The Red House Returns the Pearl Lin's Home

After waiting for a while, the witnesses from both sides were brought up. Cheng Yan's eyes lit up, he moved the corners of his mouth, and suppressed the upward curve.

Lin Lu found quite a few people. The owner of the largest teahouse in the capital, Li Julian, and three or four tea customers were the witnesses of the first conflict. Witnesses to the conflict.

There were quite a few servants of the Xue family who were temporarily pulled by Xiang'er, more than ten fingers. They were dressed in the uniform of blue-gray servants, standing timidly and huddled together in a pile.

Cheng Yan is well versed in the way of interrogation, and it is only interesting to compare the two. He first pointed to the servants of the Xue family, and said, "Talk first."

More than a dozen members of the Xue family then talked about it one by one, and it was nothing more than vague words. Xue Pan heard that he was a relative of his family, and he went up to talk to him with a good voice, but the second young master of the Lin family turned his face and refused to recognize him. Grandpa was injured.

Tsk tsk, what a lie, this is, Cheng Yanxin smiled, looked aside calmly, raised his eyebrows pretending to be surprised, and arched his hands politely: "Lord Sauron Dural, why are you here too?" ?”

"Master Cheng, I happened to be there both times. I can't be more clear about the situation. Someone wants to pour dirty water on my friend with empty teeth. Do you really think that I, Hailancha, is dead?" Hailancha said first. Just stated the position.

He is regretting now, how could he have listened to Qianlong's foolishness and accepted this tricky job in the first place?If it weren't for him and Lin Lu getting on the line, how could there be so many right and wrong later?

Sympathetic to each other, as a poor subordinate who wanted to wipe the emperor's ass, Hai Lancha looked at Cheng Yan quite pleasingly, but he didn't show it clearly.

Hai Lancha has the highest status here, and Cheng Yan is also half a level behind him, so Cheng Yan motioned him to explain the matter again.

Hai Lancha raised her head slightly, stood upright, her voice was full of contempt and disdain: "It's a coincidence, the first time we were sitting at the same table drinking tea and chatting. Talking about the previous imperial examinations, Xue Pan didn't expect Xue Pan to come over to strike up a conversation suddenly, and said some dirty words in his mouth. Ziyu's character, naturally, couldn't stand such a stupid person, and broke his right leg. "

"As for the second time, as soon as I came out of the Lin Mansion, Xue Pan came to the door and said that he wanted to apologize for the last time he was rude and reckless. I didn't see where his sincerity was, and he still said nonsense. If you say it, it involves other people, not to mention that Ziyu is not happy this time, I was also annoyed, I helped to kick a few times, maybe it was a bit harsh, but Xue Pan asked for it." Hai Lancha did not have any psychological pressure. Well, the fact is so, he said it according to the facts, but he just concealed a certain part of the matter involving the Forbidden City.

Co-author and you are also involved in it?Cheng Yan took another look at him and said with a smile, "I see, what did the other people in the hall say?"

Li Ping stepped forward and told what he saw and heard that day. He was not a direct witness, and consciously ignored the arrogance of the Lin brothers afterwards. The resentment after the insult also added a little dissatisfaction with Xue Pan for causing trouble in his teahouse and delaying business.

The rest of the people also said one by one.

Cheng Yan glanced across the faces of the two groups of people, discussed with the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion in a low voice, and patted the gavel tree: "The so-called witnesses of the Xue family are all servants born in the family, so they naturally lean towards their master. Can't believe it."

Seeing the sudden reversal of the situation, Xiang'er ignored Hai Lancha and said sharply, "Please see clearly, this master is also Uncle Lin's best friend. Could it be that what he said must be true?"

He is no more than a slave anyway, and dares to bite the imperial court's second-rank military officer openly?Cheng Yan laughed at him for being stupid, and said seriously: "You have also seen that the witness of the Lin family is not only Mr. Sauron Dural."

