Chapter 085 – You Houfu People Really Know How to Play (Second Shift) (1 / 2)

A little girl hung her head low, stepped forward tremblingly, and answered, “Yes yes slave girl.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan did not cross-examine, but looked the girl up and down, and after a while, nodded her head and said, “Which courtyard are you from?”

“Nu slave servant Nu slave servant is the maid beside Aunt Li.” That girl knelt on the ground after saying that.

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly as she raised her eyes and swept over the rest of them, turning to look at Yun Xiang, “How is Bi Yun”

“Better, medicated, had to struggle to come over.” Yunxiang reported in a low voice.

“That girl, her temper is stubborn.” Mu Zi Yan know Bi Yun this is to personally come to see, but also to tell her what happened, “Let her properly recuperate, I will deal with it.”

“Yes.” Yunxiang answered, and then she handed Cui Hong a wink.

With a slight nod, Cui Hong turned around and headed back to Smokefall Courtyard.

Inside the garden at the moment is spreading a smell of blood, Mu Zi Yan is now sitting in the pavilion, color indifferent, raised his eyes and looked at the side of the hanging head stood outside the pavilion maids, and that kneeling on the ground Aunt Li with the maidservant, the corner of her mouth hooked up a touch of evil.

In this way, he saw Lu Zhong coming from afar, followed by Zhang Zong and Lu Niangzi.

Mu Zi Yan faintly raised her eyebrows, obviously knowing that if Lady Lu was to come, Zhang Zong would definitely come over.

But is a few times to meet, and every time we meet is because of the dead, these three people but invariably stored a few points of tacit understanding, but like to see the old friend general.

Zhang Zong stepped forward and nodded towards Mu Ziyan, “Great Miss Mu, the Marquis Mu Mansion is really bustling lately.”

Mu Zi Yan laughed lowly and said, “Lord Zhang, where words who would like to have nothing to toss out a case of human life, but it is within this backyard house, it is inevitable that some of them will see the benefit of the doubt.”

“Great Miss Mu.” Nyonya Lu also took the initiative to speak.

Mu Zi Yan looked at Lady Lu with a smile, “Miss Lu, I haven’t seen you in many days, I miss you.”

When Niangzi Lu heard this, she couldn’t help but laugh, then she put away her smile, “Miss Mu is a spacious heart.”

“It’s just that nowadays looking at the corpse within that flower bush, it’s spacious.” Mu Zi Yan said on one side, glancing at the flowers in passing.

Niangzi Lu then also no longer delayed, turned forward to examine the body, when she saw the body, her eyes obviously cold a few points.

After seeing it, Lord Zhang’s face was grave, “The Marquis Mu Residence is worthy of being a family residence, and even the method of killing is this different.”

As Mu Zi Yan listened to Zhang Zong’s words, she was obviously not ashamed of this brutal means of killing a pregnant woman, and to paraphrase Mu Zi Yan’s words in that world, Zhang Zong’s words implied, “You Marquis people really know how to play.”

Mu Zi Yan also just sighed quietly, “Elder Zhang, but you want to interrogate”

“Since it is necessary.” Zhang Zong saw Mu Zi Yan’s difficult face, turned around and signaled the magistrates behind him to interrogate them one by one, and with his eyes lowered, he looked at the maid kneeling on the ground.

“This is serving Aunt Li.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice, “Bi Yun, who was in my courtyard, was found lying beside Aunt Li at that time, holding a dagger in her hand.”

Zhang Zong looked at Mu Zi Yan and saw that her eyes were light and she was looking at him fixedly.

Zhang Zong seemed to understand, then nodded his head, “This matter concerns the reputation of the eldest young lady, so it is necessary to find out the truth.”

“Many thanks, Lord Zhang.” Mu Ziyan blessed her body and then she quietly stood aside, allowing Zhang Zongbiao’s men to interrogate her.

At this moment, she saw Bi Yun being carried over, she then came down and knelt on the ground, “Slave girl has seen Lord Zhang.”

Zhang Zong looked at Bi Yun, who was kneeling on the ground, his face white and trembling as he whispered, “Get up.”

“Yes, Elder Zhang.” Cui Hong carefully helped her up while she bowed and stood in front of her.

Mu Zi Yan see this girl is stocked with a few temperament, this day received a board, must be unconvinced, that this matter is not to find out, is to give her a disgrace, so it is hard to hold on to come.

