I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

The young man in white looked at the back of Cui Tao leaving, his face darkened, then he smiled again, turned around and stepped upstairs, and entered the private room in No. [-] Tianzi.

Zhuifeng was sitting at the table. He poured a cup of tea and handed it to the boy in white.After the young man in white took it, he wiped the rim of the cup with an ordinary white brocade handkerchief, then threw the handkerchief away casually, brought the cup of tea to his mouth, and drank it down in one gulp.

"Let's not say that he didn't come close to success, and he lost thirty tables. You really will 'save money' for the young master." Zhuifeng couldn't help mocking him.

"I didn't know that she didn't take the usual way, but she is really special and interesting. Brother, don't bother to laugh at me, you do what you want, let me see how capable you are?"

"I can only kill people, not coax people, especially women." Zhuifeng stated in a rigid tone.

The white-clothed boy suddenly recalled Cui Tao's way of ignoring him completely, and said to Zhuifeng with a smile: "My hands like to cling to beauty's blood, if the young master wants to kill her, big brother remember to let me do it." .”

Chasing the wind nodded helplessly.

"Where's the young master?" the boy in white asked again.

"I'm back."

"The clothes that the young master left for me are really comfortable, and the material is unusual." The boy in white sighed.

Zhuifeng refused to comment on this, and only asked the boy in white to clean up the follow-up troubles in the Dizang Pavilion.

"In addition to the imperial court, I'm afraid the other end of the Tianji Pavilion will also investigate. I asked Hong Yi to go back and report to the owner of the Tianji Pavilion. It was someone from the imperial court who killed Su Yuwan."

"Brother, this trick is really wonderful! Dizang Pavilion is today, it is necessary for the master of Tianji Pavilion to indulge Su Yuwan. Kaifeng Mansion first destroyed the Bianjing sub-rudder of Tianji Pavilion, and now it has killed Su Yuwan, and it is even more important to completely wipe out Dizang. Tibetan Pavilion. There will be a good show in the future for these two chambers!"

After the white-clothed boy finished speaking, he straightened his clothes, trying to be neat and tidy everywhere, and then he lifted his sleeves and smelled his sleeves cherishingly.

"It still has a scent!"

"If you dare to do this in front of the young master, I don't need to pour tea for you right now." Zhuifeng said while pouring tea for him.

"Don't! As the saying goes, 'We stand in the same boat through thick and thin', without me, my eldest brother is so lonely."

Chasing Feng glanced at Chasing Yu coldly, and instead of responding to his words, he asked him if the thirty tables of meals had been arranged.

"Really give it to her?"

"deliver."

……

Two hours later, the Anping Government Office received a report that five people had died in the Futian Courtyard in Anping City.

Shortly after eating lunch, the five people suddenly began to go crazy, then fell into a coma, and finally died of exhaustion.

Because the death toll was high and it was a serious case, the case was immediately notified to Cui Mao.

Cui Mao ordered someone to call Wuzuo from the yamen to investigate the scene, but was told that Yao Wuzuo was one of the five victims. He was already dead, so naturally there was no way to do an autopsy.

Because of the frequent contact with corpses, it is considered bad luck by many people, and Wu Zuo is considered a lowly servant in the yamen, and belongs to the lower class in the industry.Those who are willing to come to the yamen to do this kind of work are mostly from poor families and from lowly backgrounds.The original office worker in the yamen coincided with Ding You's return to his hometown. This new office worker came from Futianyuan. He was originally a doctor. His family was in a difficult situation and he came to Anping to find a job. He had just worked in the government office for less than half a year. moon.

If there is no autopsy, how to determine the cause of death and arrest the murderer?Cui Mao ordered his subordinates to immediately look for a temporary replacement, and if they couldn't, they went to the nearby county government to borrow someone.

The yamen servant hesitated to speak, but under Cui Mao's urging, Fang said: "Cui Qiniang is doing an autopsy in Kaifeng Mansion, so we can please..."

The yamen servant didn't dare to say the last words, and was so frightened by Cui Mao's look that he swallowed back.

