Chapter 17: The Female Ghost of the Temple
Shen Lingjun understood what she meant, Lanruo Temple was located on the top of the mountain, and the corpse was moved back to the yamen and then dissected, and it was a waste of time to toss back and forth.
So, Shen Lingjun asked the monks to clean up a utility room that was usually not very useful, and the officials moved Ji Hongfei's body in.
Zhao Qi looked at Ye Qingzhi's back, licked her lower lip, and a trace of blood spread on the tip of her tongue, and said secretly: This girl is also ruthless.
Luo Cheng saw it and said curiously: "General, your mouth is broken?" ”
Zhao Qi sat on a low stool next to him and glanced at him: "Get on fire!" ”
At this time, Zhao Kuo had already cleaned up all the water in the tank, looked down and checked, and called, "My lord, come and see." ”
A simple and small turquoise hairpin lies at the bottom of the water tank, which looks like women's jewelry.
Zhao Kuo took it out and shone it in the sun, the hairpin made of jade was smooth and translucent, and a bead swayed gently with the movement.
Su Musha glanced at it and said, "It's women's jewelry." ”
Shen Lingjun smiled knowingly, looked at Su Musha, and blinked: "It seems that someone is really pretending to be a ghost." ”
"Master, why are you leaving, what can I do in the future......" There was a howling cry from outside the temple.
Shen Lingjun's eyelids twitched: "Who." ”
A servant replied: "It's Ji Hongfei's concubine, his original wife died a few years ago, his two daughters are married, and there is only one concubine in the family." ”
As he spoke, the crying approached, and everyone looked at the door, and there were quite a few people coming.
Everyone gathered around a woman in her thirties dressed in rich clothes, and the woman covered her face with a brocade handkerchief and cried, and fell weakly on the maid, relying on the support of the maids on both sides.
Zhao Kuo walked over to ask, and the woman sobbed and cried vigorously, and suddenly had a headache.
An old man in his fifties had some foresight, and when he saw this situation, he stood up and said, "I am Ji Zhong, the housekeeper of Jifu. ”
Zhao Kuo took him to the side: "You come with me, our Lord Shen has something to ask." ”
"Master, where is my master?" The woman cried for a long time, and suddenly remembered this stubble: "Where did you hide my master, oh, my life is miserable, why did I encounter such a thing......" followed by another round of wailing.
Shen Lingjun really couldn't bear this magic sound, pointed to the guest room, and said to the official, "Take her to the back." ”
At first, the woman was quite reluctant, but Shen Lingjun let people drag it down directly.
Tang Tang said gossipsily: "I'll go and take a look at the back." After speaking, he grabbed Shen Changfeng and walked back.
Waiting for the front of the Buddha Hall to calm down again, Shen Lingjun asked Ji Zhong: "Why did Ji Hongfei suddenly come to Lanruo Temple?" ”
Ji Zhong was dressed in a decent manner, and he spoke in a decent manner: "It's strange to say, my lord has never believed in gods and Buddhas." Just a few days ago, my lord and I overheard two people in the house discussing, saying that Lanruo Temple is very effective, and many people go there. Not long after, the old man suddenly told me that he was going to Lanruo Temple to do things, and he also packed some baggage up the mountain overnight, and even I was not allowed to follow. ”
Su Musha said: "Has he ever asked someone to tell his fortune?" ”
Ji Zhong shook his head: "I don't know much about this, but at that time, the old man was soulless all day long, and he always suspected that someone was trying to harm him, so he found two people to look at the door every night, and closed the window and door on a hot day." I have also seen him a few times holding a piece of paper in a daze from time to time, with an expression on his face that he is not afraid or something, and he is worried all day long. ”
Shen Lingjun and Su Musha glanced at each other, knowing that what he was looking at was probably the lottery.
Zhao Qi raised his eyebrows: "You lord have a lot of enemies?" ”
Ji Zhong shook his head affirmatively: "No, although my lord is in business, he has always been kind and wealthy, and he has never had a grudge against anyone." ”
"When did that first happen?" Shen Lingjun asked.
