Chapter 61

It was already three o'clock when Yuan Wenshao returned to the mansion, knowing that Hua Lan would not come back at night, he just went to rest.

The next day, Hualan came back worried and discussed with Yuan Wenshao.
"Yesterday, it seemed that Aunt Kang wanted to kill Minglan and was killed by Gu Tingye. What should I do? There might be troubles with my grandmother!"

"It is indeed a little troublesome. After all, he is dead, and there is no proof of death. The people of the Gu family are not very close to Minglan and the couple, and they will not help. It will be good if they don't bite back. It will depend on the situation. Let's take a look. What is the reaction of your grandmother's family!"

Hualan nodded silently when she heard the words. She didn't know what to do. To be close, Minglan was much closer than Aunt Kang, that poisonous woman, but her grandmother and uncle treated her well, even though what happened before This incident caused Hualan to have a lot of affection for them, but after all, they are still connected by blood, so it's really a dilemma.

Aunt Kang is purely to blame. The best thing is that grandma doesn't pursue it. Of course, everyone is happy. But if you think about the plans grandma made with their Sheng family for Aunt Kang, you know it's not realistic.

Yuan Wenshao had enough to eat and drink, and was ready to deal with what might happen in the court. Unexpectedly, the weather was calm and nothing happened. Maybe he didn't get any news when he came to the Wang family.

At night, Uncle Wang paid a sudden visit with a serious expression on his face.
"Gu Tingye killed your aunt last night, do you two know?"

Yuan Wenshao glanced at Hualan, motioned her to keep silent, and nodded to Uncle Wang,
"Uncle Qi, I know this! When the Gu family was on fire that day, I also went to put out the fire. Uncle wasn't my niece and son-in-law who spoke harshly. With what my aunt has done over the years, death is inevitable. Uncle, your talent and your grandfather's connections It doesn't matter, if it weren't for my aunt, why did she delay returning to Beijing for so long? Besides, what good would it do if this matter gets bigger, and the Wang family's face will be lost, uncle, you have to think twice!"

Uncle Wang is somewhat honest and honest, and his wife, Aunt Wang, also thinks the same way. She thinks that the Kang Wang family is a cancer in the Wang family, and it is just right to eradicate it. But his old mother is determined to go her own way. He is a person without a backbone and has no ideas for a while.

"Wen Shao, what do you think should be done?"

"Uncle, I think it's clear to the onlookers. After all, my grandmother is old, she is inevitably stubborn and biased in seeing things, and she has always spoiled the eldest daughter. Not to mention anything else, just about the old lady of the Sheng family. Uncle, do you think my grandmother did the right thing? She is going to use up the affection between the Sheng family and the Wang family! Just for a Kang Wang family, the dignity of the two families is completely disregarded, and now she wants to take advantage of your Wang family's future, how to act uncle, you think about it yourself, I as a Outsiders can only say so much!"

Picking up the cup and taking a sip, he thought for a while and continued:

"Let me start with my ugly words. If uncle and you guys really pursue it at that time, and the officials ask, I will tell the truth and not favor you. I hope uncle will not take offense at that time!"

Uncle Wang was thoughtful when he heard the words, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, expressing that he would go back to persuade Mrs. Wang,
After Uncle Wang left, Hua Lan asked Yuan Wenshao what he planned to do,
"What else can I do, let's just talk about the facts. To be honest, your aunt is really damned. I don't know how many people are in her hands. I have never seen a lady who is more vicious than her! My mother-in-law is very kind. The disobedient grandmother who was encouraged by her is really a kind of person who supports all kinds of people..." After finishing speaking, she shook her head.

Hua Lan felt ashamed and indignant at the thought of this matter,

"Okay, you can just figure it out. Anyway, our family has no kinship with her, just in case the uncle's family..."

"Let's see when the time comes!"

Uncle Wang thought very well, and said he wanted to persuade Mrs. Wang, but he didn't expect to be fooled by the old lady after returning home, and changed his mind. He followed the old lady to the palace overnight to find the queen mother, and pissed off Aunt Wang. Enough, even Yuan Wenshao was speechless after hearing it, or Mrs. Wang is fickle, she is not that kind of material, good words are hard to persuade, damn it, as a nephew and son-in-law, he has already said everything that should be said and should not be said. It's no wonder he wants to seek death!
On the second day at the court, Mrs. Wang really played the Dengwen drum. She was quite old and energetic. , the officials had no choice but to announce Mrs. Wang into the palace!
The old lady of the Wang family obviously made all the calculations, and she has a tacit understanding with the young lady Qin of the Gu family. The young lady Qin of the Gu family also brought a group of witnesses to the hall, including the fourth wife of the Gu family and a cousin of the Kang family, all of whom came out to correct Gu Tingye. The two sides had a heated debate, and the situation was very unfavorable to Gu Tingye. On the one hand, the little Qin family was his aunt, and the fourth uncle was his aunt, and all of them were elders who testified against him. It's hard not to believe that your elder relatives testified against you. On the other hand, Gu Tingye admitted that he killed Aunt Kang, and he couldn't tell the reason why Aunt Kang killed Minglan. First, he wanted to protect the Sheng family, which is more important. The most important thing is that he wants to continue acting this drama so that he can proceed to the next steps.

