The bustling streets and the hot weather make it extremely uncomfortable.

In the alley, an old woman was panting in the sun with a bag of vegetables bought from the market. She was old, fat and stocky, and she was carrying things in her hands, so her steps were staggering and her head was covered with sweat. But she didn't care about the sweat and fatigue on her body, and walked forward quickly, there was still a housewife who had been sick for a few days to serve herself, and she had to rush back as soon as possible.

A figure appeared in front of him at some point, standing in the middle of the alley to block the way, and the old woman turned to dodge, trying to get past the man, but suddenly her hand was light, and the vegetable basket was snatched by the man.

"Ahh Do what? The old woman cried out in astonishment, and looked in astonishment, and saw clearly that there was a sallow-faced man in front of her.

"Aunt Zhang, don't be afraid, we are not bad people, my son-in-law wants to say a few words to you." The man whispered.

The old woman exclaimed, "Who are you?" ”

The man stepped forward and took her arm, lifted her foot to the ground, and turned into a fork in the alley. There was still a man standing there.

"Childe, Aunt Zhang is here."

The person standing in the alley turned around, with a smile on his sallow face, and said in a deep voice, "You go to the alley to guard." I'll have a few words with Aunt Zhang. ”

The man holding Aunt Zhang's arm agreed, turned around and walked to the entrance of the alley to stand guard. Aunt Zhang stood in place at a loss, looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, and said tremblingly, "This son, you ...... What are you going to do? The old body is a responsible person, and he has never done anything bad in his life. You ......"

The middle-aged man laughed in a low voice, "Aunt Zhang, don't be afraid, we are not bad people." We are...... Zhang Zhuangyuan's friend came from the capital and came specifically for the affairs of the Zhang family. ”

Aunt Zhang was stunned and said in surprise, "You are Brother Xiang...... Sent by the young man? ”

The middle-aged man nodded, "Exactly." ”

Aunt Zhang frowned and said, "Really? You don't lie to me. What do you tell me Brother Xiang'er looks like? ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Each is tall and has dark skin." Thick eyebrows and big eyes. By the way, there is a small scar on the left corner of the eyebrow. ”

Aunt Zhang said happily, "Yes, yes, it's him." The scar was caused by his naughty childhood when he hit the stone steps. I had four stitches. You must have been sent by Brother Xiang. I believe it. Thank God, Brother Xiang finally has a letter, and Mrs. doesn't know how happy she is to know. ”

The middle-aged man looked at Aunt Zhang with a smile and smiled bitterly in his heart. only said Zhang Xiaoxiang's appearance, and the old woman believed it. It's also too easy to trust people. But after all, she is a servant of the Zhang family, and she has never seen much of the world, so she naturally doesn't have so many other thoughts. He is a simple and kind person.

"Why didn't Brother Xiang come back by himself? Such a big thing happened at home, doesn't Brother Xiang know? The woman asked.

"Aunt Zhang, Zhang Zhuangyuan, it's inconvenient for him to come back. But he knew everything that was going on at home. He wants to stay in the capital to do something. Wasn't Lord Zhang taken to the capital? If he comes back, what will happen to Lord Zhang? ”

"Yes, yes, yes. He has to contribute to the capital and avenge the old man. I get it, I get it. Aunt Zhang nodded suddenly.

The middle-aged man was Fang Zi'an, and he also smiled and nodded.

Aunt Zhang said again, "Since you are friends of Brother Xiang, hurry up and sit at home, just meet Mrs., let Mrs. be relieved." Let's go, go home. ”

Fang Zi'an hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Aunt Zhang, we can't go to Zhang's house." It's inconvenient to go at this time. I don't know how many eyes are staring at the Zhang family. We can't go. ”

Aunt Zhang said, "It doesn't matter, there are no people from the government at home." ”

Fang Zi'an frowned and shook his head, "They're just where you can't see." ”

Aunt Zhang was stunned and said, "You mean, are they still staring at us in secret?" ”

Fang Zi'an didn't want to get too involved with this old woman. said in a deep voice, "Aunt Zhang, do you want the old man of the Zhang family to be safe and sound?" Listen to me if you want. From now on, we can't tell anyone the news that we are coming to Wuhu, otherwise someone will make trouble for us. ”

Aunt Zhang was taken aback, and immediately said, "The old body understands, how can the old body say more." ”

Fang Zi'an said, "Okay." We came to find out about the affairs of the Zhang family. Now I have a few questions for you, and you answer me truthfully. ”

Aunt Zhang said, "Okay! You ask. As long as the Zhang family can be safe, I will tell you whatever you ask. ”

Fang Zi'an nodded and asked in a deep voice, "How many years has Aunt Zhang been in the Zhang family?" ”

Aunt Zhang said, "How many years?" I didn't count, I served in the Zhang family at the age of fifteen, first Mrs. Tai, then Mrs., and then Xiao Gongzi. ”

Fang Zi'an said: "That's what has always been in the Zhang family." How many people in the Zhang family still live in the house now? ”

