This maid is a little different-

She was wearing a plain green armor, with a light green silk ribbon tied around her waist, a white goose egg face, willow eyes slightly constricted, and a tray with a teapot and two teacups on the tray, and the faint white smoke coming out of the teapot pores could be seen through the sunlight...... It seems that she is here to deliver tea to the prince Cui Zhi.

said that she is different because of her demeanor and temperament. Her eyelashes are very long, the corners of her eyes are slightly upturned, and her slightly constricted eyelids cover one-third of her pupils. Every time she raised her hands and feet, she was full of rules, but this rule did not mean that she was dull, but that she behaved elegantly, which was very in line with the results of the training of subordinates in ancient times, and she looked very comfortable.

This maid, unlike most of the maids that are used to it, obviously has a spiritual aura on her body, but she is not visible, and if she does not observe carefully, no one will think that she may be deliberately hiding it.

Shen Wansha would lead Lu Li to see, Xu is single environment, and noticed the difference of this person.

Lu Li carried the tea cup, his eyes slightly upturned, "Interesting......"

"Huh?" Shen Wansha was a little puzzled, "What's interesting?" ”

Lu Li: ......

"You let me see this maid—"

Before Lu Li finished speaking, Shen Wansha smiled and pointed to the light green silk silk on the maid's waist, "That's very beautiful, don't you think?" The darkness is dull, and the sun is faintly shining, and the texture is draped...... But what about the new material in Suzhou and Hangzhou this year! ”

Lu Li: ......

How could he forget that as a businessman, what is most likely to arouse the young master's interest is something fresh and of high value.

So Shen Wansha didn't think this girl was wrong?

Lu Li turned his gaze to Zhao Shu, who nodded at him, and at the same time, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he winked at him quickly.

Zhao Shu also saw it, and sure enough, the two of them were the most spiritual! King Ping was very satisfied.

Lu Li: ......

At the window, Cui Zhi called the maid to Mei Xiang, "Put it down, I don't have the heart to drink it now." ”

Mei Xiang bent her knees and blessed her body, put the tea on the table, and did not leave.

……

On the side of the main hall, as expected, Ponzi pulled and pulled, and more and more witnesses were called. In the end, a daughter-in-law who worked in the small kitchen opened her mouth: before the Hou Ye died, she saw her wife put arsenic cream in a bowl of soup, and finally the bowl of soup was sent to the Hou Mansion.

Li Tuiguan's expression was solemn: "You saw it with your own eyes?" ”

Indeed, the slave and maid saw it with their own eyes. At that time, the lady waved off the subordinates, personally started to prepare the food for the Hou Ye, and finally put it into the soup bowl ......" The daughter-in-law's voice trembled a little, and she hung her head heavily and didn't dare to look at others, "The slave and maid happened to pass by at that time, and they happened to see this scene, and they were too frightened to make a sound. The lady walked out of the small kitchen, called someone over, and brought the meal to Hou Ye, and said that she was worried that Hou Ye would be unhappy, so she didn't let the people say that the meal was made by her. Later, the palace was under martial law, and then the Hou Ye died, and the slave and maid, the slave and the maid never dared to say ......"

As soon as her words fell, the surroundings were immediately quiet, the atmosphere was solemn, and the needle drop could be heard.

Mother Du sneered, "Don't say whether what you said is true or not, even if you really see that Mrs. put something in the soup bowl, how do you know that it is arsenic|frost?" Hou Ye is entangled with his aunt every day, his health is not good, and it is normal for his wife to care, maybe it is just a tonic for physical fitness? ”

The daughter-in-law took a step back, "Hou Ye treats Mrs. badly, Madame will have hatred, we all understand, if Hou Ye just had a stomach or something later, and didn't die, the slave and maid naturally didn't dare to guess so......"

Mother Du was about to continue to interrogate, but Pang Zi sneered, "After all, paper can't contain the fire, God has eyes, and some people act secretly, they will be seen by people who happen to pass by." This daughter-in-law didn't see much, only saw that her wife was poisoned, maybe someone else saw that Hou Ye did drink the bowl of soup. Mother Du has repeatedly blocked it, because she has a ghost in her heart, and she doesn't want adults to solve the case! ”

When she said the last sentence, she also bowed to Li Tuiguanfu in the court.

Li Tuiguan twisted his beard and had a headache.

