A few days later.

Guobei County, in the garden of Gufu.

The weather is fine, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, Nie Hongshu has nothing to do, sitting under the flower stand in the courtyard while drinking tea and reading books.

Suddenly, there was a surprise cheer outside: "Childe is back, Mrs. is back......"

Nie Hongshu couldn't help but perk up, and stood up and slowly paced towards the courtyard gate.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, when I saw a familiar figure that I hadn't seen for a long time coming towards me, the whole person was stunned.

He thought he was dreaming.

Because, he saw his wife walking slowly with tears in her eyes......

"Xianggong~"

A familiar voice rang in my ears.

The familiar fragrance is refreshing.

"Qingyue, is that you...... Is it really you? ”

Nie Hongshu's voice trembled, he didn't dare to blink, for fear that his wife would disappear from his eyes in the blink of an eye.

Although I met my daughter when she got married, I later learned that it was just a wisp of my wife's primordial spirit, not my real body.

Now, will it still be a doppelganger?

Not far away, Gu Ming smiled knowingly, took his wife's hand and walked to another small courtyard......

This time I came back much faster than when I went, because the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan had a special time and space path, and they could reach the edge of Kunlun Mountain in an instant.

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing didn't come back for the time being, they took Ying Ning around and came back after a while.

This is also Bai Suzhen's carefulness, considering that Nie Xiaoqian's family was finally reunited, so she found an excuse to avoid it, so that the family could enjoy the joy of family.

The happiest and most excited family reunion is naturally none other than Nie Hongshu.

When he heard his wife talk about the reason for going down the mountain this time, Nie Hongshu was embarrassed.

The husband and wife reunite after a long absence, and it is naturally lingering, endless lovesickness and endless memories.

After that, they also went back to the old house for a few days to reminisce about the memories of the newlywed.

After returning from the old mansion, Wu Qingyue took her daughter and Yu'er into the magic weapon space and began to carefully guide their cultivation.

In addition to the abundance of spiritual energy, cultivating in the magic weapon space also has the advantage of taking three times as much time as others.

As for Gu Ming, he didn't need to cultivate all day long, so he was naturally much more leisurely.

It's okay to read, write, and drink......

Sometimes I would go to the capital for a few days, meet my former colleagues and old friends, or go to the palace to give lectures or something...... After all, he also has the title of prince and prince.

In the afternoon of this day, Gu Ming reclined on a bamboo chair in the garden and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Xiao Ling walked over with a plate of fruit, gently placed it on the stone table, and then stood on the side with her hands down.

"Xiaoling, go and do your business, you don't have to wait here."

Gu Ming didn't open his eyes and whispered.

"Oh~"

Xiao Ling answered, but did not leave.

After a while, Gu Ming couldn't help but slowly sit up and look at Xiao Ling, and asked, "What's wrong?" Do you have something to say? ”

As soon as she spoke, Xiao Ling suddenly knelt down with red circles in her eyes.

"Xiaoling, don't kneel at every turn...... Did someone bully you? ”

Gu Ming looked at Xiao Ling's red eyes, and couldn't help but gently raise his hand and gush out a trace of invisible power to hold Xiao Ling up.

"No......" Xiao Ling shook her head, and then sobbed: "Childe, slave maid...... The slave and maid dare to ask for one thing......"

"Oh? Do you want to go home? ”

"No, it's not...... Xiao Ling hurriedly waved her hand: "Yes...... It's the slave's cousin...... Yesterday, the family trustee brought a letter, saying...... said that the slave's cousin had an accident, and said...... said that after the autumn, you have to ask for ......"

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help frowning.

After the autumn, this shows that a case has been committed, and it is a big case, otherwise it would not have been beheaded.

What kind of felony did a woman's family commit?

"Xiaoling, don't worry, sit down and talk slowly."

"No, no, the slave just stood and said......"

Xiao Ling waved her hand hurriedly, then breathed a sigh of relief, and began to slowly explain the reason.

"The slave's cousin's maid's name is Bai Ling, and she is engaged to urinate and marry. But I didn't expect that before I got married, the man's family fell ill and died, and everyone said that she was an ominous woman.

dragged on until he was twenty years old and finally got married, and his cousin-in-law's name was Zhu Dazhuang, because the family was poor in his thirties and never married.

Soon after my cousin got married, she went to Mr. Yang's house to work.

