Chapter 83: Retrial of Cases (Part II, Chapter 37)

Yang Cheng walked into the hall and showed Pei Shengyuan's token. The people knelt down in unison. Chanted: "Long live the emperor." ”

Yang Cheng said: "Get up!" The key to this case is whether the girl is defiled, and at the feet of the Son of Heaven, such a tragic and unjust case must not occur. The emperor ordered the case to be retried, after all, human life is at stake, and it is necessary to open the coffin for an autopsy and re-sentence at a later date. ”

Dali Siqing knew that the emperor was behind the screen, so he asked: "Is it really the emperor who ordered a retrial?" ”

Yang Cheng said: "Seeing the token is like seeing the Son of Heaven, can Lord Zheng have any objections?" ”

Dali Siqing said: "I just want to verify whether it is the emperor's order." ”

Yang Cheng is not easy to say at this time, because it was ordered by the queen's mother, if it has to be said that it is ordered by the emperor, it is also a crime of bullying the king.

At this time, Yang Mubai came from the crowd and said: "This palace is the current queen, I heard about this strange thing, and I specially took the emperor's token and asked for a retrial of the case." ”

When everyone saw Yang Mubai, they quickly knelt down and saluted: "Greetings to the emperor's mother, the queen's mother is a thousand years old." ”

Yang Mubai said: "Everyone, let's be flat!" ”

Dali Siqing said respectfully: "In this way, then according to the queen's words, the case will be retried." Lord Ho, please prepare to open the coffin. ”

Lord He is very anxious, if the coffin is to be opened, then the matter will be revealed.

Those young generals were also in a hurry, not knowing what to do.

General Niu said, "Lord He, can you agree to open the coffin for an autopsy?" ”

Lord He didn't dare to offend Yang Mubai, nor did he dare to offend the general. Now that Yang Mubai has taken the emperor's token on behalf of the Son of Heaven, how dare he disagree, so he said: "Everything is subject to the will of the queen." ”

Yang Mubai was just about to leave, He Shengnan quickly knelt down and said: "The people thank the queen for saving her life, the queen mother Bodhisattva heart, such as Guanyin in the world." It is a blessing to the people and a blessing to all the people. ”

Yang Mubai said: "You get up! I am the emperor's will, the emperor loves the people like a son, if you have grievances, the emperor will definitely give you the master. ”

The people who watched the excitement outside also praised and said: "The emperor really loves the people like a son." ”

Yang Mubai returned to Fengyi Palace, and Pei Shengyuan was already waiting for her.

Yang Mubai said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have crossed the line today, will you be angry with me?" ”

Pei Shengyuan hugged her and said softly: "Mu Mu has a good heart and a sense of justice, this is a good thing." It's just that if things are really better than what the man said, what should I do? ”

Yang Mubai said: "If it is really a pity that they defiled and caused her to commit suicide, they are guilty and should be dealt with according to the law." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "They drank too much, it was not their intention, and they came back from the battlefield and threw their heads and spilled blood on the front line in exchange for the safety of the imperial capital." They are meritorious. ”

Yang Mubai said: "Your Majesty, you know that what He Shengnan said is true, right? You don't obstruct it, it's because they have made military achievements, right? ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "This is very complicated, why not regret that he is dead, these young generals are just for the country's prestige, they have a good future, and it is estimated that they can contribute to the country in the future, and this fornication can be punished secretly." In this way, the ending is all happy, isn't it? ”

Yang Mubai broke away from his embrace and said angrily: "Then why is it a sacrifice? What's wrong with her? Is it because of her low status that she can't even get an apology for her death, and she doesn't deserve a fairness? ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "This is a balance, how do you know that she wants this justice?" Wouldn't it be good for her to die innocently? The coffin was opened for an autopsy, as Xi really said how Shengnan said, she was stigmatized after her death. ”

Yang Mubai said: "Pei Shengyuan, you are the Son of Heaven, every inch of the imperial capital is your land, you should guard it." Everyone in the imperial capital is your people, and you should treat them equally and love them. Right under your nose, how can you allow this to happen? You say that if you don't necessarily want justice, then how can you be sure that she doesn't want it, but wants to ask for it, and she dies knowing that she can't get justice? We can't make decisions for the dead, but we can get justice for them so that they don't die in vain. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Mu Mu, your move is right, but this is not only a fair matter, there are other relationships behind this. ”

Yang Mubai said: "I know, you mean the two generals, right? Are you also afraid of them? ”

Pei Shengyuan just wanted to say something, but the palace people came to report, and the two generals asked to see the emperor and the queen.

Pei Shengyuan said: "Look, they are here. ”

In the Imperial Garden, after the two generals saluted, Pei Shengyuan asked them to sit on the other side.

