boudoir

Chapter 47
Nie said: "That's the truth! It's just the right time to come, come and take a look to understand, and see whether you have died with more guilt or wronged death. If you don't come, you will say that we conspired to confess!"

Liuli just felt that Mrs. Nie really didn't cry when she saw the coffin, and she pretended to be as innocent as the snow outside. She couldn't believe that Mrs. Yu didn't leak the news to her when she planned to get rid of Cuiying. She really thought Mrs. Qi would Do you let them go?
As soon as the Qi clan arrived, Liuli felt at ease, and felt that this matter was basically no threat to her. The Qi clan and the Yu clan king had already seen the king, so what do you want her as a soldier?
Mrs. Qi was still sitting indifferently, as if someone really came to listen. Mrs. Liang couldn't hear Mrs. Nie's sarcasm, so she took the tea and threw it on the table, then said: "If you don't agree, you can talk to the old man tomorrow." , I have something to do right now, so I'm too lazy to talk to you!"

Mrs Yu coughed, and Mrs Nie knew it would be unwise to argue in front of all her servants, so she swallowed her breath and kept silent.

Yu looked at Nanny Li, and rushed to Hongxiu: "Show a seat for Nanny."

Nanny Li was overwhelmed immediately, she couldn't believe that Mrs. Yu could treat her like this, the woman next to her helped her up, and she got half of Zhan Jingjing's buttocks up.

Yu asked: "Madam Li was sent by the old lady, she is the most impartial. Tell me what happened to Cuiying's death?"

Nanny Li stood up, glanced at the top, and stammered: "This old slave doesn't share a room with them, and I don't know..."

Mrs. Nie was about to speak, when Mrs. Qi suddenly said to Jin'er, the servant girl standing behind her, "Has Dr. Wu arrived yet? Let him in when he arrives. Just say we are waiting for his autopsy!"

Dr. Wu is a regular physician in the He Mansion, and he has made unique achievements in internal medicine. As a rule, if a person dies in the mansion, he should be invited to have a look, at least to determine the cause of death.I don't know why I didn't think of this level today, and Qi Shi invited him here without saying a word, which caused Yu Shi to be very depressed. Didn't this hit her in the face and say that she couldn't do things? !

Mrs. Liang kept in mind Shuhua's instructions that day, looked at the colors on both sides, and shut her mouth tightly.Seeing that Yu's face was as cold as ice, Mrs. Nie couldn't help but stand up for her: "The third sister-in-law is thoughtful, even invited a doctor for us, and the old man even explained this?"

Mrs. Qi glanced sideways: "The co-authored old lady also told the fourth wife to cooperate in the trial?"

Gritting her teeth, Nie was choked again and couldn't speak.

Liuli sighed secretly, this Qi family looked silent, but every time he opened his mouth, he could always hit the nail on the head, forcing the eloquent Nie family into a corner, he really deserved to be the granddaughter of the old grand master.

Yu said: "What are you arguing about! Invite Dr. Wu in! This matter must be investigated thoroughly today!"

It turned out that Jin'er had already brought Dr. Wu outside the door, when Jin'er heard the words, she immediately led him in.As soon as he met the ceremony, Dr. Wu lifted the shroud from the corpse and began to examine it carefully.

Qi's and Yu's all stared at his every move and even every expression. The tense atmosphere made Liang's, Nie's and Mrs. Qian not dare to pay attention to him by mistake.

Nanny Li stood on the ground with a pale face, she didn't know whether it was cold or fear, her whole body trembled.Liuli is also very nervous. Cuiying's death has become a major event now. This is a struggle between the Yu family and the Qi family. Although she knows that she is a sad victim, she doesn't know if she really died of murder, what will happen to the Qi family? How will revenge.

When the time finally passed, Dr. Wu straightened up and said, "It's suffocation. I think it's because the fire closed the doors and windows at night, so the air can't get in and out. This kind of thing always happens many times in winter."

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard this sentence. As long as they were not poisoned to death, this matter would be easy to handle.Mrs. Yu picked up the ginseng tea, pointed at Qian Changsheng's family, and said, "Let Dr. Wu write it down and press his fingerprints to prove it."

Mrs. Qian turned around and ordered someone to put on a pen and paper. Mrs. Qi suddenly stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I still have a few questions to ask."

Yu was not happy: "People are suffocated to death, and you invited the doctor, so what else do you want to ask?"

Qi's face was sullen: "It's true that people are suffocated to death, but why did she only die among the three in the same room? Where did Tian'er go that night? Cuiying had fought with Nanny Li twice before she died, and Nanny Li Mammy even went to the long room to complain about it, and she died within two days, how do you explain all this?"

Nanny Li fell to the ground with her eyes darkened, Shi Yu made a gloomy face, and waved her hand to let her go down, Shi Nie stood up: "This is strange, how did the third lady know that Tian'er was not in the room last night? Even if Nanny Li has a grudge against Cuiying, what does it have to do with Tian'er?"

Mrs. Liang was amused, and couldn't help standing up again: "In my opinion, just call those two maids over and ask about this matter!"

At this time, a person came in suddenly from outside, and when he entered the door, he saluted inwardly, and said: "I want to report to the four ladies, I just met a person fainted in the snow in the hallway, and I vaguely recognized it as Rui'er from the nine girls' room. I heard that Ninth Miss is here, so I brought her here."

