When he talked about Chen, everyone looked at the beautiful woman who had followed Li Man before. When Tang Fan saw the woman's eyes were smart, he heard Li Man say that she was very helpful to him. He knew that this woman was not an easy person. But after Li Man was revealed to be the murderer, she kept a low profile intentionally or unintentionally, as if she wanted to integrate herself into the background.

At this time, when Li Man said this, Chen Yingying knelt down and raised her sleeves to wipe her tears: "What kind of virtue is that I can do? I am really ashamed to have such kindness from my husband. If you are gone, what's the use of living alone!"

She is both good at singing and writing, and is tear-jerking, but Tang Fan has no expression on his face and doesn't even look at her.

Li Man seemed to have not heard Chen's words, and his mind was immersed in his memories. After a pause, he continued: "I didn't think of killing her... A long time ago, I proposed to Zhang to redeem her family property, and was willing to supplement her family property, but Zhang was not willing. Later, I proposed to give half of the family property to her so that she could have no worries in her later years, but she still refused to redeem, saying that I should not forget my original oath. I really had no choice but to do so!"

His face became a little ferocious: "She obviously knows nothing, but she can't help me. There are many women who are more beautiful and capable than her. For her back then, I had already spent all my family wealth and was very kind to her. Since I can't have children, why should I occupy the position of my wife? I naturally can't bear it anymore. It's not that I owe her, but that she owe me! It's because she owe me!"

The hall was silent, and everyone looked at Li Man in surprise, especially the people from the Li family.

Although Li Man rarely returns home, he and his wife Zhang have always respected each other in front of others, and are not harsh to his servants. The Li family respect him very much.

But no one knows that under Li Manping and kind-hearted appearance, there is such a beast lurking!

Li Lin, the young master of the Li family, was even more shocked. He looked at his father and murmured: "Father, why do you do this?"

Tang Fan said coldly: "You don't think she can't help you, nor because she can't give birth, but in your heart, the past thirty years ago has been resentful. You blame her parents for dragging you down and making you pay so much! Thirty years ago, when you were young and deeply in love, you felt that these efforts were acceptable, but when you grow older day by day, you struggled in the business world, saw people's hearts, and know that scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the only scholars who are noble, and you gradually regret your choice back then. This kind of regret accumulates day by day and becomes a demon in your heart. As long as there is a little external cause, the demon will be impatient to come out to harm you! All the reasons you are talking about now are just finding excuses for the mistakes you have made!"

"You have paid a lot in your early years, but over the years, Zhang has been doing housework for you and taking care of your son. Even if you owe you, you will have paid it back a long time ago! If you want to divorce her, what's wrong with her? Which one did she make up for the seven-day period? Do you think that even if you divorce her, a woman won't have to roll her eyes? So what if you supplement your family's wealth? Over the years, can her affection for you be measured by money?"

Li Man sneered: "You don't understand, you don't understand! My ancestors were also the third-rank minister. It's so glorious. Because I gave up the imperial examination and changed to the business road, I was scolded everywhere. The Li family has today, and it took me so much effort to earn back. She doesn't have to do anything, and she enjoys wealth at home. I'm not willing to give up, but I'm not willing to give up! If I could also participate in the imperial examination, I would probably have been wrapped around my waist today. You sesame officials would have to bow in front of me!"

No matter how well-educated Lord Tang was, he couldn't help rolling his eyes after hearing this: "You're thinking too much. If I remember correctly, you just said that when the Zhang family had changed, you were exactly 30 years old. Even if you were six years old, you were ready to go to school. In other words, you have been studying for twenty-four years and didn't even pass the exam. Even if you were given twenty-four years, you probably won't be able to get a variety of things. Just wake up, you still want to be my superior with your character? I'm afraid you have the fate to be an official and enjoy your life!"

Li Man sneered: "Of course I know that you officials of the court always have such a noble face. Even though you reach out to get the money, you still have to pretend to be righteous. It is extremely hypocritical and disgusting!"

