Chapter 92 92 Shi Mansion
The grave digging had to be done secretly.
Shi Yangui called a few guards to dig up the grave and take out the coffin.
Several grown men worked together to push open the coffin lid, but none of them dared to look inside. It was Su Yan who calmly walked over holding a lantern.
The body from more than a decade ago is now just bones.
Shi Baiwei was only thirteen or fourteen years old when she died. She had not yet fully grown. The length of her bones was enough to judge her age.
Su Yan took out Shi Baiwei's bones in front of everyone.
Except for Shi Yangui and Liang Yi who were already accustomed to this scene, everyone else stepped back.
Liang Yi was very proud. He saw Su Yan sitting on the pile of bones with his own eyes! He was much better than them!
Shi Yangui asked, "Do you want to test it?"
Su Yan curled his lips.
It’s not that I’m in a good mood, but I just find things a little ridiculous.
Su Yan said: "She has given birth."
"kindness?"
Su Yan looked at Shi Yangui, "The buried person had ever given birth. Did Shi Baiwei give birth to a child?"
She hasn't married yet, so naturally not.
Liang Yi asked: "Can we tell whether a child is fertile just by looking at the bones?"
"A woman's pelvic structure will change after giving birth," Su Yan put the lantern over. "Look, there is a tiny depression on the back of the pubic symphysis, and there is a groove here. This is called a birth scar."
Liang Yi: "What's the shame bone?"
Liang Yi: "What alliance?"
“I don’t understand it at all.”
Su Yan: “…”
"In short, the remains are those of a woman who had given birth, about 25 years old, not a teenager."
Liang Yi reacted for a moment and jumped up in surprise, "The person buried is not Shi Baiwei?!"
This is exactly what Su Yan wanted to confirm.
Shi Baiwei is a dozen years younger than Ning Haitao. With a different age, her vision is naturally different. The jewelry she often uses all have youthful patterns.
Shi Baiwei will not take revenge on Chen Lian, she has no grudge against Chen Lian.
Fang Niao is Shi Baiwei's mother. She was born to a concubine, and they are related.
The old lady is in charge of the Shi residence and is also connected to Shi Baiwei.
Liang Yi was frightened. "But Shi Baiwei is the eldest daughter of the Shi family after all. Why is she imprisoned? There is no need for Chen Lian to pay attention to her?"
"From Chen Lian's attitude, she had no idea that the person she was holding captive was Shi Baiwei. From her perspective, the person she was torturing was Ning Haitao."
"Oh, right. Why was Shi Baiwei imprisoned?"
Su Yan said: "I don't know why the two of them were exchanged, but Shi Baiwei seemed to be willing to be imprisoned. Don't forget that she can enter and leave the courtyard freely. The old lady cannot deny her identity. As long as she is willing, she is still the eldest lady of the mansion, but she would rather stay in the courtyard than see them. Shi Baiwei's "death" should not be simple. What happened back then?"
Su Yan and Liang Yi looked at Shi Yangui.
He was the only one present who grew up in the mansion.
Shi Yan Gui: "I..."
Su Yan: "You don't know, but I know."
Shi Yangui: "..."
"The only ones who know what happened back then are Shi Pei and Ru Yunxin, right?"
Liang Yi reminded: "Shi Pei is the Marquis after all, you have to be careful with your words."
Su Yan was surprised, "Are you planning to tell on me?!"
Liang Yi: “…”
"Well, Shi Pei should know something."
Su Yan said: "After I finish the autopsy, I will go see Shi Pei!"
There aren't many things that can be tested using bones.
"The body is intact, completely skeletonized."
"The skull was smooth, intact and had normal color."
"There is black dirt in the oven cavity."
"The middle part of the left tibia is fractured, and the upper part of the left humerus is fractured. Old bloodstains can be seen. These are injuries sustained during the lifetime."
Liang Yi looked at Su Yan blankly.
They're all bones, is there any difference?
"It's difficult to determine the cause and nature of death from a skeletonized body. We can only say that she was in a fire and was beaten before she died." Su Yan looked at Shi Yangui. "The old lady and Fang Niao are gone. I'm afraid only Shi Pei and Chen Lian know something about this. But the person died so tragically, and the Shi family is suspected of imprisoning Shi Baiwei. They may not cooperate."
Shi Yan Gui: "Understood, I will cooperate."
Su Yan was very satisfied.
In the Shi Mansion, if Shi Yangui cooperates, it is equivalent to the cooperation of the entire mansion.
*
Su Yan dared to dig up the grave and perform an autopsy, which caused an uproar in the Shi Mansion.
Although Yan Gui was there sometimes, they didn't dare to say it too obviously, but everyone looked at Su Yan differently.
Su Yan also looked scared. "General Shi insisted on taking me with him. It's really scary. How dare I do such a thing? Don't call me next time."
Liang Yi: “…”
He looked at Su Yan with disdain.
Shi Yangui's reaction was indifferent, "You are a coroner, this is your duty."
Liang Yi: “…”
Really spoiled.
The first person to be named was Chen Lian. What Chen Lian had done was not easy to publicize, so Su Yan and others met with her alone.
Chen Lian smiled exaggeratedly, "You said the person in the courtyard is Shi Baiwei? Ridiculous! I am responsible for my own actions. So what if I locked up Ning Haitao? She is just my husband's concubine. I don't have the right to deal with her?! The person in the courtyard can only be Ning Haitao, not anyone else!"
She seemed to be blaming Shi Yangui, blaming him for looking down on her.
How could Chen Lian make such a low-level mistake?
Su Yan said: "But you haven't seen her for more than ten years, right?"
Chen Lian said disdainfully: "Who is she? How can she be allowed to visit her?"
