Wang Shouren returned to Beijing, but Shen Rui did not go to the meeting, just because Wang Shouren and Yang Tinghe all sent people to deliver the letter quietly early, so that he would not be able to stay out of the house during this time.

In this way, Shen Rui knew that it was time for the final trial of the Tongwei case.

As early as the second day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Rui had asked Changshou to quietly send He Yong and his confession, as well as other evidence obtained from Du Laoba, to the yamen of Dali Temple.

Du Laoba really won every gamble, as he expected, after Liu Feng was thrown back to the He family, the corpse quickly appeared in the transformation field, and then the He family sent seven or eight corpses one after another.

Du Laoba secretly looked for someone to see, and they were all capable stewards, nurses, and thugs of the He family.

It is impossible to leave the corpse as evidence, and since the He family has sent someone, they will stare at the corpse and turn into ashes before leaving.

However, Du Laoba was able to find at least three witnesses in the incarnation field, and he patted his chest to pack tickets, and sent over the three witnesses and signed confessions. Shen Rui was naturally relieved.

According to the news from Wang Shouren's side, the two pawns of King Ning were arrested, one of whom had contacted He Nansheng's steward He Xiang when he participated in the sacking of Songjiang, and the other had a pair of mothers and sons who were related to the He family.

However, it is He Mian's good friend and illegitimate child outside.

The He family once threatened He Mian with her and the child's lives to bear the blame for He Nansheng.

The woman didn't know that He Mian was dead, but she was already committed to the person who kidnapped her, but she was reluctant to kiss her flesh and blood, and still took it with her.

The man was not afraid of having a cheap son, so he took her mother and son directly to Taihu Lake because he did not return to Nanchang.

After this woman was captured, when she heard that He Mian, who had redeemed her and supported her for several years, was finally coerced for her, and died by hitting a pillar in the public court, she didn't feel very sad, she howled twice and wiped a handful of tears, and then returned to normal, and she didn't need to be tortured, so she obediently told all the things He Mian and her said about He Nansheng's instructions to frame the Shen family's five rooms.

With these witnesses and confessions sufficient, the Shen family no longer has to worry about anything, just waiting for the final result safely.

The worst, that is, Shen Zhu and Shen Lu folded inside.

Shen Lu's guilt is still light, and if he thinks about it, he will be convicted alone, and Shen Zhu may be implicated in the third room.

Shen Lian, the third room, has already prepared for this, and the youngest son in the family has been quietly sent away, and he has quietly purchased an estate in Beijing these days, leaving him to support his son one day.

He even made friends with characters like Du Laoba when he was running, as well as the low-level prison officials of the Criminal Department, if he was unlucky, he would be beheaded, and if he was sentenced to exile, he would always get some care by virtue of his friendship and a little bit of care.

What Shen Lian did fell in Shen Rui's eyes, although he comforted him not to be too nervous, but he really couldn't pack the ticket and be fine.

Therefore, Shen Rui discussed with the third master and Shen Quan, and solemnly promised in front of Shen Lian that if something really happened, he would do his best to rescue him, and in the future, whether it was Songjiang or Jingli, he would take care of his youngest son.

The second and fifth rooms have always been benevolent and righteous, and seeing that the He family and Xiao Nan have been properly taken care of, Shen Lian naturally has no worries, and half of his anxiety has gone.

The Shen family is waiting for the results, but the He family is jumping with chickens and dogs.

It's not that the He family knows what evidence the Shen family has to send it.

It was Li Qi, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, who came to the door to retire from the relationship with He Dongsheng's young daughter for the eldest son.

*

Li Yi, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, was a jinshi in Chenghua for eight years, and made great achievements in water conservancy construction, and once wrote a note to govern the affairs of the dynasty, which was deeply praised by the Hongzhi Emperor.

Li Qi had a total of four sons, the eldest son and the second son were all concubines, and his wife left one son and three sons, and then married a stepfamily, and added a young son.

The Li family is also a wang clan in Tangyin County, Henan, and there are many children who have studied in the clan, Li Li has won the respect of the Hongzhi Emperor, and is extremely authoritative in the construction of the Ministry of Industry, and the future is promising, and Li Qi's brother Li Jun is the official residence of the three products of Suzhou Governor Xuezheng.

Li Yanqing, the eldest son of Li Yanqing, was only nineteen years old when he turned around, and he was very smart since he was a child.

Such a young talent should have been married, but he has two brothers, both of whom were admitted to the imperial examination and have official status.

