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Chapter 377
Yuyang County Yamen, above the court.

Qiu Zhixian slapped the gavel on the table heavily, with a dignified expression on his face: "Who is under the hall?"

Sheng Wei hurriedly said: "Sheng Wei, a grassroots man, pay homage to Master Qingtian!"

"Why?"

Sheng Wei said: "Caomin wants to sue Caomin's son-in-law, Sun Zhigao, a scholar in this county!"

"Sue my son-in-law?" Although he already knew the script, Qiu Zhixian still showed a very surprised look: "Sheng Wei, do you know what you are doing?"

Sheng Wei cupped his hands and said, "Caomin knows what he is doing. Caomin is suing Caomin's eldest son-in-law, Sun Zhigao. Please ask the county magistrate to investigate!"

"Where is the pleading paper?" Qiu Zhixian stopped asking, and immediately started the process.

The master at the side hurriedly stood up with a pleading paper: "Here is the pleading paper!"

Qiu Zhixian took the pleadings, quickly scanned the content, and then looked up at Sheng Wei: "You said you want to sue your son-in-law Sun Zhigao for disrespecting your parents? Can you explain in detail?"

"Honorable magistrate!" Sheng Wei bowed his hands again and said, "Three days ago, it was my mother's [-]th birthday. Caomin held a banquet at home and invited old relatives and friends to celebrate my mother's birthday together!"

"That's right, I'm going to be a Japanese official!" Qiu Zhixian nodded.

Sheng Weidao: "The little girl Shulan and Sun Zhigao also came back to celebrate my mother's birthday that day. I never thought that Sun Zhigao not only showed no respect to my mother, but was arrogant. In front of the mother and the guests, Cao Min was called a scumbag! Cao Min was Sun Zhigao's father-in-law, and he always treated him with courtesy and never slack off.

I never thought that when the guests left, the more my mother thought about it, the more unhappy she felt. Sun Zhigao seemed to be scolding the grassroots, but he was not scolding my mother. Thinking of this, my mother became depressed and fainted for several days. , couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, looked thinner day by day, and the doctor was also helpless.

And this is not the first time that Sun Zhigao has been like this. In the past, relying on himself as a scholar, he dominated Caomin's family, completely disregarding the face of Caomin's father-in-law, and talking to Caomin's mother with a gun and a stick. There is more than half respect. "

Qiu Zhixian's face became darker and darker: "Sheng Wei, are you serious?"

"Caomin never dares to say anything false. Caomin's mother is still sick at home, can't eat, can't sleep well. My mother said that Sun Zhigao neither regards me as his father-in-law nor regards my mother as an elder. Then he Our Sheng family can't afford this son-in-law, so I implore the county magistrate to take charge of my family and let the little girl Shulan and Sun Zhigao reconcile!"

"Sheng Wei, do you know what will happen if you lie in the courtroom and lie to me?" Qiu Zhixian said with a dignified expression.

Sheng Wei hurriedly knelt on the ground, with a sincere face, cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "The grassroots dare not say a half-spoken lie. The county magistrate can call Sun Zhigao to confront the grassroots! As for the situation of my mother, Dr. Zhu from Huichun Hall can also testify."

"Come here, pass on to Sun Zhigao, and pass on to Zhu Youzheng in the Spring Hall!"

Not long after, Sun Zhigao and Dr. Zhu were brought to the court.

Qiu Zhixian did not ask Sun Zhigao, but asked Dr. Zhu first: "Zhu Youzheng, I want to ask you, have you seen the old lady of the Sheng family recently?"

"Go back to the county magistrate, Caomin has been going to the Sheng family every day in the past few days to see the old lady of the Sheng family!"

"Go in the past few days? When did it start?"

"Three days ago, the night of the old lady's [-]th birthday!"

Qiu Zhixian nodded: "Tell me about how you saw Mrs. Sheng!"

Dr. Zhu said: "That night, it had been dark for a while, Caomin closed the door and was about to go to sleep, but Mr. Sheng came to knock on the door, angrily saying that his old lady had passed out, and asked Caomin Susu to follow him Going back to see a doctor, human life is at stake, Cao Min naturally did not dare to slack off, and followed the Sheng family to the Sheng family!

After Cao Min checked the old lady Sheng's pulse, she was sure that the old lady was in a hurry and her qi and blood were surging, so she immediately gave the old lady an injection and prescribed a prescription. In recent days, Cao Min went to Sheng's house every day to give old lady Sheng a follow-up consultation. , but the old lady was disturbed by her heart disease, not only did her condition not get better, but it became more and more serious, and she became very haggard. If her heart disease persists, I'm afraid..."

