Chapter 279: The Sinister Trap [Fourth Watch]
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"Do you know any of the men who had an affair with the Liu family?" After the thin-faced old man and the others left, Du Yuncheng opened his mouth and asked the five witnesses who were kneeling in the lobby.
"I don't know!" The dark-skinned young man shook his head at Du Yuncheng, and then said, "But the little one knows where one of the concubines lives." ”
"Big man, on the morning of the ninth day of the first month of last month, the younger two came back from ** gambling money, and saw a man coming out of Liu's courtyard, seeing that he was brightly dressed, he must have given Liu's a lot of benefits, so he wanted to find Liu's hush money, so he followed the man."
The fat young man on the side followed and explained to Du Yuncheng, "The man entered Lu Ji Buzhuang, and the little ones inquired about it and found out that it was Lu Shaojie, the young owner of Lu Ji Buzhuang. ”
"This is something that the Liu family has sealed for the little ones, and the little ones don't dare to hide it, please take a look at it." Speaking of this, the fat young man took out a piece of cloth from his arms, which contained several pieces of gold and silver jewelry.
"This is the one given by the Liu family." Seeing this, the dark-skinned young man also took out a few pieces of jewelry, which were taken by the officials and presented to Du Yuncheng for a look.
"Someone, Lu Shaojie of Lu Ji Buzhuang!" Du Yuncheng looked at the jewelry, took out a order from the holder and threw it to the ground.
A catcher hurriedly picked up the order sign, arched his hand at Du Yuncheng, and hurriedly took a few companions to pass on the heirs.
"Do you know the men who had an affair with the Liu family?" After the catcher left, Du Yuncheng looked up at the three "women" and asked quietly. [27715671 ruling the Ming Dynasty] 277 ruling the Ming Dynasty 279
"My lord, although the 'women' don't know the identities of those concubines, they often come, as long as the adults pass them on, the people's 'women' can recognize them." Gao Shi didn't think about it when he heard this, and replied with an affirmative face.
"The women of the people once stood by the wall secretly and looked at it, so they should be able to recognize it." The Qin clan was not as sure as she was, and said tentatively.
"Master, the people's 'woman' has only seen that concubine once, and I don't know if I can recognize it." Zhao didn't have much confidence and said hesitantly.
This reaction of the three of them looked in the eyes of the officials present, and they couldn't help but believe their words a little, and it would be strange if all three of them swore that they could recognize people.
Li Yuntian's brows furrowed slightly, the Hou Ye Mansion only had a short day to plan for the framing of Liu Wenqing, so he would definitely not be able to find those "concubines" for a while.
Besides, the more "concubines" he finds, the bigger the flaws will be "exposed", so he can be sure that the Hou Yefu wants to make a fuss about that Lu Shaojie, as long as it is proved that Lu Shaojie is Liu Wenqing's concubine, then Liu Wenqing will not escape the name of "slut" and "woman", which is no different from a secret prostitute. The update is the fastest and most stable
"Big man, the villain still has a witness, which is enough to prove that the Liu family is a woman who is born a 'sexual' prodigal." Just as Du Yuncheng was about to summon Liu Wenqing and Zhu'er to question, the second housekeeper suddenly spoke again and said loudly.
Li Yuntian suddenly sneered in his heart when he heard this, at this time he had already guessed who the second steward was talking about, it seemed that the Hou Ye Mansion was really well prepared.
Du Yuncheng naturally wanted to pass the certificate in the mouth of the second housekeeper to the court, and the two middle-aged men and women in their thirties were quickly brought up by the officials, and when they saw so many officials sitting in the hall, they were so frightened that they hurriedly knelt in front of the hall.
"The officer asks you, who are you?" Du Yuncheng glanced at the couple and asked quietly.
"Lord Yu, villain Song Fu, this is the villain's wife Yang, we are the descendants of Miss Liu Wenqing, taking care of a tavern for her." Hearing this, the man among the middle-aged men and women pointed to the woman beside him and said to Du Yuncheng.
Hearing this, all the officials present couldn't help but glance at each other, and now the people around Liu Wenqing are actually standing on the side of the Hou Ye Mansion and serving as witnesses for the Hou Ye Mansion, so combining the previous human and physical evidence, this Liu Wenqing does not seem to be a serious woman.
Li Yuntian's face sank, and his heart was not shocked, yesterday he had already guessed that he had been arrested by the people of the Hou Ye's Mansion after learning that Song Fu and the Yang family had disappeared inexplicably, and he had already had a countermeasure.
"Song Fu, this official asks you, why did you come to testify today?" Du Yuncheng's brows frowned slightly, unlike those jury officials, he had already been in contact with the case, and knew that Liu Wenqing was wronged, but he couldn't have the slightest sympathy for him, so he groaned for a while and asked.
"Adult, the villain was originally a cook in Taiyuan City, after the end of this year, the eldest lady passed through Taiyuan City, and saw that the small craftsmanship was good, so she hired the little husband and wife, and went to the capital together, because the eldest lady's relatives had moved away, so they exchanged a tavern and handed it over to the little husband and wife to take care of." [27715671 ruling the Ming Dynasty] 277 ruling the Ming Dynasty 279
Song Fu hesitated for a moment, looked at Du Yuncheng and said, "Originally, the villain shouldn't say that the eldest lady is not, but after all, this involves human life, and the villain has to tell the truth." ”
"Since the eldest lady couldn't find relatives, the coils on her body were very spent, so she took some men home." Speaking of this, a look of embarrassment and guilt flashed on Song Fu's face, and then his eyes were flustered and said, "Although the villain lives in a tavern, there have been a few times when I went to report to the eldest lady and met the eldest lady drinking and laughing with different men. ”
Li Yuntian couldn't help but smile dumbly in his heart, it seems that the Hou Yefu has made careful planning this time, and even the reason for Liu Wenqing to find a concubine has been made up.
