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"Is there any evidence?" Lu Li raised his eyebrows slightly, "Have you handed it over to the government office?"

"Wow," Shen Wansha threw a look of 'you are too naive', "Pang said that he was afraid of being chased and killed by Madam Hou, so he asked the lord of the government office to try the case immediately. When will the lord try and when will she show the evidence? .”

How dare he negotiate terms with the yamen, this Pang family is also courageous enough.However, the matter involved the death of Lord Hou, who was personally appointed by the late emperor, so the yamen had to take it seriously.Lu Li thought for a while and asked, "Has the government filed a case?"

"The people in the yamen are all good people, so it's fine if Pang's words are true when this case is filed; if she talks nonsense, Mrs. Hou goes to the court, and the news spreads uproar, which will damage her reputation, can the Zhang family spare them? Shen Wansha sipped his tea lazily, "After discussing with the officials, they decided not to file a case for the time being, but to visit the Hou Mansion first to investigate and ask about what happened before Cui Luo's death."

Then, based on the content of the question, decide whether to file a case.

Lu Li understood: "Is the time set?"

"Tomorrow." Shen Wansha looked at Lu Li, his eyes sparkled, "You have to go? Let's go together!"

Lu Li nodded.Whether it's for a case or a personal relationship, he has to go and see it.

……

After pondering for a moment, Lu Li thought of another question.No matter how bad the Hou Mansion is, the security is still guaranteed, especially the identity of Zhang's widow is more sensitive, and she is very strict with the door. How did Pang escape?And she was injured, so she should have limited mobility.

When he asked this question, Shen Wansha laughed even wider, and his voice was drawn out with meaning: because someone helped.

The one who helped was the not-so-low-status master in the mansion - Cui Jie, the eldest son of Cui Luoshu.

To say that this Marquis of Wu'an Cui Luo is not a good thing, he looks like a dog and can fool people, but in fact he is not a modest young man.

A poor man suddenly becomes rich, even with the help of a family named Cui Zhizhi, there are still bad habits formed over the years in his bones, such as: he is very beautiful.

Cui Luo didn't study much when he was a child, and his life was very hard. Every time he dreamed, it was nothing more than the beautiful things in the mouth of the storyteller. , It is necessary to sleep all the beauties in the world!

Lu Li almost spouted tea and laughed out loud: "How do you know?"

"Of course it's gossip from others..." Shen Wansha glared at Lu Li, "Don't interrupt!"

"Alright, young master, please tell—"

Shen Wansha started talking again.

Zhang Sanniang is a well-known family in Shangjing, and her family history is not as long as that of the previous five surnames and Qiwang, but she is not a small family in Shangjing.She is gentle and dignified, kind and virtuous, and the people chasing her can line up from the gate of Shangjing to Zhending, and they don't know what they ate wrongly, but Zhang Sanniang actually fell in love with Cui Luo.

When Cui Luo pursued Zhang Sanniang, he had already learned a lot from the master of Cui's family in Shangjing, so it was enough to pretend.The guy looks good, he will blush when he sees Zhang Sanniang, and he will also express his enthusiasm in his heart moderately. He is also very dedicated. If he likes Zhang Sanniang, he will only walk around her alone. Even if there are a group of beauties sitting beside him, he will not take a look .

Shen Wansha commented: "This is holding back on purpose! Cui Luo is not Liu Xiahui at all. He just wanted to marry a good wife at that time. Mrs. Zhang is the flower of the capital. After a famous family, marrying her will show his ability. What!"

The young master was so excited that he even slapped his fan on the table. Lu Li learned the lesson from last time and didn't bother.

Shen Wansha expressed his satisfaction and continued to talk.

It's not difficult for Cui Luo to act in a play, there are men and women separated, he and Zhang shi didn't have a few chances to meet each other, so they came and went, and it happened.

Mrs. Zhang married Cui Luo. Cui Luo had been in a state of embarrassment for a long time, and she and Mrs. Zhang were considered harmonious. The two of them had a happy life for a while.After the novelty was over, Cui Luo saw that the Marquis's Mansion was established; the major issues in life--the wife was also resolved, and it was resolved very well; other matters were handled with the help of the great talent Yan An, his life was simply too wonderful, nothing more. It's worth worrying about...