This is Lin Lu's cleverness. The witnesses he invited include current court officials, shopkeepers of teahouses, and there are many people from all walks of life. They come from all walks of life and have different identities. Naturally, they are authentic and credible. Your all-in-one servants are much more reliable as so-called witnesses.

In Cheng Yan's view, if the Xue family can't tell the truth about the so-called witnesses at all, it's better not to show the witnesses directly, it's better than giving people the feeling of perjury, so many things can't be explained clearly Boys can only add negative points.

Hailancha's face changed suddenly, she cupped her hands and turned to face the direction of the Forbidden City, and said solemnly: "I dare to swear to the emperor and queen, there is absolutely no falsehood in what I said above the court. Waiting for the imperial guards, why did you lie and give false testimony to your servants?"

Hai Lancha was very wronged, and he also knew that many people onlookers or the masters behind them could understand this kind of grievance. It would be embarrassing enough to go to court with a slave, and if he told lies, would he still lose face?

Xiang'er was so blocked that he couldn't speak. He even brought up the name of the emperor. If he dared to question it, it would be a problem with his own head. What's more, Xiang'er didn't know what was going on. I really didn't tell a lie.

Cheng Yan deliberately waited for a while, seeing that Xiang'er still kept his head down and did not dare to make a sound, then he said coldly: "Bold and unreasonable, you dare to reverse right and wrong in the courtroom. There is no kingly law in the world? Who gave it to you?" You have the guts? Come, someone, drag it down and hit the [-]th board again!"

When Xiang'er heard this, his heart sank, and he felt that he might not be able to survive the [-] boards, so he hurriedly shouted: "Please forgive me, sir, please learn from me!"

Around that time, guards came up to arrest people. Xiang'er was held by his arms, panicked to the extreme, and screamed: "My lord, my lord, even if we, Mr. Xue, were at fault, we should not deserve to die. Second young master Lin beat my family to death." Sir, it is also an indisputable fact!"

Originally, there were people who had doubts about who Lin Lin hit, but Xiang'er simply admitted what she said, and many onlookers whispered in twos and threes, craning their necks to wait for the good show.

"You said my younger brother beat Xue Pan to death?" Lin Lu sneered, then her expression changed suddenly, her eyes were round and full of anger, "Before half a stick of incense, you still kept saying that Xue Pan was in pain after returning home. It took several days before he died, how could he be beaten to death by my brother again? You said that Xue Pan died on the night of the Lantern Festival, but I didn’t know that my brother touched the moon besides setting off fireworks at home on the night of the Lantern Festival. Is the Rongguo Mansion going to beat Xue Pan specifically?"

Lin Lu cupped her hands at Cheng Yan: "My lord, I implore you to postpone the execution first, the grass-roots would like to hear how he can still accuse my younger brother!"

Cheng Yan had no doubts, raised his head as a signal, grabbed Xiang'er's bodyguard, put him down and returned to his original position.

Xiang'er realized her slip of the tongue, and defended with a pale face: "The slave just said the wrong thing in a hurry. After my uncle let Second Master Lin beat him, he was carried back home. He will be treated with medicine for a few days. , After all, there is no way to recover, and life and death are painful!"

He thought it was a bitter plan to cry, but it was a pity that Cheng Yan didn't give him this chance, so he slapped the gavel heavily and said angrily: "Bold, you dare to talk nonsense! The officer has ordered an autopsy, and Xue Pan died of suffocation. It’s not that he died of serious injuries! Come here, pass it on as a witness in court!”

So the old man who was over sixty came up tremblingly, and explained the cause of Xue Pan's death: "My lord, the deceased's body was indeed full of scars, and there were many broken bones and bones, but he did not die. The deceased died of suffocation suddenly in the middle of the night." , there is no pinch wound on the neck, it should be an accidental sudden death."

This is not a lie, Lin Lin did it very covertly, the acupoints she tapped would only work at special moments, and afterward they resolved themselves with the blood circulation, no one could find anything wrong.

