Chapter 284: Like Falling into an Ice Cellar
Xu Chu was stunned when she heard this, but after hearing that Gu Shunfeng would be imprisoned for another three months, she suddenly looked at Xiao Qinglang with bright eyes.
Why did she forget that although the ancient filial piety system was not strict with the people's homes, if it was really investigated, it would be a matter.
In fact, generally speaking, the first is to return to the hometown, and the other is to prohibit all entertainment activities, and even the husband and wife cannot perform the Zhou Gong ceremony during the three-year filial piety period. It is said to be three years, but strictly speaking, it is actually twenty-seven months.
And this system has evolved to this day, in fact, most of the officials in the DPRK and China are constrained. As far as the people are concerned, they are rarely held accountable. Especially for couples who have sex together, they will turn a blind eye. As for drinking wine and eating meat during the period of filial piety, it also follows the unwritten rule that no one will be held accountable.
"Is that someone accusing him?"
Xiao Qinglang bowed his head and said: "There are a few apprentices in Gu Shunfeng Restaurant, who came all the way from the capital with him, and now they want to break up the gang, but they are not easy to say because he is a master. Coupled with the promises made by other restaurants, they are even more ready to move now......"
The night was deeper, the sound of insects had stopped, and Xu Chu, who had a satisfactory answer, also went back to his room to rest satisfied.
It's just that she still didn't sleep well this night. After tossing and turning for a long time, I fell asleep before dawn.
Early the next morning, Tian County ordered a retrial of the murder of Liu Jinshan.
Above the lobby, Tian Xian Ling sat tremblingly on the side of the position, wiping a handful of cold sweat oozing from his forehead from time to time. He really didn't expect that in just one day, the prince and Miss Xu would be able to overturn the case for Gu Shunfeng.
In fact, at the beginning, he had also carefully inquired and also visited the village. However, everyone's mouths were shining, coupled with Lin Yan's inspection, and the prefect's instructions, which made him feel at ease to close the case.
Xiao Qinglang glanced at Tian Xian Ling, and looked at him secretly wiping his sweat with a smile. It's just that his eyes swept like this, which made Tian Xianling's face turn pale, and he was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He hesitated for a long time before he whispered: "Lord Wang, is the trial going to start now?" β
Xiao Qinglang's expressionless chin made a shocking sound, and then people brought all the suspects up.
This time, with Xiao Qinglang as the chief judge, plus human and material evidence and the murderer's confession, it is more convincing than when Gu Shunfeng was concluded.
At the moment when he saw Zhang Sun's who was escorted to the court, Gu Shunfeng was stunned for a moment, and then his body shrank uncomfortably. Obviously, he didn't expect that he would see his childhood sweetheart growing up with him in such a situation here.
He subconsciously turned his gaze to his daughter-in-law who was listening to the trial outside the second gate of the Yamen, and her face was very pale and very ugly.
But when he heard that all his suffering came from this woman, the fluctuations in his eyes completely turned into anger and disgust. Even, there is a feeling of gnashing teeth.
However, Zhang Sun's was already disheartened, except for being a little choked up when he looked at Zhang Cuncai, he directly regarded Gu Shunfeng as a stranger.
With the experience of mourning alone in prison last night, she only feels that her hatred is so worthless. In fact, if she didn't question revenge, and even when she saw Liu Jinshan, she wouldn't be upset and unwilling because of a few words, maybe now they would be a different ending.
Perhaps, they are still poor, but they can stay together for a lifetime.
"Zhang Sun's murder and robbery, cutting off the head of the deceased and chopping up the body of the deceased, the facts are clear, the human and material evidence is conclusive, and he was sentenced to behead after the autumn. Zhang Cuncai concealed the responsibility for his wife, and also helped his wife chop off the head of the deceased and hide it at home. After that, he made false testimony to divert the attention of the government, intending to blame others, committing a heinous crime, and was sentenced to 3,000 miles of exile and lifelong prohibition of returning to his hometown. β
As for Zhang Baoer's life experience, he thought of the inside story, so Xiao Qinglang never mentioned it. The child is innocent, not to mention, he can also see that if Zhang Baoer is really taken back by Gu Shunfeng, the ending may not be good.
And Gu Shunfeng and his wife didn't have time to cry with joy, so they heard Xiao Qinglang say: "However, Gu Shunfeng, as a son of man, left his hometown to run a business in the capital without authorization during the period of filial piety, and drank wine and ate meat during the period, which is unfilial. The king sentenced him to three months in prison as a punishment, and if he violates morality in the future, he should be punished severely! β
Gu Hu, who was choking up and rejoicing outside, was stunned when he heard this. And others also whispered along with Xiao Qinglang's words, the Great Zhou Dynasty has always valued filial piety, and if you carry the name of unfilial piety, even if you are released from prison, you will be ridiculed.
