Li Xiuyuan had roughly guessed the cause of the matter, and also knew why the Fang family had been unwilling to reveal the murderer, and was even willing to bribe him in every possible way for this reason.
It turns out the problem was her.
She had an affair with the man named Xi'er, and naturally she didn't want the case to be solved because she was concerned about her reputation.
Once this matter is found out, Fang's fate will be very tragic.
Accompanying an adulterer to murder her husband, she had only two options before her after being charged with such a crime, either hanging herself, or being imprisoned and tried. Neither could escape death, and the latter would have to suffer more punishment.
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"My lord, my lord, that's not the case, that's not what happened. It was Xi'er who deliberately seduced me that night. I didn't intend to obey him, but he threatened me with my reputation, so I couldn't agree to him. That day
In the government office, I had just taken off my clothes when my husband happened to catch me.
It's him, he killed my husband, and he taught me to blame the Wutong Sect demon for this."
"Sir, please save me. When I was at Xiangguo Temple, I used to look down on others. I had a little dispute with you. I apologized and kowtowed to you. Please let me go this time. I'm sorry.
I don’t want to go to the Yamen, and if this matter spreads, I will not be forgiven even if I commit suicide.
Sin, how can the parents and children of the future concubine raise their heads and look like yesterday?"
Ms. Fang knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged, her face full of despair, she only hoped that Li Xiuyuan would be merciful and forgive her.
There is no other way.
If Li Xiuyuan was determined to get things done, she would really have no choice but to die.
Li Xiuyuan rubbed his head at this moment and felt a headache.
If the case was like this, the crime would not be enough to kill Ms. Fang, but having said that, once the case was solved, Fang Shengyu's family would be destroyed, and her wife and children would be separated. Even if the Yamen did not sentence her to death, she estimated
He will also hang himself, and then his children and parents will feel ashamed.
It's hard to say whether he will commit suicide as well.
This is ancient times, and there are many people who committed suicide for the sake of reputation.
For a case that is not worthy of the death penalty, it is indeed too much to destroy a whole family.
But from this case, it can be seen that the crimes Fang Shengyu committed during his lifetime have begun to harm his children, grandchildren, and parents. Without a life and death book in hand, God knows how much evil Fang Shengyu suffered, and his whole family will be affected even if he dies.
"I, Li Xiuyuan, can kill monsters and monsters without batting an eyelid, but I can't kill women, children, old and young." Li Xiuyuan, who has been smart since he was a child, is now having a hard time with this case.
To judge or not to judge?
To impose a sentence would be to destroy Fang Shengyu and his family, which is tantamount to murder. To not impose a sentence would be to bend the law for personal gain.
"Stop kowtowing and crying. People who don't know may think that I am here to bully you, a widow. I already know the details of your case, but I still have to think carefully about how to make a decision." Li Xiuyuan felt.
His head is a little big, so he often laughs at himself, saying that he is not born with
He is an official material.
After all, my heart is still not cruel enough.
"Since the murderer named Xi'er is in the backyard, I will go and arrest him first. I will give you an answer tomorrow."
Li Xiuyuan hasn't thought about it yet, and this conversation has been taking a long time. If this man and woman live together in the same room, it will inevitably attract criticism if it continues.
Immediately, he turned around and left the house.
"Sir." Cui Wei cupped his fists and saluted outside the door.
Li Xiuyuan glanced at the people in the yard at this moment and said: "I just asked Mrs. Fang about the case and have already deduced who the murderer is. The murderer is someone from Mr. Fang's house. At this moment
The murderer is still in the house. Cui Wei immediately took people with him to the backyard to arrest him.
Man, we must never let him get away."
But at this time, the guests in the courtyard who came to express their condolences and pay homage became startled and confused.
"What? Mr. Fang was killed by a maid in the house? How is this possible? Wasn't it caused by a demon from the Wutong Sect?"
"This dog officer must have been unable to find out that the murderer deliberately arrested someone in the house to pay for the crime. Then he recorded a confession and beat him to death, and the case was closed."
"That must be the case. He doesn't dare to catch the demons of the Wutong Sect, but here he bullies the family members of Mr. Fang's house. I must impeach him."
Li Xiuyuan didn't bother to pay attention to the gossip of those people. These people were just full and had nothing to do and deliberately caused trouble.
"Search and bring out all the maids and servants in the backyard. No one is left behind." He immediately gave the order after arriving in the backyard.
Cui Wei led a group of wolf-like head catchers and immediately broke down the door to arrest people. In a short time, they captured five or six maids and three or four boys.
"Sir, all the slaves in the backyard are here, not one of them is missing."
Li Xiuyuan glanced at it and immediately pointed at a petite and beautiful maid and said: "Capture this person."
Immediately, the two catchers put knives on the maid's neck and pinned her to the ground.
