Bastards

The sense of ritual is a wonderful thing. Without it, you don’t feel that something is missing. With it, you will feel emotional and the atmosphere will follow.As soon as the public hall was set up, two neat rows of government officers knocked with water and fire sticks, the hall officials sat down, and the gavel was slapped, the scene was immediately quiet, no one dared to speak loudly, no one dared to make any changes, and they all looked at the hall intently.

Peng Chuanyi worked hard all the way, and after several life and death, he finally came to Luoyang to meet the court official. He was so excited that his voice and words were interrupted, but he showed his true feelings, his eyes were slightly red, and when he talked about some past events, he burst into tears. The surrounding audience could not help but Sorrow and pity.

"It's a poor child..."

"As the old saying goes, if you have a stepfather, you will have a stepmother. A child without a mother is suffering."

"A concubine is a concubine, a concubine is a concubine, a wife is a wife, and a concubine is a concubine! He was bullied like this, and he went all the way to Luoyang to sue him, which shows how powerful that concubine is!"

"That's right, there's not even a single person who upholds justice!"

……

Almost everyone looked at Mrs. Deng in front of the hall with anger and contempt. There was a middle-aged woman who was very angry, and even spat several mouthfuls of thick phlegm in Mrs. Deng's direction.

Deng Shi was quite steady, kneeling upright in front of the hall, with a slender and beautiful back, the hall official didn't let her speak, so she didn't open her mouth.

Cui Yu let out an "oh", a little surprised: "This woman is a powerful character."

Seeing that Yang Xuan didn't respond, he took the jade fan and shook it in front of Yang Xuan: "What are you thinking, so preoccupied?"

Yang Xuan pointed his chin at the growing group of onlookers outside the hall: "There are at least three martial arts masters here, and one of them is not inferior to me."

"It must be the person we are waiting for!" Cui Yu became interested, and poked his head out of the window: "Can you see who it is?"

Yang Xuan shook her head: "It's a little far away, and there are too many people, so I can't tell them apart."

Cui Yu felt a little regretful: "You can't cover your face if you are among the crowd today. If you can find it, it will be easier to track you down."

Why doesn't Yang Xuan think so, but everyone is very vigilant, if you approach rashly, you may startle the enemy, and you may be drawn as an enemy, which will bring a lot of unnecessary trouble...

Cui Yu obviously thought about it too. He bent his eyes and smiled like a cunning fox: "It just so happens that we have the opportunity to watch the tigers fight across the mountain. When they bite the dog, we can not only find out the root cause, but also reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

"exactly."

……

On the corridor of the Minister of Criminal Justice, the court official slapped the gavel, and it was time for the defendant, Mrs. Deng, to make a statement.

Deng Yingying kowtowed, regardless of the strength of the posture, or the angle of the clothes stretching or folding with the body movements, she was calm and soothing, full of beauty, she looked very ladylike, not at all like a businesswoman.

"Your Excellency, please forgive me."

When she opened her mouth, her voice was slightly soft, but it did not have the lingering charm of a concubine, and there was a bit of tenacity.This performance alone, these words, are enough to bring back some people's impressions.

"Just now what brother Yi said, I don't want to argue, I only talk about my experience. There are all kinds of things in the world, and fate is the most misleading. Maybe it's because of my bad luck that I fell into this kind of predicament. The time when I met Peng Lang At that time, Peng Lang fell into the cliff, his head was bleeding, and he almost died. At that time, my concubine’s family was poor, and he couldn’t even afford to support his own people. Couldn't bear to watch a living person die slowly, so he gritted his teeth and rescued him, and saved his rations to feed him carefully... Who knew that Peng Lang's brain was too heavy, and when he woke up, he didn't remember who he was, and he didn't know who he was. Where is home, there is a high hall."

"For two months, my concubine kept embroidering handkerchiefs day and night, and saved all the money to treat Peng Lang's injuries. I couldn't even bear to eat a few bites of food. Peng Lang recovered day by day, but my concubine was in her prime, so thin that she was out of shape. His eyes can't see clearly...Peng Lang doesn't dislike concubines, he works hard to earn money when he is healthy, he says he wants concubines to live a good life, and that women like concubines deserve to live a good life...Which woman hears this Talking without emotion? Which woman doesn’t want to find a lover who is worth entrusting for life? Slowly, the concubine and Peng Lang began to talk about marriage. He couldn’t remember his parents. Dear. One day, Peng Lang recalled his past and couldn't help smiling. He said that although he was married, he was always afraid that one day he would be sorry for his concubine. It turned out that he had never been married or engaged. We should have this fate share! Peng Lang is very happy, happily taking his concubine home..."

