I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

"Seize the Chunhua Building first." Han Qi said.

Since the Chunhua Building is also one of the links, pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud will surely bring out other clues.Especially for Lin Sanlang, he should be able to find evidence of involvement from Chunhualou.

Li Yuan immediately took the order to resign, as long as he can catch Lin Sanlang and others, he can do his best now.

Now that there are witnesses to prove it, it should be easier to retry Zhou Fu.Unexpectedly, even with Zhu Erniu's testimony, Zhou Fu still refused to plead guilty.

It was obvious that he poisoned him, but he didn't admit it, so he was playing a scoundrel on purpose.If the case only involved Zhou Fu, it would be fine if he pleaded not guilty, but now it involves a huge amount, not only related to dealing with those arrogant officials, but also related to the women who have been abducted and will be deceived and tortured in the future life.

Because there is no modern high-tech criminal investigation method to track and test all the subtle traces, and then efficiently testify against the criminals involved in the case, the existence of torture to extract confessions has its historical rationality.

Zhou Fu's testimony is particularly important. He must be confessed, and it is time for torture.

Not only Cui Tao, Wang Zhao and others also hoped that Han Qi would allow Zhou Fu to be tortured.

Han Qi glanced at Cui Tao, and only said quietly: "Don't kill people."

"Okay." Cui Tao got up immediately and asked Li Cai to escort Zhou Fu to the next room.

Li Cai hurriedly asked for instructions: "What kind of torture equipment does Mrs. Cui need to use, I'll get it right away—"

"The ones in the prison are too boring. I have a good idea. You can find two carpenters to make one. If there are ready-made planks, it can be made in about half an hour."

After Cui Tao finished speaking, she drew a picture, specifically marking the places that need attention, and asked Li Cai to do it.

When Zhou Fu was escorted to the east room, he could clearly feel the cheerfulness of the two guards who escorted him.He thought it was his own delusion, until he was tied to the bench by two yamen servants, and he heard the two yamen servants happily say "It's done" to Cui Tao, and he was sure that it was really not his illusion.

"You... what are you going to do?"

Zhou Fu was tied to a narrow stool that was only six inches wide, and he felt very uncomfortable at first, but when he saw Cui Tao holding a grass man full of silver needles in his hand, he suddenly remembered Cui Tao's behavior when he was in Guifeng Tower.She was begging for food with a playful smile just a moment ago, but suddenly changed her face when she turned her head. It was scary like that, and Zhou Fu felt inexplicably uneasy.

He has lived to this age and has been in the business of 'selecting people' for many years, so he has seen many people.The person in front of him is not a normal person at first glance!

As soon as Zhou Fu thought of this, his eyes were suddenly covered with a cloth, and the world in front of him was plunged into darkness. He couldn't see anything. The sense of panic brought about by the fear of the unknown tortured him a lot.

"What are you going to do! You are people from the Yamen, how could you do this to me! This is torture to extract a confession, I am wronged! I am wronged! I was framed!" Zhou Fu shouted in a panic, hoping to get through this kind of crime. Ways to stop the other party's next behavior.

Cui Tao took a ruler and patted Zhou Fu's face, "Why panic, I haven't done anything yet. It doesn't hurt if it can be called out. How can it be torture to extract a confession if it doesn't hurt? So in order to prove what you did to me If you accuse me, I will torture you to extract a confession."

"Before I make a move, do you have anything else to say?" Cui Tao asked lazily. In fact, she really didn't want to ask this question. She was afraid that if Zhou Fu couldn't hold back and would recruit, then she would have nowhere to play.

"I was wronged! You let me go! Let me go! Let me go!" Zhou Fu kept yelling that he was wronged as if he didn't hear Cui Tao's question.

Cui Tao asked the yamen servant to take off Zhou Fu's shoes, and then pulled out three silver needles from the boy...

Zhou Fu opened his mouth, and the veins on his neck were bulging. He tried his best to shout out, but the voice couldn't come out after all.

Dou Da's cold sweat kept streaming down his cheeks.

