In mid-August, Yan Li and Qi Tanying finally arrived in Wuzhou. Before going to the Qi family's old house, Yan Li changed into regular clothes and turned into a prospective son-in-law who returned to his hometown with his fiancée to worship his father-in-law.

The old house of the Qi family, the main courtyard of the long house.

Qi Juemin sat on the main seat, and Qi Tanying and Yan Li sat on his left and right respectively.

After a few words of greeting, Qi Juemin looked at Qi Tanying and said: "When the old man sent the nobleman to Beijing to run for election in April, Atan's niece had not yet decided to get married, and it was only August, and he actually brought his prospective husband to the door. ”

Although he had a smile on his face, anyone with a discerning eye could see that his smile was not up to the bottom of his eyes at all.

This sounds like a joke, but it actually carries a hint of questioning in it.

After all, when Qi Tanying and Yan Li were married, Mrs. Qi didn't tell the people in the old mansion at all. If it weren't for the need to open the coffin for an autopsy this time, these uncles in the old mansion would probably not be able to see Yan Li until the day they got married.

Although Qi Tanying hated Qi Juemin, she still needed to be respectful to him on her face, and got up and said, "It's all Ah Tan's, please forgive me." ”

Qi Juemin's face became serious, "Ah Tan's niece has now been married, and she will be the official wife after she gets married, and the old man and the Qi family still need to rely on you and your niece and son-in-law." ”

Qi Tanying pretended not to understand the sarcasm in his words, "The eldest uncle is serious. ”

Qi Juemin stared at her a few times and snorted coldly.

Seeing this, Yan Li got up and said to Qi Juemin: "Kyoto and Wuzhou are thousands of miles apart, and there are many inconveniences in the exchange of letters. The little nephew wanted to come to Wuzhou to see where Ah Tan grew up when he was a child, and then came to visit him and talk to his uncle's father about the marriage. If the eldest uncle wants to blame, then blame the little nephew. ”

Qi Juemin looked at him carefully, only to see that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and although his tone was humble and respectful, he could feel that this person didn't take himself in his eyes at all.

He looked at Qi Tanying who was bowing his head again, and he was angry in his heart.

Okay, very good, the mother and daughter of the fifth room are really good skills, without the marriage contract of the Jiang family, they actually found a Dali Temple Cheng who is six products as a backer.

If it weren't for the fact that the Qi family had not yet gained momentum, he would definitely let them know what life is for the Qi family and death for the Qi family.

A girl who was raised with the rice grain of the Qi family wants to get rid of the Qi family by getting married, which is simply a fool's dream!

After being annoyed, Qi Juemin put on an amiable face, "So that's the case, it seems that the old man wronged Ah Tan and his niece and son-in-law." ”

After thinking about the words for a while, he asked: "Ah Tan and his niece and son-in-law came to Wuzhou, I'm afraid it's not just to worship my fifth brother who died early, but also to think that there are other things?" ”

Yan Li did not hide that if he wanted to successfully open the coffin for an autopsy, he had to be present with the patriarch Qi Juemin.

He took out the edict approved by Yuan He Di, Qi Juemin's face changed a few times, and he didn't dare to say a word of objection.

However, the opening of the coffin and the autopsy is a major event, and this matter cannot alarm too many people, so it can only be carried out at night.

The opening of the coffin was set at the fifth day of the eighth month, and it took almost an hour to dig the grave. Ten years have passed, and Qi Heming's coffin has not yet decomposed, but the corpse inside has become white bones.

Yan Li brought a very powerful work from Dali Temple, and he picked up Qi Heming's bones one by one and spliced them into a complete human form.

