The Delicate Lady Coroner - Chapter 205

“Hiding the corpse.” Bo Ruoyou said these two words, and his scalp numb for a while, “I use a lot of ice. Most of the Zhuangzi has ice cellars, and the only possibility of using ice over the years, I only thought of the hidden corpse. use.”

Both Huo Weilou’s and Luke’s expressions changed, and Huo Wei’s corridor said, “Hiding the corpse in the ice cellar?”

Lu Ke also said: “It means that Uncle Zhongyi is still harming people? But why didn’t he throw the corpse, but chose to hide the corpse in Zhuangzi?”

Bo Ruoyou shook his head, “No, the corpse of an ordinary victim is naturally not worth saving with so much effort, but what if it is his loved one?”

Huo Weilou instantly understood what she meant, “If his motive was for Anyang Princess and the eldest son Feng Yu, he would naturally beg them to be resurrected from the dead, so he kept the corpse.”

Luke opened his mouth wide in surprise, as if he felt that the trip was really maddening, but it was reasonable to think of the murderer’s murder of young children year after year.

Huo Weilou pondered for a moment, and told Luke: “Let’s find out how the funeral was done after the death of the Anyang Princess. If the body is really hidden, it will definitely not be the usual funeral.”

Lu Ke was working from the mansion, Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou were both sinking into the water, the heavy snow was still falling outside the window, and the stone path swept out in the day became a plain white. This winter is the same as in the past eighteen years. cold.

At dusk on the second day, Lu Ke only returned to the Hou Mansion. Lin Huai and Sun Zhao were summoned to read several books with Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou.

“Last year and this year, Biezhuang outside the city of Zhongyi used a considerable amount of ice, mainly from May to August, but the difference between the two years is that in the summer of last year, Bo Zhongyi lived outside the city. All summer, but this year, Uncle Zhongyi only lived for two months, but the ice he used did not decrease.”

“And the Uncle Zhongyi in the city, because Uncle Zhongyi lived in the Bofu this year, he used more ice this year and used less last year. The time is different, but the ice used is the same. The subordinates have also investigated the past three years. Every year, no matter how long Uncle Zhongyi lives outside the city, the amount of ice used is the same.”

Luke explained it again while everyone looked at the detailed work, and his doubts just met Bo Ruoyou’s guess yesterday. Bo Ruoyou said: “It is certain that the ice is not for himself, but for him. Anything else.”

Sun Zhao and Lin Huai looked at each other, and Sun Zhao said, “Is there anyone else living in Zhuangzi?”

Huo Weilou’s voice was cold, “There are only a few old servants in Zhuangzi, and no other people.”

“The one that uses ice—”

“It may be a dead person.”

The words of Huo Weilou caused a sudden chill in the room. Sun Zhao and Lin Huai were puzzled. At this time, Lu Ke said: “The funeral department and the inner government sent people to come forward when the Anyang princess passed away, but the funeral was Uncle Zhongyi did it personally. Later, the empress dowager missed the Princess Anyang and sent her mother to see the remains of the Princess Anyang, but she didn’t want the coffin to be nailed to death. The coffin was sealed, but the mother did not insist, and only offered incense for the empress dowager. , He returned to the palace to return to life.”

“At that time, the entire Bofu knew about this matter, and they all said how the empress dowager loved the princess, how much the uncle loved the deceased wife, and even the funeral had to be supervised personally. Later, the funeral and so on were the usual etiquette system.”

Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou glanced at each other, and the two became more affirmed of their previous inferences. After the coffin was installed, it was too late to replace. The only possibility is that what lies in the coffin is not the remains of the Anyang Princess.

Huo Weilou said: “It seems that he really meant to bring his wife and children back to life.”

Lin Huai took a deep breath, “Hou Ye meant that ice was used in the Zhuangzi because he was hiding the bodies of the Anyang princess and the eldest son Feng Yu?”

