Chapter 221 Prepare to catch big fish with bait(1/2)
The next day, the news of the Hanlin Academy editor murdering his wife and children was instantly exploded. After all, such horrifying incidents are rare, and people spread this incident a lot after dinner.
Rong Jinshi went out and hurried to Rong Jingqiu's East Cross Courtyard after she came back.
Rong Jingqiu did not choose to go out today, but she was still very concerned about the public opinion outside. She was listening to Hongshang retelling her views on this matter when she suddenly heard the gatekeeper maid outside say, "Girl, madam is here."
Then she waved her hand to Hongshang, and Hongshang stopped and stood aside knowingly.
Just as Rong Jingqiu was about to get up to greet him, Rong Jin rushed in with a rare rush, then grabbed her daughter and said, "Have you heard all the rumors outside?"
Rong Jingqiu pretended to be stupid and shook her head, and personally served tea to her mother, "I haven't even gone out, so how could I hear any rumors? Mom, what happened to you in such a hurry?"
She subconsciously didn't want Rong Jinshi to know what she did in the Zhang Jiqing incident, not because she was worried that her mother would accidentally say something, but because these things were too dark, and no parent wanted her children to get involved.
"I didn't expect that Zhang Jiqing was really a beast. No, he called him a beast and insulted the beast. He was worse than the beast." Rong Jin cursed.
When she heard people talk about this murder case, her heart kept beating. Fortunately, she stopped at the cliff and stopped looking at him again, otherwise the one who was injured in the future would be her daughter.
Later on the way back, she became more and more afraid of it.
"Mom, what did he do? We can't guess it, right?" Rong Jingqiu made a surprised expression.
Rong Jin hurriedly pulled his daughter to her side and sat down. When she held her hand, she felt at ease. Then she was filled with indignation and revealed all the matter of how Zhang Jiqing killed his wife and children. Finally, she still gritted her teeth and said, "Now he is suffering from the consequences, and he is always looking at him."
Rong Jingqiu frowned and sighed, "I'm sorry for his wife and children. He traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to find his husband, but ended up like this."
"No? I heard that I was so angry that I trembled all over. I can only say that this woman was unlucky and met a cruel person."
"Mom, there is a reason for this matter. I want to collect the corpses of the mother and son to perform a ritual to save the rituals to seek peace of mind."
When Rong Jin heard her daughter's words, her brows were almost tied. She didn't want her daughter to have anything to do with Zhang Jiqing anymore, but what her daughter said was actually not wrong. If she hadn't wanted to see Zhang Jiqing, Zhang Jiqing might not have been able to make up for her to kill her wife and children.
"I have to discuss this with your father."
Rong Jingqiu was not surprised by Rong Jin's answer. Now that his parents' relationship has reconciled, Rong Jin will ask Rong Cheng's opinions on important matters and respect him as the head of the family.
"Mom, I'm afraid that these three mothers and sons will turn into unjust souls and demand their lives at me. Last night, I couldn't sleep peacefully and always dreamed of them. I never thought they were killed that night." She pretended to be sad, "I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of it."
When Rong Jin saw her daughter sad, she hugged Rong Jingqiu and gently stroked her back, "How come you take everything on your body? It's not your business, you are innocent. Who knows that Zhang Jiqing is a person with a beastly heart? We didn't open our eyes, and no one would have expected it."
But she was very convinced, but her daughter was still unhappy, and her depressed look hurt her heart.
Rong Jin, who had already owed his daughter, has now made up his mind to help her achieve her wish.
After Rong Cheng returned home, she immediately made Rong Jingqiu's request. Rong Cheng immediately opposed it on the spot, "Everyone avoids such a thing, why did she go against the rules and rush forward?"
"It's just asking for peace of mind." Rong Jinshi tried hard to convince her husband, "Qiu Yatou was actually right. Don't talk about her, even I'm afraid that the three of them, the wronged souls of the mother and son will come to seek their lives."
Although Rong Cheng inherited the title of his family, he claimed to be a scholar and did not believe in these strange and powerful sayings. He was about to scold Rong Jin for being a fool. However, when he saw her uneasy face, he still felt soft-hearted. "Well, just do it as long as you want, but this matter must be done low-key and should not be too publicized."
Rong Jin nodded quickly. After getting her husband's correct words, she felt at ease.
Rong Jingqiu soon received a message from Rong Jinshi that she would take the mother and son and the old beggar in her hands no matter what. First, she wanted to catch the people behind the scenes, and these four people were the key points; second, Zhengzheng did not know the people behind the scenes, and she was not at ease with them, for fear that they would fall into a worse environment again.
So whether it is for the sake of herself or for others, they have to get these four people back. Of course, they can also take action quietly, but this has great hidden dangers and cannot achieve her goal.
Fortunately, after her parents passed the test, she had an open excuse to use it. A word of accumulation of virtue and good deeds can block the long-lasting mouth of the world.
