It seems that this is a woman with extremely possessive desire and cannot tolerate any external intentions of her man. Although this external intention was reasonable in that era, it did not conform to her monopoly. When the third concubine appeared in her life and tried to share her husband with him, she immediately regarded it as an enemy and dealt with her by almost any means. It can be said that she wanted to die and die soon. Such a woman is simply terrifying.

Since "jealousy" is the reason for "seven outings" of divorce, women in ancient times generally did not dare to reveal jealousy, but there were many famous ones.

For example, the great poet Su Dongpo had a friend named Chen Jichang. His wife Liu was a very jealous woman. Whenever Chen Jichang had a banquet for guests and had a singing girl to accompany him, Liu would hit the wall with a wooden stick and scold the guests away. Afterwards, Su Dongpo used a lion roar drama to describe the angry curse of his fierce wife and wrote a long poem titled "Send to Wu Deren and simplify Chen Jichang", two of which were: "Suddenly, I heard a lion roar in Hedong, and my palm fell down with my hand."

Here, "Hedong" borrows the poem "Hedong daughter's surname is Liu" from the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu's poem about "Hedong's daughter's surname is Liu" and implies Chen's wife Liu. Later, people used "Hedong Lion Roar" as a synonym for jealous wives and shrewd wives. It can be seen that there were still such jealous jars in ancient times. However, vicious shrewd wives like Yang Qingshui's wife Zhou are still very rare.

When Song Tongzhi heard Zhou scolding viciously, he shouted: "There must not be any dirty words in the lobby, otherwise he will slap in his mouth."

Zhou then shut up.

According to Zhou's proof, Yang Qingshui was indeed beaten by Old Master Yang because he stood up for the third concubine.

After Yang Qiuchi asked Zhou to go down, he re-examined Yang Qingshui.

Yang Qingshui was very nervous when he entered the small attic and saw Yang Qiuchi and Song Tongzhi. County Magistrate Luo was as quiet as water and even more frightened. He sat in a chair tilted, but did not dare to ask randomly.

Yang Qiuchi asked, "You said just now that the night the third concubine died, you had your wife and maids and servants testified. Is that true?"

When Yang Qingshui heard this, he was asking. He felt a little shocked. He guessed that something might have happened on it, so he lowered his head and said, "I'm not sure what happened."

Song Tongzhi slapped the table and shouted, "Nonsense! You, your wife, Zhou, that night, clearly chatted with the second aunt, about the third aunt's mistress during the day. How could she testify with you?"

Yang Qingshui suddenly turned pale and hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

There was no gavel in the temporary lobby, so Song Tongzhi had to slam the table again, his palms hurt a little. He shouted: "Make the traitors slippery, come. Drag them out and hit the thirty boards!"

The constables agreed in unison and wanted to drag Yang Qingshui forward.

Yang Qingshui was so scared that she slid down from the chair, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Sir, please forgive me! I said, I said, I went over the wall that night."

Song Tongzhi asked: "If there is a main gate, you don't leave, and you will climb over the wall. You are either traitor or thief, and you said! Have you come to the small attic to kill the third concubine?"

"No, no, I didn't kill the third concubine. I said it before. Although I was angry that she was treacherous and married my father, that was just annoyed for a moment. Later, I accepted my fate. If I hated her, I wouldn't help her. I would be beaten up by my father and wouldn't get out of bed for more than a month."

This is the truth. If he hated the third concubine, he would not care about the third concubine's affairs at all. He could even use a knife to kill people, so he would let the second concubine and the others deal with the third concubine and sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight by himself. Wouldn't it be pleasant?

Yang Qiuchi asked, "Then what are you doing when you climb over the wall? Didn't you come to the small attic?"

Yang Qingshui lowered her head, feeling sad: "Yes, I came to the small attic. Because I was worried that the third concubine would be unable to think about it if something big happened."

When Yang Qiuchi heard this, he became interested and asked, "When did you come?"

"It's almost four o'clock."

Yang Qiuchi's heart suddenly jumped, fourth update? Wasn't that the time when the third concubine was killed? He quickly asked: "Where were you at that time? What did you see?"

"I was at the entrance of the small attic yard and didn't go in. I just looked at it and left."

"Isn't the yard door of the small attic locked from outside?"

“I was open when I went to the ground.”

Yang Qiuchi was shocked: "What? The door of the small yard is open on the ground? Who opened it?"

Yang Qingshui hesitated slightly and whispered: "I don't know."

He must know! But he couldn't tell this person, Yang Qiuchi's heart was so clear that he thought about it, and immediately remembered someone. However, Yang Qiuchi was not in a hurry to ask this question. He gently circumvented the topic and asked, "Who locked the door of the small yard from outside, do you know this?"

"It was the old man who asked Butler Pang to lock the floor." Yang Qingshui thought for a while and added: "But the key is... in my father's hands."

