Since the people from Dali Temple came, Situ Yimo called the head catcher and asked him to tell all the cases to Qu Fanyou, the young man of Dali Temple, and gave him all the evidence in his hand.

After Qu Fanyou listened, he first went to the scene of the crime, and then went to see Aunt He and the two maids.

Situ Yimo felt that Qu Fanyou's eyes were a little strange when he looked at her, as if he wanted to say something to her, but when he looked at it again, he felt that it was her delusion.

However, she knew that the people of Dali Temple were like gods in judging cases, and she was a little curious and wanted to see what they were trying to do.

Aunt He was imprisoned for one night, and the whole person was a lot haggard, and she lost her brother and husband in one day, and it was inevitable that she would be in a heavy mood, not to mention that she was still suspected of murdering the court officials, so she couldn't sleep.

The two maids also have very bad faces, especially Xiaohong, she is already timid, and now it is related to the murder, she feels that she is a subordinate, where is there a chance to live.

Compared with Xiaohong, Xiaohuan is better, although her face is also very pale, but there are no tears on her face, and when she saw Situ Yimo and them, she didn't shout wronged as soon as Xiaohong.

Aunt Lin learned that it was the adults of Dali Temple who came, and the hope in her heart was a little stronger, she respectfully saluted Qu Fanyou, and every time she asked a question, she answered very seriously, and added a lot, for fear that she had missed something.

In fact, when Qu Fanyou saw Aunt Lin for the first time, he, like Situ Yimo, did not suspect that Aunt Lin killed the person at all, and his eyes were on the two maids.

He asked similar questions to Situ Yimo before, and carefully observed the reactions of the two, Xiaohong's emotions were about to dissipate a little, and Xiaohuan was calmer.

"In this way, the sheep was bought from outside, and the food sent to the government was inspected, that is, there was no problem with the sheep, that is, the cooking and delivery were done on the way, and the sheep soup was boiled by Aunt Lin herself, without passing through other people's hands. If it is poisonous, Aunt Lin is very suspicious. ”

Qu Fanyou held the mutton soup in his hand, looked at it carefully, and analyzed that seeing that Aunt Lin was going to cry out for injustice, he continued one step ahead, "If it weren't for Aunt Lin's poison, it would only be a passive hand and foot on the way to it, so the biggest dislike is you, Xiaohuan." ”

When Xiaohuan heard this, his face turned pale, and he hurriedly kowtowed and shouted injustice, "My lord, I am wronged!" Even if the slave maid has a hundred guts, she doesn't dare to kill the county commander! ”

"That's how the official analyzed, you don't have to panic, if you didn't kill anyone, the official wouldn't have wronged you."

Aunt He herself must not have been poisoned, if it was really what Master Qu said, it could only be the poison of the two maids, she looked up puzzled, these two maids had been with her for four years, and she didn't believe that they had the courage.

"My lord, forgive the women of the people, why are we the only ones who are suspected? Although the mutton soup was boiled by a folk woman and sent by Xiaohuan, we didn't see the master at that time, and who knows if he was dead before. Maybe someone killed the old man in advance, and then put the poison in the sheep soup to frame the people's women! ”

Qu Fan was slightly stunned, glanced at Aunt He more, raised his eyebrows and said, "What Aunt He said is not unreasonable. ”

"That ......"

"It's just unlikely." Situ Yimo couldn't say anything to Aunt He, so he opened his mouth and said, "When the county lord went in, Zheng Xianling fell to the ground, and his body was still warm, so it can be seen that he had just died. The bowl and spoon fell not far from him, and the position was reasonable. ”

Qu Fanyou heard Situ Yimo's voice, the corners of his eyebrows softened slightly, and with a smile, he listened to her words quietly.

"The county lord also deliberately demonstrated once, and the result was that the location where the spoon fell was similar to the traces at the scene. For this detail, the county lord can preliminarily judge that Zheng County Ling did indeed fall after drinking mutton soup. ”

Situ Yimo continued, "In addition, there is also the temperature of the mutton soup, which coincides with the time of death of Zheng County, and it can also be judged that Zheng Xianling drank the mutton soup before he died, not after he died. ”

After finishing speaking, she looked at Qu Fanyou and asked, "I don't know what is wrong with what the county lord said?" ”

"No, the county lord of Anhe has grasped the details very well."

Qu Fanyou shook his head, looking at Situ Yimo's eyes with a little appreciation, he added, "In addition, it is the ink and brush on the desk, according to the scholar, Zheng Xianling likes to grind ink by himself, and the brush is placed on the inkstone, which shows that he was writing at that time."

Because the ink was not dry, he picked up the mutton soup, drank a sip and died, and when his body shook, his sleeves were accidentally stained with ink and soup stains. If the mutton soup is poured into it after death, there is no reason why there will be oil stains on the sleeves. ”

Aunt He's face changed greatly, so the person who poisoned her was either Xiaohong or Xiaohuan. She looked at the two of them, full of disbelief, "I treat you well on weekdays, why do you want to betray me?" ”

Xiaohong and Xiaohuan shook their heads desperately and shouted wronged, Situ Yimo listened, paused, looked at Qu Fanyou, and saw that he was silent and frowned slightly.

"Who else is in your family?" Qu Fanyou suddenly asked.