One is the same Jinshi, now in Shu for the same knowledge from the six products, the other is to raise people, donate officials, and in the lower counties of Beizhili for the county.

There is a half-brother and a stepmother who has a biological son, where will he be interested in him, the eldest son born to the first lady and competing with his son for family property?

People with a considerable family know that his family background is fine, and his daughter marries to serve his stepmother-in-law, and the concubines are not easy to get along, aren't they living to suffer, how can anyone be willing to marry?

If you look for it in a lower place, Li Yanqing is the eldest son of the squire, and his identity is different, and the stepwife is unwilling to bear the notoriety of treating the eldest son of the former concubine, and Li Yi is even more unwilling to let the son of the concubine marry a wife casually.

Coming and going has become a problem.

However, Li Qi's same year built a bridge between him and He Dongsheng.

He Dongsheng's four daughters, the eldest daughter, the second daughter, and the third daughter are all grandchildren, and they are all married, although the youngest daughter is a concubine, but after giving birth to the aunt, she had a difficult birth, and was hugged by Mrs. He, and it was also recorded in the name of the mother-in-law, and she was raised with the same daughter-in-law.

This girl is the fifth in the family, her name is Sister Xia, her appearance follows her aunt, she is as bright as the morning glow, and she is as literate as her daughter, and she is a very thoughtful girl.

It's just that although she is like a concubine, she is a concubine in the end, and this matter cannot be hidden.

With this woman's appearance, how can the He family be willing to give in, and they have not been optimistic about their relatives for a long time.

In the same year, as soon as they made peace, both parties were moved, and when Li Yanqing was promoted, He Dongsheng was optimistic about Li Yanqing's future, Li Qi's career and the Li family's relatives network, and readily agreed to the marriage.

In April last year, after He Wu and Lu, the two sides changed Geng posts and officially got engaged.

It was planned to get married in the autumn of the first year, and the two families were still walking around in accordance with the etiquette of their in-laws during this New Year's Festival.

Li Qi's reason was that his son was seriously ill.

said that Li Yanqing was infected with a cold in the winter last year, and he didn't want it to get worse and worse, and he could hardly get out of bed in Layue.

The Li family was afraid that their son would have a bad one, which would drag down the reputation of the eldest lady of the He family - the reputation of widows and Kefu is not a joke, and the two families are not married but feuded.

Therefore, Li Yilai proposed to withdraw from his family, the man was sick, and the face and reputation of the woman's family were not hindered.

He came to the door in person, and also gave the He family enough face, only took away the Geng post, and the rest of the process was handled by the official media of both sides.

He Dongsheng was shocked when he heard this, although the eldest son of the Li family did not come to the mansion to greet him, the future father-in-law, and the Li Mansion also came to say that the eldest prince Li was sick, but he never expected to be so sick.

It seems that his wife has also arranged for someone to visit the Li Mansion, but He Dongsheng never asks about the affairs of the inner house, and he doesn't care, and his wife doesn't seem to say that Li Dagongzi is terminally ill.

He Dongsheng couldn't help but quietly glance at Li Qi a few times, and saw that his face was indeed a little tired, but he didn't look too worried.

However, this person has a coquettish wife who remarried, and a clever young son, and the two concubines are also complete, although it is a pity to fold a son, but it is really not necessary to be like a mourning woman.

He Dongsheng couldn't help but "understand" a little.

But I still hesitated in my heart, without it, this is He Dongsheng's last unmarried daughter.

If he still has a few more daughters, even if there is one more, he will not hesitate to continue this marriage, and even Chongxi will marry his daughter, that is, let his daughter be widowed in the past, and it is good to be able to hold the Li family such an in-law.

What's more, it's just a concubine.

It's a pity that he only has one maid left, and she is a very good-looking and well-informed daughter, who said that he would not be able to find the son of the Shilang Mansion, but it is not that he can't find a good family next to him.

For example, the wife of the son-in-law on Xungui's side, or the stepfamily of a person in power, are all good choices.

He Dongsheng was vague, thinking of first finding out how sick Li Yanqing was before making a decision.

But Li Yi was very resolute, and the stubbornness of the gentleman made He Dongsheng completely unable to resist it, so he finally had to relent, and promised to return Geng Ti.

Geng Ti was collected in the hands of Mrs. He, she frowned as soon as she heard that she was going to withdraw from her family, He Dongsheng didn't know Li Yanqing's condition, she went to visit the patient, she knew a thing or two, looking at people are unspirited, but before the next life, how can it change so much in just ten days?