She didn't plan to come forward, but instead ordered Hongshang and Luxiu to do this, but she didn't know that Rong Jin sent a nanny named Zhong to come.
Madam Zhong smiled and said, "Mrs. I said that the third girl is still Yunying still has not been married, so that everyone will not discuss it. It is better for the wife to have this reputation." After a pause, "Of course, it is the girl who is in charge of this matter. The lady does not intend to interfere. She just says that it was the lady who told the girl to do it."
This was completely taken out of her. Rong Jingqiu frowned. In fact, it was understandable that her mother did this, but it was different from her plan.
Lin An, who was standing beside him, hurriedly encouraged, "Girl, this arrangement is the most appropriate one."
Rong Jingqiu knew that Lin An was worried that she was in danger of her reputation. For nothing, she didn't want the people around her to sleep and eat and restlessly, so she nodded and said, "Then do as my mother wants, Madam Zhong, these are my maids Hong Shang and Lu Xiu, they will help you."
Madam Zhong did not refuse the people sent by Rong Jingqiu. Recently, the third girl was highly valued by the Marquis and his wife, so a servant like her would naturally look up to her.
The case of Zhang Jiqing killing his wife and children is not complicated. After all, there are evidences, namely the person who gave him the way to buy rat poison, the store selling rat poison, and the physical evidence, the buns mixed with rat poison, and the unused rat poison, all of which nailed Zhang Jiqing to death.
Moreover, Zhang Jiqing was a scholar and could not withstand the punishment at all. Without two people, he screamed and called out all the tricks, and he clearly told him how to kill his wife and children.
So for the whole day, this case affected the gossip of all the people in the capital. Those who went to watch the trial process made a vivid publicity and made a very bad impact. The emperor was furious and immediately issued an oral order, which must be severely punished for these evildoers to rectify the atmosphere.
Against this background, Mrs. Dingyuan Hou was willing to bury the victims of this incident and also do rituals to save them. This touched the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who was in charge of the case, and believed that this was the act of rectifying the customs. When he agreed immediately, he personally wrote a letter to the emperor to praise Rong Jin's behavior. Compared with those who were just curious viewers, Rong Jin took action to let the victims rest in peace, which was much nobler.
What Rong Jinshi didn't expect was that she did nothing but could not resist her daughter's request, and she actually won her the emperor's praise and praise. For the woman in the boudoir, this was a great honor and also made her the most popular in the circle of noble ladies in the capital. Of course, this is a story later.
After Madam Zhong got the matter done, she came back to report to Rong Jingqiu, "Miss Three, now she is placed in a charity village. As for the location of the cemetery, where is the girl going to choose? It's easy for me to go and handle it."
Rong Jingqiu was no longer impatient at this moment. She wrote several baskets of copybooks and finally calmed down her mind. At this time, she sat on the bed of the Arhat and slowly teased. After a while, she said: "As the saying goes, all wanderers outside hope that the leaves will return to their roots in the end. I remember that Zhang Jiqing is from Liuzhou. Please ask Madam Zhong to order a ship to Liuzhou. I want to send them, mother and son, to return to their hometown for burial." After a pause, "As for the old beggar, I don't know where he came from. If he can't find his hometown, he will find a Fengshui treasure land in the capital to bury it."
Madam Zhong hurriedly wrote it down one by one, and she felt a little more admiration for Rong Jingqiu. She originally thought that this little girl was on a whim, but now she realized that she was doing this kind of good deed, so she was more concerned than before.
"By the way, have the temples and places been contacted? Tomorrow, I will ask them to go to the charity village to perform rituals for the four of them to be relied on. After all, they are people who die in vain. Remember, if you have to do it for seven days in a row, I will also be there to recite scriptures and save their dead souls tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Miss Three, this was arranged early in the morning. The monk from the famous White Horse Temple in the suburbs of Beijing was invited."
Rong Jingqiu nodded, feeling quite satisfied with Madam Zhong's ability to do things.
After Madam Zhong went down, Hongshang and Lu Xiu reported the details of the matter to Rong Jingqiu.
When she heard the words Shaoqing of Dali Temple say to her own mother, she was amused and laughed. It seemed that she had a mistake this time, and maybe her mother would take the opportunity to make a name for herself. If this is the case, the mother and daughter will be blessed this time.
"Girl, although I have made arrangements before, I am afraid that there will be omissions, so I personally checked them again. The mother and son and the old beggar were all unscathed." Hong Shang said.
Because the evidence chain was sufficient and Zhang Jiqing recognized it quickly, Yu Zuo was lazy as she thought and did not take the autopsy carefully. She was afraid that there would be omissions before, so she asked Yu Zuo to have a autopsy and left Shuncai there to pay close attention to the "corpses" of the four people.
Rong Jingqiu put down the teacup, "Generally speaking, he will try his best to leave a whole body for the deceased. If you are offended, you like to open the body and examine the body? Unless you cannot get the case, you will have to come up with this bad plan."
