"What's the matter?" Cao Shouzhen came to his senses as soon as he asked, his face turned red, and he held back a sentence for a while: "How do you know so clearly?" ”

Guo Hong smiled slightly and said, "So you have to listen to me in the future." ”

He knew he had heard it before, but that was before he was twelve, and now he had a headache just thinking about it. Cao Shouzhen didn't understand how he could go around to listen to whom, and after a while, he suddenly thought of something, slapped his thigh and said, "I should have waited for that woman to come out just now before leaving, I can see who she is, why don't we go back now?" ”

"No, I know who it is." Guo Hong paused for a moment, whetted his senior brother's appetite, and then said: "It's Senior Sister He's servant Thirteen Niang, I went to He Mansion with Senior Sister to see her the day before yesterday." ”

Cao Shouzhen looked at Guo Hong with amazement, and he could recognize the other party's voice when he saw him, this junior brother was really amazing, anyway, he didn't have this ability.

The two waited outside for more than half an hour before they saw Wei Zhicheng crawling out of the dog hole, holding a square burden in his hand, patting the dirt on his body with satisfaction, and Shi Shiran sang a minor tune and left step by step.

His direction was not the Zhenzhen Palace, and when he followed the destination, it was Qi Yuanyi's mansion.

Wei Zhicheng opened the door with the key and went in, Cao Shouzhen had already regarded the little junior brother as the backbone, and asked, "What should I do?" Do you want to tell the master? ”

This matter involves Qi Yuanyi, and I am afraid that it can really be solved through Liu Yuanjing.

Qi Yuanyi is Tian Xuying's grandson-in-law, and this Qi Mansion is also separated from the original Tian Mansion, and the two families are connected, so it is also called Tian Beppu.

The festival continued in the afternoon, and Qi Yuanyi had to be present as one of the main priests, Guo Hong asked Cao Shouzhen to watch here, confirming that Qi Yuanyi came out of the mansion and then looked back, as for Wei Zhicheng, there was no need to stare at it.

He went to He Qiong to explain the situation.

Ordinary people go to the ancestral hall early in the morning to worship their ancestors, and then participate in Buddhist and Taoist celebrations until they go home after putting the river lanterns in the evening.

In addition to the residents of the town, Taoists from near and far rushed to participate in the Liangguan ceremony, and there were many temporary stalls on the street, which was much more lively than usual.

In previous years, the two views were combined, so there was no need to transfer people from Xi'an, this year since Liu Yuanjing returned from Chang'an, Wang Daoyuan has changed his face, so this time the Midyear Festival will be done separately.

In the afternoon, when Guo Hong found He Qiong, the girl was coming out of the street restaurant with the maid.

They brought snacks in the morning, so they weren't hungry, and then they lost track of time and finished their lunch until late (after 1 p.m.).

Hongdou shouted when he saw Guo Hong, this person knows magic.

Guo Hong didn't care about the curiosity of the people around him, and as soon as he talked about it, He Qiong was a little overwhelmed when he heard that Thirteen Niang took the jade box to Wei Zhicheng.

Hongdou shook her hand and said, "Sixth lady, don't be stunned, hurry back to the house and tell the old lady!" "He Qiong has two brothers and three sisters, although she was not born to one mother, she is still ranked sixth.

He Qiong was a little confused at this time, where did she have any ideas, and when she heard this, she unconsciously walked back.

On the road, Hongdou chirped and said: "Thirteen Niang is honest on weekdays, and she is the best for the sixth lady, it must be that Wei Zhicheng who deceived her!" ”

He Qiong had something in her heart and did not respond.

Guo Hong followed behind the two and asked, "Listening to the accent, didn't this Thirteen Niang come from the north with her senior sister?" ”

He Qiong and Hongdou Sui Princess both have Chang'an accents, which are not small differences from Xiangzhong, and the thirteen niang is a local when she speaks.

Hongdou hurriedly replied: "Of course not, only I have been following the sixth lady, and the old lady has asked the thirteenth lady to take care of it every year, so it is also very close." ”

"Maybe this sister has already gotten along with Senior Nephew Wei." Guo Hong still couldn't help but order.

Hongdou was stunned for a moment, He Qiong nodded and said, "Just ask your grandmother later." ”

The three of them entered the He Mansion and went to the East Cross Courtyard to find the residence of Zhang Lao Taijun, the red bean mouth was fast, and he added fuel and vinegar to the matter, and the old Taijun immediately sent someone to send Thirteen Niang to come over for questioning, and sent the eldest maid Xing'er who was waiting next to him, the servant Ah Yun and the housekeeper He Zhong to check the firewood room and the dog cave.

After a while, Thirteen Niang arrived, but the old lady asked her to kneel in the courtyard and wait, until Xing'er came in and whispered to her, and then let her in.

Guo Hong saw this quiet woman next to him with a pale face, kneeling on the ground with a panicked face.

The old lady sat cross-legged on the couch, put the teacup in his hand on the side and slammed it down, and shouted: "Slut, I don't treat you well, why do you do this kind of thing?" ”

Thirteen Niang's lips were purple, but she refused to speak.

"Who have you been instructed to tell me what happened, and spare you from death!"

When the woman heard the word "death", she trembled with fright.

In the "Tang Law Discussion", it is said: slaves and maids are sluts, and the law is better than livestock. If the master kills a slave or maid without going through the government with a hundred rods, and kills an innocent slave or maid for only one year, if the slave or maid is guilty, and the master asks the official to kill him, he is not guilty.

Thirteen Niang is a slave, according to the Tang law, the head of the family punishes the slave who has an obvious crime, and the accidental death is not punished, which is too operable, and basically becomes a common excuse to escape responsibility after killing the slave with a cane.

Of course, this law talks about the master of the slave and maid, and the master of the thirteen mothers is Mrs. Zhang, and if other relatives in the family kill the slave and maid, the punishment must be increased according to the relationship between relatives and relatives, and the farther the relationship, the more the more.

He Deng is the son of the Zhang family, is the first class of the five suits, known as the beheading of the family, if you kill the thirteen mothers, you have to add one degree, the highest cane punishment is one hundred, plus one class is the prison sentence, and the lowest sentence is one year.

He Qiong is a granddaughter, the second class in the five suits, called Qi Yuan, if you kill Thirteen Niang, you will add the second class, which is one and a half years in prison, and the first class in the next half year, and so on, to the three years in prison.

In the Tang Dynasty, the punishment was divided into five punishments: flogging, rod, imprisonment, exile, and death, the sentence was one to three years, the exile sentence was 2,000 li, 2,500 li, and 3,000 li, and the death penalty was hanging, beheading.

As long as it is within the five suits, there is no need to exile if the slave or maid is killed, and as long as the head of the family is willing to bear it, there will be no punishment at all.

Seeing that Thirteen Niang still refused to speak, Mrs. Zhang said angrily: "Come on, please family law!" ”

Two sturdy servants came in and lifted her up, and dragged her out.

While wiping the tea off the low table with a rag, Ah Yun winked at the woman again and again, and said, "Say it quickly!" Don't make the old lady angry! ”

Thirteen Niang suddenly woke up, broke free and threw herself on the ground, kowtowed a few times and said: "Old lady, the slave is born in the family, even if you borrow a gut, you don't dare to eat inside and out!" This is all ordered by the five ladies! ”

The fifth lady in her mouth is He Guizhen, who is ranked fifth.