"Afraid of what?" Qiu Zhixian asked.

Dr. Zhu sighed, shook his head and said helplessly, "I'm afraid he will die soon!"

"Master Zhixian!" Sheng Wei fell to his knees immediately, and even begged with a bit of crying: "Please be the master of my Sheng family!"

Then he pointed at Sun Zhigao and said angrily, "Sun Zhigao, you bastard, it was you who made my mother sick like this."

With a "pop", the gavel fell again.

Qiu Zhixian sternly said: "Silence!", Sheng Hong stopped his voice immediately.

Qiu Zhixian looked at Sun Zhigao and asked sharply, "Sun Zhigao, what else do you have to say?"

"The student was wronged!" Sun Zhigao defended himself with an innocent face: "The old lady of the Sheng family is sick, it is because she is old and in poor health, what has anything to do with the students, the county magistrate will investigate!"

"You still dare to quibble, if you hadn't been so disrespectful and rude at the banquet that day, yelling at me, my father-in-law, and even walking away, making my mother embarrassing in front of all the guests, and putting my Sheng family's face on the table. Stepping on the mud, how can my mother get sick!"

"I······"

"Silence!" Sun Zhigao wanted to argue, but before he could speak, he was shot back with a gavel.

"Sun Zhigao, I'm asking you, wasn't it you who uttered nonsense and cursed at Sheng Wei at the old lady's birthday banquet that day?"

"Master Zhixian, the students are wronged!" Sun Zhigao cried out almost subconsciously, but as soon as he uttered his words, Qiu Zhixian stopped him with 'bold'.

"Sun Zhigao, the Japanese official was also at the banquet, sitting not far from Sheng Wei. I heard you say with my own ears: "Zhuzi is not enough and tricks!" When you said this, you were looking at me and Sheng Wei. Even if the official got it wrong or heard it wrong, but there were so many guests at the banquet, could it be that they all got it wrong or heard it wrong?"

"Ming Jian, the county magistrate, Sheng Wei is the student's father-in-law, how could the student scold him!" Sun Zhigao hurriedly defended himself.

"Could it be that you are scolding this official?" Qiu Zhixian's face darkened.

Sun Zhigao had long since lost his usual arrogance, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, with fine sweat dripping from his forehead, "How dare you, a student?"

With a snap, the gavel sounded again.

"Sun Zhigao!"

Qiu Zhixian yelled again, almost draining Sun Zhigao's guts. Don't look at Sun Zhigao talking with people outside on weekdays, it's all about my future after high school, but when I really went to the court, I became a subordinate. The interrogator, let alone arrogant, even lost courage.

"The matter has come to this, and there are all witnesses and material evidence, how dare you argue? Could it be because of your status as a scholar that you think this official will favor you?"

Murder and torture, nothing more than that!

"Lord magistrate, the students are wronged!" But no matter how much Sun Zhigao shouted for injustice, he was so pale and powerless in the face of the iron-like facts.

As early as the day of the banquet, the news that Sun Xiucai insulted his father-in-law at the banquet of the old lady of the Sheng family had spread throughout Youyang. Youyang is only so old, and it won't take long for everyone to know about it. .

The next day, the news that the old lady of the eldest family of the Sheng family fell ill due to Sun Xiucai's anger had already been spread. In addition, Sun Xiucai always had his eyes set high in the county on weekdays.

The reason why Sheng Wei didn't immediately sue Sun Xiucai in court the next day was simply to wait for public opinion to ferment.

Although this dynasty is not as harsh on women as the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the official history, it is not easy for women to reconcile with their husbands. Words can suppress all your reasons.

Confucianism pays attention to the three cardinal principles and five constant principles. The Sheng family not only wanted to free Shulan from the suffering of the Sun family, but also wanted to protect their own reputation from being damaged, lest they get a bad reputation of bullying others.

But Sheng Wei and his wife and the old lady thought about it for two years, but they couldn't find any suitable reason.

Fortunately, that day, Pinlan raised her eyebrows, saying that since everyone has nothing to do, why not ask Wang Zhong?So Wang Zhong was invited to the hall that day, and he came up with the idea of ​​using filial piety to suppress all the countermeasures of the Sun family.

But it is not enough to have an idea, there must be truth, and outsiders will believe it. Sheng Weiben disagreed, and Li Shi also volunteered, but the old lady loved her granddaughter and did not want her granddaughter to continue struggling in the quagmire of the Sun family. Immediately, the final decision was made, so Wang Zhong injected the old lady with needles, using some small tricks, and the old lady herself was really angry with Sun Zhigao, and she was more and more worried about Shulan's life in the Sun's house. It also became logical.