Cui Mao always felt that his daughter's post-mortem work was degrading, but after so many things happened, he knew that he should change his thinking.Not to mention that he wants to think about it now, but he just can't think about it. Cui Tao's autopsy and handling of the case were all approved by the Empress Dowager Liu and the officials, no matter who it is, it's a big deal.

Cui Mao was hesitating whether to trouble Cui Tao with this case, when another yamen servant came to report the news they had just found out.

The meals eaten by these deceased were all given in the name of Cui Qiniang.

Cui Mao was stunned for a moment, and after asking clearly that the so-called 'Cui Qiniang' was indeed his daughter, he stopped hesitating and sent someone directly to inform Cui Tao.

Cui Tao is tasting salted plums in Xiao Ma's room.

When the yellow plums come down, the salted plums are big and worm-free. They are pickled in the altar with salt to remove the juice, and then dried in the sun to remove the pits.When eating, wash it with soup and drink it with wine. It tastes very good.

These salted plums are all made by Mrs. Ma himself, just for fun when you are free.After learning that Cui Tao is addicted to food now, she called Cui Tao to taste it, and if she thought it tasted good, she planned to take all the bag of salted plums she made to Cui Tao.When the child turns back and gets tired in Kaifeng Mansion, he wants to drink some wine. It is just right to pair her salt and plum with the wine, and he will think of her when eating.

This salted plum has a salty taste with a sweet and sour taste. Compared with the simple sweet taste of candied fruit, it has richer layers, and it tastes more refreshing and chewy.At the same time, it also has the effect of nourishing the body and regulating the body, clearing the liver and purifying heat, and treating the deficiency of stomach yin.

Cui Tao ate a plate in a short while.Seeing this, Mrs. Ma smiled and asked Cui Tao to prepare a cup of green plum wine to go with it.

Unexpectedly, at this time, people sent by Cui Mao came.

Naturally, alcohol was not allowed during the autopsy, so Cui Tao reluctantly put down the green plum wine she was about to drink, so she had to grab a handful of salt and plums and leave.

Han Qi heard that the case was related to Cui Tao, so he had to intervene, so he went to Futian Courtyard with Cui Tao.

"When I was having dinner in Furong Pavilion in the morning, a young man in white came to chat with me, recognized my identity, and said he wanted to invite me to dinner, so I dismissed him casually. It seemed that he really meant what he said Enough talking, send thirty tables of food to Futian Yard."

Cui Tao could only think of something related to her and Futianyuan.

"It's a coincidence." Han Qi sighed.

Cui Tao looked around and saw that no one was looking at them.She took out a salt plum from the paper bag and quickly stuffed it into Han Qi's mouth.

Han Qi was stunned, and Fang chewed slowly.

"Liulang's mother-in-law made it, how do you think it tastes?" Cui Tao asked.

Han Qi couldn't help laughing when he heard the title 'mother-in-law', and nodded immediately.

When he arrived at Futian Courtyard, Cui Tao checked the death status of the five deceased.In that room, Cui Mao was listening to the other people in Futianyuan about the scene at that time.

"Ding Dalang insisted that he was an umbrella. When it rained, he wanted to open himself up. He kept opening his arms and said he would protect us from the rain."

"Li Sanlang buzzed and ran around waving his hands, looking for shit in the latrine, thanks to us stopping him in time! I think he probably thinks he's a fly,"

"Qu Erlang seemed to be crazy, he said it was on fire, and plunged into the water tank."

"Yao Wuzuo cried out that his death was wronged. It was his husband who killed him!" The eyewitness who told the story did not forget to add an explanation. Yao Wuzuo's voice was a little shrill when he cried, and he must have felt that he was a woman. .

"Qi Wulang is the most honest, squatting on the ground and loading stones."

After Cui Mao heard these testimonies, he was quite puzzled. He immediately looked at Cui Tao, and saw that she was seriously inspecting the eyes, ears, nose, hands, and skin of each deceased.For some reason, this appearance is particularly eye-catching.This made Cui Mao suddenly realize that his daughter is really different from ordinary people.He used to have a worldly view, which is really ignorant, superficial, and dirty.

