The matter of Fourth Master Cui had caused a big stir. Because of the cases of Princess Jingming and Shenjia Village, Tui Guan Zhang was already very familiar with Su Yao, and they had a tacit understanding with each other. Naturally, he knew that Cui Yuandao had chosen to side with Xiao Heng. Since Cui Yuandao's son was born, he had been paying attention to it since a long time ago.
Now that Xiao Heng and Su Yao were here, Tui Guan Zhang took out the files first and showed them to Su Yao and Xiao Heng.
"Master Cui has a mistress in a house in the north of the city. She has a concubine named Wu Qianniang. I heard that she was a famous female historian in Jinling. Later, Master Cui redeemed her and she has been with him ever since." Zhang Tuiguan had a clear understanding of the situation and explained it to Xiao Heng and Su Yao one by one: "This is the testimony of people living in the surrounding houses. They can prove that the house where Wu Qianniang lives belongs to Master Cui, and that Master Cui often goes in and out of this house."
Xiao Heng first asked: "Didn't Fourth Master Cui just come to Beijing not long ago?"
"Yes, but Fourth Master Cui used to be in charge of the Cui family's business, so he often went in and out of the capital, bought a house to accommodate Wu Qianniang, and probably avoided the principal wife Li." Zhang Tuiguan found the testimony of the neighbor, and then said: "In addition, Wu Qianniang herself admitted that she had always followed Fourth Master Cui, but she had never been discovered by Li. It was not until Fourth Master Cui came to the capital this time that she went in and out here more often, which aroused Li's suspicion. Li followed here and discovered the existence of Wu Qianniang. She was furious and had a fierce conflict with Fourth Master Cui."
The matter was too big. Let's not talk about Cui Daru for now. After all, Li Jia was an official. The procedures of Shuntian Prefecture had already been followed. The neighbors nearby and the servants of the Cui family and the servants of the Li family had also been interrogated.
Su Yao looked through the testimonies and found that both the servants of the Li and Cui families said that the first time Li rushed to find Master Cui, a fierce conflict broke out between the two sides.
Afterwards, Li went back to her parents' home, and went to Wu Qianniang's place the next day. Fourth Master Cui asked her to go to the study to talk alone, but Li did not come out for a long time. The servants of the Li family panicked and rushed in. They found that Li had fallen in a pool of blood with several wounds on her chest, and Fourth Master Cui was lying unconscious under the desk with a dagger in his hand.
"Where is Wu Qianniang?" Su Yao and Xiao Heng asked in unison.
Zhang Tuiguan narrowed his eyes. "Wu Qianniang also fainted. According to her, Li was very emotional at the time. After rushing into the room, he picked up the dagger on the table and tried to kill her. She dodged, and then Fourth Master Cui also rushed into the room and wrestled with Li. Li broke free of Fourth Master Cui and rushed towards her. She was so scared that she bumped into the corner of the table when she dodged in a hurry and fainted."
Su Yao raised the corner of his mouth and said, "It's really a coincidence. Then she naturally doesn't know what happened afterwards?"
"Yes." Zhang Tuiguan naturally knew what Su Yao meant and shook his head. "She really didn't know anything about what happened afterwards, including whether Li was killed by Fourth Master Cui and how she was killed. When she woke up, everyone in the Li family had already rushed into the house and cried for Li."
Xiao Heng asked: "Where is she?"
Zhang Tuiguan said: "The people of the Li family said that she was also an accomplice, so even though she denied all the charges, she is still being detained for the time being."
Su Yao nodded thoughtfully.
Seeing that they all knew the whole story, Zhang Tuiguan said directly: "This case is difficult to handle. Although Mr. Cui refused to admit to the murder, he couldn't produce any evidence. Wu Qianniang also fainted. What's more fatal is that Mr. Cui has the murder weapon in his hand.
As he was speaking, a yamen runner knocked on the door hurriedly outside.
Zhang Tuiguan answered and opened the door. After a while, he walked in with a serious look on his face: "Your Highness, County Lady, Wu Qianniang had an accident in prison and she committed suicide."
What?!
Xiao Heng and Su Yao both stood up immediately and followed Tui Guan Zhang to the Shuntian Prefecture Prison.
The Shuntian Prefecture Prison was divided into male and female prisons. Because of her special status, Wu Qianniang was not locked up with the other female prisoners. Instead, she was locked up alone in a cell at the end. Many people had gathered around her. Zhang Tuiguan hurried over and asked the doctor, "How is she?"
The doctor wiped the cold sweat from his head and said: "This hairpin is inserted really deep. If it was deeper, he would be dead. Fortunately, it was discovered in time. But in this state, he can't stay in prison any longer. He must go out to rest.
Zhang Tuiguan took a deep look at Wu Qianniang lying on the ground, and then said calmly: "I understand, I will tell you after I ask the palace master for instructions."
After leaving the prison, Zhang looked at Xiao Heng and Su Yao and said, "Your Highness, County Lady, what do you think of Wu Qianniang's injury..."
"You know how to measure well." Xiao Heng was speaking in a deep voice when a yamen runner hurriedly knocked on the door outside.
Zhang Tuiguan answered and opened the door. After a while, he walked in with a serious look on his face: "Your Highness, County Lady, Wu Qianniang had an accident in prison and she committed suicide."
What?!
Xiao Heng and Su Yao both stood up immediately and followed Tui Guan Zhang to the Shuntian Prefecture Prison.
The Shuntian Prefecture Prison was divided into male and female prisons. Because of her special status, Wu Qianniang was not locked up with the other female prisoners. Instead, she was locked up alone in a cell at the end. Many people had gathered around her. Zhang Tuiguan hurried over and asked the doctor, "How is she?"
The doctor wiped the cold sweat from his head and said: "This hairpin is inserted really deep. If it was deeper, he would be dead. Fortunately, it was discovered in time. But in this state, he can't stay in prison any longer. He must go out to rest.
Zhang Tuiguan took a deep look at Wu Qianniang lying on the ground, and then said calmly: "I understand, I will tell you after I ask the palace master for instructions."
After leaving the prison, Zhang looked at Xiao Heng and Su Yao and said, "Your Highness, County Lady, what do you think of Wu Qianniang's injury..."
"You have a good sense of proportion." Xiao Heng said in a deep voice. Xiao Heng and Su Yao immediately stood up and followed Zhang Tuiguan to the Shuntian Prefecture Prison.
The Shuntian Prefecture Prison was divided into male and female prisons. Because of her special status, Wu Qianniang was not locked up with the other female prisoners. Instead, she was locked up alone in a cell at the end. Many people had gathered around her. Zhang Tuiguan hurried over and asked the doctor, "How is she?"
The doctor wiped the cold sweat from his head and said: "This hairpin is inserted really deep. If it was deeper, he would be dead. Fortunately, it was discovered in time. But in this state, he can't stay in prison any longer. He must go out to rest.
Zhang Tuiguan took a deep look at Wu Qianniang lying on the ground, and then said calmly: "I understand, I will tell you after I ask the palace master for instructions."
After leaving the prison, Zhang looked at Xiao Heng and Su Yao and said, "Your Highness, County Lady, what do you think of Wu Qianniang's injury..."