Qu Zaifan glanced at the lonely horse mound on the ground, thought for a while, and said, "I remember that today's new Governor Li personally supervised the death row prisoner, and that death row prisoner was the murderer of Lord Li Bin's daughter, right?" ”

Meng Xuan nodded: "Yes, I heard that Madame also went to the execution ground, Madame and Mrs. Li became friends, and accompanied Mrs. Li to watch the murderer being beheaded." ”

Qu Zaifan pondered: "The death row prisoner who has been approved by the Criminal Department, Congxi said that she went to the execution ground to save people, how to save it, could it be that she and Yun Xian want to rob the law field?" Besides, the government has ironclad proof of a person who has been convicted of a capital crime, why did she save a death row prisoner? ”

Meng Xuan didn't know, he looked up at Uncle Sun who was standing on the steps in front of the door, Uncle Sun saw Meng Xuan's gaze, and immediately walked quickly to Qu Zaifan, Qu Zaifan said: "Uncle Sun, did you hear what Congxi and Yun Xian said just now, why did they go to the execution ground to save people?" ”

Uncle Sun recounted what he had just seen and heard, and Qu Zaifan frowned and said worriedly after hearing this: "Yun Xian is right, even if that Xiao Yuan is really wronged, how can they save people without evidence, is it possible that they really want to rob the Dharma field, that disaster is really big, maybe even Yun Xian will not be able to escape death." ”

Uncle Sun and Meng Xuan didn't dare to speak out, but they all thought to themselves: 'With the usual style of acting in a congratulatory and idle manner, it is not impossible to rob the Dharma Field. ’

Qu Zaifan said again: "Uncle Sun, is it in the dust?" ”

Uncle Sun shook his head: "No, the second son and Luo Yi went out in the carriage early in the morning." ”

Qu Zaifan: "Where did he go?" ”

Uncle Sun shook his head: "No." ”

Qu Zaifan: "You go and help me lead a fast horse." ”

Uncle Sun immediately nodded: "Yes." Then he walked away quickly.

Qu Zaifan looked at Meng Xuan and said, "You send someone to find Zaichen and ask him to rush to the execution ground immediately." ”

Meng Xuan nodded and left quickly.

Xiao Yuan was wearing a prison uniform, his hands were locked behind his back, and he knelt on the wooden platform of the execution ground, his face was stiff and his eyes were dull. Next to him, a big man with a big knife in his hand, waiting for the time of execution. There were many people around the execution ground, pointing and talking about Xiao Yuan, and there were many arrests next to the execution platform. The guards surrounded the execution ground and prevented the people from approaching the execution platform. More than 20 meters in front of the torture platform, there are three tables and stools, the door is placed in the shape of a zigzag, the new Li Zhifu sits on the top, Li Zhifu is nearly forty years old, looking at Qinghe and wisdom, Li Zhifu stands next to Master Chen, the first two chairs on the lower left sit the former ceremonial waiter Li Bin, the eldest son Li Nuo, the second son Li Huang stands next to Li Nuo, on the right two stools sit Mrs. Qu and Mrs. Li, Mrs. Qu saw Mrs. Li and shed tears again, comforted: "Don't be too sad, this will be almost two o'clock in the afternoon, after a while this thief will pay for Rong Rong's life, Rong Rong can also go with peace of mind, maybe it won't be long before she can be reincarnated, go to a rich family, and continue to enjoy wealth and prosperity, Rong Rong has always been very filial, if you keep being sad, she is afraid that she will not be able to live. ”

Mrs. Li listened to the persuasion, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears and said: "You are right, today's thief is fierce, Rong Rong should watch it, I can't let her see my sad appearance." It's just that letting such a thief ruin my Rong Rong's innocence and ruin my Rong Rong's life, I feel unwilling to think about it, it's really cheap to let him die like this. ”

Mrs. Qu: "Didn't you let Governor Chen torture him before?" ”

Mrs. Li whispered: "But after this Li Governor's Mansion came, he was not allowed to torture this thief again, and asked him to ask a doctor to treat his injuries, I don't know what this Li Governor's Mansion means, as if he is related to this thief." ”

Mrs. Qu: "Isn't it you..."Mrs. Qu caught a glimpse of the two catchers leading Congxi, Yunxian, Lan Chu, Congran and a few women and children to come over, and immediately stopped, and couldn't stop beating the drum in her heart, these two scourges, what are you doing at this time, it is estimated that you will cause a big mess today.

