Chapter 257: Strange Things in Zeng's Mansion

Zengfu Flower Hall

Zeng Qingfeng said condescendingly: "Cailian, you first tell me the ins and outs of the matter. ”

"Yes, young master!" Cai Lian stopped choking and said, "I was watering the flowers in the backyard garden as usual this morning, and when I saw Fushun coming, I walked over to greet him...... He wanted to scare me, he hugged me and kissed and gnawed, and wanted to pull me to do things behind the rockery. Young master, young lady, do you want to be the master of lotus picking? Woowoo...... If this thing gets out, how will I get married in the future? ”

Pei Xiuxiu stood up angrily and asked, "Fushun, let me ask you if what you said just now is true?" ”

"That's true, but ......" Fushun explained anxiously, "Young Master, young lady, the reason why I did this is because I thought that Miss Cailian wanted me to do this. ”

"Phew!" Cailian was so angry that she cried and scolded: "Fushun, who do you think of me Cailian?" It's obvious that you are a wanderer, and you still put the fault on me. You're a thing! ”

A group of subordinates at the bottom were indignantly helping Cailian accuse Fushun.

Zeng Qingfeng said: "Cailian, don't get excited first, let him explain things clearly before making a judgment." ”

Zeng Qingfeng turned his face to Fushun and said, "Fushun, why do you say that Miss Cailian wants you to treat her like this?" What is the evidence? ”

Fushun hurriedly explained: "I was on duty in the backyard the night before yesterday, and when I was passing by the rockery, I met the lotus girl, she hugged me and told me that she liked me, and said that she would marry me......

Cai Lian was so angry that she stomped her feet and jumped: "You spew people with blood!" Stinky Fushun, you simply made something out of nothing! When did I see you the night before? You ......"

Pei Xiuxiu, who couldn't stand it, pointed at Fushun's nose and scolded: "Okay, you Fushun, do you really know how to put gold on your face?" Do you think that making up a lie will clear your name? If you dare to lie again, go and stay in the official yamen. ”

Fushun cried and begged for mercy: "Young master, young lady, I really didn't lie, I met Miss Cailian the night before yesterday, I dared to raise my hand and swear that if there is half a lie, the sky will thunder." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion at the bottom.

Wu'er, who was in the same room with Cailian, was the first to come out and question: "Fushun, you said that you met Cailian in the back garden the night before yesterday, but Cailian and I got up early the night before yesterday, are you still quibbling now?" ”

Cai Lian said again and again: "Yes, what Wu'er said is right. As for whether I went to the back garden the night before, and Wu'er, who shared a room with me, can testify for me, what else do you have to say? ”

Fushun's face wrinkled like a clown and explained: "Miss Cailian, the two of us obviously met the night before, just in the rockery in the back garden, have you forgotten?" Or did I see a ghost? ”

The two of them argued with each other.

Zeng Qingfeng, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said: "You all give me a quiet moment, Fushun, I have a question, did you really see clearly that person was Cai Lian the night before?" ”

"This ...... This ......" Fushun said hesitantly: "Actually, I didn't see my face clearly at that time, because the dark clouds covered the moon the night before, and the black light was blinding, and it happened that the candle in my hand was touched and fell to the ground, so I didn't see the girl's face." But the girl hugged me from behind and told me that she was Cailian, and said some love words. I was so distraught that I was about to turn around and hug her when she ran away. ”

Fushun kowtowed and begged for mercy: "What Fushun said is true, Fushun has always been a proper person, never doing things like stealing chickens and touching dogs, and lowly things, you also know this young master, please check it out clearly!" ”

Pei Xiuxiu sneered: "Then according to what you said, it was Cailian who slept and sneaked out to find you in the middle of the night without Wu'er?" Ridiculous! Honest and untrustworthy! Kill my unbelief, according to my understanding of Cailian, Cailian is not that kind of person at all. ”

"Wu'er, you live in the same room with Cailian, have you ever gotten up and gone out halfway to Cailian?"

Wu'er thought about it carefully and shook his head and said: "No, Cailian and I have always slept well, and rarely get up at night, besides, I can testify that Cailian fell asleep first and then fell asleep that night." ”

It's really hard for a clean official to cut off family affairs!

Zeng Qingfeng pondered for a while and said: "First put Fushun in the firewood room, and then let him out when the truth of the matter is ascertained." ”

Three or four small guys carried Fushun to the firewood room, and along the way, Fushun kept shouting, "Wronged, wronged......"

Pei Xiuxiu took Cailian's hand and comforted: "Cailian, you don't have to think about it, fortunately, there is nothing wrong, so don't take today's matter to heart, we will definitely find out the truth and make decisions for you." ”

"Thank you, young master, thank you, young grandma!" Cai Lian bowed and saluted, and finally returned to the room crying with the support of Wu'er.

Early the next morning, Zeng Qingfeng and his wife, who were sleeping in their sleep, were awakened by the chaotic shouts in the yard.

"Oh no, something happened." Zeng Qingfeng got out of bed, put on a coat and walked out.

Pei Xiuxiu quickly got dressed and rushed to the yard.

I saw a group of people crying and shouting, shouting the name of "Cailian" loudly.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Zeng Qingfeng pushed away the crowd and saw Cai Lian, whose face was pale, lying motionless on the ground.

Zeng Qingfeng touched her hands and feet, which were already cold, and it seemed that she had been out of breath for a long time.

