Of course, Lu knew the pros and cons, so he kept kowtowing and trembling in a voice: "I'll do it, I'll do it. Yes, it was ordered by the second aunt Zhang. This arsenic was also given to me. Shortly after Aunt Guo died, Aunt Zhang said that Shan'er was a sinful seed and could not be kept. He gave me this small bag of arsenic and asked me to take a little bit of a day and poison him slowly, and others would not find it. The money was also given to me by her. After the matter was done, she would give me twenty taels of silver reward."

Yang Qiuchi asked Lü: "How much arsenic has the second aunt given you?"

Lu gestured: "There are probably one or two"

Yang Qiuchi picked up the bag of arsenic and looked at it. There were about three or four cents left, and then asked, "When did you start poisoning?"

"Short long after the third concubine died."

"It's almost two years old, why are there so many more?"

"I dare not let it go too much, for fear of poisoning it to death all at once, so I doubted me, so I only picked a little with my little nails at a time. Sometimes when I saw that the young master was almost out of reach, I didn't dare to let it go again. I continued to poison it when he got better. For this reason, the second aunt said that I was useless and urged me to poison Shan'er quickly, but I really couldn't do it." The nurse started crying.

After hearing this, Old Master Yang almost fainted from anger and shouted: "It's reversed~! It's simply reversed~!" He called Butler Pang to get the second concubine.

Butler Pang took the servants out, and in a moment, he dragged the second concubine to pull her hair. Yang Aixiao, the daughter of the second concubine, also cried and came to plead with mercy.

The second concubine Zhang saw the nurse Lu, and the silver ingots and a small bag of arsenic. Although her face turned pale, she refused to admit it and insisted that it was the nurse Lu who was randomly offering sacrifices.

When Mr. Yang saw Zhang denying, he was even more angry and ordered Mr. Pang to use the family rules. Mr. Pang ran out to get a long whip and whipped the second concubine hard. This was exactly what Song Tongzhi hoped. If Mr. Yang did it for his behalf, of course he was happy and did not interfere.

It seems that Butler Pang often implements family rules. The whip is accurate and fierce, but it does not hurt the vital points. The second concubine rolls all over the ground and screams in pain.

The second concubine's daughter Yang Aixiao lay on her mother and used her body to block the whip. She begged Mr. Yang to spare her mother. Old Master Yang was so angry that she ordered her to beat her. As a result, Yang Aixiao was also whipped a few times, and saw that she was useless, so she hurriedly avoided her. Kneeled aside and cried and begged to his father.

The second concubine was finally beaten to death and was awakened by the servants with cold water. But the second concubine still refused to plead guilty.

Old Master Yang ordered two more servants to fight together. The three of them fell like raindrops, and soon beat the second concubine to faint again. After waking up, they still refused to plead guilty.

Perhaps, the second concubine had already seen it clearly. Only she and her nurse knew about this matter, and a one-on-one confession. As long as she did not admit it, she could not convict her.

Although it was legal torture in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Qiuchi would probably be killed if he continued to fight like this. If the Jinyiwei Niu Qianhu's method of cutting off his fingers and forcing confessions was used, it would probably be useful if not many people could withstand it. However, unless it was absolutely necessary and without sufficient evidence, Yang Qiuchi still did not want to use the method of forcing confession to obtain confessions.

Yang Qiuchi analyzed that the Lü family kept the silver ingot in the dark grid. She would definitely attract attention if she used so much money. Besides, the child has not been poisoned yet, and her mission has not been completed, so she cannot use the silver ingot. Therefore, after the silver ingot is placed in the dark grid, no one should have touched it. This means that if the silver ingot was given by the second concubine, there would definitely be fingerprints on the second concubine. The old fingerprints on the metal surface can be maintained for many years.

However, fingerprint identification can only help you identify the murderer, but since it could not be used as evidence in the Ming Dynasty, this identification has no proof meaning.

There is another way, that is, check the source of the drug.

Yang Qiuchi asked Butler Pang and the others not to beat him first, and took his second concubine Zhang down to detain him. After Zhang was taken away, Yang Qiuchi asked Butler Pang: "Does there anyone who sells arsenic in our Yangjia Village?"

