Vermilion lacquered tables, vermilion lacquered chairs, clean and bright, spotlessly clean.

On the table were some books of sages, neatly arranged.

In the study, near the south wall, there is a Nanmu bookshelf.

The bookshelves are also very clean, and you can see that there is someone cleaning and wiping them every day.

The remaining three walls are covered with ancient paintings. The painting is full of flowers and bees and butterflies flying, which is very beautiful.

Tie Chong and Shen Jing were as if they had smelled the fragrance of the painting, and they were refreshed.

After Liu Jun greeted Tie Chong and Shen Jing with some sadness and sat down, he slowly sat down and said, "Two poor masters, I don't know what the two of you are doing at Xiaomin's house?"

Shen Jing's face suddenly became solemn, and he said, "Liu Yuanwai, what do you say the two of us will ask when we come to your house at such a time?"

Liu Jun said: "The two poor masters, Xiaomin's daughter-in-law hanged herself last night because she couldn't think about it, this is a family ugly, and it is inconvenient to publicize it." Besides, this is Xiaomin's housework, so I want to handle it myself. ”

Tie Chong calmed his face and said: "If it is a family matter such as husband and wife quarreling, quarreling and scolding, our yamen will never interfere, but now that someone has died, even if it is suicide, the yamen should come over to investigate the situation."

Shen Jing said: "Liu Yuanwai, you have a good reputation in Ping'an County, and you often donate incense money to the temple, and you usually set up a porridge shack to let those who can't eat enough to eat for free." This is a good thing with immeasurable merits, and Bencha naturally respects you, but Bencha also hopes that Liu Yuanwai can reveal the truth to Bencha, so that we can go back and give an account to the county commander. ”

Liu Tianxiong listened to Shen Jing's words very truthfully, and he continued: "If we prove that Liu Yuanwai's daughter-in-law did commit suicide after verification, then Liu Yuanwai's family has also cleared the suspicion of murder."

Liu Jun's face was very ugly, and he said, "The messenger is right, but how can Xiaomin speak in this matter?"

Tie Chong was shocked: "Could it be that your daughter-in-law's death is really related to you?"

Liu Jun immediately put his hands in front of him, shook them a few times, and said: "No, no, no, Xiaomin's daughter-in-law Dong Xiaolian's death is entirely because she can't think about it herself, if Xiaomin is responsible, it is just that she didn't solve these trivial matters at home in time."

Tie Chong's eyes were like a deep sea, and he said, "Since Liu Yuanwai has nothing to do with your daughter-in-law's death, then please ask Liu Yuanwai to tell the truth of the matter!"

Liu Jun sighed and said, "Things have to start from a month ago. That day, when the maid Xiaocui was cleaning the room in Xiaomin's study, she swept out an embroidered shoe from behind Xiaomin's bookshelf. At that time, Xiaomin's wife Wang Caihong was also reading in the study, and after she saw the embroidered shoes, she recognized the embroidered shoes at a glance as Xiaomin's daughter-in-law Dong Xiaolian. Xiaomin's wife Wang Caihong was very angry and took the embroidered shoe to question Dong Xiaolian, asking her if she had done anything unsightly with Xiaomin, otherwise how could the embroidered shoe be in Xiaomin's study. Xiaomin's daughter-in-law couldn't control her tears anymore when she heard those words, so she flowed down her aggrieved face to the ground, Dong Xiaolian said that she and Xiaomin were innocent and had never done anything that disobeyed women's morals. Xiaomin's wife, Wang Caihong, didn't believe Dong Xiaolian's words at all, insisted that she was a slut who could be a husband, and said that she would be divorced when her son came back. ”

Liu Jun said so many words, and he also felt a little tired, he paused for a moment and continued: "That Wang Caihong is usually like a tigress at home, and whatever she says is what she says. Although Xiaomin repeatedly defended in front of her, saying that Xiaomin and his daughter-in-law were innocent, there was no such thing at all. But Wang Caihong didn't believe it, and she forced Xiaomin to hand over another embroidered shoe. Xiaomin was helpless, and had a big fight with her at that time. I thought that the matter of embroidered shoes would come to an end after that day, but things became more and more stiff. Xiaomin's wife scolded Dong Xiaolian for being a slut whenever she saw her, saying that Xiaomin was an adulterer. He also sent someone to call back his son, who was doing business in the south. Last night, after Xiaomin's son came back, he pushed the door and saw that Dong Xiaolian had hanged herself. When Xiaomin's son picked her up, he found that her body was already cold, and she was already dead. Because Xiaomin's daughter-in-law hanged herself, Xiaomin did not alarm the government. ”

Tie Chong said: "Can you take us to the place where your daughter-in-law hanged herself?"

Liu Jun got up and beckoned, "Yes, please come with Xiaomin." Xiaomin's daughter-in-law's bedroom is next door to the study. ”

Tie Chong said with some surprise: "Oh, your daughter-in-law is sleeping next door to your study?" It's no wonder that your wife suspects your daughter-in-law of having an affair with you. ”

Tie Chong and Shen Jing followed Liu Jun to Dong Xiaolian's room.

Liu Jun stood in the middle of the room, looked at the beams, and said, "My lord, please see, Xiaomin's daughter-in-law hanged herself from here." There are still traces of being strangled by white silk on the beams of the house, and the white silk is in the garbage basket outside the door. ”

Tie Chong nodded and said, "You send someone to bring it, let's confirm it."

"Steward Hu!" Liu Jun walked to the door and shouted to Steward Hu, who was busy in the yard.

Steward Hu trotted all the way to Liu Jun and said, "Master, what's the matter?"

"You go to the door and bring the white silk that the young lady used to hang herself, and the two messengers want to see it."

"Yes, sir!"

Steward Hu went to the door, and when he came back, he had an extra white silk in his hand.

Liu Jun took the white silk, turned around and handed it to Tie Chong and said, "Please see, this is the white silk used by Xiaomin's daughter-in-law when she hanged herself." Bai Aya was cut off with a sword by Xiaomin's son, when he was saving people. ”

Tie Chong took the white silk in his hand, looked at the beam of the house, compared it, and said, "This is indeed the white silk used by your daughter-in-law to hang herself."

Tie Chong flew up to the beam again, grabbed a wooden pillar in the middle, took a closer look, and flew to the ground again, saying, "The traces on the beam are indeed pulled out by this white silk."

Shen Jing said: "Is it possible to conclude that Liu Yuanwai's daughter-in-law hanged herself?"

Tie Chong calmed his face, shook his head and said, "No, not yet." We also have to ask Liu Jun's son Liu Kuotian and Liu Yuanwai's wife, assuming that what they said is correct, before we can conclude that they committed suicide. ”

Tie Chong looked at Liu Jun and said, "Liu Yuanwai, where is your wife now?" Bencha had a few words to ask her. ”

Liu Jun looked at the east wing and said, "She is in the east wing, Xiaomin went to call her over."

Tie Chong was afraid that Liu Jun and Wang Caihong would collude, so he didn't let him go, and said: "Don't work for Liu Yuan, just send yourself over." You are here to talk to Shen Zhutou! ”

Of course, Liu Jun understood what Tie Chong meant, so he didn't say anything.