The second brother of the Jin family has lived in the countryside for a long time. Even if he has lived in the capital for a while, it has not been more than half a year. His behavior is still the same. If he encounters any trouble, he will cry and make trouble first. When you meet people who are afraid of trouble or too lazy to argue with them, you will often give them some benefits to stop them from making trouble. When the second roommate of the Jin family saw this, he felt that this trick was always beneficial and he would use it every time he encountered problems.
Anyway, they used this method to deal with Jin Juren and the neighboring officials in his hometown in Zunhua Prefecture, and it always worked most of the time.
This time is no exception.
Along the way from Pingyang Mansion to Chang'an Mansion, the officers in charge of the escort did not want to cause trouble, so they were polite to the people in the second room of the Jin family. They did not reveal that the Chang'an Mansion Office intended to hold them accountable. They only said that the Jin family's case needed witnesses. . Therefore, it was not until the second brother of the Jin family entered Chang'an City that the officials changed their faces and took Jin Miao, Jin Liu and Aunt Jin away that they realized that they had been framed.
So they wanted to make a scene.
Anyway, the rest of them were not taken away. Those three people must have committed the crime. The others were all good citizens, and the government could not arrest them. If a quarrel can be achieved, it would be best. If it cannot be achieved, it would also make people around think that the government is oppressing good people. Whenever you meet an official who cherishes his reputation, you will definitely give in to them!
With this idea in mind, the second old lady of the Jin family took her children and grandchildren to cry and complain. The people of the old temple did not allow them to go out, so they made trouble in the courtyard in front of the main hall of the temple. Anyway, there were people coming and going here, so no one would be coaxed by them.
However, the second old lady of the Jin family miscalculated this time. She and her family cried and cried here for a long time, and the people around them just watched the excitement. Not to mention being coaxed, the onlookers pointed at them, seeming to be mocking them.
The people in the second room of the Jin family had no idea that since they were the latest to be brought to justice, before they arrived in Chang'an, Magistrate Huang and the Duke of Zhenguo had already interrogated Wang Laoliu and Zhang Pinggui respectively. Information related to the Sun family cannot be leaked. After the identity of the main messenger behind the Jin family case is eliminated, there is nothing that cannot be said. It can be used to attract the attention of the outside world and explain the reason why the Chang'an government investigates the case with such great fanfare.
As a result, content related to the Jin family's case quickly spread throughout the Chang'an government offices. The officials in the government office knew very well who the second roommate of the Jin family was, so how could they be deceived by his family's crying and grievances?
In this old temple where the second brother of the Jin family is under house arrest, almost all the temple priests, cooks and handymen on the sweep floor are the family members of government officials. The old temple was no longer popular. A retired old catcher bought this property specially and opened up four or five courtyards in the backyard. Each courtyard has seven or eight rooms. On weekdays, it receives outside tenants. Specializing in entertaining family members of prisoners or witnesses who come to visit the prison from other places, it can be regarded as a semi-official car shop.
Because the rent is cheap, it is safe and reliable, and it is guaranteed by government officials, and it can also find ways to visit the prison. The old temple has already made a name for itself both inside and outside Chang'an. Unless they are rich people who look down on such humble shops, people from out of town who come to visit the prison for a lawsuit will usually choose to stay here, just to be well-informed.
Among them was the nephew of a handyman, who was one of the officials responsible for the Jin family's case. He once complained to his family about the deeds of the second wife of the Jin family. The handyman knew the details of the second room of the Jin family, and quickly told the news to the shopkeepers and clerks in the old temple. Later, even the families of several prisoners staying here heard about it. Now that people are matched with rumors, who would be so easily deceived by their tears?
When everyone heard about the good things they had done, they thought they were stupid and vicious. There were obviously capable people in the family, but the mud couldn't hold up the wall, and they even killed the capable people. For such a family, even if they were given the opportunity to develop, they would not be able to seize it.
