Jia was not in a hurry, sneered, and said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Meng Tianchu was not annoyed, walked to Wang Yi's side, and said: "You go to Fan's house and invite Mrs. Fan to come over to me, if you go late, I am afraid that someone will go to the empty building again, and there will be no proof of death." ”

Wang Yi left after receiving the order, Meng Tianchu asked Murong Yuxue to move the table and chairs to the cell, and then sat next to the housekeeper and drank tea, the housekeeper did not speak, the two of them were deadlocked, and after a while, the housekeeper finally spoke: "I do things for the master, I am not wrong." ”

Meng Tianchu nodded and said, "It's naturally not wrong for the housekeeper to be loyal, but your mistake is to kill the woman Fan Cheng already likes." ”

The housekeeper struggled to sit up, wiped the dried blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, Meng Tianchu motioned to Murong Yuxue to bring the housekeeper a glass of water, and the housekeeper took it and drank it all. Then he said: "He already has a new love, not to mention that he has already harmed people very badly, if it weren't for him, people wouldn't have reached that point." ”

Meng Tianchu said: "He did it himself, but he didn't let you do it later, he may have had to do it before, he didn't want her to die, but you let her die." ”

The butler lowered his head and said after a while, "How do you know it's me?" ”

Meng Tianchu said: "You helped the master to send things to Miss Lian'er first, and then your wife found out that your master had another woman outside, at first I thought it was still Xiaoqing, but when I was worried about not knowing how to get out of my heart, I found that Lian'er died in Xiaoqing's room, and the old bustard of Nuanchun Pavilion forced her to leave, and your wife asked you to ask Xiaoqing to go out for an interview." Say it's an interview. I think that the play you let a few guys perform in the silk village that day made Xiaoqing even more desperate, thinking that Fan Cheng did it. Actually, Fan Cheng didn't know at all, did he? Later, as for what you said and did when you asked Xiaoqing out, we don't know. ”

The housekeeper said: "You are not wrong, but how do you know about that Lian'er?" ”

Meng Tianchu said: "The girl in the kitchen of Nuanchun Pavilion said, after you and Fan Cheng killed that Lian'er in the suburbs, bring Lian'er's body to Nuanchun Pavilion. Then you lure Xiaoqing away, and you take the opportunity to put Lian'er's body in her room. ”

The housekeeper said: "There is one thing that Master Meng must have said wrong. ”

Meng Tianchu said: "What? ”

The steward said, "We killed that man by mistake, and there is nothing wrong with that." But the matter of putting Na Lian'er in Xiaoqing's room was only known to the old man after the fact. ”

Meng Tianchu sneered and said, "Since everyone who kills people is willing to admit it, do you still need to bear these things for your master?" ”

The housekeeper said: "Since I didn't hide the killing, then there is no need for me to lie about anything else." ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Since you said that you killed someone by mistake, will you still slash the face of the deceased by mistake?" ”

The housekeeper saw Meng Tianchu say this. hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The person was killed by the master in a hurry, but the face was not drawn by us." ”

Meng Tianchu said: "If it's not you, who else?" ”

The housekeeper said, "My wife." ”

As soon as the words came out. Meng Tianchu was shocked, and continued to ask, "Could it be that when you killed Lian'er." Madame with you? ”

The housekeeper shook his head and said, "No, when we went to the house where the old man was new, we found the Lian'er girl who had fainted on the side of the road, because the master liked her very much, so when he saw that it was her, he quickly asked me to get off the carriage and carry the Lian'er girl to the car, at that time we found that Lian'er wanted to be knocked out by someone with a stone or something, so we woke up the Lian'er girl with water, I didn't expect that the girl thought that she was frightened, and when she woke up and saw us, she made a lot of noise, At that time, the carriage was about to arrive at the county seat, and there were more pedestrians on the road, and the lord told her to be quiet, and she didn't listen, and said that we had ruined her, and she was going to report to the official, and she had to rush out of the car, and my lord was also in a hurry, so he took out the knife he was carrying, and wanted to just scare her, so that she wouldn't make such a fuss again, who thought that the girl was really fierce, and when she saw the old man take out the knife, she actually let the knife hit it, and tear off the curtain of the car, saying that we were going to kill people, you know, Our lord doesn't know anyone in this county, and if it spreads, it will be difficult to be a man in the future, so the lord is also in a hurry. ”

Meng Tianchu said: "You haven't told me yet, what happened to the ground injury on Lian'er's face." ”

The housekeeper looked at Meng Tianchu and said with great difficulty: "After the master killed the Lian'er girl, he was also panicked, he had already entered the city at that time, and then went out of the city, for fear of causing speculation among the soldiers at the city gate, because when he came in, everyone saw that Lian'er was making a lot of noise in the car, so the master asked me what to do, when the carriage happened to pass by the Nuanchun Pavilion, I asked the master to go to Xiaoqing, I said that the corpse I will find a way, and he didn't have an idea for a while, so he changed his clothes in the car, and then got off the car and went to the Nuanchun Pavilion, I was about to turn around the car and go to the other side of the city to find a way to dispose of the body, but I didn't expect that at this time, the lady appeared. ”

Meng Tianchu said: "You mean Mrs. One."