Lv Niangzi after the examination of the body, eyebrows still tightened, as a woman, most can not see is such a bloody tragedy, especially for a double body of women, Lv Niangzi even if you can calmly autopsy, but the heart is always uncomfortable.

Zhang Zong also saw Lu Niangzi’s ugly face, obviously wanting to inquire with concern, but at this moment, he still asked with a straight face, “But you have found clues.”

“The time of death is not between the hour to the hour, the cause of death is the knife in the abdomen, loss of blood, the look of panic, eyes round, obviously convex, suffered great pain before death, once tried to struggle, limbs are pressed, so it can not move, she was watching herself after being opened, the child was taken out, and only then swallowed his breath.” Lu Niangzi whispered, “The dagger beside her is the murder weapon.”

Niangzi Lu’s voice was uniquely cold, unhurried and calm as if it was clear water, but the words that came out made the people listening on the spot cover their mouths in fear and not dare to make a sound.

Yunxiang and Cuihong lowered their heads and didn’t dare to look, and when they heard it, they also felt that this Aunt Li’s death was too tragic, simply tragic.

Biyun saw the situation, now biting her lip, her eyes are overflowing with aggression and anger, she raised her eyes to Mu Zi Yan, said in a low voice, “Miss, the slave girl was going to the back kitchen, just passing by the garden, she saw a black shadow flashing, the slave girl felt strange, she secretly followed over, not waiting to see clearly, was knocked unconscious, and then woke up, she was lying on the side of Aunt Li, still holding a dagger in her hand, the slave girl did not have time to scream, she saw from the Sister leading people rushed over, without listening to distinguish, they escorted the slave girl directly back to the old lady. When I woke up, I was lying on Aunt Li’s side, with a dagger in my hand, and before the slave girl could cry out, I saw the people rushing over under the leadership of Sister, and without listening to the discernment, I escorted the slave girl directly back to the old madam’s place.”

Bi Yun said, face still with then woke up to see the situation, cheeks suffocated red, choking, “Missy, slave girl is innocent, slave girl and Auntie Li has no grievances and no hatred, and how will the heart of the harm will be done it is not to mention that it was also captured in flagrante delicto.”

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes looked at her calmly, “I believe in you since, that’s why I invited Mr. Zhang to find out about this matter, Marquis Mu’s residence can even be out of this kind of cruelty, must be caught out to warn others.”

“Eldest Miss,” Bi Yun raised her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, her eyes overflowing with emotion.

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to Yun Xiang, “Take her back to rest, I don’t want to keep a maid around who is a cripple in the future.”

Bi Yun heard, now want to cry can not cry out, can only be hard to bet back, is about to be Cui Hong up to help leave, seems to think of something, “Miss, slave girl was knocked out before, saw an embroidered green dotted plum orchid embroidered shoes.”

“What else,” Mu Zi Yan said as she raised her eyes to Zhang Zong and then to her.

“There is also the fact that the slave girl smells a scented powder odor, the slave girl remembers where she smelled it.” Bi Yun endured the pain in her body, forcing herself to concentrate, slowly closing her eyes, and after a while, she said, “Right, it’s from the second madam’s courtyard.”

“Are you sure,” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes condensed, and continued to ask, “Who is in the second aunt’s yard?”

“Allow the slave girl to think about it.” Bi Yun pondered for a while, then said, “By the way, Miss, the slave girl remembers that this fragrant powder was sent to Miss last year by the Duke’s wife, and then when Miss saw it, she asked for it.”

“That’s the second sister’s yard” Mu Zi Yan thought carefully, Chunyu and Cailian both this Mu Zi Ruoxi went to the family temple, who else would there be?

“Second Miss could have given this fragrant powder to any maid” Zhang Zong said in a deep voice at this moment.

Bi Yun thought for a while, and then said, “Missy, slave girl remembered, earlier the second miss most like to come to Missy this place to ask for things, don’t like it, then rewarded to the lowly maid, this fragrant powder, the second miss seems to have never used, then rewarded out.”

“To whom,” Mu Zi Yan, however, was not angry, but instead asked lightly.

“It was given to Caiyun yes, it was Caiyun.” Bi Yun looked at Mu Zi Yan and spoke.

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of her mouth hooked into an evil smile as she turned to look at Yun Xiang, “Go bring Cai Yun.”

“Yes.” Yunxiang answered, and then went to Moon Brook courtyard.

