All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 19
Xuanping Hou Shenji said that he wanted to make Yaoniang's funeral affairs a good one.

It's not really that "Yao Niang" destroyed Shen Yuyao and Li Anlin's marriage in time.

It was just to restore the precarious reputation of the Xuanpinghou Mansion, and to establish a good image for Shen Yuyao by the way.

Naturally, Shen Lingxi would not be polite to him.

In addition to necessities such as coffins, mourning halls and paper bundles, in the name of Yaoniang, they also gave porridge to beggars, old and weak women and children wandering in the capital.

Shen Lingxi looked at the accounts of the day and felt that the money was still too little.

Tomorrow, the kun daoists from Jinxianguan will be invited to do the water and land dojo, and then the most famous opera troupe in the capital will be recruited. It will be almost enough to sing a big opera for a few days.

The scene must have been very spectacular, and the name of Shen's coffin shop can also be used to make a name for it.

Shen Lingxi was busy with the work at hand, and went to the coffin shed in front because of Ah Xiang's words.

Seeing Shen Yuyao leading the maids and women serving porridge for the common people in front of the porridge stove, her expression no longer looked depressed, and she knew that she had listened to what she intended to say to Shen Yuyao when she was at the corner gate just now.

While pondering, a deep voice came to Shen Lingxi's ears, "I'll be waiting for you all day today, where have you been?"

Shen Lingxi turned her eyes and saw that Mu Huai'an stood by her side at some point.

Today, for the first time, he wore an indigo embroidered gold dress, and a gold crown on his head, which made his handsome face a little more youthful.

It's quite pleasing to the eye.

"Daddy wants to make Yaoniang's funeral affairs look good. I will go to Dongshi to buy some high-quality materials, so that I can be worthy of the word 'beautiful'."

Shen Lingxi looked puzzled, "Didn't I already repair Liu Si's body? Isn't that why you asked me to assist in the case?"

"Shen Lingxi, you know what I mean."

Mu Huai'an looked at her with his arms around his chest, and there was some dissatisfaction in Taohua's eyes, "You knew Liu Si's body was in the well, didn't you? Call Zhao Cheng, lead him to offend Marquis Xuan Ping, and put Liu Si's body in the well." Send me the case, and you have calculated every step. Now that you have calculated it, you should investigate the case with me."

"Mu Shaoqing is really flattering the courtier's daughter." Shen Lingxi chuckled, "If the courtier's daughter is really as Shaoqing said, and she predicts things like a god, how can she be reduced to the point of returning to the Marquis's mansion to recognize her relatives?"

Mu Huai'an's expression softened slightly, "There's no need to underestimate yourself, it's the Shen family's luck that you go back to the Shen family."

Shen Lingxi raised her eyes in astonishment.

She didn't know, when she was here with Mu Huai'an, when did she have such a high reputation?
"Don't get me wrong, I mean this case."

Mu Huai'an coughed, and turned his face away, "The murderer is obviously someone from Xuanpinghou's mansion. If you hadn't pulled out the body, maybe something would have happened to the mansion. Let's forget about it today, and start tomorrow." You must go investigate the case with me."

"I only know how to collect corpses and bury them. I really don't know anything about handling cases. Following you will only cause trouble for you." Shen Lingxi said softly: "What's more, Dad asked me to assist Fourth Sister If Yaoniang does not do good things, and my father blames me, how can I bear it?"

"It's okay to say these words to others, but it doesn't have to be in front of me."

Mu Huai'an sneered, and went straight to the point, "I've checked the south room of the warehouse, and the scene has been cleaned up, but there is a very small hole in the window paper, it should be someone blowing in the fragrance. According to the results of the autopsy, it can be confirmed that Liu Si was first stunned with incense and then thrown into the well, and then the murderer made a false impression of drunkenness."

Being able to discover the incense hole in the window paper without any evidence, Mu Huai'an's ability to handle the case is still very trustworthy.

