Jin Su spring speech

Chapter 13 Blood Wedding Dress 3
"Looking at the corpse again, my lord, in the first and second cuts, the skin and flesh were turned out, and the wounds in the last three cuts were smooth, which shows that the first cut was not enough to kill the dead, and the second cut was the real cause of death. Since In this way, if the defendant did not kill the deceased, then who is the real murderer? Madam officer, you are the biological mother of the deceased, and you have worked hard to raise him. Tell me, is there anyone who has enmity with the deceased? Want to be able to sneak into the courtyard of the dead during the wedding night in the bridal chamber, and escape successfully after committing a crime?"

When the official's wife was young, the official family was still in its heyday, and the affairs of the officialdom were lingering on her ears. After all, she was not an ordinary girl. After thinking about it for a long time, she shook her head and said: "Tianhong has always lived in the mansion, and he doesn't like to go out or make friends with others. There is no such thing as that. Enmity. Tianjue, you grew up with Tianhong since childhood, think about it, is there any?" She said, looking at the young man beside her.

Guan Tianjue frowned and thought for a moment: "Not really."

Jin Xing was graceful and generous, and asked, "Madam Guan, who is this young master?"

Listening to Jin Xing's analysis just now, Mrs. Guan is already full of admiration. When she was young, she had imagined that she could fight for reason above the court, but it was a pity that she lost to reality after all.She patiently explained: "This is the child of my cousin from my natal family. My cousin and sister-in-law left early, so she took it over and raised it under my knees. Now, she is the housekeeper of the government."

"Oh, that's it..." Jin Xing made a look of sudden realization, and Han Yan wanted to laugh when he saw it. He knew it a long time ago and still wanted to waste his words in class. She continued: "If I read correctly, This official son must be using his left hand!"

"The jade pendant is worn on the right side of the waist. This official son, if you are upright, can you let me see your hands, so that I can clear your suspicion? Ayan, if you want to kiss a man or a woman, go and replace me." Take a look, can you, Master Officer?"

Guan Tianjue wanted to hide subconsciously, but he was a weak scholar after all, so he was no match for Han Yan's fists and feet. After seeing it, Han Yan said in a deep voice, "My lord, Mr. Guan's right fingertips are smooth, but his left hand has a thin layer of calluses." , must be left-handed.”

"You!" Mrs. Guan raised her head and stared at Guan Tianjue, a cold light flashed in her eyes, she couldn't tell whether it was surprise or anger.

Guan Tianjue said anxiously: "Biao Aunt, you must not listen to this girl's eloquent tongue, and you will be charged with more crimes. The world is so big, and I am not the only one who is left-handed, it doesn't mean anything."

"Ah, that's true. My lord, the most urgent thing is to find the murder weapon first. My lord is wise. I must have ordered the officials to search inside and outside the government house last night. Since the official is upright, let the official search for the official. The room should be okay, right?" Jin Xing answered very quickly, without giving anyone a chance to interrupt.

Guan Tianjue was confident, raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course."

County Magistrate Wu faintly felt that something was wrong. Right now, it seemed that this girl was in control of the overall situation and tried the case, but she was asking for his opinion on every sentence, and she never left him in every sentence, so there was no mistake.He laughed out of anger, held back abruptly, waved his hand, called two servants and went to the government.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the two guards came back to report, and they brought back a bloody coat and a blood-stained dagger, and presented them, "Reporting to my lord, I did find these two items in the official housekeeper's room." thing."

"Impossible, I clearly..." Guan Tianjue blurted out subconsciously. Seeing that everyone was looking at him with doubts in their eyes, he felt that something was wrong. where?"

"Above the beams."

"That's it, my lord, Auntie, I am a first-year scholar, my height is only six feet, I can't fist or foot, and the beam is about ten feet high, how can I put this thing on the beam?"

Jin Xing smiled, as bright as a peach blossom, which made the housekeeper's office a lot more attractive. She laughed lightly, but stopped it just right, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and said slowly: "My lord, this is just a joke. The ancient book said: "Gentlemen on Liang. The key point is the last two words. During the famine, the people were poor, and most of them became thieves. Among them, there are many young and frail scholars. If they can do it, how can you say that you can't do it!"

What a sophistry!But he couldn't refute every word, Guan Tianjue choked for a moment.

Jin Xing raised his eyebrows, and changed the subject: "Of course, that's not the point. The point is, Mr. Guan, the bloody clothes and the murder weapon were indeed found in your room. If you don't admit it, my lord, can you let Mrs. Guan take a look?" Is this bloody clothes the official's personal clothes?"

Mrs. Guan took the clothes tremblingly, only opened the inside of the collar, and there was a small word "jue" tattooed very neatly. Her brows and eyes trembled slightly, tears broke down the embankment again, she got up quickly, and slapped Guan Tianjue hard. On his face, he said with hatred: "I have treated you well since I was a child, why..."

Jin Xing half-bent, and said: "My lord, please understand the mood of the official's wife, it is understandable to lose your temper in the courtroom."

She really said everything, County Magistrate Wu didn't bother to talk to her, "Boom", knocked on the gavel again, and said majesticly: "Bold suspect, don't kneel down yet, and confess honestly."

Guan Tianjue took the slap firmly and knew that there was no way out, but he stood up straight and refused to kneel down.