Master Yang is a lifter, and his cousin-in-law has been renting the land of Master Yang's family to live.

A year after getting married, my cousin-in-law died suddenly......"

When she said this, Xiao Ling's face became a little red, and she seemed to be a little embarrassed.

Gu Ming didn't speak, and waited quietly.

Xiao Ling calmed down for a while, and then continued: "Someone ran to report to the official, saying that it was my cousin and Master Yang...... fornication, was discovered by his cousin-in-law, and his cousin-in-law opened his mouth wide and extorted a large sum of money from Master Yang.

In a fit of rage, Master Yang and his cousin murdered his cousin-in-law......

A letter came from home saying that her cousin had been wronged, and she couldn't stand the heavy punishment so she was beaten into a confession......

The aunt and the aunt found the slave's parents and knelt down to beg each other, and asked the slave and maid to ask the son for a favor and ask the son to redress his grievances......"

Speaking of this, Xiao Ling knelt on the ground again and sobbed: "Childe, the slave is just a maid, and she knows that she is not qualified to ask for a son, but she is just ...... It's just that a letter came from home, and the slave didn't know what to do......"

"Alright, get up, it's not a big deal."

Gu Ming stretched out his hand and pulled Xiao Ling up, and then asked about some related information.

For him, this is indeed a trivial matter.

Although he is not an official in the court, with the identity of "Duke of Shuguo" and "Prince and Prince", not to mention local officials, even if they are important ministers in the court, how many dare not buy his account?

Of course, Gu Ming will not engage in favoritism, if Xiaoling's cousin is indeed murdering her husband, then she will be beheaded, if she is wronged, then there is a big article behind this case.

After all, there is also a lifting person involved.

For some reason, Gu Ming suddenly thought of a big case that caused a sensation in his previous life: Yang Naiwu and Little Cabbage.

Think about when I was young, and I still had a version of that ...... stored on my hard drive

……

The next day, Gu Mingqiao made up and came to Bai Lingniang's house.

After some side inquiry, I learned that Bai Ling's voice was also very beautiful, and he was affectionately called Little Bailing by the villagers.

Bai Lingniang's relatives are very poor, but because of her sweet appearance, she was favored by a wealthy family, and she decided to be married when she was a few years old.

When he was fifteen years old, more than three months before he got married, his fiancé died of a cold infection.

Since then, Bai Ling has been burdened with words such as "Kefu" and "ominous".

dragged on for a few years, until the twentieth year, a matchmaker finally came to the door to match the marriage of Bai Ling and Zhu Dazhuang.

That year, Zhu Dazhuang was already thirty-three, his family was quite poor, and his ancestors had been tenants for generations.

However, Bai Ling didn't choose at all, and although Zhu Dazhuang was a little poorer, he was not crooked and cracked, but he was a little shorter.

The important thing is that Zhu Dazhuang has two thatched huts in the town, and the conditions are always a little better than in the countryside.

In this way, less than a month after the matchmaker came to the door, Bai Ling got married......

After that, Gu Ming came to the town again to inquire.

There is a lot of news about Bai Ling in the town, and there is everything to say.

When Bai Ling got married, after many men in the town saw her, they would inevitably have some slander and jealousy, and said sourly that a flower was inserted in cow dung.

There are also people who viciously said Let's go, this woman Kefu, Zhu Dazhuang will not live long......

After all, many men, especially some old bachelors, wander around Zhu Dazhuang's house when they have nothing to do.

There are even more shameless people who take advantage of the darkness to run and peek......

One day, Yang Chongshan, the old man in the town, didn't know whether he was idle or heard about it occasionally, so he went to Zhu Dazhuang's house to collect rent in person.

According to the news that Gu Ming heard, Yang Chongshan is in his thirties and is now in his forties.

The reputation in the town is not bad, although it is not a great good person, but it is by no means a wicked person who oppresses the neighbors, and occasionally does some good deeds.

For example, one year when there was a famine, he exempted a group of tenants from paying rent for a year.

Yang Chongshan came to Zhu Dazhuang's house, and he didn't know if it was out of sympathy or for what purpose, in short, within two days, Bai Ling went to Yang Mansion to help.

Yang Chongshan not only exempted Zhu Dazhuang's field rent, but also paid Bai Ling's wages.

On weekdays, Bai Ling lives in Yang Mansion most of the time and goes home every few days.

