Yelvxian and Yeluhan dug for a long time and finally revealed the whole body. Zhan Zhao expressionlessly opened the straw mat, with various insects, ants and centipedes attached to it, eating the body. The scene was a bit scary.
Liang Chuan said: "It's really the clothes worn by the servants of the Song Dynasty!"
Most of the wealthy families in Bianjing City wear the same clothes for their servants. Firstly, they can distinguish their belongings, and secondly, they can show their status. In some wealthy families, even the clothes worn by their servants are made of silk. This maid's clothes are also made of linen, but they look a bit newer!
Liang Chuan looked at the maid's face. There were numerous bruises on her face. Her face had been beaten with a blunt instrument before she died. She seemed to have suffered a lot of torture.
Zhan Zhao was in a state of confusion. She was really a maid from the Song Dynasty. Looking at the many scars on this maid's body, it was certain that this was not a normal death. The Song Dynasty might not be a good place!
"Brother Liang, look what you are going to do now!"
Liang Chuan said: "Steward Qiu wants you to see if there is really anything unlucky happening in the Song family. Now it seems that our eldest lady must not get married to the Song family. Steward Qiu wants you to cheat on this marriage. In my opinion, firstly, we have to go back and tell Guan Qiu the truth, and secondly, we go to Kaifeng Mansion to report to the official. As long as we disgust the Song family, they will naturally have no shame in coming to our Xia Mansion to propose marriage!"
When Zhan Zhao heard this, he hit it off immediately, covered the mat again, and put soil on the tomb again!
Zhan Zhao was in a mixed mood when he came back, and he didn't notice that the road back was not the same. Yelvxian led Zhan Zhao to take another road intentionally or unintentionally, and went around to the west of the city. After leaving the city gate, Zhan Zhao Zhaocai came back to his senses and asked, "Did you go the wrong way?"
Yelvxian said: "Master Chai has a very good memory. This road is indeed not the original road, but the villain is hungry. There happens to be a large new tomb nearby, and people place offerings on it every day to worship the Lord of the Earth. I just got tired of digging and want to get some fruits to fill my stomach!"
Zhan Zhao's scalp went numb when he heard this. Who are these people? They just look at the rags that the Song Mansion doesn't want and treat them as treasures. They also pick out the offerings on the graves to eat. How can there be such people in the world? If they don't ask them to do things , I had already given them a few punches and sent them away!
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, the four of them came to a tomb. There was only a stele erected on the tomb with no words on it. The grave pit was also empty. There was only a pile of paper money and two incense candles burning on the altar of the God of Earth next to it. There is a plate of noodle cakes, a plate of rice dumplings, and a plate of fruits in front of the table.
How could Yelvxian want to eat the offerings of these gods and dead people? This tomb is none other than the living tomb of Zhao Yuan, the son of the Zhao family!
Zhao Yuan was suffering from tuberculosis and the time was running out. Zhao Gai made every effort early and asked a Feng Shui master to find a Feng Shui treasure land in the west of the city, so that his son would have a safe place to rest and be reincarnated as soon as possible without suffering from the disease in the next life! There is no inscription on the tombstone yet, just waiting for that moment to come.
In order to disturb the marriage arranged by Huang Qiufu, Liang Chuan spent a lot of effort to lure Zhan Zhao to the cemetery that Zhao Gai bought privately!
"This rich family is so weird. No one is dead yet and the graveyard is ready!"
Yelvxian started talking non-stop again.
Zhan Zhao asked a lot: "How did you know?"
What he actually wants to ask is how come you, a kid who knows everything and looks like a dog, don't do serious things and do those unjust things every day?
Yelvxian said: "Do you know whose family this tomb belongs to? It belongs to the former magistrate of Hongzhou, Mr. Zhao Dizhao, who compiled the history of the late emperor!"
Zhan Zhao was immediately concerned when he heard this. He had also heard about who Zhao Gai was. He was another wealthy man who was going to Xia Mansion to get married. He heard that Zhao Gai was now in the prime of life, so why did he prepare a cemetery for himself? So anxious to die!
