Chapter 98: Zhang Xiuxiu's Husband's Case

The result of pretending to be asleep was that she slept for an extra hour. When Shi Nuanyu woke up, the bedroom was empty and she was alone.

Qinghe and Fusheng went somewhere unknown, leaving behind maids and guards to take care of her.

The streets of Peicheng are bustling during the day, but I heard that the scenery at night is the most worth seeing.

Shi Nuanyu was sitting on the second floor of a restaurant, looking at the people walking on the street with little interest.

The maids around her were all afraid of her. It would be better if the little girl Zhenbao was here.

"It's unfair! I've been wronged!"

There were endless mournful cries as two prison vans carrying tortured prisoners moved slowly forward.

The prison van held a woman of about thirty years old and a little boy with a pigtail. The little boy was hiding timidly in his mother's arms.

The woman's face was ashen and there was a look of death in her eyes.

In another prison van was a bearded man, crying out in dismay about his grievances.

Shi Nuanyu looked around curiously, "Do you know why they were convicted?"

The maidservant waiting beside her saluted and replied respectfully, "The woman's name is Zhang Xiuxiu, and she is the wife of Doctor Tang from the city's west medicine shop.

I heard that Zhang Xiuxiu was caught by the government for dismembering her husband, and that she and her son were sentenced to death by beheading.

Cut open the husband!

The woman had a gentle look on her face and didn't look like someone who could do such a thing.

Shi Nuanyu speculated in her heart, "But the couple was not getting along, and the woman accidentally killed the man?"

The prison van went farther and farther away, and the man's cries of injustice continued to be heard.

The maid shook her head. "On the contrary, the couple is very loving. Doctor Tang is a kind-hearted doctor, and Zhang Xiuxiu is gentle and elegant, an excellent doctor."

Shi Nuanyu turned her head and just saw a flash of regret in the maid's eyes. She secretly wondered the reason.

"You know Zhang Xiuxiu."

The maid, whose heart was touched, knelt on the ground in panic and told the truth.

"My servant A Yuan often feels cold, so I often go to see Doctor He for treatment. Doctor He is a kind man who often helps the poor people with his treatment."

Shi Nuanyu grasped the key point, "You just said that Doctor Tang is a doctor. Could it be that Zhang Xiuxiu also understands medical principles?"

He was led into the restaurant by a maid. Did she do this on purpose?
A Yuan was sweating profusely, his hands and feet weak, "Yes, Zhang Xiuxiu's medical skills are no less than Doctor Tang's."

The maids and guards who were waiting respectfully around looked at the desperate A Yuan with astonishment and caution. The other three maids were worried, fearing that the princess would be unhappy and take A Yuan's life.

Shi Nuanyu stared at her quietly for a while. The person who would risk his life to save her might have a hidden secret.

"You are quite brave. Take a few people to stop the prisoner van and bring him back to the government office. I am in a good mood today and will take care of this matter."

If there really is another injustice, just think of it as a good deed she did.

Hearing that Princess Nanyue was retrialing the case of Zhang Xiuxiu's husband's dismemberment, the people bravely surrounded the government office to watch.

Shi Nuanyu sat upright in the hall and looked at everything on the desk. She picked up the gavel and examined it carefully.

It turns out that this is the gavel used to intimidate criminals in novels, and it is as heavy as imagined.

Sitting in this position, she felt like a parent official. She was still a little flustered in her heart. After all, it was her first time experiencing such a vicious thing.

Shi Nuanyu secretly encouraged herself and joked that she must solve the case well and not wrongly accuse a good person.

The prefect stood there trembling with fear, wiping his sweat repeatedly and wondering in his heart why this ancestor had even gotten into the government office.

After enough research, Shi Nuanyu sat upright in his seat and spoke in a deep voice.

"Bring the people here."

"mighty……"

The yamen runners shook their water and fire sticks and shouted in unison.

Soon the three men were pushed into the hall and knelt down. Knowing who was judging the case, the big man knelt down timidly and did not dare to cry out for justice.

The woman still had the same expression, as unaware of the outside world as a puppet.

