Chapter 18: The Old Grandmother Looks at Her Grandson-in-law
Chen Xuan and Li were imprisoned, and soon after that, Wang Anshi, the prefect of Jiangning, opened a court for interrogation. The prisoner Chen Xuan murdered Meng Ruogu, the son of the Meng family, and falsely accused Miss Meng Ruoying, and the evidence is conclusive. For homicide and false accusations, Chen Xuan was sentenced to beheading and executed after a review by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple.
Li did not abide by women's morals, and then murdered his husband by colluding with others. It is clearly stipulated in the "Song Criminal Code" that the murder of one's husband is a heinous capital crime. However, the murder was committed by Chen Xuan, she was only regarded as an accomplice, and because she was pregnant, the sentence was commuted to exile. It's a pity that fate has been destined, she was lucky to survive because of the son in the womb, and the mother and son were destined for the end of October, and after all, she did not escape a dead word, and therefore gave birth to another turmoil, these are all later words......
Then Wang Anshi and his son left Jiangning and hurried to Bianjing to meet the young monarch Zhao Xu, who had only been on the throne for only one year.
The case came out, and after the news spread, there was an uproar in Jiangning City, no one expected that there would be such a result behind the Meng family's murder case. The prospective aunt and sister-in-law were annihilated, and after the defeat, they murdered their husbands, and Chen Xuan and Li were also shouted and beaten by everyone, cursing and condemning......
Miss Meng was acquitted, but it was inevitable that people would sigh that Meng was the only one woman, and the incense was broken. Of course, there are many people who want yin, if anyone marries Miss Meng, it will be the dowry of several gold mountains! Even if it's a big deal...... It's also thousands of people who are willing!
At the same time, what makes people talk about is Lin Zhao, a scholar of the Meng family, how to observe the details, collect evidence, and how bold to recommend himself to persuade the prefect. Then there is a trace of detail, analyzing the case, finding out the truth, and bringing the murderer to justice are all vividly depicted, and Lin Zhao has been labeled as a little detective!
And the protagonist Lin Zhao was not the slightest excited, after all, Meng Ruogu died, which is a great regret. There is also Meng Ruoying, who resolutely presided over and arranged Meng Ruogu's funeral, and still looks so capable. But Lin Zhao found that after Meng Ruoying returned home, she had been silent and depressed, which was inevitably worrying......
In contrast, Mrs. Meng was even more worried. After the heart-rending pain, the weather-beaten old man has survived and accepted the fact that his grandson died and the Meng family had no man. Now her only relative is her granddaughter Ruoying, but her granddaughter's situation is really worrying!
Mrs. Meng blamed herself very much for this, she was thinking that her granddaughter was blaming herself, after all, she didn't trust her at the most critical time, and almost made a big mistake. I wanted to apologize to my granddaughter in person, but I never had the right opportunity to speak, and she was worried about whether it would be effective? It might work better if someone made peace from the middle.
After thinking about it, Old Madam Meng thought of Lin Zhao. His granddaughter can ask him for help when he is in the most difficult time, Lin Zhao is also willing to stand up for his granddaughter, and he can speak well, there is no more suitable person than him.
As soon as Mrs. Meng mentioned it, Lin Zhao nodded and agreed, which was exactly what he was worried about, so it was naturally incumbent on him.
The sky is clear, the flowers are blooming, the green plums are still full of branches, Meng Ruoying is standing in the garden in plain clothes, completely lost the interest of a few days ago. The original cheerful and confident turned into silence and depression, and the whole person's mental state was very bad, Lin Zhao saw it in his eyes, and he was very worried!
"Ruoying!" Today, Lin Zhao boldly changed his name!
"Big brother!" Meng Ruoying couldn't help but be surprised, the eldest brother would sometimes call him like this before, but it was Lin Zhao who didn't want to turn around and see him. Maybe he was a little guilty in the past, and he didn't know how to be humble, but at this moment, he didn't have the slightest dissatisfaction with Lin Zhao, and the loss instead was sad.
