Chapter 029: What Bad Intentions Can Children Have?
Everyone was originally interested, but now because of his words, they suddenly lost their interest in gossiping, so they returned to their positions one by one and got busy.
At this time, the waiter of the criminal department came in and called Zhang Jing away.
"How did you find out about that murder case in Tongbai Mountain?"
Lord Zhou, the servant of the Criminal Department, originally thought that this was a small case, but who knew that the second prince and the third prince came to him early in the morning to ask about the case.
That's when he paid attention to it.
"This person's name is Sun Shan, nicknamed Sixth Master, is a famous ruffian hooligan in the area of Kyoto City, the place where the deceased was found is his residence, judging from the autopsy results given by the deceased, he was blocked by an arrow, judging from the strength of this arrow piercing the throat of the deceased, the murderer should be a few kilometers away from the deceased."
As for the specific distance, he had to take someone to the site to do the experiment before he could see it.
"In addition to the fatal wounds, he also found some other injuries on his body, although these injuries were not fatal, but it is certain that these injuries and the time of death of the deceased are basically the same, that is, before the deceased died, there were people around him."
Someone found the sixth master in advance, but instead of killing him, he let someone a few miles away get his hands on him.
Who is the person next to the sixth master, it is rare to see someone who can accurately kill people a few miles away.
"Do you have any doubts?" Lord Zhou asked again.
After Zhang Jing closed the autopsy report, he continued, "Xia Guan heard that there is no one in this world who can accurately kill people a few kilometers away except for Jiu Qingzi who has fallen peach blossoms. β
"So you suspect that he was the one who killed the sixth master." Lord Zhou secretly wrote down this guess, and the next time the three princes asked him, he would have something to say.
"These are just speculations from the lower officials, and the specific ones will not be concluded until they are confirmed."
Zhang had already prepared his things, if it weren't for the fact that his colleagues had to pull him to chat just now, he would have set off now.
Seeing that he was going out, Lord Zhou hurriedly gave up his position and urged him, "Go, go early and come back early, I heard that it is very gloomy over there." β
"Yes."
The moment the housekeeper opened the door, the people outside the door almost squeezed the Tao family's door, and the housekeeper saw this, and hurriedly said loudly, "Everyone, don't be impatient, soon our master will let people count the dowry left by the lady in public, and the big guys are optimistic, and then ask the big guys to help us testify, the Tao family has never occupied the things left by the lady to the eldest lady." β
In the courtyard, Aunt Zhao looked at the next person in a panic and lifted out one box after another, Tao Yanyan's face was not very good, and several times she wanted to say something, she was swallowed back by Aunt Zhao's warning eyes.
Tao Yaoyao stood aside, looking at their mother and daughter with interest.
Aunt Zhao is really calm, but I don't know how long she can last with this calmness.
After a while, the subordinate carried all the dowries to the gate, and when the housekeeper was about to let people open the box and count the dowry list in the same way, Aunt Zhao couldn't hold her breath anymore.
"Master, we have all moved out the dowry, so it can show that we are not weak-minded, there is no need to open the boxes, one by one.
As the so-called wealth is not exposed, if someone knows that the eldest lady has so much dowry, what if there is a heart of hegemony? β
"Aunt Zhao has been helping Miss Ben take care of the dowry for many years without being greedy, which shows that there are still many good people in this world." Tao Yaoyao said with a smile, "Moreover, everyone in the entire Kyoto City knows that Miss Ben's fiancΓ© is the third prince, just ask who dares to be the enemy of the royal family in this world?"
If they want to beat me about the idea of a dowry, they are gambling with their lives.
But who doesn't spare their lives? β
Although Tao Shi'an doesn't like Tao Yaoyao, he agrees with her words very much at the moment.
"Alright, the boxes are all over, and it won't take a hard time to count things." Tao Shi'an gave an order, and dozens of boxes were immediately opened by his subordinates, and as the housekeeper's shouts sounded, Aunt Zhao's face turned pale.
"Mother, if you don't think about it, our reputation will really be ruined."
Concubine Xian didn't like her in the first place, and if her reputation was ruined, Concubine Xian would be even less likely to let her marry the third prince.
Between kowtowing to Tao Yaoyao and admitting her mistakes and losing the third prince, she chose the former without hesitation.
"Mother's ......" Tao Yanyan saw that Aunt Zhao was still hesitating, and pulled her to Tao Yaoyao.
Tao Yaoyao pretended not to understand their intentions.
"Trouble the second sister to let me go, block my sight."
Tao Yanyan was so angry that he almost fainted, and after finally stabilizing his figure, Tao Yaoyao went directly past them and went to the housekeeper's side.
"This jade ornament is not the right color."
Aunt Zhao originally wanted to bet that Tao Yaoyao would not make a big deal about this matter for the sake of her reputation, but she didn't expect her to find out that something was wrong so quickly, and even exposed the matter in public.
"Butler, do you have any research on jadeite? If not, Miss Ben will go and invite a few connoisseurs to come over.
