Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Master! Master! Are you alright?" Li Shun and the others hastily supported Rong Kaiji, and an old neighbor who was acquainted with him pinched the tiger's mouth forcefully, and said sympathetically, "I'm so angry, I'm over, hurry up and take me home. Give Shun Shun Qi, comfort and comfort!"

"Hey, thank you very much. Sigh, what's going on today?" Li Shun wanted to cry but had no tears. Together with the handyman, Zhang Tou, Rong Kaiji, who was about to bring the Patriarch back into the room, lost consciousness for a moment. But he struggled to wake up again, he didn't care about anything, he just urged him repeatedly: "Leave me alone! Come on, Lao Li, take my brother's waist card and go, go to Nancheng, go to that mansion—no! Here's the card, I'll go to that mansion to ask for help, Lao Li, you go to Wei's house, Lao Zhang, you go to Hong's house, and ask them for help, my son is definitely framed, but the yamen court is ruthless, so please don't get beaten Suffer!" At the end of the speech, Father Rong couldn't help but burst into tears and glared angrily at Mr. Xing at the other end of the alley.

"Master, here, young master's badge!" Li Shun hastily rushed in and took it out, carefully holding a shield-shaped sandalwood plaque with lettering on both sides, Rong Kaiji took it over and held it firmly.

"Master, where is Yan Shiweng's family? Don't you want to send someone a message?" Li Shun asked urgently.He took the horse led by Old Li and was hastily adjusting the saddle.

"Uncle and nephew have gone to the suburbs for the past few days. They are busy with business, so it is inconvenient to disturb the female relatives." Rong Kaiji is not good at riding, and it is a bit difficult to get on the horse, but he is afraid that his son will be tortured, so he is impatient, and hastily ordered: "I I'm going, hurry up!" After finishing speaking, he gritted his teeth and beat his horse to leave.

"Yes!"

"Old Zhang's family, you stay and watch." Li Shun and Lao Zhang rode together without looking back.

"Hey! Okay." The cook Mama Zhang was terrified and panicked. After watching the old and young men leave, she politely refused the curious conversations of many neighbors outside the door, immediately closed the courtyard door, locked it, and closed the door to thank the guests.

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There are also quite a few people who like to watch the excitement, they have already left with the official errand, and followed all the way to the gate of the city, scrambling to squeeze outside the court, looking out and discussing.The world is most interested in romantic scandals, and they seem to relish them like watching a drama.

"The students are innocent and wronged, and they will definitely not do such scandalous things. I beg your lord to look into it!" Rong Youtang knelt upright, and sitting in the hall was Liu Su, the governor of the city guard.

Liu Su was a thin middle-aged man with sharp eyes. He squinted his eyes and looked at the defendant: a very young scholar, studying in the Imperial College, handsome, well-dressed, clear eyes, without the slightest hint of obscenity and vulgarity.

"Defendant, you are a scholar with a reputation, get up and speak." Liu Su said solemnly, and he liked his unequivocal kneeling just now.

"Thank you, sir." Rong Youtang got up, straightened his back, tall and tall, with a handsome appearance, which attracted the amazement of the people outside the hall, and looked at the plaintiff's family of three inquiringly—

Xingda knelt in the middle, with his mother and daughter-in-law on the left and right, both women were crying.

"I beg Lord Qingtian to be the master of the grass people!" Xing Da kowtowed heavily, weeping and crying, pointing at Rong Youtang angrily and scolding: "The grass people and this little boy are neighbors, so I thought he was gentle, like a scholar, I didn't expect it to be so obscene and dirty inside, seduce my daughter-in-law, and do shameful things!"

"I didn't ask you a question, so don't interrupt." Fu Cheng stopped majestically, and asked routinely: "Ms. Liao Wang, Liao Daxing accused you of adultery with the defendant Rong Youtang, can you admit it?"

Rong Youtang held his breath and focused, and opened his eyes wide to see Xingda's daughter-in-law——

I saw Xingda's daughter-in-law sitting on her knees, covering her face and crying bitterly, trembling all over, and said vaguely: "Yes."