As soon as Congxi and Yun Xian approached, Mrs. Qu immediately said: "Yun Xian, Congxi, what kind of trouble are you here to make, and you don't see what kind of place this is, give me back?" ”

Congxi and Yun Xian gave salutes to Li Zhifu and Mrs. Qu, and Yun Xian said: "Auntie, don't be impatient, we really didn't come to make trouble today, but we thought about it again and again, weighed it and told the prefect that Li Rongrong was killed, and we found a major clue." ”

Mrs. Li immediately said: "What a major clue, Yun Shizi, you make it clear, isn't the murderer of Rong Rong the thief named Xiao Yuan, does he have other accomplices?" ”

Yun Xian: "It's not an accomplice, it's the murderer, there may be someone else." ”

Mrs. Li stood up in surprise and said, "Who, if it weren't for this Xiao Yuan, who killed a thousand knives to kill me Rong Rong, Yun Shizi, say it quickly?" ”

Before Yun Xian could speak, Qu Zaifan hurriedly walked over, Qu Zaifan approached everyone, and after saluting Li Zhifu and Mrs. Qu, he looked at Congxi and Yun Xian and said: "Yun Xian, Congxi, this is the execution ground, you two must not mess around, the crime of disturbing the law at will is serious, you two will leave with me now." ”

Yun Xian said casually: "Zaifan, what are you nervous about, who said that we disrupted the law field at will, we have evidence, and we are cautious and responsible to explain the truth to the prefect." Let's go with you, Xiao Yuan's head will fall to the ground in a while, the execution ground will cover the sky with resentment, Jinzhou will fly snow in March, everyone will definitely talk about the prefect's unjust murder, and then the imperial court will order a re-investigation of the unjust case, and the prefect's future official position will not be mentioned first, and there will be two things to say whether or not to pay for Xiao Yuan's life. Besides, not mentioning his own life and future, the prefect looks like a clean and good official who is super busy for the country and the people, and knows that the people are wronged, and he will definitely not bury the truth and kill the innocent unjustly, right? ”

Congxian and Congxi entered the execution ground, and Master Chen leaned over and muttered in the ear of Li Zhifu, this will just introduce the identity relationship between Congxi and Yunxian clearly, Li Zhifu stood up and approached Yun Xian and bowed his hand and said: "I have seen Yun Shizi, I didn't know Yun Shizi's identity just now, and it was rude." ”

Yun Xian: "It's okay, anyway, there are few people in the world who really respect me, and you are not the only one." ”

Governor Li was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding the meaning of Yun Xian's words, and changed the topic and said: "Yun Shizi is saying that Xiao Yuan is not the murderer of Li Rongrong, the daughter of Li Mansion, and the real murderer is someone else?" ”

Yun Xian: "This needs to be verified by the prefect, but I know that the other person is also suspicious." ”

"Who is it, Yun Shizi said quickly?" Mrs. Li next to her immediately said in a loud voice.

Yun Xian said slowly: "Mrs. Li, don't worry, listen to me slowly, three months ago, that is, on the second day after the Lantern Festival, on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, I was idle and bored to walk around, somehow walked near the Li Mansion, when it was dark, I felt hungry, and was about to go back to Qufu to eat, when I suddenly saw a figure jumping down from the wall of the Li Mansion, and quickly fled, the back of the person looked very familiar, I thought for a long time before I remembered, it was Qu Zaichen..."

"Yun Xian, what nonsense are you talking about, how could Zaichen come out of the Li Mansion over the wall, he has nothing to do with the Li Mansion, and he has never been to the Li Mansion, are you dazzled or dizzy, can you see clearly?" Mrs. Qu suddenly interrupted in a loud voice.

Yun Xian said leisurely: "Auntie, you calm your anger first, listen to me slowly, I just said that I just saw a back, but I am familiar with Zaichen, and the people of Jinzhou know..."

"You nonsense, I think you're here to make trouble, you, and you, you two immediately go back to Qufu for me, Zaifan, drag the two of them back." Mrs. Qu pointed to Congxi and Yunxian and looked at Qu Zaifandao.

Yun Xian immediately said: "Auntie, what I said is the clue of the murder case, if you don't tell the Lord Fu truthfully, I really killed the innocent, and the resentment of the kneeling on Xingtai will not disperse and turn into a ghost, I am afraid that he will find me in the middle of the night." Auntie, you still sit and rest, listen to me, and let the prefect decide the case, okay? ”

Mrs. Qu's face was gloomy and she didn't speak again.

