Zhou looked around at the servants, looked at Chu Nanzhi uneasily, frowned and asked: "Nan Zhi, you said that Jin Xiao would believe what your uncle and uncle said, and you think it was Jin Hui who killed Jin Lan."
Dead girl?"
Chu Nanzhi looked solemn and shook his head slowly.
I don’t know if she wants Lin Jinxiao to believe that her daughter killed someone or if she wants Lin Jinxiao to suspect someone else.
Now the only suspects identified by the whole hospital are mother and daughter. Whether to keep the elder or the younger is probably a difficult decision for Zhou.
Everyone in the house looked at each other, and then they saw the guards coming over to report to Li Sanmu: "Boss, I have searched all around the house, but the knife was not found. There is only a small pond at the back of the yard."
Li Sanmu no longer asked Chu Nanzhi for instructions this time, but directly ordered: "Then drain the water in the small pond and dig three feet into the ground to find the things."
The officials heard the sound and left.
Zhou's expression gradually became a little solemn, and she realized later that these people seemed to be doubting herself.
Chu Nanzhi's eyes wandered between Ying'er Mi'er and Mrs. Zhou. Finally, she looked at Mrs. Zhou firmly and asked hesitantly: "Auntie, did you go out after the third watch last night?"
"I just went out for a trip."
Mrs. Zhou did not hesitate and replied directly: "After you left last night, I lay in bed for a while. I heard the girl from Jinhui Courtyard came over and said that this smelly girl had gone to Jinlan's house to make trouble again. I was a little worried.
I went over to take a look and came back when I saw she had fallen asleep."
Chu Nanzhi frowned and nodded: "How long did it take in total?"
Mrs. Zhou thought for a while: "About one stick of incense."
"Um."
This is correct, consistent with what Ying'er said.
Chu Nanzhi thought about it in her mind, and then said after careful consideration: "Auntie, can I go into Jinhui's house to check it out?"
"That's not true."
Mrs. Zhou shook her head: "I went over and saw that the lights in her room were turned off, the door bolts were locked, and the maid had already rested tomorrow, so I didn't disturb her again."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ying'er immediately interjected: "It is true that our second mother came out of Sanniang's yard and went back to her room to rest. It was the servants and sister Ming'er who served her to rest, and the second mother was in San Niang's house.
My mother was frightened in the courtyard, and after ordering us to go out, she deliberately bolted the door. Today, when the master sent people to arrest her, my mother opened the door and stood up."
"The two sisters and Miss Jiang live in this backyard?"
Chu Nanzhi asked and looked around, but did not see Lin Jinhui's maid Ming'er.
"They are the only ones staying here, and there are still a few empty rooms."
Mrs. Zhou replied truthfully: "Your brother Jing Yi and your sister-in-law Yue live in the east wing of the outer courtyard. They only got married last year. Your late sister-in-law Li didn't leave a son or a half until her death. This is
The next time Jingyi came to Beijing, I was afraid that he would be out for too long, so I asked your sister-in-law to accompany me to Jinling City."
After a pause, she continued hesitantly: "Ms. Li and your brother have been married for five or six years and they haven't given birth to any children. I was wondering if there was something wrong with the soil and water in our Luyan Port. I took a look at the things that went to Jingling City.
Can Huabao Land be transferred?"
"I see."
Chu Nanzhi replied pretending to be indifferent.
Indeed, as Lin Jinxiao said, none of the Lin family is clean.
The third uncle's son has had more than a dozen concubines and has yet to have any children, and the same is true for the patriarch's son.
Is it possible that the men of the Lin clan have sterilization syndrome?
But it shouldn't be, then the other rooms are all fine and nothing went wrong.
The second uncle Lin Bo and the fourth uncle Lin Fen are now full of descendants.
It was not good to continue to dwell on this issue. She faced Zhou and asked, "Why haven't you seen the maid next to Jin Hui tomorrow?"
"She was taken to the county government office by Mr. Lin."
Ying'er immediately replied: "I said I wanted to look for some clues."
"Um."
Chu Nanzhi looked at Mrs. Zhou's uneasy expression, and then comforted her: "They were just taken back to be detained pending trial. They were not convicted. Auntie, don't worry too much."
After saying that, I saw red date and lotus seed soup being cooked and brought over from the kitchen.
Liu Yun immediately took the lotus seed soup and handed it to Zhou's hand, and warned with concern: "When my in-laws just fell asleep, Da Zhi asked the servants in your courtyard to boil the soup. You should drink some while it's hot."
Zhou shook her head feebly: "How can I drink it?"
Then he looked at the cook who was delivering the soup and asked, "Why didn't you bring a bowl to your niece-in-law and mother-in-law?"
The cook said coquettishly: "I only care about the eldest lady. I will bring you two more bowls later."
"Auntie, don't worry about us."
Chu Nanzhi looked at her haggard face, and suddenly felt a little sad, and said repeatedly: "Drink some quickly to replenish your energy and blood."
At this moment, all she could hope for was that Li Sanmu would not find the short knife in the yard.
After coming to the house twice, she discovered that there were many large and small ponds in the backyard of the patriarch's house.
The main courtyard where Zhou lives is surrounded by a rockery and a small pond, connected by corridors everywhere, while several side courtyards in the backyard are also sandwiched on the edge of the pond and are not connected to the water in the main courtyard.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she prayed in her heart, there was a noise in the yard: "I found it, I found it."
Chu Nanzhi heard the sound and immediately rushed to the yard. In the middle of the small dry pond, a guard was excitedly holding up a short boning knife to signal to everyone.
Chu Nanzhi's heart trembled as she looked at it.
This is the first time I've come here to worry about two people who have nothing to do with me.
Li Sanmu hurried over with the boning knife, handed it to Chu Nanzhi, and said happily: "Ms. Chu, can you see if this is the knife that Master Lin is talking about?"
Chu Nanzhi held the deboning knife in her hand and looked at it carefully for a while, roughly measured the size, and nodded heavily: "It is indeed such a knife."
The blade is tapered on one side and broad on the other, about one inch wide and two inches long, basically consistent with Lin Sanniang's wound.
Only this kind of boning knife with uneven sides can make such a wound.
Li Sanmu looked at Mrs. Zhou who was walking out of the house. Without thinking, he excitedly waved his hands to the government servants behind him and shouted loudly: "Get someone."
Before Zhou could react, she saw two guards holding her up with torture instruments.
Ying'er, Mi'er burst into tears immediately. The guards stopped her and cried out delicately: "My mistress."
Liu Yun was also at a loss and speechless: How could such a kind-hearted person kill someone?
Looking at the boning knife in Chu Nanzhi's hand again, she became even more annoyed: "Are you going to kill someone just with this knife?"
Zhou had already expected that these officers would suspect her, and now she felt much more relieved. This was better than letting Jinhui suffer in prison.
With tears in her eyes, she looked at Liu Yun with a smile and said apologetically: "My mother-in-law, I have troubled you and my niece-in-law, but I have let you down."
As she spoke, she looked resolutely at Li Sanmu and admitted frankly: "Yes, I did kill that bitch Lin Sanniang."