The Delicate Lady Coroner

“Youyou, what happened to Lingxiao Poetry Society?”

Huo Qinghong asked as he went to the pier. Bo Ruoyou told Feng Wodan and Wei Ling that Feng Wodan and Wei Ling were murdered, and they happened to be in the Lingxiao Poetry Society. Huo Qinghong’s expression changed slightly. “This…I don’t recognize the Feng family girl, but I am familiar with the second lady of the Bofu family. She is a lively and interesting character. Was she actually murdered?”

Huo Qinghong has lived in a brothel for several days, so naturally he still doesn’t know the case of Bofu. He sighed a few times before looking at the figure of Huo Weilou in front of him and said: “No wonder the big brother asked about the poetry society, I was still a big brother. Woolen cloth.”

Bo Ruoyou looked at Huo Qinghong with some curiosity, “What is meant by enlightenment?”

Huo Qinghong smiled bitterly for a moment, “You have also seen that I came here to have fun, and my eldest brother was quite dissatisfied. He is a man, he is the most incomprehensible, and he has never cared about men and women. He is not me. This age.”

“The Lingxiao Poetry Club was only run by the ladies for fun at the beginning, but after a long time, the reputation spread. When the noble family in Beijing saw their children’s daughter-in-law, they didn’t bother to find a matchmaker. You only need to inquire in this poetry society, because the ladies in the society are not only the best in the family, but they are all good in appearance, and it is easy to find the ones that suit your heart. So there is a saying outside, saying that you should marry a lady in the sky. Girls who have not yet entered the poetry club, whether they really like poetry or not, also want to enter the poetry club. At least they can meet some noble ladies and have a good reputation.”

Feng Wodan is a business woman. She was the one who was pulled in after she was out of reach. Bo Ruoyou understood it after listening. Huo Qinghong said again, “However, although I know the poetry society, I don’t know what I know. In detail, elder brother is so anxious to call me back, can I help?”

Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment and asked, “Does the elder son know Lu Wenhe?”

Huo Qinghong raised his brows, “He? Is he related to the case?”

Bo Ruoyou nodded, and Huo Qinghong twisted his brows tightly, “Naturally recognizes it, but how does he have anything to do with the case?”

Bo Ruoyou glanced at the Huo Wei Building in front of him, “Let Hou Ye tell the world about the rest.”

The embroiderer had spotted the painting boat and was reporting to Huo Weilou. When Huo Qinghong and Bo Ruoyou approached, they saw a painting boat in the distance approaching the lake. Huo Qinghong stepped forward and said: “Brother, Lu Wenhehe Related to the case you are working on?”

Huo Weilou knew that Bo Ruoyou had passed through the bottom, and he nodded, “Yes, I saw a painting from you earlier, did it come from him?”

Huo Qinghong nodded, “He painted it, you remember correctly.”

Huo Weilou glanced at him, “How is his family background? What is his character? Let’s listen carefully.”

Huo Qinghong didn’t dare to be light-hearted about the tolerance, and said cautiously, “I don’t know much about him. It’s just that a year ago, I suddenly heard people around me that I bought his paintings. I went to see it, but I didn’t understand it too much. It’s as expensive as it can be sold. He always has the reason that it’s expensive, right? I also asked someone to order a picture. I only arrived in the autumn of the year, and I waited for two months—”

“His family background is said to be the nephew of Lu Jijiu, the Imperial College, but I asked more when I bought the painting. In fact, the relationship is not close. It is a side branch of the Lu family. There were officials in his family in the early years, and he is now in business. , But I heard that the business is not doing well, and it is completely declining. Because of this, I added a hundred taels of silver when I bought the painting.”

“As for the character, it’s okay. The people who have seen the painting say it is really good, and after waiting for two months in the middle, it can be considered as meticulous. He doesn’t look like he is eager to make money.”

This is no different from what the treasurer of the calligraphy and painting shop said. Lu Wenhe is indeed not in a hurry to paint, but if he wants to paint, he has to wait. The word “wait” can dissipate the enthusiasm of many customers. An opportunity to make money.

Huo Weilou listened to these moments of indulgence, “Can he usually come to the Poetry Club?”

