"Kill me, you want to kill them all, don't you?" the woman cried.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" the guard scolded angrily, "don't look at you as an old man, if you do this nonsense again, no matter who it is, we will not let it go!"

Although the guards did not know what was happening, the old woman yelled and made a fuss as soon as she came up, saying that the young lord had poisoned her child's life. The heart of the city lord, how could he, as a guard of the city lord's mansion, not know how could such a benevolent person easily poison his own people!

"What's going on, what's going on outside?"

Following the prestige, a man with a bunch of hair looked dignified, walked with a heroic spirit, and had already walked towards the door.

"Lord of the Castle. When the guard saw that it was Liu Xiao, he immediately bowed down and saluted.

"What happened?" asked Liu Xiao.

"Tell the city lord that this rude village woman outside the gate has made wild remarks, saying that the young master has poisoned her child, and we are preparing to expel her. The guard replied.

"You are the lord of the city?" the old woman looked at the tall man in front of her with tears in her eyes, "It's you! It's your daughter, who killed my child!

Her roar was heartbreaking, and everyone who heard it was terrified.

Liu Xiao looked at it carefully, and looked at the old woman, it didn't seem like she was pretending. He stepped forward, and when the guards saw it, they hurriedly stopped her, fearing that the old woman would do something extreme.

Liu Xiao stretched out his hand to signal them to retreat, and he stepped forward alone, facing the crying old woman, bowed down slightly, and asked, "Old man, tell me, what's going on?" I have been busy with government affairs these days, and Ling'er has also been practicing martial arts in the courtyard, so it is impossible to have an intersection with Ling Lang. There must have been some misunderstanding, right?"

The old woman wiped away her tears, raised her head, and stared at Liu Xiao fiercely with a frightened but angry look: "Your daughter, poisoned my child with poisonous water!"

After that, she grabbed Liu Xiao's collar: "Come back!"

When the guard saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward and dragged the old woman away to protect Liu Xiao: "Vixen, Hugh is presumptuous!"

"You stand down. Liu Xiao said.

"But ......"

"Stand down!" Liu Xiao said in a stern tone.

"Yes. "The guards were a little unwilling, but since it was the order of the city lord, they didn't dare to disobey.

He retreated and glared at the old woman angrily, inevitably worried that the old woman would do something undeserved, and even threaten the safety of the city lord. He stopped not far from the city lord and did not retreat to the door. His right hand rested tightly on the sword at his waist, ready to draw his sword at any moment.

"Old man, we have no ill will. For you, for Linglang, it's true. It's just that you shouldn't casually put a murder charge on Ling'er, please explain the cause and effect of this matter. Liu Xiao said politely.

There were more and more onlookers, and the front of the city lord's mansion was surrounded by water. The guard's eyes still roamed the crowd at all times. For fear that there would be an incident around the city lord.

Seeing that the city lord seemed to be a reasonable person, the old woman calmed down her emotions a little, stabilized her crying, took a few deep breaths, and said slowly: "I'm an old woman, and I won't wronged people casually. This is what happened this morning. My son went out to find a water source and wanted to go to the newly built Weishui River. But who knows, when he came back, he took a pot of water, the water bag was very chic, I asked, he said he picked it up himself. After drinking the water, he suddenly fell to the ground, and when I went up to look at it, he was out of breath......"

After saying this, the old woman once again hid her face and began to weep bitterly. It's just that it's not as painful as before.

"That water bag, can you show me?" Liu Xiao said.

The old woman took out the water bag and handed it to Liu Xiao. After Liu Xiao took it, he took a closer look: "This is indeed Ling'er's." The patterns on it, the fabric on the hydration bladder, I found a good tailor to weave it for her. ”

When the guards heard this, they gathered around in surprise: "My lord, you can take a closer look, this is really the young master's?"

Liu Xiaozai carefully checked it and confirmed that it was correct. He thought about it for a moment and asked the old woman, "But this may not have anything to do with my Ling'er. Isn't there going to be anyone else in the process?"

When the old woman heard this, she was a little annoyed: "We have no grievances with others, who wants to harm us, and deliberately hide poison in a water bag?"

"As you said, no one wants to harm you, so there is no need for our family Ling'er to hide poison in the water. What's more, we Ling'er and Ling Lang have never met, and you also said that this water bag was picked up by Ling Lang on the way, how could Ling'er have anything to do with it? Could it be that Ling'er deliberately threw a poisonous water bag on the road in order to poison Ling Lang?"

"This ......," the old woman was speechless for a moment. But it didn't take long for a ruthless look flashed in her eyes: "This water bag belongs to your daughter, I don't care, I want your city lord's mansion to return my son's life! Otherwise, give me five hundred taels of silver to pay it back!"

"You shrew, don't you just make it clear that you want to blackmail!" the guard rebuked.