It's really a terrible question...... If you continue to ask, this Mrs. Hou is in danger!

But when he looked over, Zhang was still sitting upright, without even an expression on his face, very calm...... Does this mean that it all depends on him as a pusher?

Looking at King Ping and Mr. Lu again, both of them also watched from the wall, and they didn't mean to speak, and they couldn't see which side they were on.

Li Tuiguan was worried in his heart, and on the surface the case had to continue to be solved...... He asked a few questions slowly, waved his hand and asked people to continue to bring witnesses to the main hall.

……

Cui Zhi kept looking at this qiē through the window, and slowly, his lips were tightly pursed, and a hint of determination flashed between his eyebrows, as if he had made some decision in his heart.

Yan An glanced at him and patted his tense shoulder, "Don't worry. ”

His own mother is over there, and he is about to be convicted, even though Cui Zhi is young and intelligent, and his demeanor is stable, he still can't help but be anxious. He knew that what his master said was right, and he knew that he should believe his mother, but he was ...... Difficult to self-control.

Yan An also understood, and after two pats, he didn't care, and quietly looked at the main hall. He stood tall and calm, with a temperament like a bamboo, and his eyes were full of expressions except for seeing some fluctuations in Zhang's silhouette.

The direction in which Mei Xiang was standing was facing Yan An's right cheek. Yan An has a long scar between the left side of his eyebrow, but the right side of his face is perfect. Slender eyebrows, handsome eyes, a gallant nose, and jade-like skin......

This person is a little older, and there are fine lines at the corners of his eyes, but the precipitation of the years has made him have a better temperament. Yan'an is a person who looks at it at first glance, and it is difficult for people to hate love. Even if others are not amazed by his appearance, they will be amazed by his temperament.

Mei Xiang's eyelashes drooped deeper, poured a cup of tea with her bare hands, and walked slowly two steps to Yan'an, "Mr. drink tea." ”

Yan An's eyebrows frowned slightly, "I'm not thirsty, you can put it back." ”

Mei Xiang bit her lip: "Sir, don't worry, Ponzi...... I can't fight Madame's. ”

"What do you mean by fighting?" Yan An turned his head slowly, his eyebrows frowned slightly, and his eyes were blazing, "Pang's concubine, Nai, slave sue master, capital crime!" She is not worthy of standing on the same stage as her wife to speak, the word 'fight' is too high-minded! Madame didn't need to fight her at all, just press her hand, and she could only have one end. ”

Mei Xiang seemed to be frightened by his sharp words, her hand shook, and the hot tea spilled out and splashed on Yan An's hand. She immediately took out her handkerchief and wanted to wipe her hands for the feast.

"No, you go and put the tea down." Yan Angu took out a handkerchief and wiped it himself.

Mei Xiang's eyelashes trembled, and she bowed deeply, "Mr. is talented, and his vision is different from that of a little woman." ”

She bit her lower lip tightly, she didn't know if she was unwilling, she wanted to stab Yan An, and her voice was very low: "It's just that Mr. and the little woman are trapped in a deep house together, and they don't have the opportunity to display their talents, isn't it a pity?" ”

Yan An was just looking at Mei Xiang at this time, and his slender eyes narrowed: "What should I do, I don't need you to remind me." ”

In other words, which onion are you in charge of my business?

Mei Xiang's face turned red, Gu Zi retreated, put the tea on the table, and hurriedly ran out with his face covered.

While the two were talking, the case in the main hall was also continuing, and Cui Zhi's thoughts were constantly immersed, not paying attention to what was happening. It wasn't until Mei Xiang put down the teacup and left in a hurry that he frowned and turned around, looking at the back of the woman who ran out, "What's wrong with her?" ”

Yan An was still calm, and his face did not change in any way, "I don't know, maybe it's an internal emergency." ”

Cui Zhi: ......

"You're really, someone else is a girl." Even if it's really urgent, it's not easy to say.

Yan An smiled at him and didn't speak.

……

There were more and more witnesses on Ponzi's side, and soon, a clear line appeared.

Xiao Nan was ordered by Mrs. Hou to buy arsenic cream in the pharmacy, probably in order to avoid suspicion, arsenic cream was bought back for a few days, but Mrs. Hou has not moved. Half a month later, Mrs. Hou personally cooked, washed her hands and made soup for Master Hou, and poisoned the soup bowl.