It didn't take long for rumors to start circling in the town, saying that Master Yang and Bai Ling were getting along......

said that there are noses and eyes, and some people even say that the maids in the house have seen the clouds with their own eyes.

These rumors naturally reached Zhu Dazhuang's ears, and the couple quarreled a few times.

But later, Zhu Dazhuang seemed to accept his fate, or he didn't grasp the real evidence, so he could only swallow his anger.

Some people also said that Zhu Dazhuang is actually quite scheming, and he has already grasped the current situation, but he has not made a noise.

Because he is poor, and how can he fight as a tenant?

So he reached an agreement with Yang Chongshan in private, and since then he has turned a blind eye to his wife and Yang Chongshan's affairs, but Yang Chongshan has to give him some benefits......

Later, Zhu Dazhuang didn't know what illness he was suffering from, and he was sweating lightly all day long, so he could only rest in bed.

Yang Chongshan knew some medical skills, and after his diagnosis, he said that it was a symptom of kidney deficiency, and he also took the initiative to help dispense some medicines.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Dazhuang suddenly died after taking two patches.

As for the cause of death...... It's bizarre.

It's no wonder that Xiaoling was embarrassed to talk about it at the time.

Zhu Dazhuang died of deprivation, and it was not an ordinary kind of prostration, but with the momentum of a thousand miles, and in the end, even blood spurted out, spraying all over the bed and the house......

The news spread quickly, causing a sensation in all directions for a while, and becoming a strange talk on the streets.

After that, I don't know who reported to the official, and the county government sent someone down to conduct an autopsy, saying that Zhu Dazhuang died of a special drug, which was deliberately done by someone.

To put it simply, it was not an accidental death due to illness, but an elaborate murder.

Bai Ling, as a party concerned, naturally can't escape the involvement......

Importantly, there were several witnesses at the scene.

At the time of the incident, someone heard screaming coming from inside the house and rushed in desperately.

It turned out that Bai Lingyi was unarmed and curled up in the corner, and his body was covered in blood......

These are the news that Gu Ming heard from many sources.

After combing through all the information, Gu Ming was a little speechless, this case was simply a copy of Yang Naiwu and the little cabbage.

It's just that the specific inside story can't be listened to the random speculation of these people.

Even if someone says that what they see with their own eyes is not necessarily credible, because eyes can also deceive.

For example, the so-called trick of "planting melons and getting melons, planting beans and getting beans" performed by some charlatans on the street can completely bluff ordinary people into a fog.

A seed is planted in a pot and then poured with some so-called "sacred springs", and it takes less than a pillar of incense to witness the miracle.

Let you see the seeds germinate, bear vines, blossom, and bear fruit......

Then sell the so-called sacred spring at a high price.

To put it bluntly, this is nothing more than a simple trick, a little illusion.

But ordinary people can't tell the difference at all.

In short, since Gu Ming has come here, he must find out the truth.

He didn't go directly to the government, since the government had already been sentenced, the files shown to him must be some so-called ironclad evidence.

Nowadays, if you want to find the truth, you have to slowly search for it among the people......

After that, Gu Ming expanded his scope to inquire about the news, including the county seat.

Unexpectedly, this investigation found that this case was really not simple......

This case was originally tried by the county government, and it is said that Yang Chongshan is a dignified person with a meritorious reputation, and he cannot be punished according to the law.

But the county order ignored the punishment, saying that it had already been reported to the imperial court, and that Yang Chongshan's fame would be abolished.

Sure enough, within a few days, the county government received a document canceling Yang Chongshan's fame.

This aroused the discontent of the men of the city...... Fame is the pride and glory of a group of scholars, and it is the privilege they have earned in exchange for years of hard study.

As a result, so easy to say scrap and scrap?

Anyway, you have to be convicted first, right? Punishment before conviction and revocation of fame before conviction is obviously out of accordance with the law, and it also makes a group of scholars realize that there must be something strange about this case.

It is clear that he wants to cut through the mess quickly and close the case as quickly as possible.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!

In line with the psychology of cold lips and cold teeth, a group of scholars in the city jointly wrote to the government to avenge Yang Chongshan's grievances, demanding that his fame be restored first, even if he wanted to cancel his fame, he had to wait for the case to be investigated.

At the same time, he also sued the Xinping County Order, saying that he violated the law and used punishment and was not worthy of being the parent official of the Xinping people.