Ji Zhong thought for a moment: "It seems that after the old man knew that Master Lei was assassinated outside." ”
Shen Lingjun nodded and asked, "Did those two subordinates come with you?" ”
Ji Zhong replied that he came with one, and it was the coachman of the Ji family.
Shen Lingjun asked him to call someone over and asked, "It's the Lanruo Temple where you are in front of Ji Hongfei." ”
The coachman was a little scared since he heard that Ji Hongfei died in Lanruo Temple, if he hadn't been cheap, Ji Hongfei wouldn't have been able to come to Lanruo Temple.
Therefore, he replied with some trepidation: "Yes, my lord." ”
"Don't be nervous." Shen Lingjun said: "Think about it, what you said at that time, and what was your master's reaction." ”
The coachman nodded and recalled: "Ah Lai and I have also heard from others that this Lanruo Temple is very effective, and what you ask for is what you get, even if it is built on the top of the mountain, it is not easy to climb up." It is also said that this temple is very cleverly built, facing cliffs on three sides, and there is a small road that can lead to it. At that time, in the middle of speaking, the master and the manager suddenly appeared and didn't say anything, but in the evening, the master suddenly came to look for the two of us. ”
Shen Lingjun's dark eyes moved: "What are you looking for?" ”
The coachman was a little puzzled and said, "The master asked us to confirm the location of Lanruo Temple. ”
Su Mu's cold eyes swept over, and said lightly: "Who did you listen to that Lanruo Temple is very effective. ”
The coachman was looked at by a spirit, and said honestly: "My mother-in-law went out to buy vegetables, and heard people mention Lanruo Temple every day, just that day with Ah Lai, but Ah Lai also said that his mother-in-law heard people mention it every day, and said that when he was free, he must go up the mountain to worship." ”
Waiting for the people from Ji Mansion to leave, Shen Lingjun touched his chin and thought, "Do you think that someone seems to have deliberately lured Ji Hongfei to live in the temple." ”
Zhao Kuo's inspiration flashed: "Both of them have hexagrams in their hands, could it be that the murderer did it on purpose?" ”
Shen Lingjun frowned: "A person who doesn't even believe in gods and Buddhas, and hid in the temple when he got this hexagram, is he sure that he will encounter any accidents?" ”
Zhao Qi pouted: "I guess I did something wrong." ”
Shen Lingjun whispered: "The hexagram is water, 'the bump that comes, and it will be useless in the end'." "Isn't this a conjunction?
"There's another possibility." Su Musha turned around and said in a cool voice: "It indicates murder." ”
Lei Chenghu is a heavenly hexagram in his hand, and he fell from a high place and died, Ji Hongfei got the Kan hexagram and drowned in the temple vat, coincidence? Or is it deliberate?
Shen Lingjun ordered Zhao Kuo: "Check whether Lei Hucheng and Ji Hongfei have any common enemies, where they went together before their deaths, and this hexagram is very important, go check this mysterious fortune teller, and ask who else in the first village has received the hexagram." ”
Zhao Kuo took the order and took a few officials down the mountain.
Half an hour later, Ye Qingzhi came out of the room and said to Shen Lingjun: "There is water in the lungs, it is certain that he drowned, but I found a drug in the water, the same as the one in his body, it can be judged that Ji Hongfei was drugged first, and then drowned in the tank." ”
Shen Lingjun nodded suddenly: "No wonder there is no trace of struggle." ”
Then, Shen Lingjun and Su Musha went to Yan Yan to ask about the female ghost.
Yan Yan said that when he went to his room to sleep after finishing his homework two nights ago, he saw a white shadow floating in front of his eyes, but the other brothers and sisters did not see it, and they all said that he was talking nonsense.
Yan Yan was willing to swear to the Buddha, he didn't talk nonsense, he did see it.
The two searched inside and out again, but there was no trace of the female ghost.