"How long have you been outside the small attic?"

"I turned around and went back." Yang Qingshui said very carefully, his voice was very low.

"Aren't you going to see if the third concubine is fine? Why did you go back as soon as you arrived?" Yang Qiuchi asked, "Did you see someone in the small attic!"

Song Tongzhi heard the smell. If Yang Qingshui saw someone appear in the small attic at that time, that person would probably be the murderer! Seeing that there was a major breakthrough, his heartbeat accelerated and shouted: "Tell me quickly! Who did you see?"

Yang Qingshui looked even more panicked: "No, I haven't seen anyone."

Song Tongzhi waved his hand and was about torture, and Yang Qiuchi waved his hand to stop him. He asked Yang Qingshui: "You came here on purpose. The third aunt, the yard door was originally locked, but now it is open. Didn't you say that you care about her in front of her, or even prepare to hide her in the golden house? Why didn't you see who entered the small attic and leave? It seems that it doesn't match what you said before."

Yang Qingshui's face turned red and white, and she didn't know how to answer.

Yang Qiuchi smiled and said, "Actually, I know you are in a difficult position, because this person appears at this time, obviously it is not good for the third concubine. The one who hates the third concubine the most at this moment is probably the only old man except the four people in the second concubine's room."

"Only the old man can let you see it. Just like a mouse sees a cat, she quickly runs away and doesn't dare to stay for a moment. Because if the old man knows that you will run to the third concubine's small attic tonight, it may not be that you will not be able to get out of bed for a month. Am I right?"

Yang Qingshui was shocked. How could this cousin know everything? It seemed that nothing could be hidden from him.

From Yang Qingshui's facial expressions, Song Tongzhi and Song Yuner already knew that Yang Qiuchi's guess was accurate, so he couldn't help but be stunned. Could it be that after a long time, the old man killed the third concubine?

It is very likely! Old Master Yang loves the third concubine very much. If he didn't like the third concubine too much, he wouldn't have fought for a concubine with his son. But the third concubine was so obscene that he ruined the Yang family's style. After Yang calmed down, he felt very embarrassed about the handling of this matter. After thinking about it, only the third concubine committed suicide could barely get some face.

So Old Master Yang came to the small attic late at night, first used the incense to charm the nanny Lu and the maid Zhichun. Then he sneaked into the room through the window, strangled the third aunt to death, and hanged herself in disguise.

Now it is a little troublesome when it comes to Mr. Yang. Song Tongzhi leaned over and asked Yang Qiuchi in a low voice: "Nephew, what should I do now? Will I ask if I capture Mr. Yang?"

Old Master Yang was at the murder scene when the crime occurred, and he had a motive for murder, so he was suspected of a major crime. However, how to conduct an interrogation was stumped by Yang Qiuchi.

Logically, Yang Qiuchi is a member of the Yang family. It is no longer appropriate for him to hear the murder of the patriarch's concubine. Fortunately, he was entrusted by Song Tongzhidi to assist Song Tongzhi in investigating the case. Therefore, he can interrogate the Yang family's peers or juniors. Even if he interrogates the second concubine, the quasi-elder who is a concubine, it is still barely reasonable. He dares to interrogate the eldest grandmother and even the old master Yang, but he is just a traitor. Even if the old master Yang is guilty, it is not his turn to Yang Qiuchi to interrogate.

Therefore, we have to think about how to deal with this problem. After so many days in the Ming Dynasty, he began to learn to think about problems with the thinking of the Ming Dynasty people.

It is not appropriate to ask Song Tongzhi and the others to come for trial. Song Tongzhi was the same year as him. Besides, it would be fine if it could be confirmed that Old Master Yang was the murderer, but if you make a mistake and just doubt, after the trial, you should not expect to celebrate the New Year in Yangjia Village, nor do you expect to go to the ancestral hall to worship ancestors. One hundred and two percent will be driven out of Yangjia Village immediately. That would be a big shame.

After thinking about it, I still can't take this risk. I checked it from the side first. If it is confirmed that it was Mr. Yang who committed the crime, I will talk about it.

Yang Qiuchi asked Yang Qingshui to retreat, interrogated the second concubine, and verified the statements of Yang Aixiao and Zhou. The four of them did talk about the third concubine's ill-fated matter that night, and continued until the fifth update. In addition, the eldest grandmother asked Butler Pang to serve him that night. During the fifth update, everyone went back to the room to sleep after eating the midnight snack arranged by Butler Pang.

Except for having a simple meal at noon, Yang Qiuchi and Song Tongzhi were interrogating the whole day, and it was already evening.

After Yang Qiuchi and Song Tongzhi discussed, they decided to interrogate Butler Pang to check and then have dinner. As for how to investigate Old Master Yang and Big Grandma, Song Tongzhi also thought that he had to think about it and not act hastily.

