The second wife is charming to the bone, and Mr. Shen is very honest

Chapter 186 The Secret That Cannot Be Revealed

When the prefect of the yamen heard that the female corpse turned out to be someone from the Shen residence, he naturally did not dare to delay and quickly sent someone to the Shen residence to notify them.

After the official entered the Shen Mansion, he told the housekeeper about the incident, and the housekeeper hurried to Wutong Courtyard.

"Sir, someone from the government office said that a female corpse floated out of the river, and the corpse was wearing clothes embroidered with the Shen family."

Only the servants’ clothes in the Shen Mansion would have the name of the Shen Mansion embroidered on them.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sujin couldn't help but ask, "How old is this female corpse?"

The housekeeper said: "I don't know either. I need to ask the official."

Shen Yanfeng: "Butler, take a few people with you and follow the official to the yamen to see if you can recognize that person."

Butler: "Yes, sir!" After saying that, he quickly turned around and left.

Jiang Sujin: "Not long ago, two maids ran away from our Shen Mansion. Could this female corpse be them?"

Shen Yanfeng: "The butler and the others went to see it, and they saw it at once."

Jiang Sujin: "Then find some people who are familiar to the two maids, so that they won't be unable to recognize them when the time comes."

Shen Yanfeng: "Okay." He then looked at the people around him and said, "Go find the two maids who are familiar with them. Make sure you recognize them clearly."

"It's my lord!"

Jiang Sujin: "The nanny beside Madam Shen could have left the Shen Mansion openly in three years, so why did she insist on running away? And she even lost her life because of it."

Shen Yanfeng: "It's possible that one of them accidentally fell into the water while escaping."

He always didn't want to delve into the secrets. After all, she had already been punished, and he felt there was no need to pursue other matters.

Jiang Sujin knew that she couldn't get anything out of him, so she simply decided not to discuss it with him.

She decided to go to the government office herself and ask the coroner to perform an autopsy to find out how the man died.

In the afternoon, the housekeeper came to tell Shen Yanfeng and Jiang Sujin that the person was the nanny beside Madam Shen. Two nannies had escaped some time ago, and one of them was this female corpse.

Jiang Sujin: "How did the female corpse die? Are there any other injuries on her body?"

The housekeeper said, "We have to wait until the government has the coroner perform an autopsy tomorrow before they can tell us."

Shen Yanfeng: "Running away in the middle of the night, of course he fell into the water by mistake."

Jiang Sujin: "You are already this old, why would you risk your life to escape?"

Shen Yanfeng: "I've been pampered in Yilan Courtyard for so long, and now I'm suddenly in dire straits. Naturally, I can't stand it."

Shen Yanfeng just wanted to make everything reasonable, and he obviously didn't want to create any more trouble.

Mrs. Shen always thought that the two maids were dead, and Guard Li did not tell her the truth, so she always thought that the two maids had died a long time ago.

The next day, Jiang Sujin took advantage of someone coming to see Shen Yanfeng and hurriedly got in a carriage out of the Shen Mansion and went straight to the prefectural government office.

The prefect looked at Madam Shen, who had come with a big belly, and naturally he quickly invited her into the prefect's office.

Jiang Sujin: "Did the coroner perform the autopsy?"

The prefect said: "Young Madam, please wait a moment. The coroner will be here soon."

Jiang Sujin: "Are there any other injuries on the body?"

Upon hearing this, the prefect said with an unnatural expression: "The coroner hasn't come yet, and I don't know what's going on."

Jiang Sujin: "Forget it, let's go and urge the coroner!"

Upon hearing this, the prefect immediately said in fear and trepidation, "Young Madam is absolutely right. I will send someone to urge the coroner right away."

After a while, the coroner finally arrived.

Jiang Sujin wanted to go and see the coroner perform the autopsy, but she was so scared that the prefect fell to his knees. No matter what Jiang Sujin said, he refused to let her leave, so Jiang Sujin did not go over.

After a long while, the coroner came running over with sweat all over his forehead.

Jiang Sujin: "Coroner, what have you found out?"

Coroner: "Madam, I have examined the body and found that the woman is about fifty years old. There are two knife wounds on her body, one on the back and one on the chest. The last wound went straight through the heart and was the most direct cause of her death on the spot."

Jiang Sujin: "So this means that the deceased was killed first and then his body was dumped."

Coroner: "Yes, this is a murder, not a suicide, and it's not an accident."

Jiang Sujin nodded when she heard this, and then said to the prefect, "Prefect, can you catch this murderer?"

Upon hearing this, the prefect couldn't help but said with an embarrassed look on his face: "This... this... I'm afraid... some of it is not that easy."

These prefectural offices never tried every means to find the murderer. They usually caught him on the spot if they could. Otherwise, the case would become a cold case.

