Chapter 299： boning knife

Chapter 299 Boning Knife

The Zhou family looked around at the guards in the surrounding area, looked at Chu Nanzhi a little restlessly, and asked with a frown, "Nan Zhi, you said that Jin Xiao would believe the words of your clan uncle, uncle, and uncle, and that Jin Hui killed Jin Lan?" Dead girl?"

Chu Nanzhi looked solemn and shook her head slowly.

She didn't know whether she wanted Lin Jinxiao to believe that her daughter had killed someone or whether she wanted Lin Jinxiao to suspect someone else.

Now the suspects identified by the entire court are only their mother and daughter. It is probably difficult for Zhou to decide whether to stay in the older or younger.

Everyone in the house looked at each other, and saw the guards coming to report to Li Sanmu: "Boss, I searched all over the house, but I didn't find the knife, only a small pond behind the yard."

Li Sanmu no longer asked Chu Nanzhi for instructions this time, and directly ordered: "Then drain the water in the small pond, and dig three feet to find the things."

The servants left after hearing the sound.

Zhou's expression gradually became a little dignified, and he realized that these people seemed to be doubting himself.

Chu Nanzhi's eyes wandered erratically on Ying'er Mier and Zhou Shi, and finally looked at Zhou Shi firmly, and asked hesitantly: "Auntie, did you go out after the third watch last night?"

"I went out for a while."

Mrs. Zhou didn't hesitate, and replied directly: "After you left last night, I lay on the bed for a while, and heard the girl from Jinhui Courtyard come over and say that this smelly girl went to Jinlan's house to make trouble again, I was a little worried. I went over to have a look and saw that she had fallen asleep and came back."

Chu Nanzhi frowned and nodded: "How long did it take before and after?"

Mrs. Zhou thought for a while: "It will take about a stick of incense."

"Um."

This is right, it is consistent with what Yinger said.

Chu Nanzhi thought about it in her heart, and then said after deliberation: "Could Auntie go into Jinhui's house to check?"

"Not really."

Mrs. Zhou shook her head: "I went over and saw that the lights in her room were turned off, the door bolts were all plugged in, and the maid had already rested tomorrow, so I didn't disturb her again."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ying'er immediately interjected: "It is true that our second mother went back to her room to rest after she came out of Sanniang's yard. The servant girl and sister Ming'er served her to rest together, and second mother was in Sanniang's house. The mother was frightened in the courtyard, and after ordering us to go out, she deliberately bolted the door, and today when the Lord sent someone to arrest her, Er Niang opened the door and got up."

"There are two younger sisters and Jiang Xiaoniang living in this backyard?"

Chu Nanzhi looked around while asking a question, but she didn't see Lin Jinhui's maid Ming'er.

"Only they live, there are still a few rooms vacant."

Mrs. Zhou replied truthfully: "Your elder brother Jing Yi and your continuation sister-in-law Yue's lived in the east wing of the outer courtyard, and they were also married last year. Your deceased sister-in-law, Mrs. Li, did not leave a son and a half until her death. The next time Jing Yi came to Beijing, I was afraid that he would be out for too long, so I asked your sister-in-law to accompany me to Jingling City."

After a pause, she continued hesitantly: "Mr. Li and your brother have been married for five or six years and haven't had any children. I wonder if there is a problem with the water and soil in our Luyan Port. Let's see what happened to the thing that went to Jingling City." Can Huabao land be transferred?"

"I see."

Chu Nanzhi pretended to be indifferent and replied.

Indeed, as Lin Jinxiao said, none of the Lin family is clean.

The son of the third uncle has taken more than a dozen concubines and has not had any children so far, and the same is true for the son of the patriarch.

Could it be that the men from the Lin family have sterilization?

But it shouldn’t be, then the other rooms are all in good condition, and there is nothing wrong.

The second uncle Lin Bo and the fourth uncle Lin Fen are now full of children and grandchildren.

It's not good to continue to dwell on this kind of problem. She turned to Mrs. Zhou and asked, "Why didn't you see Ming'er, the maid next to Jinhui?"

"She was taken to the county government by Mr. Lin."

Ying'er immediately replied: "They said they wanted to find out some clues."

"Um."

Chu Nanzhi looked at Zhou's uneasy expression, and then comforted: "It's just taking them back to custody to await trial, and they haven't been convicted. Auntie, don't worry too much."

After finishing speaking, I saw that the red date and lotus seed soup had been cooked and brought over from the kitchen.

Liu Yun immediately took the lotus seed soup and handed it to Mrs. Zhou, and said with concern: "When my in-laws just fell asleep, Dazhi ordered the servants in your yard to boil the soup, so drink it while it's hot."

Zhou shook his head weakly: "I can't drink it."

Looking at the cook who delivered the soup, he asked, "Why didn't you bring a bowl to your niece, daughter-in-law and mother-in-law?"

The cook said awkwardly: "The old slave is only concerned about the eldest lady. The two of you will come later, and the old slave will bring two more bowls."

"Auntie doesn't have to worry about us."

Chu Nanzhi looked at her haggard face, suddenly felt a little sad in her heart, and said repeatedly: "Drink some more, to replenish energy and blood."

At this moment, all she can hope for is that Li Sanmu will not find that dagger in the yard.

Having been to the mansion twice, she found that there are many large and small ponds in the backyard of the patriarch's house.

The main courtyard where Mrs. Zhou lives is surrounded by a rockery and a small pond, connected with Langfang everywhere, and several side courtyards in the backyard are also sandwiched by the edge of the pond, and are not connected to the water in the main courtyard.

Who knows, just as she prayed in her heart, there was a noise in the yard: "I found it, I found it."

Chu Nanzhi heard the sound, and immediately rushed to the yard. In the middle of the small dry pond, an officer was excitedly holding a boning dagger to signal to everyone.

Chu Nanzhi looked at her heart trembling.

This is the first time I've sweated because of two people who have nothing to do with me.

Li Sanmu hurried over with the boning knife in his hand, handed it to Chu Nanzhi, and said happily, "Miss Chu, do you see if this is the knife Master Lin is talking about?"

Chu Nanzhi held the boning knife in her hand and looked at it carefully for a while, roughly measured the size, and nodded heavily: "It is indeed such a knife."

The blade is tapered on one side and thick on the other, about one inch wide and two inches long, which basically matches Lin Sanniang's wound.

Only this kind of boning knife with uneven sides can make such a wound.

Li Sanmu looked at Mrs. Zhou who was coming out of the house, and without thinking, he waved excitedly to the servants behind him, and shouted loudly: "Take people."

Before Zhou could react, she saw two guards handcuffing her with torture tools.

Ying'er and Mi'er burst into tears, and were stopped by the guards and cried out delicately: "Mistress and wife."

Liu Yun was also at a loss and could not speak: How could such a kind-hearted person kill someone?

Looking at the boning knife in Chu Nanzhi's hand again, she became even more annoyed: "Could it be that this knife is the only way to arrest someone?"

Mrs. Zhou had already expected that these guards had suspected her, but now she felt relieved a lot. It was better than letting Jinhui suffer in prison.

With tears in her eyes, she looked at Liu Yun with a smile, and said apologetically, "Mother-in-law, I have troubled you and your niece and daughter-in-law, and I have let you down."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Sanmu resolutely, and admitted frankly: "Yes, I did kill that **** Lin Sanniang."

(end of this chapter)