After Hu Xu pulled his sister out of the Yamen and got into the Hu family's carriage, Mrs. Luo wanted to go home and take away her belongings and her children.
But she didn't expect that as soon as she got on the carriage, she saw her daughter and son.
When things came to this point, Mrs. Luo naturally realized that her younger brother was doing things too neatly.
She looked at Hu Xu and said, "Axu, tell me the truth. Are you hiding something from me?"
Hu Xu lifted the curtain and saw a group of government officials escorting four men in white back to the southern prison.
Thinking of what he heard last night, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Luo's good days were coming to an end. Last night, he felt something was wrong when he heard those people who claimed to be soldiers from the border town clamoring to see the prefect. Afterwards, when he asked someone to inquire, he actually heard that his brother-in-law actually wanted to see the prefect. Their captains were thrown into prison.
And the captain's surname was Chen. Although the eldest room of the Chen family was now in ruins, the second room of the Chen family was not affected at all. Moreover, this prefect is the uncle of the second wife and the current head of the family. Isn’t his brother-in-law simply seeking death?
He hurried back at that time. He originally wanted to go to his brother-in-law's house to remind him that Luofu's brother-in-law was not at home all the time. Several servants actually dared to embarrass his sister's two children while the master was away. .
He felt cold-hearted after seeing the situation at that time. In addition, he had known what his brother-in-law had done before, and now he was contacting everyone. Even if his sister was unwilling, he had to find a way to get her sister and the two children out.
Naturally, he was so anxious because he wanted to draw a clear line with the Luo family earlier, and he didn't want his sister to be implicated by the Luo family.
However, he was also afraid that his sister would miss her old relationship again and spread the news.
So he just said casually, "Sister, you think too much, what can I hide from you?"
"Then why do you seem to have prepared everything a long time ago? It doesn't look like you are here to stand up for me when you come here today. It seems like you have had the idea of living away from me early in the morning."
When Hu Xu heard this, he immediately turned around and said, "I'm ready for you to reconcile! Sister! That man doesn't deserve your kindness to him! I don't want to see you being wronged!"
Mrs. Luo only sighed after hearing this, "Axu, of course I know you are doing it for my own good, and I also know that he is not a good person, but I have been married to him for so many years and have two children. No matter what, , they are also the father of the child. Could it be that you..."
Hu Xu directly interrupted Mrs. Luo, "Okay, sister, stop talking. Our Hu family is not a small family. We have to endure it for a man. He is not good to you. We As long as I, Hu Xu, are here in the Hu family, no one will dare to say anything to you or your children! I, Hu Xu, keep my word."
Seeing that her brother was swearing like this, and Mrs. Luo was always docile, and her relationship with her brother had always been good, so although Mrs. Luo didn't mean it this way, she didn't say anything more at the moment. .
The magistrate of Luo County usually doesn't do much business, but today I don't know whether he was greatly stimulated by He Li's incident, or whether he really has a lingering hatred for Chen Jinghuai.
Today, after opening the court for interrogation in the morning, and after resting in the afternoon, he ordered people to bring Chen Jinghuai and his entourage to the court for interrogation again.
But he obviously didn't intend to listen to their arguments again this time.
After the court opened, he directly stated the result of the case again, "The criminals in this court, Chen Jinghuai and his four people, killed people and looted goods! They were making trouble and making noise, and they also intended to assassinate me. They will be executed immediately according to the laws of Dayong!"
This time he didn't faint again, and he successfully dropped the sign in his hand.
Just when the officials were about to drag Chen Jinghuai down, Song Chuchu stood up directly this time!
"Sir, the daughter of the people has a grievance to redress!" she said loudly.
Magistrate Luo glanced at Song Chuchu and said suspiciously, "What grievances do you have to redress."
After saying that, he only signaled to the government officials to escort Chen Jinghuai and others to the street entrance of the town and behead them directly.
Unexpectedly, Song Chuchu pointed at Chen Jinghuai and said, "The daughter of the people wants to sue this heartless man! Sir, you can't just let him go like this."
After hearing this, Magistrate Luo just thought that Song Chuchu really wanted to sue Chen Jinghuai. He wanted to hear the joke, so he said, "What are you going to sue him for?"
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The daughter of the people wants to accuse him of being heartless and heartless! "After saying this, Song Chuchu just pretended to cover her sleeves and sobbed.
The idle people who were watching were obviously very interested in gossiping about this kind of thing between men and women. When they saw Song Chuchu crying so pitifully, they only urged, "If you want to sue, sue him quickly. What happened to him?"
Song Chuchu only glanced at the crowd, and then whispered, "He and I were lovers, and we both met our parents and brothers. This year, he said he would take me back to the capital, so I followed him. On the road."
"It's unimaginable... Why is my life so miserable!" After saying this, Song Chuchu just patted her thigh again.
