Yi Qing was also seeing such a thing for the first time. However, the perpetrator's methods were cruel and precise, indicating that they had been planning for a long time.
In this era, if one wanted to learn dissection, they could only rely on practice, just like the butcher in the story of "The Butcher Dissects an Ox". Moreover, a large amount of hands - on experience was needed. In such a situation, if one wasn't in one of these two occupations, they would long have been regarded as an outcast.
"A chef?" Xu Maozhi nodded.
Yi Qing looked at Xie Hongyi's body. "Is there anything wrong with that wine girl?"
"I've already investigated. There's nothing wrong. She has a clean background and has been working in the Sihe Restaurant for many years."
"Don't draw any conclusions until the case is solved." Yi Qing suddenly remembered. "You arrested a man named Qing Zijin?"
"Yes. He had been paying Xie Hongyi's bills. He's very suspicious." Xu Maozhi nodded.
"Let's go and see him." Yi Qing had promised the Ghost Lord to rescue Qing Zijin.
Qing Zijin was sitting in the cell, pinching straws. The prison cells in the Court of Judicial Review were much better than those in the Ministry of Justice. There weren't many inmates here, and most of them were powerful and noble people who generally didn't cause trouble.
Hearing the sound of the cell door opening, Qing Zijin looked up. Seeing Mrs. Xiao, he quickly got up.
"Mrs. Xiao, I'm innocent." Qing Zijin shouted.
"All the people locked up in the cells claim they're innocent." Yi Qing said irritably.
Qing Zijin immediately fell silent.
Yi Qing turned to look at Xu Maozhi. "You can't convict him just because he paid Xie Hongyi's bills, can you?"
"The carriage that Xie Hongyi was in was also his. He was supposed to send Xie Hongyi back to the Xie family, but Xie Hongyi died on the way." Xu Maozhi explained.
Yi Qing would have words with the Ghost Lord later. He never got to the point.
"The carriage is mine, but the coachman who sent him back wasn't my man. My coachman was called in to drink. The handyman in the Sihe Restaurant can testify." Qing Zijin said hurriedly.
"So where is the crucial coachman?" Yi Qing looked at Xu Maozhi.
"His coachman got drunk last night and fell head - first into the lotus pond and drowned." Xu Maozhi shrugged.
Yi Qing looked at Qing Zijin. "Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence?"
"I also think it's too much of a coincidence." Qing Zijin helplessly tugged at the straw.
Seeing this little action of his, Yi Qing wanted to laugh. Why did he seem like a woman? "Who called your coachman in to drink?"
"I often go to the Sihe Restaurant, and the coachman would go to the utility room to get a bowl of wine. Over time, he would go there to drink when he was free." Qing Zijin thought that the coachman might have heard some news there, so he allowed this behavior.
"Then you'll have to stay locked up for now. We'll talk about it after the case is solved." Yi Qing couldn't rescue Qing Zijin either.
"I used to want to rely on the Xie family for support. How could I kill someone from the Xie family?" Qing Zijin explained.
"Maybe it's because you spent too much money on the Xie family, and they didn't acknowledge your efforts. You got angry and took revenge." Yi Qing analyzed.
Qing Zijin was stunned. Was this person here to rescue him or frame him?
"Alright. Anything is possible. You have nothing to do even if you're out now. Just stay here for the time being." Yi Qing looked at Qing Zijin. "How did you get in touch with the Xie family?"
"I have some dealings with the Wen family in the south of the Yangtze River. The legitimate daughter of the Wen family married into the Xie family. I helped them deliver things, and we got in touch over time." Qing Zijin thought he was really unlucky.
"What do you think of the relationship between Xie Hongyi and his wife?" Yi Qing suddenly asked.
Qing Zijin's hand that was holding the straw paused for a moment. "That's their family matter."
"Now that Xie Hongyi is dead, it's no longer just a family matter."
