The two of them were worried, because they wanted to quit their jobs and go home because of the haunting, but they coveted the little reward given by their wife during the festival, so they discussed surviving the fifteenth day of the first month and getting benefits before leaving.

Who would have thought that seeing that it was the eleventh day of the first lunar month, such an incident happened, and they were bumped into by their brothers. So when Xu Chu asked, both of them trembled and replied with sad faces: "No, our brothers are on night patrol all the way, not to mention human figures, not even ghosts." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the older subordinate on the side slapped him on the back of the head, "What nonsense, I'm not afraid of messing with dirty things." ”

He saw that his brother stopped talking, so he suppressed the anger and panic in his heart, and said with a smile: "Where is there anyone, the people in our house know that there is no life in the house, and they dare not go out easily when it gets dark." As for the people outside, because the master initially suspected that someone was pretending to be a ghost, he had already let us patrol night and night, and we didn't dare to slack off, so those who were young wanted to go in and out at will. ”

Xu Chu nodded, and fell into deep thought, if you want to kill people and throw corpses unconsciously, and do it with such a sense of ceremony, what kind of person will it be?

It stands to reason that if someone commits murder in the name of a ghost, there must be a root. Just like in the previous five-star murder case, the root cause lies in the incident of stealing the sky and changing the day 20 years ago. And Lotus Villa is a murderer who avenges his family.

What about Song Mansion? Is it a simple battle in the back house, or is it related to Song Derong's identity? Or maybe there's something hidden that they don't know.

At the moment when she saw the corpse, not to mention Xiao Qinglang and her, even others could see that this case was by no means a momentary murder. If you kill someone in a moment of anger, then how can you use Yang Xi to fill your throat and intend to skin people?

It can't be as simple as killing people for money. After all, Aunt Yang's headdress and jewelry have never been lost, so she has not seen the maids around her to report the theft.

Xiao Qinglang followed behind Xu Chu and took a closer look at the hemp rope and the dead tree, and then looked around, but did not find any blood. Whether it's the splatters or the blood stains left by the drag, it's as if the corpse was hanging here out of thin air.

"Where the hell did the body come from? Zi Shi was killed around the time, and died because of Yang Xi's throat. That is, the murderer should have been committing the murder before the time of the child, and then the body was transported here for arrangement. And the subordinates who patrol the night found the corpse at three o'clock, that is, she had to place the corpse in three quarters, and clean all traces so that no one could find it. Xiao Qinglang saw that Xu Chu was still bowing his head and thinking, so he said slowly, "This is not an easy task. However, now it is more important to find the place where the murderer committed the crime. ”

Xu Chu nodded, sighed and said, "Go to Aunt Yang's garden and meet her maid." After a pause, she looked at the official messenger who had been following behind her and asked, "I don't know if the government can find out Aunt Yang's identity information, and who she is friends with, is there anyone who has offended?" ”

When the official saw her asking, he hurriedly replied: "Aunt Yang was originally a wine seller, and she tried to sell alcohol on the opportunity of selling laughter, but she was later taken back to the house by adults to be an aunt. As for the family, there really isn't much of it anymore. ”

"I heard that Aunt Yang has a distant cousin who has come to join the adult before. But later, because he didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, he was kicked out of the house by the adults, and the adults were worried that he would fall into the streets, so he deliberately found a courtyard for him to live temporarily. ”

"As for who he has offended, I have never heard of it. Even if there is a war of words, it will not cost people's lives. ”

The implication of the official's words is that even if he has a grudge against people outside, who dares to sneak into the palace to commit murder?

Xu Chu nodded, thinking a little in his heart. As she could see, although the General Judgment Mansion did not have officials and guards everywhere like the official mansion, there were also guards at the front and back doors. If it is an outsider, I am afraid that it is really difficult to enter, let alone accurately find Aunt Yang and then start.

Unless......

She squinted slightly, and was just about to tell Xiao Qinglang about her guess, when she saw the person leading the way in front of her talk about Aunt Yang's yard.

Aunt Yang's maid is named Yan'er, and she has always been a bully. On weekdays, relying on her aunt to be favored and powerful, she often shows off her power in front of her subordinates. At the most powerful time, even Feng'er, who was following her wife, had to give way to her.

Originally, she wanted to ask Aunt Yang for more rewards, but she didn't want Aunt Yang to become a bloody corpse overnight. As soon as she remembered the scene she saw when she was called to the garden for questioning, she trembled like chaff, for fear of being haunted by evil spirits.