The painting boat had already reached the lake. A boatman laid out the pedals, and the embroiderer gave them a few words, so he asked them to go to the painting boat. Huo Qinghong said as he walked: “Basically, there are quite a few scholars in Beijing, whether they have them or not. I just learned, many people want to know more people through the literary society poems. I didn’t like these, but I also went to the fun. Once I heard people say other things, saying that he was very arrogant and never came to these elegantly. set.”

The painting boat is not too big, only one storey, but the dress is very delicate and elegant. The embroiderer asked the shopkeeper a few words, and then came to Huo Wei Building a moment later, “Master Hou, the shopkeeper said that the last time the poetry society came to this elegant collection, It was the time of the Spring Festival, when the snow had not melted, and the lake was full of snow scenes. They stayed here for half a day and the painting boat did not go out. Before that, they would come once in a month or two, especially in summer. There are about ten people, and there can be up to twenty or so, because they are all official ladies, and the servants are also very careful, and they have not been dissatisfied until now.”

“When you arrive on the boat, you will also enjoy the scenery. I will make some poems and use some meals. Usually they will not be left until dark. They often come to arrange for Miss Lu’s maidservants, and sometimes they will make preparations. The piano and chess pen and Mo Feihua make the play book so that everyone can have fun. The subordinates have brightened up portraits. The shopkeeper has some impressions of Miss Wei Jia and Miss Feng.”

Bo Ruoyou was a little sorrowful. Although the painting has only one floor, the hall is connected to the hall, and there are two kitchens for meals. If you go to the center of the lake, you can spend a whole day in the middle of the lake. Looking at the lights on the lake, imagine that a dozen or twenty young girls gather here, or chant poems and make mistakes, or make flying flowers. The laughter of the girls is endless. It is really a wonderful scene, but now, Zeng The two little girls who exist in this wonderful scene will never be on this painting boat again.

Huo Wei Building took a look at the advanced cabin and walked around the corridor outside. Ning Xiao reported all the cases to him yesterday. He naturally mentioned the poetry society. Now when he arrived at Weiyang Lake, he wanted to take a look on a whim. It’s a painting, and I can’t see anything, and although the shopkeeper on the ship recognizes the person, but a reception place can’t tell any other clues.

Huo Weilou looked at Huo Qinghong again, “You should recognize the second lady of Bofu, do you know that this second lady knows Lu Wenhe?”

Huo Qinghong scratched his head in distress, “This…I really don’t know, I have never seen Lu Wenhe, and I don’t even know what he looks like…”

Huo Weilou knew that Huo Qinghong had a group of friends and friends, and saw that he had bought Lu Wenhe’s paintings. For a while, he thought he had some friendship with Lu Wenhe, but didn’t want him to be a master who just paid for it.

Seeing that Huo Wei Building didn’t get anything, he didn’t stay too much, so he immediately went down to paint the boat. Huo Qinghong mumbled a few words about visiting the lake and enjoying the scenery behind him, but how could he get the approval of Huo Wei Building?

The group was about to disembark, and several shipmen and shopkeepers waited to see him off at the bow. Bo Ruoyou followed Huo Wei Building. Seeing that he was walking fast, she stepped a little faster, but she stepped ashore on her couch. At that moment, a plank under her feet was a little loose for some reason, she slipped under her feet and staggered to the side—

Huo Qinghong hurriedly shouted, “Be careful—”

There are no fences on both sides of the pedals. Huo Qinghong, who walked at the end, looked at Bo Ruoyou and was about to fall into the lake, but Huowei Tower in front of him looked like he had eyes behind his back, and turned around and grabbed Bo Ruoyou’s arm. Pulled her back.

Huo Weilou drew Bo Ruoyou close to him, and Bo Ruoyou stood still, his face pale by three points.

Huo Qinghong was taken aback and hurried forward. The shopkeeper and several boatmen also surrounded him.

Huo Weilou felt that his wrist under his palm was a little cold, so he lowered his eyes to look at her, “How?”

Bo Ruoyou was also taken aback. She was still thinking about the relationship between Lu Wenhe and Wei Ling, but she didn’t expect that the pedals under her feet were loosened. It was because she couldn’t react to it, she almost fell into the lake. Fortunately, Huo Weilou agile.

