Zhou Lijuan was shocked, shed tears, and whispered in a low voice: "A great people's daughter is really unjust."
"You still dare to quibble!" The county man glared angrily, "Zhu Yuanyu has already explained clearly how you committed the crime. In the courtroom, in full view of everyone, what else can you deny!"
Zhou Lijuan trembled, "Your Excellency, you are aware of this. What evidence does Zhu Yuanyu have for saying this?"
"This..." That's right. Just now, the county magistrate saw that Zhu Yuanyu was so confident and believed him. He actually forgot that evidence is needed to try the case. "Zhu Yuanyu, do you have any evidence?"
"Evidence? Of course I have it! Does witness testimony count?" Zhu Yuanyu snorted coldly and said grimly: "God is watching what you do, how can the souls of innocent people who died in vain dissipate so easily. Zhu Hui! Do you know why I Do you know the story of your crime?"
Zhu Hui trembled when he heard that his name was said in an eerie manner by Zhu Yuanyu.
The onlookers were very curious, why did Zhu Yuanyu speak in such a tone, and how on earth was he going to prove that Zhu Daniu's wife was killed by Zhu Hui?
"Zhu Hui, Zhou Lijuan, I'm afraid you don't know that what you have done has been noticed by others..." Zhu Yuanyu paused and said softly: "If a person dies, his soul will return to the underworld and be reincarnated; But if it is an unnatural death, that is, an unjust death, the resentment in the heart cannot be dissipated, and the person will continue to linger at the place where he died, or follow his murderer until his revenge is taken."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly blew up in the courtroom. Everyone present shivered, with chills standing on end and their hearts beating faster.
"Lady!"
"sister in law!"
When everyone onlookers took a look, they were shocked to find the dead Li standing behind Zhu Hui!
At some point, the dark and dark courtroom was so quiet that you could even hear the sound of a needle.
Everyone was frightened, and the timid ones were about to faint. The two sides were fighting, almost wanting to leave first.
The county magistrate was also breaking out in a cold sweat, the hand holding the gavel shook slightly, and his throat made a gurgling sound as he swallowed subconsciously.
People in ancient times believed in ghosts and gods. If a dead person suddenly appeared in broad daylight, what else could it be than a ghost? At this time, the people in the court were very convinced that what Zhu Yuanyu told was indeed the truth. The murderer was Zhu Hui, and Zhou Lijuan was an accomplice!
Seeing Zhu Yuanyu's advice, Mrs. Li's eyes widened and she glared at Zhu Hui, "You scoundrel! It was you who hurt me. I won't let you go. You don't have to die well! You don't have to die well! Give me back my life - "As he spoke, a pair of gray ghost claws grabbed Zhu Hui's neck.
Zhu Hui's neck was strangled, his arms were squandered, his eyes popped out, and he turned his head with difficulty, trying to ask for help.
Zhou Lijuan, who was standing next to her, was so frightened that she lost her mind. She kept crying and begging for mercy, telling the truth intermittently.
Zhu Yuanyu accidentally saw water stains starting to spread under Zhou Lijuan's skirt, exuding a smell of urine, and she became incontinent.
Zhu Yuanyu moved away a little in disgust, covered his nose, looked up at the county master and said loudly: "Sir, the ghost of the deceased has come forward to correct the murderer, and the accomplice Zhou Lijuan also confessed..." He paused and saw that Zhu Hui had expired. , then continued, "The murderer has also been found guilty. Can the case be closed?"
The county magistrate wiped his sweat and said, "Yes, yes...the case has been settled, it has been settled...retreat, retreat."
Zhu Yuanyu pointed at Zhou Lijuan, and the county man quickly waved his hand and asked the frightened yamen officer to pull her down. "The prisoner Zhou Lijuan is taken away and will be executed in three days!" After saying this, he avoided Mrs. Li with his eyes, looked at Zhu Hui's body and said: "Abandon it in a mass grave." Then, supported by his master, he hurriedly retreated.
The county master has left, and the timid people have also fled. The only people left in the court were either those involved in the incident or those who were bold and curious.
Zhu Daniu looked at Mrs. Li dreamingly, tears kept falling, "Madam..."
