Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

Although going to a dead man's room, it is still possible for the "resurrected" dead man to be a little scared, but compared to selling himself as a slave and being beaten to death, the gardener's servants would rather go to the dead man's room.

After all, it's broad daylight and there are so many people, it's impossible to run into any dirty things.

With the gardener leading the way, Lin Ze and his party went back to the third young master's room to check. Although he had checked it before and didn't see any problems, what if there were any omissions?

Just like the fact that the flowers and plants in Young Master Tang San's room withered overnight, they knew it was not a coincidence.

Go see it again, maybe you will find something new...

Although the third young master Tang is not promising, he is indeed very favored in the Tang mansion because of his favored mother and the mouth that can coax Mr. Tang. Even if he dies, the yard where he lives still remains, and the flowers and plants he loved during his lifetime are inherited by others. Clean up and make a souvenir.

And like the second lady in the Tang Mansion, the courtyard was arranged not to be used as soon as she heard that a person died, and no one remembered it anymore.

"Lord Lin, it's right here. Because those pots of flowers and plants are very delicate, and the third young master likes them very much, they have been kept in the house. On weekdays, they are moved out in the morning to bask in the sun. They have always grown very well. I and other flowers The craftsmen take turns serving them, and they are all meticulous..."

"The few days when the young master died were very chaotic, but the master didn't have any other explanations. We dare not make decisions privately, so we still take care of them as usual. I came to move flowers in the morning as usual, but when I opened the door, I saw them withered. I really don't like it." know what's going on."

The gardener's servant was very wronged and sad, and he was really unlucky.

"What's the matter with the water marks you mentioned?"

Lin Ze nodded. He is a modern person. Although he has traveled through time, he still has a realistic attitude towards ghosts and gods.

Besides, if there is a ghost, then with the perverted nature of the third young master, how could he bring flowers if he wanted to take something away? It must be a beauty.

So what is going on with the 'Watermark' is very worthy of attention.

There are so many servants in a favored young master's house, which is cleaned every day, and the deceased did not return to the room that night, how could there be water stains in the room, which can be regarded as dirty.

"Here, this side of the bed. When I came that morning, there was a lot of water on the ground. At that time, I wondered. Now that I think about it, maybe it's just..."

The gardener's servant's face turned pale, his eyes looked left and right, and he didn't need to guess much to know that he was thinking of ghosts and gods again.

The old butler had a bad expression on his face. He looked a little scared when he looked around. He kicked the gardener and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense! The third young master is still our master even if he becomes a ghost. There is nothing to be afraid of!"

Lin Ze glanced at the frightened servants of the Tang Mansion, and silently observed the surrounding water.

Of course, there must be nothing left of the water traces now, and it was empty. After looking for a long time, I didn't see anything. Because the servants cleaned the house every day, it was really difficult to find any clues.

"Sir, what do you think it is? There seems to be some marks on the beam..."

Suddenly, Zhang Yu pointed to the beams of the house, and saw something wrong with sharp eyes.

When Lin Ze heard this, he immediately sent someone to find a ladder and climbed up to have a look.

Sure enough, there were indeed some traces on the beams, some white powder, which looked ordinary, but Lin Ze smelled it carefully.

It is the powder of saltpeter.

How could there be saltpeter powder in Master Tang San's room?At present, very few people know about saltpeter. Even if they do, some barefoot doctors use it for medicinal purposes. It took him a little effort to find saltpeter.

"Master Lin, did you find something wrong?"

Seeing Lin Ze's thoughtful expression, the housekeeper came up to ask.

"No, it's just that the beams in this house are quite dirty, full of dust, and it will take a lot of work to ask the servants to clean them next time. Pay attention to hygiene to avoid getting sick..."

Lin Ze smiled slightly, perfunctory, and did not express any doubts in his heart.

The housekeeper nodded respectfully, "Your Excellency is right."

"By the way, apart from the withering of the flowers and plants, did any special things happen in the days before and after the death of your third young master? It doesn't matter how big or small it is, you can tell what you can think of."