Yun Xian continued: "I recognized Zai Chen's back at the time, and I was very puzzled, thinking to myself what he was doing in the Li Mansion? Even if you want to meet Master Li, you don't have to climb over the wall to get in and out, right? I suddenly remembered that I had seen Zaichen and Li Rongrong meet privately from afar, thinking if he should see Li Rongrong privately, I heard that Li Rongrong has a marriage contract with someone, could it be that Zaichen and Li Rongrong have a private relationship, but because of Li Rongrong's marriage contract, it is not good to be in one place? My son is kind-hearted, and he is still thinking about it, thinking of a way to let them have a lover and eventually become a family, I didn't expect me to come up with a way, I heard at night that Li Rongrong, the daughter of Li Mansion, was strangled to death in bed because of her disheveled clothes, and the first murderer I thought of was Zaichen, does Governor Li know why? ”

Before Governor Li could speak, Congxi raised his hand and tore open the collar, everyone was shocked, and Mrs. Qu immediately scolded: "Wild girl, in front of the public, what are you doing, you yourself are not ashamed, you still have face in the dust, do you want to let the dust leave you now?" ”

Congxi only lifted his collar slightly and said: "I will show you the evidence of Qu Zaichen's murder suspicion, and you will see if there is a blood mark on my neck." ”

When everyone heard this, they slowly turned their eyes to look at Congxi, and found that there was indeed a circle of red blood marks on Congxi's white neck, as if it was left by someone strangling his neck with both hands.

Congxi put down his collar and glanced at the puzzled crowd: "This is left by Qu Zaichen, he has a quirk, and when he performs Zhou Gong with others, he likes to strangle people's necks."

Mrs. Qu's face turned red, and she immediately interrupted angrily, and shouted angrily at Congxi: "Wild girl, what are you talking nonsense, you don't have this kind of quirk in Chencai, Yun Xian, Congxi, you two will immediately go back to Qufu for me, if you make nonsense again, I will let people tie you up." ”

When the surrounding people heard this, they snickered and talked about it.

Congxi said calmly: "Mother, I didn't talk nonsense, it's just that you don't know, I just said it, it's Qu Zaichen's habit of Zhou Gong's gift, and you can't watch this from the side, you definitely don't know." ”

When everyone heard this, their faces were slightly red, and they lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Mrs. Qu's face was even more blushing, her body trembled with anger, she stood up, saw the white carton in the hand of Sister-in-law Wu behind her, reached out and grabbed the carton and smashed it towards Congxi, and scolded angrily: "You bastard, do you know shame, are you ashamed?" In broad daylight, can you say these words casually? ”

From the rush to dodge, the carton smashed on Li Zhifu's head impartially, the lid of the box crashed open, the paper money ingots in the box were scattered all over the ground, Li Zhifu's body shook a few times, Master Chen and Qu Zaifan hurriedly stepped forward to support him, Li Zhifu was in a trance for a half before he was sober, and Master Chen hurriedly helped Li Zhifu to the seat and sat down.

Mrs. Qu remembered that the paper money in the carton was the ingots she prepared for Li Rongrong, and she planned to accompany Mrs. Li to Li Rongrong's tomb for a while to tell Li Rongrong the news of the murderous law, but she didn't expect a box of paper money to be sprinkled on Li Zhifu, I don't know if Li Zhifu minded this matter.

Mrs. Qu was very embarrassed and said: "Master Li, are you okay, I didn't mean to, I blame our family for that evil obstacle, full of nonsense, I was so angry that I forgot what this carton contained..."

Governor Li said indifferently: "Mrs. Qu doesn't have to mind, this official doesn't care about this." It's just that the homicide case is not a child's play, since the official is a parent official, he should be the master of the people's justice, knowing that the case is suspicious, whether it is to find the real murderer for the daughter of the Li Mansion, or to prevent wrongdoing, the official should investigate clearly, please Mrs. Qu calm her anger, and let the official understand the suspicious points of the case first. ”

Mrs. Qu nodded apologetically and sat down again, not daring to say more.

Li Zhifu looked at Congxi and Yun Xian and said, "Please continue to speak with the second young lady and Yun Shizi." ”

Yun Xian and Congxi glanced at each other, and they all felt that this Li Zhifu did not seem to be simple, and he should be a good official. Yun Xian said: "Okay, let's continue, what Congxi said just now is right, I can also testify, when I was in the capital, I found out that Zaichen had this habit, so after knowing that Li Rongrong was killed, I guessed that it might be that Qu Zaichen and Li Rongrong had a private meeting, and the fetish attacked, and inadvertently strangled Li Rongrong, and found that after Li Rongrong died, Zaichen was frightened, so he jumped off the wall and escaped from Li's mansion, and that night, Qu Zaichen's arm seemed to be injured, I said to see his injuries and give him medicine, and I didn't let it be covered up in the dust, and later I heard that Li Rongrong had skin blood residue on her nails, I think eighty percent of it was Li Rongrong who scratched Zaichen when she was struggling. Does this prove that the murderer of Li Rongrong is Zaichen? ”

Governor Li pondered: "In this way, Qu Er Gongzi is indeed suspicious, if the murderer is Qu Er Gongzi, it is indeed possible that he knocked Xiao Yuan unconscious and tried to blame Xiao Yuan, but why didn't Yun Shizi inform the government about this matter three months ago, and waited until today to say it?" ”

Yun Xian sighed and said: "Master Li, I am the son of the world, but I am not an immortal, I also have selfish intentions, what do I have to do with Zaichen, you also know that it is so easy to kill relatives in righteousness, so I also have the heart of protection at the beginning, anyway, the murderer identified by the government has no relatives and no reason for me, and I was beheaded when I was beheaded, and it has nothing to do with me."