Then he said: "I don't know what the two generals are coming, what is the matter?" ”

Niu Jiang said: "It's about He Ruoxi's case, I want to hear the opinions of the emperor and the queen." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Understand that you will know when the coffin is opened." ”

General Niu said: "Several major generals know that they are wrong, and I will punish them severely when they go back, can this matter be stopped." They have just returned from the front line, and they have all received great military merits, and if they bear such a stigma, I am afraid that their future will be ruined. ”

Yang Mubai said: "In this way, they admit that it was indeed them, why not force them to death? ”

General Niu said: "They did have sexual immorality in the Drunken Immortal Building that night, and they were indeed drunk, mistaking the wrong person, which was not their intention. Miss He committed suicide a few days after she went back, and there must have been other twists and turns in between. ”

Yang Mubai said: "Then let's try He Shengnan again and see what she says." ”

Then a few of them came to Dali Temple.

He Shengnan was locked in prison, and when he saw Yang Mubai, he was very excited, and immediately knelt down and said, "The people girl pay a visit to the queen." ”

Yang Mubai asked, "Do you have any grievances, can you tell the truth?" ”

He Shengnan said: "After I met Ruoxi, the more we talked, the more speculative we became, we were all daughters in the family, and we were not welcomed. But they don't care about us because we don't exist, and they don't care about us on weekdays. We also know that we are not welcomed, and we rarely disturb them, and the water from the well does not interfere with the water of the river. When we had nothing to do, we hung out with each other and shared some thoughts. We became close friends. ”

Speaking of this, He Shengnan smiled and said: "If it's a pity that I am the best girl I have ever seen, in my understanding, all the men in the world are not worthy of her." Later, she told me that she loved Sun Liang, and I couldn't bear her to suffer from lovesickness, so I took it upon myself to befriend Sun Liang and send him letters and small objects. ”

Yang Mubai asked, "Then Sun Liang can respond." ”

He Shengnan said: "Yes, after he received the letter, we received a reply the next day, saying that he was willing to make friends with Ruoxi. Because I was more timid and didn't dare to meet at the appointment, I had been exchanging letters for the first half of the year, and I was going to deliver letters. They shared their knowledge of each other in their letters, like good friends, who never crossed them. Half a year later, Sun Liang said that he would go to the barracks to report, and he would not be able to come back once until at least half a year, and this time he said that he wanted to meet once before leaving. ”

If she didn't hide this time, she was invited to meet Sun Liang by the Dragon Boat Lake. She didn't dare to go alone, so she asked me to go with me. When I saw her like this, I went with her. ”

At this, her eyes suddenly dimmed.

Yang Mubai asked, "Did anything happen at this meeting?" ”

He Shengnan said: "When they met, Sun Liang mistakenly thought that I was a pity. I told him that I was only helping to deliver the letter, and it was a pity to communicate with him within half a year. Unexpectedly, his face was extremely ugly at that time. I persuaded them in the middle, and they corresponded with each other, and they both spoke a common language, and it didn't take long for them to become like friends who had known each other for a long time. I don't want to bother anymore, so I leave first and give them a chance. ”

"Watching them talk more and more speculatively, I was happy and a little disappointed. A good girl like Ruoxi, after she gets married, I'm afraid there will be fewer opportunities to see her. But in her heart, she still silently blessed her, after all, Sun Liang was her favorite person. Her happiness is more important than anything else. ”

Yang Mubai said: "Since they have the same heart, why did they go to the celebration banquet later? ”

He Shengnan said: "The street was very lively that day, I played alone for a long time, wandered around, bought several jewelry, and prepared to give a few to Ruoxi. When I came to the courtyard and found that she had returned before me, I was puzzled, so I asked, "Why did you come back so early, and you had a good chat when I left?" ”

Ruo Xi said: "Not long after you left, we chatted for a while and ate snacks, and then Sun Liang was invited back by his family. ”

I was puzzled, everyone came out to play during the Dragon Boat Festival, why did they go back so early, but I didn't think about it, so I asked, "If it's a pity, how do you and Sun Liang get along?" Isn't good coming soon? You're going to get married, and I can't bear it. ”

Unexpectedly, Ruoxi was not very happy, she said: "Don't talk nonsense, there is no one in the eight characters now!" ”

I thought she was scared and quipped, "Then he went to the barracks, when will he come back, and when will you meet next time?" ”

Ruoxi whispered: "I'm afraid there will be no next time." ”

I said, "What did you say?" Did he bully you, or did you have something unpleasant? ”

Ruo Xi said: "It's nothing, he went to the barracks, how can I meet." ”

I said with special contempt: "Are you guilty of lovesickness, I just saw you today, and I thought about meeting next time, and I was afraid that the next meeting would be too long." ”

Ruoxi asked me rhetorically and said, "Katsuo, what kind of man do you like?" Like Sun Liang, who looks like him and has a good character, do you like it? ”

