The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 449

He Wenhan heard about this when he was having a drink with the new county magistrate. He frowned and asked, "The princess's villa? The maidservant of the eldest daughter of the Jin family?"

"Exactly."

Li Yinsheng sighed, "To be honest with you, Master He, I also feel something is strange. According to the servants in front of me, this is the third person to die in their house this year. It seems that the previous two were investigated by you, Master."

"Exactly."

He Wenhan shook his head. "The case has been closed. The mastermind was the young lady's steward, named Zhu San. After the incident was exposed, Zhu San held the young lady's maid hostage. Without a word, he killed the maid with a knife and then committed suicide."

Li Yinsheng put down the wine cup, "Then... doesn't this mean there is no evidence?"

"No."

He Wenhan mentioned the Wanxing Wharf fire a few months ago, "There are bystander witnesses who confirmed that Zhu San met a beautiful girl staying at the tea house and had evil intentions. When he sold her to Qingmeiyuan, the prostitutes in Qingmeiyuan all matched the girl, so it was not an unsolved case."

Li Yinsheng was relieved just now. "There is nothing suspicious about the maid who died this time. She just tried to escape but failed. The housekeeper reported it to her superior, who broke her legs. I guess she was depressed while recovering from the pain and committed suicide. But..."

When he said this, he began to hesitate.

He Wenhan couldn't help but ask, "Just what?"

"This maid's origin is a bit strange. She used to be a maid in front of the fourth son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. It seems that she committed a crime. Less than two days after she was sent away, the eldest daughter of the Jin family went to the matchmaker to buy her back. One of the maids' mother, father, brother and sister-in-law all moved into the princess's villa."

"It is not uncommon to see ordinary maids being bought and sold."

Li Yinsheng shook his head slightly. "The maidservant was not an ordinary maidservant. As far as I know, it was the fourth son of the Pei family who was successful at a young age and had a refined temperament who personally sent someone to sell her. But the next day, she was bought by the Jin family. The eldest lady actually forgave this maidservant who was sold out of fault and made her her personal maidservant."

This is unusual.

He Wenhan also felt something was amiss when he heard this. "The matter at Longen Temple was directed at the fourth young lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. It's a bit of a coincidence."

Li Yinsheng ate a few peanuts and poured wine for He Wenhan. "I can't really explain what a coincidence is. Let's have a drink with you today and talk about it."

The two of them understood each other tacitly and didn't ask any more questions.

However, when he returned to the office, He Wenhan ordered his subordinates to find the previous investigation documents for careful reading. After reading them, he found that there was not much useful information, because the main culprit Zhu San had committed suicide and Suo Hong was killed on the spot. All the confessions at the time of closing the case were from witnesses and the servants and maids who worked for Zhu San.

The case that was closed at the beginning was also related to the case of beating a maid to death and kidnapping a decent woman in Qingmei Garden. The corrupt servant told the origin of Zhu San and confirmed that he had indeed seduced the master and servant and sold them to Qingmei Garden.

"Sir, that girl is very pretty, and she is the most beautiful girl in our Qingmei Garden. But she has a strong temper, and she tried to commit suicide several times but failed. It was Sanniang who whipped and abused her maids, and forced her to go out to receive guests."

When asked where they were going, everyone just said they didn't know where they were going.

When questioning Gu Sanniang, she committed suicide out of fear of punishment. He Wenhan looked through the past documents and always felt like he had forgotten something.

After looking through the documents carefully again and asking about the abducted woman's origins, no one in Qingmei Garden could explain clearly.

"Mrs. San has many connections. Sometimes, without any effort, in a short time, there will be several young ladies in the garden."

Ask who Zhu San kidnapped?

They all shook their heads.

"After the spring, there were suddenly more people fleeing famine, and the number of girls bought from outside the garden also increased. I... don't know."

If you ask the prostitutes, they will just cry and if you press them further, they won't be able to explain clearly.

"My Lord, please allow me to report this. I sleep during the day and entertain guests at night. How could I know these twists and turns? Moreover, the girls bought by Third Lady never let us sisters meet. They had to beat and scold us until we were obedient and let us out with a sign before we could meet."

He Wenhan interrogated the servants in the Princess's Courtyard, and someone whispered, "Zhu San was drinking with the others, and when he was drunk, he let slip a few words, saying that she was the cousin of Madam Song from the Zhenguo Mansion..."

Naturally, He Wenhan would go to ask Pei An first about this matter.

Pei An immediately frowned and shook his head, firmly denying, "Sir, I was looking for the daughter of my mentor with Qin Er a few days ago, but now I know it was a mistake. My junior sister went to Xiangzhou a long time ago and got married."

"Zhu San, who was in front of Miss Jin, once said that the woman he abducted was your young mistress's cousin. I think this might be a misunderstanding..."

"It's a misunderstanding."

Pei Anyi spoke righteously, blocking He Wenhan's guess, "My wife's Taishui is from the Huaifeng Xu family. Although they have lost their reputation and family status in recent years, they will never lose the will and character of their ancestors. Is it really nonsense from the eldest lady's family? I will go and ask Fuyun for clarification."

He Wenhan naturally stopped him.

"It was just a confession from a servant, saying that Zhu San said it when he was drunk."

"Zhu San!" Pei An shook his head and sighed. "It's a long story. In the early spring, the eldest lady organized a peach blossom banquet, and my wife was invited to the banquet. As a result, several children fell into the water, and my wife disappeared when she was rescuing them. As the manager of the banquet, he was severely reprimanded by the eldest lady of the Jin family... I'm afraid she holds a grudge against him."

That makes sense.

He Wenhan did not make a conclusion easily, but just read the case file over and over again. At that time, except for the madam Gu Sanniang who committed suicide, all the others in Qingmei Garden were also convicted according to the law.

Thinking about the assassination of the fourth young lady of Long'en Temple, He Wenhan visited the temple many times but still couldn't figure out who did it.

The thief's body was still lying in the charity cemetery. The weather was hot and he had already taken action.

The face was specially drawn and notices were issued everywhere to identify the body. After a few days, nothing happened. On that day, several monks in Longen Temple said that a man came to ask his wife to get well soon for her leg disease and asked for the location of the fourth young master's wife.

"I asked you and you just told me? You are so stupid. I have taught you many times that when you meet these noble ladies and strangers, you should never reveal your whereabouts."

When the chef heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to beat and scold the boy, but He Wenhan stopped him.

After further questioning, the young monks were now afraid and told the truth with a face full of grievance, "He spoke sincerely and unconsciously tricked us brothers into saying a few things. We didn't tell the truth either, we just pointed out a general direction."

"Please allow me to report this to you, sir. We monks really have no intention of harming anyone."