Lin Zhao shook his head lightly and said, "Childe is already gone!" ”
"Oh!" Meng Ruoying nodded lightly, but there was always a lingering depression in her eyes. The death of her brother left her in a state of grief, and after learning the ins and outs of the matter, she was in a state of self-blame. There was such a thing in the house that she didn't even notice it......
Lin Zhao said softly: "It's not your fault for this matter, it's the Li family's disobedience to women's morals, Chen Xuan's despicable annihilation, why should you punish yourself with other people's mistakes?" What's more, you have been dutifully taking care of your business, and you don't know about the inner house. ”
"Yes! I thought that I would take care of my business and let my brother concentrate on studying and taking the Jinshi exam, but in the end, it would be ...... Whining...... And you, knowing that they had an affair tryst, why didn't you say it earlier, maybe my brother wouldn't ......" Meng Ruoying burst into tears, and her pink fist kept smashing on Lin Zhao's chest.
"Yes! I've been blaming myself that if I had been brave enough to speak out, all this tragedy wouldn't have happened...... Is it useful to regret regrets a pity? Gongzi is dead, we have done everything we need to do for him.
People cannot be resurrected after death, should we look forward and think more about the living? The Meng family needs you, and your seventy-year-old grandmother needs you even more, can you be stronger? Lin Zhao's voice was very loud, and it was quite a slap in the face.
The servants in the mansion all avoided it after hearing about it, although Lin Zhao was nominally the same as them. But they all knew very well that this time Lin Zhao was undoubtedly the great benefactor of the Meng family, not to mention that the prefect still favored him, he was no longer an idle person, and he was completely transcendent. Look, people can now yell at the eldest lady!
After learning the ins and outs of the matter, she also knew that Lin Zhao had something difficult, and she had always misunderstood him at that time, and most of them would not believe it. But the grief in her heart made her a little inexplicably playful, and even complained unreasonably. Being shocked by Lin Zhao like this, his expression suddenly darkened, and when he mentioned Old Madam Meng, he couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart!
"I know you have a knot in your heart, although you don't say it, but in your heart you are actually complaining about the old lady and complaining that she doesn't trust you...... Actually, you misunderstood her. Lin Zhao explained: "A seventy-year-old man is no longer very clear in his thinking, and he is also deceived by others.
At that time, why did the old lady choose to believe in the Li family, because she subconsciously cared about the inheritance of incense, and unconsciously had a biased belief ...... In fact, she has been entangled in her heart, and she has always been unwilling to believe this fact...... You don't know how happy she was when she was proven innocent......
These old ladies blamed themselves, blaming themselves for being old and confused, blind, and almost harming their own granddaughter. She wants your forgiveness, and she's worried about you...... She is already a seventy-year-old man, and you are the only one in the world...... Forgive her! Don't let him be lonely and worried, will he be old and have nothing to rely on? ”
Meng Ruoying's heart knot was opened, and the bitterness in her heart was released in an instant, and tears rushed into Lin Zhao's arms like a torrent of bursting embankments. Maybe at the moment, she needs a shoulder to lean on......
Lin Zhao smiled: "Okay, don't cry, it won't look good if you cry again!" Well, I still like that confident and strong Miss Meng......"
"Hmph......" Meng Ruoying burst into tears and laughed, and said angrily: "You...... Dengzi, it's getting bigger and smaller......"
"Haha, but you leaned over by yourself, not me taking advantage of others!"
"And ......"
Old Madam Meng stood on the small building in the distance and looked at it clearly, and when she saw her granddaughter's smile again, a hanging heart was finally put down, and Lin Zhao really had two strokes.
This guy is good! looks like a good match with Ruoying! Mrs. Meng originally cared about being in the house, but this painful lesson made her understand a truth, birth and status are nothing, and good character is the most important.
Mrs. Meng just watched from a distance, and the old grandmother looked at her grandson-in-law, the more she looked at it, the more pleasing it became! I don't know what the two children think? It would be great if this child could join the Meng family! When you have time, you have to probe Gu Qi's tone......