I didn't expect the flowers and plants to wither overnight. It seems that there are many neglected points in the previous interrogation and investigation.

That's right, everyone was attracted by the death of Young Master Tang San at that time, who still paid attention to these things?But it's the little things that go unnoticed that really matter.

"It's not surprising. The third young master is still the same as usual. He sleeps at home during the day and goes out to play at night. If there is anything unusual, it is that the third young master took a fancy to Xu Xiaoshi and asked someone to tie Xu Xiaoshi to the room. Xiaoshi's cousin Ji Hongsheng rushed over, so he didn't succeed, and the third young master was beaten up by Ji Hongsheng..."

The servants of the Tang Mansion looked at each other, but they didn't think of anything strange.

"Then you three young masters go out at night, do you know where you have been?"

"I don't know, the third young master has a lot of friends, so he can go wherever he wants. The master is not at home often, and the third aunt can't control him, and no one else in the house dares to take care of the young master's affairs..."

"And the third young master always likes to go out at night and sleep during the day. No one has the energy to spend all the time with him."

"By the way, a few days before the third young master was murdered, he didn't bring his little servant, Ah Liu, when he went out at night. Later, Ah Liu was fined as a third-class servant for quarreling with the third young master to sleep, and now he works in the kitchen."

Suddenly a servant remembered, "It's fortunate that this is the case, otherwise Ah Liu didn't take good care of the third young master, and he would definitely be buried with him."

Generally, the servants around the young master are all slaves who have signed a contract of selling themselves to death, so it is normal to be buried with the master.

"Then after Ah Liu is punished, who will take care of the third young master?"

"...It seems to be gone. A few days before the young master was killed, he had a bad temper. Even Ah Liu, who was the best at coaxing the young master, was punished. During the day, no one dared to knock on the door. They could only call us when the third young master told us to call us." Only dare to go there."

The latter is basically the same as the dossier testimony.

A few days before the incident, Young Master Tang San had almost nothing special except his temper, because the other party was a night owl who slept in the house for a long time during the day and went out at night, so his whereabouts were a little erratic.

Moreover, not all of the other party's family knows what friends the other party may have.

In ancient times, there were no computers, monitoring facilities, etc., and it was really difficult to investigate a person's whereabouts by simply asking.

However, the Tang family and his party were not without gains.

In addition to the withered flowers and plants and the saltpeter powder on the beams, the officials brought by Lin Ze also found some rope marks on a few trees in the Tang Mansion. It was very secretive, but Lin Ze couldn't stop Lin Ze from ordering everyone to conduct a carpet search. These clues were found.

Withered flowers and plants, saltpeter powder, and rope marks seem to be irrelevant, but how can there be no connection if they appear for no reason?

"Bring Xu Xiaoshi here, and go to the home of Xu's cousin..."

Coming out of Tang Mansion, Lin Ze ordered someone to bring Xu Xiaoshi up, and then turned around to check the place where the cousins ​​lived.

Although many suspicious points were found in the Tang Mansion, Ji Hongsheng's suspicion cannot be ignored just because of this. The case investigation must not be affected by any emotions. It takes multiple investigations and verifications in all aspects to really get close to the truth.

Otherwise, it is easy for the real murderer to use people's psychological layout to cover up the truth and the real murderer.

The case of Young Master Tang San was obviously very premeditated...

Compared with Tang's mansion, Xu's side is much easier to search.

The cousins ​​of Xu's family live in the famous poor alley in the county town, and all the people living here are poor people like them who have to leave their hometowns and come out to do short-term and long-term labor for a long time.

However, the Xu family cousins ​​are very hardworking and capable. Although they live in a poor alley, they can at least live in a small courtyard alone.

The small yard is very tidy and tidy, and the layout is also very warm. Because Ji Hongsheng worked as a gardener in Tang Mansion, he was good at gardening flowers and plants, so they also planted a lot of flowers in their yard.