Mu Zi Yan looked at Niangzi Lu, “Miss Lu can you find the footprints of a few people”

Lv Maiden whispered, “This garden in the head of many people to and fro, want to kill at the hour and six o’clock, but also can not make a noise to, must be after careful planning, after all, the light of day, and although this is in the bushes, but where there is a trace of the ground will certainly disturb the bystanders, just I do not understand, in the end, who is it, to be chosen to kill it at this time! “

Mu Zi Yan listened carefully, Niangzi Lu paused for a moment and added, “There are four people’s footprints in total, two people pressed on Aunt Li’s limbs, and one scouted the wind and stood outside the flower bushes.”

“The one who knocked out Bi Yun is the one who scouted outside,” Mu Zi Yan asked in a low voice.

“It should be.” Lady Lu glanced at Bi Yun before saying, “She is not a murderer.”

“What makes you think so,” Mu Zi Yan continued.

Niangzi Lu continued, “This footprint, one person’s foot is four inches and four minutes long, according to the depth that the footprint is sunk into, it should be a woman who is less than three and a half feet in height and has a thin and weak body, and the other person’s strength is slightly greater, with a foot that is eight inches in length, however, according to the footprint it seems that it is a woman as well, and as for this footprint, it is only three inches in length, and her body is less than three feet in height.”

“If according to what Miss Lu said, that foot length think four points and foot length of eight inches, also according to Aunt Li’s limbs, personally is that foot length of three inches of” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice.

“Not bad, as for the one outside probing the wind, it is about the same size as that four inches four.” Miss Lu continued, “This is the silk I found between Aunt Li’s teeth, I think at that time she was stuffed with a silk handkerchief, so she could not scream.”

“Who is it, to use such means, against Auntie Li it” Mu Zi Yan thought of Mu Houfu even there is such a heart of evil people, but according to the words of Niangzi Lu, it must be that this person’s age is still small, but also the woman

Zhang Zong was also in deep thought at the moment, while Yunxiang hurried over, “Eldest Miss, Caiyun led the pair out of the mansion yesterday, and has yet to return.”

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, breaking out a flash of cold light, “Cai Yun went out of the house yesterday then this fragrant powder”

Bi Yun had already returned to Smokefall Courtyard, Mu Zi Yan looked to Zhang Zong, “Senior Zhang, what do you think about this matter”

“Since that Caiyun out of the house, must be to find her whereabouts as soon as possible, however, according to the judgment, now the person has been locked, first spread the net out, and then draw the dead to peel the cocoon.” Zhang Zong said in a low voice.

Mu Zi Yan then spoke, “Since this is the case, at least half of this marquis are suspected.”

“In that case, I will stay at the Marquis’ residence since.” Zhang Zong continued.

“That would be best.” Mu Zi Yan answered in a low voice and turned to look at Yun Xiang, “Elder Zhang is going to stay in the mansion to investigate the case, you and go ahead and take care of everything.”

“Yes.” Rue Xiang answered in a low voice, then she turned around and left.

Mu Zi Yan whispered, “This Aunt Li’s corpse”

“Since it is to be restrained, I think the Marquis House will not go to great lengths for the burial of an aunt, so I will simply bring it back to the Yamen.” Zhang Zong said in a cold voice.

“So very good.” Mu Zi Yan didn’t object either.

Aunt Li’s corpse was carried away, Niang Lu turned around and saw the blood stains imprinted on it, her eyes flashed with a flash of ghostly light, “No, Aunt Li wasn’t the only one who died here.”

“Lv girl but found what” Mu Zi Yan rushed forward, then saw Lv Maiden half squatting, carefully look after, raised his eyes and said, “you see this ground grass pressure traces, obviously two people’s bodies overlap.”

“Rather.” Mu Zi Yan also took a closer look, and indeed it was.

Zhang Zong whispered, “Then who would the other dead person be”

“Maybe it’s Cai Yun.” Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment, “Otherwise, this place wouldn’t have the scent of fragrant powder from Cai Yun.”

“This possibility cannot be ruled out.” Zhang Zong nodded in response.

Mu Zi Yan, however, dropped her gaze on the maid kneeling on the ground, “Why are you accompanying Aunt Li”

“Back to the big miss, slave girl is since every step of the way to follow Auntie Li, only this morning, Auntie Li said to the garden to take a break, slave girl will accompany together, and then Auntie Li feel a little cold, then ordered the slave girl to go back to fetch the cloak, the slave girl only left for a while, I did not expect to have happened this kind of thing.” That girl cried and said.

