Chapter 43: Why
Huang Pi held the painting in his hand, returned to the house, and did not go to lie on the bed again, but spread the painting on the ground, sat in the middle by himself, and a few paintings were gathered around.
Ah Xiang, Xiang'er, they must be the same person.
Ye Qiongsheng, this son, will he also know anything?
Ye Qiongsheng and Liang Zhewei were good friends in the past, but now Ye Qiongsheng's fief is close to the Wei State, with many mountains and rivers, and some restless people hide in the mountains and occupy the king.
Liang Zhewei was guarding the border of Qi State, and when he went there, Huang Pi knew that it was because of Liang Zhecheng. He has been secretly looking for clues related to voodoo, and Wuge was rescued by him and then sent to Dali Temple for placement.
Wuge's people, because of voodoo, all died, Wuge is the only one who survived, has been wandering around the tribes, looking for people and things related to voodoo.
On the northern frontier, the people in the tribe are gone, and the corpses are thrown into the open field to feed the wolves.
Later, when he had almost learned something, he escaped from the army, and in the desert, he searched for corpses everywhere, robbed people in the mouths of jackals, tigers and leopards, and evaded the pursuit of the troops.
Evading military service without permission is a capital crime, Wu Ge wants to avenge his people, wants to find out the cause, in the army, he can't find anything, he can only wander in the desert.
Later, because of the dissection of the corpse, the people of the tribe who had returned to inspect him saw him, thinking that he was going to eat human flesh and insult the deceased, so they took him, tied him to a tree, and tried to feed him alive to the wolves.
It was Liang Zhewei who led people to explore various tribes, and happened to run into him, and I heard that he had been wandering around, stealing corpses in the middle of the night, and not allowing wolves to approach, he was a terrible demon. This demon always talks about voodoo, witch barbarians, witch plague, these things that come out of the snowy mountains.
The snow-capped mountain is a taboo for the locals, and Liang Zhewei also went to see it several times, but he didn't find anything.
This Wuge, since he mentioned these things, must know something. Liang Zhewei led someone to save him and brought him back to the military camp for interrogation.
It took ten days of starving him to pry his mouth open and learn about his relationship with voodoo.
When he was nine years old, there was an accident in the clan, and overnight, the whole clan was gone, and only he was hidden by his parents in a dry well and escaped. By the time he crawled out the next day, there were no living people left in the whole tribe.
He stayed in the camp for seven days, looking through everyone's bodies, remembering what each one looked like, and vowing to avenge them.
Liang Zhewei didn't embarrass him, the matter of voodoo is extremely tricky to investigate, this Wuge is a deserter, it is very dangerous to stay in the frontier, and besides, those things that he and military medicine are not on the table at all.
After thinking about it, he wrote a letter to Liang Zhesi, just now, there was a shortage of people in Dali Temple, so Liang Zhewei coaxed Wu Ge to Dali Temple, saying that he should learn from the servants in it, and then go back to the frontier to find the results.
Wu Ge is very studious and very smart, but in two years, he should have understood everything, and Wu Guo's official language is no longer a problem, originally, he was going to return to the frontier, go to Liang Zhewei's men, and go with him to spy on voodoo.
Unexpectedly, he encountered a Voodoo attack on Vijin, and Wu Ge stayed.
Liang Zhewei also knew the news from the capital, so he didn't mention letting Wu Ge go back, but only told him to help Dali Temple here, in the snow mountain, as well as the surrounding tribes, and the witch god division of Qi country, he would pay attention.
Now, there are a total of three people in Zhezhe's painting, Wei Zhen has passed away, this Ah Xiang, Liang Zhesi went to check, and the rest of the prince Ye Qiongsheng, will he also know something?
Huang Pi elbowed his chin and thought for a long time, and finally, he wrote a letter and asked people to send it out.
On this side, Liang Zhesi arrived at the Imperial History Mansion, and he didn't wait long in the Imperial History Mansion, so he waited for Wang Siqi, and Wang Siqi was followed by a person.
"Dad, why are you here?" Liang Zhesi was surprised.
"I'm here to play chess with Lord Wang," Liang Bingwen was not surprised by Liang Zhesi's appearance, and nodded very calmly, asking Liang Zhesi not to be restrained.
"Liang Gongzi, what are you coming to my house for?" Wang Siqi was a little tired, these two fathers and sons, Lao Tzu left his son, his son came and Lao Tzu left, now it's okay, rush together, I don't know what is going on in this Imperial History Mansion, so that the father and son think about it every day.
"Lord Yushi, I'm here to find someone in the mansion," Liang Zhesi indicated his intention, because when Wei Jin was stabbed before, there were some details that needed to be confirmed with this maid again.
"Isn't this case all over?" Could it be that Dali Temple is still secretly tracking? Is there anything wrong with this maid?
"It's that there are some problems here in Dali Temple, and I need to ask for advice," Liang Zhesi didn't dare to reveal too much.
"Is there something wrong with this maid?" Liang Bingwen was on the side, and asked very simply, he waved his hand to let his subordinates retreat, and told Liang Zhesi very sincerely, "Is it something found out by Dali Temple?" Just tell the truth, Lord Wang won't leak it. ”
"Yes," facing Liang Bingwen, Liang Zhesi could only do so.
"Is it her?" Wang Siqi couldn't believe that this Ah Xiang was a maid that their family bought back since childhood, this maid was outside, and there were no relatives, and in this family, there was nothing wrong with being a person and doing things.
Originally, Zou wanted to accept her and make a maid for Wang Weizhen to warm the bed. This girl has been following Zou since she was a child, although she is young, she works hard and seriously, and she is easy to learn.