Rong Youtang couldn't believe it and was dumbfounded.

"Speak up! Mrs. Liao Wang, do you admit to having committed adultery with the defendant Rong Youtang?" Liu Su, the prime minister of the upper capital, raised his voice and asked.

"Yes, yes." Wang Mei clearly nodded and admitted.

"Sister-in-law Xing, you—" Rong Youtang almost cursed on the spot, and took several deep breaths to restrain himself.

Wang Mei didn't dare to look at Rong Youtang.Although she was only in her 30s, she was physically and mentally exhausted due to the hard work of being married for more than ten years, and was tortured by her alcoholic husband. She was old and haggard in a coarse old robe, and her hands were rough, red, swollen, and chapped.

Tsk, doesn't it look like it?

Among the surrounding people, a second-rate bastard yelled: "Hey, they look like mother and son, not like sister Qing and good brother at all!"

The spectators burst into laughter, pointed and whispered to each other.

Another neighbor who came over from Xisi Hutong yelled enthusiastically: "His family owns a big cloth shop and is rich. My brother is only sixteen or seventeen years old. Maybe he doesn't even have full hair. He knows what it is." Adultery!"

Hahaha……

The onlookers burst into wild laughter again, full of wicked humor, they glanced at the handsome defendant's Xia Sanlu at the same time——

Nonsense, which hair is not fully grown? !

Rong Youtang couldn't laugh or cry, he was helpless and angry: "I'm so unlucky, and I don't know which ghosts and gods I offended, and I'm trying to embarrass and make a fool of me!"

"Silence! No noise in the courtroom!" The chief slapped the gavel heavily, and several government servants rushed forward with water and fire sticks, pushing the people who were getting closer and closer.

"Liao Daxing, you sue the other party for committing adultery with your wife, what witnesses do you have? If you can't produce evidence and frame others, I will punish you when the time comes." Liu Su warned in a deep voice.

Liao Daxing, who was nicknamed Xing Dajiu Chong, kowtowed like garlic, and said with sincerity and fear: "My lord, no matter how many heads you have, the grassroots dare not make false accusations. This bitch Wang Mei really has a concubine! She just beat him to death. Admittedly, my mother saw it with her own eyes later, so she couldn't deny it! I thought about my age and three children, we poor people can make do with it, but she didn't repent. Last night while I was drunk, I had a private meeting Mistress, this kid ran away very quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye—" he pointed at Rong Youtang as he spoke.

Rong Youtang couldn't bear it anymore: "What is the physical evidence? Who is the witness? Don't imagine it! I am aboveboard, if I have never done it, I have never done it! Just say last night, did you see it with your own eyes? Who did you see? What happened in detail? Please tell the truth one by one, I will never be smeared and slandered by you!"

"The court only cares about the evidence. Liao Daxing, do you have witnesses?" Liu Su asked with a frown.

"Yes, yes! Mother, tell me quickly, since you always decide to go to court, don't be afraid of losing face!" Xing Da pushed his old mother, anxious and angry, looking at his wife as if he wanted to eat people.

Judging from Xingda's expression, it doesn't look like a fake, he is very righteous.Rong Youtang tried his best to restrain himself and observe calmly: Could it be that Mrs. Xing is really someone outside?Cuckold for husband?

The old lady Xing Da tremblingly kowtowed her head a few times, her eyes dodged, then she poked her neck, pointed at Rong Youtang angrily and said, "You stinky and shameless little bastard! You knocked down Xing'er on horseback that night more than a month ago, and you were hypocritical Went to my house to report the letter, and Wang Mei was dressed up in the house for half a day before coming out to meet people. She replied shyly, you two coaxed my old woman together, flirting with each other all the way! After going home, I took care of Xinger and went back to the Westinghouse, who knows In the middle of the night, I was awakened by the movement in the east room, that bastard Wang Mei was screaming, clearly calling 'Brother Rong'! But after I opened the door and rushed over to find the pole, you little bastard had already run away—"

Liu Su "patted" the gavel, and sternly reminded: "It is forbidden to mix unnecessary abuse, and the specific date and time must be stated, otherwise it cannot be used as evidence."