At that time, the relationship between Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou was already very bad, and Mrs. Hou was worried that Hou Ye would not eat the food she cooked, so she instructed the person who delivered the meal not to say that she made the food.

The meal was sent all the way to Hou Ye's room, and many people saw it during the period, and they could all testify.

Hou Ye was playing with the maid at the time, and the next person sent the meal to the outer hall and raised his voice to tell Hou Ye.

No one saw Hou Ye eating, but Hou Ye did eat that meal. Because of the news of Hou Ye's death later, the little guy who personally participated in Xiao Yi's work said that there were vegetable stains on the corners of Hou Ye's mouth, which matched the meal sent by Mrs. Hou, and the taste in his mouth was the same as that meal.

Mrs. Hou's cooking, it must be different from the cooks, at least the ingredients should be a little special, two days before and after Master Hou's death, only Mrs. Hou has used the ingredients.

……

Therefore, although no one has seen a series of things happen with their own eyes, everyone has seen the things one after another, and the 'truth' has appeared.

In the end, Pang Zi's eyes were full of tears, and he glared at Zhang with hatred: "Although Hou Ye is not on good terms with you and does not enter your room, it is your moral loss, Hou Ye can not care, and it is already very benevolent and righteous to raise you, but you are so vicious and want Hou Ye's life!" ”

"Master Hou marries you as a wife, respects you, and lets you give birth to a son-in-law, who you can rely on for life, why are you so ruthless! It's really ruthless...... The concubine's marquis...... Oh my God, open your eyes and see, why don't you strike a thunderbolt and kill this wicked woman! ”

After howling, she took a few steps on her knees at Li Tuiguan, and slammed her head on the ground, "Now that the human and material evidence is conclusive, please file a case, and immediately take down the Zhang family for punishment, and deprive him of the title of son!" ”

Lu Li was a little confused and asked Zhao Zhu: "Is there really anything wrong with Mrs. Ruohou, and Cui Zhi will be affected?" Will Cui Zhi be taken from the throne? ”

"It depends."

Zhao Zhu only said three words, and was intercepted by Shen Wansha, "I know, I know!" ”

Lu Li turned his head, and saw that the young master's eyes were clear and clear: "Our Great Xia Dynasty is not a wild man without rules, and the son was born with his father, not with his mother." Generally speaking, even if the mother makes a big mistake, she cannot endanger the children, and the children follow the father's surname and grow up under the father's family. But to say that it has no effect at all, it is impossible, the reputation of the children will definitely be bad, not to mention anything else, marriage is a big problem. And there is a folk saying, called 'if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather', children have no mother, the growth environment, and various resources must be different, which will also have an impact on the future future. ”

"This is the case in ordinary families, and having a knighthood is naturally more severe. For example, in this Wu'an Hou Mansion, if the Pang family has a background, the father and brother in the family are powerful, and they can catch the Zhang family's sins and crack down hard, and under some operation, it is not impossible to achieve the goal. After all, the crime of 'killing a husband' is too strict, once nailed, it is difficult to turn over, and the Cui clan does not want a 'tainted' Hou Ye, if there is no better choice, they can only do their best to wash their hands for a long time, and if there is a more suitable one, it can lead the clansmen out of a sunny avenue...... Hehe, it's hard to say. ”

Lu Li understood.

Ponzi abacus is very good, but she still has too little knowledge, she can't see through it, thinking that this plan can be successful. But even if this incident is true, there is no one behind the Pang family, but there is a family behind the Zhang family......

Conspiracy is a calculation, power dumping is power dumping, Lu Li is more concerned about the facts themselves, Zhang is so calm, is he confident that he has the means to keep his position...... Or is there a way to prove that you haven't done something like this?

He didn't wait long, and soon, someone from the house came to report: Pei Shi, the wife of the Cui family in Shangjing, had arrived.

When she came, it was when all the witnesses in the hall gathered and said that they were all talking about the murder of Zhang's husband, the righteous abuse of Pang Zi, and the wavering will of Li Tuiguan.

