The waning moon and few stars.
The night was dim, Gu Zhengchen sat on a stone slab by the river, looking at the tranquil river water.
Yang Liang came over from the darkness and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Chun Niang did stay at Wu's house, in Cui Niang's boudoir, with the lights on."
Gu Zhengchen threw the pebbles in his hand into the river: "There is still no movement around?"
Yang Liang shook his head: "No."
Gu Zhengchen frowned.
Yang Liang looked at Gu Zhengchen worriedly: "Your Majesty, will the flower pickers sneak into Cuiniang's room beforehand? If we keep guard outside, we may not be able to keep Cuiniang safe."
Gu Zhengchen clapped his hands, stood up and looked at the door of the Wu family: "This matter is quite difficult. Cui Niang is a girl who has not left the palace. We cannot break in without permission and damage her reputation, even if it takes her life."
"this……"
Yang Liang was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Fame and integrity are more important to women than life. The daughter of the Ge family has lost all her reputation and would rather die than live.
Not to mention that outsiders cannot easily enter the boudoir, even the biological father of the child will not enter easily after the woman has grown her hair. Now a group of government officials are guarding the door of Wu's house. They are all big men. If they rush in and see something they shouldn't see, Cui Niang will probably jump into the well.
"Go and bring Sun Niang here. Remember to bring two strong women with you."
Gu Zhengchen thought for a moment and then ordered.
Although Yang Liang didn't understand, he still arranged for someone to invite him.
When Gu Zhengchen saw that Sun Niang had brought someone, he ordered someone to knock on the door. The servants in the south room heard the movement and inquired. Hearing that it was the county magistrate, he did not dare to delay. He asked someone to come in and informed him.
Wu Jiu was already lying down. Hearing that the county magistrate was visiting at night, he quickly dressed to greet him.
In the study room.
Gu Zhengchen looked at the frightened Wu Jiu and got straight to the point: "Chun Niang stayed in Cui Niang's room, is that true?"
"yes."
Wu Jiu nodded and added: "Chun Niang is a person who likes people and is an excellent female worker. Cui Niang and her golden acquaintance are not inappropriate, right?"
Gu Zhengchen smiled: "Of course there is nothing wrong, but Chun Niang was involved in the case of the daughter of the Ge family falling to death. There are some doubts about this person. I wonder if Wu Dahu is willing to help the county government handle the case?"
"How to handle the case?"
Wu Jiu was full of doubts.
Wu's backyard, Cuiniang's boudoir.
Chun Niang stood by the window and looked at the small courtyard. Green bamboos were in the west, shallow water was in the east, and to the south was an old sycamore tree. The thick trunk required two people to hug it, and the strong branches stretched out, blocking out a dark shadow.
"Chunniang, it's cold by the window. Why don't you come over and talk to me? I haven't finished talking about the Red Buddha Girl yet. Let's talk about the Red Buddha Girl tonight."
Cui Niang took needle and thread and embroidered her purse.
Seeing that there was no movement in the courtyard, Chun Niang closed the window and turned back to look at Cui Niang.
Because of the new heater, the room was quite comfortable. Cuiniang only wore a light dress and a purple dress outside. At the age of sixteen or seventeen, although she was not as graceful and graceful as she was, she was already exposed like a lotus.
Chun Niang walked towards Cui Niang, sat down, held Cui Niang's hand, and said softly: "This story of the Red Buddha Girl needs to be told on the bed. It's late at night, why don't we lie down and talk?"
Cui Niang glanced at Chun Niang, put down the work she was doing, blew out the lamp, then pulled Chun Niang to the bed, opened the curtain and got in.
Chun Niang lay down, looked at Cui Niang, who was lying on her side and looking at her, and said softly: "This Red Buddha girl has a slim physique, a slender waist, and a heroic spirit. Li Jing saw the Red Buddha who came for a night visit. The queen asked her..."
Cui Niang felt a pair of hands walking around her body, a warm breath blowing in her ears, and her whole body was so soft that she couldn't move.
Seeing this, Chun Niang was just about to lean over when she heard a knock on the door. She couldn't help but get angry and shouted: "Who?"
The sound is a little out of shape.
Cui Niang's eyes widened and she seemed to feel that the voice was a little hoarse.
"Miss, the master suddenly fell ill, please go and have a look."
the maid shouted.
Upon hearing this, Cui Niang blushed and stood up quickly, put on her clothes, asked Chun Niang to wait in the room, and hurriedly left the small courtyard.
Chun Niang secretly gritted her teeth: "Damn Wu Jiu!"
After an unknown amount of time, Chun Niang finally heard the sound of someone going upstairs, and then the door was opened. She seemed a little panicked, stumbled several times, and kicked over a lot of things.
Chun Niang quickly shouted: "Cui Niang, how is the master?"
Cuiniang heard the sound and groped her way to the bed in the dark. Without saying anything, she got under the quilt.
Chun Niang asked, but Cui Niang could only feel Cui Niang nodding and shaking her head, not wanting to speak.
Just when Chun Niang was confused, Cui Niang covered the quilt and whispered: "The story just now..."
Chun Niang was suddenly moved and understood. She suddenly got up and lay on Cui Niang, whispering in her ear: "Red Buddha Girl fell in love with Li Jing at first sight, so she promised her with her body. That night, Red Buddha Girl took off her Luo Yi lightly." ...Uh, Cui Niang, why are your breasts gone? Your waist is also thicker..."
"Bang!"
Chun Niang felt her crotch being hit and she couldn't breathe. Her body tilted and rolled under the bed. She was motionless and her mouth was open. She wanted to breathe but it seemed like no air could get in at all.
