Xu Fang spit out this sentence gently, and everyone present had a numb scalp.

At that time, the eldest daughter of Changchun Hou was probably only five or six years old, and she actually hid in the cabinet and witnessed her father killing her mother?

This is also terrible.

For a while, the public hall was very quiet, only the aggravated breathing of Changchun Hou.

The Marquis of Changchun was angry and remorseful.

Angry is that his daughter ran to the court to expose his crimes, and remorseful is why he was soft-hearted back then.

He shouldn't have left this rebel woman alive!

A girl of five or six years old wants her to die quietly and has too many opportunities to do it.

He relented for a while, and as a result, he harmed himself......

After listening to Xu Fang's story, the waiter of the Criminal Department looked at Changchun Hou: "What else does Hou Ye have to say?" ”

Changchun Hou was immersed in remorse and did not react.

"Master Hou?"

The Marquis of Changchun came to his senses and held on to the end with countless complicated eyes: "It was this rebel girl who held a grudge against me for expelling her brother from the house, so she colluded with the abandoned woman Yang to frame me. ”

Xu Fang kowtowed heavily: "My lord, there are parents in the world, how can a daughter frame her father for killing her mother because her father expelled his brother who made a mistake from the house?" I am not here today to sue my father, but to be a witness. ”

It must be made clear that the plaintiff in this lawsuit is Yang.

When the waiter of the Criminal Department heard this, his face was sad: "The two sides insist on their own words, but it is not easy to do." ”

Although the balance in people's hearts is completely biased in favor of Xu Fang now, after all, it is an important case, and it is not easy to draw conclusions.

"My lord, there is a way to be lowly."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to a young man.

It was Lin Teng who spoke.

"You say." The waiter of the criminal department breathed a sigh of relief slightly.

With Lin Teng here, there is no worry.

Being stared at by the adults, Lin Teng was not cramped at all, and calmly asked Xu Fang and Yang: "Can the two of you be literate?" ”

Xu Fang and Yang said in unison: "Literacy." ”

Their status is not illiterate.

Lin Teng asked out of caution.

"Please turn your backs to each other."

Xu Fang didn't understand what he meant, but he had heard about the ability of this Lord Lin from Luo Sheng, and turned around silently when he heard the words.

Yang's expression was blank, and his movements were a little slower.

"I would like to ask you a detail about what happened back then. Of course, after so many years, the two of you may not remember, so when I ask, tell me if you remember, and don't say anything superfluous. ”

Xu Fang and Yang nodded silently.

Lin Teng's words undoubtedly aroused the curiosity of the people present, and they all pricked up their ears and waited for him to ask.

"Yang said that the Marquis of Changchun covered the lord of Huayang with a soft pillow, and Xu Xu said that his father covered his mother with a pillow, so do you remember what pattern the pillow that covered the lord of Huayang to death?"

Changchun Hou's eyes flashed slightly.

The pattern of the pillow that covers the lord of Huayang?

He didn't have any impression at all, could it be that they could still remember?

Taking in the reaction of Changchun Hou, Lin Teng's expression became more and more serious.

In a murder case caused by a fierce dispute, it is normal for the perpetrator to not remember many details in a panic, but the bystanders are different.

Whether it is the Yang family standing next to the murderer, or the big girl Xu hiding in the cabinet, witnessing the entire murder process of the people close to them leaves an impression that will be unforgettable for a lifetime.

Where their eyes fell at that time was the pillow that covered the county lord of Huayang.

In this case, even if you ask about the smallest detail like the pillow pattern, it is very likely that the two of them still remember it.

Of course, it doesn't matter if he doesn't remember, then he will ask for other details.

What happens is always there, and it cannot be erased by quibbling and denying it.

Xu Fang almost didn't finish Lin Teng's words, and said, "Remember." ”

How could she not remember, she hid in the small, dark cupboard, through the little gap, watching the pillow press against her mother's face until she stopped struggling.

It was something that had recurred in countless nightmares that followed, not to mention the pattern on the pillow, even the little stain on the corner of the pillow that she remembered clearly.

Yang was a moment late and said, "Remember." ”

"Take two sets of pen and ink." Lin Teng instructed the officials.

After a short time, two sets of pen and ink were delivered.

"Write down the pillow pattern on paper."

Xu Fang picked up the pen and quickly wrote a line on the paper.

Yang also finished writing quickly.

The two officials put away the blank paper with the answers written on them and presented them to the squire of the criminal department.

The waiter of the criminal department saw it and motioned to show it to the adults who were observing.

Everyone looked at it one by one, and the eyes that looked at Changchun Hou changed and changed.

The blank paper returned to the hand of the squire of the Criminal Department.

The waiter of the Criminal Department coughed lightly and opened his mouth: "The answer on the two pieces of paper is the same, they are all melon patterns. ”

"So what!" Changchun Hou was a little panicked.

The waiter of the Criminal Department glanced at Lin Teng.

Lin Teng said lightly: "With such an answer, Master Hou shouldn't say it's a coincidence, right?" ”

"They negotiated it!" The Marquis of Changchun did not give up on defending.

Lin Teng shook his head: "At this time, Hou Ye still said this, which is a strong word. The situation back then could be colluded, but it could be meticulous enough to collude with details such as pillow patterns? What's more, the identities of the two of them are opposites, and there is only one answer that can make them stand on the same page: Thirteen years ago, the Hou Ye killed his wife, the county lord of Huayang! ”

"I didn't, I didn't!" The Marquis of Changchun staggered back, his face as earth-colored.

However, no one listened to the quibbles of the Marquis of Changchun anymore.

Xu Qi mingled in the crowd watching the excitement outside the yamen of the Criminal Department, listening to those discussions, and wanted to rush in and chop the man to death.

But he didn't.

The life of chopping wood day after day quietly rubbed away the impulsiveness of the teenager and made him learn to be calm.

I don't know how long he waited, he finally waited for Xu Fang to come out.

"Big sister!" The boy pulled his legs and rushed forward.

Looking at the younger brother who rushed to the front, Xu Fang, whose eyes were red, showed a smile: "It's the eldest brother." ”

"Eldest sister, he-" Xu Qi looked at the yamen, but did not see the Marquis of Changchun appear.

Xu Fang said three words in a low voice: "He's finished." ”

Xu Wulang, who was waiting outside, greeted him: "It's okay, let's go home." ”

Xu Fang smiled at Xu Wulang: "I want to go to the teahouse with my eldest brother to talk." ”

Xu Wulang looked at his brother-in-law and nodded without hesitation: "Okay, I'll accompany you." ”

Xu Wulang took the two sisters and brothers into a teahouse, and thoughtfully left space for the two to talk.

Xu Qi couldn't help it anymore, gritted his teeth and asked, "Eldest sister, did he really kill his mother?" ”

Xu Fang nodded slightly.

"You saw it back then?"

The public court case was open to the public, and the common people were allowed to observe, and the matter in the court naturally spread all over the world.

Xu Fang nodded again.

Xu Qi clenched his fists hard: "Eldest sister, you ...... Why didn't you tell me! ”

It turns out that when he was fighting and causing trouble, and he was in a mess like all the gentlemen, did the eldest sister grow up carefully with such a painful secret?

And he's still blaming his sister for clinging to the Ningguo Mansion.