The mustaches brought the red dresses in each room one by one, except for the other dresses, there was a lot less, Wang Yi quickly finished reading it, and Meng Tianchu knew that he had not found the dress when he saw Wang Yi's expression.

Meng Tianchu stood up and said to a few maids: "Did you really bring all the clothes from each room, and not a single one left?" ”

Several maids nodded, Meng Tianchu looked at their respective expressions, and said, "If we find any untaken clothes from your master's room, you will be punished." ”

One of the maids suddenly became panicked, and hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Meng Tianchu.

Meng Tianchu stepped forward and asked, "Which room are you from?" ”

The maid didn't say anything, Zhao Lian said on the side: "She is the maid in Feng'er's room." ”

Meng Tianchu turned to Wang Yi and said, "You follow the maid to Feng'er's room to have a look." ”

The maid hurriedly stopped Wang Yi, and then said, "The fifth lady is sleeping. ”

When Zhao Lian heard this, he immediately got up and said nervously: "Is it the problem of heartache again?" How to sleep now? ”

The maid hurriedly nodded yes.

Meng Tianchu looked at the maid, and then said, "Then I will ask Zhao Gongzi to go and see it together." ”

Zhao Lian saw that Meng Tianchu insisted on going, so he had no choice but to lead the way in front and follow.

The maid walked to the door of Feng'er's room and said softly, "Madam, Master Meng of the Yamen is here." ”

There was no sound inside, and Zhao Lian said with some embarrassment; "Master Meng, Feng'er has not been very comfortable recently, probably the first child, so she is a little squeamish, why don't you see if you will come back tomorrow or sometime else?"

Meng Tianchu thought for a while and said, "Okay." Then we'll come back tomorrow. ”

When Zhao Lian heard this, he immediately smiled and bowed down to thank him, Wang Yi looked at Meng Tianchu, and was about to say something, when he saw that Meng Tianchu had already turned around and walked away, he had no choice but to follow, Zhao Lian sent Meng Tianchu and them to the door and turned to leave.

Wang Yi said: "It's all at the door, how can Meng Ye say that he will leave?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled strangely and said, "Let's go, let's wait at the entrance of the alley." ”

Wang Yi didn't understand what Meng Tianchu meant. looked at Chai Meng, and saw that Chai Meng was also at a loss, so he had to follow the carriage and drive the carriage to the alley to wait.

Sure enough, in less than a cup of tea, I saw Feng'er's maid hurriedly walking out of the back door with a burden, and when she approached the carriage, Meng Tianchu said, "Wang Yi, you can go down now." ”

Wang Yi jumped out of the carriage in response, and when the maid saw that it was Wang Yi, she instinctively hid the burden in her hand behind her back. Meng Tianchu poked his head out and said, "What we are looking for should be in that baggage." ”

The maid listened. turned around and ran back, Wang Yi grabbed the maid, reached out to grab the burden, opened it and saw that it was indeed a rose-red gauze robe, very good-looking, and it happened that there was a butterfly buckle missing on the chest.

Wang Yi threw the burden on the table in the hall of the Zhao family, Zhao Lian looked at Meng Tianchu's gloomy and serious expression, and then looked at the things in the baggage, and his face suddenly changed.

Wang Yi scolded: "Zhao Lian." Don't say that you don't know these things that your Feng'er did, hurry up and call her to me, our Meng Ye has something to ask. ”

Zhao Lian hurriedly ordered the subordinates around him to call, and then said cautiously: "Master Meng." I also heard Feng'er say the ground just now, but I guess it's just that there's a button missing from the clothes? It doesn't mean anything, does it? ”

Meng Tianchu looked at Zhao Lian coldly and said, "You can't just because Feng'er is pregnant with your child in her belly. You don't care about your relationship with your late mother. ”

Zhao Lian couldn't understand it, and said, "Master Meng, what do you mean by this, what does Feng'er's clothes have to do with Wanniang?" ”

As she was talking, Feng'er walked in gracefully in a dress with yellow flowers on a white background, and her face was indeed a little haggard.

