且說包公一聲斷喝：「唗！你這狗才，就該掌嘴。你說你主人並未離了書房，他的扇子如何又在內角門以外呢？」雨墨道：「相爺若說扇子，其中有個情節。只因柳洪內姪名叫馮君衡，就是現在馮氏安人的姪兒，那一天合我主人談詩對對子。後來他要我主人扇子瞧，卻把他的扇子求我主人寫。我家主人不肯寫。他不依，他就把我主人的扇子拿去。他說寫得了再換。相爺不信，打發人取來，現時仍在筆筒上插著。那把畫著船上婦人搖槳的扇子，就是馮君衡的。小人斷不敢撒謊。」包公因問出扇子的根由，心中早已明白此事，不由哈哈大笑，十分暢快。立刻出簽捉拿馮君衡到案。
且说包公一声断喝：「唗！你这狗才，就该掌嘴。你说你主人并未离了书房，他的扇子如何又在内角门以外呢？」雨墨道：「相爷若说扇子，其中有个情节。只因柳洪内姪名叫冯君衡，就是现在冯氏安人的姪儿，那一天合我主人谈诗对对子。后来他要我主人扇子瞧，却把他的扇子求我主人写。我家主人不肯写。他不依，他就把我主人的扇子拿去。他说写得了再换。相爷不信，打发人取来，现时仍在笔筒上插着。那把画着船上妇人摇桨的扇子，就是冯君衡的。小人断不敢撒谎。」包公因问出扇子的根由，心中早已明白此事，不由哈哈大笑，十分畅快。立刻出签捉拿冯君衡到案。
Now, Lord Bao gave a great shout: “Pah! You wretch, you deserve to have your mouth slapped. You say your master never left the study — then how did his fan come to be outside the inner side gate?” “If Your Excellency is asking about the fan,” said Yumo, “there’s a story behind that. Liu Hong has a nephew by marriage called Feng Junheng — he’s the nephew of Madam Feng, the lady of the house now. One day he was talking poetry with my master and matching couplets. Then he asked to see my master’s fan, and he begged my master to write something on his own fan for him. My master wouldn’t. He wouldn’t take no for an answer, and he took my master’s fan away with him. He said they’d swap back when my master had written on his. If Your Excellency doesn’t believe me, send someone to fetch it — it’s still stuck in the brush pot this minute. That fan with the picture of a woman rowing a boat — that one’s Feng Junheng’s. I’d never dare tell a lie.” Now that Lord Bao had got to the bottom of the fan, the whole affair was already clear in his mind, and he could not help laughing aloud, greatly relieved. At once he issued a warrant to have Feng Junheng arrested and brought before the court.
此時祥符縣已將顏查散解到。包公便叫將田氏帶下去，叫雨墨跪在一旁。將顏生的招狀看了一遍，已然看出破綻，不由暗暗笑道：「一個情願甘心抵命，一個以死相酬自盡，他二人也堪稱為義夫節婦了。」便叫：「帶顏查散。」
此时祥符县已将颜查散解到。包公便叫将田氏带下去，叫雨墨跪在一旁。将颜生的招状看了一遍，已然看出破绽，不由暗暗笑道：「一个情愿甘心抵命，一个以死相酬自尽，他二人也堪称为义夫节妇了。」便叫：「带颜查散。」
By now Xiangfu County had sent Yan Chasan under escort. Lord Bao had Nurse Tian taken down and Yumo made to kneel to one side. He read Yan’s confession through once and already saw where it gave itself away. He laughed to himself: “One of them gladly offers his life to pay for the deed, the other kills herself to repay him with her death. The two of them may well be called a faithful husband and a chaste wife.” Then he said, “Bring Yan Chasan.”
顏生此時鐲鐐加身，來至堂上，一眼看見雨墨，心中納悶道：「他到此何干？」左右上來去了刑具。顏生跪倒。包公道：「顏查散抬起頭來。」顏查散仰起面來。包公見他雖然蓬頭垢面，卻是形容秀美良善之人，便問：「你如何將繡紅掐死？」顏生便將在縣內口供，一字不改，訴將上去。包公點了點頭，道：「繡紅也真正的可惡。你是柳洪的親戚，又是客居他家，他竟敢不服呼喚，口出不遜，無怪你憤恨。我且問你。你是什麼時候出了書齋？由何路逕到內角門？什麼時候掐死繡紅？他死於何處？講。」
颜生此时镯镣加身，来至堂上，一眼看见雨墨，心中纳闷道：「他到此何干？」左右上来去了刑具。颜生跪倒。包公道：「颜查散抬起头来。」颜查散仰起面来。包公见他虽然蓬头垢面，却是形容秀美良善之人，便问：「你如何将绣红掐死？」颜生便将在县内口供，一字不改，诉将上去。包公点了点头，道：「绣红也真正的可恶。你是柳洪的亲戚，又是客居他家，他竟敢不服呼唤，口出不逊，无怪你愤恨。我且问你。你是什么时候出了书斋？由何路径到内角门？什么时候掐死绣红？他死于何处？讲。」
Yan, loaded with fetters and chains, came up into the hall. The moment he saw Yumo he wondered, “What is he doing here?” The attendants came forward and took off his irons, and Yan knelt. “Yan Chasan, raise your head,” said Lord Bao. Yan Chasan lifted his face. Lord Bao saw that, unkempt and grimy as he was, he had the fine, gentle looks of a good man. “How did you come to strangle Xiuhong?” he asked. Yan repeated the statement he had made at the county, without changing a word. Lord Bao nodded. “That Xiuhong really was detestable. You are Liu Hong’s relative, and a guest in his house besides, and she dared refuse to do as she was told and spoke insolently to you. No wonder you were enraged. Now let me ask you this. At what time did you leave the study? By which way did you go to the inner side gate? At what time did you strangle Xiuhong? Where did she die? Speak.”