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Huai Shuyu's words made the scene quiet.

What he said was obviously accusing Aunt Shi of doing something wrong when Mrs. Hua was pregnant with her first child, causing Mrs. Hua to get rubella and giving birth to an unhealthy deaf child!

If Aunt Shi wanted to use Huaiyu's death to drag someone into the water, he wouldn't mind reversing the old score!

Lu Li subconsciously looked at Shen Wansha, and sure enough, he saw Shen Wansha's big eyes flickering, full of interest, the young master is interested in all secret things!

Shen Wansha tilted his head and winked at Lu Li: There were a lot of things going on in the back of the Huai family, and Huai Yu died quite strangely...

Because Aunt Shi was tightly restrained by Shi Yi and her mouth was covered, she couldn't say anything, so she could only writhe with difficulty.

Shi Yi sighed faintly, and took Aunt Shi to bow to Huai Shuyu, "Fifth Miss had an accident, and my sister was stimulated, so she was unavoidably upset, and said the wrong thing under the excitement... She is just a concubine who can't stand on the stage , people speak lightly, and will not bring any bad influence, please don't mind the young master."

Huai Shuyu held her hands behind her back, her brows were tightly frowned, and she said nothing.

Under Shi Yi's control, Aunt Shi slowly regained her composure, and she didn't speak again after being let go, she just covered her eyes with a handkerchief and bit her lips tightly.

The corners of Shi Yi's eyes were slightly red, he looked at the ground, with a sincere expression on his exquisite face, "Nowadays, the death of Miss Fifth is the big deal, everything is not as important as this, is it?" Yu said, or talk to Aunt Shi.

Huai Shuyu looked at the corpse on the ground, sighed slowly for a while, then turned to Mrs. Huai who was on the first place, "Mother..."

Mrs. Huai's eyes were slightly closed, "I invited four guests here today to find out about this matter, and your nonsense is just a waste of time."

This sentence not only blamed Aunt Shi, but also Huai Shuyu.

Huai Shuyu blushed a little, "...Yes, mother." In a moment of excitement, he forgot his identity as the eldest son, and arguing with an aunt, no matter what the facts were or the cause...it was not what he should do.

Madam Huai tapped the table with her fingertips, "Mr. Lu, please continue."

Lu Li pondered for a moment, then looked at Huai Xin, "May I ask Miss Six, you and Miss Fifth had a rift for a while, and you didn't sit at the same table with her, did you see her enter or leave the table?"

Huai Xin thought about it seriously for a moment, "I saw her take the table, but it was far away from my table. The table was quickly filled, and the banquet started. I was thinking about what my elder brother said, and I was bored with the food. I was going to eat a few bites before leaving. I didn't pay attention to Fifth Sister again, but when I asked to resign and leave the meeting, I took a look and saw that Fifth Sister was not there. But at that time I thought she left before me, or went to the official room, and I didn't think it was an accident, so I didn't take it to heart superior……"

Lu Li nodded, and then asked Shi Yi, "Mr. Shi was there that day?"

Shi Yi hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted, with an embarrassed expression on his face, "That day was a small banquet hosted by the prince of the government, and the guests invited were all the children of the government, with very high status. Of course, someone like me would not be a guest. Yes, it's because Young Master Chu, who is hosting the banquet, suddenly ordered several big dishes in my restaurant. As the owner of such a big business, I must come to thank you and join in the fun to win praise, so..."

"When did you arrive and when did you leave? Have you ever seen Miss Fifth's expression, is there any difference from usual?" Lu Li subconsciously felt that, as Aunt Shi's younger brother, Shi Yi should treat his sister's biological daughter Will pay more attention.

"It's not too late for me to arrive, but I have been in the big kitchen of the Chu family, watching and staring at the banquet dishes. I didn't go to pay my respects to Young Master Chu until the dishes were served. Take them back to the residence." Shi Yi's eyes were slightly regretful, "Fifth Miss is not very happy, I wanted to go over to persuade, but the timing was not right, so I had to give up. When the young masters and ladies were having dinner, I left the Chu family. I don’t know anything about what happened next.”

