Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 108 Important Matters to Discuss
Qunfangyuan is the name of a music school.
And this one happened to be the one next to the inn where Xu Zun lived.
"I know, I know... After all these years, you are the only one who still remembers Yu Yao," said a plump, seductively dressed middle-aged woman, "I never thought you would still find me here!"
The middle-aged woman who was speaking was Yao Niang from the Qunfangyuan. There was a difference between the Jiaofangsi and the brothel. The emphasis here was on entertainment, while the brothel emphasized romance.
Therefore, the person in charge of the Jiaofangsi was called Yao Niang, not "nanny".
The reason why Xu Zun and others found this place was because this Yao Niang knew one of the victims of the female corpse in monk's clothes case, a woman named Yu Yao.
"Yes," Yao Niang said directly the answer Xu Zun wanted without any pretense, "Yuyao did give birth to a child before she was murdered!
"Alas, the peach blossom is unlucky, and the life is not harmonious," Yao Niang seemed to be immersed in painful memories, "For women like us, who can decide our own destiny?"
"If that's the case..." Zhao Yu wondered, "Why give birth to the baby?"
"Alas!" Yao Niang sighed, "Like many infatuated sisters, Yu Yao met a man who promised to redeem her.
"After we had the baby, we tried to persuade her, but she preferred to believe that man.
"Finally... heh..."
This bitter smile expressed endless sadness.
"That child..." Xu Zun asked, "was he given away? To whom?"
"Give it to a monk, where else can it be sent?" Yao Niang replied, "I remember that in order to cut off Yu Yao's thoughts, the nanny at that time sent the child to a very far temple.
"If the child is still alive, he must be a teenager now, right?"
really……
Xu Zun nodded secretly. It seemed that his guess was correct. The monk's robe case ten years ago was also due to this reason.
After sending the child away, Yuyao would go to the Huguo Temple to burn incense and fulfill her vows, praying for the child she had sent away.
Perhaps, because she was repenting sincerely, or perhaps because she discussed her affairs with others, Lian Kong eventually heard her story, which led to her fatal disaster.
"Although the lives of us brothel girls are lowly, but..." Unexpectedly, thinking of the sad things that happened ten years ago, Yao Niang actually shed tears, "That crazy monk can't take her life like this!
"I heard that the monk lived happily in prison for several more years before he was beheaded! It was such a relief for him!"
"Let me ask you," Xu Zun asked, "after Yuyao was murdered, did you tell the detectives that Yuyao had given birth to a child?"
"No? It seems..." Yao Niang recalled carefully and shook her head, "They didn't ask, right? If they don't ask about this kind of thing, what's the point of us talking about it?
"Besides, what does the murder of that crazy monk have to do with whether Yao Niang has given birth to a child?"
"That's right, that's right..." In order not to arouse her suspicion, Xu Zun had to pass it over perfunctorily.
After coming out of Qunfang Courtyard, Xu Zun's speculation became clearer. The statement about Liankong's sin of reincarnation in the past was just a diversion.
The real reason he killed people was because these women gave birth to illegitimate children and sent the children to the temple to be raised.
However, Xu Zun is still not sure whether Lian Kong is the real murderer?
Logically speaking, Liankong might also be a child who was sent to a temple and raised by monks.
Therefore, it is reasonable for him to have murderous thoughts due to the abnormality in his heart.
However, the monk's robe case has reappeared now, and it is obvious that something was missed back then.
It is also possible that Lian Kong confessed his guilt in order to protect someone!
Who to protect?
Thinking of this, Xu Zun immediately thought of Lian Kong's age. When he committed the crime, Lian Kong was already in his fifties.
If he is not the real murderer and just wants to protect someone, then that person must be his closest relative.
Poor Kong has no relatives or friends, who could this person be... ?
Could it be that...
Just as he thought of this, Xu Zun and the other two had already arrived at the door of the inn where they were staying.
The inn they stayed in was called Jinde, which was considered an upper-middle-class inn in Shangyuan City.
Unexpectedly, when the three looked towards the door of the inn, they saw two groups of familiar faces.
One of them was Xu Zun's butler Liu Dong. Liu Dong was carrying a jar of wine on his shoulder and was about to carry it into the inn.
The other group of people were the servants of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion. They surrounded a very luxurious carriage, as if they were waiting for someone.
"Liu Dong?" Zhao Yu stepped forward and asked in confusion, "Where did you get such a jar of wine? You didn't do it without telling the adults, did you?"
"This..." Liu Dong's face tightened, and he said awkwardly, "This is the fine wine I bought from Taixianlou on the orders of Lord Xu!"
"What, Taixian Tower?" Zhao Yu frowned and turned to look at Xu Zun.
"Yeah, not bad," Xu Zun said with a smile, "I attended a banquet at Taixianlou the day before yesterday and found the wine there delicious, so I asked Liu Dong to buy a jar. What's the problem?"
"No...no..." Zhao Yu's eyes widened, and he swallowed his saliva greedily, "Master Xu is so elegant, wait... wait until the case is over, can you give me a jar too?"
"Don't mention it," Huo Anu also looked at the wine jar with envy, "That wine is indeed delicious. It tastes completely different from the wine in our Western Regions..."
"No problem, haha..." Xu Zun smiled and asked Liu Dong, "Liu Dong, this is the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion. Is there anyone looking for me?"
"Um……"
"Master Xu," Unexpectedly, the driver came forward and saluted when he heard Xu Zun's question, "My Miss Lu is looking for you. She just went in with Taoist Wei. I'll go and call them out!"
oh?
Lu Mingyue?
Xu Zun frowned slightly. He didn't expect that Lu Xiaomei would find the inn.
"Brother Xu?" As a result, before the driver entered the house, Lu Mingyue's silver bell-like voice came from the door, "Finally found you!"
The next second, Lu Mingyue, dressed in a beautiful red dress, ran out of the inn, followed by Taoist Wei Beihui.
Nowadays, crimes are frequent in Shangyuan City, and they all involve young women, so Wei Beihui's identity has changed from a security guard to Miss Lu's personal bodyguard.
It is precisely because of this that Wei Beihui still looks helpless and listless.
"Mingyue," Xu Zun asked hurriedly, "Why are you here?"
"Fortunately we didn't go upstairs," Lu Mingyue happily ran to Xu Zun and said kindly, "I came to discuss something important with you!"
"This..." Xu Zun first signaled to Liu Dong, asking him to carry the wine jar inside, and then asked Lu Mingyue, "What's the big deal?"
"Of course it's Lu Xiaofeng's business," Lu Mingyue pulled Xu Zun to the side where there were fewer people and said, "Brother Xu, we discussed it yesterday and decided to go to the northern suburbs to check it out today!"
"Oh?" Xu Zun pondered for a moment and asked, "How do I check?"
"We checked and found that there is only one official road from Shangyuan City to Wude City in the north. There are at least five or six Taoist temples on this official road. We want to check today to see if anyone in these Taoist temples has seen Lu Xiaofeng's family?"
"This... little sister," Xu Zun said worriedly, "This is too dangerous! We must bring enough people with us!"
"I know that without solid evidence, your government won't send troops," Lu Mingyue said, "So, I'll just go and investigate first. If I find any problems, I'll come back and report to you, and then we'll send troops. How do you think?"
"You..." Xu Zun was even more worried, "Does the Marquis agree? This can't be taken lightly!"
"My father knows, don't worry, don't worry!" Lu Mingyue's eyes dodged when she spoke, and it was clear that she was lying...