My grandfather gave my mother all good things, but if some people's dirty methods made people misunderstand my grandfather, Miss Ben wouldn't do it. β
Tao Shi'an saw that there were more and more people at the door, and his face became more and more ugly.
He has lived for so many years, and it is the first time that he has been pointed at like this.
What's even more infuriating is that Tao Yaoyao is so meticulous, even the truth and falsehood have to be fulfilled, right now, don't talk about him, Aunt Zhao can't wait to get over, it's best not to wake up before the dowry thing passes.
However, her body is better than anyone else's, her back molars are almost bitten off, and there is no sign of fainting.
The housekeeper didn't dare to offend Aunt Zhao, so he excused himself not to understand, and asked his subordinates to find a few experts to come over.
"Fake."
As soon as the steward of the jade shop took the vase, he gave the result, "The real jadeite, his eyes are like the lake coming to life, and he is smart."
But this vase is lifeless at first glance. And this pattern is not right.
With such a color, we don't accept fake ones in our store. β
"Really?" Tao Yaoyao looked at Aunt Zhao with a smile, "Aunt Zhao shouldn't tell me that this thing was originally like this." β
Aunt Zhao originally wanted to explain like this, but now that Tao Yaoyao said what he was going to say, she didn't know what to say.
"Sister, what do you mean by this, although my aunt is from a small family, she has no habit of robbing other people's things, not to mention, if it weren't for her all these years, where would you be a shopkeeper and be rich."
"The second sister is not right, Miss Ben is living comfortably, that is the credit of my grandfather and my mother, what does it have to do with Aunt Zhao? Besides, just now you kept saying that my mother's dowry was given to Aunt Zhao by me, which is not entirely true. β
Just now, she thought carefully about the original owner's original intention of doing this.
When the original owner was seven years old, the Tao family was a bad thief, according to Aunt Zhao, those thieves were just to steal her mother's dowry, but fortunately, the guards at home appeared in time, and her mother's dowry was not stolen.
But the original owner was young, and because of his mother's early death, he attached great importance to what his mother left behind.
After she knew about this, she even ran to the door of the warehouse to guard, and later it was Aunt Zhao who told her that she could help her keep it, so she followed Aunt Zhao's words.
Of course, there is also the meaning that she wants to please her and Tao Shi'an, but the bigger reason is because of Aunt Zhao's previous intimidation.
At that time, the original owner was young and couldn't see through her calculations, but she was not the original owner, nor was she a simple ignorant child, she didn't believe in such a trick at all.
"What do you mean by that, don't you even admit what you've said?"
Tao Yanyan felt that she was messing around, and subconsciously wanted to take her in this direction, who knew that Tao Yaoyao would not be fooled at all.
"Zhang Daqiang, do you remember Aunt Zhao?"
Aunt Zhao was about to forget about this person, but now Tao Yaoyao suddenly mentioned it, and the memories that she had buried suddenly woke up.
She looked at Tao Yaoyao in disbelief.
It's impossible, she was so young back then, how could she still remember, and she didn't find Zhang Daqiang at that time, and she was sick for a long time afterwards, so it was even more impossible to know.
"There is a saying that if no one knows, he must not do it unless he does. Aunt Zhao, am I right? β
Aunt Zhao wasn't sure how much she knew, so she didn't dare to talk casually, but she didn't want to be taken care of by her like this, so that her change of glass vase would be known.
In order to Tao Yanyan, she can only pretend to be stupid to the end.
"Young, when you said this, the master was also beside you, it doesn't matter if you can't remember clearly, we can ask the master."
Aunt Zhao tried to confirm this matter, but Tao Yaoyao had already found Zhang Daqiang.
"I'm young and have a good memory, Aunt Zhao is old, if it is important to remember, Miss Ben can ask Zhang Daqiang to stand up and help you recall, it just so happens that my father doesn't seem to know the truth yet."
Didn't Zhang Daqiang go to Zhuangzi to do things? Moreover, when did Tao Yaoyao find a witness.
Why did she know that there was such a scene, or did she design everything today?
Thinking of this possibility, Aunt Zhao looked at Tao Shi'an angrily, "Master, even if the eldest lady is dissatisfied with the concubine, just say it directly, we are all a family, and if there is anything that can't be done and solved well, it has to make a storm in the city."
Let people know, and think that our Tao family has treated her badly. β
Although she is indeed mistreated, as long as she doesn't admit it, what can others do with her?
Tao Shi'an cared about reputation, and after learning that all this was calculated by Tao Yaoyao, he blackened his face on the spot, "You say, did you really do this thing?" β
"Dad, my daughter is not a fairy, how can you count the dowry in public?
Moreover, when my daughter gave Aunt Zhao a dowry list, I was only seven years old that year, what bad intentions could a seven-year-old child have? β
"On the contrary, Aunt Zhao, I just casually asked her about this glass vase, and she looked like she had been greatly wronged, Dad, our family is good enough for her, how can she wronged her father in front of so many people."