Just when Chun Niang felt like she was about to suffocate, air finally entered her throat.
"Should!"
A rough voice came from the bed, but there was no hint of gentleness at all.
Chun Niang was horrified.
The door was opened, and Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Niu walked in with lanterns. Sun Niang glanced at Mrs. Hu: "You didn't suffer a loss, did you?"
Mrs. Hu pointed at Chun Niang and cursed: "She has no shame. She dares to lie on me, take off my clothes, and even dare to say that I have no breasts! The county magistrate is right, there is something wrong with this person."
Chun Niang looked at the stout middle-aged woman in front of her and almost vomited. She actually slept with such an ugly or old woman?
Mr. Niu joked: "What kind of disadvantages can she suffer as a left-behind widow?"
"Mother Niu, what did you say?"
Mr. Hu quit.
Sun Niang quickly stopped the two of them and shouted: "Take her away, the county magistrate is still waiting."
Chun Niang wanted to run away, but she was no match for Hu and Niu, who were good at farm work. The strong force directly lifted Chun Niang out of the courtyard and threw her outside the study.
After Gu Zhengchen heard what Hu said, he narrowed his eyes and was about to speak, but he saw Cui Niang timidly standing next to Wu Jiu and said to Wu Jiu: "A woman who has not left the court should avoid it."
Cui Niang didn't understand why, but she was sent away by the maid.
Chun Niang looked at Gu Zhengchen who was walking over and said quickly: "My little girl has not made any mistakes. Why did the county magistrate arrest me?"
"Little girl?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Chun Niang coldly and shook his head slightly: "Ever since the daughter of the Ge family committed suicide by jumping into the well, I should have thought that Xiu Niang died not because of others, but because of you! Why, I was ready to make a move, but I thought Harm the little lady of the Wu family?"
Chun Niang was uneasy and looked a little panicked: "My little girl doesn't know what the county magistrate said. Cui Niang and I are close friends, how can I harm her?"
"You still don't admit it, do you?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Chun Niang and raised his hand: "Sun Niang, take Mrs. Hu and Niu to check Chun Niang's body to see if she is a man or a woman!"
As soon as these words came out, Chun Niang showed a look of shock.
Wu Jiu stood up and stared at Chun Niang and then at Gu Zhengchen.
That's right, this spring girl has thin skin and tender flesh, delicate eyebrows, soft voice, and perky fingers. The most important thing is that she has a big chest. She looks like a woman no matter how you look at her. How can you say she is a man?
Mrs. Hu and Mr. Niu grabbed Chun Niang and took her to a side room. While Chun Niang was struggling, they took off her clothes and threw Chun Niang out.
"It's a man, very short."
Mrs. Hu took a few breaths to avenge herself for saying she had no breasts.
"This this……"
Empress Wu was extremely frightened. She thought about how her daughter had been staying with a man for several days and almost slept together tonight. If something happened, wouldn't it be...
Yang Liang, Han Qiang and others were also dumbfounded. Who would have thought that a man could be more feminine than a woman?
Gu Zhengchen was even more depressed. He had observed Chun Niang. From her Adam's apple to her walking posture, from her voice to her soft movements, she was undoubtedly a woman. She had no masculine characteristics at all. He originally suspected that Chun Niang had committed adultery with others, but after days of investigation, he found that Chun Niang has never been with any man.
There are no transvestites yet, so why is this disguise even more demonic than a transvestite?
He was taken to the county government for interrogation.
Chun Niang finally confessed everything and her real name was Hu Chun.
In the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Hu Chun was sold by his father to a monk for the price of a bucket of rice when he was eight years old. The monk heard that the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty liked male pets, so he raised Hu Chun as a woman and later gave it to the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty as a plaything.
Later, the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty were driven away by the Ming army, and Hu Chun also escaped and lived in various places.
Without any skills or the ability to farm, Hu Chun had no choice but to live in exile in various places with his "daughter body". Later, Hu Chun discovered that the daughter body had many advantages. At least he could stay in the boudoir of a young lady from a wealthy family openly, and this is what happened next.
"It's only been a few days since the incident involving the daughter of the Ge family, and yet you dare to commit a crime again. You are so daring!"
Gu Zhengchen shouted angrily.
Hu Chun lowered his head: "I have traveled through seven counties and two prefectures, and I have never failed. I didn't expect to end up here."
Gu Zhengchen gritted his teeth.
Hu Chun was convinced that women would not speak out for fear of dishonoring their reputation and ruining their family tradition, so they would either remain silent or commit suicide. After a crime is committed, few people report it.
No one reported the crime, so the government naturally didn't know about it. Some women committed suicide, and the county government could not find evidence of murder and had to close the case hastily.
"Someone, put him in the prison cell!"
Gu Zhengchen slapped the scaffolding, and after Hu Chun was taken into custody, he looked at Yang Liang: "The case is clear, how to judge it?"
Yang Liang sighed helplessly: "According to the law, he should be punished for adultery with a hundred sticks."
Gu Zhengchen naturally knew the result, but he asked questions because he was dissatisfied with the result.
"The embroiderer is dead."
Gu Zhengchen said quietly.
Yang Liang looked at Gu Zhengchen's dissatisfied eyes and said very innocently: "Your Majesty, I did not make this law. In the "Da Ming Law" brought by your Majesty, the same provision is made for adultery. Although Xiu Niang is dead, , but the county government needs to impose sentences according to laws and regulations..."
Gu Zheng shook his head slightly and said sternly: "If Xiu Niang is dead, why is he still alive? I don't know how many women in the two prefectures and seven counties have been poisoned by him! If he doesn't die, I will feel uneasy!"