"I've heard of it before, but I'm not familiar with it. Does this tomb belong to Mr. Zhao?"
Yelvxian sneered and said, "How can it be possible? Mr. Zhao can have another child now, and he is in great health. This grave belongs to his consumptive son Zhao Yuan!"
What! Zhan Zhao was as shocked as knowing that people were dying in the Song Mansion, what was going on!
"It doesn't mean that Mr. Zhao is also a talented person. Many families in the city want to marry their daughters to Mr. Zhao. Did you hear wrongly?"
Yelvxian pretended to be shocked, opened his mouth wide and said in disbelief: "Who dares to marry their daughter to the Zhao family? Doesn't that mean they want their daughter to remain a widow? The grave of the Zhao family does not even include their daughter-in-law. The position has been prepared. It would be even better if it can be matched with a ghost marriage. Everyone in the city knows this. Who is so unscrupulous that he dares to work as a matchmaker for the Zhao family, and dares to do this to give birth to a son without ass and eyes? Immoral things!"
"Let's go, don't eat these things. You know it's immoral. I'll treat you to something decent!" Zhan Zhao now wants to come back and reunite with Qiu Fu. He doesn't want to stay in these places for a moment!
Seeing that their goal had been achieved, the three of them naturally didn't want to stay in this place where the wind was blowing. The group of people rushed to the city and came to a tavern in a slightly remote location with only a few customers inside.
Yelvxian's businesslike nature was exposed again, and he said: "Master Cha, the government is not short of hungry soldiers. Just now you said you wanted to treat me to a decent meal. I think it is better to choose a place than to hit the ground. Let's do it here!"
Zhan Zhao followed the three people who were tricked into walking around the entire Bianjing city. He was so hungry that his eyes were filled with stars: "This is it!"
The four of them sat down, and the tea waiter brought hot water and diligently wiped the table and prepared the dishes.
Before the food was ordered, I heard another round of gossip coming from the next table.
"Hey, have you heard that Xia Song, the prime minister of the current dynasty, wants to give his daughter to the Song family or the Zhao family?"
"I've heard it a long time ago. Could it be that Xia Song wants to get the support of Zhao and Song to push his daughter out?"
"These two families in Bianjing are the ones that gods would tremble when they see them. The Zhao family is sick, the Song family is suffering, and Mrs. Song is said to be a famous evil woman in the ten miles and eight streets, tsk tsk."
"But I heard that Xia Xianggong's daughter is not a good thing. No matchmaker in Bianjing City likes it. The young master in the city heard that the Xia family's daughter has disappeared long ago!"
"what happened?"
"Then the girls from the Xia family don't care about women. They behave rudely. Even Xia Xianggong dares to scold her when she opens her mouth or shuts up. Who do you think is asking for this? Isn't the daughter-in-law even more uncomfortable than having her ancestral grave dug up?"
These people talked more energetically than the storytellers. They were none other than the remaining members of the intelligence team who had been waiting for Liang Chuan and his party here for more than half a day. Yelv Chongguang Zhan Zhao recognized them, but he could not remember the other boys. They pretended to be tourists. , he deliberately said these words for Zhan Zhao to hear. Hearing this, Zhan Zhao was furious and slammed the table, which shocked all the waiters. He went over to seek bad luck for these people. The intelligence team members A man can run faster than a rabbit, so how can he stand there stupidly and beat him severely?
Liang Chuan looked at Zhan Zhao's angry face and wanted this effect!
"Zhan Zhao, don't be angry. Such a remote shop is talking about the private affairs of our Xia family. It seems that everyone in the city knows about our eldest lady's marriage. We are the only ones who are still kept in the dark. Don't be excited. , let’s go back and find a countermeasure with Manager Qiu, and we can’t let people see our Xia Mansion’s jokes!”
Yelvxian pretended to be shocked and said: "Oh, it turns out you are from Xia Mansion... I'm sorry to say goodbye!" Before he could finish his words, the two of them disappeared in a flash.
