There was a hint of resentment in the head clerk's eyes, and he stared closely at the calm Chu Nanzhi with a puzzled look on his face.
Over the years he has been recording prison cases, he has never seen a prisoner being interrogated like this. He neither tortured to extract a confession nor used official power to intimidate the prisoner, but even chatted with the prisoner in an approachable manner.
I'm afraid this woman is sick.
Chu Nanzhi rolled his eyes with a cold face, and the chief clerk could only sigh silently and lower his head.
Chu Nanzhi pretended not to notice and smiled at Mrs. Shen Yang: "I also heard my mother and roommate mention it, saying that Madam Yang and the head of the Shen family are extremely harmonious and loving, and even have no conflicts with Madam Han. "
In the second half of the sentence, she deliberately emphasized her tone.
Shen Yang shook her head naturally: "As my wife said, the head of my family treats me generously, and Sister Han is also a sensible person. She not only lets my son Yun Qing come to visit often, but also teaches Yun Qing to treat everyone equally and not to neglect them. My little mother has taught my son to be knowledgeable, sensible, filial, benevolent and righteous, and the women of the common people have long been satisfied."
As she said this, her eye circles gradually turned red, and she couldn't help but sob softly: "But I don't know why the good housekeeper died in the courtyard. She failed to take good care of the housekeeper. A housewife deserves to die. .”
Seeing the true feelings shown in the woman's eyes, combined with all the previous reasoning, Chu Nanzhi could basically believe that what she said was true.
Moreover, based on this woman's words and deeds, she was generally certain that this person was a stupid person with no scheming intentions.
She then looked at Wei Ziqing, who was sitting quietly at the side: "Brother Wei, I heard that you don't have a wife yet?"
When this topic was mentioned, Wei Ziqing suddenly became a little shy, and replied coyly like a little lady:
"I dare not hide it from Sister Zhi. In fact, I already have my heart set on something. I have been attracted to Madam Xiaofang from the neighboring village for a long time. She and I have also made a lifelong commitment. I originally thought that I would go to her home to propose marriage in person at the end of the year, but I never thought about it."
At this point, he suddenly became depressed and sighed sadly: "I'm afraid her parents will no longer be willing to marry their daughter to me."
"You don't have to be discouraged."
As he said this, Chu Nanzhi felt inexplicably lonely: It turned out that the woman in his heart was not the original owner.
This is really wishful thinking and unrequited love!
But when she heard the name Xiaofang, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but be curious. She wanted to see if Xiaofang in this era was the same kind of person who was loved by everyone. She comforted her repeatedly: "As long as I can get rid of my grievances, then Madam Xiaofang’s family will definitely accept you again.”
Looking at his demeanor and behavior, he never made any eye contact with Shen Yang from beginning to end, as if he was a stranger.
When he mentioned the sweetheart in his mouth, his eyebrows and eyes were full of the deep affection that only a young man has when he yearns for a young girl.
It is ridiculous that such a sincere and elegant gentleman would think of committing adultery with the concubine of a wealthy family.
Chu Nanzhi's heart was full of fantasy. She didn't believe that the famous Xiaofang was not as charming as a concubine who was married to a married woman. She looked at the two of them and asked meaningfully:
"Brother from the Wei family has been working as a private tutor in the Shen family for many years. He must be very familiar with everyone in the Shen family, including Madam Yang?"
At this point, she suddenly stopped and her eyes wandered between the two of them, just like a gossip girl waiting to eat something.
Wei Ziqing heard the underlying meaning of her words and immediately replied seriously: "I know there are a lot of gossips in the village about me and Madam Yang, but I have absolutely nothing to do with Madam Yang. From the time I entered the house to the present, I only have a two-way relationship with Madam Yang."
"What Mr. Wei said is true."
Shen Yang took over his words calmly: "The first time the migrant woman met Mr. Wei was probably at the beginning of last year. When he first entered the house, Sister Han invited the migrant woman to visit the husband in the front hall because of her studies in Yunqing, and another One time, probably at the end of the year, a folk woman and Sister Han expressed gratitude to her husband for teaching her young son his hard work in studying, so they made a winter robe with her and gave it to him."
