The case was very simple. Two months ago, a woman went to the Jiangzhou government office to surrender, saying that she had killed someone. Yacha arrived at the scene and found the deceased a young man who had been stabbed in the abdomen with a dagger. It turned out that this son was romantic, with a group of wives and concubines at home, and many women outside the home. The one who stabbed him was the woman who voluntarily surrendered, and she was also one of the women he kept outside.

She confessed with tears that she was originally a girl from a good family, but four months ago, this person coaxed her with clever words and promised to give her a name, but when she committed herself to him, she found out that his sweet words were all lying to her.

As soon as she thought that her innocence was ruined and she couldn't go back to her home, she couldn't help but reason with him, but that day he drank a lot of wine and beat her to death......

The murder should have paid for her life, but after an autopsy, it was found that the knife she stabbed was not a fatal injury. How much strength can a weak woman have, and through several layers of thick clothes, at most she stabbed him slightly. After visiting and investigating, it was found that the deceased had been drinking and having fun with others for three days before the conflict with her, and the cause of his death should be sudden death after drinking.

Thus, homicide becomes the crime of wounding. According to the Dajing law, if a woman who has not left the court commits a crime, her father and brother should also pay a fine, and if they are willing to pay more, they can also be given a lenient sentence. However, this woman is probably also afraid of disgrace for her family, and when she mentions her origins, she keeps flickering and refuses to tell her real name. The Jiangzhou government had no choice but to put her in prison temporarily, and two months later, she finally confided in her truth, saying that her name was Song Ran and she was from Yaozhou. However, when the government sent someone to the Song family to report the news, the Song family kept claiming that the other party was an impostor, which made it very difficult for the officials who handled the case.

The Song family is also a well-known family in Yaozhou, and they regard their face as more important than anything else, and it is reasonable for them to refuse to admit that their young lady eloped with someone and was involved in a murder.

The one who was brought to Xiao Yan was naturally not the Song girl he knew.

The Song girl he knew was still at the banquet with King Chengwu in the Li Mansion a few days ago. After that day, he really doubted her identity, and even went out of his way to ask Pei Shu if he had a relative named Song Ran. Coincidentally, King Chengwu also met Pei Shu that day, and explained the matter to him one step earlier, so he successfully concealed the matter.

If it weren't for this sudden case file, Xiao Yan might have put this matter down a long time ago.

The woman who was brought to him had willow eyebrows, an egg face, and a pointed chin, and her tears had not broken since she saw him. She sobbed and recounted the case, which did not deviate from the contents of the case file.

He walked up to her, stretched out his hand to help her up, and said in a warm and warm voice: "Don't be busy crying, girl. ”

At first, she learned that she was going to meet the criminal department Shangshu, and she was always uneasy, and she never dared to look up at him when she came to him. After being picked up by him, he slowly raised his head in tears.

Suddenly, her breathing stopped.

The young face in front of her was too stunning, and countless beautiful words floated through her heart, and they only converged into a simple exclamation - it was so beautiful.

He seemed to have long been accustomed to the woman's reaction in front of him, his expression did not fluctuate in the slightest, and after picking her up, he turned to the official beside him: "Present the register transferred from the household department to this girl." He said softly, "Girl, you can see clearly, are you Song Ran in this book?" ”

At the same time as the imperial court promulgated the household register, a register would also be placed at the household department at the same time, so that it could be easily checked when needed.

She nodded after seeing it, and said with red eyes: "It's the little girl." Thinking of his father's reluctance to recognize his daughter, he couldn't help but feel sad, and tears fell again.

The man, who was still warm, suddenly said sharply: "Bold! ”

She really didn't expect that the man who was originally gentle would change his face no matter how he said it, and he was immediately shocked.

"Since you are confirmed to be the person on this register, why did the Jiangzhou government conceal it and not report it when the Jiangzhou government asked about the case? If you were worried about dishonoring your family, why did you suddenly change your mind two months later? You keep claiming that you are Song Ran, but the Song family says they don't know you, who do you want this official to believe? ”

His barrage of questions made her face turn pale.

She refused to recruit at first, in addition to being afraid of disgrace to the family, she naturally had a reason not to speak.

Since beating her father, she has been abused by her stepmother, so that she often feels that she has nothing to love, and then when she meets her favorite son, she is like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw, and under his few words of temptation, she can't wait to elope with him, to fly with him. At that time, she thought, even if she abandoned Song Ran's identity, why not? Who would have thought that in just two months, the beloved son would become a negative man, not only full of lies, but also often drunk and beat her, and finally lost his life in the wine.

fell to such a point, and she also complained that she was unladylike

She repented of her mistakes, knelt down, and said with tears in her eyes: "My lord, the little girl used to hold her own identity and refused to tell her real name, but the two months of prison life made the little girl figure it out......" She raised her head and burst into tears, "I'm just a weak woman, is there any other way out except to seek the protection of my family?" My father didn't recognize me at this time, because he was angry, and when his old man's anger was gone, he would always recognize me as a daughter. Blood is thicker than water, and the little girl doesn't believe that his old man would be so ruthless. ”

As she spoke, she began to cry again, and the commissioner standing next to her looked a little soft-hearted.