Tang Fan did not rush to ask someone to take him back: "You come back early to kill your wife, but don't want people to know. Someone must cooperate with you inside and outside to help you send off those servants. Logically speaking, the Li family is divided into internal and external houses. If you come in through the front door, you must pass through external houses and internal houses, and you will hide your eyes and ears. It is extremely troublesome, but if you come in through the back door, it will save you much trouble. The back door is connected to the garden, and in front of the garden is Zhang's house. The other party only needs to help you watch, and in the name of not disturbing your wife's rest, let's not wander in the back garden that night. Who is this person?"

Li Man did not answer, and Tang Fan did not mean to ask him to answer. His eyes swept over the Li family members with different expressions and finally fell on someone.

"Asha."

Axia raised her head in shock.

Tang Fan looked at her deeply: "Mrs. Li is not only very nice to you, she can be called the most righteous, but why did you treat her like this?"

Axia shook her head repeatedly: "No, I don't..."

"You dare to say you don't!" Tang Fan said sharply: "You were originally unwell that night. Achun had already said that he wanted to watch the night on your behalf, but you insisted on not being able to do so. You also had to watch the night with her while sick, one of them!"

"Secondly, there was a strange noise in your wife's house. You and Achun entered the house to check. Achun did not enter the inner room, only you went in. However, after you entered, not only did you go forward to check, but you only looked at the door and stopped Achun from entering. At that time, the wife of the Li family had been killed. You were afraid that Achun would find something strange after entering. If there was a ghost in his heart, what would it be? Say!"

Li Man is irrefutable in the face of conclusive evidence, not to mention a woman like Axia who has never experienced any world. As soon as Tang Fan's word "say" came out, she immediately collapsed: "I don't! I don't! It's the master who threatened me! I was forced! I didn't kill my wife!"

Tang Fan: "What did he threaten you?"

Axia covered her face and cried, "That day, I was in a state of discomfort and went out to see a doctor and took medicine. As a result, I met the master. He lured me to a place, and then told me... again, I said to me again, now I am his person, if I don't obey him, he would tell his wife back, saying that I seduced him and asked her to sell me! He wanted me to kill her wife, but I refused, so he asked me to help him get the wind and send him away the servants of the Li family, saying that I would do it myself, I really have no choice... Why didn't you agree to your wife to let me go that day? If you were leaving me at that time, those things wouldn't happen later!"

Tang Fan's mouth was usually slightly raised, with a warm smile, and he was like a spring breeze. However, once he was expressionless, he had a unique majesty that was afraid to look directly at.

"People always like to find all kinds of excuses for making mistakes. How does your wife treat you on weekdays? Don't you understand her character? Just because Li Man defiled your innocence, you will help him commit crimes. Do you dare to say a clear conscience in front of your wife!"

Axia cried bitterly: "Madam, I'm sorry to you, I'm sorry to you!"

Tang Fan ignored her and turned to Wanping County Magistrate and others, "This case should have been accepted by Wanping County. Now that I am in charge of the matter, County Magistrate Qian will not blame me?"

The Wanping County Magistrate hurriedly said, "No, no! The master is like a god to judge a case, but the officials admire him very much!"

Tang Fan: "Then I'll bother you to take over the next step."

County Magistrate of Wanping: "This is the position of the subordinate official!"

Tang Fan: "Lao Wang, hand over Li Man and A Xia to Qian County Chenggong and others."

Lao Wang responded and escorted Axia and handed over the yamen runners brought by County Chief Qian.

Tang Fan said again: "Mr. Qian, although Axia is suspected of being an accomplice, he has not participated in the murder personally and has confessed his crimes. All interrogations should be based on the national law. Please do not use torture in private."

The secular vision is particularly harsh on women. Once a woman is imprisoned, everyone feels that this woman has lost her innocence. The prisoners and yamen runners may also take the opportunity to tease and molest her in prison. In view of this, Minglu takes special care of female prisoners. Sometimes even after court can be interrogated at home. However, Axia is now threatening to kill people, and the evidence is conclusive and must be detained. Tang Fan does not want her to be humiliated by the state law, so he gave a special explanation.

This also shows his carefulness.

Axia stopped crying and stared at him in a daze, with a miserable state between her eyebrows and no idea what she was thinking.

Maybe he lamented that he had a miserable life and had no blessing to follow Tang Fan, or maybe he regretted that he shouldn't have been obsessed with Li Man's threat, so he helped him do such a wrong thing.

