In the room behind the public hall of the Criminal Department, Lord Rong sat in front of the case with a frown, and on the table was a case file that had been turned over several times, and a few words were written on the file headed by him: The case of the 34th family of the Qi family.

This is the case file sent by King Yu on the night of the fifteenth, and he did not understand the intention of Lord Yu at that time.

Three years ago, the prince's trafficking of illicit salt and treason with the enemy implicated many cases in Yongzhou, and the case of the Qi family's extermination was one of them, but this case was taken away by King Yu before he could take a closer look at it from the Criminal Department, and it took it for three years, and he didn't make any effort to investigate.

But now he understands, he sent Lu guards to send these late at night, and the fifth lady of the Qi family was escorted over by the government on the morning of the sixteenth, and when he got those testimonies, he still wondered how Prince Zhao got inside, and compared with what the woman surnamed Qi said in the court today, it was all clear.

But it is not a gratifying thing for Lord Rong to think clearly, such a case might as well not be solved, even if it is solved, he is not willing to take this credit, and regardless of the Qi family, it is enough for him to be annoyed by the king of honor and the king of Zhao.

Prince Zhao wants this woman to be ruined, and it is best to punish a serious crime; But Wang Ye Yu wants to overturn the case for the Qi family and avenge the woman, the most important thing is that the old case of the Qi family is really a hot potato.

"Your Excellency." The subordinate on the side reminded, "Guard Lu also sent a letter this morning. ”

Lord Rong's spirit tightened: "Go and get it!" ”

After he finished reading the letter, his whole mood was not much better than just now, but he had some strength: "You go and get the official court clothes for me, and I will enter the palace immediately." ”

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A gust of wind blew through Kyoto City, and the matter of the fifth miss of the Qi family being imprisoned in the criminal department was publicized, the fifth miss of the Qi family was impersonated by someone else, and the real fifth miss of the Qi family had died of illness in Yongzhou four years ago; This impostor committed the crime of deception and went to the Tai Hospital, in order to sue the emperor, her real identity is the only person who survived the tragedy of the Qi family in Nanxian County, Yongzhou eight years ago, and the culprit of the tragedy is in Qi Mansion, Qi Henian, the second master of the Qi family.

Such a plot is even more tortuous than the booklet used in the teahouse, and in less than two days, the city is full of news about this incident.

It is said that the Qi family in Yongzhou Nanxian County is also a big family in the local area, the elders of the family have practiced medicine for many years, and they have rejuvenated their hands, especially the old lady of the Qi family, who has saved countless patients with good medical skills and helped many people.

But such a kind-hearted family suddenly changed overnight, without warning, the family was buried in the fire, none of them escaped, and just before this happened, Qi Henian, the second master of the Qi family who went out to travel, passed through Nanxian and lived in the Qi family for a few days.

After the case occurred, no one collected the body of the Qi family, and the county government hurriedly closed the case and reported it to Yongzhou, but Yongzhou concealed the matter and did not report it to the imperial court, and it was not until three years ago that a large number of officials in Yongzhou fell This case was transmitted to Kyoto, and the culprit has not been found out until today.

Although the Qi family is low-key, but its family property is not a lot, when the county government sent people over, there was nothing left, no one knows how many things were lost, but the changes of the Qi family after the second master of the Qi family came back Many people have seen it, I don't know what good situation has been outside, the family property has become richer, and the Qi family has also won the holy favor because of a medicine pod presented by Qi Henian, and the benefits are naturally needless to say.

The gossip is jealous, not to mention the facts, the results of the trial of the case by the Criminal Department have not yet come out, and the crime of the second master of the Qi family who took people's money and killed people has been clearly described in Kyoto City.

And these rumors, the Qi family can't suppress them.

The Wang family lost sleep for two days in a row because of this matter, and went to the south one by one, busy asking people to find out the news of the palace and the criminal department, dealing with those relatives who came to beat the side drum, and stabilizing the Cao family, who had a marriage contract with their daughter.

"Ma'am."

Kankan drank a glass of water, the maid outside hurriedly came in to report, the old lady in Biqiu Courtyard was anxious to see her, Wang dragged a tired body to Biqiu Courtyard, Fang and Gu were already waiting there, Wang followed Mother Lin in, and the old lady Qi in the inner room saw her come in, and she was very emotional: "Is the Year of the Crane back, call him back!" ”

"Mother, I have sent someone to deliver the news, and the master will rush back immediately after seeing it." Wang went to the bedside to comfort her, originally the rumors outside were hidden from the old lady, but somehow she found out about it yesterday evening, and fainted directly, and then woke up and chattered about the master, and in less than half an hour, she had to ask if the master was back.

"Oh no, no." Old Madam Qi burst into tears as she spoke, "They're coming to take their lives, second, they're coming to take their lives." ”

"Mother, those rumors are not credible, they are all nonsense, the Criminal Department has not asked the Qi family until now, and there is no evidence, this matter will pass when the master comes back, don't worry."

But Old Madam Qi couldn't listen to her words, her eyes were full of sadness, and she kept muttering words like "repayment", "not good" and "retribution" in her mouth.

I couldn't persuade her to look at her like this, so the Wang family asked the maid to give the old lady a calming decoction to let her sleep well, and went to the outhouse with Mother Lin, and discussed the follow-up with the Gu family.

"Since I learned that the fifth girl was arrested and sent to the prison, the old lady couldn't sleep well all night, and when she heard those things yesterday, the old lady became more and more worried about the second master." Mother Lin didn't close her eyes for a few nights, and she was even more worried about the old lady's body, "If it goes on like this, the old lady's body can't bear it." ”

Wang Shi turned to ask Fang's family: "Sister-in-law, is there any news from the Ten Emperors' Mansion?" ”

Fang Shi shook his head, his daughter was interested in helping, but the Ten Princes, who had always loved his daughter, had a very clear attitude, he did not interfere in either the Qi family or the Criminal Department in this matter, and Qi Minhua could do very little.

