On the side of the crowded street in Jinzhou City, no one knew what the two people on the carriage said. only knew that in the end, Xiao Qinglang still got off the carriage gently and calmly, and bowed his hand, so that Song Derong watched him return to the carriage with a smile on his face.

Xiao Mingzhu and Xu Chu watched Xiao Qinglang get into Song Derong's carriage from the window of the carriage in a bit of a daze, and then got off the carriage with an expressionless face, and finally Song Derong ordered them to follow.

You must know that when you say Xu Chu, even Xiao Mingzhu, a county lord who is ignorant of the world, knows that if you want an official to admit the scandal in your family, it will undoubtedly be a slap in the face. partial, Song Derong not only has to admit it, but also faces the person who wants to slap him in the face with a pleasant face.

"How did Childe do it?" It wasn't until the carriage had traveled for half a tea time that Xu Chu couldn't hold back his mouth from asking.

Xiao Qinglang took a sip of hot tea slowly, sighed, and sighed for a long time before he sighed: "In the world, not all men care about reputation and face. Sometimes, for them, fame and fortune are the most important things. ”

What's more, Song Derong himself is not the original, and his feelings for the Song family are naturally scarce and pitiful.

Not to mention that the three generations of the Song family have suffered accidents, even if they all die, he may not have mercy.

As for what troubled him at first, I am afraid that it was not because the old lady was frightened. It was because of the incident in the Song family's back house that affected his official career and the status in the hearts of the people behind the scenes.

Now, although Xiao Qinglang wants to expose the incidents behind him, if he can exchange it for a bright future, he will naturally be happy in every way.

At this time, in the courtyard of the Song family's house, in the deep twilight, the old lady fell ill again, and even ran to Aunt Liu's residence to bump into the guards. And at this moment, a black shadow that had already hovered behind the rockery took advantage of the chaos to walk towards the back of the house.

In the night of the black hole, I saw her walking with a deep foot and a shallow foot, and it turned out that her right foot was so damaged that she could not walk normally.

As she threw the fire fold in her arms into the room, almost instantly, the fire broke out in the room. The surrounding subordinates hurriedly shouted, and each took a bucket to extinguish the fire.

But before the man on the roof of the house slid down the ladder, he saw that there was already a circle of people behind the house. The leader is Song Derong and Xiao Qinglang.

The guards and servants held torches and lit up the night as if it were day. At the same time, it also illuminates the face of the person who has just set the fire, even if she is frightened and retreats and blocks her eyes, but it does not prevent everyone from seeing her face clearly.

At the same time, Mrs. Song, who was still running around like crazy just now, also let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground dejectedly.

"It's over, everything is over, the Song family, which has been inherited for hundreds of years, is over......"

However, no one cared about her muttering, not even her abrupt madness.

When Mrs. Song was called to the main hall, she still looked puzzled. Although her performance was perfect, her complexion was much worse than when she first met.

Now, Song Derong is sitting at the top, and Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu are sitting at the bottom, and Xiao Mingzhu who is coming with him. Opposite the two, there was the old lady Song who had just gone crazy and had to follow, and Song Deqing, who was specially ordered by Song Derong to bring it.

In the hall, kneeling was the eldest lady Song Xin'er.

Everyone sat down silently, silent to each other, as if the noisy firefighting outside had been completely blocked.

Of course, Aunt Yang and Aunt Liu's personal maids before her death, Yan'er and Xiang'er, were also summoned, just waiting for Xu Chu to question Xiao Qinglang.

But what is surprising is that in addition to the Song family, Zhang Xiao's family and Zhang San, Zhang Qiu, and other ninth-rate people who are not characters in the eyes of the Song family, have also been found.

When Mrs. Song entered the hall and saw the serious scene, her footsteps paused slightly. Immediately, she glanced at Song Derong as if worried, and then walked up.

At this time, Song Xin'er, who had been trembling and tears blurred, suddenly looked up at her, and even instinctively wanted to look up.

"The reason why the people are so excited tonight is because the Song family has had two murders in the past two days." Song Derong's expression was grim, looking at the silent crowd below, and then bowing to Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu, who were lower.

With his permission, Xu Chu got up and said in a cold voice: "The two murderers of the Song family's murder are among the people at the scene. Moreover, these two can be regarded as the masters of the Song family......"

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly gasped, looking at each other with doubts. Only Mrs. Song frowned, and Mrs. Song covered her eyes decadently and wept.

Song Deqing looked at Song Derong, snorted coldly, and said with a disgusted expression: "Isn't it the poisonous woman who did it, who else will attack the two aunts besides her?" ”

Xu Chu glanced at him lightly, and there was a bit of coldness in his dark and deep eyes. It can be seen that Song Deqing's feelings for Aunt Yang are deeper than she expected. However, this is probably also a man's bad root, and what you can't get is always the best. What's more, compared with the wife who accepts the teaching of three virtues and acts in a straightforward manner, Aunt Yang's passionate and talented woman is more interested in Song Deqing, who loves elegance.

