The first work of the imperial prison

This case is too coincidental.

When the case happened, the bloodstains on the wall at the scene could not be explained clearly. There was a high probability that a woman appeared at the scene, but whether there was any struggle and fighting, how the bloodstains were left, no matter how they thought about it, they couldn’t make sense of the logic. Before he had time to investigate and search, the suspect came to the door himself.

There was a wound on his forehead, blood on his body, and a dagger in his hand, and he couldn't get rid of it at first glance.

But she said she had amnesia and didn't remember anything.

But this woman is Ying Puxin's widow, and it was the purpose of their visit today.

Ye Baiting glanced at Qiu Yiqing, there were some things that he didn't need to say, the other party would understand——

People here, know you'll come over?

Qiu Yiqing nodded.

As a commander, you can't be unreasonable. The past is something you need to ask others. The reason is a little sensitive, so you don't need to talk about it, but you must know the current situation in Yinggonghou's mansion, how the person they are looking for is living, what is the state, and the quality is good. As for their sex, they do ask for something from others. For this result, it is not impossible to exchange some benefits, but he has to be sure, whether there is any risk, and whether the other party will cooperate and tell the truth.

Last night, he sent someone to collect and evaluate the information of the Marquis Mansion. After comprehensive consideration, he thought it was feasible. After finishing his work today, after he came out of the palace, he sent someone to send a greeting card, saying that he would come over later.

Of course he would not call out to see a female family member by name, but only said that he would come to visit, and when he was ready to come in, he would find an opportunity to mention it, so the news that he wanted to come, the head concierge, must know, Cai Shi knew, he didn't know, but Cai Shi must Didn't know they came here for her purpose.

Ye Baiting then understood that unless there was any unexpected information or variable that they didn't know, this case really wasn't aimed at them.

He observed Cai carefully again.

Obviously, this is a woman with a very good appearance. She is in her prime, at her best age. Even in plain clothes, she can't hide her youthfulness. Her long eyebrows are a bit heroic, and her almond eyes are black and white, revealing a kind of beauty. A little bit confused, this kind of ignorance is very special in adults, it is indeed like amnesia, but it also adds a bit of innocence to her, and her temperament is very unique.

The folds on her clothes were obvious, and there were bloodstains from the front of her shoulders to her chest, not much, it looked like it had been wiped after dripping, so the area was a bit large, and the dress was light in color, which looked scary.There was no water stain on her face, but there was wetness between her temples and hair. It was obvious that she had washed her face.

So she must have suffered a forehead injury, and the blood flowed down and dripped onto her clothes. Maybe she even wiped it with her hands, but she didn’t pay attention when she was nervous, and the blood stains on her clothes became blurred. After that, she washed her face and bandaged the wound with gauze. This makes it look cleaner and less embarrassing.

"You said you don't remember anything, but because you bumped your head?"

"I...don't know." Cai shook her head in confusion.

Ye Baiting then asked: "Then is your head hurting now?"

Cai's answer was very affirmative, and she pressed her forehead lightly with her fingers: "It hurts."

"Do you know how you got hurt?"

"I don't know," Cai frowned slightly, "I don't know if I fainted or fell asleep before. When I woke up, I was on the floor of the room. I didn't know where I was and who I was. I saw the blood on my body and my hands I was startled and shouted a little loudly, a servant girl quickly opened the door and came in, she was also startled when she saw me, she called me the second lady, and said something happened at home and she died outside people……"

When she was speaking, the servant girl who was not far behind her knelt down and bowed to Qiu Yiqing and Ye Baiting.

This is a well-behaved servant girl, knowing that the master mentioned her, she immediately bowed to let others know that it was her, but she didn't speak, because the master was in front of her, and she couldn't interrupt casually without calling or calling.

Cai: "I don't know what happened, and the maid doesn't know either, but looking at the blood on my body and the dagger in my hand, I always feel that this has nothing to do with me... The maid saw that I was panicking, So I asked me what was wrong, I said I didn’t know, I didn’t remember anything, the maid was taken aback, and said that her name was Xiao Xing, she had served me for eight years, and she was the closest person around her, and said that the population of the mansion was simple, and there were The difficulty that others don’t know, let me not trust others and be careful in everything... But I think that if I really kill someone, it’s always wrong, so I’m here.”

