Fang Zian stood at the door and watched Song Xiang leave with great enthusiasm. He turned around and entered the public room, but was surprised to find Shen Ling'er kneeling at the door of the inner room.

"What are you doing?" Fang Zian asked with a frown.

"It's all my fault, I caused a lot of trouble for the young master. It's all Ling'er's fault. Ling'er only knows the reason now," Shen Ling'er said.

Fang Zian waved his hand and said: "The matter has come to this, you don't have to blame yourself. Get up. Don't do this. If others see you, you will become suspicious."

Shen Ling'er stood up slowly and said softly: "Master, if you don't punish Ling'er, Ling'er will feel uneasy."

Fang Zian smiled and said: "I've already been punished, what else should I punish?"

The words were ambiguous. Shen Ling'er's face was feverish. Fortunately, she wore earth-colored foundation and couldn't see it. Fang Zian also realized that he shouldn't say such words, so he said in a deep voice: "I'm a little strange. Song Xiang's My sense of smell is so sensitive, I don’t know what I did wrong. His words were all directed at me, both inside and outside. He really doubted me. He is really evil!"

Shen Ling'er said: "Young Master, let me make up for my fault. I will assassinate this guy. This way he will not stare at the Young Master like a mad dog."

Fang Zian hurriedly waved his hands and shouted: "Absolutely not. You have already caused trouble, do you want to make it more uncontrollable? Please calm down for a while."

Shen Ling'er was speechless. Fang Zian whispered: "Song Xiang is investigating the cause of Xia Liangdong's death at the moment. Killing him at this juncture would tell everyone that Xia Liangdong's death was definitely not an accident. The whole thing can't be solved anymore." There is room for maneuver, understand? What's more... Song Xiang was doing his job. He was a good official who did his best and did his best. How could he just kill him like this? Ling'er, listen carefully. From now on , you must not be murderous. The person you want to kill must be the person who deserves to be killed, and you must not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Although Song Xiang is a threat to me, it is not to the point of taking his life."

Shen Ling'er nodded and said softly: "Ling'er understands, sir, don't worry, I will never kill anyone again unless you nod your head."

Fang Zian smiled and nodded, slowly sat down behind the desk, tapped his fingers on the table and fell into deep thought. The current situation made Fang Zian a little worried. There was no news from Zheng She, which meant that Zheng She's progress was not good. It didn't go well. This Song Xiang kept a close eye on him. If he was allowed to continue investigating like this, Fang Zian had a hunch that he would mess up the whole thing sooner or later. Fang Zian didn't want to use drastic means to deal with him, but he also He can't be allowed to do bad things. To stop Song Xiang's pursuit, he can't do it. His superior can only stop him from pursuing it. To do this, Zheng She needs to come forward. But the problem is, Zheng She comes forward. The reason is not sufficient. He needs a definite reason as a starting point. If he doesn't take the initiative to give him this reason, it may be difficult for Zheng Xie to act.

Thinking of this, Fang Zian looked at Shen Linger.

"Ling'er, I need to ask you one thing. Go see Xiqing and report this matter to her. Tell her that I need an eyewitness to prove that Xia Liangdong and others entered the restaurant to put out the fire last night, and then the restaurant collapsed. And all those who were burned to death. This person must be someone who lives on the west side of the West Lake. Or someone who works at night, or someone who has a reason to be around the slopes of Xishan Mountain at night. This person must be absolutely reliable, even if he is used. The kind that will never let you go even if you are severely punished."

Shen Ling'er said: "Young Master wants to..."

Fang Zian waved his hand and said, "Don't ask anymore. Go tell Xiqing and she will

Got it. You'll see what I'm going to do."

Shen Ling asked no more questions, turned around and walked out. Fang Zian said: "Be careful and ride slower, your body has not recovered yet."

Shen Ling'er's face turned red, and Fang Zian hurriedly explained: "I mean you haven't completely recovered from the cold and are weak."

These words are getting darker and darker as they are described. If you don't say it, it will become more ambiguous. Shen Ling'er agreed in a low voice and walked away quickly.

Fang Zian sat at the table and spread out the paper and started writing quickly. Soon after he finished writing a piece of paper, he dried the ink, read it over and carefully folded it and put it in his arms. Then Fang Zian got up and left the office and went straight to the lobby. In the lobby, Lao Ma, Lao Qian and others were chatting among themselves, wondering what Mr. Song, who had just arrived, was looking for Mr. Fang. When they saw Fang Zian coming in, they hurriedly stood up and saluted and said hello.

Fang Zian waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite. Guys, do you know where Mr. Xia's family lives? I want to visit Mr. Xia's family and express my condolences to Mr. Xia."

Lao Ma hurriedly said: "I know, I live in Tuanzi Alley, Xihe East Street."

Lao Hou and others praised: "Master Fang is such a compassionate person. We didn't even think of visiting Master Xia's family. We should go visit and express our condolences."

Fang Zian said: "Then what are you waiting for? Go with me."

Soon after, Fang Zian and his party arrived at Xia Liangdong's home in Tuanzi Alley, Xihe East Street. Xia Liangdong had a wife, two concubines, and three children. A mourning hall had been set up at home in the morning, and the whole family was dressed in sackcloth and mourning to arrange the funeral. When Fang Zian arrived , when the Xia family heard that it was officials from the yamen who came to express their condolences, they immediately burst into tears and made a noise.

