"If you lose, then. How about paying all the taxes of the people of Pomegranate County for January?"

Song Ci said: "Song promised you, but Zhang Zhixian, Song hopes that you will not regret it tomorrow, I am afraid that it will be useless to regret it when the time comes."

"Xiaoyue and Lu Sheng, let's go, return to the inn at this moment, and wait for Wencheng Wenwu and Ren You to come back.

Saying that, a few people turned around and walked in the opposite direction, Zhang Ji looked at their departing backs and said: "I'm not old, but I'm a little crazy when I speak, this official wants to see what skills you have, catch your head, let's go back to the house, and see what kind of storm this boy can set off tomorrow."

Song Ci and the others returned to the inn, then closed the door and entered the house, Qin Xiaoyue brought some tea and said, "My lord, let's drink a glass of water first, I'll take a good look at what is going on."

Song Ci shirked and said, "No need, Xiaoyue Lu Sheng, you go to the next room to stay for a while, Song needs to sort out the case here."

"Ahh Man, aren't you going to drink a little water before you get it?"

Song Ci didn't know where his temper came from, and said angrily: "I said no, don't use it, why do you always want so many words?" If you want to go, you can leave at any time!"

Qin Xiaoyue was immediately stunned, it had been several months, and it was the first time that Song Ci had become angry, and this kind of thing had never happened before.

Lu Sheng immediately said: "Miss Xiaoyue, don't think about it too much, adults are also anxious, no, there are so many cases in Pomegranate County that can't be solved, and he is also anxious."

Qin Xiaoyue snorted and put the tea on the table, Song Ci also realized his mistake at this moment, and explained: "Xiaoyue, Song Mou was really sorry just now, I was also too anxious, you see that I will go to the yamen tomorrow, which is also...

"My lord, it's okay, you've been overworked lately, we should actually let you have a good rest, by the way, Lu Sheng, let's go outside and wait for your lord."

The two came outside and said, "My lord has been so tired lately, and we can't share his worries, if he continues the afternoon, I'm really worried that he will become ill from exhaustion."

Lu Sheng said: "Our adults are like this, if he doesn't find a little clue, I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep well at night, and this magistrate violates the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, and the adults have to find out the murderer of the deceased of the Xu family."

Just after the two of them exchanged for a while, the door was opened, and Song Ci said: "Lu Sheng, you go and call Xiaoxiang to me, Song has something to ask her." At the same time, there is a night curfew in Pomegranate County, and you are the most... Better be careful. ”

Lu Sheng said: "Okay lord, I'll go now."

With that, he ran out, and Qin Xiaoyue walked up, "My lord, have you found something?" Otherwise, how can you call this person to appear?"

"This.... I have a little clue, by the way, Xiaoyue, can you get me some food? It's already dark, and my stomach is feeling hungry.

Qin Xiaoyue answered, then walked to the inn downstairs, found the shopkeeper and asked for some food, and came to the house.

"My lord, Wencheng Wenwu has been gone for a long time, I don't know if I have found any clues now, it has been this hour, it stands to reason that it should have succeeded!"

Song Ci was silent, he didn't know the bottom of this matter, I hope this matter will not be discovered, otherwise it will be difficult to explain.

Song Ci hurriedly ate the food, and Xiaoxiang was soon brought into the house and said, "The folk girl sees the adult."

Song Ci looked at her, "Xiaoxiang, Song asked you, are you familiar with a deceased?" Do you usually interact with them?"

"This ..... We don't know her at all, you say that everyone is rich and noble, how do we know each other as poor? Even when walking, these rich people look at people through their nostrils. ”

Song Ci felt reasonable, anyway, the Great Song Dynasty is like this, it is impossible for the rich and the poor to have anything to do with each other, as long as the identity gap is too big, there will never be dialogue, this is a fact.

Don't say that the Great Song Dynasty was in the Tang Dynasty, and it was also the case during the Northern Song Dynasty.

"Then have you usually heard of this Xu family, especially how is the relationship between these three people? Did they get into a fight, or did they get into a fight or something?"

