After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 122 Identity Suspicion
Haitang grabbed her brother Haijiao, and the brother and sister quickly ran away from the door of the wing and moved to the outside of the courtyard door. They used the shield of the courtyard wall to try to hide the fact that they had just eavesdropped on all the conversations in the wing.

Hai Xiya, Xie Wenzai, Zhuang Shitong and Geng Zehuai did not notice the actions of their brothers and sisters at all. When they walked out of the wing, they all had solemn expressions on their faces and frowned slightly.

Xie Wenzai asked Zhuang Shitong: "Brother Zhuang, what do you think? Can you believe what this kid says...?"

Zhuang Shitong was silent, and Geng Zehuai said: "What can't be believed? What he said sounds very reasonable, and it matches the traces left at the scene. The killer Zhuang Cousin met was dressed like that, but not as good as Xu Jiashu just said it carefully."

However, Xu Jiashu had a lantern and a torch when he saw the killer. The conditions were much better than Zhuang Shitong walking in the dark with only a lantern. Moreover, he had to face the killer for a longer time.

Geng Zehuai was an elder with a kind-hearted personality. He had always had compassion for children, and he didn't think Xu Jiashu had any reason to lie: "He just talked about the situation when his late mother and Jin Juren were killed. How pitiful and sad he was when he cried. , he still insisted on telling us all the details he knew. He may have concealed something, but... He is only one person, and he is still a child. He is worried that others will not believe his accusations against the second wife of the Jin family, and dare not reveal the truth easily. , what’s wrong with that?

"Not everyone in the world can respect and love each other among the clans, relatives and friends. According to Xu Jiashu, the family of the Jin family, Jin Juren, has both fame and wealth. The second family member has a large population but is far less wealthy than the eldest family member. They also gave birth to unscrupulous descendants, who became addicted to gambling, so they sold their houses and land, and their family fortunes fell into ruin. They were jealous of their eldest son's wealth, so they colluded with the gangsters and killed Jin Juren. It would not be surprising. If the killer hadn't been careless, he would have left behind As a living person like Xu Jiashu, who would know that the second room was responsible for Jin Juren's death? When the government notifies them to collect the body and arrange funeral arrangements, Jin Juren's gold and silver properties will all belong to the second room."

Geng Zehuai thought of the murder case of brothers over property that he had encountered, and felt that the truth of this case was close to ten.

But Zhuang Shitong said: "The story about the second wife of the Jin family may not be false, but there may be some problems with Xu Jiashu's identity."

Geng Zehuai was startled: "What's the problem? He's just the son of a wet nurse. He looks like he's only eleven or twelve years old. How can he have any secrets?" He felt that his cousin was overly worried.

There was no need for Zhuang Shitong to tell him this time, Hai Xiya could tell him the answer: "He said that his mother was the wet nurse of the Jin family, but the child of the Jin family was only six or seven years old, four or five years behind him. His mother How can he be a wet nurse for the Jin family's children? Even if he says that his mother is a Jin family servant, it sounds more reasonable."

Only then did Geng Zehuai react: "Yes... But if his mother is not a wet nurse, why would he lie? Whether she is a wet nurse or a servant, his mother's identity does not matter to the overall situation. If he does not want people to know that he is the son of a slave, Why don't we just say that mother and son are relatives of the Jin family, and we won't go into details?"

Maybe... Xu Jiashu's mother gave birth to another little brother for him, but he died later?Didn't his mother marry a farmer after becoming a good woman?Because he lost his livelihood after losing his husband, he returned to his old master's house as a servant. Maybe it was because of the difficulty in making a living that he failed to keep his newborn child?But as long as she has milk, she can be a wet nurse for the Jin family's children.

Geng Zehuai still preferred that Xu Jiashu did not lie.He saw that this young boy had a handsome appearance, spoke in an organized manner, and had good manners. He was a well-educated and good boy. The son of a wet nurse was not a slave. He could study and take the imperial examination in the future. He hoped that this child with a miserable life experience would have a bright future. .

