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Zheng Hai walked into the room, and Chen Ying, who was surveying the scene, and Zhang, the butcher, looked at Zheng Hai at the same time.

"Who are you?" Chen Ying looked at Zheng Hai, who limped into the house.

The butcher Zhang whispered to Chen Ying: "My lord, he is the servant of the Yanwang Mansion who killed two black-clothed people last time, his name is Zheng Hai.

Chen Ying was slightly stunned, staring at Zheng Hai with fox-like eyes, and carefully looked at Zheng Hai from top to bottom, as if he wanted to see Zheng Hai through.

He nodded, thoughtfully, and asked, "Are you Zheng Hai?"

Zheng Hai looked at the middle-aged man in a crimson official uniform. The first time he met Chen Ying, the envoy, he didn't know Chen Ying.

Zheng Hai's eyes fell from the crimson official robe to Chen Ying's face, square face, thin eyebrows, and small beard. This middle-aged man in a crimson official robe is obviously a big official.

"I don't know him, why does he know me?" Zheng Hai stared at Chen Ying, not understanding for a while why Chen Ying said that.

Just as Zheng Hai was staring at Chen Ying in a daze, Ma He stepped forward and explained to Zheng Hai: "Xiao Hai, don't be rude! This is Chen Ying, the envoy of Beiping Mansion, Lord Chen, hurry up and salute your lord

!" Zheng Hai reacted at this time, and hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Xiaomin

Zheng Hai, I have seen Lord Chen!" "No courtesy!" Chen Ying waved her hand at Zheng Hai, signaling that Zheng Hai did not have to be formal, and then asked: "Zheng Hai, why do you say that this Zhao Liu did not commit suicide?" Do you know who killed Zhao Liu?" Butcher

Zhang kept staring at Zheng Hai, as if he had seen a plague god, and was reluctant to approach Zheng Hai. He whispered to Chen Ying: "My lord, I'm afraid that this Zhao Liu's death has something to do with him."

Although the butcher Zhang's voice was small, Zheng Hai could hear it clearly. His blazing eyes swept towards the butcher Zhang, and a sharp gaze shot into the butcher Zhang's eyes, and the butcher's eyes immediately dodged.

Zheng Hai bowed again and replied, "My lord, I don't know who wants to kill Zhao Liu, but I don't believe that Zhao Liu will commit suicide. "

Why do you think Zhao Liu won't commit suicide?" Chen Ying stared at Zheng Hai again with a pair of fox-like eyes.

"My lord, I know Zhao Liu better, this person is extremely cautious and timid. Usually in the mansion, he likes to pretend and tend to be inflammatory, if he does something bad, I won't doubt it, but if he commits suicide, I really doubt that he has the guts!"

Chen Ying looked calm, quietly listened to Zheng Hai's explanation, and did not object or agree.

After Zheng Hai finished speaking, Chen Ying said: "We must pay attention to evidence in handling cases, and we must not rely on personal speculation alone. Zheng Hai, unless you have evidence, this official can't listen to your guesses. "

Then, my lord, how can you tell that Zhao Liu committed suicide?" Zheng Hai asked rhetorically.

Chen Ying looked at the butcher Zhang beside him, and the butcher Zhang stepped forward and explained: "The wine in the wine bottle is non-toxic, and the wine on the table is non-toxic, only the residual bowl on the ground and the mouth of the deceased are poisonous. It can be judged that the wine bottle is not poisonous, only the bowl of wine that the deceased drank is poisonous, which is enough to show that the deceased himself took poison!"

Zheng Hai looked at Zhang, the butcher, and then at the table where Zhao Liu was lying, as well as the fragments of porcelain bowls remaining on the ground. As he had done before, he circled around the table of the deceased Zhao Liu, carefully examining the items around Zhao Liu.

The deceased eunuch Zhao Liu was lying on a square wooden table, spitting blood, his face was hideous, and his eyes widened, giving people a feeling of death. Zhao Liu's fingers were curled, as if he was trying to grasp something before he died.

The square wooden table is surrounded by four round stools, on which the bottles are poured, and the wine flows from the table to the floor. In addition to the wine bottle, there is an empty wine bowl on the table, and there are broken porcelain pieces from the wine bowl on the floor.

Zheng Hai checked Zhao Liu's gesture and the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, it seemed that the wine bottle on the table should have been knocked over by Zhao Liu himself, and the broken porcelain bowl on the ground was also dropped by Zhao Liu.

Zheng Hai circled around the table and limped back to his place. He looked at the butcher Zhang again and asked, "Is it possible that someone made Zhao Liu drink the poisoned wine, or that someone put the poison into Zhao Liu's bowl?"

However, there is no indication at the scene that there were other people at the time of the deceased's death.

Chen Ying nodded, and then called: "Eunuch in charge, ask if anyone else came before Zhao Liu's death?"