Zhang's asked his subordinates to invite Pei's in, and when he came to the door, he gave a deep salute, "My brother and sister are not talented, and I have a husband in the government, so I bothered my sister-in-law this time." ”

Pei is worthy of being the wife of the Cui family, over forty years old, with a beautiful appearance, because of the temperament of the body, her appearance has become a foil, and her every move is a demeanor. Hearing this, she didn't turn her eyes, and she didn't even glance at Pang Zi on the ground: "I said a long time ago, governing the family together, the rules are the top, and the subordinates are the subordinates, no matter how meritorious they are, they can't get used to it." ”

These words are not serious, and the voice is not harsh, Pang Zi is inexplicably a little weak-hearted, and he shakes for no reason, "Master Li......"

Li Tuiguan ignored her and threw his hand towards Pei's family, "I don't know that Madame came over this time-"

"I'll testify." Pei Shi sighed slightly, "Originally, this matter was a stain on my clan, but it was related to Mrs. Hou's reputation and the reputation of the prince Cui Zhi, so I had to speak out." ”

Li Tuiguan saw that there was new evidence at this point! It's also good for Mrs. Hou's Zhang!

He immediately came to his senses and repeatedly invited Pei Shi to sit down, and Pei Shi bowed sideways to Zhao Zhu before sitting calmly.

After the people served tea, Li Tuiguan couldn't wait to ask: "What evidence does Madame have?" ”

Pei's eyebrows raised slightly: "Fortunately, Master Li has not yet filed a case." What I said should not be disseminated, if so, please cooperate. ”

Li Tuiguan nodded again and again: "If Mrs. Hou can be proven innocent, this is just a family matter of the Hou Mansion, and I will not allow others to put my beak, I will wait for the court officials, shoulder the trust of the saint, and the virtue and integrity are still trusted, as for the mansion——"

"The affairs in the house are controlled by the master and mother, and there is no need for adults to remember them."

The two talked for a moment and reached a consensus, and Pei Shi sighed, "Wu Anhou died of a stroke. ”

This sentence suddenly made the main hall silent.

Immediate stroke, also known as death, is called sudden death in modern times...... It is clear that the deceased had an accident while having intercourse.

Shen Wan Shala pulled Lu Li's sleeves, and gossiped with excitement: Cui Luo turned out to be so dead!

"Because this death is extremely disgraceful, Mrs. Hou asked the clan for help, I took someone into the house to check it, and determined that the cause of death was no different, and after everyone discussed it, they decided to suppress the matter together." Pei's eyebrows raised slightly, "I don't know much about this matter...... I don't understand, why does Hou Ye have other causes of death? ”

It was only then that Zhang explained, "Seven years ago, the weather was strange, there was no rain in late spring, the weather was dry, and the people in the house suffered from asthma, and there were many skin sores, and there were also rat infestations. The subordinates begged Du's mother, and I learned that Ling Xiaonan went to buy some arsenic. Five coins may seem like a lot, but because of its many uses, it will be enough. ”

Lu Li suddenly realized.

According to the calculation of five yuan, it is about eighteen grams, but arsenic and frost are poisonous, even if it is a medicine mouse, the dose required is very small, he has been struggling with this problem just now, it turns out that this is the case......

Arsenic cream has miraculous curative effects on many stubborn diseases, such as skin cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, etc., and is still effective for such malignant diseases, not to mention diseases such as long-term non-healing sores, asthma and cough. In ancient times, there were various precedents for the use of arsenic and frost to treat diseases, as long as you pay attention to the dosage, not only do you not need to die of poisoning, but your condition will also improve.

Every time the season changes, it is a high-incidence area of diseases, and it is especially strict at the turn of spring and summer, not to mention that Zhang also said a premise: the weather was strange back then. There are many people in the Hou Mansion, and there are many natural diseases, and with so many people together, it is easy to be infected if you don't pay attention.

In special seasons, buy more and be prepared...... Lu Li thinks this explanation is reasonable.

"Although the Hou Ye hates me, I don't dare to disrespect my husband, I personally wash my hands and make soup for my husband, everything comes from my heart, worthy of heaven and earth, and worthy of my conscience. I don't know, you-" Zhang pointed to the daughter-in-law, "why did you see that I was poisoned?" No one else saw it, but you did? ”

The daughter-in-law was stuck, "slave maid...... Slave ......"

"How much money did someone give you to lie?" Du's mother continued, "It's like it's true, hum!" Didn't the old slave say that if the lady really had that plan, she would not be able to hold the door and let you slip in, and she happened to see it? ”

The daughter-in-law fell to her knees at once, covered in sweat.