Fang Zian came to Xia Liangdong's coffin to salute and offer incense. When he bowed, he said silently in his heart: "Master Xia, don't blame me. If you didn't have bad intentions for me, you wouldn't be where you are today. You have done a lot of bad things. You I also know that you are a person who deserves to die and will even implicate your family. What I can do now is to preserve your reputation so that your family will not be implicated by you, so that they can still treat you when they talk about you in the future. Respect is the greatest compensation for you. You are a smart person, so you will understand."

After the condolences were over, Fang Zian and others came to the family. A fat woman in plain clothes came to kowtow in front of Fang Zian and cried profusely.

"Mrs. Sister-in-law, this is Mr. Fang of our yamen. He is the boss who manages the yamen together with Mr. Xia. Mr. Xia met with misfortune, and now Mr. Fang is in charge." Lao Ma and others obviously knew this woman and introduced Fang to her. Zian’s identity.

"Master Fang, this is Master Xia's widow." Lao Hou also introduced to Fang Zian in a low voice.

Fang Zian cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law, I express my condolences to you. You can't be resurrected after death, so you have to be more open-minded about everything. Mr. Xia has been loyal and loyal throughout his life, serving the country and the people, and caring about things. He is a role model for us to follow. It's a pity that something like this happened. It was an accident and he died young. Oh, it is really sad. Sister-in-law, if you have any requests or ideas, you can mention them to the Yamen."

The woman cried with tears pouring down, and shouted: "The dead ghost died like this, leaving behind such a big family, orphans and widows. What should I do? He became a noble official and didn't save any property, so he gave up and left. , what should we do?"

Fang Zian said: "Madam, as far as I know, Mr. Xia lost his life fighting the fire. This is a sacrifice for the country, and there will be pension money and various awards."

The woman hurriedly said: "Fu

Where's the shirt? Where's the award? Why haven't I seen it?"

Fang Zian sighed and said: "I am ashamed of myself. That's it, Madam-in-law, there is a situation now. What we learned is that Mr. Xia risked his life to save the people trapped in the fire. This kind of behavior

In our yamen, and even in the entire Song Dynasty court, this is the supreme noble behavior. Everyone from top to bottom will admire it. The court will naturally give pensions and awards. However, now some people insist on talking about Mr. Xia in order to be promoted and make a fortune.

He didn't die saving people, it doesn't mean that Mr. Xia was killed and silenced. It doesn't mean that Mr. Xia and his brothers went to the restaurant to drink and have fun. This means that Mr. Xia died because he was killed.

He was killed by an enemy, which means he did not die to put out a fire. In this case, the court will not give rewards and pensions, but at most give him some money. In view of the current situation, neither rewards nor pensions can be brought to him.

you."

When the woman heard this, she raised her eyebrows and said, "What? Does that mean that he died in vain? Your housekeepers are too bullying. My husband also sacrificed his life for the court after all. My husband just passed away.

Are you going to turn your back on me and deny me?"

Fang Zian said: "It's not that we turned against each other, but that someone insisted on questioning the cause of Mr. Xia's death and insisted on interfering with it. All our troops in the Fangyu Army were filled with righteous indignation. Why don't we want to clear Mr. Xia's name? Mr. Xia died.

For such a heroic figure, some people actually insist on discrediting him and preventing the imperial court from awarding awards, pensions and honors. It is really abominable. We can't wait to make a big fuss. Unfortunately, we are not Mr. Xia's family members, so we can't argue with this matter."

"What? Then let's forget it? You people who usually receive favors from my husband have turned into turtles at this time? Husband, you damn ghost, just open your eyes and see, as soon as you die, they will be like this

It's against us. Ouch!" The woman cried while talking.

Fang Zian sighed and said: "Mrs.-in-law, calm down and take care of yourself. In fact, there is still some room for maneuver in this matter. I came here today to seek your opinion from madam-in-law. If there is a way to let Mr. Xia die in a proper place and with glory."

And if you can get rewards and pensions from the imperial court, will Madam-in-law be willing to cooperate with me to fight for all this for Mr. Xia?"

The woman wiped away her tears and said, "Why do you need to say that?"

Fang Zian nodded and said, "Okay, Madam-in-law, could you please take a step to speak? I have something to talk to you alone."

…

At dusk, a woman was led by Shen Ling'er to the Fangyu Army Yamen. Not long after Fang Zian and others returned, when Lao Ma, Lao Hou and others were doubting the identity of the woman, Fang Zian came out of the wing room.

He came out, followed by the woman, and shouted to Lao Ma Laohou and others: "Ask to the court, ask questions, and record confessions. The eyewitnesses from last night have been found."

Lao Ma, Lao Hou and others were surprised. It turned out that this woman was an eyewitness to the fire last night. In fact, everyone did not believe Fang Zian's statement that Xia Liangdong died fighting the fire. They all thought it was impossible for Mr. Xia to

Go take a risk, but Mr. Fang actually found an eyewitness. In other words, the truth of this matter will soon come to light.

The witness was not only a woman, but also a beautiful woman, with an attractive meaty scent all over her body. She was plump and looked like an ogling tender girl who was dripping with every pinch.
Chapter completed!