"I have experienced vomiting and hallucinations. The cause of death should be organ failure caused by food poisoning." Cui Tao asked about the lunch situation at that time. He heard that they had a table of six people, but only five people including Yao Wuzuo had such symptoms. However, the other person, Qiu Dalang, did not show any abnormalities.

"I found out clearly that the food was given by Furong Pavilion. Just as Madam Cui guessed, a boy in white clothes paid the money in the morning and ordered the shopkeeper of Furong Pavilion to bring thirty tables of food in the name of Madam Cui." Yamen said.

Cui Mao asked Cui Tao if he had any impression of the boy in white.

"Yes." Cui Tao asked people to prepare paper and ink, and immediately drew a portrait of the boy in white, and asked Cui Mao's people to look for it according to the portrait.

Cui Mao looked at the portrait and asked in surprise, "Isn't this Mo Erlang?"

"Who is Mo Erlang?" Cui Tao hurriedly asked.

"His father is a great Confucian in the local area, and he was once the teacher of your two elder brothers. He left long ago, leaving behind two young children. It is said that the old servants of the family dragged the two children to grow up. Now the two The children don’t like reading like their fathers anymore, they just run around doing business.” When it comes to this point, Cui Mao still feels a little pity.

Cui Tao asked the names of the two brothers again.The eldest of the Mo family is Mo Zhuifeng, 22 years old; the second is Mo Zhuiyu, [-] years old, who is the boy in white she met this morning.

This Mo Erlang loves cleanliness and beautiful women very much, and he always wears white clothes.His elder brother, Mo Dalang, is very good at business, including restaurants, inns, tea and fruits, etc., and his family fortune is huge.Mo Erlang also has a talent for business, but he only deals in treasures, jewelry and antique calligraphy and paintings. He is much more elegant than other big brothers, but he is also much pickier and loves to find fault.

"It seems that there are a lot of talents in Anping City." Cui Tao sighed casually, and asked the people in Futian Courtyard if there was any leftover lunch, especially the table where Yao Yuzuo ate for them.

In exchange for this question, everyone in Futianyuan shook their heads unanimously and positively.

The residents of Futian Yard usually don’t eat well, and it’s rare that someone kindly helps them have a good meal, and it’s the delicious food from Furong Pavilion. Naturally, everyone snapped it up and ate everything, not even a green onion leaf left. Down.

If there are not enough clues about the food, then the only option is to dissect the body.

When Cui Mao heard his daughter talk about the autopsy, his eyes instantly opened wider than a bull's eyeball.He knew that it was definitely inappropriate for him to say it, but he couldn't control himself instinctively.Cui Mao had no choice but to bite his lower lip with his teeth, to keep himself from meddling with his daughter's business.

"I didn't eat the only dish on that table, the hibiscus mushroom. The villain would get rashes all over his body when he ate mushrooms, so no matter how delicious the dish was, the villain would not dare to eat it." Qiu Dalang explained.

"Thirty tables, each table has hibiscus mushrooms. I also tasted this dish in the morning. I used Coprinus comatus, and only the legs of the mushrooms were used. They were white. Look at the color of the mushrooms on your table. Is there anything unusual?" Cui Tao questioned Qiu Dalang.

Qiu Dalang immediately said: "It's not just white, because I can't eat that dish, and I'm a bit envious, so I took a second look, and I remember it very clearly. There are brown mushrooms in the plate of hibiscus mushrooms."

"Poisonous mushrooms can cause hallucinations, causing multiple organ failure and death. The specific cause of death needs to be dissected—"

"No, no, that's enough!" Cui Mao said immediately, and after he finished speaking, he carefully glanced at Cui Tao, lowered his voice, and became more gentle, "It's enough, it's really enough."

"Oh." Cui Tao agreed with no energy.

