Chapter 42: The Body Is Found
"Impossible, this is impossible!" Guo Laohan denied, "My peony is still alive!" She's alive! ”
Although Guo Laohan said that he didn't believe it, as soon as he heard what the person who reported the news, he panicked, and was obviously shocked, and couldn't help but take three steps back in a row and almost fell. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Yi Lang didn't pay much attention to him, but shouted at Old Madam Ning: "Old Madam, I think you should wait and see before leaving!" ”
Jinxiu's body shook, and the hand holding Old Madam Ning tightened tighter.
"Don't be afraid!" , Mrs. Ning comforted.
Sure enough, after a while, someone came over with a stretcher in front.
Guo Laohan stumbled and hurried to meet him, but he just glanced at the stretcher and began to cry.
When the people here saw this, they also hurried to meet them.
I saw that the woman carrying the stretcher had a fresh and elegant appearance, beautiful and lovely, but her eyes were closed, her face was pale, her forehead was covered with blood and mud, and the mud stains on her clothes were also impressive. One hand hung down, and there was an emerald green bracelet hanging from it.
The stretcher has been put on the ground, Guo Laohan threw himself on the stretcher, he was already crying to death, the sadness of the voice, made the listener sad, and the seeer cried.
At this time, Mrs. Ning and Jinxiu also folded back.
Old Madam Ning looked at the peony on the stretcher, lowered her head and sighed: "Alas, God has done evil! ”
Jinxiu squatted down, took Peony's hand and cried, "Sister, you are so ruthless, you left without saying hello, Jinxiu will not even have a companion in the future......."
Hazy Yue's tears are shallow, and when she heard others crying, her own tears couldn't help but fall down.
By this time, the other villagers who had gone up and down the slope to search had also returned.
"What a sin, Kao died at a young age, it seems that the god of flowers is angry, and our Kao Village is going to suffer, alas!" One of the old men lamented.
The rest of the villagers clasped their hands together and closed their eyes and begged for forgiveness from the god of flowers.
"Liu Jinxiu, don't pretend, it's boring to act too much!" Yi Lang said.
Jinxiu raised her head, tears on her face, "Wizard Alang, if you really think that I am the murderer of Sister Peony, then right?" ”
Then Jinxiu turned to Ru Yan and said, "My lord, you can arrest Jinxiu and go to prison now, but please release your husband and father-in-law." ”
"Do you know what you're talking about, Fairie!" Old Madam Ning scolded, "That yellow-mouthed kid who pretended to be a ghost said that you killed him, and you killed the person?" And you admit it? ”
The messenger listened to Mrs. Ning's words, and immediately incited the villagers and said, "This old woman of the Ning family just said that the witchcraft handed down by our ancestors in Kawang Village is to pretend to be a god and play ghosts!" ”
The villagers immediately rioted: "Protest! Protest! Catch Mrs. Ning! Catch Liu Jinxiu! ”
"I see who dares today!" It seems that Old Madam Ning was by no means an idle person when she was young, even when she was old, she was still majestic, and when she shouted, the protest below immediately became a lot smaller.
"My lord, it looks like it's your turn!" Yu Heng whispered to Ru Yan.
Ru Yan walked to the middle of the crowd and shouted to the villagers: "Everyone, please calm down, don't be impulsive, this official has something to say." The imperial court must pay attention to evidence-based case-handling, do not accept groundless speculation, and cannot wronged good people because of such groundless speculation, and of course will not let go of the real bad guys! ”
"My lord, do you mean to release Liu Jinxiu?" Yi Lang asked defiantly, "Do you think that if you let Liu Jinxiu go today, she won't be arrested tomorrow?" ”
When Jinxiu heard this, she was a little frightened, so she hid behind Old Madam Ning.
"According to Wizard Alang's meaning, Wizard Alang is going to use lynching to deal with Liu Jinxiu privately? Even if Liu Jinxiu is the murderer of Guo Shaoyao, what qualifications do you have to deal with her, wizard? This is the duty and power of the imperial court! Ru Yan asked.
Yi Lang smiled, "Whether I am qualified or not, the old and young of Kao Village have the final say!" ”
"Catch Liu Jinxiu, catch Liu Jinxiu, drown her, drown her, drown her!" The villagers shouted.
