Chapter 695: footprints
Chapter 695 Footprints
Waiting in front of the courtyard gate for a while, the guards finally brought Qian Xiaoniang and Zhang Wulang in.
Looking at Qian Xiaoniang's thin clothes and her emaciated figure after being tortured, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help telling the guards beside her: "Go and bring Qian Xiaoniang's personal maid, and take it for Qian Xiaoniang by the way. A thicker robe."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhang Wulang, who was looking earnestly, and said in a gentle voice: "Mr. Zhang Lang, please help your little girl."
"Thank you, Princess Pingning."
Zhang Wulang was very grateful. He had never met such an amiable nobleman. He quickly said to Qian Shi who was beside him with a dull face: "My lady, this is Princess Pingning who succeeded my father and became the new Tingwei of the Tingwei Mansion."
Qian Xiaoniang thought of those cruel officials who tortured and extorted confessions, and compared with the woman in front of her, she was about to kneel down to thank her in awe, when Chu Nanzhi hurriedly stopped her and said, "You have injuries, there is no need to be polite, I will definitely help you today Justice."
Qian Xiaoniang's heart trembled when she heard this, and she didn't know what she meant, guessing that this woman must have known about her protecting her son, she was so frightened that she begged for mercy: "Princess, this matter has nothing to do with Wulang, please hurry up Let him go, it's all done by the women, it's the women who have resentment in their hearts, and harmed the lord."
"Xiao Niang."
Zhang Wulang was so anxious that he was at a loss, frowned and scolded: "Don't plead guilty indiscriminately, how could you harm your father."
"That's right, you can eat food indiscriminately, and you can't admit to this trumped-up crime."
Hearing the conversation outside the courtyard, Mrs. Tingwei also rushed out, and when she saw Qian Xiaoniang, she scolded her head and face angrily: "Your temper is not clear, even if you put a knife on your neck, you are not Dare to hurt people's lives."
"Mistress."
Qian Xiaoniang choked up helplessly.
"Silly bitch."
Mrs. Tingwei didn't know how to enlighten her and comfort her, she stepped forward to hold her with a look of resentment, looked at her pale face carefully, and reproached her with distress and contempt: "Anyway, she is also a member of Tingwei's mansion. I don't even have the guts to admit to being frightened and frightened. I'm dead anyway. I'd rather be innocent than die unjustly."
Qian Xiaoniang was speechless for a moment because of her loud and loud words, and she didn't dare to say anything more.
Looking at such a scene, Chu Nanzhi couldn't laugh or cry.
What an interesting pair of wives and concubines.
She walked up to Qian Xiaoniang herself, measured the size of the soles of her feet, and asked in a low voice, "Did Lady Qian wear these boots all the time yesterday?"
"Yes."
Qian Xiaoniang replied tremblingly.
"Can you still walk?"
Chu Nanzhi stared at her with burning eyes.
Qian Xiaoniang gritted her teeth and nodded heavily.
"Okay, please follow me."
Chu Nanzhi led her into the surrounding footprints, pointed to the footprints in the snow that were the same size as her soles: "Step on it."
Qian Xiaoniang was flustered and didn't know what she was going to do, so she obediently stepped into the footprints that Chu Nanzhi pointed out.
"very good."
Chu Nanzhi nodded in relief, and told her to go back the same way, then measured the size of Zhang Wulang's feet, and ordered him to step on the few lines of footprints she pointed out, all of which could match perfectly.
Immediately afterwards, the maid who just came over was also asked to recognize the footprints on the snow, and there was no mistake. When there was only the last line of footprints left, Chu Nanzhi looked at Du Jiuzhen with a smile, and made a gesture of invitation: " Also invite Uncle Du to enter the courtyard for a try."
"Princess Pingning, what are you going to do?"
Du Jiuzhen asked calmly.
"How can there be so much nonsense."
Lin Jinshu directly drew out his saber and touched it directly to his chest: "According to orders."
Under her coercion, Du Jiuzhen hesitated to take a step, but stopped suddenly when she reached the footprints pointed by Chu Nanzhi, and suddenly kicked the ground violently, complaining restlessly: " It is said that I rule the world with benevolence and righteousness, but Her Royal Highness uses such means to coerce me, a half-century old man, and I am not afraid of being laughed at if I spread the word."
Glancing around at the crowd with aggrievedness, he shouted at Mrs. Ting Wei: "Yes, the old slave did come to the lord's courtyard last night, but I also heard that the governor of Jingzhao Mansion is going to bring it to the lord's courtyard." The people asked about the crime, but the old slave denied it flatly."
"Since that's the case, Old Man Du only needs to follow my instructions to identify the footprints, why destroy this snowfield."
Chu Nanzhi looked at him with a wry smile: "If you don't have any ghosts in your heart, then you have a reason to say."
Du Jiuzhen was about to quibble again, but Chu Nanzhi immediately ordered the guards: "Raise the sleeve of his right hand."
The guards rushed up, only to realize that this man was full of brute force, and it took a lot of effort to completely restrain him. When he rolled up the sleeve of his right hand, he found that there was a piece of gauze wrapped around his right wrist, and his underwear The colors are mixed together, and it is completely undetectable.
"Untie the gauze."
Chu Nanzhi roared in a sharp voice.
The moment the gauze was torn, a bright red scratch appeared on the wrist.
Although he had been medicated, it looked like a fresh injury.
"How does this explain it?"
All the doubts in Chu Nanzhi's heart were solved, Du Jiuzhen hesitated, and her high-pitched voice resounded in the courtyard again:
"Then let me tell you, because when you committed the crime, you covered Lord Ting Wei's mouth with your right hand. Although he couldn't break free, he still left this deep scratch on your wrist."
"it's not true."
Du Jiuzhen retorted resolutely.
"Immediately go and check whether Mr. Ting Wei's fingernails have ever been stained with blood."
Chu Nanzhi stared at Du Jiuzhen fiercely, making him tremble with fright.
It was also Lin Jinhong's incident that inspired her. Since this guy has an injury on his wrist, there must still be clues in the old Tingwei's hand.
After the guards went inside to check for a while, they came out holding a piece of flesh that had been scratched off between their fingers and said excitedly: "The princess expected it well, there is indeed blood under the fingernails of Lord Ting Wei, and the small one is still in the fingernails. Find this piece of **** flesh."
"What more excuses do you have?"
Chu Nanzhi raised his voice and said: "You are the only left-handed person in this mansion, and your modus operandi is consistent with the wound, and the scratches on your wrist are iron proof, and there are your footprints in this courtyard, if you didn't kill me Who else is Mr. Tingwei?"
Du Jiuzhen's eyes widened in astonishment, and she was speechless for a while.
He thinks that what he has done is perfect, but he never imagined that there are so many flaws left.
Footprints and left-handers can be the key to solving crimes.
Women are horrible creatures.
Madam Tingwei was furious, and endured it for a long time. At this moment, the truth came to light, and she couldn't help crying: "You old man with a bad conscience, the lord treats you well, why do you want to harm him?"
Du Jiuzhen hesitated and was at a loss, and in desperation suddenly stretched out his hand to take something out of his cuff.
Chu Nanzhi had quick eyesight and quick hands, took the murder dagger kept by the guard, and threw it fiercely, piercing straight into the palm of his left hand impartially, causing Du Jiuzhen to scream in pain.
"Take it down."
Chu Nanzhi gave an order, and several guards pushed him down on the snow.
(end of this chapter)