Xia Qiu suddenly became vigilant, but with a smile on his face, "I'm sleeping in the room." ”

Lu Tingxiu's expression was grim, "I came to look for you last night, but you weren't there." Lately, she has always been like leaving him, and he waited patiently for a few days, but never waited for her explanation, and then came to her in the rain.

Unfortunately, he waited in her room for an hour, and she never returned.

He changed his face, and Xia Qiu naturally didn't give a good face, "Something's wrong, I'm going out." ”

"What's the matter, do you have to go out when lightning and thunder roar, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

He pressed forward step by step, and his whole tall body pressed against him.

Xia Qiu took two steps back, "Private matter." ”

"What's the matter?"

Xia Qiu held his head high and ignored his questioning, "Private matters are things that can't be said." ”

Lu Tingxiu took out the earrings and shook them in front of her, "Why did your earrings appear in someone else's house?" ”

Xia Qiu took the earrings and looked at them carefully, "Well, it's really similar to my pair, but mine is more beautiful." ”

"Where is it?" Lu Tingxiu took the earrings back.

"It should be in the jewelry box." Xia Qiu took him into the house, opened the jewelry box and rummaged through it, "Strange, where did you go?" ”

"You still wore it yesterday, why is it gone?"

Xia Qiu was also confused, "Yes, I still wore it yesterday, why is it gone?" ”

Lu Tingxiu's face sank, "Enough, don't make excuses, you clearly went to the courtyard of Hu Donglai in the north of the city last night." ”

"I didn't." Xia Qiu's face also turned cold, "It's just a similar earring, how can you prove that it's mine?" ”

"The only item in the Treasure Pavilion, where did the second pair come from?"

"The things in the Treasure Pavilion are expensive, how many merchants are copying them behind it, this kind of earrings are all over the street, and besides, if I lose my earrings, I may have been picked up, why do you think it's me?" Xia Qiu's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "You have framed me for having an affair with Hua Shao many times, and now you say that I have dealings with other men, what do you mean?" ”

What a sharp mouth, this is completely trying to lead him crookedly.

"Is there such a coincidence?" How could Lu Tingxiu easily do what she wanted, "If the earrings are lost, then the broken corner of your left sleeve is just being hooped in the hands of the deceased?" ”

Xia Qiu was amused, "I'm busy with the shop every day, helping to move food here, and grabbing medicine on the other side, and scratching the corners of my clothes, what's so strange?" Besides, this kind of fabric is very ordinary, and you can make a body by pulling a few feet of cloth casually, why do you think it's me? ”

"Xia Chubby." Lu Tingxiu grabbed her hand and shouted angrily: "How long do you have to quibble?" ”

Xia Qiu's eyes suddenly turned red, "Why do you think I'm a murderer?" ”

"I didn't suspect that you were a murderer, I just wanted to know why you appeared in Hu Donglai's other courtyard?" was buttoned by her hat, Lu Ting repaired his anger, "I know that you have no grudge against him, and you don't usually have any contacts, you won't kill people for no reason." You tell me the truth, and I can clear your name. ”

Xia Qiu raised his head, looked at the anxious Lu Tingxiu, and said calmly: "I didn't do anything, if you can prove that I killed the person, just arrest me." ”

Seeing that her dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, Lu Tingxiu shouted angrily: "What did you do last night?" ”

Xia Qiu said, "I'm going to prostitute." ”

Lu Tingxiu almost fainted, "You are now the only suspect in Hu Donglai's case, follow me back to the yamen." ”

Xia Qiu didn't say anything, and went back to the yamen with him directly.

In the foreign office, Yang and his two sons had a very unpleasant quarrel with the officials, and said that they would not agree to the autopsy.

"My lord is usually strong and healthy, he doesn't even have a headache and brain fever, and now he is not only killed but also burned to the ground, you are not in a hurry to find the murderer to solve the case, but you want to cut him to pieces, not even a trace of dignity, I will never agree."

There were many people from the Hu family, and they were persuaded by Xu Mingming's kind words or coercion and temptation, but they were stunned and did not enter.

Seeing Lu Tingxiu coming back, Xu Mingliang pulled out, "My lord, the Hu family is too stubborn, and they don't agree to dissect the corpse if they say anything." ”

"The law stipulates that the yamen has the right to decide whether or not to autopsy a suspicious corpse." Lu Tingxiu said coldly: "Discuss with the Hu family, that is to respect them." You walk according to the law, and you disagree with it. ”

Xu Mingliang was overjoyed, the magistrate was really not afraid of power and acted impartially and selflessly.

"Put her in jail." Lu Tingxiu handed Xia Qiu to him.

Xu Mingliang was dumbfounded, and Zhang Er was confused, "You guys...... Contradictory again? ”

He didn't take it to heart at all, and it wasn't the first time that Lord Zhixian had made such a joke.

"She's a suspect in the case."

Xu Mingming: "......"

Even if he doesn't believe it anymore, the official will crush people to death.

However, how dare Xu Mingliang really throw people in prison, he took them back to his office, "Sister Xia, you can be wronged first, and I will arrange it." ”

No matter how he asked, Xia Qiu didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Xu Mingming's head was bigger.

He immediately ordered someone to vacate the best and largest cell, wash it inside and out, arrange the beds, soft chairs, tables, chairs and benches, put all kinds of desserts and melons and fruits, and respectfully welcome Xia Qiu in, "Sister Xia, please be wronged here for two days, and when Lord Lu's popularity disappears, I will take you out immediately." ”

Killing someone or something, not existing.

Xu Mingliang was still not at ease, and left cruel words to the head of the jailer. If any prisoner in the prison didn't have long eyes, he would argue with Sister Xia to rest and skin them.

The jailer was on standby, not daring to slack off.

Lu Tingxiu returned to the Hu family courtyard and once again investigated the scene that had been burned.

Xia Qiu had no motive to commit the crime, but she kept silent, she must have understood the truth of the murder, but for some reason she refused to speak.

She has always acted perversely, what is it that makes her have scruples?

The fire in the room was the worst, and the wooden utensils had been completely coke and scattered in piles.

Lu Tingxiu found a stick and squatted in the coke pile and kept rummaging, hoping for new discoveries.

For more than an hour, I found most of the piles of things, mostly burned ornaments, bottles and cans, etc.

Lu Tingxiu excluded them one by one, and his eyes fell on a delicate vial. The cork on the top of the bottle has been burned, and only half of it is still in the bottle.

Wipe off the charred ash, Lu Tingxiu put the bottle between his nose and smelled it, and the cork emitted a faint fragrance.

This is the unique aroma of small-leaved rosewood, and the bottle is jade, and it is a medicine bottle from the shape of the bottle.

How could such a precious bottle end up under the bed?

At the gate of the county government, a large group of Hu family members gathered, all dressed in linen and filial piety, crying and even pulling bloody banners, shouting that the government was shielding the murderer.

In addition to Hu Donglai's family, even the elders and ancestors of the Hu family were dispatched, and they were emotional, and even quarreled with the officials who maintained order.

Xu Mingliang made a decision immediately, and sent another team of officials to maintain it, so as not to cause chaos.

Lu Tingxiu was just about to enter through the back door, only to see Old Man Tu hurrying over.

According to the old man Tu's temperament, it is strange not to argue with the Hu family, and then it will be chaos on top of chaos.