At this time, Guo Laohan, who was lying on the stretcher, suddenly got up and grabbed Jinxiu's neck, and asked angrily: "Say, did you kill my peony, didn't you?" “
The incident happened suddenly, and the people around him didn't react at first, Jinxiu's face was pinched red, and her body staggered. The fastest reaction was Mrs. Ning, who walked around behind Guo Laohan and knocked him out with a cane.
At this time, the villagers around them became even more angry.
"Presumptuous!" , Ru Yan shouted loudly, "If any of you have evidence to prove that Guo Shaoyao was killed by Liu Jinxiu, this official can detain Liu Jinxiu at any time." However, now there is no evidence and cannot be caught! If you let the official know that someone uses lynching to deal with Liu Jinxiu privately, then the court will have your good fruit to eat! ”
"Liu Jinxiu, you can't go!" Yi Lang shouted loudly.
"Old Madam Ning, you take Jinxiu away! Today, I'll see who dares to stop it. Ru Yan said.
Old Madam Ning, with Jinxiu and cherries, left, the villagers behind wanted to surround them, Yu Heng 'whoosh' pulled out the sword at his waist, and Ha Yue also picked up her short crossbow to make an aiming.
The villagers of Kao Village have always lived a peaceful and stable life, where have they seen such a battle? As soon as he saw the real sword and the real sword, he was so frightened that he stopped and didn't dare to go any further, and could only watch the three of them go farther and farther.
"My lord, do you think that just a few of you can resist our thousands of villagers?" Yi Lang asked: "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, there are people from Ningfu and people from Liufu, but so what, once the old and young people of Kao Village really attack, can you really resist it?" ”
"You're going to rebel?" Ru Yan asked Yilang.
Yi Lang didn't make a sound.
"That's right! We can't resist this! Ru Yan continued: "But to tell you the truth, my guards are almost at Kao Village. Of course, the number of people is certainly not as good as that of the villagers in Kao Village, but do you think that ants can shake elephants? ”
The villagers behind him were boiling, but they were stopped by Yilang raising his hand.
Ru Yan smiled, "Guo Shaoyao's corpse will trouble you to help send it to the ancestral hall, the official will let people conduct an autopsy, the truth will be known sooner or later, and Uncle Guo, please send him home first!" ”
After saying that, Ru Yan and the others left, and the envoy was still preparing to pursue, but was stopped by Yi Lang, "Don't be impulsive first, find out the situation first!" Don't be a needless casualty! ”
After walking for a while, Ru Yan took a long breath, although she was very calm and confident just now, but in fact she was really not sure, as long as Yi Lang greeted her, those villagers would rush up and tie them all up. When the time comes, will they not be arbitrarily disposed of?
"Hazy Yue, after you go back, you hurry up and fly the pigeon to inform Min Shu, transfer the new official of the imperial court to Kao Village, and then fly the pigeon to the snowfall, Xuanshuang, Purple Wind ......, they, forget it, I don't know ...... the master and his old man", Ru Yan hesitated.
"Brother, didn't you just say that the official is already on the way?" Hazy Moon asked inexplicably.
Ru Yan hurriedly covered Haze Yue's mouth, looked around carefully, and found that no one was eavesdropping, so she let go.
Yu Heng also reminded in a low voice: "Miss Hazy Moon, you be quiet, what you said just now is just an adult's delaying tactic!" ”
"However, even if they are notified, it will take time for them to come, will the people from Kao Village ...... early?" Hazy Moon asked.
"yes, that's the problem, so we're going to have to find a way to delay them for a few days!" Yu Heng replied.
"The Ning family, coupled with the strength of the Liu family, should be able to last for a few days, and besides, they don't dare to act rashly until Yi Lang fully understands our details." Ru Yan continued.
"Now there is another problem, that is, the corpse of peony, peony is the king of Kao Village, the villagers may prevent us from conducting an autopsy, and even if the villagers do not prevent us from conducting an autopsy, we may not be able to find someone in the village who knows how to conduct an autopsy!" Yu Heng analyzed.
"Yes, that's a problem too!" Ru Yan replied.
"Alas, it would be nice if Sister Snowfall was here!" Hazy Moon replied.
To be honest, Ru Yan is also starting to miss the snowfall.