Little husband, he is born with a good life

After watching the fish drying field, Xie Ning talked to the head of Haidong Village. After the negotiation, he paid half of the deposit, and the two rode back to the county seat.

Passing by Quanyuyan Restaurant, I planned to take Brother Yu back by the way.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, he saw Brother Yu holding diners' tables in the hall on the first floor.

Brother Yu was a small ball, not even high enough for the table. He was holding the table, propped up his little feet, and stretched out his short hands to pick at the birds in other people's cages.

Xie Ning didn't take a closer look, and hurried forward to prevent his son from becoming pregnant with a nobleman's appetite.

Zhou Jinnian slowed him down to enter the restaurant because he tied his horse, but he recognized at a glance that these four people came from the capital!There are two dark blue satin gowns, one is Deng Shiqiang, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the other is Cao Liang, Zheng Caoliang of Dali Temple.

People from the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple appeared in Nanyu County at the same time. Could there be an unjust case there?

In the Qing Dynasty, the judiciary had three judicial departments, the Dali Temple, the Criminal Ministry, and the Yushitai, which were mutually restrictive.

In case of major cases, the three divisions will be tried together.All of a sudden, two fifth-rank officials came down to the local area. Zhou Jinnian frowned and recalled in his mind, the 40th year of Qingyuan... 41st year...major criminal case...?

Xie Ning was also a step slower, Zhou Zhoufeng came over to coax his grandson first, and said, "Brother Yu, don't be naughty!"

One of the people on the table smiled kindly, "It's okay, the baby is still young, don't blame him, it won't work if you are scared."

Zhou Zhoufeng is also used to socializing in restaurants, seeing the friendly guests, he couldn't help but relax, bent over and hugged Brother Yu and asked, "Brother Yu, do you still remember this three-color thrush?"

The four people at the table were still smiling kindly, but when they teased Brother Yu, their expressions changed instantly!

The duty of Cao Liang, the official of Dali Temple, is to measure the punishment and correct it with the law. Cao Liang is good at judging the case. He immediately changed his face and asked with a smile: "How old is the little baby this year? But have you seen this bird?"

Zhou Jinnian stepped forward, picked up Brother Yu and hugged him, and denied it: "I have never seen this little bird, the child is small, but I just like brightly colored things, I am very sorry for disturbing the nobleman's peace."

"Oh?" Cao Liang still didn't change his face, with a smile on his face, but he didn't let go, and asked friendlyly at Zhou Zhoufeng: "This baby is called Brother Yu? Is it your...?"

"Yes, it's my grandson. I'm really sorry, my grandson has just turned two years old and is not sensible. I am the shop owner, so I apologize. I invited you to this table. It is not worth any money. Please don't mind .” Seeing the smiling face of the guest on Wednesday, Feng felt very fond of it.

"Eh? It's all right, baby can watch as much as he likes, it's okay." Cao Liang waved his hand, turned his eyes, turned back to brother Yu, and asked pretendingly curiously: "I just heard you say that baby still remembers this bird? No?" To tell you the truth, I got this new bird, which cost a lot of money to paint, and I never listened to it after I bought it! Oh, you say this...

"I don't know when you saw this bird before, did it call or not?"

Before Zhou Jinnian could speak, he was startled by his father's answer.

Zhou Zhoufeng said: "Hiss? The one we saw should not be the same one. I have seen one with the same three colors. It can not only bark, but also sing, which is very nice."

Zhou Jinnian hugged his son and asked, "When did Brother Yu see this bird last year?"

This was exactly the question that the four people at the dinner table wanted to ask, so all four pairs of eyes stared at Zhou Feng.

Zhou Zhoufeng didn't feel that the atmosphere was wrong at all, and replied to his son with a smile: "Last year, we stayed at the Ping An Inn and waited for you for two days. When you returned to Fucheng, it's no wonder you didn't see him."