"Okay, why did my uncle die suddenly?" Xiang'er yelled, his forehead was covered with sweat, "It's clear that he killed someone and then pretended to die suddenly!"

"Then how do you say I killed someone?" Lin Lin didn't bother to look at him, and twitched the corners of her lips sarcastically, "Which eye of yours saw that I stretched out my hand and broke Xue Pan's neck?"

"The Xue family lives in my aunt's Rongguo Mansion. The Rongguo Mansion is a majestic state mansion with strict guards. It's not a place where cats and dogs can enter casually. What's more, it's dark in the middle of the night, and my brother-in-law is not a stealthy person." Lin Lu's eyes were shining brightly, and she stared at him firmly without giving in.

Xiang'er argued strongly: "That's not necessarily the case. Who doesn't know that the Lin family also lived in the Rongguo Mansion for a month. You guys knew the terrain well in advance and figured out the way. It is obvious that the second young master of the Lin family can beat my uncle half to death." Lian Jiazi, it may not be impossible to do this!"

"It's a joke, Xue Pan died in Lixiangyuan, and our brothers live in the inverted Baoxia hall, half of the Rongguo Mansion is separated, and Ziyu is not a random person."

"You guys went to Lixiangyuan during the day when Uncle Xue died!" Xiang'er was instantly blessed, and was reminded by Lin Lin and Lin Lu one by one, and even came up with new evidence.

"Then why didn't you say what we were doing at Pear Fragrance Garden?" Lin Lu waited for a long time just waiting for him to say this, and narrowed her eyes, "At first there was a conflict between my younger brother and Xue Pan from the Xue family, and the one who started the fight He was cruel, he deliberately made him suffer, and also used some tricks. Mr. Jia Zhengjia from the Rongguo Mansion came forward to mediate the transfer, and his younger brother just entered the Lixiangyuan that day to help Xue Pan release the sealed tendons. "

Lin Lu talked nonsense with him for a long time just trying to pull out Jia Zheng, who was playing tricks behind his back. At this moment, she would not let it go easily, and immediately bit her teeth tightly: "If Mr. Cheng doesn't believe it, you can summon Mr. Jia to testify in court, or it's fine. My Lin family is innocent!"

Lin Lu and Jia Zheng were relatives, so they didn't call him "Second Uncle" but "Master Jia". Why couldn't Cheng Yan understand what he meant? No matter what role she plays in the farce, it is not surprising that Lin Lu suddenly turned his face.

Jia Zheng is just a member of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Wailang, and the title of the Rongguo Mansion did not fall on his head, but he also has a daughter who is a concubine in the palace, and he is not easy to provoke. He really doesn't want to offend, Cheng Yan I closed my eyes, but it's a pity, this time it's the Ninth Five-Year Lord sitting on the dragon chair in the Forbidden City, the father of a noble concubine, who is fighting against Jia Zheng this time, it's really not enough to watch.

Cheng Yan is a decisive and decisive person. Since he chose to please the emperor and favor the Lin family, he would not hesitate at this juncture. When he was summoned by the emperor to enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he no longer had the right to choose. Delayed, he immediately wrote a handwriting and ordered someone to go to the Ministry of Industry to preach Jia Zheng to the court.

When Jia Zheng saw the handwriting, he was so angry that he took the trouble to choose Xianger, just to get rid of himself, but he was finally dragged away.

The guards who came to Chuanren followed him every step of the way, and Jia Zheng couldn't shirk it. He wanted to ask Wang Youdun for leave to delay for a while, but unexpectedly, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry sent someone over one step ahead and told him to go directly to Shuntian Mansion.

Wang Youdun was indeed watching a play and kicked Jia Zheng on purpose. When Lin Lu showed him Jia Zheng's letter, Wang Youdun was also very angry.

For no other reason, Jia Zheng always thought that the shadow of Wang Youdun was involved in the last time he was beaten. Looking at Jia Zheng is not pleasing to the eye.

