Jiang Yufeng saw Bai Yutian approaching, and said politely: "Jiang Yufeng has seen Bai Shaoxia!" ”

Bai Yutian glanced at Jiang Yufeng, and saw that her facial features were marked, her skin was like snow, her posture was graceful, her eyes were shining, and she looked like a beautiful lady who did not eat fireworks in the world, and she couldn't help but have a sense of admiration in her heart, and hurriedly pulled Zhang Yan'er forward and said with a smile: "Miss Yufeng, this is Zhang Yanyan, the baby daughter of Zhang Tianhao's hero." ”

Jiang Yufeng and Zhang Yan'er met when they were children, their father Zhang Tianhao was not only a friend of his father's former friends, but also had a certain reputation in the rivers and lakes, and saw Zhang Yan'er delicate and picturesque, he really didn't dare to slack off, and said politely: "I've seen Sister Yan'er!" ”

Zhang Yan'er returned the favor and said happily: "I've seen Sister Yufeng!" ”

The Jingyin Daoist approached and said happily: "Don't stand stupidly, after breakfast, go and go to your own business." ”

Jiang Yufeng stretched out his hand and said politely: "Dao Chief, Bai Shaoxia, Sister Yan'er, please!" ”

The four of them entered the living room, formed a table in four directions, and the food was eaten together with laughter and laughter.

After drinking tea, Bai Yutian said goodbye to the hidden Taoist and Jiang Yufeng, and walked through a street with Zhang Yan'er out of the Qu Mansion, and the steps of the two had just come over evenly, but they were blocked by a voice.

I saw an old woman dressed in shabby clothes, leaning over and walking towards her, crying and chirping, looking lost and depressed.

Seeing that she was extremely pitiful, Zhang Yan'er greeted her and asked attentively, "Auntie, why are you here?" Who bullied you? ”

The old woman didn't hear it, and walked her way as usual, with swaying steps, and couldn't tell which was light and which was heavy.

An old man followed behind, shaking his head and saying sadly: "Her son was sentenced to be executed, and her family has nothing left, no more head!" ”

Bai Yutian listened to the old man's tone, as if the old woman's son should not be sentenced to beheading, and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, why are you talking like this?" If you don't get the punishment of the king's law, won't everyone be able to do bad things and evil things without taboo for their own selfish desires, then how can this world be peaceful! ”

The old man glanced at Bai Yutian, saw that his eyebrows were clear, and his eyes revealed a sense of righteousness, so he also stopped, and said warmly: "Childe, you don't know, Meng Liangyu's child was grown up by me, kind and gentle, familiar with poetry and books, it is impossible to do such ugly things." ”

Bai Yutian saw that the old man's words were calm and powerful, and what he said was absolutely false, so he also believed it and asked: "Uncle, if Meng Liangyu was wronged, why did the government insist on condemning him, is there really no justice in the world?" ”

The old man sighed: "Hey! Summoning the court, listening to one-sided words, not using material evidence to obtain evidence, serving with heavy punishment, bending into a trick, and only admitting confessions, then what is fair and unfair, justice is in the hands of power. ”

Bai Yutian suddenly thought in his heart, if the government judged the wrong case and took the wrong life, and in the future, he would not only end his official career, but also be imprisoned. But the head of the Jingyin Dao said that Lord He of Zhizhou was a good official, and if he lost a good official due to a murder, it would be very disadvantageous to the people of Quzhou, and it would not be of much benefit to the Longwei Dart Bureau. Seeing the old man walking by, he grabbed him and asked, "Uncle, how do you know that it is an unjust case?" ”

The old man stopped and said kindly: "Childe, listen to your accent, it's a foreigner." It's okay to ignore this kind of thing. ”

Although Bai Yutian didn't understand the official way, he also knew that the Longwei Dart Bureau was standing here, and it was inevitable that he would have to deal with the government, and it was better to be a neighbor with a good official than a thief. Seeing that there was a teahouse next to it, he grabbed the old man and said: "Uncle, although I am a foreigner, I am related to Lord Zhizhou He, if I can help that aunt, it will be a good thing." ”

After hearing Bai Yutian's words, the old man asked suspiciously, "Gongzi is really related to the prefect?" ”

Zhang Yan'er said with a smile: "When you meet three relatives, justice is in the hearts of the people." He and the prefect are not ordinary relatives, and they have a good relationship! ”

When the old man saw that Zhang Yan'er was beautiful and refined, and Bai Yutian was like a spring water, he must be a child of a rich or noble family, so he also believed it, and asked in a good voice: "Childe, what do you want to know?" ”

"The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can not be defeated in a hundred battles. Why don't you come with me to the teahouse and sit down, have a good cup of tea, and talk about the case, so that you won't be able to talk about it when you see the prefect. Bai Yutian took the old man's hand and walked towards the teahouse.