But who knew that the murderer's family followed Cong Xi to know each other, today they found Cong Xi, crying bitterly, swearing and swearing that Xiao Yuan was wronged, I just saw it, saw their women and children, old and young, I couldn't bear it, I knew that I was not a good person, but there was still a little bit of conscience, and I was amused by the pitiful appearance of the Xiao family, so I decided to tell the truth, lest Xiao Yuanzhen turn into a ghost to find me. ”

Governor Li thought for a while and didn't say anything, but Mrs. Li stood up and took a step forward and said, "Lord Li, if the real result of killing the little girl is the second son of Qu, please deal with it according to law, my family Rongrong can't die in vain." ”

Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Qu and said, "Mrs. Qu, I really want to be friends with Mrs., but Rong Rong is my biological daughter, and you also have a daughter, you should be able to understand my feelings, if Rong Rong is really killed by the second son of Qu, he should also pay for my Rong Rong's life, right?" ”

Congxi, Yun Xian threatened that Qu Zaichen had quirks, Mrs. Qu was angry and half dead, at this time Yun Xian said that Qu Zaichen killed people, and was asked by Mrs. Li, Mrs. Qu was speechless for a moment, and fainted directly, and the sister-in-law next to her was busy holding on, Qu Zaifan was also busy walking over, picking up Mrs. Qu and leaving. Just now, Qu Zaifan saw that Qu Zaichen was already standing in the crowd, and the following things were handed over to Zaichen, I don't know what Yun Xian and Congxi want to do, these two people really dare to mess around.

Governor Li pondered for a moment and said: "If what Yun Shizi and Second Young Lady Qu said is true, there may be other inside information in this case, according to the law, the official can suspend the execution and re-investigate the case. If it is finally verified that Yun Shizi and Qu Er Young Lady are just panicking and preventing the government from questioning and beheading prisoners, Xiao Yuan is still the real murderer, and Yun Shizi and Qu Er Young Lady will be sentenced to at least five years in prison, Yun Shizi and Qu Er Young Lady, this official will ask again according to law, can what you two just said be true? ”

Congxi was shocked for a moment, approached Yun Xian and asked in a low voice: "Why didn't you tell me that I would suffer from five years in prison for making false testimony?" ”

Yun Xian: "When you disturb the court, you are singing on stage, after the play is sung, you will be fine when you get off the stage, of course there will be punishment, I told you before, you won't come?" Is it too late for you to regret it now? ”

Congxi turned his head to glance at Xiao Yuan, glanced at the Xiao family again, and sighed: "I've walked ninety-nine steps in a hundred steps, and now I am tired of turning my head and going back." ”

Yun Xian smiled: "I know that you can't bear to watch Xiao Yuan die, don't worry, with this son with you, we can live as immortals in five years in prison." Yun Xian looked at Governor Li and said: "Lord Prefect, solemnly say it again, what we just said is absolutely true, you don't know how much your heart hurts when you betray your cousin, but now my heart is like a knife, my liver and intestines are broken, and I want to cry without tears." ”

Governor Li ignored Yun Xian's pretended grief, turned his head to look at Master Chen and said, "Let them take Xiao Yuan back to the prison first, disperse the crowd, and besides, Qu Er Gongzi is also a suspect in this case now, and send someone to arrest him." ”

Master Chen walked quickly, Xiao Lu, Xiao's mother, and Xiao's wife cried with joy, and Sean took Xiao's wife's hand and said happily: "Mother, is it that my father doesn't have to die, and my father is fine?" ”

Xiao's wife hurriedly covered Sean's mouth, asked him not to talk nonsense, and approached Xiao Lu and said: "Sister Xiao, Xiao Yuan is okay for the time being, you go back first, the government and the Qu family will re-investigate the case, if Xiao Yuan is really innocent, we will definitely return his innocence." ”

Xiao Lu nodded and said gratefully: "Congxi, don't thank you for your kindness, I won't say much else, the Xiao family remembers this kindness." ”

From Xi smiled without saying a word, Xiao Lu hugged Xiao's mother, and Xiao's wife pulled Shaun away.