Few people usually come to Zhaiyue Pavilion.
There was snow all over the west part of the yard. At this moment, the pure white snow was dyed crimson, which was shocking.
Yun Chu saw Nie Zhou lying on his side on the ground, the back of his head was covered in blood, and his official uniform was stained with blood.
A wine bottle fell not far from his body, and the wine spilled and merged with the snow.
"Master Nie..."
Yunchu couldn't help but murmur.
People who met yesterday are separated by life and death today.
She respected Nie Zhou's character and admired Nie Zhou's courage to rush forward. She also thought about giving the Nie family a big house when this matter was over.
She heard Nie Zhou mention his eldest son, who was sixteen years old this year. He had just achieved good results in the joint examination and was preparing to take part in the palace examination next spring. She also thought that no matter how Nie Zhou's eldest son performed, he would become a Ranked among the top three Jinshi... and granted marriage to Nie Zhou's eldest son.
But now, Nie Zhou is dead.
He died a few days before the New Year's Eve reunion.
Behind him, there was the sound of everyone talking.
"Jumping down from such a height is a sign of death."
"Master Nie, why can't you think about it so hard?"
"Why would you choose such a painful way to die?"
"Master Nie is now favored by the Empress Dowager and has risen to prominence. Why, eh..."
At this time, a man rushed out from the crowd and cried loudly: "Brother, why are you so reluctant to leave... What will you do if you leave so many of us..."
Yun Chu took a look and saw that this man was Nie Zhou's younger brother, named Nie Shen. He was a seventh-rank official in the court. He was not qualified to attend the emperor's birthday banquet, but because Nie Zhou didn't come, he gave the invitation to Nie. state.
"Empress Dowager, my eldest brother is too sad. He is drinking to drown his sorrows. Who would have thought that he accidentally fell down..." Nie Shen cried and threw himself at Nie Zhou. "I will take my eldest brother home right now..."
"Wait a minute." Yun Chu stopped his movement and asked coldly, "Why is your elder brother so sad?"
"Early this morning, mother went..." Nie Shen said while holding back tears, "But because today is the emperor's birthday, the eldest brother said he was afraid of colliding with the dragon body, so he did not mourn... There was no need to take care of mother, so the eldest brother came to the palace. I wanted to offer a birthday gift to the emperor, which was written by my eldest brother himself. Maybe my eldest brother was too sad, so he brought a pot of wine to Zhiyue Pavilion to drink away his sorrow, but accidentally... The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, my eldest brother Jue If he fell to his death in the palace unintentionally, please Queen Mother not to punish my eldest brother..."
In the Jin Dynasty, it was extremely unlucky to intentionally die in the palace, and it was not uncommon to be punished if one died on the emperor's birthday.
"Come here." Chu Rui said softly, "Take Lord Nie's body out of the palace, and help buy the coffin and decorate the mourning hall..."
The Western Guardsmen walked in, walked towards Nie Zhou's body, and were about to lift the body and put it on a stretcher.
Yun Chu's voice was cold: "It would be too hasty to dispose of the body before the matter has been investigated clearly."
"What does the Empress Dowager mean by this?" Lin Qiang, the leader of the imperial army, said, "Master Nie dedicated his life to the Jin Dynasty and died. Now he has slipped and fallen to death. He should put his coffin into the ground as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes, Master Nie died tragically. It is really disrespectful to lie here with so many people watching."
"Bring it back to Nie's house quickly, so we can go and offer condolences."
"But the Queen Mother said that it hasn't been found out yet."
"Obviously Mr. Nie fell down accidentally. Is there anything else to investigate..."
Yun Chu raised his eyes and looked at Chu Rui.
Chu Rui still looks as pale as before, but he is wearing the official uniform of the regent and an official hat on his head. He has long lost his original illness and is full of official authority.
She met Chu Rui's eyes, and there was no emotion in his eyes.
If she hadn't known about this man's methods, perhaps she would have just regarded it as a fatal accident and let it pass. Nie Zhou would never be able to rest in peace.
"Come on, please invite Wu Zuo." Yun Chu paused and added, "Invite all Wu Zuo."
Chu Rui narrowed her eyes: "What is the Queen Mother suspecting?"
Yunchu looked at the Minister of Dali Temple: "Didn't Master Chang see something?"
The minister of Dali Temple, surnamed Chang, was originally just a Western-grade official in Dali Temple. He was promoted by Chu Rui and became Chu Rui's most loyal dog.
The Qing of Dali Temple is a high-ranking official of the second rank. He is mainly responsible for investigating cases. He can participate in all major cases, including various lawsuits in the palace, and can also participate in major court affairs. He is a real and powerful court official.
Master Chang said: "The Queen Mother did not allow the official to get close to the body. Naturally, the official could not see anything."
Yun Chu stepped aside and said, "Then please ask Mr. Chang to investigate carefully."
At first, she was afraid that Master Chang would destroy the scene, so she didn't allow Chu Rui's people to get close.
But now, she had almost guessed what was going on. All she needed was for the autopsy to be done and the truth would be revealed.
Master Chang stepped forward, knelt down and looked at the body carefully, and also asked some of the maids in Zhaiyue Pavilion for some details.
"Master Nie was already drunk when he came to Zhanyue Pavilion."
"Master Nie said he was just going up to relax and asked the slaves not to follow him, so the slaves continued to clean up the fallen leaves."
"We were all busy in the backyard. We heard a loud bang and came to the front to see what was going on. Only then did we find that Mr. Nie had fallen. Then Sister Qiutong came..."
Master Chang kept nodding, then turned back to Yun Chu and said: "Your Majesty, after investigation by the subordinate officials, it was found that Master Nie suffered from the loss of a close relative and was overly grieved. He borrowed alcohol to get drunk, slipped and fell from the building, and hit the back of his head. He bled to death."
Yun Chu looked at him: "Master Chang, is it true that Master Nie died of excessive blood loss from the back of his head?"
Master Chang was about to nod.
Suddenly, he felt a cold light from Chu Rui.
He didn't dare to say anything more, because if he said too much, he would be wrong.
Not long after, Wu Zuo came.
There are five gangsters in total, and the leader is the famous Zhen gangzuo in the capital, and most people know him.
Zhen Wuzuo knelt down, looked at the body carefully, and then said with cupped hands: "Back to the Emperor and Queen Mother, the deceased suffered a serious head injury and died of excessive blood loss."
"Really?" Yun Chu walked over, pointed at Nie Zhou's face and said, "Excuse me, what are the red spots around Mr. Nie's eyes and face?"
Zhen Wuzuo's eyes flashed.
The face of the deceased was covered in blood, and the small red dot was inconspicuous at all. Usually only a widower could notice it, but he didn't expect the Queen Mother to be so attentive.
He said: "The deceased was hit hard on the head and bleeding inside. That's the appearance."
He was the leader, and when he spoke, others did not dare to speak.
Yun Chu said softly: "Zhen Wuzuo is indeed powerful, but the Ai family would like to hear other people's opinions."
It means shutting up Zhen Wuzuo.
She pointed to the most inconspicuous of the widows and said, "You come to do the autopsy, the others won't say much."
The man stepped forward in fear and looked at Nie Zhou's body carefully, turning it over and over again.
Then he knelt down on the ground with a bang: "Back to the Queen Mother, the test results of the little one and Zhen Wu are not the same..."
