Dali Temple Conspiracy Records

Chapter 24 The whereabouts are a mystery
After coming out of Yizhuang, Bai Sanxiu asked a nearby farmer for some coriander, and asked Li Quan to rub his hands to cover up the smell of the corpse.Otherwise, she really couldn't ride with him.Li Quan was a bit novel, he didn't expect coriander to be used in this way.He did as he was told, and it worked out pretty well.

"I didn't expect that Si Zhi would still do the job."

"I have served as Wannian county lieutenant. To review cases, it is not enough to be familiar with the laws and regulations, but also need actual experience in investigation and handling."

"No wonder Si Zhi is so handy in investigating the case."

"Did you ask anything else in Qixiang Tower?"

"I pulled out the maid who was serving Kui Niang and ate a snack. Ah, this is a business expense, and Si Zhi wants to reimburse me!"

"it is good."

"Uh..." I didn't expect him to agree so readily, but Bai Sanxiu was taken aback and patted her head, "I'm just joking! The maid said that Kui Niang did go to see Mrs. Du once at the end of last year, and the two never saw each other again after that." Communication. Then eating, drinking, picking up guests and so on are as usual, and I didn’t say anything. I didn’t feel that she was depressed at all.”

"Before the accident, was there anything unusual about her?"

"No." Bai Sanxiu thought and thought, "The servant girl said that two days before the accident, Kui Niang went out again, and then she said she was not feeling well and had been resting. She didn't do anything that night. Seeing that she was too late to get up, the bustard asked the maid to call, only to find that there was no one in the house. Unexpectedly, the neighbors came to call for her not long after, saying that she had been picked up from a small river ditch."

"The servant girl didn't mention her pregnancy?"

"What?" Bai Sanxiu thought she had heard it wrong, so she turned sideways and stretched her head forward to confirm.

Li Quan turned his head slightly and said: "Du Yuan said that she claimed to be pregnant when she came to the door." After speaking, he did not forget to back up Bai Sanxiu so that she would not fall off the horse.

"Oh..." Bai Sanxiu couldn't help but blushed, but fortunately she was sitting behind her so he couldn't see her. "I didn't mention it at all. The bustard doesn't seem to know? And she also said that she needs to eat Guanyin clay for diarrhea. It doesn't look like she's pregnant."

"It really doesn't look like it. Maybe she's just saying that she's pregnant."

To be on the safe side, on the way back, Li Quan went to the Qixiang Tower again to confirm with the bustard and maid that Kui Niang was not pregnant at all.In this way, the judgment of her suicide is even more mysterious.If he was really hurt by love, why didn't he show any signs after the incident and waited more than two months before suddenly committing suicide?Why didn't the corpse show any signs of struggling when drowning?If she pretended to be pregnant just to marry into Du's family or ask for money, is the drowning really just an accident?
As for where she went two days before she drowned, everyone in Qixiang Tower also said they didn't know, they only said that she went out during the day and rented a donkey cart temporarily.This move is mostly due to an appointment or to visit someone. After all, as Orchid, she is not extravagant enough to travel normally and even takes a special car.

Obviously, Bai Sanxiu and Li Quan wanted to go together. "Will she go to the Du Mansion again? If she wants to visit the West Market or something, she won't go there by car. If it's a guest who has an appointment, the bustard will definitely know."

"Master Du said she never went there again."

"But it's really a coincidence! After she went out that day, she came back and said she was not feeling well, and then something happened. Si Zhi really doesn't want to ask again?"

Li Quan didn't answer, but showed a faint smile, turned his horse's head and walked towards Du's mansion.

(End of this chapter)