I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 495 Questions
In the courtroom, from the Tu family and his son to the old doctor Hu in the medical clinic, and finally Zhao Ling, the shopkeeper of Zhao's shop, and the boy who sold cakes to Tu Daniu all signed the confession and took it.

Wu Zuo has not yet done an autopsy, but according to the interrogation by County Magistrate Zhu, the old lady Tu's death was mostly caused by her exhausted body, and the indigestible pastry she ate in the morning caused vomiting and diarrhea, which was the last thing that crushed the camel. straw.

Master Zhao and Zhao Ling both looked extremely ugly, and with Mr. Jiao's involvement, rumors in the streets and alleys must be that Zhao's pastry shop has eaten pastries to death.

People in Liu County may still know the truth, but once the rumor spreads in other counties and prefectural capitals, the pastry shops will have to close their doors.

Mr. Jiao was sitting on a chair and listening at the moment, he didn't pay attention to the uncle and nephew of the Zhao family at all. In his eyes, they were just ants that could be crushed to death.

Mr. Jiao looked at Zhan Feiyu coldly and arrogantly. Even though he was only a ten-year-old girl in front of him, when he thought of her eloquence in the courtroom and her hard study, Mr. Jiao's hatred was engraved in his bones. Come out, he can't do anything to his second brother, so he can't teach a lowly girl of unknown origin!
Wei Xiancheng took a look at Zhan Feiyu calmly, the little girl still experienced less things, not to mention offending Mr. Zhu before, which led to the adult's partiality, just say that Mr. Jiao from Fucheng, as soon as he made a move Zhan Feiyu will definitely lose.

Zhan Feiyu said calmly, "My lord, I have a question whether I can ask the Tu family and his son."

It stands to reason that Zhan Feiyu is neither the defendant nor the sufferer, not even a witness. She is not qualified to speak in court, let alone question the sufferer.

County magistrate Zhu thought about it for a while, and seeing the relaxed posture of Mr. Jiao sitting below, he knew that this Mr. Jiao wanted to convince Zhan Feiyu, "If you want to ask, just ask."

County magistrate Zhu glanced at the clerk below, and signaled that he didn't need to record any further questions.

Both Master Zhao and Zhao Ling looked at Zhan Feiyu gratefully. They both knew that Mr. Jiao was here for his own shop. , The Zhao family took note of this favor.

"Tu Daniu, is this your mother who died?" Zhan Feiyu's words directly stunned a group of people in the courtroom.

With a sneer, Mr. Jiao's face was full of contempt. Zhan Feiyu didn't cry when he saw the coffin, and he wanted to find evidence to prove that the Tu family and his son were blackmailing Zhao's pastry shop.

"Of course this is my mother. If you don't believe me, you can go to Huangshu Village and ask." The hoarse voice was filled with anger, and Tu Daniu's temper came up again, but when he looked up, he saw the policeman in the court, The anger was wiped out again.

The Tu family and his son had already reported their identities before Zhu County Magistrate tried the case. They were not from Liu County, but from Huangshu Village in neighboring Sanchuan County. Huangshu Village was named after the perennial yellow-leaved trees in the mountains.

Huangshu Village is located in a remote place. Although it is not deep in the mountains and old forests, it takes a day to get out of the village to the official road, and you have to climb four or five mountains on the way. This also makes the villagers seldom go out. When we went to the village, we bought some needles, threads and brains.

Tu Daniu also knew that Zhan Feiyu's status was precious. After all, besides Mr. Jiao who was sitting, Zhan Feiyu was the only one who didn't pay homage to the official, but stood all the time. Even if he was angry, he didn't dare not answer. , the barefoot doctor in the village didn't like it, so I asked the grass people to go to Sanchuan County to find a doctor..."

But Sanchuan County does not need to be rich in Liuxian County, there are only a few medical clinics, and the doctors' medical skills are also average. The Tu family father and son thought that since they have all come out, they might as well go to Liuxian County to find a doctor, so they came to Liuxian County from Sanchuan County , It's a pity that the illness has been delayed for too long, and the old lady's serious illness is difficult to recover, so there is a follow-up.

Zhan Feiyu nodded, and looked at Papa Tu who was kneeling beside him again, "Tu Daniu is your couple's biological son, wasn't he adopted?"