Although Xiao Wu is not the meat that fell from her body, she pulled it up little by little, and her feelings are very deep.

In the turn of the year, she is a sixteen-year-old girl, and if she drags it on, she will pass the flowering period, and when she retires, where will she go to find such a high-ranking official of the third grade, this is still the son of the servant, the son-in-law!

"Master, this is confused, how can you be in such a hurry? It seems that our family is also cold! If the spring is warm and my uncle is better, won't our family regret it? Mrs. He couldn't help but complain with the bride grandmother, and sent someone to the front to ask the old man to think twice.

"Let's just say that we are not treacherous people, I will go to the Li Mansion to see my uncle in the next two days, and talk to my in-laws." Mrs. He commanded.

The subordinate passed the words to the front, He Dongsheng felt slightly embarrassed, but Li Yi didn't dare to work his wife, the dog was very sick, so he didn't want to give it to his wife.

Seeing that he insisted on returning to Gengti, He Dongsheng was also quite unhappy in his heart, as if the He family was begging the Li family, so he ordered someone to get it, and secretly told the lady not to do much.

Although Mrs. He was annoyed, she had to listen, she just took the Geng post and asked someone to send it, and she didn't want Sister Xia'er, the fifth girl of He over there, to get the letter, so she also rushed over.

The girl who was plain and gentle, at this time, actually held a pair of scissors in her hand, entered the door and knelt down in front of Mrs. He, grabbed her thick black hair and showed her heart with tears: "Mammies often teach their daughters that a good woman does not serve her second husband, and when she is married, her daughter is a member of the Li family." The old lady wants to retire from this family affair today, and the daughter can't say anything about it, so she can only hinge her hair and be a sister-in-law. ”

Mrs. He was trembling with anger, and scolded her subordinates: "Where did the long-tongued woman report to God, and when she caught it, she hinged her tongue and sold it." A group of bastard mothers-in-law, how can they not be optimistic about the girl! ”

On the other hand, he scolded Sister Xia and said: "The words of the matchmaker of the parents, where is the girl's family talking about the family affairs?" You're still a lady! ”

The mother-in-law in Mrs. He's room was busy stopping Sister Xia, trying to snatch the scissors from her hand, but she was stubborn, and she refused to let go, so she was about to hinge a ball of hair.

The maids and women in the room suddenly screamed in shock, and the snatching was even more fierce.

Sister Xia clenched tightly, strangled her hands with red marks, bit her lip and didn't say a word, big tears rolled down, and a plain white little face was extremely distressing.

The subordinate who was holding the Geng post didn't know whether to send it over or not, so he stayed in place in a daze, until he couldn't wait anymore, and sent someone to urge, so he woke up like a dream, and asked Mrs. He to show it.

Mrs. He had already eaten people's hearts raw, scolded and asked people to hurry up to send Geng Ti, and asked someone to tie up the girl with a tape.

Sister Xia is a weak girl in the end, where can she earn many healthy women, seeing that the person who sent Geng Ti is gone, she screamed, and wanted to throw out the scissors to let the person come back, but the scissors didn't wait for them to be taken away, and she was also pressed.

Although Mrs. He shouted to tie up people, she knew that although the five girls were out of the house, they were also very close to the wife's heart, and no one really dared to tie her up.

Sister Xia saw that the figure who sent Geng Ti disappeared into the shadow wall, and her heart was sad and desperate, and she fell to the ground and cried.

When they were still looking at each other, Li Yanqing came to visit, and when she came to greet Mrs. He, she had secretly seen him behind the screen.

That's the son-in-law of the squire family, clear and handsome, calm and introverted, full of bookishness, and her brother-in-law has a good character.

Even the deep voice was so good that she was overjoyed at the sight of him.

And to be able to marry into such a family, she never dreamed of it.

How can you quit your family?! How can you quit your family!

Divorced, what should she do? Her talent and appearance, her high-ranking family, are all gone!

Sadness came from it, and Sister Xia cried darkly.

Mrs. He has seen her since she was a child, and when she saw her grief-stricken, how not to feel distressed, she sent out three or two sentences, and hugged the five girls and shed tears, calling her nickname "Jiaojiao" in her mouth, there is nothing straight, and there are better Junjie.

It couldn't be better. Sister Xia couldn't help but scream, tearing her heart.

Mrs. He was extremely angry, and she hated that iron could not be made of steel, and she beat her twice, but she was very distressed, and she couldn't help rubbing it after the beating, and she became more and more sad, and couldn't help crying: "My hard-working son......"

