Nie Xiaoman said: "Brother Yuanji, you don't have to worry, I'm not breaking my promise and retreating. However, I think that this matter can be considered in the long run, and it cannot be carried out recklessly with such a rash attitude as you are present. ”

"So, what do you want to do?"

"At the very least, we have to make a thorough effort to get to the bottom of it. Now let me ask you, you just said that your mother's coffin is now parked in the Yeshan Dao Temple. Didn't your aunt tell you that? ”

"Yes, I also went to see it myself yesterday evening, in the Yeshan Dao Courtyard on Fish Market Street."

Nie Xiaoman's eyebrows raised, and he hurriedly said, "What do you see that coffin look like?" ”

"It was a ready-made red lacquered coffin, and the head of the coffin was glued with a piece of red paper, with seven big characters written on it: 'Shangmen Qin's Treasure Coffin', and there was really nothing unusual on the appearance. I wanted to open the coffin and see what my mother had become after all, and how I would not be allowed to do so at the thought of that abominable etiquette! ”

"This is naturally not possible. Have you ever asked the clerks in the Yeshan Provincial Courtyard what was going on when they sent them to the funeral? ”

"Nope. At that time, the mourners were all gone, and I couldn't ask. However, one thing is enough to prove their ruthlessness. My mother's coffin was placed in the barren number along the back wall. There were four coffins in this number, the window paper on the windows was torn, and the room was as cold as the outside, and the wind was miserable. These are cheap trumpets, and my mother's coffin should not be placed in such a number, as in our family. ”

Nie Xiaoman lowered his head again, as if he was thinking about some more important issue, and did not notice the scholar's grievances.

Jing Mo asked from the side, "Have you ever asked your aunt how your mother died of illness?" ”

"Naturally, I asked. She only said that the old illness had relapsed, and that she had been sick for about ten days. But why didn't they send me a letter during those ten days? Her reasoning was that my mother was afraid of my worries and would not allow them to write letters. My lord, don't you think it's unreasonable to let the patient call the shots in this kind of thing? ”

"Lang Zhong should always be invited when you are sick, doesn't your aunt want to say it?"

Shang Yuanji frowned tightly, rubbing his hands together in a hesitant look.

The opposite is true. She repeatedly showed me the prescription, as if to dispel my suspicions, and I became more and more suspicious because of it. ”

"Why?"

"It was a Lang Zhong named Gao Yuefeng, and there were some words written on the square paper: 'Damp and hot are intertwined, the jin is dry and condensed, the illness is heavy, and the line is empty.'" A scary diagnosis, but it is not considered a disease. I know that the words of ordinary Langzhong are often unreliable. ”

Jing Mo listened to this comment a little harshly, and couldn't help but interject.

Jing Mo asked: "Lang Zhong's words are often unreliable, your words are inevitably too intense." ”

Shang Yuanji turned his head to look at Jing Mo and argued, "Master Su, I'm not despising Lang Zhong. Not to mention that the good treatment of the disease is meritorious, but in fact, there are many so-called Langzhong who have no knowledge of the disease, and they do not recognize the symptoms clearly, so they write some scary sentences such as 'fear of change' on the square paper. They can take credit when they are sick, and they can also absolve themselves of responsibility if they unfortunately die. I've experienced this kind of vice a few times. For example, two years ago, when I was suffering from malaria, my mother went to a so-called Langzhong, and even wrote some ...... on the prescription."

Nie Xiaoman suddenly said impatiently: "Okay, you don't need to list it. This kind of vice is certainly a disadvantage of the green sac world, and there is no need to talk about Lang Zhong, who deceives patients with scary words because of his weak diagnostic ability. Now I have something to ask you. According to my law, death and birth must be registered in the yamen. Do you know if they have done this? ”

Shang Yuanji hesitated and said, "I didn't ask about this." Because I have not received a satisfactory answer to the reasons for the funeral and the names of the workers who sent them to the funeral, the suspicion in my heart can no longer be contained, so I feel that there is no need to ask for other details. Even the monk of Jiming Temple that she cited as a witness, I also think there is no value in paying attention. ”

Nie Xiaoman's eyes suddenly flashed, and he hurriedly asked, "The monk of Jiming Temple?" As a witness?

Shang Yuanji replied: "My aunt is very superstitious, and other places regard money as life, but for things like pretending to be gold and repairing temples, she is surprisingly generous, so the monks in Jiming Temple regard her as a big donor." According to her, my mother died at dusk on the 22nd of the day before yesterday, and on the spot she invited seven monks from Jiming Temple to come and recite the "Amitabha Sutra" all night. She also said that this kind of compassion is very beneficial to the deceased, but it can be a blissful death, and it cannot save money, and everything else is a waste. She said this just to cover up her conspiracy and fill in the reason why she was secretly mourned. You think that this class of monks usually receives her alms, so naturally they breathe out with her nostrils. Even if I asked, what would I ask? ”

Nie Xiaoman shook his head and said, "I can't agree with this. We need to clarify this suspicion, and we must not let it go so easily because of the small details or the expectation that there will be no results. My current plan is to investigate the aspects that you don't think have the value of attention.

Shang Yuanji nodded again and again: "I don't object to this." Since I think it is necessary to investigate, as long as I can avenge my mother's grievances, I will do everything according to your orders. But my good aunt, I hope you will find a way to talk to her too. ”

Nie Xiaoman responded: "This is natural, but I can't go to see her recklessly in front of me." ”

Shang Yuanji stood up and took the square scarf on the table next to him, and his face had changed to a face that was completely different from before.

"Lord Nie, Lord Su, you can help me, I don't know what words to use to thank you......"

Jing Mo couldn't help but interject to stop him and said, "Wait, where are you going to go at the moment?"

Shang Yuanzhen responded: "Go home." I'm going to keep quiet and watch carefully. I believe there is more conclusive evidence to be obtained.

Jing Mo also stood up and said in a deep voice: "This is very good, but your own safety is ......."

Shang Yuanji hurriedly said: "I have thought of this for a long time, and now I feel that everything is not afraid." I thought about it and said that it was a discord between my liver and stomach and that I had stomach pain caused by too much worry, and I didn't eat anything at home. I had another paper knife on hand, just in case of an accident. But I haven't said it explicitly, and I don't think they would have resorted to dangerous violence. ”

Nie Xiaoman also stood up and said slowly: "In this way, you should be cautious everywhere." ”

Shang Yuanji nodded and said, "Thank you for mentioning it, I'll take care of it." When I go home, suppose that I will go back to the school tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so that they will not be overly defensive of me. The two adults have gone late, and they will come back tomorrow morning to hear the news of the two adults. With that, he bowed to the ground and bowed again, then opened the door and hurried out.