From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Willow-shaped eyebrows, phoenix eyes, oval face, fair skin, and a frosty face.

She has a tall and straight figure, and her tight official uniform outlines her perfect figure. She walks with a knife in her hand, and her heroic posture is so dashing.

Zhou Yuan was so stunned that he couldn't help asking, "What a beautiful girl, what's your name?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a thick-browed man next to him kicked him and said angrily, "What are you talking about! Are you teasing our leader?"

Zhou Yuan staggered and almost fell.

He looked at the strong man and squinted his eyes and said, "The law of our Great Jin Dynasty clearly states that those who beat scholars without reason will be fined ten taels of silver and twenty strokes of the cane."

"Congratulations, you will lose your salary for a year, and your butt will be beaten."

The strong man thought Zhou Yuan would be tough, but he didn't expect the other party to say this, which made him sweat on the spot.

Zhou Yuan continued, "Nowadays, the Jin Dynasty has a serious problem of redundant officials, the court has huge expenses, and the recruitment of constables in various places is shrinking. With such a criminal record, you have no hope of promotion. If the Yunzhou government wants to lay off employees, you will be the first."

This sentence directly confused the strong man, and then he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Brother, I was wrong, isn't it okay? Forgive me, I still have a wife and children to support!"

This world is similar to our ancient times. The Jin Dynasty has been established for more than 400 years. The national strength has declined from prosperity, and various contradictions have become very acute.

Although Zhou Yuan just came here, he can also judge the general situation based on his memory.

Like this rough constable, if you want to bully him, there is no way.

"Forgive you? I just got kicked for nothing?"

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "At least you have to give me something in return!"

At this point, he looked at the female head constable in front of him.

The strong man scratched his head, stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Oh, our boss is Ye Qingying, she is twenty years old this year, still unmarried, and is an older leftover woman... Oh!"

Ye Qingying kicked him down and said coldly: "Waste! I scared you like this with just a few words!"

The strong man said aggrievedly: "Ten taels of silver, boss, if it's really gone, my tigress will beat me to death."

Ye Qingying glared at him unhappily, then looked at Zhou Yuan and said: "Ask about me? You might as well think about yourself 's fate! Killing someone means paying with your life! "

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Qingying, I didn't kill anyone, so why should I pay with my life? I mainly want to ask you, do you know martial arts?"

"Shut up! Did you call me Qingying? Call me Captain Ye!"

Ye Qingying glanced at him and said coldly, "Whether I killed someone or not is not up to you. As for martial arts, it has nothing to do with you."

Just as Zhou Yuan was about to speak, Ye Qingying sneered again with narrowed eyes: "If you speak again, I will see if I dare to beat you."

Okay, the scholar met the soldier, and he couldn't explain himself clearly.

All the way to the yamen, he found that it was full of people.

The constables, people related to the case, the bored spectators, and the idle people with a sense of justice all gathered here.

"The suspect Zhou Yuan is here!"

With a shout, the killing stick hit the ground, and the Yunzhou Tongpan personally tried the case.

The old father-in-law was sitting on the top, with a very bad look on his face. He slammed the gavel and shouted loudly: "Suspect Zhou Yuan! Do you admit your guilt!"

This operation made Zhou Yuan stunned, and finally he couldn't help but sigh that two legs can't compare to wheels after all, people ride carriages faster.

Obviously I set off first, but he seemed to have been waiting for me for a long time.

Looking at the crowd again, Zhao Jianjia and her good sisters were there, looking at this place eagerly.

Zhou Yuan was not impatient. He had seen so many scenes in his previous life, so this was nothing.

He bowed and said: "Your Excellency, I don't know."

Zhao Cheng frowned. He never thought that his son-in-law was related to the murder case. Thinking of his former classmates, he couldn't help but feel sad.

So he said coldly: "Do you know Xiaoyue, the girl in Zuichunlou?"

Zhou Yuan nodded immediately.

His previous life was also a slacker. Although he was poor, he relied on his limited talent to get some free stuff.

This Xiaoyue was his lover. They looked down on each other and just took what they needed.

Zhao Cheng continued: "Five days ago, she came to your house to find you and never came back. Until this morning, the villagers found her body in the rape field!"

Zhou Yuan was shocked and felt a little touched.

This Xiaoyue was only seventeen years old and died? Very pitiful.

"What did the coroner say? When did the person die? Why did he die?"