Well, then live according to your own mind.

He began to sleep with the servant girl in the house.The servant girl was sleepy, so he turned his eyes to the outside of the mansion, the girl in the building, the prostitute in the dark nest, other people's daughter-in-law, the girl from a good family... As long as others have no intention of rejecting him, he will not pick anyone. If he can sleep, he will be by his side as long as he is not a businessman.However, he also knows that there are three, six, and nine grades. Girls from good families will be brought into the mansion, and widows who have passed away or are old, he will put them in an outhouse...

Mrs. Zhang is definitely not happy, but Cui Luo has a reason: there are three unfilial acts, and the greatest thing is to have no offspring. You have been a beginner for two years and haven’t even laid an egg. He can’t be sorry for his ancestors.

Of course, the original words may not be what they said, but the meaning is correct, that's how it hurts.

For ancient women, childlessness was an unspeakable pain.Although Mrs. Zhang is still young, she may not be able to have children, but she can't stop Cui Luo from continuing her blood. Men all over the world can accept children, and she can't say anything that is not allowed.

That's how Chui Kit was born.

Cui Jie's biological mother was a housemaid, her status was not high, and her thoughts were heavy. She hid it when she was pregnant, and she didn't reveal it until her stomach couldn't hide it for more than five months. She didn't take good care of her nutrition, and then her son was born. She didn't live either, she bled to death.

Mrs. Zhang was angry at the time and was unwilling to raise this bastard.Besides, not all large households raise children with the mother coming, invite a few nurses, call a few maids, give both kindness and power, and the mistress will ask a few words from time to time, as long as the family rules are strict, no one dares to think carefully, and the child is not healthy. It's too bad, and it can generally be supported.

At that time, Ponzi had already entered the mansion.She has a sweet heart and is used to being coquettish and obedient. In order to seduce Cui Luo, she takes care of this child herself from time to time, so that he can see how good she is...

So Cui Jie grew up slowly. Although his qualifications were not very good, he had some affection for Pang.

No matter how bad the status of the eldest son is, it still has the word 'long'. Cui Luo still cares about Cui Jie. Cui Jie is not short of money. He made some connections earlier and sent Pang out of the house. He really did it.

"Madam Hou didn't deal with Cui Jie?"

Shen Wansha gave a 'tsk', with a look of regret on his face, "Little friend, you still don't understand the deep house compound", "If you have money and connections, you can shirk and deny what you have done, even if Mrs. Hou guessed that it was him, The person who helped him gritted his teeth and kept silent, there was nothing he could do about it? This was not a sin that required death, at most it was a punishment, and he would be sold if he had enough money. "

Lu Li expressed his understanding that money can turn ghosts around, and there are too many things in the world that can be beneficial.Cui Jie didn't admit his mistake, Zhang couldn't ask for evidence, so he couldn't punish him openly, if he really wanted to punish him, let's do it in a roundabout way.

……

Shen Wansha spent the whole afternoon at Lu Li's place, until the sun was about to set and the temperature outside dropped, before saying goodbye to him and returning home.Before leaving, we made an appointment, and tomorrow we will go to Wu'an Houli and stare at the people in the yamen to ask questions.

When Zhao Zhu came back at night, Lu Li explained the matter to him and asked him if he had time and if he wanted to go together.

Zhao Zhu thought that nothing would happen the next day, kissed Lu Li's forehead, and agreed.

Lu Li saw that he was a little depressed, so he pushed him away and asked what was wrong.

Zhao Zhu was a little moved, his daughter-in-law could tell whether he was happy or not?He didn't hide it, saying that the masked man in black who attacked Lu Li and Shen Wansha on Chaoyang Street that day died.

There were a lot of people in that group that day, if Zhao Zhu and He Lianyu hadn't arrived in time, Lu Li and Shen Wansha would have suffered a lot.Due to the need to protect civilians, Lu Li's men were unable to catch too many men in black, and in the end they only got one alive.

This living person was particularly tortured. In the end, he only confessed that they really came to capture Lu Li. He asked him why, but he didn't answer. He just said it was an order from his superiors. When he asked who his superiors were, he shut up. Not to mention carrying the punishment.