"There are a lot of carpentry tools at home? Do you know how to do carpentry?"

Lin Ze looked around the ordinary courtyard of the Xu family, and saw a lot of carpenter's tools in the corner, all large and small.

Moreover, a lot of furniture in the Xu family seems to be made by themselves, because there is no very professional and exquisite carving, and many families who know a little carpentry do this by themselves, which can save a lot of money.

"Well, it's all made by my cousin. My cousin's family used to be a carpenter in the village. When I was young, I learned from Ji's uncle and aunt, but Ji's uncle and aunt died early, so my cousin didn't finish learning woodwork. I figured it out later..."

Because he is a distant cousin, not a direct uncle, so a prefix should be added to the address.

When Xu Xiaoshi mentioned his cousin, there was a smile on his face, he belonged to the kind between lovers,

"My cousin is very capable, and the woodwork I learned by myself is passable, so many people in the alleys who can't afford the cabinets outside come to my cousin to do it. I earn some money from this, and my cousin and I can live alone. hospital."

"Your cousin probably didn't live in the past, he should be very good... Are those things made by your cousin?"

Lin Ze seriously commented, pointing to a pile of weird wood in the corner and asking.

The pile of things that looked strange to the ancients was enough to arouse admiration in his heart in the eyes of a modern person.

Talent.

Where are the piles of things? They are all the precious progress of human wisdom. Ji Hongsheng actually made a "skateboard" that looks like the kind of "skateboard" that modern children can use to control the direction.

In this era, it is not uncommon to have wheels, axles, and so on. What is rare is the concept of 'steering wheel', which currently only exists on the sails of ships, and there is a vague concept of direction.

But here, he actually saw a 'handle' that resembled a bicycle faucet. Although it was very rough and simple, the overall look was very similar!

"My cousin made it for me to play with. I accidentally broke my foot a few years ago, but I couldn't help but want to go out, so my cousin made this for me, and put a small one on the board. The stool, I can paddle with one foot, and the front one can control the direction of rotation, which is very convenient..."

Xu Xiaoshi smiled sweetly and introduced to everyone the gadgets his cousin made for him.

Cousin looks dull, but actually he has a very flexible mind and is good at thinking about small things. It's not very useful, but it's very interesting.

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From Xu Xiaoshi's words and deeds, it can be seen that the relationship between the other party and Ji Hongsheng should be very good.

The two are childhood sweethearts, and both of their parents passed away early. They have been dependent on each other for many years, and get along day and night.

It's no wonder that people in the Tang Mansion insisted that Ji Hongsheng was the murderer, because from another perspective, if the person he loved deeply was bullied by others, any man would not be able to bear it, and the clay figurine still has a third of his temper.

From Xu Xiaoshi's description, Lin Ze was able to outline the image of a taciturn, but thoughtful and gentle man.

This was similar to his impression when Ji Hongsheng was interrogated, but because of the circumstances at that time, he couldn't see the ingenuity, care and gentleness of his dullness, which can only be enjoyed and felt by people close to the other party.

There are still a lot of weird things in the corner of the yard, most of which have no obvious function, but from the perspective of Lin Ze's modern people, it can still be seen that it is not ordinary.

Not to mention whether it is useful or not, those carpentry structures and many of the principles of physics and structure used are very valuable progressive wisdom.

Unexpectedly, Ji Hongsheng is still a talent.

Lin Ze giggled and looked at the whole yard, suddenly, he saw some white powder on the soil in the corner of the yard.

This is……

Lin Ze walked over, grabbed a little white powdered soil from the ground, and observed and identified it carefully.

Saltpeter powder.

How could the Xu family also have saltpeter powder?

"Master Lin, is there something wrong with this soil?"

Seeing him squatting on the ground studying the soil, Xu Xiaoshi stepped forward to ask.

Lin Ze calmly suppressed the doubts in his heart, smiled,

"No, I just feel that the soil in your yard is different from that in other places. Your cousin seems to be the best flower gardener in Tangfu. Is it the secret of this soil?"