Mrs. Xing turned her head to recall for a moment, clapped her hands, and said firmly: "February [-], the day before the dragon raises its head on February [-]! What is the time... The woman was awakened by the dirty movement in the middle of the night, and heard the passing of the watch outside. Yinshi."

Framed, purely framed!

Rong Youtang frowned, and immediately recalled: On the night of February [-]st, I brought plum wine to congratulate His Highness for being the commander, and stayed in the guest bedroom of Prince Qing's mansion that night—

Oops!Could it be that someone wants to force me to say that I have a close relationship with Prince Qing's Mansion?He changed his mind: However, I am the playmate of the Ninth Prince, and I have a name in the eyes of His Majesty, so I have nothing to fear, nothing to fear!

Rong Youtang pondered for a moment, redoubled his caution and correctness, and said carefully, "It's really hard to be a good person these days! Xingda is famous for his alcoholism in Xisi Hutong. He gets drunk eight or nine out of ten days and lies down at will. In the streets and alleys, the neighbors, out of good intentions, will tell their families as long as they see it, so as not to freeze to death in the winter. I rode out that night and saw him passed out in the alley, so I sent a special report-and! Auntie! Don't forget, when I was rushing to do something, it was you who asked me to help you!"

Mrs. Xing had a short and pointed forehead, triangular eyes and high cheekbones, and she was born with a mean face. She stared at her eyes and said in a vicious voice: "Didn't you leave it on purpose? If you don't want to, I can still force you? hypocritically!"

Rong Youtang laughed back angrily: "It means that I deserve my kind help?"

"Brother Rong, if you dare to do it, you must dare to do it. My old lady saw it with her own eyes yesterday. You were wearing a white underwear and holding a robe, jumped out of the wall, ran towards the east of the alley, and slipped back home."

Liu Su said sternly: "February [-]st, write it down first. Then what was the exact time last night? What happened? Be sure to tell the truth."

Mrs. Xingda hurriedly described it in detail.

There is a desk on the side of the courtroom, and the bookkeeper is busy recording.

"On the fifth day of March, around the time of Xu time? Are you sure?" Liu Su asked.

"Yes." The old lady Xing said contemptuously: "The two of them took advantage of Xing'er to go out to drink and I went out to visit relatives, and it was dark, so they got involved! If it wasn't for my temporary decision not to spend the night at my sister's house, I wouldn't rush back Still can't catch rape!"

Liu Su nodded slightly, and asked again: "Liao Daxing, do you have physical evidence?"

"Yes!" Xing Da hurriedly untied the baggage he was carrying, took out a brand new blue cotton coat, raised his hands high, and was taken over by the yamen servant and handed over to Fu Cheng for inspection.Xingda said humiliatingly: "She hid the new clothes at the bottom of the suitcase and never dared to wear them, so I found them out. My lord, please look, there is the emblem of Rong's cloth shop sewn inside the skirt!"

Liu Su flipped open the emblem of the cotton-padded jacket by himself, frowned deeply, apparently not recognizing the plaintiff's physical evidence, and asked instead: "Defendant, do you have an explanation for the plaintiff's allegations?"

"Yes!" Rong Youtang said firmly, sonorously, word by word: "My lord: the school will be closed today and tomorrow, and yesterday when school was over, students and some classmates went to the street to pick up some books. I arrived home at the end of Shenshi. At the end of the month, my father, the housekeeper, the store manager, and all the clerks, nearly 20 people, were paying wages. The students assisted my father from the side. They were busy for an hour, and then had a reward banquet together in the dining room of my house. Three tables were set up, and they were scattered around Haishi."

At this time, the staff in charge who heard the news had just stood still, and shouted outside the hall: "My lord, the young master is right, the villain is willing to testify!"

The steward, Jiang Bai, was sweating and panting, and shouted: "My lord, our brother has been persuading us to drink and persuade us to eat food last night, and he never left the banquet. The plaintiff is talking nonsense and framing a good person!"

"I beg your lord to be clear. Brother Rong is a good student and has a bright future. How could he have a relationship with a married woman? Isn't this a joke!"