Her life is so miserable. Didn't it mean that the prefect would be here today? Now that this man is about to be executed, why is this uncle so unreliable?
If she had known this, she might as well have just robbed the prison yesterday.
And when she started to cry again, Magistrate Naluo couldn't help but urge, "Don't just cry! Instead, tell me what he did to you so that I can convict you."
Seeing that she couldn't delay it any longer, Song Chuchu could only say with a sad face, "Halfway through, I realized that he didn't want me anymore, and he wanted to throw me on Yecheng Street. He came back to Beijing this time just for a blind date. I have proposed so many marriages for him, and I have traveled far away for him. Dear fellow villagers, do you think he is kind? Is he still a man? "
Then Song Chuchu only told everyone how nice she was to Chen Jinghuai on weekdays, and how ruthless Chen Jinghuai was to her.
Listening to Song Chuchu's newly compiled "Bitter Melon", the melon-eaters also sighed that Chen Jinghuai looked like a human being, but he didn't expect that he was nothing in private.
But no matter how different they are, the two of them are not married at the moment, so it is not the government's turn to take care of them.
When Chen Jinghuai listened to Song Chuchu's arrangement, he felt that his face was about to turn dark, although he knew that Song Chuchu was delaying time for him.
But she is also openly covering herself up.
After Song Chuchu explained the reason clearly, the county magistrate no longer wanted to eat the melon. He just said, "Okay, let him go! Killing him directly will not be regarded as a bad breath for you."
When Song Chuchu heard this, he immediately said, "Sir! How can we get him so cheaply? As far as I know, he brought all his property with him to Beijing this time. I suggest that you should confiscate his property first." Execution!"
When he heard that there was a family fortune, Magistrate Naluo's eyes really lit up. He just said quickly, "Yes! Yes! Yes! What you said makes sense! Come here! Confiscate all his property first!"
"But sir, we don't know where this man's property is?" the officials replied awkwardly.
Magistrate Luo pointed at Song Chuchu and said, "Take them there!"
Song Chuchu shook her head and said, "I don't know where he has put his property now. They abandoned me as soon as they entered the city. Sir, you should just let him take you there."
After listening to what Song Chuchu said, the order to kill him naturally could only be carried out later.
The county magistrate nodded, and then he asked the government officials to lead Chen Jinghuai out the door.
Unexpectedly, they had just stepped out of the Yamen, and then they found that the entire street was blocked by a group of soldiers.
While everyone was puzzled, a middle-aged man wearing a red official robe was helped out of the sedan.
Some people didn't know who the other party was, so they just yelled and asked, "Who are you! This is Yecheng Yamen! You are not allowed to bring private soldiers on the streets."
These people did not recognize each other, but Magistrate Luo recognized them immediately.
At the end of every year, he would go to Jingcheng with other county magistrates in Yunzhou to report on this year's work.
And this official in red was the prefect they had just met some time ago.
As soon as he saw the prefect, he rushed to Yecheng without any notice.
The magistrate of Luo County felt something was wrong.
He quickly stood up and greeted him.
As soon as he saw the prefect of Jingcheng, the magistrate of Luo County had nothing to do with the majesty he had just shown. He nodded and bowed and said, "I don't know if the prefect is here today, so he will miss you from a distance!"
"It's cold and cold, sir, please go into the inner hall to talk!"
The prefect of Jingcheng did not look down upon Magistrate Luo's earnest performance.
He looked around and soon saw that his brother-in-law's brothers had only been stripped of their clothes, bundled into a ball, and were being escorted out by a group of government officials.
After he met Chen Jinghuai's eyes, he didn't immediately rush up to acknowledge Chen Jinghuai. He quickly looked away and said, "I heard that you are trying a case of bandit rebellion today! So I came here in person." ”
After hearing this, Magistrate Naluo felt nervous. He had never heard of a prefect asking about such a thing.
But he still nodded, "Yes, we are now investigating a case of rogue bandits. The facts of the case have been revealed. I am about to have the heads of these thieves pressed down and beheaded in public."
"Your Excellency, come here, but what major case is involved in this bandit leader?" After Magistrate Luo reported his work, he only tried to figure out the purpose of the prefect's visit.
The prefect didn't answer, he just raised his legs and went straight to the inner room.
However, when they were about to escort Chen Jinghuai down, he only said, "Wait a minute, this man will stay here for now."
After saying this, he arrived in front of the hall.
Magistrate Luo County felt uneasy and quickly wanted to push the other party to the chief position.
However, the prefect did not sit down. He only said to the master beside him, "Bring the file to me for a look."
After hearing this, the master could only retrieve the file just now and hand it to the prefect.
After reading the file, the prefect's face became more and more serious. He only asked Magistrate Luo, "Did you just say that you captured four bandits?"
Magistrate Luo heard the other party's intention to launch an attack and quickly wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead with his sleeves.
Then he nodded nervously.