Zhu Erniu's eyes were red and he looked excited, "Sister-in-law!"
Ms. Li, who was already a ghost, did not respond, but just stood there blankly. She seemed to have fulfilled her wish and her resentment had dissipated a lot since her great revenge had been avenged.
Zhu Daniu and Zhu Erniu shouted excitedly when they saw Li's lonely soul just now. Then they saw Li's hand pinching Zhu Hui's neck. They were frightened by Li's actions until Zhu Hui ran out of breath. , the county master only reacted after he closed the case.
Zhu Yuanyu couldn't stand it and coughed.
Li looked at him blankly.
"You have already taken your revenge. You should hurry up and report to the underworld for reincarnation. Don't delay."
Mrs. Li woke up a little and seemed to understand what Zhu Yuanyu meant. She nodded and looked at Zhu Daniu and Zhu Erniu reluctantly before their figures disappeared.
"No -" Zhu Daniu stood up suddenly and rushed towards the place where Li disappeared. Knowing that he was powerless to stop him, thinking of Zhu Yuanyu, he turned around and knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanyu with a plop.
Zhu Yuanyu did not dare to accept this gift and moved away.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Erniu also knelt down to him.
Zhu Yuanyu had no choice but to wave his hands to avoid, "Oh, what are you doing!"
Zhu Dafu had no time to calm down. Seeing that his son was in trouble, he quickly asked his servants to come forward to protect him. He stood in front of his son and shouted: "Zhu Daniu, what are you two brothers doing?"
Zhu Daniu just knelt down and said nothing, while Zhu Erniu looked ashamed and said, "We have wronged Master Zhu, and I am so sorry! I beg Master Zhu to accept our kneeling and forgive our sins! It's just my sister-in-law... can you... ..." Can you help her so that she can be reunited with us?
"No." Zhu Yuanyu poked his head out from behind Zhu Dafu and shook his head, "I know what you want to say. It's useless. If you die, you will die. You can't come back." She felt that her words were a bit cruel and took a sip. He said again: "I'm sorry."
Zhu Erniu fell to the ground in disappointment, looked at his eldest brother Zhu Daniu who was also sad, and finally burst into tears.
Everyone present couldn't help but sigh sadly after hearing this. Only Zhu Hui's father, the village chief Zhu Gui, had a sense of vicissitudes of life on his face, and his whole body suddenly became rickets, as if he had aged more than ten years.
He usually prides himself on being fair, but he didn't expect that his son would commit such a heinous crime, and his face was completely disgraced. But thinking that his son had died tragically and could not even enter the ancestral grave after death, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
In this way, the saying is fulfilled: God's law is clear, retribution will not be happy.
………
When I came out in the morning, it was almost noon when I left the Yamen.
Zhu Yuanyu touched his deflated belly and said to Zhu Dafu, "Dad, I'm hungry."
"Then let's go home quickly. Your mother must have prepared the meal."
Returning to Zhu's house in a sedan chair, he stepped over the brazier prepared by Wang Chunmei. After Zhu Yuanyu washed his hands, he sat down to eat with Zhu Dafu and Wang Chunmei.
Although the Zhu family is rich and powerful, they don't have many rules. Zhu Yuanyu is planning rice while stuffing Wang Chunmei's vegetables into his mouth, and thinking about how to deal with Zhu Dafu later.
In order to let him go home as soon as possible to fill his stomach, Zhu Dafu didn't ask anything along the way. Not asking at that time didn't mean that he wouldn't ask after the meal, and Zhu Yuanyu didn't intend to hide it.
Zhu Yuanyu thought Zhu Dafu would ask——
Son, how do you know that Li's ghost has been following Zhu Hui?
Son, how did you let Mr. Li do what he did?
Son, why are you not afraid when you see Mrs. Li?
In the end, Zhu Dafu only said, "Son, don't be afraid. Mom and dad already knew that such a day would come."
Wang Chunmei on the side nodded and looked at Zhu Yuanyu with concern.
Zhu Yuanyu was a little confused. What does it mean to know early? what do you know?
Zhu Dafu sighed and touched Zhu Yuanyu's head, "Son, in fact, not long after you were born, a person came to tell us that you would be able to open your eyes by yourself in the sixteenth year without a teacher. You and I Mother didn’t believe it at first, but she didn’t expect it to come true today. This is all God’s will..."
ha? Zhu Yuanyu was stunned.
