Zhou Yu's house was locked with a huge copper lock.

Mrs. Zhou took off a copper key from her neck, trembled her hands and unlocked the lock.

As soon as the door opened, it creaked and fell down, making the pond sneeze.

Mrs. Zhou stood in front of the threshold, but did not take any further steps. "I know, the scene where the case was investigated cannot be allowed to enter. Since something happened to me, I locked the door and prevented people from getting close to me."

"I didn't even clean it. I was afraid that there would be some clues and someone would be swept away. It was exactly the same as when he left that day. Master Jiu, look, the bedding was not folded."

Chi Shi nodded, and the scarf was tied to his face.

"Zhou Yu went out at that time, was he giving away your daughter?" Chi Shi asked.

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, her eyes turned red again, "It's my miserable daughter Zhou Lan. The husband's surname is Du, and the one named Du is a juren. She was born very beautifully. Lan'er fell in love with him at first sight. When she was a matchmaker, she was also very gentle."

"Did you think it was a bad gambling guy who was so bad that he was so bad. I and her father kept persuading her to divorce her, but she was obsessed with her, and she was worried about her children and refused to do so. She just went through the fight and quarrels."

"That night, Juren Du lost the bet again. He came back to get the money. Lan'er's dowry was emptied. Where was there? He actually took action. She was so angry that she ran back by herself. In the middle of the night, she thought about the child again, cried and wanted to go back."

"The Du family is not far from here. Because it was midnight, Yu'er didn't want to wake up the coachman, so he drove the car and took Lan'er back. But who knew..."

Mrs. Zhou wiped her tears, her voice choked, "Who knew that he would have no way back when he left. Lan'er couldn't stand the blow and became a nun and sister-in-law."

Chi Shi's eyes moved, but he still had not entered Zhou Yu's house. He asked again, "Did Zhou Yu pay off the gambling debts for Juren by selling some news from the Ministry of Personnel?"

Mrs. Zhou's body shook, her face full of shock. Her lips trembled. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she shook again and almost fell to the ground.

She held the door frame and calmed it for a long time before she stammered, "It's possible..."

When she saw Chi, she hurriedly explained, "I don't know about this. Whether Yu'er or Lan'er, I have never mentioned it to me. However... But after Master Jiu said this, I remembered something."

Mrs. Zhou said, trembling hands and touching her hair, "The Zhou family has a jade hairpin passed down from generation to generation. Yu'er is the eldest son, so my husband passed it to him when he turned sixteen."

"For a while, Juren Du made a fuss. The debt collector came to the door and threatened to chop his hand. Lan'er came to cry and was driven out by her father. Later, I couldn't bear it and went to find her, but she said the matter was over..."

"I just felt glad at that time, and I didn't think so much. When Master Jiu mentioned it today, I remembered it. During that time, Yu'er had been worried about it. Occasionally, he would smell alcohol on his body."

Chi Shi nodded, took out his gloves from his arms, stayed in his hands, and walked towards the room.

Mrs. Zhou stood on tiptoe, slashed the door, and stared inside without blinking.

Chi Shi looked around. Except for the messy couch, the other places in the room were very neat. In a corner of the house, there was a painting hanging, which looked like a corner of a street market, with people crowded and very lively.

"Ashi, take down that painting and give it to Mrs. Zhou to recognize it, to see if you recognize who is inside."

Chi Shi was stunned and looked at Zhou Xian with some confusion.

Zhou Xian's cheeks were slightly red and said, "Don't you think the location of that painting is strange? Usually people like to hang paintings behind chairs or next to a table."

"But the place where this painting is hanging is the most conspicuous position you can see when lying on the bed. You also feel the sense of incongruity, so you keep staring at the painting, right?"

Chi Shi jumped, took down the painting hanging on the wall, and walked towards the door.

"You know clearly. It seems that you are lying in the most conspicuous position on the couch and have hung a lot of things!"

Chi Shi said, spreading the painting open, "I looked at this painting not because of the location. But because of the brush and ink. The brush and ink of this painting have different thicknesses and colors. I looked at it, the people above did not look like they were painted in one day, but were slowly added."

"Is this painting painted by Zhou Yu? Can the lady recognize where this place is and who are above?"

Mrs. Zhou was stunned and leaned over, "It was painted by Yu'er. He said that the painting was called Tingxin. It was painted by a Furui teahouse near our house. He often likes to sit in the elegant room on the second floor and look outside."

"As for the people above..."

Mrs. Zhou frowned. She raised her hand and pointed to the window on the second floor with some hesitation. There were two people sitting opposite the elegant room. She pointed to the person on her right, "I think this is Yu'er, and I asked him, and he said he just painted casually."

"I don't know the others."

Chi Shi nodded, handed the painting to Zhou Xian, walked in again, searched the room carefully, and then walked out, "Madam Zhou, can you tell me in detail what you went to find Zhou Hui?"

Mrs. Zhou nodded vigorously, "That night, Yu'er never came back. When my master was in the Ministry of Personnel during the day, he heard that Tian Or, Tian Or my husband's colleague, and his uncle was a constable in Jingzhao Mansion."

"Tian Or said that there was a murder in the capital. He was anxious and asked the servants to look around. We went south by the Xiahe River here and found Yu'er's carriage. He was sitting in the pavilion...blood..."

"The coroner examined the body at that time and said that he was stabbed to death. He had just died shortly after his father was crazy and asked his servants to search everywhere, but nothing was found."

She said, looking at Chi Shi expectantly, "How is it, are there any gains? Are there any new clues? I have preserved them well and have not broken them at all. I..."

Chi Shi nodded seriously, "Well, it's very useful. But because the case did not involve Zhou Yu. Moreover, this case was secretly investigated by the King of Chu's palace, so I can't tell you my discovery."

Mrs. Zhou's eyes lit up instantly. She clasped her hands together and said excitedly, "I understand, I know. If the news is leaked, the murderer may run away or destroy the evidence."
Chapter completed!