"If I could squeeze a chance to talk to Miss Fifth at that time, maybe nothing will happen..." Shi Yi looked at Aunt Shi, sighed softly, the corners of his eyes were slightly red.

"So the key now is...that meal that day?" Shen Wansha rubbed his chin, thinking carefully, "Young Master Huai and Miss Six are full of things on their minds, and they barely take a few bites, and leave the table after a while Please resign, the meal time is very short, I didn't see Miss Wu Huai after we met, and I couldn't find Miss Wu when I went back. So did Miss Wu eat?"

"If she didn't eat a few mouthfuls, there was no one who asked to leave at that time, her death is likely to be caused by people in the garden at that time; if she had eaten, she just deliberately avoided Master Huai and Miss Six, Later, I left in a carriage from a friend’s house, so there were more possibilities.”

For example, I was worried that my friend would be scolded by the elders, so I quietly got out of the car halfway... This time, the possibility of getting out of the car is not more than 01:30.

"So the time of death is very important." Lu Li looked at Mrs. Huai, "The deceased did not die by drowning, but the body was found in the water, which was clearly abandoned by the murderer. I have an autopsy method, which can determine the death of the deceased based on the contents of his stomach Time, so as to eliminate the identified suspects, if Madam allows, I can use it."

Mrs. Huai stared fixedly at Lu Li, her eyes flickering slightly, "Autopsy?"

Lu Li nodded, "Yes, autopsy. Regardless of the appearance of the corpse, the contents of the stomach and intestines can help Zuo accurately determine the time of death."

"Dissect...the corpse?" Huai Shuyu was very surprised, "Using a knife to cut the dead?"

Lu Li nodded again, "I have done it many times, and I have a lot of experience. You don't need to worry about the young master."

Have done it many times, with rich experience?

Huai Shuyu looked at Lu Li in horror, and couldn't help taking a step back.

Aunt Shi suddenly came to her senses and threw herself on the corpse, "No! I don't want to have my body cut up! I don't want mine... Fifth Miss was cut up alive!"

She shed tears and looked at Mrs. Huai, "Ma'am! Fifth Young Miss is your daughter, it's very pitiful to die in such a miserable state, you can't bear to see her restless after death, can you?"

Every time when talking about autopsy, there will be many obstacles. Shen Wansha is tired of watching it, and he takes a step forward with a small face, "The autopsy is to solve the case and to avenge the deceased. It is not a crime! And Xiao Li The technique is very good, if the stomach is dug out, it will be sewn back properly, and it will not make people become lonely ghosts with incomplete internal organs, and cannot enter the underworld to reincarnate!"

"Dig...get it out..." Aunt Shi automatically ignored the other words, and looked at Lu Li's expression as if he was facing a demon from hell, and even started to chatter her teeth and shiver.

The corners of Lu Li's lips raised slightly, showing an extremely warm and bright smile to Aunt Shi.

Aunt Shi softened in fright, "No...don't..."

Mrs. Huai frowned slightly, "This matter is very important, I can't make the decision as a housewife, I have to ask the master for instructions."

Lu Li smiled, "The deceased is the daughter of your family, how to make the decision is your family's decision, Madam can discuss it with her family."

Mrs. Huai glanced at Lu Li, "Before a decision is made, it is inconvenient for the four of you to stay here. Mother Zhou, entertain the distinguished guests for me."

Mother Zhou came out immediately, bowed to Mrs. Huai, "Yes." Then she went to Lu Li, bowed again, smiled politely, and raised her hand to guide the direction, "Please follow the old slave. "

The four of them did good deeds and went to another reception room with Zhou's mother. As for what happened after this hall...

After Lu Li and Shen Wansha sat down, they took Dabai from Zhao Zhu's arms, his eyes flickered slightly, as if pointing something, "I came here in a hurry today, I didn't bring you as a box, in case I can't find it when I need it, please go back with Zhaoxing Come on, help me get the Wu Zuo box."

This request is very appropriate, not to mention that Zhou's mother is not easy to object, even if Mrs. Huai is here, she will not shake her head, so it is very easy for Zhao Zhuhe and Lianyu to go out. By the way, wandering around in the bosom house, as long as no one sees, no one will care.