Zhuang Shitong looked at him helplessly: "My cousin quite likes this child... I suspect he is lying. It's not that there is a problem with his mother's identity, but I think... he shouldn't be the son of the wet nurse of the Jin family. That wet nurse... She should be his wet nurse." Geng Zehuai was stunned: "You mean... he is a child of the Jin family?!"

But why?As the son of the Jin family, after surviving the disaster, not only can he inherit his late father's wealth, but he can also request the government to arrest the real murderer as the victim, and take care of the funeral arrangements for his relatives.Even when the second brother of the Jin family wanted to step out and inherit the inheritance of the eldest brother, he could stand in the way and prevent the family member who was suspected of colluding with the killer to kill his family from taking away the family property.

Being the son of Jin Juren brings so many conveniences, why should he give up?Would you rather claim to be the son of a wet nurse? !

Geng Zehuai felt that this was completely unreasonable.

Zhuang Shitong told him: "I went to the scene in the morning and checked all the carriages of the Jin family. Xu Jiashu and his wet nurse were riding on a horse, following Jin Juren's family of three. There was a lot of luggage in the carriage. Of course Xu Jiashu's clothes, shoes and socks The materials used are ordinary and he doesn't look like a kid from a rich family, but he has everything he should have. Books, study room, decent clothes, as well as the jade pendant and gold lock worn by the Jin family's children, he has a copy, but he keeps it tightly. In fact, it seems that he is rarely used. He is most likely the eldest son of Jin Juren. If his wet nurse is really the maid of Jin Juren's original wife, then she is probably the direct descendant of the original spouse, not the concubine. The second wife of Jin Juren, Of course it was his stepmother. It is common for stepmothers to treat their sons from the first marriage harshly."

Zhuang Shitong has been a people-friendly official for decades. He has seen this kind of case countless times, and it is not unusual at all.He even felt that Xu Jiashu's experience was not too tragic, because the latter only had a stepmother and no stepfather. Jin Juren was still willing to let his eldest son study, and gave his son the dignity he deserved, but he could not stop his stepmother from molesting the child at home. That’s all.As for clothes and such, they are all trivial matters.Xu Jiashu has a wet nurse to take care of her. The clothes she wears are only of poor quality, but her winter clothes are thick and warm, and they are not patched. She also has accessories to wear when visiting guests, so that's fine.Compared with those children who suffered even worse circumstances and were tortured by their stepmother until they became inhuman, he was already considered lucky.

Of course, the most important thing is that he has a similar chin shape to Jin Juren, and is more like Jin Juren's son than his younger brother.

Xie Wenzai and Zhuang Shitong came to similar conclusions, and both felt that Xu Jiashu should be Jin Jiashu: "He talks well, which shows that he is well-educated, and he has been enlightened for seven or eight years at least. Although he tried his best to conceal his knowledge, there are some things that cannot be disguised at all. If he is really the son of a wet nurse, who can enlighten him at such a young age? If it is really difficult to judge, Brother Zhuang will send someone to Zunhua Prefecture in Zhili to issue official documents and ask them to check the household registration. Jin Juren Since he has the reputation of being a civil servant, how many sons he has and how old he is cannot be hidden from anyone, and they will be known after a check."

"The investigation must be carried out, and we must also inquire about the whereabouts of the second wife of the Jin family." Comrade Zhuang Shi said, "Jin Jiashu was hesitant and refused to say more. Maybe he was also worried about confessing his clan relatives. We must get rid of him as soon as possible. Worry, let him tell the truth. The second brother-in-law of the Jin family suddenly became hostile to the eldest brother-in-law, and Jin Juren suddenly traveled with his family in the middle of winter, from Zhili to Chang'an, which is more than 1000 miles away. What is the reason? What if? It would be easier to find out the identity of the killer from the second roommate of the Jin family."

He directly decided on the identity of "Jin Jiashu".

Geng Zehuai listened and suddenly felt that something was wrong: "If this child is really the eldest son of Jin Juren, why did he lie? Is he afraid of persecution by the second brother of the Jin family? But the second brother of the Jin family is not in Chang'an, and we have people from the government. We are right in front of him, and we will protect him, so what lies is he telling us?"

The problem is back to square one.Why did this young man named "Jia Shu" lie about his identity?
(End of this chapter)