Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 118 Not Used to Sleeping Alone

When this happens, either Mrs. Yu deliberately helped to cover it up, or this study is indeed a secret room.

Other than that, it's just ghosts working...

But all of this is based on the premise that Bai Yulin is the murderer.

What if he is not the murderer?

Hu Qian thought for a while, and the names of envoys, ministers of punishment, Ye Qiuhen, Bai Yulin, and Ruan Conghai kept flashing in his mind.

The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Jinyiwei, and the Ministry of Rites all have enmity with Master Bai.

But it would be unreasonable to say that they would kill people because of this.

He thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out.

Sure enough, just as Wu Ruoyu and Zhiqin said, this case is full of doubts and it is really difficult to start.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Although the case is complicated, it is still a murder case after all, so let's ignore the various forces outside, focus on the small things first, and proceed step by step.

Thinking of this, he said to Bai Yufeng: "May I invite Madam, Bai Yulin and the servant who was waiting here that night?"

Bai Yufeng nodded and sent someone to invite him immediately.

When the people arrived, Hu Qian was immediately taken aback.

Bai Yulin was even more handsome than Bai Yufeng, but he was shorter in stature.

After the ceremony, Hu Qian looked directly at the servant Li San and asked, "Li San, did you really stay here the night Master Bai died?"

Li Sandao: "Yes, because the master sometimes asks for hot tea, so the villain dare not leave."

"Hot tea? Do you want hot tea at night?"

"Yes, Master has this habit."

"always have?"

"Only in the last two years."

Hu Qian looked at Mrs. Yu and said, "Madam Bai, does Master Bai have this habit?"

Mrs. Yu nodded, "Master often wakes up at night in recent years, and sometimes he just stays up all night. In order to prevent himself from falling asleep, he asks for strong tea at night."

Hu Qian looked at Bai Yufeng, "Do you know about this?"

Bai Yufeng shook his head, "But I don't know."

Bai Yulin, who had been silent all this time, said, "Daddy has been overly tired in the past few years. He has been exhausted at night, and his mind has been exhausted, so it is difficult to fall asleep."

Bai Yufeng's face turned slightly red.

Everyone, including Bai Yulin, knew about these things, but he didn't know about them, which was really unfilial.

Hu Qian said again: "Madam Bai, did you come to deliver ginseng and bird's nest tea that day?"

"Yes, I know that the master is sad, so I got up early and made ginseng and bird's nest tea.

Who knows that people should not respond, and the door cannot be pushed. "

"Did Mr. Bai happen to appear at that time?"

"yes.

I asked him to come over, but it still didn't work after a lot of pushing, so I let him knock on the door, and then I found that the master..."

"When you saw Young Master Bai, how was he dressed? How did he look?"

"The clothes... nothing special, and the look is normal."

Hu Qian turned to Bai Yulin again and said, "Where was Mr. Bai on the night of the incident?"

"Sleeping in the room."

"Is Mr. Bai married?"

"No."

"Just one person?"

"Correct."

"Is Master Bai's residence very close to Master Bai's study?"

"not close."

"Does Mr. Bai often come to Mr. Bai's study?"

"Not at all."

"What did the young man come to do that morning?"

"I have something to ask my father."

"what's up?"

"Private matters have nothing to do with you."

Hu Qian nodded.

The statements of several people are basically consistent with the dossier, and it is probably useless to ask further questions.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Bai Yufeng asked Hu Qian and Ruan Conghai to stay for lunch.

Afterwards, Hu Qian first went to the house of Cai Dazhong, the minister of punishment, and then to Ye Qiuhen's house, but found nothing.

Cai Dazhong's family knew that he was dead, they were all heartbroken and ignored Hu Qian at all.

And Ye Qiuhen's family members behaved too normal - although they were also very concerned about Ye Qiuhen's situation, they always made people feel very blunt.

It seems to care for the sake of caring, and there is a lack of sincerity in his bones.

As for the envoy Nakamura Shengichi, he had returned to the Eastern Kingdom the day before the incident.

In the evening, Hu Qian was thinking about things while eating the dishes cooked by Chu Chu.

Although he can also live in the inn, but after all, there are too many people, messy and messy, it is not as quiet as here, and there are people to wash the face and feet for the warm quilt, so what is there to be polite.

Seeing that he was silent, Chu Chu and the maid did not dare to disturb him, but just stood aside.

Hu Qian thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "Miss Chuchu, you said that if the door and windows of a room are closed, where should I enter?"

Chu Chu was taken aback for a moment, a little uncertain of what he meant, and fearing that he would make a joke if he said something wrong, she said softly: "If the doors and windows are closed, the house cannot be entered.

If it is a human being, maybe it can make him open his heart, and it will be easy to get in. "

Hu Qian smiled, knowing that she would be wrong, so he didn't ask any more questions.

But on second thought, if he knew what Master Bai was up to that night, he might be able to know the cause of his death.

After the meal, Chu Chu said: "Young master, Chu Chu has arranged a guest room for you, and I will let the maid wait for you to wash and rest."

Hu Qian said: "Didn't Wenxuan ask you to serve him?"

Chu Chu blushed, nodded and said, "Yes... yes."

Hu Qian said again: "That bed was fine last night, I'd better sleep there."

With a sad face, Chu Chu answered silently.

Afterwards, Chu Chu still helped Hu Qian wash, and waited for Hu Qian to lie down on the bed, then she still took off only her bellyband and small clothes, and slowly climbed onto the bed.

Hu Qian and she were both drunk before, but now they are both very sober.

Especially Chuchu, who almost didn't dare to move.

Hu Qian said: "It's just that I'm used to sleeping with wives and concubines, so I won't do anything to you."

After speaking, he stretched out his arms to wrap her tender shoulders.

She trembled in fright, wanted to hide but didn't dare to hide, and didn't dare to speak out to refuse.

Although Bai Yufeng loves the fragrance and cherishes the jade, but he bought her here to receive customers. If she dared to refuse, she might be sold to the brothel by Bai Yufeng the next day.

Sure enough, Hu Qian didn't move any more, and asked: "I heard from Wen Xuan, are you originally the daughter of an official?"

At this moment, Chu Chu was not as nervous as before, and said softly: "Yes."

"What happened?"

Chu Chu hesitated for a moment, "My father is the deputy commander of the Nancheng Army and Horse Division. There was a fire at the gate of the palace. My father was convicted because his subordinate governor was murdered by his wife and delayed fighting the fire."

Hu Qian felt sleepy at this time, and asked casually: "The governor was murdered by his wife? Why?"

Chu Chu said: "I don't know the exact reason, but later I heard that the woman sang all day long, which made the governor unhappy, and the governor beat her up.

She didn't say anything at the time, and a few days later, while the governor was asleep, she stabbed him to death with scissors. "

Hu Qian responded, "It's just singing, what's the big deal. By the way, what are you singing about?"

"The concubine only remembers two sentences, it seems to be something like 'Little flower dog is missing'..."

(End of this chapter)