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"Silence!" The gavel was slapped again, and the yamen servant hurriedly maintained order.

Rong Youtang hurriedly turned his head and waved his hands, signaling his reinforcements to calm down. He continued to explain seriously: "As for the physical evidence, it is even more absurd! My lord, my father runs a cloth shop, and he has sold a total of many clothes, and all of them are marked with the store logo according to the regulations. , the imprint is very simple, anyone who knows how to needle and thread can make one. How can it be used as physical evidence?"

Liu Su was impartial and business-like, and concluded: "At present, it seems that on the fifth night of March, you have no time to commit crimes. Come here and record the testimony of the defendant's witnesses clearly."

"Yes."

The staff in charge of Rong's cloth shop were then able to enter the courtroom, where they recorded statements, signed their signatures and took fingerprints.

Xingda couldn't get used to the young master of the rich family very much, he resented and said angrily: "Brother Rong, there are witnesses and evidences, don't try to deny it, that bitch Wang Mei has already called 'Brother Rong'!"

"Could it be that my name has the word 'Rong' in the whole world?!" Rong Youtang asked sternly: "You have no real evidence at all, and you sued me with just a word of 'Brother Rong' and a cotton coat? It's bloody!"

The steward, Jiang Bai, interjected indignantly: "Your wife is 34 years old, right? Our brother is not yet 17 years old, what kind of 'Brother Rong' is he called? The old man must be hard of hearing, misheard—"

"Don't be ashamed of your mother! My ears are so good." Xingda's old lady cursed, showing her fierce face, arguing with the cloth shop guys, but she didn't lose.

"Silence!" The upper hand took several shots in succession, and the yamen servants rushed to separate the plaintiff and the defendant.

"The fifth night of March is temporarily closed. Then, what about the first day of February?" Liu Su has dealt with countless cases of this kind. He looked at Xingda's daughter-in-law who was terrified and did not dare to look up.

At this moment, the onlookers have already stood up for the plaintiff's framing and the defendant's innocence, waiting to see the plaintiff get hit by the board, and then rushing home for lunch.

Everyone saw the handsome young master meditating quietly, as if he was trying to remember.

Rong Youtang thought quickly: I'm not at home on February [-]st, I'm in Prince Qing's Mansion.Xingda is confused, but something is wrong with his mother and wife. Could it be instigated by someone behind the scenes?What is the purpose?Is it just to ruin my reputation...

"Defendant, where did you go after you helped the drunk Liao Daxing go home on the first night of February? Can someone prove that he was not at the scene of the incident? Family members and servants are also fine." Liu Su pointed out that it was a covert help Yes, based on years of experience in handling cases, he intuitively felt that the defendant was wronged.

"There are witnesses, and the evidence is conclusive!" After weighing and considering, Rong Youtang raised his head and said clearly and firmly: "My lord, the student remembered: the neighbors in Xisi Hutong all know that due to a coincidence, the student was fortunate enough to have the favor of His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince. Specially telling anecdotes about folklore, fields and crops, etc. for him, he was regarded as a playmate. Therefore, that night, the student rushed to the Prince Qing’s Mansion as an errand, and did not return home late at night, so he rested in the Palace. There are hundreds of people in the palace, and they met many people that night, and they are all students' witnesses!"

"Oh?" Liu Su was quite surprised, and hurriedly looked through the defendant's file, but found that there was no relevant record.He frowned and thought about it for a while, and said seriously: "Your statement must be witnessed by someone else, otherwise it will be invalid. It's just that Prince Qing's Mansion is an unusual mansion—"

When Mrs. Xingda heard this, she became impatient, slapped her thigh vigorously, and howled, "My lord, you can't take sides! Our family is poor and difficult, and we can't compare with Rong's rich and noble family. You know the royal family and relatives, you are a parent and official, so you can't take sides. ! Can you commit adultery and break the law if you have money and power? That little bastard bullies others—"

Liu Su was extremely displeased, and sternly stopped: "Be quiet, if you continue to make noise and abuse, you will go down! I am acting in accordance with the law, and I have a fair interrogation. I haven't made a judgment yet. What kind of favoritism is there?"