There are more than 100 co-authors, including a few lifters and dozens of talents. In addition, after the news spread, some scholars of the government were also indignant about this, and they also followed the government office.

In this way, this case made a sensation, and even the people of the government government spread it all over the place.

With so many scholars signing a joint letter, the government naturally did not dare to slack off.

As a result, the case was finally handed over to the government for trial, and Bai Ling and Yang Chongshan were also escorted from the county government prison to the government government prison.

The scholars thought that their efforts had paid off, but it didn't take long for Yang Chongshan, who had always refused to admit his guilt in the county office, to estimate that he couldn't bear the heavy punishment, so he pleaded guilty and was detained.

As for Bai Ling, he was tortured inhumanely as early as when he was in the county government, and I don't know whether he really confessed his guilt or was forced, in short, he had already put a blood mark on the crime.

As a result, both of them pleaded guilty, and the government announced that they were sentenced to death and beheaded in the autumn.

In total, it is less than a month before the sentence is reached.

After Gu Ming sorted out all the clues, he decided that there must be a hidden story in this case.

Even if Yang Chongshan had a personal relationship with Bai Ling and wanted to put Zhu Dazhuang to death, Yang Chongshan was also a dignified person, how could he be stupid enough to personally dispense medicine to Zhu Dazhuang?

Isn't this a deliberate attempt to stick out your tail and make people pull it?

Of course, there must be people who are so stupid, but a person who can pass the exam can never be so stupid.

Moreover, Yang Chongshan's reputation has always been relatively good in the local area, and it is unlikely that he would do such a heartbreaking thing.

After some inquiry, Gu Ming found a talent named Du Ronghui in Xinping County.

This person is a classmate and friend of Yang Chongshan, and the two have always been close friends and often visit each other.

Although Du Ronghui is only a talent, his family is good, and his family has land, grain and a house.

At that time, Du Ronghui was sullen and drinking alone in the courtyard.

A maid came over and whispered: "Master, a Xiucai surnamed Gu outside came to you and said that he came for Master Yang's business." ”

"Oh? Invite him in. ”

"Yes!"

After a while, Yahuan took Gu Ming into the hospital.

"Brother Du, I took the liberty to come and disturb you, please don't blame Brother Du!"

"Where, Brother Gu, please take a seat!"

It can be seen that the relationship between Du Ronghui and Yang Chongshan is really good, and when he heard that Gu Ming was here for Yang Chongshan's affairs, his attitude was extraordinarily enthusiastic.

"Brother Du poured himself a drink, isn't he worrying about Yang Juren's affairs?"

"Alas, let Brother Gu smile......"

Du Ronghui sighed, then came back to his senses, and hurriedly shouted at Yahuan: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Hurry up and get a wine glass, and then go and order the kitchen to add a few appetizers. ”

"Yes!"

Yahuan answered, and hurriedly ran to get the wine glass.

"Hehe, thank you Brother Du for your kindness."

"Brother Gu is polite, it's just some home-cooked side dishes...... By the way, Brother Gu, are you here for Brother Yang's business? ”

"That's right!"

"But ......" Du Ronghui frowned: "This case has already been decided, is it possible that there will be a turnaround?" ”

"If Yang Juren and the woman named Bai Ling are indeed innocent, then there must be a turnaround."

Saying this, Du Ronghui couldn't help but get up and arch his hand, and said with a solemn face: "Dare to ask where Brother Gu came from?" Looking at Brother Gu's momentum, I'm afraid it's not as simple as a showman, right? ”

Gu Ming smiled and waved his hand: "Brother Du doesn't have to be polite, sit down." ”

Du Ronghui sat down as he said, but still asked with a puzzled expression: "If it's convenient, can Brother Gu sue one or two?" ”

"Don't hide it from Brother Du, it's really not a showman...... In short, if Brother Du wants to believe what he says, please tell him some truths.

If Yang Juren was really wronged, he can guarantee that he will be wronged and restore his fame. ”

If this was said by someone else, Du Ronghui would never believe it.

After all, so many of them have failed to overturn the case when they jointly submitted a letter, as soon as Gu Ming came, he said that he wanted to avenge his grievances and restore his reputation, I am afraid that he is not a liar who wants to cheat money?

But this thought only passed through Du Ronghui's mind.

For some reason, he faintly felt that the young man in front of him was not simple, and there was an aura that was difficult for ordinary people to reach.

Of course, he didn't think about the word "Gu Ming".