Mu Zi Yan carefully surveyed the girl, see her side indeed put a cloak, only, she turned her eyes smilingly to Zhang Zong, Zhang Zong also noticed something wrong, the two did not continue to ask questions, and then let them leave.

Mu Zi Yan said to Yun Xiang behind her, “Send someone to keep an eye on her.”

“Yes.” Rue Xiang answered, and then she turned to leave.

Mu Zi Yan looked at Zhang Zong, “Does Lord Zhang think this Marquis’ garden is good”

“Since it is chic.” Zhang Zong knew that she meant it.

Niangzi Lu stood beside Mu Zi Yan, “If you can see it, why are you making a show of it”

“Since she wants to play, I will accompany her to have a good time, some people just think highly of themselves and shall not stop.” Mu Zi Yan hooked her lips and smiled coldly, turning her eyes to look at Niangzi Lu, “Miss Lu is willing to accompany me to watch the show together.”

“I like watching theater the most.” Lu Niangzi, however, said nonchalantly.

Zhang Zong can only answer, “Miss Mu, this matter you reported to the officials, must be reported into the file, are you not worried about the bad reputation of the Marquis Mu”.

“Might as well not matter.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice, “There is too much carrion within the Marquis Mu Mansion, it’s time to clean it up properly.”

“This deep house of the Houmen, it’s really weird and unpredictable.” Niangzi Lu was not fond of the bloodshed in this harem, to be able to survive in this harem, which hand has not been stained with blood, compared to that outside murderer, but it is much more powerful.

Mu Zi Yan is also just a taboo smile, then accompanied Zhang Zong and Lu Maiden chatting up, the three people from afar look like discussing the case, in fact, is talking about some strange things.

Seeing that Mu Zi Yan could have so much insight without going out of her house, she couldn’t help but look at the ten-year-old girl in front of her, thinking, “What on earth could have created this kind of heart and insight?

Mu Lingxuan rushed to Marquis Mu’s residence, also heard about this matter, and then hurriedly rushed to see the house came from the gusts of laughter, his footsteps a slight pause, then also did not hesitate to enter the house.

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and saw that it was her brother who had come, and hurriedly got up with a smile on her face, “Brother, why did you come back so early this morning?”

“I went out on an errand, so I returned earlier.” Mu Lingxuan turned his eyes to Zhang Zong, the two of them greeted each other and sat down together.

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at Niangzi Lu, and then to look at Mu Ling Xuan, “Brother, do you know that the mansion is very lively this day”

“You this girl, out of human life, you in turn this happy” Mu Lingxuan can not help but snicker up.

“Anyway, I’m not the murderer, why do I have to worry about this heart” Mu Zi Yan remembered just now the old lady’s unusual behavior, on the surface look is she got the reason, in fact, is in the old lady set up by the plan.

She because of Biyun and will be this murder case is taken care of, the old lady as long as lying in the long pine courtyard to wait for news is.

Just this move, if she did not find out the real murderer, then the old lady will take Biyun, will not spare her, if she found out the murderer, Mu Zi Yan know, the old lady is not the murderer, then the murderer is with the old lady intentionally against, and that person, the old lady is going to borrow her hand to eradicate.

Mu Zi Yan also understood the old lady’s intention, but still follow the pit she dug to jump down, since she can find out the murderer, but also will be able to let the old lady into the pit she dug to go.

Mu Lingxuan saw Mu Ziyan’s words have something in them, carefully pondered for a while, then knew that there must be other reasons, he knew her sister’s ability, deep hiding, so he also let her go.

Today’s Mu Houfu, like a calm lake, the surface is calm, the inner strength is already turbid, just someone who wants to stir up this mess, then it is no wonder that they are ruthless.

Mu Zi Yan see Mu Ling Xuan also just a shallow smile, seems to be intent on letting her so, her heart is happy, so everywhere she loves her relatives, how can she not be devoted to guard!

Zhang Zong and Niangzi Lu glanced at each other, then no more words, since I know that this Mu Shizi is also a character, naturally, his nature is not as gentle as jade as the surface.

It’s just that there are two sides to people, a good side and an evil side, depending on who they’re dealing with.

Inside the Long Pine Courtyard, the old madam was lying on the bed couch, her eyes slightly narrowed, and only when she entered from the Sister did she slowly open her eyes.

“How is it,” the old lady asked in a deep voice.

“Back to old madam, it seems that we have found out something now, and Elder Zhang is even staying at the mansion.” From Sister went on to say, “Nowadays, the eldest young lady has also been accompanying it.”