Both the Hai family brothers and sisters felt that the Jin family might have actually buried a woman in the name of the Xu family in the capital.
Aunt Jin is not a shrewd and powerful woman. The details she mentioned about taking care of the patients and the prescriptions the patients took do not seem to be fabricated. She even told the address where Xu was buried. If she lied, wouldn't she be afraid that the Chang'an government office would really send people to dig the grave in the capital?
If such a tomb really existed, and a young woman who died of illness was indeed buried in the tomb, her identity would be very problematic.
Does Concubine Xu Xian know that there is such a woman in her family? Since Queen Mother Zhou would say that Concubine Xu Xian's sister "Jin Xu" died of illness after leaving the palace, Concubine Xu Xian should know that someone was buried in the grave on her behalf, right?
Who could this woman be? Why did the second wife of the Jin family dare to let her be Xu's substitute? Aren't they worried that her family will come to their door?
And...how did this woman die? Did he die of a normal illness, or was he murdered by the second wife of the Jin family?
What role did Jin Juren play in the whole thing?
There are many mysteries in the minds of the Hai family brothers and sisters, and they can only continue to pay attention to the interrogation news from Huang Captou.
Jin Miao, Jin Liu and Aunt Jin have always been vague about Xu's death, saying only that she died of illness. But their words and deeds before and after her death, as well as their different statements, are all very suspicious. Magistrate Huang and Capt. Huang wanted to dig deeper, but the Jin family just refused to talk.
After the interrogation, the three members of the Jin family even revealed the fact that after they left Beijing and returned to their hometown, they occupied the Changfang's property and house, and drove Jin Juren to live in a side courtyard. They also refused to reveal the true cause of Xu's death.
Regarding the matter of occupying Jin's parents' house and property, the three of them each had their own reasons, and they all felt that they were right.
Jin Miao believed that it was natural for his family to seize the eldest house's property. Jin Juren forced them to return to their hometown. Faced with the huge debt they owed, it was natural that they should use their property to repay their debts. After the debts are paid off, there is no money left for the second house, so of course Jin Juren should support everyone. As for driving Jin Juren to live in a side courtyard - he brought a baby and two or three servants with him, and the population was not large. Isn't it a waste to occupy a large courtyard? The main courtyard is large and has many houses, so it is just right for them to have a second room. Cousin Jin Juren himself didn’t protest, so what could outsiders say?
Mrs. Jin Liu knew that her parents-in-law and her husband were seizing the property, but she also told Jin Juren that her sister had filled a house for him, which was regarded as compensation to Jin Juren, so she didn't owe him anything. As for her own sister who failed to marry Jin Juren and instead married someone else, but was divorced for disobeying her elders and killing her concubines and concubines, that's all a side story. No matter how bad the girl is, she is still a lively person who is as beautiful as a flower. She even gave birth to a son for Jin Ju, so what is there to criticize? Her sister and Jin Juren are a match made in heaven. Even if they encounter obstacles like Mrs. Xu, they will get married sooner or later. Didn’t Jin Juren live a good life after his remarriage? If you have food and drink, and no worries about food and clothing, you will have a good life in the countryside. It's a pity that he was killed by bad guys this time! Unfortunately, her sister and nephew also went to hell together, and they were all implicated by Jin Juren! Taking a little bit of his property is already giving him an advantage! Mrs. Jin Liu also felt that her family had suffered a big loss.
As for Huang Captou asking her, why did she take the initiative to reveal the whereabouts of her sister and brother-in-law when the killer asked her? Why didn't you pity the life of your sister and nephew at that time? Mrs. Jin Liu was speechless and could only mutter something about how her own life and that of her children were more important.
Aunt Jin knew that her parents and brothers were unreasonable. However, she was a weak woman who had been widowed and returned home. She had to look at the faces of her family members, so how could she have the leisure to fight for Jin Juren? The most she could do was pity Jin Jiashu, who lost his mother and was mistreated by his stepmother. But other than a few words of pity, she didn't extend her hand to help him. Anyway, he still had a wet nurse whom his mother trusted during her lifetime to take care of him, so there was no need for him at all. Don't worry about her.
