The air seemed to be stagnant for a moment. Fu Heng's face was difficult to distinguish between emotion and anger. He sat on a chair and stared at the deceased's terrifying purple face with his deep eyes for a long time before saying, "Why did you say that?"
Jiang Wu looked directly at him and said: "The two cases have one thing in common. The murderer did not rape the deceased, but the two deceased had varying degrees of abrasions on their thighs and inner genitals."
She was afraid that Fu Heng wouldn't understand, so she added: "This means that the murderer may be... impotent."
…
The carriage was shaking, Fu Heng had a stinky face, and Jiang Wu was suppressing a smile.
"It's just a beard, don't worry about it, sir." Although Jiang Wu tried to comfort him, the expression on his face was one of gloating.
Jiang Wu felt that the problem might lie with the Li family, but Fu Heng's commanding officer was so famous that a visit to the Li family might alert the enemy. After thinking about it, she came up with an ingenious solution.
——That is to let Fu Heng disguise himself a little, and then they pretend to be passers-by and go to the vicinity of Li's house to inquire about information politely, while she herself also puts on a veil.
Jiang Wu originally worked in the kitchen, and he also knew very well that such a place seemed to be the easiest to ignore, but in fact, all the gossip was very well-informed.
Several vegetable sellers were chatting at the door of Li's backyard. Jiang Wu's eyes lit up, and he pulled Fu Heng and ran over, pretending to buy vegetables.
One person said: "I heard that the young lady of the Li family was actually killed by her own maid. It's really..."
As soon as this statement came out, someone immediately retorted: "I have clearly seen that girl. She is very loyal and honest. There is something hidden about Miss Li. My relatives are on duty in the Li family, so I know everything."
Jiang Wu was about to step forward to ask, but Fu Heng was already standing in front of the man's stall before her. The man thought he was here for business and asked him what he wanted to buy. However, Fu Heng didn't say anything and just threw the money bag in.
into his hands.
Fu Heng said coldly: "Everything."
Jiang Wu:!!!
The vegetable seller's eyes were wide open, but he also knew in his heart that the vegetables he sold for half a year might not be enough to cover the amount in this bag. The noble man must have something to ask, maybe it was related to the Li family, so he swallowed
Drool, "When a noble man has something to do, a villain will definitely tell you everything he knows and tell you everything!"
It was the first time Jiang Wu saw such a fresh and refined questioning method, and her eyes widened.
After all, they couldn't discuss it standing on the busy street, so they went to a teahouse opposite.
That man's relative was indeed a servant of the Li Mansion. Before the two of them asked him, he told him everything -
"After the girl named Chunhua died, her mother went to her aunt to cry. As a result, the aunt went crazy in the study and was locked up by Mr. Li again."
This should be about Aunt Rong. Chunhua clearly died in vain, and Chunhua and Li Jiaojiao grew up together. Aunt Rong first lost her beloved daughter and was betrayed by the person next to her, so it is normal for her to collapse.
The vegetable seller spoke vividly: "It is said that when Aunt Rong broke into the study, Mr. Li was very affectionate with that concubine! Aunt Rong was crying miserably."
Fu Heng and Jiang Wu looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
"How much do you know about that concubine, Aunt Liu?" Jiang Wu asked him.
The vegetable seller said: "The villain only knows that Aunt Liu is very arrogant and domineering, but her family background is not that good. She also has a crazy mother. When Aunt Liu was taking care of her, she would often beat her all over her body."
Jiang Wu thought of the scratches on Aunt Liu's shoulders in court that day, which were most likely caused by the so-called crazy mother.
But if that was the case, why did she deny it that day?
The vegetable seller sighed: "It's a pity that Miss Li had already agreed to marry her, but this happened to her suddenly."
Li Jiaojiao had made an engagement before? On the day of the body identification, Aunt Rong said that she hadn't engaged yet.
The vegetable seller was afraid that the two men would not believe him, so he even said that he had a nose and an eye: "Then Miss Li has made a reservation for the son of the salt merchant Huang's family. Both parties have met, but Aunt Liu's few pillow blows disturbed her.
"
What does this have to do with Aunt Liu?
"Because Aunt Liu has a younger brother who is not up to par. Don't talk about this elsewhere. Her younger brother looks like a pretty boy, but he relies on Aunt Liu's connections to get around like a human model.
In this way, Aunt Liu always wants Miss Li to marry her brother!"
Jiang Wu only knew that Aunt Liu was a thin horse from Yangzhou, but he did not know that her family background was very poor. The vegetable seller saw her doubts and explained: "They rich people can't see it, can't I also see it?
"
He said firmly: "That boy's family is very poor. He has several sisters. He is young and weak. It is not that no girl from ordinary families likes him, but they all look down on him. You tell me...he has this in his mind."
What do you have to think about?"
Jiang Wu kept thinking about this issue on the way back. If everything the vegetable seller said was true, then there was actually a conflict between Aunt Liu and Li Jiaojiao. A woman's marriage was so important, but Aunt Liu only relied on a few words.
The pillow wind turned yellow.
Then, I'm afraid Aunt Liu's set of gold and jade hair is not what she meant.
…
It was not until the evening of the next day that someone came to claim the body found in the woods.
The deceased was the daughter of the Zeng family. The Zeng family's family status was slightly higher than that of the Li family. The head of the Zeng family was a member of the Ministry of Rites. Although he was only a fifth-rank servant, he was a scholar, farmer, industrialist, and merchant, so he was an official.
The name of the deceased was Zeng Wei, and she had actually been missing for half a month, but the Zeng family... for some reason, did not report it to the authorities.
Faced with the death of their daughter, the Zeng family acted... unusually calm. They even sent a housekeeper over and did not propose to send the body back. They just said: "Before the eldest lady left home, she was with the master.
I broke off the relationship, but now that something bad happened, I will give her a break regardless of blood ties."
Fu Heng raised his eyebrows: "We have broken off the relationship, but can we go to the court to notarize it?"
The housekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Wei...wei."
"Then she is still your daughter from the Zeng family." Fu Heng waved his hands and sat back. Butler Zeng stood there anxiously. In the end, he had no choice but to reveal what was in his heart.
"Your Majesty, it's not that I deny you on purpose, it's just that the eldest lady ran away with a scholar at that time. My wife knelt down and begged her not to waste her family's reputation. She insisted on going her own way, and finally ended up like this. We were... helpless."
If you recognize Zeng Wei, you will recognize this daughter. Then the fact that she eloped with others before leaving the court is inseparable from the Zeng family. The head of the Zeng family is now a member of the Ministry of Rites. He has a small official position but also has many people.
Staring.
Jiang Wu was listening next to him, but his eyes lit up: "Scholar? Do you know his name?"
Although Butler Zeng didn't know her, seeing her standing next to the commander, he naturally didn't dare to neglect her, but he was still a little hesitant when he spoke: "I know, but that person..."