I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

After having the basic idea, it is not difficult to interrogate Qian Niangzi and Qian Erniang.

Cui Tao pinched the lifeblood of Mrs. Qian - Tao Xingchen. After using several interrogation techniques, Mrs. Qian either leaked her words or couldn't bear the punishment, so she finally chose to confess honestly.

After Mrs. Qian confessed honestly, there was no need for Erniang Qian to keep hiding it, so she confessed obediently.

The situation of the two of them was just as Cui Tao had guessed before, they both had connections with Tianji Pavilion.Back then, because the family was poor, the sisters joined Tianji Pavilion by mistake and did meticulous work.From the age of seventeen or eighteen, they began to work for Tianji Pavilion. Four years later, they had saved enough money to pay off their debts, and then retired. They hadn't contacted Tianji Pavilion for many years.

Seven days ago, a woman in red suddenly came to the door, claiming to be the protector of Tianji Pavilion, and asked them to perform a task.The sisters of Tianji Pavilion know very well that they just want to live a good life and don't want to get involved in dangerous things.But the red-clothed woman poisoned Tao Xingchen in front of Mrs. Qian.

"She said that most people can't find out the Gu poison, only she has the antidote. If the antidote is not taken in time, the Gu insect will eat the internal organs bit by bit within half a month, and slowly torture people to death. The stars are My only flesh and blood, how can I bear to let him suffer this crime?

She also told me that I must follow her orders to kill, and then hijack the car and leave the city.As for other things, she doesn't care.She said that if our sisters killed people cleanly and disguised well enough to escape the pursuit of Kaifeng Mansion, not only could they continue to live in peace, Tianji Pavilion would never bother us again, and they would give us a lot of money to ensure that we would be safe for the rest of our lives. No worries about food and clothing. "

For the sake of her son, Lady Qian would have given up her life, but now she has no other choice but to gamble desperately.

The woman in red told Mrs. Qian that she would arrange for Judge Wang's carriage to pass by Zaozi Lane in front of her house in the next two days.The exact time is still uncertain, so Madam Qian is only asked to prepare in advance, and her people may notify her to do it at any time.

During the waiting period, Qian Niangzi and Qian Erniang thought over their murder plan again and again, trying to be fast, clean and able to hide the traces of their crime.

On the day when the incident happened, Lady Qian got the news one hour in advance. The person who sent the news was an ordinary-looking man, telling them the characteristics of Judge Wang's carriage and when it would pass by.

Qian Erniang has been quietly living in Qian Niangzi's house, in order to wait for action.

When the two sisters waited for Judge Wang's carriage to pass by her door, they stopped the carriage as planned, killed Zhang Susu in front of Judge Wang, and then Madam Qian changed into clean clothes and burned the bloody clothes.Qian Erniang was in charge of driving and took the comatose Judge Wang and his two attendants out of the city.

In order to prove her innocence, Qian Niangzi made plans in advance and pretended to be the informant.

Generally speaking, the whole plan went smoothly, but when the sisters stopped the car to kill, the sleeping Tao Xingchen ran out and witnessed everything.Lady Qian had no choice but to knock her son unconscious after quickly killing the man, because she was going to report the crime to Kaifeng Mansion as planned.

When the official came, Mrs. Qian lied and said that the victim who was first discovered by the child was too frightened and tired from crying, and then she was coaxed to sleep by her.

Afterwards, although she repeatedly taught and comforted her son, because she was worried that Kaifeng Mansion would come to investigate frequently, Tao Xingchen would be questioned by the experienced officials in Kaifeng Mansion to find out some flaws, so she simply used what she had learned in Tianji Pavilion before. The silver needle technique temporarily ruined Tao Xingchen's guttural voice, ensuring that he would not talk nonsense.This guttural sound is not permanently damaged, and will gradually recover as the child grows up.

Next is Qian Erniang's confession.

After Qian Erniang drove Judge Wang and others out of the city, she stopped at the spot agreed with the woman in red. Seeing Judge Wang climbed out of the car suddenly, she knocked him unconscious and stuffed him back.Then she left him there and didn't care anymore.

As for cleaning the blood on Judge Wang's body, changing his clothes, etc., she had to admit it indiscriminately in order to protect her eldest sister Qian Niangzi and her nephew Tao Xingchen.

"We have discussed it a long time ago. If one of us is exposed, we should try our best to bear all the charges, and the remaining person will be responsible for taking care of Xingchen."