Cao Liang asked anxiously, "Oh? Then, do you know the owner of this bird at that time?"

Zhou Zhoufeng shook his head and said: "Hey, if you can stay in the inn, you are all passers-by, so naturally you don't know them."

"Do you still remember what it looks like? How many people? What are you doing at the inn?"

Zhou Feng frowned, crossed his hands and began to recall.

As soon as Zhou Jinian heard these three consecutive questions, he guessed that this bird must have carried some serious crimes, and that's why Cao Liang and Deng Shiqiang came from the capital all the way to this small southern city according to the order. Yu County investigates the case.

Thinking about this, Zhou Jinian handed his son to Xie Ning behind him, and said to the people on the table: "I am the county magistrate of Nanyu County, Jianzhou Prefecture. I saw a few extraordinary utensils, not like businessmen. This thrush is amazing. , It is definitely not an ordinary starling. You have inquired about the original owner of this thrush, why? As a local official, I have to ask more questions."

He revealed his identity on purpose.

Sure enough, Cao Liang opened his eyes slightly, looked Zhou Jinian up and down, and took out the official badge of Dali Temple from his pocket.

Zhou Jinnian pretended to be surprised, cupped his hands and said, "It's not suitable to talk about things here, the second floor please."

A group of people got up and went upstairs, Deng Shiqiang pointed to Brother Yu who was being hugged by Xie Ning and said: "The baby is also here."

Xie Ning took a look at Zhou Jinnian, and had no choice but to follow Brother Yu in his arms.

Entering the upper room, Cao Liang immediately stopped Zhou Jinnian from saluting, "Eh? No need to be too polite. I'm here to investigate the case. The case involves a lot and I didn't intend to expose it. Unexpectedly, come here to the famous Quan Yu Having a feast and a meal has yielded unexpected gains. The matter is serious, and I hope your father will know everything."

"It should be." Zhou Jinnian turned sideways and said to his father: "Father, I will just tell you all about how I met this thrush last year."

When Zhou Zhoufeng heard that the man was older than his son Guan, he felt a little trembling, and when he heard that the little bird was involved in the case, his thoughts became even more confused.

Confused, what he said made the officials confused.

Xie Ning boldly tugged at Zhou Jinnian's sleeve, and said softly, "At that time, my father and I met this thrush first in order to coax Brother Yu."

Deng Shiqiang, a member of the criminal department, was short-tempered and coughed.

Xie Ning received Zhou Jinnian's encouraging eyes, put down Brother Yu, and stepped forward to speak.

"My name is Xie Ning, and my husband's name is Zhou Jinian. I am the county magistrate of Nanyu County. Last year, I took office with my husband. I walked to the 'Pingan Inn' a hundred miles away from Jianzhou Prefecture. I remember that it was about eight. Those days at the end of the month."

"There is a bamboo forest outside the backyard of the inn. On the morning of the second day of our stay, my son was crying and crying while listening to the birds singing. My father and I carried him into the bamboo forest."

"There was a bamboo pavilion in the forest. At that time, there were three men, dressed in fine clothes, with a graceful temperament. There was a birdcage on the table. This was the first time I saw this thrush."

"Dinning on the first floor in the evening, it happened that the three of them were also eating at the same table. I saw this thrush at close range for the second time, and I haven't seen him again for more than a year."

Cao Liang and Deng Shiqiang looked at each other, each thinking.

Cao Liang first asked, "Do you still remember the looks of those three men?"

Xie Ning recalled it and nodded slightly.

Cao Liang winked at the little official standing beside him, the man took out a roll of drawing paper, opened it and asked, "Do you know this person?"

"I know." Xie Ning nodded, "At dinner that day, my son pointed at the thrush and cried. It was this man who brought the birdcage and hugged my son."

Cao Liang stood up immediately, and his words were pleasantly surprised, "Lord Zhou, the two of you will follow me to Fucheng. Mr. Xiaolang, please describe the faces of the other two to the painter. If you can help us solve this case, I will definitely submit it to the court. Great credit to you!"

