Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 564 Who is she?
Yang Yuan's interrogation of Wang Jiayi seemed very perfunctory.

He asked the same questions that he had asked He Xiao before. Because Wang Jiayi was distracted, the answers he came up with on the spur of the moment had more loopholes than He Xiao's answers.

But Yang Yuan seemed not to notice and just continued to ask the next question, so much so that even Lu Chengze, who was taking the statement, couldn't bear to watch it anymore and couldn't help asking another question.

Wang Jiayi was panicking and unable to justify himself when Yang Yuan interrupted him, saying, "It's been six or seven years, so it's understandable that you don't remember clearly. Deputy Imperial Secretary Wang, you were the head of the Inspection and Seal Office at the time, did you really know nothing about this case?"

"Yes, your subordinate..."

Yang Yuan didn't want to ask anymore, so he smiled and said, "Okay, go and take a look at the transcript. If it's correct, please sign and seal it."

Wang Jiayi was about to explain, but was interrupted by Yang Yuan, and he felt really anxious.

He walked over, picked up the transcript and started reading it, but his eyes involuntarily looked towards the table.

On the table were the notes that He Xiao had just taken, piled up and with a paperweight on top.

The font was in the opposite direction of Wang Jiayi's line of sight, so he couldn't see anything clearly.

But He Xiao was meticulous and signed and sealed every page. He could see the bright red marks clearly.

"Have you finished reading it? If there are no problems, please sign it."

Yang Yuan urged him again, and Wang Jiayi put the transcript on the table, picked up the pen, and the tip of the pen touched the paper, but he was unable to put pen to paper.

Lu Chengze said unhappily, "Why are you still hesitating? Just point out where I made a mistake. If there is no problem, then sign it. Don't waste everyone's time."

A thought kept lingering in Wang Jiayi's mind:

Why did He Xiao's transcript take up four or five pages, while mine only took up one page? What did he say?
Why did they ask me such simple questions and were so eager to get me to sign so quickly?

This thought lingered in his mind, making Wang Jiayi more suspicious.

Lu Chengze frowned, pushed the ink pad forward, and said in a deep voice: "Vice Imperial Secretary Wang, please sign it!"

Wang Jiayi wrote the word "王" tremblingly, and suddenly sweat dripped down his forehead, landing on the paper with a "pat".

Lu Chengze couldn't help but narrow his eyes and raised his gaze to look at Wang Jiayi's face.

Wang Jiayi is now paranoid and can make many interpretations of any meaningless behavior of others.

In his eyes, Lu Chengze's slightly upward look was like the feeling of a patient hunter who finally waited for his prey to step into his trap.

Smugness, a suppressed smile, vicious murderous intent...

Wang Jiayi's fingers trembled, and the tip of the pen left a small snake-like mark on the paper.

Wang Jiayi hurriedly took two steps back and shouted in horror: "No, I won't sign, I won't sign..."

Lu Chengze was stunned and said coldly: "Vice Imperial Secretary Wang, what do you mean?"

Yang Yuan said, "I asked according to the rules, and Deputy Secretary Wang answered according to the rules. Since this matter has nothing to do with you, and you remember it clearly after reading the transcript, why don't you sign it?"

He stretched lazily and said, "Let's sign quickly. It's getting late and everyone is tired. Sign quickly so we can all rest early."

"I won't sign!"

Wang Jiayi was so excited that he threw his pen to the ground and sneered, "You cruel officials have such vicious minds! You actually tried to induce a confession!

You want me to plead not guilty? If Wang refuses to plead guilty, you can add more charges to my crime, right? "

Yang Yuan and Lu Chengze glanced at each other quickly, frowned and said, "Deputy Wang, I don't quite understand what you said."

"I think you are pretending to be ignorant even though you know the truth?" Wang Jiayi sneered.

Seeing the quick glances between Yang Yuan and Lu Chengze, Wang Jiayi immediately confirmed his judgment:
He Xiao really confessed, and they already knew the truth of the matter.

However, the two cruel officials refused to let him confront He Xiao's confession.

In order to increase their own merits, they wanted to induce me to refuse to plead guilty, which would then make my crime more serious.

The more serious the crime committed by the people involved in the case, the greater the credit naturally received by the officials who solved the case.

Wang Jiayi, who felt that he had understood their psychology, said in a deep voice: "Wang has no grudges against you two, so how much merit can I gain by adding one more person?

