Taishan turned from great joy to shock, and then to great fear, until he heard Lu Jiangbei's last sentence, Taishan was so frightened that he was so frightened that he kowtowed to the ground again and again. In the end, Taishan got up tremblingly, turned to face all the Dao Gu, glanced at them with a cannibalistic gaze, and asked in a dumb voice: "Tell me quickly, who is it!" Who has ever used a stove! Who lit the fire? ”

No one spoke, and the seventy-seven Dao Gu were silent.

Taishan was so angry that his whole body trembled, and he shouted hoarsely: "No matter who it is, if you are willing to stand up now, the old lady will leave you a way to live, and if someone will reveal it later, you will be a death!" ”

Everyone quickly exchanged glances, but still no one came out to admit it.

Taishan was ruthless and yelled: "If someone comes out to report and expose it, the old lady will reward her with twenty ...... Thirty taels of silver! Cash in on the spot! ”

There was a "buzzing" whisper in the crowd, and a moment later, a tall middle-aged Taoist aunt came out of the crowd, raised her hand and pointed to a Taoist aunt on the right with her head lowered, and said, "At three o'clock today, I saw Huaixin carrying a food box back to the room!" ”

Everyone looked at the Dao Gu who hung her head and began to discuss:

"Hey? The kitchen is locked every day, where did she get the food? You did it yourself, right? ”

"There's no mistake, that Huaixin is a notoriously big mouth, and often brings food to her room in the middle of the night, and I've seen it several times!"

"I've seen it three or four times! It must be her here to make supper, and she forgot to turn off the fire before she left the water! ”

"Hey, do you remember? On one occasion she had copied the scriptures and left without even blowing out the lamp, and the next day the oil from one of the lamps had dried up and the table had blackened! ”

"How can I forget, it scared the hell out of me! Almost out of the water! ”

"Nostalgia is notoriously unremembered!"

“……”

In fact, nine out of ten Daogu have used pots and spoons on this stove and cooked supper. Today night alone, there are more than a dozen people here roasting sweet potatoes and buds, while talking about the chic and handsome brocade guards who live in the west chamber. After making supper, a group of people laughed and walked away, and no one paid attention to whether the fire was extinguished, could it be ......

As the saying goes, the law does not blame the public, these people are grasshoppers on a thread, so no one dares to pull out the others. At this moment, someone stood up and named Huaixin's name, which immediately made their hearts happy, and they fell into the well, wanting Huaixin to take the blame for everyone.

This Huaixin was originally a disciple of Taixi, because he was unwilling to guard the sewing errand without oil and water, so he took refuge in Taichen, and often assisted Taichen to do some hateful errands, such as collecting the "god money" when those sick sisters-in-law took medicine, and making a small report to Taichen to expose which people were dissatisfied with Taichen behind their backs. A few days ago, she also tricked Zhenjing into going to Taichen to be punished. Therefore, in the Taoist temple, Huaixin has always been isolated by everyone, and many people have enmity with her.

Yesterday, Taichen collapsed, and with a clear eye and a quick hand, he turned back to Taiximen again and became a yard sweeper, so he was not tied up and sold by Taishan.

Tonight, Huaixin did use the stove that had lost fire, but she remembered it clearly, she didn't even leave a spark idea when she left! Everyone reported her like this, and dug up the old things from several years ago, clearly to put her to death!

Huaixin threw himself at Taishan's feet and cried loudly: "Wronged, wronged! Uncle Shi, don't believe their nonsense, just because they had a dirty relationship with me in the past, and now they are all buttoning basins on my head! ”

Taishan sneered: "One, two, three said it was you, I may still think that I wronged you, could it be that eighty people in this entire water business concept will wronged you together?" You've lived here for eleven or twelve years, haven't you even made a good companion? Saying that, Taishan shouted loudly, "Any of you can come out to prove her innocence, and the old lady will also reward that person with five dollars!" ”

The Dao girls shook their heads in unison and said, "She is talking nonsense!" "We have not wronged her!" "She definitely set the fire!" "She wants to take advantage of the chaos to save Taichen!" "She was Taichen's confidant, and she used to say that Taichen should be the master!"