Shen Lingjun held the turquoise vermilion hairpin in his hand, squinted his eyes and said, "It seems that the 'female ghost' still exists." ”
Su Musha nodded: "It should have been down the mountain a long time ago." ”
At this time, Tang Tang ran over from the backyard with a gossip on his face, and said with a smile: "That woman is not sad at all, she didn't even have a tear after crying for a long time, and the thunder was heavy and the rain was small." ”
Shen Changfeng was helpless: "You worry about other people's own affairs." ”
Tang Tang felt that the temple was a little bored, and he was clamoring to go down the mountain.
Shen Lingjun thought that the murderer must have run away, and he couldn't find anything on the mountain, so he let a few officials guard it, and his party went down the mountain first.
I came and went for most of the day, the sky was getting dark, the weather on the mountain was different from the below, it was okay at noon, and it was cold in the morning and evening.
No matter what the others, Ye Qingzhi was wearing thin clothes and had no internal strength to protect her body, she shivered coldly, and her pale face was slightly blue.
Zhao Qi took her hand and frowned, "It's so cold." ”
Ye Qingzhi shook it off and said coldly: "It's okay." ”
Shen Lingjun realized that there was something wrong with these two people.
Tang Tang stared at Zhao Qi's lips: "General Zhao, what's wrong with your mouth?" ”
"On fire." Zhao Qi said casually.
Tang Tang looked at Ye Qingzhi and then at Zhao Qi, his eyes turned around, and he snickered.
Shen Lingjun didn't gossip like Tang Tang, Ye Qingzhi was not in good health, and she was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she said, "Come down the mountain." ”
Walking down the mountain too slowly, everyone still used light skills all the way down, this time Shen Lingjun was blessed to remember that Ye Qingzhi would not do light work, originally Zhao Qi usually took the initiative to take care of Ye Qingzhi, but today they were a little awkward, so he said: "I'll take you down." ”
Ye Qingzhi glanced at her resentfully: "You finally remembered me." ”
After descending the mountain, the temperature also returned to normal, not so cold, but the mountains were high and dense, blocking most of the sky, and it seemed more and more dark.
A few people rode back, and Tang Tang proposed, "Let's go have a meal first." ”
When I came to the most luxurious restaurant in the first village, I asked for a private room, a table was full of dishes, and several people were also hungry, so they threw their hearts on the dining table, and they couldn't talk for a while.
Only Su Musha drank wine but didn't eat vegetables, every time he saw the plate of white ball soup in the middle, he thought of Ji Hongfei who was soaked and white, and suddenly lost his appetite.
It has been the middle of the moon from the restaurant, the night market of the first village is still lively, not to mention the red wine and green lights in the west lane, there are also several painting boats on the river bank, and the sound of piano and laughter and frolic comes from inside.
Shen Lingjun remembered the pastries he had eaten before, and proposed to buy two boxes for supper.
Ye Qingzhi felt a little dizzy and wanted to go back to rest first, so she led the horse and walked back.
Zhao Qi followed Ye Qingzhi a few steps away, not far away.
During the play, he squatted on a nearby tree and wondered: "Luo Cheng, have you noticed that the general and Miss Ye are wrong?" ”
Luo Cheng tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled stiffly: "You are so powerful, you can see this." "In hindsight, I'm afraid that no one can grab the first when the play is second.
I was quite proud when I played: "That's." ”
In autumn, the wind at night was already a little cool, Ye Qingzhi felt that her face was a little stiff, and reached out to rub it.
Zhao Qi held back all the way, it was already the limit at this time, and he walked up with an arrow step and said directly: "Girl, what are you angry about." ”
Ye Qingzhi turned her gaze away: "No." ”
Zhao Qi gritted his teeth: "Then what are you hypocritical." ”
Ye Qingzhi half-lowered her eyes, a trace of gloom flashed in her eyes, and then she raised her head, as calm as usual: "Zhao Qi, there are some things that I didn't want to say......"
Zhao Qi's dark eyes looked at her stunned, as if he wanted to see into Ye Qingzhi's heart. He is not a man who beats around the bush, he simply breaks everything up, crumples it, and says it clearly.
Zhao Qi clasped Ye Qingzhi's chin with one hand, calmed his throat, and said, "You say." ”