Criminal investigation in ancient times

The person who opened the door was a young doorman, dressed in dark blue cloth, with a bun tied on his head, rubbing his eyes as if he had just woken up.

"I don't know what the two of you are doing in the Lin Mansion? Have you ever posted a post?"

Uncle Han said: "The two of us are from Xuzhou. This is Mr. Lin's nephew Zhang Rui. I haven't seen my uncle for so many years. It's really not filial. This year, I came here to pay Mrs. Lin New Year's greetings."

The doorman didn't know the two of them, and he wasn't sure whether they were relatives of Mr. Bulin, but he didn't want to be negligent, so he took them into the door room and went to the inner courtyard to report.

There was a fire in the concierge and it wasn't cold, and the little concierge poured a cup of hot water for the two of them before leaving.Not long after, a commotion was heard outside.

"But Rui'er is here?"

Zhang Rui's heart skipped a beat. Although the voice was a little old, it was full of energy. Most importantly, there was a rare tremor in the voice.The door of the concierge was pushed open.A man in an indigo robe walked in. The man was about forty years old, with a beard and a crown on his head.

"uncle……?"

Lin Cheng's breathing was stagnant, and the circles of his eyes turned red. He reached out and grabbed Zhang Rui's arm and said, "Rui'er has grown so big... She looks so much like your mother... Pity her... Pity her..."

Zhang Rui: "Uncle, don't be too sad and take care of your health. My mother suffered a terrible accident, and my nephew was unable to avenge his mother, so I had to rely on my uncle. This jade hairpin was given to me by my mother before she left. I turned it down."

Lin Chengdao: "I'm just a nephew like you, so how could I reject you? Uncle won't bring you up with the things of the previous generation. It's just pity for your mother who worked so hard to bring you up, but myself... Since Rui'er has come Jingzhong treats my uncle’s house as my own, and in the future, my uncle will marry a lady for you in this capital, and you choose your own family.”

Hearing Lin Cheng's promise, Uncle Han was a little relieved, and worried that Master Lin would make things difficult for the young master along the way, but he didn't expect that Master Lin didn't involve the affairs of the previous generation at all, and it seemed that his distress for the young master was not fake.

Master Lin led Zhang Rui into the hall, and ordered the housekeeper to call his wife over. After a while, a woman in couture came in with the support of several maidservants.

Before entering the room, the laughter has already arrived, crisp like a silver bell, which makes people feel good.

"But the kid from Xuzhou? When you were born, your aunt sent someone to give you a pair of jade ruyis, but I didn't see anyone. It's been so many years, come and let my aunt have a look." Zhang Rui's hand approached.

"Oh, you are such a beautiful woman. If you want me to say that you don't look like the Zhang family, you look like our Lin family. You have a bookish air, sir, am I right?" Smiling, he glanced at the side Lin Cheng laughed.

Lin Cheng nodded and said, "Rui'er is indeed more like your mother."

Mrs. Lin sighed and said: "Poor Rui'er lost her parents at a very young age. From now on, she will regard this Lin Mansion as her own home, and tell her aunt what is lacking. Don't wrong yourself." The handkerchief wiped the corners of his eyes.

Zhang Rui's face remained motionless, but he was shocked in his heart. It seems that the Lin Mansion, which is far away in the capital, has known about his family's affairs for a long time. , that is to say, it is obvious that this is the Lin Mansion, and your surname is Zhang, so be careful.Although Zhang Rui didn't understand the affairs of the mansion, at least he was a modern person, not a real child, and he was fairly accurate in judging people after so many years, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sit as the captain of the criminal investigation team.

Leaving aside his uncle, if he is not sad for his mother, then he is too good at pretending. Zhang Rui feels that Lin Cheng still has feelings for his mother and him, but this Mrs. Lin, no matter what she says or does, or what she says to him, It can be seen that his aunt did not like his visit very much.

After chatting for a while about daily life on the road, Lin Chengdao: "Rui'er is exhausted after traveling all the way, so uncle won't keep you any longer. I will ask your aunt to arrange a guest room for you later. You can just stay here with peace of mind. , don't think too much about it."

Zhang Rui: "Thank you uncle, I'm afraid I will trouble my aunt."

Mrs. Lin hurriedly said: "This child, you actually talk nonsense. You and we are relatives. How can a nephew go to your uncle's house and be afraid of trouble? Your eldest cousin has not come back from his errand, and the second and third cousins ​​have gone When the school comes back in the evening, ask them to talk with you. I think you have nothing to say with this old lady, so my aunt will take you to rest first.

After Zhang Rui went down, Lin Cheng left Uncle Han alone.

Lin Cheng: "Your surname is Han, right?"

