Chapter 16: The Real Murderer Appears
The people watching the excitement at the yamen did not expect that a simple debt collection lawsuit would eventually involve a romantic affair. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info is really a wave of unsettled, wave after wave.
The people of the same village who followed Zhang Mutian to watch the excitement couldn't help but nod when they heard this: "It turns out that this thing is still true!" I thought it was just a joke. It's no wonder that he is going to burn paper in front of Lichun's house. ā
If this incident happened at his own home, it is estimated that he would not have gone to the door to burn paper, but found a dark moon and a high night, and directly buried the person.
"Silence! Quiet! The county lord was shocked: "Zhang Lichun, what he said is the truth?" ā
"My lord, I am wronged! The villain didn't insult her. I'm just sending her home! Zhang Lichun looked at the county lord with a bad face and shouted injustice.
"In other words, did you see Zhang Murong that day?" The county magistrate didn't pay attention to Zhang Lichun's cry of grievances, and sat in this seat for a long time. Every time, whether it is really wronged or wronged, it is the first to shout wrong, and the ears of the listener are about to become calloused.
Whether it was wronged or not, the trial will be known.
"Yes. That day, I went to deliver firewood to Guanyin Temple, and met Zhang Murong in the backyard who was about to hang himself. I rescued her and sent her home. My lord, the baby in her womb is really not mine! Please also make your own decisions for me. Zhang Lichun felt that he had done a bad thing with good intentions, and he knew that this would be the case, so he should have put down the firewood and go home directly. Now he was horrified by curiosity.
But he was also secretly glad that it was good to go to court. There is a county lord who administers justice for him, and Zhang Mutian, the little bully of the province, comes to the door every day to make trouble.
"Zhang Mutian, what evidence do you have to say that the murderer is Zhang Lichun? But what did your sister say herself? As soon as the county lord heard what he said, he turned his head and asked Zhang Mutian.
"My lord, the doctor has been diagnosing my sister for more than a month. And the only time my sister went out more than a month ago was when she was sent back by Lichun, and her neighbor Zhang Xiaoying also saw it at that time. After my sister knew that she was pregnant and Lichun didn't marry, she committed suicide by hitting the pillar in shame. Later, after being rescued by the doctor, his life was saved, but he couldn't remember the past. Now she is still lying in bed recuperating from her injuries, unable to get up. Dr. Zhang can also testify to this. Although Zhang Mutian reversed the order of events, most of them were facts. So he didn't feel like he was lying at all.
Just as the county master was about to continue the trial, an official suddenly walked up to the master from the back hall and muttered a few words in his ear. After hearing this, the master waved him to step back, and he stood up and walked towards the county master.
"My lord, Madame asked you to go to the backyard immediately, she has a very urgent matter to look for you." The master conveyed the meaning of the lady to the prefectural order.
The county magistrate didn't say much after hearing it, and nodded his head, indicating that he understood.
"Then first send Dr. Zhang and Zhang Xiaoying to testify in court. The trial is adjourned until witnesses have arrived. Defendants Zhang Mutian, Zhang Lichun, and Zhang Laifu were detained and arraigned later. Retire! After the county lord finished speaking in a hurry, he got up and walked towards the back hall.
"My lord, what is the villain's money doing?" Zhu Laosi really didn't know what to say, didn't it say that he was collecting debts, and how to try it would become a rape case. Can you judge his case first?
But the county magistrate didn't look back at him. He had to go home and take care of the housework first, so he didn't have to go back to the backyard to catch fire.
The county magistrate hurried to the backyard and saw his wife anxiously going back and forth in the hall. His brother-in-law was also there, but he didn't sit on the chair, but knelt on the ground with his head down. There was not a single servant in the hall.
"What's going on? What is the brother-in-law doing on his knees? "As soon as the county commander sat on the chair of the imperial master, as soon as he saw the atmosphere, he knew that it must be his own family, and his brother-in-law who was out of tune was in trouble again.
When Mrs. County Ling heard the old man's question, she quickly grabbed his hand and began to cry: "Master, please save my brother." ā
"If you have something, talk about it, cry what you cry, I'm not dead yet! Brother-in-law, what good things have you done this time? "The county commander is impatient, can't he stop and stop. If something happens, he knows that he will find me to wipe his ass.
I thought that there was a county magistrate's brother-in-law who was amazing, and there was always a time when I couldn't cover it. Look at who he's looking for to cry to, huh.
"Brother-in-law, it was me who insulted Zhang Murong. I didn't want her to get pregnant, but now I have alarmed the government and sued you. You're going to help me. "Brother-in-law Li Mingxin is also very depressed, and most women are innocent and ruined, or they hang themselves; Or try to hide it. There are a few people who dare to sue the yamen, and everyone knows about it.
It turned out that he and his lover had a secret meeting in the depths of the bamboo forest that day, and they were having fun. was interrupted by Zhang Murong who followed the voice, and the lover ran away in shame, but he was on the rise. Although Zhang Murong is still young and has not grown up, it can be seen that she is also a first-class beauty when she grows up. Looking at Zhang Murong, who was knocked out by himself, he moved his mind.
He didn't think about it, just once. Zhang Murong is pregnant! If this is known to the wives and concubines who have worked hard and can't conceive, they will still bite their silver teeth angrily.
"Bah, now is not the time to think about this." Li Mingxin shook his head secretly, shaking off the messy thoughts in his mind.
When the county magistrate heard his words, he thought about the case that was being tried just now: "Could it be the woman in Zhang Mutian's mouth in the court today?" ā
"My brother-in-law is right, it's her." If it weren't for Li Mingxin who also went to the county office to watch the excitement today, I wouldn't know that they would have made a fuss in the court. Seeing that what he was doing was about to be discovered, he hurriedly ran to the backyard to find his sister, so that he could help him plead for mercy.
As long as he thought of that headache Zhang Mutian, he had a chill down his spine. If Zhang Mutian knew this, it would be a good thing for him to do. Even if he doesn't die, he has to shed his skin.
When the county magistrate heard that it was her, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Oh, you don't need to worry. The woman has lost her memory and won't come forward to identify you. ā
"Brother-in-law, what if she remembers it again?" Li Mingxin also knows that Zhang Murong has amnesia, but who can guarantee that she won't remember? Since it has already reached my brother-in-law, it is better to think of a way to solve it once and for all, so as to avoid worries.
The county order thinks about it, that Zhang Murong lost his memory because he was injured. If the injury is healed, maybe the memory will come back. He thought for a while and asked Li Mingxin: "You recall carefully, did she see your true face back then?" ā
A little time has passed, if it weren't for Zhang Mutian mentioning it in the yamen today, Li Mingxin would have almost forgotten: "I'm not sure, I knocked her out from behind at that time, and I shouldn't have seen my face." But when she was unconscious, she sighed, and I didn't bother to see if she had her eyes open. She didn't wake up until I left. ā
It was because he was unsure that he came to discuss it with his brother-in-law. If it was certain that Zhang Murong didn't see his face at that time, why did he send it to the door to scold.
Li Mingxin knew that his brother-in-law would definitely help him settle this matter.
Even if he doesn't look at his sister's face, he has to look at our landlord's father, who paid him to buy an official back then.