Shang Nanjue did not succeed in the end, his methods have always been concealed and clever, but they are not without clues. Qiu He has been a subordinate in the Shang family for nearly ten years, and has had a dewy relationship with Shang Nanjue, although she knows no more than Shang Jinquan, but when she shakes it out, it is also the same shock.

"Do you remember the young master who was buried alive by your order?"

Qiu He stared at him, digging up the filth in the Shang family's Gaomen compound.

It turned out that the person Qiu He said was beaten to death by Shang Nanyun just because he accidentally bumped into Shang Nanyun a few years ago. It just so happened that Shang Nanjue was also present that day, in order to vent his anger for his sister and to establish his authority for himself when he was young, he ignored how the maid begged for mercy, and cold-hearted and cold-blooded asked his subordinates to bury her alive.

That incident was so cruel that it made the subordinates in Shangfu tremble for a long time. And Shang Nanjue also found that although that kind of method can deter everyone, it is too tough and not conducive to winning people's hearts.

So from then on, he acted with extreme caution.

But Qiu He was the one who witnessed the whole process that day.

"The three fathers and sons of the Shang family, each with blood on their hands." Qiu He looked at Shang Nanjue resentfully, "Blood debt is to be paid with blood." It's a pity that Shang Nanyun was sent away by you, but she can't escape! ”

The sky was bright, and the Shang family's father and son were finally all imprisoned, and they would be escorted to Beijing in a few days, and they would be beheaded after the autumn.

Wen Zhesang interrogated the Shang family's father and son overnight, and until dawn, he led people to the Shang Mansion in a hurry, and the autumn wind swept away the Shang family's property. Her actions were too quick and decisive, so that the wealthy families who were still waiting, and the old man Wei who became the county magistrate instead of Wen Zhesang, before they could react, the Shang family, which had deep roots, collapsed.

This case later became a matter of word of mouth among the people of Qingfeng County, and I didn't feel tired of it from spring to summer.

The Shang family's father and son were escorted to Beijing the day after the case was closed, and they left a lot of messes. Wen Zhesang began to deal with affairs again without sleep and food, those who were persecuted by the Shang family, should be compensated, and those who should be saved.

Half a month later, Wen Zhesang had time to think of the quail-like rich people today.

The Shang family has fallen, the rich have thrown themselves into the trap, and there is no longer any leader. However, the Zheng, Yang, and Du families were close to the yamen, and often knocked on the side to inquire about Wen Zhesang's movements.

Wen Zhesang also fulfilled their wish, and as soon as the matter at hand was put aside, he invited the heads of the three families to the yamen for questioning. Then it was for nearly a month, and Wen Zhesang went to the yamen to "drink tea" every three or five times, and gradually suppressed their arrogance.

On the other hand, shopkeepers and other private households took the opportunity to develop and strengthen themselves. When the rich come to their senses, Qingfeng County is no longer their world.

The time has entered June, and the cicadas that have woken up in the cold ground all day long nesting on the branches and singing loudly, from morning to night, tirelessly.

Since the Shang family is gone, the rich families have been squeezed by private households so that they no longer dare to be arrogant, and the days in the county have become quieter and more peaceful day by day. Wen Zhesang, the county magistrate who has paid a lot for the people, is also really loved.

During this period, the poor child who was picked up by Aunt Chun also found his parents.

"It's really strange in this world that in order to save a little money, they can bear to abandon their own flesh and blood." Dongxue stared at the woman who came out of the gate, and complained to Wen Zhesang.

Today, it was the first time that the child's mother had come to the yamen to thank Wen Zhesang, even if it was two months late.

Wen Zhesang glanced at the figure that flashed outside the gate, and vaguely the child's father seemed to look at her: "He didn't dare to come in, for fear that I would punish him." ”

Dongxue snorted lightly: "It is said that tigers are poisonous and do not eat children, but he is worse than tigers." And they didn't go to the good hall - if it weren't for Aunt Chun, the little tiger head might have ...... long ago Phew! I think he didn't want to leave a way for the little tiger head to live that day! ”

Little Tiger Head is the nickname given to the child by Aunt Chun, because the child has a tough life, and has been tortured in the hospital for more than half a month, and he has become more and more tiger-headed and loved.

But it just so happened that the family had fallen at that time, and there was nothing important in the yamen, so Wen Zhesang sent most of the people out to find Xiaohutou's parents. But when Aunt Chun picked up the little tiger's head, there was only an ordinary swaddling cloth, and there was no clue at all.

After searching like a headless fly for a few days, just when Wen Zhesang was thinking about whether to change her method, she heard that something had happened to Wang Wuji's medical hall.

When she hurried over, she found that it was Aunt Chun who was arguing with someone. And the husband and wife who quarreled with her were later confirmed to be Xiaohutou's parents.

It turned out that Aunt Chun's biological mother who called Xiaohutou saw it when she was walking with Xiaohutou, but coincidentally, that woman was the one who gave Aunt Chun and the dog Niang you juice that day. She came with her husband to prescribe tranquilizers today, but she didn't expect to see her abandoned child at a glance.

Maybe this is because there is a certain number in the dark, and maybe every mother will not admit her child wrong. The woman asked Aunt Chun to return the child to her on the spot, but her husband said that she had lost her heart and that her own child was gone, so he regarded other people's children as flesh and blood.

