Chapter 18: The Mysterious Note
Ye Chuliang sighed deeply, she knew in her heart that in ancient times, the people could not fight with officials, otherwise they could only kill themselves.
"You know that you are being hunted down by the Yamen and still want to stay in my house to harm us, is this how you treat your life-saving benefactor?" Ye Chuliang asked unhappily.
Sikong Yu immediately shook his hand nervously, "No, no, no, it's not like this, I thought it was a barren mountain, no one lived there, I really didn't expect you to live there, I really didn't mean to affect you." ”
Ye Chuliang knew in her heart that Sikong Yu couldn't be blamed for this matter, and asked her to ignore the life and death of this man, and once she left, she couldn't do it, thinking about it, she felt that there was only one way to help her solve the thorny problem in front of her.
……
Early the next morning, Wu Bing was promoted to the court early to try the case, only to see that his dark circles were serious, and it seemed that he didn't sleep all night last night.
After a few mighty and startling sounds, Wu Bing looked at the kneeling Sikong Yu and said, "How do you think?" ”
"My lord, I was wronged, but I really didn't steal." After Sikong Yu finished speaking, he slammed his head a few times, "The blood-colored walnuts that the adults searched for yesterday are really something that is under it, not something that was stolen from it." ”
Ye Chuliang also shouted loudly, "My lord, this theft was done by Sikong Yu alone, and it has nothing to do with the people's women." ”
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned, especially Sikong Yu, whose eyes flashed with deep uncertainty.
Wu Bing was stunned, then looked at Ye Chuliang excitedly and said, "It seems that you know the inside story, as long as you tell everything, the official will release you immediately." ”
Ye Chu smiled coldly: "What the adults say counts? ”
"Absolutely."
Sikong Yu said in surprise: "You...... You ......"
Ye Chuliang didn't look at him at all, but looked at Wu Bing with a smile and said: "My lord, Sikong Yu once said that he fled from his hometown, so the people guessed that those stolen goods were hidden in his hometown, why didn't your lord send someone to his hometown to find out?" ”
Wu Bing lowered his head and pondered, and after a long time, he muttered, "But this official doesn't know where his hometown is. ”
Ye Chuliang saw that he was a little shaken, so he continued: "Since Sikong Yu has repeatedly said that the walnut is his, the woman feels that there must be a clue from the walnut, why don't you take out the walnut and take a closer look?" ”
As if remembering something, Wu Bing immediately pulled out blood-red walnuts from his wide sleeves.
Sikong Yu on the side began to feel uneasy again, he wanted to get up and step forward, but he was still arrested and suppressed.
"That's our Sikong family, you hurry up and give it back to me, hurry up and give it back to me." Sikong Yu shouted loudly.
Wu Bing was obviously impatient with his yelling, so he said casually without raising his head: "Give me a palm." ”
Suddenly, there was a very regular sound of applause in the lobby.
Ye Chuliang no longer wasted time, and immediately took advantage of this rhythmic voice, and continued to say deeply: "My lord, you have to take a closer look at this walnut, the nuclear seal is so clear, and the texture looks very hard, it must not be a superb walnut that can be produced in ordinary places." ”
Wu Bing seemed to understand something, he immediately beckoned his catcher forward, and then after whispering a few times in their ears, those people pressed the saber and turned around and left immediately.
"The woman has told the adults what she knows, and the women really have nothing to do with this case, why don't the adults let the women go?" Ye Chuliang said softly.
Wu Bing looked sinister and said, "Let you go, hum Ye Chuliang, do you really think that this official will believe that you only know so much?" As long as you tell the truth that Sikong Yu told you, the official will let you go immediately. ”
Ye Chuliang looked puzzled, "My lord, don't you just want to find out what was stolen for the Ma family?" ”
Wu Bing's face changed, and he said with some embarrassment: "What are you talking about, of course the official wants to help find the stolen goods, but just based on the clue you said, the official will let you go, in case you are misplaced, then the official will not be able to keep this black gauze hat." ”
"Is it wrong for a woman and her family to save a man who is dying of starvation without knowing it? Besides, the women have been living in Xiantang Village all these years, how do you know this person named Sikong Yu, and the days when you want to come to the women to know him are not as long as adults, right? After Ye Chuliang finished speaking, he glanced at Wu Bing with ulterior motives.
Wu Bing is like a child who has been caught by his family for doing bad things, showing a little flickering, and then pretending not to understand, "Even if this official has a lot of connections with his Sikong Yu family, but that is all in the past, and this official has never had any contact with their Sikong family since the death of his wife, and he doesn't know much about his personality, but this official is a Qing official, even if he is related to his family, but he will never cover it up." ”
"Relatives like yours don't know much about him, and it's even more impossible for a woman to understand." Ye Chuliang said immediately.
Wu Bing's eyes rolled, "Ye Chuliang, you said so much, it is nothing more than to disassociate yourself from this matter, don't forget, you may not only be an accomplice, but also the mastermind, this official even thinks that Sikong Yu was bewitched by you, so he went to Lu Mansion to steal." ”
"My lord, you can't be so ......" Ye Chuliang wanted to get angry, but before she could finish speaking, there seemed to be something flying in her ears.
There was a bang, and a heavy sound came from the screen behind Wu Bing.
Everyone's eyes were on the place where the sound sounded, and at some point there was a dart with a note tied to it.
Wu Bing's eyes were full of panic, he got off the desk, looked around, and finally picked up the note nervously.
I don't know what was written on the note, but after Wu Bing read it, his face became even more ugly.
"Let Ye Chuliang go." After Wu Bing finished speaking, he waved his hand, "Hurry up, ...... immediately." ”
Just when everyone was surprised, Ye Chuliang said loudly: "Did you hear it, the adults said to let me go......"
The official had no choice but to get out of the way and ask Ye Chuliang to leave.
Sikong Yu, who was kneeling on the side, was spitting blood from his mouth at this time because he was slapped and fainted.
Ye Chuliang couldn't bear it in her heart, but at this moment, she could only save herself first, after all, Sikong Yu was the main culprit in their mouths, and in the absence of any evidence, even if she saved him, she might not be able to save him for a lifetime.
……
There were many people watching from the outside of the yamen, and when they saw this strange decision, everyone couldn't help but whisper.
"I didn't expect her to be so ruthless, and she actually put all the blame on this poor man."
"Yes, she has no conscience, she is really a vicious woman."
"Doesn't she have a little compassion? The man was beaten like that, as if she hadn't seen it. ”