Chapter 15: The Death of Dong Ping
In the main hall, Bai Moran waited anxiously, the storm outside the house was still non-stop, she didn't know why Dong Ping called her at this time, but at this time she had already forgotten that she hadn't had time to eat dinner.
"Ahh ~”
At this time, Rong Hanying's screams suddenly came from inside the house, which frightened Bai Moran, who was already panicked, and she quickly ran in, and when she arrived at the house, she saw Rong Hanying covering her face with her hands, crying against the wall, her eyes full of horror. An ominous premonition instantly shrouded Bai Moran's mind, she walked a little further, and did not comfort Rong Hanying, but picked up the horse lantern that fell to the ground but was not extinguished, and looked at the bed by the light of the horse lantern.
"Ahh
I was prepared in my heart, but I was still so frightened that I screamed, and I retreated again and again, only to see that on the bed, Dong Zhangshi's face was purple and blue, and black blood was flowing from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, how terrifying the scene was!
Bai Moran and Rong Hanying are children who have never seen the world, how can they stand such a tragic scene.
Bai Moran also retreated to the wall in fright, at a loss, and it took a while for her to come to her senses, she looked at Rong Hanying, who was trembling with fright, and at this moment she remembered to go out as soon as possible to inform someone.
"Hanying, don't be afraid, let's hurry up and call someone"
Saying that, Bai Moran pulled Rong Hanying and ran outside, and soon arrived in the main hall.
"Sister Cai'er, what's wrong, Sister Cai'er?"
As soon as he arrived at the main hall, Bai Moran anxiously called Jiang Cai'er, but when he arrived outside the door, he found that Jiang Cai'er, who was waiting outside the door, was missing at this time.
"Come on, it's not good!"
Bai Moran's mind instantly fell into a blank at this time, and he had no idea, so he could only shout around.
"Shout something, shout something! Big night affects others to rest! ”
At this time, Hong Yanli walked out with a horse lantern and shouted loudly.
Seeing this, Bai Moran quickly ran over, shouting as he ran: "Steward Hong, it's not good, something happened, Dong is in charge of her..."
"What are you yelling at night!"
didn't wait for Bai Moran to finish speaking, at this time, Ding Xiufang also scolded and came out of the room.
Seeing this, Bai Moran shouted at Ding Xiufang: "Mother Ding, it's not good, something happened to Dong Zhang!" ”
Mother Ding glanced at Bai Moran with an angry face when she heard this, and said, "What kind of body is it that you are yelling at night!" ”
"Bai Moran, aren't you in confinement? What are you doing here? ”
Hong Yanli yawned and asked.
"The head of the flood return is the one who asked Dong to call me"
Bai Moran replied with a salute to Hong Yanli.
At this time, Ding Xiufang and the maid with the lantern had already entered Dong Ping's room first, and Bai Moran and Rong Hanying also quickly followed in when they saw this.
"Yikes!"
When she walked inside and saw such a tragic situation, Ding Xiufang was also frightened and screamed, and then Hong Yanli also walked in quickly when she heard the sound and asked, "What happened?" ”
Seeing the tragic situation on the bed, Hong Yanli also fell silent. After a while, Ding Xiufang wiped her chest to calm down her emotions, and took the lead in speaking: "Steward Hong, you quickly send someone to Cuiyunju overnight to report to Senior Sister Lu and Second Sister Lin, and ask Zuo to come over to check the cause of death."
"Okay"
Hong Yanli quickly walked out of the room after speaking, and Jiang Cai'er also rushed over, and after hearing about the situation, she was also frightened, and paced back and forth anxiously in the main hall.
Soon he arrived at the scene and sent people to surround the house and prevent anyone from entering.
In the main hall, the lights were bright, and I saw Ding Xiufang waiting anxiously, and at this time, Jiang Caier stood in front of her with a sad face and said: "Mother Ding, didn't you say before that you should just move down Dong Zhang, why do you want to make a fuss?" ”
Ding Xiufang glanced at Jiang Cai'er, and then said: "It's not easy to bring down Dong Ping, now this is the most effective way."
