New widow

After explaining a few words, Su Du felt that his explanation was wrong. He was an official in this city, and in front of him was the Tongpan Yamen. It was inevitable to appear here, but it was strange for Su Qiao to appear here.

"Now that we have met Lord Su, please sit down, Lord Su." Su Qiao made a gesture of invitation. Su Qiao was very generous. Su Du felt that his restraint was wrong, so Su Du also sat down: "I don't know yet, Kuang What’s the matter with your wife coming here?”

"It's just a trivial matter." After Su Qiao said, "It's just that if this matter can't be handled properly, we have to ask Mr. Su for help."

"If I can help Mrs. Kuang, I will definitely not refuse." Su Du said the words of greeting and looked down at the tea in the cup, but his heart had already flown to Suqiao's side, but no matter how anxious his heart was, , Su Du didn't dare to raise his eyes.

Manager Wu had already walked in. When Nanny Wu saw that there was no one behind him, Nanny Wu couldn't help but frown: "I asked you to protect someone, where is this person?"

"This is strange. The jailer said that the prefect has already said that Liu Daniu is not allowed to be released on bail." As he spoke, Manager Wu went to get the tea cup, but saw Su Du sitting here. Manager Wu was so frightened that he almost gave Su Du Kneel down.

Su Du couldn't help but look at Manager Wu: "Who are you going to protect?"

Manager Wu simply explained the cause of the matter, and Su Du was also surprised: "Ordinarily, this should not be blocked."

"Yes, I originally thought it was just a trivial matter. Besides, this kind of thing is not reported to the official." If Manager Wu felt that Su Qiao was making a fuss out of a molehill earlier, now Manager Wu really felt that there must be something wrong with it.

The fathers of Mrs. Du and Aunt Du are cousins. The two families were originally

A neighbor who lives in the yard. When Aunt Du married into the Shangshu Mansion, Aunt Du's house became prosperous. She didn't have many contacts with other families in the clan, but she had close contacts with Mrs. Du's family.

When Mrs. Du returns to her parents' home, she often goes to greet her cousin. If something is really lost, the Du family will cover it up instead of going to report it to the official in such a big way.

"So, does the murderer have something to do with the Du family?" Su Qiao pondered for a moment before saying this. Su Du also thought of this. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhang Qing walking past the tea shed. Su Du Ask Manager Wu to invite Zhang Qing over.

Zhang Qing had met Manager Wu. When he saw Su Du in the tea shed, Zhang Qing couldn't help but smile and said, "Why are you here?"

"I came to the city to do some errands and stopped at the tea shed. I happened to meet Mr. Su." Su Qiao said with a smile. Zhang Qing knew what Su Qiao was going to do, so Zhang Qing said to Su Qiao: "So, no one was bailed out."

"Yes!" There is nothing to hide in this matter, and besides, we still have to rely on their help. Zhang Qing frowned: "It seems that the murderer is probably a member of the Du family."

"I don't think it's that simple." Su Du thought for a moment and shook his head slowly. If someone from the Du family really killed Granny Du, and if it was Granny Du's cousin, he could still be charged with manslaughter. Besides, if Granny Du's cousin killed Granny Du, according to the law, he could still get a reduced sentence, and he couldn't even be sentenced to death. A few years in jail is enough. And with the current financial resources of the Du family, they can live very comfortably in prison.

If he is not from the Du family, there are two possibilities. One is

This person is a junior of Mrs. Du. Secondly, this person has a very close relationship with the Du family, which is why the Du family came forward to cover it up.

"It seems that I haven't heard of Aunt Du's son for a long time." Suqiao thought that there were only a few reasons for killing people, whether it was for money or sex. Mrs. Du naturally had no sex, but the wife Liu Daniu wanted to marry, She is a beauty that cannot be found anywhere in the world.

Suqiao expressed her doubts, and Zhang Qing smiled: "That's easy to handle. Just go and see who that beauty is associating with."

"I heard from Mrs. Du. She said that in a daze, she heard that there seemed to be something wrong with this beauty and her cousin. And her cousin works in a silk and satin shop, so he needs to be taken seriously."

Although the Silk House belongs to the Du family, everyone knows that the owner behind it is Aunt Du. It was really going around and around, and then it was transferred to Shangshu Mansion.

Su Du suddenly laughed: "I have a very ridiculous idea, but no matter how I think about it, it doesn't feel right."

What a ridiculous idea? Zhang Qing wanted to ask again, but Su Du shook his head: "You should go to the prefect first and say that you want to investigate this case."

Zhang Qing understood, and after talking to Su Du, he walked out. Su Qiao looked at Su Du: "With that ridiculous idea of ​​yours, are you trying to say that maybe the prince and that beauty have something to do with each other?"

"Ordinarily, the two of them can't see each other." Su Du frowned tightly. Since this idea can be regarded as ridiculous by Su Du, another reason is naturally that it is wrong to speculate on a daughter in a boudoir. .

Su Qiao also thought of this, so Su Qiao laughed: "This idea is indeed not quite right."

"That's all, let's wait for Zhang Qing to go and investigate.

. Su Du also shook his head, unwilling to think about this matter any more. Su Qiao stood up and said, "Anyway, I still have to thank you for this matter." "

"Since I am an official in this place, I naturally have to show some care to the people here." Su Du said these words very openly, but for some reason, Su Du felt a little guilty. Suqiao smiled faintly again, then said goodbye and left.

Su Du looked at Su Qiao's back. Ordinarily, he shouldn't have had contact with Su Duo. After all, those rumors had dissipated not long ago, but if a person follows the rules a lot in his life, he will inevitably think sometimes, too. I would like to be less conventional.

Su Du couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought about it. He knew clearly that he shouldn't, but how could he control his heart and not think about it?

Zhang Qing asked to see the magistrate, and the magistrate met him in the study as usual. When he heard Zhang Qing said that Mrs. Du's case had come to light, the magistrate frowned: "Such a woman will not even spare her own family members, but steal this Many things, if killed by others, can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people.”

Zhang Qing didn't expect the prefect to say this. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then said after a while: "What you said makes sense, but we are officials, and we must do a good job in this place..."

"So, you want to teach me a lesson?" The magistrate's expression suddenly changed, and Zhang Qing hurriedly knelt down: "I don't dare to do this."

"Well, since you want to investigate the case, I will give you three days. If you can find out who the real culprit is within three days, then it is up to you. If you cannot find out who the real culprit is, then the investigation will I can’t help it.”

The imperial court has established a rule that one inspection will be conducted every year and three inspections will be carried out.

Annual inspections, promotions and transfers are all judged by whether they are excellent. The prefect is threatening Zhang Qing. If Zhang Qing does not follow his wishes, he will give a bad conclusion in the evaluation.