I replied, "I haven't met the man I like yet, like Sun Liang who is compatible with you, but he is absolutely unworthy of me." ”

Hearing this, Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your vision is really high. ”

I replied, "That's not a high-minded idea, otherwise how would I befriend you." Ruo Xi is the rarest good woman in the world. You can take a fancy to Sun Liang, it's his creation, I really don't know what you like about him. A woman like you, the best boy in the world, can marry you, and he is also high. ”

Ruoxi smiled and said, "You are used to comforting me and coaxing me." ”

I looked at her seriously and said, "I'm not coaxing you or comforting you, I'm telling the truth." Unfortunately, you don't know how good you are. The world only looks at your face, and they don't know that you are kind, virtuous, and forbearing. These are some of the rarest qualities in the world. ”

I knew that she had low self-esteem, so I said, "So, you don't have to be inferior, you are worthy of all the men in the world." If they don't look down on you, it's because you don't have fate, it's not because you're not good enough to be worthy of them. You see, your embroidery is so good, your calligraphy and painting are better than most women. You are the cunning of the women."

Ruoxi smiled and said: "Only you think so, my appearance is average, only this embroidery and calligraphy and painting are acceptable, my temperament is weak, and I am not as free and bold as you." ”

I don't agree with her statement: "Sorry, believe me, you are gentle, not weak." You are so good, you will definitely meet the true destiny and treat you like a jewel. ”

Ruoxi smiled and said, "I believe in you." ”

I jokingly said, "If you're married, will we ever see each other again?" If you can't see each other again because you're married, I'd rather you get married a few years later! ”

Ruoxi smiled and said, "Yes, even if we are both married, we can meet again." We're never going to lose touch. ”

Seeing her smile, I also became happy and said firmly, "Well, we will never lose each other." ”

He Shengnan's memories came to an abrupt end.

Yang Mubai can understand this feeling, just like her and Qiu Yue. But I vaguely felt that something was not right.

Yang Mubai asked, "What happened later?" ”

He Shengnan said: "Half a year later, Sun Liang came back, and he came to our house to meet me. This surprised me, shouldn't he have made an appointment? Why did he come to see me, thinking that he had something to bring to Ruoxi, so I went to the appointment. ”

When he saw me, he said to me: "After half a year of training, I have been promoted to major general. ”

I said happily: "Sun Liang, congratulations!" If you find out, you'll be glad to know. By the way, how long can you stay when you come back this time? ”

Sun Liang said: "I'm coming back this time, I can stay for ten days, I'll take you out to play, where do you want to play?" ”

I said, "General Sun, you should ask Ruoxi to play, what's the matter if you ask me out?" Are you embarrassed to ask her out? I'll help you ask her out. ”

Sun Liang said with a bad face: "Why did you ask her out?" The person I want to date is you. ”

I thought hard about his words and said, "What do you mean, aren't you dating Josh?" She's always in love with you......"

Sun Liang interrupted me and said, "I didn't have a relationship with her, I made it clear to her last time, I like you, not her." ”

I was shocked how this could have happened, and I didn't even tell me.

And I didn't have a male or female affection for Sun Liang, so I said: "Sun Liang, I don't like you, you don't have to waste time on me, if you pity such a good girl, why don't you like her and like me?" ”

Sun Liang said: "Emotional things, like is like, how can there be why? Don't you like me at all? ”

I said angrily, "Of course I don't like you!" I have sent you letters and small things, all for you. You've been so speculative in your correspondence, and now you're telling me that you like me, are you stepping on two boats? ”

I hate this kind of irresponsible man very much, just because he is a man, he can mess with flowers everywhere.

Sun Liang said: "I didn't step on two boats, last time I made it very clear to Miss He Ruoxi, I don't like her, what I like is you." She also knows, now that I am pursuing you, why not? ”

I retorted, "I don't allow you to pursue me, I don't like you." Also, you haven't known Ruoxi, how do you know that you don't like her? ”

Sun Liang said: "I'm pretty sure I don't like her. What I like is you. ”

In the end, we parted.

After I came back, I changed to Ruoxi, and I wanted to ask her if Sun Liang had made it clear to her last time.

Ruoxi said: "He made it clear to me last time, and he said he likes you. He doesn't like me and wants me to help him pursue you. I relented and agreed. ”

I hated the iron and said, "Why don't you tell me? I don't like him, why did you agree to help me get the match? He should like you. ”

"I like him, he likes you, and you don't like him." Since you don't like him, tell him not to force him, then why do you want to force him to like me? ”

I've been at a loss to refute it.

Later, Sun Liang asked me several times, but I didn't see him. He wrote me many letters and sent me many things, but I did not receive them all.

After a few years like this, he returned. It was also at the celebration banquet, and in order to make friends with those generals, Lord He let all the unmarried girls participate in the banquet, and I accompanied Ruo Xi.