Shi Nuanyu nodded, and the prefect said with a look, "Who is here? Tell me your name."

The big man curled up his body and trembled as he spoke, "I am Fei Da, a bandit from Anping Village in Longhu Mountain. I have never harmed anyone.
Anping Village is also engaged in robbery and looting. Princess, please be merciful and spare my life."

The big man crawled on the ground and cried until his eyes were narrowed into slits.

There really are bandits!
Shi Nuanyu looked at him curiously. It was said that bandits ate raw meat and drank blood and were not afraid of power. This made Fei Da cry so ugly.

The prefect carefully examined Princess Nanyue's expression, and when he saw that she showed no displeasure, he suddenly raised his voice.

"Silence, ladies in the hall, please state your names."

Zhang Xiuxiu kowtowed with a dull expression as if she had just woken up from a dream, "I am Zhang Xiuxiu from Guangmin Hall in the west of the city."

The prefect questioned urgently, "Zhang Xiuxiu, you dissected my late husband's body. This behavior is intolerable to heaven and earth. Do you acknowledge your guilt?"

Zhang Xiuxiu's eyebrows were gloomy, and she obviously couldn't hear what the prefect said, and she muttered to herself.

"I dissected my late husband's body and confessed my guilt."

"Wait a minute," Shi Nuanyu glanced at the prefect, "You're confessing right away. As a senior official, you haven't investigated the truth."

"Don't tell me you think I don't understand and are just going through the motions?"

I seriously suspect that the prefect is just trying to fool her.

The prefect knelt down anxiously and begged for mercy, "Princess, please understand. I dare not deceive you."

Shi Nuanyu didn't want to see Zhang's hypocritical face, so she gave the order sternly.

"Go stand downstairs."

Tao Huiyan and the other two rushed to the government office and found a place to stand in the crowd, looking at the woman in front of the hall who was acting like a bully with different expressions.

"Don't tell me, the Poison Girl is really scary when she has a cold face."

I have never tried to make any serious comments.

"Your Highness is not fierce, Your Highness is gentle."

Hua Lingyan stared at the woman he had been thinking about with greed, and did not forget to protect her, not allowing others to insult her image.

Tao Huiyan watched the two people quarreling leisurely, with interest in her eyes.

A young man in love!

"Zhang Xiuxiu stepped forward to reply."

Shi Nuanyu waited patiently for the woman to slowly get up. Seeing that her knees were covered in blood, she ordered someone to bring a chair to her.

"Don't you want to defend yourself?"

Zhang Xiuxiu slowly shook her head and repeated two sentences over and over again.

"I am guilty, and I plead guilty."

"I'm so desperate to die. I heard that you and Doctor Tang were deeply in love and that you shared weal and woe. Now it seems the rumors are false.

Doctor Tang probably doesn't love you, or maybe he has a mistress, otherwise why would you kill him?"

Shi Nuanyu's eyes fell on the little boy, "I guess you don't care about Doctor Tang, that's why you refused to take your child to die.

You are wrong. Your child died on his own. You have been imprisoned for four years. If you are lucky enough to be released, you can find an honest man to marry. "

The heart-piercing words irritated Zhang Xiuxiu, and she shook her head in despair.

"No, my late husband and I loved each other deeply. He wouldn't have another wife, and I wouldn't marry anyone else."

Shi Nuanyu picked up the gavel and slammed it down, demanding sternly, "If you were so in love, why did you cut open your husband? Do you know you've committed the crime of desecrating a corpse?"

"You keep saying you love Dr. Tang, but now you want to take your child to die. You've betrayed him."

Shi Nuanyu stared at her expression closely. According to A Yuan's description, Zhang Xiuxiu should care about her dead husband the most. Now she could only use Doctor Tang to stimulate her and bring her dead heart back to life.

Zhang Xiuxiu (pseudonym) adapted and continued the story based on the Liu Song Yuanjia period and the Tang Zhang family. When she came across this history by chance, she felt very sad.

Tang Zhang was the first female doctor in history to perform a dissection on a human body. If you are interested, you can search for it.

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