"Then why do you want to kill Wan Sanniang in public? This is also the mission given to you by the woman in red?" Cui Tao asked.

Qian Erniang shook her head, thinking of what happened that night, she was very annoyed and regretful.

"I don't know why. When I competed with Wan Sanniang that night, I was very angry when I heard her scolding me. I just wanted to kill her. Seeing her stare at me, I wanted to goug her eyes."

"Your eldest sister said that you have always been weird." Cui Tao said.

Mrs. Qian cried and shook her head, explaining: "I had to say this at the time, because she was exposed, and I had to follow the previous agreement to save myself first, so that I could survive and raise the stars. In the eyes of outsiders, she She has a bit of a weird temper, but I don't think she is weird at all, the second sister is the most affectionate person, and I owe her more in my life."

Cui Tao nodded, not doubting what Qian Niangzi said.Qian Erniang is willing to bear all the crimes by herself, and she has already proved what Qian Niangzi said is true with her actions.

"It stands to reason that your sisters acted together and killed someone, and planned to escape the government's pursuit. After that, no matter how angry you encounter things, you should bear it at such an urgent time."

Cui Tao then continued to ask Qian Erniang why she couldn't be more rational at that time and insisted on impulsively killing Wan Sanniang during the sumo contest.

"Isn't it the first time sumo has been insulted by opponents during the competition?"

"It's definitely not the first time." Qian Erniang cried with regret, "I should have endured it, but why didn't I bear it, I don't know why, I couldn't control my anger at all at that time."

Cui Tao noticed something wrong here, so she asked Qian Erniang: "Did you feel something strange after you ate or drank something before the competition?"

After thinking about it carefully, Qian Erniang hurriedly said to Cui Tao: "I drank a cup of tea before the competition, and it was the tea that was prepared for me on the table. At that time, I felt that the taste of tea was a bit different from before, and I was thinking about how to change it. New tea leaves. Later, when I tried again, I felt dry and hot all over, and I wanted to vent my anger. The more Wan Sanniang beat me and scolded me, the angrier I became, and I wished him to die. However, she was ruthless When they grabbed me, although I felt pain, it was not as painful as when I was beaten..."

Only then did Qian Erniang suddenly realize that she had been drugged?

Cui Tao recruited Li Cai and other yamen servants who rushed to the scene to investigate at that time, and read the case file records of the scene at that time, but there was no description about the tea bowl.

"The scene was very chaotic at that time. When the yamen guards were investigating, there were no tea bowls on the table. If there were any, they would definitely record them." Li Cai explained to Cui Tao.

Ask about the daily habits of sumo competitions. After the contestants compete, they will still keep tea bowls on the table. After the competition is over, they will continue to drink for the two of them.Because during the competition, both sides will inevitably roar with all their strength, so they basically need herbal tea to soothe their throats when they get off the ring.This herbal tea is made by adding fat sea, honeysuckle and other things to the tea leaves. The recipe has never changed, and the tea leaves have never been changed.

Qian Erniang said that the taste of the tea had changed, and it was most likely that something else had been mixed into her bowl of tea, but the scene was chaotic at the time, and it was difficult to determine who was injecting the medicine.

Because the teacup was taken away, there was no evidence and no evidence, and the inference is just an inference, no matter how reasonable it is. As long as the evidence is not substantiated, there are other possible explanations.It can be seen that the person who prescribes the drug is very cautious and knows how to erase the traces of committing the crime.

"Could this also be done by the woman in red in Tianji Pavilion?" Han Zong paused, and told Cui Tao that he suspected that the woman in red in Tianji Pavilion was the one who was next to Su Yuwan when she was in Qingfu Temple. Name attendant 'red'.This man's clothes are just like his name, he always likes to wear red clothes.

"How much do you know about this person?" Cui Tao picked up the thinnest brush and began to draw a portrait on the rice paper.In fact, she had such doubts for a long time, but she had just heard the confession from the Qian sisters, and she hadn't had time to draw the portrait of the red dress.

"I don't know much about it. I only know that she and Yanzi have been by Su Yuwan's side all the time, and they are Su Yuwan's capable subordinates. Every time she sees me, she mostly talks about family matters, and rarely mentions things about Dizang Pavilion. I know the most It's about Ruyiyuan, and it's because of you."

After explaining this, Han Zong slowly raised his eyes to look at Cui Tao.

Cui Tao was still bowing her head to paint seriously, but she didn't notice Han Zong's gaze.