Huo Weilou nodded, and Bo Ruoyou immediately said: “Princess Anyang has been dead for eighteen years. Although the use of ice can keep the body from decayed to white bones, it is impossible to preserve the appearance of life, but I remember the technique of death. It is said that even if a person’s appearance is withered, it can still regenerate hair and nails.”

Regarding the technique of death, Feng Qin was sitting in the hall of the Houfu to inform everyone at the time. Thinking of this, Bo Ruoyou still shuddered.

Sun Zhao asked hurriedly, “Then Lord Hou, what are we making now?”

The bottom of Huo Wei’s building was cold, he glanced at the night outside the window, and said coldly: “It shouldn’t be too late, now I will take people out of the city——”

Sun Zhao stood up immediately, “Wu Xiang was waiting outside, and the official ordered him to count the manpower to accompany him.”

Huo Weilou nodded and turned to look at Bo Ruoyou. The night was approaching, and there was heavy snowfall. She planned to make Bo Ruoyou wait in the mansion. How Bo Ruoyou didn’t understand what he meant, nodded and said, “Go, Lord Hou. I’m waiting for the good news from Lord Hou in the Hou Mansion.”

Huo Weilou was relieved, and ordered Luke to count the men and horses. Not long after, the embroidery ambassador and the Houfu government were all ready to go. He put on a cloak and took advantage of the first night to go out.

The group of people walked on horseback. When they reached the gate, the sky was already dark, and out of the city was the official road paved with snow. Huo Weilou galloped forward with embroidered clothes, and Sun Zhao at the back led the rest of the government. It was a little bit unable to keep up, but fortunately, I quickly reached the bank of the Luo River and approached the market. Huo Wei Tower slowed down.

Lu Ke ordered the embroiderer to go first. After a short while, the person returned to his fate, “Master Hou, Uncle Zhongyi has been recuperating in Biezhuang and has not gone out, and Feng Ye, the best son, is also attending Zhuangzi.”

Huo Weilou ordered this person to lead the way, and after an hour of sticking incense, he stopped at this villa located west of the Luohe River.

Zhuangzi was facing the Luo River, surrounded by gray tiles and white walls, surrounded by pine and bamboo, covering the sky and the sun. In the night, it was especially dark and gloomy. Some embroidered clothes made a torch and walked a section of flagstone road before reaching the gate of Biezhuang.

The embroiderer stepped forward to call the door, and waited for a long time before opening the door. The old servant who opened the door had never seen such a battle before, and immediately panicked. Luke shouted, “Wu Zhaohou was ordered to investigate the case–“

The embroidered clothes ambassadors could not help but the influx, and the old servant’s complexion changed a little. When he turned back, he was restrained by the embroidered clothes ambassadors. Huo Weilou took Sun Zhao into the house.

This is a manor with an excellent view. Even in winter, the garden is lush and verdant. Huo Wei Building follows the main road to the most brightly lit place in the garden. Before coming to the front, I saw Feng Yeyi. The face was shocked and walked out.

“Master Hou? What does Master Hou do?”

Feng Ye was shocked, Huo Weilou’s eyes swept around, and he said, “Find all the servants.”

Lu Ke took the command, and Feng Ye was even more angry, but in front of Huo Wei Tower, he did not dare to attack anyhow, “Dare to ask Lord Hou, why is this? My father is now injured and recovering from illness, and Lord Hou is so indiscriminate that I am afraid that he will have to Ask your majesty for an explanation!”

Huo Weilou gave him a cool look, “Is there an ice cellar in the house?”

Feng Ye’s eyes widened, “Ice Cellar? Hou Ye’s momentum is like this, is he looking for the ice cellar?”

Huo Weilou was too lazy to talk to him, and ordered the embroiderer on the side, “Find someone to check, and first search to see if there is an ice cellar on the Zhuangzi——”

The embroidered clothes ambassadors and yamen all acted. Although Wu Xiang didn’t know the inside story earlier, but now he has killed Uncle Zhongyi’s Zhuangzi. He knew it naturally, so he took the people to the depths of Zhuangzi.