Meng Tianchu looked at Feng'er, and saw that she walked straight to the chair next to Zhao Lian and under the table, and he didn't know if he was afraid or for some other reason, and he hadn't looked at Meng Tianchu for some reason.

Meng Tianchu said: "Fifth lady, just now I asked the maid in your room to bring your red clothes to the hall, and your maid said that they brought it, why did you take your maid out of the door as soon as we left, are you going to find someone to patch up the missing button?" Or simply destroy the corpse and discard such beautiful clothes. ”

Feng'er looked up at Meng Tianchu at this time, but quickly looked away and said, "I don't know what Meng Ye is talking about, I'm sleeping, and I don't know anything about clothes or not." ”

Wang Yi said loudly: "You lied, your maid clearly said that you asked her to find a farther place to lose this clothes, what?" Do you want me to lock you up and take you back to the yamen to pass through the hall? ”

When Zhao Lian heard this, he quickly got up and begged: "Master Meng, it's better to say anything at home, please, Feng'er is already pregnant with the flesh and blood of my Zhao family, and she can't afford to go through the court." Feng'er, what the hell are you doing, hurry up and say it. ”

Feng'er was about to speak, Meng Tianchu said, "We found the buttons on your fifth lady's clothes in the salt jar where your wife's late mother's heart was placed, so we want Feng'er to explain." ”

When Zhao Lian heard this, he was stunned, and looked at Feng'er, Feng'er immediately said loudly: "Don't frame me, it's not the late mother I killed." ”

Zhao Lian stepped forward and grabbed Feng'er's collar and said, "What? It turned out to be you! What a vicious woman, the other day my mother told me that you want to harm her, but I can't do it, but I didn't expect it to be true. After speaking, I only heard a snap, and a crisp slap fell on Feng'er's delicate face.

Feng'er covered her face with one hand, pointed at Zhao Lian with the other, tears flowed out of her eyes, and said: "Okay, you actually beat me for that yellow-faced woman, Er'er suddenly stood up, rushed out of the door, and shouted death or something like that, Zhao Lian saw it, and immediately went to pull, and some people in the courtyard immediately watched."

Zhao Lian grabbed Feng'er and hurriedly made amends, Meng Tianchu looked at it coldly, and said loudly: "Enough!" ”

Feng'er, who was still crying in Zhao Lian's arms just now, saw that Meng Tianchu was angry, and quickly stopped making a sound.

Meng Tianchu walked up to Feng'er and said, "Don't pretend here, your button was found in the salt jar that held the heart of the late mother." How do you explain that? ”

Feng'er pear blossom said delicately like rain: "I really don't know. ”

Meng Tianchu: "You don't know? You really don't know, how did you let the maid take this dress out and throw it away? ”

Feng'er didn't speak, Zhao Lian looked at Feng'er seriously, and said: "Feng'er, if it's really you, I can't help you, Wanniang is my wife Zhao Lian, she can't have children anymore, at this point, she can't compare with you." I'm good to you, what she has, what you have, she doesn't have anything, you just want it, I bought it for you, what else do you want? After speaking, he pushed Feng'er away, stood up and ignored Feng'er.

Feng'er hurriedly got up and said to Zhao Lian: "It's really not the late lady I killed, and I don't know how the buttons of my clothes are in the salt jar." Someone must be trying to frame me, really. ”

Zhao Lian turned his head angrily. said loudly: "You don't know, then why don't you take that dress to the hall for Meng Ye to see?" You don't know, then why would you ask the maid to secretly send your clothes to the door, and you can't even wait for dark? I think you're a thief. ”

When Feng'er heard this, she immediately cried loudly: "It's really not me, the maid came in and said that the master of the yamen was here, saying that he was going to send our clothes to the hall, and said that the king of the yamen was checking the buttons on each piece of clothing, and he found that one." I'm worried about getting into trouble, that's why..."

Zhao Lian glanced at Feng'er indifferently, and said Qi Ran: "Really? If it is as you said, then why is the button on your clothes in the salt jar that holds the heart of the late mother? ”

Feng'er listened. His face turned pale and he sat down in his chair.

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At this time, Uncle Zhao hurriedly walked in, and couldn't help but say that stepping forward and slapping Zhao Lian was a slap. Zhao Lian, who was beaten, including the people present, were all second monks and were confused.

