The Red Chamber: My Stunning Confidante with a Variety of Styles

Under the attention of the surrounding people, Jia Jue took Wang Xifeng from the car.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to change the car in the middle, and let Wang Xifeng put on the cape and hood, otherwise there would be too much gossip.

Wang Xifeng's movement of getting out of the car was a little stiff, and she looked very nervous.

"It's okay, leave everything to me." Jia Jue comforted her.

Wang Xifeng glanced at him and replied softly.

Jia Jue took her to the court with all kinds of eyes.

Entering the yamen, Jia Jue saw that there were two rows of yamen standing in the hall. In the front of the hall was a set of tables and chairs. On the wall behind the tables and chairs, there was a plaque with the words "The mirror hangs high" four. big letters.

That's where the magistrate's case comes in.

On both sides of the table and chairs, there are two seats on each side, which are supposed to be temporarily added "auditoriums".

Seeing them come in, two yamen immediately stepped forward and took them aside.

At this moment, the drum sound of "dong dong" suddenly came from outside the yamen.

With the sound of the drums, several people came out of the inner hall one after another, and the one walking in front was Chu Tian in official uniform.

Following behind him was Zhao Bin, Shuishun and the other four who had arrived earlier.

Chu Tian came to the main seat, but did not sit down. He waited until Zhao Bin was completely seated before he sat down.

After sitting down, he slapped the gavel and shouted, "Who is playing the drums!"

Immediately, a yamen ran out and came to report after a while:
"My lord, the drummer is Zhang Cuilan, a woman from this county. She said that she has been wronged by the heavens. Please let the lord decide for her. Here is the paper."

Chu Tian took the paper and looked at it, then handed it to a few people around him. After they read it and had no objection, he slapped the gavel:

"Ascension!"

"Mighty!" The yamen officers shouted in unison.

The audience sighed in unison when they heard the sound, and the case officially started.

"Bring the plaintiff Zhang Cuilan!" Chu Tian shouted.

After a while, a village woman walked in. She kowtowed to the hall and wept, "I pay my respects to Master Qingtian, and ask the Master to decide for my brother!"

"What grievances do you have!" Chu Tian asked.

"Returning to the words of the eldest master, because I was in bed a few months ago, my brother borrowed 10 taels of silver from the Rongguo Mansion in order to treat my illness. Unexpectedly, two months later, I had to pay back 100 taels! My brother is unable to pay it back. , he went to discuss with the person who released the account in the Rongguo government, but who knows, he will never return..." Zhang Cuilan cried.

"Oh? Where did your brother go? Why didn't you come back?" Chu Yun asked.

"My lord!" Wu Xiong, the head of the police, came out to report, "A few days ago, some villagers found the body of his brother Zhang Qingshan in the river. After preliminary inspection, he had multiple bruises on his body, and he died of drowning."

"Ms. Zhang, are you sure that your brother is the one who went to Xunrong to release the account, and then he never returned?" Chu Yun asked with a solemn expression.

"I'm sure that that day is the day to repay the debt. My brother can't pay, so I have to find them to discuss." Zhang Cuilan nodded with tears in her eyes.

Chu Yun nodded and asked again, "Who's the name of the person who placed the account?"

"I only know that he is called Wang." Zhang Cuilan replied.

Chu Yun shouted: "Bring prosperity!"

The voice fell, and two yamen came to the hall with a man on his back. He looked tired, his eyes were dull, and it seemed that he had suffered a lot.

Chu Yun slapped the jingtang wood and shouted, "Who is kneeling under the hall!"

The man was shocked and quickly replied: "Sir, the villain is coming."

He is Wang Xifeng's servant Laiwang.

"Where were you on the sixth day of the seventh lunar month?" Chu Yunho asked.

Laiwang replied: "Go back to the lord, that day, the villain asked Zhang Qingshan to meet and discuss with him about the repayment of the debt."

"What happened during that time?"

"Nothing happened. He said he had no money and begged me to give him some time, and I agreed. Then he went back."

Chu Yun stared at him forcefully: "Really?"

"Really, seriously." Laiwang's eyes flickered.

"Boldly make trouble for the people, dare to deceive this official!" Chu Yun shouted, "come here, play twenty big boards!"

Immediately, several yamen robbed him, and Jiuwang fell to the ground, pulled down his trousers, whipped up his board and slapped twenty big boards, hitting him to the point of tearing his skin to pieces, dripping blood, and screaming miserably.

"Speak! What happened!" Chu Yun asked him again.

Laiwang burst into tears: "The villain deserves to die, he shouldn't deceive the adults. That day was the day to pay off the debt. He paid the debt, and the villain couldn't do business. In anger, the villain beat him, but the villain dared to promise. , the fists are not heavy, it is impossible to kill him! He was fine when he left!"

"Oh? If he doesn't pay the debt, you won't be able to pay the bills? Who are you collecting the bills for?" Chu Yun shouted.

Laiwang heard the words and hesitated.

"Speak!" Chu Yun patted the gavel hard.

"Adult, villain, the villain is collecting the bills for the second grandmother Lian!" Laiwang was surprised and said quickly.

"Who is this second grandma?" Chu Yun asked.

"Second grandmother Lian is the wife of Jia Wang, the second son of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian." Wu Xiong explained.

Chu Yun nodded, looked at Laiwang and asked, "In other words, you charged Zhang Qingshan on behalf of Wang Jia, and because he couldn't pay it back, you added your fists and kicks to it. Later, Zhang Qingshan drowned. Yes. isn't it?"

"Yes." Lai Wang trembled.

Chu Yun pondered for a while and said to the crowd: "Although Zhang Qingshan had a conflict with Laiwang, there is no evidence to prove that his drowning was related to Laiwang."

Wu Xiong went out again and said: "My lord, when my subordinates were examining Zhang Qingshan's body, they found this thing on him."

He took out a silver note from the side and handed it to Chu Yun.

Chu Yun looked at the back of the silver note, but saw that it was written: If there is no interest in life, it is better to go back.

His face changed, and he handed the silver note to Zhao Bin Shuishun and others to watch.

"In this way, Zhang Qingshan should be unable to repay the huge debt, so he chose to commit suicide and threw himself into the river." Chu Yun stroked his beard.

Everyone also nodded, which is the most reasonable and reasonable.

But at this moment, a yamen suddenly came to report: "Sir, you are asking to see me, saying that there is something important to report."

Chu Yun said quickly, "Pass."

After a while, Zuo Zuo went to the hall with an object in his hand and said to Chu Yun: "Sir, this subordinate has made a new discovery from Zhang Qingshan's body and found this object in his belly."

Chu Yun took the object from Zuo Zuo's hand, but saw that it was actually a fine jade pendant with mutton fat.

He only glanced at it, and there was a touch of shock and surprise in his expression.

He pondered for a while, his face changed for a while, but in the end he passed the jade pendant to Zhao Bin beside him without saying a word.

Zhao Bin took a look, and his expression changed. He saw that the word "Phoenix" was engraved on one side of the jade pendant, while the word "Jue" was engraved on the other side.