Butler Pang was sweating all over and bowed to answer: "Report to Mr. Yang, there is no arsenic sold in our village. If you want to buy arsenic, you can only go to the pharmacy shop in Guangde County."

Yang Qiuchi nodded and asked Song Tongzhi again: "Uncle, how many pharmacies in Guangde County sell arsenic?"

"There are three families." Song Tongzhi was very familiar with Guangde County. He didn't know why Yang Qiuchi asked this question.

Song Yuner had already guessed it and said in surprise: "Brother, I understand, do you guess that Aunt Zhang bought arsenic from Guangde County and handed it over to her nanny Lu?"

Yang Qiuchi smiled and nodded with approval: "Smart! I don't know if two years have passed. Do the store still remember that the second aunt went to buy arsenic?"

Song Tongzhi also understood and said happily: "Don't worry about this. Just as she bought land in Guangde County, she could find out because because the pharmacy sells poisons such as arsenic, it is necessary to register and buy the purchase. If the medicine is used, it must be based on the prescription of the doctor's place. If it is used to kill rats, it must be based on the identity certificate of Li Zheng. Otherwise, if there is a problem with the arsenic sold, the store, the doctor, and the Li Zheng will have to sit there."

It turned out that the Ming Dynasty was quite strict in the management of poisonous land (but it was still not as good as modern times. The current laws in our country have directly stipulated that private sale of toxic substances is a crime). Since this is the case, it will be easier. Just check the registration at that time and you will know.

Song Yuner remembered another question: "Then what if she asked someone to buy land? Then can't I find out clearly?"

Yang Qiuchi shook his head: "If you poison and kill people like this, the fewer people are in charge, the better. It is unlikely that you will be able to deal with others."

With clues to solving the case, Song Tongzhi was very happy and decided to go back to Guangde County to investigate in person. By the way, people from Guangde County government offices came to solve the case and arrest criminals. Old Master Yang sent several servants to protect Song Tongzhi to Guangde County together.

Before leaving, Song Tongzhi instructed Yang Qiuchi to continue investigating the case of Guo being strangled, saying that he would return immediately after finding the results, but it was estimated that he would not be able to return to Yangjia Village until the evening.

Unexpectedly, this was actually a case in a single case. The case of Chashan'er being the son of Mr. Yang led to the murder of the third concubine, and the murder of the third concubine led to the murder of the third concubine, and the case of Shan'er being poisoned.

Among these three cases, Old Master Yang is the first case. If it is found out that Shan'er is his Old Master Yang's son, the son's mother was strangled to death and the son was poisoned, it would attract his attention. Otherwise, if Shan'er was originally a sinister person. He was poisoned by others and his mother was killed, he might even say that he was killed well.

Now it seems that the person who instructed the nurse to poison Shan'er was probably the second concubine Zhang. Of course, the motive was to be jealous. He was afraid that the third concubine would give birth to a son and have a higher status in the Yang family than her. Since she could make up her mind to kill the child, she could also make up her mind to instruct the nurse to kill the third concubine. Therefore, the third concubine was likely to be the second concubine to instruct the nurse to strangle the earth.

But the nurse has always refused to admit that he killed the third concubine. Yang Qiuchi decided to take advantage of the psychological impact of the poisoning case on Lü and interrogate the nurse Lü again, hoping that the case of Guo being strangled can make a breakthrough.

Since it's hard, then it's soft. So this time Yang Qiuchi did not torture the confession, but instead fought with the attack on his heart.

Unexpectedly, no matter how hard Yang Qiuchi persuaded Lu, killing one is death, killing two is death, why don’t you admit it together? Even if you say that a hero is doing things, Lu still refuses to admit it, and keeps calling for justice, saying that he did not strangle the third concubine to death.

Yang Qiuchi had no choice but to refuse to admit it. It didn't seem like a lie. That's strange. Could it be that the ghost really came and went without a trace and strangled the third concubine to death?

Since the nurse did not plead guilty, then look back and retrieve the second concubine Zhang to see if she can find out with conscience and admit the crime. However, even if the second concubine instructed the nurse to strangle the third concubine to death, since she did not admit the poisoning case, she certainly would not admit the strangle the third concubine.

