Chapter 157: Desire to Add Sin
Wang Zhong admired Zhou Lijun's uneven character, and also thought she was stupid. Even if you are chivalrous and righteous, you have to weigh your own pounds. Especially as a prisoner, isn't it ridiculous and pathetic.
Zhou Lijun sighed to Wang Zhong: "It was really dangerous just now." You and I are almost going to be beaten. This kind of corrupt officials is really hateful. We are already in prison and torturing us, and his heart is not made of flesh, but of stone. ”
Wang Zhong said to Zhou Lijun: "Don't do it again in the future, it's always your own who suffers." ”
Zhou Lijun said to Wang Zhong: "If you don't help each other, wouldn't this world be very indifferent?" ”
Wang Zhong said to Zhou Lijun: "Even indifference is good. My life experience is a very vivid example, helping others is fun in the end but hurting yourself, more than one thing is better than less things, it is better to hang up on oneself without caring about oneself. ”
Zhou Lijun was suddenly very interested in Wang Zhong's life experience, so she asked him to come and listen.
Wang Zhong's life experience is like this. After more than ten days of seeing Liu Dachai, he finally found the crux of the problem, so he quickly cured Liu Dachai. Liu Dachai's wife, Zhou Zixiang, was naturally very grateful to him, and her words and deeds revealed charm everywhere, which made Wang Zhong's heart sway. He thinks that Zhou Zixiang is really a good woman who is rare in a hundred years. As long as it is a man, he will choose someone like her as his wife.
Wang Zhong also knew that a woman like Zhou Zixiang who was dedicated to her husband was hard to find, so he decided to travel to Zhangjia Village, hoping to meet a virtuous woman like Zhou Zixiang.
Zhangjia Village is not far from Wang Zhong's home, and you can walk back and forth once a day. In fact, this Zhangjia Village was introduced to Wang Zhong by Lao Wang. Lao Wang told Wang Zhong that when he was young, he met a woman in Zhangjia Village, who was very hardworking and kind, and very understanding, which made Lao Wang feel at home. At that time, Lao Wang's wife died, and Wang Zhong was still young, so he could have married that good girl. It's just that his eyes are getting worse and worse, and he doesn't want to drag down other girls, so he didn't marry. So he hopes that his son will be able to achieve what he regrets.
Who knows that there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky. That Wang Zhong had just come to Zhangjia Village, and before he could talk to any virtuous girl, he was arrested by the county officials, which made him confused.
When Wang Zhong arrived at the Yamen, he knew why he came to the Yamen. It turned out that Liu Dachai was poisoned. Liu Dachai's mother suspected that he and Zhou Zixiang had joined forces to poison Liu Dachai, so they sued him to the yamen.
When the county official was promoted, he asked Liu Dachai's mother why she thought that her son's death was caused by the daughter-in-law and Wang Zhong.
Liu Dachai's mother cried and said: "My daughter-in-law Zhou Zixiang is a woman who thinks differently. Under the pretext of treating her husband's illness, she invited Wang Zhong to come over and chat all day long. While chatting, his eyebrows were flirting, and his eyes were full of autumn waves. I was also young, and I deeply understood their unconcealed desire. So they simply conspired to kill my son, so that they could be blatantly together. ”
The county magistrate then asked Zhou Zixiang, is what her mother-in-law said true?
Zhou Zixiang said to the county magistrate: "What my mother-in-law said is all false. What she does best is chasing after the wind. I haven't seen her have such extraordinary imagination. Wang Zhong wholeheartedly treated Liu Dachai, and he had already been cured, so how could he be poisoned. I think my mother-in-law must be too old and confused. ”
When Liu Dachai's mother heard that her daughter-in-law dared to say that she was old and confused, she couldn't help but be furious, and shouted at Zhou Zixiang: "You ****." I dare not admit that I have done ugly things. You can actually kill such a good husband, you are really a femme fatale. It's a shame that my son usually protects you when he sees you and I quarrel with me, is your conscience eaten by dogs, and it will be hard to eliminate my hatred if I don't beat you. After speaking, he wanted to grab Zhou Zixiang's hair. didn't know that Zhou Zixiang didn't want to be embarrassed, so she pushed her mother-in-law away, causing her to fall on all fours.
That Wang Zhong's feeling at this time was that he looked up at the sky, and the sky was speechless. He treats people with good intentions, how can he get into such a big trouble, it is really better to hide at home and sleep all day, if you don't get into trouble, you won't cause trouble, and you won't be fine.
Zhou Zixiang's mother-in-law just wanted to beat Zhou Zixiang regardless of the place, but Zhou Zixiang had a strong temperament, but she didn't want to be beaten obediently, so the two of them were entangled like this. was so angry that the county magistrate slapped the shocked wood and shouted at them: "If you two women dare to mess around, you will beat fifty boards by yourself, and you will not even be able to give birth to children." ”
Zhou Zixiang's mother-in-law and Zhou Zixiang were so frightened that they were silent. But Zhou Zixiang's mother-in-law still glared at Zhou Zixiang viciously with her eyes.
The county magistrate asked Wang Zhong again: "Liu Dachai's mother said that you poisoned her son in the medicine, do you admit it?" ”
Wang Zhong said to the county magistrate, "My lord. Wronged. Liu Dachai and I are neighbors, we have known each other for many years, only brotherly feelings and no hatred, why should I kill him. When Liu Dachai was sick, they also asked me to come over to help treat him. Why are you now framing me for poisoning? Could it be that everything in the world is up to them? ”
The county magistrate said to Wang Zhong: "But people say that you covet the beauty of other people's daughters-in-law. You see people all day long, and you fall in love for a long time. In order to get someone's daughter-in-law, you have to kill someone's daughter-in-law. Since ancient times, have there been fewer cases of such murder of husbands and wives? ”
Wang Zhong said to the county magistrate, "My lord. You'd be wrong. Zhou Zixiang, the daughter-in-law of my family, and I met when I saw a doctor, and I didn't usually talk about anything. Zhou Zixiang and I are not the kind of people who fall in love at first sight. ”
Zhou Zixiang also said to the county official: "Yes." We are very strangers in the first place, where did we get our private feelings? ”
Zhou Zixiang's mother-in-law said to the county official: "Why don't you have a personal relationship, the two of you blush as soon as you talk, why do you blush if you don't have something unsightly?" ”
Seeing that it was difficult for them to come to a conclusion, the county magistrate had to temporarily put them in prison for a later date.
In fact, Zhao Youde later came to the county official's house to discuss Wang Zhong's case with the county official. Zhao Youde's point of view is that Zhou Zixiang should not be locked up, because she is innocent, and the person who committed the most heinous crime is Wang Zhong. He also said that he knew at a glance that Wang Zhong was not a loyal person, but a traitor.
The county official said to Zhao Youde: "Zhou Zixiang is related to this case after all, how can she be released alone, she will be caught by others." ”
That Zhao Youde knows very well that money can make ghosts grind. So, he gave a box of gold, silver and jewelry to the county official, only begging the county official to push all the sins on Wang Zhong's body, and finally acquitted Zhou Zixiang. Then everyone rejoices.
The county magistrate looked at the things sent by Zhao Youde, and his eyes glowed green. But he still pretended to say to Zhao Youde: "When I was an official in other places, the common people said that I was an honest and honest parent official, and I never accepted money and other dung-like things. It's just that the office also needs to have office funds, otherwise what will my subordinates eat? So, I'll think about your question. ”
Zhao Youde heard what the county official said, so he left with confidence. (To be continued.) )