Moreover...... Her gaze quietly glanced at the embarrassed Song Xin'er. Besides, there is also a so-called daughter of Aunt Yang!

Song Xin'er, who had been struggling, was pressed to the ground, and the eldest man Song Deqing reprimanded the two subordinates several times, but he didn't let go. In this way, Song Deqing's face became more and more ugly.

"Big brother Hugh wants to mess around, today's arson in Aunt Liu's room is what we have seen with our own eyes. And Miss Chu also concluded from the footprints left behind Aunt Liu's room last night that the woman who was one of the murderers had an injury to her right foot, which met Xin'er's conditions. Song Derong said sharply, obviously not thinking about giving Song Deqing face.

Song Deqing was reprimanded, but he didn't dare to really shout like he did to Mrs. Song. He looked at Song Xin'er, who was screaming in pain, sluggish and frightened, and the distress in his eyes was not fake.

"But didn't the man say that the footprints were left by a woman over sixty years old? How old Xin'er is, it can't be her at all. ”

Xu Chu sighed, turned around and took out his toolbox, took out two models made of gypsum powder from them, and then put them in front of everyone and said: "I did speculate like that, but after extracting the footprints, I found that the footprints left by the murderer with an injury to his right foot had all been trampled on again. Moreover, the person who helped her disguise is old, and no matter how much she messes around, she will not arouse the suspicion of others. ”

After she finished speaking, she looked at the old lady, sighed and asked, "I'm right, old lady." ”

Old Madam Song's hands trembled, watching her lips move slightly, but in the end, she didn't say anything to refute.

"And you deliberately hit your ankle this morning, I'm afraid it's also because Mrs. Song once told you the story of my case of breaking bones with footprints. You are worried that I will use the footprints to find out the hidden inside story of the Song Mansion, so you will step on the footprints, and then hurt your right foot, and then try to confuse my vision. ”

"It's a pity that everything you did was just counterproductive, and it only made me more sure of my speculation."

Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Old Madam Song no longer pretended to be crazy and stupid, but said in a difficult voice: "I don't understand what you are talking about." ”

She hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, so even if it was just a thin sentence, it was very difficult and slow. The voice, like rusty and polished iron, was hoarse and terrifying.

Not to mention the surprise and astonishment that everyone was surprised and stunned by her sudden normalization, just said that Xu Chu had already taken the paper with footprints drawn.

"It doesn't matter if the old lady doesn't understand, I'm willing to explain it to the old lady one by one." Xu Chu is not in a hurry, because she knows the inside story and the truth, it is even more impossible for her to have any pity and soft-heartedness for Old Madam Song.

"These two sheets of paper were drawn by me after separating the overlapping footprints. If you have the permission of the adults, please ask someone to compare the shoes that the old lady and the eldest lady wore yesterday. ”

Not to mention that the old lady still occupies the identity of the old lady of the Song family, just say that Song Xin'er, the unmarried daughter-in-law, is impossible to be inspected by slippers in public.

Even if Song Derong has treated the two of them coldly, he can only decide the case, and then tie up the people to the government for conviction. But now, in the end, the things on the scene still have to be taken care of, so after being asked, he directly waved his hand and asked Feng'er to take someone to do it.

It is a matter of human life, and no one dares to slack off. But after half a cup of tea, Feng'er took someone back with mud stained shoes. The wear heel pattern on the sole is really the same as the shape of Xu Chutuo's footprints.

In this way, there is no need for her to explain the study of footprints, and others can understand the Tao at a glance.

As Mrs. Song acquiesced to everything, Song Derong said sincerely: "Mother, you have made such a big mistake, even if your son has the heart to protect him, he can't disregard human life. You let the son, how to deal with himself. ”

Old Madam Song glanced at him coldly, gritted her teeth but did not speak.

Instead, Xu Chu sighed and said, "Although the old lady helped the murderer cover up her traces, she didn't kill people in a mad way. The real murderer in this case, in addition to the eldest lady, there are other people. ”

Xiao Qinglang quietly glanced at the people present, but saw that they were either in an uproar or shocked, as if he didn't expect that the stupid Song Xin'er was also one of the murderers.

Xu Chu didn't care about their reactions, and went straight to Song Xin'er, who was struggling and writhing. She stretched out her hand and suddenly lifted Song Xin'er's arm, forcing her fingers to rush out, so that people could see the marks on her nails.

"One of the murderers of Aunt Yang, her nails turned out and grew upwards, and she had broken nails. It was painted red or pink, and because of its shape and growth, I once suspected that the murderer was an old man. It wasn't until later that I found out that Song Xin'er, the eldest lady of the Song family, was fed alum all year round, which made her suffer from anemia and osteoporosis. It is precisely because of this that at such a young age, her nails and bones are developed like an old man, and she has no toughness at all. ”