Guo Fang slapped the shocking wood for the first time, and the sound was so loud that Mao Daoxing next to him trembled. Guo Fang said coldly: "Kneeling Taohong, don't tell the whole story of the matter soon!" If you lie and deceive, avoid the truth and become false, you will receive the thirty sticks! ”

Taohong timidly glanced at the silhouette of Niu Wenlan in the screen, and had to tell the truth: "Adult, the little girl has no intention of murdering my young lady, but the young lady saw Peng Shigongzi and the county lord of Qingning go to the garden together, and the young lady was angry and took out her anger with the slave maid." As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves to reveal her arms, which were poked by hairpins.

Taohong cried and continued: "Miss still has to let the slave maid go to make an appointment with Peng Shigongzi, and if she doesn't come, she will continue to beat the slave and maid, at this time, the Xu Siniang next to Concubine Fang, she appeared and said that she could help the slave and maid pass the message to Young Master Peng Shi." ”

"Xu Siniang?"

Exactly, she asked the slave maid to tie up the young lady and put her under the bed, waiting for Peng Shigongzi to come to the rescue, and staged a heroic rescue to close the distance. The slave maid consulted the young lady for advice, tied her up, and then stood outside the house and waited, but I did not know who knocked her unconscious, and when I woke up again, the young lady had been killed by the thick smoke. My lord, the slave is wronged! ”

Guo Fang signed and asked the official to detain Xu Siniang for questioning, and confirmed to Taohong: "Have you seen the county lord of Qingning go to Niu Wenlan?" ”

Taohong only saw a figure in a trance at that time, since Li Xianqian testified about why Angelica, Taohong also said that Xu Siniang, who was the most suspicious, would not be inferior to He Angelica. "Slaves and slaves don't see it very clearly, but the color of the clothes is the same, maybe it's wrong."

"Bold!" Guo Fang said angrily, "In the public court, you actually planted innocent people on trumped-up charges, don't you know that the national law is strict?" ”

Taohong cried and begged: "The little girl is illiterate, how can she understand the law of the country, please be gracious!" ”

As he was talking, the official who went to Yanwang's Mansion came to report that Xu Siniang was not in the mansion. After waiting for a while, the official who went to the Zhou Mansion reported, "King Ning's concubine Zhou said that Xu Siniang stole the master's property, and she casually beat Xu Siniang twice, not wanting Xu Siniang to throw herself into the well the next day." ”

"Throw yourself into the well!" Guo Fang felt that this matter was unusual, "Where is the body now?" ”

The official said: "Concubine Zhou said that the weather is hot, and I am afraid that the corpse will cause a plague, so I let people fill it with lime and throw it indiscriminately in the suburbs." It was dark at the time, and I couldn't find the direction, and I couldn't find it later. ”

"Ridiculous!" Guo Fang was really angry, "You guys have been fooled like this? ”

The official was embarrassed and said: "The little ones still have to ask in detail, but I heard that King Ning also went to the Zhou Mansion and also saw Concubine Zhou, so the little ones had to come back first to reply to the adults." ”

"My lord, please remove the screen first." He Angelica, who was still in the screen, asked.

As soon as the screen was removed, everyone inside and outside the public hall was stunned. There were only two people in it, He Angelica and Li Xianqian, and Niu Wenlan was still lying there motionless. Without waiting for the official to be held accountable, He Angelica first calmly explained: "The lord of this county does not have the ability to bring the dead back to life, and he says that if a person dies for a few days, even if he dies for a few hours, I can't save him." The reason why Niu Wenlan's body was alarmed was completely to help her find out the murderer, and the reason for the situation, please ask the adult Haihan. ”

"The county lord doesn't have the ability to bring the dead back to life?" Mao Daoxing didn't believe it, "The county lord of Xiancao is already standing there alive, why are you too humble?" If you don't want to save people with all your heart, you ......"

Meng Xuan coldly reminded Mao Daoxing: "Guo Dacai has just made it clear that it is a violation of the law to say casually in court with a trumped-up 'contingent crime'. Pink is illiterate, and she can still be excused, what do you say, adult? ”

Mao Daoxing was dumbfounded, and at the same time, when he heard the news of Xu Siniang's death, he was also a little uneasy. He discussed with Guo Fang and said: "Lord Guo, you see that it is getting late, and the key witness is dead again, why don't you postpone the murder case of the palace for retrial, and retreat from the court after the trial of the people in Luodong Mansion?" ”

Guo Fang nodded and said yes, so Niu Wenlan's body was removed, and the maid Taohong was temporarily imprisoned.

The county lord of Durian was proved to have nothing to do with Niu Wenlan's death, and only went to play with her once an hour before Niu Wenlan's death, and the two painted a painting, and half of the painting had been found in the fire, which was evidence; Another maid in the palace tea water testified that when she passed by to fetch water, she saw with her own eyes that when the county lord of Durian left, Niu Wenlan also gave her a gift, and Niu Wenlan was still alive at that time. Then, Zhu Liuran, like He Angelica, was released on the spot.

In the interval between the recess, Meng Xuan went around the outside, summoned several subordinates of Qiyang Palace, and ordered them to dig out Xu Siniang quickly, regardless of life or death.

Next, under the bright and dim lights, Luo Chuanbai, Zhao, Luo Baiying and Dong knelt down side by side, and Zhao cried and expressed his "true feelings".

