My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 203 Farewell

Chapter 203 Farewell

The Si family didn't have to do anything to open the coffin and perform the autopsy. Feng Ziheng had brought quite a few people with him, and they first inspected the surrounding area, confirming the approximate date the coffin had been placed there and that it hadn't been moved in all those years. Only then did they dig up the soil and open the coffin. When the coffin was opened, the Si family members were all agitated.

Especially when he saw Si Jingyu's completely decayed body, Si Xingzhi seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. His younger brother couldn't bear it and cried so hard that he almost fainted. His younger sister held back her grief and supported him. Surprisingly, Si Muyan was the calmest.

Si Muyan wasn't without sadness. After all, she had the original owner's memories and remembered every detail of her elder brother, Si Jingyu. She was also a sentimental person. After more than a year of getting along, the Si family had become her true family.

But the more it is at this time, the more she cannot fall down, she has to support the whole family.

More importantly, the deaths of the eldest and second brothers were not normal. The degree of decay of their bodies was more terrifying than that of people who died four years or one year ago. Even their bones were black and blue.

The two coroners Feng Ziheng brought with him had strange looks in their eyes. They turned to look at Feng Ziheng and asked the person next to them to write something in a book. They then carefully examined the skull, compared it with the portraits of Si Jingyu and Si Jingyuan when they were alive, and asked people in the village who were familiar with them to confirm that the bodies were theirs.

"Since it is correct, seal the coffin."

At this moment, Feng Zizhou jumped up: "No, no, big brother, this is not right! Big brother, I have followed you to solve so many cases, and the situation of this death is not right at all!"

Feng Ziheng frowned: "Zizhou, stop messing around. It's time to seal the coffin. Please leave."

"No, big brother, you are the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. I don't believe you can't see that there is something wrong with the corpse. They didn't die of natural causes at all. They died of poisoning!"

Li Zheng was listening nearby with a shudder of fear. Seeing Feng Ziheng looking at him, he waved his hands repeatedly: "My lord, I don't know... My lord, they... The eldest Si died of illness, and the second Si fell from the mountain and died."

The two coroners nodded and said, "Sir, he died of illness and a fall. There is nothing else unusual."

This made Feng Zizhou even angrier. "You're lying with your eyes open. Uncle Village Head, it's fine if you don't know, but what about the coroner? The coroner specializes in autopsies. I saw it and I don't believe you can't tell they were poisoned."

He rushed forward in anger, grabbed a coroner by the collar and lifted him up: "Tell me the truth or not, I will blow your head off with one punch!"

The coroner was so frightened that he was shaking like a sieve, and he kept crying out, "Sir, sir, I am innocent, sir, help me!"

Feng Zizhou said angrily, "Help? I'm telling you, I'm the young master of the Duke's Mansion. I can crush you to death as easily as crushing an ant. If you don't tell the truth, I'll..."

Seeing the situation getting more and more serious, Si Muyan quickly walked up to Si Xingzhi and reached out to pull his sleeve: "Dad... the final verdict has always been this way."

Si Xingzhi shuddered, unable to hold back tears. He gazed longingly at the open coffins of his two sons, finally wiping away a tear and stepping forward to hold Feng Zizhou. "Young Master, please don't be upset. They are my sons. I know them all too well. How could they have died of poisoning? It was clearly... an illness caused by overwork, which is why the color of their bones is so abnormal."

Feng Zizhou was horrified and shouted, "Uncle, do you know what you are talking about? Uncle, those are your cousins, your biological sons!"

Si Xingzhi didn't look him in the eye and said, "Yes, everything I said... is true..."

Feng Ziheng glanced at Si Muyan, smiled slightly and said, "Since it is true, let's close the coffin."

His men acted quickly, and soon the two tombs were restored to their original state. If it weren't for the newly filled soil, one would have no idea what had happened here that afternoon.

The Si family didn't even know how they got back.

However, Feng Ziheng did not return to the county town immediately. Instead, he went to the Si family and called his younger brother over to him: "How are you doing with your father's study?"

The younger brother said, "I am stupid and can't learn even a little bit from my father."

Feng Ziheng looked at his bookshelf. It was filled with common elementary books, some slightly more esoteric, and some with handwriting, most not my own. He pointed to a few and asked about them. I answered them one by one, but my understanding was not deep, and my answers were halting, with many things I didn't understand.

Lord Kuang watched from the side, shook his head and pointed out several mistakes.

The younger brother rubbed the corner of his clothes awkwardly with his hands, and when asked again, his voice became soft and he couldn't speak.

Feng Ziheng put down the book and said to him, "It seems you are not lazy, but your brain is far inferior to your brother's."

The group was about to leave. Feng Zizhou didn't want to go, but was tied up by Feng Ziheng's men and put on a carriage.

The second sister ran out with her bag and said to Feng Ziheng, "Sir, when the young master was living at home, he took great care of me and my daughter and taught me many things. This is the booklet he instructed me to write, along with some of my own ideas. I wonder if you would be so kind as to let him take it with you?"

Feng Ziheng nodded, and his guards opened the bundle, revealing a dozen bound books inside.

When I opened them, I found that they were all written by myself, just as my second sister said. They were books about the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The following books were written by my second sister, about her ideas on popularizing the law and some loopholes in the laws.

Feng Ziheng couldn't help but laugh: "Is this what you thought?"

The second sister said, "It's just... my humble opinion, written casually."

Feng Ziheng said, "Many of your views coincide with those of His Royal Highness Prince Ning. His Royal Highness Prince Ning has also mentioned the idea of ​​popularizing the rule of law before, but unfortunately he didn't know how to implement it. I will inform His Royal Highness Prince Ning of your ideas later. If they are useful, I will definitely reward you."

The second sister didn't know who the Ning Wang he was talking about, so she said nervously, "I dare not ask for a reward. If the prince can be of use, it will be a blessing for me."

Feng Ziheng packed up his bag and whispered, "I didn't expect Zizhou to be so playful. Now he's actually useful here."

It was inconvenient to travel at night, so he stayed at the post station in Fenghuang County. After comforting Feng Zizhou, Lord Kuang hurried to Feng Ziheng's room and asked, "Sir, that Si Jingan can actually read. This is not a good sign."

Feng Ziheng didn't even raise his head: "Si Xingzhi has talent, but he doesn't have great ability. Si Jingan started learning late, so he won't be able to achieve anything."

"But Si Jing'an is only twelve years old, he has a long way to go." Lord Kuang said, "No, he has Shao blood in him after all. Prince, why don't you..."

Feng Ziheng chuckled, "Lord Kuang is making a big deal out of nothing. He doesn't realize that killing everyone will only make people think that the emperor is cruel and ruthless. Why should Si Jing'an be afraid?"