At noon the next day, the strong wind that had been blowing all night blew down the flowers and plants in the Tang family's courtyard. A layer of dewy flowers and green leaves fell on the corridor. The faint fragrance of flowers floated in the air, and with a chill, it penetrated people's noses.

Just as the gatekeeper opened the mansion door and was about to leave, Lou Xiaofeng led a team of officials and rushed straight to Qiufeng Courtyard.

The doorman was so frightened that he trotted into the courtyard, shouting to the cleaning boy as he ran, "Go and fetch the master! Lord Lou has come in with his officers."

Lou Xiaofeng ignored them completely and rushed into Qiufeng Courtyard with his men in a menacing manner without even seeing Tang Shiyan.

When the masters of various courtyards heard the news, they all rushed to Qiufeng Courtyard, only to see the officials searching the courtyard like looking for any cracks. Lou Xiaofeng stood in the courtyard with a cold and serious look, staring at Shi Jingshan, as if he wanted to stare a hole in it.

Qiufeng Courtyard had not been cleaned yet, and a thick layer of petals and fallen leaves fell on the ground, making a rustling sound when walking on it.

More than a dozen policemen stepped hurriedly on the thick fallen leaves. In such a depressing and tense atmosphere, these sounds were like a death knives that made people's hair stand on end.

In the middle of the yard, two white cloths covered two corpses. The breeze blew the corner of the white cloth on the left, revealing a terrified and pale face that looked very familiar.

If Tang Zhongbai were there, he would recognize at a glance that this person was Lou Quan hiding in the next courtyard.

No need to guess, the other one is Wu Fan.

"Mr. Lou, what do you want to do by rushing into my house so early in the morning?" came Tang Shiyan's cold and questioning voice.

This made Lou Xiaofeng look away and turn around to face him.

Lou Xiaofeng looked at him coldly, staring straight at him, and said calmly: "Lord Tang is so bold. As a governor, he dares to carry out private punishment and take human lives lightly. Where do you put the laws of the Great Wu Dynasty?"

Tang Shiyan said coldly: "Why do you say that, Lord Lou?" He glanced at the corpse on the ground, his expression did not change at all.

In Lou Xiaofeng's opinion, he was just pretending to be calm at this moment. He was determined to catch him red-handed this time, so that he would not be able to escape the crime of murder and silencing. More importantly, he could use the two bodies to accuse Tang Shiyan of a crime that would make him unable to turn over and put him to death.

If he drives away the man named Tang, Chenliu County will be his territory from now on, and he will have the final say, right?

Thinking of this, he wanted to laugh excitedly. He pinched his palm, but the pain made him hold back his smile. He pretended to be concerned and said, "Sir Tang, today I received news that a murder occurred in the mansion, so I had to bring people to the door. I didn't expect... Oh... Sir Tang, I'm sorry I can't help you."

Tang Shiyan's personal attendant stepped forward and asked, "Master Lou, do you mean that these two people were done by my master?"

Lou Xiaofeng looked at him with sympathy, and turned his gaze past his attendants to Liu Ying who was standing side by side with Tang Shiyan.

After bowing to her, he said with great regret: "Princess, I am so sorry. I should have told you earlier that Lord Tang already has a mistress outside. Because Wu Fan and your two maids are old acquaintances, when I was looking for them outside the mansion, I accidentally saw Lord Tang."

He sighed deeply, as if he was extremely sad about this matter. He curled his lips, showing his dissatisfaction with Tang Shiyan's cruelty.

With a full sense of justice, he rebuked Tang Shiyan, "You knew that the guest room and illegitimate child you had hidden for so many years would be exposed, so you had to be ruthless and find Wu Fan first. The sad thing is that Wu Fan was greedy for money. After getting your money, he risked his life to kill the mother and her two children. Seeing that your biggest worry was gone, you used sweet words to lure these two people to your home, and got rid of them in the dead of night."

He raised his voice and said loudly: "Master Tang, you know that man proposes, God disposes. A righteous man saw what you did and reported your dirty deeds to me, which made your crimes exposed to the world. You still don't plead guilty?"

He gave a wink to the officers on his left and right, and the officers stepped forward with their swords drawn to arrest the man.

Tang San and Tang Si stood in front of them. A deep and rich voice sounded, and a young man rushed forward, pointed at Lou Xiaofeng and cursed: "You are talking nonsense. Zichen and I are classmates, and I am very familiar with him. When I met you today, you two look 70% similar. Could it be that Lord Lou wants to turn the tables and shift the blame to my father?"

"That's right. My master is a man of noble character. How could he do such a dirty thing?"

"That's right. I heard that Lord Lou and Madam Lou have a very bad relationship. Could it be that you really did it? You deliberately set up a trap to harm my master in order to frame him?"

"Lou sir has evil intentions. He used Madam Lou's family's money to get to the top. Everyone in Chenliu knows about it. He killed the person beside him as soon as he got ashore. In the past, Lord Lou had many concubines in his backyard. For this reason, it was widely rumored in the city that Lord Lou favored his concubines. Is Lord Lou confused? Does he think we have forgotten it?"

"Our master and his wife have a deep and good relationship and have never had a quarrel. You put this on our master's head. Do you think everyone is as stupid as you and will believe you?"

The servants of the Tang Mansion pointed at Lord Lou and guarded Tang Jize, talking in unison and scolding him.

Liu Ying looked at him with a faint smile, not taking his words to heart at all.

Lou Xiaofeng's face was as dark as ink, and his fists hidden in his sleeves were clenched until they bled.

It's his fault for overestimating his own abilities. He wanted to put the blame on the lord of such a big mansion for the appearance of two corpses.

He thinks that everyone else is as simple-minded and strong-limbed as he is.

"The people died in your mansion. Lord Tang is the lord of the mansion. Without your order, who would dare to bring them to the mansion or kill two people? Of course I know that you didn't do it yourself, but you gave the order to kill, so you naturally bear the crime of murder. Lord Tang, do you think that you can get away with it just because you have connections in the capital?" Lou Xiaofeng was unwilling to be outdone, and every word he said was aggressive.

"Lord Lou, you didn't conduct an autopsy, and you didn't have any witnesses or physical evidence. You just convicted my father with just a few words. Lord Lou, you handled the case so arbitrarily. Where is the justice of the people? How can the people of Chenliu County have any justice? How can the people dare to trust the people in the government?"

Tang Zhongbai walked over with big strides. He had been running around for several days, and when he opened his eyes this morning, it was already bright. He got up and called for a long time in the yard, but there was no sign of anyone, so he walked out of the yard. It was not until he heard the sound of quarreling in Qiufeng Courtyard that he walked over in the direction of the sound.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked to the door, I heard Lou Xiaofeng's shameless words and couldn't help but refute him.

Without even looking at Lou Xiaojian, he walked straight to the corpse, squatted down, and reached out to uncover the white cloth.

The servants had never seen a dead body killed for no reason, so they covered their faces and stepped back.

"Wu Fan, Lou Quan, they are actually dead." Tang Zhongbai looked indifferent, as if he was not surprised by their death.

Lou Xiaofeng was full of arrogance and said with a sullen face: "He died in your house. It was your father, Lord Tang, who did it."

Tang Zhongbai gently lifted the white cloth with his hands and covered the body again. He looked at Lou Xiaofeng with a smile and said, "Lord Lou is so sure. May I ask if you have seen it with your own eyes? Who is the witness? Is there any physical evidence?"

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