Zou Chengzu looked at the crying and scolding Zou Chengji in the courtyard through the hidden window, and he was disgusted in his heart, such a group of people turned out to be his blood relatives.

After a while, he retracted his gaze and looked at Zou Lanhua next to him. Her face was pale, and her thin, sunken face was full of horror, and she felt very uncomfortable.

In the past, Lan Hua was a gentle and generous lady, but now it has only been more than two months, but she has been scared like this.

"Lan Hua rest assured, stay up for a few more days, and we will be able to leave here." Zou Chengzu whispered to Zou Lanhua.

Zou Lanhua listened, the dead ashes in his eyes instantly dissipated, his eyes were glowing, he looked at Zou Chengzu, and asked tremblingly: "Brother, brother, what you said is true?" We, can we really get out of here? ”

How is this possible, the prefectural magistrate will not let them go. They are members of the Zou family, and their grandfather committed a great crime of the Jiu clan, not only they have to die, but also the relatives of the Zou family's hometown.

Zou Chengzu nodded and said, "Well, it's true." You can wait with peace of mind, grandpa and uncle will not watch us rot to death in the mire of the Zou family. ”

After the death of the mother, the Bao family came, although the grandfather drove away, but the grandfather and uncle will not stop there, they will take this opportunity to make a scene in the city.

Zou Lanhua was not so optimistic, and said worriedly: "The county magistrate does not allow grandmother to reconcile with grandfather, even if grandpa and uncle want to save us, what can they do?" ”

Zou Chengzu didn't say much, but said firmly to Zou Lanhua: "You won't die here, you will definitely be able to leave, don't worry." ”

He has already become a child, maybe he can't leave, but Lanhua is a girl's family, and there is a seventy percent chance that he can be picked up by his grandfather's family.

Zou Chengzu estimated that the Bao family had already made trouble in Fucheng.

The old man of the Bao family has been paralyzed in bed for two years after a stroke, but he asked his family to carry him to the yamen of Fucheng, personally shouted injustice, accused the Zou family of murdering his daughter's life, and also abused his grandson and granddaughter.

Mr. Bao is a lifter, his family is a real heirloom, and there are many scholars in the clan and among his three relatives. Now not only the old man Bao's family is here, but the men of the Bao family and the scholars in the three relatives of the Bao family are here, and they are all kneeling outside the yamen of Fucheng, so that Hu Tong will not accept this case.

After the old man Bao was carried into the public hall of the yamen of the Fucheng City, he handed over his own form, and said with tears in his eyes: "My lord, the Zou family is not as good as the poultry and beasts...... My Xian Niang was forced to die by the Zou family when she hit the pillar during the Begging Festival...... My grandson and granddaughter know about the Zou family...... Zou Youlian was afraid that the two children would tell the story, so he directly locked them up and sent his subordinates to abuse them...... You're going to call the shots for the old man. ”

Old Man Bao's speech is no longer good, this passage is intermittent, but because of this, it is particularly pitiful.

Hu Tongju's face was resolute and solemn, he looked at the paper handed over by Old Man Bao, and asked, "Is there any evidence?" ”

Although Hu Tongju did not go to suppress the water bandits, he also knew that the case of the water bandits was very big, and now the Bao family handed over the complaint to the Zou family, and they didn't need to think about it to know that they wanted to save the Bao family's children while there were no people in the capital.

And the reason why the whole Bao clan will come is very simple, that is, to keep the entire Bao clan. Zou Xiancheng committed a major crime of the Jiu clan, and once convicted, the Bao clan will also be implicated.

Hu Tongju felt that the Bao family's move was cheating him, but he had been a general judge in He'an Mansion for three years, and he knew that Mr. Bao was a good person, so he didn't feel disgusted in his heart.

"Yes." Uncle Bao immediately asked someone to bring a subordinate.

This person is Bao's dowry maid, and now she has become the housekeeper's lady, and she presented two blood letters as soon as she entered the court.

One was written by Zou Chengzu about their brother and sister being privately detained by the Zou family, and Zou Xiancheng signaling that his subordinates would abuse and beat them every day. The blood book also wrote that begging the Bao family to save his sister-in-law, as long as he rescued his sister-in-law from the mud pit of the Zou family, it would be okay for him to stay in the Zou family and suffer.

There is also a blood letter that was written by Bao.

This is what Bao Shi bit his hand and wrote in his sleeve before hitting the pillar, only ten words were scribbled: Save the child, the Zou family forced me to hit the pillar and die!

On the blood book, there is also a bloody handprint of the Bao family, which cannot be faked.

Zou Chengzu's blood book is good to say, Bao's blood book was written on the day of the collision, that day was the seventh day of the seventh month of July, and Zou County had not been arrested at that time.

Huang Niangzi cried: "The slave maid was to change the clothes of the lady and bury it, when she saw the blood book in the sleeve, she immediately cut off the sleeve and hid it, she hid it with her for two months, and only found an opportunity to run back to the city some time ago to send a letter to the Bao family." ”

Hu Tong sentenced people to inspect two blood books, and then took the marriage book that Bao kept on file in the Yamen of Fucheng to check the thread of the handprint, and then let people accept Bao's blood book as evidence.

As for Zou Chengzu's blood letter, there is no thread of his handprint in the Yamen of Fucheng for comparison, so he can only accept it first, but it cannot be used as evidence.

Hu Tongju stared at Huang Niangzi and asked, "The Bao family's blood book was already found on the day of the Qiqiao Festival, why didn't you send the blood book to the Bao family at the right time?" After Bao's death, the Bao family once went to the Zou family to discuss, why didn't you hand over the blood book to the Bao family at that time? ”

After saying that, he snapped and slapped the shocking wood, which scared the Yellow Lady into a tremble, and hurriedly kowtowed: "My lord is aware of it, at that time, Zou Xiancheng was afraid that he was being taken with a green hat to spread the news, and he was always watching us. After the Bao family left, another month passed, and we, the Bao family, could occasionally go out of the house, but the young master and the young lady were always trapped in the house and were not allowed to leave the hospital for half a step. ”

cried again and said that Zou Chengzu's brothers and sisters could only eat spoiled porridge and water at the Zou family, and they were beaten by their subordinates.

Hu Tongju was too lazy to listen to her crying, and slapped her in shock, silenced her, and after asking a few questions from Old Man Bao and Uncle Bao, he said: "You also know the case of Zou Xiancheng, your family's matter is not easy to handle, and the official has to present it to the prefect before making a decision." ”

Hu Tongju got up with the case file and went to the back of the government to find the Liang prefect and inform the Liang prefect of the Bao family.

Governor Liang has been very busy recently, and when he heard this, he frowned and said, "This Bao family is really going to find trouble for this official." ”

But the old man Bao is a lifting person, he has taught a lot of students in his life, he has some reputation in Fucheng, and he is past the age of sixties, and he is riddled with diseases, he came in person, he doesn't care.

Governor Liang could only take the case file and read it carefully, and asked, "The Bao family is so dissatisfied with the Zou family?" After Bao's death, can he hand over and leave the book to the Fucheng Yamen? ”

Hu Tong judged: "It's handed over, it's half of July, and it was handed over to the Bao family just after the funeral of the Zou family." It's just stuck on the Zou family's side, and the Zou family is not happy, saying that the Bao family has been buried in the ancestral grave of the Zou family, and there is no reason to return to the ancestral grave. ”

and handed the letter of harmony sent by the Bao family to the Liang Governor's Mansion.