"I don't know, but it's not. How can the soil in our house be compared to Tang's? The third young master loves flowers and plants, and he only grows expensive varieties. If special soil is needed, it is specially transported from outside at a high price... "

Xu Xiaoshi didn't know what Lin Ze meant by asking, but he answered honestly.

Because he believed that his cousin was wronged, Mr. Lin would definitely defend his cousin, and since he didn't know how to investigate the case himself, he naturally had to actively cooperate with the government.

"Well, I heard from you before that you and your cousin are ready to resign and return to your hometown to settle down? Were you having dinner with your friends on the night of the incident?"

"Yes, in fact, my cousin and I didn't want to work in Tang Mansion for a long time. Although their family pays a lot, the work is not easy to do, and... and the third young master often looks for me, so my cousin is going to resign and take me. Returning to the hometown, after all, I still have to go back to settle down in the future, and there is no way to leave the hometown before."

Xu Xiaoshi nodded, with a sad expression on his face.

Although he looks good, he is not particularly good-looking. At most, he is handsome and upright. There are many girls and brothers in the Tang family who are better-looking than him, but I don’t know why the third young master just fell in love with him. After he refused, The third young master harassed him even more vigorously.

So much so that the last time he was directly sent to tie him into the house, if his cousin hadn't arrived in time, he would be ashamed to live.

But who would have thought that something like this would happen again later, bringing my cousin to prison, if my cousin really couldn't clear up his wrongdoing and chopped off his head, then he, he wouldn't live anymore.

Xu Xiaoshi wanted to cry just thinking about it,

"My lord, my cousin is really wronged. We are going back to our hometown. Why is he so bold to kill the third young master to pay for his own life? My cousin was not in the soup that night when the third young master died." Government, many people can testify."

"I will investigate the matter. If your cousin is wronged, I will clear him up." But if not...

Lin Ze didn't say what he said later. Ji Hongsheng is a good man, but he is even more of a man. Anyway, this case is really not that simple.

Afterwards, he walked around Xu's courtyard again, but found no more doubts, so Lin Ze took people away.

……

"You went to the major cloth houses to investigate. To whom have they sold their Shu brocades in the past two months or so? What is the quantity?"

"You find a few professional carpenters and go to the Tang Mansion to check the strangle marks on the trees and determine when they were strangled. If you can't tell the exact time, give me an approximate range."

"You guys go to investigate the big and small pharmacies and barefoot doctors near the county town, and see which pharmacy and barefoot doctor are selling this white powder medicine stone. If there is one, who has sold it in the past two months or so? What is the quantity? ? Record all back."

"You guys, go separately to investigate where Master Tang Si and cousin Ji Hongsheng have been and what they have done in the past two months..."

Leaving Tang Mansion and Xu Xiaoshi's house, Lin Ze turned around and ordered the officials behind him to split up and investigate immediately.

He already had some guesses about the whole case, but it wasn't what he guessed. It would depend on the results of the investigation by the officials. It would be really surprising if the truth was really what he guessed.

Zhang Yu didn't say much outside from the beginning to the end, and didn't ask in a low voice until he got home,

"Sir, do you suspect that both Master Tang Si's mother and son and Ji Hongsheng have problems?"

"Yes, I think there are strange things on both sides, Ah Yu, did you notice anything just now?"

Lin Ze didn't shy away from it. As expected, the person who knew him best was his daughter-in-law. Looking at Ah Yu's expression, he obviously noticed it too.

Zhang Yu nodded, he did find something,

"Msister, I think the same as you. I also think that there are problems with Master Tang Si and Ji Hongsheng. Do you still remember when you told Tang Si Shao mother and son that Tang San Shao acted absurdly? I saw Tang Sishao's eyes showed a look of fear and fear, his feet backed up involuntarily, and his hands couldn't help embracing. It was a sign of being very afraid of someone... So I suspect that Tang Sishao might be caught by Tang Sanshao... Probably harboring a grudge."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yu's face showed a little red embarrassment, and he didn't say the words, but everyone who came here could understand them.

