Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 199: Fanzhi County's Random Judgment of Calabash Case
Wang Heng cleared his throat and said with a grimace: "There is bad news that I must tell you. Last month, a female body was found near Yuandang. Cheng Xiucai's young classmate, the Yan family of Da Rufang in Wujiang County, reported it a while ago Official, his aunt Feng was lost. The county government officials conducted an autopsy and found no injuries. Fan County Zun, the magistrate of Wujiang County, concluded that the female body was that of Feng who escaped and accidentally drowned. There was no serious owner of the Yan family, so his servants took the body back. Buried hastily, I guess it’s not the Feng family, but most likely Aunt Ju.”

Before he finished speaking, everyone was very surprised, and the faces of the Ye family father and daughter gradually turned pale.

"How can you see it?" Cheng Xiucai asked.

"The honorable judge of Fan County, Ms. Feng, ran away and fell into the water. This means that she ran away for adultery. There is no evidence at all. There is neither an adulterer nor any physical evidence. There is only three coins around the body of the slutty woman. Whose wife would not make money after eloping?" The Yan family has no serious owner, no one is complaining, and the Yamen is happy to end the case early." Wang Heng talked eloquently.

"Aunt Ju didn't deserve to die. If you and your family were willing to be honest with each other and understand each other." Wang Heng shook his head and sighed:

"Auntie Ju is the biological mother. She was worried when she saw that the Third Miss had no dowry. She had saved up some money over the years, about thirty or forty taels of silver. Of course, it was not enough to prepare a decent dowry. It was enough to make a chest of drawers, a wardrobe, a toilet, and a footbath like a country girl would when she got married, and five or six sets of clothes for the four seasons. The problem was that her money was no longer in her hands. Where did it go?

In fact, you don’t need to guess to know that Aunt Ju’s private house has no other place to go. It must have been lent to the Zhu family. Aunt Ju planned to go to the Zhu family to get the money back, so she took three cents from Xiaodi Ye’s new year’s money. , three cents should be enough to take a boat to Yunjian County.

As for the third uncle's statement that Aunt Ju took the ox cart out of the village after chatting and laughing with the salesman, it is also true. When Aunt Ju walked out of the house, she happened to see the familiar salesman driving the ox cart. How could she not take a ride on it? If you get into someone else's car, you should be accompanied by a smile. "

Fei Yue'er said in confusion: "Aunt Ju is returning to Yunjian County to go back to her parents' home. She should be familiar with this road. How could she fall into the water for no reason?"

Wang Heng looked solemn and sighed deeply: "My father has many wives and concubines, and there are many aunts and uncles in the house. Let me take a bold guess. Aunt Ju probably drowned herself."

"Aunt Ju came out of Yejiadai. If she hadn't caught a ride with the salesman, she might have been overtaken by Mr. Ye. The salesman took her to the neighboring village. She walked a few more steps. When she got to Yuandang, she might have been overtaken by Mr. Ye for a while. She didn't catch the boat, and it was getting late. She felt depressed and lamented about her life experience. She might have thought about her natal family's vampire family. How could they get their money back once the money was in the hands of Zhu Laoer and the others? She thought too narrowly for a moment. Feeling that there was no way out and no way out, he drowned himself."

After hearing Wang Heng's speculation, Ye Tianli was dumbfounded, as if he had aged ten years. Ye Fangxue lowered her head and shed tears, with a look of shame on her face. The rest of the people in the audience expressed their approval.

Cheng Xiucai nodded repeatedly and said: "In this way, if Aunt Ju died, then where did Feng, the great aunt of the Yan family, go?"

Wang Heng raised his head and said sadly: "That's another story we don't understand."

At the right time, Xiaocai said to the Ye family and his daughter: "Brother Yueting was deceived by you and his reputation was damaged for no reason. What are you going to do?"

Ye Fangxue reluctantly walked to Yueting and bowed down.

Xiaocai said: "Brother Yueting, why don't you and Miss San go behind the screen and talk." Yueting pondered for a long time and said: "You can tell people everything you want, Sister Lingwei. Miss Ye San, who I am engaged to, contracted the epidemic before we got married. He passed away and we have nothing to do with each other, and we will never see each other again. I hope you take care of yourself."

Ye Tianliao stood up, bowed and said to Yueting: "Yueting, you are a good boy, it is Fang'er who is unlucky."

He held a sword in his hands. The sword was ancient and clumsy, with a shining green light. He stroked it gently for a long time, and handed it to Yueting with both hands: "This Qingshuang Sword was a gift from my sworn brother, General Sun. It is rare for a thousand pieces of gold. You and I are Wengwen." As a son-in-law, the sword will be given to you in its rightful place."

Yueting wanted to shirk it, but Ye Tianli refused no matter what. Yueting saw that he sincerely wanted to give it away, so she had no choice but to accept it.

The night was as cool as water, and there was a loud bang coming from the far side of the street, which was deeper and heavier. I looked up at the night sky, and saw the stars hanging low.

After all the words were said, Ye Tianli was about to leave in despair. The boat he came from was parked at the Jiangjiahe pier and was waiting. He walked a few steps, turned back and stared at Ye Fangxue, saying: "Fang'er, Come back with me quickly."

Ye Fangxue was at a loss, but could not move forward.

Wang Heng saw this and walked a few steps forward: "Mr. Ye, I would like to ask you to tell me a few words. There are many changes in the old gentleman's family, and they are all due to the inability to be honest and considerate of each other. Since the third lady and the old gentleman are face to face now, why don't you listen to the third lady?" The young lady’s own decision is whether to return home or continue practicing Taoism in Bixiao Palace.”

Ye Tianli nodded and said, "Fang'er, it's okay if you just say it."

Ye Fangxue knelt on the ground: "Dad, my son has passed away due to illness. He can only live in hiding when he returns home. Why not let him enter Taoism in Bixiao Palace."

Ye Tianli thought for a long time, then waved his sleeves and said, "It's all up to you." After saying that, he cupped his hands towards everyone, raised his feet and strode away.

Wang Heng followed closely, sent him outside the gate, and asked respectfully: "Old sir, do you know what Taxue Villa is?"

Ye Tianli's eyes flashed with light, and he hesitated: "When Zhou Xiangguo entered the imperial cabinet, his office was jokingly called Taxue Villa. I heard that it has now been renamed Wenyuan Pavilion."

In the imperial cabinet, Wang Heng could not help but feel chills all over his body, and deeply regretted that he should not have asked more questions.