Judging from the child's appearance and size, he should be young, definitely no more than eight years old. He looks a bit thin, not like a child from a wealthy family, but a bit like a child from a family who doesn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. . But his clothes are very gorgeous. Shen Cha sighed, this was probably another tragedy caused by the stepmother's harsh treatment of her first wife's child. However, she took a closer look at the child's expression. The indifference and indifference to anyone or anything on his face was very inconsistent with his young age.
"Because she forced your mother to death, do you want to kill her too?" Shen Cha felt that this case was not as simple as it seemed. "You hate your stepmother, but these people..." She pointed out Referring to the deceased people, "Aren't they pitiful because they were implicated? Didn't you think carefully before doing this?"
"Sir, they are not pitiful at all. They deserve what they get." The child pointed back at the dull man, "Even this man deserves to die." He raised his head and looked at Shen Cha, Xue Ruitian and Jin Miaomiao who were squatting in front of him. , then looked at Shen Haolin with a majestic face, "My lords, if you have anything to ask, just ask, I will not hide anything, and I will be responsible for what I have done to the end! "
"Let's do this. If you are willing, you can come to the Yamen and explain it to us." Shen Cha accidentally saw a faint mark under the child's collar that seemed to have been beaten by something. She stretched out her hand to pull the child over. , opened the collar, and saw the purple marks on the child's neck, and his heart suddenly became hot. After arranging the child's clothes and taking another cloak from Shadow's hand, Shen Cha wrapped the child's whole body, patted his head, looked at the Shen family's soldiers, and ordered, "Take this woman and Take this man away too, and ask the family of the food stall owner to come to the Yamen."
The yamen that Shen Cha mentioned was originally built for the transfer envoys of Jiapingguan City. However, since the old Duke came to Jiapingguan City to take charge of military and political affairs, the official position of the transfer envoys has completely become a decoration. Later, the late emperor Simply dismantle this organizational structure and completely hand over the management of Jiapingguan City to the old Duke and the old Marquis.
Although the transfer envoy system is gone, the yamen is still there. Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian will go to the yamen for a few days every month to handle government affairs. If the people have any grievances or disputes, they can choose to go to the yamen during these days. When Tian came to the Yamen to seek help, he could also go to the Shen Jiajun military camp. The military camp had a place specifically responsible for handling disputes in the city, and ordinary disputes could be resolved.
"Bring all the prisoners in to me!" After entering the hall, Shen Haolin sat in the middle. Xue Ruitian and Shen Cha sat on both sides of the hall respectively. Song Qiyun pulled Jin Miaomiao and later Jin Jingye. Sit down in an inconspicuous position. The Marquis knocked on the armrest of the chair, grabbed it and rushed over to watch the fun... No, it was the hand stove of Hongye who was helping, "You..." He pointed at the man with his fan, and then pointed at the woman who was acting wildly all the way. "And you, kneel down!"
Even though that woman was howling at the temple fair and on the way from the temple fair to the Yamen, when she actually entered the Yamen and came to the lobby, she felt the coercive pressure and inviolable authority, so she immediately started to moan. Closed. When Xue Ruitian asked them to kneel down, without saying a word, they took the man's arm and knelt down on the ground.
"Have the family members of the deceased come?" Xue Ruitian stretched his neck and looked at the door, "Are they not here yet? Still no family members?"
"My lord, your lord, your general!" the Shen family soldiers who were sent to summon people came back and said, "The food stall owner is the only one in his family and has no family members. The other deceased were friends of the food stall owner and also stall owners. The Lord’s neighbors, like the stall owners, are all alone.”
"My lords, I am a relative of the stall owner." After entering the lobby, the child knelt down on the ground without anyone else saying anything, with his back straight and still without any expression on his face. "He is my uncle, and the others are his former servants."
"Bring him a mat, don't hurt your knees!" Shen Haolin asked Ying Shiba to get a mat for the child to put under his knees. When he saw the child politely thanked Ying Shiba, he felt confused. Shen Cha had the same idea. This should be a premeditated revenge, targeting the child's biological father, stepmother and this so-called biological uncle. "Okay, you can start telling your story. First, you have to tell me what your name is."
"My surname is Zhen, my name is Zhen Dabao, this is my father, my name is Meng Wu, and this is my stepmother, I don't know her name, I just know that she was a dancer, the woman my father kept outside." The child pointed out Referring to the food stall owner, "His name is Zhen Xing, my mother's brother and my uncle."
"Meng Wu..." Xue Ruitian touched his chin and thought for a while, "Zhen's Winery belongs to your family, right?"
"Yes!" Zhen Dabao nodded, "Sir, can I ask my wet nurse and old housekeeper to talk about their grievances with my mother? I am young, and there are some things that old people like them don't know as well."
"Okay!" Shen Haolin nodded, "Where are they?"
"Locked in the woodshed in the backyard of Zhen's Winery."
"Go find it!"