Shen Lingxi pretended to inadvertently hint: "Liu Si's corpse hardly left traces of drowning and struggle, but he did drown, which means that he must have been in a deep coma before he died. It's probably not unusual."

"It's Qianjinxiang." Mu Huai'an snapped his fingers, looking at Shen Lingxi with sparkling eyes, "From the Western Regions, there are only a handful of people who can afford it. I've already asked someone to check it, tomorrow at the latest Early in the morning, the suspicious person can be detected."

I didn't expect that the speed of investigation was so fast.

Shen Lingxi praised without hesitation: "Shaoqing is really thoughtful and quick to act. I believe the murderer will be brought to justice soon. It is a blessing for the people to have Shaoqing in Dali Temple."

Being praised by her like this, Mu Huai'an smiled brightly.

"However, there is one thing that is a bit strange." Mu Huai'an said seriously: "Boss Zhou said that the reason why no one noticed Liu Si's disappearance was because the day before Shen Yuyao's wedding, the magpie in the ancestor's house came to tell Zhou The steward reported that the old ancestor wanted Liu Si to go back to the old house in Hongwu County and burn incense for her. Now that the old ancestor of the Shen family is ill, we don’t want to disturb her.”

"Leave this matter to me to investigate." Shen Lingxi took the initiative to ask Ying. He had never heard Liu Si mention this matter before, so just ask him to know what's going on.

A little effort can be counted as her reciprocation.

Mu Huaian responded with a smile.

Both of them were outstanding in appearance, and they stood together talking, just like the golden boy and jade girl walking down from the painting, people couldn't help but focus on them.

Xuan Ping Hou Shen Ji originally wanted to come to see how his family's A Yao and the Mu family boy were getting along, but he didn't expect to come here on horseback, and saw this scene.

In a blink of an eye, he saw A Yao, whom he had pampered, rolled up his sleeves and stood in front of the porridge stove, only caring about giving porridge to others, he simply hated iron for being weak.

Shen Ji strode up to Shen Lingxi, and began to question regardless, "Didn't I tell you to make the white affairs look good? You invited some beggars to the banquet, which is also called scenery? You are a younger sister, you should You should do your best to help your sister, how can there be any reason to sit by and be lazy?"

After scolding her head and face, the smile on Shen Lingxi's face disappeared from the corner of her lips.

Shen Lingxi would like to regard this as a "distinguished guest" who made things difficult for her. For the sake of money, she lowered her head.

Before Shang had time to speak, Mu Huai'an beside him had already spoken.

"Shen Hou, if you say that, you are blaming the fifth girl. If you want everyone in the capital to know that the fourth girl has a heart of love and divorced from the Li family, these beggars and old and weak women and children will pass on word of mouth. This is the fastest way. This obsequious thing can only show the wealth of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, if you want to win the hearts of the people, you still have to do more good deeds."

Shen Ji was startled.

He looked back and forth between the two with his eyes, and there was a shrewdness in his eyes. He laughed twice, "My nephew is right, I am a rough person, and I don't understand these things. Since my nephew said this is the best, then I Don't worry."

But she turned her head to Shen Lingxi, and said with a straight face, "Ayao has lived in a boudoir for a long time, and rarely goes out. It's not as good as you showing her face outside since you were a child. You should take care of her more. Wherever you go these two days, tell her Where do you take her, you must not leave her aside like this, do you understand?"

"Fifth Miss will investigate the case with me starting tomorrow..."

Mu Huai'an's words had just begun before they were cut off by Shen Ji, "Then Ayao should follow, this case concerns my Shen family's reputation, and Ayao will be the mistress of the house in the future, so get in touch more. It's good for her, nephew, you won't favor one over another, right?"

Mu Huai'an was at a loss for words.

Shen Lingxi felt that Shen Ji was short of writing "Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone" on Shen Ji's forehead.

She just wanted to send him away quickly, so she hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Dad, no matter what I do tomorrow, I will definitely bring my fourth sister with me."

(End of this chapter)