As soon as she wanted to cry out for her husband, she heard that Gu Shunfeng, who was kneeling in the hall, had kowtowed and confessed. Almost, without giving her time to react, everything was settled.
How could Gu Shunfeng not hear the coldness in Xiao Qinglang's words? Although he kept those things secret, and in order not to let his daughter-in-law and children know, he moved his residence several times.
He originally thought that with Sun's quiet marriage and no return home, no one would mention this matter again. But I didn't expect that one day, I would be responsible for my past mistakes.
Now there is no need for others to say much, the moment he saw Sun's confession, he had already guessed the ins and outs. even, faintly remorseful.
If only back then, he didn't hesitate left and right, and didn't get married for the future, but he still wanted to achieve good things with the Sun family, who grew up since childhood. Perhaps, nothing will happen later.
At that time, he really didn't expect that his words of complaining to his friends in the village after drinking would be known to everyone. Unexpectedly, the father and mother of the Sun family would suffer from his cowardice and finally die.
After fleeing back to the capital overnight three years ago, he also thought about looking for Sun to come back. In any case, everything started because of him. And she was also pregnant with her own flesh and blood, but when he thought that the master had not passed on the mantle to him, he was a little unwilling.
After such a delay, when he inquired, he found that the only daughter of the Sun family, who had been ruined, was gone. It seems that some people say that a matchmaker has found a family affair for her, and some people say that a bachelor man bought her back to be a daughter-in-law.
After a long time, he gradually stopped worrying about those things. Sometimes I even think that it is a good thing that she can leave the village.
And now it seems that his greed for wealth in the past finally made bitter fruits.
When he was in prison, he hesitated and asked, "That year...... The child in your womb that year......"
Before his words fell, Zhang Cuncai rushed to him with red eyes, and then smashed it with a fist with iron shackles.
"Bao'er is my son, my son!" He looked like crazy, but he shocked Gu Shunfeng a lot.
And Zhang Sun called on the side: "Brother Cuncai, don't be like this." Bao'er's surname is Zhang, and she will always be surnamed Zhang......"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Gu Shunfeng viciously and said, "Back then, you ruthlessly abandoned our mother and son, but now you remember that I was still pregnant with a fetus in my womb?" Do you know how I was pregnant with my father and mother at that time? If you have a little conscience, you should feel guilty and uneasy, and your conscience will not be at peace day and night......"
Although these words are choked, they are extremely depressing. Even though she didn't curse heartbreakingly, she pierced people's hearts with every word.
"Where is my father and mother unable to resist you? Where am I not right for you? You have been running for many years, and my father and mother have taken care of you inside and outside the house, and even helped you send your father and mother. But I didn't expect that in the end, you would be so ruthless. β
At this time, it was not far from the second gate, so many people who were paying attention to a few people heard these words. Although the matter is not detailed, it does not prevent everyone from hearing the meaning.
Especially Gu Shunfeng's wife, at this time, it was like falling into an ice cellar, as if she had been covered with cold water, and she was chilled under the warm sun.
She knew that her husband was hiding something from her, but she never asked. She has always felt that everything her husband has done, including everything he has hidden, is for her good.
When her in-laws died, she was just in time for her to become pregnant. One is that a pregnant person cannot go to the mourning hall. The second is because the capital is a long way from Qingfeng Town, and the child in the belly is injured in order to prevent bumps. Therefore, she was persuaded by everyone to not return.
At that time, she still thanked her husband for being considerate and considerate, and valued herself so much.
But I didn't expect the truth to be so ironic......
If she came back with him back then, how could he hide that he had a childhood sweetheart's fiancΓ©e? How can he hide his purpose for marrying her, and even his seemingly down-to-earth but deep scheming?
For a while, Gu Hu was dizzy, and it took a while to calm down. It's just that now, she no longer wants to look at the figure that worries and makes her feel at ease.
When she walked out of the lobby, she suddenly felt at a loss in her heart, and it was not until she saw the children who rushed back from afar that she felt that her heart had settled down.
"Mother, where is my father?" The son of the Gu family looked back eagerly, but did not see Gu Shunfeng's figure, so he hurriedly said, "Could it be that the mother sent a letter saying that the prince wanted to overturn the case for his father?" β
Gu Hu suppressed the strangeness on his face, patted his son's hand, and said, "The prince has found out that your father did not kill anyone. It's just that because someone accused your father of drinking alcohol during the filial piety period, you still need to stay in prison for a few more days as a punishment. β
At this time, when some people outside the lobby passed by, their eyes looked at Gu Hu and the others with a little strangeness. Obviously, they knew this person as Gu Shunfeng's wife.
So in the midst of everyone's muttering, the ugly-faced son of the Gu family wanted to have a seizure. But before he could speak, he was held down by his mother, "Forget it, this is indeed what your father did wrong, but being accused of a few words is better than being unjustly killed." β
The son of the Gu family was stunned, suppressed the shame in his heart, and helped his somewhat weak mother into the carriage with his sister.