Seeing that Bai Yutian was delicate, the old man did not look down on him as a dirty and inferior person, and he had a good impression in his heart, so he followed Bai Yutian's wishes and walked towards the teahouse.

Bai Yutian led the old man to the teahouse, asked for a private room, and helped the old man to sit down. After ordering tea, he sat down next to the old man and asked softly, "Uncle, what did the old woman's son do when he was sentenced by the government to be beheaded?" ”

The shopkeeper brought tea and snacks, Zhang Yan'er poured a cup for the old man, the old man took a sip or two, and replied in a low voice: "The deceased is the daughter of the king of the east wharf of the city." ”

Zhang Yan'er heard this, and was a little uncomfortable, handed the old man a piece of snacks, and asked in a low voice, "How did the young lady die?" ”

The old man ate a snack, drank two sips of tea, and said in a louder voice: "Yesterday, I accompanied Aunt Meng to the trial just now, and the government convicted the child of attempted rape and intentional murder of Miss Wang. ”

Seeing that the old man was very hungry, Bai Yutian handed over a piece of snack and asked, "Then how do you know that Meng Liangyu is not a murderer?" ”

The old man ate snacks and drank tea, and replied: "As far as I know, the young lady of the Wang family admires Meng Liangyu's talent and loves her, and the two have been in love for many years. If it weren't for the fact that one is a young lady and the other is a boy from the ground, the door is not the right one, it should have been a good thing. The two had trysts many times, and they promised each other in person, why did Meng Liangyu need to be violent against her and beat her to death. ”

Bai Yutian asked, "Uncle, how do you know that they often have trysts and make promises?" ”

"Meng Liangyu's child was grown up by me, his father died early, half of me regarded me as a relative, and he would come to me whenever he had something in his heart. The day before yesterday, I met Miss Wang and came back, and when I came to my house, I was depressed and depressed. I asked with good words, and he told me that the old man of the Wang family found a good in-law for Miss Wang, and Miss Wang was pregnant with his child. You say, how could Meng Liangyu bear to beat the woman who was willing to conceive his child! The old man suddenly burst into tears and fell into the teacup, ticking sound.

Zhang Yan'er was very moved when she heard it, and couldn't help shedding two tears.

Bai Yutian had killed someone, his heart was hard, and he didn't react, but he was also a little puzzled, and hurriedly asked: "Uncle, since Miss Wang is already pregnant with a child, she is no longer a virgin, and the result of the autopsy should be rape and murder, how did it become an attempted rape and beat to death?" ”

The old man swallowed hard: "A girl is unmarried and pregnant, once it spreads, it will definitely disgrace the Wang family and become the laughing stock of others." The county commander should have wanted to help the Wang family take care of some face. ”

Bai Yutian and the other old men stopped their tears, filled the cups of the three with tea, and said, "Uncle, since Miss Wang didn't die during her tryst with Meng Liangyu, or didn't die outside, how could she have a scar all over her body?" ”

The old man drank two sips of tea, looked at Bai Yutian, saw that his eyes were full of kindness, and said: "I used to work as a laborer in a neighboring county, but because of a mistake, I felt guilty, so I went home and started to be a carpenter." Yesterday, when I saw that the body was examined, the body of the young lady of the Wang family was indeed covered with bruises, because it had been a day or two, the color of the corpse had become darker, and the scars were difficult to identify. But none of those wounds were in the fatal area. ”

Bai Yutian heard that the old man was a fool before, and asked, "Uncle, then according to you, what is the reason why Miss Wang seems to have died?" ”

The old man replied: "When I went to help the child and his mother leave the court, I secretly glanced at the corpse, and accidentally saw that Miss Wang's fingertips were blue-black, with obvious signs of poisoning. ”