“... It doesn't seem to be, my lord, the little woman doesn't know much, usually we take a detour to these rich people, and we don't care about their affairs at all, if it weren't for my husband's accident, even I didn't know that there was a Xu Mansion.

"Then when your husband usually goes up the mountain, what tools do you use to go up? This mountain is not easy to climb, could it be that he climbs it directly with his hands and feet?"

Xiaoxiang said: "Yes, my lord, although our family is poor, but my husband is young, at least he has the strength, usually he goes up the mountain to chop some firewood, and then takes it to the market to sell, and there are dozens of copper plates a day, and life is considered to be passing."

"Then he didn't go up the mountain through some kind of rope or something? You must know that this mountain is easy to go up and difficult to come down, Song went to see it yesterday, if it wasn't for the help of his subordinates, I'm afraid he would have fallen down long ago. ”

"This... My lord, my husband did not go up the mountain with the help of any tools, and if the little woman had known, she would have told you, at least he had never said what tools he had used to go up. ”

Song Ci nodded, now things are still so confusing, isn't this case really unclear? Now the only hope is in Wencheng Wenwu, if they can't get any clues, I'm afraid they can only convict Zhang Ji on the issue of taxes.

"By the way, Lu Sheng, early tomorrow morning, you immediately go outside and release the news, saying that this official has collected clues about the murder of the Xu family, and if anyone is willing to provide evidence, Song will be rewarded at that time."

Lu Sheng said: "Okay lord, do you want me to act tonight?"

"This... No need, it'll be early tomorrow morning, and now it's night, I'm afraid no one wants to believe you. ”

"And Xiaoxiang, early tomorrow morning, you go to the yamen to beat the drum and shout grievances, and tell the magistrate that your husband died unjustly, and Song will give you justice, and at the same time, you will rest here tonight, and we will go in together tomorrow."

"Yes, my lord."

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, the sky was already dark outside, and the crowing of the rooster kept coming, telling that a new day had come.

Early in the morning, everyone got up from the bed, Qin Xiaoyue went to prepare some food, and put it on the table, Song Ci beckoned Xiaoxiang to come together.

She said with emotion: "The little girl never thought that she would have dinner with the criminal officer of the imperial court one day in the future, which is really unconvincing.

Song Ci said: "Song has never cared about any superiors and subordinates, they and I have always eaten at the same table, Xiaoxiang, don't be polite, if your husband is confirmed to have died unjustly, Song will definitely compensate you from the yamen."

“..... Thank you, sir. ”

Outside the house, soon Wencheng Wenwu walked in, and they said loudly: "My lord, our two brothers have returned."

Song Ci looked at them, "Wencheng Wenwu, you sit down to eat first, let's talk while eating, can you bring the couple from the Xu family?"

"My lord, they're outside the house." Wen Cheng got up and greeted them and brought them into the house, and the two immediately saluted, very polite.

Song Ci said: "Don't talk yet, it's good if you come, Song asked you, your concubine went out all day before she died, and you didn't ask her where she went?" What a dereliction of duty you husband has done!"

Xu Yuandao: "My lord, I can't help it, my daughter-in-law went out sneakily early in the morning and came back very late, I can't control her, and besides, I feel like she is having an affair."

"Affair? How sure are you? You can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing, it will affect the reputation of your deceased wife, you better think about it clearly. ”

"My lord, how can I talk nonsense about such a thing?" He continued: "I've heard people talk more than once that she has a leg with the magistrate, and I don't know when she got better, and... And I don't have any evidence either. ”

"Then why didn't you tell me yesterday? Why do you say it today? Do you know that it is precisely because of this sentence that it is possible that the murderer is someone else? The woman next to me is the murderer's wife, and her husband died unjustly, do you know?"

He looked at it guiltily, and then the two knelt in front of Xiaoxiang and kept apologizing.

"You... That's it, this matter is from that dog official Zhang Ji, and my husband's death has nothing to do with you. ”