"The maidservant saw the second lady just now!"

Cai himself finished the story, and in the courtyard of the deceased, the maidservant who had screamed and said 'killed' dared to say: "The second lady ran out of the study wearing this dress, covered in blood, The servant girl suddenly turned her head and was quite frightened, so she yelled out."

It can be seen that maids and maids are also different, the maids in the courtyard of the deceased and the maids behind Cai's body have different rules and behaviors.

"That's it?" Shen Jiang pointed to Cai's clothes, "Just this little blood, is it also called blood all over?"

The servant girl flinched: "My maidservant, this maidservant is really timid, I was taken aback suddenly, this is why... this maidservant absolutely dare not lie! I didn't dare to say anything just now, because I was worried that the master would blame me, maidservant This is all I see, nothing more!"

Shen Jiang didn't ask any more questions, because this matter can be verified. The third master and the second wife are obviously two families, and the distance between the two yards cannot be close. If Cai really ran out all the way, it is impossible that no one saw him Any trace, he will check and inquire later.

Ye Baiting looked at Cai Shi: "You said you didn't remember anything when you woke up?"

Tsai: "Yes."

"At that time, there was gauze wrapped around the head?"

"No," Cai shook her head, "I was shocked when I woke up and saw the blood on my clothes and hands. It was Xiao Xing who bandaged me."

"You said she saw that you were flustered, and asked you what happened. You said you didn't remember, so she introduced herself to you and told you about the situation in the house..."

"Yes."

"At this time, she bandaged it for you?"

Mrs. Cai shook her head: "She opened the door and came in. She was startled when she saw the blood on my body, and immediately prepared something and bandaged me. While bandaging, she told me that something happened at home. Hurry up and tell me... I came a little late because I had to bandage the wound."

The details are accurate and rich, and there are no contradictions. This amnesia does not look like self-directed and self-acted at all.

It can be regarded as explaining why the servant girl was frightened and frightened just now. The blood on the clothes is not so terrible, what about the face?If a person rushing out of the study room is covered in blood and crashes into your field of vision, you will be shocked instantly, which is also very likely to happen.

Ye Baiting looked at Cai Shi: "So you didn't know that you were seen rushing out from here."

"I was in my room when I woke up, and I don't know how I got hurt." Cai looked at the rough servant girl kneeling on the ground, "Did you see that?"

The servant girl shook her head: "My servant only saw the second lady rushing out of the room, but I didn't see anything else... really nothing!"

Ye Baiting pondered for a moment: "You said you didn't remember anything after you woke up, not even your own name?"

Tsai: "Yes."

"Then do you know where this is? What is your identity?"

"Xiaoxing told me that this is Ying Gonghou's mansion, and I am the second lady here..." Cai said, "I saw my makeup and hair style in the mirror, and I also saw the furnishings in the room, the color matching , I can see that I am a widow without being reminded."

Her eyes were a little dazed: "I don't know who my late husband is, what he looks like, what we have experienced together, how we get along, how our relationship is, I don't know everything, but for some reason, although I can't remember anything, I am not very scared , that room has a very special sense of familiarity, which makes me feel at ease. I don’t know anywhere, but I just know, what should be here, what should be placed there, what color is the tablecloth, and the plum vase on the window sill. I want to drink water, know where the teacup is, want to wash my hands, know where the water basin is... I think Xiaoxing didn't lie to me, I am the second wife here."

Ye Baiting was sure again, whether Cai's amnesia or not, his brain is fine and his logic is online.

Qiu Xunqing took out the Bu Yao he found from the corner of the study: "Do you know this one?"

Cai paused, then slowly shook her head: "I don't know, but it feels very familiar, is it... my thing?"

She turned her head to look at the servant girl Xiao Xing, and Xiao Xing Pai raised her eyes to recognize it, nodded at her master, and said respectfully, "Responding to the words of the Commander, this is my wife's Bu Yao, and I put it on my head after dressing up this morning. of."

"Then I really killed..."