There are no painters in the small counties, only in the prefectures.

Zhou Jinian had to hastily explain a few words to the county magistrate and county lieutenant, Xie Ning also simply packed up his two clothes, and followed Zhou Jinian on his horse to go to Fucheng.

Cao Liang and Deng Shiqiang kept silent about the specific case, so Zhou Jinian didn't ask any more questions.

After arriving in Fucheng, he was immediately led to find a painter.Taking advantage of Xie Ning's help with the portrait, Zhou Jinnian found an excuse and slipped out to find Wu Dao.

Wu Dao had a sad face, with a look of 'the general situation is over', and he was not energetic.

As soon as Zhou Jinian asked, Wu Dao muttered to himself: "It's over, it's over..."

"What's going on? Maybe the officer can come up with an idea?" Zhou Jinian asked calmly.

Wu Dao: "On October 39th, [-], soldiers patrolling outside the city found the body of a headless man. Immediately afterwards, Duan Daqian, a tea merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, reported that his son Duan Maocai and his pet Sancai Thrush disappeared together."

"The male corpse was identified by Duan Daqian as his legitimate son. Since the head was not found and there were no clues at the scene, the case has been left open."

"Until April last year, someone in the city appeared in Chenji Tea House with a three-color thrush. After identification, it was the three-color thrush who disappeared with Duan Maocai..."

Wu Dao faltered, hesitating and refusing to say more.

Zhou Jinian frowned and asked: "Then what? It was a coincidence that my husband happened to meet that thrush in August of the previous year, and he is now assisting Lord Cao and Lord Deng in handling the case, and now I may be able to help."

Wu Dao sighed, "Duan Daqian is in the tribute tea business. There are five fingers in the middle of the capital supporting him. He believes that the man is the murderer of his son, so he forced me to give his son justice! I will resign immediately. If you don't want to cause extra problems, then..."

"So, that person is dead?" Zhou Jinian asked the main point.

"The man's name is Qu Wenbo, and he said that he bought the thrush from a young lady and only spent five taels of silver. However, there is no such a young lady after searching in Fucheng."

"Qu Wenbo didn't speak the truth, so I ordered the punishment. After he was sentenced, he really pleaded guilty, so I closed the case."

Zhou Jinian sighed inwardly, it seemed that Qu Wenbo had been tortured into a trick and became a scapegoat.

"Who is Naqu Wenbo?"

"It has been verified that Qu Wenbo's family is in business, and he has no reputation."

Zhou Ji Nian nodded, his surname is Qu?There seems to be no big family named Qu in Beijing, let alone a mansion.

Zhou Jinian stood up, his hands behind his back, lost in thought, and asked Wu Dao, "After the case is closed, what is Duan Maocai's father's attitude?"

When he asked this question, his expression was natural, and he was more like a superior than Wu Dao.

Wu Dao had already fallen into the stage where the six gods had no master, and he had no resentment in his heart, so he immediately replied: "Duan Daqian feels that the revenge of killing his son will be avenged, and there is relief in his sadness."

Wu Dao sighed, although he was on the same level as Dali Temple Zheng Cao Liang and Criminal Ministry member Wailang, but the case was in doubt and he was ordered to investigate him, so he was inferior in the end.

At this time, seeing Zhou Jinnian calm and calm, with an invincible demeanor, thinking of the collapse of the Wu Bridge, and the orderly management of Nanyu County by this person, unconsciously, it was as if he had grasped a life-saving straw. Grabbing Zhou Jinian's wrist, he seemed to be confessing and asking for help, "Lord Zhou, when the case is over, I will report to the imperial court, resign from office, and the six counties of Jianzhou, you must be the one with the best chance of taking office!"

Wu Dao added: "No, as long as I can get out of this case, the prefect of Jianzhou must be you!"

