Chapter 8: Victimized by Her?
The courtyard was crowded with neighbors and clansmen who came to mourn, watching her point and point.
Erlang's daughter-in-law, Xiao Xie, held the medicine jar that Xin Yi boiled for Sannian last night, and rubbed a few cigarette ashes on her face, which was even more vicious.
"Mother, what are you talking to her about? Hurry up and arrest this slut and take him to the official. ”
Xin Yi smiled brightly, supported a skinny body, tied the donkey to the tree in the courtyard, walked over slowly, crossed his arms to each other, and looked at Liu indifferently.
"No need to beat around the bush. Let's be honest, what tricks do you want to do? ”
For the first time, Liu did not open his mouth to scold, but crooked his mouth to support Xiao Xie.
"Erlang's daughter-in-law, you come to tell the elders of the clan what evil things this lowly woman has done."
Xiao Xie's status in the Zhang family depends entirely on the Liu family's whiskers. She has always been extremely flattering to the Liu family, and she has done a lot of things to bully her sister-in-law and brother-in-law.
Hearing this, she raised the medicine jar and said loudly:
"Fellow clan elders, do you see what's in the medicine jar?"
"Oops, that's a pig's ear."
"Pig mother ears? It's poisonous. ”
Everyone in the village knows that the pig's mother ear is highly poisonous, and it will never be easily eaten, Xin Yi boiled it in the medicine jar of Sannian, what kind of kindness can be applied?
"What a vicious stepmother!"
"God, this is poisoning and killing-"
When she first heard "pig mother ear", Xin Yi didn't know what it was, and it wasn't until Xiao Xie took out a string of Shang Lu from the medicine jar that she understood what was going on.
Sannian's medicine last night was boiled by Xin Yi herself, and of course she knew that there was no Shang Lu in it. However, Shang Lu has been boiled and mixed with the medicine residue, and she is now arguing that she didn't put it in, who would believe it?
"You poisonous woman, San Lang is gone, if you want to remarry, my family will depend on you, but you won't even let go of his children...... Pity my three treasures are still so young, and they are about to be killed by your ruthless stepmother......"
Liu's acting skills are superb, and as he spoke, he pushed open the door and lay in front of Sannian's bed and whimpered and cried.
"Three Treasures, my grandson...... Why are you so miserable? ”
Xiao Sannian on the bed was quiet, without any sound.
When the clan elders saw this situation, they were furious.
"It's strange that this person who kills a thousand knives will kindly boil medicine, and he will serve in front of the bed all night, it turns out that he is uneasy and kind."
"The thief woman is hateful, just burn her to death."
"Pull her to the officer! Cure her sins, cut off her head......"
The roar came and went.
Zhang Zhengxiang came in from the outer courtyard, no one arrived, and the roar came first, "What's the trouble?" Embarrassed, I don't know if Lord Zeng came to incense San Lang? ”
The crowd was silent and divided into two sides.
Zhang Zhengxiang took a middle-aged man with a big belly and passed through it.
"This is Lord Zeng of Kaifeng Mansion. What do you want to report to the authorities? ”
Liu Sapo cried, "My lord, come and see, my vicious third daughter-in-law wants to poison my little granddaughter......
Crying, crying, roaring, Xin Yi is interesting to watch.
Although Zhang Xun came from a humble background, he was very popular in Beijing. Especially after Fu Jiuqu came last night, as soon as it dawned today, the carriages and horses at the door of Zhang's house came one after another, all of them were officials and gentry who came to burn incense to pay tribute to Zhang Xun......
Therefore, even if it is not Lord Zeng from this Kaifeng Mansion who comes in, it will be some other official.
Xin Yi understood, this is a bureau.
The Zhang family "left" their three children to live in the back cover room early. Then, during Zhang Xun's funeral, everyone will see what a vicious stepmother she is.
In this way, the pig's motherweed appeared, and she was speechless.
Don't dare to offend Fu Jiuqu, just use this method to rectify her?
The yamen came to the house, a good means.
Zeng Qinda didn't come to Zhang's house today for the office case, but when the matter fell in front of him, he couldn't ignore it, so he put his hands behind his back, cleared his throat, and shouted in a deep voice.
"What a wicked woman! Is it true that the law of the Great Song Dynasty is not an ornament? ”
Xin Yi smiled casually, "This lord, if you want to open a court in Zhang's house, please report to your family first." ”
Zeng Qinda was stunned for a moment.
But when the grass people see the officials, they are all nervous and afraid, this little lady is bold? But she seemed to be right.
Zeng Qinda snorted, "This official is in charge of the official affairs of the Embassy Yuan. ”
In the Song Dynasty, officials and positions were separated, and they were called "sending 䘵" and "sending reprimands". To put it simply, the title and the job may not be the same.
