Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 54

This is a room with a light and dark layout. The furnishings are simple but not shabby, which is consistent with the status of a high-class servant.

Grandma Sun was sleeping on the couch in the darkroom, and she looked like she had simply washed herself.She was described as haggard and terminally ill.

Wang Heng didn't know where to start. He looked around the house with his eyes. For a moment, there was silence in the house, and you could hear a pin drop.

But Grandma Sun struggled to sit up against the pillow and said tremblingly: "Seventh Young Master never comes to see the old woman's furniture. If you have anything to say, just say it." She spoke with some difficulty, but her articulation was still clear, and she was worthy of her words. A former entertainer.

"Grandma Sun, have you ever called a doctor for your illness? Who will take care of you these days?" Wang Heng asked.

Granny Sun closed her eyes and said, "Second Miss, I asked Dr. Zhang to come over and see. It can't be cured. Now I just have to get through life. A person like me who has no relatives or friends is paralyzed again. No one comes to visit me." Whoever is kind enough to take care of me has no choice but to feed me three meals a day."

Wang Heng stepped forward and rolled up the curtain to let the sunlight in, making the room brighter.

He picked up a few hairs from the ground and said with a smile: "In the darkness, small traces are ignored, but there is nowhere to hide under the sun. Just like these few hairs on the floor, they glow under the sun. , tell me, Granny Sun, you didn’t tell the truth.”

"Your hair is completely white and straight, Granny Zhang's hair is gray and straight, but the few hairs on the floor are black curly hair, but you said that no one came to visit you. It shows that you are guilty."

"Let me think about it, is there a girl with black curly hair in Xiangtao Pavilion? It seems not. Xiaocai, think about it, who in the mansion has curly hair?"

Wang Cai thought hard, then suddenly patted his head and said, "Yes, it's Sister-in-law Fang from Grandma's house."

Grandma Sun's gloomy face showed an expression that was half-smiling but not smiling, and she was obviously full of energy to listen to them.

Wang Heng stared at Grandma Sun and said, "Sister-in-law Fang in Grandma's house is here to thank Grandma Sun. After all, you have accomplished such things together."

Seeing that Granny Sun was indifferent, Wang Heng continued: "Rumors are spreading that Master Huiyun is very likely to marry in. Grandma Feng can't sit still and is ready to strike first. She is the head of the family, so she naturally knows that you have been a leader in the world. A performing snake dancer. I asked the cook, Lao Yang, to give Hui Yun a potion to attract venomous snakes from you. The potion will reach a certain level. Is the venomous snake you raise called Sanqing? Or Xiaoqing? ?, Sanqing will follow the snake-attracting potion, and sooner or later he will target Huiyun and bite him to death."

He paused, emphasized his tone, and said: "Grandma was jealous and resentful. Although she violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty, there was a reason for it. Her sin was unforgivable but it can be understood. But if you conspire to harm others, you will be punished by the national law." The second girl saved you from a crisis, but your crime will damage the second girl’s reputation.”

Grandma Sun was silent for a long time, then opened her eyes and said slowly: "The Wang family is indeed not a Hansu family, and you actually saw it."

"Huiyun has been in contact with the uncle for many years, and we are also familiar with the second lady, but we have never been on good terms. She is pregnant, and the position of the eldest grandma is in jeopardy. I originally had nothing to do with it, but the eldest grandma revealed a secret, and in Xu Before the family engagement, the master’s protégé, Mr. Yuming, had proposed marriage to our second young lady. When I think back, the second young lady at that time should have been willing. The master valued Mr. Yuming very much. He had already agreed, but it was Huiyun who Because the second young lady refused to help her marry into the royal family, she held a grudge and tried every means to persuade the uncle not to agree to the marriage. The uncle has always relied on the uncle the most. The uncle said that Mr. Yuming was frivolous, and he could no longer agree. I deeply hate Huiyun for harming others, and I am afraid that he will harm others. The second lady didn't get married when she got married, so she made a plan with the eldest lady to get rid of Huiyun. I gave the medicine to Sister-in-law Fang, it is not toxic in itself, it just emits the smell that Sanqing likes."

Wang Heng sneered and said: "You just say it's perfect. If you kill a living life, aren't you afraid of the sanctions and retribution of the Ming Dynasty's laws?"

Granny Sun said sadly: "It was worth it to stop that poisonous woman. Doctor Wang said I still have three months to live. If you think about it, it's only in these few days."

Unexpectedly, Grandma Sun's motive for killing was this.

She is about to die anyway, so she can die with peace of mind if she can do more for the second young lady.