She clutched her heart and gasped for a while before shaking her head, “It’s okay, thank you, Master Hou.”

Huo Weilou let go, and the shopkeeper was also terrified, “How about the young lady? I blame the people below for not doing things carefully. This pedal should be changed. It almost hurt the lady, please forgive me, please forgive me, please forgive me—”

The shopkeeper kept accusing him of crimes. Huo Weilou glanced at the obviously old pedal, his phoenix eyes were cold, and Huo Qinghong also frowned, “You can take care of it. The water on this lake is not shallow. If it falls, The people who don’t know how to water, and there is no one around, how good is it?”

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly: “There was an incident earlier, and the villain often ordered the underlings to change. It took half a year to make sure that they began to be lazy again. I’m sorry, the villain will tell people to go. Change.”

Huo Qinghong frowned, “There was an accident earlier? Has the person who had the accident been rescued?”

The shopkeeper’s eyes flashed as if thinking of something, “I have been saved, and I have been saved, and this person and adults also know that it is one of the girls you just came to ask.”

After Bo Ruoyou was frightened, she felt a little palpitating. She was planning to leave, but when she heard this, she suddenly turned around, “Which girl? What happened then?”

The shopkeeper said: “It was a girl surnamed Feng. They were also preparing to disembark at the time. The pedal was loose. This girl fell directly into the lake and frightened everyone. But at the time we were all outside, and someone jumped down and rescued her. When she got up, she took a couple of sips of water, but it was not a big problem. She was also a kind person. She changed clean clothes on the boat and drank a bowl of **** soup before leaving. She never pursued the little people.”

“Changed clothes on the boat?” Bo Ruoyou couldn’t help asking.

Huo Qinghong still didn’t know about the cinnabar mole. Seeing Bo Ruoyou cared about the woman’s changing clothes, his face was strange.

The shopkeeper seemed to be a little inexplicable, “Yes, the whole person was wet at the time, there was a guest room on the boat, and the villain ordered people to go to a nearby shop to buy clothes…”

This is not what Bo Ruoyou wanted to hear. “She changed her clothes in the guest room? How many people accompanied her at the time?”

“It was in the guest room, accompanied by her maidservant, and a girl surnamed Li who also came to play with her. It was her friend. There were many people when the accident happened. It was not a big problem to see her later, and it was too late. Everyone left some people first.”

This Li family girl is probably the daughter of Li Duwei.

Bo Ruoyou looked disappointed after hearing this, “There was no one else on board at the time?”

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly, “Naturally, it’s just that everyone else is a man, so it’s impossible to enter the guest room.”

Bo Ruoyou was a little unwilling to give up, “Where is the guest room? Will you show me?” After that, she felt anxious. She looked back at Huo Wei Building and nodded when she saw Huo Wei Building. She just went back to the boat in peace. Huo Weilou also followed.

The shopkeeper took the two of them all the way to the guest room near the stern. Huo Qinghong was a little suspicious, but followed him. When he got to the guest room, he saw that the guest room was wide and elegant, and the window sashes were facing. On the water side, it is impossible for anyone to peek through the window and other places.

Bo Ruoyou saw that he was different from what he thought, and he felt that he was a little grassy, ​​and he asked the shopkeeper, “When is this?”

The shopkeeper recalled for a moment, “It should be last year and autumn, September or October. After a long time, the villain can’t remember it. If it wasn’t for the miss just now, the villain couldn’t remember it for a while.”

Huo Wei Building was similar to Bo Ruoyou’s guess, but he went around in the guest room, but it was a little different from what they had guessed. After a short while, the three of them got off the boat again.

When I got into the carriage, there was an extra Huo Qinghong, and it seemed a bit crowded. At this moment, Huo Qinghong asked, “Youyou, did you stay by your brother’s side and do something?”

Huo Weilou handled the case, but Bo Ruoyou followed, almost the same as when he was in Luozhou.

Bo Ruoyou hurriedly said: “It’s not the case. It was Hou Ye who recommended the people’s daughter to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen on duty.”

Huo Qinghong was taken aback, “Are you still on duty at the Yamen?”

