"Lord Yuan, how do you explain this?!" Yu Huawen asked.

Yuan Baohu's breath stagnated.

He really couldn't think of any reason to refute this.

"Mu Qing!" Yu Huawen patted the wood, "This county asks you, when Lord Yuan comes in, are you in the room?" ”

The concubine was asleep in bed at the time, and he was ...... He woke up indecently, so he shouted for help, but fortunately, the family arrived in time to subdue the thief and save the innocence of the concubine! With that, he wiped away his tears again.

"Mu Qing listened, do you sleep well on weekdays?"

Mu Qing was stunned in his heart, why did the county lord suddenly ask about this? After a little hesitation, Yu Huawen had already patted the hall wood and shouted: "If you go back to this county quickly!" The officials on the left and right sides understood, and immediately picked up the water and fire sticks and "knocked on the ground", and shouted in unison, "Might-Wu-"

Mu Qing had never seen this scene, and his heart suddenly jumped with fright, and he hurriedly replied: "The concubine has always slept well. ”

"In that case, why do you have incense in your room?"

"Where does the concubine get the incense? It's just agarwood for daily use, and if you don't believe it, you can immediately send someone to check it. ”

"This county will send someone to verify." Yu Huawen stopped speaking, turned his face to look at Lin He and said loudly: "Lin thief Cao listens to the order!" ”

"The lower official is here!" Lin He walked out of class and walked to the front of the hall, bowing his head and clenching his fists.

"This county ordered you to lead Zhao Ming and Qi Sihai to rush to the Shen Mansion's concubine Mu Qingfang to inspect the incense burner! Go and come back quickly, no mistake! ”

"The subordinate officer receives the order!" led Zhao Ming and Qi Sihai to turn around and walk out.

Qin Hanyu hurriedly shouted to the three of them: "Wait!" Then he turned to Huawen and said, "Lord Yu, I'll go with them." ”

Yu Huawen said in his heart, this case was originally caused by the people of Mingtang, and it is naturally best to have people from Mingtang participate in the investigation. Although he knew that Yuan Baohu was likely to be framed, the current situation was indeed like a secret net, entangled Yuan Baohu in it. In the future, if Yuan Baohu's crime is really confirmed, there will be no complaints from Zhao Mingtang. So he nodded and said, "Lord Qin, please." ”

Qin Hanyu has her own plans, although she doesn't treat her as Senior Brother Yuan very much, but after all, she is from the same school. With her understanding of Yuan Baohu, she never believed that he would do this. The result of the court trial just now was obviously unfavorable to Senior Brother Yuan, so she had to find evidence as soon as possible to help him get out. Once the case is decided, those political enemies in the DPRK and China will inevitably take the opportunity to make a big fuss about the Yuan family's fall, and then the inner government and the Ming Hall will lose face and make a small matter, I am afraid that the entire Great Jin Dynasty will set off a big wave, in case CD Wang Sima Xun takes advantage of the situation to make trouble, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it will not live up to the trust of the Empress Dowager Chongde in vain.

Out of the county office, Lin He and Qin Hanyu rode straight to Shen Qinglong's house on horseback. When he arrived at the door of the Shen Mansion, Zhao Ming held up the token and broke in directly, two people did not dare to stop him, and one person hurriedly ran inside to report. The four of them entered the backyard, and Han Changzhong, the master of the Shen Mansion, had already led someone out to greet them.

Zhao Ming said loudly: "On the orders of the county to respect the lord, Lord Qin and Lord Cao Lin, a thief from this county, came to inspect the scene, and the Shen Mansion and the people cooperated without interference. ”

Han Changzhong hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Please come with me." ”

Han Changzhong led everyone into the front of Mu Qing's house in the side courtyard, and the two officials stood by the door.

Qin Hanyu and Lin He pushed open the door, and a quiet fragrance of incense came to them. Qin Hanyu sniffed lightly, it was indeed the smell of agarwood. When the two walked into the bedroom, they saw that half of the curtain in front of the bed had been torn off, the silk quilt on the bed had slipped to the ground, and the pillows were crooked. The makeup table in front of the bed fell to the side, and the powder box, eyebrow pencil, copper mirror, etc. were scattered all over the ground. The incense case next to the dressing table is intact and has not been touched. Qin Hanyu walked to the incense case and looked closely. This is a rosewood incense case, and a shallow layer of dust has fallen on it, and you can't see it at all if you don't look carefully. There was a three-legged golden phoenix incense burner on the incense table, and there was a pile of white ashes inside. Qin Hanyu stretched out his hand and twisted it in the ashes for a while, pinched a handful and put it on his nose to smell it, and then took out a piece of white silk silk and wrapped it and put it in his sleeve. Her eyes fixed on the three feet of the censer and nodded thoughtfully.