"indeed so."
Wei Ziqing pursed his lips and fell into silence with a calm expression.
"I believe you are innocent."
Chu Nanzhi expressed relief.
However, the two of them repeatedly mentioned Han, the mistress of the Shen family, and their words were full of respect and gratitude to this woman, which made her a little confused.
Han's character is just too perfect.
A woman who was unable to bear children took the initiative to take concubines for her husband, and was so enthusiastic and kind to the concubines and concubines. This was far from what she had learned about the concubines in ancient times.
Logically speaking, if wives and concubines live under the same roof, the back house should be in chaos. Why is the Shen family so harmonious?
After thinking about it, I always feel that there is something fishy about it.
It's just that she searched for thousands of reasons in her mind but still couldn't connect Mr. Han to this case.
After all, the person who poisoned her was indeed the woman in front of her, and the person who was poisoned to death was not Shen Yang and her son, but their common husband.
It's really incredible.
After listening to the gossip for a long time, the chief clerk had completely lost his patience. Looking at the empty case file in his hand, he frowned and began to urge: "Ms. Chu, it's time to get to the point of this case. If we continue chatting, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the magistrate to explain."
"That's what the Registrar said."
Chu Nanzhi smiled calmly and looked at Shen Yang again thoughtfully: "Then let's get to the point. Madam Yang, please carefully recall the bowl of tea that the head of the Shen family drank from beginning to end. Is it true that everything has been done by you personally?"
Seeing this, the chief clerk finally felt relieved and picked up the long pen in his hand again.
After being reminded by Chu Nanzhi, Shen Yang recalled the situation of that day in detail in his mind, and replied thoughtfully:
"The folk woman remembered that day Shen Lang had just returned from his business trip abroad. In order to pick up the slack for Shen Lang, Sister Han specially asked the folk woman to go to her courtyard with Yun Qing to gather together. Everyone drank and ate at the banquet that day. Later, Shen Lang came to the people When he was taking a nap in the women's courtyard, seeing how hard he was working, the woman specially cooked a bowl of cauliflower with her own hands to relieve his heat and relieve his fatigue. No one else interfered here."
"Oh, flower tea."
Chu Nanzhi nodded thoughtfully: "What about this tea?"
Shen Yang did not hesitate: "They are all picked and dried by the women themselves, and the women and Yun Qing also drank it a few days ago, and there was no abnormality."
The answer was clear and concise.
While taking notes, the chief clerk whispered in her ear: "The county magistrate has asked people to test the poison of the half-bag of scented tea found in the convict house. There is no problem. The poison was just placed there." In the tea cup of the head of the Shen family."
"I see."
Chu Nanzhi raised her eyebrows slightly, then looked at Shen Yang seriously: "Is there anything missing?"
Shen Yang thought about it carefully again, and then shook his head angrily.
The long pen in the bookkeeper's hand was swung like a squirt, but Chu Nanzhi suddenly shouted in a loud voice: "Okay, that's it for today."
The chief clerk came to his senses still unfinished. Looking at the scroll with only two lines written on it, he immediately grimaced and said, "Here, how can I hand this over to the county magistrate?"
Chu Nanzhi looked at his annoyed expression, and comforted him with a bit of laughter and tears: "Master Registrar, we are investigating the case, not making a fuss, there is no need to make a long statement."
"Then what does Mrs. Chu have in mind?"
The chief clerk looked unconvinced. These days, he had been listening to his colleagues bragging about how powerful this woman was. Today, when he saw her, he almost laughed his head off.
It's just that he didn't have any official authority, and he didn't have any formality at all. He had a casual chat with the criminal and ended it in a hurry, just like a child playing house.
He really hated being in the company of people who didn't fulfill their duties.
Chu Nanzhi was also stunned by his words.
To say that she had gained something, she still had no idea, but to say that she had not gained anything at all, she had some vague ideas in her mind.
Her crystal eyes wandered over the expectant faces. She bit her lips and shook her head slowly.