After a while, Li Dege replied with a smile: "This method is really good, but Cousin She is a female streamer after all, and she doesn't know how to speak when she sees all the guests, not to mention that you are all raw guests, and you can't open your mouth." If Brother Nie has any questions, I can answer them on behalf of my sister. ”

"I think such an indirect question and answer will inevitably cause inconvenience."

"Brother Nie, there's no need to worry about this. I have just asked me completely about the circumstances of this matter, but Brother Nie has asked, there will be no misinformation. ”

"So, can Brother Li really be a plenipotentiary?"

"Yes, I can be fully responsible. If there is any problem, I can go inside and ask for clarification. So, Brother Nie, you can rest assured. ”

Nie Xiaoman listened to the other party's words like this, lowered his head and paused for a while, as if he was considering whether to accept the other party's conditions.

Finally, Xiao Man nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, please tell me about the causes and consequences of the death of his wife Shang Qin's illness and funeral." ”

After Nie Xiaoman finished saying this, he twisted him to Jing Mo's side, and at the same time, his gaze glanced at Jing Mo. Jing Mo remembered that Xiao Man had just asked himself to record the words of this negotiation, and at this time Xiao Man's glance was clearly a code, so Jing Mo quietly took out the booklet that Xiao Man gave him, and put it on his lap, and held a small hook pen to prepare for the record.

Li Dege's seat was opposite Nie Xiaoman, Jing Mo was sitting next to him, and there was a Hao guard in the middle, so Jing Mo's actions would not attract Li Dege's attention. At this time, Li Dege's entire attention was focused on the great enemy Nie Xiaoman, who was directly opposite.

I saw Li Dege touch his short beard with his fingers, obviously after some consideration and weighing in his heart, he started the following conversation.

Li Dege said carefully: "This incident is completely natural, Shang Yuanji actually suspects that there is some crime of murdering his family in this matter, and it is all because of his misunderstanding of overreaction. However, from his standpoint, this misunderstanding may also be due to his filial piety, which can be regarded as excusable. In the past few years, Shang Qin's family has been suffering from cough and asthma, which has been cured from time to time, and the root of the disease is already very deep. This time, because of the change of solar terms in the beginning of autumn, she suddenly became ill again, and it was very powerful. Because of her old age and frailty, she couldn't support it, and after many days of medical treatment, she finally couldn't see results. At first, I invited two Langzhong: one was called Qin Sang, and the other was Chu Nanyuan; Later, because the medication was ineffective, the sister changed her mind to Meng Guobin, who was a little famous. These three Lang Zhong can be responsible for proving that Meng Guobin also knew about Shang Qin's death. These are all conclusive proofs of illness and death, and there is absolutely no room for doubt from the point of view of official law. ”

Xiao Man was noncommittal and waited for the other party to continue.

Li Dege said: "As for the funeral procedures, they are completely reasonable and legal. After his death, he went to the yamen to make an official report, which can be regarded as proof from the official face. That night, he also invited the monks of Jiming Temple to chant the scriptures, and sent a quick letter to inform Shang Yuanji, and the procedures can be said to be comprehensive, there is no deficiency. This is a fact, and I think Brother Nie and his friends have probably investigated it clearly. ”

When Li Dege said this, he gradually raised his gaze staring at the floor and moved it to Nie Xiaoman's face.

Nie Xiaoman replied slowly: "We haven't done such an investigation. But I believe that what Brother Li said must be credible. However, how to handle the funeral, please let Brother Li explain it more clearly. ”

What Jing Mo didn't expect was that after hearing Xiao Man's words, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Dege's mouth, could it be that he had already prevented Xiao Man from asking this question?

I saw Li Dege nodding and said: "It should be like this, but in fact, this matter is not complicated, according to Cousin She, the reason why Shang Yuanji is suspicious is because of the funeral." Actually, this is also quite natural. One is because of the relationship between money and money, and the other is that there is a lack of people in charge of cooking at home, so they came up with this simple and economical way to hide the funeral. Because there was really no silver to use at home, all the jewelry of her cousin had already been redeemed after this spring because of the rise in the price of gold, and the money obtained was also spent on the family, and the amount spent on illness was also slightly considerable. Therefore, by the time Shang Qin died, the remaining cash was only enough to buy some shroud coffins. If you want to go out of the funeral in a big way, just the expenses on the scene will always take dozens or hundreds of taels, in fact, my cousin really has more than enough to do. Another point is that there are only two cousins and nieces in the family. The coffin can't be left in the house for a long time, and Shang Yuanji doesn't know when he will come back, and there is no man who can take care of it during the funeral, which is naturally a big problem. Therefore, Cousin She had no choice but to come up with this vulgar funeral method. ”

This Li Dege is really powerful, and he said a call without leaking, and after finishing speaking, his eyes seemed to be peeking at Nie Xiaoman's face.

Jing Mo felt that this person was right, especially about the cost item, although it was not quite consistent with what Shang Yuanji said, but he could say it reasonably, Jing Mo really had to admire the amazing eloquence of these officials. Nie Xiaoman still didn't say anything on his face, and after a while of silence, he actually nodded, as if he was quite accepting of Li Dege's explanation.

Nie Xiaoman thought for a while and asked, "Doesn't Shang Yuanji still have an elder brother named Shang Chongming at home?" ”

Li Dege let out a long sigh when he heard this, and replied with a sigh: "Hey, speaking of this child, it's really disgusting!" I won't tell you that although there is nothing wrong with this child, he is like a wild horse without a halter, and what this child likes to do often follows his own temperament and is not controlled by anyone. On the day of his mother-in-law's death, Shang Qin, he finally did all the formalities for buying a coffin and asking the monk to report to the yamen, and then he was invited by his two fox friends to play, and he has not come back yet. I think from his point of view, he thinks he's done what he has to do, and he can let Shang Yuanji do something else. Although this is barely reasonable, as soon as he goes out, he often asks friends to go on a tour of the mountains and rivers, and it is common for him not to return for three days or four days. I really can't help but blame my cousin for her neglect of discipline in the past. ”

Jing Mo thought to himself, this old official is really good at quibbling. Chongming's disappearance, he actually said that he went to the mountains and rivers very elegantly, and said that his freedom and casualness were common, but it proved that this disappearance was also dull.

However, the strange thing was that Nie Xiaoman still didn't take any rebuttal, he only asked questions intentionally or unintentionally.

"I see, my cousin's actions are indeed too casual. So when did he go out? ”

"Shang Qin's death was around two o'clock in the evening of the 22nd. Chongming went out after the monks who had been buried in the evening of that day.

Did he tell anyone he was leaving? Or did it slip out quietly? ”

He told his cousin that a friend had asked him out, but he didn't say when he would come back. Cousin She thought he was just leaving for a while, so she didn't stop him. ”

"Did the two friends who made an appointment with him agree in advance? Or was it by chance?

"This is probably accidental, because Chongming didn't mention it to his cousin beforehand."

"Well, who are those two friends who asked him out?"

Li Dege took a long breath, stroked his dog oil beard with his hand, and swallowed. He didn't seem to expect Nie Xiaoman to ask so carefully, and he didn't have time to deal with it for a while.

Then, Li Dege shook his head and replied, "I don't know. Because the two friends only stopped at the door for a moment, and the cousin and the niece were busy inside, and did not see it. ”

Nie Xiaoman said in a slightly ridiculous tone: "In this way, if you want to track down these two friends, in fact, it is probably impossible. ”