Han Zong stared at Cui Tao's forehead in a daze for a moment, and looked away in time before Cui Tao raised his head.

Cui Tao showed the portrait of the red dress to the Qian sisters for identification, and the two agreed that this person was the woman in red who instigated them to kill.

"This red dress originally followed Su Yuwan in Dizang Pavilion. Su Yuwan was killed, but she was able to run back to Tianji Pavilion to be a guardian. It is not easy. However, instead of dealing with the real murderer of Su Yuwan, she targeted Kaifeng Mansion .”

After Cui Tao showed a puzzled face, she sneered.

"Strange, interesting."

When Han Zong saw Cui Tao like this, he suddenly felt strange. For a moment, he even felt that this was not the Cui Tao he had known before.But there was another strong feeling that told him that the person in front of him was Cui Qiniang whom he had been longing for, but she had just been reborn, her temperament had changed, but her soul had never changed.He can still feel the shadow of Cui Tao from her subtle expression habits, some eyes and mannerisms.

Cui Tao always emphasized to him that what he cares about and likes is her in the past, not her in the present.Actually not, as long as it was her, he would be happy with any kind of her, but she refused to give him another chance.

"Let the painter draw more pictures, and offer a huge reward for his arrest."

Cui Tao handed over the portrait to Li Cai, and asked him to send a message to the military inspection shop, and also handed over the portrait to the street secretary, asking Feng Dayou and the others to pay more attention when they were patrolling the street, and told the street vendors by the way, so that they also pay attention . .

"It's definitely not a day or two for Hongyi to keep an eye on Judge Wang. She told the Qian sisters many days in advance to prepare, and she is sure to arrange for Judge Wang to walk Zaozi Lane one day."

Cui Tao then asked Judge Wang whose decision it was to drive down Zaozi Lane that day, Judge Wang blankly shook his head and said he didn't know, it was the boy who drove that way, and he didn't ask any further questions.

Next, Cui Tao asked Judge Wang about the whole encounter.

Judge Wang still claimed that after being knocked out by Qian Erniang, he would be in Kaifeng Mansion when he woke up again.During this period, he didn't remember one day when he disappeared and one day when he fell into a coma and went crazy.

Cui Tao noticed that when Judge Wang explained the passage, his tone of voice changed, his voice raised unconsciously, and his rhythm was also different from usual, a little faster, and he always emphasized how frightened he was and how frightened he was. And throughout the process of confessing, he frequently touched his face with his hands.If it is said that he was afraid and terrified because of the unbearable memories of the past, then he should have been more frightened when he told the story of Zhang Susu's throat being cut to death. touched the face.

"I've explained it over and over again, don't you believe me? I was obviously a victim, I was so dizzy at the time, how can I explain that I don't know something!? I don't know those Tianji Pavilion bastards, why did they wash me off The blood on my body. I also want to ask, why did they do this? Why did they instigate the sister to kill my unmarried wife? Su Su is pregnant with my flesh and blood! They have killed two people! They have no conscience !" Judge Wang yelled in pain, with snot and tears running down his nose, and then he covered his face with his hands and cried out.

But overemphasizing negative emotions is also one of the characteristics of lying.

Cui Tao was full of doubts in his heart, but on the surface, he expressed a few words of symbolic concern for Judge Wang, and explained to him the reason why he questioned her like that just now.

"It is inevitable to determine the details of various aspects in the investigation of the case, especially when the case involves Tianji Pavilion and Dizang Pavilion. And we still don't know the purpose of Hongyi instigating the Qian sisters to kill Zhang Susu and hijack you. There are too many unclear situations, We have to be more cautious. If my question just now offends, I hope Judge Wang will forgive me."

Other people in the room also comforted Judge Wang one after another. Originally, when Mrs. Cui questioned Judge Wang repeatedly, they also felt that it was a little too much.But it is not unreasonable to listen to Mrs. Cui's explanation. These two Jianghu organizations are treacherous and cunning, and they should be cautious.

Han Zong patted Judge Wang on the shoulder, comforted him, and hoped that he would understand and be considerate.

Judge Wang nodded, hoarsely expressing that he understood everything, but he really didn't remember what happened after being knocked out.

Shortly thereafter, Judge Wang's family picked him up.

……

In the evening, Cui Tao and Han Qi went to the Xujia gourd soup shop in Dongjiaolou Street Alley, and tasted the gourd soup in the shop together.