In this era, criminal investigation methods are limited. Zhou Yuan doesn't want to be framed by a false case and become a scapegoat.

Zhao Cheng was a little surprised. His stupid son-in-law also knows this?

He said in a deep voice: "The time of death was exactly five days ago. There were dozens of wounds on his body. He died by sickle. His clothes are intact, and his hairpins and rings are still there."

"It can be judged, andIt was not a robbery, but a revenge killing. "

"And this woman is from Zuichunlou, she hardly goes out, how can she be an enemy? She has a deep relationship with you, and she died after coming to your house."

"If the murderer is not you, who else can it be!"

The onlookers outside were talking about it, and some even started to curse.

Zhao Jianjia and the other two frowned and were extremely worried.

Zhou Yuan said: "This is just an inference based on the social relationship of the deceased, and it cannot effectively prove that I am the murderer."

Zhao Cheng snorted: "Unfortunately! After searching this morning, her lost purse was found in your house!"

"According to the investigation, you suddenly had two taels of gold five days ago, and exchanged it for silver in the restaurant and had a big meal."

Speaking of this, he looked down and said: "Zuichunlou Wu Ma, it's your turn to speak! "

Madame Wu knelt on the ground and said hurriedly: "Six days ago, Xiaoyue asked me to settle all her accounts from last year, which was exactly two taels of gold. Now she is dead, but all the money fell on Zhou Yuan. He must have killed someone and robbed him!"

The evidence was irrefutable, and the people around were excited.

Zhao Jianjia also took a deep breath, lowered her head, and sighed: "Although I look down on him, I don't want him to die, but this scum..."

For a while, the court was noisy.

The gavel was slammed, and Zhao Cheng shouted: "Silence! Zhou Yuan! Although you are my son-in-law, I will never let you off because of this. What else do you have to say? "

Zhou Yuan remembered that Xiaoyue came that day to end the relationship and go their separate ways, and gave her two taels of gold.

Then the original owner was so sad that he took the money to the restaurant and got drunk that day.

The original owner did not kill her.

Zhou Yuan raised his head and said lightly: "I knew she came to my house. If something happened, I would definitely be involved. How could I be stupid enough to kill her?"

"As for the money, it was her gift, and it can be explained by our friendship."

"Finally, everything before was speculation and reasoning, not valid evidence."

Speaking of this, he looked at the people around him and smiled: "I don't know when the trial will be over if we try the case like this. Why don't I come up with an idea!"

"The lord said that Xiaoyue was hacked to death by a sickle, so all the sickles from the 21 households in Zhoujia Village should be collected and checked one by one."

Zhao Cheng frowned and said: "What's the use of this? Could it be that the murderer doesn't know how to clean the murder weapon? "

Zhou Yuan said: "Sir, in order to find the murderer as soon as possible and prove your innocence, please find a sickle. Zhoujia Village is not far away and can be returned in an hour."

Zhao Cheng finally agreed to him and asked Ye Qingying to find a sickle.

In the court, everyone pointed at Zhou Yuan, obviously thinking that he was struggling to death.

And Zhou Yuan was calm and composed, just feeling a little bored.

More than an hour later, seventeen sickles were placed in the court according to the number.

Ye Qingying said: "Twenty-one households, four of which did not have sickles, but I still caught people."

More than twenty people, seventeen knives, filled the court.

Zhou Yuan looked at the familiar villagers and chuckled: "Dear villagers, have you killed chickens and ducks at home recently? The sickles are all stained with blood, right? "

Everyone knew that it involved a murder case, so they told the truth without getting blood on their hands.

"What the hell are you doing!"

"Zhou Yuan, you beast, are you still trying to quibble!"

The onlookers were getting impatient and started to curse.

Zhao Jianjia was also disappointed and wanted to leave, but couldn't help waiting for a result.

Zhao Cheng frowned and said, "Zhou Yuan, what about now?"

Zhou Yuan didn't answer, but just waited quietly.

Soon, flies flew from nowhere and landed on one of the sickles.

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up and he chuckled, "Blood can be washed away, but the smell can't be washed away. Flies don't lie, they just come to smell the smell."

He clasped his fists and saluted, "Sir, the murder weapon has been found, and the murderer is in the court. "

Zhao Cheng's eyes widened, and after thinking for several breaths, he stood up.

He looked at Bai Yu in disbelief, and then shouted: "Captain Ye! Whose knife is this! Bring the person up!"