Shen Cha made a gesture towards Ying Shiba, who nodded and left with a group of people. At the yamen gate, he met Ying Shiqi who wanted the dagger back. The two of them said hello and left.
After about a cup of tea, Ying Shiba came back with two scrawny old men in ragged clothes. The two old men knelt down in the hall. Meng Wu, who had always been expressionless, and the stepmother who had always been restless. His face suddenly turned pale, and he looked at the two old people as if he had seen ghosts, with an expression like "How are you still alive?"
In addition to bringing back two old people, Ying Shiba also kept an extra eye and found several old people from the winery who were not living a good life and were originally from the Zhen family. One of them He also served as Meng Wu's master.
"Everyone is here, let's talk." Shen Haolin looked at the old housekeeper, the child's nanny, and Meng Wu's master, and asked people to move chairs for them and give them a bowl of hot tea, "First Let’s start with the step-brother forcing the first wife to death, old housekeeper, please tell me first.”
"Yes, Lord!" The old housekeeper stood up tremblingly, saluted Shen Haolin, sat down again at Shen Haolin's signal, and said, "Our eldest lady was forced to death by this dancer. , Mrs. Liu and I saw it with our own eyes." He pointed to the nanny sitting next to him, "Otherwise, we wouldn't have been locked up in the woodshed, he..." The old housekeeper pointed at Meng Wu, "He was originally a beggar who was left behind in Jiapingguan City. He almost froze to death in front of our winery. Our old boss was a kind-hearted person, so he took him in and made him an apprentice in the winery. At the beginning , he was still very diligent, eager to do any work, and could endure any hardship. He was especially appreciated by his old boss, so he asked Lao Jia to accept him as his apprentice and let him learn winemaking from him. This man is smart and can learn everything. He learned very quickly. In less than two years, he mastered Lao Jia’s skills and became a steward. One day, the eldest lady came to the winery for a stroll. One of them went out and the other came in. They bumped into each other. Together, the eldest lady fell in love with him at first sight and insisted on marrying him. The old boss was not willing, and the young master did not agree, but there was little room for change in the matter decided by the eldest lady. She wanted to marry this man, She will definitely get married, and no one can persuade her. Therefore, my old boss had no choice but to agree, but made a requirement, that is, Meng Wu must marry into the Zhen family. "
"Are you objecting because of bad character or family status?" Xue Ruitian looked at the old housekeeper curiously, "Or are they both?"
"Both!" the old housekeeper sighed. "After he became a small steward, he became a little impatient and began to wander around the streets and willow lanes. I must have met this woman at that time. Occasionally, someone would see him at the door of the gambling house. When I came out of it, the hard-working young man before disappeared and turned into a person who started to pay attention to food and clothing and was unwilling to work."
"Is the old housekeeper right?" Shen Haolin looked at Meng Wu, "Do you have anything to defend yourself?"
"No!" Meng Wu shook his head, "The only thing the grassroots want to say is that Wei Niang is not a prostitute, she is a simple dancer, the kind who sells her skills but not her body. Moreover, it is not her who interferes with me and the Zhen family. It was Mrs. Zhen who ruined our relationship. If it hadn’t been for Mrs. Zhen, Wei Niang and I would have left Jiapingguancheng and gone back to our hometown."
"Have you known each other for a long time?"
"Yes!" Wei Niang straightened her back and kowtowed respectfully, "Brother Wu and I grew up together, and we agreed that when we grew up, he would marry me. But when I was ten When I was one year old, my family suffered a disaster and I couldn't survive any longer. My mother sold me to Mrs. Ya, who sold me here and made me a dancer. I was originally in Zuimengyuan, but later with Wu After my brother reunited, he redeemed me from there and placed me in a rented yard. At that time, the border was in chaos and we couldn't return to our hometown, so we decided to wait for a while until the border war was over. , they went back to get married. But who would have thought that the daughter of his employer fell in love with Brother Wu and asked him to marry into his wife. He was opposed to it at first, but the daughter-in-law stalked and even threatened Brother Wu with death more than once. Even if That's right, Brother Wu didn't even agree. Finally...finally..." Wei Niang glared at the wet nurse with anger in her eyes, "This old witch gave the eldest lady an idea. What idea it was, I don't think I will tell you, everyone. You can guess it." She wiped her eyes and said choked, "The eldest lady used this to threaten Brother Wu, saying that if Brother Wu didn't agree to the marriage, she would sue the Yamen and put him in jail for the rest of his life. Don’t even think about it.”
"Ms. Liu!" Shen Cha looked at the old nanny expressionlessly, "Is this person telling the truth?"
"Yes, it's all the old slave's fault. The old slave wanted to relieve the eldest lady's worries, so he took this step!" Mrs. Liu fell to her knees with a thud and kowtowed, "This has nothing to do with the eldest lady. It’s none of the young master’s business, all the blame will be borne by the old slave!”
"The Duke, the Marquis, the General, not only that, but what Dabao said about the civilian woman forcing his mother to death, there is also another hidden reason!"