Zhou Jinian remained unmoved, "The most urgent thing is to find out who ordered the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice to join forces? Who is it to overturn the case? Master Wu, calm down, I will go and see the situation."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Jinnian raised his robe and stepped over the threshold.

He thought to himself that Wu Dao was really confused. He deceived the background of a small Wenbo businessman, tortured him into tricks, and disregarded human life.

Duan Daqian thought he had avenged his son, so he guessed right, the two fifth-rank officials who came down from the capital must have reversed the case for Qu Wenbo.

As for which big ship the Qu family boarded?It's out of his scope.Qu Wenbo has been wronged after all, and he should be given back his innocence.

……

Based on Xie Ning's description, the artist drew portraits of the people who walked with the deceased Duan Maocai. Cao Liang and Deng Shiqiang each took a pair of portraits to examine.

Then he asked Xie Ning carefully, "Look carefully, is it the person in the painting?"

"It's almost there. If I see you, I will definitely recognize it." Xie Ning nodded.

Deng Shiqiang asked Wu Dao to call Duan Maocai to record a statement, but Wu Dao was not allowed to see the portrait.

Wu Dao complained endlessly in his heart, this is not just an investigation of injustice, the people behind this case are looking for him to seek revenge!

Afterwards, it will be the job of Cao Liang and Deng Shiqiang to investigate the case.

In the evening, Xie Ning and Zhou Jinian were arranged to live in an inn near the government office, and they will return to the county together tomorrow.

After closing the door, Zhou Jinnian took a book with him and was reading it. Xie Ning leaned over and looked at it with his head tilted. It was "Nongzheng Quanshu" again.

Xie Ning glanced at the closed door, raised his head and rested his chin on Zhou Jinnian's shoulder, pouted his mouth and leaned into Zhou Jinian's ear and said, "I listened to two adults talking when the artist was drawing in the afternoon..."

Zhou Jinian closed the book and looked sideways at Ning Lang. The two of them were head to head, so close that Zhou Jinian could see the fluff on Ning Lang's face.

"What did you say?" Zhou Ji asked in a young voice, and the warm breath made Xie Ning blink his eyes.

"Master Cao said that the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers is greater than that of a son-in-law, and advised Mr. Deng not to offend the magistrates until the truth of the case comes to light."

Zhou Jinnian heard the words, looked back at the round table directly in front of him, and slightly parted his thin lips, "Sister-in-law Weng?"

Xie Ning nodded, "Yes."

Zhou Jinian immediately frowned, and analyzed: "The meaning of Cao Liang's words, the Holy Majesty arranged for them to come to reverse the case, it should be for a certain master in the harem. This case happened only a year ago. A year later, he came to overturn the case with a big fight. This master should be favored for the first time, and it cannot be ruled out that he just entered the palace..."

Xie Ning nodded in agreement, and tapped his chin on Zhou Jinian's shoulder.

"Qu Yingying?" A name suddenly popped up in Zhou Jinian's mind.

"Who?" Xie Ning sat up, leaned forward and tilted his head to look at Zhou Jinnian's profile.

Zhou Jinnian has a straight nose, prominent browbones, slightly narrowed eyes, and every curve on the side of the facial features is just right, perfectly exposing the heroic bone image.

Zhou Jinnian probably figured it out, he looked straight ahead and nodded, then turned his head to answer Xie Ning, "Qu Wenbo's older sister or younger sister."

"How do you know her?"

"I heard it." Zhou Jinnian didn't lie, he really heard it, but it was just heard in his previous life.

In the previous life, Qu Yingying, the daughter of a businessman in Beijing, was a model boudoir lady. She was originally of low status, but because Li Haolan, a Hongfei general with great military exploits, married her as his wife, and on the wedding day, she swore an oath in front of a full house of distinguished guests. , I will not take concubines in this life.

This marriage caused a sensation in the capital, and the common people wanted to see Qu Yingying's face, to see what kind of fairy was worthy of General Hongfei's affection?