After Butler Pang was brought up, he nodded everywhere with a smile.

Yang Qiuchi thought to himself that this butler is very good at dealing with people and is very sensible. If Yang Qiuchi knew that Yang Shitou had been bullied by this butler in the past, he would definitely find an opportunity to ask Yang Shitou to speak out.

After Butler Pang sat down, Yang Qiuchi asked, "Butler Pang, where were you on the night the third concubine died?"

"Mr. Bing: I'm serving the big grandma and the other four in the second concubine's room to chat." The housekeeper said nothing, so he didn't hide it.

"Tell me what happened."

"Yes, after the third concubine was sent back to the attic that day, I wanted to arrange for the servant to invite the village doctor to treat the third concubine. The old man said no, so the doctor just bandaged me his fingers and left."

"Bandage your fingers? What's wrong with your fingers?"

"That day, the third concubine was crazy about the flower. After being pulled away by the eldest young master, she was about to hug me again. I fell while dodging the ground and knocked off the flower pot on the flower rack in the yard. The broken porcelain pieces scratched my hand."

"Your hand is injured? Where is it?"

Butler Pang raised his right hand: "Palm, but the wound is relatively shallow," he paused and added: "It also hurts the middle finger. The wound is a little deep and has a lot of blood."

Yang Qiuchi nodded and signaled to Butler Pang to continue.

Butler Pang continued: "After dinner, the old lady went to the second concubine's room to talk. She passed by my place and asked me to go with her. She said that the third concubine had such a big deal. The old lady was very unhappy. Everyone thought about a solution together and saw what to do."

Yang Qiuchi thought to himself that the old lady clearly asked everyone to get together to gloat and talk to the third concubine. She also found such a good excuse.

Butler Pang continued, "The old lady has an order, how dare I not obey, so I went with her. I remember that there were four people, the old lady, the second concubine, the eldest young master's wife, and the girl Yang Aixiao that day."

Yang Qiuchi asked curiously: "Where is your old man? Why didn't he go?"

"The third concubine has had this incident, and the old man is sad. How can he have the heart to make trouble for this?"

"Aren't the old man very angry? He wants to punish the third concubine. How could he be sad?" Yang Qiuchi asked knowingly.

"Why aren't you sad!" Butler Pang sighed. "Since the old man took this concubine, he loved him like a pearl in his hand. He was afraid of falling off when he held it in his hand, and afraid of melting when he held it in his mouth. He liked it like something. He circled around the third concubine every day."

"Since that's the case, how could the old man let the third concubine be bullied?"

"Bullied? No!" Butler Pang widened his eyes, looking very confused.

Yang Qiuchi said, "Butler Pang, I know you are in a difficult situation and dare not offend the old lady and the others. However, when the third concubine was pregnant, they kicked the third concubine in the stomach. You took the old lady to catch the current situation. The old lady got angry and they restrained it. Shan'er's child was finally saved. You are still a hero of the Yang family. Is there any such thing?"

Seeing that he was pretending to be stupid and being exposed, Butler Pang's face turned slightly red, nodded and sighed again. He couldn't say anything about such a thing.

Yang Qiuchi continued to ask, "The old man was sad that the third aunt had something to do. What was he doing that night?"

Butler Pang thought for a while and said, "After the old man asked me to lock the yard door, he took the key from me and returned to his room. I wanted to follow him and serve him. The old man said no. Later, I went to the second concubine's room to serve the old lady and the others. Until the fifth update, I prepared a midnight snack and everyone left."

"Has anyone been out halfway through? The one that lasts longer?"

"No, I remember not."

"Can you be sure? Have you been there?"

"Well, I've been waiting for you."

Yang Qiuchi sighed: "Butler Pang is really nothing to say to me." Looking at Butler Pang's gray hair, he walked over, reached out to push a few white hairs on Butler Pang's head, twisted it between his fingers, and said: "Look, Butler Pang's hair is so hard that his hair is gray. It's so loyal, and he has made great contributions." Song Tongzhi and others nodded and said yes.

Yang Qiuchi praised him so much, butler Pang was so grateful that he said he didn't dare to take it.

Yang Qiuchi asked casually: "Butler Pang, do we have more fights in Yangjia Village?"

Butler Pang was still calm in the happiness he praised by Yang Qiuchi just now, and replied: "Only one, named Yang Niu, they call him Old Niu. When he was young, he fell down and couldn't do heavy work. The old man arranged for him to fight. After many years, he has lived in our house outside, which is also very hard."

Yang Qiuchi praised again: "Butler Pang really didn't say anything to his servants, this is even more rare."

Butler Pang was so happy that his face was about to laugh.

Now, only Mr. Yang and the old lady are left without investigation. It seems that in order to find out the truth, I have to touch the tiger's butt.
To be continued...