"When he arrived at his hometown in Wencheng, Peng Lang almost collapsed when he saw the memorial tablet of his dead father and the woman with a married hairstyle who called him her husband. He just accidentally fell and got sick again. It’s such a chance to go home!”

"According to the marriage time, the concubine and Peng Lang were earlier than the elder sister, but the elder sister was hired by Peng Lang's parents for him, and she was dressed in clothes to serve the father-in-law to attend his funeral. The elder sister took the life of her parents and refused to take half a step back. Although Lang has no feelings for his sister, he can't bear the pressure of the tribe with his sister, so he has to wrong me. The concubine wanted to die. Although the concubine's family is poor, the family education is strict. There is no daughter who is a concubine in the clan. If I become a concubine, how can I be worthy of my family? How can I have the face to see my father in the future? But Peng Lang said that if the concubine dies, he will die with the concubine... Just make up for it, it seems that concubines are better than elder sisters, but these... concubines are really unworthy?"

"You just don't deserve it! You talk so eloquently! You're lying!" Peng Chuanyi seemed unable to hear these words, jumped up and was about to pounce on Mrs. Deng.

Of course, it was stopped by the yamen in time.

The hall official patted the gavel, his eyes slightly stared, quite majestic: "Quiet!"

Peng Chuanyi clenched his fists with both hands and clenched his teeth, but he also knew not to act recklessly, so he knelt down again and did not dare to move again.

The hall official was satisfied, and signaled Deng to continue talking.

Deng's eyes were reddish, two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks, and she gave Peng Chuanyi a very sad look: "You said that my sister had kept filial piety for her father-in-law, but why didn't my concubine keep it? I didn't know before, and married Peng Lang in the bridal chamber... …It’s really no wonder that when I returned to the clan, my concubine stayed with me for three full years from that day on. My sister was the first to give birth to a filial piety, but she failed to give birth to a child for Peng Lang. The concubine was lucky, half a year later than her sister, and even older My sister conceived and gave birth to Peng Lang..."

"The concubine gave up the name of the concubine because of love, but the child is innocent and should be a decent son, but he will not get a share of the family property, and will be swept out... Is it too much for the concubine to serve Peng Lang for so many years? What? The concubine also doesn't want the Peng family's foundation, as long as Peng Lang leaks a little bit, it is enough for the concubine to settle down, but the concubine is Peng Lang's first child, and Peng Lang himself prefers it, so if he wants to give more, how can the concubine stop it?"

Deng's handkerchief wiped his face, and he was quiet for a while, as if he wanted to calm his uncontrollable mood. After a while, he looked at Peng Chuanyi, and sighed: "Your father let out the news that all the family property will not be left to you, but he just hates you. Unable to be angry, what he said is what he said, but he would never do it. He discussed it with his concubine a long time ago, and my concubine agreed. But as soon as you hear the news, you will insult your concubine, your biological father, and even sue the officials You know how disappointed your father is in a lawsuit? Why don't you always find reasons in yourself? Why does your father like your elder brother, like your younger siblings, but doesn't like you? Is it really just because he is partial? Have you ever cared about you? Father half? Do you know that he has been suffering from headaches due to the misfortunes of the past, which persist for a long time and is the most unbearable stimulation? Do you know that his wish is to have a family and a prosperous life, not to glorify his ancestors, but to hope that his children and grandchildren will be safe and healthy? Are you mad at you? Brothers and sisters don't kiss you, have you ever wanted to get close to them? What did you learn from your sister! What did she teach you!"

In the end, she still couldn't hold back the sadness in her heart, Deng's handkerchief covered her face, crying very sadly.

The onlookers couldn't help but look at each other, and there were many people who sighed.

"Oh... this is also a poor one."

"Women's life is hard. No one can blame them for living like this. It's not a big mistake if you say it wrong."

"That's right, which woman doesn't think about her children? She is kind..."

"If you want me to say that this son-in-law is too heartless, he doesn't want to talk to him, even if he hates his father's concubine, but he is not filial to his father!"

