Under the Jade Belt Bridge in the east of the city is a clear river with clear water. At night, flower boats sail slowly on the river, talented people recite poems and write poems, and beauties play the piano and sing softly.
The restaurants on the river bank are always very lively, and the best cooks in Beijing gather here. On both sides of the river, there are large and small courtyards, most of which are home to flower girls, boatmen, small traders, etc. who make a living by this river.
of people.
"That man wants to row the boat himself and won't let us follow him." The boat boss handed over a piece of silver in his hand, with fear on his face, fearing that the case would fall on him.
The dead master was wearing silk and satin, which a lowly life like him could not afford to offend.
"Go on," the judge continued, "how did you find the body."
The boat boss pursed his lips and his eyes drifted towards the yard by the river: "I'm just curious. If this gentleman hasn't come out after so long, he might have succeeded."
The judge frowned: "Why did you succeed? Why don't you tell me in detail?"
The boat boss swallowed and said honestly: "In the past six months, a beautiful Taoist nun came to the yard by the river and cleaned up the Taoist temple that had been abandoned for a long time. Many people were curious and went to burn incense and worship, and some wanted to test whether it was effective.
, and some went to see the Taoist nun. Many people rented boats at night to stay in front of the Taoist temple, but the Taoist nun stayed behind closed doors. Most people lost patience after just one look and left.
I saw that the old man hadn't come back for a long time, so I thought he was so wealthy that he convinced the Taoist nun to follow him, so I wanted to go and see the excitement.
Unexpectedly, we found the boat in the river. I called a few times but no one answered, so I boarded the boat to have a look. I only saw a pool of blood on the bow of the boat, and there was no sign of the gentleman around. So we thought we'd get there.
Take a look underwater.
After struggling for a long time, I got nothing. I was about to report it to the official. There happened to be a few children playing in the water below the river. One of them shouted, saying that someone was at the bottom of the river. I asked others to come over and have a look. There were more than a dozen people together.
I went down to the river to fish it out and found the body."
"Sir," Wu Zuo exclaimed, "this gentleman has no tongue."
When they were fished out, they could see blood stains around the mouth of the body, but they didn't know what caused it. He went to check and pinched open the mouth of the deceased and found that the tongue was gone.
"This was an injury before death. The man cut out his tongue before killing him."
A female voice spoke.
Tongjian frowned and looked over, only to see a woman walking over carrying a bag.
"My new apprentice," the old man said, "she helped with the spy case we just solved. When she was in Fengxiang, she also helped the government conduct autopsies. We have constant cases in Shuntian Prefecture. It is more convenient for me to have such a person to help.
"
Everyone knew about Wang Yun's case. The judge saw the woman walking over to open her bag, taking out the autopsy equipment, and was already busy at the side without any instructions from him. It was obvious that she knew everything about the autopsy, so he no longer questioned it.
After a while, people from the Ding family and the Sun family came to find him.
"What on earth is going on, master... master... who harmed our master?"
Cries arose everywhere.
Just as Tong San was about to speak, someone had already walked up to him: "Who are you?"
Tongpan said: "I am the Tongpan of Shuntian Mansion."
The steward of the Ding family was not polite at all. He handed over the post in his hand and said: "Our master has just come from Huguang. I don't want to encounter a murderer here. After hearing this, the old master has already gone to see Lord Yintian of Shuntian Mansion. I hope you will, sir."
Solve the case earlier. If the body has been examined, we will take it away so that we can take care of the master's posthumous affairs."
While he was talking, some monks came and started reciting scriptures by the river.
The judge immediately frowned when he saw this scene, as if his every move was being monitored, and he might be charged if he was not careful. However, he calmed down, looked at the small nunnery on the shore, and ordered
Left and right: "First follow me to the nunnery to have a look."
This nunnery was handed down from the previous dynasty.
More than ten years ago, incense was very popular, and it was said that it was a place to pray for children. Unfortunately, there was a fire later, and everything in the nunnery was completely burned.
The traces left by the fire can still be seen on the walls outside the nunnery, but the inside has been renovated, and the smell of sandalwood hits your face.
At this time, there were still pilgrims offering incense, and two female Taoist priests holding magical instruments and chanting scriptures.
Tongpan coughed, and the young Taoist nun next to him turned his head.
"My official, Shuntian Prefecture, has announced that a murder occurred not far from your nunnery. Have you heard any unusual noises or seen anyone?"
The Taoist nun walked up to her, and Tongpan saw that she was really beautiful, like a piece of jade that had not been stained by the dust of the world, making people want to take a few more looks.
The Taoist nun said: "Only a few pilgrims came here, everything is as usual, there is nothing unusual."
The magistrate walked around the nunnery, but the yamen officer didn't find anything strange. There didn't seem to be any clues about this case, so he had to turn around and lead the people away.
Mr. Sun Er is tall and tall, making it difficult for the two women to attack him. The nunnery is clean, so it has nothing to do with this case.
The general magistrate walked out of the door and told the yamen: "Take people with you and conduct house-to-house inspections. If you find anyone suspicious, bring him to the yamen for careful interrogation."
This case will probably keep him busy for the rest of his days.
Tongpian sighed and turned to look at the small nunnery again.
The pilgrims left, the door of the nunnery was closed, and the old Taoist nun walked up to the young Taoist nun: "Miss, have we gotten into trouble? I don't know if those government officials will come again. Let's leave early tomorrow morning!
"
Jiang Zhiyi looked at the Zhusheng Empress on the niche: "How many years have passed, why are they still unwilling to let go? Can't I just watch here quietly? I just want to do my best,
As long as I think about their deaths here, I... feel sad."
"Miss," the old Taoist nun said, "it was no accident that that person found here. If the yamen continues to investigate like this, there is no guarantee that something will be found. You really want to stay here, and you are not in a hurry. We will go out and hide until we wait.
The wind will come back when it passes."
Jiang Zhiyi's eyes were distracted, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. After a while, he closed his eyes and nodded: "Okay, we will leave early tomorrow morning."
The old Taoist nun nodded: "I'll pack my things."
…
The Ding family was already crying.
This is what Zhang Yucong saw when he returned to his wife's house.
Mrs. Sun Er refused to speak. When she knew Zhang Yucong was coming, she stood up and bowed to Zhang Yucong: "Brother-in-law, you have to help the Sun family this time. Someone is eyeing us and is asking for our lives."
Mrs. Zhang San hurriedly stepped forward and helped her sister up: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, please speak slowly."
have nothing to say.
Mrs. Sun's second wife had tears in her eyes: "You all know what the Sun family did back then. This time they killed me and cut out my tongue... This is proof."
Zhang Yucong's heart sank: "You mean, it was King Wei's people who took action?"
…
An Yihou sat in the study and read a book, but he didn't turn a page for a long time.
The voice of the late emperor seemed to be heard in his ears: "The King of Wei intends to rebel. I order you to lead the troops to kill him... No one will be left alive who follows the King of Wei, big or small."
Anyihou clenched his fists.
Thirteen years passed in the blink of an eye. At that time, Qing Huan had just been born and the Anyi Marquis Mansion was in a happy mood. He never thought that such a disaster would come quietly.
"Father, what are you thinking about?"
A pleasant voice came.
An Yihou raised his head and saw Qing Huan's smiling face.
A bowl of sweet soup was placed on the table.
"Nothing," said Marquis An Yi, "just some trivial matters in the court."
Xu Qinghuan served An Yihou to clean his hands: "Father, are you thinking about the case of Master Sun Er? I heard that Master Sun Er had his tongue cut out.
Father, this is not an ordinary case, someone is punishing the Sun family."
