Kang Xu glanced at him deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Gong Tao, Zhang Hebi is now in the county government, after he heard that Miss Tao was killed, his heart was like ashes, and he didn't even want his own life, so he committed suicide by hitting the pillar." Today, he is still in a coma, and his life and death are uncertain. ”

Tao Youran was surprised, his old face was full of consternation.

After a while, he suddenly exclaimed with a hideous face: "It must be that he is afraid of being found out by adults, so he pretends to commit suicide in front of adults in order to escape his murder suspicion!" ”

Kang Xu was silent, Tao Youran had fallen into the horns, he seemed to believe that Zhang Hebi was the murderer, no matter what Kang Xu said at this time, he would not believe that Zhang Hebi was innocent.

Kang Xu didn't want to bother with this matter, he rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Gong Tao, can you find Miss Tao's personal maid, I have something to ask." ”

"Come on, go and bring Dongmei's!" Tao Youran was ruthless, and when he heard Kang Xu's words, he shouted loudly outside the door.

The two gentlemen nodded yes and walked away quickly, and a moment later they dragged in with a wounded girl.

Directly threw the girl to the ground, and the two family members immediately retreated.

The girl lay on the ground, crying non-stop, and trembling with fear when she saw Tao Youran.

Seeing this, a wave of anger suddenly rose in Kang Xu's heart, he looked at the girl, and said in a deep voice: "Tao Gong, why did you torture the maidservant privately?" ”

"This is not optimistic about Zhaoxue, and she is not doing well, so the old man naturally wants to punish her!" Tao leisurely stared at the girl and said angrily.

Kang Xu's face was a little ugly, and he frowned slightly. He bent down to help the girl up, and said gently, "Don't be afraid. No one will hurt you anymore, are you called Dongmei? ”

The girl's delicate face was full of horror. She shrunk her neck, her eyes swept over Tao Youran, and she suddenly cried in fright: "Old ...... Master, the slave really doesn't know where the young lady has gone, the master spares her life...... Whining....... ”

"You, you still dare to lie until now, see if I don't kill you!" Tao Youran was furious and wanted to vent his grief and anger on the girl.

Kang Xu grabbed Tao Youran's wrist. He said coldly: "Tao Gong, she is just a weak woman, if you continue to fight, you have to kill her." ”

Tao Youran's old face was pale, he struggled to break free of Kang Xu's hand, and snorted: "This is from my Tao family, how can I deal with her, it is not the turn of others to point fingers." ”

Kang Xu raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Tao Gong, she is your servant." But first of all, she is a citizen of my Tang Dynasty! Could it be that Tao Gong thinks that his power can be greater than my Tang law? ”

Tao Youran was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Kang Xu to turn his face with him for the sake of a maid.

"She is a people within the jurisdiction of her ruler. If she commits a crime, she will be dealt with by her own officials. Tao Gong is a scholar, and he should know that it is against the laws of the Tang Dynasty to use punishment for private purposes. Kang Xu's words were extremely plain. But there is unmistakable majesty in the words.

Tao Youran's old face was a little ugly, Rao is no matter how prominent his family background is. In the face of the laws of the Tang Dynasty, he did not dare to be too presumptuous.

Kang Xu's sleeves flicked. Snorted coldly, then helped the girl up, and said gently: "Dongmei, you don't have to be afraid, the official just came to you to ask something about your young lady, you can rest assured, with the official here, no one dares to bully you." ”

Dongmei looked at him timidly, and suddenly cried: "My lord, the slave really doesn't know where the young lady is, I hope the adult will see it!" ”

Kang Xu helped her straighten her messy hair and said, "Dongmei, do you know that your young lady is dead?" ”

Dongmei's whole body trembled violently, her face instantly turned pale, and she cried out in a lost voice: "Miss...... Miss, what's wrong with her? ”

Kang Xu sighed, looking at the situation, Dongmei didn't know about Tao Ruoxue's killing.

After pondering for a while, he told her about Tao Ruoxue's murder.

Dongmei was stunned to listen to Kang Xu's description, and suddenly burst into tears.

"Miss...... You're dying so miserably, woo...... It's all to blame Dongmei for not taking care of you, it's all Dongmei's fault, woo woo woo ....... ”

Dongmei's crying pear blossoms brought rain, and her words were full of remorse and self-blame.

"Dongmei, from now on, every word you say may be an important clue about the murder of your young lady, if you want your young lady to be blind, just tell what you know and say it without reservation." Kang Xu's gentle voice gradually became serious.

Dongmei cried for a while, she looked at Kang Xu's majestic and soft eyes, nodded vigorously, and sobbed: "The slave must report truthfully, and never dare to hide it in the slightest, I just ask the adults to find the murderer as soon as possible and make decisions for the young lady!" ”

Kang Xu nodded, he straightened his mind and asked, "Let me ask you, your young lady is missing, do you really have no idea?" ”

"Slave...... The slave didn't know ....... Dongmei's eyes wandered, her voice was a little erratic, and she whispered.