As for Lu Li and Shen Wansha, just sit obediently in the hall and wait for the news.

Shen Wansha was a little bored, holding Dabai's paw and teaching it to do 'Gong Xi Fa Cai', while Lu Li sipped tea and chatted with Zhou's mother.

"The Huai Mansion is so big, Mrs. Huai must be very busy as the head wife."

"Who says it's not? Ma'am, as the eldest daughter-in-law, these are all responsibilities, and you have to bear it even if you are tired..."

"Aunt Shi looks very young. I heard that her eldest daughter was married long ago, so I can't see it at all."

"Aunt Shi likes to take care of herself, and she has time. After working hard, she will naturally look younger. In fact, she is only five years younger than Madam."

"Although Madam looks a little old, she has a noble and elegant temperament, which is hard to compare with others. I think the family is very well-bred."

"That is, madam is very much loved in her natal family, and her parents are reluctant to part with her. When they agreed on the date of marriage, they made an appointment early. They just got married from Shangjing when they were nearly 17 years old. The Lan family is a big family in Shangjing, with excellent upbringing and rules. Madam spends more time in her boudoir than others. Nature is better than others."

"So Mrs. Huai doesn't get along with Aunt Shi?" Lu Li said with a smile.

"Of course not..." Zhou's mother suddenly looked up at Lu Li with surprise in her eyes, "Of course it's impossible, why would you think so?"

She smiled and said, "Our Huai family has always been harmonious with wives and concubines. We are praised by others and set an example. How can the wife and aunts not get along? The aunts have contributed to the Huai family. They are meritorious people, and it is normal to have some demands. Madam, as the first wife, has always been magnanimous and never gets angry about it..."

Lu Li smiled, "It's really commendable."

But in my heart hehe, I'm lying to ghosts!Dare to tear up X in front of outsiders, accuse each other of crimes, even the eldest daughter's deafness and death are tricky, and they are still whitewashing the peace, is it interesting?

Zhou's mother smiled sincerely, as if what she just said was very true, and it was your own problem if you didn't believe it.

The room was quiet for a moment, probably not wanting to make the scene embarrassing. Mother Zhou brought up another topic, "Where is Mr. Lu from? I have never heard of the autopsy skill, so I must have learned from everyone."

"I'm from Guan County in the middle of Sichuan Province. The technique of autopsy seems mysterious, but it's actually not difficult..."

Since Zhou's mother was able to serve Mrs. Huai, she must be a good person. Lu Li knew that she deliberately diverted the topic, but she was not in a hurry.He chatted with Zhou's mother's words, and when the topic was flowing, he suddenly raised a question to disrupt the rhythm, so that Zhou's mother accidentally said what he wanted to know.

The two people came and went, with friendly smiles on their faces, but there was no deep meaning in the conversation, like a duel between masters, the atmosphere was very unusual.

Time flows little by little.

Shen Wansha played with Dabai at first, but slowly, his attention was drawn to the conversation between the two, he listened carefully with his chin in his hand, and didn't want to interrupt at all.

It wasn't until Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu came back with a box made of wood, and at the same time, someone came to report that Mrs. Huai had an invitation, and the two stopped.

Lu Li stood up and bowed his hands respectfully to Zhou's mother, "The wisdom of the elders has benefited a lot."

Zhou's mother made a deep bow, lowered her brows and eyes, hiding the thousands of thoughts in her eyes, "My son is wise, and he will have a lot to do in the future."

Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu were a little confused, what happened?The atmosphere is so weird.

Shen Wansha ignored these two people who didn't know what to do, and looked at Lu Li with admiration, Xiao Lizi is so amazing!If only he could do this one day!

……

Mrs. White was still in the main hall just now.

In addition to the people just now, there was another man in the hall.The man was about 50 years old, with a calm and shrewd demeanor. He only bowed his back slightly, and his posture was very humble. He should be a servant with more power than ordinary servants.

