"That maid named Lanxiang is indeed a servant of Lord Qi, I have investigated, the family has a local child, knows the roots, and does not look like an assassin." Governor Chen stroked his beard, "Before the chicken soup was brought into the courtyard, your subordinate Wei Rong personally tested the poison with a silver needle, and he didn't even let go of the dishes and chopsticks, and he didn't try anything abnormal, but in Miss Wen's soup bowl, it was detected to be highly poisonous, and he walked from the gate to Miss Wen's bedroom, this short distance of a few steps, except for Lan Xiang, no one else has touched this bowl of chicken soup, except for her, no one else has time and conditions to poison." ”

"And even then, there is no evidence?"

"You see, there must be something to hold the poison that is poisoned, there is nothing suspicious on this little girl's body, and I have searched inside and outside the courtyard, and I have not found anything like medicine bottles, medicine paper, etc., not to mention that there are servants watching along the way, and my servants also said that I have never seen this girl do any strange things, let alone add anything to the soup."

Cang Xuelan nodded, "Even if this Lan Xiang is really not the one who poisoned her, she can't get out of it with the mastermind behind the scenes." Can Lord Chen be punished? ”

"A few years ago, the emperor issued a decree to abolish torture and heavy evidence, if I go to the criminal law too heavy, even if she draws a detention, she can retract her confession in the future, saying that this is my torture. I really don't want to be tortured unless I have to. I didn't give her food or bedding in the past two days, I thought that a little girl who had never seen a big scene was almost afraid at this time, but the little girl had a hard mouth, not to say that she was not poisoned, and the soup was brought by Lord Qi. Speaking of this, Governor Chen smiled, "When Lord Qi heard this, he had a seizure on the spot, and he had to go to the prison to confront Lan Xiang, and he had to arrest and interrogate all his cooks. ”

"Is the result out?"

Governor Chen shook his head, "Now the personnel are still locked up in the dungeon, and they are wronged every day." ”

"This Lord Qi is very suspicious."

"I also know, but Lord Qi is the governor of Changzhou, I have no exact evidence, and there is no way to detain him, I originally wanted to detain him in the courtyard first, but as soon as the Nine Emperor Princes came, they let this Lord Governor take advantage of the loophole and hide in the name of receiving the prince, I just can't refute it, so I can only respond, although I also sent someone to spy on him, but if Lord Qi really has something to do with this poisoning, our move is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain."

The two glanced at each other, not far away, His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes were riding a horse, swaggering through the city, pedestrians on both sides of the road knelt on the ground, Lord Qi gathered beside him, an old face wrinkled into a ball with a smile, and the two of them were quite harmonious.

Cang Xuelan smiled and said, "Lord Chen, if you can trust me, why don't you let me interrogate this Lanxiang girl?" ”

"If General Cang has a way, it is naturally the best."

The emperor is keeping a close eye on this case, and because he can't startle the snake, it must be carried out in secret, and the longer it drags on, the greater the trouble. Rao is a person like Governor Chen who has handled many big cases, and he can't help but be a little irritable when he thinks about it.

"Recently, the world has been peaceful, and most of the people the governor has dealt with are corrupt officials and corrupt officials, these people have no backbone nine times out of ten, and if they show the torture tools, they will all be recruited, and now these tricks don't work, it's better to let me, a barbarian, take a dose of cruel medicine."

Cang Xuelan's name of killing gods, Governor Chen had still heard of it, he hesitated for a moment and said, "As long as no one lives......

"Don't worry, I guarantee that this Lanxiang girl will not lose even a single hair." Cang Xuelan turned around and instructed Wei Rong who was following him: "Go, find a black dog, the bigger the better, the more fierce the better." ”

Wei Rong took the order, but after a while, he brought a half-human tall black-haired dog, this big dog is powerful and majestic, but it looks like it's a little less fierce.

Cang Xuelan touched her chin and discussed with Governor Chen: "Why don't you starve it for a few days first?" ”

“…… What the hell do you want to do? ”

Wei Rong continued: "When you are full, you look like you are half-asleep, and I am afraid that you will not even be able to walk if you are hungry for a few days." ”

Cang Xuelan took out a celadon vial from his arms, he pointed the mouth of the bottle to the nose of the black dog, and fanned the wind with his hand, the black dog smelled a strange smell, and suddenly went berserk and barked wildly, Wei Rong almost didn't hold it.

Governor Chen was bluffed, took two steps back, almost didn't stand firm, as soon as he looked up, a celadon vial was thrown at him, he subconsciously caught it, and heard Cang Xuelan say: "Please Governor Chen, find someone to bring a bucket of water." ”

"What is this medicine for?"

Cang Xuelan showed a gloomy smile, "The old method used in the army to torture female spies, you still don't know it." ”

Governor Chen didn't ask any more, and asked people to call a bucket of water according to Cang Xuelan's words, Cang Xuelan poured the medicine into the water, and the water immediately turned milky white, and stirred it with a spoon, the water immediately became sticky and thick, and the taste was a little choking.

Cang Xuelan took Wei Rong and two guards, led the dog and carried the bucket, and came to the cell.

The cell, which was already dark and damp, was now even more ghostly as winter approached.

The black dog's nose was much more sensitive than that of a human, and the smell oozing from the lid of the barrel made it restless, and he kept baring his teeth and letting out a low roar in his throat, which made the female prisoners in the cells on either side frightened.

Lan Xiang was locked in a single room in the deepest part of the dungeon because she was a serious criminal, and Cang Xuelan walked over unhurriedly with her dog.