“Father–“

Feng Ye suddenly yelled, and he saw Feng Qin walking out under the eaves of the garden, wearing a robe, his hair was dangled and his face was gray in the cold of the twelfth lunar month, but he was still not afraid of coldness, standing with a straight back.

Huo Weilou looked over at a distance of a few feet. The moment he met Feng Qin, he felt two points of familiarity. He quickly remembered where this familiarity came from. When he saw Li Shen in the government office that day, Li Shen also had this expression on his face.

He instructed the embroiderer to search everywhere, and then strode towards Feng Qin.

The night wind swept the snow and howled, and his cloak and robe were blown up and down. Feng Qin watched him approach step by step, his pupils shrank slightly, and his unsupportable figure shook.

“Master Hou didn’t meet him at night, it’s really rude to me.”

The burn was real, Feng Qin looked sick, and his words were hoarse. Huo Wei looked at him up and down for two moments, and his eyes fell on his obviously weakened left arm, “Uncle is also cruel to himself. It’s just that I probably didn’t expect Benhou to come so fast.”

Feng Qin pulled his lips, “I don’t know what Hou Ye means.”

Huo Weilou also held his lips, “No hurry, you will know soon.”

Feng Ye stepped forward to hold Feng Qin, still looking at Huo Weilou with some annoyance, but the anxiety on his face could not be concealed. Feng Qin patted the back of his hand to appease him, and Feng Ye was a little calmer.

Huo Weilou began to look at this Zhuangzi, “Although the scenery is good, it is not worthy of being here for many years. This place is always inferior to the capital of the capital.”

The corners of Feng Qin’s lips were slightly bent, and that layer of haggard face trembles slightly, “A person of pure cultivation is the same everywhere.”

Huo Weilou no longer speaks, but stands sideways under the wind and snow. His eagle-like sharp gaze slowly looks into the distance, as if measuring something, Feng Qin’s throat is dry. , Is there any misunderstanding?”

Huo Weilou glanced into his room, motionless, “Don’t worry.”

Soon, Luke and Wu Xiang walked quickly from outside, and Luke said, “Master Hou, I found the ice cellar. There is no more ice in it.”

Feng Qin’s turbid eyes trembled, but Huo Weilou turned to look at him, “Feng Qin’s muddy eyes trembled, but the face looked like he was wearing a mask. Ice bricks. In summer, Zhuangzi bought a thousand taels of silver-patterned ice. Uncle used to make alchemy on Zhuangzi. When it wasn’t for playing with crushed ice, where did all the ice go now?”

Feng Qin frowned slightly, “Alchemy has always been sultry. In summer, half a car of ice bricks are used every day. It is normal to consume more ice. I don’t know that I am guilty of using too much ice.”

Feng Ye hurriedly said, “My father is afraid of heat and likes coolness. This should be innocent.”

Huo Weilou’s eyes fell on Feng Ye’s left arm, “Recently, the Secretary is investigating an old case–“

Feng Qin hadn’t spoken yet, Feng Ye couldn’t help but said, “Master Hou has always been known for being selfless, but now he wants to use public tools for private purposes.

Huo Weilou looked at Feng Ye, “I haven’t said what the case is, but you know it is related to the county lord of Anning?”

Feng Ye was taken aback for a moment, and now he was dumb. Huo Weilou had known the real murderer and stared at their movements secretly. Now Feng Ye’s remarks confirmed his guess, thinking that the person in front of him is most likely to be the real murderer. The night Bo Ruoyou had experienced, his eyes revealed a chill that was more pressing than the wind and snow.

However, Feng Qin met his gaze, but was not flustered, as if he felt that he could not find any evidence of crime.

At this time, Luke stepped forward, “Master Hou, there are now five old servants on Zhuangzi.”

Huo Weilou’s eyes were cold, and he didn’t entangle the father and son too much.

