"Lord Qingtian, please be the master of the grass people!"

As soon as dawn broke and the dew had not dispersed, the drums of grievances outside the county yamen kept ringing. A poorly dressed middle-aged couple fell to their knees, their clothes wet from the night's moisture. They cried and cried while beating the drum non-stop.

The county magistrate Hu Rihui was so noisy that he couldn't sleep, so he immediately became angry and asked the catcher to bring in the person who shouted at the door.

"Who is in the hall, what grievances are there?" Hu Rihui yawned sleepily, and the master hurriedly handed him a cup of tea to rinse his mouth.

The couple knelt under the hall and wept silently, and the husband spoke: "The county official, Li Jiu, a grass farmer, used to farm on the outskirts of the city, and went to the city every day to buy vegetables. ”

"It's just that on that day, the little girl of the grass people came to pick up the grass people and go back to eat, but Han Xu, the son of the Han family, took a fancy to her, and insisted on taking them home to be a servant, but the grass people didn't want to, so he asked someone to beat the grass people and dragged the little girl away."

Speaking of this, Li Jiu couldn't help but wipe away his tears, Hu Rihui couldn't bear to see it, and sighed.

"His Han family has a big business, and the grass people originally thought that although the little girl Yaoyao came to the Han Mansion to be a subordinate, at least she was a little decent, but who knows, Yaoyao went home yesterday and hugged her mother and cried non-stop. After we asked again and again, she said that she was pregnant with Han Gongzi's child and was kicked out. ”

"Then Han Gongzi robbed Yaoyao that day, not to be a subordinate at all." The old lady gasped and cried out of breath, "Poor Yaoyao of my family, she was driven out when she was pregnant with a child, and she hanged herself on the beam of the house that night." ”

Li Jiu immediately kowtowed his head on the ground several times: "Ask Lord Qingtian to be the master of the grass people, and give Yaoyao justice!" ”

The couple also looks old, but now the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, which is really pitiful. Although Hu Rihui, the county official, has no achievements, fortunately he still has a heart for the people.

Seeing this, Hu Rihui immediately ordered: "Come and arrest Han Xu." ”

The catchers had to be ordered to go out, but Han Xu stayed outside yesterday and did not return home, so he was quickly brought back by them.

"How is it so fast?" Hu Rihui was a little strange.

The head catcher approached and whispered: "Lord Hui, someone made trouble yesterday, Han Xu had a conflict with them, and somehow someone died, Han Xu was afraid, so he didn't go back, and he has been living outside." ”

"Dead? Why didn't anyone report me on such a big thing? Hu Rihui frowned.

"Master, those are all gangsters, and people who are dead naturally don't dare to report to the official, even when the subordinates go to get people, they only know it after listening to the people in the city."

When Han Xu was arrested, he was already very unconvinced, and he kept talking, but no one paid attention to him, so he shouted: "Do you know who I am, dare to come and tie me up." ”

"You brute, you killed my daughter, and you dare to be so arrogant, you ...... You will give my daughter back her life. On the side, Li Jiuqi's eyes were red, and he pounced on Han Xu and pinched him, and hurriedly held it down when he was arrested.

"Nonsense, when did I kill your daughter." Han Xu flicked his sleeves and snorted from his nose.

"Bold fanatics, unrepentant." Hu Rihui was so angry that he was shocked: "This official asked you, did you rob the people's daughter, causing the woman to get pregnant and hang herself." ”

Han Xu was stunned for a moment and said, "Joke, there are countless concubines in my house, and I still use them to come out and grab them." ”

"You don't know how to learn, you are domineering with your family background, everyone knows it," Hu Rihui sneered, "You may not be able to do such a thing." ”

"My lord, you must tell the evidence in everything." Han Xu glanced at Li Jiu next to him, and raised his chin to look at Hu Rihui: "I am the son of the Han family, and my aunt is the princess of King Li, but it is not your petty official who offended her." ”

"My lord, what you said is true." The master hurriedly came over and whispered to Hu Rihui, "This belongs to King Li's domain, what's the matter, I also learned that King Li will speak." ”

Hu Rihui was angry in his heart, so he had to take a picture of the shocked wood and temporarily withdraw from the court.

Although he withdrew from the court, Hu Rihui still asked someone to temporarily watch Han Xu, and he went to Zhang Fengyu, the governor of the domain, to explain the matter. Zhang Fengyu learned about it, thought about it, and came to King Li's mansion to make a report.

"Master Zhang, why are you here?" As soon as Murong Lin finished practicing martial arts in the courtyard, he saw the little servant leading Zhang Fengyu in.

Zhang Fengyu arched his hand first and said: "Shiziye, there is a case in the county, Han Gongzi forcibly robbed the people's daughter and caused the woman to get pregnant and hang herself. ”

"Han Gongzi? Which Han Gongzi. Murong Lin didn't think about it for a while.

Zhang Fengyu suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "That's it, the princess's mother's family, Han Xu, Han Gongzi." ”

"What?" Murong Lin was also a little shocked and embarrassed, "Is it true that he killed the people's daughter?" ”

"That's what's strange about this case." Zhang Fengyu hung his hands and frowned, "I did an autopsy to prove that the woman was indeed pregnant and hanged herself, but Han Gongzi insisted that he had never seen this woman, and the servants of the Han family also said that they had never seen Han Gongzi bring the woman back." ”

"In this case, it must be the woman's family who admitted their mistake, or someone is to blame." Murong Lin stood with his hands behind his back.

"By the way, Lord Shizi, when the officials investigated, I learned that this woman named Li Yao had previously been the maid of the princess's family." Zhang Fengyu shook his hand, "Can you ask the princess why Li Yao left the mansion, maybe you can know something that the Li family is hiding." ”

"Well, at least it's a clue." Murong Lin nodded, and just went to see if she was okay.

The two came to the Gentleman's Courtyard and briefly told Feng Xiaoyue about the cause and effect of the matter.

"I see." Feng Xiaoyue asked Xiao Yu to serve them tea, and sat in her seat, "If you want to know anything, just ask, I must know everything, if there is anything I don't know, Xiao Yu and Rong's mother must also know." ”

"The princess is righteous, and the officials are grateful." Zhang Fengyu bowed his hand slightly.

"The name of the woman who hanged herself is Li Yao, and it is said that she once served as a maid in your mansion, but at this time."

How did Feng Xiaoyue know about the servants of the Feng family, she could only look at Xiao Yu suspiciously. Xiao Yu stood aside and reminded: "Miss, there is indeed such a person, but she changed her name to Chunyu after entering the house, no wonder Miss doesn't remember." ”

"Girl, do you know why she left the house again?" Zhang Fengyu asked.

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, and blessed Zhang Fengyu: "I'm sorry for my lord, this is the housekeeper's grandmother who let me go, as for what the reason, the slave and maid really don't know." ”

Hearing this, Murong Lin and Zhang Fengyu glanced at each other, both feeling a little puzzled and pity.