The old lady Xing shrugged and shut her mouth, her eyes rolled wildly in panic, she suddenly reached out her hand quietly, pinched the daughter-in-law who was next to her fiercely, twisted her waist and abdomen soft flesh, and yanked hard.

"Ah!" Xingda's daughter-in-law cried out in pain, but she didn't dare to dodge and resist, obeying her mother-in-law's suggestion, she also pleaded earnestly: "My lord, you can't take sides!"

Xingda was furious and unwilling, and said angrily: "My lord, Rong Youtang is obviously guilty and didn't tell the truth. If you have the guts to do it but don't admit it, you will punish him severely, beat him hard, and he will recruit—"

"presumptuous!"

Zhao Zeyong yelled angrily, he couldn't bear it anymore, strode out from behind the screen wall of the courtroom, followed by Guo Da and Minister of War Gao Xin.

"Who is deciding the case? You are only the plaintiff, what right do you have to order the court to order the execution?" Zhao Zeyong angrily scolded Xingda.

He went to the palace today to face the saint, and then he was ordered to inspect the prison of the city guard with the Minister of the Ministry of War: the northern camp is under construction, but the imperial court is too short-sighted to hire enough civilians. Among the inmates serving sentences, we select light offenders who are strong and healthy as appropriate, and serve as civilian husbands. They only need to eat and drink, and give appropriate commutations to save huge expenses as much as possible.

Unexpectedly, when the patrol was over and ready to leave, when passing by the front hall, they heard "Rong Youtang"?

Zhao Zeyong subconsciously slowed down at that time, and after listening a few words closer, he thought he had the same name and surname, but when he walked around to look, it was really his Rong Youtang!

"I kowtowed to His Highness and met Your Excellency. I didn't know you two were here. Please forgive me." Liu Su got up in a hurry, and hurried forward to salute and greet him.

"Your Highness?" Rong Youtang knelt down, wondering: Is this the rescuer invited by Uncle Shun?But why did they come out from the back hall?

"No need to be too polite, get up." Zhao Zeyong ordered everyone.He looked at Rong Youtang:

He was only wearing a jacket, his boots and trousers were not tucked in properly, and his nose was red from the cold.

It is estimated that he was brought from home in a hurry by an official.

"Your Highness, please take your seat." Gao Xin respectfully invited.

Zhao Zeyong gave Rong Youtang a comforting look, first he looked through the bookkeeper's records, and said, "This is the court of the city guards. This king will take a look first, and you will continue to interrogate."

"Yes." Gao Xin hurriedly arranged the seats, feeling a little nervous: the minister of the Ministry of War also serves as the governor of the city protection department, but as usual, ordinary disputes are handled by the governor, and the governor only asks a few questions regularly and reads the official documents.

His Royal Highness King Qing came to the court in person, and the case must be decided with great care!

Gao Xin made up her mind, frowned and asked her subordinates:

"what happened?"

Liu Su hurriedly outlined the case.

After Guo Da heard it, his handsome face was twisted with a suppressed smile, it was unbelievable, and he narrowly looked at Rong Youtang: Isn't it?Someone actually sued you for adultery and adultery? ?

Rong Youtang smiled bitterly in embarrassment, and glanced at King Qing who was flipping through the case records from time to time.

It turned out to be the case.

On the night of the first day of February, he rested at Prince Qing's Mansion.

Zhao Zeyong closed the record book with deep and soft eyes, obviously recalling many pleasant memories.

Next, Gao Xin was assisted, and Liu Su was still in charge of the trial, and the two exchanged a few words in a low voice.Liu Su asked again: "Defendant, your suspicion has been cleared on the fifth day of March, but on the night of the first day of February, you said you were resting at Prince Qing's Mansion, and you still lack witnesses. Tell me, who is your witness?"

"Yes, the students are going to—" Rong Youtang had planned for a long time, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhao Zeyong calmly: "The first night of February? I am very impressed."

"Your Highness!" Rong Youtang urgently reminded with his eyes: We have not confessed to each other, you must read the case record book carefully, be careful!