Wang was forced to submit to his superior because of his power. Justice is clear. As the censors, you two should enforce the law impartially. Why do you want to frame me? "

Lu Chengze slammed the table and stood up: "Vice Imperial Secretary Wang, what are you talking about?"

Wang Jiayi suddenly took a step back, turned around and shouted to the outside: "I confess! I confess everything! I confess voluntarily!"

Yang Yuan gave Lu Chengze a look, and Lu Chengze, who was cooperating with him, looked reluctant. He slowly sat back, picked up another pen from the pen holder, filled it with ink, and looked at him coldly.

Seeing that he claimed to confess, Lu Chengze did not show any joy, but rather a little annoyed. Wang Jiayi became more convinced of his own judgment.

He confessed readily: "The body was hidden in the mezzanine of the seal room and was killed by Zhang Mi, the then dean of the imperial edict office."

Lu Chengze was recording and wanted to ask questions, but Yang Yuan said first: "Time and place."

Lu Chengze paused as he wrote, thought about what he was going to ask, and couldn't help but secretly praise him.

Sure enough, Yang Yuan’s words were skillful.

Yang Yuan asked this as if he already knew the answer and wanted to confirm it with him.

The question he originally intended to ask was actually similar to Yang Yuan's, but to Wang Jiayi's ears, who was extremely sensitive at the moment, it was easy for him to realize that he actually knew nothing.

"That happened in August of the 19th year of Shaoxing, but I can't remember the exact date.

That afternoon, Dean Zhang suddenly found me and asked me to bring He Xiao with me to help him go to Jiaomen to pick up a woman to take her to his signing room, and also told me to be as careful as possible..."

Yang Yuan picked his nails and said nonchalantly, "You are the one Zhang Mi brought into the Privy Council. You always obey him and are considered his confidant, right?"

This is no secret. The current head of the Printing and Printing Office, Xu Hongcheng, introduced it to Yang Yuan.

But at this moment, what Wang Jiayi heard was clearly He Xiao's confession.

Wang Jiayi no longer concealed it and nodded readily, "That's right, so I didn't dare to neglect it. I immediately took He Xiao to the corner gate, found an excuse to open the door, and let the people in. I didn't expect that in addition to a little woman, there was also a child of a few years old..."

Wang Jiayi's thoughts were suddenly pulled back to that day.

He didn't remember the exact date, but he remembered that the sky was gloomy and a heavy rain was about to come.

He asked He Xiao to open the door to prevent it from registering people in and out.

When he met the woman, he saw that she was a young and pretty lady with a young child. Wang Jiayi suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder the dean asked him to be so careful. Could it be that the dean’s mistress came to visit?
Wang Jiayi, who thought he had guessed the relationship between the two, became more cautious. He hurriedly led the young woman, holding the child for her, and took a secluded path in the Xuanzhiyuan where few people walked, and turned into Zhang Mi's signing room.

Then he left tactfully.

When the court was about to be dismissed, a clerk suddenly came to find him and asked him and He Xiao to go see Zhang Mi.

The two of them were Zhang Mi's confidants in the Xuanzhiyuan and had always been protected and cared for by Zhang Mi. The private work of proofreading and printing that they took outside was business solicited by Zhang Mi.

Zhang Mi ate the meat and they drank the soup, and they did make some money. Their interests had long been tied to Zhang Mi's.

Upon hearing that Zhang Mi was summoning him, Wang Jiayi did not dare to delay and hurriedly called He Xiao and went to Zhang Mi's signing room.

He thought Zhang Mi wanted them to send the young woman out of the corner gate without anyone noticing, but in the signing room, they saw a shocking scene.

The little woman had blood on her forehead and fell to the ground. The child lay limply on top of her, also dead.

At that time, Wang Jiayi was really scared.

In fact, the petty officials in the grassroots government offices can be even more cruel and ruthless.

Just like when Zhang Mi wanted to frame Yang Yuan's family's property in Lin'an Prefecture, he consulted with his subordinates, and someone directly suggested that he spend some money to bribe a beggar leader, then kill a few beggars in Yang's restaurant and use human deaths to make an issue out of it.

However, people like Wang Jiayi, who started out working in a higher-level government office, are less likely to come into contact with such low-end methods of solving problems.

However, he couldn't make up his mind to betray Zhang Mi.