"That's right, unfilial and unfraternal, in order to fight for a family property, sue the government and fight a lawsuit, and even fight all the way to Luoyang! Never heard of it, never heard of it—"

……

Peng Chuanyi originally wanted to bear it, but he almost didn't explode when he heard the harsh 'whispering': "Don't listen to her nonsense! She is used to acting like this, and she has done the most terrible secret things. Just for my life!"

Mrs. Deng slammed her head heavily on the ground: "Brother Yi's crimes, I dare not admit it! I didn't piss my sister off to death, and I didn't entangle Peng Lang to seduce Peng Lang. It's all fate and fate. I can't help it at all. Please, my lord." Mingjian!"

……

In the teahouse outside, Cui Yu blinked suddenly, and asked Yang Xuan: "Did I read it wrong? I just felt that Deng Shi Chong turned his back on us, and the side judge sitting on the side of the case gave him a wink!"

"That's right." Yang Xuan narrowed her eyes, "Although she was very quick, she did take a look at that person."

"But which side made a move!"

……

According to the law, the Ministry of Punishment held a public trial, and according to the importance of the case, an official of comparable rank was in charge. After all, there was only one minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and it was impossible for him to try all cases.However, in order to show fairness, besides the main trial, there is also a side trial. The side trial has the responsibility of supervision and the right to ask questions.

Today, the presiding judge is Lou Deming, a doctor from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the side judge, because his back is facing Cui Yu and Yang Xuan, they can't see his face clearly.

But soon, they will have a chance.

After the two parties finished their presentation, the court official Lou Deming asked the side judge: "What do you think of Wen Zhanggu?"

Only then did the side judge stand up and bowed his hands to the presiding judge Shangguan: "It is according to the law."

This person's eyebrows are gentle, his temperament is modest and elegant, and his voice is clear and sweet, like a clear stream in the mountains... The key is that this person is very familiar, someone he knows!

"So it was him." Cui Yan lightly smiled and explained to Yang Xuan, "His name is Wen Shuquan, I mentioned it to you, remember?"

Yang Xuan frowned slightly, and nodded slightly.

"On the day I met Shibaniang Wang by chance, I was going to see him. Later, the timing was not suitable, so I changed the appointment to another day. Brother Wen is a sensitive and reserved person, and he can't speak freely unless he is a close friend, so I didn't take you with me." Cui Yu explained, "He is currently serving as a security guard in the Ministry of Punishment. He is the youngest person in this position, and his ability is really good. The things in his family are quite bad, but he handles them very well. I will talk to you in detail at another time. When I met him that day, I didn't know that he would be a side trial of the case, so I didn't bring up relevant topics, but I heard him talk about a trouble, which was related to engagement, and it seemed that he wanted to ask his stepmother's natal family. His stepmother His surname is Liu, and his father is Liu Chengshi, the servant of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War..."

As he spoke, Cui Yu narrowed his eyes, and hit the handle of the fan heavily on his palm, making a clear "snap" sound: "I remembered, in this case, this Deng's father, Deng Zutong, is very similar to that Liu Chengshi." What kind of friendship!"

"So Mrs. Deng read Wen Shuquan—"

Cui Yu sneered: "It is likely that Deng Zutong and Liu Chengshi have some ideas, and Liu Chengshi forced Wen Shuquan to help!"

Yang Xuan's expression was as cold as ever: "So he will help?"

Cui Yu thought for a while: "Based on what I know about him, probably not." After he finished speaking, he smiled again, "It's a good thing I know him, otherwise this one will confuse you and me, thinking it's the three sides of black, white and gray. Who is it?"

"Even if it's not, Mrs. Deng has plans here, so we have to pay attention."

Cui Yu nodded, his eyes flashed: "That's right, we can't let them take Peng Chuanyi's life!"

……

Wen Shuquan was polite and courteous. Although he was not cold, he was not enthusiastic either, and he had no intention of helping at all.

Hall official Lou Deming paused for a while, seemingly thinking very seriously and very responsible: "Wen Zhanggu really have nothing to say?"

Wen Shuquan nodded solemnly: "Indeed."

"Then the officer will continue to question the case."

"Sir, please."

……

Cui Yu tapped his palm with his fan: "Wen Shuquan is boring, but this court official is very interesting."

Yang Xuan's voice was cold: "I'm afraid this is someone's trick."