“Trial.”

He slapped a word, and the embroiderers immediately took action. The old servants were all servants of the Zhongyi Bofu for many years. They were naturally loyal to Feng Qin. But the embroiderers’ methods didn’t take a moment, outside the courtyard. There was a scream.

The wind was screaming, and the screams broke through the snow curtain, abrupt and harsh, Feng Ye was very angry before, but he saw that the embroidered clothes made her mercilessly, and his heart was also fearful, and he didn’t understand Huo. Why come when the building is in danger!

“Father–“

Feng Ye couldn’t help pulling La Fengqin’s arm.

Feng Qin was expressionless, but only Feng Ye knew that his figure was getting stiffer.

With less than half a cup of tea, Luke came in from outside, “Master Hou, said that all the ice in summer did not enter the ice cellar, but was sent to the pill room. After sending it in, Uncle Zhongyi would not let them take care of it. , They also think that Uncle Zhongyi is used to resist heat, and the pill room is not allowed to go in or out on weekdays, and the key has always been in the hands of Uncle Zhongyi.”

“Where is the Danfang?”

“In the northwest of Shonai–“

“lead the way.”

Huo Weilou turned and walked away, Feng Qin’s figure shook violently.

Walking deep down the main road of the Fuzhong, I soon reached an independent courtyard. This courtyard is different from other places. The pavilions are very tall. You can see the burnt down roof of the main hall.

Luke said by the side: “It was the fire that started that day that destroyed the house, and the pill store and warehouse on both sides burned down a little bit. Because Uncle Zhongyi was also injured, they did not have time to clean up afterwards, Uncle Zhongyi was also injured. So that they don’t have to rush to clean up here.”

Huo Weilou was watching this scene, he couldn’t help but think of the fire in Qingzhou at the beginning of the year. The fire could indeed turn everything on the ground to ashes, but the things under the ground were difficult to hide.

“Find some utensils, dig and search—”

After speaking, he ordered, “Especially search to see if there are any corpses in the fire scene.”

There were a lot of people this time. The embroiderer brought the two servants, and soon found many handy utensils. Everyone lit torches and entered the fire scene one after another. Huo Weilou and Sun Zhao stood by, and Sun Zhaodong He had to sneeze, but Huo Weilou was still standing tall, as if he could not feel the wind, snow and cold.

Soon, Huo Weilou ordered: “Continue the trial and see what Feng Qin has done on Zhuangzi in the past two months.”

Luke personally took people to interrogate a few old servants. Feng Qin is very likely to be the real murderer. These servants are loyal to him and may also be accomplices. Therefore, the embroiderer is also quite neat. After half an hour, Luke Return with a solemn look.

“Master Hou, the servants said that for the past two months, Feng Qin has been practicing alchemy on Zhuangzi, and the frequency of alchemy has been much higher than before. Therefore, Zhuangzi has purchased a large amount of fine silver charcoal, and because the alchemy has been In alchemy, people have worried that it will catch fire.” Luke frowned, “He has a guilty conscience, so alchemy solves it?”

Huo Weilou stared at the fire scene in the night, and said for a long while: “I’m afraid he is not practicing Dan.”

At this moment, when he was close to his son, although there were many people brought, in the night, the snow was heavy, and the cleaning of the fire site was not smooth. Huo Weilou ordered Feng Ye and his son to be guarded separately, and he stayed by the fire site. In the middle of the night, Sun Zhao couldn’t hold on, sneezing and found the front yard to escape the cold.

The long night of wind and snow seemed to be endless. The Huo Wei Tower stood among the ruins, and the nightmare of that day was always in his mind. Whenever he thought of that scene, he couldn’t let go of his mind, he was majestic. While Li was suffering from the severe cold with everyone, other people naturally did not dare to take it lightly, so busy till dawn, an embroidered clothing envoy stood in the coal pile and shouted.

“Master Hou, there is a discovery–“