As a man who had passed the imperial examination, he was able to work in the Xuanzhiyuan. Although he paid money, he ultimately relied on Zhang Mi.

If this backer falls, his future life will be difficult.

If you betray your backers, life will become even more difficult.

Under such circumstances, after Zhang Mi promised him that he would find an opportunity to promote him out of turn, Wang Jiayi finally agreed to help Zhang Mi clean up the mess.

He Xiao was bold and careful in his actions, and even agreed a moment earlier than him.

Wang Jiayi repeatedly emphasized this point during his confession.

He said that he was worried that if he refused at that time, Zhang Mi and He Xiao might even kill him to silence him, so he had no choice but to give in. He was the most helpless accomplice.

Wang Jiayi was the head of the Seal-Checking Office, He Xiao was the treasurer of the Seal-Checking Office, and Zhang Mi was the president of the Imperial Court.

The dean will not issue any printing tasks during this period. As the person in charge and the manager of the printing room, he can fully ensure that no one will go to the huge printing room during this period.

They deliberately waited until the court was dismissed and all the people in the Imperial Decree Court had left. Then they braved the heavy rain and carried the woman and the child to the seal-checking room.

They first used a rope to hang the man onto the beam, placed him on a thick beam, and sprinkled lime on his body.

It was a high, cool, ventilated and open place. In addition, the ink stored in the printing room had a strong odor. At the same time, no one came to the printing room except them during this period of time. This ensured that the two bodies had been placed on the beams during this period of time without being discovered.

Afterwards, they spent nearly a month building a partition wall against the innermost gable of the printing room.

They also use glutinous rice juice, slaked lime and mud to make mortar, which serves as an adhesive for brick walls and a sealing layer for gaps.

When they were about to complete the roof, they sealed the bodies inside.

According to Zhang Mi, there is a rule that officials are not allowed to repair their offices. If one day the official residence of the Xuanzhiyuan has to be repaired, their generation may no longer be alive.

In addition, this wall is inside the house and is only one foot wide next to the gable wall. Once people come in, they will not notice that there is less than a foot of distance, so it is absolutely safe.

Wang Jiayi knew that during the Yuanyou period, Su Dongpo served as the prefect of Hangzhou. Once, a government office collapsed and killed people, and the court did not approve the application for repairs, so he agreed with Zhang Mi's words.

It has been almost seven years since the wall was closed, and they had long forgotten about the matter. However, they never expected that a weirdo like Liu Shangqiu would emerge, who actually repaired the official residence at his own expense.

Moreover, this big house is solid and not a dangerous building. Liu Shangqiu just built it on such a large scale just to make himself live more comfortably.

As a result, a pile of bones that should have been unearthed after a hundred or even two hundred years were discovered ahead of time.

However, Yang Yuan actually found them accurately on the day the corpse was discovered, leaving them no chance to discuss or collude in their testimony.

After hearing this, Yang Yuan was silent for a moment. For a moment, the only sounds in the room were the sound of Lu Chengze still writing and Wang Jiayi's heavy breathing.

After a long while, Yang Yuan slowly said, "He Xiao said that he didn't know the true identity of that young woman. Do you know? If you tell it, you can atone for your sins."

Wang Jiayi shook his head. He could say it so frankly because, on the one hand, he was worried that He Xiao would get there first and make meritorious contributions, and would use him as a stepping stone.

On the one hand, since the incident had already happened, he was only helping others to conceal the crime and hide the body. After all, he did not kill anyone, so he should not be guilty of a capital crime. There was no need for him to deny the truth and bear the responsibility together with the murderer.

Now that he had already said it, he wished he could say more in order to ask for leniency, but he really didn't know.

Wang Jiayi thought for a moment and said, "I don't know the details, but... I guess that woman should be his mistress."

“How come you see?”

Wang Jiayi said: "I took the young woman to Zhang Mi's signing room. When the young woman saw Dean Zhang, she cried softly: 'Husband...'

It was Dean Zhang who glared at her fiercely, and the young woman fell silent. "

After hearing this, Yang Yuan fell into deep thought again.

Lu Chengze asked, "Does Zhang Mi have a henpecked problem?"

As Zhang Mi's confidant, Wang Jiayi naturally knew about his family affairs.

