Fang didn't dare to face Li Xiuyuan, even when he was questioned in public, his eyes dodged, his voice trembled, and he looked panicked.

This kind of posture would be doubted by anyone, especially since Li Xiuyuan was still asking questions about the assassin of Fang Shengyu's murderer.

"Could it be that the murderer is Mrs. Fang?" the person who was brave enough to look outside the door couldn't help but guess.

And the more you look at it, the more suspicious it becomes.

If that's the case, it's a big deal.

"Great, my lord, can you allow the concubine to say a few words to the adult alone? Let the subordinates of the adult avoid it for a while. Fang, who didn't know how to respond, was vague and came up with such a sentence,

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and gestured, "You are the master, I am the guest, give the lady a face, you go out, avoid it for a while." ”

"Yes, sir. Cui Wei immediately left the house with his subordinates, and then stopped the onlookers and closed the door.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Let's say, did Fang Shengyu die at the hands of his wife, or did he die at the hands of a certain woman?" In fact, at this point, it is not difficult to find out if the official wants to check, but it is inconvenient for the lady to say it in front of everyone, so I will save some face for the lady, so as not to say that I am a bad guest."

There is really no room for affection or leeway. ”

"Thank you for your understanding, but the concubine also asks the adults to raise their noble hands and let the concubine live a way. At this moment, the Fang clan did not have the arrogant posture that he had in Xiangguo Temple before, and now he was trembling with fear, constantly crying, and begging bitterly.

"Madame, you're telling me that you killed someone?" Li Xiuyuan said.

Fang Shi hurriedly defended: "No, it wasn't the concubine who killed him, my lord, you are the official in charge of investigating this case, and now the people in the yamen think that it was done by the demons of the Wutong Sect, why don't you give up the investigation and blame the Wutong Sect for this matter, if the adult is willing to agree, the concubine has a few points here."

Bo Li also asked the adults to smile. ”

After saying that, she hurriedly took out a small box, opened it and saw that you were all jewelry, which was worth a lot of money.

Li Xiuyuan glanced at it and said: "Madame, is this bribing me?" It's a pity that I lack everything, that is, I don't lack money, Madame should put away this set, since Madame didn't kill it, the murderer must also be someone around Fang Shengyu, but looking at Madame's posture, I can't get rid of it, I'm afraid."

is also involved, even if not the mastermind, it is also an accomplice. ”

"In this case, the matter will be simple, so please ask the lady to go to the yamen with the official. ”

As soon as the words were spoken, Fang Shi knelt on the ground with a puff, grabbed Li Xiuyuan's sleeve, and begged while crying: "My lord, you can raise your noble hand and spare the concubine, the concubine has parents to serve, and there are two children to raise, if the concubine is arrested, what will they do?"

People beg you, as long as you are willing to turn over the concubine this time, the concubine will promise you everything, you want money, as long as everything from the house is sent to the adult. ”

"Madame, I'm very embarrassed by you doing this. Li Xiuyuan frowned: "It seems that I want your Fang family to be ruined, I just came to solve the case and investigate the case, Mrs. is not willing to say the murderer, nor is she willing to bear the charges, but also thinks about extrajudicial mercy, how can there be such a good thing in this world."

The matter, the court is not opened by you, madam. ”

"And madam, you make such a fuss, it seems that I am deliberately making things difficult and bullying you, an orphan and widow, in fact, Fang Shengyu's dead lady knows it. ”

"The concubine knows, the concubine understands. Fang Shi wept and said: "But there is no other way for the concubine body now, the concubine body has surrendered, what should the family do?

"If you knew this, why bother in the first place, there should be only these things that Mrs. should say, right? Then the official is not worthy of Mrs. chatting here, and after today's funeral, he will invite Mrs. to come to the yamen to surrender, and this official will handle it impartially, and will not add another charge to Mrs., of course, if Mrs. is willing to say it now

In the case of the murderer, the official may give the wife some crimes at his discretion. Li Xiu said from afar.

Fang's stubbornness did not change, he grabbed Li Xiuyuan's sleeve, raised his head and sobbed: "My lord, how do you look at it? The concubine thinks that she still has some charm, if the adult can see it, the concubine is willing to attach to the adult, as long as the adult pushes this case to the head of the Wutong Sect, if the adult is free in the future."

Passing by the house, the concubine must treat the adults well and not disappoint them. ”

After speaking, he showed a somewhat pitiful gesture.

Li Xiuyuan glanced at her calmly, although this woman was disgusting, but in terms of appearance, after all, she was the wife of the prefect, and Master Fang couldn't look down on her without beauty.

At this moment, Fang's family was dressed in a white filial piety robe, without the arrogant appearance before, only a pitiful posture of fear and fear, coupled with the fact that the husband had just died, and there was no support in his heart, it seemed that I was pitiful, and the figure of the mature woman was also clearly outlined.

No matter how you look at it, she is a poor and beautiful woman who has nothing to rely on.

And the helpless look revealed in those eyes, it seemed that as long as Li Xiuyuan nodded, this beautiful woman would obediently obey any orders he asked.

A feeling that life and death were in his own hands came flooding up.

At this moment, as long as there is any bit of interest in wealth, people will push the boat at this time, and they don't mind selling their personal favors, and they can get both wealth and sex without paying anything.

It's just that what Li Xiuyuan sees at this moment is not her appearance, but a kind of pathetic and pitiful.

He squatted down, looked at Fang Shi and said, "If I go out like this at this moment, Madame will be ruined, whether it is a reputation or a house, it will be ruined, but Madam can make such a sacrifice for her own reputation and her own house, wouldn't she be willing to say who the murderer is? And the murderer."

If I want to check, it won't take me more than a day. ”

"Madame, do you still want to insist?"

Fang Shi lowered his head and sobbed: "This, this thing is, it was Xi'er who did it, it was he who killed his husband by mistake"

"Which Xi'er?" Li Xiu said from afar.

"The maid that my husband bought on the day of the Shangyuan Festival. Fang said.

Li Xiuyuan said, "Oh, it's him? But that person named Xi'er is a man disguised as a woman, it is a fake, I was present at the time, there were many people who wanted to buy him, but Lord Fang bought it, where is he now?"

"In, in the backyard. Fang said.

"That's right, the murderer is caught, and the official can make a decision, but why should the wife of the person he killed hide it for him?" Li Xiuyuan's eyes narrowed: "This maid has only been bought for a few days, and the relationship between me and my wife is not deep enough to this extent." ”

Fang Shi lowered his head and wept and didn't say anything.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Unless...... Madame had an affair with him?"