"Yes, our family's accounts are a little unclean, but these accounts are not handled by us, but by the people who handle them...... Lord of Qingning! If the adults really think that these accounts are related to the extra thousands of taels of silver when the Luo family in Huzhou rebelled, then go and just ask the county lord of Qingning! ”

Mao Daoxing's eyes widened, and he wanted to shoot the shocking wood, but Guo Fang took the wooden block in his hand first, looked at the four people below, and smiled gently: "According to the marriage certificate, the county lord of Qingning married General Meng a few months ago, and she was removed from the Luo family tree earlier. If your testimony bears the signature of the accounts, the judge will investigate it separately, and if there is nothing, then you must act according to the law—falsely accusing the emperor's relatives is a grave crime, and the maximum penalty is death. ”

Zhao and Dong trembled when they heard this, and Mao Daoxing said disapprovingly: "Master Guo, you didn't wait for the prisoner to finish speaking, and then came up and said threatening words, what is the reason?" Are you deliberately biased in favor of the county lord of Qingning? ”

He Angelica Yingying stepped forward, and she who was guilty of murder could sit in the court.

For the framing of the Zhao family, she was mentally prepared, and defended herself without hurrying: "I am the royal county lord, and the Son of Heaven treats me with the grace of the sky and the sea, why did I help the Luo family in Huzhou under the banner of King Jin to rebel?" Even let the fool choose, and there are no such foolish people. As for the Luo Men Zhao family's statement that the accounts are handled by me, this is even more ridiculous, even when I was living in the Luo family, I didn't take care of the accounts for a day. Let's ask which wealthy family in the world has the accounts in and out, which is managed by a little girl with a foreign surname who is more than ten years old? It doesn't make sense from the beginning. ”

Guo Fang nodded: "That makes sense!" Luomen Zhao, you defile the emperor's relatives and relatives, the crime is unforgivable, and you will be punished with fifty canes in front of the court to set an example! ”

Zhao was shocked, and hurriedly looked back at Dong, who was deeply buried in his face, only to understand that the other party used her as a gunman, and dragged He Angelica into the water unsuccessfully, and she was punished alone. Moreover, not only the Dong family alone cleared up their involvement, but even Luo Chuanbai and Luo Baiying also had nothing to do with themselves, completely leaving behind the things that the four of them had agreed on just now.

Zhao didn't care about being angry with Dong and the others, stepped forward on his knees, pulled the corner of He Angelica's skirt and said, "Good girl, I watched you grow up, you don't think about us, you always think about the benefits that the old lady treated you back then." A man of my age, a stick will kill me, where can I resist fifty sticks? ”

He Angelica sighed and pleaded: "Lord Guo is gracious, and the Zhao family is also confused for a while, so the cane will be exempted." ”

Guo Fang agreed: "The county lord is kind-hearted, so if you do this, you can be spared." ”

Zhao's fat body trembled, full of happiness for walking back from the ghost gate, and almost didn't faint.

"Report!"

A man dressed as a master trotted in from the side door, holding a blue ledger in both hands, and said, "Lord Fu Yin, the evidence you want is here!" The county lord of Qingning, sure enough, allocated money to fund the Luo family in Huzhou, and it is clearly recorded! ”

"Hurry up!" Mao Daoxing hurriedly ordered.

He Angelica glanced at Meng Xuan, Meng Ying and Lu Jiangbei who were listening suspiciously, and the three of them also showed puzzled expressions.

Even if the Zhao family had the intention to frame He Angelica, they would not be able to access the account books after the government confiscated the family property, and they would not be able to do anything on it. Now, Mao Daoxing's master suddenly showed an account book pointing to He Angelica, which shows that they have been prepared! Even if there is no evidence from the Zhao family, they will still cure the sin of He Angelica, and the Zhao family came forward to help them!

Mao Daoxing took the account book and looked at the signature, and asked people to take out the handwriting of He Angelica's "left-handed character" that day to invite Peng Shi to find Niu Wenlan, and compared the two compartments and found that they were exactly the same.

Lu Jiangbei immediately said: "Since that post was sent by Xu Siniang to help Taohong, the font was also forged by her, and it has nothing to do with the county lord of Qingning." This ledger is the same, it can't be used as evidence, since Concubine Zhou said that Xu Siniang is dead, then the corpse must be seen when she dies, and it is verified that it is really a suicide, and then talk about other things. ”

Mao Daoxing was a little embarrassed and said, "But...... Concubine Zhou is accompanying King Ning, how can she bother? According to the official's opinion, it is better to put the Qingning County Lord involved in the case in prison first, and then try it at a later date. ”

"It's okay," Lu Jiangbei said with a smile, "This manager and King Ning are old friends, I personally went to visit the Zhou Mansion and asked about Xu Siniang." ”

"What?! You, you," Mao Daoxing changed color when he heard this, his face was extremely strange, and he stammered and asked, "You and King Ning...... Familiar? ”

"It's fine." Lu Jiangbei remained silent.

At this time, a loud noise suddenly came from outside, and the onlookers dispersed in an uproar. The officials hurried out to inspect it, and there was a black mass on the ground. At the time of the lantern, everyone vomited, and one person went to the court to report: "It is the corpse of a woman, her whole body is swelling, and she is still ...... There are still a lot of bugs crawling out! ”

"What?" Mao Daoxing was taken aback again, and asked hesitantly, "Is that woman's face twenty-five or sixteen, with a long face?" ”

“…… It seems to be. ”

Mao Daoxing's face changed dramatically, suspecting that the dead man was Xu Siniang. Guo Fang was surprised and asked, "How do adults know so clearly?" Do you know the deceased? ”

Mao Daoxing couldn't answer, Guo Fang patted the shocked wood, and said with a smile: "Then, according to Mao Fuyin's opinion, first put the county lord of Qingning in prison, give him some time to investigate the evidence, and then try the case in three days and retire!" ”

"Might-Force-"