jiu, something happened! The bodies of the remaining people in the Cheng Mansion have been found! ”

"Where did you find it?"

"Where?" Tang Jinghong also hurriedly asked.

Niu Meng glanced at Tang Jinghong, probably thinking that she was too good-looking, and was stunned for a while.

I snapped at him, "What about you?" Look at it, where did you find it? ”

Niu scratched his head violently, looking a little embarrassed, "Yongquan Lake." ”

I frowned and asked him, "Wait...... If it is someone from Cheng Mansion, I am afraid that it has become a white bone now, how do you know that it is someone from Cheng Mansion? ”

"It's not rotten, it's all fine, I'm not familiar with other people, but I know Mrs. Cheng."

"Let's go, take me to see it."

I originally wanted Tang Jinghong to go back first, for fear that she would find it difficult to accept her sister's corpse for a while.

As a result, he couldn't resist her, so he had to take her away.

Niu Meng said that the corpses had been sent to Uncle Shi and took us in a hurry.

People had already started talking about it on the road, and I had listened to it a little bit.

"Strange thing, the bodies of the remaining people in the Cheng Mansion have been found."

"Where did you find it?"

"Yongquan Lake, at the beginning, there were three bodies floating up, and then more and more, the yamen sent people to salvage them, and more than 60 bodies were fished up."

"What's even weirder, these corpses are all fine, they haven't rotted at all."

"It's been half a year, hasn't it? How can it be? ”

"How is it impossible, I heard that Mrs. Cheng's eyes are still open, as if she was scared to death by something."

“…………”

I asked Niu Meng about the corpse, and Niu Meng said that he had just received the notice and ran to look for me, but the people from the yamen did say that Mrs. Cheng opened her eyes.

Tang Jinghong followed me all the way, without saying a word, and his expression was very bad. I can also understand, after all, if there is really her sister among those corpses found, it will not be easy for anyone to change.

Niu Meng whispered to me who the girl was behind me, and I told him Tang Jinghong's identity.

He widened his eyes like copper bells and asked me in a low voice, "Brother Jiu, she didn't say anything about marrying you, did she?" ”

I glared at Niu Meng, "What are you thinking about all day?" ”

But Tang Jinghong did say something, the voice was too small for me to hear clearly.

When I came to Uncle Shi's place, I saw that the yamen sent people to surround this place, and there were many onlookers at the door.

I walked over with Niu Meng, and some people who knew me said hello.

"Nine Princes, remember to tell us what you found out."

I smiled and replied, "Let's all go back first, it's cloudy here, be careful of staining unclean things." ”

With that, the crowd dispersed.

It's not that I deliberately scare them, but that the investigation needs to be kept secret, and even if any clues are found, they can't be easily leaked, otherwise it will be passed on to the murderer, which will cause very bad consequences.

The people from the yamen didn't stop me, but asked Tang Jinghong's identity, and I said that I was Xingu's helper, so they stopped stopping me.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw that my uncle was examining the body.

Rows and rows of corpses covered with white cloths filled the entire courtyard.

There is no rancid smell, indicating that the corpses are indeed not decomposed.

I walked up to Uncle Shi, and he just lifted the white cloth covering the corpse in front of him, and it was Mrs. Cheng.

His face was pale, his eyes were wide open, and his eyes were full of fear.

"Uncle Shi, how is it?" I asked Uncle Shi.

Uncle Shi didn't look up, took the knife, and skillfully and smoothly cut a knife on Mrs. Cheng's chest, "I've cut five or six, all of them were poisoned to death, and it's not clear what poison is." No mercury was used, no spices were used, and all the bodies were frozen.

The bottom of Yongquan Lake will not be so cold, you can check who has recently gone to the medicine hall to buy saltpeter in large quantities, and the people in the government are also suspicious.

I speculate that someone had just thrown the body into Yongquan Lake. In addition, a total of sixty-three corpses were sent, plus the previous nine, only seventy-two, and one corpse was missing.

The government is still salvage, and it may float away along the lake. Half a year has passed since the murder of Cheng Fu, and it is difficult to get Cheng Fu's relatives to come and claim the body. However, if only seventy-two people died, then the remaining one would be the most suspicious. ”

Uncle Shi stood up and clapped his hands, and glanced at Tang Jinghong, "Jiu'er, whose girl is this?" ”

"Uncle Shi, her name is Tang Jinghong, and my sister works as a maid in Cheng Mansion and came to claim the body."

"Lead her to look for it, some people died too miserably, don't be scared. Niu Meng, go and dissect a few corpses over there to examine, if something so big happens, the imperial court will definitely send someone to come, and when the time comes, you can also explain. ”

Niu Meng listened to his uncle's words and went over to conduct an autopsy.

I led Tang Jinghong to check the body, but Tang Jinghong didn't look particularly scared. It's just that I didn't dare to lift the cloth, and I helped her lift it.

In the process of examining the body, I found one thing.

All women are normal, but men are different.

The death was extremely tragic, and it could even be said to be tragic.

There were those who lost their tongues, those whose fingers were amputated, those who were hacked to death with knives, and those whose two arms were smashed......

And Tang Jinghong was also frightened, pulling my clothes tightly, and after seeing more than a dozen corpses, she was frightened and cried.

I asked her if she wanted to take a break, or if there were any features in her sister, and I helped her find them.

Tang Jinghong shook his head and insisted on reading it himself.

Fortunately, Tang Jinghong did not find her sister. Unfortunately, if according to Uncle Shi, her sister may become the biggest suspect in Cheng's murder.

But I don't think it's possible, how could a weak woman do such a thing? Maybe the corpse floated away along the lake......