Cai closed her eyes, stretched out her hands and walked forward: "Although I don't know how all this happened, but killing people pays for their lives, since I have done such a wrong thing, I dare not ask for forgiveness, please arrest me and go away. "

When the evidence is convincing, Qiu Xingqing will not soften his heart and favor anyone, and when the evidence is insufficient, he will not arrest anyone and put him in jail: "The case is still under investigation, and Jin Yiwei will investigate your suspicions. During this period, you need to cooperate with Jin Yiwei." Ask questions, accept the surveillance of Jin Yiwei, and do not leave here without reason."

Cai Shi Fu saluted: "Yes."

"See a doctor first," Qiu Yiqing ordered a soldier, "Go and find a doctor."

"Yes!"

Cai consciously accepted the supervision, so he didn't go down. He stood aside, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "The deceased... can I have a look?"

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing looked at each other, thinking it was feasible, they moved out of the way: "Please."

The corpse was standing on the door panel, and Cai could see it as he moved forward a little while holding up his skirt.

Ye Baiting observed her expression, but there was still no change, her eyes looked strange and a little dazed: "What did you remember?"

"No," Cai frowned slightly, "I just feel... I probably don't like this person very much."

Ye Baiting: "Your servant girl should have told you that the deceased is the third master of the mansion, Ying Yutong, who is brother to your husband, but he is a concubine."

Cai's eyes were clear, curious and puzzled: "He is obviously a relative, why don't I like him, and even have a feeling that I hate him?"

While they were talking here, another woman came over from the yard. Before Ye Baiting could ask, Xichangchang Gongban and An appeared again in time, and said softly, "This is the wife of the deceased. Lu Shi."

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing led Mrs. Cai out of the door, and their eyes were on Mrs. Lu.

Lu Shi looks to be in her early twenties, with a bright face and a slender figure. When she walks, the corners of her skirt billow and she wears rings. She is obviously a beauty, but it is different from Cai Shi's beauty, which is much more flamboyant.

Ye Baiting saw her dyed nails at the first sight. In this era, there are no modern varieties of nail polish, so it is not easy to dye a beautiful and even color, but her nails are perfectly dyed, and the hairpin rings in her hair are also very beautiful. It is unique, the shape of the flower is not chosen by ordinary women, the shape is complex and unique, and it is impossible to distinguish it at a glance. With these two points alone, it is not difficult to find that Mrs. Lu should be a person who loves beauty and is willing to spend time pursuing beauty.

But the styles and colors of her clothes are very ordinary. Ye Baiting and Shen Jiang walked through the shops in the capital together to understand the trend of the colors of outdated dresses. The identity, cut to fit, wide and dignified, stable enough, can not be said to be unattractive on her body, but it lacks the chic and special feeling of the hair accessories, and it is not as careful as the maintenance of the nails on the hands, which is a little uncoordinated.

Ye Baiting boldly speculates that Lu himself probably doesn't like this kind of outfit, maybe it's for status, maybe it's for other reasons, it's just small details, others don't pay too much attention to it, but the clothes are not good, she can only wear it like this.

I obviously don't like this kind of clothes, but when I heard that my husband died, I didn't take them off immediately and put on mourning clothes...

This Mrs. Lu has a very awkward temper.

Ye Baiting quickly exchanged glances with Qiu Yiqing.

Mrs. Lu walked up to him and saluted according to the rules: "I am Mrs. Lu, but the wife of the deceased. I have met the Commander."

As soon as Qiu Yiqing yelled, she saw Mrs. Cai who was not far from the two of them: "Yo, the second sister-in-law is also here."

Regardless of the look or the voice, it is a little mean.

Cai was a little at a loss: "Three...siblings?"

Shen Jiang understood at a glance: "You have a bad relationship with her?"

Cai: "...I don't know."

Mrs. Lu sneered: "Heh, they are all millennium-old foxes, why are they pretending to be innocent? Living under the same roof, looking down and seeing each other, who doesn't know who? My lord of a hundred families, don't be fooled, who said Between the sisters-in-law, the relationship must be good?"

Shen Jiang: ...

This lady is quite temperamental.

Lu helped Fufa: "Look for me, isn't it that my man is dead? Why don't you ask him?"

Ye Baiting said, "Your husband is taking a lunch break in the study today."