Jiang Cai'er thought for a while and said, "In that case, isn't Mo Ran also suspicious?" ”
"Hey! Cai'er, those who achieve great things are not informal, if you want to achieve your goal, you can't be rash, such a way to get the best of both worlds, don't you think it's wonderful? In this way, he not only moved to Dong Ping, but also killed Bai Moran, the most powerful competitor of Shuyu, why not do it? ”
Ding Xiufang sighed and said to Jiang Cai'er seriously.
Bai Moran's eyes flickered, and she stopped talking, and then she gritted her teeth and said, "Mother Ding, can you protect Moran?" You said before that even if you can't give me the location of Qiuxianglou's study, but Xiuchun Lou and Zhixin Lou can also do it! ”
After hearing this, Ding Xiufang looked at Jiang Cai'er with a strange look, as if there was a hint of anger, and said after a while: "Even if you don't want the place in Qiuxianglou's study, don't you want Zhang Mingqian?" If you want to save Bai Moran, that is to destroy Zhang Mingqian's hope, and tell you that if Zhang Mingqian has to rely on you, you won't be able to escape, after all, you brought Bai Moran here."
When Jiang Cai'er heard this, her eyelids jumped, she felt uneasy, as if she had entered someone else's trap and couldn't get out, and then she argued: "But I have witnesses, this matter was indeed notified to me by Dong's servant Qingxian."
Ding Xiufang laughed, and then said. "Do you think this can clear your suspicion of Bai Moran?"
Jiang Cai'er took a step back after hearing this, with a look of regret on her face, she felt that no matter how she chose at the moment, Bai Moran seemed to be a dead end.
Ding Xiufang then stood up and said to Jiang Cai'er who was in a daze: "Cai'er, if you want to get the location of the study, don't think about other messy things, will it do you any good to drag yourself into the water?" ”
After speaking, Ding Xiufang continued: "Okay, you can do it yourself, go and call Bai Moran and Rong Hanying in."
Jiang Cai'er walked out like a walking corpse, and when she arrived outside the hall, she tried to restore her normal expression and summoned Bai Moran and Rong Hanying in.
In the main hall, Ding Xiufang stood on the hall with a gloomy face, and said to Rong Hanying: "Rong Hanying, tonight is your life in charge of Dong Zhang's affairs, if such a big thing happens, you won't explain?" ”
Rong Hanying's face changed greatly when she heard this, and she quickly knelt on the ground and explained: "Mother Ding, today Dong Zhangshi said that he was unwell, and he rested early before dinner time, and he didn't find anything abnormal in the process, if he hadn't come over strangely, it is estimated that he hadn't found it yet."
Ding Xiufang continued to look at Bai Moran and said, "Moran, you were confined in the front yard by Dong Zhangshi this morning, why did you appear in Dong Zhang's room inexplicably?" ”
The more Bai Moran thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he also knelt down and explained: "Mother Ding, it was Dong Zhangshi who called me over to say that there was something wrong with me."
"That Rong Hanying, have you ever gone to the front yard to summon Bai Moran?"
Ding Xiufang turned her head and continued to ask Rong Hanying with a serious face.
"Yu, report to Ding's mother, I, I didn't"
Rong Hanying replied hesitantly, at this time, it was obvious that her hands began to tremble, firstly, she was shocked when she saw the tragic situation of Dong Zhangshi just now, and then she was afraid that she was in a big event now, and she was already terrified to the extreme.
"It's not me who Hanying went to summon, it's Sister Cai'er who summons me"
Bai Moran hurriedly explained on the side.
"Then Rong Hanying, did you inform Jiang Cai'er to summon Bai Moran?"
Ding Xiufang continued to ask Rong Hanying.
"No, no, no!"
Rong Hanying continued to reply tremblingly.
At this time, I saw a maid walk in and report: "Ding is in charge, I am asking to see you outside!" ”
"Let the Servants In"
Ding Xiufang returned to her seat as she spoke.
After a while, I saw that he was carrying a bag and walked in with Hong Yanli, and he saw that there was obviously a blue brand on his face, he walked to the hall and saluted Ding Xiufang and said: "Liao Xiaohui, I have seen Ding Zhangshi"
"Alright, tell me what you found?"
Ding Xiufang waved her hand.