You guys? ”

The housekeeper said: "Afterwards I thought about it and felt yes, or how did she meet us so coincidentally, she got into the car, saw Lian'er, and asked me, the girl who went to the inn to give gifts the day before yesterday was not her, I would not lie in front of the master, so I confessed, she used the knife that killed Lian'er just now to scratch her face, I was also frightened, after she finished drawing, she instructed me to put the body directly in the Nuanchun Pavilion, I didn't expect her to let me do this, but I didn't dare to say no, she looked very scary at the time, It seemed to be angry and ruined, and his whole body was trembling. ”

Meng Tianchu said: "She told you? What does she tell you? ”

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When the housekeeper heard Meng Tianchu say this, he smiled and said, "I have been by my wife's side for more than ten years, she doesn't use her mouth, I understand it with her hands."

Meng Tianchu thought the same and let the housekeeper continue.

The housekeeper said: "I know what Madame means, she also hates Xiaoqing girl, and she has been there before, so the master almost divorced her." I think she holds a grudge. The reason why she asked me to put Lian'er's body in Xiaoqingdi's room in Nuanchun Pavilion was because she wanted to blame Xiaoqing. ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Then what do you mean by putting the body in Xiaoqing's room when Fan Cheng took Xiaoqing out to eat?" So how do you know that Fan Cheng will take Xiaoqing out? ”

The butler said, "I don't know either." Because I knew that the master was in Xiaoqing's room, I had to park the car at the back door of Nuanchun Pavilion and find a way to wait for the opportunity, but I didn't expect that they came out less than two hours later, so I went to ask the guy at the door to know that they were going out to eat. I have been with my master for many years, I know that although he is very attentive, but after all, he is still sincere to the little green girl, if it wasn't for the lady to stop it badly, the little green girl would have entered the Fan family long ago. So, when I saw them go out, I thought it must be to take the little young girl to eat her favorite fish, forget it. I think in this gap in their absence, I'll have enough time to put the body in the little girl's house, and that's how it is. ”

Meng Tianchu said: "Then you mean, your master only found out afterwards that you put Lian'er in Xiaoqing's room?" ”

The butler nodded. "Yes, after you went." When he heard about it on the street, he came back angrily and asked me, but I didn't dare to say that my wife had told me to do it, so I had to carry it alone, and I was whipped several times by my lord for this. ”

Meng Tianchu asked, "Then how did your wife know about your master's new house?" ”

The housekeeper said, "The little maid next to the master." ”

Meng Tianchu was a little puzzled, and asked, "Isn't that little maid the one who has been following your master's new house well?" The little maid won't leave for a moment, how can she let your wife know? ”

The housekeeper said: "My wife thought that he found out that the master had a new place outside, but I didn't know who it was, I suspected Xiaoqing, I suspected that Lian'er, and finally found that after these people died, the master still often didn't go home, so I made an excuse that it was not good to say that the maid around the lord was not good, so I gave the maid around me to our lord, in fact, it was just to put a cronie of his own around the lord, and then the lord gave the little maid to the lady of the new house, and my wife disappeared the little maid, so she naturally asked, The lord said that a friend likes to give away, and the lady naturally didn't believe it, she gave this little maid to my lord when she gave instructions to the little maid, and the lord must tell her if there is anything, thinking that the little maid is very shrewd on weekdays, and it is not difficult to find a way to send a letter. ”

After Meng Tianchu heard what the housekeeper said, he thought to himself, I really can't underestimate this mute woman, I don't know if Wang Yi has found her.

Meng Tianchu and Murong Zhenxue sent the housekeeper out of the cell and came to the cell where Fan Cheng was being held, Fan Cheng was a smart person, and when he saw Meng Tianchu's expression, he knew that everything was over.

Meng Tianchu walked to the cell, looked at Fan Cheng, and said, "Do you know why we caught you in your new mansion?" ”

Fan Cheng looked at him coldly and said, "How do I know that it's not easy for such a smart person as you, Master Meng, to arrest me?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "No matter how smart I am Meng Tianchu, I don't think I am as good at calculating as your wife, and I will be counted into it." ”

Fan Cheng looked confused and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Meng Tianchu said: "When your wife comes, you can ask yourself if you know, but I can tell you one thing, that is, the address of your new house was told to me by your wife, saying that you are here, we will come and see, so I invited you here." ”

When Fan Cheng heard this, his eyes widened, and he said, "How is it possible?" Meng Tianchu, don't be untrustworthy, my lady doesn't leave the house, she only does needlework at home every day and doesn't ask about the world, and she is also obedient to me, don't sow discord, how can she harm me? ”

Meng Tianchu said: "She's afraid you're not alone." ”

Fan Cheng said: "Meng Tianchu, what do you mean, you can explain what you have to say, I hate it most when people talk about half and leave half, I Fan Cheng is a rough person and don't want to guess." ”

Just as he was about to speak, Wang Yi came in with Fan Cheng's mute wife, and the mute threw himself on the pillar of the cell crying and reached in to grab Fan Cheng's hand, but Fan Cheng looked at her coldly and ignored it.

