Daming's Bizarre Story: Painted Skin

Meng Qingwan took a piece of paper from the maid's hand and said: "My little girl has often suffered from eye problems since she was a child, and she can't see at night. No one in the house knows about it. This is the prescription of Yanggan Wan that the doctor prescribed for me in recent days. Please take a look, my lord."

The county magistrate took a look at it, nodded and said, "That's right, it's indeed the prescription of Yangganwan." He then handed the prescription to Jiuru.

Zhaoran leaned over Jiuru's arm and looked at it twice. The main medicine is sheep liver, Ye Mingsha, and it really is sheep liver pills. It’s not always impossible to see at night, is it?”

Meng Qingwan didn't answer Zhao Ran, but said in a flat tone: "Although the little girl's mansion is not as deep as a mansion, it has a large population and several courtyards with pavilions, terraces and pavilions. If there are people in Meng's mansion who really have malicious intentions, where is it not allowed to kill people?" How could there be a risk of causing Yinniang to die outside and cause such a big disturbance?"

Although she is a lady, her words are very simple and straightforward, pointing to the core of the problem.

For a deep house like the Meng Mansion, the best place to kill people is not outside the mansion, but inside the mansion. Any accident can make Yinniang disappear without a trace, and all that is left in Yinniang's house is a A widowed mother and an unintelligent younger brother are also easy to deal with.

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Jiu Ru took Zhao Ran's hand out of the mansion, and Meng Chengtian kept sending them outside the mansion.

The county magistrate was a little bit Hao Yan: "I'm going to talk about the house, please be sure to tell the old lady, and when she is in better health, I will come to visit another day."

Meng Chengtian politely cupped his hands and said, "The county magistrate is just returning my family's innocence, so how can we talk about it."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Jiu Ru, and said with a smile: "Mr. has always been ignorant of ordinary things, but it is rare that he accepted the invitation of the county magistrate for this matter. I think it is a bit of a pity for the student Gu Nian. The students are grateful.”

Zhaoran felt that this sentence was rather threatening, and before he could speak, Jiuru had already taken his hand and left, and they walked a long way, Zhaoran still felt Meng Chengtian's gaze staring at their backs.

"Little sage, I think that although there are some small problems in this matter, it is a murderer, but it is sure." The county magistrate said on the way back. He relied on the academy and accumulated a lot of connections. He is about to be promoted in a few days, and he really doesn't want to make extra troubles on this level. If these scholars criticize his writing, it is really not worth it.

Zhao Ran said, "County magistrate, what kind of person is Miss Meng Qingwan?"

The county magistrate glanced at him: "Miss Qingwan doesn't leave the gate, but she doesn't step through the second gate, but she is a well-known virtuous woman."

Zhao Ran didn't seem to hear the impatience in his tone, and still asked relentlessly: "How can a young lady who doesn't go out of the door and doesn't go out of the door get a reputation for being virtuous?"

The county magistrate was at a loss for words for a moment, and after a while he said: "Miss Meng was originally betrothed to the eldest son of Jiangxi Xuezheng Master Xu, who would have thought that the eldest son fell into the water and died accidentally. Since then, Miss Meng has never discussed marriage matters, and has voluntarily guarded herself for Mr. Xu. Although Mr. Meng has a reputation for being romantic, Miss Meng is a first-class chaste woman."

Zhao Ran said: "That Miss Meng is tall and thin, she speaks in a flat tone, and her appearance is not good, so she doesn't need to marry her."

The county magistrate couldn't help but glared at him. He looked like a starving ghost, but he had the nerve to despise others for being unattractive. He couldn't help but said: "You baby, Miss Meng's appearance has never been seen by outsiders. How do you know she's not pretty?"

Zhao Ran spread her hands: "Meng Qingwan is tall and thin, and her demeanor is unglamorous. Look at the maids around her. Yinniang is thin and thin, and Sufen is fat and round. The so-called safflower needs green leaves to match, but look at Miss Meng. Picking out these few green leaves, you know where the flowers are going to be red."

The county magistrate felt that what Zhaoran said was fallacious, but he couldn't find any words to refute him for a while, so he just stared at Zhaoran. If it wasn't for the little sage of Bailu Academy who passed it down from generation to generation, he really couldn't help but be suspicious along with Jiuru.

