When the ninth elder brother came down from the imperial palace, he saw the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother waiting outside.
Brother Jiu glanced at the two of them and said, "Want to see Khan Ama?"
The thirteenth brother smiled and said nothing, and the fourteenth brother flattered him and said, "We want to sleep with the ninth brother."
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "Are you still a child? You don't dare to sleep?"
The fourteenth elder brother said with resentment: "Last time at Ninth Brother's house, Ninth Brother left even though he said he wouldn't leave. There is no one living in this palace, and the wind outside was so loud, it made me panic when I heard it!"
In the middle of winter, the north wind howls.
There was a roaring sound in the wind, which made me a little scared of people.
Brother Jiu's back felt cold when he thought of this, and he said a little impatiently: "Okay, come over then!"
The fourteenth elder brother cheered and took the thirteenth elder brother to ask someone to pack his bed.
After the three brothers had simply freshened up, they all lay down on the kang.
Brother Fourteen said excitedly: "How about I tell Brother Ninth a story? It came from outside."
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said, "Don't mention ghosts and gods. It's late at night. Do you want to sleep in the rest of the night?"
The fourteenth elder brother said with a smile: "Then I will sleep in the middle."
Brother Jiu's hair stood up when he heard the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling outside. He tried to calm down and said, "No, I'm not worried. You and Shisan are sleeping together while I'm sleeping!"
Brother Fourteen thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll be on the bed, where it'll be warm!"
The ninth elder brother looked at the thirteenth elder brother.
Brother Thirteen lowered his head and suppressed a smile, saying, "I can do it."
When he lay down, Brother Jiu felt empty and felt uncomfortable.
Don't worry about the capital.
Brother Thirteen and Brother Fourteen also caught up on their sleep in the morning and are not sleepy now.
The fourteenth elder brother said with gloating: "We have such a comfortable trip, third brother will look at us later."
Brother Jiu thought of the eldest princess and Princess Rongxian, sighed and said, "I was also negligent. I didn't think of this before."
The Thirteenth Brother said: "My aunt and the others will go slowly and hurry up when it's warm. They should be fine."
The fourteenth elder brother turned sideways, looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Brother found out. Ninth elder brother, you are such a good person. You don't hold grudges! Yin."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "What is there to remember? What's the point of bickering between brothers? When you leave the study and work as an errand in the Ministry of Punishment, you will know what resentment and hatred are... …”
The fourteenth elder brother said curiously: "Then tell me, let the brothers see it first!"
Brother Ninth remembered the files he read last year. Although they were all murder cases, there were no shocking cases. However, some of the other cases he heard about were alarming.
He talked about a major case in the Shunzhi year. It happened in June of the third year of Shunzhi, a major poisoning case in Baoding Prefecture.
Seventeen men in a village were all poisoned to death, and only one survived. In particular, it was involved in a serious case of seeking wealth and exterminating the family.
It turns out that at that time, there was a small Zhuangzi clan living under the Baoding Mansion, all of whom were members of the Wu clan.
Among them was Mr. Wu, who had saved up a family fortune for decades, with fertile land and prosperous shops. However, one year when he took his wife, children and housekeeper to visit, he encountered robbers. Except for the housekeeper who ran away quickly, the other three members of the family were robbed. Hacked to death.
When the housekeeper came back with the corpses of his masters, he also complained to the government. However, the world was not peaceful at that time and there were many bandits and bandits, so the matter was settled in the end.
The only people left in the Wu family were their daughter-in-law and their infant grandson, so the clan members came over and occupied the Wu family's shop.
The daughter-in-law of the Wu family had no choice but to guard hundreds of acres of land and help her son grow up.
As a result, they encountered bad luck again. On their way back from Guining, the mother and son were pushed into the river together with the maid. Later, when villagers passed by and realized something was wrong, the daughter-in-law was rescued, but the maid and the child drowned.
Within a year, five people died.
Brother Fourteen said: "Where is the housekeeper? Why is he missing?"
Brother Thirteen thought for a while and said: "If the tribe wants to occupy the shop, they must first expel the housekeeper."
The remaining female family members could not be seen in public, so it was natural for the family members to take over the shop.
The fourteenth elder brother frowned and said: "I have no loyalty at all. I ran away when I encountered bandits in the front; now my mistress and young master also run away when they need help..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "I'm a bit timid, but I'm not completely heartless. I heard that my young master was in trouble, so he came back in private and told me about being forced to leave."
The fourteenth elder brother curled his lips and said: "No need to guess the rest, it is the wife here who took revenge and poisoned the well!"
The thirteenth elder brother said from the side: "It's not a well. If it were a well, the women and children would not be spared."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Yes, it was during the banquet. The wife used the excuse of remarrying and wanted to distribute all the property of her husband's family to the clan members, so she invited all the eighteen male members of the clan..."
Don't think about the rest. After a table of wine and food, seventeen people died and one person survived.
A major case like this would definitely alarm the prefectural government. Even the capital sent a minister to investigate the case and find out the previous murder.
The fourteenth elder brother muttered: "These bullshit sectarian rules are weird. Without men, wives and daughters are just like fish and meat, and can be slaughtered by others. People from the tribe who are eight lifetimes away can come and take charge of the family. It's because women can't stand up." , instead of a heroic woman like Sister-in-law Jiu, if anyone dares to murder Brother Ninth, Sister-in-law Ninth will kill him!"