Huaixin's legs and stomach weakened, and he collapsed to the ground. Today, she finally understood what it meant to "fall down the wall and everyone pushed", and for a while her heart was sad and desperate - in the past, she was just extorting their money, and now they are actually asking for their own lives! Everyone is begging for a life in this hard-working Taoist temple, and they don't even miss the friendship of the same family!

Taishan nodded with satisfaction, turned to Lu Jiangbei and said, "My lord, the poor road has now been thoroughly investigated, and the Diao people who set the fire are the villains, and the purpose is to rescue the heinous Taichen!" ”

Lu Jiangbei didn't look at the arsonist on the ground, but looked at the void in the distance with a smile, and said slowly: "Tie people up and burn them at the stake at noon tomorrow." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Those Dao aunts who used the pot stove tonight were afraid for a while, it was so dangerous, just a little bit, they were the ones lying there! There must be brave men under the heavy reward, just now some of them really had their hearts moved by the thirty taels of silver promised by Taishan, but they came out a moment late to expose it, so that others took the lead. If not, would they be safe?

There are also many young Taoist aunts, who were just stunned to see the scene of "the gods volleying in the sky and the heavenly palm calling the wind", and how many thoughts and reveries came out of their hearts. But now seeing Lu Jiangbei say the horrific "burning at the stake" so lightly, as if killing someone is more common for him than drinking, eating, and walking, which instantly broke those hearts. Yes, these people are not chivalrous and tender Jianghu guests, but Jinyiwei in the name of "ruthlessness". It is said that when they are eating, they will suddenly draw a knife and slash the table and cut people......

"It's not me, it's really not me! I see, it was the person who lived in the East Wing who set the fire! That girl surnamed He! Huaixin suddenly shouted.

The Taoist aunts were stunned when they heard this, who was she talking about? A girl with the surname He? Many people couldn't help but take their eyes to look at Duan Xiaolou, because early this morning, someone had seen him standing in the courtyard of the East Wing in a daze, and his eyes were gentle and could pinch out the water. Therefore, the grapevine is spreading, and General Duan in the Jinyi Guard has taken a fancy to the ten-year-old Miss He and plans to take her home as a child daughter-in-law.

Sure enough, Duan Xiaolou's handsome face was cold and terrifying, he glared at Huaixin angrily, and said: "Arson is already a capital crime, and you dare to accuse Miss He, who has always been indisputable with the world, and the words are even more disrespectful, and you should be sentenced to a ......."

"I'm not talking nonsense, I have evidence," at the moment of life and death, Huaixin had already given up everything, and he didn't care about the difference between dignity and inferiority, and unceremoniously interrupted Duan Xiaolou's words, "Come and see this!" She pointed to a semicircular black mark on the side of the wall and shouted hysterically, "I was wronged, she is the arsonist!" This is the evidence she left behind! ”

Everyone gathered around and looked closely at the black mark, which seemed to be printed after being stained with charcoal powder, and it was vaguely seen that it was a pattern of auspicious clouds and pigs.

Duan Xiaolou frowned and said unhappily: "What kind of evidence is this?" One may not have been left by Miss He, and the other is not sure when it was left, it may have been a mark from a long time ago. How can you blame others with just one mark? ”

Liao Zhiyuan said a little gloatingly: "The Hongwu Criminal Prison Code stipulates that 'human evidence is the first, and physical evidence is second'. You only have vague physical evidence, and there are eighty living witnesses over there, all of whom are convinced that you are an arsonist. Comparing the two, you have no chance of turning over. ”

Gao Jue looked at the sky coldly and threw out a sentence: "Tomorrow at noon, before the mountain gate, I will first go to the stake and then burn at the stake, so as to set an example!" ”