What nonsense, a low-ranking official who has been working for 20 years and has not been promoted, has a daughter who is a noble concubine, do you really treat yourself as an uncle of the country?What the hell are you, and it's worth Lao Tzu's schemes against you?

What is particularly disgusting about Wang Youdun is that Jia Zheng portrayed himself in his letters as a loyal and loyal image because of his integrity, and Wang Youdun naturally became the role of a villain who slandered and framed Zhongliang.

Jia Zheng never expected Lin Lu to be so bad, so he turned his head and stuffed his letter directly into Wang Youdun's hands.

Well, you yourself have persecution paranoia, and you suspect that I am plotting against you all day long, so if I don't plot against you once, wouldn't you be too sorry for the high expectations of the head of the country?At that time, Wang Youdun's hands were shaking while holding the letter, so today's release came out.

Jia Zheng bit the bullet and walked towards the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion. When he got to the door, he found that the onlookers were pointing and saying bad things. He was annoyed and angry. He had lived a long time, and he had never been treated like this before. .

The matter has already been done, and it is too late to regret it. Jia Zheng admitted very bachelorly: "Master Huicheng, it was the lower officials who were worried about things getting out of hand, and wrote letters to two nephews, just wanting to calm things down...Who would have thought that my two nephews Why did you actually kill your relatives because of this anger?"

"You wrote the letter? Where is the letter?" Cheng Yan asked blankly.

The letter was delivered to the Lin family, and of course it was not in Jia Zheng's hands. Cheng Yan could have asked Lin Lu to present the letter while he was waiting for Jia Zheng, but he didn't, he wanted to wait until Jia Zheng stood in the hall this one step.

Lin Lu presented the letter with both hands, but Cheng Yan didn't pick it up, and handed it to Fu Yin for him to read directly.

It didn't take long to read the thousand-word letter, but it caused a lot of discussion outside, and the onlookers also felt it was an eye-opener.

It has been confirmed before that at least Xue Pan was wrong to cause the incident. This is really what my uncle can say. There is no word of comfort to the wronged nephew, and there is no intention of punishing the culprit inside or outside the words. On the contrary, it is true that Lin Lin is causing trouble, putting on airs, and oppressing others with great principles, only forcing the Lin family to help Xue Pan relieve the pain.

Jia Zheng's face turned pale when he heard this. He didn't expect Lin Lu to be so vicious. Not only did he kill Xue Pan, but he also completely ruined Rongguo Mansion's centuries-old reputation.

He also had troubles that he couldn't tell. When Jia Zheng wrote the letter, he mainly wanted to express his anger after being beaten. The matter of Xue Pan was secondary. Jia Zheng couldn't see Xue Pan's behavior in his heart, but the onlookers But he didn't know the grievances that the second master Jia had suffered, only heard the tone in his letter, and felt that the so-called second uncle was really desperate.

——Could it be that in Master Jia Er's heart, there is only one relative of the Xue family, and the Lin family gave it for nothing?No way, the Xue family is just a merchant, and although the Lin family has fallen in the middle way, it is also a serious and scholarly family.

They couldn't figure out the reason, so Lin Lu gave them the reason.

I saw Lin Lu stand up suddenly, and said with red eyes, "The Xue family is a wealthy businessman, and the eldest girl of the Xue family has passed the election of the best girl, and she is about to enter the palace to be a concubine. What do my Lin family have, but I live by guarding the foundation of my ancestors. Mr. Jia looks down on my Lin family. It is not incomprehensible for the younger generation. In the world, people with red tops and whites are common things. How can we ask everyone in the world to be the sage of Confucius? But I want to ask Mr. Jia Yes, you asked my younger brother to bear the grievances and explain Xue Pan's meridians. We two brothers recited it for the sake of our mother and obeyed orders. As a result, Xue Pan who was fine suddenly died for some reason. Now it has been proved that it was an accidental sudden death , why does Mr. Jia still forcefully pour dirty water on my brother?"