Cui Tao lightly poked Zhou Fu's body with a ruler, and Zhou Fu was so frightened that he immediately trembled all over.He opened his mouth to say something, but he still couldn't say it. This feeling of aggrieved despair made him even more frightened.

"Aren't you scared? You can't see, you can't shout, don't worry, you won't be able to hear it soon. You must know that what you are suffering now is just a hundredth of what the women you abducted to sell One, or even one in a thousand. So what is this little torture to you?"

As Cui Tao said, he inserted another silver needle, and now Zhou Fu couldn't hear him at all.

Can't see, can't shout, can't hear, but the whole person is completely awake.

There is nothing more terrifying than this.Zhou Fu didn't know what Cui Tao would do to him in the next moment. He made all kinds of speculations in his mind, fearing and thinking, and fell into infinite panic...

When Cui Taoqian came out of the house, Li Cai immediately came to tell her that the instrument of torture she wanted was ready.

Li Cai looked around, then quietly said to Cui Tao: "Just now I saw a shop on the street selling frozen Yuanzi, so I brought three copies for Master."

It's not too hot at this time of year, and there are very few ice and snow cold yuanzi.Because it is not common, Li felt that Cui Tao would definitely like it, so he specially bought it for her

When Cui Tao heard that it was three parts, she smiled and praised Li Cai for understanding her.

There are three big bowls of ice and snow cold yuanzi, each of which is round and light yellow in color. They are soaked in ice water, decorated with crushed black plum meat and red wolfberry, and they look delicious and attractive.Cui Tao scooped one out of the ice water with a spoon and put it into his mouth. The taste is icy and cool. You don’t need to chew too much. Just touch the tip of your tongue and sip it with your mouth. , full of sweet and rich bean fragrance.

Although this Bingxue Lengyuanzi is as sweet as ordinary desserts, it is much more fragrant than ordinary desserts and can even fill your stomach, so it tastes solid and makes people feel good.

Cui Tao is not a person who eats alone, so let Li Cai eat a bowl too.

But Li Cai said again and again, "I bought it to honor Master."

"For your filial piety, I will definitely teach you well in the future." Cui Tao was not polite, and happily finished the third bowl.

When the time was almost up, Cui Tao went back to the east room and took off the black cloth from Zhou Fu's eyes.

Zhou Fu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable seeing the light, so he instinctively closed his eyes before squinting to adapt to what he saw. When he saw Cui Tao's face clearly, he was so frightened that his whole body began to tremble again.

Cui Tao glanced at him coldly, pulled out two silver needles, and inserted them directly into the little straw man's head, where the two eyes seemed to pass through the head.

Zhou Fu was terrified when he saw it, and his body trembled again.

"Are you afraid? But only a few silver needles have been used, and there are so many that are useless."

Zhou Fu used to keep shaking his head to express that he can't do it anymore, he doesn't want it anymore.

Cui Tao reminded: "You can talk."

"Please...don't torture me like this...please...I can't...don't..." Zhou Fu begged for mercy.

"Look at how you look now."

Zhou Fu thought that Cui Tao was going to ridicule him for being embarrassed now, but after hearing what she said next, he was terrified again.

"Isn't it a good life? You can breathe, talk, beg for mercy, and see what the world is like. Zhu Daniu, who was killed by you, can't see anything, can't feel anything. Cui Tao patted Zhou Fu's face with a ruler, sighing, "You are so happy!"

"No, no, no...don't..."

"Don't make a confession!" Cui Tao took Zhou Fu's words, "Don't make a confession, I still haven't finished my tricks!"

"I'm recruiting! I'm recruiting! Please forgive me, sister."

"Who is your older sister?" Cui Tao said disgustedly, "How could I have such a heartless son as you!"

"Xiangu, please forgive me, I will recruit, I will recruit!" Zhou Fu immediately changed his words and begged for mercy.

"All recruited?" Cui Tao asked.

"All!" Zhou Fu said obediently.

"It's better not to be like this. I still have a torture device that I just made." After Cui Tao said, she asked someone to put Zhou Fu down, and then took Zhou Fu to the yard to admire her new torture device.