Master Sheng Hong was afraid that Changbai would speak out, and the Sheng family would lose face, so he held Changbai tightly, Yuan Wenshao didn't have so many worries, and came out directly.

"The minister has something to play!"

According to the officials, it was Yuan Wenshao, his expression softened a little.

"Ai Qing, please speak!"

Yuan Wenshao walked to the center slowly, first saluted the official's house, and then said:
"About Mr. Wang's question about why the aunt of the first relative wanted to kill the niece, I have some opinions. If Wang Ruo and the aunt and aunt of the first wife of Yuan Sheng, who is also the first wife of the minister, are not the niece and son-in-law of the minister, the words are unpleasant.
It's really that my aunt is out of place, tyrannical, and has a lot of lives in her hands. The concubine can be killed with a stick even if she just smashed a teacup. There are many files in Dali Temple, but they are suppressed by other reasons. The children of the concubines and concubines in the family are also beaten or scolded,

Mrs. Gu Hou was also born as a concubine, so Kang Wang's eyes were like ants, so she naturally looked down on her. I heard that Kang Wang's niece was not close to this concubine before, and there was a lot of sarcasm when they met! "

Mrs. Wang was full of anger when she heard this, and interjected:

"It's pure nonsense. If there is no evidence, Mr. Taiwei, please be careful. Even if Mr. Taiwei speaks reasonable, it cannot be a reason for my daughter to kill Mrs. Gu Hou!"

"Yes, these alone are not enough, but a shocking incident happened a few days ago. Kang Wang's murder of the elder was discovered by Mrs. Gu Hou. Mrs. Kang Haifeng was also quite annoyed and disappointed with his wife, and decided to send Kang Wang into the prison. In the prison, it is not surprising that Kang Wang has a grudge against Madam Gu and has such murderous intentions since he has already signed and pledged it! This is the contract signed by Mr. Kang Haifeng himself!" After speaking, he took out a paper contract from his bosom Well, it's also a coincidence that the Kang Jiasheng family's relationship is not enough to move the inner prison, so he has to rely on his relationship, and the paper contract is left in his hands.

Yuan Wenshao is not Sheng Hong, he is not afraid of poking it out anyway, besides, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, it is better to pierce the abscess as soon as possible, it is possible to leave a hidden danger for others to attack, it is better to speak out earlier, besides, we are the sufferers , Is it possible that I will be coerced by them!
Sheng Hong is a very clever person. Seeing that Yuan Wenshao has already spoken out, although he did not specify the Taoist surname, people with a discerning eye can already see that the murder of the elder can be discovered by Mrs. Gu Hou. A few days off, it’s useless to say, thinking that a dead fellow Taoist will not die a poor Taoist, anyway, I have already said it, let’s take the position of the suffering master first, and the acting skills will be on the line immediately, crying bitterly, beating his chest and feet, and standing up

"The Kang Wang family murdered the minister's aunt. Fortunately, she was slightly healthy after being diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician. The minister thought that it was not a glorious thing, and besides, she was the aunt of my eldest lady. After discussing with Wang Shiping and Mr. Kang Haifeng, it was decided to send Kang Wang away. Send her to the inner prison, let her repent in the inner prison, it will be regarded as a spare life, I didn't expect that poisonous woman to have a grudge in her heart, and wanted to kill my daughter, this minister is really heartbroken!" As he said, his tears brushed away again Staying out, it seems that life is hopeless, it is very painful, Mr. Sheng Hong is usually a good official, and many people believe him when he says it, and the people around him are also sympathetic!Everyone said that it was not easy for Lao Sheng!With such an aunt!
Yuan Wenshao thought to himself that this father-in-law's acting skills are not worse than that of Mrs. Wang's, this acting is very natural!
Qi Heng's newly-recovered censor of the seventh rank happened to be in court, and he couldn't help but listen to what Minglan was involved with. Hearing what Sheng Hong said, he hurriedly asked:
"Dare to ask Mr. Wang, do you know what Mr. Sheng said!"

Uncle Wang hesitated a bit. After all, he didn't have such a thick skin, so he couldn't quibble. Besides, Kang Haifeng had indeed signed the contract.