"Your Highness, you testify?" Liu Su was greatly surprised, and everyone hurriedly pricked up their ears to listen: Zhao Zeyong was calm and dignified, with impeccable demeanor, not angry but powerful, and said slowly: "This man is the playmate of my ninth younger brother. Playing around with you. On the first night of February, there was a banquet, King He Ben served as the commander, and the ninth younger brother brought this person to attend. He had poor drinking capacity and passed out drunk in the mansion. You can find out when you go to Prince Qing's mansion." Zhao Zeyong The words are half true and half false, reasonable and reasonable, and can be advanced or retreated.

yes!King Qing was appointed as the commander of the Northern Camp more than a month ago.

Liu Su and others suddenly realized: "So that's the case, I'm so impressed by you." He immediately sent someone to Prince Qing's mansion to check.

The bookkeeper hurried to record.

Rong Youtang stood with his hands down naturally, thinking to himself: Well, the case will jump to another level next.

really

Liu Su slapped the gavel heavily, and ordered: "Liao Wang, raise your head!"

The three members of Xingda's family have long been paralyzed, and only Xingda is still stiff-necked, resentful.

"Liao Wangshi, Wang Mei!" Liu Su said angrily, "I asked you clearly from the beginning whether you admitted to committing adultery with the defendant Rong Youtang, and you answered yes twice. After interrogation, the plaintiff failed twice. Evidence present. Did you frame an innocent neighbor? Speak!"

Xingda's daughter-in-law covered her face with her hand until she was forcibly taken down by the yamen servant.

Liu Su shouted: "Why don't you recruit the adulterer?"

Wang Mei's lips trembled, she hesitated to speak several times.

Zhao Zeyong took a few glances at the cotton-padded coat, and asked Rong Youtang: "Are you sure it belongs to your family?"

"I'm the defendant, and I haven't read it seriously yet." Rong Youtang said helplessly.

Zhao Zeyong recognized the manager of Rong's cloth shop, so he told Jiang Bai: "Look quickly. The ironing creases are still there, and the color is bright. Look through the recent account books and see how many pieces of that style have been sold recently. Everyone Remember carefully.”

"Yes!" Jiang Bai quickly picked up the padded coat, inspected it in class, and identified it with the guys.

Zhao Zeyong stared at Wang Mei, and slowly asked: "Master Gao, how does our court stipulate the crime of adultery?"

Gao Xin hastened to report respectfully: "Return to Your Highness: according to the law, if the husband catches the adulterer on the spot, he will not be guilty of murder; if he goes to court, the adulterer will be punished with a cane, and the woman will take off her clothes and suffer the punishment."

Wang Mei was trembling, shrunk her shoulders and put her chest in her chest, her eyes changed suddenly, she made up her mind, she suddenly raised her head, and cried out mournfully, "Brother Rong, we got better together, it's only because I didn't push away at the beginning, now we have to die together , I only want to be a husband and wife in the next life, and I don’t need to be sneaky anymore!”

"No resentment, no enmity, why on earth did you hurt me?" Rong Youtang glared at each other, his whole body tensed up, his stomach ached from anger.

Zhao Zeyong was furious, and asked coldly: "False accusation of climbing and biting, how should we be punished according to the law?"

Gao Xin was busy and told clearly.

"Brother Rong, you feel sorry for me that I married a foolish alcoholic and was tortured by my mother-in-law. She often persuaded me so that we could get along." Wang Mei obviously went all out, determined to keep her lover, and bit Rong Youtang to death: " It's been more than a year, but I was accidentally bumped into twice, and the other times, we got along so well, have you forgotten?"

"Create something out of nothing! Tell me, how did it start more than a year ago? You may not even know what I'm doing!" Rong Youtang gritted his teeth, feeling a dull pain in his stomach, and raised his hand to cover it.

Zhao Zeyong's face was stern, he firmly believed that Rong Youtang would never commit adultery with a woman, he got up quickly, walked quickly, and was about to go to the court for interrogation in person—

A guy checking the cotton-padded clothes suddenly shouted joyfully:

"My lord, I remembered! I know who the buyer of this cotton coat is!"