Pei Xiuxiu, who reacted, squatted down in shock and hugged Cailian and cried: "Cailian, Cailian, why are you so stupid?" ”

The girl is usually kind and has a very good reputation in Zengfu.

This will be a group of maids and little girls crying and wiping their tears, sad.

Zeng Qingfeng frowned and looked around, only to see a white silk hanging vertically on a big tree next to the rockery.

Zeng Qingfeng took a special look at Cailian's neck and neck was red and swollen, with obvious strangulation marks, and the preliminary judgment was that it was caused by hanging himself.

"Young Master, Young Master!" Xiao Shunzi ran over breathlessly and reported: "Young master, I went to the firewood room just now to take a look, Fushun and he ran away?" ”

Zeng Qingfeng asked casually, "What?" Take me to see it. ”

Xiao Shunzi took Zeng Qingfeng to the firewood room, only to see that the wooden door was wide open, and there was no one inside.

Xiao Shunzi said: "When I came, I found that the door was open, and it seems that someone deliberately let Fushun go." ”

Zeng Qingfeng said calmly: "Xiao Shunzi, hurry up and report to the official!" ”

"Yes, young master!" Xiao Shunzi disappeared like a gust of wind.

Zeng Qingfeng quietly returned to the courtyard and saw that everyone was still crying sadly.

His wife was no exception, crying so much that the pear blossoms brought rain and were heartbroken.

Pei Xiuxiu and Cailian are the same age, and the two usually talk well, although they are commensurate with master and servant, they are actually like sisters.

Cailian's sudden departure, Xiuxiu was naturally sad.

The calm Zeng Qingfeng called Wu'er and asked, "Wu'er, what time did you and Cailian go to bed last night?" Have you noticed any unusual behavior from her? ”

Wu'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief and choked up: "I was infected with wind and cold last night, and after Cailian helped me decoction and take it, I went to bed early." I really don't know what happened after that, if I knew that Cailian would not be able to think about it, I would not have slept first...... Woowoo...... Sister Cailian......"

Pei Xiuxiu cried and stood up and shouted, "What about Fushun? It's all to blame for that Fushun disrespectful Cailian, otherwise Cailian wouldn't have hanged herself, and I'm going to settle accounts with him now! ”

Zeng Qingfeng moved his body in front of her and said, "Don't go, Fushun ran away." ”

"What? Ran away? Pei Xiuxiu was surprised for a while.

Pei Xiuxiu scolded angrily: "Okay! You Fushun, I thought you were just a scoundrel with a thin girl, but it turns out that you are a murderer! Report to the official, go to the official, I see where you can go? ”

Wu'er also cried on the side: "Sister Cailian, you died so unjustly!" ”

Zeng Qingfeng patted Pei Xiuxiu's shoulder and comforted: "Girl, calm down!" I have already sent someone to report to the official, as for whether Cailian was killed by him, and whether Fushun was the murderer, it is too early to draw conclusions. I believe that the government will find out the truth, and everything will fall into place. ”

Pei Xiuxiu cried: "What else is there to check here? The facts are in front of you, now that Cailian is dead, and Fushun happens to be missing, how can it be such a coincidence? It is clear that Fushun absconded in fear of crime after killing people and destroying his mouth. ”

Zeng Qingfeng persuaded: "The people from the official mansion should arrive soon, you still go to Zhang Luo to find out about the aftermath of Cailian, Cailian is a good girl with a heartfelt heart, and you can't treat her badly." ”

Pei Xiuxiu threw herself into Xianggong's arms and cried: "Cai Lian deliberately went to Beijing to join us, now that she is dead, how can we be worthy of her?" ”

"Okay, the girl can't be resurrected after death, so don't be too sad."

After a while, the people from the yamen carefully inspected Cailian's body, and asked in detail the ins and outs of the case before leaving.

Zeng's mansion was shrouded in sadness, which was the second white event held by the mansion after the death of Mrs. Zeng.

Just as everyone was immersed in the atmosphere of grief, something even more bizarre happened.

Wu'er, a little girl in the same room as Cailian, was found drowned in a well the next day.

Now the entire Zeng Mansion is not calm, and two people have died in a row in just a few days, and this terrible news has spread in a panic, making the Zeng Mansion restless and the people panic.

Pei Xiuxiu was still immersed in the pain of losing Cailian and was heartbroken, but the next day her henchman Wu'er also died.

Now her heart really hurts like a knife, and she is about to collapse.

"Wu'er...... Wu'er ...... Why did you leave me? Pei Xiuxiu hugged the body of Wu'er who was salvaged from the well, and wailed in pain.

Zeng Qingfeng looked at the wet corpse coldly, and couldn't calm down anymore.

It seems that there is a vicious murderer in Zengfu, who is it? For whom did he come? Now everything is still unknown.

But killing pays for life, this is an eternal truth.

Zeng Qingfeng secretly made up his mind: never let go of the murderer.

A few days later, after finishing the funeral of Cailian and Wu'er, Zeng's subordinates successively submitted their resignations to their hometowns.

It's no wonder that two people died in a row, which inevitably caused panic.

The most important thing is that some strange remarks in Zengfu have been frequent recently, and remarks such as ghosts have spread in private, and many timid maids have taken the opportunity to propose to leave Zengfu.

As the so-called twisted melon is not sweet, Pei Xiuxiu approved their resignation one by one, and gave them an extra silver tael, which was not in vain for the love of the master and servant, and the subordinates left with two thousand silver thanks.

Zeng's mansion was shrouded in darkness.