Regarding Zhou Xuennian's death, Zhou Xueli was busy managing Zhou Xuennian's corpse at the time and didn't make detailed inquiries, but he had enough silver with him, so he stuffed some silver into the hands of the government officer who came to report the news, piecing together a rough idea.
As far as he knew, Zhou Xuennian had quarreled over an attendant with someone named Ma Datou, and after drinking a few too many cups, he mocked Ma Datou, who had a crooked neck and a big head, relying on his minor official status.
Ma Datou hated people commenting on his big head the most, so he held a grudge against Zhou Xuennian. As the nephew of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he was usually rampant, and nobody dared to provoke him. Didn't Zhou Xuennian stir up a hornet's nest?
One night, Zhou Xuennian and his son were drinking at a brothel, where they ended up killing a Flower Girl, and they were caught red-handed with the knife.
