Liao Haohai's heart tightened, and he quickly lifted his robe, jumped out of the car, and rushed to the servant who was about to replace the white lantern: "Excuse me, is this Ding's house?"
The servant looked him up and down: "Who is Mr. Lang?"
Liao Haohai showed his belt: "I am a judge at Dali Temple."
The servant almost stopped holding the lantern: "Our eldest lady died of illness, and she didn't report it to the official. Why did she come to Dali Temple?"
"Today, your eldest wife was very lively and vigorous in participating in the flower viewing party at the eldest princess's mansion, but she died of illness in the evening?"
Liao Haohai said that he was about to walk in, but the servant quickly stopped him. Liao Haohai glared at him, and the servant smiled apologetically and said: "To tell you the truth, our eldest lady has been suffering from heart disease since she was a child. The husband and wife of the family have been together for a long time. I was prepared that the eldest lady would have to leave sooner or later. Today's flower viewing party, my wife didn't let the eldest lady go, but she wanted to go to the flower viewing party, so she let the eldest lady go. No, I just returned from the flower viewing party Not long after she came back, the eldest lady suddenly became ill, but she passed away within an hour."
Liao Haohai looked at him: "You know quite a lot."
The servant still smiled apologetically: "Our Ding family has a small population, including the youngest, there are only about ten people. This house is small, and the eldest wife's illness is the most important thing in the family. The youngest is taken care of by the master every day. Madam, you can save yourself the trouble by giving me advice."
"When Madam got sick, did you hire a medical worker? Which medical center did you hire?" Liao Haohai asked.
The servant did not dare to neglect: "Your Majesty, the person invited is Dr. Li from Huichun Hall. I went to invite him personally. If your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can ask."
Liao Haohai raised his eyebrows. What the Ding family servant said didn't sound like a lie. But he didn't expect that Mrs. Ding, who seemed so lively today, would actually suffer from heart disease.
In previous cases, there were many cases of sudden death due to heart disease.
No wonder that although Mrs. Ding likes Mr. Luo Dalang, the Luo family has no intention of marrying the Ding family. Who would want to marry a young lady who could die at any time?
However, Madam Ding was very good at hiding it. Even Qin Wanwan was so smart that she could not avoid her mental illness.
Liao Haohai went over the matter in his mind several times, and the servant of the Ding family said cautiously: "Master, can the little one continue to hang the lantern?"
"Hang it up." Liao Haohai said, watching the servants of the Ding family hang up the white lanterns.
Mrs. Ding's death was so sudden and coincidental that he always felt something was wrong. If Mrs. Ding really had a heart disease, she would have developed the disease long ago when she threw her purse by the curved bridge today, instead of suddenly getting sick when she got home.
The servants of the Ding family quickly hung up the lanterns and smiled at Liao Haohai: "Master, the little one has gone in."
"Hold on." Liao Haohai stopped him, "I want to see your master."
A look of embarrassment appeared on the servant's face: "Master, it's really unfortunate that our master just went out to pick up a coffin for the eldest lady. Oh, the eldest husband and the young master went with him. There are only our wives and young ladies at home, so this... I'm afraid it's inconvenient."
"Then meet your wife." Liao Haohai said, "In the cases handled by Dali Temple, many of the murderers were women."
The servant laughed so uglyly: "Our wife really loves the eldest lady."
"If you stop at the door again, I will suspect that you are the murderer." Liao Haohai said sternly.
When the servant heard this, he quickly took a few steps back, nodded and bowed: "Master, please come in."
The Ding family has a very compact second-entry courtyard. There is a screen wall as you enter the door, and there are flower gates on the left and right. The corridor is not wide, the small courtyards are all close together, and the courtyard walls are not extremely high. Such houses abound near Xiangguo Temple.
As soon as I entered the door, I could smell the smell of incense sticks and burning paper money, and I could also hear someone crying quietly.
Liao Haohai was used to seeing this kind of scene, and he followed the servants to the simple mourning hall without any disturbance in his heart.
There were two people sitting in the mourning hall, one was a middle-aged woman who seemed to be Madam Ding's mother, and the other was a young lady of twelve or thirteen years old, who should be Madam Ding's sister.