It was Heng Wei who came here!When Liuli heard that Rui'er had fainted, her heart beat a little faster for a moment, Rui'er obviously went out with Tian'er, how could she faint in the hallway of the long room? ... What the hell is Tian'er doing again!

The threshold dimmed, and Rui'er walked in with her head wrapped in gauze, her eyes were filled with tears when she saw Liuli, but her expression changed when she looked at Shi Yu, and she shuddered suddenly.

"What's going on with you? Where's Tian'er?" Shi Yu asked with a frown.

Rui'er's legs softened and she knelt down, tears streaming down her face: "My Madam, just now my servant was ordered to go to the big kitchen with Tian'er to carry breakfast, Tian'er didn't know why, she was full of reluctance, she scolded her all the way, and the servant refused to go with her." She thought about it, and when she was about to pass through the third door, she suddenly said that she would let the servant go to the kitchen alone, and she would go to the old woman in the long room to get things. The servant was snowing and the road was slippery, and she couldn't carry the food box by herself, so she proposed to go with her I went to the long room to get some things before leaving, but when I got to the hallway, she suddenly picked up a stone and threw it on the servant girl's head, and then...then the servant girl didn't know anything..."

Rui'er bowed her head and began to cry.

Liuli clenched her fists tightly, her teeth clenched and then loosened, loosened and tightened again.

Tian'er must have gone to Mrs. Yu to make up her mind when she went to the long room, but she didn't know that Mrs. Yu had changed her mind and came to the Little Gourd Courtyard to try the case, so she hurt Rui'er in a hurry... Thanks to the meeting Hengwei, otherwise, since she is a member of Nine Girls' house, who would be willing to save her by doing so much?
Immediately, he couldn't help but nodded at Hengwei: "Thank you, Madam, for saving me."

Heng Wei smiled: "Ninth Miss, you are welcome, the ladies still have important matters, so the servants will not stay longer."

Mrs. Yu replied: "My aunt has an old illness. Let her rest in the house in the cold weather. If there is anything missing, I will get it."

Heng Wei thanked her and left.

Looking at Rui'er, Yu couldn't help frowning.

"You mean Tian'er hurt you and ran away? Why did she do that?"

"The reason why she did this is of course that she has a ghost in her heart. You are also a person in Cuiying's room, so tell me what happened last night! If you know what to say, don't be afraid, I will make the decision for you!"

Qi stared at Rui'er, and took the stove handed over by Jin'er.

Yu Shi gritted her teeth and frowned even tighter.

Rui'er wiped away her tears, and said timidly: "Last night, I accompanied the girl to embroider and read in the room, because the room was warm, I forgot the time, when I returned to the room after washing, it was almost midnight, the doors and windows were closed, There was a big pot of charcoal burning in the room, Cuiying was lying on the bed, Tian'er was nowhere to be seen, and I didn't see her until morning."

Rui'er's confession pushed Tian'er into an unclear situation, and Qi immediately asked: "You mean Tian'er locked Cuiying in the room alone for several hours, but she was not in the room?" inside?"

What Ruier said was not different from what Liuli knew, but Liuli couldn't help being surprised when she actually said this nakedly in front of Yu Shi. It's not that she doesn't know, did Qi's words really give her infinite courage?
Liu Li looked at Ying'er, and gradually frowned.

Rui'er replied to Qi Shi: "I don't know if it's her servant or maid, but Tian'er was not in the house during those few hours."

Mrs. Qi looked at Mrs. Yu coldly, and Mrs. Yu threw the cup on the ground: "Find Tian'er and bring me here!"

At this time, Qian Changsheng's family came in: "Mother Li is awake."

Mrs. Yu waved her hand in disgust: "Bring me here!" Seeing that Dr. Wu was still standing by, she called Mrs. Qian again: "First, please ask Dr. Wu to go down and press your fingerprints."

Seeing that Dr. Wu went to the next room, Liu Li stood still for a while, and quietly went to the next door when everyone was not paying attention.

Seeing Dr. Wu, she asked, "Excuse me, how long will it take for people to be smoked by charcoal fire?" Dr. Wu stroked his beard and said, "It can be as little as two hours, or as much as one night." Is someone like Ying likely to be smoked to death within two hours?"

Dr. Wu gave her a meaningful look: "It's much easier to die alone than to live alone. Miss Nine should take it easy."

Doctor Wu's words seemed ambiguous but in fact they had puns, Liu Li was startled and left the old fox.

Nanny Li is already being tried in the hall.

Qi asked: "You said that Cuiying beat you twice, that's why you complained to Da Furen, then how did Da Furen reply to you?"

Nanny Li immediately said: "The eldest madam is not here, yes, it is the old slave that the fourth madam saw..."

Qi's and Liang's eyes all swept towards Nie, who panicked and stood up: "So what if I saw it? What does this mean? Could it be that I will order her to get a maid?! "

The corner of Liang's mouth twitched: "It's hard to say whether it will happen or not!"

Nie wanted to rush over, but Yu shouted, "Sit down!" and forced her back.

Mrs. Qi asked Nanny Li again: "How did you conspire with Tian'er to murder? Who instigated you? Tell me! If you confess, you will be spared the death penalty. If you don't, I will report to the old lady and charge you for murder." Take the crime back to the Duke's mansion! Let's see how the Duke will deal with you!"

(End of this chapter)