After interrogating the second concubine, as expected, the second concubine not only denied instructing the nurse to poison, but also flatly denied that she instructed the nurse Lu to strangle the third concubine to death.

The investigation of the murder of the third concubine was in a deadlock again.

Yang Qiuchi needs to think about it carefully. What is the problem? If neither of the two people in the small attic are suspects of murder, then who will kill the third concubine Guo? How can outsiders enter the locked room with doors and windows to kill Guo?

Yang Qiuchi was walking in the Yang family courtyard and thinking in a square step. Song Yun'er did not dare to disturb him and followed him closely.

Nangong Xiong, the personal guard of the Jinyiwei, followed them a few steps away from them like a shadow. Since Yang Qiuchi fell into a coma last night, Nangong Xiong has been in a state of being inseparable from the scene. There is a lesson in Xia Ping's previous experience in front of him, so he doesn't want to follow in the footsteps.

Although what happened last night was that Yang Qiuchi left the protection area without saying hello and ran into the haunted attic. Strictly speaking, it was not a mistake for Nangong Xiong, and Yang Qiuchi did not blame Nangong Xiong, but Nangong Xiong himself knew very well that Yang Qiuchi was the one whom Lord Ji and even the emperor had high hopes to destroy the rest of Jianwen Party and ensure absolute safety.

The reason why I was fine was because Yang Qiuchi was in danger last night. If something really happened, I would never be able to escape. If Yang Qiuchi died, I would have to be buried with me 100%. This is the iron rule set by Eunuch Li early.

Therefore, Nangong Xiong was very lucky to be fine in Yang Qiuchi, and he never dared to take it lightly again. He acted as Yang Qiuchi's tail like Song Yuner.

Old Master Yang and Butler Pang also followed Yang Qiuchi, looking forward to his flash of inspiration and discovery.

Yang Qiuchi is not Yixiu, and he can figure out the problem by turning his head twice. He turned the Yang family courtyard all over, and his head was broken, but he didn't think of anything.

Yang Qiuchi turned to the second floor of the haunted small attic again, and did not talk to the people who followed him. He lay on the railings of the corridor and stared at the hazy sky in a daze.

It started to snow.

The sky has been so gloomy since the morning, and now it finally snows heavily.

The snow was very heavy, and the cold wind was mixed with snowflakes, rolling all over the sky. In just a while, the roofs and yards were covered with thick white snow.

Yang Qiuchi couldn't understand the case. Seeing that it was snowing, he simply stopped thinking about it and lay on the railings of the corridor to watch the snow scene.

Song Yun'er also lay on the railing and accompanied Yang Qiuchi. Old Master Yang and Butler Pang stood behind them, not knowing what they were going to do. But when they saw that they didn't speak, they didn't speak either, and just watched the snow quietly.

In fact, it is impossible to be quiet, because the cold wind is so cold that it hurts when it thrusts on people's faces.

Yang Qiuchi sighed: "What a heavy snow, what a strong wind!"

"Yes," Old Master Yang stood beside Yang Qiuchi, watching the heavy snow outside. Our Yangjia Village is on the mountainside. In front of it is an empty field dam with no stopping things. The wind is full of rain and snow all year round, and the strong wind is blowing. Especially in the winter and spring months, the cold wind can blow away all the stones."

Butler Pang also echoed, "Yes. Our village happened to be on the wind vent. When the wind blew, the people suffered the most. The straw on the roof disappeared in a gust of wind. The stones couldn't be suppressed, so it was pitiful."

Yang Qiuchi also sighed: "Yes, it's such a cold day. The straw on the roof was blown off, and I didn't have the money to buy charcoal fire. The cold wind and heavy snow were rolled into the room, so how could people live?"

Speaking of the cold, Yang Qiuchi couldn't help but have a clever cold war. He was most afraid of the cold. Although he was wearing thick leather and a thick cotton hat, the cold wind seemed to be coming out of hell, and no matter how thick the clothes were, they could not stop it.

Song Yuner has martial arts skills and is not afraid of the cold. She watched Yang Qiuchi get frozen like that and smiled: "Brother, let's go back to the house to cook the fire. If you are frozen, my sister-in-law will roll her eyes when she comes back."