On the square thick wooden base, densely packed thumb-wide knife stabs were inserted. On top of these knife stabs, there was a hollow stool. There was a wooden post behind the stool, and there was a rope hanging from it.

Cui Tao told Zhou Fu that the prisoner was hoisted by a rope on a wooden post and then tied to a stool.

"Don't look at it as a stool, but in fact the four legs are alive. Once you sit on it, it will collapse on the bayonet, and the weight of your body depends entirely on the rope." Cui Tao explained to Zhou Fu, "This The torture tool has a very nice name, it’s called Avalokitesvara sitting on the lotus. When the rope is broken, sit down! It’s as refreshing as Avalokitesvara is about to send you to the west. Of course, it’s unlikely to die immediately, with a lot of buttocks And thorn-resistant. With my medical skills, I can give you medicine to stop the bleeding in time, and it shouldn't be a problem to repeat it ten or eight times."

Zhou Fu felt pain in his butt only after hearing Cui Tao's description. It was hard to imagine what it would be like to be pierced by those sharp knives. He was so frightened that he trembled all over, and repeatedly told Cui Tao that he would never lie.

Cui Tao snorted, noncommittal.

At this time, Han Qi and the others also came out, and together they saw the instruments of torture in the courtyard.

Wang Zhao sighed that it was amazing. He had never seen such a cruel instrument of torture in all these years in the Yamen.

Han Qi immediately went back to the room with his hands behind his back.

Cui Tao took Zhou Fu into the lobby and ordered him to stand trial.

Zhou Fu looked unharmed, but his whole body was drenched in cold sweat. He looked like he had just escaped from hell, and he was still a little terrified.

Seeing that Zhou Fu, who had dared to be glib and hypocritical in front of Han Tuiguan before, was now in such a state, everyone couldn't help feeling a little relieved.Looking at Cui Tao's eyes, he didn't dare to neglect any more.I really can't see that looking at such a delicate and sweet woman, there is such an astonishing ruthlessness.

Cui Tao didn't care how others looked at her, she wiped her silver needles one by one with a white silk handkerchief, and then put them away one by one.

All the yamen servants: "..." It looks even more terrifying!

"The villain's father was a kidnapper, and now he will inherit his father's business. The villain and Zhu Daniu have known each other since childhood. Seeing that his parents left early, and he had to take care of his brother with a weak body, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him." He, and the villain really needed a helper for this job, so he was asked to do it together with the villain.

I am not as patient as he is, and I am not as cautious as him in dealing with things, so it is more suitable for him to do some things than me.So in the past seven or eight years, I have been responsible for running around and picking suitable women to bring back.He is in charge of contacting buyers in Changyuan County and Bianjing, "

Zhou Fu briefly introduced his work with Zhu Daniu these years, and then he explained why he poisoned the Zhu brothers.

"In the past two years, we have only had one customer, Chunhualou. The madam Chu of Chunhualou is a straightforward person, and she gives the most money every time, so we are naturally willing to do business with her. Madame Chu told us that she bought These girls from good families will not stay in the building to pick up guests, but will be sent to noble homes in need to serve people. The villain thinks that this is a good thing. Those little ladies who come out of poor places can If we go to the rich and noble family to enjoy the blessings, then we who are kidnappers can be regarded as accumulating virtue.

Half a year ago, Zhu Daniu went to send someone to Chunhualou according to his usual habits. When Madam Chu heard that Zhu Daniu was going out of the city to go home, she asked Zhu Daniu to help her with two things. Just find a place to dump them. The things have already been loaded into his car. up.

When Zhu Daniu went back to the car, he saw two barrels of swill on the car, so he didn't think much about it, thinking it was just a matter of pouring two barrels of swill.After he drove out of the city, he found a bag of money in the car. He opened the bag and found that it was full of gold, silver and pearls, so he realized that something was wrong.Later, he found a place where no one was around and poured out the two barrels of swill, only to find out what was really in there. "

All the yamen servants heard that the madam of Chu actually stuffed two slender women into the bucket and added swill, all of them were terrified and furious, and clenched their fists in anger.I also hate that Zhou Fu didn't show much guilt when he narrated these experiences.