Pang Zi saw that it was not good, his eyes rolled, and he screamed at Pei's Zhang, "How did you say that Hou Ye died, how did Hou Ye die?" There is no official errand, no pretense, the two of you have determined the cause of the death of the Hou Ye, isn't it strange! ”

Pei's eyebrows jumped, and he sneered: "People are out of gas, the yang momentum is still standing, isn't it the wind right away?" Please also take a look, it's not enough to be embarrassed! ”

"I'm not convinced!" Pang Zi bit this point, "Hou Ye Xu is the arsenic and died of frost!" ”

……

Lu Li sighed silently, and rushed to Pang Zi's nonsense, and if she was not convinced, the scene would not be over.

He stood up and bowed to Li Tuiguan, Zhang, and Pei respectively, "I am willing to help determine the cause of death." ”

Several people all looked solemn, and said with their heads bowed: "Please." ”

Arsenic is arsenic trioxide, arsenic poisoning table is very familiar to Lu Li, the poisoned person will vomit, abdominal writing, severe abdominal pain, high water loss......

He only asked a few questions.

"There was dirt on the bed when Hou Ye died?"

"Do you have jaundice on your face?"

"Do you have a thin face, sunken eyes, dry lips, and wrinkled skin?"

……

In order to show fairness, Lu Li not only asked Zhang's Pei family these questions, but also asked Li Tuiguan to ask Li Tuiguan to come up and ask them one by one.

Outcome...... Naturally, all of the above symptoms are absent.

The physical signs of the deceased can't deceive people, especially the facial expression, not to mention the people in the house, the people who come from outside have seen it; The deceased had a certain identity, and the subordinates cleaned up his bedding room, and they would not hide any dirt, so it was obvious that the deceased did not die of arsenic poisoning.

Mother Du was very angry, "Master Hou obviously didn't die of poisoning, where did my aunt get this witness, what she said is like the truth?" Dare to murder the housewife, but my aunt doesn't want to die? ”

Seeing that the plan had failed, Ponzi's face turned pale.

It shouldn't be like this...... Obviously she was ready for anything......

She trembled for a while, then suddenly jumped up, pointed at Zhang's Pei, and then pointed at Lu Li: "You are all in a gang!" I don't believe what has been discussed for a long time! ”

"Yes, what you say is false! It's all fake! Pang Zi was like crazy, and his eyes rolled quickly, "You are worried that I will invite a banquet for my son!" Gao Cheng promised that the banquet master will definitely teach me my son, my son will be promising, and he will inherit the lord to become a marquis, you are afraid, so you reverse right and wrong like this and deal with me! ”

Zhang sighed, "Master Yan is the teacher of the prince, and the Hou Ye personally refers to it." Everyone in the house knows that the banquet master has a noble character, and accepting disciples depends on qualifications, why are you so confident in Gao Cheng and think that he will say that the banquet master? ”

Everyone was also shocked, yes, isn't this Gao Cheng just a subordinate!

"Even if he really has a bad relationship with Master Yanzi, it's bad to ask for something and ask to help you teach your son?" Zhang's voice was faint, "Gao Cheng just accepted your money, and casually agreed to this matter, and you took it seriously...... Ponzi, are you stupid or not? ”

Ponzi screamed loudly: "Gao Cheng won't lie to me!" ”

Her words were too determined, and her expression was too excited, as if everything she had been in before could be uncertain and she could lie, but she had absolute confidence in this.

"Oh? Why? He ...... to you Special? Zhang seemed to understand something, closed his eyes slightly, and his voice seemed to sigh, "If that's the case, I won't be able to spare you." ”

She understood, and everyone in the hall saw it one after another.

Mother Du took two steps forward and asked sharply, "You and Gao Cheng really have an adulterous relationship!" ”

Pang Zi subconsciously took a half step back, looked shocked, and didn't say anything for a while.

Mother Du bullied, "Originally, the slave sued the master, no matter what the result was, it was a dead word, and you couldn't keep stealing people...... Don't you want to die too happily? ”

"What do you say...... Die? "Ponzi is powerless to fall, will she die?

She subconsciously turned her head and looked around the hall, so all that was written on her face was 'Yes, according to the rules, you must die'......

Her eyes widened and her face became paler...... In the end, her gaze suddenly stopped on Cui Jie's face, and she gritted her teeth: "It's you!" ”