Jia Baoyu and Mama Li had already slept that night, and when they saw that Daiyu and Brother Parrot were still not resting, she naturally took off her makeup, walked in quietly, and asked with a smile: "Why is the girl still restless?"

Daiyu was busy smiling and asked, "Sister, please take a seat." ”

The assailant sat down on the edge of the bed. Brother Parrot smiled: "Miss Lin is sad here, and she said with tears in her eyes: I only came today, and I caused your brother's illness." If I broke that piece of jade, wouldn't it be because of my fault? That's why I'm sad, and I finally persuaded him to get right. ”

"Don't worry so much, girl, I'm afraid there will be even stranger jokes in the future." If you feel sad about his behavior, I'm afraid that you won't be sad, so don't worry about it. ”

Daiyu said: "What my sisters said, I just remember it." ”

After chatting for a while, we rested. The next morning, when she got up to see Jia's mother, Daiyu went to Mrs. Wang's place. Just as Mrs. Wang and Xifeng were in a place to open a letter from Jinling, two daughters-in-law sent by Mrs. Wang's brother and sister-in-law came to speak. Although Daiyu didn't know the reason, Tanchun and the others knew that it was the son of the Xue family's aunt who lived in Jinling City, and his cousin Xue Pan relied on wealth and power to kill people, and now Ying Tianfu is trying this case. Now the uncle and prince have received the letter and sent someone to tell the place.

Daiyu and her sisters went to Mrs. Wang's place and saw that Mrs. Wang was discussing household affairs with her brother and sister-in-law, and said that her aunt's family had been sued for life. Because they saw that Mrs. Wang's affairs were complicated, the sisters came out and came to the widow's sister-in-law's room.

This Li is Jia Zhu's wife. Although Jia Zhu died early, he survived a son, named Jia Lan, who is only five years old this year and has already enrolled in school. This Li is also the daughter of a famous eunuch in Jinling, and her father's name is Li Shouzhong, who once sacrificed wine for the son of the country;

Li Shouzhong thinks that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, so he gave birth to this girl and never asked her to study very seriously, but read some of the "Four Books of Women" and "The Biography of the Daughters", recognized a few words, and remembered a few virtuous women in the previous dynasty.

However, with the textile female red as the key, the name is Li Kun, and the word palace tailor. Therefore, although this Li Kun is young and widowed, and lives in the splendid paste, he is like a dead ash of a tree, and he ignores everything, only knows that he is serving his relatives and raising his son, and he accompanies his sister-in-law to read in his spare time. Although Daiyu lives here today, she already has a few sisters-in-law with her, except for her father, the rest don't have to worry.

When Jia Yucun arrived at Yingtianfu, as soon as he arrived, there was a life lawsuit, which was a battle between two families to buy a maidservant, and each refused to give in, resulting in beating people's lives. Jia Yucun immediately detained the plaintiff for trial, and the plaintiff said: "It was the owner of the villain who was killed. Because I bought a girl that day, I didn't expect it to be sold by a kidnapper. This kidnapper has already received my family's silver, and my little master originally said that the third day is a good day, and then enter the door, and this kidnapper was quietly sold to the Xue family. When we know about it, we go to the seller and take the girl. ”

"Helplessly, the Xue family was originally a tyrant in Jinling, relying on wealth and strength, and the slaves beat my little master to death. The murderer's master and servant have all fled, and there is no trace, only a few outsiders remain. The villain sued for a year, but no one was in charge. I beg the lord to detain the murderer in order to help the kindness, and I am grateful for the great kindness. ”

Yucun was furious when he heard this: "Then there is such a thing? The person who was killed escaped in vain and couldn't be caught?"

The messenger immediately took the murderer's family for interrogation. I saw a doorman standing next to the desk, so that his eyes did not ask him to sign it. Yucun was suspicious in his heart, so he had to stop. Retreat to the secret room, and order others to retreat, leaving only this man to serve. Menzi hurriedly stepped forward to ask for peace, and asked with a smile: "Congratulations to the master for joining the official position, it has been eight or nine years, why did the master forget me?"