The Thirteenth Brother said: "This is why the imperial court emphasizes that 'murder cases must be solved' and 'those who kill will die and those who injure others will be punished.' Only with legal principles can we warn the world against evil thoughts and ensure the health and peace of the people. For example, in this case, if Mr. Wu’s family of three were murdered and the real culprit was found, the next two lives would not have been in vain, and the weak daughter would not have to be forced to use such horrific means to seek revenge.”
The fourteenth elder brother said: "Since it is 'the one who kills will die', then those who harmed others deserved their death. What happened to this woman?"
Brother Jiu said: "He committed suicide in prison."
The thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers were both silent.
The fourteenth elder brother said angrily: "What about the local officials, the county magistrate, and the magistrate? Are they not held accountable?"
The ninth elder brother did not answer immediately, but looked at the thirteenth elder brother.
When he heard about the case at the Ministry of Justice, his reaction was similar to that of Brother Fourteen, and he also felt that the county magistrate and prefect should bear responsibility.
The Thirteenth Brother said: "At this time, there was chaos at that time. This matter was still a case that was colluded by many people. It is difficult to verify. If the case has to be closed randomly, it is also an unjust case. The court should consider this as appropriate. Most likely there will be no accountability.”
The fourteenth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Ninth elder brother, is that right?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "I'm not guilty, but my future is pretty much the same."
The fourteenth elder brother rolled his eyes and said: "No wonder Khan Ama dealt with Peng Chun's two sons so harshly. It would be terrible if the Eight Banners broke out from inside."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "The honorable family is connected to the Eight Banners Assistant Leader. If our own family gets into chaos, then the war will not be enough to hold us back."
However, the children and grandchildren of the Hesheli family were sent to Ninggu Pagoda, and the two sons of Peng Chun were also sent to Ninggu Pagoda.
I don’t know how their life in Ninggu Tower is going...
Wood.
Capital, Ninth Prince's Mansion, main room.
Shu Shu left his wife here, and the two of them were also talking about the gossip in the palace.
Fu Han and Fu Hai's wife are having a divorce.
Both of them are also eldest daughters. One is a descendant of Prince Lilie, and the other is a descendant of Guanglue Baylor.
In the early years, it was common for Eight Banner girls to remarry, but in recent years it has become less common.
Because of the need to "change customs", the clan also began to respect "Zhenlie".
It was rare for the clan clan leader Fujin and his clan daughter to get along with each other. Even if they were widowed, they would always keep their integrity and never marry again.
The Clan's Office also compiled it into a book, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a yearbook for the widows of these clans.
For example, Chun Wang Fujin received half of his husband's princely salary, five thousand taels a year.
"Why didn't you mention it earlier? If you mention it now, it would make outsiders pay attention to Cousin Guizhen."
Shu Shu babbled to Mrs. Bo, worried about Guizhen.
Everyone has relatives near and far.
The two cousins-in-law, who had never interacted with each other much, were certainly no match for Shu Shu's cousin, Guizhen Gege.
The marriage between Guizhen Gege and Erhe is scheduled for November 14th, which is today.
A post was also sent over there, but because Ninth Prince was out, Fusong went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to attend the banquet on his behalf, and came back to mention it to Shu Shu. It was very lively.
This was all within Shu Shu's expectation.
The day before yesterday was the day to add makeup.
Because Shu Shu was pregnant, she couldn't go there to add makeup in person, so she asked Mrs. Bo to take her there.
They were the five front houses on Di'anmenwai Street that were purchased from Gui Dan.
Because I had previously acquired a shop on Di'anmenwai Street from the Crown Princess, I could just use one to add makeup to Guizhen Gege.
After thinking about it, Shu Shu decided to add the first one to avoid causing trouble to Guizhen.
Apart from this shop, there is a pair of Jin Ruyi that have been prepared in advance.
Mrs. Bo gave me a village with Huairou, a set of heads, and two thousand bank notes.
Mr. Jueluo also went there and built a small courtyard inside Chaoyang Gate with two sets of heads and faces.
Although Prince Kang Taifujin did not go there in person, he sent someone to send him a set of masks.
When Mrs. Bo came back from putting on makeup, she mentioned something to Shu Shu. Guizhen planned to return to Mrs. Bo the deeds of the three properties that her uncle had previously compensated.
Mrs. Bo didn't ask for it, but mentioned it to Jueluo family. In the end, Jueluo family gave Guizhen the silver according to the market price, which was regarded as buying back the three properties.
According to Jueluo's original intention, he planned to add 50% to the market price. This is an industry in the inner city. ,
Guizhen refused and wanted to repay Dong E's family free of charge. In the end, Mrs. Bo made the decision and gave you the silver according to the market price.
When Guizhen's dowry was brought to the palace yesterday, many people were stunned.
Those who were jealous started talking about it, my father-in-law is a thief, it is so affordable to find such a real marriage for my youngest son.
Then someone complained, and mentioned that the Shumulu family valued this marriage. The bride price was one thousand eight hundred taels, and the betrothal gift was twenty-four dollars, which was no different from marrying the eldest daughter-in-law...