The woman loved her son very much, and when she saw that her husband had no remorse, she saw that Wen Zhesang was present, and she told everything.

It turned out that the woman and her husband were married to the parents of the family, and although they had no love, they could barely get by. After having a child, the couple's relationship gradually improved. But the good times didn't last long, and one day when the two were repairing the dilapidated firewood house, they happened to leave the child not far away. The child's father didn't look at it, but listened to the child's cry.

It turned out that the couple threw a crossbar together, and accidentally smashed it on the swaddling clothes. If it was an adult, it would hurt for a few days, but the baby's body was delicate, and when the couple saw it, the lotus-like legs were immediately blue.

At first, the two did not have the idea of throwing away the child, but after inviting the doctor, the child's leg was already useless, and he could only be a cripple when he grew up in the future. Life is not good, who would want to raise a cripple? So the child's father easily persuaded the woman to give up the child, and was afraid that she would regret it, so he touched the back door of the good hall that night, and let him live and die with a clear conscience.

Without children, the woman became haggard day by day, and her spirit was in a trance all day long. But because she was afraid of her husband's beating and scolding, she could only bear it silently. When she saw the child snuggled in Aunt Chun's arms that day, she finally couldn't hold back - it was her own flesh and blood, why did she sleep sweetly in someone else's arms?

Wen Zhesang didn't hear about the rest of the follow-up, but remembered that the woman was going to return to the child, and Aunt Chun thought about it for a while, and finally thought about it under the comfort of the dog mother. Every once in a while, he went to the woman's house to see the children.

Dongxue's words recalled her thoughts: "It's so hot today, don't stay outside, let's go inside and take shelter." ”

The June sky was covered with clouds as light as a veil, and the air was so dreary that one could barely breathe.

Wen Zhesang got up and went into the study, and Dongxue hurriedly went to the kitchen to ask for a bowl of sour plum soup to relieve the heat.

"Abandoning a child is no different from an animal." Wen Zhesang flipped through the county chronicles, suddenly threw down the book, and called Xie Yikou, "Go and arrest people and deal with them according to the law." ”

Xie Yikou knew who she was talking about, and immediately left the yamen.

A bowl of sour plum soup went down, and the heat on my body went away a lot.

"Dongxue, take some sour plum soup and send it to Master Song. He was not in good health, and the weather was cold and hot. ”

Dongxue complained: "He is golden, and he is more squeamish than the nobles in Shangjing." The last time he sent him hoof flower soup, he also said that he couldn't eat meat and greasy, I think, he can only be a vegetarian like a monk! ”

Speaking of this, Dong Xue was aggrieved and had a headache, and said that she wouldn't go to Song Hanshu anymore.

"You quarreled with him?" Wen Zhisang said in surprise.

Dongxue's face was frustrated, "If I can really quarrel, I will be happy." He is a pedantic and sour person, so I don't dislike it, but he still pretends to be confused and angry. ”

It turned out to be the beginning of love.

Wen Zhesang thought that if Dongxue could really make an affair with Song Hanshu, it could be regarded as a good thing in the yamen. However, Song Hanshu was really unreasonable, and he forced Dong Xue to take the initiative to signal-but he still didn't know it, no wonder Dong Xue was angry with him.

"Okay, since you don't want to go, let Jiang Weixi go." There is no way to deal with emotional matters.

Dongxue held her mouth and responded, turned around and went to find Jiang Weixi to run away.

Suddenly, Wen Zhisang heard a shrill cry, which sounded like a man's voice.

She was strange in her heart, put down the county chronicle and went out to take a look, but she didn't expect that it was Xiaohutou's father who was crying. The dignified seven-foot man cried profusely before he went to court, which was really annoying to watch.

"My lord! O Lord! The grass people are really wronged! My child, I, I don't know how he lost it, my lord! ”

Perhaps it was because he had seen with his own eyes how Wen Zhesang dealt with the Shang family's father and son and a wealthy family with vigorous means, and Jin Yan trembled when he saw her.

Wen Zhesang's gaze did not stop at him, but looked at the woman standing stunned with the child in her arms. She was now in a skeletal shape, as if she was even more emaciated than when she had left.

She was very worried in her heart, a good family, she didn't expect this kind of thing to happen. But no matter how poor and sad the days are, how can they deprive a fresh life?

Thinking of this, Wen Zhesang said coolly: "It's not too late to say anything in court." She is very disdainful of men who are selfish and have no responsibility.

"No...... No! I was wronged! Wronged, my lord! Jin Yan trembled, and on the way here, he heard the head catcher say that abandoning his parents and children would be beheaded! He's still so young, he hasn't lived long enough to die!

"Liu Niang, Liu Niang, you help me talk, you know, our child was lost in the night! You know! Jin Yan collapsed on the ground, tugging on Liu Niang's skirt and not letting go, looking straight at her, his eyes full of hope.

"Husband, what do you want me to say?" Liu Niang's hand gently patted the swaddling clothes, and her mouth seemed to be humming a song. She hung her head, her emaciated cheeks sunken in, terrifying.

Jin Yan said eagerly: "You tell the adults that I didn't lose the child!" Say it quickly! ”

"No...... You didn't ......" The corners of Liu Niang's mouth drooped strangely, "But you killed him......"