Zhang Yan'er was very surprised, puzzled, and asked in a lost voice: "Then Miss Wang died of poisoning, what about the scars on her body?" Why can't you see the post-mortem work? ”

Bai Yutian echoed: "Yes, uncle, since he died of poisoning, the autopsy should be discoverable." ”

The old man took a sip of tea and replied: "Ordinary people often have a common problem, that is, preconceived, and that should be no exception." As soon as I saw that Miss Wang's body was covered with bruises, it was possible to believe the words of the old man of the Wang family, to be misled and blinded by the wounds, and to ignore the observation of other subtle places. ”

Zhang Yan'er said: "Then since Meng Liangyu is not the murderer, why does he admit it?" Is it better to die than to live? ”

The old man said: "Half of the death of Miss Wang was caused by Meng Liangyu, how could Meng Liangyu not be in pain and regret!" ”

Zhang Yan'er answered: "Uncle, it's a good thing that these two feelings are happy, how can you resent Meng Liangyu?" ”

The old man sighed and said: "A young lady, a down-and-out scholar with four walls, in the sky and on the earth, the door is not right, how can it be a good thing!" If it weren't for Meng Liangyu's covetousness and affection for Miss Wang's beauty, and she was reluctant to let go knowing that she couldn't do her good thing, Miss Wang would not have fallen in love and couldn't extricate herself, and she was pregnant with a child and even difficult to marry. This is a corpse with two lives, and any normal person will not be able to accept it, not to mention that they still love to die and live, and the mountains and seas swear a pile. ”

Bai Yutian heard it, as if he had figured out something, drank two sips of tea, and said to the old man: "Uncle, do you think this is possible, that Miss Wang committed suicide by taking poison, and the scars on her body were left by her family." ”

Zhang Yan'er said quickly: "Brother Bai, you are thinking nonsense again, how can a father kill his own daughter?" ”

The old man glanced at Bai Yutian and said, "Bai Gongzi, it's not impossible to have this possibility. If Miss Wang knew that she was pregnant, she would talk to Master Wang about her and Meng Liangyu, and beg her father to fulfill her good deeds for Meng Liangyu. And Master Wang not only did not agree, but also humiliated his daughter fiercely, beat and scolded, and forced his daughter to beat the child in her belly in order to marry innocently. Miss Wang saw that it was hopeless to be with Meng Liangyu, and she was reluctant to murder the child in her womb, and she was ashamed to marry a strange man with the child, so she couldn't think about it for a while, and committed suicide by eating poison, which was possible. ”

Bai Yutian answered: "Miss Wang committed suicide, Master Wang not only did not reflect on himself, but was not kind to himself with resentment, thinking that Meng Liangyu killed his daughter, and asked Meng Liangyu to accompany him to the funeral. So he beat his daughter's corpse, and used a faded beech leaf to dye his daughter's skin blue and purple, making it look like she had been beaten and bruised, and used it to frame Meng Liangyu and fight for her life. ”

When the old man heard this, he was shocked and said, "Childe, how do you know that beech leaves can be dyed?" ”

Bai Yutian smiled and said: "Don't hide it from the old man, I have five masters, one of whom is called 'Baicao Immortal', in addition to treating diseases and saving people every day, it is to fiddle with herbs and herbs. ”

The old man said: "Son, if it is really a beech leaf that is coated with a wound and fake, you will know it after inspection." ”

Bai Yutian was very happy when he heard it, and said: "Uncle, if you are to re-examine the autopsy, can you have the ability to make a clear conclusion of this case and give Meng Liangyu justice to Miss Wang?" ”

The old man stood up, saluted respectfully to Bai Yutian, and said, "If Bai Gongzi can give me a chance to go to the court for an autopsy, the old man will definitely do his best to give justice to those two children." ”

Bai Yutian said: "Okay, uncle, you will go to the gate of the county government to wait after eating refreshments, and I will ask the prefect to retry the case." ”

The old man bowed slightly and said happily: "I thank you for them!" ”

Bai Yutian said: "Uncle, you don't have to thank me, half of me is also for myself." "Say goodbye to the old man, take Zhang Yan'er downstairs, pay for the tea, get out of the teahouse, and look for the mansion on the turtle peak.