Chapter 20: Observation of Punishment
Sun Shaozu hurriedly asked, "Just what?" β
Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "It's just that I want to watch the two leaders being tortured with my own eyes, otherwise, it will be difficult to dispel the evil breath in my heart." In fact, she was just curious about the ancient criminal law, and she had only seen it on TV or in books before, so what could be better than seeing it with her own eyes?
"It's not difficult, I'll let the county order bring those two people here, and the girl will look at it!" Sun Shaozu didn't think there was anything wrong with her proposal, and nodded in agreement.
"Well, and that old woman, can you help me ask the county order to bring her over and ask, why did she destroy her conscience and help those ruffians to do wrong?" Lin Daiyu said busily.
"This is easy, early tomorrow morning, I will let the county order bring them over, and I will definitely let the girl vent her evil anger." Sun Shaozu said busily.
"Lord Sun, girl!" While she was talking, she saw a woman walk in, through the translucent screen, Lin Daiyu saw that the woman was about thirty-five or sixteen, dressed well, not like a girl, and hurriedly asked, "Who is this?" β
Sun Shaozu hurriedly introduced: "This is the lady of the county order. β
Mrs. Feng was busy giving Daiyu a gift, and Lin Daiyu also returned the gift, the etiquette of the ancients was troublesome, and she kowtowed and squatted at every turn, is it annoying? Sun Shaozu said goodbye and left, leaving only Mrs. Feng.
"Girl, my grandson specially asked the little woman to come and wait for the girl." Mrs. Feng smiled like a pot of fire, and her enthusiasm was a little excessive.
Between the words, there was already a girl who brought dinner, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but be taken aback when she saw it, the dinner was only sumptuous, far beyond her imagination, it was simply extravagant, I couldn't imagine that a small county order was so rich, and after dinner, there were all kinds of Huaiyang pastries, only the eyes of the two little girls Zijuan and Snow Goose bulged out.
If it weren't for the fact that both of them were girls from Jiafu, they would have seen a lot of them, and it would be really difficult to adapt, but they would be ugly on the spot.
"The girl is tired from the journey, why don't you let the little woman beat your legs?" After dinner, Mrs. Feng did not say goodbye and went out, but stayed.
Lin Daiyu heard her say this, and she was puzzled, although she was related to Jiafu, but after all, she had no real power in her hands, how could she make Mrs. Tangtang County Ling so stammered, and even did not hesitate to personally such a servant and servant to do cheap labor? Is it for Sun Shaozu's sake?
Indeed, Sun Shaozu's official residence is from the third grade, and he is a powerful faction, and the county order has the opportunity to reach the peak, which is also reasonable.
"Madame is polite, how can you do such a thing?" Lin Daiyu smiled indifferently.
"The girl laughed, it is a blessing for the little woman to be able to serve you." As Mrs. Feng spoke, she had already helped Daiyu to lie down on a noble lady next to her, and immediately knelt next to her and beat her legs.
Lin Daiyu's heart moved, and she said with a smile, "Mrs. Feng has something to say directly, these two girls have followed me since childhood, and there is nothing to worry about." β
"That's ...... That's ......" Mrs. Feng said with a busy smile, "In fact, it's nothing, it's just that my grandson will expire next year, and my grandson has not made any achievements during his tenure, if it is transferred, it will also be transferred at the same level, I think...... I beg the girl, say a few kind words in front of Lord Sun, and then continue to serve, and it is better not to be transferred. β
Lin Daiyu was about to open her mouth to ask why, but she couldn't help but curse "confused" in her heart, Zhenjiang and Yangzhou are just separated by a water, and they are both the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are extremely rich.
The county officials are transferred at the same level, God knows where they will be transferred? If you are transferred to a barren land, will you lose a lot of money?
Lin Daiyu immediately smiled and said: "I can only talk about things in the officialdom, but I can't do it accurately." β
"As long as the girl is willing to say a few words, the little woman will be thanked!" Saying that, Mrs. Feng slapped her chin lightly, and the two little girls who were only thirteen or fourteen years old walked in with two brocade boxes in their hands, and knelt down beside Lin Daiyu.
In the two brocade boxes, one has a string of pearl necklaces, a piece of jasper, the pearl necklaces have the thickness of the little finger and a half, crystal round, the size is the same, it is definitely the top grade in the pearl. The whole body of jasper is crystal clear, and it emits a faint soft light under the light, and you can tell at a glance that it is not ordinary.
And inside the other brocade box, there are yellow gold leaves, and I don't know how many there are.
"Girl, this hundred taels of gold is for you to spend on the road, as for these things, the girl is naturally not rare, keep them for the future." Mrs. Feng was busy laughing.
"Zijuan, take it!" Daiyu said lightly.