"Old housekeeper, do you recognize this person?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The housekeeper of the Fang family said: "Reply to your words, I know that this is the maid that the master bought from outside on the Lantern Festival before his death. Her name is Xi'er. She has only been in the house for a few days. She is so beautiful and well-behaved that the master has won her over."
of love.”
"If I say that this maid is the murderer of Mr. Fang, do you believe it?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"This, this" the old housekeeper looked embarrassed.
But the guest following behind said loudly: "Master Li, how could this woman be the murderer? She is weak and does not seem to be able to hold a sword. It is difficult for Master Li to even have such a charming woman in order to solve the case."
Are all the women in the country to be persecuted? Or is it that Mr. Li has taken a fancy to Fang Da?
This maid in her lifetime wants to take advantage of others?"
"Is that so? No way."
"This, this dog official dares to be so vicious, I, I must go to the official's house to impeach him."
Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly and he immediately said: "Who is the person who said this? Come forward."
"I said it, what's the matter? Is it possible that because I caught on to Mr. Li's ambition, Mr. Li got so angry that he wanted to persecute me?" At this time, a man stood up and said with a fearless face: "But I
He is a scholar. The Song Dynasty established a law in the early years, not to
Regarding the crime of speech, if you want to persecute me, you must first gain my reputation."
"Scholar?" Li Xiuyuan said calmly: "The court's policy of not punishing others with speech does not allow you to slander others wantonly. What you say must be well-founded. How did you become a scholar? Have you completely forgotten the way of a gentleman?
Although I am not a stingy person, if you continue to slander
, I have reason to suspect that you know the murderer, and you may even want to exonerate the murderer."
"I don't know the murderer, but I can be sure that the girl mentioned by adults cannot be the murderer." The scholar said.
"A guarantee? Do you dare to say your name and write a document of guarantee? If you dare, I am willing to resign if there is any slander." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Why don't you dare? I'll tell you the truth." The scholar said, and immediately took a pen and ink and wrote down the certificate: "I'm Sun Yue, please remember my name. I just hope that you won't be unreasonable. If this girl
If you are not a murderer, you should resign from your job."
After saying that, he said to everyone: "Master Fang's family members, please rest assured. Wan Sheng has been cared for by Master Fang for many years. Today, he is risking his life to keep Master Fang's family safe. He will never let this dog official act recklessly."
"Okay, Brother Sun is truly a righteous man, not as good as me."
"Fight this dog official to the end. If Brother Sun needs help, I am willing to contribute."
There were quite a lot of scholars among the people who came to worship. It seemed that Fang Shengyu had a wide network of people during his lifetime. Some scholars jumped out with righteous indignation and wanted to fight to the end with Li Xiuyuan, a bad official.
"Haha, you do have some courage and courage, but reading has blinded your eyes and blinded your mind." Li Xiuyuan took the guarantee document and smiled softly, ignoring the voices that insulted him.
How can you be an official without being scolded by others?
Anyone who scolds others for no reason will only ruin his fortune, especially if he scolds someone who was born to be a saint.
If you curse a little more, you probably won't be able to accomplish anything for the rest of your life.
If Li Xiuyuan is really a bad official, he deserves to be scolded, because he is unfair in handling matters and has aroused public resentment. No one else can blame him.
Unfortunately, he is not.
"Master Li, if you cannot provide enough evidence today to prove that this girl is the murderer, I will not allow you to touch Master Fang's family." Sun Yue snorted softly.
Li Xiuyuan ignored it, just walked up to the maid named Xi'er, looked at it and said: "Xi'er? Haha, you can hide it from others but not me, but what I didn't expect is that you used
What method does it take to have the figure and appearance of a woman? Tsk tsk, look at it
This face is comparable to the personal maids in my family, but in terms of appearance, they are not as good as you."
Xi'er was trembling slightly at this moment, not sure whether it was fear or panic.
"Last time you sold yourself by the Longyin Lake, I had already seen through your scheme. It was just that I was too lazy to take care of it at that time. The fraud case was originally under the jurisdiction of the local prefect. At that time, the prefect was still Fang Shengyu.
I'm not yet, but fate is so clever, Fang Shengyu's inaction
It breeds liars like you, and it was precisely because of your deception that Fang Shengyu lost his life."
After Li Xiuyuan finished speaking, he waved his hand and said: "I took off his clothes for me, leaving nothing behind."
"Sir, are you here now?" one of the catchers asked after hesitation.
After all, this is a pretty little maid. Isn’t stripping her clothes a bit too much?
If this matter spreads, it will bring a bad reputation to others and to yourself.
"Yes, do it now." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Yes, sir." The two catchers had no choice but to take action and immediately began to violently tear apart Xi'er's clothes.
Xi'er had a fearful look on his face, hugging his clothes and struggling hard, but he couldn't defeat these two burly men. But what he was more afraid of than this was why the prefect Li named Li Xiuyuan could see through his identity at a glance.
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Did you know that you were a man disguised as a woman from the day you sold yourself?