Now that she saw the legendary Miss Chu, she no longer dared to curl up under the quilt, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Xu Chu with snot and tears flowing down, and said in a hoarse voice: "Girl, help, I don't want to die...... I really don't know anything, I don't know anything. ”

She is really scared, in fact, it is not only her, but now everyone in the entire Song Mansion is in danger, and she can't wait for wages as long as she can leave. It's just that human life is at stake, and even if Song Derong doesn't think about it, he knows that he can't easily let anyone leave at this time.

At this point, he wasn't dazed.

Xu Chu asked Yan'er to pull Yan'er up and asked, "Where were you around last night?" What are you doing, have you ever seen your aunt get up, or have you ever seen someone looking for her? ”

Yan'er shook her head, choked up and said, "My aunt has never liked me to serve at night, and many times she will send me down early to rest. It was the same last night, when my aunt had taken a bath and asked me to prepare my clothes for the next day, and told me to go down and rest. ”

As she spoke, the tears turned into tears again, which showed that she was really frightened.

"But because strange things always happen in the house, I don't dare to live alone, so I live in the lower man's room for many days, and live with the maid who cleans the yard."

"My aunt is actually very good, and she treats me very well." She wiped away a handful of tears, and looked at Xu Chu with red and swollen eyes. "Actually, just like the way my aunt was mean to the girl that day, when she was in the yard, she would never treat us like that."

"My aunt can make wine, and when she is happy, she will give us some brewing to try. But I don't know why, she's always domineering when she's outside, and she hasn't even had a good time in front of her master. ”

Xu Chu twisted his eyebrows slightly, according to what Yan'er said, isn't this Aunt Yang the two faces of the people in front of and behind the people? But if this is to avoid favor, or if you want to be disliked, it doesn't make sense, after all, Aunt Yang often sends people to cut off her beard, and always looks for a reason to leave Song Derong in her room.

But apart from this reason, what other reason would make a person show a nasty face in front of people? Or, Song Derong likes her high-flying appearance?

Xu Chu asked a few more carefully, and saw that Yan'er really didn't know the inside story, so he went to inquire about the number of mothers-in-law in Yan'er's mouth. Sure enough, everyone can testify that she did go and lie down as soon as it got dark.

Then Xu Chu looked at the decoction that Aunt Yang was taking, and there was nothing suspicious. Although that recipe is not to remove heat poison, it is also nourishing, and there will be no problems when eating.

Now, only the house where Aunt Yang lives, which has not yet been checked, remains.

It was evident that the house had not yet been cleaned up, the water in the washroom bath barrel had not yet been carried away, and the clothes that had been worn the previous day hanging on the screen were very messily kneaded. When I went to the back room, I saw that the rouge and gouache on the dresser were neatly arranged, and none of the jewelry and makeup had been turned over, but the cloth towel used to dry my hair on the back of the chair was still slightly wet.

When Xu Chu was checking the dresser, Xiao Qinglang also looked at the furnishings in the room casually. A small incense burner with carved hollows, a tiger skin on the couch that is intact and undamaged, and a small double-sided embroidered fan for playing......

Looking at it, it is exquisite, and such a valuable object was sent to Aunt Yang's room, which shows that she is indeed quite favored by Song Derong.

He stepped on the carpet with Xu Chu and looked at the Babu bed together, but saw a quilt neatly spread on it. It should be that Aunt Yang has not rested yet, so there are no wrinkles in the futon.

The satin quilt is embroidered with clusters of gorgeous flowers on top of each other, and the white lining is particularly beautiful.

Xu Chumo rubbed the quilt a few times, and there were some doubts in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was strange. She subconsciously looked at Xiao Qinglang, only to hear Xiao Qinglang say: "This quilt should be the compressed wind quilt used to press the wind." ”

As soon as he spoke, Xu Chu's train of thought instantly became clear. She said why the quilt was a little thin to the touch, according to common sense, it was cold in winter, and even if the stove was burned, the rich would prepare a quilt to press the wind. What's more, Aunt Yang doesn't need to serve at night, and she doesn't need to add a stove in the middle of the night.

If you only cover this small quilt, you will definitely feel cold in the second half of the night when there is no heating stove.

But what about the other quilt? You must know that a quilt is not destroyed like a piece of paper.

"Let people check the flower beds and flower pots in the yard for ashes and whether there are any signs of being turned." Xiao Qinglang looked back at the official who followed behind him, and ordered without hesitation.

After a few moments, the official returned to the courtyard and found no ashes, nor any traces of being turned.

Xu Chu glanced at him and said thoughtfully: "Someone took away the quilt." ”

Is it the murderer, or who?

She quickly got up and said, "So I can probably guess why Aunt Yang was scratched on the face alive, but she didn't resist at all...... Only now, I need to re-examine the body. ”