After that, Jinyiwei and others began to investigate the home of Dr. Jiashao Chaoqing.
Tang Jianqiu took the remaining Jin Yiwei and acted separately, and the final result was as expected.
After detailed investigation, Xiaoqi discovered that Zhuer, the maid in Guo Mansion, was from a Kuangding family.
According to reports from servants in the mansion, Zhuer often pleased Guo Zixu, and he was very pleased with this maid and even said that he wanted to take her as his concubine.
Therefore, Tang Jianqiu boldly guessed that Zhu'er most likely did not dare to be a concubine before planning to harm others, but at the moment it was just a conjecture, and there was no evidence to prove that she was the one with criminal motives;
It is not easy to find out the case. If you just convict people based on suspicion, wouldn't it be an insult to the duty of Jin Yiwei?
Ever since, Tang Jianqiu hid this suspicion in his heart;
"I wonder which room Doctor Guo usually goes to more often?"
Tang Jianqiu couldn't help but ask. In this current situation, more clues must be grasped to solve it one by one;
The woman couldn't bear to be sad. She took out a clean handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, choking and saying:
"Returning to your lord, my husband often goes to Wenxuanzhai to read. Naturally, I, a Taoist woman, don't understand it, but I also understand the principles of three obediences and four virtues. Late at night, my wife often brings soup and water and tells the officials to rest early. "
"I see, Doctor Guo goes to Wenxuanzhai the most?" Tang Jianqiu hurriedly asked, if that's the case, we can start from Wenxuanzhai.
"Exactly." The woman bowed, trying her best to conceal the sadness deep in her heart.
Ah Fei didn't say anything, he just looked at him like this.
He looked up and down, seemed to have remembered something important, and stared at Mrs. Chao Qing in front of him.
It was this look in her eyes that made the woman feel a little hairy.
Sensing that the woman was afraid, Ah Fei did not restrain himself but stared blankly, not noticing at all the harm his sixth-grade status would bring to this rich man.
Originally, the woman planned to endure it for a while, but as time passed, she couldn't bear it any longer.
She plucked up the courage and said timidly: "Why are you looking at my wife like this? Could it be that you suspect that my wife has killed her husband?"
Only then did Ah Fei realize that his behavior was a bit excessive, and he immediately changed his face and hurriedly saluted and apologized:
"Madam, you are worrying too much. I was just thinking about something else and lost my mind for a moment. Then I lost my temper and frightened my lady. I hope she will forgive me."
The woman almost fainted. She was already timid and her heart was raised to her throat when Ah Fei was so frightened. When she heard the other party explain like this, the huge stone in her heart relaxed.
She stroked her frightened chest and gained a little strength. After she calmed down, she quickly said to A Fei:
"The trial of hundreds of households really frightened my wife."
Upon seeing this, Tang Jianqiu's eyes hinted to A Fei not to act recklessly, and not to alert the murderer no matter whether the murderer was granted the title of Mrs. Chao Qing or not.
Only then did Ah Fei react, realizing how much his behavior was and offering his body to make amends.
Tang Jianqiu's expression improved. At this moment, Qiao Yunsheng, who had been silent for a long time, spoke:
"Hahaha, there are many things people can say when they are right. It can be said that I am deeply impressed when I see this commander today.
The governor is indeed resourceful and approachable. He is not as bad as the rumors say. It would be best if he could be more reserved.
Oh, I said the wrong thing, please forgive me, the governor has suffered. "
The latter sentence was added because he felt something was wrong with Tang Jianqiu's mood.
As an upright official, Qiao Yunsheng realized that Tang Jianqiu was unhappy with his quick talk. Doesn't using the word "reserved" mean that Tang Jianqiu was uneducated?
However, the reason why Tang Jianqiu felt like this was because he remembered all kinds of things in his previous life.
reserved……
This short sentence hurt his heart.
If I had known the word "reserve" in my previous life, how could I have ended up like that?
It was precisely because he held great power at that time and relied on the favor of the Tang family, Master, and His Majesty that he was arrogant.
In his previous life, he was deceived by lard, which led him to mistrust others, and he was tortured for no reason, making him a tyrant in the eyes of outsiders.
At that time, he believed that all the prisoners in Zhao Prison deserved to die, so he tortured the captured criminals without explanation and beat them to death.
Later, he spoke out arrogantly and was hated by his colleagues, and offended many civil and military officials. Later, he was framed by Wei Zhongxian, and was even accused of treason.
It won't happen this time, he is no longer a fool, he will treat those who truly believe in him sincerely!
After that, Tang Jianqiu asked about Qiao Yunsheng and the woman.
"I wonder if it would be convenient for Madam and the Minister of Justice to take Tang to Mr. Guo's bedroom and library?"
"That's natural, please."
Tang Jianqiu was not polite after receiving the permission, and then ordered the Jinyi guards behind:
"Please, you guys just stay here and watch. Ah Fei, you go with me."
"yes!"
Tang Jianqiu walked slowly, followed closely by A Fei.
