He yawned lazily, and before it was too late, his slender hands covered the already opened cherry mouth. It doesn't matter, it's not the first time Shen Chongming has seen her like this.
"morning!"
"Tan Xingzhi is waiting for you outside the door."
"Oh!" Zhou Yu'an put on his shoes and suddenly thought of something: "How did he know we live here? Did you tell him?"
"He is the young master of the Tan family." Shen Chongming said without further explanation: "Something happened to Mrs. Tan."
"Aunt Tan? Something happened!" Zhou Yu'an blinked.
Last night, the servants in the mansion heard a quarrel between Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan. The quarrel was very loud, and there was the sound of banging things.
The servants did not dare to dissuade him, so they went to the study to find Tan Xingzhi. Tan Xingzhi was not there, so he took his personal servant to the shop to discuss business with others, and did not come back until midnight.
There were three servants, one guarding outside the gate, one waiting in the study, and one staying in the yard of Master Tan and Mrs. Tan.
When he learned that his parents were quarreling, Tan Xingzhi took the boy to his parents' courtyard without even changing his clothes. He met the servant who had stayed behind at the door of the courtyard. He told Tan Xingzhi that Mr. Tan left half an hour ago and was angry when he left. There was Mrs. Tan crying in the room.
Tan Xingzhi asked him how long he had been crying. He said not long and stopped after a while.
The lights in the room were off and there was no sound. Thinking that Mrs. Tan had gone to bed, Tan Xingzhi did not enter the room, but simply said a few words of comfort outside the window before going back.
Early this morning, Tan Xingzhi, who was worried, went to greet his mother. When he opened the door, he found that the house was in a mess.
Walking further inside, there was a bloody dagger. Next to the dagger was a broken flower pot, which was also splattered with blood. Looking over the flowerpot, I saw Mrs. Tan lying on the ground. Blood flowed from under her body to the side of the flowerpot, but strangely, there were no wounds on her body.
"Isn't that blood Mrs. Tan's?"
"Probably not!" A government official said: "Wu Zuo has already experienced it. There are no wounds on Mrs. Tan's body. She must have been overly frightened and died of fright."
The yamen servant led Zhou Yu'an and Shen Chongming into the door. Zhou Yuan followed the yamen servant slowly while looking at the Tan family's increasingly exquisite mansion.
"I heard that the county magistrate has been dismissed from his post. Who is responsible for this matter now?"
"It would be great if there was someone responsible." The yamen servant sighed: "If there is someone responsible, we don't have to trouble the girl."
"What do you mean by this?"
"The original one has been dismissed, and the new one has not yet arrived. We are now leaderless." The Yamen servant sighed again: "If this was any other case, it would have passed by in a muddle, but it was Mrs. Tan who died. The missing person is Mr. Tan. Who are they? They are the living Buddhas of Suizhou City. The reason why we can survive the epidemic and continue to live is thanks to the medicines sent to the government. So many medicines, I didn’t even ask for a penny.”
"There's an epidemic in Suizhou. Didn't the imperial court send out any medicine?"
"It's true, but the water from far away can't quench the thirst nearby." The Yamen servant said: "There is something called grass in that medicine. It is a specialty here. It only grows on cliffs. That grass is usually useless. Not many pharmacies would let their clerks buy that. When the epidemic broke out, only the Tan family had it. Mr. Tan took it all out without saying anything. Other pharmacies just sat there and raised their prices. Because of the Tan family, not only did they There is no price increase, but no money is collected. What is this but a living Bodhisattva?"
"Then why does the Tan family exist? Could it be that they knew there would be an epidemic in Suizhou?"
"It's not surprising that the girl would think so. Anyone else would think so." The Yamen servant shook his head as he walked: "The Tan family has a plaster that uses this kind of grass. Therefore, when the epidemic occurs, the Tan family has it."
"Mrs. Tan is dead, where did Master Tan go? The blood on the dagger belongs to Master Tan?" Shen Chongming asked, seeing Tan Xingzhi standing in the corridor.
"Master Tan is missing. His life and death are unknown." The yamen officer also saw Tan Xingzhi and lowered his voice: "Although Mr. Tan is usually gentle and gentle, he is not easy to mess with when he loses his temper. He doesn't believe what Zuo Zuo said. I don’t think Mrs. Tan was frightened to death, so we must find out. We really had no choice, so we went to disturb you, girl.”
"Did you tell him where we live?"
"It's a coincidence, it's just a coincidence. When we were looking for the girl, Mr. Tan happened to be looking for the girl as well." The Yamen servant lowered his head: "We know what the girl is capable of, so we'll leave this matter to the Tan family. Don't worry, girl, we'll wait for the new county magistrate. When we take office, we will definitely tell the new county magistrate about the girl, and maybe we can give the girl some awards."
Zhou Yu'an didn't want any awards, let alone anything to do with the new county magistrate. She came to Suizhou to see Mrs. Tan. After this visit, her condition will be 80% better, and she will need to rest on her own for the remaining 20%.
There was an agreement between her and Mrs. Tan that even Tan Xingzhi didn't know about - she helped Mrs. Tan treat her illness, and Mrs. Tan told her a past event that she wanted to know.
Seeing that the matter was about to come to an end, Mrs. Tan died, and her death was mysterious.
While thinking about it, people have arrived in front of Tan Xingzhi. His mother died and his father disappeared. After not seeing him for a whole night, he seemed to be much more haggard and in a trance.
Zhou Yu'an comforted him and said in a serious tone: "Miss Zhou is not an outsider. You also know about my parents. Even if they were at odds, they would not go to the extent of using a knife. The Yamen said that my mother was scared to death, saying My father is the murderer of my mother, but they can’t tell where my father is. They want to post my father’s portrait and want the whole city to search for my father. Do you think I can agree?”
"The case is still unclear. How can we judge that Mr. Tan is the murderer? If he is not the murderer, how can he be wanted by the whole city? Mr. Tan disagrees, which is reasonable." Zhou Yu'an continued to comfort: "But when a mortal dies, there must be a cause of death, even if it is because of fear. There must be a reason that can scare her to death. Mr. Tan, don’t worry, I will try my best to help Aunt Tan find out the truth."
Mr. Tan gave a bitter smile, "I believe you, but you must be quick. I'm worried that something bad will happen to my father."
Zhou Yu'an nodded and turned to the Yamen servant: "Where is Mrs. Tan? Is the scene as it is? Where were the three servants at the time of the incident? Are any of them missing?"
"They are all here! Knowing the girl's habits, none of Mrs. Tan's belongings have been moved." The officer pointed to the crime scene: "Does Mr. Tan also want to go with us?"
"No, the store managers are still waiting for me." Tan Xingzhi took a step back and said, "My mother's affairs will only bother the girl."
The yamen officer led Zhou Yuan into the crime scene. As soon as she entered the door, she frowned.
There was a Taoist priest standing in the courtyard. The Taoist priest was talking to the side room. When he heard the footsteps, he not only did not stop, but instead stabbed Zhou Yu'an with his mahogany sword.
