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

Chapter 990 Two murder cases

Liu Yunxiang wanted to know a lot about Gao Wenchang, but how to make the courtiers have confidence in their mother and son was a problem.

"What if I can trip up Xue Hesong?" Liu Yunxiang said.

Gao Wenchang was shocked when he heard this, but more of it was funny, "Queen Mother, it's not that I don't trust you, but that Xue Hesong is Lu Changan's right-hand man, and many things that are inconvenient for him to come forward are handled by Xue Hesong on his behalf. , how could he let you take off one of his arms?"

"What if I really trip and fall?" Liu Yunxiang asked again.

Gao Wenchang was silent for a moment and said: "I will be the first to go to court!"

"Okay, it's a deal."

After Xue Hesong took advantage of Lu Changan's power, he did so many bad things that it's hard to describe.She asked Gao Wenchang a lot, but her eyes finally focused on a family of four named Li.

In Gao Wenchang's words, although this case involved two lives, it was insignificant compared with other major mistakes Xue Hesong committed.Even if the truth is found out, he can be exonerated.

But Liu Yunxiang still plans to start from here, "It is precisely because he is inconspicuous that he will not attract Xue Hesong's attention, and he can be given a heavy blow at the right time."

Gao Wenchang asked Liu Yunxiang to wait, and he went to the Yamen. About half an hour later, he got the file of the case.

"You see, the first time the Li family reported a crime was against Xue Meng, the young master of the Xue family. He led three evil slaves to kill Li Wenxiu, the son of the Li family."

Xue Meng?

Isn't he the child who had a conflict with Yan'er and the others at Guozixue?

"When the case was concluded, it was determined that the young master of the Li family accidentally hit the wall and died. The case also recorded that the child had many injuries, which were caused by Xue Meng and his slaves, but none of them were fatal. Therefore, the Xue family was ordered to compensate the Li family. Ten taels of silver."

"Is the case over?"

Liu Yunxiang frowned, there was obviously something hidden behind this!
"The Li family reported the case for the second time, and the person who sued was also the Xue family. This time it was Xue Hesong, the second master of the Xue family."

"A second time?"

Gao Wenchang nodded, then sighed, "Father Li was dissatisfied with his son's tragic death and refused to accept money from the Xue family, so he came to seek justice. The Xue family kicked him out, and he disappeared on the way home."

"Missing?" Liu Yunxiang raised an eyebrow.

"Missing, so the Li family reported the disappearance first. After searching for several days with no results, they sued the Xue family for murder. After the government investigation, the Xue family found the Xue family innocent, but the Xue family was willing to pay an extra ten taels of silver to comfort the family. ."

Liu Yunxiang snorted, "Two lives, 20 taels of silver, just let it go!"

"Both cases passed through the Jingzhao Mansion and then to the Ministry of Punishment. They were in accordance with the law and there were no omissions. Earlier, the Queen Mother asked me about the crime Xue Hesong committed. I could not remember this case because it was the case in the previous two cases. I bumped into a crazy woman on the street the other day. She robbed someone else's child, and her father wanted to beat her. I went over to mediate, but the people nearby reminded me of the case."

"Is Li Wenxiu's mother crazy?"

"Hey, her son died tragically and her husband disappeared. She couldn't bear this shock and went crazy."

After coming out of Yunxiang Restaurant, Liu Yunxiang took Zijin and Feng Zheng, and the three masters and servants went to Nancheng according to the address given by Gao Wenchang. They found a place called Qingshi Hutong and stopped at the entrance of the alley.

Feng Zheng helped Liu Yunxiang get out of the carriage, "Girl, didn't Master Gao say that there is only an old woman with gray hair left in the Li family and another woman who is not clear-headed? Do they still dare to sue the Xue family?"

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "Let's take a look at the situation first."

This alley was very deep. Liu Yunxiang originally wanted Feng Zheng to find out where the Li family was. There was no one around, so they had to walk in first.After walking for a while, I saw an old woman with all white hair walking towards me carrying a load.

The old woman has a strong body, flexible legs and feet, and walks with wind.

Feng Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "Old man, let's ask you about a family..."

Before Feng Zheng finished speaking, the old woman knocked him away and continued walking forward, "No time."

Unexpectedly, this old woman was quite strong, so Feng Zheng was not prepared and took a step back before standing firm.He touched his nose and caught up again. "Auntie, without wasting your time, I will ask if there is a family named Li in this alley."

The old woman walked very quickly and ignored Feng Zheng.

Feng Zheng looked around, but no one else could ask, so he had to catch up and said: "Madam, what is in your load? It smells so good."

"Braised chicken," the old woman said.

"I'll buy one!"

After hearing this, the old woman stopped and asked, "Do you want one?"

"Yes." Feng Zheng nodded quickly.

The old woman had a smile on her face. When she heard this, she immediately smiled and said, "Young man, let me tell you, this chicken was raised by the aunt herself, the marinade was prepared by herself, and she stewed it in an iron pot. Two hours, another whole night, it's very delicious. Go ahead and eat it, keep your mouth watery, and you'll want to eat it again."

As she spoke, the old woman lifted up the white cloth on the bamboo basket and picked out the biggest and fattest ones.

"Auntie, let me ask you, is there a family named Li in this alley? The man is Li Xiang, who disappeared more than a year ago?" Feng Zheng asked.

The old woman pretended to be a chicken, shook her head at Feng Zheng and said, "There is no one named Li in this alley."

"No?" Feng Zheng blinked. Could it be that he made a mistake?
"There are several alleys with the same name in Nancheng. You'd better go to the front and take a look."

"Then I probably really went wrong."

Feng Zheng took out the broken silver and gave it to the old woman, then shook his head at Liu Yunxiang and the others.

Liu Yunxiang also heard the conversation between the two. She saw the old woman coming with a load, her legs and feet were nimble and energetic, and she smiled at her when she walked up to her.

Liu Yunxiang nodded to the old woman, "Slow down."

"You can't be slow, you have to sell it while it's hot, so it tastes good." The old woman said with a smile.

When the old woman walked away, Zijin whispered: "Before I bought her braised chicken, she ignored you and bumped into you when I asked you a question. But after I bought her braised chicken, she laughed. Flowers."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Who asked us to delay other people's business?"

Feng Zheng came over and handed the braised chicken to Zijin.

"It's still hot."

Zijin smiled and hurriedly took the braised chicken. Knowing that Liu Yunxiang and Feng Zheng didn't want to eat, she was not polite and took a big bite first.I just took a bite and vomited again.

“So salty!”

"Is it so salty?"

Seeing Zi Jin frowning, Feng Zheng took a bite and found that it was indeed too salty.

He said speechlessly: "Then the aunt said we wanted to eat again after we ate it. Could she be joking?"

Since there are several bluestone alleys in Nancheng, we have to ask around, but today was a bad day, and we didn’t meet a single pedestrian on the street.After walking a long way, they met a young man and asked about Qingshi Alley. The young man pointed in the direction they came from.

Feng Zheng said: "Let's go to another Qingshi Hutong."

The young man scratched his head and said, "There is only one bluestone alley in Nancheng."

(End of this chapter)