Cui Tao suggested to Cui Mao to order the government servants to seal up all the places in Futian Courtyard first, and send all the staff back to their rooms to be summoned, and they are not allowed to go out for the time being.

Cui Mao agreed, and while following Cui Tao's suggestion, ordered the government officials to collect the corpses and carefully record the testimony of all witnesses at the time of the crime.

Cui Tao and Han Qi went directly to Furong Pavilion to investigate. Since this case was related to her, and since the murderer dared to poison the food given in her name, he had to be prepared to be caught by her.

Cui Tao and others first questioned the shopkeeper of Furong Pavilion and Si Bo, and the possibility of Mo Zhuiyu, a young man in white clothes, was basically ruled out.

According to the shopkeeper's description, after chatting with Cui Tao in the morning, Mo Zhuiyu went back to Tianzi No. [-] room and had breakfast with his eldest brother.When he left, he ordered thirty tables of dishes at Futian Yard and paid for them.

After that, Furong Pavilion will cook and prepare dishes. Thirty tables are not a small number. It took two hours to finish.Afterwards, I sent the servants in the store to deliver the food to Futianyuan. Because of the large quantity, half of the food boxes were borrowed from the restaurants next door. Three cars were hired to transport them, and six servants escorted them.

After the six servants arrived at the place, when they were catching up for lunch, many people in Futian Yard were there.After they explained their intentions, they immediately received enthusiastic responses from everyone in Futian Courtyard. Everyone moved tables together and helped to arrange meals. The scene was a bit chaotic.

"It happens that there are three food boxes for one table. There are six of us, and every two people are in charge of one cart. The food boxes on the same cart contain the same dishes. So when distributing the dishes, we only need to be responsible for our own part. But They came by themselves to arrange the dishes, and we were only responsible for collecting the empty food boxes in the end, and left after counting the correct number.”

"Then did you notice that the hibiscus mushrooms on Yao Yuzuo's table were abnormal?" Cui Tao asked.

The six servants all shook their heads, expressing that they didn't pay attention.It was so lively at that time, they only cared about how these people were happy to have good food, they didn't pay attention to how they arranged the food.

Ask the chef of Furong Pavilion again, thirty plates of Furong mushrooms are cut and fried together.Everyone in the kitchen can testify that it is impossible for them to cook so many dishes on a single plate.

"That is to say, the mushrooms were fine before leaving the Furong Pavilion. The problem may be on the way of transporting the vegetables and when they were arranging the vegetables. The six servants were together for each of them. Unless the two happened to be accomplices in the crime, otherwise, Sibo can also rule out suspicions here."

"The poisonous mushrooms have been prepared in advance, so they can be mixed into the dish of Furong mushrooms. It was all accidental when you met Mo Erlang and sent the food to Futianyuan. Sibo's situation is just as you deliberate, so Furong Pavilion committed the crime." It’s less likely. It’s more like someone in Futian Yard planned to use poisonous mushrooms to kill people, and because they happened to come across the gift and saw the chaos in the scene, they took the opportunity to act.”

Cui Tao promised, "In fact, it is easier to use poisonous mushrooms to kill people than to use other poisons. As long as you know which mushrooms on the mountain are poisonous, you can pick them up. However, not everyone knows poisonous mushrooms. This person who has lived in the country, Those who have been in the wilderness are even more suspicious."

It is necessary to investigate the relationship between the six people who ate at the same table at that time, and find the suspect with the motive of killing.

All the residents of Futian Hospital have been registered. At noon when the incident happened, no outsiders entered or left Futian Hospital.Because the people here live relatively densely, they usually don't see each other when they look up, so they are familiar with each other.If there are new faces, everyone will definitely notice.

When Cui Tao and Han Qi turned back to Futian Courtyard, the yamen guards just finished sorting out all the testimonies of the personnel at noon today.Han Qi then took over the evidence and records, flipping through them one by one.

Cui Tao thought that the delivery of food by Furong Pavilion was accidental, so at noon today, the kitchen of Futian Courtyard should have prepared meals.

