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He Yi put several lists on the table, "My lord, my subordinates have checked, and there are not many people in Jinling City who came from southern Xinjiang, and there are 35 people still alive today. 21 men and 23 women.* His mother 'Miao Yueling' is also from Nanjiang, and she came back with Zhao Qian when he went to do business in Nanjiang [-] years ago."

Liu Mu said, "When did those 21 men come to Jinling?"

Pointing to two of the lists, He Yi said, "Fifty years ago, two brothers from southern Xinjiang brought their whole family to Jinling, and the descendants of those two brothers are now only the nine men on the list left alive." Picking up another list, he said, "This man named 'Bayan' brought his family to Jinling more than 50 years ago. Now the whole family is in the slaughtering business. Three of his sons were brought from southern Xinjiang. Two other sons were born in Jinling."

He Yi told the origins of the people on the list one by one. Liu Mu looked at the names on the last piece of paper and said, "Qi Siling, it sounds a bit like a woman's name."

He Yi said, "Qi Siling is the doctor of the 'Southern Medicine House' in the city, and came to Jinling 22 years ago..."

"Wait!" Liu Mu said, "How old is this person?"

"Should be thirty* years old."

Liu Mu said, "I've heard people say that Zhao Qian was 20 years older than his wife, so the *mother should be about the same age as this Qi Siling." Liu Mu frowned and muttered, "Miao Yueling...Qi Siling...could they ..."

He Yi said, "Don't adults think *might be the child of Miao Yueling and Qi Siling?"

Liu Mu stood up and said, "Take a few reliable adults to ambush near Zhao Qian's cemetery. You must do it carefully so that no one else will find it. After the ambush is completed, just leave those officers and soldiers there. I have other tasks to give Do it for you."

In the evening, Liu Mu yelled and ran out of the yamen, one sleeve of the government official's sleeve was torn off, and the arm without the sleeve was covering the other arm that was still bleeding.One of the boots was lost, and the socks on the feet were pulled so long that they were about to slip off the soles of the feet, and the official hat on the head was crooked, how embarrassing it must have been.While running, Liu Mu called for help, and happened to meet He Yi who was passing by, Liu Mu hurriedly shouted, "He catcher, someone is going to kill me!"

After a while, an assassin in black was chasing after him. Seeing this, He Yi stepped forward to fight the assassin. Seeing that he was not He Yi's opponent, the man in black turned his head and ran away.

Seeing that He Yi wanted to chase the man in black, Liu Mu said, "Forget it, don't chase after him! You are the only one with the best martial arts in the whole yamen, if you fall into their trick of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, wouldn't it be a disaster for me!"

He Yi escorted Liu Mu all the way to the 'Southern Medicine Cottage' near the yamen. Qi Siling hurried over to greet her, "What's wrong, my lord?"

Liu Mu shouted angrily, "I don't know which assassin who kills thousands of knives dares to assassinate this official! There is no official guard in the yamen to protect this official. I think this group of idiots must have gone to drink flower wine! This official must detain them." Two months of silver, and then [-] taels per person!"

Qi Siling hurriedly said, "Don't be angry, my lord, it's better to let the little one bandage your wound."

"Oh, it hurts! It hurts!" Liu Mu grinned and stared at her arm out of the corner of her eye, Qi Siling said, "This assassin dared to come to the Yamen to assassinate Your Excellency in broad daylight, it must be that Your Excellency has offended too many dignitaries in his usual uprightness. "

Liu Mu said, "That's not it, I think *that little bastard must have sent someone to kill me!" After Liu Mu said this, he obviously felt that the strength in Qi Siling's hands had increased.

Qi Siling asked, "Did your lord find out who the murderer is?"

Liu Mu whispered, "Let me tell you the truth, that * is not Zhao Qian's biological son at all. There is a notebook in Zhao Qian's coffin, which contains some clues about * not being his biological son. I want to wait until I get that Letter, the truth of the case will be revealed!"

He Yi said, "Since your lord is so sure, why don't we open the coffin to collect evidence tonight!"

Liu Mu hurriedly said, "Forget it! It's going to be dark now, digging people's graves in the middle of the night, how unlucky, you are not afraid of evil spirits haunting you! Let's open the coffin tomorrow when the sun is at its strongest at noon."

Qi Siling hurried to the counter, got a small porcelain bottle, and said, "My lord's wound is red and swollen. This is an ointment handed down from my family. It is very effective in removing blood stasis and reducing swelling. I just forgot this in an emergency. Why don't you let me give it to you?" My lord, bandage the wound again."

