A colleague from the Jingzhao Mansion brought a corpse directly with several government servants. Qi recognized it as Mrs. Liu at the back door, and all the female relatives present were frightened to death.
The person was killed with a knife, and a carriage was sent with her. In the corner of the carriage, a wooden sign marking the affiliation of the Xie family and a scattered small gold ingot were found.
People in Jingzhao Mansion said that at the gate of the city, someone saw this woman taking money to buy dry food and clothes. She was undoubtedly robbed and killed.
They were all wives and girls who were raised in boudoirs. How could they have seen such a tragic situation, their legs and feet were so frightened that they became weak.
Xie Songhua brought the bloody gold ingot to Mrs. Qi, "Mother, is this the gold you lost?"
Isn't this a slap in the face? Just now, he was calling her a thief, but in the blink of an eye, the real thief died in front of her.
Qi's face was pale, and she didn't know whether she was angry or frightened.
Xie Shuhua quickly protected her behind her, "Fourth sister, you are a girl, how dare you take such a dead thing and deliberately scare your mother, why don't you throw it away quickly!"
Qi held Xie Shuhua's hand and finally calmed down a bit. She looked at Xie Songhua with a cold expression, "What do you mean?! Are you accusing me of wrongly accusing you?"
The people from Jingzhao Mansion were still there, and Xie Yuncang looked a little ugly looking at the dispute between his wife and daughter.
Xie Songhua immediately turned to Xie Yuncang, "Mother misunderstood. Father, these one hundred taels of gold are not a trivial matter. I just said that Mrs. Liu was from the back door. How did a woman from the back door get into my mother's room and steal things? If there wasn't any
I'm afraid I can't do it internally!
This kind of pickpocket, I just stole some money today, if I turn around and sneak into my father's study, steal something and take it out, it will be a big deal."
Xie Yuncang originally saw that there were outsiders and wanted to calm down the matter.
Xie Songhua's words reminded him that when he requested the Jingzhao Mansion to track down the robbers, he then turned to the Qi family, "Let the inner and outer courts investigate this matter thoroughly together!"
With the addition of the outer courtyard, it is not just the Qi family's business. This has spread in the house, and it is her face that is embarrassed.
Mrs. Qi was angry, but she didn't dare to complain to Xie Yuncang. She could only accept it and turned around to give Xie Songhua a few cold glances.
Seeing that the people from Jingzhao Mansion were about to leave, Xie Songhua hurriedly said: "A few of you are here to stay."
In the midst of everyone's puzzled looks, Xie Songhua saluted them, "I come from a small place, but I also know that Mr. Qingtian sits in every government office. A life was lost in our family last night, and...
I would like to invite a few..."
"Song Hua!" Xie Yuncang suddenly became furious and interrupted her directly.
Xie Songhua seemed to have just noticed his father's angry face. He suddenly covered his mouth and said tremblingly: "I made a mistake. I thought that if you are used to this kind of thing, it would be faster to investigate. And today I found it in my aunt's room."
I collected some evidence and thought that I could solve the case as soon as possible so that my little brother could survive his stuttering as soon as possible."
She said she was silent, but she shook things up in just a few words.
Xie Yuncang's face changed with anger, and his colleague and several servants even lowered their heads, not daring to say anything.
"This is my housework, so I won't bother you."
After hearing what he said, the magistrate of Jingzhao Mansion immediately led his men to leave, but Xie Songhua immediately asked happily: "So, father also knows that my aunt was killed? Will you find out impartially?"
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Before anyone could go far, Xie Yuncang could only grit his teeth and respond, "This is natural!"
"Father is wise and wise. I think you will be able to find out about such things. The nanny in front of me looks more than honest but not very clever. She was just born and is now hungry. Why don't you take her and take care of her for two days?
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Mrs. Qi was already dizzy with anger at her half-recognized biological daughter. When she heard this, she scolded her again, "Nonsense! How can you, a girl who has not left the court, take care of a child?"
Xie Songhua said with a smile: "Mom, don't worry about me being tired. My little brother's biological mother died under mysterious circumstances, and I don't know who the murderer is. It's not safe to hand him over to anyone now. But I have no grievances with him, and I can't be the most innocent person."
, you say so, father?"
Xie Yuncang was so annoyed by her that he immediately waved her away like a fly.
Nanny Zhang was already waiting outside with her child in her arms. When she heard the commotion inside, when she saw Xie Songhua coming out, she knelt down and kowtowed to her.
But Xie Songhua took the child first and said, "Go to the kitchen!"
When the lady in charge of the big kitchen heard Xie Songhua asked for milk, her eyes immediately stood up, "Everything in the house has its own rules. How can we give it to the fourth girl when she suddenly comes to ask for it? This is not to make things difficult for us.
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Xie Songhua didn't say much, just picked up a stone from the roadside and threw it into the pot, "Do you want to give it to me?"
The lady in charge was immediately confused by her move, "You..."
"Let me tell you, I am the fourth girl in the house, and this is the young master in the house. Not to mention a mouthful of milk, even if I want you to give me a whole table now, that will make it difficult for me. I advise you to immediately
Take it out for me, or I will smash your kitchen and go to your father to cry.
You’re not going to say that you got the instruction from someone to starve us siblings to death, are you? Or do you want to take action against me? Then I’ll just go to the gate and cry, saying that you slaves are bullying the master!”
She still held the big stone in her hand, and her little face was full of coldness. Looking at her look, she could really do such a shameless thing.
Another person immediately came out to smooth things over. After pulling the person aside, he scolded her for being ignorant, and then asked someone to bring a large vat and put a bowl of milk in it.
Xie Songhua was not polite, and asked him to put some rice, millet, eggs, and charcoal in it. He said that because the young master was young and had to eat a lot, he was afraid of the trouble of coming and going, so he simply burned a small stove in his yard.
In the end, I didn't forget to instruct the two kitchen ladies to help transport the things.
Zhang’s mother wiped tears from her eyes all the way. Before she could say thank you, Xie Songhua pointed at the swaddled baby and said, “Stop talking nonsense, feed it quickly!”
Mother Zhang understands the importance of food and feeds her child carefully.
Seeing that her skills were quite sophisticated, Xie Songhua stopped talking and turned to look at his yard.
The yard she lives in is actually not small, but a bit too simple. There is no one there at the moment, making it look even more empty.
The furniture in the room was okay, but it was also empty and without a single decoration. The quilt on the bed was new, but also simple.
Alas, she sighed faintly, what was the identity of our girl that we agreed on? That's it?
However, life is lived by people. Xie Songhua is not afraid of poverty, but he is afraid of being aggrieved.
Do you want her life?
Just wait and see!
As soon as I sat down, my eyes fell on my finger. The green ring was still there. I might not be able to exchange it for money in the future. If it was broken, the loss would be huge.
Xie Songhua wanted to take it off, but found that the ring seemed to be growing in the flesh and did not move at all.
She got some more water and some more oil, and tried again and again, but she still couldn't move.
I originally thought it was a good thing, but now that it looks like it can't be taken off, Xie Songhua feels a little weird.
I simply found a hammer and thought about smashing it directly. I was taking careful aim when I suddenly heard a man's deep voice, "How dare you!"