Chapter 52: The Death of Mama Li (Qingyun Jiachang)
Mama Li died.
It was killed in one blow in the backyard of the Jingguo Mansion.
When this matter reached Qiao Mei's ears, it was already dark, and the atmosphere was a little weird when he said this, and Bai Yue couldn't help but let out an exclamation in his throat.
Only the candlelight was reflected on Ruxue's somewhat cold face, but she was still talking about Mama Li's tragic situation, and after listening to the voice of the moon, she paused and added.
"I heard that this is the kind of sound that people make before they die."
"Ahh
Seeing that a few girls were so scared, Qiao Mei shook her head a little as if she were a little like, and asked, "Daddy, can you ask a forensic doctor to come and see?" ”
The person who died was the nurse of the Qi family, and she was also an old man in the house for more than ten years.
"Please." Ruxue replied at a glance.
Qiao Mei glanced at her, and commanded directly: "Ruxue, you go to the back hall with me," she looked at the moon again, "You two stay well, don't go anywhere." ”
The two of them should come down, and they both looked at it with some concern, and Qiao Mei disappeared into the night.
The house was very quiet at night, and occasionally the guards patrolled back and forth with spears, and they all gave salutes when they saw Qiao Mei.
Ruxue walked quietly beside Qiao Mei with a paper kite-colored lantern, and suddenly she heard the people around her ask, "Did Ruxue see a lot of things when she was young?" ”
You must have encountered many people and things, so you can always cover your expression with indifference, and you will calmly say the characteristics of a dead person......
Ruxue was stunned, thinking that Qiao Mei was aware of her expression when she mentioned Mama Li, and she said, "Slave, I saw famine when I was a child. At that time, I had a shallow memory, and my relatives forgot everything, but I didn't forget the tragic situation of the dead at that time......"
Qiao Mei nodded with deep feeling, and when she spoke like this, she was almost in the back hall, and said like Xue: "Girl, Mama Li's body is placed here." She reminded Qiao Mei loudly, for fear that she didn't know.
The reason why Bai Qing and Bai Yue didn't stop her from coming to the back hall was because they didn't know that this was the place where Mama Li was mortuary.
"I know." Qiao Mei didn't hesitate for a moment, and stepped directly inside.
Ruxue looked at her back, with complex emotions in her eyes.
The innermost part of the back hall is the ancestral hall of the Jingguo Mansion, although because of Mrs. Qiao's belief in Buddhism, she molded a golden Buddha in the early years, and it is still irresistible to the coldness here.
Mama Li's body is not qualified to be placed in the ancestral hall, but there is no suitable place to put it in the house, so it will only be placed next to the side courtyard of the back hall, and you can see it as soon as you enter the hall door.
The evening wind was a little cool, but Bai Yue tied Qiao Mei's cloak before leaving, and Qiao Mei didn't feel any cold air at this time.
She looked back at Ruxue, and saw that her face had not changed, so she stepped forward and lifted the curtain that covered the corpse, and a rotten and foul smell came to her face.
It is said that Mama Li died last night, and it has been a day since the calculation of the time, and it is now the height of summer, and the corpse is decomposing much faster than usual.
Qiao frowned, and forced the discomfort in his throat. In her previous life, when she managed to escape from Qi Mansion, it was already a great chaos in the world, and Nanqi was in trouble because of the infighting between the four princes and the five princes, but she met the soldiers and horses of Xiliang attacking the city before she escaped from the capital.
Before being found and brought back by Qi Medal, she saw that the woman was unclothed, and the big man with a bright knife cut off her head, and the hot blood was sprinkled on Qiao Mei's sluggish face, no matter how her stomach swelled, she didn't dare to make a sound...... Fortunately, she came out dressed as a man......
"Girl, what are you doing here?" Ruxue stepped forward to block her hand that she was about to continue lifting, as if she was afraid that she would be frightened, "You shouldn't have come here without the consent of your grandfather, not to mention that you still have to watch this ......"
"It doesn't matter." Qiao Mei said and pulled down the veil, the corpse's face was extraordinarily peaceful, if it weren't for the abnormal iron blue on her face, I was afraid that I would think that she was just asleep.
Looking at Mama Li's abdomen, there is a wound the size of a stone, and the cause of her death is here.
If it is viewed by an unscrupulous person, it will definitely be ignored, or it will be thought that it is an accidental death caused by a sharp object.
Qiao Mei withdrew her hand, and the bottom of her eyes was already clear.
If she remembered correctly, the Qi family also died like this in her previous life, and when the body was transported back to the capital, there was nothing wrong with her whole body, only a wound the size of a copper coin on her abdomen - this was what Mama Lin said to her after she accidentally learned about it.
"Let's go." Qiao Mei re-covered the snow-white curtain for Mama Li, and the two white candles lit on the incense table flickered, reflecting in the contemplative pupils like snow.
When I returned to the Fuxiu Courtyard, where could I sleep with Bai Qing and Bai Yue, and I was waiting at the gate of the courtyard with lanterns. Qiao Mei didn't tell them where she went, and they didn't ask, and when they saw her come back, they just hurriedly greeted her.
Early the next morning, the sky was filled with a glimmer of light, and a faint noise could be heard outside.
Qiao Mei couldn't sleep well all night, she was thinking about Mama Li and the Qi family's dead makeup in her previous life last night, and she didn't know when she struggled to sleep.
She didn't have to call her to her, she was already awake, and when she lifted the curtain and got up, the maidservants had not yet prepared the water for cleansing their faces.
"Girl, but you're arguing?" Bai Qing picked up her embroidered shoes and put them on for Qiao Mei, and the moon worshipper also called the servants to come in and wash her.
Qiao Mei shook his head, "What's going on outside?" ”
"It's the old lady who is training the second master...... "Bow said and looked up, but after looking at Qiao Mei, she couldn't help but be surprised, "Girl, didn't you sleep well last night?" ”
Qiao Mei stroked his eyes, and only said, "I'll cover it with greasy powder later." ”
After everything was cleaned up, Qiao Mei went out to see what was happening on Qi's side. Suxinyuan is very close to Fuxiu Temple, and I think the sound is coming from here.
Sure enough, everyone was present when Qiao Mei arrived, and Zhou even went over when he saw her coming, and blamed her a little in a low voice: "Why are you here?" Go back ......."
Qiao Mei shook her head and refused, and Zhou had no choice but to let her go.
In front of her, Old Madam Qiao was held by Jing Guogong, and the wooden crutch in her hand pointed directly at the second old man - this is probably something that no one expected, Old Madam Qiao actually had to support the Qi family at this time.
The red wooden crutch hit the second old man again and again, and Old Madam Qiao burst into tears: "You bastard!" Qiaofu's reputation is going to be ruined by you! Who taught your favorite concubine to kill his wife?! Isn't it you,? As she spoke, she looked at Aunt Xu viciously.
Old Madam Qiao was able to speak for the Qi family, and Qiao Mei was not surprised at all. It was the same in her previous life, and what her old man valued most was the reputation of the house. Moreover, now everyone knows that Emperor Zhaoren favored the order, and he is extremely disgusted with those who have too many favored concubines in the family.
The second old man suffered a few sticks from her, but he didn't let her say Aunt Xu at all, he said: "Mother, this is all the fault of the Qi family, she has been in the house for more than ten years and has nothing to do, and she is jealous that the Xu family has done such a hurtful thing, but any son can divorce her!" ”
"Bastard! Darn! Old Madam Qiao was furious again, and fell down in anger, but she changed other words to scold. Jing Guogong helped her steady, glanced at the second master, and motioned him to stop.