King of Song

Chapter 2 Self-Innocence
Family law?Lin Zhao was startled suddenly.

His mind was still stuck in the testimony of Chen Xuan and Xiaotao, searching for clues based on his memory, trying to find clues to exonerate him.

When there was some progress, Mrs. Meng had already been convicted and had to enforce the family law. What kind of mess is this?

But I heard Mrs. Meng say angrily: "Drag it on, and hit forty sticks!"

What?Lin Zhao suddenly became angry, this is not a family law, it is clearly an abuse of lynching to kill someone!
When Gu Qi heard this, he was very surprised, and rushed forward to beg him: "Please forgive me, old lady, Zhao'er is weak, and I can't bear forty sticks... This matter is due to my lax family education, let me bear it for you !"

Uncle, what are you doing?Although Lin Zhao was moved, he was more angry!We have been wronged, why should we admit punishment?
Why don't you let me say a word?ah ah!Lin Zhao's body kept shaking, and he groaned falteringly, trying to express his dissatisfaction.

It was Gu Yuelun who was smart, and shouted: "Madam, why don't you let my cousin say something, maybe he was wronged, maybe there is some misunderstanding..."

"Cousin, I love you so much!" Lin Zhao cursed in his heart, finally someone noticed his appeal!
Gu Qi also recalled it, and begged: "Old madam, I beg you, let Zhao'er say something! If he really made a mistake, we will accept the punishment willingly!"

"Grandmother, let's listen to what I say, so that he can be convinced..." Lin Zhao heard clearly that the speaker was a woman, and it was the eldest daughter of the Meng family, Meng Ruoying, who was unexpectedly there.

"Old madam, do you want to tolerate him speaking rudely again and being rude to my wife?" It was Chen Xuan again, and Lin Zhao was very angry, and he had already greeted the eighteen generations of his ancestors several times in his heart.

It is not a gentleman not to avenge this revenge. After I get away, there will be a good-looking couple like you...

"What's the point of letting him speak? If he dares to talk nonsense and disturb his dog legs..." Miss Meng is still reasonable, but why should she look at people with dog eyes?

Mrs. Meng pondered for a moment, and finally nodded.

It's not easy, now is my chance to defend myself!
The rag in the mouth was finally removed, the stench went away, a gust of fresh air poured into the nose and mouth, one word - cool!

"Lin Zhao, what do you have to say?" It was Meng Ruoying who asked.

Lin Zhao took a few deep breaths greedily, and said coldly, "Of course I have something to say, but you must first untie me and let me stand up!"

"Bold little thief, how dare you speak wild words..." Chen Xuan was the first to yell!
"Which onion are you? When will it be your turn to tell the Meng family?" Lin Zhao's words really choked Chen Xuan, although many people subconsciously regarded him as the future son-in-law of the Meng family, but In fact, Meng Ruoying didn't look at him several times.

Lin Zhao continued, "What right do you have to tie me up?"

"Evil slave, it's because of your crimes in Meng's house!" Meng Ruoying was in charge of hundreds of men and workers in Meng's house, and she was used to bossing her around, so she didn't like such a stubborn servant like Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao said with a smile: "Miss, don't get angry. Since this is the case, why don't I be handed over to the Jiangning county government for trial and conviction! Why did the Meng family set up a private court? Abuse of lynching and want to beat people to death? Is it possible? Do you want to flout the laws of the country?"

You...Meng Ruoying was suddenly angry.

"Okay, untie him!" Mrs. Meng spoke, and no one dared to disobey.

The so-called family ugliness should not be publicized. If you send yourself to the government office today, you will be full of rumors and rumors in Jiangning tomorrow.Maybe there will be countless versions, the Meng family can't afford to lose this person!
In fact, it is common for rich families to punish domestic slaves who make mistakes, so Lin Zhao also frightened them casually to increase his momentum.Mrs. Meng was worried, so she agreed without thinking about it.

The rope was loosened, and the already numb limbs were in great pain.A simple and honest man of medium build rushed over and asked with concern: "Zhaoer, are you okay?"

Seeing his uncle Gu Qi with tears in his eyes and blood stains on his forehead, Lin Zhao felt even worse!Gritting his teeth, he said, "It's okay, uncle don't need to worry!"

While speaking, he endured the pain and stood up, gently moving his almost numb limbs.

"Little thief, what do you have to say?" Chen Xuan asked coldly.

Lin Zhao turned around and said with a smile, "Why are you in such a hurry? What is the saying? The emperor is not in a hurry with the eunuchs. Could it be that this matter has something to do with you?"

Chen Xuan had a ghost in his heart, so he didn't dare to say any more.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, what excuse do you have?" Meng Ruoying felt a little strange, her brother's honest and sincere accompanying reading seemed not to be such a virtue...

Lin Zhao's gaze fell on Meng Ruoying. She had fair skin, bright eyes and red lips, black hair hanging down her shoulders, and a small red mole at the corner of her eyebrows, which was especially obvious. She was full of sophistication.At this moment, he was staring at him expressionlessly, but he was rather dignified. Lin Zhao wondered in his heart how the beauty looks like when she smiles.