It was Mrs. Ding who was crying. Mrs. Ding just sat in a daze, her eyes red.
The young lady heard the noise first, looked up and saw Liao Haohai, and was startled: "You, who are you?"
Liao Haohai saw at a glance that Mrs. Ding, who was fine during the day, was lying upright. It was probably because the Ding family was still reluctant to part with her and did not cover her face with a white cloth.
Liao Haohai showed his token: "I am Liao Haohai, the judge of Dali Temple." When he said this, he observed that Mrs. Ding seemed to tremble suddenly, but she soon returned to her calm appearance. She stood up and saluted Liao Haohai: "I, Mrs. Zhou, have met Liao Pingshi. I wonder why Liao Pingshi paid a sudden visit?"
He was quite calm and spoke in a very orderly manner. Mrs. Ding must have been ill for a long time. As a mother, she had already been mentally prepared.
The candlelight in the simple mourning hall was not very bright, but it could still be seen that Mrs. Ding's face looked very peaceful, and the corners of her mouth were even slightly raised. In other words, Mrs. Ding was not in pain when she went.
"Mrs. Ding, excuse me. I met Mrs. Ding at the flower viewing party at the Princess's Mansion today. At the flower viewing party, Madam Ding was particularly innocent and lively, and she won the favor of a good friend of mine. So because of my A good friend, I specially asked me to come here to inquire about it. Unexpectedly, Madam Ding has passed away."
After Liao Haohai finished speaking, he felt that his excuse was really lame.
But Mrs. Zhou's expression remained calm and she didn't even blink: "Oh, that's such a pity. My daughter is gone, and she no longer has to worry about getting married in this life."
Liao Haohai observed her. Mrs. Zhou looked as if her daughter had suddenly passed away, and she was extremely sad and heartbroken.
Could it be that his guess was wrong?
The Ding family did not report to the official. Without any evidence and only relying on speculation, he could not conduct an examination on Mrs. Ding's body.
Liao Haohai had no choice but to leave in anger.
It was still the servant with the white lantern who escorted him out: "My lord, please go slowly."
Liao Haohai got into the car a little discouraged, thought about it in the car, and then told the boy: "Go to the Huichun Hall."
The door of Huichun Hall is closed tightly, and it has been closed for rest long ago. Medical workers generally maintain their health, unlike those near Fan Tower and Tianxiang Tower who play music every night.
"Call the door." Liao Haohai ordered the boy.
It is common for medical workers to be woken up at night to make medical appointments. The small door opened quickly, and a man who looked like a medicine boy yawned and stuck his head out: "What disease... Hey, hey, what are you doing?"
The boy pushed the medicine boy into the door, and Liao Haohai walked in with a cold face: "Where will you, Dr. Li, rest?"
Dr. Li was sleeping soundly. The boy held an oil lamp and lifted the warm quilt covering him: "Dr. Li, the eldest daughter of the Ding family of Xiangguo Temple, why did she die suddenly?"
Doctor Li blurted out in panic: "Madam Ding, she died suddenly after taking Wu Shi Powder."
Liao Haohai's eyebrows darkened. Wu Shi Powder, this is a forbidden drug by the imperial court.
Mrs. Ding actually took Wu Shi Powder? No wonder she suddenly couldn't control her heartache.
Only then did Dr. Li react: "You, who are you?"
Liao Haohai showed the token to him: "Dali Temple Judge Liao Haohai. Although Wu Shi Powder is a banned drug, if you want to buy it, you can still buy it. Did you sell this Wu Shi Powder to Mrs. Ding?"
"The official is unjust. Although the common people have been treating Mrs. Ding for many years, they have always behaved themselves. In fact, although Mrs. Ding suffers from heart disease, as long as she takes medicine on time and controls her emotions, she can live to the age of forty or fifty. No problem. Today the common people are still wondering, how could Mrs. Ding suddenly die suddenly when she had always been under good control? It just so happened that when the common people were leaving, they accidentally saw Mrs. Ding under her bed. There was a little bit of five-stone powder. Only then did the common people determine the cause of Mrs. Ding’s death.”
Liao Haohai's eyelids sank slightly: "Medical Engineer Li, do you dare to go to court to testify?"