This 'hu' is an edible gourd with a fat, tender and sweet taste.The gourds that cannot be eaten are called 'pao'. They have a hard and bitter taste and are really not suitable for consumption. They can only be dried and used to make gourds.

There are many different ways to make gourd soup. One is to peel and remove the flesh from the tender gourd, slice and deep-fry, add soup, simmer for a while, thicken the soup and take it out of the pan.It tastes like fried meat, but not as greasy as meat; the other is stewed with mutton into a soup, with large pieces of mutton bone boiled in white soup as the base, and tender gourd and mutton leg are stewed together. It is fragrant and fragrant, and you can smell the fragrance from far away.

When all customers come to the Xujia gourd soup store, if they want a bowl of gourd soup with mutton, they will give a piece of bone.This person's bones are leftovers for making gourd soup, there is no meat on them, but they are the most delicious when chewed.

Han Qi asked for a private room for dinner so that he could listen to Cui Tao's case.Cui Tao finished eating a bowl of gourd soup, gnawed some bones, and ate two side dishes and a scallion pancake. Her stomach was full, but she was sweating a lot.

At this time, it was already dark, and she stood by the window to feel the cool night breeze, not to mention how refreshing she was.

Han Qi ate at a slower pace than Cui Tao. After a while, he put down his chopsticks and asked Cui Tao, "Wang Judge is hiding something?"

"Well, it's just that there is nothing to say now without evidence." Cui Tao said to Han Qi, "We must find out the purpose of Hongyi instigating the Qian sisters to kill Zhang Susu and kidnap Judge Wang."

"The portrait wants her out of the hole to scare the snake?" Han Qi asked again.

Cui Tao nodded, "She brought the case to the judge of the Kaifeng Mansion. No matter what her purpose is, she must have provoked the Kaifeng Mansion. Then we can't be foolish, we should fight back. But Qian Erniang Being drugged during the sumo competition, I don't think it's like the red clothes did it, it doesn't make sense. Unless she is really crazy, there is no purpose, just to do things indiscriminately."

Han Qi agreed with Cui Tao's inference.

"It's too messy, it feels like a mess."

Hong Yi had already set her sights on Judge Wang, she was sure of that, but she didn't know why she had to ask Lady Qian to kill Zhang Susu in front of Judge Wang.If her goal is Judge Wang, Zhang Susu is a very useful person to Judge Wang, wouldn't it be okay to choose not to kill but to blackmail someone?Zhang Susu is still pregnant with a child, how much hatred does Hongyi have for her, to treat her like that?

There may be some reason here, and Zhang Susu's daily activities before his death need to be checked carefully again.

When Cui Tao was thinking about it, she felt something soft and smooth pressed against her forehead. She looked up and found that Han Qi was wiping her sweat with a silk handkerchief.

"It's too hot today."

A girl sweating in front of a guy she likes doesn't seem so elegant.

Cui Tao actually felt a bit chilly after blowing the night wind for a while, but Han Qi's act of wiping her sweat made her face hot from embarrassment, and fanned her with her hand while looking for an excuse.

But after Cui Tao fanned her twice, she felt a continuous wind blowing, and Han Qi actually fanned her with the fan.

Cui Tao pursed her lips and turned her back to Han Qi.

"I was always lively in the past, why are you shy today?" Han Qi was surprised, and asked Cui Tao.

Cui Tao turned her back to him again, and quickly wiped the sweat off her forehead with her handkerchief.

"What?" Han Qi leaned over again.

"nothing."

Cui Tao hid to the side again, but leaned against a corner of the wall, and she wanted to continue slipping along the other wall.Han Qi pressed his hand against the wall, blocking Cui Tao's way with his arm.The huge disparity in height made Han Qi's posture naturally appear overwhelming.However, even though Han Qi put on this kind of seemingly domineering action, he was not domineering, his expression was gentle and gentle, and his eyes were gentle and restrained.

"Why hide from me?" Han Qi tapped Cui Tao's forehead with his slender fingers, "It's just sweating, everyone is like this, is it possible that you are afraid that I will divorce you for this reason?"

Cui Tao's thoughts were completely snooped by Han Qi, and she was even more embarrassed.Originally, I was not afraid of being dirty, but I just couldn't help but want to maintain a beautiful appearance in front of the person I like.

But when she heard Han Qi's last sentence, Cui Tao couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but refute him: "I haven't married yet, why should I rest?"

"I'm married," Han Qi smiled and pinched Cui Tao's cheek, "'He Laixiu' is impossible."

