Li Dege said: "That's right, I think if I didn't ask Chongming myself, I'm afraid it won't be easy to do." ”

Nie Xiaoman changed his train of thought again and asked, "We know that the Shang Qin clan has a little maid named Chunlan. Where is she at the moment? ”

Li Dege replied very skillfully: "I don't know the details of this, she seems to have gone back to Xujiahui's house." But we don't know exactly where her home is. ”

"Oh? So when did she go back to Xujiahui? ”

"According to Cousin She, it was three days before Shang Qin's death, that is, on the nineteenth."

"At that time, Shang Qin's family was seriously ill, since Chunlan was a personal maid serving the housewife, how could she suddenly go back when she needed people the most?

"It's also a last resort. Someone in her family came to report that Chunlan's father was critically ill, and if she wanted to see Chunlan, she couldn't help but go back immediately. Otherwise, Cousin She would never have agreed to her. ”

Jing Mo secretly scolded in his heart, this is obviously a lie! This Li Dege can actually be reasonable. There are many torture room masters who are experts in lying, but this Master Li can be described as the champion of lying, and he can be included in the first place!

However, Jing Mo saw that Nie Xiaoman didn't mean to expose this nonsense at all. Xiao Man nodded, and glanced at Jing Mo again, as if checking whether Jing Mo's recording work was going smoothly.

Xiao Man nodded and smirked, "I see." So, after Chunlan left, did she hire this Jiangbei old mother to make up for Chunlan's shortcomings? ”

Li Dege swallowed again, and hurriedly responded: "No, this week's mother didn't come until the morning of the 23rd. Because Shang Qin's temper is usually the most urgent, his temper is more likely to get angry when he is sick. She was reluctant to call a completely strange servant to serve her, so at that time, she was serving her cousin herself. I think Shang Yuanji should have told you that the relationship between Shang Qin's family and her cousin in the past was like a sister. ”

When Jing Mo heard this, he felt that Nie Xiaoman's job filled by the old mother in Jiangbei just now was like a trap, as long as Li Dege answered in passing, he could see through his lies from the date of the old mother's employment. Unexpectedly, this surnamed Li is really not a vegetarian, and the defense line he arranged is like an iron wall. Nie Xiaoman's strategy was completely ineffective.

Nie Xiaoman didn't mind and said, "Then, please tell Brother Li about the funeral of the Shang Qin family." ”

Li Dege seemed a little lightweight at this time, and he said softly: "If Cousin She's not returning to Chongming, I can't help but get anxious." She didn't know when Shang Yuanji would be able to come back from the school, and at the same time, because she was lacking in money, she was really helpless, so she decided to steal the funeral. However, although it is easy to steal the funeral, someone still needs to handle it. So as a last resort, I went to invite Tang Anguo to come. Brother Nie, you should know the relationship between Tang Anguo and his niece, right? ”

Nie Xiaoman shook his head and said, "Well, I'm sorry, I'm just chasing the wind and shadows, and I don't know much." ”

"Well, let me introduce you. They met through a friend's introduction, and they had been known for a year. At first, because of some similarities, there was some correspondence between them, but later their relationship became more and more deed, and then they discussed the issue of marriage. Although this kind of thing is a little inconsistent with the etiquette, I can guarantee that there is no such thing as transgressing the etiquette, but the Shang Qin clan has always been more important than the etiquette, and once expressed its opposition. This year, my niece is seventeen years old, and it is said that she has already reached the age of marriage. But for the sake of family harmony, Cousin She's still put the matter on hold. So I don't think Shang Yuanji knows anything about this matter yet. Li Dege said this, and looked at Shang Yuanji with a slanted gaze.

Shang Yuanji, Su Jingmo, and Hao Shoubei all adopted the same attitude in this conversation, that is, Xu Shu entered Cao Ying—without saying a word. Shang Yuanji was silent all the time, never saying a word, but the cold expression on his face seemed to freeze.

Nie Xiaoman nodded and said, "Okay, okay." Brother Li, please continue. Who went to invite Tang Anguo to come? ”

Master Li moved his gaze back to Xiao Man, touched the dog oil mustache on his lips again, and replied very preparedly: "It was written by Jin Chuan and sent it by a guy who sold water on the tiger stove in Xianhemen. ”

"When was it delivered?"

"On the morning of the twenty-third."

"When did Tang Anguo arrive?"

"About halfway through unitary time."

"What will happen to him after he comes?"

He was very willing to make some efforts, and when the funeral was finished, he personally sent the funeral to the Yeshan Daoyuan. He is also in charge of all the affairs in the Yeshan Dao Academy......"

"Hey, I'm sorry, Brother Li, I want to ask one more question here. Did you say that after Tang Anguo arrived here, Shang Qin's body was put into the coffin? ”

"That's nature."

"So, who carried the body into the coffin?"

Li Dege's gaze was fixed on the floor again, and he didn't answer for a while. He stroked the index finger and thumb of his right hand around his beard, while his ring finger twitched softly. He touched his beard too often, and Jing Mo couldn't help but start worrying that Li Dege had pulled off his two handfuls of dog oil beard.

Finally, Li Dege asked in a skeptical tone, "Brother Nie, are you asking this question because of customs and etiquette?" It was indeed sent in by Jin Chuan with his head in his arms. ”

At this time, Jing Mo clearly saw the corners of Nie Xiaoman's mouth move slightly, as if a faint smile was revealed. I saw Xiao Man clasping his hands together again, as if he had caught something, and on the other hand, Jing Mo also secretly praised the talent of this torture room master.

Nie Xiaoman still asked lightly on his face: "Jin Chuan is holding his head?" She is a filial daughter who 'does not remember the old evils', which is really rare. ”

Li Dege squeezed out a smirk and replied, "That's just a last resort." There was no man in charge of the family, and she had the same status in terms of etiquette. This act doesn't seem to be a good way to live up to the dead mother-in-law. ”

"Naturally, Shang Qin's family is her mother-in-law after all, and since she is the daughter of the Shang family, she naturally has to be filial to her mother-in-law. Therefore, I can only agree with her gesture of hugging her head, and there will be absolutely no criticism. It's just that in addition to Jin Chuan who is holding his head, there are naturally other people who help carry the corpse. May I ask who is carrying the corpse? ”

"Then of course, the servants who brought in the coffin were invited."

"Where did these laborers get them?"

"It was hired by Tang Anguo on his behalf, and he has always had hired servants at home. Brother Nie, if you want to investigate, you only need to ask Tang Anguo. ”

Unexpectedly, at this time, Nie Xiaoman shook his head coldly and replied, "I think there seems to be a problem with the time, and there are a few points that can't be explained." ”

Master Li's gaze glanced fiercely at Nie Xiaoman's face, as if Nie Xiaoman questioned his words for the first time, making him slightly flustered.

"Brother Nie, is there anything you think doesn't make sense?"

"You just said that Tang Anguo arrived here on the morning of the 23rd, and then got the news and rushed here again. If the servants had been hired by him, they would have been on the morning of the twenty-third day. But on the night of the 22nd, there was a need for mercenary laborers, such as pretending, wiping the corpse, wearing shrouds, and all kinds of things, and carrying the corpse down from the upper floor. In this way, isn't the time spent on the servants a little incorrect? Could it be that on the night of the 22nd the servants who were dressed and carried the corpses were a different group? “

"That's right, Brother Nie, you've misunderstood. According to the habits of the countryside in his hometown of Handan, the work of washing corpses and dressing was done by relatives themselves, and was not operated by outsiders, and Chongming had not gone out at that time. So on the night of the 22nd, the body was carried downstairs by the mother and son, and no servants were employed. ”