Look at your own adults, well, there is no fluctuation.

Xiao Yan looked at her for a moment, and his expression suddenly slowed down: "This official believes that you are Song Ran." But, Miss Song, do you really have nothing else to hide from your official? He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "This official knows a person, also called Song Ran, do you say it's a coincidence?" ”

His warm breath fell to the skin of her ear, and she didn't know if it was because of his words, or because he was so close, and her shoulders trembled.

He straightened up casually and said, "You have been hiding your identity for two months before recruiting your true identity, except for fear of disgrace to the family, there are other reasons." This official thinks you are pitiful and sets a precedent for you. If you can tell the truth, the official will not only protect you from prison, but also promise to arrange a place for you, even if the Song family has always refused to recognize you, the official will also ensure that you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future. "Otherwise, if your father is not soft-hearted, you will not be able to leave the prison for a day, where is the head of this day?" ”

The commissioner standing on the side couldn't help but look at his adult with admiration.

This girl is not a strong character, and if he is so gracious and powerful, there is a chance that he will not carry it anymore.

Sure enough, the woman's eyelashes trembled slightly, and after being stunned for a while, she raised her face and asked him, "What did my lord say...... Really? ”

There were still tears on her eyelashes, and she looked very moving.

Xiao Yan slowed down his tone and said, "This official is the secretary of the Criminal Department, so naturally he will not break his word. ”

After a cup of tea, Xiao Yan was the only one left in the room, and he couldn't help frowning when he remembered the words of the talented woman.

She said that the reason why she concealed her identity was because when she left Yaozhou, she took a large amount of money from others, and this reward bought her identity. Now, this money has been squandered by the negative person, and she herself has fallen into a prison situation, she wanted to fight for a breath and fulfill the agreement with the other party, but in the prison, she remembered that her future was bleak, even if she could get out of the cage one day, she would be like duckweed, with no branches to rely on.

In the face of this desperate reality, what else is there to talk about?

Since the woman retreated, Xiao Yan was never able to concentrate on the affairs in front of him, he finally got up and instructed the officer: "Today's affairs will be handled by Liu Shilang, and the official will go out once." As he spoke, he took off his official uniform, put on a regular uniform, and added while tidying up his clothes, "There is no need for a sedan chair, the official will walk." ”

The commissioner followed him to the gate of the yamen, and when he saw that it was raining outside, he hurriedly sent someone to bring him an umbrella and handed it to him, watched him walk into the rain, and said, "My lord, go slowly." ”

This is the temperament of his own adult, he likes to do everything by himself, and sometimes he only needs to send a servant to do it, and he has to run by himself to rest assured. It's still raining, so I don't know what I'm trying to confirm.

This east-west courtyard in the south of the city is the place where the famous Xie Qigongzi of Ling'an City live, every grass and tree are extremely exquisite, there are few guests here in ordinary times, it is a very clean place.

The doorman led the rare guest to the west of the porch, and before he could get closer, he saw the owner of the house, lying leisurely on a bamboo chaise longue under the eaves, as if listening to the sound of rain.

Xie Qi seemed to know that Xiao Yan was coming, so he slightly deviated his peach blossom eyes, and asked him with a smile: "Brother Xiao, do you like this gift I gave you?" ”

Xiao Yan walked into the eaves of the corridor, put away the umbrella, and his expression was very light: "Why does Gongzi Xie bother so much. On that day, I was drinking tea in the teahouse on Gongyuan Street, and my son suddenly asked Xiao to go to the 'Thousand Scrolls Hall' to buy a book for you, just because you saw this 'Song girl' walk in, right? ”

Xie Qi wore a wide white robe, leaning on the recliner, the whole person was lazy and tired, and the corners of his lips kept hooking a smile: "What happened that day, it was purely accidental." I'm the one who likes the beauty of adults the most, how can I watch talented and beautiful people miss it again. Brother Xiao should thank me. ”

Xiao Yan stood in front of him, looking at him with warm eyes: "Taking Xiao to the Li Mansion to enjoy the flowers is also the son's advice to His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

Xie Qi smiled slightly, and asked him rhetorically: "Brother Xiao and that beauty, but have you seen it again?" His gaze shifted from the plain ornamentation on his clothes to his face, and the smile on his lips deepened, "It seems that I have seen it." ”

Xiao Yan was silent, but his hand tightened slightly in the wide sleeve.