I really can’t see the coffin without crying. Seeing that County Magistrate Wu is going to send someone to arrest him, Jin Xing said: "My lord, can I let the little girl say a few more words? The melon that is twisted is not sweet, and the criminal needs to confess his guilt." ah."

After a while of silence, County Magistrate Wu snorted from his nasal cavity: "Yes."

After getting permission, Jin Xing smiled and said: "Young Master Guan has a lot of backbone. It's just that whether you confess or not, you will inevitably be imprisoned. Since you refuse to say, then I will take a guess. Although the government is in its last years , but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. You are doing this for the power of the government? The young master of the government is not in good health. When the child grows up, the power of the family will naturally fall on him, and you have spent half your life in vain. You committed the murder last night, it should be a temporary intention, otherwise you must not be wearing ordinary clothes, perhaps, you saw the bride looking flustered You ran out of the yard, and you continued to blame the bride for your crimes, so there is no proof! Isn't that right, Mr. Guan?"

She paused for a while, walked to Guan Tianjue, lowered her voice, and said, "Master Guan, are you wondering how this physical evidence got into your room?" Seeing him staring at her in astonishment, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth Yi, raised his eyebrows and said: "Why, you are only allowed to borrow a knife to kill someone, can't I frame it?"

He finally staggered two steps. Knowing that the situation was over, he slumped down. After a long while, he struggled to say two words through his teeth, "It's me."

Jin Xing hit the iron while it was hot, and said: "My lord, since the official has pleaded guilty, my daughter, what should I do with the defendant, that is, this girl?"

"Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped." Before County Magistrate Wu could say anything, the official's wife answered, she was full of anger and had nowhere to vent her anger, and even if her son died, she would have to hold her back.

"Boom!" County Magistrate Wu gave another gavel, two women in one drama, he seemed redundant in today's case, especially the official's wife, who tried to sway his opinion in vain.No matter what, he had to earn back some face, and County Magistrate Wu shouted: "Bold, this judge decides the case, and no one else can comment on it!"

Jin Xing replied with a smile: "Naturally, it's up to adults to decide."

County Magistrate Wu has always been soft but not tough. Seeing her lowered her eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, her arrogance immediately dropped by half. After a little thought, she said: "The offender will be detained temporarily, and will be executed after autumn. Guan Nian, you accidentally injured the dead on a whim, so you can be whipped twenty times as a punishment, and you will be humiliated if you take off your clothes and suffer the punishment, so let’s avoid it.”

Twenty floggings is a punishment that is neither light nor severe, and right in Jin Xing's arms, the official's wife moved her mouth, obviously wanting to say something, Jin Xing hurriedly said: "Thank you, Sir, for your benevolence."

Hu Nu knelt aside and listened to the whole audience. She understood such a simple truth as whether to hire someone or not to use someone who is suspicious. Although she was puzzled, she believed in Jin Xing and kowtowed: "Thank you for your kindness, my lord." .”

The guard took the benefits and seemed to use a lot of strength. The cane fell on Hu Nu's body, limp, but she remembered what Jin Xing said to her before the execution, asking her to shout hard, she naturally obeyed and took the medicine , Shouting so heart-piercingly, that Mrs. Guan only felt that this heart was always hanging in mid-air and felt uncomfortable.

After about fifteen strokes of the whip, suddenly there was no sound. The guard hurried in and stammered, "Return...to my lord, I'm...I'm dead...I'm dead!"

"Crack!" Before County Magistrate Wu could respond, the officer's wife slapped the table and said, "Impossible. No more than fifteen."

"Amitabha..." Jin Xing had already prepared his speech, wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, and said, "My lord, you also know that beauties have not been in good health since ancient times. Not much, say less and not less, it’s not impossible to go here. I just sigh that I hit it off with this girl, it’s really a confidante. If the official’s wife doesn’t believe it, why don’t you check it out, this person, what is it? Is it dead?"

The official inspected it carefully, came back and bowed and said, "Report to my lord, it is indeed dead."

Jin Xing smiled with satisfaction: "Madam Guan, since this girl has married the Young Master Guan, she was born as a member of your official family and died as a ghost of your official family, so she should naturally be buried in your cemetery. The young master slept in the same hole, but no matter what, the young master died because of her, I don't know, when he arrives in the underworld, does the young master want to see her..."

Mrs. Guan lost her son last night, and today she has been betrayed and deceived by her most trusted nephew. She just wanted to use Hu Nu to express her resentment. If she was really carried back to bury her in the ancestral grave, she felt bad luck, and hurriedly said: " If you haven’t entered my official family tree, you can’t be counted as my official family. My lord, since the trial of the case is over, the civilian wife will leave.”

After the official's wife left, County Magistrate Wu looked at Jin Xing, his eyes were so bright that they seemed out of place with his wrinkled face, and said, "Madam Guan's body, do you want it?"

Jin Xing replied with a smile: "Your Excellency, you are really joking. The two of us, my brother and I, just passed by here, and we drew our swords to help each other when we saw injustice on the road. We have cleared her grievances, and life and death are fate, wealth and honor. I went on my way, but I just met this girl by accident, and I would like to ask my lord, the dead are the ones, and the sooner the earth is safe, the better."

(End of this chapter)