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Moonlight. The crow spread its pitch-black wings and rested on the eaves of Chen's house.

Zhou Yan wore a felt hat, old-fashioned, covering his eyes, and his figure was hidden in the shadows, just like a crow on his head, exuding a terrifying aura all over his body.

Several pedestrians walked past him without looking at him.

His outfit is not unnoticeable.

After waiting for a day, Ma Tongyun just didn't leave the house, and Zhou Yan had already given up his plan to see Ma Tongyun.

Tomorrow will be the start of the trial of Ni Chongyang's case.

Zhou Yan, as a witness, must appear.

But if it succeeds, the person who gets the benefits will not be him Zhou Yan.

Even if Ni Chongyang was sentenced to death, it was also the credit of his Zhou Yan, but he, Zhou Yan, did not get the two benefits promised by Ma Tongyun - Ma Tongyun only gave him one hundred taels of silver, but did not arrange for him to work in the Chen Mansion.

He didn't have a job, and though he had one hundred and twenty taels of silver, he would still run out.

Besides, his father's life was exchanged for a hundred taels of silver, which he felt was too uneconomical.

In the past, he felt that it was a good deal, because he didn't know his background and could still attract the attention of Mrs. Xie. He didn't know that his father was so good to him.

Now that he had lost his most precious father, he had only received a hundred taels of silver, and he felt that he had lost it.

So he waited for a day, wanting to see Ma Tongyun and then talk to her about the conditions.

Helplessly, Ma Tongyun didn't see him at all.

The back door suddenly opened, and in the moonlight, Ziwei walked out.

"You've finally come out. Will Mrs. Chen see me? Zhou Yan wanted to rush in. was stopped by Ziwei, "You are not qualified to see our lady." ”

"If Madame doesn't see me, I'll tell me what Madame wants me to frame Ni Chongyang." Zhou Yan was anxious, and his eyes were sharp.

Ziwei laughed: "It was you who killed the people, what does it have to do with our wife." Don't forget about it, you don't have any evidence to prove my relationship with you. And if Ni Chongyang is not the murderer of your father, then, this murderer. It's you. ”

Zhou Yan was shocked when he heard this. "How can you do that?"

"We have already given you a hundred taels of silver as promised, and you yourself will have to entangle it endlessly."

"You can't cross the river and tear down the bridge. I'm going to sue Mr. Chen. Zhou Yan was anxious.

"It's useless for you to sue anyone, because you killed people." Ziwei finished. Push away Zhou Yan. The door was closed.

Silent night. The sound of the door closing was so harsh.

Zhou Yan knelt on the ground, full of remorse.

In the darkness, a female voice suddenly came: "Come to our Xie Mansion for a trip." ”

Zhou Yan looked back. As soon as he lifted the sedan chair, it had already stopped in front of Zhou Yan.

"Who are you?" Zhou Yan became alert.

"We are Miss Xie Jiajiu's people." A female voice came from the palanquin.

Zhou Yan remembered the content of the letter his father left for him, saying that he was looking for Mrs. Xie of the dynasty, so he asked, "What is the relationship between your Xie family and Mrs. Xie?" ”

"Why did you ask about Mrs. Xie? Mrs. Xie is the eldest brother of our Master Xie. The woman in the sedan chair was stunned for a moment, but still replied calmly and calmly.

Zhou Yan was overjoyed: "Then you take me to Xie Mansion quickly." ”

"This is a sign, you come to the side door of Xie Mansion, you can use this sign to exchange for you to enter, and someone will be waiting for you in the side hall." After speaking, a wooden sign was thrown out of the sedan chair, and the sedan chair was lifted and left.

Zhou Yan picked up the wooden plaque, which was only engraved with the word "door", and there was no mark of Xie Fu.

However, he still obediently came to the side gate of Xie Mansion, and sure enough, there was a small servant waiting for him.

Zhou Yan handed him the wooden card, and the man led Zhou Yan in.

In the dark night, I deliberately went around several times before I came to a small room in the middle of nowhere.

There was already a person dressed as a female maid, waiting for her.

The lights inside were also very dim, and Zhou Yan didn't see the woman's face clearly, but he only felt that she was extremely good-looking.

"Why are you looking for Mrs. Xie??" The woman asked, and Zhou Yan said, "Because I have a jade pendant, it can prove that my background is not simple." As long as your Xie family can let me see Mrs. Xie, I can fulfill my father's last wish. ”

The girl still didn't turn around, just stroked her slender fingers, which were neatly and beautifully looked dancôme.

"What jade pendant?" She asked.

