Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 188
With only one day, it is actually very difficult to find the real culprit, but Lu Changan has some clues.

"I went to Huafang that day to investigate a concubine of He Ziyue, named Yingying. She used to sing at Huafang, but because He Ziyue took a fancy to her, she took her as a concubine. I was a concubine from the He family. The servants learned that He Ziyue doted on this concubine very much, but not long ago he asked his subordinates to capture a man and broke his leg in front of the concubine. The servant confessed that this man was the The concubine's childhood sweetheart originally wanted to elope with the concubine, but He Ziyue noticed it, and that's how it happened."

"You suspect that concubine and that man?"

Lu Changan nodded, "It was just a suspicion, but that man was the one who pushed me into the lake that day, and he is absolutely inseparable from this case, it's just..."

"It's just that you don't have proof yet."

Lu Changan smiled, "Third Madam, you are really smart."

Liu Yunxiang quickly waved his hands, "Don't call me the third lady from now on, uh, it's not appropriate to call me madam either."

She thought for a while, "Why don't you call me Yunxiang."

"Yunxiang?"

"Ah."

"Yun Xiang is a bit awkward."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, how could he be awkward!

Lu Changan thought about it again, and said, "I want to go to He Mansion."

That's what he said, but he struggled a little in his expression, obviously facing Mrs. He, he was really flustered.

"I'll be with you." Liu Yunxiang said.

Lu Changan breathed a sigh of relief, "That couldn't be better."

When they came to He's Mansion, the gatekeeper led them to the backyard. As soon as they entered the Chuihua Gate, they heard shouts and curses, mixed with weak cries.Going further inside, I saw that Madam He was beating a petite young woman with a stick.

The stick in Mrs. He's hand was very thick, she grinned her teeth and exerted all her strength, while the young woman knelt on the ground, letting the stick hit her body, she didn't dare to hide, she just cried.

"Little bitch, you still want to divide the family property with me, and you don't even look at yourself!"

"A whore, you have face!"

"He Ziyue is dead, no one is protecting you anymore, my old lady has been holding back for so long, I have to beat you up today!"

The servants passed by without changing their expressions, as if they were used to it.

The boy who led them in came forward to report, but when Mrs. He saw them, she stopped.

"Hey, Mr. Lu, why are you here again? I have searched all over He Mansion, where else do you want to search? Oh, by the way, you haven't searched me yet, so do a search!"

This Mrs. He bumped into Lu Changan with her chest out, and Lu Changan was so frightened that she quickly hid behind Liu Yunxiang.

Then Mrs. He didn't stop and bumped into Liu Yunxiang directly.

Liu Yunxiang was knocked back two steps, and also felt the ferocity of Mrs. He, so the corners of his mouth twitched.

Lu Changan hurriedly saluted, "Madam He, I am here to ask Miss Yingying something."

Mrs. He raised her eyebrows, "Her?"

"Yes."

Mrs. He snorted, and shouted at the woman kneeling on the ground, "Hurry up and come over to pick up the guests."

This "pick up the guest" sounded very uncomfortable. Liu Yunxiang turned to look at Lu Changan, and saw that he was frowning, with a look of being bullied but helpless.

The woman on the ground got up a little later and walked staggeringly.Liu Yunxiang saw a scratch on her face, a deep, black blood scab, which was a bit shocking to look at.

"What happened to her face?" Liu Yunxiang asked Lu Changan in a low voice.

Lu Changan replied in a low voice: "Madam He scratched it."

Uh, Mrs. He is ruthless and aggressive.

This woman named Yingying was about seventeen or eighteen years old, she seemed very timid, she kept her head down, shrinking shyly.

Lu Changan still saluted first, and then asked: "Miss Yingying, do you know Li Shi?"

Yingying paused for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, he is my brother."

"Not dear, is it?"

"Well, he was picked up by my father, and later he followed us on the painting boat and did some rough work."

"Not long ago, he was broken by Mr. He?"

Yingying whimpered, "Yes."

"Because he wanted to take you away?"

Yingying lowered her head and remained silent, as if she was afraid of saying the wrong thing.

"You were snatched into the mansion by He Ziyueqiang?"

"..."

"Lord Lu, what you said is wrong. She sold her body to bury her father, and my husband spent money to buy her. How can you force me to do what you want?" Mrs. He interjected.

Lu Changan asked Yingying, "Is that so?"

"My father..." Yingying couldn't help crying, she took a moment to say: "It is clear that He Ziyue sent someone to beat him to death, there is no such thing as selling himself to bury my father, he just took me captive to the house."

"Little bitch, he's dead, and you're still pouring dirty water on her?"

"I didn't, what I said was the truth!"

"I will tear your mouth apart!"

Then Mrs. He wanted to make a move, but Lu Changan asked two officials to stop her.

He continued to ask Yingying: "Where were you the night Master He was killed?"

"I... I'm in Madam's room." Yingying whispered.

After Lu Changan left, he turned to look at Mrs. He, "Is what she said true?"

Mrs. He snorted, "She is indeed in my room, she has been there all the time, until the housekeeper came and said that my husband was killed in his yard, we rushed over and saw my husband lying on the ground, stabbed several times, and the room was in a mess Yes, a lot of things were lost, it must have been done by thieves."

Lu Changan showed a troubled look on his face, and turned to look at Yingying again, "Is what Madam said the truth?"

Yingying nodded, "Yes."

"Why are you in her room?"

"Madam punished me to kneel all night."

"I'm teaching her the rules!"

The servants can also prove that at that time the wife kept scolding Yingying, and Yingying kept crying.

At this point in the interrogation, Yingying only had a motive for the murder, but she had sufficient alibi, which basically allowed her to be ruled out as a suspect.Back in the government office, Yingying's elder brother Li Shi has been arrested. He has no alibi, but strongly denies killing He Ziyue.

"He Ziyue was knocked unconscious with an inkstone first. According to the wound, he should be taller than him, and he is very strong. He should be a man. But after he fell to the ground, the knife on the chest was fatal. It was chaotic, some deep and some shallow, probably because the person holding the knife was not strong enough, and he was not sure about the position, so he made up several times. Based on these, I judged that it was two people, one male and one female." Lu Changan analyzed.

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Li Shineng sneaked into the He Mansion without being discovered. He should have internal support. This person should be Yingying, but it's not her. Who else could it be?"

Li Shi was basically certain that he pushed Lu Changan into the lake because of a guilty conscience.

It was getting dark soon, and at dawn tomorrow, the He family would come to the government office to collect He Ziyue's body.After all, He Ziyue is an official ordered by the imperial court, this case cannot be dragged on for too long, the Jingzhao Mansion will soon classify it as an ordinary theft and murder case.

Liu Yunxiang supported her head and followed Lu Changan for a day of running. She was also a little tired and dozed off while thinking.

At this moment, his head suddenly fell, and he almost hit the table.

Lu Changan said with some guilt: "You go back and rest first, I'll think about it again to see if there is a breakthrough."

Liu Yunxiang's eyes lit up, "I suddenly thought of a possibility."

"what?"

"What if Mrs. He is covering up Yingying and providing her with false alibi?"

(End of this chapter)