The orchid girl was plain and petite, wearing only a prison gown and a wooden buckle around her neck, curled up on a pile of hay, her eyes closed and trembling, and her face looked unusually pale in this dark cell.

Cang Xuelan sat on the chair that the guards had brought for him, crossed Erlang's legs, looked at Lan Xiang with interest, and after a long time, she said, "It's a good girl, but it's a little stupid." ”

Lan Xiang didn't expect his first sentence to be this, and asked in a daze, "What?" ”

"I've seen a lot of girls like you, half of the people in the Fenzhou Women's Prison are people like you, the family background is innocent, the hands and feet are diligent, they are not valued at home, and the wages earned may also subsidize their brothers, at this time, a young man appeared, he was honest and single-minded, affectionate to you, you found a tenderness in him that you had not found for a long time, so you fell in love with him, and died down, at this time, he suddenly told you that he owed a sum of money and needed you to do him a small favor, and wait for things to be done, You can go away and live a new life, and then he gives you a packet of powder, telling you that all you need to do is put this packet into the chicken soup sent to Miss Wen, and it's done. You might also ask him, what would he do if he was discovered? He will say that Governor Chen is a clean official, as long as you bite to death and don't let go, he can't help you, and you are Lord Qi's domestic servant, if you are really convicted, Lord Qi will not be able to escape the involvement, so he will definitely find a way to protect you, and at the latest, you will be able to come out of the dungeon intact in one month, right? ”

Lan Xiang's expression moved slightly, but she still didn't let go.

"But he didn't tell you who this Miss Wen was, nor did he tell you that I Cang Xuelan is not as good-natured as Master Wen."

Cang Xuelan opened the lid of the wooden barrel, and the pungent smell immediately evaporated throughout the cell, and the black dog on the side became even more agitated, already showing its fangs.

He smiled and said, "This thing, the beast likes it the most, do you know what it is?" ”

Lan Xiang was cowering in the corner in horror, obviously frightened by the crazy black dog, and she didn't have the strength to reply.

"The things from the Dahao people, the people over there make a living by raising cattle, sheep and horses, this thing is used for breeding, the only drawback is that the strength is too big, the beasts smell this thing, they are easy to get anxious, if they eat it...... Hehe. ”

After Cang Xuelan finished speaking, she glanced at Wei Rong, who immediately carried the wooden bucket and poured the pungent potion inside from Lan Xiang's head, without any pity for Xiang Xiang.

Lan Xiang screamed, wanting to resist, but how could a slave be able to defeat a bloodthirsty warrior at the tip of a knife?

The black dog had lost his mind, desperately trying to break free from the chain around his neck, and kept pounced on the place where Lan Xiang was, Cang Xuelan held the rope in his hand, and smiled like a demon from hell, "Lan Xiang girl, this is your last chance." ”

Seeing that the little slave was about to collapse, Cang Xuelan added another sentence leisurely, "Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you, your love brother has already run away." ”

"You lied to me!" Lan Xiang finally spoke, she lowered her voice and choked up.

"What am I lying to you about? The Miss Wen you poisoned is the daughter of a member of the imperial court, whether you are the main offender or an accomplice, you are dead, he has already rolled up the money and flew high, with you helping him around in the past few days, he is estimated to have been out of the country now. ”

"It's not true...... This is not true...... You're lying to me! ”

Cang Xuelan sighed, her eyes were cold, "I said everything, you are a good girl, but you are too stupid." You listen to what he says, others give you something, you immediately wag your tail and go up, fight for him, and even poison people, and feel that you live a wonderful life and die great, heh, the only daughter of a member of the imperial court was poisoned, that is a big case, the emperor specially sent the Nine Emperors to supervise it, Lord Qi and Lord Chen have been crazy for the past two days, if they can't find a murderer in this matter, their black gauze hats will not be guaranteed, guess, in a hurry, who will they push out and be a scapegoat? ”

As she spoke, Cang Xuelan released the rope in her hand again, and the black dog swooped down, and her saliva tongue almost licked Lan Xiang's face.

Her face turned pale with fright, and she let out another terrible scream.

Wei Rong and the others were already surprised, but Governor Chen, who was listening to the corner at the door, was already a little unable to support it. He was worried that Cang Xuelan would take revenge, so he came down to monitor, but he didn't want to see such a picture, and a stream of sour water immediately gushed up in his throat, and he didn't know whether to vomit or not.

His movements, naturally could not hide from Cang Xuelan, who was strong in martial arts, Cang Xuelan looked at Wei Rong's side, Wei Rong understood what Cang Xuelan meant, and walked out of the cell silently.

Cang Xuelan's move scared Lan Xiang a lot, almost convulsed, and he was convinced that this Lan Xiang girl was indeed not a spy, she had never received relevant training, she was just an ordinary slave.

She was frightened and deceived, struggling under the fangs of the vicious dog, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "I didn't want to poison Miss Wen!" He lied to me! He said that there were just some untight medicines in it, and Miss Wen would sleep for two days at most! ”

Cang Xuelan smiled with satisfaction, he dragged the black dog back to his feet, the black dog turned his head and bit back at Cang Xuelan, but Cang Xuelan kicked him in the face, and he only whimpered in pain. Cang Xuelan stood up and said, "Lord Chen, please come in." ”

Governor Chen stiffened his face and walked in through the door, the stench made him frown.

"I'll leave you with the rest."

"General rest assured."

Governor Chen summoned the jailers, struck while the iron was hot, and wrote out Lan Xiang's confession, and after Lan Xiang drew the detention, he asked people to take her down and deal with the filth all over her body.