Xinghua looked up and saw that it was Gu Qian who came, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the railing, "Gu Qian, have you already caught the real murderer, are you here to let me out?" ”

Gu Qian stood in front of the cell door and shook his head helplessly.

Xinghua suddenly panicked, and couldn't help but take a few steps back in fear, "Are you asking me to pay for my life?" I didn't kill him, I really didn't kill him! ”

Seeing that Xinghua was emotional, Gu Qian hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, I believe you didn't kill anyone!" ”

"Since you believe that I didn't kill anyone, then you can let me out quickly. There are rats and bugs in there, it's so scary, I don't want to stay here any longer! ”

"Ah Xing, now you are the most suspicious, I can't let you out. If you believe me, I will definitely return your innocence. Don't worry, can you answer me a few questions? ”

Xinghua's mood calmed down at this time, and he looked at Gu Qian and nodded.

"When you entered the room, Liu Rong's spirit was okay?"

Xinghua nodded, "He wasn't dead when I went in, and he said something to me that was not ashamed. ”

"Did you have an argument and broke something and splashed the water on the ground?"

"No, I don't think he's honest, I originally wanted to teach him a lesson, but I didn't expect to be knocked out by Liu An behind him."

Gu Qian's eyes lit up, "Are you sure the ground was clean at that time?" ”

Xinghua nodded, "Well, it's the first time I've entered his room, so I took a special look, and it's very clean and tidy." ”

Gu Qian pondered, "That means that during the period when you fainted, someone must have entered that room." Even if that person is not the real murderer of Liu Rong, he must have nothing to do with this case. ”

Xinghua felt as if he had grasped a life-saving straw when he heard it, "Great, then you can really catch that person?" ”

Gu Qian took Xinghua's hand and said, "Don't worry, you will definitely be fine." These days I have wronged you to stay inside, and I have told them not to embarrass you. ”

Xinghua suddenly felt warm in his heart, and he nodded, "Well, I'll stay good."

”

Early the next morning, Gu Qian was having breakfast, and he got the news that the fragment that Gu Qian gave him yesterday was indeed stained with sweat medicine.

Qinghe muttered quietly on the side: "Since Liu Rong wants to plot against Xinghua, what kind of sweat medicine does he drink properly?" ”

Angju said: "It's possible that he didn't know that he was drinking sweat medicine. ”

Qinghe suddenly exclaimed, "Could it be that someone tricked him into drinking sweat medicine?" After the effect of the drug took effect, the man killed him, and then made Ah Xing innocently make a scapegoat. After thinking for a while, he continued: "No, the previous subordinate said that no one had entered Liu Rong's room during this period, so how did this person get in?" ”

Gu Qian nodded, "This Liu An is telling the truth, so it seems that he is a key point in this case." ”

Ang Ju asked, "In that case, should you release Ah Xing from the prison first?" ”

"Not for the time being, he is still the most suspicious. If he is released before there is sufficient evidence to prove his innocence, he will probably be criticized. ”

Gu Qian, who should have avoided suspicion, insisted on carrying this case, and now he can't tolerate the slightest mistake.

"Gao Dianshi, please take someone to Liu's Mansion again to see if you can find other fragments of this bowl."

Gao Dianshi said: "The subordinates have orders!" ”

Gu Qian stopped him again, "In addition, bring that Liu An back first, and I will interrogate him well." ”

Gao Dianshi came to Liu's Mansion and first asked someone to take Liu An back to the county office, and then led someone to search Liu's Mansion.

Liu An was taken into the lobby again, and at this time he was extremely nervous in his heart, and he didn't dare to look casually with his head down.

Seeing him like this, Gu Qian knew that he was weak-hearted, "Liu An, yesterday you said that you have been guarding outside Liu Rong's room since you knocked Xinghua unconscious, and no one has ever entered again, right?" ”

"Yes."

'Smack' Gu Qian slapped the shocked wood fiercely, "It's nonsense, after the autopsy, it was found that Liu Rong had a large amount of sweat medicine in his body, and the fragment found yesterday was stained with the ingredients of sweat medicine, could it be that it suddenly conjured up by itself?" ”

Liu An quibbled, "Maybe Gongzi had already drunk this medicine before." ”

"Then you should explain to the official, since your son-in-law wants to plot against Xinghua, why do you want to drink sweat medicine yourself?"

"This, this little one really doesn't know!"

Gu Qian asked: "How did the rest of the fragments of this bowl disappear, if someone hadn't gone in to clean it up, could it be that they had grown legs and ran away on their own?" ”

Liu An suddenly panicked, "Adult, the little one doesn't know, the little one really doesn't know anything." ”

Gu Qian felt that Liu An's hesitant and flickering words must be hiding something, and when he was considering whether to use the torture, news came from Liu's mansion that the rest of the fragments had been found.

"Come on, put this Liu An in prison first."

When Liu An heard this, he hurriedly begged for mercy, "The adult is wronged, the little one really doesn't know anything!" ”

Gu Qian hurried to Liu's mansion again, and Gao Dianshi was already waiting by a deserted mansion.

When he saw Gu Qian coming, he pointed to a well not far away and said, "My lord, at that time, my subordinates were very suspicious when they saw a stone pressing on the mouth of this well, and when they moved it away, they found that it was a dry well, and there were indeed some fragments in it. ”

At this time, all the fragments had been salvaged, and through the patterns on them, it could be judged that these belonged to the same bowl as the fragments found in Liu Rong's room. And this bowl doesn't look like it can be used by ordinary people.