Wang Heng walked out of Xiangtao Pavilion with a heavy heart, and stood on the stone boat outside the wall. He saw the sparkling lake, the reflection of the pavilions, and the green and green lake. He didn't know how many secrets were buried.

After standing for a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind and walked out of the moon cave door towards the south verandah.

Wang Cai hurriedly shouted: "Master, you have to watch the road when you walk. Turn left to reach He Laitang."

Wang Heng said with a smile: "I am going to the main room to pay my respects to Madam."

Wang Cai shook his head and said uneasily: "The Yamen has closed the case, and the young master is going to reopen the old case now. Even if Grandma Sun pleads guilty, the eldest master and his wife will definitely blame you for being troublesome."

Wang Hengda stepped forward and said: "I am sensible. If I know the truth, I will not say anything. I have failed my uncle and aunt's trust, and I have failed Mr. Wei's cultivation. Although I am not a scholar and my ability is limited, I think the world should There must be justice and justice in the world.”

Wang Cai sighed and followed quickly.

In the main room, Mrs. Zhu was wiping cards. Wang Heng walked in quickly, bowed and asked Mrs. Zhu to step aside with a serious expression.

Then Wang Heng told Mrs. Zhu exactly what he knew. Mrs. Zhu's expression changed from shock to anger. She put the domino in her palm and made a red mark. Then she stood up and walked around the room, turning around one hundred and eighty times. lock up.

Mrs. Zhu said: "This is a serious matter. Let me think carefully about how to deal with it." The house was calm for several days. Old Yangtou continued to cook every day, and the remaining people in Lixiangyuan still hung up their throats every day. Because Yueting was not long ago, It was time to go home, and Wang Heng and Wang Cai accompanied him to visit several scenic spots and play several times.

In the afternoon of that day, Mrs. Zhu sent cinnamon to invite Wang Heng to come over. After some discussion, she asked the little girl to invite Grandma Feng to come over.

During the tea time, the little maid rolled up the curtain and called, "Grandma is here."

As soon as Feng entered the door, his eyes fell on Wang Heng's face, as if he was exploring something.

Mrs. Zhu sneered and waved her hand to Guixiang. The maids and women who were waiting in front of her all retreated with Guixiang, and there was silence in the room that could be heard by pindrops.

Feng's eyes showed suspicion and fear, and she stood there blankly, not daring to sit down.

After a long silence, Mrs. Zhu sat on the Taishi chair and spoke: "I didn't know you were so capable. I heard that the murder of Miss Huiyun in Dengyun Class was your handiwork?"

Feng was shocked when she heard this, fell to her knees and said, "My wife doesn't understand this."

Mrs. Zhu said sternly: "I really don't know whether to live or die." She turned around and said to Wang Heng: "Qi Lang, please tell her separately."

Wang Heng saluted respectfully and said: "Sister-in-law, the yamen concluded that Huiyun was bitten by a poisonous snake, lost consciousness and fell into the lake and died. Grandma Sun of Xiangtao Pavilion has confessed that she drove the poisonous snake to bite Huiyun to death."

Feng showed a hint of resentment, and said in a voice as cold as ice: "Grandma Sun wants to kill Huiyun, but what does it have to do with me?"

Wang Heng said slowly: "Sister-in-law, after Dengyun Ban entered the house, because Huiyun and the eldest brother were close friends in the song, you felt a great crisis. Huiyun was proud for a moment and said to the people below, "What concubine, my little wife? You have to be a decent lady. "I didn't expect that the people in the house were so talkative that a servant girl would complain to you, the head of the house, the grandmother. Naturally, you were furious, so you bribed Hongyun, a junior member of the Dengyun class, to spy on Huiyun until you found out that Huiyun was pregnant. The eldest brother had been studying in Nanyuan for many days and had not returned home. The eldest aunt asked him to study hard and avoid having to worry about sleep at dawn and dusk. In early May, after the Dengyun class moved into Tangliyuan, the eldest brother came back immediately and withdrew. I talked with my aunt for a long time, and then went to visit Huiyun. Of course, I couldn’t hide this from you, the head of the house. But I couldn’t find out what they talked about at that time. I could only tell from their expressions that they seemed to be talking about something serious. Huan. This thorn stuck in my heart, and the seeds of suspicion were planted from then on."

Feng's face was livid, and she said: "Marrying a virtuous wife and taking a concubine is a matter of sex. Even if Huiyun is of good looks, if the uncle wants to take her as a concubine, she will only be a small sedan in green clothes. I took it over at dusk. There is already one in the uncle's room." Aunt Zhou, how can I be the mother-in-law of the main house who cannot tolerate others."