Lu Shi snorted: "Don't say today, he spends his lunch break in the study every day, and also at night, and rarely has time to go back to the yard."

"Your husband and wife have a bad relationship?"

"Emotions? He deserves this thing?" Lu's eyes were full of disgust, "I think you all know what his reputation is outside, and I can't get along with him as long as I want to save face, so you also Don't ask me why I'm not sad anymore, I really can't cry, he's dead, I'm relieved, I don't applaud him now, I'm doing him a favor."

Shen Jiang: ...

Ye Baiting asked again: "What troubles has your husband encountered recently? Does he have any enemies?"

Mrs. Lu snorted: "Don't talk about it recently, in the few years he's been alive, when did he have no enemies? Greedy and lustful, teasing cats and dogs, pulling all kinds of dirty and smelly things into the house, how can there be fewer enemies for such a person? Doesn't the woman he's staring at hate him, and his father and brother don't hate him?"

Qiu Suqing's eyes darkened: "Can they all come into your house?"

"This... is definitely not possible."

Mrs. Lu immediately understood that her attitude was a bit too much, and immediately restrained herself: "But what I said is true, my husband is worthless, and I think I am very powerful, with a bad temper and stubbornness, and my family will not listen to what I say. Is it pleasing to the eye? You have to ask him who had quarrels and disputes with him, there are many people who have resentment inside and out, and when it comes to who killed him, I really don’t know.”

Ye Baiting: "From this morning to just now, you should know where you are and what you did."

Mrs. Lu nodded: "He loves to play and has a lot of fun. He always goes to bed very late at night, usually doesn't get up in the morning, and doesn't know how to have breakfast. There is no mother-in-law watching over me. Father-in-law likes to be quiet, except for the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year. , there is no rule of waking up in the morning and evening, and you get up late in the morning, but he sleeps in the study and I sleep in the yard, and we haven't met each other until we went to the main courtyard for dinner at noon, and we saw each other."

"Dining in the main courtyard together? Are all of you there?"

"Yes, today's eldest sister's birthday, her identity," Lu Shi paused, "You all know that after the husband's death, the husband's family is not considerate, and the eldest sister brought back by her mother's family is not easy to deal with even if there is a happy event. We arranged it early, saying that it is good for everyone to have a meal together, which is the meal at noon today, and everyone in the family is here."

"Is this meal going smoothly? Did something special happen during the period?"

"No," Lu shook his head, and couldn't help being sarcastic in his voice, "It's the same as before, those who don't speak don't speak, the yin and yang strangeness, and the muddy and muddy, nothing special."

"What was your husband's state of mind?"

"state?"

"For example, if you are not energetic, do you feel sick or uncomfortable?"

"That's too energetic. He's not sick at all, and he can still pick on the prince's thorns. He pointed to the dishes on the table and said that the elder brother has money for the aunt and grandma who brought him home, but he has no money to spread the branches and leaves for his helper family." The young man was almost beaten."

As if remembering the situation at that time, Lu's handkerchief covered her lips and smiled: "After dinner, everyone dispersed. I went back to my room for a lunch break. I slept very deeply this time. If I didn't come down and scream, I wouldn't be able to wake up. Woolen cloth."

Ye Baiting thought for a while, then asked again: "When did you leave the main courtyard? Who left first?"

"There are two widows in the family, and they seldom eat together. At times like this, the eldest sister must be the first to leave, but today is not suitable for her birthday, so I am the second sister-in-law." Lu's chin pointed to Cai, "she My first words."

"It wasn't long before she left. I guess my man left before she left the hospital. With the two of them at the beginning, the elder sister took her leave and left. I quickly grabbed a couple of meals and left too. At that time, the father-in-law and the son-in-law were talking, and the elder sister-in-law was Serving at the side, I have to wink? What if there is a secret? I won’t know it later.”

Ye Baiting nodded, and asked again: "Are you familiar with your husband's study? What are the rules?"

"I'm not familiar," Lu sneered. "He's a man who can't read or write, so there are no big rules in the study. At most, women can't come in casually."

"Don't let women go in casually?" Shen Jiang was a little strange, what happened to the walking stick in the room?