"You are stupid to me, I don't even know who you are, so I rashly show you. Of course, if I see Mrs. Xie, I will take it out. ”

"You're such a slippery little head. Dare to negotiate terms with me. She sneered, "So, that jade pendant is not on you anymore?" ”

"Of course not." Zhou Yan said, "Ma Tongyun is a liar, I was deceived once, how can I believe you lightly?" ”

"Okay, then you can go." The woman gave a look, and the servant immediately set Zhou Yan up.

"What, let me come, don't give me a snack to eat, just let me go, your Xie family is too despicable and shameless." Zhou Yan scolded all the way and was covered by the servant.

Zhou Yan was thrown out, and the servant took the wooden card back and threw him ten copper coins, "You can take this copper coin to buy a cake to eat." ”

"Smack." The door closed.

"Whew!" Zhou Yan was furious, "Rich people are amazing." So stingy. But Zhou Yan still picked up the ten copper coins, put them in his pocket, and left.

Inside the house.

The woman's face just now gradually became clear in the light - it was Xie Huabao!

"What is this Zhou Yan's identity, why do you have to see Mrs. Xie? Could it be that the Zhou family still has friends from our Xie family? "No matter how thoughtful Xie Huabao is, he can't figure out a child's thoughts.

Finally, the day of the trial has come.

Shen Shi. The yamen opened.

Yang Duanwu and Ni Peng and He Xiangjie came to the door of the yamen very early to wait. Of course, there is also Ni Lizheng who came with him.

Many people came to see the trial. Ni Chongyang's fame is still relatively large in Qinghe County, and Doctor Ni actually kills people, some people believe it, and some people don't believe it.

Rush over and see what is going on.

It's just that. On the second floor of the teahouse opposite the yamen, Xie Huabao sat facing the window. She ostensibly came to drink tea, but in fact she came to see the interrogation. A lady like her, she is naturally embarrassed to watch the interrogation in public.

"With a suspect-" The shouts sounded, and two soldiers, with Ni Chongyang, who was wearing shackles, walked up.

"Son-" He Xiangjie saw it and couldn't cry.

Yang Duanwu saw Ni Chongyang's hair so messy, he felt distressed for a while, and pressed his heart.

"Brother Chongyang. It's going to be fine. You'll be fine! She said to herself.

The master is reading Ni Chongyang's various "crimes", which is nothing more than losing his conscience and framing the village boss. Then, the witness Zhou Yan came to give testimony.

There was boos from the crowd. "How could Divine Doctor Ni harm an unarmed old man? There's no motive for this. ”

"yes. The county magistrate is clearly a nonsense sentence. ”

Yang Duanwu calmly took a few steps forward. Master saw it. Let her come up.

"You are Ni Chongyang's wife, Yang Duanwu?" Although the county magistrate knows Yang Duanwu, he can follow the procedure. Still have to ask again.

"The folk girl is exactly." Yang Duanwu replied.

The county magistrate asked, "Do you still have evidence to provide?" ”

Yang Duanwu replied loudly: "Please be aware that my husband is not the murderer of Zhou Laohan at all, and he is even kind enough to save him." ”

"Oh, but now the evidence is conclusive."

"But everyone knows that my husband has no motive for committing the crime. Fujun and Zhou Laohan have no grudges or hatreds, and they will not do this at all. ”

Since you think that your husband is not a murderer, then you say, who is the real murderer?''' ’’

Yang Duanwu pointed directly at Zhou Yan: "It's him!" He poisoned it! ”

The people were amazed, and there was a great deal of discourse.

The county magistrate smiled: "He is Zhou Laohan's calf, so he has no motive to commit the crime." ”

Yang Duanwu took out a bag of things from his clothes, "This is the evidence." ”

The county magistrate ordered it to be opened, and there were herbs inside!

"This is a seven-leaf flower, you can ask the adults to find a Lang Zhong to testify."

The master said: "No need, I also know a little about medical skills, this is the seven-leaf flower you said." ”

The county magistrate asked: "That's right, Zhou Laohan died from this medicinal material." That's what your husband gave to Zhou Yan and asked Zhou Yan to cook for Zhou Laohan to drink. ”

Dragon Boat Festival said: "Then can you let me ask a few questions about next Zhou Yan." ”

"Exactly." The county lord nodded, not knowing what tricks the Dragon Boat Festival would play.

But Xie Yu came to inform him last night, and he couldn't hurt Ni Chongyang.

On one side is the Chen family, who must kill Ni Chongyang, and on the other hand, the Xie family, who wants him not to hurt Ni Chongyang.

The county magistrate Ma Yan's head is big. He also hopes that the Dragon Boat Festival can really find any convincing evidence, and he is also good at it.

Dragon Boat Festival looked at Zhou Yan and asked, "Zhou Yan, when Ni Chongyang handed over the seven-leaf flower to you, what color was this medicinal herb?" ”

"Green, of course." Zhou Yan said.