Everyone knew from Wang Shiping's expression that what Sheng Hong and Yuan Wenshao said was true, and they couldn't help showing contempt for Wang Shiping and Mrs. Wang.
After all, Mrs. Wang has seen the big world, she calmed down quickly, calmly, and said sonorously and forcefully:

"It's pure nonsense. Even so, it doesn't mean that my daughter wants to kill that Sheng Minglan. It can only be said that she has a grievance in her heart. Even if she really wants to harm that Sheng Minglan, relying on Gu Hou's ability to stop a weak woman It is also easy, why kill her directly, she is also your elder!"

Gu Tingye had a plan in mind, and he didn't want them to destroy it, so he pretended to be arrogant and domineering,
"That poisonous woman came to my house and wanted to harm my wife. How can I tolerate her? Naturally, I will kill her completely, and it will be settled once and for all!"

It made Mrs. Wang and Uncle Wang so angry that even others felt that Gu Tingye was a little arrogant.

In the end, the emperor asked Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion to assist in the interrogation. After all, it was a life lawsuit and waited until the witnesses and evidence were complete before making a decision.

After coming down to court, Sheng Hong held Yuan Wenshao back, walked to a place where no one was around, hesitant to say something, obviously blaming Yuan Wenshao for letting the matter out, don't look at the majestic Sheng Hong at home, but he is really careful in the officialdom Very cautious, never willing to say a word.

Yuan Wenshao hurriedly saluted and apologized, explaining:
"Father-in-law, don't worry, this matter will not involve our Sheng family. They dare not involve your mother-in-law. Otherwise, the Wang family will be ruined immediately. If the two daughters are like this, it means that this is the family tradition of the Wang family. A disobedient one can still do it." It is said that there is an unworthy descendant occasionally, how can the two be good together? Can they stand on top of this court?" This is actually the old lady Wang who made a scheme to compare hatred, and Yuan Wenshao was upset at that time. He also did it, to see who was ruthless, and sure enough, the Wang family was a bit wary and didn't dare to involve Mrs. Wang.

Grand Master Sheng Hong still sighed, in his eyes the Sheng family is the root, there is no need to involve the Wang family and the Gu family, he still blames Yuan Wenshao a bit,

"Even if you want to talk about this matter, you should discuss it with us first, so that you can come up with a complete plan. Now it's good. Everyone is laughing at us!"

Yuan Wenshao couldn't help but despise this father-in-law a little bit. If I discuss it with you, can I still say it?
"Don't worry, father-in-law, at most they are gossiping behind their backs, and they won't lose a little bit of meat. Besides, at this time, it will be solved once and for all, and there will be no future troubles. Besides, I heard that several adults passing by just now I'm talking about father-in-law, you are generous and benevolent, and you have done everything you can to that poisonous woman!"

When Grand Master Sheng Hong heard someone praise him, he couldn't help puffing out his chest and thought, "That's right, I, Sheng Hong, am indeed a benevolent and righteous person.

At this time Changbai and Gu Tingye came over, Gu Tingye immediately bowed to Yuan Wenshao,
"Thank you, Second Brother Yuan, for your righteous words!"

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand,

"It's all from my own family, what are you being polite about, I just said what I should say! I think Changbai was going to say it, but after thinking about it, it's better for me to say it!"

Changbai shook his head. He wanted to say that he was looking for him, but unfortunately he was stopped by his father. He glanced at his father and said solemnly:
"Zhong Huai, I don't think this matter is over yet, you have to be cautious in your words and deeds, and act carefully! The last words you said in the court just now are quite inappropriate!"

Gu Tingye didn't care, he was still in a very good mood,

"What are you afraid of? I've never done anything wrong, and I'm not afraid of ghosts shouting at my door. Don't worry, you all!"

Sheng Hong was quite displeased when he heard it. He is a cautious person, and he despises people like Gu Tingye the most. However, Gu Tingye is an official older than him, and he is also a confidant of the official family. He didn't dare to say anything, so he had to intervene:
"Okay, okay, let's leave first, it's not good for several people to gather in the palace like this!"

When Yuan Wenshao returned home, Hua Lan hurriedly asked about the situation.
"How is it, did something happen today?"

Yuan Wenshao nodded, and told Hualan the details of the matter. Hualan did not complain about Yuan Wenshao like Sheng Hong did. She and Changbai were both a bit like Mrs. Wang, who could distinguish right from wrong, but Mrs. Wang Just a little confused.

"Hey, why bother grandma and uncle, they are making such a fuss for a dead poisonous woman!"

Yuan Wenshao also pouted,

"Who knows, let me say something disrespectful. I think your grandmother is old and confused. I think if this continues, their royal family will be implicated sooner or later. I don't think my grandfather will be able to keep the tablet of the Taimiao!"

Hua Lan was very worried when he heard that, after all, it was his ancestral home.

(End of this chapter)

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