Chapter Forty-Six: Difficult Verdicts
Du Shi's sudden words surprised everyone, including Di Renjie, and at this time, Zhang Qi's face also changed abruptly!
"My lord, don't listen to her nonsense, the grass people confess, then Su Cheng was indeed beaten to death by me, I am willing to fight for him!" Zhang Qi kowtowed again and again!
Di Renjie seemed to realize that there was something else hidden in this case, and after thinking for a moment, he would be shocked!
"Zhang Qi shut up, Du Shi, you said that it wasn't Zhang Qi who injured people's lives, what the hell is going on?" Di Renjie asked!
"My lord, the matter has come to this, and the women will say it all! That day, when Su Cheng and the women talked about lending the women to Zhang Qi, the women were ashamed and indignant, but Su Cheng was stubborn and didn't consider the feelings of the women at all, and the women simply obeyed his wishes! After the women arrived at the Zhang family, the Zhang family went up to the old mother, down to the miscellaneous servants, and they were all respectful and good to the women, and Zhang Qi did not covet the women at all, but one night, the women and Zhang Qi drank, and after getting drunk, the women and Zhang Qi became husband and wife! Since then, the women have the heart to stay in the Zhang family! Du Shi said without hesitation!
"After that, Su Cheng came to ask for a wife?" Di Renjie asked!
"Yes! I don't know where Su Cheng heard that the Minmin woman was pregnant, so he found Zhang Qi and wanted to take me back, Zhang Qi informed the Minmin about it, and the Minmin said to Zhang Qi that since she had entered the Zhang family, as long as the Zhang family did not give up, she would be born as a member of the Zhang family and die as a ghost of the Zhang family! So Zhang Qi rejected Su Cheng, and Su Cheng threatened to come to Zhang's house to ask for someone, the woman was worried that Su Cheng would come to make trouble, and the aunt was angry because of this, so she asked someone to send a letter to Su Cheng, let him enter Zhang's house at night, come to see me, that night Zhang Qi sent his mother into the incense and did not return, that Su Cheng really came, the woman drugged in his tea, and after Su Cheng was stunned by the medicine, the woman covered him to death, thinking that he regarded me as a thing, and was angry for a while, so he beat his cane! Du Shi said expressionlessly!
"Then how did Su Cheng's body get to the county office?" Di Renjie asked!
"After Zhang Qi came back, he found Su Cheng's body, and the woman retold it to him, so Zhang Qi sent the body to Wu Ming, and gave Wu Ming silver, so there was the rest of the matter!" Dushi said!
"Alas! Lady, you shouldn't say it! Zhang Qi cried bitterly and said!
"Xianggong, thanks to Xianggong for not giving up, I can't let Xianggong take his life because of this, Aunt Ci is old, and I still expect you to support her in the end, you and I have no chance in this life, I hope you and I can be husband and wife for a lifetime in the next life!" Du Shi said gloomily!
Di Renjie was a little stunned, he never thought that there would be such a change in this case, and his heart couldn't help but be extremely complicated!
"Take Zhang Qi and Du into custody first, and this cabinet will announce the verdict on a later date!" Di Renjie thought for a long time and said!
Zhang Qi and Du Shi were taken out of the lobby, and at this time, Han Ruilin and Song Zucheng bowed down in front of Di Renjie in fear!
"Pavilion Elder, the lower officials and others do not investigate for a while, and the unjust case is wrongly judged, and the Pavilion Elder is also asked to punish him!" Yizhou Thorn Shi Han Ruilin opened his mouth!
"That's it, although the two of you are at fault, but this pavilion also neglected to overlook you for a while, but in this case, you two must learn a lesson and never do it again!" Di Renjie groaned!
"Thank you, Elder Ge! The lower officials and others will definitely bow down in the future, and they will never reproduce today's omissions! The two were relieved and said in unison!
"I'm still thinking about this case, so let's be here today!" After Di Renjie finished speaking, he walked towards the back hall!
"Congratulations to the elder pavilion!" The two of them breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a deep salute!
In the backyard of the county government, the county commander Song Zucheng prepared a resting place for Di Renjie early, and Su Jin was in Di Renjie's room at this time!
"Su Jin, can you hear what the Du family said in the court today?" Di Renjie asked!
"Back to my lord, the folk girl can hear it clearly!" Su Jin replied!
"And what do you think?" Di Renjie asked!
"The folk girl doesn't know what the adults mean?" Su Jin looked at Di Renjie puzzled and asked!
"Brother Ling's death, who do you think should be responsible?" Di Renjie asked bluntly!
"Lord Hui, at first the folk girl thought that Zhang Qi beat her brother to death in order to occupy her sister-in-law Du's family, but now that Zhang Qi is not the real murderer, and her brother died at the hands of her sister-in-law Du's family, and this Du's family, our Su family is indeed sorry for her!" Su Jin said with some hesitation!
"Then if it is up to you, what kind of decision do you want in this case?" Di Renjie continued to ask!
"My lord, forgive me, the folk girl really wanted the murderer to kill the murderer at first, but now, the folk girl doesn't know what to do! After listening to what her sister-in-law said, the folk girl also thought that if I were my sister-in-law Du Shi, I might do something even more decisive than her! Su Jin said!
"Hmmm! This matter is also the first time that this pavilion has encountered it, Du Shi was aggrieved first, and deliberately retaliated later, but after all, it caused people to die, and it violated the law of our dynasty, no matter what the antecedent was, they should bear it! Di Renjie said thoughtfully!
"My lord, are you going to sentence that Du Shi to death?" Su Jin asked!
"Or else? Because of this borrowing of his wife, my brother lost his life, and you almost lost your life in the temple, don't you want her to die? Di Renjie asked!
"This ......" Su Jin hesitated!
"I think it's going to be cut like this!" Di Renjie said!
"Nope! My lord! Cannot! Su Jin suddenly shouted!
"Oh? Miss Su Jin, why is this? Di Renjie asked!
"The Du family can't be blamed for my brother's death, it's our Su family who is sorry for her, I'm the master of this matter, I won't sue!" Su Jin said categorically!
"Is this your sincerity?" Di Renjie asked!
"Back to my lord, the folk girl really won't sue!" Su Jin said with tears in her eyes!
"Girl Gao Yi! In this way, this cabinet will rule tomorrow that Zhang Qi will pay for the burial of his brother Su Cheng, and Du will keep filial piety for his brother for three years, and after three years, she can marry Zhang Qi, and all the property of the Su family confiscated by Yizhou Mansion and Pucheng County will be returned, Miss Su Jin, do you think this is feasible? Di Renjie asked!
"Adults must have made a decision in their hearts, right?" Su Jin asked a little sadly!
"Hehe, Miss Su Jin, it's really not a secret, this pavilion did think of such a ruling a long time ago, but Miss Su Jin's opinion is the key to whether the ruling can be implemented!" Di Renjie said!
"It's up to you! The folk girl was also relieved at this time, people can't be resurrected after death, instead of one more victim, it is better to have one more pair of happy people! Su Jin Shili said!
The next day, Di Renjie announced the verdict in court, Zhang Qi and Du Shi were quite surprised, and Zhang Qi also apologized to Su Jin, and said to Su Jin that he would set up a room in Zhang's house to enshrine Su Cheng's tablet, Yizhou Mansion and Pucheng County did not dare to slack off, and immediately returned all the things confiscated by the Su family, in fact, under the careful count, the return of property far exceeded the original property of the Su family!
The case came to an end, Di Renjie and his entourage did not stay long, and the group immediately set off and left Pucheng County!