Led by two people, the four of them were going to Wenxuanzhai, but who would have thought that they would be blocked by a young man in their twenties on the way there.
The man was holding a rattle in his left hand and a broken bowl in his right hand, and his walking posture was quite strange.
The young man acted stupidly, like a seven-year-old child, with drool dripping from the corner of his mouth from time to time, but he didn't look like a normal person.
The young man chuckled. Instead of restraining himself, he happily stepped forward and grabbed Tang Jianqiu's sleeves, shaking them from time to time. His words were full of childlike tenderness.
"Ride a horse! I want to ride a horse!"
The woman was startled, as if seeing the moment when cultural relics were shattered. She quickly pulled the young man aside and comforted him for a while. After comforting her for a while, she apologized to Tang Jianqiu:
"I made you laugh. I hope you will forgive me for the child's ignorance and sudden collision. This is my son Guo Shide. He is a scholar and is no different from ordinary people.
A few days ago, for some reason, I accidentally fell from a tree and hit my head. I can only remember things before I was eight years old. I often went crazy. I saw many doctors, but my husband couldn't do anything. "
The woman was very helpless. She spent most of her money and still couldn't get any better. This was also the most painful thing for a mother.
Tang Jianqiu didn't care about this. If the child has a child's mind, it is inevitable for the family to be sad;
"It's okay, I'd like to thank Madam for taking care of it."
Tang Jianqiu's polite remarks didn't sound like those of a military attache. Compared to his previous life, his attitude was much more modest.
"My lord, you are joking. This is just what a court lady should do. I don't dare to work hard.
I don’t know what happened to our Guo family. There was a fire on the first day, the whereabouts of the eldest son was unknown the next day, and now my husband’s body has mysteriously disappeared. I finally hoped that my son would grow up, but he was a fool. Only my daughter was better, and she married a man. A wealthy family. "
The woman felt a burst of pain just thinking about it, but there was nothing she could do.
"Madam is affected."
Guo Shide on the side was a little unhappy. Seeing that he had no fun, he hurriedly asked the woman for help: "Mother, I want to ride a horse, ride a horse~"
The woman was already angry because of this matter, and now she couldn't tolerate Guo Shide adding fuel to the fire. She scolded her on the spot: "Shide, don't be rude! This is the governor, how could you?" Are you saying this to the governor?"
When Guo Shide heard this, he immediately became distressed. Like a child who had his toy taken away, he kept kicking his legs and acting wildly:
"I don't care, I want it, you are a bad person~ a bad person!"
"Shi De! If you continue to be so ignorant, my mother will beat you!"
"Mom! I was wrong, don't hit me, I won't dare to do it again!" Guo Shide was also frightened and did not dare to say anything more.
"I'm really sorry for making you laugh. If you want to, please check it out yourself."
"Okay, sorry for bothering you."
After saying that, Tang Jianqiu led Ah Fei inside. The two of them first patrolled Wenxuan Pavilion, looking for suspicious things placed around them. However, who would have thought that after a long search, no important clues were found. Choose to give up.
After that, the two went to Guo Zixu's bedroom.
The things placed on the table, the objects placed by the door, drawers and other places were searched, and even the sheets and even the bottom of the bed were not left behind.
"A Fei, do you have any clues?" Tang Jianqiu was worried about this matter, and A Fei's next answer disappointed Tang Jianqiu;
"Lord Tang, no."
"That's weird! Could it be that the corpse had wings and could fly?"
The more Tang Jianqiu thought about it, the angrier he became. No trace of the doctor Guo Zixu had been found. Now the whereabouts of Guo's eldest son had disappeared, and the body of someone else was really unbelievable.
The sky is getting dark, and it is now three o'clock in the morning, not long before Hai hour. The black curtain hanging high in the sky is like a black cloth, smudged and covered with a layer of black mist.
The woman was dressed in mourning clothes. Seeing that Tang Jianqiu was still busy with work, she adopted the way of hospitality:
"Sir, it's getting late, and you must be exhausted from the long journey. If you don't mind, please move to the side house and stay. I'll ask my servants to clean up."
"Thank you, Madam, for your kindness. You're welcome." Tang Jianqiu bowed, and the woman greeted her with a polite smile, and then left;
Upon seeing this, Ah Fei subconsciously looked around, and after confirming that no one was around, he asked:
"Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence? There are very few coincidences in this world. How come Doctor Guo's family has encountered strange things so many times? If it is really a coincidence, it would be really pitiful."
"It's really too much of a coincidence."
Tang Jianqiu had not thought about what A Fei said. He also felt that there were too many doubts in this case.
"Who among the Guo family do you think is the most suspicious?" A Fei asked again.
Tang Jianqiu shook his head, "It's hard to say based on the current situation. We can't make a decision until the dust settles."
"Then the young master of the Guo family is not a coincidence. It is a bit suspicious that he appeared on the way to Wenxuanzhai. Is it really a coincidence?"
"I don't know. Fortunately, it didn't affect our handling of the case. Besides, it only appeared once, which is not trustworthy. It would only be suspicious if it interfered multiple times."
