Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 146 Sudden Murder Cases
Qin Keqing successfully integrated into the Jia family and got along well with Wang Yuyan, her aunt and her cousin.

This allowed Jia Qiong to not have to worry about the disputes in the inner house and could concentrate on dealing with court affairs. This was also the credit of Wang Yuyan, an important woman.

In the next few days, Jia Qiong took Qin Keqing back home once, and also took her to Rongguo Mansion to greet Jia's mother.

Jia Qiong enjoys all the blessings of his family at home, but in the Daming Palace, there is a girl who is worried about him.

Princess Mingyue had already said goodbye to Jia Qiong in her heart after watching Jia Qiong praise her officials on the imperial street that day.

She planned to follow the arrangements of her father, the queen, and her mother, and find someone to marry.

Unexpectedly, she later heard the news that the Supreme Emperor had granted marriage to Jia Qiong, which made her feel disturbed again.

Since the head of Yongning County can be granted marriage, can she?
She knew that this possibility was very slim, but this idea always appeared in her mind inadvertently, making her feel uneasy.

Jia Qiong has nine days of marriage leave. During these days, the county government's work will be handled by Liu County Cheng.

Jia Qiong kept his promise and elected Liu Chun to take over the post of Chang'an County Magistrate. This was not too difficult for Jia Qiong.

Seeing that Liu Chun was promoted immediately after joining Jia Qiong, other people in the county became even more motivated.

If in the past they were forced by Jia Qiong's power and did not dare to neglect, now they are willing to be driven by him.

However, before Jia Qiong's wedding leave was over, Liu Xian Cheng sent him a "surprise".

This morning, Liu Chun came to the door in a hurry. Jia Qiong knew that something must be happening at the county government, so she met him in the front hall.

"Liu County Cheng, why are you here today?"

Liu Chun bowed and said, "It is really a sin for a subordinate to bother you during the holidays."

Jia Qiong said: "It doesn't matter, business matters are important. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"My lord, someone from the county government just reported a murder case in Yonghefang last night.

The deceased was a young woman named Qian Shuangshuang, who died tragically in her embroidery building last night.

This is a serious case of human life. I dare not delay in my humble position, so I came to disturb you. "

When Jia Qiong heard that there was a murder case, he immediately became interested and asked, "Have you sent someone to inspect the scene?"

Liu Chun said: "I have ordered Ma Dianshi to take Zuo to the site to investigate."

"Okay, let's go to the scene together while I change my clothes."

"Yes."

When Jia Qiong arrived at the scene of the crime, a large number of people had gathered outside the door. They all came to watch the excitement after hearing about the murder.

The family where the murder occurred probably had a small amount of money. The yard they lived in was not big, but it was kept quite neatly.

In the west wing is a small two-story embroidered building, which is where the crime occurred.

Seeing Jia Qiong coming, the clerk hurriedly brought his wife to report.

"My lord, I have already done a preliminary inspection on the deceased Qian Shuangshuang.

There were many wounds all over her body, mostly minor injuries, except for a wound on the upper left side of her abdomen.

The wound was extremely deep and bleeding profusely. It appeared that the spleen had been pierced, and the wound should have been fatal.

The wound was about an inch and a half wide, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The murder weapon should be a sharp weapon such as a dagger.

Judging from the degree of rigor mortis and body spots, the time of death should be around midnight last night. "

Jia Qiong nodded to express his understanding, and then went into the embroidery building to inspect the scene.

On the second floor of the embroidery building, a woman was fully dressed and lying on the floor in front of the bed. There were large areas of dried dark red blood on her chest, abdomen and body.

There were obvious bruises on her wrists, neck, and cheeks, and there was slight blood stains on the corners of her mouth.

After checking the body, Jia Qiong looked at the surrounding environment again.

This embroidery building is not large, only about twenty square meters.

Judging from the furnishings, it was obviously a women's boudoir, which should be where the victim usually lived.

The objects in the room were neatly arranged, only the dressing table was a little messy, and there was a pile of floral cloth on the ground by the window.

Jia Qiong opened it and took a look. Judging from the size, it should be a bed sheet.

The window of the embroidery building was open. Standing in front of the window and looking out, I found that there was a relatively quiet street outside the embroidery building.

Jia Qiong stretched out her head to check the exterior wall of the embroidered building and found that there were many traces of dirt and dirt on it. It seemed that the murderer probably sneaked in through the window.

But the window is about five meters from the ground, making it almost impossible to climb up with bare hands.

There are also buckles on the windows. If the buckles are locked, they cannot be opened from the outside.

Jia Qiong probably had some judgment and asked Ma Dianli and Bantou Li: "What do you think of this case?"