After about half an hour, the two of them finished their investigation and got up to return to the county office.

The two came to the lobby, just as Yu Huawen had just asked. Seeing the two, Yu Huawen hurriedly asked, "What did the two of you find?" ”

"From the investigation of the scene, it can be concluded that there were indeed traces of fighting on the bed in Mu Qing's bedroom, and the scope of the fight was mainly concentrated on the side of the bed." Lin He reported first.

Qin Hanyu pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Yu, can I ask Mu Qing a few questions?" ”

Yu Huawen nodded and said, "Lord Qin has something to say, just ask. ”

Qin Hanyu walked up to Mu Qing, circled around her, took a few breaths, and then asked, "Mu Qing, did you just change this morning with this dress?" ”

"It happened suddenly last night, and it hasn't been changed."

"Do you recognize this censer?" Qin Hanyu took out the incense burner he had taken from Mu Qing's bedroom and handed it over.

"This is the incense burner in the concubine's bedroom."

"Have you taken a closer look?"

"This incense burner is an old thing from when I was in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and I have used it for many years, so I won't be mistaken."

"Where were you after that incident?"

"At that time, the concubine was terrified and did not dare to sleep, and stayed in the outer room until dawn." As if he was afraid that he wouldn't believe it, he added: "Ya Yun'er has always been by my side." ”

"So you were in your room last night?"

"Yes."

"Have you ever practiced martial arts?"

"No, the concubine is just an ordinary weak woman, how can she know any martial arts."

"Lord Yu, this Mu Qing is lying!" As soon as Qin Hanyu's words came out, Shen Qinglong's heart was shocked, and he didn't know where the flaws were exposed.

"Lord Qin, please come in." Yu Huawen stretched out his hand and motioned for Qin Hanyu to continue.

"The incense burner is indeed lit with agarwood, and Mu Qing is telling the truth. During the on-site inspection just now, I also found some residual agarwood crumbs from the ashes of the incense burner. Moreover, the ashes in the middle of the incense burner at that time still had residual temperature, indicating that these agarwood had just been extinguished for less than an hour. If Lord Yuan entered the house and smelled agarwood, then Mu Qing's bedroom should have lit agarwood for at least three to four hours. Mu Qing said that she never left the room last night, and she did not change her clothes this morning. If you stay in such a room for a night, it is impossible not to smell agarwood. But I smelled Mu Qing just now, and there was no trace of agarwood on her body at all! After speaking, she stared at Mu Qing stubbornly, only to see a layer of fine beads of sweat on Mu Qing's forehead and the tip of her nose.

"This means that either Mu Qing wasn't in her bedroom at all last night, or this incense burner was changed after this morning!"

"From the dust on the incense table at the scene, it can be seen that there is a slightly larger burner footprint mark on the outside of the three foot marks of this incense burner. In other words, this incense burner was replaced later! Then why secretly exchange the incense burner? There is only one reasonable explanation: the incense burner was lit with the incense that caused Lord Yuan to faint! ”

Lin He listened to Qin Hanyu's cocoon-like analysis, and couldn't help but secretly smack his tongue and admire.

Shen Qinglong, the gang leader, is really in vain, although his heart is weak, but his head is flying, and he said with a gloomy face: "Lord Qin, Shen really admires your imagination. You can say it so eloquently! It had been two or three hours since Mu Qing came out of the room, and the fragrance on his clothes had long since dissipated, what was so strange? This incense burner, you said it was replaced, so have you ever found the incense burner that was replaced? What else is the incense? ”

Qin Hanyu didn't expect Shen Qinglong to be so treacherous, she suppressed her temperament and said loudly: "Even if it is as you said, all the witnesses are from your Shen Mansion now, and on the surface, what you say is conclusive, how can this not be one-sided, and how can it be believed?!" ”

Shen Qinglong's eyes rolled, and he said coldly: "Lord Qin, this statement is a bit strong, how can there be other witnesses in the mansion in the middle of the night?" ”

Qin Hanyu didn't look at him, and continued: "Since Yuan Baohu entered Mu Qing's room with the intention of doing misdeeds, and Mu Qing was already asleep at that time, with Yuan Baohu's skills, it can be said that it is effortless to subdue such a weak woman as her, how can she still have a chance to break free and call for help, this can be refuted by Shen Er's testimony just now!" ”

"Perhaps...... Maybe it was Yuan Baohu's carelessness! Shen Qinglong continued to refute.