Seeing Bo Ruoyou nodding his head, Huo Qinghong’s face was a little surprised. He worked as a wok in Qingzhou and a wok in Luozhou. Now he still needs to do a wok when he returns to the capital. At the beginning, he suspected that Bo Ruoyou was wrong about Huo Wei Building. Zhi Nian, it seems that he was wrong now, “Is this the first case you did in Jingzhao Mansion?”

If Bo Ruoyou answered, Huo Qinghong sighed, Huo Wei said: “It’s still hard to explain that the murderer knew that Miss Feng had a cinnabar mole on her body.”

Just learned that Feng Wodan had fallen into the water here. Both Bo Ruoyou and Huo Weilou felt that the murderer might have seen a cinnabar mole on her back when she was changing clothes. He dispelled this suspicion.

Bo Ruoyou said: “The treasurer of Shicai said that he can’t remember clearly. I’m afraid he can’t remember the situation that day. It’s better to ask Miss Li Jia. This Miss Li Jia brought Feng Wodan into the poetry society. man of.”

Huo Weilou nodded, “I should ask.”

Huo Qinghong looked at Bo Ruoyou, and then at Huo Wei Tower. Seeing that both of them looked calm, he did not dare to say anything. The carriage slowly went to the Hou Mansion, and when he returned to the Hou Mansion, the sun It’s already westward.

Ning Xiao had already returned to the Hou Mansion. As soon as Huo Weilou entered the mansion gate, Ning Xiao greeted him, “Master Hou, Lu Wenhe has brought it here.”

Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows, “How did you ask at the Lu Ji Restaurant?”

Ning Xiao said: “Lu Wenhe is indeed Lu Jijiu’s nephew, but the two cousins ​​are a little far apart. In the early years, Lu Wenhe was considered a good student among the juniors. Lu Jijiu regarded him a little and often called him. On one or two, Lu Jijiu knew that he was quite famous in the capital, and he was also quite happy. He also persuaded Lu Wenhe to continue his scientific research, but he was rejected by Lu Wenhe.”

Huo Weilou stared at him, “Why refuse?”

Ning Xiao said: “Lu Jijiu only said that Lu Wenhe seemed to be a little afraid of the court, and felt that his literary talent would be buried when he entered the court. Lu Jijiu thought about it and thought it was a good thing that he was so indifferent to fame and fortune. In the early years when their family was in trouble, Lu Jijiu helped a lot. In the past few years, when Lu Wenhe had a living, he didn’t help much. During this time, he didn’t move too much. Lu Jijiu only thought that Lu Wenhe had done something evil, and his subordinates did not disclose it. Later, Lu Jijiu sent a servant to lead the way, and his subordinates went to the Lu family.”

“Lu Wenhe’s family house is in Anningfang. Both his parents are there. When he was down, Lu Wenhe was painting in the study. When he came out, he still had ink stains on his body. The subordinate said that he had told him a few words and brought the person over. He came to Wuzhaohou’s mansion, he never asked more, but people looked a little nervous.”

Ning Xiao said as he walked, he had already explained what he had seen in the Lu Family when he walked outside the reception hall. Huo Weilou nodded, first saw Father Fu waiting at the door, and then saw the inside of the hall. The waiting young man in white shirt.

Lu Wenhe was a double ten-year-old. He was a little thin and hunched over his shoulders. Sitting in an open chair, he was a little cramped. He didn’t see the style of the No. 1 talented man in Beijing until he heard the sound of footsteps outside. He just stood up suddenly, his back straightened, and his brows and eyes regained a bit of literary spirit.

Seeing Huo Wei Tower striding forward, Lu Wenhe greeted him a few steps, bowed and saluted, “Meet Hou Ye.”

Huo Weilou waved his hand and walked straight to the main seat to take his seat. After he was seated, he looked up and down Lu Wenhe. Few people can hold their minds under Huo Weilou’s gaze, and the same is true for Lu Wenhe. His eyes fell on the floor tiles in front of him, and his eyes were a little frightened.

After a while, Huo Weilou said, “Great talented man—”

Lu Wenhe took a quick look at Huo Wei Tower, and said “Don’t dare” in fear, and Huo Wei Tower asked straightforwardly: “Do you recognize Wei Ling?”

Lu Wenhe frowned, “Xia Xia…I don’t know Xia Xia.”

Huo Weilou’s lips curled slightly, “Really don’t know?”