Old Master Yang also smiled and said, "Yes, nephew, let's go to the warm room to cook the fire, boil two pots of good wine, make a few side dishes, and enjoy the snow scenery while drinking. How about it?"

Yang Qiuchi was a drunkard. When he heard Old Master Yang’s words tempting, he couldn’t help but swallow his saliva and nodded repeatedly to say yes.

Old Master Yang took Yang Qiuchi and others to the warm pavilion of the Yang family compound. From here, he could open the window and look down at most of the village and see the field dam in the distance.

Several large basins of charcoal fire were placed in the room, and the heat was burning. Most of the windows were closed and only a few leeward-backed windows were opened to make breathable. The warmth in the warmth pavilion was as warm as spring.

Song Yuner even praised the good place and sat down next to Yang Qiuchi. The room was warm and Yang Qiuchi felt a little hot. Song Yuner helped Yang Qiuchi take off her skin and cotton hat.

At that time, there was no space cotton silk cotton. The leather and cotton hat were made of genuine cotton. Although it was warm, it was very heavy. After taking it off, Yang Qiuchi felt much more relaxed and couldn't help but stretch his arms and legs in the field to make him laugh. Song Yuner laughed.

Song Yuner smiled and said, "Brother, don't dance around there. If you want to learn martial arts, I can teach you."

When Yang Qiuchi heard this, he shook his head repeatedly: "I won't do it. I'm so tired that I'm so tired when I practice in winter, and I'm so tired. Besides, I'm anyway, if you are my personal bodyguard, why should I suffer that crime?"

"What if I'm not here? Like last night."

"Then you can follow me at any time, just keep pace with me, wouldn't it be enough?" Yang Qiuchi teased her.

"I'm not your wife and concubine, why don't you?" After saying this, Song Yuner felt that something was said in a while, which was easy to make people misunderstand, and her face turned slightly red.

Yang Qiuchi didn't dare to joke with her like this. If they were to take it seriously, it wouldn't be a joke. Although Song Yuner is indeed very good, she is beautiful and has high martial arts skills, just like a boy, not the kind of woman she ideally wants. Yang Qiuchi would rather treat her as her own sister or good friend.

Besides, I dare not take concubines casually now. That female thief god is elusive and has no rivals in martial arts. She also has the hobby of stealing her concubines. If she takes Song Yuner, don't steal Song Yuner away at that time and can't even see her face, it would be a big loss.

Yang Qiuchi said, "You are my sister, what can you do to keep pace with me? We slept in the same room that day."

"That's a special situation. There is no other house. Fortunately, we lived together that day. Otherwise, we wouldn't know what's going on." Speaking of the thrilling day in Beishao Village, Song Yuner was still a little scared, and her attention was diverted.

When Mr. Yang heard this, he asked with interest: "Meet the enemy? What's going on?"

Song Yun'er kept whispering about the past when she met the enemy that day.

The maids had already warmed the wine and prepared some side dishes. Yang Qiuchi and Old Master Yang were drinking while listening to Song Yuner's formation of the dragon gate formation.

After being happy to blow, Song Yuner also picked up the wine and drank it. After a few glasses of wine, her blood was boiling, and she was even more amazing. She made Yang Qiuchi blow like a god who was predicted by the unknown. Even Yang Qiuchi felt that she admired her very much.

The north wind blew outside the house, and the spring in the house was full of energy. Before I knew it, it was evening.

Shortly after it was dark, Song Tongzhi and others finally came back in the wind and snow. The members of Guangde County Luo County and several constables came together, and there was also a little old man who smiled when they saw him, and he looked like a businessman.

After Song Tongzhi was promoted to Ningguo Prefecture Tongzhi, Guangde County had not yet appointed a new county magistrate, so the original Luo County Magistrate was temporarily acting as a county magistrate.

Butler Pang and his servants led Song Tongzhi, Luo County Chief and others to the warm house.

Although Song Tongzhi's head was covered with snow and his face was as cold as the old Huluobu, his face was full of spring breeze. When he saw his expression, Yang Qiuchi fell into the ground with a stone, and things must have gone well.
Chapter completed!