Seeing the county magistrate speak, Mr. Qian had no choice but to put away his anger.
After asking the money clerk, he looked at the beautiful woman again: "If my guess is correct, you should be traveling by water. A few days ago, heavy snow blocked the road, making the road to Suzhou very difficult."
When the beautiful woman heard this, she was slightly startled and nodded: "Of course, the waterway is faster."
"You're lying. The waterway has been closed a few days ago due to official ship traffic. Which waterway did you only take?!"
After Xu Hanliang was silent for two seconds, he suddenly shouted sharply.
When the beautiful woman heard this, her body trembled and she quickly explained: "A few days ago, I occasionally felt cold and my mind was not clear. I must have taken the land route."
"You keep repeating your words and changing your words three times. What are you worried about?"
Xu Hanliang's voice increased again.
The beautiful woman stepped back slightly, her face already turning a little pale.
At a loss, he took out the handkerchief again and cried miserably.
"My husband has passed away, and you are still forcing yourself on each other like this. I am just a weak woman, why bother?"
The woman's cry was particularly sad, making everyone around her feel connected to her.
"You are really brave. Could it be that you just bully a weak woman? You think I have no one in the Qian family!"
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Officer Qian immediately stood up and shouted loudly.
The Qian clan members behind him also stood up one after another.
"How could it be related to my sister-in-law? Otherwise, would he cry so miserably?"
"You are not an official, so what qualifications do you have to interrogate!"
"Hurry up and hand over the body. We will take it away. Don't bully the widow."
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After hearing the words of these Qian clan members, Xu Hanliang stretched out a hand and grabbed the handkerchief from the woman's hand.
Then he put it to the tip of his nose and just smelled it. A pungent smell poured into his nasal cavity, making him choke to tears.
"This is the powder after grinding mustard seeds. It is very irritating. I am curious, if you are so sad, why do you use this mustard to induce tears?"
While talking, Xu Hanliang handed the handkerchief to Jiang Wen.
Jiang Wen just smelled it and immediately knew that what Xu Hanliang said was true.
Originally, Jiang Wen had never suspected Song, so he naturally did not investigate her.
Since she said she had returned to Suzhou, in fact, as long as she sent people to inquire along the way, she would naturally be able to find out the truth.
"I didn't expect you to be so cruel and poisonous that you poisoned your own husband. Did you know that this was a capital crime?"
A loud shout instantly silenced everyone present.
With Xu Hanliang's aggressive questioning, Song's psychological defense was close to collapse.
Xu Hanliang understood that it was impossible for a thin woman to lift the body of the fat scholar Qian, so there must be a man to help.
The reason why he is so aggressive now is to force the Song family to reveal the person behind him.
"It's not me, it's not me, it's Qian Yuanlang, he was the one who killed him!"
After repeated pressure, Song finally revealed the culprit, desperately trying to wash away his crimes.
The Qian Yuanlang that Song mentioned was none other than Qian Yuanwai.
Everyone's eyes gradually focused on Qian Yuanwai, who was sweating profusely.
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Qian Yuanwai and Mr. Song have been imprisoned in jail, awaiting trial.
In fact, the reason for the case is very simple.
The so-called uncle Qian Yuanwai has already had some dealings with the Song family.
The Song family first mixed a large amount of oleander powder into the rice, and then pretended to go back to her parents' home. In fact, she went to the manor purchased by Qian to do some shameful things.
Scholar Qian had no idea that after eating the rice, he eventually died at home.
The night before the body was discovered, Qian Yuanwai and Mrs. Song returned home and faked the appearance of hanging themselves.
Xu Hanliang helped so much that Jiang Wen originally wanted to keep Xu Hanliang in the county government office for a simple meal, but Xu Hanliang politely refused.
As soon as I walked out of the county government office, I could see a figure in the distance, waiting at the gate of the county government office, looking inside the county government office from time to time.
After seeing Xu Hanliang come out, the beautiful figure hurried over.
"Lang Jun, are you okay?"
The young mother looked at Xu Hanliang, who had already changed his clothes, with an anxious look on his face.
"You have done something brave and heroic. Your husband is a great hero."
Xu Hanliang stretched out a hand, rubbed the little girl's nose, and said with a smile.
The child's mother then turned from sadness to joy: "It's okay, sir. I heard someone said you were taken to the county government office, so I came here."
The two of them were walking on the road, Xu Hanliang explained a little, and then the young mother understood.
When she heard that Xu Hanliang jumped into the water to save others, her mother was filled with worry.
After all, he had just recovered from a serious illness, so he actually jumped into the water to save people. It was really stupid.
The young mother doesn't care whether Xu Hanliang is a great hero who saves people, she only cares whether Xu Hanliang can accompany her.
After learning that Xu Hanliang actually solved a murder case, Zhongniang's face was full of admiration.
In her eyes, it was already a great thing for Xu Hanliang to be able to read and write.
Now, even the matter of punishment and naming is involved, which is simply astonishing.
The county magistrate couldn't solve it, but my husband solved it. Doesn't this mean that my husband is better than the county magistrate?
Naturally, Xu Hanliang didn't know about the little ninety-nine things in the young mother's heart.
But seeing the smile on his face, Xu Han felt a little warmer in his conscience.
"Lang Jun, where are we going?"
Seeing that Xu Hanliang was not walking towards his home, the young mother asked suspiciously.
"Let's eat."
After a busy morning, Xu Hanliang was already hungry.
If it weren't for the worry of his young mother, he would have had a simple meal in the county government office.
"But this is not going home."
The young lady asked in confusion, with a pale face.
"Let's go to the Red Mansion."
Xu Hanliang tilted his head and looked at Zong Niang's delicate facial features.
When the young mother heard about Red Mansion, she was shocked.
Even when the Xu family was prosperous, she had never been to the Red Mansion.
Now that the Xu family is in ruins, Xu Hanliang brings her to the Red Mansion, which really surprises her.
Although she felt a little sweet in her heart, when she thought about how expensive cooking in the Red House was, she shook her head again.
"Mr. Lang, I still have things to do at home. If not, why don't you go alone?"
How could Xu Hanliang not know what Zhong Niang was thinking, so he grabbed Zhong Niang's hand and said, "Today, you must accompany me to the Red Mansion."
Although the atmosphere in this era is open, holding hands on the street is something that many people dare not think about.
The little girl's originally rosy face turned into a red apple with embarrassment.
Xu Han felt a little guilty in his conscience for his young mother.
When Zhiniang was in the Xu family, her predecessor was not very kind to her. She was just treated as an ordinary slave, who was usually called around.
But after the Xu family fell into disrepair, the servants in the family were like birds that had eaten all their food and threw themselves into the forest, leaving a vast expanse of white land. How clean it was!
In the end, the only one left was the young mother who didn't despise the Xu family's ruin.
According to Zhimiang, when the Xu family saved her life, she repaid it with her own life.
In this great Song Dynasty, this woman was more loyal and loyal than many men.