With tears in her eyes, she shouted: "This black mark was left by Miss He - she was still dead at that time, Zhenjing was changing her longevity clothes, and I saw Zhenjing take out a golden lock from the brocade box and put it on her neck!" The pattern on the golden lock is a round pig, with four hooves stepping on the flowing clouds, and others will never have such a golden lock! She finished shouting in one breath, relieved her breath and said, "Moreover, I am not the only one, Huai Dong also saw it at that time!" At that time, the two of us were lying out the window and watching, and I bet that the golden lock looked like it was worth fifty or sixty taels of silver, and Huai Dong said that if you look at that kind of craftsmanship, it would be worth at least eighty taels of silver! ”

After everyone heard this, there was a commotion, listening to Huaixin talking about things with a nose and eyes, is it really Miss He's fire? Otherwise, how could the pattern on her golden lock accidentally rub against the wall here? The east wing where she lives is very far away from the kitchen, and she is separated by more than ten yards.

Taishan squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then turned his head and asked a Taoist aunt standing in the corner: "Huaidong, is there such a thing?" Is the pattern on Miss He's golden lock the same as the pattern on the black seal on the wall? ”

Everyone's eyes were on that aunt's face, as if they wanted to see through a hole in her head and see the answer directly.

That Daogu seems to be very introverted and not used to being paid so much attention to. I saw her tighten her sleeves, bow her head and whisper: "I can't remember a little thing many days ago...... At that time, I just took a casual look through the screen window, how could I see Miss He lying in the coffin clearly...... What kind of necklace do you wear...... with beaded flowers?"

Taishan paused, turned his head to look at the other Dao Gu, and asked sternly, "Among you, has anyone ever seen Miss He have such a lock?" Also, you all said that Huaixin was an arsonist, but did anyone see Huaixin light the fire with their own eyes? ”

Some Dao Gu couldn't help but stammer. Many people with flexible brains suddenly reacted, Taishan asked the law, obviously wanting to deduct the charge of arson to Miss He!

Duan Xiaolou frowned: "Taishan, what do you mean by asking?" This matter is clearly that your Taoist temple is not strict in controlling the fire, and it has nothing to do with Miss He, so don't involve her indiscriminately! ”

A thin layer of sweat broke out on Taishan's head, and he said with a smile: "General Duan, don't worry, we are all reasonable monks, and we will never rely on people for no reason." Having said that, Miss He lives in the Taoist temple, and now she has a heartfelt testimony against her, so she is the most suspicious. Even if General Duan supports her, at least let her come over to confront her, right? Otherwise, some people will think that she is weak and dare not come...... Although she has a poor background, and Poor Dao is very sympathetic to her, but the big crime of 'arson and burning officials' can't let us carry the black pot for her! As he spoke, he already regarded He Angelica as an arsonist.

is too kind, if the sister-in-law in the Taoist temple set the fire, then the sister-in-law is certainly not sorry to die, but the Taoist temple will also be implicated. When the time comes, he will be punished by the official for thinking about it behind closed doors and stopping business, which will directly affect his lending business. However, if the arsonist becomes an outsider, the Taoist temple will change from a suspect to a victim, and perhaps the official will allow them to reopen the mountain gate and receive pilgrims. As for what Jinyiwei wants to do with that girl, she has nothing to do with her, and if she kills her, that is, He Angelica's own life is not good; Favoritism, as long as Jinyiwei is not afraid of gossip behind others' backs, let it go if you want!

Duan Xiaolou was very angry, and just about to say something more, Lu Jiangbei patted him on the shoulder and persuaded: "Duan Shao, it's better to let Miss He come over and explain it herself, it's useless for you to say more, and you can't help her." ”

Taishan smiled and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, that's exactly the truth!" We are all reasonable people, so we will ask her a few words, and we will not eat her! Then she turned to Zhenming and said, "You go to the East Chamber and ask Miss He to come over, go and come back quickly, don't be delayed!" Also, tell her to bring her golden locks! Maaki agreed and ran.