Liu Mu said, "It's getting late, and I have to go home quickly to report my wife's safety. Qi Lang's medical skills are superb, and this ancestral ointment must be very powerful. Why don't I take a bottle back and let my lady apply the medicine for me. "

Liu Mu ordered vinegar to send Qi Siling's ancestral ointment back to the Liu Mansion, and asked Xiangyun to see if there was anything wrong with it.On the other hand, he and He Yi went to Zhao Qian's cemetery, waiting for the murderer to take the bait.

At night, under the moonlight, Zhao Qian's parting made Liu Mu feel extremely uncomfortable, a little creepy.Just when Liu Mu was drowsy, He Yi gently pushed Liu Mu, and Liu Mu looked up, only to see a person sneaking up to Zhao Qian's grave, seeing no one around, he dug the grave directly.

Willow stood still, and the other party didn't bother to pick up the nails after digging the coffin, so he directly hacked down with an axe. After opening the coffin, he carefully lit the torch. The man covered his mouth and nose, found the manuscript by the light of the fire, wrapped it in cloth and put it in In his arms, he hurriedly climbed up again, ready to fill the soil back.

When Liu Mu gave an order, the officers and soldiers swarmed up and captured the man.Everyone lit the torches, and Liu Mu said, "Qi Siling, it really is you."

At the magistrate's yamen, Qi Siling knelt on the ground, and Liu Mu said, "Qi Siling, you stole the evidence from Zhao Qian's tomb in the middle of the night. Now that the evidence is all there, why do you have to argue!"

Qi Siling said, "That's right, I have nothing to say about stealing other people's tombs to be buried with them. According to the regulations of my court, tomb robbers should cut off their hands, and I accept the punishment."

Liu Mu said, "It seems that Langzhong Qi knows the laws of this dynasty very well, so I don't know if there is any mention in the laws of this dynasty about using blood to seal the throat and how to deal with it!"

"The grass people don't understand what Master Liu means."

Liu Mu said, "On that day, He Tutou found a pinhole at the foot of Zhao Shi's body. The official claimed that the deceased died of tetanus was just to temporarily stabilize the real culprit. Later, He Tutou found a pinhole near the stone bridge not far from Zhao Shi's death. I found a silver needle, which was indeed poisonous, and it was from southern Xinjiang to seal the throat. As far as I know, Qi Langzhong should have come to Jinling from southern Xinjiang 24 years ago."

Qi Siling said, "My lord concludes that I am a murderer just because I am from southern Xinjiang. This is too absurd."

Liu Mu took out the porcelain bottle that Qi Siling had given him, and said, "This bottle of ointment handed down by Qi Siling's family must be recognized by Qi Langzhong. I have already had someone check this ointment, and it will kill Zhao Shi's blood and seal his throat!"

Qi Siling said, "Maybe I took the wrong ointment in a hurry. Yes, I did have the poison of blood sealing my throat, but Zhao Shi was not killed by me. The adults kept saying that I was the murderer who killed Zhao Shi. But why did I kill Zhao Shi?"

Liu Mu said, "You didn't want to kill Zhao Shi, you wanted to kill the three brothers of the Zhao family. If I'm not wrong, Zhao Qian must have died from blood sealing his throat. Someone, bring Zhao Qian's body up here!" "

Zhao Qian's body was already smelly and rotten. Everyone covered their mouths and noses one after another, and Bu Si almost vomited it out.

Liu Mu suppressed his nausea, pretending to be calm and said, "Wu Zuo, check to see if there are silver needles or other objects under the deceased's feet."

After a while, Wu Zuo held a silver needle and said, "My lord, there is indeed a silver needle in the carrion of the deceased's left foot."

Liu Mu ordered the officer to carry the stinking corpse out, slapped the gavel again, and shouted, "Call the suspect Miao Yueling!"

Miao Yueling was brought to the hall, "Miao Yueling, a woman, pays homage to the magistrate."

Qi Siling grasped the opponent's arm, "Yue Ling, why are you here!"

Liu Mu patted the gavel tree, and said, "Because Zhao Qian took away the woman you loved in southern Xinjiang, so you want to take revenge and kill the three brothers of the Zhao family. You heard that the official wants to open the coffin to find the clues of the record." So I opened the coffin to steal the evidence that night. You conspired with Miao Yueling to kill the three brothers of the Zhao family and wanted to monopolize the Zhao family’s property, is this officer right?"