"Dongmei, this official wants you to understand that this official is not looking for you to suspect you, but to find clues from you, so as to catch the murderer of your young lady. If you conceal something, the official will inevitably suspect that you are related to this case, and this has a great relationship, so there should be no need for the official to elaborate more, right? Kang Xu said with a frown.

Dongmei knelt on the ground, biting her lip, and seemed a little hesitant. After a long while, she cried: "The slave is willing to do all the tricks and beg the master to spare his life." ”

"You, you dare to deceive my lord and me, and say that you have nothing to do with Zhaoxue's disappearance? See if I don't kill you! Tao Youran roared angrily.

"Tao Gong is angry, and after the official finishes asking, it's not too late to teach her a lesson." Kang Xu stopped between the two and said lightly.

Tao Youran was stopped by him, although he was very angry in his heart, he was helpless, so he had to blow his beard angrily and stare at him.

"Then tell me everything you know." Kang Xu stared at Dongmei and said solemnly.

A look of horror flashed in Dongmei's eyes, and she nodded tremblingly, "All this is Miss's arrangement." The day before yesterday, the old man quarreled with the young lady because of Zhang Gongzi's matter, and then he locked the young lady in the boudoir and sent someone to guard the young lady to prevent the young lady from leaving the house. The young lady called in every possible way, but the old man did not let the young lady out, so the young lady thought of a way, she changed clothes with the slave and the maid when the slave and maid delivered the meal, and took the opportunity to escape from the boudoir. ”

"Good! I didn't expect you to help Zhao Xue escape, I said how could you be in Zhao Xue's room. Tao Youran was furious, and his expression was eager to kill Dongmei directly.

"Tao Gong, during the official's inquiry, please keep quiet, and the official will give you an explanation afterwards." Kang Xu became more and more dissatisfied with the old man, and his tone gradually became stern.

Tao Youran trembled with anger, he wanted to throw off his sleeves and leave, but he wanted to know the truth about his daughter's murder, so he had to forcibly suppress the anger in his stomach.

"Did your young lady ever say where she went after she escaped?" Kang Xu asked.

Dongmei suddenly kowtowed to him, and cried while kowtowing: "My lord, spare my life, these are all the slaves' faults." Actually, Miss and Zhang Gongzi have been in secret contact. The young lady and Zhang Gongzi had a deep affection, but the old man disliked Zhang Gongzi's poverty and tore up the marriage contract. After Zhang Gongzi was driven out of the house, it was the slaves and maids who delivered the letters for them. The day before yesterday, after the young lady quarreled with the master, she had the idea of eloping with Zhang Gongzi, so she wrote a letter and asked the slave to send it. ”

After the slave sent the letter over, in the evening, she received a reply from Zhang Gongzi. When the young lady saw this, she decided to let the slave pretend to be her, let me confuse the doorman in the room, and then escaped in disguise. ”

After listening to Dongmei quietly, Kang Xu touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

Seeing his grim face, Dongmei bit her lip and kowtowed: "The slave and maid have already told the adult everything they know, and the slave and maid don't really want to deceive the adult, this is the secret of the slave and the young lady." Now, the young lady has been killed, it is all the slave's fault, if it wasn't for the slave and the maid to deliver the news to them, the young lady would not have been killed. If the adult wants to punish the slave and maid, the slave and the maid admit it, but beg the adult to find the murderer and avenge the young lady, and the slave and maid will die without complaint. ”

"You just said that they secretly agreed on a time to elope through letters? Do you know what their letters are about? Kang Xu asked contemplatively.

"The time written on the young lady's letter to Zhang Gongzi is at night. As for the letter that Zhang Gongzi replied, it was accepted by the young lady, and the slave didn't know about it. Dongmei replied.

"And where they agreed to meet?"

"The location agreed by Miss is in the southwest bamboo forest outside the city, but I don't know if Zhang Gongzi has changed the location." Speaking of this, Dongmei's pupils suddenly contracted, and she said, "Could it be that Zhang Gongzi killed Miss?" No, it's impossible, Zhang Gongzi and Miss are deeply in love, how could they kill her? ”

Kang Xu comforted her and kept her calm, and then asked, "Is there anyone else who knows about your young lady's escape?" ”

Dongmei shook her head vigorously and said, "The matter of the young lady's escape was carried out in private, how dare the slave and maid publicize it everywhere?" ”

Kang Xu nodded, he paced back and forth a few steps, and muttered: "In other words, only you, her, and Zhang Hebi know about Miss Tao's escape, and the rest of you don't know anything about it?" ”

"That's how it should be." Dongmei bit her lip and said.

"You, you really can't make sense! The old man kindly took you in and let you accompany Zhaoxue, but I never thought that you would hide these things from the old man, and Zhaoxue lost his life for no reason! I, I'll kill you! After understanding the whole story, Tao Youran was furious and was about to go up and do it.

Seeing this, Kang Xu frowned, and reached out to clasp Tao Youran's wrist.

"Sir! Have you not repented until now? I grew up with Miss since childhood, and we are like sisters, how can a slave and maid harm Miss? It's actually you, sir, who killed the young lady! (To be continued.) )