Zhao Zhu was very dissatisfied that this person died tonight, so suddenly, he didn't want to ask anything!

But there is one thing, he has a tattoo on his shoulder, the tattoo style is very special, Zhao Zhu saw it when he was at the border, it is unique to the Xixia people...

Lu Li patted Zhao Zhu's head: at least we know that he is a foreigner, that is, a foreigner, maybe it has something to do with the treasure map.

Zhao Zhu felt very comfortable being touched, and soon regained his emotions, and pinned down Lu Lihe.

……

On the second day, Lu Li and Zhao Zhu packed up their preparations, and before they left for the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, people from the government office came to invite them.

Lu Li watched the official kowtow respectfully to Zhao Zhu, and said that the case had not been filed, and the government had only sent an officer surnamed Li, because when Pang called to break the matter in the Hou's a few days ago, King Ping was at the scene, so he was specially invited Go and witness.

Of course, the prince is busy with personnel, if there is no time, the people below will not dare to say anything.

Lu Li then understood that this group of people was still afraid of causing trouble, so they wanted to invite the Buddha to come over.If you can invite them, everything will be done according to King Ping's will, no matter what the result is, they don't have to bear the responsibility; if you can't invite them, the etiquette makes sense anyway, and King Ping will not bear any grudges against them.

In fact, Zhao Zhu is really not petty, outsiders have turned him into a demon, as if if he doesn't like it, he will go crazy and kill people, gnawing human bones and drinking human blood.It was originally agreed to go, but Lu Li guessed that even if Zhao Zhu knew the small thoughts of the people below, he would not have any emotions.

Sure enough, Zhao Zhu nodded with a solemn expression, "The king will arrive later."

Not critical and not embarrassing.

……

The two finished their breakfast, changed their clothes, and when they walked to the gate of Marquis Wu'an's mansion, Shen Wansha just arrived, and the three of them went in together.

Today, He Lianyu was probably too busy with the future, or maybe Shen Wansha didn't talk to anyone at all?Lu Li occasionally sympathizes with He Lianyu. The young master is good everywhere, but he doesn't care much about love. He can see that He Lianyu wants to cling to Shen Wansha, and twelve hours a day is not enough. Yes, but the young master will find it annoying...

As soon as they arrive, business begins immediately.

The main hall of the Hou's Mansion was in the posture of a small promotion hall, Li Tuiguan respectfully invited Zhao Zhu to sit in the honorable seat, he himself sat behind the case and asked for a confession, Zhang Shi sat at the head, and Pang Shi knelt in the hall.As soon as he was ready, Li Tui slapped the gavel and asked Pang, "Do you have any evidence to accuse Mrs. Hou of murdering Zhang?"

Pang gave Zhang a hard look, and knelt down on the ground, "Yes! For a whole day before and after the death of Lord Hou, the mansion was under martial law, and no one could move. Anyone who dared to go outside without Zhang's order was immediately killed with a stick until he went to Beijing." The wife of the Cui family came over and had a private conversation with the Zhang family for an hour, and then the mansion began to hang up the white curtains for the funeral, saying that the Marquis is dead, isn't it suspicious!"

"Only this..." Cui Tuiguan looked cold, "It doesn't explain anything."

"Of course it's not the only point!" Panting a few times, Pang said again, "As soon as Master Hou's body was buried, Mrs. Zhang immediately sold Xiao Nan, her personal servant girl. Xiao Nan was quick and loyal, and she didn't make any mistakes. Sell ​​her? I didn't know that at the time, but when I saw Xiao Nan again and asked carefully, she just said that before Master Hou died, Mrs. Zhang made her buy a lot of arsenic!"

"Xiao Nan mentioned the name of the pharmacy, and I asked someone to ask. The pharmacy is a century-old shop with a very good reputation. Although many records have not been lost in the past many years, it is very detailed. I asked him to look for the old arsenic sales brochure. , tell the approximate time, and the buddy found it, and Xiao Nan bought arsenic for five dollars at that time!"

"Five qian arsenic, not to mention rats, is enough to poison a group of people alive! The deaths of arsenic, Xiao Nan, Mrs. Zhang, and Lord Hou seem unrelated at first glance, but as long as you think about it, everyone knows something is wrong!"