If there is no such a lustful gentleman, where would there be such a lustful student.

"Nonsense." Jiu Ru couldn't help but raised his hand and flicked Zhao Ran's forehead.

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"My lord!" A yamen servant hurried over.

"What's the matter?"

The yamen servant bent over and hurriedly whispered a few words in the county magistrate's ear, and the county magistrate's expression turned ugly.

"Could it be that the shopkeeper has discovered something new?"

The county magistrate seemed to have eaten Huang Bianlian, but Jiu Ru had to answer the question: "The shopkeeper said that he was sorting out the books because he was going to the capital to buy goods that day, and he can prove that there were screams from the lane house. After the sound, Hengsheng hurried out of the store, and when he went out, he bumped into him, so he was very impressed."

Zhao Ran raised his head and asked, "The shopkeeper is still in the county office, right?"

The magistrate's eyelids couldn't help but twitched a few times, and he had to lead Jiu Ru and his annoying little skeleton back to the yamen.

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The long streets and alleys of Bailu Book City are covered with flower petals, but at this moment, the county magistrate has no poetic feeling in his heart.

"Meng Fu is a regular customer of our store, and Hengsheng is responsible for importing books for Meng Fu. He often comes to our shop, and everyone recognizes him. That day, Xiaoer and I were writing books, and suddenly I heard a woman calling outside the shop. With a sound, Hengsheng put down his book and hurried out, tripped over my leg and staggered, I asked him if he was all right, but he ignored me."

"Hengsheng!" The county magistrate was furious, and he slapped the gavel, "You didn't do it honestly."

Hengsheng's face turned pale, but he fell on the ground without opening his mouth. The shopkeeper said again: "My lord, although Hengsheng is a book boy, he has always had a gentle temperament, and he definitely doesn't look like someone who can kill. This Yinniang..."

The magistrate said impatiently, "Say what you have."

"Yes, my lord, I have seen this Yinniang flirting with the head of the academy, Fan She."

A small order from the county magistrate, and after a short while, Chief Fan She, who was thin and unwilling, was called over. As soon as he came, he repeatedly complained: "My lord, shopkeeper Li is spitting blood."

"Why would he spray you if he doesn't spray others?" The county magistrate sneered.

Fan Shechang glanced shyly at Zhaoran and Jiuru who were next to him and said: "A few days ago I asked him to send some books to the academy, and the ones he sent here were obviously Masha books, but when I paid the bill with him, he insisted Said that Xiaoer gave me the Guozijian book. In a fit of anger, I returned all those books to him, presumably because of this, I made a grudge."

"Then do you recognize Yinniang?" the county magistrate asked.

Chief Fan She said helplessly: "Of course I do. Occasionally, Ms. Meng cooks some food and sends her to the academy. But what can I do with this lowly girl?"

Shopkeeper Li said anxiously: "I didn't frame Chief Fan She. He cheated the orphan copy of the Imperial College from our store and replaced it with our Masha's book. It's the same thing. Another thing, not only I saw it, but the waiter in our shop also saw it."

The two were arguing all the time, wishing they could fight in court.

The county magistrate patted the gavel: "If people don't want to know, unless you don't do it anymore, if you really have an affair with Yinniang, someone in this big academy will always see it. You should say it yourself, or I should put a notice out."

Fan Shechang has always been mean, and today he had to bow his head halfway: "My lord, Xiaomin can be considered a scholar, how can he live with others in a place of sages, I understand this simple truth... Na Yinniang and I There is really no cheating. That day, she came to me for another matter, and I don't know where she heard the rumors and talked nonsense there."

"What gibberish?"

Fan Shechang's cheeks suddenly became more deflated, like a wilted eggplant: "She asked if the head of the mountain lived with her mother for a while, and asked if she was born of the head of the mountain, what a noble person the head of the mountain was , How could she be contaminated with a widow? It's ridiculous! I scolded her on the spot, but I didn't know that she would not let her go, and gossip, it's really unfair."

"Why do you want to ask you about Mr. Meng San's personal affairs?" The magistrate frowned.

Fan She said: "When the villain was young, he used to be the companion of the head of the mountain. Later, the mountain chief thought that the villain was diligent in doing things, and he also read a lot of books, so he asked the villain to come to the academy to do business."