"Dad, what are you doing beating the child?"

Uncle Zhao said angrily. What about children? She is now pregnant with the blood and blood of our Zhao family, and her mother died that night, why do you want to surprise Feng'er with a dead person? ”

"Dad, it's not you who think so, if it's really Feng'er who killed the late mother, how can I, Zhao Lian, want such a vicious daughter-in-law?"

"Phew!" Uncle Zhao took a sip on Zhao Lian's face with hatred.

"You are really confused, if it is really Feng'er's doing, I will go to jail for her, this is always okay, right?"

Zhao Lian didn't expect his father to say such a thing, so he couldn't help but walk away angrily.

Uncle Zhao didn't have a good face for Meng Tianchu and Wang Yi, walked up to them, and said coldly: "If it is really Feng'er who killed Wanniang, I, who is my father-in-law, will die for her, but if you want to die with one corpse and two lives, I will fight with you, now, you can go." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled faintly and said: "Since there is a murder case in the Zhao family, our yamen will naturally investigate the case and give an explanation to the deceased, and when we explain the problem clearly, we will naturally leave." ”

Uncle Zhao saw that although Meng Tianchu had a smile on his face, his eyes were resolute, and he was still a little afraid in his heart, so he didn't dare to say anything, and followed his son away.

Meng Tianchu: "After the late mother died, what did you do in her room?" ”

"I don't know what you're talking about, I haven't been."

Meng Tianchu: "Then why is there blood on the soles of your feet?" ”

When Feng'er heard this, she immediately tightened her feet under the hem of her skirt, and her face became nervous.

"I... I just looked at the doorway. ”

"Isn't it? Really just looking at the doorway? ”

"I'm in, I just want to see if she's really dead?"

"You seem to want her dead"

"No, how could I want her to die?"

Meng Tianchu walked up to Feng'er, looked at her hand, and then said to Wang Yi: "Take her to the door of Wanniang's room and compare it with the fingerprints on the door." ”

Wang Yi asked Feng'er to get up, Feng'er didn't move, Wang Yi said: "We're not inviting you to drink and eat now, I'm going to forcibly tear you off, first, you can't get over the face of being the master, and second, if you hurt the child in your belly, I'm but..."

When Feng'er heard this, she quickly got up, squinted her eyes and swept Wang Yi, and said, "Just go, what am I afraid of." Walking to the door, he almost let the threshold fall, and a maid next to him hurriedly held Feng'er and said softly: "Be careful." ”

Feng'er slammed the maid's hand away, and then walked straight towards the late mother's room.

Meng Tianchu: "Who is the personal maid of the fifth lady?" ”

A maid came out of the crowd, and when Meng Tianchu saw that it was the maid who hugged Feng'er's clothes before, he said, "Where did you sleep last night?" ”

"I slept in the same room as my wife, and recently my wife was not in good health, so I didn't go back to my room to sleep."

"Is your own room far from the fifth lady's room?"

"We all live in the backyard, and there is some distance."

"What's wrong with the Fifth Lady?"

"Lang Zhong is distressed, and he rolls on the bed when he gets up."

Meng Tianchu walked to the door and saw that Wang Yi and Feng'er had already walked back, so he said, "Are you eating?" ”

"I'm eating, but it doesn't work well."

At this time, Wang Yi and Feng'er came over, and Wang Yi said: "If the fingerprint is right, it is Feng'er's."

Meng Tianchu: "You have also seen the fingerprints on the door, why is there blood on your hands?" ”

Feng'er looked at Meng Tianchu in fear, and didn't know what to say for a while, so she just stood there.

Meng Tianchu: "What, I don't know what to say?" When did you leave that handprint? I think you'd better be honest. ”

Feng'er looked at Meng Tianchu, gritted her teeth, and said, "Okay, I admit it, I don't like her, but I really didn't kill her, I just went to see how she died, I can't remember where the blood on my hand touched it, that's all." ”

Wang Yi scolded: "I see that you are not honest. ”

Feng'er snorted, crossed her hands on her chest, and twisted her head to the side.