Pang gritted his teeth, and said every word very loudly, "I know very well that the matter is of great importance. If I reveal it, I will definitely die. Mrs. Zhang can't spare me, so she quietly hid Xiao Nan. If your lord doesn't believe me, just don't worry about it." Now Xuan Xiaonan steps forward!"

The hall was instantly very quiet.

Shen Wansha clicked his tongue, and whispered to Lu Li: "It's really something..."

Lu Li looked at Mrs. Zhang who was sitting upright.From the beginning to the end, Mrs. Zhang's back was straight, her eyebrows were serious, and the sunlight fell on her face through the panes. The corners of her lips were tightly drawn, and her chin was delicate. Sitting there, she was like a painting.

The years seem to take pity on her. This figure under the sun has the beauty of a girl, and also has something that a girl doesn't have. After time, she is calm and composed, and the two sides are kneaded together, which has an amazing charm.

Lu Li felt that she was not nervous at all, but just watched the farce with cold eyes, calm and detached.

……

Ponzi said that there are witnesses, so of course he has to go to court for questioning.As soon as Li Tui gave the order, an official asked Pang's address and went to find someone.

Xiao Nan came quickly.She has ordinary features and is dressed in coarse clothes. She looks like she is not doing well. As soon as she came in, she knelt down and kowtowed to Li Tuiguan.

Li Tuiguan patted the gavel, "Pang sued Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Zhang, for killing her husband, saying that before Mrs. Cui died, you went to the pharmacy to buy arsenic for five cents, but is that so?"

Xiao Nan trembled, "Yes."

"Did Mrs. Hou say what this arsenic is used for?"

"It's a drug rat..."

"Have you ever seen Mrs. Hou kill someone with arsenic?"

"No...no..."

"If not, why tell Pang that Mrs. Hou killed her husband!"

Xiao Nan knocked his head to the ground, "I didn't see my wife kill her husband with my own eyes, but it's time to buy arsenic, and there is still time to resell my servant... I am not a fool, so I guess there is something wrong. I didn't want to tell others about it. It was just that I ran into Aunt Pang a few years ago. Aunt Pang had a kind heart. Seeing that the servant girl was not doing well, she gave money to help... Aunt Pang used to be the most loved by Lord Hou, and the friendship between the two was the deepest. The servant girl said these words to the aunt It's..."

Li Tuiguan listened, pondered for a moment, then turned to ask Mrs. Zhang, "What did Madam say?"

Mrs. Zhang glanced at Xiao Nan, "This girl did something wrong and misbehaved at that time. I kicked her out, and she hated me."

In other words, the servant girl Xiao Nan was dissatisfied with Mrs. Zhang, looked at people with colored glasses, and deliberately climbed up.

Pang Shi pointed at Zhang Shi and screamed, "You just don't want to be nice to a concubine! Xiao Nan and Jie'er are good friends, a maid, and Jie'er is like a maid, but you deliberately broke up and sold Xiao Nan, and you blamed others for treating you. Hate, shouldn't others hate you! A girl's family is the most important thing in life!"

After speaking, he felt that his words were a bit biased, and Pang quickly pulled back, "It's fortunate that Xiao Nan has a pure character, and he doesn't have a cold heart like you. He always speaks according to his conscience, and he will never maliciously complain!"

Ms. Du couldn't get used to Pang's desperation the most. Seeing that Li Tuiguan didn't speak, and Ping Wang and his party didn't want to interrupt, she stood up and said: "My aunt is finally right, you must speak with your conscience!"

She stared straight at Xiao Nan, "You like the young master, but do you know that the young master doesn't like you? Are you beautiful or something special? Use your head to think clearly, because you are the wife's personal servant girl, and you can't get along with others. It’s useful, that’s why people like you! If you want to betray the Lord, we can cure you, but my wife is kind-hearted and doesn’t want a young girl to fall into it like this. Although you are not beautiful, you are quick-witted and self-motivated, so you went to someone else’s house Be a maid, do things as before, there will always be someone who appreciates you, no matter how bad you are, you can have a good life if you marry ordinary people, Madam is so painstaking, you don't have to be grateful, but come here to beat you, what a good girl!"