Seeing this, Jiang Sujin naturally knew what was going on, so she no longer held out any hope.

"Just do your best, Mr. Prefect." After saying that, she stood up and left.

Upon seeing this, the prefect bowed and said, "I respectfully send you off, Madam."

This is Shen Yanfeng's wife, the emperor's second wife, and a first-rank lady. Naturally, he has to be respectful to her.

Jiang Sujin knew that the murderer could not be an outsider, but must be someone from the Shen Mansion, and definitely someone in Mrs. Shen's yard.

Since this nanny is dead, then that nanny is either dead or ran away.

Why was Mrs. Shen so eager to kill the two maids? It must be because they knew her unknown secret.

How many bad things had she done that she would be so anxious to kill someone to silence him?

Jiang Sujin sent people to search for the other nanny in the capital and even outside the capital.

She just didn't believe that Madam Shen could silence everyone. As long as there was a little bit of a mouth, she would find ways to tear it apart.

Two days later, the supplies to the meditation room in the backyard suddenly ran out, so Nanny Zhang went to the housekeeper to inquire about the reason.

"Have you heard? Madam Li, who was beside Madam Shen, has died."

"Ah, how did he die?" The people next to him couldn't help but widen their eyes.

The man glanced at Aunt Zhang next to him, then deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I heard that he was killed and then the body was thrown into the river."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhang next to her couldn't help but widen her eyes. She could no longer hear what the person next to her said.

She knew without even listening who had killed Matron Li.

Because she knew that Madam Shen had promised Nanny Li and the other two that she would send them away from the Shen Mansion in two months.

At that time, she also suggested that if you want to make people shut up forever, just kill them with a knife.

At that time, she didn't expect that Mrs. Shen would really do this. After all, they had followed Mrs. Shen for twenty years. No matter what, even if they had no credit, they had worked hard.

However, all this seemed worthless in her eyes, because she didn't care at all. She only cared about whether her secret would be leaked out. After all, if it was leaked out, she would be finished.

Nanny Zhang left the two people who were whispering with a pale face. Just as she was about to return to the meditation room in the backyard, two people suddenly appeared in front of her.

The next moment, she was dragged away by several servants.

"What are you doing? Let go... wuwuwu..."

After a long time, she was finally taken to a room.

When Nanny Zhang saw Madam Shen, she was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground.

"Madam, what are you doing?"

Jiang Sujin: "Don't be afraid, Aunt Zhang, I just have a few questions for you."

Aunt Zhang said with horror: "I...I don't know anything."

Jiang Sujin: "You don't even know what I'm asking you, so why are you saying you don't know?"

Aunt Zhang: "I really don't know anything."

Jiang Sujin: "I don't want to ask about Madam Shen. I just want to ask, do you know why Nanny Li was killed?"

Aunt Zhang: "I...I really don't know anything."

Jiang Sujin: "Madame Li was stabbed more than a dozen times. Her death was very ugly. I heard that her face was pierced."

After hearing these words, Aunt Zhang couldn't help but start shaking violently. At the same time, her face turned pale instantly.

Jiang Sujin naturally noticed the change in Nanny Zhang's expression.

She raised her eyebrows and said coldly, "Some people are just crazy. In her eyes, only the dead are the safest."

Madam Zhang: "I...I don't know what the young lady is talking about."

Jiang Sujin: "You know, I might as well tell you, if you want to live, you can come to me, I can keep you alive."

When Nanny Zhang heard this, her eyes flickered and she seemed to be thinking about something.

Jiang Sujin: "Someone, send Aunt Zhang back and get her what she needs."

"Thank you, madam."

Jiang Sujin: "Remember my words, they will always count."

Nanny Zhang didn't say anything, but turned around and left.

After Nanny Zhang left, Caiyue couldn't help but say, "Miss, why don't you just take her to the dungeon and torture her to extract a confession?"

Jiang Sujin: "Shen Yanfeng will not admit what he has been forced to confess to through torture, and neither will the Shen family. I just want to see what kind of shocking secret this is, and that's why she is so scared."

Caiyue: "Sir, too. Why doesn't he believe that Madam is a complete villain?"

Jiang Sujin: "That's his biological mother, so it's understandable that he protects her. After all, who wouldn't protect their own biological mother?"

Caiyue: "My Lord is so upright, why is my Lady such a person? Is she his biological mother?"

Jiang Sujin couldn't help but narrow her eyes when she heard this: "That's not necessarily true."

Thinking about it now, it seems that this is the only reason that can explain why she was so nervous and insisted on either tying up the old man who followed her to her side or killing him.

Because if this secret got out, she would be completely finished.

"We have to give those people some more eye drops."