Moreover, on the day Wang Zhong left, he specially visited Qiuzhi County and asked him to take care of the Sheng family.

Even though Qiuzhi County judged Sun Zhigao and Sheng Shulan to reconcile, Sheng Wei said that Sun Zhigao was ruthless, and the Sheng family could not be unjust. The current courtyard of the Sun family was Shulan's dowry. We were married in two families, and the Sun family was born in poverty, so we left the yard and the [-] mu of fertile land in Shulan's dowry outside the city to the Sun family, so that Sun Zhigao could continue his studies and support his grandmother. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Lan and her grandson.

If they negotiated in private, even if they wanted to make peace with Shulan, Sun Zhigao would never compromise unless he bit off a few pieces of meat from the Sheng family. , Even the magistrate of Qiu County praised him, saying that Sheng Wei understands righteousness deeply, and the Sheng family is worthy of being a scholarly family. How dare Sun Zhigao say anything, for fear that if he continues to toss, even the current yard and the twenty acres of fertile land will be gone.

The maidservants and servants who followed Shulan as a dowry, naturally all followed Shulan back to the Sheng family.

When Shulan came home, the old lady and Mrs. Li held Shulan's hand, weeping uncontrollably.

Within a few days, news spread from the Sheng family that the old lady's health had begun to improve.

Sun Zhigao, on the other hand, was still the same as in the past, eating, drinking, and prostitutes every day, and often said outside that Shulan had married him for several years and hadn't given birth to a child, so he wanted to divorce Shulan a long time ago.

Sun Zhigao's original intention was to tarnish Shulan's reputation and save himself some face by the way, but others are not all fools, so why would he believe whatever he says.

Of course, those who accompany Sun Zhigao to eat, drink and prostitute will naturally follow Sun Zhigao's words and will hold and offer, after all, they still want to use Sun Zhigao's money for drinking and whoring!
According to the speed of Sun Zhigao's squandering, within a month, all the soft money that the Sheng family didn't take away will be squandered by him.

But on the other side, after Wang Zhong left Youyang and crossed the Yangtze River, he didn't take the water again, but took Wang Erxi and Yu Chuer, riding fast horses, all the way northward by land.

However, in the past ten days or so, the city of Tokyo was within reach.

"It's finally here!" The three reined in their horses and stopped, looking at the majestic tower in front of them, with smiles on their faces.

"Let's go!" Wang Zhong got off his horse, pulled the rein, and said with a smile, "Go back to Tianshui Lane first!"

Even though it was getting late, the number of pedestrians on the street was much less than other times, but there was still an endless stream.

Tianshui Lane is in the outer city, not far from the city gate, and it will arrive in a short time.

"Zi Hou?"

Just as Wang Zhong walked to the door of his house, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him. He turned his head and saw Gu Er, who was a head taller than before, standing beside the bridge, looking at him with surprise.

"Zhonghuai?"

"Zihou!" Gu Er immediately laughed and came up to hug Wang Zhonglai. Gu Er blamed him and said, "Why didn't you say anything when you came back!"

Wang Zhong smiled and said: "I received an order from the government temporarily, ordering me to return to Beijing to report on my duties. I left in a hurry and didn't have time to write a letter. However, it was a mistake. I will give you and Zecheng a surprise."

"Hahahaha!" Gu Er laughed loudly, "If Zecheng knew you were back, he would be so happy that he would lose his way."

"Come in and have a glass of wine, let's talk while eating!" Wang Zhong issued an invitation.

However, Gu Er shook his head and said: "Your journey has been full of dust and dust, you should go back and clean up, wash up, and change into looser clothes. My yard is next to me. Go back first and say hello. Come find you again!"

"Wait, next to you is your yard? What's your situation?" Wang Zhong asked.

"Er..." Gu Er hesitated for a moment, and his voice became much lower: "I set up a yard next to your house, and put the family here."

"Family?" Wang Zhong's heart trembled, it couldn't be that Zhu Manniang, right?
"Outside room?"

Facing Wang Zhong, Gu Er didn't hide anything, he nodded and admitted!
Wang Zhong didn't know what to say anymore. Unexpectedly, Gu Er went on the old road, but that's fine, people can only grow if they have experienced things.