Wei Zhen and Wei Jin were naughty when they were young, so Zou took Ah Xiang out and asked them to learn from her. This Ah Xiang is willing to learn everything, and when he was seven or eight years old, he followed the cook to make some pastries, which tasted very good.
Most of the food that Zou appreciates for the children is sent by this maid, and sometimes, she makes it herself.
Wei Jin had an accident in front of him, Zou and Wang, after thinking about it, they only thought of the people outside, or those who came in halfway, they never thought about it, and they have been following, Ah Xiang, who grew up with Wei Jin and Wei Zhen since childhood.
was mentioned by Liang Zhesi like this, Wang Siqi was stunned for a long time, and finally figured it out, and immediately asked people to find Ah Xiang.
The servants took her with them, and soon came to her.
The injury she suffered before was almost healed, and now, she was in the kitchen, making soup for Zou and giving it to Wei Jin, and after the person was called away, someone immediately went to inform Zou.
When Zou arrived, he saw Wang Siqi angry, pointing to Ah Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, trembling, and questioned non-stop.
"Say, it's not you!"
"Master, what's going on?" Zou looked at Ah Xiang who was kneeling on the ground, and the father and son of the Liang family who were noncommittal and standing on the side were a little puzzled.
Even if a subordinate makes a mistake, he shouldn't be reprimanded in front of outsiders, isn't this a joke?
"Madam," Ah Xiang was teary-eyed, the whole person was pitiful, and when she saw Zou, she immediately hugged her legs.
"Master, what's the matter, you can ask slowly, why did you get so angry?"
"Xiang'er, what did you do? Why did you provoke the old man to be so angry? Zou saw Wang Siqi's dark face, and didn't answer, so he could only ask Ah Xiang.
"Madam, it really wasn't Xiang'er who did it!" Ah Xiang cried and cried, and explained the cause and effect. She was originally in the kitchen to decoct Miss Wei Jin, and she didn't know why, so the master came to call her.
When I came here, I saw Liang Gongzi of Dali Temple, and as soon as he saluted, he was scolded by the master and knelt down, asking Wei Jin and Wei Zhen if they had stolen the voodoo on their bodies.
"Madam, Xiang'er grew up in the house from childhood to adulthood, and there are no relatives outside," Ah Xiang cried very much, "On weekdays, I go out behind the masters, and I don't have any contact with the people next to me, why am I poisoned?" ”
"I am loyal to my masters, and I am not disrespectful," Ah Xiang defended himself on the side.
"Master, here, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding," Zou listened for a long time, and finally understood, it must have been something Liang Zhesi of Dali Temple said that would make Wang Siqi angry, "Xiang'er has been in the mansion since she was a child, there are no relatives outside, and the people she comes into contact with are all people in the mansion, how could she be poisoned?" ”
"Who else is she not? The children's food is always sent to her, and she is the only one who can do it! Wang Siqi pointed at Ah Xiang, and he was angry, "I'm in the Imperial History Mansion, I don't treat you well, who are you instructed by, why don't you hurry up and say it?" ”
"Why must it be her? I let the grandmothers try the food sent over, even if she wants to do it, someone has to help her, "If Wei Zhen and Wei Jin are both poisoned by her, wouldn't she start to be a philosopher at the age of seven or eight?"
"Wei Zhen, Wei Zhen, didn't we find someone?" When Wei Zhen had an accident, after she and Wang Siqi found out, they privately investigated that it was a grandmother who served Wei Zhen's side.
This grandmother has been secretly executed by them.
As for Wei Jin, didn't she also find out, it was her nurse, who fed those foods and caused trouble?
"Madam, this poison has to be taken for a long time, you don't know," whether it is a grandmother or a nurse, the food they give, and the two children do not move every time.
But this Ah Xiang is different, the food she made at the age of seven or eight already made the two children love it.
"That can't be Ah Xiang, the food she is making now is still checked by Mama," because Wei Jin found out about voodoo, Zou was a lot more cautious, and now, all food must be checked by Mama.
"Besides, a few days ago, Dali Temple came with a bell to check, and there was no problem with the people in the family, "If Ah Xiang really moved his hands and feet in eating, then those grandmothers who tried it would not have any problems at all."
"This-" When Zou said this, Wang Siqi, who was originally angry, was stunned.
That's the truth! Could it be that Dali Temple made a mistake?
After listening to Zou's words, Liang Zhesi was also stunned, and began to doubt himself, could it really be an adult, but he didn't think about it enough, he didn't think of this.
This Ah Xiang, it seems that there is really no problem!
"Poisoning, not necessarily when making food, there is no problem when you try it, when you send it to the master, if there is a problem, then-" Liang Bingwen saw that everyone was frightened by Zou's words, and was ready to compromise, so he reminded them.
"Every time I send food to the past, not all of the masters will eat it, and they will reward it to the people later," Ah Xiang defended, "I really haven't touched this food." ”
"That's right, this food, even if it has to be done with hands and feet, so many people are there, how can she be sure that the children will definitely eat?" Zou is on Ah Xiang's side, this maid, but for Wei Jin, she almost died!
"This girl, she is loyal, don't listen to the two words that others say, you will be confused," Zou reminded him, not to lose the loyalty of his servants because of this.
In these years, there are not many people who are loyal, protect the Lord and love the Lord, and they do not treat them well, but they are full of suspicions and speculation and scruples.
Zou's words silenced Liang Bingwen and Liang Zhesi, who were standing on the side.
Now, all this is just suspicion, there is no evidence, there is no evidence, it is indeed unreasonable to suspect a maid so much, or a maid who blocks the knife for Wei Jin.
But this maid has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and she is not a person to mess with.
Intuition told the two fathers and sons that there must be something wrong with this maid.