Old Han hurriedly saluted and said, "Uncle has a good memory, and the younger one is Han Baozhu, who has been serving the young master all the time."

Lin Cheng sneered and said, "It's hard not to remember. If you and Zhang Qingze hadn't been a hindrance, how could my sister marry him? She has been a widow for so many years..."

Old Han knelt down and said: "The slave was young and ignorant at that time, and he really deserved to be punished for angering my uncle. Please punish my uncle."

Lin Cheng waved his hand: "Come on, get up, now that I'm dead, I won't pursue what happened back then. I think you did a good job in taking care of Rui'er, so you can continue to stay by his side." Old Han hurriedly kowtowed .

Lin Cheng: "This capital is no better than Xuzhou. Don't be reckless in everything. Although Rui'er and I haven't gotten along yet, I'm afraid that he will follow his parents' temperament and act recklessly. If something happens, it won't be me. A mere Taichang Shaoqing can handle it."

Lao Han: "Uncle, don't worry, the young master was young and bumpy. He is different from other young masters. He is young and precocious, and his temper is three points more calm than the old slave. Moreover, the young master does not like martial arts and prefers articles..." looked up at Lin Cheng .

"Rui'er is my nephew. If he likes to study, I will let him go to school with my two younger sons. If he can get a good grade in the future, it will be considered that I have lived up to my sister's entrustment." He rubbed his hand with his fingers The jade hairpin in the house, this jade hairpin was given to his sister when she was not married.The hairpin is an agreement, Lin Cheng owed Zhang Rui's mother something, so he made the agreement with the hairpin.It's just that the owner of the hairpin is long gone.

Zhang Rui followed Mrs. Lin to the guest room. There were two braziers in the room, making the room very warm.

Mrs. Lin: "I asked my servant to boil water for you. After a while, you can wash up and rest first. After waking up, my aunt will take you to see the old lady. The old lady misses you very much."

Zhang Rui: "It's really bothering my aunt, my nephew doesn't know how to thank me."

Mrs. Lin said angrily: "Look at what you said, I still have to thank my aunt. Go wash and sleep well, and my aunt will send someone to call you later." After finishing speaking, she closed the door and took it with her The two maids left.

Zhang Rui sat on the heated kang and sighed, sighing secretly in his heart, this Mrs. Lin is really extraordinary, and the one who talked to her was full of energy.I should study hard to be admitted to Juren or something, and move out of the Lin Mansion as a petty official, the feeling of being under the fence is really bad!

After a while, the two Xiaosi brought in the wooden bucket for bathing, and then poured out half of the buckets one after another, one bucket of hot water and one bucket of cold water. One of them stepped back, and the other Xiaosi wanted to wait for Zhang Rui to take a bath.

Although Zhang Rui has the body of a young master, he is still a self-reliant old man in his bones. He can't enjoy being served by others. Even on the way, he didn't ask Uncle Han to help him take a bath. barrel.

"Huh~~~" It's really comfortable. I've never taken such a hot bath this way. The cold and exhaustion on my body have been swept away, and I don't even mind the tangled long hair and the lack of soap.

After taking a shower, Zhang Rui lay on the bed and didn't feel sleepy. He looked around, and quietly took out the small note that He Jiamei handed him from his pocket.The note was spread out to the size of a palm, and it was densely written in petite lowercase script. Looking at the font, it didn't look like a girl's handwriting. It mainly talked about the identities of the two of them and the content of coming to the capital. The He family in Liuzhou was originally a medical family. They are all from the same branch, because the He family's superb medical skills not only enjoy a high reputation in the local area, even dignitaries from far away in the capital will spend a lot of money to Liuzhou to invite the He family to see a doctor.

The matter happened because of the doctor. The family member of the He family was invited to the capital to treat a high-ranking nobleman. When he saw the doctor, he discovered that what the nobleman had was not a disease, but poisoned. Not only did he know that he was poisoned, but he also Accidentally found out about the poisoner!This person is not something that a small Liuzhou He family can offend. The owner of the He family intends to smash his own signboard, pretending that he can't see the cause of the disease, and then quietly return to Liuzhou, not wanting to participate in the muddy water of the capital.

But he never expected that just because of his momentary compassion, he quietly reminded the nobleman, but he didn't want to cause a fatal disaster.Less than half a month later, Patriarch He's body was transported back to Liuzhou. Because it was just in time for summer, the body was already rotten when it arrived in Liuzhou. The person who delivered the body said that Patriarch He accidentally fell into the pond. drowned.But both brothers and sisters He Min knew that a man as cautious as his father would never fall into the pond, let alone Patriarch He's good water skills...