Yucun asked, "I see that you are very familiar, but I can't remember it for a while." ”

Menzi smiled: "How did the master forget the place where he was born?

Yucun was shocked, and Fang remembered the past. It turned out that this door was originally a small novice in the gourd temple, because there was nowhere to live after the fire, so he took advantage of his young age to grow his hair and act as a doorman. Yucun could afford to think that it was him, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "It turns out that he is still an old man." ”

Rewarding him for sitting and talking, this door didn't dare to sit, Yucun smiled: "You are also a poor friend, this is a private room, but it doesn't hurt to sit." Menzi sat down obliquely.

Yumura asked, "Why didn't you let me order the issuance of the sign just now?"

Menzi said: "The old man is here, can't he not copy a talisman of this province?"

Yucun hurriedly asked, "What is an amulet?"

Menzi: "Nowadays, all those who are magistrates have a private slip with the name of the most powerful and wealthy squire in the province, and the same is true in all provinces. If you don't know, if you offend such a family for a while, not only the officials, but I'm afraid that even your life will be difficult to protect. That's why it's called an amulet. How can the old man provoke the Xue family he just mentioned? There is nothing difficult to conclude in his lawsuit, and the previous government has only postponed it because it hinders the face of affection. ”

As he spoke, he took out a copy of the talisman from his pocket and handed it to Yucun, which was the home of the local eunuchs. Menzi said: "The four families are all connected and related, one is lost, and the other is prosperous." The Xue who killed the person today is the Xue of the heavy snow in the harvest year. Not only rely on these three families, but also have a lot of relatives and friends who are outside, who will the lord take now?"

When Yucun heard this, he smiled and asked Menzi: "In this way, how are you going to end this case? Do you probably know where this murderer is hiding?"

Menzi said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the master, not only the direction where the murderer is hiding, but I also know the person who turned the kidnapping, and the dead ghost buyer also knows, wait for me to tell the master in detail." This one was killed by the son of a small eunuch, named Feng Yuan, whose parents were dead, and who had no brothers, who lived on a small income, was eighteen or nineteen years old, loved men, and was not good at women. This is also a sin in the previous life, but when he happened to meet this girl, he fell in love with it at a glance, and decided to buy it as a concubine, swore that he would not get close to a man, and he would not marry a second one again. Therefore, it is solemn that you will not enter the door until three days later. ”

"Who knew that this kidnapper was smuggled and sold to the Xue family, and he wanted to flee with the silver of the two families. Who knows that he can't get out of it, so he grabbed the two families, beat them half to death, and refused to accept the money, and each wanted to lead someone. Then Xue Gongzi drank and ordered his subordinates to do it, beat Feng Gongzi to pieces, and carried him back to death for three days. This Xue Gongzi originally chose to go to Beijing on a later day, but since he beat someone and took the girl, he was fine, just took his family and walked his way, not to run away for this. This man lives a little thing, and his brother's slave is here to take care of it. Not to mention, does the master know who this girl who is sold?"

Yucun said, "How do I know?"

Menzi sneered: "This person is still the great benefactor of the old man, he is the daughter of the old man Zhen who lives next to the gourd temple, and his nickname is Yinglian." ”

Yucun was shocked: "It turned out to be her? I heard that she was abducted at the age of five, why is she being sold now?"