After all, Gu Ming's fame is too great, there are too many halos on his head, and he is an unknown talent, he can't imagine that such a big man will one day take the initiative to step into his door and drink and chat with him.

Listening to Gu Ming's accent and speaking standard official dialect, Du Ronghui guessed that Gu Ming might be a disciple of the powerful, after all, many powerful families now speak official dialect from time to time.

Maybe I heard about this case and ran to get involved on a whim.

Now, the case has been decided, and there is nothing to hide.

With a glimmer of hope, Du Ronghui said with a solemn face: "Brother Gu, no matter what the result is, I am grateful if you are willing to help." ”

At this time, Yahuan happened to trot over with a wine glass.

Du Ronghui personally poured a glass of wine and handed it to Gu Ming, and then picked up his own wine: "Brother Gu, I will toast you first!" ”

"Brother Du is polite!"

"Please!"

The two drank each other.

Subsequently, Du Ronghui began to talk about Yang Chongshan while drinking.

"Brother Yang and I have been friends for many years, we have known each other since we were teenagers, and we studied together under the same teacher's name.

Later, we were admitted to Xiucai together, and we began to sprint for the township examination with all our might......

It's a pity that my talent is still not as good as Brother Yang after all, although he fell off the list twice, but in the end he was still admitted to the juren, and I ...... I never got in.

Of course, this does not affect our relationship.

Brother Yang often came to the county town to drink with me, and I sometimes went to his house to drink and chat.

It is no exaggeration to say that the two of us can be called friends and almost nothing to talk about.

Therefore, in this world, I am afraid that no one knows Brother Yang better than me, and it is impossible for him to do such crazy and ignorant things......"

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help but say: "Brother Du, I believe what you said, but the problem is that this is useless for overturning the case, after all, reversing the case requires evidence." ”

The implication is to come out with some dry goods, don't fix these useless.

Du Ronghui silently drank a glass of wine, his expression changed, and finally began to reveal some secret things.

"Brother Gu, I won't tell you, Brother Yang does like Bai Ling......"

Gu Ming's eyebrows moved: "Oh? That...... To what extent have they got? ”

"Perhaps...... It's a heart-to-heart level. Brother Yang confided in me about this after a drink.

He was moved by Bai Ling at first sight, maybe it was a kind of fair lady and gentleman's psychology at the beginning.

Therefore, he proposed to let Bai Ling go to Yang Mansion to work, and took the initiative to reduce the field rent.

For this, Zhu Dazhuang and his wife are naturally very grateful.

In fact, Brother Yang didn't do this because he was greedy for Bai Ling, he just pitied her and didn't want her to suffer......"

Gu Ming also believed this, after all, there are many people who read books and cherish the fragrance and pity the jade.

And it must be a reciprocal reciprocation, just simple mercy.

As the days went by, Brother Yang suddenly found that he seemed to be a little inseparable from Bai Ling......

He told me that this woman was very special, she was illiterate before, and he had taught some in his spare time, but he didn't expect her to learn quite quickly, and she could know a lot of words in just two or three months.

It was also said that Bai Ling's body had a smell that made him intoxicated......

One day at noon, Brother Yang drank a little too much, and Bai Ling helped him back to his room to rest.

As a result, his brain was hot, and he hugged Bai Ling tightly when he wanted to turn away.

At that time, Bai Ling was startled, but he didn't scream, just desperately trying to break away.

Brother Yang took advantage of the strength of the wine and began to confide in his heart, saying that he liked Bai Ling from the bottom of his heart, liked her appearance, and liked her voice......

I never thought that at that time, Bai Ling actually replied with tears in a poem: Returning Jun Mingzhu to tears, I hate to meet when I am not married.

At that time, Brother Yang did not force Bai Ling, because he really liked her, not wanted to possess her.

However, after being rejected by Bai Ling, his heart was empty, as if he had lost something precious......

But what Brother Yang didn't expect was that soon after, the two ushered in an opportunity for development......

When he said this, Du Ronghui stopped, silently poured a glass of wine and dried it down.

It seems to be a loss of etiquette, but Gu Ming can understand it.

Because he could guess that Du Ronghui should still have a lot of secret things about Yang Chongshan in his heart.

These secret things, Yang Chongshan was the confidant, and Du Ronghui was the listener. Now, Du Ronghui is forced to become a confider again, and his mood is naturally a little complicated......