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

Chapter 47
More than four months have passed. Under normal circumstances, the corpse must have been rotten into bones after being soaked in the lotus pond.

But here is the barbarian workshop.

At the beginning, Yinyue Pavilion had decided on the plan of stealing and exchanging pillars. There were too many dead people, and there was too much noise when they were transported out of Barbarian Square.

They thought of a compromise.

The corpse was embalmed, wrapped in a waterproof tarpaulin, and buried in a lotus pond.

The corpses were in a completely closed environment and buried under cool water. When the officials drained the water in the lotus pond and took out the corpses, most of the corpses were still quite intact.

It is not a simple project to bring out so many corpses one by one and confirm their identities one by one.

All the work in the entire capital and surrounding counties were transferred by Dali Temple.

It took a full three days and two nights to examine all the corpses.

The case shocked the ruling and opposition parties.

Because of the involvement of Fanbang, the emperor deliberately pressed down on the matter, and while the embroidered envoy thoroughly investigated, he blocked the news.

After Wu Zuo finished the autopsy, with the consent of Proton Yunxuan, Fu'an Hall came forward and cremated the body.

Shen Lingxi completed the commissions of those dead souls one by one, and finally handed over the ashes to the caravan to bring them back to Yunjiang to send their souls back to their homeland.

It's all been done, half a month has passed.

During this period, except for Mama Cui who was sent by the ancestors to visit Shen Lingxi in Wangxian Village, Xuanping Marquis Shen Ji never even asked her a question, as if he had never recognized his daughter.

Shen Lingxi was happy and quiet.

It's just that the real murderer has been caught, Liu Si's grievances have been resolved, and his soul is getting weaker and weaker, and he can no longer continue to work for her.

Shen Lingxi sent him back to his wife and children and said goodbye to him formally.

Without Liu Si by his side, the magpies were nowhere to be seen. Shen Lingxi lost control of the affairs of the Xuanping Hou Mansion.

Caring about the safety of her ancestors, she entrusted Mu Huai'an to find out the composition of the bottle of oil, and the personal relationship between Shen Liang, magpie, and Cui Yuan, all of which were written in letters, and asked Mama Cui to take them back to her home and hand them over to her in person. To the hands of the ancestors.

But even so——
On the day Shen Lingxi planned to return home, she still received news that her ancestor had died of illness.

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I haven't returned for half a month, and when I returned to Xuanping Hou's Mansion, it was already a piece of white.

Before the old ancestor died, the master released Liu Si's family. Liu Si's daughter, Qiao Xing, was grateful for Shen Lingxi's kindness, and signed a contract of living on her own initiative, begging the old ancestor to place her in the Jingsiyuan to help Shen Lingxi.

Therefore, when Shen Lingxi got out of the carriage, Qiao Xing had already brought someone to meet her at the door.

Qiao Xing is about sixteen or seventeen years old, tall and strong like Liu Si, and looks simple, but her grape-like eyes are full of intelligence.

On the way from the main gate to Songzhuyuan, Qiao Xing told Shen Lingxi about her ancestor.

"...The old ancestor said last night that he wanted to be quiet, so he kicked out all the people on duty. At the second watch, Cui's mother went into the house to have a look. After serving the night, the old ancestor kicked them out again. House, people are gone..."

"The body is clean and there are no injuries... Perhaps he knew that his death was approaching, so he put on his own shroud before passing away..."

Shen Lingxi frowned, "Is the old ancestor not feeling well recently?"

"No." Qiao Xing was also very confused, "When I was released that day, the maidservant saw that the ancestor's complexion was still good, and his speech was full of anger, and he didn't look sick."

Shen Lingxi asked again, "Has Wu Zuo ever come for an autopsy?"