After asking like this, Lu Wenhe hesitated with his lips pressed, and he didn’t dare to assert that he didn’t recognize it.

Huo Weilou played with the black jade fingers on the knuckles, and the corners of his lips were clearly raised, and the ridiculousness did not reach the bottom of his eyes. “Wei Ling died by the Yuxi River in the east of the city. Not only did he die, but he died very miserably. I guess you know it, Benhou.”

Lu Wenhe’s back was slightly stiff, his hand on his side was slightly clenched, and there were two ink stains on his cuffs. Huo Weilou didn’t say much anymore, so he had to wait for him to speak in his spare time. The silent coercion was the most oppressive. Lu Wenhe knew where he was, but Huo Weilou didn’t say anything harshly, he was already very kind.

Sweat dripped from his forehead, Lu Wenhe’s complexion changed a little, and finally said: “Return to Lord Hou, I will recognize the second lady of the Wei family.”

Huo Weilou raised his eyes and looked at him for a moment, “Talk about it.”

Lu Wenhe was just cramped before, but at this moment, his face was pale and sweat was like rain. “The first time I met was half a year ago, in June last year, at the literary meeting of the Zhongyi Bofu, and he rarely wrote articles. Yes, but at that time, the loyal uncle bought the painting of Zai Xia, and she went to show her face. That day, she recognized the second lady. The second young lady was naive, and said that I would appreciate it in the next section. She teaches poetry. She knows that she is a genius nowadays, but she only sells poetry, essays and paintings for a living, so she says that she can give her a very high level of restraint.”

Lu Wenhe’s complexion was green and red for a while, “Although Zai Xia sells paintings and poems, it is impossible to teach Miss Bo Fu. Moreover, she has a clear admiration for her, and her status is low. I refused. After that, I haven’t seen her for a long time. The last time was three months ago, that is, before the New Year. Several classmates of the academy set up an elegant gathering on the shore of Weiyang Lake. Because I was a classmate, I went there. , That day happened to coincide with the Lingxiao Poetry Society’s Xingsha Day in Weiyang Lake, she saw me again, when it was dark, I was going to return to the house, but she followed and grabbed me—”

Lu Wenhe said so far, “She said that she likes my poems and essays very much, and that they are the best she has ever seen. She also asked me when the next collection of poems and essays will be published, and when will it be done again? Selling paintings, asking whether my next painting can be sold directly to her, and saying that she is willing to buy it no matter how high the price is.”

Lu Wenhe lowered his head, “Although she said that she loved my literary talent very much, she always said that no matter how much money you spend, I…I only felt a little annoyed, and felt that it was impossible to have anything to do with her. Then left.”

After a pause, Lu Wenhe took a deep breath, “Only these two times. I only met her twice in the next, so I’m not familiar with it. Just now Hou Ye asked, he hesitated for a moment before telling a lie, because these two days I also heard about the Bofu’s affairs in Xia, and I always felt a little pity, but I didn’t expect that an embroidered clothing ambassador was found in Xia’s house. Is Lord Hou suspected? There is only a two-faced relationship, and Xia Xia said that she was a stranger who met her on the water. For too much.”

Huo Weilou stared at him, “In your heart, you and her are strangers, but with her, this is not the case.”

Lu Wenhe was a little at a loss, and Huo Weilou said: “She has been trying to buy your paintings for the past six months, and she has been studying the calligraphy you are good at. She really appreciates your talents.”

Lu Wenhe looked surprised, “She… is she real?”

Huo Weilou said solemnly: “Of course it is true, because on the day of her accident, the last place she went was the calligraphy and painting shop that sold your paintings several times.”

“What?” Lu Wenhe was shocked.

Huo Weilou nodded, “In the past few months, she has often been there to ask you when to sell paintings and when to publish poetry and essay collections. I have never been so obsessed with anything in my life.”

Lu Wenhe showed pain on his face, “Below… I didn’t expect her to be like this…”

“Where were you on the day of her accident?” Huo Weilou asked suddenly.

Lu Wenhe pursed his lips, raised his eyes to look at Huo Wei Tower calmly, and said calmly: “I have been painting at home that day, and I have never been anywhere. This can be testified by my father and mother.”