Xiaohuan bit her lip, lowered her head and said, "There is no one in the slave's house, and there was a flood in the hometown back then, and the slave's family is no longer there." ”

Xiaohong's eyes were a little red and swollen, "The slave has parents and brothers at home. ”

Qu Fan You glanced at Xiaohong more, raised his eyebrows and said, "Murdering the official of the imperial court is a big crime of killing the head, and it may also affect the family, you have to think clearly, if you are willing to confess, this official can also intercede for you, and open the net." ”

"Otherwise, no matter whether the person was killed by you or not, this sheep soup was sent by you after all, and if you can't find the real murderer, all three of you are capital crimes."

Xiaohong's body was obviously a little trembling, her hands were clenched together, her eyes were red, her eyes rolled around, tears flashed, her hands were pinched red by herself, she suddenly looked up at Qu Fanyou, pointed to Xiaohuan and said.

"It's Xiaohuan, it must be Xiaohuan!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xiaohuan looked at Xiaohong in disbelief.

Xiaohong avoided Xiaohuan's eyes, gritted her teeth and said, "It's Xiaohuan, she was asked for by the master, and she has always held a grudge!" It's her who wants to kill the master!"

When Xiaohuan heard this, her face turned pale and her body was shaky, and she bit her lip fiercely to prevent her tears from falling.

Aunt He was shocked, she looked at Xiaohuan in astonishment, "You, you and the master...... Aren't you childhood sweethearts with Choi Tae? ”

"Yes, the slave maid and Cui Tai are fellow countrymen, and Aunt He also said that when the slave and maid are twenty years old, they will let the slave and maid marry, but I didn't expect it, master, lord he ......" Xiaohuan pulled the collar tightly with his right hand, trembling all over.

Situ Yimo was slightly stunned, a little surprised, he didn't expect that there was such a hidden feeling.

"So, you killed the master?" Aunt He looked at Xiaohuan and couldn't tell what kind of emotions she had.

"No, the slave didn't kill the master! The slave really didn't kill the master! Although the slave and maid hated the old man for tarnishing the innocence of the slave and maid, the slave and the maid did not dare to kill the master! ”

Xiaohuan shouted injustice, "The master's peacock bile is peacock bile, where did the slave come from!" My lord, the slave and maid were really wronged. ”

Qu Fanyou glanced at Xiaohuan, pursed his lips and said nothing, and turned to look at Xiaohong, who was nervous and scared, at this moment a woman wearing a green dress and Luo skirt came outside the door, her hair bun was simple, her face was not delicate, and her face was still a little dark, but it made people feel very kind, her gait was calm and powerful, and she was a person with skills at first glance.

"My lord—someone got it." The voice is hearty, and it sounds like a man's voice.

Qu Fanyou looked at her, his eyes were full of softness, he nodded, seeing that Situ Yimo was surprised, he hurriedly introduced, "Lord Anhe, this is Bai Zhen, the fiancée of Xia Guan." ”

When Bai Zhen heard this, her face immediately flushed, she glanced at Qu Fanyou shyly, and when she saw Situ Yimo looking over, she hurriedly clasped her fists and saluted, "The people's girl Bai Zhen sees the county lord of Anhe, the people's girl is a rough person, and the county lord will not be surprised if the etiquette is inappropriate." ”

Situ smiled with his eyebrows, he didn't expect that Qu Fanyou was such a kind and decent man, but his fiancée was a hearty and easy-spirited person, and he also had a bit of the spirit of a Jianghu person.

However, these two people are standing together, and they have the same good face, which makes people feel very good.

"White girl, you don't have to be polite, you just said that you caught someone? I don't know who it is? ”

Bai Zhen saw Qu Fanyou nodding, and then replied, "It's Du Tai, that is, Xiaohong's brother." ”

When Xiaohong heard this, her body fell back, and she looked at Bai Zhen embarrassedly, "Slave, brother?" He's not ......"

"Xiaohong's brother, that is, Du Tai, he is a good gambler, he lost a thousand taels in Shengda Gambling House the day before yesterday, and he had no money to pay it back, so he was detained by the owner of Shengda Gambling House and beaten up. It took me a lot of effort to find him, but he was badly wounded, and I had just had the doctor treat him. ”

Situ Yimo was slightly surprised, she looked at Qu Fanyou, the corners of her eyebrows twitched, it turned out that this young man of Dali Temple came prepared.

"Xiaohong, is there anything else you want to say? Could it be that you need to arrest your parents as well? Qu Fanyou looked at Xiaohong, who was almost broken.

"No, no,...... The slave maid ......" Xiaohong trembled, she didn't dare to raise her head, she was very scared.

"You just need to tell who instructed you to do it, and the official can intercede for you and save your life."

"Really? The slave still has a chance to live. Little Red couldn't believe it.

"Of course, since the official has caught your brother, the official who should know also knows it, if you are willing to answer honestly, the official can still give you a chance to live, unless you are bent on death!"

"No, the slave doesn't want to die, the slave doesn't want to die!" Xiaohong grabbed the last straw, "Yesterday, the slave's father and mother found the slave and the maid, saying that the brother was arrested by the people of Shengda Gambling House, and asked the slave and the maid to save people. ”