There are three people in the kitchen who are mainly responsible for cooking, Kong Shi, You Shi and Shen Shi, and they are all married.Mrs. Kong is the oldest, 35 years old. She has been a cook in the kitchen of Futian Courtyard for eight years, and she is the longest-staying old resident of Futian Courtyard.You Shi was 27 and stayed in Futian Hospital for three years.Shen's family is 23, and she has only been in Futian Hospital for half a year.

The three of them are quick-witted people with good health and great strength. Even if they cook for so many people in Futian Yard, they can still keep busy.Of course, the food in Futianyuan is not exquisite. After some rice bran is put into the pot, add some dishes to boil for a while, and then make some sesame seed cakes and steamed buns, and it will be a complete meal.

Coincidentally, Kong in the kitchen is the wife of Ding Dalang, one of the deceased, You is the wife of Qu Erlang, and Shen is also the wife of Yao Yuzuo.

There are also three young girls in the kitchen who help carry water and light the fire.Ding Cuicui, 14 years old, is the youngest daughter of Kong and Ding Dalang.The other is Wang Xiangyun, an orphan, 13 years old, who has lived in Futian Courtyard since he was eight years old, under the care of Kong.The last one is Liu Xiaoyue, 15 years old, the daughter of You Shi and her deceased husband, and later took her to marry Qu Erlang.

Cui Tao: "Since we are a family, why didn't you join them when we had dinner?"

Six big men ate such a table of delicious food, never thought about women and children?

"Their men eat happily, so it's not easy for us to serve. Besides, there are still ready meals in the kitchen that no one eats." Shen explained.

Cui Tao asked about the details of the next three families. Kong and Ding Dalang also had two sons, both of whom were learning carpentry work, so they did not return home at noon.

You Shi and Qu Erlang met in Futian Courtyard, and they were married for less than two months, so they still have no children.

Shen Shi and Yao Wuzuo originally had two sons, but a year ago, the two children lost their footing and drowned because they were playing in the river.

"I heard that Yao Yuzuo was originally a doctor, but later he came to Anping to look for a job when things got worse. Where did you live?" Cui Tao asked.

"He used to be from Shulu, so he was able to get by for the time being. He wanted to make a living by selling grain and earning more money to support his two children's education. However, it happened to be a rainy day, and the grain was moldy. Not only did he lose money, but his family also lost money." Then the two sons had an accident. A fortune teller said that the feng shui of Shulu was in conflict with our husband and wife, so we couldn’t stay here, so we came to Anping, praying for safety.” Shen explained.

Cui Tao then asked whether Shen Shi and Yao Wuzuo were from Shulu City or whether they lived in a village outside the city.

"It's the same with the ancestors in the city. As a doctor, he naturally has to stay in the county to make a living. But after the accident of their two sons, people thought he was unlucky and stopped seeing him. After coming to Anping, No one knows his ability to see patients, so no one invited him. He became a teacher with the old monk, and after learning the art of autopsy, he worked in the Anping county government." Shen explained.

"How could it be such a coincidence that all of you are helping in the kitchen, and the husbands are all sitting at the same table?" Cui Tao asked again.

"We got together because we could chat." Kong Shi explained to Cui Tao that You Shi, Shen Shi and Yao Wu were husband and wife, and when they came to Futian Yard, she was the one who enthusiastically helped Zhang Luo arrange it.It was she who got the news and suggested to Yao Wuzuo husband and wife what the government office was short of doing.

Cui Tao nodded, somewhat understanding.Because they are more familiar with each other, their men are also more familiar, and they all sit together when eating.

Cui Tao asked each of Kong, You, and Shen separately if there was anything unusual about the recent deceased, or had any conflicts with anyone.They all unanimously said no.

Cui Tao asked Ding Cuicui, Wang Xiangyun, and Liu Xiaoyue again. The three children were in a low mood and were very shy. When she was questioning them, they dared not raise their eyes.Their answer was the same as that of Kong's three, they all said no.