……

After the two sides made a statement, they began to confront each other.

Peng Chuanyi pointed to Deng's nose: "Do you dare to say that you didn't slander my father and want me to go down the family tree? The Japanese elders all came. If I didn't run fast, I would be punished by you!"

Deng's handkerchief covered his eyes, very aggrieved: "That's just your father scaring you, you are his son, how can he really not want you? It's just a test, if you can win your father's heart..."

"How dare you say that you didn't seek the position of wife!"

"Sister passed away for several years, there must always be someone by Peng Lang's side, my concubine has worshiped heaven and earth with him, can't I think about it?"

"Bah! How shameless you are!" Peng Chuanyi blushed with anger, "It's a pity that my mother treated you so well when she was young, and you repay her like this! Take her position and kill her son!"

Mrs. Deng knelt down to Lou Deming again: "It is precisely because my sister treats my concubine well that I want to become Peng Lang's official wife, love and take care of Peng Lang for her, and take care of her son... The concubine and my sister grew up together when they were young. The friendship between Jinlan and Jinlan is like gold. Although there have been some quarrels due to the fate of the world, the love and hatred have passed away, but I still care about each other in my heart. The most trustworthy thing is still each other. In fact, the concubine dared to fight for the first wife this time. It was also the sister who encouraged her before she died Entrust, she said that the concubine is her younger sister, and she will marry into the Peng family together with her. She is not a lowly concubine, nor is she an ordinary good concubine. Entrusted by others, loyal to others, what is wrong with my concubine!"

Peng Chuanyi was trembling all over with anger, his eyeballs were almost popping out: "You are lying! You will avenge my mother's kindness, and my mother has already given up her mind. Before she left, she took my hand and warned me that Mrs. Deng's vicious words will never be believed. And forced me to swear that no matter when and where I would never be with you, how could I encourage you to be promoted to wife and entrust me to you! Besides, my concubine promoted to wife. It's my grandfather's only daughter, I don't have an aunt like you!"

However, what the two of them said was just a statement. As for the specific facts, they were already dead, and there was no second person to prove it for them, so it was very vague.

But as soon as Mrs. Deng said this, everyone present understood that no matter what happened in the past, what grievances and grievances there were in the past, this concubine wanted to promote his wife, she was determined, and she also brought out the etiquette and customs of a concubine... Really Difficult to deal with.

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In the teahouse, Cui Yu's expression became more and more strange: "Regardless of what Peng Chuanyi said before or the news from Yicheng, this Deng family does not seem to be a person with such wisdom... Such behavior is mostly taught by others."

Yang Xuan scoffed coldly: "It's really shameless."

At this moment, a voice suddenly burst out from the crowd: "What are you doing talking about that useless thing? Isn't Peng Ping dead? Who killed this man!"

Cui Yan narrowed his eyes, and his eyes met Yang Xuan, there was a flash of light in the bottom of his eyes, and he understood: Another group of people made a move!

……

As the man shouted, the onlookers seemed to wake up one after another. You said to each other: "Yes, isn't your father dead? Who killed him?"

"Find out the murderer, and we will be able to decide who is loyal and who is adulterous!"

"Whoever is the murderer will go to prison, and whoever is not the murderer will be awarded the property!"

……

The voices of the crowd became louder and louder, and the hall official Lou Deming had no choice but to slap the gavel: "Quiet!"

This shot seemed to trigger a certain point in Deng, and she immediately pointed to Peng Chuanyi: "It was him, he killed Peng Lang!"

Peng Chuanyi jumped: "You are talking nonsense!"

Deng's eyes turned red, and tears came down again: "Women are a little narrow-minded, and they always have a heart to protect the calf. I admit that my heart to love brother Yi is not as good as that of my own son, but my love for Peng Lang is real. Yes, everything I own depends on Peng Lang. If Peng Lang dies, the concubine will have nothing. How could the concubine kill Peng Lang? It’s him! It’s this unfilial, unfilial, wolf-hearted, vain animal who is a son of man. Because of the trials and temptations of being a father, I couldn't help but feel hatred, and even killed my father with a knife! The concubine has not yet become a wife, and he is still the son of Peng Lang. As long as Peng Lang dies, everything belongs to him and he killed him people!"

