Beauty Sihuanian

Chapter 54

Ji Wanyan's clear voice echoed on the streets in the early morning, and the onlookers seemed to feel the anger in her words, and began to whisper to each other. For a while, the crowd outside the yamen was excited, as if they rushed in to reason for this girl, the master was in a hurry He took two steps back, but tripped over a bluestone slab, fell to the ground, got up in fright, and ran into the yamen.

A quarter of an hour later, Ji Wanyan and his group were brought into the yamen, kneeling in the trial area of ​​the courtyard, with eight yamen servants on each side, and an upright plaque hung directly above the courtroom. Ji Mang was a man in his 30s, his gaze Somewhat vain, not very talented, but very good-looking, and also very keen on women's sex, judging from the fact that he has raised seven or eight concubines in the mansion, and there are a few extra rooms outside, he is a man The out-and-out drunken generation.

Looking at Ji Wanyan who was kneeling outside the hall, Ji Mang sighed, walked to her side from the back of the hall, coughed dryly, and said in a very official manner: "Tsk, what do you want to do, girl? I can't come back if I have something to do. Let me tell you? This is a court, not a place for you to play house, you beat gongs and drums, you are ashamed but not ashamed, get up."

As he said that, he was about to pull Ji Wanyan, but Ji Wanyan quickly took a step back and said:

"The daughter of the people sees the magistrate, there are some things that I can't explain clearly when I go back. Human life is a matter of heaven, and the king's law will be judged."

Ji Mang took a moment to look at his hands and Ji Wanyan's pale, beautiful but resolute and solemn face, and saw more and more people gathered outside the yamen, everyone was talking to him, Ji Mang coughed dryly twice, then shook his hands After returning to the hall, he patted the gavel and said:
"Who is in the hall?" Although he asked the answer, his tone was very impatient.

Even so, Ji Wanyan was not afraid at all. The people behind her all knelt down on the ground, and Xu's mother even started to sway in fright. Girl, what are you trying to do? Although Mei Mo was wronged, she is only a girl. I haven't heard of that master suing the court for the dead girl.

"Ji Wanyan, a civil daughter, is the concubine daughter of the eldest family of the Ji family. Not long ago, she separated from her family and lived in a small courtyard. Everything was fine, but last night, my righteous sister was beaten to death in my courtyard. None of the old servants in the courtyard were spared, they were all wounded, the assailants were very fierce, they also plundered the property in my courtyard, and destroyed my house, my mother was insane in the early years, after being frightened last night, she became even more insane. That's why I want Master to judge for me."

Ji Wanyan spoke every word and every sentence clearly, Ji Mang leaned one elbow on the case, and seemed to be listening casually, but the people outside the hall were excited when they heard it, and accused the emperor of such a crazy thing happening at the feet , the voice of the discussion grew longer, Ji Mang slapped the gavel again, and the officials in the yamen only suppressed it a little with a mighty voice.

Exhaling a breath, Ji Mang said coldly:
"What is your righteous sister? Where did you come from?"

"My lord, my righteous sister's name is Mei Mo. She used to be a maid of the Ji family. After I moved out of the main courtyard, Mei Mo was sold by the Ji family's main house on the fifth day of the first month of this year. I bought it back on the same day. The purchase and sale procedures are complete, and there is a body deed signed and pledged by the housekeeper of the Ji family as evidence. After Mei Mo was redeemed by me with money, I have given her back her freedom since then, married her to Jinlan, and became righteous sisters, but who Knowing that last night, Liu Ping, the servant girl next to the third lady in the main courtyard, personally led twenty people into our courtyard, not to mention destroying property, and beat my righteous sister to death on the bed. Please also ask the magistrate to look into it."

Every sentence of Ji Wanyan's words was heart-wrenching, Ji Mang heard it in a cloud, took a deep breath, and still couldn't believe that Ji Wanyan really did such a thing for a maid.

"My lord, I know that my lord and the third wife respect each other as guests, but human life is a matter of heaven, should my lord ignore it? Even if my righteous sister was born in poverty, the third lady has a noble status, but this is the case, and poor people can't casually leave Let's be killed by someone of noble status. Is there no justice in this world, and will the poor have to accept it? Please ask the third wife and her maid Liu Ping to be interrogated."

Ji Wanyan's words once again aroused public resentment. The people outside were very angry when they heard about the tragedy, but now they were struck by Ji Wanyan's words of "born in poverty". After all, there are more poor people on this stone step. Even if the rich want to enslave the poor, they still need a high-sounding reason, and this reason is definitely not the method of 'suppression'.

The people outside voiced their support for Ji Wanyan, and they all said that the prefect should interrogate the criminal. Ji Mang shot the gavel several times, but failed to stop the noise from the people surrounding him. Only then did he realize the seriousness of the matter, and finally I understand why Ji Wanyan wanted to carry the dead body over with drums and gongs after dawn to complain, this girl is too stupid.

Although Ji Mang was not afraid of Ji Wanyan causing trouble, he was also afraid that he would not be able to silence the public. Now that he is about to be promoted, if a case arises at this time and hurts his official reputation, it is absolutely impossible.

(End of this chapter)