"Even if he comes to me, what can I do? The body is already in our hands. If we report to the official, how can we speak clearly? Besides, if we report to the official, we will do the same thing as a kidnapper." If they were found out, who would want to be stabbed and thrown away? We all still have family members to take care of!

So we smashed our teeth and swallowed them abruptly, and endured the incident.Who would have thought that the madam of Chu would go further and further, and would ask Zhu Daniu to help dispose of the corpse every time.Instead, she gave us a lot of money, saying that we are all grasshoppers on the same rope, sharing the same glory and the same loss. "

Zhou Fu said that even though they were indignant, the matter had already been done, and none of them could clear it up.In desperation, he and Zhu Daniu could only perish together with Madame Chu.Although he got more money, he was worried all day long.

"After the charred corpse case came out, we were all afraid that the matter would be exposed, so Madam Chu asked why. The explanation given by Zhu Daniu was that his car broke down halfway while transporting the corpse, and he couldn't leave the corpse on the road. Side. We had to put the people on the car and the straw to cover the corpses together in the ravine and burn them. But I didn’t expect this to be discovered by the people in the Yamen and reported to Kaifeng Mansion. Fortunately, the magistrate Wei and his Familiar with each other, he has already learned from Wei County Magistrate that there are no clues in this case, so everyone just needs to stop for a while and everything will be fine.

Madame Chu believed what he said, but the day before yesterday he suddenly told me that he was going to take his brother to move out of Changyuan County and quit.After getting no results, he became suspicious and consulted Madame Chu to discuss the matter.Madam Chu said that brother Zhu Daniu knew too much, even if he had a little chance of burning his body and reporting it, he would have to kill him, and let me do it right, otherwise it would be a burden to everyone.

I specially bought beef yesterday, and wrapped the Zhu Brothers' favorite beef stuffed buns, each of which was full of poison.Today, when everyone was not paying attention, he dropped the bag on the cabinet, and watched Zhu Erniu take the bag with his own eyes. "

Zhou Fu then explained that the reason why he made such an arrangement was precisely because Guifenglou did not sell beef buns.When Guifeng Building is busy in the morning, no one will pay special attention to the things on the cabinet.

The reason why Zhou Fu dared to choose this way was because he wanted to play a trick under the lights, thinking that no one would think that the beef stuffed buns would be replaced by people in Guifeng Building.

When all the yamen servants heard this, the custom admired Cui Tao in their hearts, but fortunately she was so keen that she could detect it.If it were them, it would be really easy to infer that the murderer was someone else based on "Guifenglou does not make beef buns, and the buns are placed on the cabinet and no one notices", thinking that Guifenglou was just unlucky and framed.

"You don't know the relationship between Wei Chunlai and Zhu Daniu?" Han Qi asked.

Zhou Fu shook his head, "I just heard from Zhu Daniu that he is fairly familiar with County Magistrate Wei."

"Then what nickname do you have outside?" Han Qi asked again.

Zhou Fu was startled, lowered his head, and said in a low voice, "Meng Po."

"What, you are actually a dream woman? Shouldn't the dream woman be a woman?" Wang Zhao couldn't help but exclaimed.

"It's just to deceive people, so I came up with this nickname, so people don't expect it to be me." Zhou Fu explained in a muffled voice.

When all the yamen servants were suddenly enlightened, Cui Tao snorted and laughed, "As expected, you did not disappoint me, and you really want to try new instruments of torture for me."

Han Qi chuckled when he heard the words, obviously he had already heard that Zhou Fu was lying.

"Finally, I can try my instrument of torture!" Cui Tao sighed.

Zhou Fu suddenly realized when he heard this, and hurriedly argued that what he said was the truth.But Cui Tao didn't listen at all, and the servants even obeyed Cui Tao's order, and quickly tied him to the torture tool.

Holding the gavel, Han Qi stared at Cui Tao who was tossing outside the house, and couldn't help taking a deep breath.What has she experienced in the past, even know how to make instruments of torture?Is this something you can get by just reading a book?

