Chapter 22: The Ghost Festival (5)

As soon as they heard the shouting, several people followed the sound and rushed over, the sound came from the courtyard at the back, everyone's housing was there, even Chu Yu If they stayed here for one night, they would also live there, Liu Heng walked in the front, passed through the front yard of Ding Jiu's practice, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a subordinate standing in front of a room in the attic on the second floor.

Liu Heng shouted, "Madam! ”

"Mother?"

Liu Xuan and Liu Xu were still in a daze, they didn't know what was going on, and Liu Heng, who heard it, also rushed over.

Chu Yu and the others also followed.

When she got there, the man had just come to her senses, and she had supper in her hand, and left it along the tray and her hand, dripping on the ground, her hand was still trembling, and more precisely, her whole person was trembling, her eyes were splitting, and she was so frightened that she didn't dare to blink.

"Old, sir, madam, she ......"

With a bang, the tray fell to the ground, and the person fell to the ground, Liu Henggang wanted to reach out and pat her shoulder and ask her what happened, but suddenly saw the scene in the house, the whole person froze, he screamed, pounced, fell to the ground, picked up Mrs. Liu, who fell to the ground and was lifeless, and hugged her tightly, "Mrs., Mrs.!" ”

When Liu Xuan and Liu Xu came over, they saw their father holding his mother crying, tears crossed his old face, and the tears were like sharp blades cutting through the hearts of their brothers and sisters, so the bloody reality was presented in front of them, and both of them also pounced, Liu Xuan shook her mother's body in disbelief and roared, "Mother! Get up! Get up and look at Xuan'er! Mother! Mother, don't scare me, you must be scaring us, get up and see us! ”

Liu Xu was already a little out of spirit, and at this moment he was even more full of grief and depression in his heart, his eyes were dim, he pulled Liu Xuan, who was crazy at the moment, and said in a gentle tone, "Xuan'er, don't make trouble, my mother can't come back." ”

"Nope! I don't believe it! I don't believe it! ”

Chu Yu and the others came over and saw them holding Mrs. Liu's corpse and wept bitterly, but they didn't expect such a thing to happen as soon as they came, looking at their grief-stricken appearance, their hearts were also very sad.

But then again, why did Mrs. Liu die for no reason?

Chu Yu went over to give Mrs. Liu a pulse, and saw that there was black blood flowing from the corners of her mouth, her face turned dark, and she frowned, "Mrs. Liu is poisoned." ”

Shanshan had already handed over the bowl of medicine on the table, sprinkled it on the ground, and saw a layer of white foam protruding, and then disappeared, "Brother Chu, this medicine is poisonous!" ”

"Well, this is evidence, put it away, Shanshan, go check what kind of poison is inside."

"Well, I'll go now."

"No need!"

Ding Jiu walked over and took the bowl in Shanshan's hand, "You? ”

Shanshan looked at him suspiciously, only to see Ding Jiu raise his hand to fan the smell of medicine, and after a few back and forth, he frowned, "Isn't this arsenic?" How could anyone poison Mrs. Liu like this? ”

Did he really let him guess it? Shanshan didn't look like a joke when she saw him like this, Chu Yu frowned, "Daochang Ding, are you sure it's arsenic?" ”

"Sure! OK as well as yes! ”

Chu Yu looked at Liu Heng and said, "Master Liu, now is not the time to be sad and sad, the top priority is to find out who poisoned Mrs. Liu." ”

After Chu Yu's reminder, Liu Heng was also woken up, "Yes, yes, yes!" Young Master Chu, you're right, the old man must find out who is trying to harm my wife! Come on, gather everyone into the courtyard! Look who's hiding arsenic! ”

Liu Xu said, "Dad, let me handle this matter, Bai Girl, my sister will take care of it for you first." ”

"Okay."

Liu Xu nodded and left, Shanshan put the medicine bowl on the table, Chu Yu got up and shook his head, "Master Liu, Chu knows that you are grief-stricken now, such a thing happened when you first arrived in your mansion, and I don't want to see it, the deceased has passed away, you should also cherish yourself!" ”

Liu Heng raised his sleeves and wiped the tears on his face, his eyes were red, and he looked at Chu Yu and said gratefully, "I'm really sorry, let Chu Gongzi smile, I didn't entertain you well, but let you see such a thing, hey, Madame has always eaten fasting and chanted Buddha before her death, and she chanted and worshiped Buddha every day, so someone will hurt her, I ......"

Liu Heng sighed deeply, and Zhao Yu said loudly, "Master Liu, don't blame yourself, Gongzi is right, the top priority is to find the murderer who poisoned Mrs. Liu." ”

He nodded, looking at Liu Xuan, who was already crying and had no strength, he was full of guilt again, "Thank you Miss Bai for taking care of Xuan'er, Xiaohong, you can take Miss back to the room!" ”

The subordinate lying outside was Xiaohong, she ran over tremblingly, wiped her tears, "White girl, let me come." ”

"It's okay, I'll help you."

