Chapter 59: Trial by the Matchmaker
In the Lu Mansion, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but be a little surprised when she saw someone coming, and whispered:
"Why are you here, didn't your young lady say that you must be cautious at this time and not be caught?"
Red Medicine said in a tight voice:
"Mrs. Lu, don't worry, I'm here to deliver a message today. I was very careful when I came, and no one noticed. ”
"What?" At this time, Mrs. Lu was also panicked:
"Are you young ladies really sure? If it doesn't work out, is it really impossible for Qiao Er to marry that Raushzi and the whole family? Ay! ”
The little maid she sent to guard the yamen came back and said that this incident had alarmed the official media.
If this case is tried by the official media, wouldn't it be to leave a case record for Qiao Er in the media's yamen.
Will the young lady she likes dislike it?
"Madame, don't be impatient, my young lady said that the reason why this case is difficult to try is because there is no key evidence."
"Evidence?" Mrs. Lu was puzzled.
"I heard that your mansion is very well guarded at night, and since Miss Susu has been here safely and soundly for two whole days, it seems that although she is a little embarrassed, she doesn't want to be sleepy and hungry......
Hongyao whispered:
"The young lady asked me to remind the lady, so is there anyone who provides her with food to protect her from the sight of the nursery?"
Mrs. Lu's expression was grim.
After the words of red medicine were brought, it was inconvenient to stay for a long time, and they mixed in with the subordinates who went out to run errands in the Lu Mansion and went out of the house.
Above the court, Man Zhang's violent jump was like thunder, Man Mingzhen was messing around, and Man Su was pitiful.
This family of three cousins, you say a word to me, noisy and noisy, all shouting for him to be the master, the adults in the hall are about to explode at this time, and the master next to him asks for him:
"Since this matter has something to do with the Wang family's eldest man, can he be present?"
Mrs. Wang was stunned for a long time, and then she said that my eldest son had a cold, and he couldn't get off the kang these days, so I am afraid that he will not be able to testify.
As soon as she said this, the adults were even more angry, and they were bold and tricky women, this was playing the court!
"My lord is angry, this marriage between men and women is not unattended, have you forgotten that there is an official media yamen next door to us?" The master supported him.
The adults clapped their hands, no, in addition to the official media in charge of the title of the marriage book and the media for the official eunuchs of the scholar family, they also have to take care of this marriage lawsuit.
"Go, go next door and ask a matchmaker." The adults made a quick decision.
After a moment's effort, a matchmaker came in.
When everyone saw it, it was a woman.
The body is plump and the face is dignified.
Man Mingzhen and the others saw a woman as an official for the first time, and they saw that the adult in the hall actually gave a big courtesy to the matchmaker and went to the seat.
It seems that the official position of this matchmaker is higher than that of this adult.
I couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
The adult and the master came to the matchmaker and whispered about today's case.
The matchmaker nodded, seemingly knowing it in his heart.
"This matter involves three parties, the Manchu family, the Wang family and the Lu family. Since there are people from both Manchu and Wang families, please invite the people in charge of the Lu family to come, and the three parties will confront each other. ”
The matchmaker's words were calm and quiet, but when he heard the mouths of the people, there was a sense of authority without anger.
It turns out that this is the majesty of officials, whether they are men or women, and the majesty of those who are superior.
"Hurry up and invite Master Lu." The Lord hurriedly commanded.
Lu Qiao was on duty in the yamen today, and he seemed to have been prepared, so he came in and saluted the matchmaker first.
The matchmaker bowed slightly, but he did not change his attitude in the slightest because he was an official in the yamen.
"Lord Lu, at the Flower Tasting Conference that day, you met the second mother of the Manjia family, and arranged a place for her to live, can you remember which courtyard it was arranged in, and there are maids to testify?"
The matchmaker asked Lu Qiao first.
Lu Qiao thought for a moment and said:
"I was a little drunk from eating and drinking with many friends that day, and I don't remember arranging accommodation for the second mother of the Manjia family."
As soon as the words fell, Man Susu wailed Lu Gongzi, why are you ......
She thought that since the Lu family had received her name card and took it to the temple to calculate, it meant that the Lu family had recognized the family affair of the two of them.
Unexpectedly, in Lu Qiao, he had always resisted in his heart.
She boasted that her appearance and temperament were also outstanding in this county, and he didn't like that to see her!
"When I'm not asking you, please keep your mouth shut and be quiet."
The matchmaker frowned and looked at Man Susu, without being surprised, just one sentence pressed Man Susu and didn't dare to say more.
He only lowered his head and sobbed quietly.
"If you are drunk, why do you remember meeting and talking to her?" The mediator asked again.
Lu Qiao sighed and said, "Lord matchmaker, I can't hide it, I can't remember whether I met and talked about it with the second mother of the Manjia family that day." ”
The media official glanced at him fixedly, and Lu Qiao's face did not change.
No matter how the top asked, he didn't know anything.
"The bride of the Wang family, you said that you agreed to meet her after the flower tasting conference, can there be witnesses?" The matchmaker turned to ask Man Mingzhen.
"Yes, yes, my lord, the owner of the tea shop heard my conversation with her that day." Man Mingzhen was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed to answer.
"Then you said that she and your uncle, that is, Wang Wan, had a relationship under the grape trellis in the middle of the night, but there are others to testify?" The mediator asked again: "You can't blame this matter at will, you have to suffer a lawsuit from the prison gate." ”
Man Mingzhen stalked his neck, and said with a smile:
"My lord, I saw it, can I be a witness?"
"I can't."
The matchmaker seemed to hate a rude woman like her.
The case seems simple, but it involves three parties.
Each side is convincing, and what it says seems to be true.
But when you think about it, there are a lot of loopholes, and all of them may be false.
After all, there are no key evidentiary witnesses.
The matter was deadlocked for half a day.
The matchmaker, the writing official and the master went to the back hall to eat tea and rest.
Leave these three above the lobby.
Lu Qiao was always expressionless, and Man Zhangzhi felt that all his face in this life had been lost because of the family affairs of his two sisters.
thought that he would rely on the two of them to climb a high branch, but who knew that these two would not fulfill his wish.
Now this Lu Qiao uses drunkenness as an excuse, and he doesn't know what to ask, obviously watching the excitement.
Whether he is watching the excitement of his family, or is it aimed at him Manzhangzhi.
He had long found that there was a hint of disgust in Lu Qiao's expression towards him.
Where did I offend him?
Although he Lu Qiao is an official, he has a lot of wealth in his family, everyone is a Shu family, so what's wrong with being a family.
Man Zhangzhi was puzzled.
Man Susu on the side was up and down in his heart, his face was also faceless, and he was crying and crying very pitifully.
Man Mingzhen looked at her contrived appearance, and the delicate strength in her heart came up again, and she couldn't wait to slap her.