Hearing the word 'conspiracy', Qi Siling no longer defended herself, and hurriedly said, "I killed all three of them, and it has nothing to do with Yueling!"

Liu Mu said, "What is the relationship between you and Miao Yueling!"

Qi Siling said, "Yueling and I are childhood sweethearts, and we even made a private decision for life. Unexpectedly, Yueling's father sold Yueling to Zhao Qian as a concubine because he was greedy for Zhao Qian's money. Ling's family learned that she was brought to Jinling by Zhao Qian, so I left my family and came to Jinling to look for Yueling in the second year. I knew that it would not be easy to take Yueling away with the Zhao family's status in Jinling, so All I have is Yueling, the silent guardian who stays in Jinling. As long as I can see her, I will be satisfied."

Liu Mu said anxiously, "Since you have been guarding Miao Yueling in Jinling for more than [-] years, why are the two of you so restless and must kill the three brothers of the Zhao family?" He seemed to feel sorry for the two of them.He Yi was afraid that Liu Mu would be impulsive, so he hurriedly pretended to cough to remind Liu Mu.

Liu Mu realized that he had lost his composure, and hastily knocked on the gavel, saying, "Miao Yueling is already a married woman, why do you bother to kill three lives of the Zhao family?"

Qi Siling said, "I have been waiting for 24 years. I look at the deep house every day and know that my beloved woman has been suffering in it like a caged bird for 24 years. I wish I could burn it down. These 24 years have not only been for me The torment of Yueling is no different for Yueling, I don't want to wait any longer, I want to take Yueling out of here and return to southern Xinjiang."

"Then *was it born between you and Miao Yueling?"

Qi Siling said, "Although I love Yueling, the two of us have never been husband and wife. Mr. Zhao is indeed Mr. Zhao's son." Although Liu Mu didn't quite believe this, but now that the Zhao family has no males, further investigation This matter is also meaningless, so I didn't ask any more.

Liu Mu sighed, and it was the first time since he wore the Usha that he slapped the gavel so heavily, "Qi Siling killed Zhao Wan and the other three brothers, the evidence is conclusive, and they will be executed at noon three days later."

Miao Yueling said, "My lord, I also participated in this matter, he was not alone, and the women are willing to be punished!"

Qi Siling grabbed the other party, "Yue Ling, why are you doing this!"

Miao Yueling cried, "You have done so much for me, how can I let you take the blame for me alone. You and I cannot live together, but we want to die together..."

Liu Mu's eyes turned red, knowing that both of them had the mentality of wanting to die, even if one was beheaded, the other would probably commit suicide, so he said, "Miao Yueling and Qi Siling conspired to kill the three lives of the Zhao family. It is true and cannot be denied. Come here and take the prisoners Qi Siling and Miao Yueling into prison. They will be executed at noon three days later."

When Liu Mu returned home, Xiangyun re-bandaged Liu Mu's wound and said, "Fortunately, the murderer was caught, otherwise your knife would have been for nothing."

Yu Wanran said distressedly, "If I had known that your knife was so cruel, I might as well have stabbed you myself."

Liu Mu smiled and said, "I knew you were reluctant to do it. If the wound wasn't deeper, how could you convince Qi Siling that I was really injured by an assassin. I know that Sister Xiangyun's medical skills are superb, so this arm is naturally fine, otherwise I don’t even dare to spend such a large amount of money.”

Liu Mu didn't know when it started to become sentimental, thinking about Qi Siling and Miao Yueling all night, and came to the prison early the next morning.Liu Muping retreated from the surrounding officials, and Qi Siling said, "Although I feel sorry for the two of you, murder is against the law, and I can't favoritism. The only thing I can do is to disregard the common people's spurning and bury you two together after death."

Qi Siling nodded solemnly, and smiled wryly, "Thank you, my lord, for your fulfillment. You can't be married when you're alive, but if you can be buried together after death, it's considered that God has treated me well."

Liu Mu said, "Fatality tricks people, if it weren't for the infatuation of the two of you, why did you come to where you are today. Presumably Qi Siling is not your real name."

Qi Siling smiled and said, "My lord is so smart, how could he fail to guess the meaning of this name?"

Liu Mu said, "If it wasn't for me, the two of you would have gone far away soon."

