rich concubine

Chapter 1998 Untitled
After returning to the county government, Rong Yi went straight to Mrs. Guo's yard.

It seemed that Mrs. Guo also knew the reason for her coming and had been waiting for her for a long time. Rong Yi dismissed the people around her and asked Zhu Lingyu to go back first and talk to her alone.

Mrs. Guo personally brought her a cup of tea and said, "His Royal Highness went to Yuanjian Village today, and he must have found out about He Xiaomei."

Rong Yi nodded, took a deep breath, and felt thirsty. She took the cup in her hand, took a sip, and then said: "It's just that what happened back then was just what these people said. Since ancient times, people's hearts have been difficult." After hearing this, I felt a lot of emotion and could only sigh."

Mrs. Guo smiled slightly and said warmly: "To be honest, I didn't expect His Highness to be so serious about this matter. He went to the Tang family and Yuanjian Village to hear them tell the truth, which was not easy. "

Rong Yi also smiled: "It is indeed not easy. It is not something worthy of praise after all. It is already very difficult to get them to tell each other honestly."

"Oh? So, there is some uninformed inside story?"

It’s no wonder that Mrs. Guo asked this question. This was the case that was decided at that time, and it was indeed not related to Tangshan River. After all, the person who committed the crime was a beast raised by that family, and He Xiaomei insisted that she was just passing by.

If she was just passing by, He Xiaomei would be just a victim, but once she admitted her relationship with Tang Shanhe, she would really become a slut. When she came back, Rong Yi thought about it carefully. , presumably the reason for not involving Tang Shanhe in the first place was not because He Xiaomei still loved him and couldn't bear his involvement, but more because he wanted to preserve his reputation.

But there was something Rong Yi couldn't figure out. Even if He Xiaomei didn't say it, wouldn't those beasts say it either?
Bearing this doubt, Rong Yi first answered Mrs. Guo's doubts. After hearing this, Mrs. Guo looked solemn and murmured: "What they said back then was actually true..."

Rong Yi concentrated on her and looked at her for explanation.

Mrs. Guo then said: "After the people involved were arrested, they said that it was not intentional, but they saw her having an affair with another person, and they thought she was in that kind of business. Only then did she become lustful on impulse. After suppressing her, when she realized something was wrong, it was too late, so she could only make mistakes. Those few people were protected by their family and had done all kinds of bad things. They were not afraid of causing trouble again. She didn't dare to say anything. It could always be a small fight, but this time it was a big deal. They might not have thought that even though their family was the dominant one in this place, everyone in the He family was small. He was so tough and not afraid of their power at all that he actually sued them."

"This……"

"In our area, their reputation has long been lost, and they can be regarded as beings who are full of evildoers. Therefore, the county magistrate does not believe their words, and suspects that they are trying to frame the victim. In addition, at that time, several of them were jointly They started to put pressure on the adults, intending to let the adults close the case hastily and ignore it. This made the adults even more angry. They had no way of getting away with this matter, and all the witnesses and physical evidence were clearly found. Chu, at that time my family was also under great pressure to send them to prison in order to uphold the law of the country."

Mrs. Guo didn't say anything later, but Rong Yi probably knew that even if an official was selfless, if he didn't have real power and no deeper background, he would inevitably suffer backlash if he just suppressed the local gangsters forcefully.When she said this, Mrs. Guo paused for a long time, and her mood was greatly fluctuated. Perhaps this incident reminded her of the tragic situation back then.

She took a deep breath and continued: "Later, the case was settled, and those notorious young men were also punished with criminal laws. But who knows, if they refused to accept it, how could they tell our adults? We adults would never let them go. However, the money, land, and endless wealth were used to bribe the Lord, but the Lord ignored it and had a tough attitude. In fact, everyone knows that those families should have been dealt with long ago. Now this time is the best opportunity. Why? Will you let them go easily?"

"..."

"I was worried more than once that I might be dissatisfied and retaliated by others if I acted like this. Therefore, there were many more guards around my lord at that time, but I didn't expect that my lord would not be the first to be retaliated against. But He Xiaomei."

Once a person dies, it is not as simple as a simple execution. At that time, the irrefutable evidence that they killed He Xiaomei was on the surface. It was also a warning to him, the county magistrate, not to meddle in other people's affairs. Otherwise, he will be the next one to suffer.

They dare to openly threaten a county magistrate, but they dare not confront the national law. Since Emperor Meng came to the throne, he has strictly enforced the national law and will not tolerate the mistakes made by princes and nobles. Even if they are local snakes, no matter how strong they are, how can they compete with the country? A fight between laws?
Mrs. Guo said: "When they acted like that, my adults guessed that there must be people covering their heads, but that was all. They dared to kill He Xiaomei to vent their anger, but they did not dare to attack themselves, an official of the DPRK. Once an official of the imperial court dies suddenly, it will not be as simple as killing a common man. At that time, people with greater authority will come to investigate the matter, and then it will not be as simple as punishing their son."

"But haven't you thought about reporting this matter to the superior?"

If there is really another force, it is no longer a small matter at the local level. It is serious to report it to the higher authorities and investigate the matter thoroughly.

Mrs. Guo looked at her faintly, took a deep breath, and said: "Your Highness may not understand very well, how constrained you are when you are in charge of local affairs. If there are serious grievances or serious cases, even a county magistrate cannot resolve them." At that time, it was no small matter.”

What this statement refers to is not a trivial matter. It does not refer to the bad nature of this case, but how powerful the black hand behind this case is. It is so powerful that a local county magistrate cannot Take control and solve it.

"This is enough to show that our place is watched by people from above. As the person who can directly report to the superiors, the county magistrate will naturally be closely watched. In those years, the memorials reported by the county magistrate were as high as a hill. , I didn’t dare to mention it directly in the letter. The imperial court had also sent people to check, haha... Once someone comes from above, the noise will be very loud. No matter how long the hands of the people below are, they will know about the special time period. He didn't dare to commit chaos. After those people were sentenced to death, the imperial court sent someone to inspect it for the first time. After he saw it, he encouraged him a few words. The county magistrate couldn't help but tell the truth to him. The result was... "

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(End of this chapter)