Zhan Zhao said with a bitter face: "I thought it was a good match and it would solve the master's problem, but I never thought that things would reach this point. You know our eldest lady, how can these people talk like this?" It’s unbearable, the Song and Zhao families are so brave, I will tell the truth to Manager Qiu!”
Zhan Zhao ordered a few dishes, but when he saw someone running away, he was not in the mood after a few bites. As a member of the Xia Mansion, he had a sense of honor. Seeing Xia Xue being arranged like this, he naturally couldn't sit back and ignore it. .
"Should we report to the official first or go back to the mansion first?"
Liang Chuan ate the food and said, "Let's go to Kaifeng Mansion first. Human life is at stake, even if it's not our eldest lady's business. That thief woman in the Song Mansion can kill her servants at will. How can you bear it?"
The food on the table was like chewing in the mouth. Liang Chuan was half full and took Zhan Zhao to Kaifeng Mansion again.
Before going, he first asked the intelligence team members who were secretly following him to pick up the parents of several maidservants from the Song Dynasty. Only they could tell whether they were really the children who sold themselves to the Song Dynasty!
After doing all this, all that's left is to wipe the butt with Kaifeng Mansion. The two of them arrived in front of Kaifeng Mansion. The three sets of parents were waiting in front of Kaifeng Mansion. Zhan Zhao roughly described the characteristics of the woman's body. An old mother fainted and died because she was afraid that she recognized her daughter. .
When Yelu Chongguang came to them, they thought it was the Song Mansion that was embarrassing their daughter. They expected that the Song Mansion was also a well-known and upright family and would not do anything to their daughter.
Who would have thought that a white-haired person would actually give a black-haired person a gift!
How can we be kind now!
The drum sounded again.
Cheng Lin sat in the hall and received the reception. Cheng Lin recognized Liang Chuan. This boy was really famous. He kept an eye on it, why did this boy come to Kaifeng Mansion at this critical moment? Did he commit something else?
Liang Chuan did not go to court, but just hid behind him. The parents of the three missing maids reported the case. They complained that they had discovered the body of their daughter!
Cheng Lin watched the performances of these old people with cold eyes, and an unknown premonition came to her heart. You must know that the position of Kaifeng Prefect is not something that everyone can hold. The big matters involved involve royal family members, and ordinary people can find an official by looking for several generations of family members!
Every matter has its own size. If it is handled improperly and offends someone, it is a small matter. If it damages the dignity of the court, it is not a small matter!
This matter is precisely related to Song Shou, the old lady of the Song Dynasty! In the morning, I went to the Song Mansion for a walk. In the afternoon, someone came to report that someone had died. I didn't even believe it was a coincidence. To be honest, people often take the opportunity to cause trouble, and the purpose is not to file a lawsuit but to prepare for a fight in the court.
Song Shou has been an official for decades, and his two sons are also new nobles in the court. It is normal for someone to want to do evil to their family. This is a minister of the imperial court. Cheng Lin instantly cheered up and did not dare to do anything again. neglect.
How could he have imagined that Liang Chuan deposed such a big Zhou Zhang just to ruin the marriage between the two families!
Although Bi was known as a bad mother-in-law, it was only natural for a mother-in-law to be strict with her daughter-in-law. Who didn't become a mother-in-law because of a bitter daughter-in-law? If Xia Song turned a blind eye, she was afraid that this marriage would be facilitated.
If Liang Chuan didn't take a strong dose of medicine, how could he let this matter go south!
"The great master makes decisions for the little people. The little people were reminded by well-intentioned people that my daughter was sold into the Song Dynasty as a slave. I don't want her to die. What should we white-haired people do?"
Cheng Lin's tone was very steady: "Are you sure that the deceased is your daughter!"
The two couples only heard what Zhan Zhaoyi said and had never seen it with their own eyes, so it was hard to answer it right at the moment.
Cheng Lin had a calculation in her mind and said: "Calm down, old man. It doesn't matter if you have seen it with your own eyes. The dead must be identified. Where did you get the clue? Why don't you take me with you?"