"I didn't... I didn't kill my father... I was sleeping in the room, and I found out that my father was dead when I heard someone shouting suddenly!" Peng Chuanyi wanted to defend himself, but he had no evidence, and his eyes were a little confused.

From Deng's gentleness and grandeur at the beginning to the exposure of her eagerness for promotion later, it seems a bit fake. Anyone with a discerning eye can understand that this Deng's inner house must not be a fuel-efficient lamp, but she is very friendly to Peng. Ping, indeed, has feelings.

This statement is also true, she has made a lot of efforts to become a regular wife and make a family fortune, but everything has not been successful, if Peng Ping dies at this juncture, she will suffer a great loss.

She had no reason to kill Peng Ping.

On the other hand, although Peng Chuanyi was suing, he could not provide any favorable evidence. His momentum had changed from being sharp at the beginning to being at a loss now. His suspicion is far higher than Deng's.

Since the case occurred in Yicheng, but the trial was in Luoyang, it was difficult to conduct on-the-spot investigations. Therefore, in this first public trial, the judge mainly wanted to see what kind of evidence the two could give.Lou Deming gave a pat on the gavel: "You two can present what you two say and any supporting evidence!"

Both Peng Chuanyi and Deng Shi were taken aback, it was related to Peng Ping's death, neither of them had evidence.Because the incident happened in the middle of the night, they could not prove that the other party was the murderer, nor could they prove that they were indeed sleeping without knowing it.There are servant girls at home, but the servants also have to sleep, how can it completely prove that you have been sleeping and never getting up?

At this time, someone shouted again: "Where is the scene? Are there any traces of the murderer? Is there anything missing? Different people have different things they want to take away!"

The crowd immediately echoed: "That's right!"

"There must be something left at the scene!"

……

In the teahouse, Cui Yu asked Yang Xuan, "Is he from just now?"

"Although I deliberately lowered my voice, I can tell that the same person just asked the question."

Cui Yan slenderly moved the procedure lightly, and the fan twirled and danced at his fingertips: "Deliberately mentioning Peng Ping's death, traces at the scene, are there any missing things..."

The purpose is clear, not in disputes over property, not in the theory of concubines, it must be - "Booklet, he wants to test it out, do these two people know the booklet, and if they know, who has the booklet in their hands."

This is obvious, of course Yang Xuan also thought of it, and nodded slightly.

"You said that the man in black is the one who is most eager to get the booklet. So is he—"

Yang Xuan shook her head: "It's hard to be sure about this performance, but the possibility is very high."

"What can be guessed at the moment is that the Deng family exerted pressure on Wen Jiaquan through the Liu family, but this is not something we need to consider; the hall official Lou Deming seems to have some ideas, what does someone mean by it, I guess the biggest possibility is the king of Yue, because Lin Zhiyan came The two-day reminder told him that he was going to join the game, maybe he wanted this thing too; just now he changed his voice to remind him that it was the man in black who really wanted the brochure on the day of the autumn feast... what about the man in gray and the man in white? The man in clothes is dead, but he doesn't want anyone to get the brochure, he doesn't look like he is out of organization, he is not the only one in the organization, if he dies, someone else has to come to check. The man in white is staring at gray so closely Instead of being an enemy, the movement of the clothed people should come at such a time."

Cui Yu asked Yang Xuan: "You said that among the common people, there are at least three people with good martial arts, and the other two are gray and white?"

"As you said, it's very likely."

Cui Yu tapped the table with his fingertips, and after a while, he sighed, "I guess the first trial of this case today will not come to a smooth conclusion. At least one member of the Peng Chuanyi and Deng family has been imprisoned, and it will be more serious when others are in prison." When the intense drama is on..."

The author has something to say:

Beauty Mata: I just want to use a small case to stir up the wind and rain and bring the prince back to court. Who would have thought that all of these would really add drama to myself! ╭(╯^╰)╮

Prince Xiong: I'm sorry daughter-in-law, I got you in trouble.I was destined to sleep with my daughter-in-law at a negative distance, so that everything will go smoothly, otherwise there will be constant chaos.How about... let's go to bed late tonight? (☆_☆)

Mata beauty: what did you say?Come closer, I can't hear you. <(＾－＾)>

Prince Xiong: It hurts, it hurts, my ears are going to be pulled off... Daughter-in-law, I was wrong, do you like the washboard with cats and butterflies kneeling today? ≥﹏≤