The next morning, the bailiffs of the Supreme Court came to the Du Residence to report the results of their private investigation.
"We followed your instructions to inquire about the recent events in the Duan residence and heard a rumor that Duan Renfu's beloved concubine was poisoned to death by the housewife.”
"Poison?" This could explain why the concubine was cremated three days after her death.
"Did you find out who spread the rumor?”
The constable nodded." I've already found out. The rumor was first spread by the gardener of the Duan residence, and the rumor was that the gardener had an affair with the housewife's personal servant girl.”
"Go to the Duan Manor immediately and capture the gardener and her personal servant girl back to the Supreme Court.”
After the constable left, Du Kefa washed up and had breakfast before riding to the Supreme Court.
The gardener and his personal servant girl had been captured and brought back to the Supreme Court. They were kneeling in the hall in horror. Outside the hall, there were commoners watching the commotion.
At first, the gardener and his personal servant girl did not admit that they were the ones who spread the rumor. However, after Du Kefa exposed the relationship between the two of them, the two of them were worried about being punished by Duan Renfu, so they had no choice but to admit it.
"Milord, the concubine's death has nothing to do with us.”The gardener kowtowed and begged for mercy." It was the housewife who colluded with the housekeeper to poison the concubine.”
"Where did the poison come from?" Du Kefa asked.
The gardener shook his head, and his personal maid trembled.""The butler personally went to buy the poison. Other than him and the housewife, we don't know.”
Du Kefa slapped the gavel heavily, causing the two of them to tremble in fear." If the two of you hide anything, you'll be punished for covering up.”
The gardener stared at her personal servant girl, swallowing continuously." Little E, quickly tell the Lord the truth."”
There's still a secret? Du Kefa knocked on the gavel again, and the servant girl almost jumped up in fright.
"Sir, I'll confess everything. The housewife and butler have been having an affair behind Master's back. They gave me money to keep it a secret.”
It was actually such a secret. Du Kefa was momentarily stunned.
Duan Renfu's family was really messy. His father and son wanted to snatch a woman as a concubine, the housewife had an affair with her trusted butler, and the gardener had an affair with her servant girl.
"Lock them up in prison."
The two of them cried and cried as they were escorted away.
Du Ke ordered the constables to split into two groups. One group went to the Duan Mansion to capture the housewife and housekeeper, and the other group went to the various medicine stores in Chang 'an. Their main purpose was to investigate the sales records of poisons near the Duan Mansion.
After the constable left, Du Kefa summoned Jiang He and Jiang Xiu to the hall.
"I've already investigated. Duan Renfu's concubine's death has nothing to do with Jiang He. The Jiang family's medical center and the medicine property in the medical center that had been occupied would be returned after the case was concluded.”
Jiang He cried and kowtowed repeatedly, thanking Du Kefa for saving his life.
Du Kefa was worried that Duan Renfu would take revenge on the father and daughter, so he ordered them to stay in the Supreme Court for the time being.
The surrounding commoners praised Du Kefa.
"Du Qingtian is really making decisions for the people.”
"Of course. With Du Qingtian around, those corrupt officials who prey on our people will not have a good end.”
"Who else has an unjust case? Hurry up and save Lord Du. Lord Du will definitely give everyone justice.”
The housewife and the housekeeper were brought in. They refused to admit to the accusations of the personal servant girl and instead framed the personal servant girl for stealing money and was punished by the housewife. Therefore, he was resentful and deliberately smeared the housewife.
"Daren, do you have any evidence to prove that the concubine was poisoned?”Seeing that there were commoners outside the hall, the butler assumed that Du Kefa wouldn't dare to abuse his power, so he was very calm without fear.
He really wouldn't cry until he saw the coffin.
Du Kefa silently stared at the butler, but the butler guessed that Du Kefa had no evidence.
The concubine had long been cremated, and the dead could not testify.
With this thought in mind, the butler shouted for Du Kefa to produce the evidence, shouting that if there was no evidence, he should let them go.
Just as the butler was clamoring, the constable led a manservant to the hall.
The moment he saw the manservant, the butler was like a duck whose mouth had been gagged by a fish. He could no longer clamor and his entire body trembled.
The boy servant was the assistant of the pharmacy. He pointed at the butler and said that the butler had bought poison from the pharmacy. There were records of the sale in the pharmacy.
The constable handed the sales record to Du Kefa. Du Kefa sneered and asked the butler," What else do you have to say?”
The butler was speechless and could only shiver.
"Where do you use the poison you bought? Did you poison the concubine?”
The butler was still speechless. The housewife beside him suddenly changed her expression and pointed at the butler and scolded," You heartless thing. How dare you poison Master?"”
The butler was stunned by the housewife's scolding. After a long while, he said sternly,"Milord, it was all this vicious woman's idea. She was jealous that my concubine was deeply loved by the master and was worried that my concubine would give birth to a boy, so she deliberately seduced me and made me buy poison to kill my concubine.”
The two of them fought each other and explained the case clearly.
"Put the two of them in prison. Arrest Duan Renfu."
The constable stepped forward and reported,"Sir, Duan Renfu has not returned for the entire night. He has been hiding in Duke Xue's Mansion."”
Zhangsun Shunde again.
Do you think I won't dare to touch you just because you're the Duke?
At this moment, Zhangsun Shunde brought his guards to the entrance of the Supreme Court. Zhangsun Shunde stood in front of the entrance and shouted angrily,"Du Kefa, come out!”
Zhangsun Shunde's roar sounded outside the Supreme Court.
Du Kefa's expression changed, and his face was filled with anger!
" Who dares to roar outside the Supreme Court? Beat him thirty times and take him into the Supreme Court…"
"Milord, it's Duke Xue, Zhangsun Shunde.”
"I don't care if he's the eldest grandson or the eldest son. Beat him up!”
Du Kefa could no longer suppress his anger.
State Duke Xue provoked him again and again. No matter how magnanimous Du Kefa was, he had reached his limit!
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