When the old man heard this, he nodded repeatedly and shouted: "Sir, you are wise!"
The official was willing to follow them to do the autopsy in person. How could there be such a good official? The old man was grateful. Even if he was deceived by Zhan Zhao, it didn't matter. Cheng Lin's approach was very popular!
Cheng Lin is a veteran in the officialdom. How can he really want to help this old man? If the body dug out later is really the old man's daughter, doesn't that mean that the Song Mansion will be involved in a life-long lawsuit?
Where is the face of Song Shou, the old lady of Song Dynasty? Once offended, the three of them are high-ranking officials, and their future prospects are limitless. He is not so stupid!
In fact, he knew that the identity of the deceased could not be faked without an autopsy. Someone was obviously behind this matter. Looking at Bi's style, he would not believe it even if he had killed several maids!
He deliberately changed into an official uniform, ordered all the troops, and spent a long time to complete the operation. It was already night, and most of the Kaifeng government officials were dispatched, and the momentum was quite huge.
The group of people walked very fast, and it was already midnight when Cheng Lin swayed in a sedan chair to the north of the city.
Many people gathered to watch the good thing!
Zhan Zhao pointed at the location where Yelvxian had just led, and Cheng Lin immediately ordered people to dig it up. Everyone held their breath, fearing that what they worried about would come true. Cheng Lin looked at the new seal with a trace of unnoticeable emotion on her face. indifferent.
Sure enough, a corpse wrapped in a straw mat was dug up, and everyone exclaimed. Liang Chuan cursed in his heart, this is a mass grave, if there are no corpses, then there are ghosts! No one has seen it yet, are you anxious?
The old man and his wife knelt in front of the body and cried bitterly on the spot. It seemed that Zhan Zhao was right!
The people watching also started talking!
Cheng Lin asked: "Isn't it a bit strange that you just knelt down and cried bitterly without seeing if it was your daughter? Where are you? Let me do an autopsy!"
The moment the straw mat was lifted, everyone exclaimed. Where was the woman's body? It was clearly that of an old man who had just died. Although he was buried hastily, his death was peaceful. It seemed that the poor people nearby had no money to accommodate their relatives. , I can only send my loved ones on their last journey in this way.
Cheng Lin called the old man angrily and said, "You said this is your daughter?"
The old man was confused from the beginning because of his concern. He never verified the truth or falsehood. He could only complain: "Sir, this kid deceived us!"
Zhan Zhao looked at the corpse with disbelief, and Liang Chuan was also full of surprise. He thought there was going to be a killing blow, but to his surprise, Cheng Lin just glanced at Liang Chuan and said, "I forgive you for your desire to find a girl and I won't argue with you." , if you cause trouble because of this again, I will definitely not take mercy lightly!"
Liang Chuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, you love the people like a son. Thank you so much!" After saying that, he took Zhan Zhao and left the north of the city.
"What happened..." Zhan Zhao was confused all the way.
"I haven't figured out the connection yet. Let's just go back and find Qiu Guanshi to revive him!"
Qiu Fu was shocked at first when he heard Zhan Zhao's reply. He asked others to go to Song Mansion to investigate again.
Liang Chuan didn't say another word, he knew that his goal had been achieved.
The people who hated the rich came to the Song Mansion the next day, but heard the news that the Song Mansion had taken care of three old couples, and claimed that their daughter had died of a sudden illness. After a small amount of money, the matter disappeared.
The servant's revenge was reported to Xia Song truthfully. Xia Song thought he had found a husband for his daughter Xia Xue, but unexpectedly, he turned out to be such a despicable deception, and an exquisite jianzhan was smashed to pieces by him.
"Okay, okay, everyone in the world thinks that I, Xia Song, am a treacherous person. I didn't expect that I would fall into the trap of a few women and dare to trick me around. You Cheng Lin, you actually tipped off Song Shou's thief!"
But the scolding was enough, especially when Xia Song heard the comments about Xia Xue from even the ordinary neighbors in that remote restaurant, what she had been worried about finally became a reality!
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