But if I had known this, why should I have been there?

Tang Fan turned to look at the butler of the Li family: "Old Li, come here."

"Master Tang." Old Li looked bleak. He was loyal to the Li family, but he didn't expect that his master killed his wife. This sudden blow was so big that his waist bent a lot.

Tang Fan took out a stack of white paper from his arms: "There are two thousand taels of silver notes here. Your master called me into the inner room and gave me this stack of things. I want me to stop pursuing them. You can take these silver and take good care of your young master."

Old Li took it and said in tears: "Thank you, Lord Tang, you are unforgettable to the great kindness of our Li family!"

Li Man said indifferently: "Mr. Tang is very calculating when taking my Li family's money as a favor!"

Tang Fan smiled and said, "Will you be angry if you fail to bribe? Just shut up quickly. Those who kill people should be punished. Now the money from the Li family has nothing to do with you, it's all your son's."

Li Man's face turned red by his anger, and two resentful eyes almost burned a hole on Tang Fan's body, and he said in a dark voice: "I won't die, don't be too happy too early!"

Tang Fan said to the Wanping County Magistrate: "It seems inappropriate to roar with such a bad attitude that the court ordered officials here?"

The Wanping County Magistrate woke up from his dream and quickly waved his hand and asked someone to take Li Man and Axia back.

When Tang Fan and others were about to leave, Lao Li called him: "Mr. Tang, the family is unfortunate. Now that the master is like this, his wife has passed away again. There is only one young master in the family. The two concubines have never been in charge. They have no leader and are abrupt. They want to ask the master to help you get a charter."

Tang Fan glanced at Li Lin, who was stunned and said, "If you have any reliable distant relatives in your master or wife's house, you can ask them to help you preside over. Now your young master is a half-year-old boy. He will always provoke this family in the future, and you can discuss everything with him."

Old Li nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Tang said so!"

After leaving the Li Mansion, Tang Fan called the Wanping County Magistrate, smiling and said, "This case is not complicated. With the intelligence of County Magistrate Qian, it may not be impossible to break it, but why did he insist on calling me over? Is there another reason?"

The Wanping County Magistrate smiled awkwardly: "My joking is being said. If it weren't for the adults' explanation, the officials wouldn't know that there were so many inside stories. I'm afraid they would be wronged by the good people!"

In fact, Li Man bribed Tang Fan, and naturally bribed Wanping County Magistrate and the chief clerk. However, because the case was taken over by Tang Fan at the beginning, County Magistrate Qian and others wanted to accept it, but they were afraid that Tang Fan would expose them, so they invited Tang Fan first to see if Tang Fan accepted Li Man's bribe and decided to change the murder to suicide. With him on his head, County Magistrate Qian and others would naturally be at ease.

Tang Fan understood this point, but did not expose them. When the water was clear, there was no fish, and when the people were careful, there was no disciple. When exposing Qian County Magistrate's intentions, it would only make him angry and angry, and there was no other useless. Many people would not repent because of your righteous education. Instead, it would be easy to hold a grudge against you. Being a clean official is not difficult, but what is difficult is being a clean official who wants to do things.

So he just clicked and alerted them.

Early the next morning, Xue Bing sent someone over to tell Tang Fan that he had not heard of any news from Wang Changgong.

In other words, the Jinyiwei couldn't find out why Wang Zhi wanted to invite Pan Bin to dinner.

He passed the news to Pan Bin, who was indeed frowning after hearing the news.

Tang Fan comforted him: "Senior brother, don't worry. The murder case of Wu'an Hou Mansion indirectly made Wang Zhi profitable. Shuntian Mansion was unintentional to plant willows. Maybe he wanted to express his gratitude?"

Pan Bin: "Do you think it's possible? Wang Zhi didn't even take the cabinet masters seriously. He didn't need to invite a small person like me to dinner. That way, why don't you go there with me tomorrow night and remind me if you have anything to do."

Tang Fan: "That's not good? He only invites you. I'll come without invite, I'm afraid it will make him unhappy?"

Pan Bin waved his hand: "It's okay, then don't be the one who is the Promoter of Shuntian Mansion. As my junior brother, that's what you decided!"
Chapter completed!