Meng Ruoying was surprised to find that Lin Zhao was staring at her with a slightly unnatural expression, and there was even more displeasure in her phoenix eyes.

Before Miss Meng became angry, Lin Zhao bowed slightly and said, "Madam, Miss, Lin Zhao was rude just now, please forgive me!"

"Do you still know what is rude?" Meng Ruoying made a pun.

Lin Zhao smiled faintly: "It seems that the young lady is prejudiced against this subordinate. Since this is the case, it seems that it is necessary to prove my innocence first..."

Chen Xuan and Li Shi secretly exchanged glances, and couldn't help but feel a little nervous. How could a nerd who has always been clumsy and tongue-tied be so eloquent?

Lin Zhao talked eloquently, "Please allow me to ask Xiaotao a few questions?"

"Ask, how long can you be glib?" Meng Ruoying nodded slightly, while Mrs. Meng remained silent.

Lin Zhao turned to look at the witness Xiaotao, and asked, "I'll ask you a few questions, but you have to answer them truthfully. Where did you decoct the medicine?"

Xiaotao replied, "I was decocting medicine outside the window of the Westinghouse!"

Lin Zhao nodded and continued to ask: "Is there a screen in the young lady's house, where is it?"

"This..." Xiaotao felt something was wrong at first, but Lin Zhao pressed her questions, so she had to answer truthfully: "Young Madam, there is a screen in the bedroom, which is in the west corner of the bedroom!"

"Very good!" Lin Zhao asked, "Today... have you changed your clothes yet?"

"Dengtuzi..." Meng Ruoying muttered softly when Lin Zhao asked whether the girl changed clothes or not.

Lin Zhaoquan pretended not to hear, quietly waiting for the answer!
Xiaotao was a little terrified by Lin Zhao's sharp eyes, and said, "What's the matter? Why are you asking so rudely?"

"Maybe it's a bit abrupt, but please answer truthfully, it has a lot to do with this matter!" Lin Zhao asked in a deep voice.

Xiaotao glanced over and saw that the old lady and the young lady didn't speak, obviously acquiescing, and said submissively: "I haven't changed my clothes today..."

"That's good..." Lin Zhao nodded in satisfaction, and asked with a smile, "Where is the young master's inner study?"

"East House!"

Lin Zhao clapped his hands and said, "That's weird. I delivered books to the master's study in the east room. The young lady's bedroom is in the west room. The screen is on the west wall of the west room, separating the main hall. And you are decocting medicine outside the window of the west room. You He insisted and repeated many times that I spied on the young lady... changing clothes... that is to say, I didn't break into the door. So, where did I peep from?
The only possible place is outside the window on the front of the Westinghouse, and you happened to be decocting medicine there at that time.Is it you who turn a blind eye to me?Or did my eyes penetrate the walls and screens, peeking at... the young lady... changing clothes? "

In the bedrooms of rich families, there is often a convenient place behind the screen. It is elegant to say that it is for changing clothes, but it is actually for going to the toilet!I don't have the bad taste of spying on women going to the toilet...

"This..." Tao Zi was a little flustered, and she looked at the young lady and Chen Xuan from time to time for help... After hesitating for a long time, she said, "Maybe I misremembered..."

"Well, the second question, you said that when you went in with the medicine, I ran away in a panic and ran into you, right?" Lin Zhao continued: "If this is the case, it is natural for the medicine bowl to be poured... You didn't change your clothes today, and I didn't have a chance to change clothes, but why didn't there be any traces of soup on yours and mine?
Of course, you might say, the medicine was spilled on the ground?I wonder if the young lady's room has been cleaned?Are there traces?What a coincidence?Perhaps you misremembered again..."

Two consecutive questions made Xiaotao speechless and unable to answer, but it largely reflected the problem...

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, I'm done asking, I believe the old lady and the eldest lady will make a decision!" While speaking, he glanced coldly at Chen Xuan and Mrs. Li, with a victorious smile on his lips.

In order to cover up their messy facts, they killed people and turned to the villain to file a complaint first, but the things they did in a hurry had too many loopholes and were not rigorous enough.Or because of the sudden incident, other members of the Meng Mansion intervened very quickly, and there was no time to arrange a confession.In order to make the testimony credible, Xiaotao made up her own brain and consciously described many details, which looked plump and real, but actually shot herself in the foot.

Ordinary people may not have noticed it, but for Lin Zhao, who was born in criminal investigation, it was easy to find clues and prove his innocence.

It's not easy to justify yourself, now, it's their fault...

PS: In the Song Dynasty, the host’s daughter was often referred to as a lady, and Miss may refer to a prostitute, but if it is really used in this way, the whole article will look uncomfortable, and people will misunderstand that she is married.So using the title Miss, it seems more comfortable and clearer, hope you understand!

(End of this chapter)