The mother and daughter hugged their heads and cried.

There was such a disturbance in the inner house, which naturally alarmed Mrs. He.

Mrs. He sent the old lady next to her to ask what was going on.

Several masters of the He family are filial piety, and Mrs. He is not the kind of vicious mother-in-law, in the early years, when He Dongsheng was released, she always asked her daughter-in-law to follow, and she never detained her grandchildren by her side.

Later, when she entered Beijing to raise her, Mrs. He never pointed fingers at her daughter-in-law, and Mrs. He respected the old lady from the bottom of her heart.

Hearing that the old lady was alarmed, she didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly collected her tears, called someone to fetch water to clean her face and change her clothes, and scolded Sister Xia a few words.

Sister Xia cried, but she was not as depressed as before, and she silently followed to re-dress her makeup and go to see Mrs. He together.

*

The east wing of the small Buddha hall courtyard

Mrs. He sat on the warm kang near the window, and when she saw Mrs. He's mother and daughter entering the house, she asked Sister Xia to sit beside her, and did not let Mrs. He stand, but pointed to the circle chair opposite for her to sit.

How dare Mrs. He sit down, Sister Xia also felt that she had just lost her temper, and she was embarrassed to look at her grandmother.

And she was not particularly close to Mrs. He.

When Mrs. He was raised in Jingrong, she took Sister Yun, the only daughter of her third son, He Xisheng, who died early, by her side. Sister Yun is five years older than Sister Xia, and everything was proper and thoughtful at that time.

Sister Xia is young and a concubine, so she can't be compared to this cousin who is favored by the old lady, so she doesn't go to her grandmother's side.

Mrs. He will naturally not be as kind to Sister Xia as Sister Yun, but she will not let her granddaughter be wronged and ignore it.

"I heard that the Li family is coming to quit their relatives, what's going on?" Mrs. He asked someone to pull Sister Xia to her side again, but she didn't let Mrs. He ask directly.

Mrs. He could only smile bitterly and tell the story before and after.

While he was talking, He Dongsheng had already rushed over, and he went back to the room to know that his daughter was coming to make trouble, which alarmed the old lady, and blamed his daughter for being ignorant, so he hurried over to appease the old lady.

Seeing her son, Mrs. He's face became more serious, and she asked her son again, "What does the Li family say?" ”

He Dongsheng learned Li Qi's words, and said: "Although the Li family is good, but since everything is said like this, we are a female family, how can we go up to catch up, and if we want to retreat, we will retreat." ”

Mrs. He's face sank like water, and she suddenly said, "Have you ever thought about it, is there a side reason?" ”

He Dongsheng's eyelids jumped, and he looked straight at his mother.

Although Mrs. He is not a clever person, but after so many years, there is still a tacit understanding with He Dongsheng, He Dongsheng entered the door, she sent away, and when she saw He Dongsheng with such a look, she wanted to take her daughter and retreat.

Mrs. He had already addressed their mother and daughter: "Listen to them too. He turned to He Dongsheng again and said, "Is there something the Li family is listening to?" ”

He Dongsheng's eyelids jumped even more fiercely, what kind of rumor? Where did the wind come from?

Previously, Liu Feng was gouged out of his patella and thrown back, but after he came back, it was more like his brain was dug out, and he couldn't say a word.

He didn't have the patience to listen, Liu Feng looked like this, even if someone had dug out the secrets of the He family from his mouth, he couldn't let him go to court, and this testimony would be useless.

He Dongsheng also knew the meaning of returning from the waste, but he wanted to kill people with a knife and make him cut off his arm.

But can he keep it? How could he keep someone who was a threat to him!

Moreover, since Liu Feng's disappearance, he has begun to order people to clean up the manpower.

Luckily, everything went well, and no one was ever missing. There is also news from Songjiang that everything has been dealt with.

The only thing left to worry about is He Pingsheng, and the Shen family's uncle and nephew got a glimpse or two from He Pingsheng's side, but they didn't have any evidence at that time, and He Pingsheng couldn't judge his future to testify for them.

And now, if Liu Feng is the hand of the Shen family, and the Shen family knows the secrets of the He family, in the case that there are no witnesses and evidence, they have to ask He Pingsheng to testify.

Thinking of He Pingsheng, He Dongsheng hated the root of his teeth, and regretted that he shouldn't have been kind to a woman for a while, so he let him run away, but now that he is a Jinshi and has an official position, he should pay more attention to the future and ignore the Shen family, right?

