Chapter XIX: Case Closure

Ye Jingjing nodded, and said lightly: "Since Mo Yuan returned home, my sister has been missing it very much, and today I happened to go out of Beijing to do business and pass by here, so I came to pay a visit and pick up Mo Yuan by the way." Trouble the old man. ”

Mo Yuan's father promised again and again, "Okay, I hope the young master can take care of the little girl more." ”

"It's a certainty, Xiaosheng still has things to do, Mo Yuan has already been picked up, don't worry about it." The corners of Ye Jing's mouth hooked slightly, and a warm smile bloomed on his face.

"Yes, yes, yes. Little Lao'er knows. Mo Yuan's father said.

Ye Jing gently helped him up, "That little life is goodbye, I hope that the old man can accept these silver and talk about his heart." ”

Mo Yuan's father held the silver and saluted Ye Jing vigorously. Ye Jing's heart was slightly sour, she couldn't see the old man suffering the most in her life.

Seeing off Mo Yuan's father, the two returned to the village entrance to fight and turn around.

"The people I have seen the most are the poor," Ye Jing controlled the horse and said slowly, "I almost died on the way to escape the famine, and I always had the last bit of silver on my body, and I didn't dare to spend it, so I carried it in my arms, and I felt at ease when I touched it." ”

"It's all over, and the young master is not short of silver now." The sound of bamboo noise is still cold.

Ye Jing smiled, "Yes, there is no shortage of money and there is still school, it's good!" ”

Zhu Huo's hand holding the reins tightened, and he said indifferently: "Let's go quickly, Changkong has been walking for a long time." ”

The capital of Yuanfu.

"What do you say? That widow was taken away by Dali Temple? Master Yuan screamed in disbelief, and when he got up, he accidentally broke his beloved ice crack teacup.

Ignoring the distress, he stepped forward in a few steps and grabbed Chang Sui's clothes, "Didn't Li Kaichen say that the case could be closed today?" How was it intercepted by Dali Temple? ”

"That, the widow's son went to Dali Temple to deliver the recital, because a few days ago there were rumors on the street that Aunt Xin killed and killed Mrs." often stammered as he spoke, and large drops of sweat were left on his forehead, "The widow did not admit her guilt for a long time, and Dali Temple took over the case." ”

Master Yuan sat on the ground with his buttocks, his eyes staring straight ahead, with no focus.

He opened his mouth blankly, "Zhang Quan, I treat you well on weekdays, right?" ”

"The master is very small."

"Good. You don't forget this phrase. Master Yuan sat dumbfounded, and there were fragments of ice cracked tea cups lying quietly beside him, reflecting the sunlight shining in from the window, which was particularly shining.

The efficiency of Dali Temple is needless to say. Just after the time, the summons arrived at Yuan's mansion, and the murder case of Shen's mother was officially promoted to trial, and Li Shumei, the secretary of Dali Temple, tried the case.

Li Shumei had heard of this case before receiving it, and the case had not been concluded for a long time, and there were many doubts when I thought about it. Therefore, as soon as Shen Yingshou handed over the petition, he took the initiative to ask Ying and took over the case.

"The complainant Shen Yingsan is thin." Li Shumei slapped the shocked wood and said in a deep voice.

Xie Jin and the others stood in the crowd outside the hall, watching Shen Yingthin being brought in from the back hall.

"The person kneeling in the hall, but Shen Ying is thin?"

"It's the grass people." Shen Ying said thinly.

"You sued Yuan Shanxia for poisoning his wife and framing Zheng Shen, is there any evidence?" Li Shumei said in a deep voice.

Shen Yingshou looked up at the hall and said loudly: "Back to my lord, there was originally a maid named Mo Yuan next to Mrs. Yuan, according to what she said, it was Yuan Shanchang who poisoned Mrs. Yuan to death with Zhang Quan's instructions that day. ”

Li Shumei nodded, and patted the wood, "Pass the ink mandarin." ”

Before Mo Yuan walked to the hall, he collapsed to the ground, and was half-dragged and half-dragged by the officials to the hall, and poured out the situation of the day without waiting for Li Shumei to ask.

At this time, Yuan Shan and Chang casually also arrived, and were directly taken to the hall, kneeling under the hall with Shen Yingsian, Shen Mu and Mo Yuan.

"Zhang Quan, on September 17, have you ever seen the ink duck and given her a packet of aconitum powder?" Li Shumei said.

Zhang Quan's eyes widened in horror, and he hurriedly said: "Back to the adult, the villain is wronged, the villain has not seen the ink mandarin for more than half a month, let alone give her a pack of aconitum powder, my lord Mingjian!" ”

"You are talking nonsense, you clearly threatened me to poison me in the lady's tea cake that day, my lord, the folk girl did not lie!" Mo Yuan said excitedly.

Li Shumei slapped the startled wood twice and said, "Mo Yuan, do you have any evidence to prove that the aconitum powder was given to you by Zhang Quan?" ”

"Thisβ€”this is indeed given to me by Zhang Quan." Mo Yuan was stunned for a moment and panicked.

Li Shumei frowned, and continued: "What is the dosage of aconitum powder that Zhang Quan gave you that day?" Do you have any leftovers? ”

"It's only the size of a copper coin, and I have a little left, just at the foot of the bed in Yuan's residence." Mo Mandarin Road.

Li Shumei nodded and ordered, "Zhang Qing, you go to the Yuan Mansion to find this package of medicine." Bi Guang, you took someone to inquire from house to house in the pharmacy in the capital, who had gone to grab the medicine to dispel cold and relieve pain before September 17, and the medicine contained aconitum in it. ”

Zhang Quan swallowed his saliva, and his body kneeling under the hall trembled slightly.