Menzi: "This kind of abduction is a single kidnapper for young girls, raised until they are twelve or thirteen years old, and brought to other places for resale. On that day, this Yinglian, we coaxed her to play every day, and we were very familiar with each other, so after seven or eight years, although the appearance was out, but the general appearance did not change, so I recognized it, and the original little rouge mole with the size of a grain of rice in the center of her eyebrows was brought from the mother's womb. ”

"But this kidnapper rented my house again. The kidnapper was not at home that day, and I once asked her, and she said that she was afraid of being beaten, so she didn't dare to say it, but said that the kidnapper was her own father, and she sold it because she had no money to repay her debts. Coaxed her again, she cried again, and only said, "I don't remember when I was a child!" ”

"That day, Feng Gongzi met and exchanged the silver, because the kidnapper was drunk, Yinglian sighed to herself and said: My sins are full today. Then she heard that she had not come through the door until three days later, and she became sad again. I couldn't bear it, and when the kidnapper went out, I asked the insider to persuade him: This Feng Gongzi will wait for a good date to pick him up, but I know that he will not be treated as a maid. Besides, he is a romantic character, his family is quite passable, and he is the most disgusted with cousins, and now he buys you at a price, and the future is unknown. As long as you endure for three or two days, why be depressed?"

It was only when she heard this that she was relieved of her worries, and she thought that she had found a place to return. Who would have expected that there would be unsatisfactory things in the world, and the next day, he sold it to the Xue family again. It's okay if it is sold to other families, this Xue Gongzi's mixed name, known as his dumb overlord, is the first person in the world to make a temperament, and makes money like dirt. only hit a falling flower and flowing water, dragging Yinglian to death, and now I don't know whether she is alive or dead. This Feng Gongzi was overjoyed, and after an attempt, he spent money and gave his life, how can he sigh!"

Yucun also sighed when he heard this: "This is also their evil encounter, it is not accidental, otherwise how could this Feng Yuan only fall in love with this Yinglian? This Yinglian has been tortured by abductors for several years before she can get a way, and she is an amorous person, if it is a beautiful thing to gather, it will give birth to this incident again." This Xue family is richer than the Feng family, and if he thinks of him, he naturally has many concubines and is extraordinarily obscene, and he may not be as affectionate as Feng Yuan. This is exactly the dream love, just met a pair of children with a thin life. Don't talk about others, how can this lawsuit be decided now?"

Menzi said with a smile: "How bright was the old man back then, but today he has become a person who has no idea? The little one heard that the old man made up for this position, which is the power of the Jiafu Palace; this Xue Pan is a relative of the Jiafu Mansion, why don't the old man go down the river to do a personal favor, close the case, and go to see the second prince of Jia in the future?"

Yumura: "What you said is not true. However, it is a matter of human life, and when the emperor is reinstated and should try his best to repay it, how can he bend the law for personal gain, it is really unbearable. ”

Menzi sneered when he heard this: "What the master said is right, but it doesn't work in the world now." Haven't you heard what the ancients said: The husband moves from time to time, and the one who seeks good fortune and avoids the evil is a gentleman. According to the master's words, not only can he not serve the court, but he is not guaranteed, and the master has to think twice. ”

Yucun bowed his head for a long time and said, "What should you do according to your thoughts?"

Menzi: "The villain has already thought of a very good idea, the lord will sit in the hall tomorrow, just bluff, move the document to sign and take people, the murderer will naturally not be able to take it, the plaintiff is not followed, only need to take a few of the Xue family and slaves to torture, the small one is mediating in secret, so that they report a violent illness and died, the clan and the local government hand over a guarantee, the lord only needs to say that Fuluan invites the immortals, and the hall sets up an altar, so that the military and civilians can only come and see." The old man said: The immortal has approved, the deceased Feng Yuan and Xue Pan were originally sinners, and today they met on a narrow road, and the karma ended. Xue Pan had already suffered from an unknown illness and was pursued to death by Feng Yuan's soul. ”

"All evils are caused by the abductor, and the rest are not affected except to deal with the abduction according to the law...... etc. The villain secretly instructed the kidnapper and ordered him to recruit him honestly, and everyone saw that the fairy criticism was consistent with the kidnapper, so they naturally didn't doubt it. The Xue family has money, and the lord can also sentence 1,000 taels or 500 taels to the Feng family as the cost of burning and burial; the Feng family has no important people, but it is for money, and there is nothing to say if they have silver. How about you think about it, sir?"

Yucun smiled: "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. I'll wait until I think about it again and give it a voice. The two of them have agreed.