After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Steward Chen hesitated for two breaths, and finally said, "The Second Miss is kind-hearted and cannot stand the sight of bloodshed."

"I am a servant of the Bo family, so naturally I have to share my master's worries. If Fang Jin was a good person, it would be fine. The Bo family gave him land, shops, and houses, which are enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life. But he is greedy."

"He is restless, and I must get rid of him for my master."

Manager Chen seems to be loyal and wants to take the blame.

Fang Nanzhi scratched his head, feeling that something was not right.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard a man crying outside the court.

A man who looked about half like Manager Chen, looked disheveled, with dust on his pants, as if he had fallen hard.

He rushed to the court while crying: "Second brother, wuwuwu, second brother, you are still covering up for the uncle's family in vain. My father, mother, your sister-in-law, your sister-in-law, your nephews and nieces, and my son are all dead, all dead."

"The master has a cruel heart. It's not enough to kill you, he wants to wipe out the entire family."

"Second brother, our whole family is gone."

The man rushed into the court, but the bailiff, seeing the look in the prefect's eyes, did not stop him.

Fang Nanzhi had already guessed the man's identity: the steward of the Bo Mansion, Steward Chen.

The two brothers of the Chen family, one is the chief steward of the Bo's mansion, and the other is the manager of the shop, both of them are highly valued.

Manager Chen turned around blankly and asked, "Brother, what did you say?"

Butler Chen thumped and knelt beside him, breathing rapidly, his face flushed, but his eyes began to wander: "Second brother, revenge..."

He grabbed his brother's sleeve, said this, and fell down without any warning.

Fang Nanzhi reacted the fastest and rushed into the courtroom immediately, only to discover that there was a very long and deep cut on the back of Butler Chen.

She took the patient's pulse immediately, and after a long while, she relaxed her gaze solemnly and shook her head at the prefect.

It was too late to save him. He had lost too much blood, and his grey clothes had turned black and red on his back.

In fact, when Butler Chen ran out, he was already dying. He was holding on by his last breath. He died completely when he arrived at the court and saw his brother.

"what!"

"Brother! Ah!"

Manager Chen seemed to have just reacted, his eyes red as he held his brother's body and roared.

There was also a commotion outside the court. How could someone die in broad daylight?

The prefect remained calm and sealed off the court first, then sent for the doctor and the coroner. Fang Nanzhi took the opportunity to slip away and did not participate.

At the same time, he sent his confidant to the Changping Marquis's Mansion to invite the Marquis.

The doctor arrived soon, but the patient was already cold and there was no way to save him.

After examination, the coroner and the doctor jointly determined that Butler Chen died from a knife wound in the back.

Judging from the blade, it should be a knife commonly used by guards of noble families.

The matter was not over yet. The subordinates forcibly brought out thirteen corpses from the Bo Mansion, and Su Muan was also with them.

Su Muan, who used to be so majestic, now looked tired and annoyed.

"Sir, when I got there, everyone was dead. On the way, I encountered two guards who were chasing after Butler Chen and tied them up as well."

The subordinate reported back.

Thirteen bodies were carried into the courtroom, and the onlookers fell silent.

Everyone was afraid.

In the hall, Chen Daguanshi crawled forward on his knees and lifted the white cloth from the corpse.

Facing a pair of eyes that were still open, Chen Daguanshi cried out in pain: "Dad!"

The next corpse was that of an elderly woman.

"mother!"

There were constant sad sounds, and Manager Chen was kneeling beside the corpses on the ground, as if he had gone mad.

Fang Nanzhi sighed in his heart, not because he sympathized with Manager Chen, but because he felt very uncomfortable. Why did some people regard human life as worthless?

She looked at Fang Jin calmly and found that the latter's expression was not right, as if he was shocked and annoyed?

Su Muan went to the court and bowed, "Sir, the Chen family, relying on their status as servants of the Bo family, acted with impunity in the mansion. They stole the family heirlooms and sold them. After being discovered, they refused to admit their guilt. The heirlooms are missing, and my mother fainted from anger. My father has to take care of her, so he can't come."

Su Muan came prepared. He also brought a pawn ticket and a pattern of the heirloom.

The pawn shop had resold the heirloom, and now its whereabouts are truly unknown.

The prefect checked them one by one and sent someone to invite the pawnshop staff. The pawnshop manager brought the booklet and there was nothing wrong with the records.

"Even so, the Bo family went too far. These are fourteen lives at stake."

Su Muan admitted his mistake honestly.

"The heirloom was passed down through the generations in the Bo family and given to the head mother. Mother never expected it to be lost, and she lost her composure in her anger and self-blame."

The indentures of all the members of the Chen family are in the Changping Earl's Mansion. Not to mention that they have made a big mistake, even if they have not, the master can still deal with them if he wants to.

Jingzhao Prefecture has no control over this matter.

This is the law.

Meng Lan's expression was stern: "Be careful of Su Muan."

Qian Fengping and the others all understood what this meant.

With just one sentence, Su Muan put the reputation of being harsh on servants on his own mother. He was quite cruel.

The onlookers didn't dare to say anything. There were thirteen bodies lying there. The rich and powerful were cruel and ruthless, and the common people couldn't afford to offend them.

Manager Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and his hateful gaze fell on Su Muan.

"He's lying! He wants to silence me. In order to get rid of suspicion, he wants to wipe out my entire Chen family. Su Muan, you have such a cruel heart!"

"Sir, when the business in Huainan Prefecture was in trouble, before I left the capital, it was the master who called me to his study and hinted that if I had the chance, I should get rid of Fang Jin."

"Later, I learned the whole story from Manager Su, and he wrote a letter back to the capital. It was written by Su Muan himself, asking me to eliminate the roots."

"I still have the letter!"

Manager Chen was filled with hatred.

"This incident was exposed a month ago. The Bo family hinted that I should take the responsibility. The master promised to free my son and nephew from slavery and send them to school."

"I agreed to this for my son's future, and for my parents and elder brother to be able to stay in the mansion."

"But I didn't expect the Bo family to be so cruel. I didn't confess, but they wanted to kill me all!"

Now that all his family members were dead, Steward Chen no longer had any reason to protect the Bo family.

Su Muan frowned. "That's nonsense! Fang Jin raised my sister, and the Bofu is incredibly grateful. We've given him gifts several times as a thank you. How could he want to kill someone?"

"It's clearly you, a wicked slave, who acted arbitrarily and cruelly! It was my father and I who trusted you and raised this whole family."

Su Muan spoke righteously and did not feel guilty at all.

The prefect glanced at him and asked the steward Chen.

"Where is the letter you mentioned?"

When judging a case, we must not only consider human evidence, but also physical evidence.

The reason why they were able to kill Manager Chen was because Landlord Wang and Master Chen handed over the correspondence with the Bo Mansion.

The main contact was Manager Su, and later there were several letters from Manager Chen.

In addition to the letters, there were also accounts from Landlord Wang about the business he had done with the Bo family over the years, as well as account books that clearly recorded the flow of funds.

Master Chen also received rewards from the Bo's Mansion. Whenever he did something that damaged the gold, he would always report it and ask for credit, and the Bo's Mansion gave him some rewards.

"It's in the third house in Eryang Alley in the west of the city. Inside is not only the letter, but also some of the shady things I did for the Bo family when I was managing their business over the years."

The greatest sorrow for Manager Chen was that he had lost all hope and was determined to bite the Earl of Changping even if he died.

The prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture sent someone to retrieve the item. The house was a private residence that the two brothers of the Chen family had secretly bought.