He shook his head and said, "Dean Zhang is not afraid of his wife. He has six concubines. Moreover, only two of them were arranged by his wife. The other four were chosen by him himself." At this point, Wang Jiayi's face looked a little ugly.

If Zhang Mi was not afraid of his wife, he could just bring the girl home if he liked her. Why would he keep her outside and even not dare to bring the child home after he had it?
Lu Chengze said to Yang Yuan: "Minister, in my opinion, there are only a few reasons why people keep concubines:
First, he himself was not qualified to take a concubine;
The second is henpecked, the wife does not agree or dislikes the girl very much and will not allow her to marry;

Another possibility is that this girl has a special status and it is not convenient to keep her at home."

Yang Yuan glanced at Lu Chengze and touched his nose guiltily.

Isn't Xiao Lu pointing at me?

It shouldn’t be, as he doesn’t know the relationship between Concubine Liu and me.

Yang Yuan felt relieved and asked, "So, you suspect it's the third situation?"

Lu Chengze said: "I think it's not just that. Moreover, Zhang Mi's murder is probably related to the special identity of this woman. Once the relationship between the two is exposed, Zhang Mi will be ruined, so he killed in a hurry. Otherwise, what can a little woman do to threaten him?"

Yang Yuan nodded and asked Wang Jiayi to sign.

This time Wang Jiayi was very straightforward. After reading the transcript, he happily signed the pledge and was taken away.

Lu Chengze said: "Don't you want to re-examine He Xiao?"

Yang Yuan said: "This person doesn't know more than Wang Jiayi. We can go back and get Wang Jiayi's confession and confront him. It's getting late, so there's no need to rush to re-examine him.

We will stay in the Privy Council tonight. Tomorrow morning, you go to Zhang's house and control everyone in the mansion. Then, we will conduct a thorough investigation according to your ideas.

If that woman had been dating Zhang Mi for a long time and even had a child, even if she couldn't be brought into the mansion due to her status, it's possible that someone in his mansion had discovered some clues."

Lu Chengze was very excited when he heard this. After handling this case, his interest in the case increased greatly.

Following Yang Yuan in solving cases, he actually did not feel bored at all. This process of fighting wits and courage was really to his liking.

Moreover, he and Yang Yuan did not get along, and both of them knew it well.

However, Yang Yuan did not suppress or exclude him because of this. He even gave him the most promising breakthrough point for solving the case to investigate, which made Lu Chengze feel more comfortable and happy.

Lu Chengze readily agreed.

He didn't want to appear weaker than Yang Yuan. What's wrong with being the number one scholar? There is no best in literature!

He needs to prepare well, and tomorrow he, Lu Tanhua, will definitely make a splash!
……

At daybreak, Lu Chengze, in high spirits, led a group of people and asked Xu Hongcheng, the leader, to lead the way to Zhang Mi's residence.

Master Xu would visit Zhang Mi's home and give gifts during every festival, and he knew where the Zhang family lived.

Although the Zhang Mansion does not look big, it is very luxurious inside. Every house, pavilion, pavilion and pond are very exquisite, which shows that a lot of effort was put into it.

When everyone in the Zhang family heard Lu Chengze's intention, they panicked.

In the Zhang Mansion, Old Master Zhang had passed away long ago, and now only the old lady is still alive.

Zhang Mi's wife also died of illness in the spring of the previous year, which was why he had set his sights on Xue Bingxin.

他觉得，自己有一个正妻的位子空在那儿，想娶薛冰欣为续弦，薛冰欣应该是求之不得的，所以才大胆骚扰于她，结果被杨沅胖揍了一顿，还得了个“摸臀手”的绰号。

The ones who are in charge of the Zhang family now are Old Lady Zhang and Zhang Mi’s second wife.

The Second Lady was the first concubine that Zhang Mi took into the family. Although she could not be made his principal wife, she usually managed the affairs of the Zhang household, just like the Lady.

However, Mrs. Zhang and the second wife were a little at a loss when faced with the officials from the Censorate who came to visit them.

Between the pillars, the people brought by Lu Chengze quickly dispersed and took control of every part of Zhang's mansion. The sound of their official boots clattering on the bluestone floor was deafening.

All the relatives and family members in the mansion were gathered in the yard, with a look of panic on their faces.

The second lady was supporting old lady Zhang, and beside them were Zhang Mi's two daughters, two sons, and three or four grandchildren, the oldest of whom was fifteen or sixteen years old.