Lin Ze naturally understood in seconds, and smiled and dragged him over to kiss him.

"Daughter-in-law, you are right, and I guess so. The fourth young master Tang looks really delicate and feminine. Although he is a man, he is more beautiful than most brothers except that he can't bear children. Third young master Tang has absurd hobbies." Beauty, she was able to attack her own sister back then, but the family didn't do anything to him afterwards, and Tang Si Shao has no background, so it's hard to escape seeing each other all day long."

"So Ji Hongsheng had a reason to kill, and Tang Sishao's mother and son also had enough reasons to do it. It's just that their mother and son are timid and weak, and it's not easy to do it. If it was them, there might be accomplices..."

"As for Ji Hongsheng, I think it's hard to escape the suspicion. He also has a lot of doubts, and the suspicion is even bigger."

Lin Ze frowned, feeling a little headache.

"I originally thought that Ji Hongsheng might have been wronged, but now I'm afraid it's not the case. The saltpeter powder that appeared in Tang Sanshao's room was also found in Xu's yard. It's a coincidence, but it's too coincidental."

"And Ji Hongsheng is good at ingenious skills. If he knows how to use saltpeter to make ice and borrow tools, then he is enough to make Tang Sanshao still appear 'alive' after his death."

"This is why the flowers and plants in Mr. Tang San's room withered overnight. It is because the flowers and plants themselves have very strict requirements on the environment. Mr. Tang San's room has been frozen at low temperature. The flowers and plants have adapted to the temperature, and suddenly they are frozen. When the temperature disappears and changes rapidly, it will naturally die."

"In this way, it is very consistent with the explanation why Tang Sanshao was rescued at such a short time when he fell into the pond, but the other party was still dead. There is only one reason, that is, Tang Sanshao died a long time ago; Tang Sanshao had a bad temper a few days before the incident. The irascible attitude of not allowing anyone to get close must also be to cover up the news of the death."

"But the problem is that on the night Tang Sanshao died, Ji Hongsheng did have evidence of his alibi..."

Zhang Yu was puzzled.

Lin Ze sighed.

"That's why I have doubts about both of them. Now there is only one reason that can explain it, that is, Tang Sishao's mother and son and Ji Hongsheng either joined forces, or it was a coincidence, that is to say, they both 'killed' Tang Sanshao. As for how?" It depends on the results of the investigation and their confession.”

"..."

Zhang Yu's eyes widened, obviously not expecting this to happen.

Lin Ze didn't expect such a complicated murder case to happen in this small Qingshan County.

To put it bluntly, if he hadn't come from modern times and had a lot of experience, Tang Sanshao's case would probably become an unsolved case that would never find out the truth.

Really complied with the saying, the master is among the people.

In the next few days, while waiting patiently for the investigation results of the dispatched officials, Lin Ze discussed with Duan Wensai about the situation of officials of all sizes in Qingshan County, preparing for taking over the management of Qingshan County later.

If you want to start construction and do practical things, it is absolutely impossible not to speak your mind. The entire Qingshan County must listen to him, and the policies promulgated can be effectively implemented.

After waiting like this for about three or four days, the official who went out to investigate finally came back with the results.

"Returning to my lord, after investigation by my subordinates, in the past two months, the sales volume of Shu brocade in the major cloth houses in the county is not much. A powerful and powerful family sold out at once... However, the housekeeper of the Tang Mansion went to Chen Ji Cloth Village about two months ago, and asked Chen Ji's boss to ask for help to buy two more Sichuan brocades, claiming that they were gifts, and the design and color were the same as those of Tang Si. It's the same suit as the one I used before."

"My lord, several well-known carpenters in the city checked the strangle marks on the Tangfu tree together, and confirmed that the marks were probably left more than two months ago."