Zhou Jinnian has long been used to the changes in this life, but he still regrets that such a perfect coincidence, this life has been divided.

But it can still be seen from this that Qu Yingying has a little tricks. In the previous life, General Hongfei refused to accept concubines for her, and in this life, the Holy Majesty overturned her injustice.

You know, in Daqing, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.Unless local officials violate major laws, such as uprisings, large-scale military operations and other activities, the court will not easily shake local officials.

In this era of underdeveloped criminal investigation, it is the most common result to be tortured into a case of injustice.

It seems that this case needs to be investigated to find out the truth, and Wu Dao, the official title is hard to protect.

……

On the second day, Cao Liang found the two men in the portrait.Seeing the two, Xie Ning nodded affirmatively, the two men were friends of Duan Maocai whom he had met at the Ping An Inn.

After confirming his identity, Cao Liang questioned him, while Zhou Jinian and Xie Ning listened quietly.

The two had studied for several years, but they failed to pass the exam, so they gave up writing and went into business.

According to their account, the last time they saw the deceased Duan Maocai was at Youshu Teahouse in the city.

Deng Shiqiang asked: "What are you doing at Youshu Teahouse?"

One person replied: "Brother Maocai got the three-color thrush for himself, and he often took it to Youshu teahouse to listen to books. If there is a fellow who loves birds as much as his life, he will definitely go forward and make friends."

Deng Shiqiang: "Has there been any conflicts with others?"

"Except for listening to books and making friends, brother Maocai has never had any disputes with anyone in the teahouse."

The other person thought about it for a while, then hesitated and said: "Since Maocai got the bird, he often took it to the teahouse to show off, and that's why he got killed. But, didn't the case be solved last year?"

They were also questioned by the magistrate at the time, so they paid a lot of attention. When they finally learned that the murderer had been caught, they let it go in their hearts.Unexpectedly, after half a year, the New Year is coming soon, and it is really unlucky to be called for questioning again.

Deng Shiqiang patted the table, "Bold!"

Cao Liang was relatively calm, "Don't ask if you shouldn't ask. Duan Maocai is showing off the three-color thrush. Did someone in the teahouse do something strange? What strange things did they say?"

"It is true that someone asked about the price. After learning that the three-color thrush was worth thousands of gold, they persuaded brother Maocai to keep the thrush at home and be careful of bad people."

"Brother Maocai said this at the time: My father is Duan Daqian, whoever dares to move my thrush, I chopped off his hands and fed them to the dogs."

As soon as Deng Shiqiang heard that there was something going on, he immediately ordered: "The two of you follow me to the inn, and find me the person who asked Duan Maocai!"

After Deng Shiqiang finished speaking, he took a few police officers and went to the teahouse to handle the case.

Cao Liang and the others left before he sighed, "Master Deng acted resolutely, isn't it a shock to the snake! Alas, please ask the county magistrate Zhou to come and let Wu Dao seal the city. I will take someone to find the wronged criminal Qu Wenbo's statement Little lady."

After Zhou Jinian helped spread the word, he took his little husband to go back to Nanyu County. Cao Liang and Deng Shiqiang were on guard against Wu Dao. There was no reason to reveal the details of the case to him, so staying here was just a waste of time.

And Xie Ning is very concerned about Brother Yu.

Brother Yu didn't see his fathers last night, and went to sleep with his grandfather without making a fuss, but the next day, when he woke up and still didn't see his fathers, he didn't want to.

Brother Yu's two short legs flew upside down and ran towards the yard in a daze. He stood behind the locked courtyard door, with his two little hands stuck to the door, and even with all his strength, he couldn't push it a little bit.

Luhe ran over first, wanting to hug him, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Brother Yu howled, "Wow..."

Lin Jin followed behind and hurriedly said: "Don't touch him, if you make him cry, Ning Lang is not here, so I can't coax him."