After a while, a eunuch was brought by the official mission of the judge.

"My lord, I haven't seen anyone looking for Zhao Liu.

Chen Ying looked at the steward eunuch and asked, "What kind of enemies does this Zhao Liu usually have?" The steward eunuch looked at

Zheng Hai and replied: "My lord, I heard that Zhao Liu used to be in the back kitchen to listen to errands, and because he made a mistake, he was punished to raise horses in the stables. I haven't heard of any enemies, but..."

"But what? Tell me, what do you know?" asked Chen Ying.

"I heard that Zhao Liu has a conflict with this Zheng Gongzi. I heard that he was very dissatisfied with Zheng Gongzi in private..."

Zhang and Chen Ying, who were butchers, looked at Zheng Hai and seemed to be suspicious of Zheng Hai.

The butcher Zhang whispered

to Chen Ying: "My lord, could it be that this Zheng Hai thief shouted to catch the thief, so as to get rid of his suspicion?" Chen Ying looked at Zheng Hai and asked, "Zheng Hai, how do you explain it?" "My lord, this matter has nothing to do with Xiao Hai! Xiao Hai was injured in the racecourse yesterday to save the little master, and he has been lying on the bed, he can't have anything to do with Zhao Liu's death!" Ma He saw that Chen Ying and the others were suspicious of Zheng Hai, and

hurriedly stepped forward to explain.

Xiao Diyun passed under the sleeves of the official, ran into the room, and shouted: "My lord, this matter has nothing to do with my brother Hai

!" "I can also testify about this matter!" Xiao Xu Miaojin also walked in from outside the house, "Zheng Gongzi, I fell and injured myself in the racecourse yesterday, and I have always been by his side."

Chen Ying looked at the two and a half children, looking puzzled, a little skeptical of their words.

Ma He immediately explained: "This is Zheng Hai's follower Xiao Diyun, and this is Xu Miaojin, the little lord of Yanwang's Mansion, and the younger sister of Princess Xu.

When Chen Ying heard this, she nodded immediately, as if she already knew something about the two. He glanced at Xiao Xu Miaojin more, his eyes were bright, and he nodded slightly: "Sure enough, it looks a little similar to Princess Xu."

Xiao Xu Miaojin glanced at Chen Ying, who was wearing a crimson official uniform, and saluted politely: "The folk girl Xu Miaojin has seen an adult.

Chen Ying nodded and smiled, and before he could reply

, Xu Miaojin's exclamation came: "Ah!" Little Xu Miaojin turned around and threw herself directly into Zheng Hai's arms next to her, hugging Zheng Hai's waist tightly while shouting: "Dead man, it's so terrible! Why are there still dead people here!" Zheng Hai

looked embarrassed, and his body was about to fall, but fortunately he supported the cabinet next to him with his hand.

Zheng Hai took a breath of cool air and whispered to Xiao Xu Miaojin: "Little master, be careful of my legs! Can you not hold me!"

Chen Ying and the others also looked helpless, and everyone pretended not to see it and looked at each other.

Chen Ying turned to Ma He and said quietly: "In this case, this case can rule out Zheng Hai's suspicion." Ma and father-in-law, why do you see why Zhao Liu committed suicide by taking poison?" Ma

He stepped forward and said: "Yesterday, Zheng Hai and Xu Xiaozhu practiced horseback riding in the horse farm, and suddenly encountered an accident, and Xu Xiaozhu fell off the horse. My brother-in-law Zheng Hai was injured when he saved the little master. Later, I investigated and found that someone had tampered with the horse's saddle - a needle had been attached to the saddle. Princess Xu ordered me to investigate this matter, but I didn't expect that the matter of Zhao Liu would come out today..."

Chen Ying looked like he suddenly realized: "I see! This Zhao Liu must be the one who wanted to murder the little master, and because

he was afraid of the incident, he committed suicide in fear of crime!" He ordered categorically: "Come on, transport Zhao Liu's body back to the Yamen! The truth of this case has been revealed! The eunuch Zhao Liu intended to murder others, but he was afraid of punishment for the incident, so he committed suicide by poisoning."

Zheng Hai looked at Chen Ying with an expression of disbelief, but Xiao Xu Miaojin was holding him, and he couldn't step forward to stop him. He looked at Ma He again, only to see Ma He gently shaking his head at him, signaling him to stop talking.

According to the judge's errand, he stepped forward with a wooden plank and moved Zhao Liu's body out of the house.

Chen Ying, the procurator, ignored Zheng Hai, but turned to Ma He, and said respectfully: "Grandpa Ma, look at this case, this official handles it like this, but what is wrong?" Ma He replied respectfully: "

My lord is the prosecutor of Beiping, and he handles the case and enforces the law impartially, just like Bao Gong is alive." Adults handle the case, my Yan Wangfu is naturally convinced, the little one must tell the prince and the princess truthfully, please rest assured!".