Chapter 181 Judgment
After some hard work, Li Ling finally found enough evidence to leave Gao Hai speechless, and he finally admitted the fact that he killed his father with the nails used to nail the horse's hooves.
The truth of the case has been revealed, but just when the prefect was about to announce the verdict, a woman in her thirties broke into the court, she walked straight to the prefect and said: "The little woman has a love in return, may I ask your lordship, if the case is closed according to your wishes, who will the Gao family's property be handed over?" ”。
The prefect was blinded by the sudden situation, and the woman was particular about not going out of the door, so this lady actually walked directly to the lobby and asked the prefect?
"This sister-in-law, who are you and what do you think about this case?"
The prefect had to be with her without figuring out the situation, and there were countless officials and nobles at the feet of the Son of Heaven, so everything was still careful.
"Lord Prefect, the concubine is the Wang family, I want to ask the adults what they want to do with my husband and how to dispose of the Gao family's property?" Gao Wang asked reluctantly, looking a little anxious.
"This still needs to be asked, Gao Hai murdered his biological father, of course, there is only one way to die, as for the property of the Gao family, then handle it according to the will of the old lady Gao before his death, all the property is divided into two, and the two rooms each get one!" The prefect said his thoughts without thinking, and he naturally knew the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and all kinds of judgments naturally came out of his mouth.
"My lord, you are wrong, I have nothing to say about your husband's death sentence, but how can you divide the property of the Gao family into two, what is the evidence for the old lady to make a will, and how to use it as the basis for judging the case without the certificate, if you want me to say how to distribute the property of the Gao family, it should be handled in accordance with the law of the Ming Dynasty, and all the property will be given to the old lady's grandson, that is, my son!" Gao Wang looked at her husband and brother-in-law who were stunned on the side, and she continued: "Even if the old man really left a will, he will not discuss it until Gao Yang is a jinshi!" ”。
Gao Yang's father was newly mourned, and according to the rules, he had to keep filial piety at home for three years, during which he could not participate in the imperial examination, which means that even if Gao Yang was really talented, he would have to wait until three years later if he wanted to be a jinshi.
In plain terms, he has been operating for an extra three years, but I am afraid that all the financial power of the Gao family will be in his own hands by then.
She sneered twice, looking like a victor.
The woman, believing that she had found something wrong in the prefect's words, said triumphantly, not paying the slightest attention to the faces of the others.
Gao Hai's face immediately darkened, he didn't expect that his wife, who had been in bed with him for many years, didn't care about his life or death at all, and his eyes were all about the Gao family's money.
The reason why he was very willing to kill his father was because of this woman's nagging, and he heard too much in his ears, and Gao Hai thought that his father was unfair, and it was not a pity for the old guy to die.
Now he suddenly realized that the coolest person around him was not his father, but his wife.
"What the most poisonous woman's heart!" The prefect sighed.
The prefect is embarrassed again, although Gao Wang's attitude is arrogant and people are very hateful, but what he said is the truth after all.
According to the law, Gao Yang did not have the right to inherit the Gao family's property, but the prefect knew that it was Gao Hai who killed the old lady Gao and wanted to give all the wealth of the Gao family to the son of a murderer, and the prefect was a little reluctant.
"My lord, because I want to keep filial piety at home, I can't participate in this imperial examination, so I can't be a jinshi, I don't want the property left by my father, but these don't belong to the Gao Wang family, but belong to my nephew, please supervise the use of these wealth, the wealth of the Gao family can only be used on my nephew!" Gao Yang said loudly, he didn't plan to ask for the property left by his father, but he was unwilling to let his father die like this.
"What a good person, who said that only poor families will produce filial sons? The son born to Gao Yang's concubine can maintain a pure heart and be excluded at home without changing his ambition, this kind of person is really rare! The prefect had a love for talent in his heart and decided to help Gao Yang once.
"According to what Gao Yang said, he will give all the property left by the old lady Gao to his grandson, but Gao Yang is a member of the Gao family after all, and the official will be the master and award the Gao family's mansion to Gao Yang, and the official will check the movements of the Gao family's property from time to time, can you be convinced?"
The prefect finally handed down the verdict, and although he asked everyone for their opinions, he said it in a tone that could not be questioned.
His meaning is obvious, this is the final verdict.
Gao Yang naturally would not object, he had no intention of getting the Gao family's property, and he was naturally satisfied with a big courtyard for nothing.
It's good that he can read his books with peace of mind if he has a good place to live. After three years, he could take the imperial examination again.
Although the Gao Wang clan was not satisfied with giving such a large courtyard to Gao Yang like this, but the prefect had given an order, what could she do?
"My lord, the women of the people are willing to obey orders."
Giving away a big mansion for nothing, that is the value of tens of thousands of taels of silver, but compared to the Gao family's wealth, the house is insignificant.
What makes her unhappy is that the flow of funds from the property she controls in the future will have to be reported to the government.
But at this moment, she is the winner, her daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law for many years, and she will be the gripper of the Gao family in the future.
"I hope you can treat your son well, otherwise the ghost won't let you go!" When Gao Hai was taken out of the lobby by the officials, he turned around and glared at his wife fiercely.
Gao Wangshi felt a flutter behind her for no reason, and when she raised her head, her husband had already left.
That's the end of the matter.
"Tonight, I will have a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Building, I hope the two of you can enjoy it!" Although his father's funeral is imminent, Li Ling and Xu Lai have helped so much, he can't help but express something.
Zuixianlou is one of the largest restaurants in the capital, and Gao Hai chose to feast the two here, which shows his sincerity.
If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan, and so on idle but the hearts of the people, but the people of the people are changeable.
Lishan said that it was half a night away, and the tears and rain did not complain. How is Bo Xing Jinyilang, who wishes on the same day.
When Li Ling entered the Drunken Immortal Building, he found that someone was singing the words he "made".
The singing voice is melodious, but it is his old acquaintance who sings.
She is Linglong's "good sister" Xiaoyu, but how did she come here? And at this point she seemed to pretend not to know herself.
"This girl is from out of town, and now she is singing in Zuixian Mansion for a living." Gao Yang saw that the two of them looked at the woman singing from time to time, so he introduced.
Li Ling and Xu Lai didn't mind, Xiaoyu was just a passerby. (To be continued.) )