Favoring the concubine and killing the wife? She divorced the concubine and lived with her concubine

The little beggar was chilled by the water. Su Ze frowned. Although he knew that these beggars were young and cunning, they would not easily reveal the truth. After the bucket of water was poured on him, the beggar really did not look like a beggar. He had a strong and lean body, which showed that he had a good life.

Xue Wu knew that Su Ze did not like torture, but when faced with these little rascals who had been hanging around the streets since they were three or five years old, they would not tell the truth without using some tricks.

"Sir... I'm telling the truth. I really don't know what oil or chicken coop you are talking about." The little beggar trembled and grabbed the straw beside him to cover himself, but it was useless.

"Erzi, you're Boss Fan's man. It's better to go to Boss Fan and plead guilty than to surrender yourself. You might as well avoid death." Su Ze looked at the little beggar, his body steaming, his lips instantly pale. "Erzi" was the nickname of the little beggar, and also the name of their orphaned child. Last time, because of the incident with He's mother, he had been arrested and questioned, and it was also confirmed that the child was called "Erzi".

The beggar felt something was wrong when he heard this. He jumped up and knelt at Su Ze's feet, looking up at him. "What do you mean by death? Sir! I just accidentally ordered a restaurant. I have no money to pay, so I came here to confess my crime and go to jail. What does death have to do with it?"

Su Ze said nothing. Xue Wu stepped forward and kicked the little beggar out. "Do you think that burning down a restaurant will allow you to eat and drink for free and go to jail? According to the law, you should be beaten with at least twenty sticks first. Can your little body withstand it?"

When the little beggar heard that he would be beaten with twenty boards, his body stiffened slightly, but he still spoke through gritted teeth.

"Oh, I have to admit my crime, go ahead and hit me!"

Su Ze's eyes paused slightly, thinking that Erzi couldn't possibly have such courage. Last time, although he couldn't get any information from him, he cried and screamed when he was beaten with a stick. Of course, Su Ze didn't beat him in the end, but just played the long game to catch the bigger fish, and saw the connection between him and Fan Zhixing.

Now that he was told to be beaten with twenty boards, the two boys were not afraid at all. This was too unreasonable.

"Captain Xue just returned from a business trip, so he's probably still unclear about the North Gate riot. He's mother injured Madam Sun and now commits suicide in prison. Before she died, she simply said a beggar gave her money and told her to do it..." Su Ze seemed lost in thought and said nothing more. He had temporarily suppressed the fact that He's mother had died in prison. Besides Constable Zhao and Xu Yi, only Master Cui and himself knew about it.

"Isn't that you?" Xue Wu suddenly roared, and the two frightened men quickly shrank into the corner.

"Dead? Just because there's a little poison on his hands...!" Erzi realized he had said something wrong as soon as he opened his mouth, but it was too late.

Su Ze naturally heard the clue, "How do you know the poison is in her hands?"

Er Zitou turned aside and said guiltily, "Everyone on the street said it was that finger that scratched it. That's my guess..."

"It's better not to talk about it. He's mother's death was strange, and the source of this crime cannot be found. Since you have fallen into the trap, just admit to this matter. I can also give an explanation."

Su Ze said this and turned to leave. Xue Wu followed behind him and said, "That's right. In this riot, Master Xiao died and the only daughter of the Xiao family was seriously injured. Someone has to take the blame. The Xiao family has a lot of assets in the capital, and the general his family knows in the capital is determined to get to the bottom of it. Although this beggar is not the mastermind behind the scenes, it's better to hand him over temporarily..." Xue Wu turned around and glanced at the two sons who were in a daze, "Give him an explanation, and we'll talk about it later. Alas..."

"Sir... Sir!" Erzi suddenly jumped up from the corner of the wall, fell to the ground and hugged Xue Wu's boots.

"What's going on?" Xue Wu looked at the people under his feet. "Just tell me what you want to eat. I'll send you to the capital."

"No... Master, it was Madam Sun who asked me to come and confess my guilt!" The second son cried with tears and snot. Xue Wu raised his eyes and glanced at Su Ze, but Su Ze did not turn around.

Xue Wu kicked Erzi away and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Who would believe you? You even hurt her before. How could you listen to her?"

The second son hurriedly crawled over and knelt in front of her, his snot and tears mixed together. "No, it's true! She asked me to come and confess the crime of the liquor store, and then she wouldn't kill me! It's true!"

"She threatened your life to get you to confess?"

