allonlinenovel Chapter 249 Case Trial 2
Chapter 249 Case Trial 2
For a moment, the court was very lively.
At the same time, the servant Xie An arrived at the gate of Zhong Mansion with the letter from Su Yu. After informing the doorman of his purpose, he successfully entered the Zhong Mansion under the guidance of the doorman.
The doorman first led him to a reception room and said, "Sir, please wait a moment. Have some tea first. I will go and inform the lady right away."
"Okay, thank you for your help, bro," Xie An thanked politely.
Soon, a maid came over and served some tea and snacks.
Xie An stood there looking around and waiting. He didn't expect that he could get in so smoothly.
He didn't know that Madam Meng had already instructed that if anyone from the Su Mansion came to visit, they should be brought in directly, otherwise it would not be so easy to enter the private residence of the county magistrate.
In the main hall, Magistrate Zhong and his family were enjoying lunch when the doorman came in and reported: "Sir and Madam, someone from the Su Mansion is here to see you. He is the servant of Master Su Yu."
When she heard that it was a servant from Su Yu's family, Mrs. Meng hurriedly said: "Why don't you welcome him in quickly."
The doorman added: "I have already placed him in the side hall."
Mrs. Meng put down her bowl and chopsticks and said, "Then I'll go and take a look."
Although the person who came was not Su Yu, since he sent someone here, he must have something important to discuss with her.
Mrs. Meng walked quickly to the side hall and saw that the person coming was Xie An, Su Yu's personal servant.
When Xie An saw Madam Meng coming, he stepped forward quickly and handed over the envelope respectfully, "Greetings, Madam Meng, my master has a letter for you, asking Madam Meng to pass it on to County Magistrate Zhong."
These words made Mrs. Meng even more curious. What was going on?
At this moment, County Magistrate Zhong also strode in from outside the door and said, "Let me see, I want to see what Su Yu wrote."
Could it be that, as he had guessed before, she was here to establish a relationship with him?
Mrs. Meng handed the envelope over, and County Magistrate Zhong opened it. He carefully unfolded the paper and glanced at it casually. However, the more he looked, the tighter his frown became. He didn't know what he saw, but then his brows relaxed.
Seeing her husband's expression, Mrs. Meng curiously leaned over. When she saw the contents of the letter, she subconsciously frowned, and then looked amazed.
The two of them had slightly complicated expressions, and now even Xie An was curious about what his master had written. However, his master had also instructed him on other things, and he couldn't waste any more time.
Seeing that the work had been done, he bowed and said goodbye: "Mrs. Meng, Lord Zhong, since the letter has been delivered, I will take my leave first."
As soon as Xie An left, Mrs. Meng suggested: "Husband, let's go to the county government office."
Lord Zhong also nodded and said: "We should go and take a look, and we should disguise ourselves."
Zhong Qiaoer, who had just arrived with her younger brother, happened to hear this and said, "Dad, Mom, I want to go too."
Even the youngest, Zhong Xuan, kept shouting, "I want to go too, I want to go and see it too."
Mr. Zhong walked over a few steps and picked up his youngest son, "Okay, okay, my dear son, let's go together."
So, when Lord Zhong and his family dressed in very simple clothes and disguised themselves as ordinary people, they arrived near the county government office and were thinking about how to sneak into the government office.
I saw a large group of people rushing towards the county government office, including men and women, young and old. After a while, they surrounded County Magistrate Zhong and his family, and pushed and shoved them into the gate of the county government office.
In fact, when officials are trying cases, ordinary people can come in and listen. However, it is usually difficult for people to get the news of the trial in time, so there are rarely such crowded situations. If there are, not so many people can come.
The servant Xie An followed at the end of the crowd and walked into the government office along with the large group of people.
In fact, as soon as he left the Zhong Mansion, he followed his master's previous instructions and went to the vegetable market, teahouse, brothel, etc.
They would give some money to the storyteller, or chat with some ladies intentionally or unintentionally. The title of the story was "Shocking, Talking about the affairs of the boudoir in the middle of the night in the government office."
The protagonist of the story is a beautiful woman named Tao who sells vinegar. She was nearly 30 years old when she found a husband she liked and married into her family. The couple loved each other very much after marriage, and Tao soon became pregnant. However, not long after the child was born, her husband was conscripted and went on an expedition.
For many years, there was no news from Tao's husband. The woman was an orphan and a widow, but she did not give up on life. Relying on her weak body, she supported the entire family by herself, making vinegar and doing business, and she was not inferior to most men.
Moreover, Mrs. Tao was not only optimistic about life, but also kind and generous. She rented her house to people who had fled from other places, and only collected a few hundred coins in rent per month.
Unfortunately, a local ruffian named Liu Ermaizi took a fancy to Tao's property and beauty. Liu Ermaizi kept harassing her, but Tao was loyal and didn't want to be entangled with him. Liu Ermaizi turned his love into hate and set fire to Tao's house.
However, God has eyes, and the arson and injury incident was witnessed by the scholar Su Yu who came to buy vinegar.
Su Yu saw injustice and drew his sword to help, but Liu Ermaizi had two accomplices, making three of them. The scholar Su Yu was helpless and was beaten up.
At the critical moment, Wang Qiang, an uncle who rented the house next to Tao's, appeared. He was like a knight and subdued the three people in a few whooshes.
But the flames in Tao's house were getting more and more intense. The scholar Su Yu, not caring about his own safety, risked his life and rushed into the fire to save people from the blaze...
Then, just like writing a story, the beginning of the story is told, which makes people who want to listen to the story later feel itchy.
Later, I heard from a storyteller that the county government was trying the case of Mr. Tao, so in just a short while, it attracted a large number of people who came to watch the fun.
"Look, that kneeling young man in white should be the scholar Su Yu mentioned by the storyteller, right?"
Mrs. Zheng, carrying a basket of vegetables, stood on tiptoe and tried to look inside, "Yes, it's Su Yu, I know her, I'm the aunt who lives next door to Mr. Su."
Another person said: "The one kneeling next to him must be Old Man Wang, right?"
Mrs. Zhang also squeezed through the crowd, took a look and said: "It should be, I saw him coming to the yamen gate with the official today."
"That guy with a pointed chin and monkey face must be Liu Ermaizi, he is really like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. Poor Tao, I wonder if she has been rescued?"
"Yes, I heard that Madam Tao also had a little girl. Has she been rescued?"
The noisy shouting made County Magistrate Yang frown. He asked his confidant, Liu Tan, who was standing on the right, "What's going on? Why are there suddenly so many people outside?"
"Reporting to the county magistrate, I don't know either. We all came here suddenly."
"You go down and watch, and don't let the people cause trouble."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
Su Yu also heard the chattering of the people outside the court, and he felt that it was about time.
He bowed and said: "County Magistrate Yang, I totally disagree with what you just said."
As soon as these words were spoken, Constable Han became anxious. He spat at Su Yu and shouted angrily, "How dare you! You are so outrageous! I won't allow you to talk nonsense in court."
Seeing the people pointing and talking, County Magistrate Yang had to wave his hand to let Constable Han leave for the sake of face. He said, "Let him speak."