But Ye Baiting understood that the point is not to let them in, but to not let them in 'casually'.

Sure enough, Lu's expression was ambiguous: "Of course, if he is pulling the little maid to do something, how embarrassing would it be to be seen? No matter how shameless he is, he will at least pull a fig leaf."

While talking, Lu Shisu covered his lips with his hands and yawned: "Is it over? This man is dead, I have to mourn for him, and I have to go back and change clothes."

Qiu Yiqing: "Do you have anyone who doubts your husband's death?"

Lu's eyes fell on Cai's body: "Isn't there just one standing here?"

Shen Jiang didn't understand: "Huh? Why?"

Lu Shi sneered: "Ask her."

Cai's face was innocent: "...I don't remember anything."

Lu Shi was startled: "I don't remember? What do you mean I don't remember?"

Mrs. Cai lightly touched the corner of her forehead, and hissed in pain: "I seem to have bumped my head, and the past and the past have all been forgotten."

After a pause, Lu Shi suddenly laughed loudly: "Forgot, hahaha forgot—you really know how to play! Yes, one is dead and the other is injured, which is quite a good match."

Shen Jiang finally realized belatedly: "You mean... the two of them have something to do?"

Lu Shi straightened his expression and closed his smile: "I am different from others. If I am not sure, I dare not say it casually. She puts on the appearance of a chaste and strong woman all day long. Men are drooling when they look at it. No pretentiousness, that's right, my man is Xiao who misses her, but he succeeded but failed, my second sister-in-law never responded, there were several times in between... I don't know."

The words were almost the same, and Lu Shi said his farewell: "...Time is really tight. If you don't change your clothes, I'm afraid people will say it. I'm in this deep house and compound, and I can't leave. If you adults need to cooperate, Come and find a concubine at any time."

Ye Baiting: "Madam, please go ahead."

When Mrs. Lu was leaving, he happened to rub shoulders with the prince who came over, and he was indeed reprimanded——

"The third child has passed away, why don't you change your filial piety?"

"Brother, forgive me, I'm going right away, didn't I just get called over for questioning?" Lu Shi saluted and left in a hurry.

The prince came over and bowed his hands: "I am late, please forgive me, Commander."

Qiu Yiqing saw the sweat on his face: "Your Majesty, have you traveled a long way?"

The eldest son sighed: "Father is old and not in good health. When something like this happens at home, everyone is busy and needs to be comforted. My wife can't leave. I came to see them first. If the commander has any questions, just ask me, I know everything about the family."

Ye Baiting looked at the prince.

Ying Haorong, the eldest son of the Hou family, was born as the eldest son, and now he is in his thirties. He is tall, with a dignified face, and a mature temperament. Not too enthusiastic, not too much sense of distance.

In short, he is a mature adult.

Qiu Yiqing first asked the timeline: "From morning to now, where is the prince and what is he busy with?"

Prince: "I'm busy with business today. I went out early in the morning. Because of my sister's birthday, the family wants to have a meal together. It's a matter that has been decided long ago. No matter how busy I am, I have to come back. There is nothing special in the middle, just a small gathering with dinner. , and then take a lunch break. But I don’t know why, today’s lunch break is really heavy. I should get up after half an hour of nap. I only woke up when someone called me."

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing glanced at each other for a moment, and noticed the same message: lunch break, sleep very deeply, only to wake up when called.

The prince is like this, and the Lu family is also like this. When the deceased was strangled to death, there was no trace of resistance, and he was obviously in a state of unconsciousness and unable to struggle. Thinking about Cai, her timeline may be different from these people, but Her state, her experience...

Qiu Yiqing immediately asked: "Where are the respected wife and the old Hou Ye? Are you also taking a lunch break?"

Prince: "Yes, when I woke up, my wife was still awake, and so was my father."

"Where's your sister?"

"This..." Shizi paused, "I don't know yet, I haven't had time to go there yet."

Whether they went or not, both Ye Baiting and Qiu Xingqing felt that the answer was mostly yes.

It seems that the meal at noon today is very unusual. Some people really fell asleep, some people may have pretended to be dizzy and came out to kill someone, and some people may fish in troubled waters and do other things by the way.