Chapter 25: The Ghost Festival (8)
Liu Heng glanced at the jade pendant in Wu Qingtian's hand with a nervous expression, and said, "You said this, this, this is my love token with my wife, one piece for each person, what's the matter, Lord Wu has seen it?" ”
Wu Qingtian saw that something was not quite right when he spoke, so he couldn't help but keep a heart, returned the jade pendant to him, and touched both sides of the jade pendant, although it was not very obvious, but it was also the appearance of words engraved on it, and there was reason to suspect that it was a pair of jade pendants, so in this way, Steward Liu's case, Master Liu is very suspicious!
"I haven't seen it", Wu Qingtian shook his head, "The official saw that it was only half of it, so ask, without further ado, Master Liu, lead the way!" ”
Liu Heng put away the jade pendant, nodded, and led Wu Qingtian to the scene of the incident, Ding Jiu was just about to follow, but seeing that they hadn't left yet, his footsteps froze, and he looked back at them, "Let's go!" ”
Chu Yu thought about it, Liu Heng's expression changed just now, as if he was hiding something, and Wu Qingtian's performance was also very intriguing.
"Brother Chu? What's wrong, did you find anything wrong? ”
Chu Yu smiled and said nothing, "Let's go up and take a look first, this Lord Wu is rigorous and serious in handling cases, and he is upright, but he is a high-ranking official, maybe he can make new discoveries." ”
The three of them passed in front of Ding Jiu, and no one spoke to him, smiling, he looked puzzled, and couldn't help but complain in a low voice, "I thought I had the same name as the monarch, right?" I really think I'm a big guy! Cut...... Wait for me! ”
"Lord Wu, this is where Xu'er was killed last night, you see, there are still Xu'er's bloodstains, everything here I obeyed the arrangements of Gongzi Chu and them, and I didn't move."
"Hmmm......"
Wu Qingtian looked at the bloodstains on the ground, and then looked at the furnishings in the room, and couldn't help but nod approvingly, of course, he agreed with Chu Yu's approach, this Chu Yu couldn't help but have an extraordinary bearing, with a smile on his face, and he looked like he saw through everything, and the way he handled things was also so that he couldn't pick out the thorns, I have to say, he really had some doubts about his identity.
"This is Ling Gongzi's room?"
"This is the little girl's room."
"Oh? How did he end up here at such a late hour? ”
At this time, Chu Yu and the others had just arrived, and Shanshan explained, "Lord Wu, here's the thing, Miss Xuanxuan has been in a coma because of her excessive sadness, and Liu Gongzi will take care of her here." ”
Liu Heng nodded, "Exactly." ”
Wu Qingtian entered the room and looked, as before, there was no suspicious place or traces of being moved, and the murderer's goal was obvious, that is, to kill Liu Xu!
"I don't know who my Liu family has offended, do you have to be willing to kill my family!"
Liu Heng said bitterly.
Ding Jiu was coming over with a feather fan, and when he heard Liu Heng's lamentation, he couldn't help but stop, not that he heard anything from his words, but that he found something and shouted, "What about people!" Come and see, there's a footprint here! ”
After hearing this, everyone immediately rushed over to look, Ding Jiu stretched out his hand to push open the window, and a shallow footprint fell on the side of the bed, if you really didn't look closely, you really couldn't see that there was a footprint here.
Chu Yu opened his mouth and said, "Daoist Ding is really as careful as dust." ”
Ding Jiu was also not modest, "That's!" I walk the river...... I have been an errand boy in the palace for so many years, how can I become a big celebrity by the monarch's side without any ability! ”
Shanshan and Zhao Yu laughed secretly on the side, looking at him helplessly, this Ding Jiu, don't say anything else, his ability to boast is not small, and almost leaking his mouth does not prevent him from continuing to brag, if he knows that the real monarch is by his side, then he must not be scared half to death?
However, Chu Yu had no intention of telling him his identity.
Wu Qingtian looked at the footprints, and then looked at the windowsill, "There is only one footprint, and there are no traces of the windowsill being pried, it seems that the murderer jumped in from the window, and then assassinated Liu Gongzi, Liu Gongzi wanted to escape, but he couldn't escape, so the murderer gave Liu Gongzi a knife and escaped, and he called for help Even if the murderer didn't have time to check his injuries, he quickly escaped." ”
Wu Qingtian analyzed that what he said was similar to what happened last night, but there was another point, he didn't expect it, suddenly, Chu Yu said, "Xiaoyu, you go to the room to see if anyone has stayed in the room." ”
"Hmm."
The moment Zhao Yu nodded, he had already dodged to the room, Ding Jiu was frightened back by this gust of wind by half a step, and couldn't help but lean towards Chu Yu, panicking and not retreating, "This stone head, it's too powerful!" ”
Chu Yu used a fan to block him and pushed him aside, Shanshan on the other side moved to the side, Ding Jiu saw that he was disgusted by the two of them, and couldn't help but fan the fan angrily, which made Chu Yu laugh.
