Han Zao’s book boy is called Xiaogao. This inappropriate name is Han Zao. He is not a few years older than Han Zao. He has been locked up for a few days and is already thin. When he sees Han Hui, he is so excited that he burst into tears: "Young Master, you are here! The young man is wronged, and the young man has not killed the second master! Please help me plead with my wife!"

Han Hui comforted him: "I know, don't worry. Madam is in poor health these two days, so we dare not stimulate her. You feel wronged first. Stay here for a few days. I will ask them to send you more food. When the wife calms down, it will be fine. These two are adults sent by the court. In order to investigate Xiaozao's case, you cooperate and answer truthfully whatever you ask. If you are innocent, these two adults will naturally give you justice."

Xiao Gao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! The little one must tell everything!"

Tang Fan said to him: "You will explain the whole story of accompanying Han early that day to go out."

Xiaogao calmed down her emotions, thought about it for a while, and said, "That day, we went out as usual. Xiaochan called the second young master to get up and wait for him to wash and eat. I was waiting outside. The door that Mo Yinshi left at three o'clock. The young master looked very energetic and there was nothing wrong with it. After leaving the door, the young master got into the sedan chair and I followed him..."

Tang Fan interrupted him: "Have you met anyone before you went out?"

Xiao Gao said, "Yeye, I met Aunt Zhou."

Tang Fan: "Little Zhou? Your master's cousin? Tell me carefully."

Xiao Gao said, "Yes, it's her. Aunt Zhou talked to the second young master for a while. The second young master ate quickly and his sleeves were a little wrinkled. Aunt Zhou also helped the second young master to organize it."

Tang Fan said: "How is she in love with your second young master on weekdays?"

Xiao Gao said, "It's pretty good. The second young master likes her very much, but the wife doesn't like Aunt Zhou, so the second young master is not allowed to go to her. She also told us to take good care of the second young master."

This is the same as what Han Hui said.

Xiaogao said again: "But when you meet Aunt Zhou, the second young master will still say hello to her. Aunt Zhou knew her wife's heart disease and did not come to see the second young master specifically. She just sometimes she would give the second young master some small things when she met."

Tang Fan: "What gadget?"

Xiaocai: "Everything is all about food and fun. Sometimes I bought the cloud cake outside, and sometimes I was a small cloth fish she sewed by herself. The second young master liked it very much. He even asked us to help us secretly hide it from our wife."

Tang Fan asked: "Who did you meet again after you left that day? Have you ever stopped in the middle of the sedan chair?"

Xiaogao shook her head: "No, after leaving the door, I went all the way outside the palace gate. I watched the second young master be taken away by the people in the palace, so I came back. I originally thought that I would go to pick up people again in the evening. Who knows, who knows the young master..."

Tang Fan felt that there was no need to ask any more, so he looked at Han Hui: "We want to meet Xiao Zhou."

Han Hui nodded: "Please follow me."

Xiao Zhou obviously had already received the news. When she came out, her eyes were red and pitiful. Judging from her age, she was indeed younger than Lin's. No wonder Lin was very careful about her.

When Xiao Zhou heard Han Hui introduce Tang Fan and others' identities, he saluted them first, and then said, "The widowed woman is originally ominous. If I hadn't always visited Xiao Zao, maybe something would have happened to Xiao Zao."

Tang Fan naturally had no obligation or mood to comfort her, and asked directly: "I heard from Xiao Gao that on the day when Han Zao had an accident, you had seen him before he went to the palace?"

Xiao Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, I was going to go to the front yard to pay my respects to my aunt, and I happened to meet Xiao Zao. I knew that my cousin's wife didn't like me and Xiao Zao, so I didn't go to play with him anymore. But Xiao Zao's child is afflicted. As soon as I met him, I couldn't help but tease him and chat with him for a while. That day, I talked to Xiao Zao for a while, and it was only about a cup of tea. At that time, Xiao Zao's book boy Xiao Gao was present, and my maid, Hanmei, was also present."

The wintersweet she mentioned was the young maid standing behind Xiao Zhou, about the same age as Han Hui. She lowered her head and held her hands on her abdomen. When Xiao Zhou said that she was, the wintersweet saluted Tang Fan and the others.

Tang Fan glanced at her and looked at Xiao Zhou again: "You have also helped Han Zao clean up his clothes, right?"