Gu Qian looked at the black medicine residue on the side and asked, "What is that?" ”

Gao Dianshi replied: "These medicinal residues were also salvaged inside, and it doesn't seem to have been long. ”

Menghan medicine is directly powdered and does not need to be boiled separately. For the sake of prudence, Gu Qian still ordered someone to clean up these medicinal residues.

At this time, Steward Liu greeted him in a panic, "Master Gu, I didn't expect you to come in person, I hope you forgive me for missing it." ”

"It doesn't matter."

Steward Liu glanced at Gu Qian and said with some embarrassment: "I'm really embarrassed, my lord is afraid that it is inconvenient for him to meet you now." ”

"Where did Steward Liu say this?" It stands to reason that Liu Yuanwai is the person who is most concerned about the progress of this case, and with his character, he will definitely come around and ask for clarification.

Steward Liu led Gu Qian to Liu Yuanwai's bedroom, and found that there was a mess inside at this time.

Several prettyly dressed women were pulling each other, and no one dared to move as the people stood on the side.

"The lord usually praises me for being virtuous, and I should be the one who serves the lord."

"The person my lord usually loves the most is me, how can I ignore him now that he is sick?"

"Get out of the way, what will you do, but I usually massage the master, and I am deeply pleased."

"That's not it, when you were a maid, this skill was praised by everyone, but no matter how seniority you talk about, it can't be a slut like you."

"How dare you scold me! I'm fighting with you! ”

"Uh-huh." Steward Liu pretended to cough and cleared his throat, "Ladies, Lord Zhixian is here." ”

Several women looked at Gu Qian, and then they stopped pulling on their hands, but their eyes were staring at each other as if they were eager to eat each other.

Gu Qian pointed to Liu Yuanwai on the bed and said, "What's wrong with Liu Yuanwai?" ”

Steward Liu said: "My lord suddenly had a stroke when he got up this morning, and now he is lying on the bed and can't move." A few wives were busy coming over to serve the master. ”

Gu Qian said: "This person who has had a stroke needs to rest and recuperate his body, if the ladies continue to make trouble like this, I am afraid it will not be beneficial to your master's physical recovery." ”

After listening to Gu Qian's words, the ladies dispersed in a huff.

Qinghe looked at it and said sarcastically: "I didn't expect these ladies to have a deep affection for Liu Yuanwai." ”

Steward Liu said embarrassedly: "Since the death of the son's biological mother, the master has taken eight concubines, and he usually loves them very much, and this affection is natural." ”

Qinghe asked, "Then why were there only seven people here just now?" ”

Gu Qian glanced at Qinghe and motioned for him not to say much.

"Aunt Nine was punished by the master for perjury in court last time, and she was not allowed to move around casually."

At this time, Gu Qian remembered Song Jiao'e in the previous case between Song Huan and Liu Piaopiao.

At this time, Liu Yuanwai's mouth and eyes were slanted, his language was unfavorable, and he was lying on the bed and half of his body was unsuccessful.

Gu Qian stepped forward and comforted: "Liu Yuanwai, you cultivate well, don't worry about Ling Gongzi's case, I will give you an explanation as soon as possible." ”

After walking out of Liu Yuanwai's bedroom, Steward Liu asked, "There is a subordinate in the Fangcai Mansion who was taken to the yamen for questioning, why don't you see him come back with the adults?" ”

Gu Qian said: "Are you talking about Liu An?" ”

Steward Liu nodded, "It's him." ”

"He has been put in prison by me, but I'm afraid he won't be able to come back now."

Steward Liu was taken aback, "My lord, why is this?" Isn't he having something to do with my son-in-law's murder? ”

"I'm afraid that I can't get out of it, I guess this murderer is from Liu's mansion, please ask Steward Liu to take the whole house to the front hall, I have something to ask."

Liu's mansion is also a big family in Yunzhou, and the total number of maids and servants in the mansion is nearly two hundred. Gu Qian asked from noon to the end of the unitary hour.

But the results were not as good as they could be, and there was very little useful information. Whether it is the aunts and wives or the subordinates, there is obvious alibi, and at present, the only ones who are the most suspicious are Xinghua who was in the house at the time and Liu Rong, who was guarding outside the house.

When he went back, it was already getting dark, and along the way, Gu Qian was still wondering if there were any other places he had been neglected. Now, just a few fragments of a bowl can't save Xinghua, and even more so can't determine the real murderer.

"Childe, I think Liu Rong is very likely to have been killed by Liu An."

Gu Qian looked at Qinghe, "Oh? You go on to say. ”

"The only one in Liu's Mansion who has no certificate is Liu An, after Xinghua was knocked unconscious, he and Liu Rong were left in the room, and then he must have deceived Liu Rong to drink the sweat medicine, and then killed Liu Rong. During this time, he had plenty of time to commit crimes. ”

Gu Qian asked, "What about his motives?" ”

"Motivation? Do you think he has been in love with Liu Rong for a long time, and when he saw that Liu Rong wanted to be jealous of Ah Xing, he killed him in a fit of rage, and then blamed Ah Xing by the way? ”

"Do you have proof?"

Kiyowa shook his head.

"Rather than saying that you have no evidence, no matter how you look at it, Liu An doesn't look like a person with broken sleeves."

Qinghe was puzzled: "Son, how do you know that this Liu An is not a broken sleeve?" ”

Gu Qian leisurely popped out two words from his mouth, "Intuition!" ”