After Zhou Fu was tied up, Cui Tao took a candle and burned the rope hanging Zhou Fu's body.Zhou Fu was so frightened that he wailed immediately, the sound was worse than killing a pig.

Seeing that the grass rope was burnt black and a flame was ignited, Zhou Fu looked up in horror, looked down again, and yelled, "I'm telling the truth! The dream woman is not me, but Wei County magistrate, Wei Wei!" Spring is coming!"

Everyone looked at Zhou Fu without moving. Zhou Fu stared at the rope that was about to burn, then closed his eyes tightly in fright, and yelled again.The moment his body fell, Wang Zhao and others lifted Zhou Fu up and pulled him off.

Zhou Fu rolled on the ground, subconsciously touched his buttocks, and heaved a heavy sigh of relief in surprise.

"Last chance." Cui Tao warned.

Zhou Fu trembled when he heard Cui Tao's words, he didn't dare to look at Cui Tao, nodded repeatedly, and vowed that he would obediently tell all the truth.

It turned out that what Zhou Fu just said was half-truth and half-false, mixed with water.

Zhou Fu had been fooling around with the county magistrate Wei Chunlai for a long time. Wei Chunlai was Zhou Fu's guest. After he was satisfied with the women Zhou Fu provided, he introduced his strong fellow officials to Zhou Fu.Later, they got word of mouth, one introduced another, and they got connected with the dignitaries in Beijing and China.

Wei Chun came here for money, and to please the rich and powerful, so he joined forces with Zhou Fu to do business together.

Later, because some guests were dissatisfied with the fact that the women selected by Zhou Fu had never seen the world, Wei Chunlai arranged for these women to go to Chunhualou to receive education first.

The so-called Chunhualou Mistress Chu plotting against Zhu Daniu was actually not her own idea.It was Wei Chunlai who was worried that Zhu Daniu was still 'innocent', and that it would be risky if they found out their real activities someday.So Wei Chunlai discussed with Madame Chu that Raju Daniu should go into the water, and arranged for him to be responsible for disposing of the dead bodies.

There was also the matter of killing the Zhu brothers with poison, which was also Wei Chunlai's idea.Late last night, Wei Chunlai asked Zhu Daniu to come to the county government office to look for him, because he had some doubts about Zhu Daniu's motive for burning the corpse in the first place.

After Wei Chunlai pretended to deal with Zhu Daniu for a while, he realized that there was something wrong with Zhu Daniu, so he notified Zhou Fu to silence him.The beef was originally bought by Zhou Fu for himself to eat, but considering that the Zhu brothers liked it, he made bun stuffing with it and poisoned it.

At this point, it is considered a complete and correct account of the whole process.

Wei Chunlai was immediately brought to confront Zhou Fu.

At first, Wei Chunlai thought that Zhou Fu hadn't confessed himself, so he told Han Qi again with lies: "This official is just acquainted with Zhu Daniu and has accepted bribes from him. I really don't know about other things."

Zhou Fu was trembling and crying beside him, kowtowing to Han Qi and pleading: "I beg Han Tuiguan to keep my two sons and daughters. County magistrate Wei once threatened me. If the case of the charred corpse is revealed, we will find out about it." In me, if I dare to confess him, he will kill my child! I have no choice but to lie just now."

When Wei Chunlai heard this, he suddenly realized that Zhou Fu had actually explained everything.

"You idiot! How can you say everything! Leave me outside, and I can still play around and save your life!" Wei Chunlai scolded Zhou Fu angrily.

Zhou Fu lay down on the ground and cried, "If I don't say anything, I'd rather die, and I can't wait for you to save my life. Besides, you can't protect yourself, how could you care about me?"

"Wei Chunlai, even if he doesn't explain, you think we will believe your words?" Cui Tao snorted, "Since this dream woman is someone who can contact the officials and nobles in Bianjing, I don't want to have any trouble with the officials or the nobles. Bianer, where can it be done?