Lu Li guessed right, and Mrs. Huai explained that this person was the chief housekeeper of the mansion, and she sent her to personally ask Huaideshui for his opinion.Huaideshui couldn't come back due to his busy schedule. When the housekeeper went to ask for instructions, he solemnly ordered everything to be obeyed by his wife.Whatever Madam says, must be done, and no one shall have any objections.

Mrs. White scanned the main hall for a week, "My decision is——the autopsy can be done."

Aunt Shi couldn't help taking a few steps back, her face full of disbelief, "This is an autopsy! Open the stomach! How dare you promise, aren't you afraid of going to hell after death!"

Madam Huai snorted coldly and drank tea calmly.

"You—I don't believe it!" Aunt Shi said as she was about to lift her skirt and run out, "I don't believe you are crazy, and the master is also crazy. He can't let you make decisions about this kind of thing. It must be a servant spreading random words. I I'm going to see the master!"

"Sister!" Shi Yi stopped Aunt Shi again, "Avenge Miss Fifth, sister don't want to watch it anymore? If elder sister really doesn't care about the murderer who killed Miss Fifth, brother has no choice but to ask someone to take you back to your room."

Aunt Shi opened her eyes wide and looked at Shi Yi quietly. After a while, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, her lips were biting bloodshot, and she silently backed away without saying a word.

If she doesn't make trouble, others will not disagree, at most they are a little scared.

Lu Li asked Mrs. Huai to put up a few screens in the hall for people to hide from. He said that if you are afraid, you can hide behind the screens. Of course, it is best to leave the main hall.

Although everyone was afraid, they were all curious about the mysterious event, and no one was willing to leave, even Sixth Miss Huai Xin refused the maid's hand and refused to leave.

Lu Li had no choice but to distribute a Suhexiang pill alone.

Afterwards, he opened the box, and as before, first took the Atractylodes saponins and lit it, washed his hands with wine and warm water, dabbed a little of the wine on his nose, and put ginger slices in it.Then he walked to another box, took out the gloves and put them on, and with the help of Zhao Zhu, he put on the smock, and took out the scalpel that flashed coldly, "I'm going to start."

Mrs. White sat calmly in the first seat, "Please, sir."

Lu Li took a deep breath, held a scalpel, and still made a 'Y'-shaped incision from both shoulders down.

As soon as the knife cut the skin, a strange feeling spread over it, which was quite different from before.Lu Li frowned slightly, did not speak, and continued to dissect.During this autopsy, he was not only taking out the stomach, he also had to find out the cause of death of the deceased and why the corpse made him feel strange.

There was no blood spilled out, and under the swollen skin of the deceased was a transparent liquid, like water, thicker than water, and had no special smell.

The scalpel cuts through the skin, going upwards first.

There were choke marks on the neck of the deceased, which was slightly collapsed, but the neck bone was not broken. He had to first determine whether the cause of death was strangulation.

After separating the skin and muscle layer little by little, Lu Quer found that the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage of the deceased were fractured, the subcutaneous tissue and muscles of the neck had bleeding, the mucous membrane of the posterior pharyngeal wall had bleeding spots and congestion, and the intima of the carotid artery was ruptured...

The deceased was indeed strangled by the neck and died of suffocation.

After confirming this, Lu Li divided and pulled back the skin that had been opened on the face of the deceased, and took out the rib opener.

Zhao Zhu was very familiar with this tool, and immediately stepped forward to take it over.

"Are you helping me?" Lu Li smiled and let go, "Remember not to use too much strength."

"I know." Zhao Zhu smiled at Lu Li, and suddenly pushed open the ribs of the deceased.

Thick black water immediately overflowed, and a more foul smell than ordinary rotting corpses permeated the air. Under the agitation, everyone in the hall couldn't stand it anymore, and retching sounded everywhere.

One was frightened by the scene where Lu Li smiled and took the scalpel while Zhao Zhu calmly helped, and the other was that the smell of the corpse was really horrible.

If there were no Suhexiang pills that Lu Li distributed earlier, it is also possible that someone at the scene would faint to death.

As soon as the ribs were pulled apart, sticky black water overflowed, and seeing the performance of the internal organs, Lu Li understood.

This corpse is not a newly dead corpse at all!

It is impossible for any corpse that has been dead for four days to have its internal organs shrunk like this!