Wang Yi walked to Meng Tianchu's side and said quietly: "That woman is really not simple, she has already found our county lord, fortunately, you are handling this case, otherwise our county lord would have been released long ago when he saw the silver." ”

Fan Cheng looked at his wife and asked, "Did you tell the people of Yamen where I live?" ”

The dumb man thought that he had known that Fan Cheng would ask this. He nodded calmly. Then she used her hand to draw something, and Meng Tianchu watched from the side, guessing what kind of explanation she was giving to her husband.

Fan Cheng hasn't finished looking at her yet. He said in disgust: "Okay, you don't need to say anything, I don't want to hear what you explain, no matter what you explain, you still sent me to this yamen prison, I have no reason to divorce you before." Now that I have it, a woman's family can't even do the most basic 'three obedience and four virtues', what else do I want you to do? ”

As soon as the dumb man heard Fan Cheng say this, the look that was still eager just now instantly turned into despair, her hand hung down weakly, and suddenly she took out something from her sleeve and quickly put it in her mouth, Meng Tian shouted that it was not good. He stepped forward and pulled the thing out of the dumb man's mouth with his hand, and it turned out to be a small piece of gold.

Meng Tianchu pushed the dumb man to the ground with one palm, and said angrily: "You have done so many things, do you want to die?" You're worried about losing Fan Cheng. lost his status in the Fan family, so you killed the women around him one by one. Your heart is too dark. ”

Fan Cheng also said: "I have always felt a little guilty about you in my heart, so no matter how many women I have outside, I would rather buy them a home outside than bring it back to make you sad, I didn't expect you to do it." ”

Meng Tianchu said: "What method did you use to make Xiaoqing commit suicide?" ”

The dumb man hadn't made a gesture yet, but Fan Cheng hurriedly said, "You killed Xiaoqing?" ”

The dumb man nodded, and gestured: "I just told her that you already dislike her for being old, don't want her anymore, and have already bought a house for other women outside and raised younger women outside, what I said is also the truth, she can't think about it herself, what does it have to do with me." ”

Fan Cheng saw her gesturing expressionlessly, staggered, almost fell to the ground, and said: "You are so vicious, you know that she has been forced by the old bustard of the brothel and has no way out, if you say this again, what does it mean that she is not dead and she is alive?" ”

Meng Tianchu sneered and said, "She hasn't told you yet, she asked the housekeeper to put Lian'er's body in the Warm Spring Pavilion." ”

When Fan Cheng heard this, he looked at the mute who was still lying on the ground viciously, and looked depressed.

Meng Tianchu took out the piece of jade found in Xiaoqing's belly in his arms, and when he saw it, his eyes lit up, and he danced and gestured.

Meng Tianchu looked at her and said: "Now I think I understand, I asked her about this piece of jade, you know that your master has a pair of such good jade, but you found that a piece is missing, you guessed that in Xiaoqing, you asked her on the day you forced Xiaoqing to die, but she didn't give it to you, right." You probably asked the housekeeper to find this piece of jade by the way on the day when you put Lian'er in Xiaoqing's room. ”

The dumb man saw that what Meng Tianchu said was not wrong, so he had no choice but to nod, but his eyes still did not leave the piece of jade in Meng Tianchu's hand.

Fan Cheng asked, "Then where did you get this piece of jade?" ”

Meng Tianchu said: "From Xiaoqing's stomach, she swallowed it into her stomach. I think this is the only thing you gave her that she can keep and remember you, so she is probably afraid that your wife will find it, so she wants this thing to accompany her to Huangquan Road. ”

When Fan Cheng heard Meng Tianchu say this, his expression became sad, and he muttered: "I really owe her too much, since I gave it to her, please give it back to her." ”

Meng Tianchu sighed deeply, nodded, put the jade back into his arms, then looked at Fan Cheng and his wife, and said, "Wang Yi will also lock up this vicious woman, and I will go out." ”

Meng Tianchu walked out of the door, and Murong Yuxue chased after him and asked, "Is this the end of the case?" ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Murong Yuxue and said in a deep voice, "Yes, it's over." ”

Murong Zhenxue knew that Meng Tianchu was in a bad mood, and said, "If you want to open a little, then where are you going now?" ”

Meng Tianchu looked up at the sky and said, "It's been very busy recently, I have a few people to go and see." ”

Murong Yuxue asked, "Is it Xiaoqing?" ”

Meng Tianchu shook his head and said, "No, it's Xi Ruo and Su Yan." ”

Murong Xue said: "I thought..."

Meng Tianchu stood still, stayed for a long time, and said softly: "Xiaoqing will come to see me—in a dream."