Lin Lu looked up to the sky and cried out: "Who's son can bear the weight of human life? Mr. Jia is not only trying to force my younger brother to death, but also destroying the century-old reputation of my Lin family and making my Lin family ancestors wronged and humiliated!"

"Nonsense!" Jia Zheng couldn't bear it any longer. He couldn't believe that Lin Lu could talk like this. Whoever ruined whose reputation was in the end, "It's the lawsuit written by Xue's family, so what does it have to do with me? I'm just going to court to testify! "

Cheng Yan sighed, and seeing Lin Lu suddenly felt a chill in his heart, he raised the paper in his hand, with an unconcealable disdain on his face: "Master Jia, your official seal is printed on this paper. "

This was Jia Lian's handwriting. On the night of Xue Pan's death, he secretly ordered someone to inform the Lin family brothers about it. Once Lin Lu heard that Jia Zheng was so active, she made up her mind.

When he first came to the capital, when he went shopping with Lin Lin and met Qianlong for the first time, because of a small bet, he once saw Jia Zheng's official seal in Lin Lin's hand.

Lin Lu has a complete professional ethics, so I wrote it down after reading it once. At that time, the situation was urgent and there was no time to steal the truth. Lin Lu made one out of water radish and asked Xing'er to send it to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian was still annoyed that Jia Zheng cruelly used him as a gunman, and left him to do all the thankless and offending things. When he received the seal, he gritted his teeth and simply stamped it.

He didn't think so much at that time, the main reason was that he was upset, Jia Zheng was able to trick him, so why couldn't he come back?Jia Lian was mixed in the crowd to hear the trial at this time, and he was shocked when he saw this scene. If he knew that the seal would become evidence in court one day, he would not dare to stamp it even if he was killed.

Of course Jia Zheng didn't believe it, and argued loudly: "My lord, it was not the lower official who wrote the pleadings, but my nephew Jia Lian. The lower official didn't know about this matter!"

Without knowing it, how do you know that Jia Lian wrote the pleadings?Cheng Yan didn't point it out, nodded and said: "It doesn't matter who wrote the pleadings, the important thing is that it has your official seal on it, Mr. Jia—" He turned his head and told the Fu Cheng: "Broadcast to Jia Lian of the Rongguo Mansion."

There is no need to pass it on. Jia Lian was listening nearby. Hearing the words, he squeezed out from the crowd, glanced at Jia Zheng, and said with a smile, "Return to my lord, this pleading paper was written by a subordinate official." Tongzhi's official position, although it is a casual job and has never done serious work, it can still be counted.

Jia Lian's eyes were a little red when he spoke. If Jia Zheng had just concealed it, he would still feel guilty, but Jia Zheng bit him out without hesitation, and Jia Lian ignored him.

If we really want to fight fiercely, who is afraid of whom?He raised his head and smiled quickly at Cheng Yan, cupped his hands slightly, and said in a loud voice: "The lower official just obeyed the second uncle's order and wrote down the pleadings according to his dictation, and the second uncle personally took the official seal to seal it! In terms of officials, they are still the cousins ​​of the two cousins, and their own relatives. Why did the lawsuit cause the two families to lose face? But the second uncle was determined and insisted on seeking justice for cousin Xue. !"

"Is this true?" Cheng Yan shook a thin piece of paper in his hand, and asked again with an emphatic tone.

There is no turning back when you open the bow. A dead Taoist friend will not die a poor Taoist. Jia Lian gritted his teeth and admitted: "It is true! The words of the officials are true, how dare the court lie!"

The dog bit the dog, Lin Lu blinked her eyes, and said with a sneer: "Master Jia, you are the master of the Xue family and Xue Pan, this junior understands that after all, he is the nephew of Mr. Jia's nephew. There is no reason for his death in vain. I would like to ask Ask, what is it that can make you insist that my brother killed Xue Pan?"