When I saw Sun Liang, he came to greet us, and I saw that Ruo regret still had no feelings for him, so I wanted to match them. After the first banquet, we also met in private, went to play a few times, and were all three of us. I have created opportunities for them several times, and I am very happy to see Ruoxi, and Sun Liang is also very happy.

The second banquet was the day of the suffering, and I remember very well that after we came out, the little man came over and said that Sun Liang had returned to the banquet and invited us to return with us.

We don't come out often, so naturally I don't know where that little guy is, so if I'm invited to go, I'll go back first to prepare the decanting soup.

Speaking of this, He Shengnan covered his head painfully and said, "I should go with her, and I can protect her." Unexpectedly, tragedy happened like this. ”

Yang Mubai asked: "Sun Liang doesn't like Ruoxi, why is he willing to marry Ruoxi?" ”

He Shengnan calmed down for a while, and said with some embarrassment: "I told him that if he marries Ruoxi, I am willing to be his maid, as long as I don't let Ruoxi find out, I am willing to be his woman, and I don't want the title." ”

When everyone heard this, they were shocked, but they didn't expect that there would be such twists and turns.

General Niu said: "Miss He, I know your pain, but people can't be resurrected after death. He Ruoxi girl loves Sun Liang, and she doesn't want him to be so embarrassed. I can ask them to apologize to Miss He Ruoxi, and the coffin will be opened for an autopsy! She is already dead, and if she disturbs her tranquility any longer, I am afraid that she will not be at peace, and this matter is very important. ”

He Shengnan said: "I just want to get justice for her, I can't let her die in vain." ”

General Niu said: "She is dead and will never come back." If she dies and is ruined again, do you think she can feel at ease? Is justice really that important after death? For the sake of justice for her stigma, the He family is made to jump with chickens and dogs, is this really a pity that you want to see? Fame is a big deal, and if she knew that she would have to bear such an infamy after death, she would not necessarily be willing. And when the rumors are flying all over the sky, the rumors of others will spread unpleasantly, is this really good? ”

He Shengnan said: "General, you just said this in order to protect your subordinates, right? In your eyes, we're not human at all, we're just victims of this incident, aren't we? ”

General Niu said: "If the results of the autopsy are really unclean, what should you do?" Also, even if she was ruined, those young generals refused to admit it, how could they prove that they did it? ”

He Shengnan didn't know what to do for a while, yes! After so much time, they don't admit it, how can it be proved that it was them? Just because she's defiled doesn't mean they did it.

General Niu said: "When the time comes, they will not admit it, and why not pity that the girl is not innocent, how can you let her bean under the spring?" At that time, the charge of stealing a man will fall on her head. ”

Yang Mubai couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "They don't dare to open the coffin for an autopsy, isn't it just a weak heart?" He Sheng's male and female girls are human witnesses, and they don't admit it to death, and they can't help it. ”

General Niu said: "Queen Mother, just by her mouth, those young generals can accuse her of slander." First, time has passed, and it is difficult for her testimony not to be recognized as one-sided. Second, who can guarantee that He Ruoxi is not involved in them, third, why did he not report the case when the crime occurred, but reported the case after so long, and fourth, if He Father and Mother did not pursue it, she alone pursued it. ”

Yang Mubai said: "There is still a girl invited from Hualou in the Drunken Immortal Mansion that night, have you ever reviewed it?" ”

General Niu said: "Back to the queen mother, they have all examined, and according to their testimony, there is no suspicion. ”

Yang Mubai said: "Retrial of Sun Liang." ”

General Niu said: "Queen Mother, can you give Weichen a face, don't pursue this case anymore?" ”

Yang Mubai said: "General Niu, this is human life, how can it be child's play." It's not a matter of face. ”

General Niu's face was ugly. These major generals are all his favorite generals, and if he really wants to find out the truth, he is afraid that their future is worrying.

General Niu said solemnly: "Queen Mother, this is serious, Weichen is just analyzing the stakes, this is also a state matter, what is the reason why the Queen Mother is pointing fingers here?" Could it be that the queen wants to interfere in politics? ”

Yang Mubai said: "General Niu, don't talk about it left and right, am I doing politics?" You are officials protecting each other and forcing good people to death. ”

General Niu also said angrily: "Queen Mother, this is a bad word, such a big crime is deducted, Weichen can't afford it." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "General Niu is angry, the queen doesn't mean that. Mu Mu, this matter will be verified by the two generals and Dali Temple, let's go back first! ”

Yang Mubai said angrily: "Do you also agree with their approach to let an innocent girl die unjustly." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Mu Mu, this justice is not glorious, isn't it?" General Niu is right, even if it is confirmed that the girl is not innocent, it is difficult to prove that it was those young generals who did it. The girl in the flower building, the guy in the drunken fairy building, their testimony is not good for this case. ”