Xiao Zhou was stunned for a moment: "Yes, does this matter?"

Tang Fan did not answer, but said, "I want to see your room, can I stop?"

Xiao Zhou looked at Tang Fan and was shocked: "Sir, are you suspicious of me?"

Tang Fan said lightly: "Yes or no, let's see first."

Xiao Zhou bit her lower lip and it was a great insult to a woman being searched for the house, and it seemed to convey some message to outsiders. "What if I don't agree?"

Tang Fan looked at Wang Zhi.

Eunuch Wang, who had been acting as a set board next to him, appeared. He cooperated with Lord Tang and immediately smiled grimly: "Now let's search, wait until I take you back to the West Factory to search, you can choose yourself."

Tang Fan secretly gave Eunuch Wang a thumbs up.

This sentence was said from the admiral of the West Factory, and the effect was ten times more. If Tang Fan was allowed to move out of Shuntian Mansion, it would be of no deterrence.

Lord Tang thought to himself that His Majesty asked Mr. Wang to come out to monitor him and help him, but it was actually useless.

The reputation of the West Factory is even the women in the boudoir are well-known, and Xiao Zhou's pretty face suddenly loses its blood.

She took two steps back, and Hanmei hurriedly supported her.

Xiao Zhou's family bowed: "Two adults, this matter has nothing to do with me. I regard Xiaozao as my nephew, how can I harm him? I am a woman. If someone searches the house, how can I be a human being if it is spread in the future? The reason is that the adults should understand."

Tang Fan's voice was very gentle, but his tone was unmoved: "I'll be considerate if I'm hereby working on the case."

After saying that, he didn't care about Xiao Zhou's family, and he walked into the house first.

The people brought by Wang Zhi came in handy at this time. They and Wang Zhitang Fan, and several people searched the room.

Of course, it is impossible for the people in the West Factory to do things very gently. In a short while, the bedding and makeup boxes were found to be messy.

As a woman's boudoir, Xiao Zhou's first copy was found by Mr. Wang himself.

However, Eunuch Wang was even more rude in getting started. He specially picked the corners that few people paid attention to to check, and even the top of the bed curtain was pulled down by him.

The most kind person is Tang Fan. He is looking for places like the corners of the wall and the foot of the bed, which rarely causes destructive damage.

Han Hui was not convenient to come in, so he just waited outside.

Unable to stop it, Xiao Zhou, who could only follow Tang Fan and the others in, saw the messy place, and immediately his legs became weak and almost passed by.

Hanmei hurriedly supported her and shouted: "Master!Master!"

"Man!" One of the two men brought by Wang Zhi suddenly called out. He stood at the windowsill, holding a magnet in one hand, and was sucking out a thin needle from the gap where the windowsill closed the windows.

Wang Zhi and Tang Fan then walked over to check.

When I looked closer, I found that the thin needle was more than two inches long, as thick as my hair. If the spy from Xichang had not brought a magnet to him after hearing Tang Fan's words, he might not have discovered the existence of this object.

"This is a broken needle!" Wang Zhi said, then turned to Xiao Zhou, who was limping on the ground, with a cold eyes. "Han Zao died of the broken needle in the moisture acupoint. How dare you say that it was not what you did?"

Xiao Zhou opened his eyes wide and shook his head violently: "It's not me! It's not me! I don't know who the needle is!"

Wang Zhi didn't listen to her defense and said to his left and right: "Catch her first!"

Xiao Zhou cried: "It's unfair! Sir, it's unfair!"

Wintersey also grabbed her sleeve and screamed.

Han Hui thought that he had heard the movement inside, so he hurriedly walked in. Seeing this scene, he was stunned and asked Wang Zhi: "Mr. Wang, what's going on? Is there any misunderstanding in this?"

Wang Zhi snorted coldly: "Is it a misunderstanding? Take it back and ask!"

If Tang Fan brought the people from Shuntian Mansion here, it would be inconvenient to take people away directly, because no matter what, the Han family is a family of officials, and the South Korean side has a relationship with Emperor Chenghua, but Eunuch Wang had no such scruples. He waved his hand and asked someone to take Xiao Zhou away.

Han Hui could not stop him at all. He could not speak in the Han family and had no official position. Only then did Wang Zhi not bother to explain to him to see it. Han Hui had no choice but to chase after the two of them and quickly report to the South Korean side.