Ma Dianli replied: "I asked the victim in my humble position and found that all the jewelry belonging to the victim Qian Shuangshuang was missing.

I thought it was a thief breaking into the house. I was accidentally discovered by Qian Shuangshuang, so he started to murder. "

Bantou Li replied: "Sir, I think so too."

Jia Qiong nodded noncommittally and ordered: "Take the body back to the county government office.

Wuzuo, please check whether this woman is perfect. "

"Yes, my lord."

"Liuxian Cheng, Bantou Li, please send someone to visit the nearby residents and ask if anyone noticed anything unusual last night." "Yes, sir."

"Ma Dianli, take me to see the Lord of Suffering."

"Yes, my lord, please follow me."

Jia Qiong followed Ma Dianli to a room where there was a man and woman who looked to be about 35 years old.

The woman was crying, and the man was sitting beside her with a sad face, comforting her.

Ma Dianli rushed to the door first and said to the two of them: "Qian Rong, Mrs. Liu, the county magistrate is here, why don't you guys hurry up to greet him?"

When they heard that the magistrate was coming, the couple quickly stood up and knelt on the ground together.

Qian Rong said bitterly: "Parents please find the real culprit and avenge my daughter!"

The woman cried: "Sir, we only have one daughter.

I don’t know who killed her. Please seek justice for us. "

After saying that, he started crying, obviously heartbroken.

Jia Qiong said: "My condolences, please get up and answer."

Qian Rong seemed to have read some books and behaved very politely.

He thanked Jia Qiong first, then helped Liu up and asked Jia Qiong to take a seat.

Jia Qiong was not polite, sitting on the main seat and said: "I will ask you a few questions, and you must answer them truthfully."

Qian Rong said: "Yes, please ask me, sir. The students must tell you everything they know."

Jia Qiong asked: "Qian Rong, do you have any fame?"

"Back to the county magistrate, the student has been studying for several years, but unfortunately he is not good at studies and only has the reputation of being a scholar."

"Since you have achieved great success, please take a seat."

"Thank you sir."

"Qian Rong, besides you, your wife and Qian Shuangshuang, are there anyone else in your family?"

"Sir, we have another son, who is studying abroad now.

There is also a maid, Mrs. Chen, who cooks and cleans, but there is no one else. "

Jia Qiong nodded and continued to ask: "Did you hear any noise last night?"

“We went to bed early and didn’t hear anything.

I asked Granny Chen afterwards, and she said she didn't hear anything. "

"Where does Granny Chen live?"

"It's in the west wing, in the corner room next to the little girl's embroidery building."

"How did you find out that Qian Shuangshuang was killed?"

"My wife found it when she went to ask her daughter to eat in the morning."

"Have you ever moved the scene? Are the windows of Xiulou always open?"

"The students had read some books about solving cases, so they didn't dare to touch it without permission, and the window was not touched either."

Jia Qiong nodded and said solemnly: "I will ask you again, can Qian Shuangshuang have an affair with anyone?"

Qian Rong was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Absolutely not, why do you ask this?
Although my Qian family is not a wealthy family, they know etiquette, justice and integrity, and my daughter will never have any affair. "

Mrs. Liu also said hurriedly: "My daughter usually doesn't leave the front door or steps forward. How could she have an affair with someone?"

Jia Qiong said calmly: "Qian Xiucai, Mrs. Liu, you two concealed the truth, do you want the real murderer to go free?"

Qian Rong argued: "Your Excellency, we definitely did not deceive you.

Besides, it is about a little girl’s life, how could we not report it without knowing it? "

Jia Qiong saw that the two people's expressions did not seem to be fake, and said to Ma Dianli: "Go and bring Chen Po, I want to question you."

"Yes, my lord."

Jia Qiong said to Qian Rong and his wife, "Don't talk for a while."

Qian Rong and his wife didn't know why, but they agreed together.

After a while, Ma Dianli brought a maid who was about 50 to [-] years old. When he saw Jia Qiong in official robes, he knelt down and kowtowed.

Jia Qiong asked: "Po Chen, I'm asking you if your young lady has a sweetheart."

Mrs. Chen timidly said: "No."

Jia Qiong slammed the table and shouted: "Your master has already admitted it, how dare you hide it!

Someone, drag this woman out and beat her twenty times! "

Mrs. Chen was so frightened that she lost her mind. Seeing that Qian Rong and his wife didn't say a word, she kept kowtowing and said, "Sir, please forgive me, Sir, please forgive me. The young lady does have a good scholar."

Jia Qiong said angrily: "What do you know? Come here quickly and avoid the pain of flesh and blood."

Through Chen Po's confession, Qian Rong and his wife found out that their daughter actually had an affair with someone, and they were all dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)