"Then how did Yinniang learn about this rumor? Yinniang didn't create it herself." Zhaoran interjected.

Chief Fan She said helplessly: "This matter starts with the mysterious death of Yinniang's father, Meng Tian. When Yinniang's father was alive, he was the personal attendant of the mountain chief. When he was on duty at night, the oil lamp splashed on the quilt. , caught fire and burned to death. The head of the mountain thought that he had some friendship with her father, that is, he took care of their orphans and widowed mothers more. That's how the rumor came about. I didn't expect that Yinniang, who knew nothing about the heights of heaven and earth and had no shame, actually believed it. I am the daughter of the head of the mountain!"

Zhaoran curiously said: "But why didn't Yinniang ask her own mother, but why did she come to ask you, the schoolboy back then? Yinniang asked about her own private affairs, so why bother with the head of the house?"

The county magistrate's mind was like boiled batter, and he was enlightened by Zhao Ran's words, and he slapped the gavel: "It is clear that you listened to the rumors and mistakenly thought that Yinniang was the illegitimate daughter of Chief Meng Shan, so you seduced her." I got Yinniang, and secretly instigated her to spy on my own life experience, come on, take it for me, first hit a top ten board!"

He had run out of patience, Master Ren Fanshe shouted for grievances, and beat him with ten sticks first.

Ever since Fan She entered the academy, although he is a Qingshui yamen, except for the head of the mountain, he has always been like a star holding the moon. He has been pampered and pampered for many years. After ten sticks, he has no momentum, and his face is pale. "My lord, I recruit, I Trick. It is true that I told Yinniang that she might be the illegitimate daughter of the head of the mountain. I originally thought that if she was really the illegitimate daughter of the head of the mountain, I would marry her, and the head of the mountain must have promoted me a lot."

"But I didn't expect Yinniang to dump you after she found out that she might be the daughter of the Meng family, so you killed her in a fit of anger." The magistrate said contemptuously.

Chief Fan She said in pain and surprise: "My lord, it is true that a villain is greedy for profit, but he will never do anything to kill someone." Seeing that the county magistrate didn't believe him, he quickly said, "If I kill someone, I will not be related to Hengsheng." So, why does he need to take the blame for me?"

The county magistrate's head turned pale for a while, picked up the gavel, and slapped it hard: "Hengsheng, if you don't tell the truth, you will be punished."

Na Hengsheng raised his head, and said with a painful expression: "Xiaomin has nothing to say."

As soon as he finished saying this, he suddenly slammed his head towards the pillars in the hall, Zhao Ran just had time to shout "be careful", and saw that the seat next to him was empty, Jiu Ru's figure swayed, the rabbit falconed and grabbed Heng Sheng's vest, The clothes were torn apart with a "stab" sound, although Jiu Ru pulled Hengsheng, but Hengsheng's head finally touched the pillar and passed out.

The county magistrate was so taken aback that he even dropped the gavel in his hand. Looking at Chief Fan She, he couldn't help being angry: "Who knows if you are colluding with Hengsheng to murder Yinniang together."

Chief Fan She knew the status of the Meng Mansion in the Book City, and was afraid that the county magistrate would take him as the scapegoat, so he hurriedly said: "My lord, Yinniang is the illegitimate daughter of the mountain chief, it's not a rumor made by a villain, but a villain who heard it unintentionally. Only then did I learn about the conversation between Hengsheng and Ms. Meng."

"Say." The magistrate shouted.

Fan She supported himself half of his body and said, "Mengfu will invite the gentlemen of the academy to a banquet every year when I am young. Except for the little saint, everyone will be there." He said and looked at Jiu Ru, Jiu Ru slightly Nodding his head, Chief Fan She continued, "When I came out of the latrine that day, I heard voices behind the rockery. Because I drank some wine at that time, I walked over to peek when I got hot. Who is talking... I didn't expect it to be Hengsheng and Miss Meng."

"Miss Meng doesn't leave the door and doesn't go through the second door. How do you know she is Miss Meng?" Zhao Ran asked.

Chief Fan She hurriedly said: "Although Ms. Meng rarely shows up, her voice is cold and hard, which makes people feel creepy. Once you hear it, you will never forget it."

"Go on!" The magistrate waved his hand.