"The Xie family is a family of scholars with a high reputation. Wen didn't have a good life in the Xie family. Mrs. Xie didn't like her because she was a merchant's daughter. When Xie Hongyi liked her when she first entered the Xie family, it was okay. But later, their relationship faded, and it became even more difficult for her in the Xie family." Qing Zijin said with a sigh.
Yi Qing nodded.
"You're not suspecting Wen, are you?" Xu Maozhi wanted to explain.
"No. I just thought Wen wasn't that sad when I saw her just now." Yi Qing thought men could have such wild imaginations.
"Oh."
"I'm leaving. Watch him closely." Yi Qing said and then left.
Qing Zijin sat back in his original position. It was useless for him to be released at this time. The Xie family might still cause trouble for him.
The Ghost Lord looked excited when he saw Yi Qing come out. But when he didn't see Qing Zijin, he asked, "Where is he?"
"He's still locked up inside." Yi Qing said as she walked out.
"Didn't I tell you to rescue him?"
"You go then."
"If I could go, would I need you?"
"You also know that if we rescue him, we have to clear his name. Now that the case of Xie Hongyi's death hasn't been solved, if he comes out, the Xie family will cause trouble for him. It's safer for him to stay inside."
"You're right." The Ghost Lord felt relieved after hearing what Yi Qing said.
"Let's go." Yi Qing said and started walking.
"Where are we going?"
Yi Qing sized up the Ghost Lord. "Clean yourself up. I'll introduce a beauty to you."
"Is she as beautiful as you?" The Ghost Lord sized up Yi Qing.
"They each have their own charm. There's no way to compare. Hurry up." Yi Qing said as she got into the carriage.
Ruo Hong had already inquired and learned that Mu Lixue was at the Deng family today. She just happened to go and visit Mrs. Deng. The problem with her happy - fortune cake had been completely solved, but old people were prone to problems.
Mrs. Deng had already almost forgotten who Yi Qing was. After Yi Qing explained several times, Mrs. Deng pretended to remember.
Yi Qing examined Mrs. Deng and found that there was no serious illness. She might just not have slept well. So she gave Mrs. Deng an acupuncture treatment to help her sleep well, and also prescribed some soothing herbal medicine to be taken every night.
"So you've known Mrs. Deng for a long time." Mu Lixue looked at Yi Qing somewhat jealously.
Could Yi Qing say that she had been captured by Deng Xiao to treat his mother?
No.
"I'm a doctor." Yi Qing looked around. "Mrs. Deng is asleep. Let's go out for a meal."
"I brought something here." Mu Lixue didn't want to go out.
"She's asleep. What are you doing here?"
As soon as Yi Qing said this, Mu Lixue's eyes immediately turned red.
"His mother is here. He will definitely come back." Mu Lixue said and started to cry.
"Alright, alright, alright." Yi Qing looked at Mu Lixue. "You've been saving your tears for almost twenty years and are shedding them all for Deng Xiao."
Only then did Mu Lixue stop crying. "Let's go out for a meal." She said and walked away.
Yi Qing looked at Mu Lixue in disbelief. Couldn't women give a warning before changing their expressions? It wasn't about how fast or slow it was. It was just too sudden.
Mu Lixue wanted to go to the Sihe Restaurant. Yi Qing told her about what had happened there, and the two of them went to eat roast goose instead.
When the roast goose was served, Yi Qing looked at it and thought that Mrs. Xie had even argued with her over a roast goose, but now she had ended up like that. Others might think it was related to her, but in this world, things were often the result of one's own actions.
"Xie Hongyi deserved to die." Mu Lixue felt a bit happy when she heard about this.
"Why?"
"Although the wine girls in the Sihe Restaurant are in the business of entertaining guests, they're all innocent girls. They really understand wine. I heard that Xie Hongyi took a fancy to one of the wine girls, sweet - talked her, and finally, no one knows what happened, but the wine girl hanged herself. Everyone says it's related to Xie Hongyi." Mu Lixue said angrily.