This factor does not exist in Zhang Jiqing's case.
Hongshang smiled awkwardly when she heard this. She seemed to be too careful, but she was careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years. She wanted to prove that she had to use it in front of her master.
The next day, before Rong Jingqiu set out to the charity house, Rong Jinshi also came over in plain clothes.
"I thought about it and read the scriptures for them. I hope they can be born in a good life, otherwise they will not be able to sleep at night."
When Rong Jingqiu heard this, her eyes widened. It was just her excuse. She didn't want to make her mother sleepless. "Mom, why are you waking up with a snail? If the mother and son are resentful, it's just that. After all, I fell in love with Zhang Jiqing at first sight..."
"Silly kid, what nonsense are you talking about?" Rong Jin scolded, and then quickly clasped his hands together and said, "Children are free, Buddha should not listen to her, a little kid, talk nonsense."
Rong Jingqiu was completely speechless now. No matter how she said it, it was all her mother's words. If she said something else, she was afraid that her mother would punish her for copying the scriptures.
Since she wanted to go, let's go together. After thinking about this, she helped Rong Jin get on the carriage.
Rong Ma, who was seeing him off later, did not say much, but patted Rong Jingqiu's arm to express her concern and concern.
"Sister-in-law, I'm fine."
"It will be more at ease after healing them."
Rong Ma comforted her. Although she didn't know the whole process of this matter, she could guess some clues. During that time, her mother-in-law was very keen to see Rong Jingqiu's marriage, but she was afraid that Zhang Jiqing, who was cruel and ruthless in the process, was the one who killed his wife and children.
Otherwise, with her mother-in-law's temperament, she would never take on this job.
After Rong Jingqiu got on the carriage and sat firmly, she was about to instruct the coachman to set off when she saw her brother Rong Hong coming over.
Rong Hong stepped forward to pay tribute to his mother Rong Jin, "Mom, I'll send you there."
It is not appropriate for the men in the family to come forward. My father has an errand and can't get rid of his body. He is currently in unemployed and can escort his mother and sister to do this.
When Rong Jin saw that his son no longer focused on the woman in the backyard, he felt quite comforted and nodded, "That's just right."
Rong Jingqiu glanced at the brother and didn't say much. It was rare that he wanted to do something serious, and she should be happy.
Even Rong Ma's expression became much more kind this time when he looked at Rong Hong.
Rong Hong looked at Rong Ma. This woman was really strange. She was glaring at him a few days ago, but today she became more and more friendly. After looking at her carefully, she was not so dark, rough and ugly, and she looked a little fairer.
But there was something going on right now, so he was not in the mood to take a closer look at Rong Ma.
The carriage set off. Rong Jingqiu waved her handkerchief to Rong Ma. When the carriage drove out of the mansion, she asked someone to put down the curtains of the carriage. Seeing her mother leaning against the other side, she closed her eyes to rest, she did not make any noise to bother her.
She had a lot of thoughts in her heart, which was impossible to rest.
As for the people behind this scene, she listed all the people who had a grudge against her.
The first one is Erqi. This person is very familiar with the powerful circle in the capital, but no matter how familiar he is, he is afraid he has not noticed an inconspicuous editor in the Hanlin Academy. It should not be easy to find his wife and children to recognize his relatives in a short time.
The second one is Qi Aoer. This person once disgusted her and made her famous by using Madam Zhu. Later, she made things difficult for her cousin Jin Ying at the party, but since that time, she has not taken action against her.
She was not Qi Aoer's target, nor was she the kind of hatred relationship that would never end. She should have been satisfied with her breath.
Besides, she was not involved in the follow-up of this matter. She vaguely felt that the person behind the scene was afraid that it was not about not wanting to do her, but about destroying her blind date with Zhang Jiqing.
Thinking of this, she suddenly sat upright and a figure appeared in her mind.
"Qiu Yatou, what's wrong?" Rong Jin suddenly opened his eyes and asked.
Rong Jingqiu realized that she had acted too much just now and accidentally met her mother, which woke her up, so she hurriedly said, "It's okay, I felt a bumpy just now."
"Is there any?" Rong Jin frowned.
"Mom, you're afraid you're lost in sleep and you didn't feel it." Rong Jingqiu opened her eyes and said lies.
Rong Jin then muttered, then closed her hair, yawned delicately and said, "I didn't sleep well yesterday, and I just closed my eyes and fell asleep in a daze."
Rong Jingqiu hurriedly pinched her mother's stiff shoulders, and there was a little apology in her eyes. She blamed her for saying anything that could not sleep well. She did not scare others, but instead scared her own mother.
Rong Jinshi enjoyed her daughter's filial piety very much.
The Yizhuang was already looking at it. Before he could enter, he heard the sound of chanting from inside. It seemed that the monks had already started to do rituals.
To be continued...