Let’s just talk about Gu Er, without Xiao Qin’s flattery, without the framing of his uncles and brothers, without his big brother’s pressing every step of the way, and without Zhu Manniang’s betrayal, how could he have grown into the original book, which is meticulous and thoughtful? , Gu Houye, who played tricks to perfection.

While Wang Zhong was thinking about it, the gate of the courtyard was also opened from the inside. Seeing Wang Zhong, the female envoy who opened the door was shocked at first, and then hurriedly greeted Wang Zhong, welcomed Wang Zhong and others into the courtyard, and shouted at the inner room Yelling, saying that Wang Zhong is back.

But after a while, Mrs. Wang and Li rushed out with a pair of sons and daughters impatiently.

"Sister-in-law!" Wang Zhong walked up to Mrs. Wang Li and bowed his hands.

"Uncle is back!" Wang Lishi looked at Wang Zhong, and for a moment, he was a little choked up. The longing that had been suppressed for several years immediately rushed out like a tide, especially if he had a physical relationship, he was still alive. After having their son, the relationship and feelings between the two have undergone tremendous changes.

For many days and nights, Wang Lishi lay on the bed, tossing and turning, his mind was full of Wang Zhong's shadow, but this emotion, Wang Lishi did not dare to tell anyone, including Wang Zhong.

Feelings, the more you suppress them, the stronger they become, but the identities of the two are a natural moat between them.

In the past, when Wang Zhong was just a commoner in Qianshou, it would have been nothing. After the death of his elder brother, his sister-in-law remarried his younger brother. In fact, it was nothing in the poor family. If you have an opinion, at most it is just talking behind your back.

But now that Wang Zhong is not only a Jinshi, but also an official, the situation is completely different.

When it comes to the scholar-official class, reputation is extremely important. A careless move may even lead to Wang Zhong's suicide in the officialdom, ruining his future and cutting off his official career.

Wang Lishi could only forcibly suppress the longing in his heart, resisting the urge to rush up and throw himself into Wang Zhong's arms, hugging Wang Zhong tightly, wishing to rub himself into Wang Zhong's body.

There is also this boy Wang Xu, when Wang Zhong left, he was still young, before he could remember, and since he hadn't seen him for three years, naturally he couldn't recognize Wang Zhong.

Children are generally shy of strangers. When they suddenly see a stranger, even though their mother and elder brother say they are their third uncle, how can Wang Xu get close to him?

On the contrary, Wang Qian'er had a very good relationship with Wang Zhong since she was a child, and later she studied and practiced martial arts with Wang Zhong. The uncle and nephew often went to the mountains to hunt, went down to the river to catch fish, and went to the trees to dig out birds' eggs and pick fruits. Do less, and whenever Wang Zhong has time, he will tell stories to Wang Qianer.

Although he is an uncle, in Wang Qian'er's heart, Wang Zhong, an uncle, is no different from his father.

Just looking at the familiar tall and burly figure, Wang Qian'er's big black and white eyes were filled with tears, and the longing for several years of parting came to her heart.

"Uncle Three!"

Accompanied by a call with trembling and crying sounds, that delicate figure jumped into Wang Zhong's arms like a sucking swallow throwing itself into his arms.

"Okay, okay!" Wang Zhong pushed Wang Qian'er out of his arms, "It's such a big girl, she's still acting like a baby with my third uncle, I don't feel ashamed!"

Wang Qian'er blushed slightly, but looked at Wang Zhong, and said frankly: "In front of Third Uncle, I will always be a child!"

Wang Zhong raised his hand and rubbed the head of Wang Qian'er, who was almost as tall as Wang Li's, and said softly, "I can't do this in the future, we are all big girls, we should pay more attention!"

"Yes! I listen to Uncle Three!" Wang Qian'er nodded solemnly.

Wang Zhong asked with a smile: "I'm not at home, did Sister Qian listen to my sister-in-law?"

Wang Qian'er nodded her head immediately, and said as if asking for credit, "I'm so obedient!"

"Sister Qian is pretty well-behaved on weekdays!" Wang Li said.

Wang Zhong couldn't help rubbing Wang Qian'er's little head again.

It's just that Wang Zhong's gaze was still looking at the little Wang Xu who was hiding behind Wang Lishi.

Wang Li also reacted when she saw this, and hurriedly pulled out her son who was holding her leg and refused to let go, squatted down and whispered in his son's ear: "Brother Xu, hurry up and call third uncle!"

Little Wang Xu looked at Wang Zhong, then at his mother, Wang Lishi. After hesitating for a while, he stood up reluctantly, bowed to Wang Zhong, and shouted crisply: "Third Uncle!"

(End of this chapter)