Cui Tao observed that the hands of these three children were relatively rough, which showed that they had been doing rough work since they were young.There were bruises on Liu Xiaoyue's wrist, it seemed that someone had pulled her wrist severely.

Cui Tao also found that there were red marks on Liu Xiaoyue's neck, although most of them were pressed under the collar, Cui Tao still saw it sharply.

Cui Tao looked at Liu Xiaoyue again, she was 15 years old, she was slightly thinner than her peers, but she had a slender figure and was quite pretty.Youshi took her to marry Qu Erlang again. This kind of father-daughter relationship without blood relationship in remarriage is very important in terms of proportion.

Cui Tao had to think more about Liu Xiaoyue's scars.

Cui Tao chose an empty room, and she called Liu Xiaoyue into the room alone.

Cui Tao asked Liu Xiaoyue softly if she could check her neck.

Liu Xiaoyue shook her head, and she immediately grabbed her collar with her hands, resisting Cui Tao's inspection.

"Although I don't want to say this, but what you do will indeed increase the suspicion between you and your mother. If I can't check your situation now, I will replace those people from the government office later." Cui Tao's voice was very gentle, and she called Liu Xiaoyue discuss.

Only then did Liu Xiaoyue let go and allowed Cui Tao to check her.Cui Tao found many bruises and hickey marks on Liu Xiaoyue's body. After careful questioning, Liu Xiaoyue cried and admitted that it was indeed the work of her stepfather Qu Erlang.

"When did it start?" Cui Tao asked.

"The day before yesterday."

Liu Xiaoyue told Cui Tao that there was a big family in Anping City hosting a banquet the day before yesterday, You, Kong and Shen went to that family to help with the work and earn some money for shoes.After Qu Erlang came back that night, he did something beastly to her and threatened her not to tell You Shi.

"You really didn't tell?" Cui Tao asked.

Liu Xiaoyue nodded.

"Then your mother has noticed your abnormality in the past two days?" Cui Tao asked again.

Liu Xiaoyue was stunned for a while, shaking her head in a panic to express no.

Cui Tao naturally saw that Liu Xiaoyue was lying, and she wanted to ask You Shi again for questioning.

Liu Xiaoyue hurriedly said: "I killed the people, and I planted the poisonous mushrooms!"

Cui Tao looked at Liu Xiaoyue and asked her what kind of poisonous mushroom she planted, what color it was, and how the whole process of committing the crime was.

"I picked them on the side of the road, and many of them are poisonous. I've heard people say that they are just the kind of mushrooms that are gray in color. I fried them and mixed them in before they ate."

"Since it was picked by the roadside, I think there will be more on the roadside. You take me to pick some back? They gobbled up their meals, and opened their stomachs to check the contents of their stomachs. They should be able to find whole pieces of poisonous mushrooms and distinguish the difference." Cui Tao said to Liu Xiaoyue.

There is still a difference between gray and tan, but it is not guaranteed that gray mushrooms will turn tan after cooking.Therefore, out of the attitude of rigorous verification, it is necessary to dissect the body.

Liu Xiaoyue was so frightened by Cui Tao's autopsy that she couldn't speak, she faltered, obviously she was really lying, and couldn't explain the specific situation clearly.

"How did you know that they died from poisonous mushrooms?" When Cui Tao made such a judgment, he only revealed it to Cui Mao and other government officials.

"Qiu Dalang told me." Liu Xiaoyue said honestly.

Cui Tao remembered that he had questioned Qiu Dalang about the color of the hibiscus mushrooms on the table, and then told Cui Mao that the deceased most likely died of poisonous mushrooms. Qiu Dalang must have heard it nearby.

Cui Tao pulled Liu Xiaoyue to sit down, and briefly told her about her experience and the story of her imprisonment, "Do you know why I, who almost died under the guillotine, can still sit here glamorously, like a normal person?" Chat with you as well?"

Liu Xiaoyue shook her head.

"I believe that as long as you persist in living, there will always be hope. The world is suffering, and the only way to get over it." Cui Tao asked Liu Xiaoyue if she understood the truth of this sentence.