Huang Captou asked her why she told the killer where Jin Juren was? She blushed and said with shame that she was scared. Even though the killer hadn't swung his knife at them at that time, she was still extremely scared. As long as she can coax people away as soon as possible, she can do anything!
The three of them confessed all the evil deeds of the second wife of the Jin family and exposed their true temperaments. Both Magistrate Huang and Capt. Huang were filled with tears after hearing this. What they don't understand the most is where did Jin Juren come from, who had been tortured so miserably, and was so good that he was willing to love such relatives and even take them with him to escape?
Magistrate Huang notified the town government of all the information obtained from the interrogation. The Zhenguo Government originally had no intention of interfering, but after seeing the confessions of the Jin family, they felt that this could not continue.
Concubine Xu Xian's sister obviously died in an unknown manner. If it was really the second wife of the Jin family who caused the murder, she must be investigated clearly so that she can give an explanation to Concubine Xu Xian! After figuring out the truth, the Chang'an Mansion can also let the murderer of Xu's death be punished by law, so that Xu's murder will be avoided for many years and it will be difficult to complain.
Duke Zhen Guo sent General Saturday and the old military advisor to the Chang'an government office, and together with Magistrate Huang secretly interrogated Jin Miao, Jin Liu and Aunt Jin. This time, the location of the interrogation was no longer in the prison, and there were no irrelevant prisoners or jailers present.
As for the result of the interrogation, Huang Captou never mentioned it to Hai Jiao. If Hai Jiao had not received the information from his cousin Xie Wenzai, he would not have known that such a secret interrogation was taking place.
During this interrogation, Magistrate Huang directly informed the three members of the Jin family that they knew that Xu once entered the palace as a wet nurse, but escaped from the palace after the fire in Kunning Palace.
This was the secret that the second wife of the Jin family had been keeping. When they learned that the government had known the inside story, the three of them turned pale with fright. Jin Miao even blurted out: "What? She escaped?! She didn't die in the palace. ?!”
Magistrate Huang, General Saturday and the old military advisor immediately felt that something was wrong.
Since the Jin family buried Xu in the capital, how could they not know that Xu escaped from the palace? If she had not escaped home, how could she have died of illness at home, and how had the Jin family buried her?
After Jin Miao said those words, his expression immediately changed, knowing that he had let the news slip.
Both Mrs. Jin Liu and Aunt Jin were present, but the former reacted quickly and immediately mocked: "Second uncle, of course you don't know. At that time, you were still drunk in the gambling house! How could you know what happened at home? Later, Xu Qiuniang died of illness. Didn't we tell you? Did you always think we were coaxing you?!"
Aunt Jin timidly said: "My little brother must have misunderstood and thought that we were afraid of letting people know that Brother Sen's wife had entered the palace, so we lied to outsiders that she died of illness. But the coffin was not empty. He also helped carry the coffin into the car. How come this misunderstanding persists until today?!"
No matter how stupid Jin Miao was, he realized it and quickly changed his words: "How did I know that she had really escaped? I always thought you were tricking me and the coffin was filled with bricks. No wonder, I just said where did you have it? He is so smart and knows how to lie and deceive, so I just thought it was Jin Sen’s idea. It turns out that the person in the coffin is really Xu’s wife!”
Magistrate Huang raised his eyebrows: "You have been vague about what happened before Mrs. Xu's death. In fact, it's because you were not at home at the time and didn't know about it, right? Then why didn't you tell the truth honestly before? And you still lied in front of me?! "
Jin Miao shrank his neck: "I... I'm just afraid that you will say that I love gambling... In fact, I have changed my mind! Now I don't gamble anymore!"
Magistrate Huang glanced at his right hand, which was missing a little finger, snorted coldly, but said nothing.
He squinted at the three Jin family members kneeling under the stage. Looking at their pale faces and sweating profusely, he always felt that something was wrong.
(End of chapter)