"Daniu is indeed the child of our husband and wife. My wife hurt her body when she was young, and she didn't have a child named Daniu until she was in her 30s. It was also because she hurt her body during childbirth, that's why..." Father Tu choked on his sobs Wiping tears, but what should be said is also clear.

Magistrate Zhu, who was sitting behind the case, slapped the gavel, and said coldly, "Zhan Feiyu, if you suspect that the Tu family and his son are liars, then present real evidence."

Even if the three members of the Tu family are liars, it will take three to five days to go to Huangshu Village in Sanchuan County to collect evidence. Moreover, the Tu family father and son are so sure that they are not afraid of Zhan Feiyu to investigate .

"Go back to your lord." Zhan Feiyu looked at the magistrate Zhu with an uneasy expression, and stated in a leisurely manner: "According to what Tutu's father and son said, Huangshu Village is located in a remote place, and Mrs. Tu gave birth at home, or Because of a fall, the child was born prematurely, and there is no possibility that the child will be exchanged suddenly."

After all, they are all in the same village. If anyone is going to have a baby, the whole village knows that it is impossible to exchange children in the village.

It is impossible to get a baby back from the outside, it will take a day to come back from outside the village, and the baby will cry, and the village is such a big place, it must be impossible to hide it.

"Zhan Feiyu, what on earth are you going to say, there is no need to play tricks on it." Mr. Jiao urged impatiently, staring at Zhan Feiyu with half-closed eyes. Others are smarter.

"My lord, what I want to say is that Tu Daniu is not a child of the Tu family, but I can't be sure whether Tu Daniu was raised in the Tu family since childhood, or they are not father and son at all." Zhan Feiyu said calmly. The words that come out are decisive.

There are two possibilities. One is that the three members of the Tu family are liars who set up a trap to frame Zhao's pastry shop, so they must not be related by blood.

The second is that Tu Daniu has always thought that he is the son of the Tu family, but the fact is not. Then he was either adopted or stolen or trafficked by the Tu family. Tu Daniu will retract the confession.

According to the previous confessions of the father and son, Zhan Feiyu is more inclined to the latter.

Tu Daniu finally couldn't hold back his temper and yelled at Zhan Feiyu, "You are talking nonsense, I grew up in Huangshu Village!"

"There is no evidence for what you say, Zhan Feiyu, do you have evidence?" Mr. Jiao looked coldly at Zhan Feiyu, who was swearing by it, without any panic.

Although this matter was handed over to the people below, the identities of the three members of the Tu family are not a problem. The Tu family is too poor. The old lady Tu has been ill for these years, and all the money saved by the Tu family has been bought for medicine. Daniel is in his thirties, but now he is still an old bachelor.

The girls in Huangshu Village don't want to marry into Tu's house to eat chaff and vegetables, and they have to take care of their sick mother-in-law.

As for the girls from other villages, don't even think about it. Whoever marries a girl doesn't get a gift money from the man, especially if she marries in Huangshu Village, it's tantamount to selling the girl, and you won't see each other for a year, let alone expect A married girl takes care of her natal family.

The Tu family is poor and poor, and the old lady Tu and the old man Tu also feel sorry for the son of Tu Daniu, and want him to get married and have a wife as soon as possible, and have several children in the future, so the old lady Tu agreed to use her own life to frame him. Framed Zhao's pastry shop.

50 taels of silver is enough for Tu Daniu to marry a wife and to renovate the house, and to buy back the fertile land that was sold. Even if old lady Tu takes medicine, it will last at most three to five months. This life was exchanged for 50 taels of silver.

Zhu County Magistrate, Wei County Chancellor, and Cheng County Captain all thought that Zhan Feiyu was talking nonsense. Perhaps the three of the Tu family were indeed liars, and they were used by Mr. Jiao to deal with the Zhao family. But what about the evidence?
"My lord, Tu Daniu has earlobes in both ears, and the earlobes are big." Zhan Feiyu said unhurriedly, and as she spoke, everyone's eyes fell on Tu Daniu's ears.

Folks have always said that people with big ears are blessed, and Tu Daniu heard this saying in Huangshu Village.

Zhan Feiyu spoke again: "Mrs. Tu and Dad Tu have no earlobes. It is impossible for a pair of parents without earlobes to give birth to a child with earlobes."

The old lady Tu's body was still covered with a straw mat, but it is true that Tu Lao's father has no earlobes, but it is too arbitrary to conclude that Tu Daniu is not a child of the Tu family based on this.

(End of this chapter)