Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 607: Kissing each other
"Those who live together, if they have great merits such as their superior relatives, grandparents, grandchildren, grandchildren's wives, husband's brothers, and brothers' wives, the guilty parties must hide the crime from each other; ... If the person commits treason or above, this law does not apply."

This sentence means that except for the crime of treason, the appellants and others must conceal from each other all other crimes.

Those who conceal things from each other are not guilty, but those who inform on them are guilty of serious crimes.

If you report your grandparents, the parents will be hanged according to the law, and the rest will be reduced to the third level and punished.

This is the legal provision of this dynasty, and it is also the default rule of the feudal dynasty that has lasted for thousands of years.

This time Mrs. Wang instigated others to report on Jia She. Although she said her goal would definitely be achieved, once she was found out, she would have to fall into it herself.

At this time, Mrs. Wang was kneeling in Jia Mu's Rongqing Hall!
Mrs. Wang can hide these methods from others, but how can she hide them from Jia Mu?
Although Jia Mu prefers her second son, she will not care about the life or death of her eldest son.

What's more, Mrs. Wang is just a daughter-in-law, and she is nothing compared to her eldest son.

At this time, Jia's mother was so angry that her eyes were red, and her whole body was shaking and she couldn't sit still. Fortunately, Jia Baoyu was holding her next to her, otherwise she would have collapsed on the bed.

"How could you, a bitch, do such a thing?"

Mrs. Wang lowered her head and said softly: "I wonder what my wife has done to make the old lady angry?"

"Haha, do you think others will know without telling you?"

"My wife really doesn't know."

Mother Jia pushed Jia Baoyu away and glared at Mrs. Wang fiercely, "Do you think what you are doing is so secret? The government wants to investigate you, but you can still escape?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang had a hint of panic in her eyes, but her expression was still in place, and she still said innocently: "I really don't know about this."

Seeing Mrs. Wang's stubborn words, Mother Jia had no other choice. She couldn't show Mrs. Wang's evidence on the spot. Besides, Mrs. Wang did a good job in this matter. She, the old lady in charge, did not find out the evidence of the other party. .

Mother Jia took a deep breath, then looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "Go to the Buddhist hall. Don't come out without me."

After Jia Mu finished speaking, she tilted her head to one side.

Mrs. Wang also breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up and slowly walked out of Rongqing Hall.

Mother Jia looked at Mrs. Wang's back and didn't know what to say.

Jia Baoyu, who was on the side, began to persuade her: "Old lady, I think she really doesn't know, so don't be angry and don't punish her."

Mother Jia looked at Jia Baoyu's innocent face, shook her head gently, and then said, "Don't get involved in adults' affairs."

Jia Baoyu lowered his head helplessly.

Mother Jia closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then said to Aunt Lai next to her: "Let your son control the mouths of everyone in the house. If anyone dares to go out and talk nonsense, the whole family will be sold to the coal mines."

Aunt Lai quickly agreed.

Aunt Lai was actually frightened by what happened today. She didn't expect that Mrs. Wang in the mansion would dare to sue Jia She.

If this matter went wrong, the entire Rongguo Mansion would be implicated. She didn't understand what was going on in Mrs. Wang's mind, and she dared to do such a heinous thing.

Besides, where is Feng Chengcan?

After he returned from Rongguo Mansion, he began to interrogate Jia She closely.

Without Jia Rui's gold medal, Feng Chencan would not have dared to touch Jia She's possessions, but it was different now. With the gold medal in hand, Jia She was just a commoner. The next day, Feng Chengcan began to interrogate Jia She's case in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.

Jia She was indeed ambitious when he was young, otherwise he would not have been recruited by the deposed prince of the previous dynasty. Unfortunately, as he got older, his body and will had been drained by drinking and sex, so as soon as he went to the lobby, he It fell limp to the ground.

"Jia She, someone accuses you of drinking, having fun, and indulging in women during the period of mourning for the Queen. Can you admit it?"

Although Jia She was too weak to get up, he knew that he could not bear this crime, so he gritted his teeth with his last will and said:
"The Emperor has shown great kindness to me, Rongguo Mansion. How could I do such a heartbreaking thing? Someone must have framed me."

Feng Chengcan smiled, and then said: "Haha, come here, read the petition to him."

A master immediately stepped forward, picked up the plaintiff's complaint from Feng Chengcan's table, and read it again in front of Jia She.

Jia She felt frightened as he listened to the detailed list of his whereabouts in the complaint.

Who is this? In order to harm himself, he was so deliberate that he almost knew his whereabouts clearly.

At this time, Jia She already knew that he couldn't hide it. Based on the level of detail in the complaint, Feng Chengcan could find out just by asking anyone at Rongguo Mansion.

Although he knew that he could not hide it, Jia She knew that there must be no confession.

These understandings come from what I saw when I was young. If there is no confession, there may be a glimmer of hope. If there is a confession, then I am dead.

Therefore, Jia She lowered his head and said pleadingly: "Master Feng, I have always been honest in the house and would never dare to do such a heartbreaking thing. Please be careful!"

Feng Chengcan frowned. It seemed that Jia She still had some knowledge and a tough mouth. However, he could not be executed for the time being. He had to get other confessions before he could freely interrogate Jia She.

So that day, it was just a formality and Jia She was imprisoned again.

Next, Feng Chengcan began to order the summons of the maids and servants serving Jia She in Rongguo Mansion.

However, these people all got hints from Jia Mu and Aunt Lai, so they all kept silent.

Unfortunately, Feng Chengcan was not as afraid of these people as he was of Jia She, so after a short beating, some people quickly confessed.

As long as a breakthrough is opened, everything else will be easy to deal with. Therefore, as time goes by, seven or eight servants and maids have pointed out Jia She's ridiculous behavior during this period.

After getting these confessions, Feng Chengcan was satisfied and decided to interrogate Jia She tomorrow. If he didn't interrogate him, he would be punished.

That night, though, things changed.

It turned out that Qin Shun's Intelligence Department sent evidence that Mrs. Wang sent someone to inform Jia She.

Feng Chengcan took this information and already felt dumbfounded.

This is really a grudge between wealthy families. For the sake of a title, both brothers wanted to kill each other.

Feng Chengcan now preconceivedly believed that Jia Zheng must be behind this matter. Otherwise, how could a woman from the back house be so bold?

However, Jia Zheng was not mentioned in the intelligence, so he was let go for the time being.

However, Mrs. Wang must be brought back first and interrogated slowly.

In fact, this matter would have been concealed according to previous practice. After all, this kind of grudge between wealthy families leading to two brothers killing each other would have been a scandal in any dynasty.

(End of this chapter)