"Counseling myself to let go, don't worry about it, bear with it, get through it?" Liu Xiaoyue looked at Cui Tao blankly and explained.

Cui Tao took out three Jiaozi in front of Liu Xiaoyue, and asked her how she planned to spend the money if she got it.

"Take my mother out of Futian Yard, buy a house and settle down, and live a good life." Liu Xiaoyue said.

"When the money is always spent, what do you rely on?" Cui Tao asked again.

Liu Xiaoyue thought about it, "Buy some more fields to plant?"

"It just depends on how much strength you and your mother have and how many fields you can plant?"

"Then I need a man's help, so I can only marry." Liu Xiaoyue's voice became smaller and smaller, obviously she was a little afraid of mentioning a man, after all, what happened before had hurt her greatly.It's only been two days, and it's hard for her to get out.

"Relying on a man, if you accidentally get unlucky and meet someone with a bad character like your mother met Qu Erlang, what will you do then? Will you endure it until you die?"

Liu Xiaoyue was stunned.

"Even if you are married, you should have saved enough dowry and are full of confidence. Even if you leave a man, you can live a good life. Even if you encounter someone with bad conduct, you should not be afraid of leaving."

Cui Tao told Liu Xiaoyue, "This is the simplest self-transit. If you are strong, others will be weak."

"If farming doesn't work, think of other ways to make money. If you don't have the ability to make money, learn one. Whether it's weaving and embroidery, or planting flowers and willows, pickling pickles, in short, don't be content with the status quo. Thinking about relying on men."

Liu Xiaoyue thought that Cui Tao would just say something to comfort and sympathize with her, but she didn't expect that she would directly point out the way for her in the future.

The stepfather's assault on her caused her great harm. Liu Xiaoyue really felt that she had no hope in the future, and she was afraid that her family would be rejected by her husband's family in the future, but she was also afraid that she would die like this, leaving her mother helpless sad.

After listening to Cui Tao's words, she finally understood that she was afraid of this and that because she lacked confidence.The so-called self-crossing is not about self-comfort, but about taking a down-to-earth path that allows you to straighten your back.

Cui Tao actually didn't expect the child to understand everything she said, but when she saw that Liu Xiaoyue's gaze gradually became firmer and clearer, she was quite relieved.

"Good boy, at least you are smarter than many of your peers, and you have an exquisite heart. Not everyone will realize something after hearing these words." Cui Tao asked Liu Xiaoyue to collect the money.

"This can't be done, how can I—"

"I borrowed it from you, and I will pay it back when you have the ability in the future." Cui Tao said.

Liu Xiaoyue cried and knelt down, thanking Cui Tao.

"But you have to promise me that if it is found that this case is related to your mother, you also have to promise me that you will live a good life and live up to your mother's expectations of you."

Liu Xiaoyue burst into tears when she heard this, and finally nodded.

Cui Tao then interrogated You Shi according to the rules of interrogation.

Youshi burst into tears, "I said what was wrong with her these past two days, and I asked her, but she didn't say anything! That bastard, I'll kill him!"

After Youshi finished shouting, she realized that Qu Erlang was dead now, so she cursed him to go to the [-]th floor of hell.

Cui Tao ordered someone to interrogate the other people in Futian Yard again. So far, no one has witnessed Youshi leaving the kitchen during lunch and running to add poisonous mushrooms to Yao Yuzuo's table.

Cui Tao also learned that Youshi is usually incapable of killing chickens in the kitchen.If it is possible to kill Qu Erlang alone because of hatred, it would be a bit crazy to kill the other four people, and it doesn't make sense on this point.In addition, Cui Tao did not find traces of poisonous mushrooms in the kitchen. Of course, it is not ruled out that he was "destroyed". The suspicion of You Shi and the kitchen still exists.

……

Han Qi waited for Cui Tao to finish her investigation, and returned home with her.

"There are many 'coincidences' in this case. It just so happens that the three families get together, the women are in the kitchen, and the men are eating. And the men, without exception, don't care about the women and children, and they only care about eating good food for themselves.