Lu Chengze smiled and said, "Madam Zhang, don't panic. I ask and you answer. As long as this matter has nothing to do with you, and this case is not a heinous crime, the court will not implicate your family."

He glanced around and asked, "Is everyone in the Zhang family here?"

Mrs. Zhang calmed down and asked, "Sir, what crime did my son commit?"

Lu Chengze waved his hand and said, "Madam, I am the one asking the questions and you are answering them, not you asking me. Are all the people in your family here?"

The second wife hurriedly pulled the old lady, and the old lady reluctantly said to Lu Chengze: "My eldest grandson is now the magistrate of Pengshan County in Chengdu and is not at home. My granddaughter-in-law is from Kunshan County and is now living in her mother's home."

Lu Chengze nodded and suddenly asked, "In the 19th year of Shaoxing, who was the driver and book boy of Zhang Mi in your house? Are they here?"

No one in the Zhang family expected that this official from the Censorate would gather everyone in the house and not question them, but instead go and question a groom and a servant first.

They looked at each other, and then two people timidly walked out of the crowd and bowed to Lu Chengze.

One of the old men said, "Sir, I am your master's driver. I have been driving for my master since the twelfth year of Shaoxing."

Another young man also hurriedly replied: "My Lord, I am Gao Xin. I was my master's servant in the 19th year of Shaoxing."

"very good!"

Lu Chengze smiled faintly: "Others, please wait a moment. I want to question you one by one. You two follow me."

Lu Chengze used the Zhang family's living room as a court. He first called the driver in and questioned him carefully.

……

On Yang Yuan's side, he brought another group of people to the Lin'an government office early in the morning.

Everyone in Lin'an Prefecture knew Yang Yuan. When they saw him, who had just been transferred from the position of Tongpan of Lin'an Prefecture to serve as an official in the Censorate, coming with a large number of people, they were quite surprised, but they did not dare to ask.

Yang Yuan arrived at the exact time, as the officials of Lin'an Prefecture were going to the government office but had no time to leave to do their work.

As soon as he entered the government office, he led his men straight to the office with ease.

After a while, the officials and clerks of Lin'an Prefecture who had followed him saw Zhang Mi being arrested.

Zhang Mi screamed, "What crime have I committed? Yang Yuan, you are seeking revenge for personal gain!"

The officials from the Censorate twisted his hands behind his back and held him tightly.

Zhang Mi's face was full of fear, but he pretended to be angry, and his whole face was distorted.

As soon as he saw Yang Yuan standing in the yard, he immediately pounced on him, but he could not break free from the two officials.

Liu Yiguan came out of his signing room upon hearing the noise and was quite surprised to see this scene.

He walked to Yang Yuan, cupped his hands, and said, "Ziyue, what happened?"

Yang Yuan returned the greeting and said, "Brother Liu, Zhang Mi is the culprit of the corpse hiding case in the Privy Council. I have come to arrest him."

Liu Yiguan was shocked and said in a lost voice: "This case is actually related to... him?"

Yang Yuan said, "We already have a witness. Let's arrest him first to prevent him from doing something inappropriate out of desperation. We can then make a judgment later."

"You are talking nonsense. You are just taking revenge and framing me. I didn't kill anyone. I am not guilty. Yang Yuan, I am going to sue you, sue you!"

Zhang Mi screamed at the top of his lungs, almost going crazy.

Yang Yuan ignored him and said to Liu Yiguan, "Brother Liu, this case happened in August of the 19th year of Shaoxing. If I remember correctly, you were the military officer of Lin'an Prefecture at that time.

I'd like to trouble Brother Liu to help me look up the missing persons reports in Shaoxing around August of the 19th year, especially the case of a young woman between 20 and 30 years old and a child of 5 or 6 years old who disappeared together."

Zhang Mi was cursing loudly but in a weak tone when he heard Yang Yuan accurately say "August of the 19th year of Shaoxing". He shuddered suddenly and would have collapsed to the ground if there were no people supporting him.

Liu Yiguan glanced at Zhang Mi and said to Yang Yuan solemnly: "This is my responsibility, so I must investigate it thoroughly."

At this time, Qiao Zhen hurried over from the capital city after hearing the news.

When Yang Yuan saw him, he hurried forward to greet him.

