It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 648: Catching the murderer requires careful consideration
They questioned the neighbors for a whole day and interrogated them one by one, with the main focus being on whether there was anything unusual in the days before the incident.

These people could not explain anything. They just told each of them what they had done in those days, what they had seen at the door of the inn, and some of them had talked to the victim Mou Huaizhong. They also told him what they talked about.

Jin Xi and his legal advisors also sat aside, taking notes carefully. If they saw that what they said was inconsistent with their previous confessions, they would ask a few more questions.

Yang Xianrong was quite supportive of Jin Xi's attitude, and even had a lot of food brought from the General's Mansion to eat lunch and dinner with Jin Xi. Jin Xi looked at Yang Xianrong with more enthusiasm, and said happily that he had learned a lot in the process of hearing cases, especially the ability to judge people.

"In your position, you should know how to distinguish." Liu Yao was not happy and gave him a sidelong glance.

"Yes, yes, yes." Jin Xi was very polite to Liu Yao, "The general is right. Uncle also said that I should practice more and do more in this position."

"Jin Zhun has good intentions. There are not many civil servants in the Han Dynasty now, so you should not let him down." Yang Xianrong still maintained a faint smile and signaled to Jin Xi that he could eat more and not to be polite.

Although Jin Xi already had a wife and concubines, and his wife was pregnant and about to give birth, he couldn't help but cast a loving look at Yang Xianrong when he saw her like this. Liu Yao's face darkened again, and he sat closer to Yang Xianrong.

When it was dark again, Yang Xianrong called Bian Heng to change the medicine for Li Xiuying and her mother-in-law. She left her mother-in-law alone and talked to her about rouge and powder.

This time, she did not let Liu Yao accompany her, but just talked quietly with her mother-in-law in the room. Her mother-in-law said that she was the one who opened the cosmetics shop, and although she was not rich, she lived a stable life. Later, after the war, life became more difficult. However, women still love beauty, so they would still buy some cosmetics from her.

She also liked to study these things, and when she made new products, she would give some to the women of wealthy families. She thought that she could live like this and wait for the war to end and life would be better. Unexpectedly, her husband and son died of illness one after another, and her leg was injured, so she had to let her daughter-in-law take over the shop.

"This child looks sharp-tongued, but actually has a very good heart." The mother-in-law sighed again, "This is what we said in private. Half a year ago, Mou Huaizhong beat Xiuying severely. Xiuying's face was covered with red marks, and she looked very miserable. My daughter-in-law came over quietly and covered the wounds on her face with powder, and persuaded the boy who wanted to see his sister to leave at the door. Fortunately, he didn't see it, otherwise the boy would have fought with Mou Huaizhong because of his violent temper. But, he was still a child, how could he beat Mou Huaizhong? He couldn't even beat his own father, and he still wanted to vent his anger for his sister. Tsk tsk tsk, he really thought too much."

"Does my brother come here often?" Yang Xianrong saw a delicate scent bag in her mother-in-law's sleeve and took it to smell it. "What kind of fragrance is this?"

"Osmanthus fragrans." The mother-in-law lowered her voice as she looked at Yang Xianrong's face. "To be presumptuous, Madam is so beautiful, so naturally she is loved by the general. However, this woman should still give birth to more children. Look, I only gave birth to one, and it died... Oh, this life is really..."

"Yeah." Yang Xianrong nodded, "But giving birth is really painful."

"Yes, that's the fate of women." The mother-in-law also sighed, "Xiuying's child was young, so she managed to survive the miscarriage. If she was older, I'm afraid she wouldn't have made it."

"Why did she have a miscarriage?" Yang Xianrong touched her belly.

"She had talked about something with Mou Huaizhong that day, and Mou Huaizhong pushed her. She bumped her head against the corner of the table, and ended up having a miscarriage. We were really scared that day, and my daughter-in-law was so anxious that she carried Xiuying on her back and sent her to the midwife... Hey, my daughter-in-law later found that her back was covered in Xiuying's blood, and she was scared to death."

"Mou Huaizhong didn't care?" "He went to greet the guests. Shuanzhu wanted to follow him, but he stopped him and refused to let him go to check the situation."

"How could this man be like this?" Yang Xianrong was also angry, "This is too outrageous!"

The voice of this sentence was a little louder, and Liu Yao pushed the door open and asked, "What's wrong?"

He made a move, and Guo Jin and his personal guards followed him. The noise became much louder, and Shuanzhu, who had been standing in the yard, stepped back in fear. Li Xiuying's mother opened the door to see what was going on, and her face was also full of panic.

Seeing everyone like this, Yang Xianrong grinned, "Nothing, nothing, just discussing something."

"Really?" Liu Yao sat down next to Yang Xianrong and felt the temperature of her fingers. "It's already this late, let's go back."

"Oh." Yang Xianrong also glanced at the guards standing outside, and then said to her mother-in-law: "Let's leave it at that for today. I'll come again tomorrow, and you can prepare some balsam for me. The sweet-scented osmanthus smells very good, but I also want something lighter, preferably something that can be used for children."

"Okay, okay." Mother-in-law also forced a smile.

"Come back tomorrow?" Liu Yao was a little dissatisfied. "Haven't we finished all the questioning? We have also questioned everyone on the file."

"Well, I have something else to ask." Yang Xianrong patted Liu Yao's thigh, "Help me up, the general is the most powerful."

This gentle and coquettish voice did not make Liu Yao angry at all, and he felt sweet in his heart.

On the morning of the third day, when Liu Yao was practicing again, Guo Jin ran in. He didn't say anything, but just glanced at the dormitory and opened his mouth.

"Go ahead, just speak louder, the lady can hear you." Liu Yao was actually quite happy again, and even walked towards the door. Guo Jin also hurriedly followed him and stood at the door of the bedroom. At this time, Wang Po had already opened the door, and Yang Xianrong was still dressing up.

"General, Madam General." Guo Jin was very knowledgeable about etiquette. "The guards said that all of Li Xiuying's family members came this morning. Not all of them came, her younger sister didn't come, but her father and younger brother did."

"What time?" Yang Xianrong asked.

"About half an incense stick ago. As soon as they saw someone coming, they ran back to report the news." Guo Jin scratched his head, "They said that after knocking on the door three times, the bolt inside opened the door. They were very quick."

"Okay, let's pack up and go catch the murderer today." Yang Xianrong stood up, put on a coat, and chuckled: "General, you can also invite the emperor over."