Jia Zheng was still staring at Jia Lian like a ghost. He was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said, "Isn't it obvious? Lin Lin and Xue Pan had a conflict and beat someone. Xue Pan died the night you went to Rongguo Mansion. Now, it wasn’t you who did it?” So Xue Pan’s death, Jia’s whole family didn’t think much about it, it must be Lin Lin who did it, and no one else could escape.

"I don't know when 'obvious' will become the real evidence in the court? Is there any evidence in Mr. Jia's hands, or physical evidence?" Lin Lu trembled and cried, "Mr. Jia can't think of us. Why do you have the face to cover up my brother when you betray your life?"

"When Lin Lin hit Pan'er for the first time, what did she say? This time she only broke one of Pan'er's legs, and next time she will break Pan'er's neck!" Jia Zheng was sweating anxiously. Those who are notorious will have to wait until later, the most urgent task now is to clarify the accusation of slandering others.

Don't get things done and make a fuss, Jia Zheng felt confused and regretted, he knew why he would have to meddle, isn't it just being beaten up by the emperor, it's not a big deal.

Cheng Yan was dumbfounded by what he said. He put the pleading paper on the table and pointed it with his index finger: "I said, Mr. Jia, young people are all young and energetic. Why can't you say anything when you are angry? Why is Mrs. Jia so upset?" Seriously?"

Lin Lu curled her lips: "That's not true. My brother also said that the emperor Ping Yili will surely succeed in one fell swoop. Could it be that when the army returns triumphantly in a few months, the Lord Long Live will still remember my brother's merits and give him a top prize?" Dai Hualing?"

Everyone in the room laughed at what he said, and Jia Zheng's face turned red and purple, and he pointed at Lin Lu speechlessly.

"Besides, when my brother said it, it was indeed an angry word. Who would have thought that Xue Pan would come to the door for a beating if he was taught a lesson the first time and would not repent the second time?" Lin Lu finished speaking, pointing at Lin Lin, Half-truth and half-fake blame, "Have you seen it, you should have a plan in your mind about what you can say and what you can't say. Our brothers are straight-hearted, so let's just let it go when we finish talking. We can't help but have those dark villains." , I will write it down after listening to it, and I have made up my mind to kill you with your words!"

Lin Lu was not afraid at all, he just pointed at Jia Zheng's nose and scolded him, so what, even if he was said to be disrespectful to his family in the future, he would admit it, and first blocked Jia Zheng's way to reply.

The name of the dark villain really did a lot of damage to Jia Zheng. He pointed at Lin Lu and said sharply, "Then why did Pan'er die so well?"

"How do I know that? He didn't die in front of me, and he didn't die in my house, and I didn't let me see the body." Lin Lu raised her head, suddenly remembered something, patted her forehead and smirked. For a moment, "It's all my fault. I forgot that the second uncle just came here. I didn't hear what you said just now. Your good nephew died suddenly by accident. What is sudden death by accident? It just died inexplicably and has nothing to do with anyone. .”

"How can there be such a coincidence in the world? Don't think that you can turn black and white!" Jia Zheng didn't believe it at all, and repeated emphatically, "Xue Pan died the day you came here!"

"Nephew is still the same sentence. It's okay for the second uncle to falsely accuse us. At least you can provide evidence. Even if it is forged, at least it is better than the current undocumented and undocumented one. It's hard to say who turned black and white?" Lin Lu He patted Lin Lin on the shoulder, "If it wasn't for such a coincidence, how could you have blamed my younger brother? You said, why did Xue Pan die that night? My nephew also wants to ask, why is it such a coincidence? what do you think?"

These words were clearly on Jia Zheng's head. Cheng Yan coughed. He couldn't bear to bully people like this, so he asked Xiang'er, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Xiang'er was dumbfounded a long time ago, why not Cheng Yan asked him suddenly, and was taken aback, seeing that even the second master of the Rongguo Mansion was blocked by Lin Lu, how could he dare to quibble, bowed his head and remained silent, The body was shaking like chaff.