After putting it together, he suddenly said: "No, the bones are not right." ”

All the eyes of the people looked at him in unison, and he said: "A man has a skull, and a man has eight pieces from the top to the ears and the back of his head, and the back of his head is slit horizontally, and when he goes straight down to the hairline, there is a straight seam." The woman had only six pieces, and the back of her head was slit horizontally, and it was seamless when she was upright. ”

He pointed to the bones, "This is the bones of a woman." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Qi Tanying took a step back, incredulous: "How come, I watched my father be buried with my own eyes." ”

Qi Juemin also said: "I was also there on the day of the burial, and it was indeed the fifth brother in the coffin." ”

Yan Li looked at Qi Zuo: "Could it be a mistake?" ”

He shook his head with great certainty: "It won't be wrong." In addition to the skull, the number of left and right ribs is also incorrect, normally twelve for men, eight long and four short. Fourteen for each woman. The little one counted several times, and there were only fourteen ribs in this corpse. ”

Yan Li's face became solemn, if it was really as he said, why was there a woman's bones in Qi Heming's coffin, and where did his bones go?

Yan Li immediately decided to have the woman's white bones sent to Yizhuang to verify their identity, and asked them to investigate the whereabouts of Qi Heming's bones.

Qi Tanying thought that her father was poisoned before his death, and after his death, the bones were missing, and she couldn't sleep peacefully under the nine springs, and her heart was like pressing a boulder, and the dull and dull pain made her unable to breathe.

Tears gargled down her cheeks and left to the corners of her mouth, the taste of tears was salty and bitter, she couldn't control herself anymore, let the tears rush wildly, covering her face and crying bitterly.

Father, daughter is not filial, daughter is not filial! The incense that originally belonged to his father was carried by a strange woman. If it weren't for the Dali Temple to open the coffin for an autopsy, no one would ever find that the bones had been replaced.

Yan Li stood outside the door, quietly listening to her cry, the cry was like a drizzle, penetrating through the clothing into the skin, and then burrowing into his heart.

After a while, he sighed and walked into the house.

"I'll get Uncle Qi's bones back. He assured her.

Qi Tanying raised her head when she heard this, and looked at him with teary eyes, "Really? ”

"Really." Yan Li leaned down and gently wiped away the tears from her eyes, "What I promised you, I will do it even if it is difficult and dangerous." ”

Qi Tanying stopped crying and looked at him blankly.

Yan Li said again: "I have already experienced the age and cause of death of the corpse, it is about eighteen years old, and it has been dead for ten years, and the cause of death is dystocia. I have asked people to investigate, and as long as the grave of the woman who is suitable for this cause of death is found, maybe Uncle Qi's bones can be found. ”

Qi Tanying had a glimmer of hope in her heart, no matter what she said, this was also good news.

In the following days, the people of Dali Temple have been staring at the scorching sun in Shangyang County and its surroundings, and the emperor has lived up to his wishes, and finally found out some clues.

In the eighth year of Yuanhe, a total of four women died in childbirth in Shangyang County, and two of them were between the ages of 17 and 18. After getting this news, Yan Li did not delay for a moment, and immediately summoned the two families to prepare to open the coffin for autopsy.

One of these two families is surnamed Zhu, and the family is the shopkeeper of a silk village in Shangyang County, and the woman who died in childbirth is his original wife.

Another family, surnamed Chang, was a member of the Shangyang County School, and the woman who died was his abandoned daughter.

Hearing that Dali Temple was going to open the coffin for an autopsy, and there was also a holy edict, the shopkeeper Zhu did not dare to object. After digging up the grave of Zhu's shopkeeper's wife, after examination, the bones lying in the coffin were not Qi Heming.

Excluding the Zhu family, Yan Li took people to the Chang family again. Chang Jiao is not as good as Zhu shopkeeper to speak, he is a scholar, his mouth is very sharp, a quote from the classics Yan Li and the entourage of Dali Temple scolded bitterly.

Even if the county magistrate of Shangyang County came to persuade him, he still did not agree to open the coffin for an autopsy.

At first, Yan Li was kind enough to persuade him, but later he saw that this constant teaching was really stubborn, so he had to find another way.