"Since Lord Yuan can stun Shen Er, why can't he stun Mu Qing?" Qin Hanyu said coldly.

Shen Qinglong was stunned, and he was actually exhausted by her argument for a while.

"Senior sister, that's a good point! Obviously, it was this Shen Qinglong who framed me! Thinking of my dignified son of the Yuan family, how could he do such a dirty thing! When Yuan Baohu heard that his junior sister exonerated herself, she was immediately overjoyed and shouted with joy.

Shen Qinglong never expected that Qin Hanyu's thinking would be so meticulous, and he would find a flaw in just a few words.

Shen Qinglong, who was scheming, knew that if he said too much, he would lose, so he hurriedly said: "Lord Qin is very eloquent, but the facts are the facts, why didn't I go to the county government last night to tie him up, right?" It is his business to commit the crime by what means he uses, and if he is caught now, it is enough to convict! ”

Old fox!

Qin Hanyu narrowed his eyes.

Indeed, as Shen Qinglong said, if she can't find strong evidence to prove Yuan Baohu's innocence, then all arguments will be in vain.

However, since there are doubts, there is room for detours in the case.

Yu Huawen was shocked, looked at everyone, and said: "In view of the fact that there are still doubts in this case and the subtleties have not been ascertained, Yuan Baohu can be temporarily detained and retried later!" ”

"Quit!"

"Mighty-" The official knocked on the court staff, and then escorted Yuan Baohu back to the prison.

……

County Yahoutang, Yu Huawen, Lin He, Qin Hanyu, and Ying Lan sat down in the main and guest seats, and the other three were all ugly, only Ying Lan still looked heartless.

When she was promoted to the hall just now, although Ying Lan was not in the hall, she was hiding behind the screen in the lobby, and she had already secretly seen the whole incident.

Of course, Yu Huawen knew that she was peeking, but although he didn't know Ying Lan's identity, he could still see some clues from the attitudes of Qin Hanyu and Yuan Baohu in daily life. His intuition told him that this girl was not simple.

"Sister Hanyu, Yuan Baohu went to Shen Mansion late at night, and didn't tell you beforehand?" Ying Lan leaned over to Qin Hanyu and asked.

Qin Hanyu rolled his eyes and said angrily: "It must be that he wants to shine in front of everyone and pretend to be smart!" He has done this kind of thing before, and every time it is the senior brother and the second senior sister who help him deal with the aftermath, so he has not caused a big incident. My father reprimanded him on weekdays, and before coming to Qiantang this time, he repeatedly told him not to act alone, but to obey my command. Unexpectedly, he still didn't change! ”

Qin Hanyu felt that he was a calm and calm person on weekdays, but today he was really angry with this Yuan Baohu.

Lin He glanced at her, "You senior brother, how did you enter the Ming Hall?" ”

Qin Hanyu stared at her and said, "Okay, don't talk about it, now you should think about what to do." ”

"What else can I do, secretly go to the prison tonight, ask Yuan Baohu the real reason, and then make a plan." Lin He spread his hands and said helplessly.

"That's all I can do." Yu Huawen stroked his beard and nodded, "At three o'clock tonight, let's gather in the prison." ”

……

In the middle of the night, the sky is overcast, there are no stars or moons, and you can't see your fingers.

At the large cell, the eyes of the two guards guarding the prison widened, and there were several jailers patrolling with torches.

After the murder of the man in black on that day, the defensive strength in the entire prison was raised to a higher level, and everyone did not dare to slack off, and they fought hard to guard the prison.

At the corner of the cell door, two figures loomed, they were wearing wide-sleeved official robes, and they were Yu Huawen and Lin He.

However, not far from the prison, two graceful figures, one large and one small, came out.

The figures were from far and near, and Lin He fixed his eyes on it, it was Qin Hanyu and Ying Lan.

Lin He glanced at Ying Lan and said strangely, "Why are you here too?" ”

Ying Lan stuck out her tongue at him, pouted dissatisfiedly, "Why can't I come?" ”

As soon as Lin He wanted to speak, the jailer over there seemed to hear the voice here, and hurriedly scolded: "Who is there!" ”

Afterwards, several jailers ran over with knives and torches.

"Lord Prefectural Order!" The jailer shone it with a torch, and found that it was actually Yu Huawen, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "The villain doesn't know that the adults are here to inspect, please forgive the adults!" ”

"Alright, get up."

Yu Huawen opened his mouth lightly, pointed to the prison door and said, "Take me in." ”

"Yes, sir!"