Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 180

Gu Qingjue understood Zeng Shengji's current mood.

"Then go have a look."

Just after a homicide case happened, the county office must be full of people now. Although this person is the daughter of the county magistrate, as long as the death is determined to be accidental, the trial will have to start.

When they arrived at the county government office, it was completely dark.

But the county government office is still crowded with people, they all want to know the follow-up results, want to know whether the woman who died in the river was homicide.

Qiu Hong looked at the corpse that was carried back, and the white cloth was lifted, and it was the familiar face.

His whole body kept shaking, and he touched his forehead with his right hand, as if he was about to faint at any moment.

"Sister Rong, why did you die?"

Qiu Hong was really sad, he burst into tears after speaking, and wiped his tears with the sleeve of his official robe despite the fact that so many people were outside.

"Ding Wuzuo, is Ding Wuzuo here?"

After crying for a while, Qiu Hong finally remembered that he was the magistrate of the county. Even though he was deeply saddened, he still remembered to check the cause of his daughter's death.

Ding Wuzuo is an old man in his fifties, but his body is strong. When he heard the county magistrate calling himself, he trotted over with a toolbox on his back: "My lord, the villain is here!"

"You, you come to the autopsy, and you must find out the cause of the little girl's death."

"Yes."

Autopsies have been performed since ancient times, but the ancients paid attention to the body, hair, skin and parents, so they were extremely repelled to be broken open for autopsy after death.

Even in the Song Dynasty, there was already an extremely strict autopsy process, but it was still not accepted by the people.

Now, the county magistrate's daughter died, and the county magistrate performed an autopsy in public, which touched the hearts of those watching.

An autopsy may be one of the most beneficial ways to find out the murderer.

"It's him."

Zeng Shengji, who was among the crowd, said to Gu Qingjue, "It's him, Qiu Hong."

"Master, even if it's an old friend from before, given your current situation, you can't recognize each other rashly. Let's take a look first and then make a fuss."

"Ah."

In the past six months, Zeng Shengji has understood his apprentice, he is meticulous and extremely intelligent, so he must have a reason for saying so.

Mingguang County is very prosperous, and there is no curfew at night. Even though it is already dark, it still can't stop everyone from watching the excitement.

Because of the autopsy, two yamen servants pulled up the white cloth at the scene, and another waited aside with a pen and ink.

Several candles were added to the scene, which was very bright. Every move made by Ding Wu was reflected on the white cloth, and the people standing outside watching the excitement all stared at the shadow on the white cloth.

Wu Zuo will read aloud every step of the inspection, and then record it in the record by the yamen servant waiting on the side.

People who can't read big characters can't understand those words, some scholars can understand them, but those who don't know autopsy can understand what Wu Zuo said, but they don't know what it means.

Unknowingly, half an hour passed, and the white cloth in front of her was removed, and Miss Qiu, who had been autopsyed, had already been covered with a white cloth.

Ding Wuzuo put away the autopsy tools, stepped over the brazier that had already been burned, cleaned his body, and then returned to conclude the cause of Miss Qiu's death.

In a word: drowning after death.

Before eating at the inn, the man in wolf smoke said: "Let me just say, this must have been murdered, probably that scholar."

Gu Qingjue frowned slightly, seemingly unintentionally asked: "Why do you doubt that scholar?"

"It must be a grudge!"

The man said with a little excitement on his face: "No one else knows about this, but I know a little bit. My elder brother works at the county grandfather's house."

The man talked about what happened two months ago.

That day, Miss Qiu knelt on the ground and begged the county magistrate to help her and the scholar. The county magistrate was very dissatisfied with the scholar, not only because the scholar was poor, but also because he was weak and weak. What is the use of such a man?
Therefore, in front of all the servants in the mansion, he scolded the scholar mercilessly, and the scholar got a little angry, and immediately flung his sleeves and left.

Miss Qiu wanted to catch up, but was stopped and locked in the room.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Miss Qiu disappeared, but she left a letter in the room, stating that she would look for the scholar, and she believed that the scholar would definitely go to high school and treat her well.

Qiu Hong's own daughter eloped with someone, such a scandal Qiu Hong didn't want people to know.

I secretly ran to the inn where the scholar lived by myself, but I didn't expect that the building was empty.

This further confirmed that Miss Qiu left with him.

Qiu Hong immediately sent two groups of people, one to the scholar's hometown, and the other to Kaifeng mansion to look for the scholar, hoping to bring Miss Qiu back.

But both groups found the scholar, and Miss Qiu was nowhere to be seen.

After hearing this, Sanqi asked in puzzlement: "Since that's the case, Miss Qiu left with that scholar, why did she suddenly appear in the river in Mingguang County today?"

"That's a good question, little brother."

"If I had to guess, it must be that the scholar's identity is fake. He didn't want to go to Kaifeng mansion at all, but took Miss Qiu to another place, and this person likes the new and dislikes the old, and holds a grudge against the humiliating words of the magistrate Qiu that day. .Anyway, no one knows where she is now, so they simply killed her and threw her into the river."

The man raised his eyebrows and looked at Sanqi: "How about little brother, is my inference reasonable and reasonable? Compared with Bao Gong in Luzhou Prefecture, is it not too much?"

Gu Qingjue raised his eyebrows: "Just now, Wu Zuo said that Miss Qiu had a blow wound on the back of her head and a broken arm. Apart from that, there are no other signs of beating or abuse on her body."

"Huh? What do you mean by this?"

Zeng Shengji was also puzzled by the question, he felt that the man's analysis was very reasonable, now he only needs to search the whole city to arrest that scholar, and everything will come to light.

"If the scholar was dissatisfied with Miss Qiu, he would have to fight, but there was only one wound on the back of her head. According to what Wu Zuo said, Miss Qiu's fatal injury was this injury. If it was the scholar who Harm, where does his frail body come from so much strength?"

Hearing what Gu Qingjue said, Zeng Shengji felt that what he said was also reasonable.

The man in the wolf-colored brocade robe retorted: "Even if a man is weak, it's not difficult to sneak up on a defenseless woman, right?"

Gu Qingjue smiled: "What you said is not unreasonable."

"It was."

Zeng Shengji's heart is for Qiu Hong. After all, he was once a close friend. If he can help find the murderer, it will be a kind of comfort to him.

"Ziyuan, can you help me find the murderer who killed Miss Qiu?"

Zeng Shengji had already spoken, he was his master, Gu Qingjue had no reason to refuse, so he and Zeng Shengji walked forward and came to the front.

Zeng Shengji raised the volume and shouted inside: "Brother Da."

Qiu Hong was in grief when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside the door, he looked up, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes very quickly, he waved his hand to let the servants let Zeng Shengji and the others in.

(End of this chapter)