Several onlookers also saw the old woman's nature and began to criticize the old woman.

"This man has a conscience blinded by interests. ”

"That is, how good a person our Liu City Lord is, and the young master is also very good to us, how can he do such a despicable thing!"

"The distortion of human nature, the degradation of morality!"

The old woman looked at the accusers with trepidation, and after looking around, she finally got up and left. Everyone gave way to her, and there was constant scolding along the way.

In the crowd, a different figure flashed.

"Do you think there's anything wrong?" Liu Xiao asked the guard.

His instincts told him that it was as if things were always going to be a little strange.

"I believe that the young master will not do such a hurtful thing. The guard replied.

"That's not what I'm talking about," Liu Xiao said, "Do you think that the old woman doesn't seem to be lying completely?" And I always had a bad premonition. Did you notice anything in the crowd just now?"

"I kept paying attention from below, and I didn't notice anything wrong. "Guard.

"I wish I had thought too much. Liu Xiao said in a low voice and turned his head back to the mansion.

"Remember if there is such a thing again, report it to me first, and don't make claims without permission. Liu Xiao instructed.

"Yes!" the guard bowed.

In the mansion, Wang Er was watching Liu Ling dance his sword. Liu Ling made a few moves, and then opened his mouth to show off, without the slightest reserve of his daughter.

"Ling'er, come here, there are a few things I want to ask you. Liu Xiao said.

"What's the matter?" Liu Ling was very curious, it seemed that his father's face was not very good-looking today.

"What are you doing this morning?" asked Liu Xiao.

"It's so boring to go out for a walk, to stay in the house all day. I thought about going out and taking some breath. ”

"Then what did you do after you went out?" asked Liu Xiao.

"Wandering around, coming back without doing anything, oh yes, I saw him half-dead and dragged him back. Liu Ling pointed to Wang Er, who looked puzzled.

"What else?" said Liu Xiao.

"No. Liu Ling thought about it carefully, not knowing what his father was going to ask.

"Where's your hydration bladder?"

"Hydration bags? Oh, snatched by a bunch of bastards. Those people are bad, I originally watched Wang Er faint and wanted to get some water for him, but the water bag was snatched away. Those people are really hateful, some of them are dying of thirst, and they seem so selfish......"

"Ling'er, do you know that person has been poisoned. Liu Xiao said lightly.

Liu Ling was taken aback by these words. She looked at Liu Xiao in surprise, not understanding what her father meant by saying such a thing.

"Today, an old woman wanted to break into my city lord's mansion and ask for the guilt, saying that there was poison in the water bag. Killed her child. Liu Xiao said.

"How is this possible? At that time, he snatched the water bag directly from my hand, how could I poison it for my own use. Liu Ling understood what his father meant, and hurriedly defended.

"I know it's ridiculous. So it has to be discussed. When the time comes, Wang Er also needs to be a witness for you. ”

"Dad, since you know that this is a ridiculous thing, why do you still have to deal with it in such a serious way? I guess the family is trying to blackmail us. Liu Ling said angrily.

"This matter is a matter of human life and should not be dealt with hastily. Liu Xiao turned to Wang Er, "Little brother, you shouldn't have a problem, right?"

"No problem. Since Young Master Liu saved my life, of course I can't get out of touch with the whole thing. But ......" Wang Er suddenly paused.

"What's wrong?" Liu Xiao noticed Wang Er's expression.

In fact, this matter can be handled very simply, and it will prove the innocence of the young master. Wang Er said.

"What do you think, let's hear it?" Liu Xiao's eyes lit up.

"Actually, just bring the water bag over and check if it is poisonous?" Wang Er said, "Since there is no contact with the water bag except for the old woman, his child, or anyone other than the young master during the whole process, then, as long as there is no poison on the water bag, it can be proved that the person was poisoned by other means, and it has nothing to do with the young master." The old woman's family was destitute, and she should not have the strength to make poison in a short time to frame the young master. ”

's words made Liu Xiao and Liu Ling wake up.

Yes, it's a very simple thing, why didn't you think of solving it in this way?

"Hurry up and call the old woman over!" Liu Xiao ordered his subordinates, "Remember to let her bring that water bag, it's very important!"

"Yes!" his subordinates received the order, and knew that this was a very important matter, so they hurried out of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

"That's fine, soon, you can get rid of this infamy on Ling'er for no reason. We can also give an account to the people. A stone in Liu Xiao's heart was finally put down.

"It's just that, my lord, I think that even if this matter proves that the young master has nothing to do with it, it is necessary to find out who the real murderer is, otherwise the old woman may still find trouble. Wang Er suggested.

"You're right. Liu Xiao said, "I didn't expect you to have such foresight at such a young age." ”

It didn't take long for the man to come back in a hurry, his face was full of sweat, and when he saw Liu Xiao, he hurriedly said: "Oh no, my lord, the old woman is also dead!"