"Then how can it be..." Qiao Xing thought about it and said: "The old ancestor was a man of command, and he slept on the bed. According to the custom, this is a happy funeral. Although the government sent a servant, the Lord Hou Immediately request an autopsy, and send Wu Zuo away." 1
As she spoke, she leaned close to Shen Lingxi's ear, and lowered her voice to the lowest level, "But I heard Cui's mother mention it, and this morning I saw my ancestor put a purse of gold purses on the bedside, and sprinkled a few beside the pillow. Girl, do you think the ancestors... swallowed gold?"

Shen Lingxi stopped abruptly.

She remembered the golden purse that Shen Liang gave her as a gift when she first met Shen Liang.

"Where's Cui Yuan? Have you seen her in the mansion these few days?" Shen Lingxi asked hurriedly.

Qiao Xing didn't know why, "Sister Cui Yuan has been here all along, and she was sent by Mama Cui to serve the Second Master just now."

Because of the case of Liu Si's death, all the evidence points to Magpie, and there is no evidence to prove that Shen Liang is behind the scenes.

What's more, Shen Liang is the second master of the Hou Mansion, and his status is not comparable to these servants.

In order to prevent the family members from continuing to live with hatred, Shen Lingxi did not tell them the mother and son the truth behind the matter as entrusted by Liu Si.

Therefore, Shen Liang is still the "Second Master" in Qiao Xing's eyes.

only……

"Isn't Shen Liang already arrested in Beiya? How could he be released suddenly?" Shen Lingxi asked in surprise.

Qiao Xing: "It was the empress dowager who heard the bad news about the old ancestor and went to ask the emperor for an order to pardon the second master's crimes. The second master suffered a lot in Beiya, and both legs were broken, so he was carried back. Yes, the doctor said that I might not be able to stand up again in the future."

Shen Lingxi only received the news of the body found in the morning only half an hour ago, but Shen Liang had already released it right now.

The emperor's order cannot be violated, and Chu Yan must not be willing to let it go, otherwise he would not have broken his legs.

But, how did this news get into the palace?Why did the concubine, who had been eating fast and chanting Buddha in the deep palace all day, suddenly beg the emperor to pardon Shen Liang?

And Cui Yuan.

Shen Lingxi lowered her eyes.

She knew that her ancestor "died of illness" suddenly, and his death was strange.

It's impossible to guess what the reason is, so it's faster to ask in person.

Thinking of this, Shen Lingxi took another step and walked quickly towards Songzhuyuan.

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In the pine and bamboo courtyard, there were mournful cries.

The door of the upper room was wide open, and the filial sons and grandsons of the Shen residence, dressed in linen and filial piety, gathered together.

The ancestor went there in a hurry, the coffin prepared in advance had not been brought back from the villa, and the mourning hall in the front yard was still being decorated, so the corpse was still in the upper room of the Songzhu courtyard.

When Shen Lingxi stepped into the door, she saw the ancestor's body, dressed in neat shrouds, lying alone on the bed.

The face is covered with a layer of yellow mounting paper, so the face cannot be seen.

Incense was burning in the room, and the originally cool room became as hot as a steamer because of these people crowded together.

"You still have the face to come back!"

As soon as he saw Shen Lingxi, Shen Ji rushed up and pointed at her nose, "I said at the beginning that you should die as soon as you are born, and you shouldn't be taken back. But the ancestor didn't listen, so he took you back. A few days after you took it back, people were killed one after another in the mansion, and even the ancestors were killed by you! How could I recognize such an unlucky bastard like you, come here, get her out of me! From now on , I, Shen Ji, do not have this daughter!"

　1. There is an ancient ordinance that "All those who died due to illness (that is, those who were not in captivity or sent by the Ministry) should be autopsyed. Those who live together with relatives above the lineage, or live apart from each other, and who wish to be spared until the death, listen." Brief introduction In short, all those who died of illness (not those who died in captivity or under escort) should undergo an autopsy.If any relatives come to the place where the deceased died and request that the autopsy be waived, the waiver shall be obeyed.

　　I will consider it in the next chapter, and it is expected to be before 16:[-].

　　
　
(End of this chapter)