Zhou Fu explained that the reason why he was called Mengpo was unexpected to everyone.His ancestors were kidnappers, what is unexpected, why did he give such a nickname on purpose?It's really unexpected that magistrate Wei called it this.But it's a pity, we in Kaifeng Mansion are not ordinary people, we all thought of it. "

All the yamen servants slandered unanimously in their hearts: Mrs. Cui is too polite, at most you and Han Tuiguan thought of it, we really didn't think of it.

Wei Chunlai sat slumped on the ground, sluggish as if he had lost his soul.

The next step was a detailed interrogation, and Wei Chunlai's signed testimony was obtained, and together with Zhou Fu, he brought it back to Kaifeng Mansion.

The two key criminals involved in the case, Wei Chunlai and Zhou Fu, will naturally also be escorted back to Bianjing.

However, the prison van moved slowly, and Li Cai was only responsible for the escort.

Cui Tao, Han Qi and others rode back to Kaifeng Mansion first, and continued to deal with the people involved in the case, such as Chunhualou Madame Chu and Lin Sanlang.

Because there are ready-made evidence now, it will not be troublesome to arrest these people.Wei Chunlai had an account book in his hand, in addition to Lin Sanlang, Ding Wulang, and Li Dalang, it also recorded ten officials and descendants of aristocratic families.All of these people are subject to summons.

Of course, because the case involves a wide range of people, most of the people involved are powerful and powerful, so they should report it to the higher authorities for a decision.

Before Han Qi went to look for Bao Zheng, Cui Tao blocked his way, "Can I discuss it with Han Tuiguan?"

"Say." Han Qi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he looked down at Cui Tao's beautiful and sweet face.

"If you only deal with these people according to the law, it would be too cheap for them. Can you ask the higher-ups to let them experience what those women suffered during their lifetime?" She kept silent, thinking that he didn't quite agree with her 'violent' proposal, and immediately said in another way, "I think that the setting of penalties is not only to deter and prevent crimes, but also to let the perpetrators understand the pain involved, prompting them to reflect on themselves. Repentance. The punishment of repentance is the real punishment for evil."

Han Qi gave a "hmm" and told Cui Tao, "You've been tired all day too, go to bed early."

After Han Qi left, Wang Zhao and others came over and praised Cui Tao's excellent performance in this case.I really didn't expect Zhou Fu and Wei Chunlai to be so cunning that they made false confessions first to fool people, and almost deceived them all.

"By the way, the instrument of torture Madam Cui asked to make is really scary. If you sit on it, will it rot?" Wang Zhao exclaimed.

Cui Tao laughed and asked where the instrument of torture was now.After she took everyone to have a look, she sat on it directly.It scared Wang Zhao, Li Yuan and others to stop her.

But no one thought that when the hollowed-out 'stool' fell under heavy weight, the knife stabs below would also fall into the wooden base.Cui Tao finally just sat on a piece of wood.

"So it's just to scare people?" Wang Zhao and others suddenly realized.

"Otherwise, it really stabbed people bloody and was on the verge of death? It's just using torture to extract a confession, but punishment can't be abused. Otherwise, what's the difference between me and those vicious murderers?"

Cui Tao's words made Wang Zhao and others feel quite taught.Then, under the endless admiration gazes of all the yamen servants, she shook Qingfutou's head and walked away in a chic way.

Let's talk about Bao Zheng, after learning the whole case from Han Qi, he slapped the table on the spot and denounced these officials and dignitaries for letting go of their obscenities.He was so angry that he didn't say anything else, and went directly to the palace to face the saint.

Due to the seriousness of the case, Lu Yijian and others were also summoned to the palace to discuss the matter.Dali Temple and Yushitai also participated in it, and the Ministry of Punishment also came, but it was not the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, but two servants.Therefore, Lin Sanlang, an important person involved in the case, is the son of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Lin Shangshu was naturally avoided.

When Lin Sanlang learned that what he had done was revealed, he begged his father to find a way for him.

"Those women saw that their sons were of noble birth, so they voluntarily dedicated themselves to please him. The son was young, so he couldn't stand it, so how could this be considered a crime by the son? It's the fault of the Chunhualou Mistress Chu who coaxed her son and dedicated it to her son. These abducted women."