Although He Dongsheng also sent someone to monitor He Pingsheng, but He Pingsheng is now the lord of a county, and it is not a remote place.

But now that even the Li family has heard the rumors, is it better to get rid of all the troubles before it is safe to ......?

He Dongsheng couldn't help but think of the Dongchang side, Hu Bingrui came to ask for silver a few years ago, and he didn't get a good face for giving generous gifts during the New Year, and he didn't come to collect debts after the New Year......

The more He Dongsheng thought about it, the more frightened he became.

Old Mrs. He looked at her son's uncertain face, couldn't help frowning, and said: "When Li Shilang's brother Li Xuezheng listened to the trial in Songjiang, he had a lot of complaints about our family, but he just came to Beijing to see that the Li family did not treat our family lazy, but I was afraid that the crux of the problem was not here. Isn't it, Wang Shouren has returned to Beijing, and they feel that the Shen family has a chance to win? ”

He Dongsheng came back to his senses, was slightly shocked, thought for a while, and said: "Mother doesn't know, Li Yi's brothers should all be Liu Ge's people, Liu Ge Lao has repeatedly blocked Wang Shouren's father Wang Hua from entering the cabinet, Li Yi will not hope that Wang Shouren is good." ”

Mrs. He twisted the Buddha beads in her hand, and said after a while: "I hope so." It's quite strange that the Li family is acting like this, you still have to be cautious, don't fall for the villain's tricks. ”

He Dongsheng said yes again and again, and said guiltily: "My son is not filial, and I let my mother worry about it." ”

Mrs. He waved her hand and said: "It's not that I'm too careful, you should also be attentive to Wang Shouren, if it wasn't for him, the Songjiang case would not have been broken like that." He has an old relationship with the Shen family, and he must be partial to the Shen family, and now he is winning......"

He Dongsheng's eyes were full of haze, and he said: "Mother rest assured, son can be saved." ”

Mrs. He patted Sister Xia's hand and said to Mrs. He: "Tomorrow, you go to the Li family, please be a good doctor, take more expensive tonics, and bring a few more cars." ”

Mrs. He's face was ugly, and she almost wanted to say that the Li family had withdrawn, and she was still in such a hurry. The Li family is the home of the squire, isn't it their own family?! But in the end, he didn't dare to say anything, so he only responded.

He Dongsheng also frowned. Sister Xia clenched her fists even more.

Mrs. He said slowly: "The news of the Li family's son's serious illness must be known, so that they can know that it is not my family's sister Xia who is at fault and was dismissed." My family has done enough to give the Li family face, which is not to raise the value of Sister Xia. ”

Sister Xia looked at her grandmother in a daze, with a blank look on her face.

He Dongsheng and his wife glanced at each other, and Mrs. He was busy with a smile and said, "In the end, it is still the old lady who is well-informed." The daughter-in-law will go tomorrow. After a while, I drew up a list, and I had to work for the old lady to give me a palm. ”

Mrs. He waved her hand and said lightly: "Your family doesn't have to be too humble, you just do it according to the previous routine." ”

Instead, she looked at Sister Xia carefully and said, "Xiao Wu's appearance should have been a good marriage." also let out the words, I want to find a son-in-law for my top grandchildren, and the dowry returned by the Li family, I will add another three percent to my granddaughter. ”

Sister Xia is like in a dream, on the one hand, she can't give up Li Gongzi, and on the other hand, because her grandmother treats her so well, she hopes that she may be able to get a good marriage.

Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she could make up for the shortcomings of Sister Xia'er's background, I only hope that this old man can find a good son-in-law.

He Dongsheng understood Mrs. He's deep meaning, not as simple as finding a son-in-law of a Jinshi, but also to boost the momentum of the He family, not to let some people who sway from side to side lean towards the Shen family, and then affect the judgment of the three divisions.

The next day, Mrs. He went to Li's house with the doctor and gifts of medicinal materials, and sure enough, she saw Li Yanqing, who was pale and gray, breathing dullly and looking terminally ill.

The doctor has been diagnosed and treated for a long time, but he has not found out the reason, only saying that the pulse is extremely weak, and there is no need to prescribe medicine.

Subsequently, Li Gongzi was seriously ill and retired, and the rumor of He Jiahou marrying a concubine came out, which really attracted the attention of many people.

It's just that the He family didn't wait for the official media to step through the threshold, and first ushered in Jinyiwei to step on the threshold.

The He family was besieged, and He Dongsheng and He Beisheng were invited to prison.

(End of chapter)