Lu He had no choice but to squat down and caress Yu Ge'er's soft hair, "Where is Yu Geer going?"

Brother Yu squinted his small mouth, his big round eyes swept across Luhe's face, raised his small arm, pointed to the courtyard wall on the right, and shouted: "Father!"

The two looked in the direction of his finger. On the other side of the courtyard wall was an open space, and beyond that was the county government office, where Zhou Jinnian worked.

Because it is close, the county government office is the safest place. Occasionally, Zhou Jinnian is busy with business, Xie Ning carries a food box and carries his son to deliver meals to Zhou Jinnian.

Although Brother Yu is young, he already has a vague impression that this is where his father stays, and if his father is not at home, he is also there.

"Your father and father have gone to Fucheng. Brother Yu is good. Go back to have dinner with grandpa. After eating, they will come back and hug you, okay?"

The two-year-old brother Yu can understand, but he is unwilling to obey. He raised his finger to the right wall and stomped back and forth anxiously, "Daddy!"

Seeing that Lin Jin and Luhe were still persuading him, he finally couldn't help it anymore, his big eyes immediately fogged up, and he opened his small mouth to cry, "Wow..."

Lin Jin was also in a hurry, her heart ached so much, she reached out to hug him.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no..." Brother Yu slapped the hand in front of him with his little hand, turned around to grab the solid courtyard door, and pushed hard with his little claws, trying to open the door.

Qiang Huo went over and pulled out the latch, but Brother Yu still couldn't push it, the courtyard gates were all made of solid wood, he was small, and his strength was not as strong as that of Xu Breeze.

Brother Yu refused to let him be hugged, and he couldn't get out by himself, making himself so anxious that he burst into tears.

Qiang Huo squatted down and forcibly picked him up. Brother Yu kicked vigorously with his two calves, and his small slap slapped Qiang Huo's shoulder and neck, which still hurt a little.

"I'll take you to find Daddy. He heard you crying so loudly. He's going to teach you a lesson. Are you afraid?"

"Woooo...hehe..." Brother Yu hiccupped, and his little paw covered his mouth and twitched.

They live in the county government office, Brother Yu is young, sometimes he will cry for no reason, when everyone can't persuade him, Xie Ning told him that your father is handling the case ahead, so no noise is allowed.

I talked too much, and Brother Yu also listened to it. Sometimes the old ewe raised at home called out 'baa-baa', and his little man stumbled and ran to the ewe, shouting: "No, no!"

The ewe has been raised by Xie Ning, and he intends to provide for it until the end of its life.

Qiang Huo carried Brother Yu to the study where Zhou Jinnian worked, to the case handling hall, and to the county tax archives.

Along the way, I met Zhou Jinian's subordinates, the county magistrate and the county magistrate, and they teased him. His eyes were wide open, and the eyes of children who cried were not as red as those of adults. Wet, in clusters.

Usually, when the county lieutenant tried to hug him, he wouldn't refuse.

At this moment, they waved their hands and kicked their legs, and slapped the back of the person's hands with a 'slap'.

Qiang Huo had no choice but to carry him out of the county office, walking all the way and pointing the way, Brother Yu just stared at him with big eyes, pouting his mouth, without saying a word.

Until Qiang Huo pointed to the duck swimming in the water, "Look, Brother Yu, what is this?"

"Quack..." Brother Yu opened his mouth to imitate a duck.

Lin Jin, who was following behind, finally felt relieved, and spent money on the street, buying candy for his grandson, and buying paper flowers, so he could coax Brother Yu temporarily.

作者有话要说：感谢在2020-10-2122:32:51~2020-10-2223:36:58期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thank you to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of decayed grass dyed frost, Xiaol, and Meng Xiaoshou; lemons are so sour, I love them so much, mosquitoes like me 5 bottles; candy i2 bottles; Wenhuang (╥_╥) 1 bottle ;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!