sbdcsierra Chapter 9: The mysterious death of a woman
Chapter 9: The mysterious death of a woman
When the clerk beat his chest and stamped his feet, and looked up again, Lord Zhao had already walked away.
Lord Zhao had already walked away, taking brisk steps, carrying the bag of pot cakes. His task today was to promote the food in this small shop and let everyone eat it. Naturally, if everyone eats it, it will not be embarrassing for him.
As soon as he stepped into the inner courtyard of the Dali Temple, he saw that the Dali Temple, which had been calm recently, began to get busy. Zhao Huaiqing suddenly had an ominous premonition. Is this another case? It has just been quiet for a few days, and it is busy again!
"Lord Zhao, please hurry up. Why are you here so late today? This bizarre ghost case is about to drive our Lord Shaoqing crazy." Xinhai saw Zhao Huaiqing coming in, holding a large stack of books and walking towards Lord Shaoqing.
"Another, another ghost case, it never ends." Thinking about the one year since I was transferred to the Dali Temple, there were all kinds of headless cases, water god cases, serial murder cases... countless, countless, and every time they were a "ghost case."
Zhao Huaiqing complained in his heart, but he kept walking towards Shaoqing's room.
"Sir, is there another case today?"
Gu Qingyun couldn't help but glance at Zhao Huaiqing. Here came another person who knew the answer but still asked. He was muttering to himself every day and after resting for a few days, he started to be idle again.
Gu Qingyun pointed to the case file on the table without even moving his lips, and Zhao Huaiqing stepped forward to unfold the scroll.
The first thing I saw was a few big words written by Gu Qingyun: Silver Rose Bronze Break.
A country gentleman named Qin built a Buddhist temple in his home in the suburbs of the city. His eldest daughter died mysteriously the day after the temple was built. She even served beside the temple on the day the temple was built. The next day, she died without any signs. According to the maid who reported the incident on the day of the incident, the girl was fine before she died and even stood up to go to the dining hall.
According to the cousin of the deceased woman, she went to watch the ceremony and talked with her cousins on the day when the temple was built. But in the temple and the dining hall, her brothers and sisters were acting strangely, inexplicably strange, and seemed a little dull. As soon as she left her cousin's house, she heard the news of her cousin's death.
The Jingzhao Prefecture investigated for several days but only got a few words. Those who attended the banquet that day also said that everything was normal. They were afraid that the family had built a Buddhist temple, but the family's structure was not to that extent, so they probably couldn't suppress the temple.
The Buddha statues in the temple were all made of bronze, about the height of four or five adult men. People who went to see them could only see the Buddha's jaw when they looked up, which was very majestic. In addition, it was raining that day, and there was a slight mist, which made the temple look even taller than before. That day, the eldest daughter of the country gentleman wore a pink and green robe and knelt in the temple. There were silver ornaments all over her head and shoulders. That day, many people laughed and said that this family must be rich and powerful. This small country gentleman's family was so generous that even his daughter was raised as a precious treasure.
For a while, all the Jingzhao Prefecture could find were some gossip and rumors of ghosts and gods. The more they investigated, the more bizarre it became, and they almost reported it directly to the Supreme Court. But the squire treated his daughter like a pearl, and was afraid of mistreating her, so he kept looking for the government office and used many channels to put pressure on her, including donating money and grain. The Jingzhao Prefecture could not just close the case so hastily, so it could only transfer it to the Dali Temple.
Zhao Huaiqing was stunned today after reading the scroll. What kind of bizarre case was this? Jingzhao Prefecture was really bizarre. How could there be no evidence at all? The whole story was full of ghosts and gods. It was getting more and more bizarre.
Gu Qingyun actually felt the same way. The Jingzhao Prefecture did not even question several important witnesses individually, but instead questioned some unimportant people. Why didn't anyone question the case's cousin individually?
If Jingzhao Prefecture knew how they were being slandered, they would definitely cry out for injustice. This cousin of Qin Miaomiao was a young lady from another small country gentry family. Her father had passed the imperial examination and the family had strict rules. After returning home that day, Zhou Yu was locked up at home and not allowed to go out. No one knew why. Jingzhao Prefecture had no right to interrogate this young lady Zhou Yu. After much investigation, there was no evidence, so no one could interrogate her. Even if the Qin family master and Jingzhao Prefecture came to the door every day, this young lady Zhou Yu would never open the door.
Jingzhao Prefecture had no choice but to hand over the case and the entire mess to the Dali Temple.
"Zhao Huaiqing, you and Xinhai should go to Mr. Qin's house and investigate thoroughly. Find out whether Miss Zhou encountered any other incidents that day. Even a pedantic scholar would not refuse everyone's investigation, not to mention that this is to assist in the investigation." Gu Qingyun said, looking down at the file.
Zhao Huaiqing and Xin Hai followed the order and walked out of the Dali Temple. As they walked, Zhao Huaiqing was thinking, my pot cakes will be completely cold when I get back in the evening.
Inside a restaurant in Kyoto.
An Qiao and her group had already packed up their breakfast dishes and were sitting under a locust tree eating different kinds of ice jelly. An Qiao loved peanuts, so she fried some. The peanuts were crispy and crunchy, and then drizzled with the leftover syrup from the morning, which gave them a fragrant aroma.
Qi Tao loves fruits, so the jelly is topped with chopped hawthorn, melon and some cherry flesh, and is also topped with plenty of sauce, making it so delicious that your teeth can’t stop eating.
Koi was more greedy, probably because his previous days were not going well, so he wanted to put a little of everything in. So his bowl was full and it looked like it was about to burst, and his whole face looked like a little cat because of all the food.
An Qiao looked at the small shop. Although it had only been open for a month, it was indeed very strong. It had earned back dozens of taels of silver in just one month. However, it still had a long way to go before it could become the first chain in Dayan Dynasty. An Qiao planned to renovate the shop after saving some money and make some new dishes according to the season. If the customer flow was higher, she could consider doing more dine-in and slowly develop it into a restaurant. In this way, she could open all kinds of drink shops, stewed pork shops, and cold dish shops in the future, and the chain would be just around the corner.
As An Qiao thought about it, she laughed to herself again, while Qi Tao and Jinli on the side were still shoveling ice jelly into the cup. The sun was getting brighter and brighter, and the ice jelly was cool and smooth, a perfect drink for summer.
Two people were slurping the food, and passers-by couldn't help but stop to look. A large bucket was sold in one afternoon. When it was dusk, the scholar who had tasted the ice jelly in the morning brought a group of young men from the academy to try the ice jelly that was praised as the best in the world, but they were disappointed to learn that it had been sold out.
Today, Qitao went to the street corner for a food tasting event. Jinli was also very busy in the lobby, so there was no time to knead the ice jelly in this store. An Qiao asked them to buy some other food, or a bowl of sour plum drink for a penny to relieve the heat, so that the scholars would not return disappointed. In addition, they had the breakfast brought by Li Shusheng this morning, which was really delicious, so they all sat down to taste today's new dishes, a platter of cold braised meat and stewed vegetables and a bowl of papaya water for each person.