Aunt Zhang sighed and said, "There is no one, only me and my wife are left." Hey, as soon as this man is unlucky, he immediately sees the faces of some people. When there was no accident before, guests came to the house every day. Those scholars in the city, what is this lord and that lord come every day, it is very lively. When something happened, no one took care of it. The lady called for help in redressing their grievances, but they didn't even see each other. What a bunch of dogs who see the wind and steer the rudder. It's the same at home, a few bad things saw that something was wrong at home, and they quit their jobs and ran away. Madame and Master are so good to them, they don't miss the love of master and servant at all. It's really not as good as a dog. The old dog in the family still knows how to take care of the family. ”

Speaking of these, the old woman was obviously unhappy in her heart, and she chattered endlessly. Fang Zi'an hurriedly interrupted, "What about the rest of the family?" I mean, there are no other relatives in the family? ”

"Oh, that's there, the two young ladies and the two aunts also live at home. But now they are going to the capital. The old man was escorted to the capital, and the lady asked the two young ladies and the two aunts to follow all the way. When you arrive in the capital, you have to run errands, but you can't let the old man even eat tea and rice. Hey, how could a good man who has been a good man all his life be in such a catastrophe. He was wronged to death. Ay! Aunt Zhang wiped away her tears.

Fang Zi'an basically understood the current situation of the Zhang family, after the Zhang family's accident, the servants scattered away, and some local squires and scholars that Zhang Qi had interacted with before also shrank their heads and did not dare to come forward. Zhang Xiaoxiang's two sisters and two brothers-in-law followed Zhang Qi to the capital. So now the Zhang family is left with Aunt Zhang and Zhang Xiaoxiang's mother at home. No wonder no one entered and exited Zhang's house for half a day when he stepped on the o'clock yesterday, and he didn't hear any movement except for the West Courtyard when he went at night. It turned out that everyone in the family was gone.

"Aunt Zhang, don't be sad. Aunt Zhang, Zhang Zhuangyuan's aunt Ding, have you served her? ”

"yes. I was originally serving my wife, but there was a period when Sister-in-law Ding was not in good health, and Mrs. said that I was very attentive and would take care of people, so I asked me to take care of Sister-in-law Ding for two years. But who would have thought that why was Sister-in-law Ding gone, and she said that she was killed by the master, how could this be possible? The lord and his wife treated Sister-in-law Ding like a mother. The uncle died in the Jin Kingdom, and the lord and the lady said that Sister-in-law Ding was pitiful, so she kept it for decades and did not marry. The old man doesn't know how much he admires and appreciates Sister-in-law Ding, how could he kill Sister-in-law Ding? Those people talked nonsense, they didn't listen to any grievances, and they just arrested the master. I dare to take my life as a guarantee, how could the master kill Sister-in-law Ding? The master himself is a kind-hearted person, and he refuses to step on even an ant to death, so how can he kill people? Are those people crazy? How can you be so wronged? Aunt Zhang began to cry again and chattered.

Fang Zi'an said: "Aunt Zhang, can you tell me what happened when Sister-in-law Ding died?" ”

Aunt Zhang said, "I don't know very well, that morning, I was serving my wife and getting up, and suddenly there were officials who broke in to take the old man and took the old man directly." The leader said that it was Sister-in-law Ding who reported that the master was Jin Guo's fine work, and he wanted to take the master and take Sister-in-law Ding to the court to confront him. We hurriedly followed and entered Sister-in-law Ding's house, only to find Sister-in-law Ding dead in bed. Those people said that the old man had killed Ding's sister-in-law. After that, many people came to the yamen, and after an autopsy, they said that Sister-in-law Ding was strangled to death by the master. also said that Sister-in-law Ding's maidservant Xiaomei saw that the master went to Sister-in-law Ding's room last night, and it seemed that she had a quarrel. This Xiaomei looks like a vixen on weekdays, and I knew she was not responsible. ”

Fang Zi'an frowned and said, "Xiaomei? She disappeared after the incident? ”

Aunt Zhang gritted her teeth and said, "It's thanks to her running fast, otherwise I would tear her mouth apart." She was taken by the government to record a confession and never returned. Does she still have the face to come back? I also tore her when I came back. ”

Fang Zi'an frowned and pondered for a moment, then continued to ask a few more questions. Aunt Zhang fell into an emotion, and she just hugged Zhang Qi over and over again, scolded Xiaomei for being unjust, and scolded the government for being speechless. Other than that, there is no other useful information. Fang Zi'an knew that Aunt Zhang only knew so much.

"Aunt Zhang, I'll ask you so much for the time being. Since we have come back under Zhang Zhuangyuan's order, we will naturally find out the truth. We can't go to Zhang's house, but we still have to meet Zhang Zhuangyuan's mother. You go back now, bring a letter to your wife, and say that we are people sent by Zhang Zhuangyuan, and it is inconvenient for us to meet at home, and ask her to meet us on the second floor of the Sihai Restaurant on Middle Street in the afternoon. Where do we meet in a private room. We have something very important to discuss with her. Good no good? Fang Zi'an said.

Aunt Zhang nodded again and again, "Okay, I must tell Madame." ”

Fang Zi'an said, "Okay, Aunt Zhang should go home." Remember, don't tell anyone about our return, otherwise the Zhang family's affairs will be difficult. We're going to have trouble too. ”

Aunt Zhang said repeatedly, "The old body is saved, and the old body and heart are like mirrors." They know anything from the old body's mouth, unless they want my old life. ”

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