Wang Heng said: "Sister-in-law, listen to what I have to say. You have always been very kind to Xiao Du, who serves the pen and ink in Nanyuan Villa's study. He sometimes tells you a little bit about your elder brother's affairs outside. This time he brought The news is very bad. The eldest brother asked Sun Juren of Sanjia City to apply for a good registration for Huiyun. The person who pretended to be was a daughter of the Sun clan. Her parents died when she was young. Sun Juren raised her as his own daughter, and the clan gave her thirty acres of high-quality paddy fields. ."

"Xiao Du didn't mean what he said, but sister-in-law, you heard it with intention. That's right, Master Huiyun only had to say that he went to the Imperial Capital to perform, and suddenly he became the daughter of the Sun family. Although the Sun family's family status is far inferior to that of the Wang family, she married into the Wang family and worked as a house filler. But you still make it. What's more, my uncle and aunt are over fifty years old and they don't have any grandchildren. Even if they are children from concubines or maids, they don't have any children. So you think that aunt has given in to the eldest brother and agreed to him divorcing his wife and remarrying. "

"You didn't want to sit back and wait for death, so you hatched a plan to kill people with a borrowed knife. Grandma Sun of Xiangtao Pavilion used to be a snake dancer in the world, and she still feeds silver snakes. Not many people in the house know this. Of course, as the head of the house, grandma You must understand. So you took the opportunity to let your close mother Fang contact Granny Sun, and revealed that when Mr. Yuming proposed marriage to his second sister, his uncle had already approved it, but Huiyun blocked it and tried every possible means to persuade Brother Chenyu to be unable to do so. When he agreed to the marriage, his uncle would never refute his eldest brother's honor, so this excellent marriage was ruined. Now, this vicious woman is about to marry in, and the situation of the second sister is worrying. Grandma Sun said Yu Zhong, you have persuaded me, and you have decided to cooperate to eradicate Hui Yun."

"Grandma Sun was a snake dancer when she was young. The only way she could think of was to make a poisonous snake bite Huiyun to death. With so many people in the palace, how could the snake identify Huiyun? Grandma Sun prepared a medicine that was snake-like. The smell that my son likes. Grandma Sun has no ability to give Huiyun this medicine. Master Yang in the kitchen is a servant of the Wang family, he will not betray his master, and you are the head of the Wang family, and you are the only one who can convince Master Yang to make some in the meals. People with hands and feet. For example, tell him that this medicine is not poisonous at all. Taking a little bit of it every day will only make Huiyun get a few poisonous sores and make his appearance slightly uglier."

Feng Shi forced herself to calm down and said: "It's really nonsense. If the seventh young master doesn't tell stories, it's a dereliction of his talents."

Mrs. Zhu was furious and scolded: "Yangtou, Grandma Sun's confession is here, why don't you still refuse to admit it?" Then she put the confession on the ground.

Feng staggered and sat on the ground, stubborn, lowered his head and said nothing.

There was a coldness in Mrs. Zhu's eyes and she said: "Ms. Feng, you come from a Shili family and have read many books of sages since you were a child. Why did you make such a big mistake for some vague things? Even if you have doubts, you should ask me for confirmation. . The imperial court has laws and regulations, so naturally there are rules in our family."

Feng collapsed to the ground and gritted his teeth, but finally said nothing.

Madam Zhu winked at Wang Heng. Wang Heng opened the door, and the servants who were waiting close by came in one after another. Madam Zhu shouted: "Feng is not virtuous. I ordered her to shut herself up and think about her mistakes. She sent a message to the uncle and asked him to come back and deal with it." ."

Then a stout servant girl dragged Feng down. Feng didn't beg for mercy, she was confused and lost her mind.

The next day, when Mr. Chen Yu did not arrive in person, a letter from Mr. Chen Yu came from Nanyuan Villa: "Everything is decided by my mother. I ordered Feng to worship the Buddha behind closed doors and practice atonement, so as to save the face of the Wang family." Feng The maids, Lao Yang in the kitchen, Grandma Sun from Xiangtao Pavilion and others all left the house, leaving no one behind."

Wang Hengxin said, the eldest brother is really a spotless person. He has no affection for Feng at all, or he is completely heartless. Feng's sister-in-law married him for nothing.

In this world, it is unpleasant to seek justice.

The maid who went to Xiangtao Pavilion to drive away Grandma Sun came back and reported that Grandma Sun had died on the bed at some point. Since she was dead, the housekeeper ordered people to drag her to the cemetery and bury her.

Wang Cai said angrily: "Every time a dog is slaughtered in a righteous way, it is a scholar who has a negative heart."

(End of this chapter)