"Are you sure?" The Dragon Boat Festival is silent, and ask again.

"Sure. It's not boiled again, of course it's the original green. Zhou Yan didn't want to answer.

A smile appeared on the face of the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Then master, you should know that my husband will not be a murderer."

The master and the county master looked at each other, "We don't know what you mean." ”

Dragon Boat Festival said loudly to the people outside the door: "This herb likes water, and arsenic is also soluble in water." If according to Zhou Yan's confession, my husband applied arsenic to the roots of this medicinal herb, then the roots would absorb the arsenic, and the seven-leaf flower would definitely not be green. Ask the master to give me an arsenic, and I will demonstrate it to you on the spot. ”

The county magistrate asked people to bring a pack of arsenic to the Dragon Boat Festival.

In front of everyone, the Dragon Boat Festival poured arsenic on the roots of the seven-leaf flower, and suddenly, the seven-leaf flower seemed to have drunk poison and immediately withered.

Of course, the color has also changed from green, to black and green. Black, to be exact!

Everyone sighed.

"You have all seen that if the seven-leaf flower was dyed with arsenic before Zhou Yan cooked it, then it would be black, but Zhou Yan said with certainty that it was green, so there is only one possibility, this arsenic was put in when it was cooked! According to the testimony provided by Zhou Laohan's neighbors at that time, at that time, there was no one else except Zhou Yan and Zhou Laohan. Therefore, the only possibility is that Zhou Yan killed his father! ”

As soon as the words of the Dragon Boat Festival fell, Zhou Yan couldn't stand up: "No, I didn't!" I didn't kill anyone! ”

The county master nodded: "Yang Duanwu is right, Zhou Yan, you are really vicious, even your own father can be poisoned!" ”

Left and right, "mighty-" two long sounds, Zhou Yan was a thief, and his legs trembled in fright!

"No, it's not me, I'm not killing anyone." Zhou Yan shouted.

"The evidence is there, Zhou Yan, you don't want to deny it!" The county magistrate's face darkened. Try your best to solve this case.

Zhou Yan saw that the matter had been revealed, so he had to make it up and say: "I really didn't kill anyone." If it wasn't killed by Ni Chongyang, then maybe it was arsenic that my father put on himself! ”

Dragon Boat Festival smiled faintly, the child seems to be so shameless as Zhou Yan, I haven't seen the second one in the Dragon Boat Festival.

"What evidence do you have that your father is going to kill himself?" The county magistrate asked.

Zhou Yan said: "My lord, a few days ago, my father mentioned that he couldn't stand the suffering of a serious illness, and it was better to die. ”

Everyone is talking about it.

The county master and the master communicated for a while, and the final result of the trial was that Zhou Yan's father committed suicide, Ni Chongyang was acquitted on the spot, Zhou Yan became an orphan, and the county master asked him to stay in the yamen first and post a notice to see if anyone wanted to adopt.

It was already time for Ni Chongyang's family to return to the village for dinner, and everyone was very happy. The people in the village greeted him and said, "We have known for a long time that Doctor Ni is innocent." ”

Because it was late, the family casually cooked a few side dishes, and after dinner, everyone was not full.

Yang Duanwu is ready to make a snack. I looked at the ingredients at home and found that there were only some mung beans left, and there were not many longans and lotus seeds.

Yang Duanwu grinded mung beans into powder, removed the core of longan, removed the heart of lotus seeds, and soaked them in warm water.

In order to make the dim sum taste better. Yang Duanwu also prepared sugar.

After the ingredients are ready, Yang Duanwu first added mung bean flour to sugar, poured it into the pot, added some water, stirred while burning, and after a while, the mung bean flour turned into mung bean puree, yellow and yellow, exuding a faint sweetness.

Using the same method, Yang Duanwu also burned the lotus seeds into lotus seed puree, and after chopping the longan into dices, he boiled a bowl of thick longan juice.

Yang Duanwu poured the three boiled ingredients into an open container in order to make a three-layer small cake.

In order to make the taste better, Yang Duanwu also came up with an iced way to eat it.

There was no ready-made ice, so Yang Duanwu went to find a lot of saltpeter. Place the three-tiered cake in a container and place the container in a large basin of water with a tight lid. Then, keep adding saltpeter to the basin.

When saltpeter encounters water, it absorbs a lot of heat, and the three-layer cake placed in a container quickly freezes. The cake made by this method is not only nutritious, but also tastes incomparable.

Everyone said it was delicious.

Then the husband and wife came into the house and whispered.

Ni Chongyang pulled the Dragon Boat Festival into his arms, his chin rested on the forehead of the Dragon Boat Festival, and choked up: "Dragon Boat Festival, this time, I really worked hard for you." If you hadn't tried to defend me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have come back safely. (To be continued.) )