In terms of food and clothing, Oiran Mingyue has countless maids around her, which is no worse than officials, and she has not had any conflicts with anyone recently.

So, what is it that causes a lady who is so proud of her life to commit suicide?

Lovesick?

Evil and evil?

The first guess is a bit ridiculous, but it does have a certain possibility.

As for Lu Li, he is more inclined to evil spirits. You must know that this world is not simple. Even the imperial cat can speak human words. He serves as the fourth-grade young minister of Dali Temple. Isn't it unreasonable to have something beyond his understanding?

However, compared to Fu Xiang, the courtesan who died last night, Mingyue wore obscene clothes and was covered with a layer of white silk clothes, so her death was not so glamorous.

Is it a coincidence, or did the murderer do it deliberately to confuse the authorities?

Lu Li felt that neither direction should be given up, and it would be best to allocate manpower to investigate at the same time.

At this time, the maids serving Mingyue Lady had come out of the attic, and they were all waiting with horror on their faces. Especially when they saw the heartbroken look of the fake mother Huang Liuniang, they were even more shaken like chaff.

In fact, until now, the people around them still can't figure out why Lady Dou Zhi committed suicide.

"Which one of you will be the last to meet the courtesan?" Lu Li looked around at everyone.

"..."

No one answered, only the four girls looked at each other with unnatural expressions.

On the side, Huang Liuniang wiped away her tears, her eyes became fierce, and she threatened: "This Alang is from Dali Temple. If you dare to hide it and don't report it, you may be arrested and skinned at the government office!"

The leading maid shuddered. If the matter was not investigated to the bottom of the matter, the evil forces in Chang'an would peel off their skins without the government taking action.

Lu Li was speechless. Before the murder, Huang Liuniang affectionately called him Xiaolangjun. However, as soon as the murder occurred, he called himself Alang. The sudden change of attitude was shocking.

"It's your servant."

Four pale-faced maids came out.

Seeing this, Lu Li didn't waste any time: "When? What was wrong with Lady Mingyue at that time? Tell me in detail."

"About half an hour ago, all the maidservants knew that the lady was taking a bath..."

In the private boudoir, water vapor curls up.

Lady Mingyue sat on the bathing bed, uncharacteristically holding a glass of fermented wine. Four maids stood around, watering her and wiping her body. The screen blocked the sultry spring scenery.

"Why don't you drink wine today, madam?"

A maidservant was holding water while looking at Lady Mingyue's snow-white skin with envy in her eyes.

In the past, when there were no distinguished guests coming to the door, everyone would drink a glass of dry wine while taking a bath, and then fall asleep early due to the drunkenness. But tonight, uncharacteristically, he drank a glass of yellow fermented wine with greater stamina.

Unfortunately, Mingyue, who has a gentle personality, did not answer. She raised her head and drank the amber yellow fermented rice wine in one gulp. Then, she impromptu sang a Jiaofang song:

"How much can you learn from studying books and swords? Fighting like a barbarian in the sand! Holding a six-hundred spear in your hand like iron. The bright moon, Longquan three feet, fresh grinding. I envy the army of the past, and I praise the Confucian scholars for their virtues! Four fortresses

Suddenly I heard smoke rising, and I asked the Confucian scholars, who dares to calm the situation?"

"Ask the Confucian scholars, who dares to calm the storm?"

The tune was somewhat chilling, and the questions were asked twice in a row. Anyone could tell that the lady was in a bad mood, so the maidservants hurriedly left after changing her clothes.

Set the storm?

After listening to the narration, Lu Li fell into deep thought.

Shang girls do not know the hatred of their country's subjugation. No matter what unrest occurs on the border, they will not take it to heart. Therefore, Mingyue sang this song during her lifetime most likely to satirize the literati.

After thinking about this, Lu Li looked at the corpse lying on the ground. The features were bright and unpainted, and the expression was very calm, as if death was a kind of relief for her.

Could it be an accident...

Looking away from the corpse, Lu Li said bluntly: "Does your wife have a husband you like?"

"..."

The maids in front of them fell silent again.

However, Lu Li noticed that several of them raised their eyes and glanced at Huang Liuniang, but stopped talking.

"The deceased has passed away. The top priority is to find out the truth and vindicate the deceased. If the case is not settled, the brothel will not be able to open its doors to accept customers." Lu Li's tone was implicitly threatening, speaking in an official tone.

Hearing this, Huang Liuniang was stunned for a moment, and then scolded: "Did you hear what Lu Pingshi said? Answer truthfully, and you are not allowed to hide anything!"

"There should be." A female maid hesitated.

"What is should?"

"We all know the lady's affairs wherever we dare to ask. We just know that there is a Confucian scholar who often comes here. We all know that the lady does not accept money every time she entertains him. She also often gives some personal accessories, such as gold diamond heads and agate cloud grates, which are worth a lot.

Where’s the money…”

When he said this, a line of sight came over him.

Lu Li had no intention of interrupting him, but instead motioned to the maidservant who knew the inside story to continue.

"Not long ago, Lady Mingyue specially wrote a poem for him. Although I don't know the specific content, she has been very happy since then and often laughs for no reason until today."

After listening for so long, Li Bai had an idea and said to Lu Li: "I must have encountered a heartless man. He first used sweet words to coax the oiran's wife, defrauding her of money and sex, and then when he really asked him to redeem his body, he pushed back and stood in the way, hurting the beauty.

Heart."

Not far away, Wang Wei seemed to have a deep understanding and nodded, "I hear this kind of thing every year. The down-and-out scholars live in brothels and wait for a while to be released, or they meet the nobles and help them to do it.

Whoever's son-in-law should immediately draw a clear line between him and Mrs. Pingkang, and they will never have any contact with each other till the end of their lives."

In fact, as soon as he heard about scholars, the quick-thinking Wang Wei guessed this possibility, because when he went to Beijing to take the exam, he encountered similar things, but he didn't bother to follow the crowd and coax those prostitutes, and directly

He went to Prince Qi's Mansion with the poems he had written.

At this time, a maidservant was startled and said: "That's right!"

Several lines of sight were cast towards him.

"But it doesn't matter." Lu Li frowned.

"Later today I delivered a letter to Lady Mingyue."

"who?"

"I don't know which house the servant is from. I just said that I came here to deliver a message on the order of my master."

"Where is the letter? Take me there."

After saying this, Lu Li walked directly towards the attic.

Along the way, you can see animal-headed incense burners, potted plants and strange stones, musical instruments, calligraphy and paintings, and you can see them all.

When Lu Li opened the bead curtain and walked into Lady Mingyue's private boudoir, he found that the room was filled with leather bags, silk bags, and satin bags. They were small and exquisite. Judging from the style, they should have been produced in the Western Regions.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the palace is luxurious and the house is luxurious. Lu Li quickly put his mind to it and ordered the maid who was following behind him: "Where is the letter? Find it."

"Here."

Twenty female maids scattered and began to rummage through boxes and cabinets: carved mother-of-pearl, various exquisite eyebrow stones, eyebrow pencils, eyebrow inkstones, lipstick, bottles and jars...
Chapter completed!