"I will write it down in the memorial to clarify this matter for you. But after this matter, you have to restrain yourself and stop doing such shameful things!" Lin Shangshu reprimanded him.

Lin Sanlang repeatedly agreed, and asked Lin Shangshu to rest assured.

Lin Shangshu shut him down at home, wanting to wait until the word of the incident passed.But he never thought that as soon as he handed over his letter of pleading guilty to Chen Ming, someone from Kaifeng Mansion came and took Lin Sanlang away by force.

Lin Shangshu was extremely angry, and stopped and questioned Wang Zhao: "Who gave you the courage to come to Shangshu's mansion to arrest people?"

"Of course it's an official." Wang Zhao showed the gold medal from the imperial court, and Lin Shangshu's legs were so shocked that he immediately knelt down.With how his precious third son cried and begged, he had no choice but to watch him being taken away by the yamen servants.

A total of thirteen officials and nobles were arrested and brought to justice one after another, and none of them succeeded in begging for mercy for personal gain.

At first, several people, represented by Lin Sanlang, refused to explain because of their prominent family background.But after the Kaifeng Mansion showed full evidence, it didn't care whether they recognized it or not, and they were not allowed to experience the torture tools they had brought to torture people, and all of them had to put on prison uniforms before executing them.

Only then did Lin Sanlang regret it, he was tortured until he wept bitterly and begged for mercy, and finally confessed all the evil deeds he had committed.

The situation was exactly as Cui Tao had guessed before, these people would have special punishments for unqualified women in training.They will choose a suitable day for everyone to have a carnival in the mansion outside Beijing called 'Siyuan'. Those who are obedient will watch how those disobedient women are tortured to death, and even their bodies will be tortured to death after death. The fire burns.If any of them are not well-behaved and dare to resist in the future, they will be punished according to the same rules. The women who survived such a system have long since lost the will to resist.

Three days later, the Kaifeng Mansion opened the court to pronounce the case. Bao Zheng personally presided over the trial and ordered the beheading of sixteen people seriously involved in the case, including Wei Chunlai, Zhou Fu, Chu Madam, and Lin Sanlang.

The blood stained the ground red over and over again, but in exchange for cheers from the people, they clapped their hands and applauded.

At noon, there was a heavy rain in Bianjing, and the ground covered with the blood of the sinners was washed almost clean again.

The rain stopped in the afternoon, but the sky was still cool.

The solution of such a big case is very satisfying, and of course we should celebrate it.It happened that it was cold, so Cui Tao scrambled to eat hot pot.

Cui Tao temporarily built a small stove in the middle of the courtyard, put the pot on it, and fried the hot pot base with butter and various spices, put a part of it in a jar and sealed it for later use.Add water to the rest, add sheep and scorpion beef bones and cook slowly for half an hour.

During this period, the aroma of the boiled meat spread out, making people salivate.

Cui Tao politely invited Wang Zhao, Li Yuan, Li Cai and others. He thought that some of them might go home, and they might not be invited, but he didn't want to agree to all of them.

Wang Zhao also asked Cui Tao if he wanted to invite Han Tuiguan to come too.

Cui Tao never thought of letting Han Qi eat this food with everyone.In Cui Tao's opinion, Han Qi's face and his elegant demeanor are more suitable for drinking dew.

But since Wang Zhao mentioned it, it would be bad if he said not to invite, so Cui Tao asked Wang Zhao to invite him, since he would not come anyway.

Unexpectedly, when it was time for dinner, Han Qi would also come.He was wearing a dark blue brocade robe, which made his figure more slender and more stable and elegant.

Seeing him like this, Cui Tao felt that he was a bit out of tune with the lively and heavy-tasting hot pot.When everyone was about to sit down, she realized that she quickly asked Wang Siniang to bring another stool and a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

Then, Pinger brought up the washed green vegetables, Cui Tao's homemade fish balls, shrimp balls, beef balls and mushroom balls, as well as several large pots of cut mutton rolls and beef rolls, green shrimp, mushrooms, and duck intestines. , yellow throat and other things are also indispensable.

