Idle courtiers

Chapter 88
The next day was a gut-wrenching experience for Zhou Nan.

He spent the whole morning running around all the pharmacies in the county, asking if there were any aphrodisiacs for sale, and described the appearance of the red pill in detail.He also said that it probably contains medicines such as lead and mercury.

The doctor in the pharmacy was shocked: "Master, how can you eat lead and mercury? It will kill you. The little old man respects discipline and law, so don't do this kind of thing. Besides, if you really want to add to the fun, there are some mild and nourishing medicines. For example, epimedium Huo, mylabris, hippocampus. If you want to be safe, you can use wolfberry to soak in water, but it will come slowly."

After finishing speaking, he said again: "Master, is your body short of needs recently, so that your energy is low, and you often die with a false shot. Don't worry, there is a little old man here to protect your heirs. Come, come, stretch out your left hand , I will take the pulse for you."

"By the way, I heard that the master went to the women's prison last night, so it's no wonder. When I show you a prescription, Master Bao, you are 16 years old again." The doctor's face was full of ambiguous smiles, an expression that you understand.

"You are not a serious doctor, and I am not sick, why feel the pulse."

After such a scene happened several times, the gossip that Zhou Nan went to the women's prison last night and was sucked dry by goblins spread throughout the county in an instant, making him very embarrassed.

Fortunately, in the afternoon, there is still good news.

Zhou Nan remembered the promise he had made to Widow Huo yesterday, so he went to Shizhi County and said, "Master Huo, although Widow Huo has a heart of snakes and scorpions, she is not guilty of death. Please let the elder relax on the verdict?"

Shi Xianzun was stunned: "You really went to the women's prison last night?"

Zhou Nan said angrily: "It's all rumors. If you go to a women's prison in a lowly position, you still have to record your confession. You are afraid that you will be sent to the criminal justice department and you will be beaten to record it again. It will be an extra trouble and you will do useless work. This officialdom In the yamen, in fact, it’s all paperwork, and everything has to be done according to the format, so there’s no mistake. This is how everyone makes money, three people make money, Zhou Nan is wronged!”

Shi Zhixian just didn't believe it: "In the homicide case, Huo is the first offender, and he must die for his life. How can it be changed?"

Zhou Nan said: "The county lord has forgotten that the Huo family is pregnant. If beheading, the baby in the stomach is innocent, so he should also be killed. Also, the baby will be born next year. However, the verdict The time of this case was during her pregnancy. The elder might as well add a sentence to the verdict to show his benevolence and generosity."

"Besides, it's true that the Huo family poisoned Niu Er with poison, but the final cause of Niu Er's death was being punched by Huo Lichun."

He is a modern person. According to modern legal and moral concepts, pregnant women cannot be sentenced to death.

Although Shi Jieren felt that Zhou Nan was too unprincipled and kind, but thinking about it, it was just a matter of writing a few more words, and he could gain fame from a moral standpoint.As for the final sentence of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple, it has nothing to do with him.

Naturally, I am willing to do things that are beneficial but not costly.

Sure enough, after half a year, the Criminal Ministry's verdict finally came down.Huo Lichun, beheaded; Huo's widow beheaded the prisoner, and after giving birth to a child, she would enrich the frontier and become a prostitute.

After Shizhi County agreed to revise the verdict, Zhou Nan was inexplicably relieved.He sighed in his heart: I don't sympathize with Widow Huo, that vicious woman deserves to die.However, pregnant women cannot be sentenced to death... My damn modern concept is really out of tune with this era!
After leaving the Yamen, Zhou Nan decided to go to Sister Su's place. After all, the person who knows Mr. Mei best is his former bedside person. Ask her, maybe what will be gained?

As soon as he left the yamen, he saw a woman with two children coming forward, and asked loudly, "But Master Zhou?"

All three of them were dressed in sackcloth and filial piety.

Zhou Nan responded subconsciously: "I am Zhou Nan, who are you waiting for?"

The woman shouted: "I am Niu Er's wife, and today I brought my baby to see the master."

Hearing that they were Niu Er's wife and children, Zhou Nan had a bad feeling in his heart.In order to find out the cause of Niu Er's death, painter Li dissected the corpse into a mess, and the family members naturally refused.

The corpse was carried back to the Yamen by Zhou Nan, and it was parked in the ceremony room. If not him, who else could we look for?
Oops, this time I'm afraid I'll be pestered by others and have to lose money.

Suddenly, Niu Er's wife gave the two children a hand: "Quickly kowtow to Master Zhou."

He cried again: "Master Zhou, thank you for repaying the innocence of my family's thieves, so that the children can hold their heads high in the future. To be able to avenge this revenge, the whole Niu family is grateful for your kindness."

"This... Get up, get up." Zhou Nan hurriedly helped the two children up, and repeatedly comforted them.

I knew what was going on in my heart. It turned out that if it wasn't because Zhou Nan broke the case.In the future, Niu Er will really be regarded by the world as a shameless scum who intends to rape a woman from a good family, and then be beaten to death.It is conceivable that the Niu family's wife and children will avoid the contemptuous eyes of the world in the future.

Well now, Niu Er committed adultery and was murdered by another adulterer who met because of jealousy, but the nature of this is different.

It is a serious crime to rape a woman. As for the matter of Niu Er and Widow Huo, it can be said that Huo Shi seduced him first, and Huo Shi himself was indiscreet, so Niu Er cannot be blamed.

Niu Er has nothing to despise morally.

This is the feudal ethics of feudal society, which is beyond the reach of modern people.

Seeing the two honest and innocent children, Zhou Nan felt a little relieved suddenly.It seems that being an official can also do some good things... No, it's not a good thing, there is always something wrong... I'm not an official either!
Finally, Niu Er's wife suddenly cursed again: "That thief Huo Lichun is so vicious, he killed my thief, and even cut his intestines open with a knife. Thief, you died so badly!" As he spoke, he burst into tears.

Zhou Nan: "That's right, that's right, Huo Lichun is really vicious. Don't worry, if he commits such a serious crime, he will definitely make a trip to Caishikou, and evil will be rewarded with evil."

Probably out of guilt, he took out a piece of broken silver weighing two cents from his sleeve and handed it to the children, telling them to honor their mothers.

The three members of the Niu family thanked each other and left. Seeing their backs, Zhou Nan finally felt better.

After dismissing Niu Er's wife and children, Zhou Nan strode into Sister Su's bookstore.

The bookstore's business is very poor today, according to Anton's dialect, it means autumn is tight.

Autumn is the autumn of autumn, and the customers in the shops are as sparse as the leaves of the autumn trees after the cold wind.

Familiar with the door and the way, Zhou Nan couldn't control that much, and walked straight to the backyard.

The little guy hurried to catch up: "What are you doing, stop, stop!"

Zhou Nan gave him a sideways glance: "Tolerance handles the case, idlers avoid it, otherwise I will arrest you and return to the yamen for tea."

"It's a good job to handle the case, but I don't know what I have committed?" Sister Su was washing clothes in the courtyard, and when she saw Zhou Nan coming, she asked coldly.

(End of this chapter)