"My lord, the white medicine stone you mentioned has been searched everywhere. There are very few medicine shops that sell it. Only four doctors in the county have used it. According to the interrogation and verification, Ji Hongsheng came here with the prescription about three months ago. The four doctors have picked up the medicine many times one after another, and the prescription contains the white medicine stone you mentioned..."

"My lord, according to several of our investigations, Fourth Master Tang's mother and son have stayed at home for the past six months, but in the few months before Third Young Master Tang's death, the doctor has been invited to see a doctor several times, and the doctor prescribed , is the medicine that was injured during the intercourse. And Sun Wang, the housekeeper of the Tang Mansion, came from the same village as Tang Siyi Niang, and I heard that they used to have a very good relationship, and it was Sun Wang who recommended Si Yiniang to work in the Tang Mansion."

"...Ji Hongsheng has no other news. Before the incident, Tang Sanshao was indeed preparing to buy things for returning home, but his subordinates visited and found that among the things Ji Hongsheng bought were cake bags, water bags, etc., which are more suitable for long-distance travel. .”

A bunch of officials who investigated separately reported back their inquiries one by one.

After hearing this, Lin Ze sighed.

"Bring Tang Sishao's mother and son and the housekeeper of the Tang House to the yamen, and inform everyone that the case of the Tang House will be held for public trial."

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Because of Xu Xiaoshi's blockade in the street to redress his grievances, the case of the Tang Mansion, which was only heard of in the county, would have already received close attention from the people.

After several days of investigation, Lin Ze finally had a public trial. After hearing the news, everyone rushed to the yamen to watch the excitement.

Master Tang also hurried back from the outside. The deceased was his son, so it was impossible for him not to care and not be present.

After all the witnesses and relevant personnel arrived, Lin Ze took the chief seat, re-shot the gavel and started the trial.

"Fourth Young Master Tang, Fourth Aunt, Sun Wang, the steward of the Tang House, and Ji Hongsheng, you four are here to tell the truth. How did you kill Third Young Master Tang!"

The gavel fell, and Lin Ze directly questioned the crime without saying a word, with a serious face.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it.

Even Master Tang and Concubine Tang, who were sad and resentful about the murderer, were stunned. Obviously, no one expected to hear such an investigation result.

Xu Xiaoshi was even more anxious, isn't this helping his cousin to seek justice?Why didn't the injustice be redressed, and there were three more murderers!

"My lord, Xiaomin was wronged, Xiaomin did not kill the third young master..."

Although Tang Sishao's mother and son turned pale, they did not plead guilty, and kowtowed together with the steward of Tang's house, begging for mercy and denying it.

Ji Hongsheng didn't let go of his mouth for two months, so naturally he wouldn't recognize him at this time, his expression was silent and his voice was flat,

"My lord, the villain didn't kill anyone."

Tang Sanshao's case was obviously premeditated and planned. Without conclusive evidence in front of him, even if he was afraid, he would not plead guilty easily.

Now that the case has been clarified, Lin Ze will naturally not play any tricks and ask people to present the things directly.

However, he still played psychological tactics. Ji Hongsheng's psychological quality was obviously better than the other three, so he naturally started with the three of Tang Mansion first.

"You don't need to quibble anymore, I have sent someone to investigate. Fourth Young Master Tang, you and Third Young Master Tang have always had a grudge. He bullied you, so you just wanted revenge and killed him, right? You don't need to deny this. Dr. Liu from Jihe Pharmacy can testify that he treated you half a month before Tang Sanshao died, which is enough to prove that you have sufficient reasons to kill someone."

"Aunt Tang Si, you are a mother. Naturally, you have to cover up your son's murder. But how can you, a weak backyard woman, be so capable of covering up the truth? So you can only ask Sun Wang for help. You and he used to It's from the same village, he admires you for many years and hasn't married, if you ask for something, he will help you, right?"