Liu Heng's eyes flashed, and he immediately returned to normal, his palms were full of sweat, he clenched his hands, and asked Ding Jiudao, "Daoist Ding, when will Xu'er wake up?" ”
Wu Qingtian also said, "Yes, how is Liu Gongzi's injury, when will he wake up, only he knows what happened last night, and we can understand more clearly when he wakes up." ”
Chu Yu nodded, Zhao Yu quietly came down and stood behind Chu Yu, and whispered behind his ear, "Childe, there are traces of people moving the roof tiles. ”
Chu Yu nodded.
Ding Jiu said, "Don't worry, Liu Gongzi, there are lucky stars in his life to help him, and he has escaped the catastrophe, that is, he is rich and safe, it just so happens that the Taoist priest and I happen to be in the Liu family, and I just happened to encounter the catastrophe that Liu Gongzi was destined for, the heavenly monarch is merciful, and I will not sit idly by......"
"Ahem!"
Shanshan reminded him appropriately, Ding Jiu smiled awkwardly, and said seriously, "Don't worry! With the pharmacy I opened, Liu Gongzi will wake up tomorrow! ”
"Really!"
The emotions in Liu Heng's eyes were too complicated, Wu Qingtian was keenly aware that something was wrong with him, why was he so shocked? Isn't it joy or joy? There are quirks.
All of this was also taken into Chu Yu's eyes.
"Master Liu, the official also deeply sympathizes with what happened in the house, but the Si people have gone, the living are strong, and with the guarantee of Ding Daochang, the official believes that Ling Gongzi's injuries will also get better, and the situation here is almost understood, the official will go back to learn more, together with the matter of Steward Liu, I will give you an explanation, the people outside the Liu Mansion are sent by me to protect you, if there is anything to ask them to tell me, not only you, the entire Qingxi County is waiting for an explanation."
Liu Heng clasped his fists and saluted, "Lord Wu is loyal to his duties and asks for his life for the people, we are fortunate to have parents like you in Qingxi County!" ”
"Master Liu is serious, since this is the case, Gongzi Liu, you will protect it, and this official will solve the case as quickly as possible!"
Chu Yu's eyes when he looked at Wu Qingtian were also a little more approving, such a talent is indeed buried here.
As soon as Wu Qingtian left, Liu Heng began to handle Mrs. Liu's affairs, customized a good coffin for her, and settled her down, her eyes were full of love, but this was a big blow to him, several people stood on the side of the courtyard from afar, watching them busy before and after, and Liu Heng who was silently standing in front of the mourning hall.
Chu Yu sighed, "Master Liu has a deep affection for Mrs. Liu, and the two are also a husband and wife in distress, Mrs. Liu sent carbon when he was in decline, and this warmth is enough for Master Liu to reminisce for a lifetime." ”
"Yes, adversity sees the truth, Mrs. Liu left so inexplicably, Master Liu's heart is more uncomfortable than anyone else."
Although Zhao Yu did not speak, he also agreed with Chu Yu and Shanshan's words.
It's just that Chu Yu still hasn't said a word, and he doesn't want the truth of the matter to be like that.
Ding Jiu also sighed, Shanshan pursed his lips, "Why, the hard-hearted Ding Daochang also sighed!" ”
"Shanshan, listen to what you say."
Ding Jiu walked around to them in one step, looked at Shanshan sadly, and also glanced at them, and said in a very aggrieved tone, "Listen to Shanshan's words, how it hurts my heart!" Heart of stone? You can say that! It's a shame that I saved Liu Xu's life at a critical moment, and I am still hard-hearted? If I had been hard-hearted, I would have died a long time ago! ”
Shanshan was not interested in him like this, and raised her eyebrows, "Really? I thought that Ding Daochang was driven by silver to save people! ”
"Silver? I am a dignified and dignified man, a big celebrity in front of the monarch, you told me that I was for the silver! This is simply an insult to me! ”
Chu Yu smiled helplessly, this Ding Jiu is really a pistachio!
Zhao Yu stretched out his hand, "Okay, since you don't care, return the silver to me." ”
Ding Jiu blinked, "Silver? What silver? I don't know, I don't know! ”
"Okay, Xiaoyu, don't tease him, presumably Daoist Ding wants that silver for his own use, right?"
"Yes, of course!"
Ding Jiu hurriedly shook the fan to dispel the unnaturalness on his face that appeared because of his weak heart.
However, he really accepted Liu Heng's money, and on the other hand, he was afraid that his reputation would be damaged, and he would have 100,000 taels of silver tickets! 100,000 taels! How can such a good thing be let go?
There are two flowers, one on each branch.
Lord Wu returned to the county office, and immediately summoned Steward Liu to confirm the cause of death of Steward Liu and Mrs. Liu again, and after confirming that there was no problem, he carefully checked the jade pendant, the more he thought about it, the more strange Liu Heng became, why did he not say anything about Steward Liu's death, so plain? There is also the shock on his face when he knew that his son could wake up early, which is also intriguing, what is he hiding?
"Someone!"
"Yes, my lord!"
"You take this jade pendant and go to Linxi County to inquire about Master Liu, especially who is the owner of this jade pendant? When necessary, you can go to Mrs. Liu's mother's house to inquire, remember, inquire carefully. ”
"Yes, sir!"
Linxi County is next door to Qingxi County, and if the horsepower is sufficient, it will not be a problem to go back and forth in one day.
Wu Qingtian's gaze drifted into the distance to see if Master Liu had lied.