Of course this was meant to bluff her, but since ancient times there have indeed been cases of servants being buried after their masters died. However, Jiang Wu was bluffing her here, because Grandma Liao had been uncooperative. If she kept nagging her, I'm afraid
I can't get any results after a whole day today, so I might as well be more straightforward and frighten her first.
But Grandma Liao didn’t know, she can still be brave now: "What nonsense are you talking about, little girl? I am not a servant of your family. The old lady treated me so well when she was alive, why do you want to ask me to be buried?"
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Jiang Wu nodded his forehead and said calmly: "You also said that the old lady was so kind to you, so why are you so unwilling to die in the grave, and refuse to talk properly and provide clues? Your attitude really makes me very sad.
I wonder if you are suspicious."
After all, Grandma Liao was just a servant, so even if she was full of scheming, she wouldn't be able to use it. She was the master, and she could be buried with just one sentence. Naturally, she didn't dare to say anything. She lowered her eyebrows and said submissively: "This morning, maybe
At midnight, the old slave accompanied the old lady to the study. Then the old lady and the Marquis were talking inside, and the old slave waited at the door. About two-quarters of an hour later, he saw the old lady leaving the study angrily, saying that it was Hou.
I didn't treat her with respect, so when we returned to Rongan Hall, the old lady said she had a headache and wanted to take a nap, so the old slave helped her to sleep, and then went to sleep in the room."
"Then what? How was the body found? When was it?"
At this time, Grandma Liao shook her head: "I really can't remember this clearly. I only know that I can vaguely smell the aroma of food in the small kitchen. After the old slave woke up, he went to the bedroom to wake up the old lady, but as soon as he opened the door, he walked in.
When I walked in, I saw the old lady lying on the bed with a knife stuck in her chest. I was startled, and I checked my breathing again. When I saw that I was out of breath, I shouted to the other slaves in the courtyard. After they came in,
I will go to Fuqu Pavilion to find you."
On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with this confession, and everything is even reasonable.
Jiang Wu nodded and asked again: "You said you pushed the door open and went in, right? The door was locked?"
Grandma Liao frowned and recalled: "It should not be locked, because the old slave closed the door when he went out."
Next came another younger slave, who was responsible for cleaning the front yard when the incident occurred.
"What's your name?" Jiang Wu asked.
The girl said crisply: "My name is Yingying, and I was cleaning the front yard at this time. Because Grandma Liao had given instructions that the old lady was not sleeping well, so she should try not to disturb her, and she should be gentle when sweeping the floor, so I didn't get close."
The door of the courtyard, but the servant is very sure that only Granny Liao has been in and out of this room from beginning to end." Yingying spoke very clearly.
Jiang Wu nodded and asked a question that was not related to the case - "How long have you been here?"
Yingying thought for a while and said: "To answer the eldest lady's question, I came here to work when I was five or six years old. Before, I was responsible for cleaning in other courtyards. This time, because the old lady lived in Rong'an Hall, the housekeeper transferred us
I came over and told her that the old lady has a bad temper and should not mess with her."
Later, why does everyone have to tell everyone that this old lady has a bad temper? Could it be that she has done something before?
Jiang Wu said: "Have you ever served the old lady before? Has she ever treated her servants harshly before?"
At this time, Yingying said: "The housekeeper only told us that the old lady is very difficult to mess with, so no one is willing to take care of her every time. As for treating the servants harshly... I don't know about this slave, but I have heard the rumors.
It is said that more than ten years ago, the old lady came to stay at the Marquis Mansion, and because she didn't like a maid, she ordered her to be sunk into a well, and I don't know about the other maids."
Things that happened more than ten years ago can still affect today. To this day, there are still maids who dare not serve the old lady because of this incident, which shows how big the trouble was back then.
"Let me ask you one last question. Are you absolutely sure you haven't entered the room all morning?"
Yingying nodded and said firmly: "The slave has been sweeping the front yard. In addition to the slave, there are several other people who have been in the front yard. Besides, the door of Rong'an Hall is a bit old. You can hear the sound when opening the door, but how many of us are there?
I haven’t heard any noise at all.”
Assuming what Yingying said is true, then this is a secret room murder case. There are three exits in the bedroom, the left window, the right window, and the door. No one has entered or exited the door except Granny Liao, and neither have the two windows.
It is tightly closed and locked from the inside.
Jiang Wu was inclined to believe Yingying's testimony, because according to common sense, the murderer would not go in through the front door and kill people in a big way in broad daylight.
Then there are the windows.
But the window was locked from the inside.
"In this way, you can tell everything you experienced this morning without omitting anything, and you can't omit anything that others said." Jiang Wu said.
Yingying recalled: "I got up and started working. After working for a while, I saw the old lady and Grandma Liao leaving the courtyard. About two-quarters of an hour later, I saw the two of them coming back angrily.
After a while, Grandma Liao came over and told me that the old lady was a light sleeper and asked me not to get close to the door when cleaning. After I nodded and agreed, she walked to the left. On the left is Grandma Liao's bedroom. She is
The personal nun has her own bedroom, and then I talked to a few other people around me. They are the people in the small kitchen. When there is work in the small kitchen, they go back."
"Then Nanny Liao woke up. I saw her pushing the door open and entering the yard. Not long after, there was a scream. The slave was the closest. I quickly lowered my chin to look. I saw the old lady lying on the bed, Liao.
Mammy knelt on the footrest, hugging the old lady’s body and crying.”
This was made very clear. Jiang Wu nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, you have nothing to do here."
After the questioning, Jiang Wu got up and went to the bedroom. It was more likely that the murderer climbed in through the window. In addition, Jiang Wu also discovered one thing - although no footprints were found on the window sill, the window
Judging from the size, the murderer should be a relatively short person, at least not as tall as Fu Heng.
"Is it possible that Miss, you are looking for a short man?" Although Mo Hua couldn't understand anything, but seeing Jiang Wu's serious look, he felt that she was powerful.
Unexpectedly, after Jiang Wu looked at the window again, his eyes suddenly lit up: "No, the murderer is a woman."