"Mama Du is really good at speaking, what she said seems to be true—"

"Okay!" He pushed the official and patted the gavel, and asked Mrs. Zhang, "Can I ask Cui Jie to come over for a question?"

Zhang's jaw, "Yes."

So Cui Jie came over.Cui Jie's appearance is not bad, but his eyes are too flexible, giving people a bad impression.

Li Tuiguan pointed to Xiaonan, and asked Cui Jie if he knew him, Cui Jie replied, "Yes."

Asked again if he was on good terms with the maid, and if he had seen Mrs. Zhang poisoned and killed her husband, his eyes wandered for a moment, "I don't think Xiao Nan is a person of bad character, and I was reckless about what happened back then. Tell me, but it’s not right for me to come forward... Did Madam kill her, kill her husband... I didn’t see it, so I dare not answer casually.”

As soon as his words fell, Pang Zi scolded directly, "You are so weak, wait until Madam bullies you to death!"

……

Shen Wansha looked at it, frowning tightly, leaned over and lowered his voice, "This evidence...doesn't seem too hard? Besides, did they run away?"

Lu Li nodded, looked at Zhang's figure, and sighed slightly, "Yes, but Mrs. Yu is at a disadvantage for Pang's making such a fuss."

There is not much evidence, but the atmosphere has already been stirred up. Now there is no hard evidence, but Xiao Nan can be persuaded by Ponzi. Chui Jie seems to be impartial and dare not speak freely, but in fact he is on the side of Ponzi... Ponzi Shi can get the help of the two of them, and may also have other help.

For today's scene, Ponzi obviously has been planning for a long time, and there is no shortage of preparations. As long as he asks one after another, there may be someone who "saw Mrs. Hou poisoned with his own eyes", but he was afraid at the time and dared not say...

Lu Li was a little anxious, thinking about whether to stand up and say something, but Zhao Zhu held down his hand.

"Huh?" He turned to look at Zhao Zhu.

Zhao Zhu shook his head at him, "Let's watch first."

Lu Li followed his gaze to look at Mrs. Zhang, and saw Mrs. Zhang was still as calm as ever, not nervous or worried at all.It is impossible for her not to see through Ponzi's movements, but she is still like this...

Are you ready?

Lu Li seriously thought about it, that Mrs. Zhang was a smart person, smart and assertive, but her image in front of others was always gentle and dignified, and she didn't care much about some things, so he had the illusion that she was being bullied.

In ancient times, a widow who was able to support the great marquis' mansion by herself, plan a good future for her son, and make people in the capital not to underestimate or bully her... was very powerful.

Lu Li understood Zhao Zhu's hidden meaning, exhaled slowly, and calmed down.

……

Because the government has not filed a case, Li Tuiguan's visit is not a formal hearing, so the main hall is not a forbidden area, and no one is allowed to come.The servants dare not trespass, but the masters dare to come.

Lu Li saw Cui Zhi coming.

He walked very eagerly, and even pulled his wife Yan'an, and the two stopped in front of the east pane, without showing their heads.Probably still can't see the inside, Cui Zhi paused, then dragged Yan An to change directions in a hurry, walked along the back door to the small cubicle at the back of the main hall.

The location was so coincidental that Lu Li could see the two of them clearly.

Shen Wansha tugged at Lu Li's sleeve, smiled and winked at him: "They can't see us, but we can see them clearly!"

Cui Zhi was very anxious, "What should I do? My mother..."

Yan An looked along the pane, just in time to see Mrs. Zhang sitting upright in profile, her gaze paused.

After a while, he said softly to Cui Zhi: "A gentleman should be cautious about his independence, be careful what you say."

Cui Zhi let out a long breath, "What Master said is true, I'm in a hurry."

Yan An looked at the people in the main hall through the shallow window screen, "The sky net is well-established, and it is sparse but not leaky. As long as you do things in the world, there will be traces. There are no perfect lies. Things that Madam has not done, no matter how outsiders There will be loopholes in framing...they can't bully Madam."

"This master has confidence in Madam..." Shen Wansha was muttering and sighing, when he caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eyes, "Look, little Lizi, there is also a maid over there!"