In the Yancheng Mansion, the master looked at Zhu Ying, who was sitting in the hall with his eyes closed, and had all kinds of questions in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask, so he just stood aside, his hands were unconsciously clenched together, rubbing his hands together like a country man when he was nervous. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Master, you don't have to be too nervous. Zhu Ying closed his eyes and said lightly.

"Yes, sir. The master responded in a panic, but he couldn't help it, "My lord, can you ask, who are you waiting for?"

Early in the morning, Zhu Ying sat in the public court in official uniform, and did not open the court to try the case, nor did he summon the third class of officials, so he sat in the hall like he was waiting for something.

"Maybe. Zhu Ying's tone was relaxed, as if he was waiting for a tea friend in a teahouse.

The master didn't dare to continue to ask Zhu Ying, maybe what did he mean, either he was waiting for someone, or he wasn't, where was there any possibility of this kind of question?

Nearly an hour later, nearly dusk, just when the master was thinking about whether to remind Zhu Ying, he hadn't eaten since noon, and he hadn't even drunk a cup of tea.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Ying's mouth and said, "Let her in." ”

The official led a woman in her sixties, wearing a blue cloth shirt and two silver hairpins, to enter.

"I've seen the big man. The woman bowed her head in a proper manner.

Look at the behavior should be a grandmother from a large family, and the rules are very strict.

"Who are you, and why do you want to see this official?" Zhu Ying's tone was very stern.

"The slave maid Zhang Wu is a descendant of the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion and Qiu'er's godmother. Zhang Wu lowered his head and said his name, and she didn't answer Zhu Ying's second question immediately.

The master couldn't help but glance at Zhu Ying, it was the matter of the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion again, first there was Miss Fang Zhi from the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion to report the case, then the maid next to Miss Rong Wu, and now it is an old woman, one after another, why don't these people come together? At the beginning, he persuaded the adults that this kind of thing in the inner house is not easy to meddle in, although it is a human life, but this kind of family has its own family rules to deal with.

Even if it is checked, it should be stopped in moderation, as early as when Qiu'er said the three words of Dingwangfu, he should stop quickly, now the king of Dingwang covers the sky with one hand, what is the matter with his concubine killing a few rivals in love? There are many such things in the Gaomen compound, if you really want to curb this atmosphere, you can find a few people who have little to do with the decline of the family, why bother to be a courtier?

The master persuaded him a few times, but Zhu Ying was afraid to leave, he helped write a letter of recommendation and asked him to go to a wealthy place outside to be a master, the other place is not as complicated as Yancheng, and life is better.

The master rushed to the exam and repeatedly failed to return to his hometown without face, and fortunately met Zhu Ying when he was poor and sick, Zhu Ying appreciated his talent and took him in to be a master, Zhu Ying is a good official, a manly husband wants to repay his kindness, and he is determined to assist Lord Zhu in this life to repay the kindness of his knowledge.

Zhang Wu's family in the hall kept saying that she was Qiu'er's godmother, and she didn't want to cause trouble, but she couldn't bear to see Qiu'er give up her life in vain, saying that Qiu'er was coerced to poison Miss, otherwise, as Miss's personal maid, Miss had something to do, and the maid couldn't escape, how could she harm Miss?

Zhu Ying patiently listened to Zhang Wu's comings and goings about how innocent Qiu'er was, and when she finished speaking, she said: "Zhang Wu's, there is no evidence, you keep saying that Qiu'er was instructed by others, but what specific evidence is there?"

"My lord, everything the slave and maid say is the truth, and the slave and the maid can swear to the sky. Zhang Wu said and kowtowed heavily.

Zhu Ying shook his head lightly: "The curse swear above the court doesn't work." ”

"The slave and the maid vouch for their lives. After Zhang Wushi finished speaking, she suddenly got up and quickly rushed to the pillar on the side, only to hear a bang, she slammed into the pillar, hitting her head and bleeding, and the whole person slowly fell down.

All this happened too quickly, there were only two people in the hall at that time, Zhu Ying and the master, who were far away from Zhang Wu's family, and they didn't react for a while, let alone stop it.

The master came back to his senses, hurriedly ran over, stretched out his hand to test Zhang Wu's snort, touched his pulse again, shook his head at Zhu Ying, and signaled that the person was no longer good.

Zhu Ying slowly closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

The master looked at Zhang Wu's corpse and was stunned for a while before he slowly walked up and asked in a low voice, "My lord, what should I do?"

"Let the body be carried down and notify the people of the Marquis of Zhongyi to come and identify the body. Zhu Ying instructed lightly.

"Then how do you tell the people of the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion?" The master was a little worried, this person died in the court, and now there are only two people, he and the adult, what happened, I really can't tell.

Zhu Ying said expressionlessly: "Let's just say that this mother-in-law came to report the case, saying that Qiu'er's girl was a fugitive slave, who stole the property of the Hou Mansion and fled and had a grudge against the old master, slandering their young lady who was killed. ”

"Is this okay?" the master felt that this statement was only afraid that he would not be able to win people's trust.

"What do you say?" Zhu Ying glanced at his master, "Do you think this is not the truth?"

The master was excited, and immediately said, "The adults are right, and the students will go." ”

When the master arrived at the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, he first told the news of Zhang Wu's death, then said Zhu Ying's words in processing and polishing, and finally sighed and said that Zhang Wu was really a loyal servant, in order not to damage the reputation of the young lady, he would rather die to show his will.

Master Rong listened to it for a long time, and finally said, "Is that what Zhang Wu really said?"

The master looked innocent: "Yes, this can still be fake, the students heard it in the public court, and in addition, isn't this Qiu'er's theft of property also said by the people of your mansion?

"I'm not saying it's fake, I mean Zhang Wu didn't say anything?" said Master Rong's face full of suspicion.

The master said: "No, by the way, our adults also let the students apologize to the Hou Ye, saying that they misbelieved the villain's words last time, and they misunderstood, and he will definitely come to the door to apologize in person another day, and ask the Hou Ye to forgive, and now he really believes that Miss Guifu died of illness." ”

Master Rong didn't believe a word about his master's words, but he couldn't say anything to refute for a while, and he was bored for a while before he said: "In this case, when does Master Zhu plan to return those two people in my house?"

The master replied, "Didn't this lord say it?"

"Of course, I am a fugitive slave in the house, and if I catch it, I will naturally return it. Master Rong almost gritted his teeth and said this sentence. (To be continued.) )