Needless to say, Youshi's motive for the murder.Shen's family also had a motive. Yao Yuzuo's business failed, and the two children drowned and died. Their life was painful and bumpy. The couple even had to leave their hometown and fled to Anping.This day is too difficult, it is easy to accumulate resentment, and it will drive a person crazy. "

Han Qi nodded in agreement.

"The Kong family actually has motives. Their family has been in Futian Yard for the longest time. It has been eight years. It is likely that her man has not been able to move out of Futian Yard for so long. If a man doesn't know how to love others, It’s delicious and delicious, and I don’t even know that I’m thinking about my wife and daughter.”

Cui Tao felt that Kong's husband, Ding Dalang, might have bad habits.She was about to send someone to investigate, when Han Qi answered.

"Good wine, greedy for gambling."

When Cui Tao interrogated Youshi and the others, Han Qi went through the witness testimony one by one.Some testimonies reveal some things from the side, such as 'drinking with Ding Dalang yesterday', 'I really didn't expect to die like this, he lost ten cents to me in gambling the day before yesterday and didn't pay back'...

"Huh? Liulang is amazing!" Cui Tao couldn't help boasting.

"I'm useless in front of you."

Han Qi implied that everything was done by Cui Tao, and he didn't help much.

"You can't say that. Maxima often exists, but Bole doesn't. If I had been judged by a stupid judge back then, I might have turned into a bone. Push the officer, look down on me, a female prisoner in prison, who can do things well, if I am not given the opportunity to investigate the case, then I will have no chance to make meritorious deeds, and I will not have the opportunity to find out the truth of three years ago after getting out of the prison in Kaifeng Mansion. the wrongs I have suffered.”

After Cui Tao finished speaking, she pointedly tiptoed to Han Qi's ear and corrected him: "Liu Lang is useful! The most powerful!"

The corner of Han Qi's mouth smiled, and he couldn't stop it for a long time.

Fortunately, he met Zhenbao.

Afterwards, Han Qi received an urgent letter from Bianjing sent by Zhang Chang, and went back to Cui Mansion first to reply to the letter to deal with official business.

Cui Tao went back to the Yamen alone.

Mo Zhuiyu, who was dressed in white, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Cui Tao came back, he couldn't help but sneered and said, "I spent thirty tables of money in vain and entered the yamen. I'm out of luck today."

"It's your bad luck. This incident teaches you, don't talk too much when you are out, let alone provoke strangers, or you will easily make a fuss." Cui Tao told Mo Zhuiyu that he could go back, and his suspicion was ruled out.

"Hey, who do you think I am, as you 'come when you call, leave when you wave'?" Mo Zhuiyu looked unhappy, as if he wanted to settle accounts and not leave.

"Think of you as a witness related to the case, otherwise, what do you think I think you are? A dog?" Cui Tao blinked in surprise, and asked angrily.

Cui Tao developed this young man named Mo Zhuiyu because he really had no other advantages except his clean body.

"you--"

"Could it be that you really think that you are a dog in your heart? The so-called being exposed by me makes you anxious..." Cui Tao asked quickly.

Mo Zhuiyu glared at Cui Tao angrily, turned around and walked away.

Cui Tao curled her lips and couldn't help laughing twice.Still too young, pretending to be forceful and not sophisticated enough to break with one blow.

When Mo Zhuiyu came home, he rushed into Mo Zhuifeng's room and yelled at Mo Zhuifeng all over his body, "Brother, I'm going to kill Cui Qiniang!"

"No." Mo Zhuifeng replied politely, without turning his eyes, still focusing on admiring the calligraphy and paintings on the table.

"Then I cut off her tongue and spared her life, but I made her work but can't speak." Mo Zhuiyu felt refreshed after thinking about it, and a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

"It would have worked, but now it doesn't."

"Why?" Mo Zhuiyu's face immediately collapsed, and he asked in puzzlement.

"The young master just praised her for her beautiful voice."