Zeng Qinda's position is equivalent to the judge of Kaifeng Mansion, and he is the person who gives the government Yin and Tong a hand. To put it more bluntly, similar to Gongsun Ce in Bao Qingtian, he is also a criminal officer. It's a pity that he is not Gongsun Ce, and Xin Yi doesn't have a good impression of this pretentious guy.
"I wonder what you plan to do with me, Lord Zeng?"
The door of the back cover room was opened by Liu, and the little girl shrunk in the quilt did not have a big enough palm, and she looked sick, looking pitiful, and she was obviously abused by her stepmother.
"Presumptuous! The official didn't ask you, but you questioned the official? ”
Zeng Qinda flicked his sleeves and snorted with his hands.
"Someone! Take down Zhang Xiaoniang and escort her to Kaifeng Mansion for questioning. ”
The two messengers who came with them answered the call and stepped forward with their knives.
"Slow-" Xin Yi did not retreat but advanced, looking at Zeng Qinda with a smile, thin and small, but full of momentum, "It turns out that Lord Zeng handled the case, and only listened to the words of the family, and did not listen to the complaints of the bitter master?" ”
She claimed to be the bitter master, and the crowd suddenly exploded and scolded her for being shameless.
Zeng Qinda hesitated, "There are all the human and material evidence, what else do you have to say?" ”
Xin Yi raised his eyes lightly, his eyes were bright, and he was still smiling, "So this is called human and physical evidence?" If the masters in the yamen want to judge the case like this, the lobby of Kaifeng Mansion will have to grow grass, right? ”
The clear sarcasm in her words made Zeng Qinda a little unable to get off the stage, and without saying a word, he directly signaled to the yacha to take people.
Unexpectedly, looking at the little lady who was powerless, she didn't retreat or avoid it, pushed away the yacha, and walked straight towards Xiao Xie.
The two tall and sturdy yacha were stunned on the spot, looking at each other innocently, wondering how they could easily let a little lady push away?
"Bring it!" Xin Yi reached out and grabbed the medicine jar from Xiao Xie's hand.
Of course, Xiao Xie refused to give it, and held the medicine jar tightly, but as a result, Xin Yi pushed him far away with a little force, and he screamed.
"Lord Zeng, this slut wants to destroy the evidence of the crime......"
Xin Yi lifted the medicine jar and smiled lazily.
Hercules ...... This setting is good. She loved it.
"Master Zeng, look carefully." Xin Yi's tone was soft, as if he couldn't see an angry crowd, a thin little hand reached into the medicine jar, twisted out two "pig motherwort" in public, put it in his mouth to chew, and swallowed it.
"Is it toxic? Didn't you? ”
Xin Yi looked at the crowd left and right.
"Would you like to taste it? Poisoned, I'll pay for it. ”
Everyone was taken aback and forced to retreat step by step.
Shanglu is a plant with purple-black berries, and the red root is indeed highly toxic and can be used as a pesticide. However, the people of the time did not know that the tender stems and leaves of Shanglu were actually edible and non-toxic at all.
"What are you doing......
A crisp toddler's voice broke the stalemate.
Xiao Sannian on the couch suddenly sat up, rubbed his eyes, his little face was flushed, because he didn't know what was going on, his expression was confused and well-behaved......
Xin Yi walked in and touched her forehead.
"How does it feel? Is there any better? ”
Sannian looked at Xin Yi's concerned eyes, a little embarrassed. Even if a bad woman takes care of her undressed, feeds her water and drinks, she is not so close to her. This is a betrayal of the eldest brother and the second brother, and a betrayal of their own mother......
"I'm fine."
Sannian lowered his head, his voice was as weak as a cat, and his face was sickly, but his spirit was acceptable, and he definitely looked like he had taken poison.
"Well, sleep a little longer, sleep more to get better faster."
Xin Yi patted Xiao Baozi's head with satisfaction and looked back at Zeng Qinda.
"Lord Zeng has seen it, right? Do you want to take me to Kaifeng Mansion to ask for guilt? ”
The little lady's eyes were dark and deep, full of sarcasm, and there was an indescribable carelessness, as if everything was under control, which made Zeng Qinda angry at this moment, but he couldn't find her mistakes, and he couldn't do anything.
"Offended."
Zeng Qinda shook his head and saluted Zhang Zhengxiang.
"Gong Zhang, since no one poisoned and killed, it is inconvenient for this official to get involved in your family affairs. Leave. ”
Zhang Zhengxiang glared at Liu and returned the salute awkwardly.
"Let the adults laugh, the old man will send the adults."
"It doesn't have to be. Zhang Gong stayed-"
The two walked out politely, but Xiao Xie screamed and shouted.
"Lord Zeng, San Lang's daughter-in-law is a murderer. The women can testify that those people in Zhangjia Village who threw themselves into the river and died in vain were all harmed by her......"