In the corpse in front of him, the internal organs were almost shrunk into a ball, the blood vessels were black and gray, and began to melt, the fluid in the body was not red at all, and there was no yellow-white tissue fluid at all, it was all black foul-smelling mucus...

It turned out that he subconsciously felt that he violated his knowledge, and this was where he found it strange!

Now there is no need to take the stomach, because this corpse cannot be Huaiyu!

"Regardless of whether Fifth Miss ate or not on the day of the small banquet, this person cannot be Fifth Miss of your mansion."

Lu Li frowned and told the truth, "This person died...more than fifteen days ago."

Everyone in the hall was very surprised, not only everyone in Huaifu, Zhao Zhuhe and even Yu Shen Wansha were very surprised.

Shen Wansha even took a few steps forward despite his nausea, and looked closely at the face of the deceased, "It's not Miss Fifth..."

"Impossible!" Aunt Shi ran over to look at the dead man's arm, "Sister Yu has a red mole here...Look, there is a mole!"

"Unless someone tricks you into pretending that the fifth lady is in the mansion... otherwise the body has been dead for more than five days, so it cannot be the fifth lady of your mansion." Lu Li was very sure of this.

Huai Shuyu also took a few steps forward and took a serious look at the deceased, "Although the face is unclear, she is wearing the clothes of the fifth younger sister. Although her flesh is damaged, she doesn't look like she has been dead for a long time... In this weather, death It's been too long, I'm afraid the flesh has already rotted..."

"Of course not if it's a normal corpse." Lu Li pointed to the black and shriveled internal organs of the deceased. "But this is a processed corpse. She was probably fed embalming drugs before she was alive."

Lu Li read a lot of books in ancient times and knew that the ancients had many miraculous methods to prevent corpses from decomposing.

There are many kinds of antiseptic drugs, if they are given to people at the right time before death, no matter what the cause of death is, as long as the surface of the corpse is not damaged, it can be preserved for a long time. To an extent.

And such corpses thrown into the river behaved differently from other corpses. It was certain that they would swell when exposed to water. The swollen appearance was difficult to identify, and the time of death was also difficult to judge.

"But this corpse is about the same size as Huai Yu, wearing Huai Yu's clothes, and has the same red mole on her arm." Mrs. Huai was the calmest, but her pale face still showed that her heart was not as good as her appearance so calm.

"The murderer has good intentions." After carefully observing the internal organs of the deceased, Lu Li pulled back the ribs and began to sew up, "The murderer may not have thought that someone would conduct an autopsy, and no one would know how long the deceased had soaked, and the exact time of death At that time, I deliberately dressed her in the clothes of the fifth lady in the house, creating the illusion of the death of the fifth lady, thinking that the clothes were perfect."

Aunt Shi suddenly thought of something, grabbed the corner of Lu Li's clothes, and said excitedly, "So my sister Yu is not dead, is it? My sister Yu is still alive!"

Lu Li was dragged by her and staggered.

Zhao Zhu firmly supported Lu Li to prevent him from being hurt by the scalpel in his hand, and with a slight twist of his palm, he pushed Aunt Shi away.

Aunt Shi fell to the ground, still not forgetting to look at Lu Li, "Mr. Lu, is sister Yu still alive!"

Lu Li shook his head slightly, with a more serious expression on his face, "The murderer purposely found someone who was about the same stature and appearance as Miss Fifth, and even had the same marks on her body, and put her on Miss Fifth's clothes...in order Let everyone in your house believe that Miss Fifth is dead."

"I don't know why the murderer did this, but his purpose is so obvious... Miss Wu must be in a bad situation, and even if she didn't die, she must have suffered a lot." He sighed, "Families should be mentally prepared, and at the same time increase Find strength."

Lu Li had a very bad premonition, but when he first came to Xijing, he didn't have a network of contacts. In this matter, Huaifu still needs to work hard to get the best results.

"Now is not the time to be afraid of embarrassment, Madam Huai, please work with Mrs. Huai to spread this matter out, ask your relatives and friends to understand, and carefully check the situation of the guests at the small banquet that day."