Wang Chunmei wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "Son, don't be afraid. Your father and I are here, and we will protect you."
"Mom, I'm not afraid." Zhu Yuanyu comforted her.
So that's it. Thanks to that Taoist, Zhu Yuanyu didn't have to explain so much. As long as his parents believed in him, it was fine. He originally thought that it might take a lot of effort to get his parents to accept his change. After all, ordinary people encountered ghosts and gods most of the time. Also afraid of being unable to hide.
Now that Zhu Dafu and Wang Chunmei said this, Zhu Yuanyu can rest assured.
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It is said that Mrs. Zhou was so insulted by Mrs. Wang that she couldn't get out of bed when she woke up, and her shoulders were in severe pain.
The doctor Wang Chunmei invited could not diagnose the cause, and was too embarrassed to admit that he was not good at his studies, so he said that Zhou suffered from ordinary shoulder pain and that it would be cured after a few days of taking medicine.
Wang Chunmei didn't give a damn at that time and asked her servants to accompany the doctor to get medicine.
Wang Chunmei knew Mrs. Wang's abilities very well, and this time she just wanted Mrs. Zhou to learn a lesson so that she would know that it was not her turn to dictate to the family.
In this way, Mrs. Zhou drank the bitter medicine for several days, but still did not feel better, so she lost her temper.
"Quack doctor! I have been taking medicine for so many days, but it has no effect at all! It hurts me to death!"
Mrs. Zhou lay in bed suffering all day, and no one came to visit her to relieve her boredom. Thinking that she had not seen her niece for several days, she was a little worried. After all, there was a big fuss that day. Would Zhu Dafu do something to his niece? What happened?
Ms. Zhou stood up straight, called the girl who was serving her, and asked, "Why doesn't my niece come to see me? Where is she? Invite her to come and say that I miss her."
The girl hesitated, not daring to look at Mrs. Zhou.
A bad thought flashed through Zhou's mind, and she asked sternly: "You damn girl! Speak quickly! If you don't tell me, I will sell you!"
The girl quickly knelt down.
Wang Chunmei happened to come over at this time. When she heard Zhou's threat, she couldn't help but sneered in her heart: Selling? So majestic! It seems that the suffering she has suffered in the past few days has not made her sober.
Wang Chunmei walked in and smelled a foul smell of bitter medicine. She covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief, looking unhappy.
When I saw the Zhou family, I was surprised.
Zhou, who was half lying on the bed, had a haggard face, high cheekbones and protruding cheekbones. The two lumps of rouge she applied on her beauty made her look like a ghost or a ghost.
Wang Chunmei smiled contemptuously, this witch seeking death, at this stage, still has the strength to make trouble, and she doesn't even think about who is in charge of Zhu Zhai.
Mrs. Zhou had noticed Wang Chunmei for a long time, but she just didn't want to talk to her and kept her eyes fixed on the girl.
"Tell me! How is my niece?"
Wang Chunmei sneered.
Zhou seemed to have noticed Wang Chunmei's arrival at this moment, and angrily scolded: "Unfilial thing! What are you doing here! I don't want to see you, get out of here!"
Wang Chunmei's eyes showed sympathy.
"I came here today to tell you that your good niece Zhou Lijuan has been beheaded."
"What!"
Zhou's eyes widened and her breathing became rapid, "Damn it! How dare you curse my niece like this!"
Wang Chunmei just looked at Mr. Zhou quietly with a smile.
Zhou was anxious, refused to believe it, and began to curse.
Wang Chunmei clapped her hands, and someone came in with a box.
Zhou was panicked and her face tensed up, "What are you going to do! Don't come over!"
The man walked to Zhou's bed and slowly opened the box.
"Ah!" Zhou exclaimed, rolled her eyes and fainted.
The box contained the head of Zhou Lijuan, who was still alive.
Wang Chunmei turned around and walked out of the room without forgetting to explain.
"Now that the old lady has seen it, let's bury her in that mass grave. Also, please ask a doctor to take a look and don't let her die."
"Yes, ma'am."
