After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

With only one day, it was actually quite difficult to find the real murderer, but Lu Changan had some clues.

"The reason I went to Huafang that day was actually to investigate a concubine of He Ziyue, named Yingying. She used to sing in Huafang, and because He Ziyue fell in love with her, she took her as a concubine. I am from the He family. The servants learned that He Ziyue loved this concubine very much, but not long ago he asked his subordinates to capture a man and broke his legs in front of the concubine. The servants explained that this man was that My childhood sweetheart, I originally wanted to run away with my concubine, but He Ziyue noticed it, and that’s how it happened.”

"Do you doubt that concubine and that man?"

Lu Changan nodded, "It was just suspicion, but the man who pushed me into the lake that day was the man. He is absolutely inseparable from this case, but..."

"It's just that you don't have proof yet."

Lu Changan smiled, "Third Madam, you are really smart."

Liu Yunxiang waved his hands hurriedly, "Don't call me Third Madam anymore. Well, it's not appropriate to call me Madam either."

She thought for a while, "How about you call me Yunxiang."

"Yunxiang?"

"Ah."

"Yun Xiang is a bit hard to speak."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, how could he be so speechless!

Lu Changan thought about it again and said, "I want to go to He Mansion."

He said this, but there was some struggle in his expression. It was obvious that he was really panicked when facing Mrs. He.

"I'll accompany you." Liu Yunxiang said.

Lu Changan breathed a sigh of relief, "That couldn't be better."

When they arrived at He Mansion, the gatekeeper led them to the backyard. As soon as they entered the hanging flower gate, they heard yelling and cursing, mixed with weak cries. Walking further inside, I saw Mrs. He beating a petite young woman with a stick.

The stick in Mrs. He's hand was very thick, and she was using her strength with a grin on her face, while the young woman knelt on the ground, letting the stick hit her body, not daring to hide, but just crying.

"You little bitch, you still want to divide the family property with me, but you don't even know what you are!"

"You are a prostitute and you have a face!"

"He Ziyue is dead. No one will protect you. I've been holding this in for a long time. I have to cripple you today!"

The servants passed by without changing their expressions, as if they were used to it.

The boy who led them in came forward to report, and when Mrs. He saw them, she stopped.

"Hey, Mr. Lu, why are you here again? I've searched all over my house, where else do you want to search? Oh, by the way, you haven't searched me yet, so go ahead and search me!"

Mrs. He pushed her chest out and bumped into Lu Changan, so frightened that Lu Changan hurriedly hid behind Liu Yunxiang.

Mrs. He didn't stop and bumped directly into Liu Yunxiang.

Liu Yunxiang was knocked back two steps, and felt the ferocity of Mrs. He, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Lu Changan hurriedly saluted, "Mrs. He, I have come to ask Miss Yingying something."

Mrs. He raised her eyebrows, "Her?"

"Yes."

Mrs. He snorted and yelled at the woman kneeling on the ground, "Why don't you come here and pick up the guest?"

This sound of 'picking up guests' sounded very uncomfortable. Liu Yunxiang looked back at Lu Changan and saw him frowning, looking like he was bullied but helpless.

The woman on the ground got up after a while and came staggeringly. Liu Yunxiang saw a scratch on her face, which was quite deep and already black with blood. It was a bit shocking to see.

"What's going on on her face?" Liu Yunxiang asked Lu Changan in a low voice.

Lu Changan whispered back: "Mrs. He scratched it."

Well, this Mrs. He is quite ruthless and aggressive.

This woman named Yingying was about seventeen or eighteen years old. She seemed to be very timid. She kept her head down and shivered.

Lu Changan still bowed first and then asked: "Miss Yingying, do you know Li Shi?"

Yingying paused for a moment, then nodded, "I know him, he is my brother."

"It's not a kiss, right?"

"Well, he was picked up by my father, and later he followed us on the painting boat and did some rough work."

"Not long ago, his leg was broken by Mr. He?"

Yingying whimpered, "Yes."

"Because he wants to take you away?"

Yingying lowered her head and remained silent, as if she was afraid of saying the wrong thing.

"Were you kidnapped into the house by He Ziyueqiang?"

"..."

"Master Lu, you are wrong to say this. She sold her body to bury her father, and my husband spent money to buy her. It is something you and I both want. How can there be any coercion?" Mrs. He interjected.

Lu Changan asked Yingying, "Is that so?"

"My father..." Yingying couldn't stop crying. After a moment, she said: "It was clearly He Ziyue who sent people to beat him to death. There was no such thing as selling his body to bury his father. He just kidnapped me and took me to his house."

"You little bitch, he's already dead, and you still pour dirty water on her?"

"I didn't, what I said is the truth!"

"I will tear your mouth apart!"

Then Mrs. He wanted to take action, but Lu Changan asked two officials to stop her.

He continued to ask Yingying: "Where were you on the night Mr. He was killed?"

"I...I'm in the madam's room." Yingying whispered.

Lu Changan left and turned to look at Mrs. He, "Is what she said the truth?"

Mrs. He snorted, "She was indeed in my room, she was always there, until the housekeeper came over and said that my husband had been killed in his courtyard. We rushed over and saw her husband lying on the ground, stabbed several times, and the house was in a mess. Yes, a lot of things were lost, it must have been done by thieves."

Lu Changan had a troubled look on his face, and turned to look at Yingying, "Is what Madam said the truth?"

Yingying nodded, "Yes."

"Why are you in her room?"

"Madam, I will be punished by kneeling all night."

"I'm teaching her the rules!"

The servants can also prove that the wife kept scolding Yingying, and Yingying kept crying.

At this point in the interrogation, it was revealed that Yingying only had a motive for murder, but she had sufficient alibi evidence to basically rule out suspicion. Back at the government office, Yingying's brother named Li Shi has been arrested. He has no alibi, but strongly denies killing He Ziyue.

"He Ziyue was knocked unconscious with an inkstone first. According to the wounds, it should be someone taller than him and very strong, so he should be a man. And after he fell to the ground, the few stabs on his chest were fatal and the incisions were very serious. The chaos is deep and shallow. It should be that the person holding the knife was not strong enough and couldn't determine the position, so he made several cuts. Based on this, I judged that there were two people, one male and one female." Lu Changan analyzed.

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Li Shi was able to sneak into He Mansion without being discovered. He must have had internal support. This person should be Yingying, but it's not her. Who else could it be?"

Li Shi is basically certain that he pushed Lu Changan into the lake because of a guilty conscience.

It will get dark soon. When it gets light tomorrow, the He family will come to the government office to pick up He Ziyue's body. After all, He Ziyue is an official of the imperial court. This case cannot be delayed for too long. Jingzhao Mansion will soon classify it as an ordinary theft and murder case.

Liu Yunxiang held her head and ran with Lu Changan for a day. She was also a little tired and dozed off while thinking.

At this time, my head suddenly fell and almost hit the table.

Lu Changan felt a little guilty and said, "You should go back and rest first. I'll think about it again and see if there is any breakthrough."

Liu Yunxiang's eyes lit up, "I suddenly thought of a possibility."

"what?"

"What if Mrs. He is covering up Yingying and providing her with a false alibi?"