Zijuan glanced at her in surprise, but still accepted it as she said, seeing that she accepted the things, Mrs. Feng said a word of gossip, and then got up and left.
When there were only three of them left in the room, Zijuan couldn't help but say angrily, "Girl, why did you accept her things? β
"Girl, you don't understand!" Lin Daiyu sneered, "When she gave me something, she naturally showed favor to me, and as for her man's official position, naturally her man went to tell Sun Shaozu by himself, so I don't have to worry about it." But if I don't accept her things, she will only be proud of me, and look down on them in my eyes, but she will not be beautiful. Although she doesn't understand the etiquette and exchanges in the officialdom, she is sophisticated, and the ancient and modern are the same.
"But girl, do you really rest assured that Lord Sun?" Snow Goose asked with a smile.
"What do you say, little girl?" Lin Daiyu couldn't help pinching the pink little face of the snow goose, this girl is only fifteen years old, and she is in the prime of her life.
Xue Yan smiled and dodged, and only said after a while: "I can't guess the girl's mind." β
"Then don't guess!" Daiyu chuckled, yawned and said, "Go to bed earlier, tomorrow I have a day off here, I still have some things to do." β
"Hmm!" The two girls agreed, immediately made the bed and fell asleep, and said nothing for the night, after breakfast the next day, sure enough, Feng Xian Ling personally pressed Zhu Xing's cousins over together, as well as the mother-in-law who pretended to be an "old lady".
"Greetings to the girl!" The county order knelt and kowtowed, Lin Daiyu just nodded, this county order was so polite to her, it was all because of Sun Shaozu, she didn't say anything polite to him.
"Hello to the prefectural commander!" Lin Daiyu just said lightly, "Excuse me, the little woman really can't go." β
"Where did the girl speak?" Feng Xianling said with a flattering smile, "It is the honor of the lower officials to be able to get the girl Jade Toe to come in person, and I can't ask for it on weekdays." Well, Lord Sun asked the lower official to send a letter to the girl, he still has some things to deal with in Zhenjiang today, may I ask the girl, can you stay in Zhenjiang for a day, and cross the river to Yangzhou tomorrow? β
"I've had a bumpy ride in the carriage and I'm trying to rest for a day." Lin Daiyu chuckled.
"That's great!" Feng Xian Ling hurriedly said, "The ruffian who offended the girl yesterday has already been brought, and the girl and Master Sun are kind and reward them with a meal, is this the execution?" β
"Okay, when you're done fighting, tell them to flip over, and let them go! If this board can really make them change their ways, it will also be of great merit. Lin Daiyu smiled like a little fox, she was curious about how the big board was used in ancient times, in her previous life, she also went to Singapore to see the whipping, but it was not something that could be watched, it was rare to have this opportunity, and it was missed.
Feng Xian Ling was busy bowing down and laughing, and followed her words flatteringly: "What the girl said is very true. β
Lin Daiyu still covered her face with a handkerchief, and helped the snow goose to walk outside under the stone steps, and a little girl had already brought a Taishi chair, covered with a wolfskin mattress, and placed it under the stone steps, waiting for Daiyu to sit down, and a few officials escorted the two young men from yesterday into the garden and pushed Dao to kneel on the ground.
These two people were locked up in the prison overnight yesterday, and they have long lost the majesty of yesterday's street, lying on the ground and shiveringβ
"What's your name?" Lin Daiyu asked lightly.
"Zhu Xing!"
"Gou Chang!"
The two were busy answering, but Lin Daiyu almost laughed after listening to it, pig-hearted dog intestines, really a good name?
"Who came up with that thing about deliberately crashing the car and then blackmailing the owner?" Lin Daiyu admired this person with such a crooked brain.
"This ......" Zhu Xing and Gou Chang glanced at each other, both bowing their heads and saying nothing.
"Didn't hear Miss? If you haven't recruited it from the truth, do you want to wait for the big punishment? Feng Xian Ling hurriedly shouted.
The two people kneeling below shivered, Zhu Xingzhan knelt forward half a step tremblingly, and kowtowed again and again: "Miss Huiyu, yes...... The villain came up with it, and he didn't want to collide with Miss, so please forgive Miss. β
"You're smart!" Lin Daiyu sneered.
Zhu Xing didn't dare to answer, only kneeling and trembling, Lin Daiyu nodded slightly at the county order, and the county order suddenly understood, and said busily: "Zhu Xing, Gou Chang, can you two confess?" β
"Recognize ...... Recognize ......" Zhu Xing said busily, can you not recognize it? The evidence is conclusive, even if there is no evidence, now that the county order has not tried the case in the lobby, what is there to deny under the big punishment? He didn't think he had the backbone to resist the punishment.