There are boiled mutton scorpions in the pot, which are soft and rotten. Under the simmering of the seasoning at the bottom of the pot, the taste is delicious.

Everyone held their bowls and couldn't wait to nibble on the sheep scorpion first.

Cui Tao also added two yuan, and then looked at Han Qi over there before slowly picking up his chopsticks.

"These two pieces are good."

Cui Tao immediately exchanged her own bowl with Han Qi's. The two pieces she picked up were easier to eat, and the meat could be picked off with chopsticks.It is almost impossible to expect Han Qi to gnaw on the bones directly, and the picture is unimaginable.

Sure enough, as Cui Tao expected, Han Qi only picked up a small piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into his mouth every time, eating very politely.

In addition to these hot pot ingredients, Cui Tao also prepared snow pears with rock sugar, lychee cream water and ice and snow cold yuanzi.

When the hot pot is hot and you are thirsty, it is just right to drink a bowl of dessert that relieves the fire and moistens dryness.

"The dipping sauce is delicious, especially the meat roll, which has just been cooked. When rolled in the dipping sauce, the sesame sauce is sticky and the peanuts are crushed in the mouth. It is so fragrant." Wang Zhao picked up the chopsticks. There was already half a bowl, and after stirring it in the dipping bowl, everything was stuffed into the mouth, so satisfying, it was so refreshing, so wonderful that people couldn't help but want to scream.

Han Qisi ate gracefully, but actually used a lot.No matter how lively everyone is yelling, he won't go along with it, but he won't spoil the fun, and he will occasionally respond with a few words, so he won't make others feel uncomfortable or out of place.

After this meal was over, it was getting late, and everyone helped Cui Tao clean up the dishes, and then took their leave.

Han Qi was the last to leave, and said to Cui Tao, "Thank you for your hard work."

"I never find it hard to eat things." Seeing that Zhang Chang was not around, Cui Tao sent Han Qi off.

While standing at the door with Han Qi waiting for the carriage, the eastern sky suddenly lit up with fireworks, a ray of light ascended to the sky, and suddenly exploded, which was really beautiful.Fireworks aren't cheap, so it's natural that someone is celebrating something by setting this off suddenly.Cui Tao thought about beheading more than a dozen nobles today, perhaps these people had offended many other nobles in the capital, so some nobles set off cannons to celebrate.

When the carriage arrived, Cui Tao said to Han Qi, "Han Tuiguan, go slowly."

"It's been a long time since I called my lord. I kept barking when I didn't allow it, and stopped barking when I allowed it. But it was intentional?" Han Qi was still looking at the fireworks in the sky, as if he was just chatting casually.

"My lord." The female voice was soft, with a hint of sweetness, and suddenly rang in his left ear.

Han Qi was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Cui Tao, only to find that Cui Tao was no longer by his side, and when he looked back, he saw her running away.

After running for a certain distance, Cui Tao turned around suddenly and found that Han Qi was still there, so she smiled at him again, held up the lantern in her hand and shook it at him, as if saying goodbye to him, and then ran away completely .

The carriage stayed in front of the door for a long time before Han Qi got into the carriage.

For the next three days, Cui Tao did not appear in front of Han Qi because there was no case in Kaifeng Mansion.

On the fourth day, Han Qi asked Cui Tao what he was up to recently.

Wang Zhao immediately said: "Oh, it's amazing. She got some bricks and wood to build a gazebo in the deserted courtyard. When I saw it the first day, she just dug a hole on the east side of the courtyard, and now the gazebo is completely empty." It's almost finished, just laying tiles on it. And from the beginning to the end, there is no outsider, and Madam Cui is building it alone, and Wang Siniang and Ping'er are just helping hands."

Zhang Chang, who was grinding ink for his master, said in an unbelievable tone: "So, she still builds a house?"

Han Qi, who was concentrating on writing, stopped suddenly at this moment.

"Probably yes, I think her way of building a gazebo will not be a problem to build a Kaifeng mansion." Wang Zhao was amazed again, "Madam Cui is probably the reincarnation of some kind of fairy?"