Li Shumei stopped talking, sitting in the hall and playing with a red sandalwood teapot on the table. The crowd standing outside the hall began to whisper.

"Ah Jing, do you think Li Shumei may solve the case?" Xie Jin turned his head over and said softly.

Ye Jing touched his ears, turned his head away, and said: "Eight or nine are not far from ten, as long as the source of the aconitum is investigated, it can be proved that Mo Yuan's testimony is true or false, and there will be physical evidence." ”

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Zhang Qing and Bi Guang to walk in one after the other.

Zhang Qing respectfully clasped his fists at Li Shumei and saluted, and presented the four medicine bags to the hall.

"Lord Hui, in addition to finding the remaining medicinal powder in the Mo Yuan's room, my subordinates also found three packs of medicine in Zhang Quan's room and brought them back together."

Li Shumei held up one of the small paper bags and said to Mo Yuan: "Mo Yuan, but this?" ”

"Lord Hui, this is exactly the poison that Zhang Quan gave to the people's daughter."

Li Shumei turned her head to look at Zhang Quan, and suddenly raised her voice and said, "Zhang Quan! Tell me, what's going on with these three packs of medicine? ”

Zhang Quan trembled and lay on the ground, and said: "Hui, Hui, the villain has been infected with wind and cold recently, which is used by the villain to treat diseases, but, it's just that I forgot to eat it in the past few days." ”

"Bi Guang! Do you have any income from asking pharmacies? Li Shumei turned to Bi Guang and asked.

"Back to my lord, the villain transferred eight pharmacies in the capital, and learned in Jirentang in the north of the city that on the night of September 15, someone had hurriedly come to grab three pairs of medicines, which contained aconite."

Li Shumei's brows suddenly relaxed, and she passed the pharmacy guy to the court.

"Is the apprentice of Jirentang? Think about it, what was the appearance of the person who went to get the medicine that day? Li Shumei said.

The guy frowned and thought for a long time, and said, "Back to my lord, when that man came to grab the medicine that day, it was about to be curfew, and it was dark, and he kept his head down, and the little one only remembered that he had a black mole on his ear." ”

Li Shumei glanced at Zhang Quan and pointed at him, "You go and take a closer look at him, is he the one who went to buy medicine that day." ”

Zhang Quan was already trembling like chaff at this time, he knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and didn't dare to lift it for a moment.

"That's it! The little one remembers his ears! The guy suddenly screamed, and Zhang Quan was so frightened that he fell directly to the ground.

Li Shumei patted the startled wood, raised her voice and said, "Zhang Quan! What else do you have to say! ”

Zhang Quan suddenly knelt down and climbed two steps, grabbed Master Yuan's clothes and said, "Master, master, you save me, save me, it's all ......"

"Bastard thing! It turned out to be the lady you killed! I'll kill you! Yuan Shan suddenly stood up and turned around to grab the saber of the servant.

"Presumptuous!" Li Shumei got up from her seat, "How can you be allowed to kill people in the public court!" ”

Yuan Shan is just a pampered old man in the end, and he will be restrained if he can't grab the knife.

Li Shumei looked at Zhang Quan, who was already scared stupidly, and continued: "Zhang Quan! Still not from the truth? Why did you poison Yuan? Why did the poison appear in Zheng Shen's house again? ”

"Hui, Hui, the lord, it was the master who instructed the little one to buy medicine and poison it, and the little one didn't dare to disobey! The poison in Zheng Shen's house was put in by the small one while the officials searched it, and the little one knew that he was wrong, and he hoped that the adults would spare his life. ”

Zhang Quan began to kowtow incessantly as he spoke.

"Yuan Shan! You still have something to say! ”

Old Man Yuan broke out in a cold sweat on his head, sat on the ground with his buttocks, and said nothing.

Li Shumei slapped the shocked wood and snorted coldly: "If you don't say it, the official will say it for you." ”

"A few years ago, you expelled a subordinate from your house, and it was your housekeeper. As for the reason, since you suspect that he has fornicated with your wife, and you are afraid of being embarrassed, you do not want to make a statement, so you end the matter like this. When Li Shumei said this, Mo Yuan suddenly interrupted.

"How could Mrs. do such a reluctant thing, the incident of that day, Mrs. was innocent, and it must have been framed by Aunt Xin."

Li Shumei waved her hand, and continued: "But since this incident, you and the Yuan family have always been suspicious of each other, and the fornication has gradually been known by people with intentions. ”

Master Yuan slowly turned his head to look at Li Shumei, and said viciously: "Shut up!" What if you're right, what's wrong? I'll tell you, you're just a little temple, and my cousin's cousin's sister's daughter is ......."

"Presumptuous! Zhang Qing, don't take the criminal Yuan Shan down yet! Li Shumei patted the startled wood and interrupted Yuan Shan's nonsense.

Ye Jing turned his head sideways and said to Zhu Huo playfully: "What kind of relative should I be, I was separated by such a distant relationship, and if I say this kind of thing now, I will definitely die." ”

Zhu Huo gently hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "The dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and such a shameful thing as Master Yuan was said in public, so he was naturally in a hurry." ”

"Hey, I think Mo Yuan is right, Yuan Shan's eight achievements in the green hat were made by that Aunt Xin, so ah, it's better not to marry the concubine, don't you say?" Ye Jing poked Xie Jin with his arm.

Xie Jin shook his head helplessly, "The lovesick matter is finally over, how can you still care about these boring things?" ”

"Hey~ Where are you bored, Zhu Huo, you will definitely not marry such a concubine in the future, right?" Ye Jing hugged Zhu Huo, "I think Xie someone must think that it is good to hug left and right!" ”

Xie Jin touched his nose and said with a smile: "You know nonsense!" ”

"Hehe, actually, I think it's good to hug left and right." Ye Jing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.