"Really! Really! A beggar found me and said he would find me a job, so I believed him. But when he brought me to the woods, it turned out to be Madam Sun. I've seen her before, and I wasn't mistaken!" Seeing Xue Wu was indifferent, Su Ze didn't even turn around, and continued to cry, "Didn't you say it was burned in the chicken coop? And there was kerosene, right? These don't match what I said!"

Su Ze turned around and looked at the second son crying on the ground, and said lightly, "Since it was not you who burned it, then let you go."

"Okay, okay, let me go and go catch Madam Sun!" The second son nodded quickly and reached out to touch his face.

"I'm afraid Madam Sun can't catch him. The Xiao family has connections in the capital, so you can't catch him." Xue Wu said hurriedly.

Su Ze nodded, "That's right, then forget it, let this beggar go."

"You won't arrest Madam Sun?" The second son knelt straight, "If you don't arrest her, won't I die if I get out?"

"If I catch her, you will die. You should have seen the skills of the people around her." Su Ze said coldly.

Erzi had naturally seen the old man that day. As soon as he reached Xiao Lan, the old man instantly dismantled his hands and feet, leaving him unable to move like a disabled person, and he could only lie on the ground to talk to her.

He also wondered how Xiao Lan had found him. But putting that aside for now, the woman was truly terrifying. She only told him to confess to the arson, threatening to kill him if he refused.

Not only was there the old man beside her, but there was also a ferocious man carrying a large knife, a murderer at first glance. It was these two men who had watched Erzi confess his crime, and when he was taken to the county jail, the cold sweat on his back hadn't even dried yet.

"Why...why must it be me!" Erzi burst into tears, feeling that he was already dead.

"Because you bribed He's mother to frame her." Su Ze answered his question.

"Mother He had Madam Sun disfigured. Now that Mother He is dead, how can she just let this go? She can't find the culprit, so she can only vent her anger on you." Xue Wu nodded, as if to see what was going on.

"It wasn't me... It wasn't me! I was the one who brought He's mother here, but I was only responsible for sending her to the city. I really don't know where she went after that..."

"Who told you to pick up He's mother? You only picked up him?" Su Ze looked at him and asked in a flat voice, and it was hard to tell whether he really believed it or not. "Who did you give it to?"

"Leave it to me..." Erzi knew that if he went out and was caught by Xiao Lan, he would die. He might as well beg the county magistrate, "Sir, can you please just lock me up here? I can give you money and provide for my own food. I won't cause you any trouble at all!"

"Do you think this is an inn?" Su Ze shouted sternly.

Xue Wu hurriedly stopped him, "Sir, please go out first. I'll teach this ungrateful person a lesson! Don't pollute your eyes..."

Su Ze left with a flick of his sleeves, leaving Xue Wu and Erzi alone in the prison.

In less than half a minute, Xue Wu came out of the prison and Su Ze was waiting for him at the door.

"how?"

"It should have been handed over to Fan Zhixing, but he was also cautious and secretly followed behind to watch. He's mother and the son were handed over to Liu Yu and sent outside the city. The direction he mentioned should be the courtyard in the deep forest where Liu Hu was before. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"It's been three days since this happened. If they had been quick and agile, this He family member would probably be dead." Despite saying this, Su Ze still immediately sent Xue Wu with a few yamen runners to rush over.

Su Ze returned to the study and just sat down when Pan Yingqiu came in holding a lamp of something unknown.

"Cousin, you've worked hard. Auntie asked me to bring you a bowl of pear soup. Lunch is still a while away, and she's worried you'll be hungry."

Su Ze looked up at her, then lowered his eyes to organize the documents on the desk.

"Put it down. I heard you were going back to the capital."

Pan Yingqiu smiled slightly. "Yes, that's right. The carriage is ready, and Master Cui has also found a escort team to protect me. It should be safe."

"Okay, have a safe trip."

Su Ze's indifference seemed to have no effect on Pan Yingqiu's smile. "My cousin is really affectionate towards that lady. He is willing to kneel down and force them to agree, regardless of the life and death of my uncle and aunt."

"Close the door when you go out." Su Ze suppressed his anger and did not flare up. He knew that Pan Yingqiu said this deliberately to provoke him. He didn't know what her purpose was, but he didn't want to waste words with her.

"Cousin, take care of yourself. I hope your reputation for filial piety will spread and you will continue to have a smooth career." After saying this, Pan Yingqiu turned and left.