He was saying that he must marry her and would never divorce her.

Cui Tao's smiling eyes crooked, and now she is only happy.

"Why isn't Liu Lang sweating?" Cui Tao looked up at Han Qi's jade-like face, there was not a single drop of sweat, and he was as gentle and elegant as before.And she was dripping with sweat, she wasn't 'immortal' at all.

"You talk fast, you can't help but drink gourd soup while it's hot, and you'll naturally sweat, like everyone else." Han Qi scratched the bridge of Cui Tao's nose, telling her not to worry about it.He hesitated to speak, but finally leaned into Cui Tao's ear and whispered something, with the purpose of comforting Cui Tao, "When you sweat, you smell good."

Cui Tao couldn't help laughing.

She knew why Han Qi was hesitant. He must have felt that what he said was a little teasing. He wanted to comfort her, but he was afraid that it would be rude to say it.

When Han Qi heard Cui Tao laugh, he coughed in disguise.

"Likuro shouldn't have said that."

Han Qi froze for a moment, and immediately looked at Cui Tao seriously.

Cui Tao reached out and hooked Han Qi's chin, tiptoed to Han Qi's neck, smelled it, then raised her eyebrows, and said in a playful tone: "Young lady smells so good, it makes my heart feel crisp!"

Han Qi maintained his original expression, staring at Cui Tao motionlessly.

"This is considered molesting. What you said just now was just a simple compliment. I really don't need to think about it." Cui Tao patted Han Qi's shoulder to 'educate' and said, she has completely returned to her usual lively appearance now.

Cui Tao laughed enough, and found that Han Qi had been staring at him silently, as if dumbfounded, so she stretched out her hand and shook it in front of his eyes.

Han Qi grabbed Cui Tao's fidgeting hand, kissed Cui Tao's lips with his body, kissed her lips twice lightly, and stopped.

"Let's go."

Cui Tao grabbed Han Qi by the collar, kissed Han Qi back abruptly, and deliberately bit Han Qi's lips, then Han Qi's 'counterattack' was inevitable, and she hugged her tightly, making the kiss even stronger. long.

When the panting gradually calmed down, Cui Tao deliberately teased Han Qi and said, "Liu Lang is so delicious."

Han Qi rubbed Cui Tao's face, smiled and said nothing.

The reaction was so bland.

Cui Tao originally thought this way, until when she pushed the door to go out, she swayed and was held by Han Qi in her arms. She heard Han Qi's rapid heartbeat clearly, and she didn't realize how intense his reaction was. .

"Tomorrow is the day when the shop and house affairs will buy a house. I am going to buy a house. I always live in Kaifeng Mansion. There are too many people and it's inconvenient." When Cui Tao said the last sentence, she looked at Han Qi with a smile in her eyes. It seems that there is something in the words.

Houses in Bianjing cost a lot of money, but they are not cheap.

"Let Zhang Chang follow you tomorrow."

Han Qi's implication is that he will pay for the house.

"No, no, it won't cost much." Cui Tao assured Han Qi that she had enough money.

Han Qi saw that she insisted, so he didn't insist, but let Zhang Chang secretly watch at the shop's housekeeper, and when the money was not enough, he would pay to make it up.

The next day, Han Qi, who was busy with government affairs, heard Zhang Chang's report.Cui Tao successfully bought a house from the shop house affairs, and it really didn't cost much.She didn't exaggerate what she said last night. She only spent a total of ten pens to buy a spacious house with three fronts and three backs.

Han Qi looked up with a bad feeling and asked Zhang Chang where the house was.

Zhang Chang couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth, and replied: "The ghost house in Dayu Lane is the house where Madam Cui raised maggots last time."

In fact, there are still things to say, Zhang Chang is not ashamed to explain everything to his own Liulang.

Originally, the ghost house was priced at [-] guan, but no one cared about it. This price has not been changed for many years. After all, it is the land in Bianjing, and it cannot be cheaper even if it has been vacant.But after the eye-gouging case happened, it was rumored that maggots were raised there.So much so that the ghost house is no longer called a ghost house, and now everyone calls it a "maggot ghost house".

It is rumored that the reason why the housework has broken the reserve price set for many years and is so cheap is because the head of the housework now hates maggots very much and does not want to see the word 'maggot' on the house booklet.

In other words, the expression is: Mrs. Cui has greatly lowered the housing price by her own act of raising maggots.