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It was only after the butler told them the truth that everyone came to a realization. So this was what was going on.

Soon after, Luo Lingwei called Steward Zhao over. What surprised Luo Lingwei was that after Lady Zhao entered the hall, she didn't cry or shout. Instead, she bowed to Luo Lingwei in a very courteous manner.

"This commoner Zhao Ji greets esteemed wangfei for a thousand years."

When Luo Lingwei saw his lifeless eyes, she knew that this person had taken everything into consideration, so she did not go for further interrogation. She only said one sentence lightly: "Your butler has already confessed to this matter. Are you guilty?"

When Luo Lingwei said this, the butler kneeling at the side realized that he had been tricked by Luo Lingwei. So Luo Lingwei was only trying to trick him! Immediately, he lowered his head in shame and didn't say a word.

"To reply esteemed wangfei, this lowly one knows his crimes." "At this moment, this one has done it all by himself. I just hope that the Empress will not implicate others in this matter. All these house servants have no choice but to do so after hearing my words. I hope that the Empress can be merciful and let them go."

Luo Lingwei nodded at this Steward Zhao and said, "What a righteous outer master. If you had been so loyal to your daughter, you wouldn't have ended up like this."

When Steward Zhao heard this, he was stunned for a moment before suddenly bursting into tears. Luo Lingwei did not pay any attention to him, but waited for him to finish crying before she continued with her case.

In the end, the whole case was brought to light. Chang Yu and Miss Zhao fell in love at first sight, so they met in secret. Wang San, who worked with him, knew about the extortion. When Wang San told his good friend Liu Er about this, Liu Er went out to extort Steward Zhao. Afterwards, Liu Er dared to act rashly, not only because he was greedy for money, but also because he wanted to take advantage of Miss Zhao. In the end, he secretly jumped over the wall, and was beaten to death by the Zhao Family's old master as a adulterer on the spot, while the Zhao Family's young miss was strangled to death by the infuriated Steward Zhao. In order to understand the situation, Zhao tried to bribe the local authorities to treat human life as grass, which was why such a huge grievance had occurred.

After listening to Luo Lingwei recount the entire case as if it was a story, everyone present felt full of admiration for her. No one would have thought that this seemingly unsolved case would be easily solved by Luo Lingwei. No wonder it was said that she was the current daughter of heaven.

The case was over, and Luo Lingwei began her sentence. Wang San was sentenced to fifty canes for extortion and banishment. Since the Zhao Family was involved in the murder case, they were not the main culprit. However, they could not be forgiven either. Each of them had their staff caned ten times, and they were sent to rejoin the army. Steward Zhao had killed someone and sentenced them to be executed after the fall. Peng County Kaixian, taking bribes, grass life, also take a death sentence, together with Zhao after autumn beheading. After all the properties in Peng County had been divided into half, Steward Zhao's family gave out another five thousand taels of silver as compensation for the wasted Changyu.

After the people of Chang Clan heard the verdict, they knelt down and kowtowed to Luo Lingwei. Tears welled up in their eyes as they thanked her for clearing Chang Yu of her grievances.

After the end of the case, Luo Lingwei did not say much because she felt suspicious. Although the case was closed, Luo Lingwei still did not receive the system's notification. As a result, there was only one possibility, and that was that the case had not been closed yet.

Everyone saw Luo Lingwei's worried expression and thought. Due to her low status, she was not in a good position to step forward and ask questions.

At this time, Luo Lingwei suddenly thought of something. She called Zhao Hu to her side and whispered a few words to him. Then, Zhao Hu left the room. Then, she slapped the wooden log on the table and said, "Someone, come and teach this to Second Liu's wife!"

After a few messengers received the order, they immediately went to summon Second Wife Liu. Not long after, Mrs Ma arrived at the hall and kowtowed to Luo Lingwei.

Luo Lingwei waved her hand: "Mrs. Ma, I ask you, do you know where your husband went?"

With a blank expression, Madam Ma said, "Aiyo, Empress, this lowly one doesn't know where that damned husband of mine has gone to."

Luo Lingwei nodded her head and said: "Someone, bring the corpse over here."

Not long after, a few servants carried the corpse over. When Mrs Ma saw the corpse, she shouted, "Aiya, this wicked thing, how can you just disappear like that!"

Luo Lingwei carefully observed Mrs Ma and discovered that she was only crying a bit less loudly. Although she was crying a bit sadly, she didn't seem to be too sad. Moreover, she didn't seem to be surprised by the death of Liu Er.

Luo Lingwei immediately understood. She coldly laughed and said: "Ma Shi, I ask you, why did you plot to assassinate your husband?"

Madam Ma was stupefied at these words, and then cried out, "Injustice! Your Esteemed Empress, I don't know where my wicked husband died. How could it have been designed by such a despicable person!"

At this moment, not only was Mrs Ma stunned, but everyone else was. Didn't everyone think that the case had already been closed? In addition, everyone had already confessed, so why did the Empress say that Madam Ma was involved in this case?

Luo Lingwei glanced at Mrs Ma and then sneered, "Men, bring Wang San into the hall!"

Not long after, Wang San was dragged up by Zhao Hu. By this time, Wang San had already suffered fifty injuries. His butt was already rotten. Not to mention standing, he could not even kneel down. He could only lie down on the floor of the hall.

When Madam Ma saw Wang San's expression, the concern in her eyes was instantly revealed. This time, Luo Lingwei was even more certain of her thoughts, and she immediately said: "Dauntless dog thief, above the court, you dare to deceive me, could it be that you want to taste the pain of this punishment?"

At this moment, Mrs Ma was still as stubborn as before. She continued to wail as if she was wrongly accused.

Luo Lingwei nodded, pointing at Ma Ke and said: "Okay, I will go ahead and ask, but I won't admit anything!" Someone, drag Wang San down and sprinkle chili oil over his wounds. Then beat him to fifty big boards! "

When everyone heard this, they were stunned. Why did he ask Mrs Ma to beat up Wang San?

However, Wang San's next sentence woke everyone up from their stupor.

"Aiyo, you're so wicked. Sister-in-law, just admit it!" "Esteemed wangfei, I've admitted it, Second Brother Liu was killed by me and my sister-in-law!"

When Mrs Ma heard that, she looked at Wang San angrily and said, "Pfft! You timid bastard! I have misjudged you! "

Following that, Lady Ma kowtowed again and said, "Empress, I beg of you to be merciful. This was Wang San's idea, and this little girl was coerced by him!"

Then, Mrs Ma told him about the adultery between her and Wang San. Later on, the affair of the two adultery was almost found out by Second Liu. As a result, the two made up their minds that tonight, Wang San would specifically stop Chang Yu from making an appointment. On the other hand, Mrs Ma was purposely quarreling with Second Liu. After that, Liu Er went to Wang San, and once the two of them started chatting, Wang San encouraged Liu Er to go meet with Miss Zhao instead of Chang Yu. Afterwards, he secretly spread the news to Steward Zhao, causing him to mistakenly treat Liu Er as an adulterer and beat him to death.