Qi Siling said, "It's all God's will. My lord has freed me and Yueling. It will be a fulfillment for us if we can be buried together after death. But I still have a merciless request..."

Seeing that the other party seemed to have something to hide, Liu Mu said, "If you have any unfulfilled wishes, just open your mouth, and I will definitely help you fulfill them if you can."

Qi Siling said, "I also hope Master Liu will keep the corpse below, and don't let too many people get close to the corpse below, just take the corpses of me and Yueling to bury together."

"Why?"

"Because..." Qi Siling sighed and said, "Because I am a woman."

Liu Mu was so shocked that he was almost speechless, Qi Siling said, "I know Master Liu is an upright gentleman, so please leave this matter to Your Excellency."

Liu Mu nodded dully, "Okay...Okay! Don't worry, I will definitely do it. But how could you two...then..." Liu Mu said incoherently.

"My lord must think this is absurd, right?" Qi Siling said with a smile, "My original name is 'Qi Xin', and I am the daughter of a cottage owner in southern Xinjiang. Later, both my parents and Yue Ling's parents found out the secret between me and Yue Ling. In order to prevent the scandal from spreading, my father asked Yue Ling's father to sell Yue Ling to Zhao Qian. Yue Ling's father Coveting Zhao Qian's money, he actually agreed with my father's opinion very much. My father was afraid that I would block this matter, so he put me under house arrest, and arranged a marriage for me the day after Yue Ling left. A month later He arranged a marriage for me and let the man marry. On the night of marriage, I killed the man and escaped with the help of my mother. From then on, I pretended to be a man, changed my name to Qi Siling, chased all the way to Jinling, and opened a ' Nanyaolu'. Until one day the Zhao family sent someone to invite me to see a doctor at his house, but the patient in the mansion turned out to be Yueling. Yueling's face was withered and yellow, and she got tuberculosis due to excessive lovesickness, and she was no longer as naive as Nanjiang. The appearance of a little girl. I cured Yueling's illness with our medical skills in southern Xinjiang, and at the same time I was more determined to take her away. But with the power of the Zhao family in Jinling, if I want to take Yueling out of Jinling safely It is too difficult, I can only choose to wait, who knows that this wait is more than [-] years."

Liu Mu said, "So it's really Miao Yueling and Zhao Qian who were born?"

Qi Siling said, "Every time Zhao Qian and Yue Ling had intercourse, Yue Ling would be in agony, and Yue Ling didn't want to bear children for the Zhao family, so she secretly took herbal medicine that would make her infertile. Once she learned that Zhao Qian would leave home for two months, I prepared an ancient prescription for false pregnancy for Yueling. People who take that medicine will cause false pregnancy. Even a doctor who checks the pulse will be deceived by the pulse. Yueling cannot have sex with Zhao Qian while she is pregnant. I Knowing that Zhao Qian was suffering from heartache, he secretly put another medicine into Zhao Qian's heartache medicine while he was going to Zhao Mansion to check Yue Ling's fetal gas. After Yueling was pregnant for ten months, Zhao Qian was no longer able to have intercourse."

Liu Mu said, "Then where did the child come from?"

Qi Siling said, "Originally I planned to make Yueling pretend to be skating outside, but it was a coincidence that when Yueling was two months away from giving birth, I met a couple from southern Xinjiang. The couple came to Jinling On the way, I met a robber. My wife was frightened and gave birth prematurely. The woman died after giving birth due to her weakness. The father of the child wanted to take the ashes of the woman back to southern Xinjiang, knowing that the child might die due to congenital insufficiency. On the way, the two of us reached an agreement, I will try my best to heal the child, and I will find a good family to raise him in the future, and he will never be able to enter Jinling to recognize the child again."

Liu Mu said, "In this way, *'s life experience is also very pitiful. But didn't the Zhao family find out that * wasn't a newborn baby?"

"*Because of the premature birth, the body is weak, and after one month of birth, it is not much different from a newborn baby. So it is easy to get confused. But I am surprised, how do adults know the poison of seeing blood to seal the throat? ?”

"It's all thanks to the well-informed Catcher He, who found the silver needle that killed Zhao Shi..." Liu Mu told Qi Siling what happened that day one by one, Liu Mu stood up slowly, and said "The two of you have been teased by fate for half your life. Don't worry, I will fulfill your last wish."

Qi Siling hesitated to speak, and finally smiled, "Thank you, my lord, for your fulfillment."