"Back to Ding Zhangshi, after my careful examination, Dong Zhangshi's face was purple and blue, his lips and nails were black, and his skin had ecchymosis and petechiae, so it can be determined that Dong Zhangshi died of severe poisoning! The time of death is in the time of death."
After Liao Xiaohui finished speaking, he took out a small bag from the bag and said: "This is the part I extracted from the food and tea residues of Dong Zhangshi, according to what I found, the uneaten lotus seed soup residue contains broken heart grass, which is consistent with my judgment, and the broken heart grass will soon bleed to death after eating."
"Huh?"
Bai Moran and Rong Hanying were taken aback when they heard this, this result was like a bolt from the blue, if Dong Zhangshi died of illness, it would be fine, if it was poisoned and died, they would not be able to get out of it.
"Rong Hanying! Who made the lotus seed soup tonight? ”
After listening to the results of Ding Xiufang's work, her face suddenly became more serious than before, and she slapped the table and asked.
Rong Hanying was so frightened by Ding Xiufang's shot that she replied tremblingly: "Yes, yes, it's me, me"
"But you're poisoned"
"No, no, no, I, no, no!"
Rong Hanying replied with a crying voice.
"Bang!"
Ding Xiufang slammed the table again and stood up and said angrily: "It's not you, who else?" ”
After speaking, she looked at Bai Moran and said, "And Bai Moran, you are already suspicious when you appear here, did you conspire to poison Dong Zhangshi?"
"Mother Ding, I was called by Sister Cai'er, and it had already happened when I came!"
Bai Moran argued.
Ding Xiufang squinted at Bai Moran, walked down, lowered her voice and continued: "You mean, Rong Hanying did it alone, and it has nothing to do with you?" ”
Bai Moran immediately shook his head after hearing this and said, "No, I didn't say that it has anything to do with Han Ying."
Ding Xiufang "snorted" and flicked her sleeves and said, "Chuan Jiang Cai'er!" ”
After a while, Jiang Cai'er walked in with a sad face, and when she arrived in the hall, she saluted Ding Xiufang.
"Jiang Cai'er, did you receive the order of Dong Zhishi to summon Bai Moran here?"
Ding Xiufang asked Jiang Cai'er
"It's not"
Ding Xiufang obviously raised the corners of her mouth and showed a weird smile, and instantly returned to normal, she returned to her seat, looked at Bai Moran and was about to question, at this time Jiang Caier hurriedly said: "It was Mo Ran who informed me to summon me by the maid in charge of Dong's affairs."
Ding Xiufang slapped the table and said angrily: "I know that you are good with Bai Moran, Dong Zhangshi didn't bring any maids to the Children's Art Hall at all, don't you tell the truth?" ”
Jiang Cai'er's eyes flickered, and she looked extremely entangled in her heart, only to see her look at Bai Moran who was kneeling on the ground, and then raised her head and said: "I saw Dong Zhang's maid Qingxian today, you can summon her to ask and know."
Ding Xiufang exhaled, as if suppressing the anger in her heart, she stared at Jiang Cai'er, and said after a while: "I see that you don't shed tears if you don't see the coffin."
After speaking, she said to the maid at the door: "Hurry up and go to Qiuxianglou to summon Dong Zhang's affairs and maid Qingxian."
The maid took the order and retreated, and after a while, a maid came in outside the house to report: "Ding is in charge, Li Yulian, the head of Cuiyunju, has arrived."
After hearing this, Ding Zhangshi immediately got up and walked out, and after a while, he walked in with a sad Li Yulian, and after Ding Zhangshi led Li Yulian to the main hall and sat down, he sat on the side.
"Has the cause of my sister's death been identified?"
Li Yulian took a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and asked.
"Sister Yulian, you must mourn, now you have eyebrows, and now you are interrogating"
Ding Xiufang also wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said.
After a while, someone came in to report: "Ding is in charge, Qiuxianglou Qingxian has arrived"
At this time, Bai Moran and Jiang Cai'er both looked out of the door with a worried face, especially Jiang Cai'er, her eyes were hopeful and sad, and they both knew in their hearts that Qingxian was the key person for them to clear their suspicions.
End of this chapter!