"Sun Wang! You don't need to hide any more. This officer has already found out the evidence. You bought two bolts of Shu brocade privately at Chenji Buzhuang two months ago, claiming to be a gift, but in fact it was to replace the blood-stained quilt in Tang Sishao's room. Is that right? Boss Chen Ji has already confessed that the two pieces of Shu brocade he found for you are just defective products left by his own family. You only need to verify the Shu brocade quilt that Tang Sishao is using now... Witness witness With the physical evidence in front, should you explain it yourself, or should I continue to speak for you?"

Lin Ze beckoned someone to bring the doctor, the owner of the cloth shop, and the evidence.

The ancient laws were not as perfect as modern ones and did not consider equality for everyone. In the case of sufficient witnesses and physical evidence, even if the criminal did not plead guilty, as long as the case-handling officials were willing, they could be directly convicted.

So this is also the main reason why people are afraid of officials. Once they offend them, they can just find an excuse to convict you and make you unable to turn over for the rest of your life. Just ask, how many people are as lucky as Xu Xiaoshi to meet an imperial envoy? Intercept the chance of justice?

The three people in the Tang Mansion looked at the evidence of the people who were brought up, and their complexions became even paler, knowing that the truth could not be concealed any longer.

Sun Wang looked at Aunt Tang's mother and son, heartbroken, gritted his teeth and stepped forward to plead guilty to all the crimes.

"My lord, Xiaomin pleads guilty, the third young master was killed by Xiaomin!"

"Sun Wang..."

Seeing this, Fourth Aunt shouted anxiously.

"Fourth aunt, I'm sorry, it's all done by villains!"

Sun Wang quickly interrupted the other party's voice and continued,

"My lord, the third young master is not human! He is arrogant and domineering on weekdays, and he bullies the girls and brothers in and out of the house. At the beginning, he bullied the second lady, which caused the second lady to commit suicide because of the humiliation. No one cares, the third young master is still at large, and he has never changed his nature since then, and now he is still bullying the third young master, and I have admired the fourth aunt for a long time, and I really can't bear to see the young aunt being humiliated, so I killed the third young master on a whim."

"Afterwards, Smile did not dare to confess, so he tampered with the wounds on the third young master, pretending to be Ji Hongsheng, pushing the body into the pond and drowning in front of the servant girls, and blaming Ji Hongsheng, who had a grudge against the third young master...My lord, all It was done by a villain, and it has nothing to do with Fourth Aunt and Fourth Young Master, the villain pleaded guilty."

Sun Wang knelt on the ground with a determined face, and truthfully explained the process of committing the crime.

It's not that he didn't think about creating a situation where Tang Sanshao got drunk and fell into the pond and drowned, but the third young master had man-made wounds on his body. Since the master loved him, he would definitely investigate any suspicious points, and someone must come forward to take the blame.

Coincidentally, at that time, Ji Hongsheng was feuding with Tang Sanshao, and he had enough reasons to commit the crime, so he perfectly replaced him, so what happened later...

"Are you sure that the whole process of committing the crime is like this? You killed the person? Sun Wang, conceal the truth, dump the body for others, and cover up the crime in court to deceive the court. This crime is no less serious than murder. Now that the official has investigated the case, I know all the facts." , you honestly explain how the crime happened, otherwise none of the three of you will be able to escape!"

Lin Ze didn't take the case as a crime, instead he scolded him severely,

"Fourth Young Master Tang, you have to explain! If you confess, you will be lenient, and if you resist, you will be strict. You must know that your mother and Sun Wang were implicated because of you. If you tell the truth, I can handle it at your discretion. If you refuse to admit it, The law really can't be merciful, think about it for yourself..."

"I... I said."

Tang Sishao was timid and cowardly by nature, and couldn't help being frightened at all, but also felt guilty for protecting his mother, listening to the heavy gavel sound, feeling desperate in his heart, unable to bear the pressure, he clenched his fist and admitted the matter.

"I killed people, my mother and housekeeper Sun just helped me to hide them, but I killed people... it was third brother who forced me!"

After a short period of cowardice and fear in the voice, when Tang Sishao mentioned Tang Sanshao, a contradictory expression of crazy hatred and fear appeared on his face.