"The old man sent a letter a while ago to Yongzhou, this time back and forth, now it should be to Nanhuai." Hurry up and send the letter over, and it will take more than a month to rush over at the earliest when it is received, and the current situation is already very bad, but I don't know what will happen even worse.

"Second sister-in-law, will the Criminal Department send someone to bring the second brother back?" After listening to those things in the public court that day, Gu still felt incredible, thirty-four lives were related to the second brother, which was unimaginable.

"Sir, he's not guilty." Wang's face turned pale, obviously Gu's words poked at the place she cared about the most, and her tone couldn't help but be a little reproachful, "It's not credible to be in the uproar outside, why do my younger brothers and sisters think so too." ”

In this Qi Mansion, the second room is in charge of the middle feed, and the other two rooms have always had some lofty intentions, and Gu's temper has never been close to her, but what does it mean to be angry in this matter, Gu smiled lightly: "Second sister-in-law, you are too nervous, the Criminal Department sent someone to find the second brother, but it also followed the procedure, and the second brother always had to be present in person to explain the matter clearly, right?" ”

"What is there to say, it was originally made out of nothing!" Wang's heart was depressed, thinking about it or not, since the lord entertained the Fan family, she had never been peaceful, she didn't approve of continuing to leave people behind, but the lord always said that he had his own opinions, and now it has evolved like this, and I don't know where to start.

The corners of Gu's mouth twitched slightly, and if nothing else, even the origin of the medicine tripod could not be explained.

"The stakes are high, and we can't wait for the Year of the Crane to come back." Fang paused in the middle of his words and asked Wang, "Didn't you say that the Fan family, who wanted to do business together, came from Zhuzhou, and they took Minying out with them at that time, what do they have to do with Minying?" ”

"Sister-in-law, since it's inconvenient for Min Hua to interfere there, I'll find another way to do this." The Wang clan did not answer Fang's words, and walked out of the house directly with a gloomy face and left the Biqiu Courtyard, leaving the Fang clan and the Gu clan looking at each other.

Seeing that Fang's face was not very good, Gu said comfortingly: "Sister-in-law doesn't have to care, the second sister-in-law is just too worried about the second brother." ”

Fang Shi shook his head, she had been a concubine for many years, if she cared about it because of these few words, then she should have died of depression a long time ago: "It's just that I still don't know the reason for this." ”

"Don't say sister-in-law, I, the housewife, are confused, the day I went to the criminal department, I thought I could bring people back safely, who would have thought of that." Gu Shi pondered for a moment, "Sister-in-law, do you still remember those things that your second brother brought with him when he came back from his trip eight years ago. ”

"You mean the things that were delivered to the rooms?"

"Not really." Gu Shi turned his head to look in the direction of the inner room, and a hint of obscurity flashed in his eyes, "Do you remember the jade dew pine that was given to your mother at that time?" ”

"Remember, it is said that it is a spiritual jade found from Yongzhou, and the nourishment of mountain spring water can make the people in the house calm and calm, and nourish their hearts." Fang's impression of the jade dew pine is very deep, the carving is exquisite, the aura is compelling, and it is said to be a natural cultivation, very rare, the old lady put it in the house for a while, I don't know if it is because of psychology or it has a miraculous effect, and the sleep is much more steady.

"The second brother has talked about a lot of travels, but there are not many mentions to the south, but the jade dew pine given to the old lady is found in Yongzhou, and the jade pillow for the eldest brother is also found in Yongzhou, I remember that Yanbo has a talisman stone, and I heard the second sister-in-law mention it by chance, and it was found by Nanhuai." Gu's tone was light, and it was not a guessing tone, "I heard that the ancestor of the Qi family also practiced medicine, although he was low-key, he had a rich family. ”

"What are you ......" Fang Shi looked at her with wide eyes, Gu Shi smiled, and said softly, "Sister-in-law, haven't you ever doubted, going out to travel is not a treasure hunt, since the second brother came back, the second sister-in-law has taken out her hand from time to time, but we have never seen it." ”

Fang's opened her mouth and didn't know what to say, she really couldn't figure out what had happened in the Qi family in the past few days, even Minying was taken to the Criminal Department, she still felt incredible, how could she be arrested if she went out well, even if she knew that she was not the Qi family, but what happened to the Qi family that was pulled out in the middle, and the little uncle who had been out for a while was accused of being the mastermind of the tragedy!

Now, the third brother and sister said such a thing again, as if they were sure that the Year of the Crane was inseparable from this matter.

"Anyway, I don't think this matter has been clarified yet, so I can't make a conclusion." Fang Shi pondered his words, "After all, we are a family. ”

"yes, family." Gu Shi repeated this sentence coldly, and glanced at the inner room that had been silent, "Originally, I should have gone to Li's house to see Min Yan after the New Year, because these things have been delayed for a few days, so I will go over to take a look, and there is a sister-in-law in the family." ”

Fang Shi was stunned: "Min Yan is not here?" ”

"She is only a few months old, and it is inconvenient to come and go, so it is good for the old lady to have us to take care of her, and besides, these things at home are not good for her to worry about getting married." Gu Shi smiled and downplayed Qi Minyan's original plan to visit the old lady, and then reminded, "Sister-in-law, I see that Minhui and Minhua are there, or let them not come for the time being, the old lady's current situation is not suitable for two or three consecutive visits." ”

Fang Shi was stunned on the spot, watching Gu Shi go out, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in her heart, she was really old, and the more she looked at these things, the more confused she became. 166 Reading Network