After half an hour, Zhang Ruyi arrived late.
She lived in Zhuangzi, which was far away. When she heard the news that Ruan Mianmian had been poisoned, she still didn't believe it, thinking it was a trick played by the young lady.
When she was in the capital, Zhang Ruyi had been cheated many times. If Li Haitang's maid hadn't found her, she would definitely not have gone there.
She was still thinking about it on the way, but when she got to the inn, she heard that Ruan Mianmian had passed away, she was immediately stunned, what did she say would cause a thousand years of harm?
Ruan Pingzhi was in great pain, and now he faced two major problems. The first one, who is the murderer, must be investigated to find out the truth before he can explain to the family, and the second one, how to preserve the girl's body, can't it be buried in a foreign land?
If they were to return to Kyoto for burial, they would have to keep supplying ice cubes and take the corpse with them during the month's journey. They would definitely not be able to live in inns and post stations, and would be kicked out.
"Haitang, did Ruan Mianmian die from poisoning?"
Zhang Ruyi still didn't quite believe it, so she asked Li Haitang to make sure, and when she saw Li Haitang nodding, she couldn't help but sigh.
She didn't have a good relationship with Ruan Mianmian, but when she heard the news of her death, she was not at peace, nor was she in the slightest happy mood, only felt that the world was impermanent.
It was already the third watch, and the people in the inn gradually dispersed, only a few people remained in the room, discussing what to do next.
Ruan Pingzhi was relentless about this, he didn't doubt Yun Jinghong, but he suspected Liu Su, this method was just like the method of that poisonous woman Liu Su.
If Yun Jinghong didn't say anything, he must be protecting people.
Who did her sister offend? Before she got married, she was cheated to death by the marriage of Yunruan's family. It was too sudden for her father and mother to send a white-haired man to a black-haired man!
Li Haitang shook her head again and again, her cousin was already on the edge of his horn, it wasn't that she didn't explain to Tassel, but the more she said it, the more wrong she was, and she was misunderstood that she was with Tassel.
Ruan Pingzhi was thinking like crazy, causing Li Haitang's head to hurt. Seeing the pain on everyone's faces, she mercilessly pricked the acupuncture points with silver needles, telling Ruan Pingzhi to shut up and sleep for a while.
"Sister-in-law, you said you saw Liusu, where is she?"
Seeing Ruan Pingzhi lying on the table, Yun Jinghong hurried forward. He wanted to slap the noisy Ruan Pingzhi unconscious, and then ask him clearly, but he endured it and did not touch Ruan Pingzhi's sensitive nerves.
"I do not know either."
Li Haitang shook her head, she was not perfunctory, but really didn't know, she was strolling with Yingying and her group, and saw Tassel by accident, and she didn't expect him to be in Lucheng, she said, "But, I dare to assure you , this matter has nothing to do with Tassel."
"I know that Liusu doesn't take Ruan Mianmian seriously."
Yun Jinghong shook his head, Liusu wanted to kill someone, so why use arsenic, inject some chronic poison that no one would notice, and it would be the same when Ruan Mianmian returned to the capital.
"Liu Su, she's two months pregnant."
Li Haitang hesitated, and finally decided to tell the truth, and she couldn't help with the rest.
No matter what, Ruan Mianmian was Yun Jinghong's nominal fiancée after all, and the two families had a marriage contract, so they couldn't be too ambiguous in finding the murderer.
In Ruan Mianmian's room, apart from the smell of blood, there was also a strong smell of incense powder, which made people confused. Even though the windows were open for more than half an hour, the smell hadn't dissipated.
"Our lady reapplied her makeup powder at night, but one of them lost her balance and spilled the makeup powder."
Biluo stopped crying, her face was full of despair, her voice was much lower, but she was very calm, everything had already happened, so she could only take one step at a time.
The make-up powder of their young lady is the top-grade product of Caidiexuan in Kyoto, there are only a few boxes every month, and Ruan Mianmian has always cherished it very much.
This time, Biluo was slapped twice because of the makeup powder, although it was not her fault.
Anyway, being a servant is not like this. The young lady is upset, and she will take it out on her.
"Isn't there something strange about this makeup powder?"
A few lanterns were lit in the room. Under the lights, there were a little golden traces on the ground, like makeup powder scattered, similar to modern glitter powder.
"Well, the makeup powder is light and airy, and a box costs two hundred taels of silver!"
Lifting the makeup powder, Biluo went into the inner room and took a box from the dresser, although she collected it with great effort, she still scattered half of the box.
Li Haitang took the makeup powder, squeezed it in her hands and rubbed it together, and then, she had a calculation in her heart.
"Master Li, the poisoning of the young lady really has nothing to do with the slaves!"
After Biluo finished speaking, she started to cry again. Although she resented Ruan Mianmian sometimes, she didn't have the guts to kill someone.
"What about Longjing, is it possible?"
If it wasn't for the two maids, it could only be someone who was secretly around, and that would be more complicated.
At present, according to speculation, the possibility of committing the crime by an acquaintance is relatively high.
"You can doubt slaves and maidservants, but Longjing's temper..."
Biluo was having a headache, Longjing had always been honest, every time she was beaten, she still complained a bit, but Longjing didn't, and always instilled in her a thought that to be a servant, one had to listen to what the young lady said.
This kind of elm lump, who can't make a sound when he is angry, how can he harm others?
Biluo was the first to not believe it!
"Besides, Longjing was injured, and he was still lying in the hospital, unable to get up at all."
Biluo shook her head again and again, hoping that Li Haitang would not guess casually, since her young lady was gone, and the two of them would die if they failed.
Who would lift a rock to drop it on his own foot? Besides, although my young lady can beat people when she comes up with a temper, she is not stingy or harsh to them on weekdays.
Whether it's a murderer or not, you can't just rely on your mouth. Longjing was quickly carried in from the medical hall, and Li Xia also entered the door together.
"Miss!"
On the way, Longjing heard the news, cried to death, and woke up at the inn.
"Longjing, why did you poison and kill your lady?"
Li Haitang sat on the chair, relying on deceit. Longjing is nothing special, but she just finds it strange.
"Miss Biao, what are you talking about, it's impossible for a slave to..."
Longjing's back was injured, and he was lying on the door panel, crying so hard that his voice was hoarse, and he looked very pitiful.
"Haitang, could it be Longjing? She was seriously injured, her back was bloody."
Li Xia couldn't bear it, and whispered something in Li Haitang's ear.
"After she went to the hospital, you have been by her side all the time?"
The most important thing is the alibi. The medical hall is only one street away from the inn, and the distance is very close.
"For more than a quarter of an hour, Yingying and I were in the front yard."
Li Xia shook his head, but in just a short while, Long Jing was injured, so it would be very difficult to come back and make a move.
Li Haitang also knew the difficulty, she couldn't think of who the murderer was, so she could only grab Ruan Mianmian's maids and break them down one by one.
"Lady, there is something wrong with this maid."
After Xiao Lingchuan saw the person, he whispered authentically. Ordinary people are injured and crying, and their breath is slightly unstable, but Longjing is still crying, but his breath is still long, which at least proves that this person has a kung fu foundation.