Master Tang was so angry that he slapped the table, "Nizi, you actually murdered the third child!"

Facing Mr. Tang's angry and yelling, Fourth Young Master Tang didn't care. He just smiled sadly. In the eyes of his father, he and his mother were just products of carelessness. That's all for the title of Young Master Tang Fourth.

If the father is willing to take care of the second sister back then, and take care of their mother and child, how dare the third brother bully them.

"...Since I was a child, my mother and I have no status in the Tang family. If it weren't for the blood of the Tang family flowing on my body, and if it weren't for Uncle Sun's help, my mother and I would have lived in the mansion even worse than servants, third brother He bullied me since he was a child, and let me take the blame for him if he did anything wrong."

"I thought he was just bullying me. He is the most domineering in the entire mansion, but I didn't expect...he actually raped me! I am also the young master of the Tang mansion! How could he treat me like this! Does he want anyone? Why? Just don't let me go!"

Even though Fourth Young Master Tang looked like a younger brother and had a weak personality, he was still taught to marry since he was a child, and he was still someone he hated no matter how he could stand being subdued by others.

Tang Sanshao could no longer describe it as absurd, he could only say that the other party had no moral bottom line or normal conscience at all.

"No, it's impossible..."

Master Tang was so angry that he covered his chest, unable to believe what he heard.

It's not that he wasn't angry when his second daughter suffered misfortune, it's just that an unimportant concubine's daughter and a son he loves, of course, the latter is important, and besides, the family ugliness should not be publicized, so it's best to let things go.

But Tang Sishao is different, even if he is not favored, he is still a male of the Tang family, so the nature of the difference is much greater.

Concubine Tang San could no longer accept it and passed out...

Fourth Young Master Tang stared at the panting Master Tang, feeling a sense of vengeance, he had already fallen into such a situation, and the news of the Tang family's scandal was the same for him, and he didn't care anymore.

"Tang Zhiwen is just a beast! He always only cares about his own happiness and ignores what others think. For him, people like me and my second sister, who my father doesn't care about, are his toys. He can play with him however he wants. Anyway, I'm dead. He will be scolded!"

"My mother and I were going to live in the mansion, so we didn't dare to resist at all, until the day when he couldn't bully Xu Xiaoshi again, he was so gloomy that he asked Ah Liu to call me, he was angry at the time, I was afraid that he would torture me to death, so I didn't dare to go , I hid in the yard for a few days, although he didn't directly trouble me, he became more and more angry, and was angry all day long in the mansion..."

"I knew he must be beating me. I was terrified. After a few days of hesitation, I went to him. On the night when the crime happened, I begged him for a long time, but he didn't let go. The candlestick on the table killed him... My mother and Sun Wang just helped me to deal with the aftermath."

Tang Sishao closed his eyes, the tense tension of many days disappeared because of the incident, but he was still somewhat relieved.

"Woooo, that bastard killed my son, my lord, my son didn't intend to kill someone, he just resisted and accidentally killed that bastard, that bastard did so many outrageous things, he deserves to die, my lord, I beg you to be lenient and spare my son's life."

Aunt Tang Si wept uncontrollably.

Sun Wang also kowtowed again and again to plead for mercy, feeling very remorseful in his heart. If he hadn't wanted to settle down in the county city and let his fourth aunt come to work in the mansion to save money together, and stay in the village well, the other party would not have become the master's aunt, nor There won't be so many things.

Everyone was dumbfounded and sighed in sympathy.

Unexpectedly, Tang Sanshao was such a bastard that he harmed the girls and brothers outside, and even his own family dared to insult Gu Changlun.

"That's enough. I have my own discretion as to how to decide the case...Ji Hongsheng, do you have anything to explain? Do you want this officer to say it, or do you want to explain it yourself?"

Lin Ze sighed, waved his hand to signal the Tang family to be quiet, and his eyes fell on Ji Hongsheng who had been silent all along.

"Preserve the corpse in a freezer and manipulate the corpse in the air. Do you need me to show you how you did it?"