After Song Fu finished speaking, Du Yuncheng couldn't help but look at Li Yuntian, wanting to see if he had anything to ask.
"This official asks you, can you recognize those men who have an affair with the Liu family?" Li Yuntian groaned for a moment and looked at Song Fu.
"If you can find them, the villain should be able to recognize them." Song Fu hesitated when he heard this, and then replied.
"My lord, since they can all recognize the man who has an affair with the Liu family, it is better to wait for Lu Shaojie to come and let them identify it together."
Li Yuntian didn't ask any further, but turned to Du Yuncheng and said in a deep voice.
"That's what the official meant." Hearing this, Du Yuncheng nodded, and asked Song Fufu's "woman" to kneel with the dark-skinned young man and the others.
"Come on, bring the master and servant of the Liu family!" Then, Du Yuncheng's face sank, and he was shocked, and said loudly.
When all the officials present heard this, they all looked outside the hall, except for Li Yuntian and Lu Tongju, including Du Yuncheng, none of the other officials had seen what this woman who killed Gu Xicheng looked like.
Since Du Yuncheng didn't want to get involved in this matter, he naturally wouldn't go to see Liu Wenqing, so as not to arouse suspicion.
Soon after, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and they saw a beautiful woman with an elegant temperament and a graceful figure being helped into the court by Yahuan.
In everyone's opinion, Liu Wenqing, who has had affairs with many men, should be a bewitching woman, who would have thought that she would have such an elegant temperament, and at first glance she is a well-educated lady, which is really surprising.
According to the instructions of the two female jailers, Liu Wenqing and Zhu'er knelt in front of the hall, Liu Wenqing looked haggard and pitiful, which made many people feel sorry for the jade.
Li Yuntian couldn't help but glance at Liu Wenqing a few times, because the lights were dim that night, coupled with the chaos of the situation, he didn't see Liu Wenqing's appearance clearly, he just thought she was very beautiful.
But now it seems that Liu Wenqing is not ordinarily beautiful, she can be called peerless, coupled with her elegant temperament, it is enough to compete with Chen Ningning, no wonder Gu Xi wants to have a bad idea of her.
"It's a pity!" At this time, An Botai, who was sitting next to Li Yuntian, couldn't help but shake his head and whispered, feeling sorry for Liu Wenqing.
offended An Yihou, how could Liu Wenqing survive this time?
"Liu, the official asked you, can you have an affair with others?" Seeing that all the officials present were attracted by Liu Wenqing's appearance, Du Yuncheng slapped the shocked wood heavily and asked in a deep voice.
"Lord Qiyu, the folk girl lives in a simple house and has never had an affair with anyone!" Hearing this, Liu Wenqing looked up at Du Yuncheng, and replied resolutely in a resolute tone, revealing a trace of perseverance in her expression.
"Do you know Song Fu and Yang?" Du Yuncheng asked quietly.
"I know, their husband and wife are hired by the people's daughters to take care of a tavern." Liu Wenqing nodded.
"Do you have a grudge in your life?" Du Yuncheng then asked.
"We've always gotten along well and don't have any enmity." Liu Wenqing replied in a coquettish voice.
"Is there a dispute with the neighbors about harmony?" Du Yuncheng sighed helplessly in his heart, he had tried the case for many years, and naturally saw at a glance that Liu Wenqing was definitely not the kind of woman who loved vanity and was "sexual" and "debauched", but at this time he had to continue to ask.
"Since the folk girl lived in the capital, she has never had a dispute with her neighbors, and she should get along quite harmoniously." Liu Wenqing thought for a while and said.
Du Yuncheng knew that Liu Wenqing was stepping into the trap of the Hou Ye's Mansion step by step, if she had no grievances with Song Fu and others, then Song Fu and the others' confessions would be accepted, which Liu Wenqing was quite unfavorable, so she glanced at Li Yuntian, and only Li Yuntian could remind Liu Wenqing at this time.
To Du Yuncheng's surprise, Li Yuntian looked at Liu Wenqing expressionlessly, without the slightest intention of coming out.
"This official asks you, since Song Fu takes care of the tavern for you, when will you repay the bill?" Seeing this situation, Du Yuncheng had no choice but to continue to ask, allowing Liu Wenqing to completely enter the trap set by the Hou Ye's Mansion.
"At the end of each month." Liu Wenqing didn't seem to know what was going on, and answered truthfully.
"Song Fu, you repeat what you just said to this official." Hearing this, Du Yuncheng turned to Song Fu, who was kneeling beside him.
"Big ...... Adult, small ...... The younger one went to the eldest lady a few times to report the bill, and saw her drinking and laughing with the men. Song Fu glanced at Liu Wenqing, hesitated, and stammered, his face full of shame.
"What?" Liu Wenqing was taken aback when she heard this, and couldn't help but look at Song Fu, as if she never expected Song Fu to say this, and the look on her face was extremely surprised.
Song Fu didn't dare to make eye contact with Liu Wenqing's eyes, lowered his head to avoid her gaze, looking very cramped and uneasy, his face flushed