After waiting for a while in front of the courtyard door, I saw that the guards finally brought Qian Xiaoniang and Zhang Wulang in.
Looking at Qian Xiaoniang's thin clothes and her haggard figure after being tortured, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but order the servant beside him: "Go and bring Qian Xiaoniang's personal maid, and get some for Qian Xiaoniang by the way."
Bring me a thicker robe."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhang Wulang who looked at him earnestly, and warned in a gentle voice: "Zhang Langjun, please support your little girl."
"Thank you, Princess Pingning."
Zhang Wulang was very grateful. He had never met such an approachable nobleman. He quickly said to the dull-looking Qian next to him: "My dear, this is Princess Pingning who succeeded her father and became the new Tingwei of the Tingwei Mansion."
Qian Xiaoniang thought of those cruel officials who tortured and extorted confessions, and compared it with the woman in front of her. She was in awe and was about to kneel down to thank her. Chu Nanzhi quickly stopped her and said, "You are injured, so there is no need to be polite. I will definitely help you today."
Justice."
Qian Xiaoniang was shocked when she heard this. She didn't know what she meant by her words. She guessed that this woman must have known about her protecting her son. She was frightened and begged for mercy: "Princess, this matter has nothing to do with Wu Lang. Please hurry up."
Let him go, it was all done by the women of the people. It was the women of the people who were resentful and harmed the lord."
"Little girl."
Zhanggoro was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. He frowned and scolded: "Don't confess your guilt randomly. How could you harm your father?"
"Yes, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't confess to this unfounded crime."
Hearing the conversation outside the hospital, Mrs. Tingwei also hurriedly ran out. When she saw Qian Xiaoniang, she cursed her head and face: "I don't know what your temper is. Even if a knife is put to your neck, you will not do it."
Dare to hurt people’s lives.”
"Mother."
Qian Xiaoniang choked up helplessly.
"Silly woman."
Mrs. Tingwei didn't know how to enlighten and comfort her. She stepped forward to hold her with a look of hatred, looked at her pale face carefully, and reproached her with distress and disdain: "After all, she is a member of Tingwei's family.
, you don’t have any integrity at all, and if you confess casually when you are frightened, you will die no matter what. It is better to be innocent than to die unjustly.”
The impactful words made Qian Xiaoniang immediately speechless and she did not dare to say another word.
Seeing such a scene, Chu Nanzhi really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
What an interesting pair of wives and concubines.
She personally walked up to Qian Xiaoniang, measured the size of her soles, and asked in a low voice: "Did Mrs. Qian always wear these boots yesterday?"
"yes."
Qian Xiaoniang replied tremblingly.
"Can you still walk?"
Chu Nanzhi looked at her with burning eyes.
Qian Xiaoniang gritted her teeth and nodded heavily.
"Okay, please come with me."
Chu Nanzhi led her into the surrounding footprints and pointed to the footprints in the snow that were the same size as her soles: "Step on them."
Qian Xiaoniang was in a state of confusion and didn't know what she was going to do, so she had no choice but to obey and step into the footprints pointed by Chu Nanzhi.
"very good."
Chu Nanzhi nodded happily and asked her to go back the way she came. Then she measured the size of Zhang Wulang's feet and ordered him to step on the several lines of footprints she pointed out. They all matched up perfectly.
Immediately afterwards, he asked the maid who had just come over to identify the footprints on the snow, and there was no mistake. When there was only the last line of footprints left, Chu Nanzhi looked at Du Jiuzhen with a smile and made a gesture of greeting: "
Please also invite Mr. Du to come into the courtyard and give it a try."
"Princess Pingning, what are you going to do?"
Du Jiuzhen asked calmly.
"Where does all this nonsense come from."
Lin Jinshu pulled out his sword and put it directly to his chest: "Follow the order."
Under her coercion, Du Jiuzhen took steps hesitantly, but suddenly stopped when she reached the footprints pointed by Chu Nanzhi. She suddenly rolled around and kicked on the ground, complaining restlessly: "
Everyone says that my dynasty governs the world with benevolence and righteousness, but Her Royal Highness the Princess uses such means to coerce me, an old man who is half a century old, and I am not afraid of being laughed at if I spread the word."
Looking around at everyone in aggrieved manner, he complained to Mrs. Tingwei: "Yes, the old slave did come to the Lord's courtyard last night, but he also heard that Lord Yin of Jingzhao Mansion wanted to bring it to the Lord's courtyard.
When people asked about the crime, the old slave denied it."
"In this case, Mr. Du only needs to follow my instructions to identify the footprints. There is no need to destroy this piece of snow."
Chu Nanzhi looked at him with a wry smile: "If you don't have any evil intentions in your heart, you can certainly make sense."
Just as Du Jiuzhen was about to argue again, Chu Nanzhi immediately ordered the officers: "Pull up the sleeve of his right hand."
The officers swarmed up and realized that this man was very strong. They used a lot of force to completely restrain him. When they rolled up the sleeve of his right hand, they discovered that there was a piece of gauze wrapped on the wrist of his right hand, and underwear.
The colors are mixed together and are completely imperceptible.
"Untie the gauze."
Chu Nanzhi shouted in a sharp voice.
The moment the gauze was torn apart, a bright red scratch mark appeared on his wrist.
Although he had been given medicine, it looked like it was a fresh injury.
"What's the explanation for this?"
All the doubts in Chu Nanzhi's heart were solved. Du Jiuzhen hesitated and didn't know what to do. Her high-pitched voice resounded in the courtyard again:
"Then let me tell you, because when you committed the murder, you covered Master Tingwei's mouth with your right hand. Although he couldn't break away, he still left this deep scratch on your wrist."
"it's not true."
Du Jiuzhen retorted unwillingly.
"Immediately go and check whether there is any blood in Lord Tingwei's fingernails."
Chu Nanzhi stared at Du Jiuzhen with sharp eyes, making him tremble with fear.
It was Lin Jinhong's incident that inspired her. Since this guy had injuries on his wrists, there must still be clues on Old Tingwei's hands.
After the officers entered for a brief inspection, they came out holding a piece of scratched flesh embedded in the fingertips and reported excitedly: "Princess, what you expected is good, there is indeed blood in the fingernails of Lord Tingwei's right hand, and the small one is still in the fingernails."
Found this piece of bloody flesh."
"What other excuses do you have?"
Chu Nanzhi raised his voice and said: "You are the only one in this house who is left-handed. The method of committing the crime is consistent with the wound. The scratches on your wrist are ironclad evidence. There are also your footprints in this house. If you hadn't killed
Who else is there, Lord Tingwei?"
Du Jiuzhen's eyes widened in shock, and she was speechless for a moment.
He thought he had done it perfectly, but he never imagined that there would be so many flaws.
Something as small as footprints and left-handedness can be the key to solving a case.
Women are truly terrible creatures.
Mrs. Tingwei was furious and had endured it for a long time. When the truth came out, she finally couldn't hold back and cried loudly: "You are such a heartless old man. My master treats you badly, why do you want to harm him?"
Du Jiuzhen hesitated and was at a loss. In desperation, she suddenly stretched out her hand and prepared to take something out of her cuffs.
Chu Nanzhi had quick eyes and quick hands. He took the short sword kept by the guard and threw it fiercely. It pierced the palm of his left hand without any bias, causing Du Jiuzhen to scream in pain.
"Take it."
Chu Nanzhi gave an order, and several guards pushed him down on the snow.