For such a family, even if there are a lot of old, weak, women and children crying in broad daylight, few witnesses will have sympathy.
The second old lady of the Jin family cried for a long time. When she saw that only people were watching and laughing, but no one came to comfort her, she knew that this trick was no longer working. She stopped bitterly and ordered her family to go back to the house to rest first. In the cold weather, all her old ailments were aggravated. What if she fell ill again when the wind blew outside?
So the people from the second room of the Jin family entered the house. Old and young, men and women, lived in most of the courtyard, but they had to live in the same place with two other families. Whatever happened, they couldn't hide it from the ears of the neighbors.
The neighbors listened to them nitpicking about this and that, and gathered together to discuss how to save the people. Before they could come to a conclusion, they started crying and quarreling several times, and finally broke up unhappy.
In the evening, Jin Xin, the eldest son of the second wife of the Jin family, went to the store to ask for food and charcoal fire. After learning that all these things cost money and that the Chang'an government office was not responsible for feeding them, the second room of the Jin family had another quarrel, but it didn't come to an end, so I couldn't hold it in anymore and spent money to buy food in despair. Charcoal fire returns to the house.
On the second day, they didn't know whether they had discussed it or not, and instead of complaining again, they first asked someone to inquire about the Jin family's case. They want to know if all the killers who saw them that day have been caught? Which of Jin Juren’s sons survived? Where is it now? The elders of this family have come to Chang'an, how can the surviving child not come to pay their respects? And how were the funeral affairs of Jin Juren and his wife taken care of? What can children understand? It’s definitely up to their second roommate to take the responsibility!
Although the second brother-in-law of the Jin family learned his lesson well, unfortunately, all the guards in the government office already knew who the second brother-in-law of the Jin family was. The people in the old temple had either heard about the second brother-in-law from the guards, or they were family members of the same prisoners and could guess who they were. With bad intentions, no one answered their questions seriously.
Jin Xin spent a day and a lot of money to find out that the survivor was his eldest nephew, who had always had a bad relationship with them. The child was seriously injured and was recuperating in Zhuangzi outside the city. As for where he lived specifically ? The other party just said he didn't know. But the funeral arrangements for Jin Juren and his family of three have obviously been sorted out, and there is no need for them to worry about it at all.
The handyman who told Jin Xin the news also said: "Would you like to pay homage to your relatives? I heard that the Jin family has donated sesame oil to several big temples in the city and asked them to perform rituals for their relatives. The nearest one among them The temple is at the corner of the street, only twenty or thirty feet away from here. Since you are a family, you should also offer incense and apologize to others, right? If you hadn't been so talkative, the whole family might not have died so miserably. ! If you don’t kowtow, I’m afraid that people will act like ghosts and refuse to let you go!”
Jin Xin was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, laughed dryly, said nothing, and ran back to the house with a pale face.
Seeing how timid he was, the busboy couldn't help but show contempt, weighed the coins in his hand, turned around and left.
Afterwards, the second brother-in-law of the Jin family did not mention going to pay homage at all, but the female relatives couldn't help but whisper to others that they had to rely on their second brother-in-law to handle the funeral of Jin Juren's family. What could a child know? It will be a waste of money!
How could others not guess their intentions when they saw this? No one paid any attention.
As for the government office, although Jin Miao, Jin Liushi and Aunt Jin were imprisoned before the end of the year, the interrogation work had to be postponed since the New Year holiday had begun. Everyone in the government office sealed their pens and began to take a holiday. Except for the officials and servants who had their turn to be on duty, the front office of the government office was almost empty.
Jin Miao and others were in prison, complaining that the sky was not responding and the earth and the earth were not working. They could not wait for their family members to visit the prison. From time to time, they could hear the jailers discussing the details of the Jin family's case in private. They knew that the killer that day had killed them all. After being recruited, I couldn't help but become more frightened and desperate the more I thought about it.
(End of chapter)