A maid from Hanmei was even more at a loss and full of panic. She looked at Wang Zhi and the others who were still in the room and ran out.

Wang Zhi turned around and saw Tang Fan standing at the window. At first glance, he seemed to be looking at the scenery. When he looked closer, he realized that he was staring out the window in a daze.

"I can't bear to leave?" Wang Zhi frowned and slapped his back with a palm.

Tang Fan almost got a problem with him and coughed non-stop.

He coughed and said, "This is a coincidence. We came over and asked to search, and we just found a broken needle. Such a thin needle, throw it into the flowers and penetrate the soil. Isn't it more difficult to find it out? Xiao Zhou's brain is fine, so how could it be stuffed in the gap in the window and waiting for us to discover it?"

Wang Zhi said: "What is the knowledge of the woman in the boudoir? Lin hates her so much that she causes trouble for her several times and humiliates her so much that she almost hangs her. Xiao Zhou holds a grudge and wants to kill Han Zaolai to take revenge on Lin, making her feel in pain. It is not surprising at all. After she killed someone, she is panicked, so she naturally doesn't think too much, hides the silver needle everywhere, and doesn't expect we will find here... Why are you always watching me?"

Tang Fan asked lightly: "With Mr. Wang's shrewdness, don't you think his words are full of loopholes?"

Wang Zhi sneered: "What do you mean?"

Tang Fan said: "I can understand Mr. Wang's mood to close the case as soon as possible, but when the case is not clear and the murderer has not been found, is it too early?"

Wang Zhi put his hands behind him, squinted his eyes, and his femininity suddenly turned into sharpness.

Tang Fan was not afraid of the faint murderous aura that the other party showed, and still calmly met the other party's eyes.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Wang Zhi slightly calmed down and said, "I understand your desire to make contributions. Once this case is settled, I will submit a petition for you. Although the murderer has not been completely confirmed yet, Xiao Zhou's suspicion is quite high, and there is no doubt that I will ask for strict interrogation. If you are interested, you can naturally join."

There are no real enemies or real friends in the officialdom. Wang Zhi and Tang Fan were in a cooperative relationship before. The two had a common goal, which was the Eastern Palace case. However, in detail, their respective focus was different.

Tang Fan’s focus is to find out the murderer, while Wang Zhi’s focus is to solve this matter and not cause too serious consequences.

Now Xiao Zhou's motives are sufficient and the crime has been committed. Someone has taken the initiative to bring evidence to the door. The best thing is that she has no connection with the people in the palace and is not considered a member of the Han family. She has saved the emperor's wish to appease his teacher.

Such conditions are not in vain. Wang Zhi felt that this was the best murderer given to him by God. If Tang Fan digs deeper, it is hard to guarantee that he will lead to any ugly things. At that time, it would not be the perfect result for everyone to be happy.

So Eunuch Wang is not stupid, he is too smart, adding various political considerations to a murder case.

This is his disagreement with Tang Fan.

Smart people don’t need to say too much to understand each other’s thoughts.

But no matter how clear Tang Fan understood, he didn't plan to do what Wang Zhi said.

He smiled slightly: "Mr. Wang seems to have forgotten that what His Majesty said was to let me lead the case, but just ask you to assist in the investigation."

Wang Zhi said angrily: "Tang Runqing, don't be shameless. What should I do about this case? I know much more than you. This is the best result!"

Tang Fan said lightly: "But it is not the most real result. If Xiao Zhou was not the murderer, wouldn't he have been punished for nothing? We scholars, we must be worthy of our conscience in doing things and being human beings. Although most of the civil and military officials in the court are mediocre, it does not mean that everyone has forgotten this sentence. I dare not forget what Yu Gong said back then."

After saying that, he bowed to Wang Zhi and turned around and went out.

Wang Zhi frowned and thought for a while before he remembered what the saying "What Yu Gong said back then" refers to.

The Yu Gong mentioned in Tang Fan naturally refers to Yu Qian, the prime minister who was wrongly killed during the reign of Emperor Yingzong, was rehabilitated in the early years of Chenghua. His life was just like the poem he wrote himself.

Don’t be afraid of being crushed to pieces, but keep your innocence in the world.

Tang Fan's personality is not as strong as Yu Qian, but as an idol of civil officials in the world, Yu Qian's pride is something that many people yearn for.
To be continued...