"Thank you, Miss Bai, please come here."

Ding Jiu inspected the entire room, and then looked at Mrs. Liu lying on the ground, "The things in the room are all neat, no one has moved, and there is no trace of being searched, and the door is also intact, there is no trace of prying open, according to this, it is impossible for anyone to come in, so the question is, who will break into Mrs. Liu's room and poison her?" The medicine is still warm, it should be that she was poisoned shortly after the medicine was delivered, how did this person do it? ”

Zhao Yu couldn't help but say loudly, "I didn't expect Daoist Ding to be so meticulous in his observation. ”

Zhao Yu praised like this, Ding Jiu instantly laughed, and shook his feather fan, "That's because you don't know enough about me, how can you say that I am also a big celebrity in front of the monarch!" This ability is still there! ”

Chu Yu shook his head, this Ding Jiu, two words of praise is about to float to the sky, he is very thick-skinned, but what he said is still very right, these are all details, judging from the current situation, I really can't find any clues about the invasion of outsiders, it is more like Mrs. Liu committing suicide, but, judging by their performance just now, Mrs. Liu is not the kind of person who will commit suicide.

Just as he was guessing like this, Ding Jiu asked, "Master Ding, although it's not good for me to ask like this, I still want to know, Mrs. Liu...... Have you ever thought about suicide or anything......"

"Impossible! My lady couldn't have killed herself! Don't guess! ”

Ding Jiu smiled awkwardly, and had to retract his head, "Okay......"

"Master Liu, I see that Gongzi Liu has gathered all the people, let's take a look."

"Okay."

When a few people arrived in the courtyard, Liu's mansion, which was still dim just now, was already brightly lit at the moment, Liu Heng stood in front of them with a cold face, Liu Xu came over dejectedly and said, "Dad, I have already checked them, there is no arsenic, and now I am sending someone to check their room." ”

"Hmm."

Chu Yu looked at these subordinates with their heads bowed and frightened faces, they all looked like they were afraid that things would cause trouble, this frightened look really didn't look like someone who would harm Mrs. Liu, but this was just the first impression.

At this moment, Wu Qingtian came over with a team of people, Liu Heng couldn't help but look at him strangely, even Chu Yu and they were puzzled.

"Lord Wu, it's not the right time for you to come, there are still things to deal with in the house, please go back!"

I have to say that this Liu Heng is really very horizontal, and it makes sense to say that their family doesn't communicate with people outside, Ding Jiu couldn't help but whisper, "This old man Liu is quite bold, no matter how rich he is, he can't talk to an official like this!" ”

Chu Yu also felt that there was something strange in it, and watched silently.

Wu Qingtian glanced at the courtyard and was surprised to see so many people gathered here, but he saluted Liu Heng again, and said, "It seems that something big has really happened in your mansion, and the official doesn't want to disturb Master Liu, but the current matter is too urgent, and more importantly, this matter has a lot to do with Master Liu." ”

Under their surprised gaze, Wu Qingtian clapped his hands, "Someone!" Bring people over! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw several people carrying a stretcher appear in front of them, as soon as the white cloth was lifted, everyone couldn't help covering their mouths and noses, frowning, the smell of this corpse was really unpleasant, Chu Yu covered his face with a fan, and saw that the person lying on the stretcher had been blistered purple, the whole person was swollen, and his lips were whiter than his face.

Liu Heng has also seen the world, Wu Qingtian said this, he didn't panic, but when he saw people, he frowned, "Butler? Didn't he go back to his hometown to visit his family? How so? ”

"Yes, the butler has been gone for days, how can this be?"

Liu Xu echoed, his face full of disbelief.

"How so, isn't it? I have to ask you this! ”

Wu Qingtian is also a person in his early twenties, after a few years in Qingxi County, he is also stable and mature, just now Chu Yu still felt that he was a little familiar, and he thought of it here, he has seen his information, and he is also a rare talent, but it is also because of his personality that he came here, and he should be much better after practicing for the past few years.

"As we all know, tonight is the annual Halloween Festival, but it was at such a time that something happened that shocked everyone, and the housekeeper of the Liu family floated on the river! The official also wants to know why he is floating on the river! ”

"Lord Wu, whether this matter is related to Master Liu remains to be verified, but there is one more thing that you need to investigate."

Chu Yu's words were full of gentleness and calmness, his unhurried tone, and the nobility exuded by his gestures, anyone who saw it would be impressed by his temperament, Wu Qingtian asked, "Your Excellency?" ”

"Down, Chu Yu."

"Chu Yu? You say you're Chu Yu? ”

Wu Qingtian's face changed at the moment, as if he was facing a great enemy, looking at Chu Yu with a faint smile on his face, he couldn't help but look at him, observing his every move, "Are you ......?"

"He's not a monarch! It's just that he just happens to have the same name and surname as the monarch! ”

Ding Jiu said in a snort on the side.

Chu Yu shook his head helplessly after hearing this.