Logically speaking, out of respect for Qiao Zhen, when Yang Yuan was going to Lin'an Prefecture to arrest someone, he should first pay a visit to Qiao Zhen, the official in charge, and inform him in advance.

However, given Yang Yuan's current identity and status, he wouldn't have to worry about him being dissatisfied if he didn't greet him first.

Moreover, based on Yang Yuan's understanding of Qiao Zhen's character, it would be better for Mr. Qiao to arrest him first.

Sure enough, when Qiao Zhen met Yang Yuan, she showed no dissatisfaction at all.

He just expressed shock and disbelief, then held Yang Yuan's hand and said in front of Zhang Mi, Liu Yiguan and the officials and clerks of Lin'an Prefecture: "Zhang Jianzhou has always been fair and just in my Lin'an Prefecture and has done nothing illegal.

"Is he the murderer? Please investigate carefully, Yang Qianxian. This government will continue to pay attention to this case. If Zhang Tongpan is wrongly accused, this government will not tolerate it."

With this "yo", the whole sentence became half true and half false, with a joking nature. It neither offended Yang Yuan nor showed his concern and responsibility for his subordinates.

Yang Yuan knew Qiao Zhen's mentality very well, but he did not point it out. He just made a promise to him and took Zhang Mi back to the Censorate.

Yang Yuan took away Wang Jiayi, the deputy secretary of the Xuanzhiyuan, and He Xiao, the yamen officer, from the Privy Council, and Zhang Mi, the assistant judge, from Lin'an Prefecture, which immediately caused an uproar in Lin'an Prefecture and the Privy Council.

For a time, all kinds of rumors were spreading in all the government offices in Lin'an.

Various bizarre stories woven about Zhang Mi and the mysterious murdered woman and child were also spread everywhere.

Zhu Zhuo, the Chief Censor of the Censorate, was feeling a little overwhelmed. The Chinese New Year had just passed and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was just a few days away.

Last year, the emperor attended the Lantern Festival but encountered an assassination attempt. However, the new emperor insisted on maintaining the tradition of watching lanterns during the Lantern Festival and went out of the palace for a tour.

At this critical moment, such a major case that shocked the government and the public suddenly occurred. If it was not handled well, it would be a major event that the newly restructured Censorate could not bear, and it would be counterattacked by officials from all parties who had long regarded the Censorate as a thorn in their eyes.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Ya. Zhang Mi is the real murderer. Wang Jiayi confessed first, and now He Xiao has confessed as well. Zhang Mi can't get away."

Seeing Zhu Zhao flipping through the files with a serious expression, Yang Yuan couldn't help but speak.

Zhu Zhuo put down the file and asked in a deep voice, "Who are the murdered women and children? Have you found out their identities?"

Yang Yuan said, "Not yet. I have asked Lin'an Prefecture to check the records of missing persons during that period, and Censor Lu is also investigating at Zhang's Mansion."

Zhu Zhuo nodded and said, "This matter must be investigated thoroughly. If we can't find out the identity of that woman and the connection between her and Zhang Mi, even if we have witnesses, we still lack crucial evidence and I'm afraid we won't be able to convict Zhang Mi."

Yang Yuan made a confident assurance and sent Zhu Zhuo out of the detention room.

That evening, Lu Chengze returned from Zhang's house exhausted.

He spent a whole day interrogating everyone in Zhang's house, but still failed to get the confession he wanted.

Everyone in the Zhang family said, "No one has ever discovered that Zhang Mi had a mistress."

Lu Chengze thought hard last night and felt that if Zhang Mi had a mistress, his personal servant and coachman would be the most likely to know about it.

So when they arrived at Zhang's house, Lu Chengze interrogated them first, but after questioning, he found nothing.

The coachman is still a coachman today, and the servant has grown up. Because he can read and write, he was promoted from a servant to a small steward.

This level of promotion is completely in line with the status of a personal servant, and it may even be a bit too low.

Unlike Wang Jiayi and He Xiao, who were promoted exceptionally because they participated in Zhang Mi's conspiracy.

Therefore, their confessions should be credible.

However, since Zhang Mi's coachman and servant were unaware of this matter, it means that Zhang Mi really did not have a mistress.

So, who is that woman?

After receiving Lu Chengze's report, Yang Yuan could only place his hopes on Liu Yiguan of Lin'an Prefecture.

The next morning, Liu Yiguan came hurriedly...

(End of this chapter)