Liang Yi said: "That's possible. Usually, only arms can be seen in the place where meals are delivered. It is entirely possible that the person locked up is Shi Baiwei."
"What I don't understand is why she was locked up."
Chen Lian's smile gradually faded.
She frowned and stared at Su Yan for a long time before looking at Shi Yangui.
"Is this important? It's just two deaths. Do you have to investigate? You should have more important things to do."
Su Yan really doesn't like Chen Lian.
It's bad enough that you look down on others, but your vision is still narrow as you want to be a ruler.
Chen Lian frowned and looked at Su Yan.
Su Yan: “?”
Heard again?
Su Yan said sincerely: "Please don't be upset, forgive... Your Highness?"
Liang Yi was at a loss.
Shi Yangui said: "Let's not talk about the fact that the person who was killed was my grandmother. Even if it was an ordinary person, we should find out the truth and find the murderer."
"Zhao Mingde's strength has declined. This is a good time to annihilate him. Your mission is to make achievements."
Su Yan couldn't help but mutter, "I don't even care about my grandmother's death, how can I talk about making achievements..."
Chen Lian looked at Su Yan again.
Su Yan looked at Liang Yi again.
Liang Yi: “?”
Shi Yangui said: "She is right. If we don't care about the lives of the people, how can we achieve success? Without the people, where is the success and where is the career?"
Chen Lian said in a deep voice: "Are you determined to investigate?"
Shi Yangui nodded.
"Forget it," Chen Lian said, "finish the investigation quickly so that you can put aside these messy things. It will also be good for you. Shi Baiwei...she was a girl with her own ideas. She died of illness. Before she died, she accidentally set her bedroom on fire and burned her face. She died not long after."
There was indeed something wrong with the corpse's face.
Su Yan asked: "What was Ning Haitao's situation like at that time?"
Chen Lian said: "I have locked her up in the courtyard. This woman is really abominable. She actually tried to use the child to win my favor."
"Where are her children?"
Chen Lian sneered, "She herself was a sickly child, and the child she gave birth to was also a sickly child. He died at birth."
Su Yan: "I believe you."
Liang Yi: “…”
Her expression was just short of saying "I don't believe it".
Su Yan asked again: "What is the relationship between Shi Baiwei and the old lady and the first lady?"
"not good."
"Why not?"
Chen Lian frowned and recalled, "I remember that we were fighting for Bai Wei's marriage. The old lady wanted her to marry, but Fang Niao disagreed... Bai Wei and Fang Niao didn't have a good relationship either. Bai Wei was born to a concubine, not Fang Niao's daughter."
Chen Lian looked up. "Now that you ask me about this, there was actually something very strange. Bai Wei used to be in good health, but she was always sick two years before her death."
"What's wrong with her?"
"Brother said that she had caught a cold. It's really strange. She gets it once or twice a month, all year round, including in the summer. We discussed this matter and discussed finding a skilled doctor to check on Bai Wei, but brother didn't let us get involved."
Liang Yi couldn't figure it out. "Is it because I'm seriously ill? They don't want to treat me?"
Su Yan asked: "What will happen if you catch a cold?"
Chen Lian chose to answer Su Yan, "Nothing will happen, but Bai Wei will rest in the room for the next two days and will not go out."
Su Yan said: "That is to say, Shi Baiwei is often not convenient to see people."
Chen Lian said nothing.
Of course she thought so too, but she wouldn't say it out loud.
It is quite strange that Shi Baiwei is not able to meet people. She is the eldest daughter of the Shi family, so why can’t she meet people?
Did he have a strange disease and was afraid of people talking about him, so he used the excuse of having a cold?
Chen Lian said: "I don't want to associate with them. I don't know much. The third brother's family should know more."
Shi Pei was a marquis, and Chen Lian did not want to emphasize his title and only called him the third brother.
There are few people in this mansion who respect Shi Pei.
Su Yan and his friends went to see Ru Yunxin alone again.
Ru Yunxin had been suspected and frightened before. She was worried that she would be accused of being the murderer, so she answered all the questions without hesitation.
"Bai Wei is often sick. I don't know if it's a cold. That's what my brother and sister-in-law said."
Su Yan asked: "Where is the old lady?"
"Mother also said that Bai Wei had a cold and told us not to disturb Bai Wei's rest."
Su Yan thought that this "cold" was probably the reason why the old lady and Fang Niao were killed.
It now seems that Shi Zheng, Fang Niao and the old lady all knew about this matter.
The maid once said that Fang Niao and the old lady had had an argument, perhaps that was the reason why Bai Wei changed her mind.
But if the person who was locked up was really Shi Baiwei, what was the reason why she didn't want to show up for so many years?
Ruyun thought to herself, "Actually, I have seen him a few times, but my elder brother was the prime minister at the time, so I didn't dare to tell anyone."
Liang Yi asked: "What did you see?"
"Bai Wei," Ru Yunxin hesitated, "Bai Wei secretly left the house."
"Secretly? Sneak out to play?"
Ruyun thought, "It can't be considered secret. The maid who served her was also there, but she always went through the back door, which was quite mysterious. After she came back, she would catch a cold. My eldest brother and sister-in-law didn't mention it, so I can't say anything about it."
Shi Baiwei slipped away and came back, and she caught a cold...
Su Yan had some ideas, but didn't dare to think too deeply.
She asked, "What kind of person is Shi Zheng?"
Ruyun thought to herself, "Big brother is an upright person. Thanks to him, many officials were saved under Zhao Mingde. At that time, no one in the court could contain Zhao Mingde. Officials who disobeyed him would be assassinated or framed. Big brother was willing to offend Zhao Mingde to protect them. Big brother was demoted because he offended Zhao Mingde."
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