Two guards in royal robes came, and in the middle they dragged Yan Juren, who had his hands tied.
Looking at the corpse on the ground, Yan Juren's expression changed, and a hint of fear finally appeared in his eyes.
Zhang Yong took a few steps forward, grabbed Yan Juren's chin, and said with a sneer: "Now you know how to be afraid? You are so courageous. I won't let you go, but you want to die. I almost capsized my grandpa's boat in the gutter!"
Yan Juren forced himself to calm down and turned his head away from Zhang Yong.
Wang Shouren came over, looked at Yan Juren, and said: "Yan Baowen, a native of Yangzhou, his father Yan Changrong, ancestor Yan Sheng, was elected in the 14th year of Hongzhi..."
As Wang Shouren narrated, Yan Juren's face became horrified.
Zhang Yong was listening and couldn't help but wonder. He had just arrived in Songjiang for one day, and he had just learned that Yan Juren was suspected, and even knew his life story? Then he thought of the relationship between Shen Rui and Wang Shouren, and the misunderstanding was Shen Li's previous investigation. But this Yan Is Juren arrogant or stupid? Since he wants to be mixed with the feudal king and has a disobedient heart, he actually uses his real name and does not even have a pseudonym. He also regards the court as nothing.
Yan Juren was so shocked that he almost lost his mind and shouted loudly: "What does this gentleman mean? Why did you arrest the student and come here? Since you know that the student is a judge, you shouldn't be so disrespectful!"
Wang Shouren glanced at him and said: "Jiangsu Xuezheng will arrive in Songjiang in two days. Don't worry, I will not torture you before stripping you of your honor. However, in order to prevent the family members of the criminal from escaping, we will send a letter to the Yangzhou Prefecture Yamen to detain Yan." Full house!"
Yan Juren's eyes were blazing, and he said angrily: "Why would you want to accuse someone of a crime? The student just came out to wander around, so what crime did he commit that would affect the entire Yan family?"
Wang Shouren had judged prison sentences in Jiangnan a few years ago and had seen many prisoners. Naturally, he knew that Yan Juren must have prepared a lot of excuses at this moment and had no intention of quarreling with him. He said: "The first trial will be in Songjiang, and then there will be the capital." The Sanfa Division will never wrongly accuse anyone." After that, he said to the two arresting guards: "Take him down and put him in the death row of the prefect's Yamen."
"Three Law Divisions", "Death Row", it was only at this time that Yan Ju truly understood what he had done before. The blood on his face faded, his teeth trembled, and he felt a chill rising up his back.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy..." Yan Juren tried to put on an innocent expression, but his expression turned out to be uglier than crying.
Seeing that Wang Shouren turned around and showed no intention to continue talking to Yan Juren, the two guards in Jinyi next to him directly removed his chin. With a "squeak, squeak, squeak, woo, woo", Yan Juren was pulled down.
Zhang Yong was used to seeing the public in the palace, so he knew that Wang Shouren was deliberately intimidating Yan Juren, and he was filled with admiration. He recalled that Wang Shouren had just mentioned Yan Juren's father-in-law, and said, "Did you find out the details about Yan Juren before the Great Shen Scholar?"
Wang Shouren shook his head and said: "No, there is only one family with the surname Yan that is prominent in Yangzhou. Although it is only three or four generations old, its descendants are prosperous. When I was in the south of the Yangtze River, I tried to judge a murder case caused by romance. , a descendant of the Yan family is one of the eyewitnesses and suspects, so I have seen the file on that person, and it seems that the person should be Yan Juren's cousin. Because the Yan family donated several prison students, and there is only one Juren, I have a slight impression. .I heard Shen Rui mention this person today, and I finally met him."
Wang Shouren said casually, but Zhang Yong admired him more and more, and respected Wang Shouren even more. He is worthy of being the son of the number one scholar, and his photographic memory is not something ordinary people can have. Thinking of this, Zhang Yong remembered Li Dongyang back then. He pushed Wang Shouren hard, first in one subject, and then in the next subject, he pushed Wang Shouren, who was third on the test, to seventh place in the second class.
"That Zhang family is really fast. We suspect that Prince Ning has another manpower in Songjiang." Zhang Yong thought of the Jin Yiwei's reward before and frowned.
How could a young woman in her twenties dare to run out in the middle of the night without anyone taking her in?
Wang Shouren thought for a while and said: "Pay attention at the city gate tomorrow. As long as you are in the city, there will always be traces to follow."
Zhang Yong nodded. Zhang had many flaws. According to inference, this person is probably dead now. If we catch this Zhang, there may be no big gains.
*
Shenjiafang, five bedrooms.
There was a pause in the chanting of the monks, and the memorial shed was already lit. Several juniors from the fifth branch were keeping vigil here. Everyone has the desire to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune. Shen Qi's condition was unknown before, and everyone was afraid of being implicated. Dare to step forward.
When Shen Quan came back with Shen Li, everyone started to wait and see, thinking about whether to get close to him or not. Until today, Qin came over and let the three sons of the Shen family go on the first day. After everyone got the news, they all regretted it.
Guo, the mother of the fifth house, is the most strong-tempered and does not want to trouble others easily, nor will she let others take advantage of her. In the early years, the branch of the fifth house, due to Shen Hong's illness, often caused obstacles for Guo, so naturally there was no chance of success. This place has a good face. When Shen Ying won the Jinshi, they all claimed to be the same as their great-grandfather and close to the great ancestor. However, the Guo family was not soft-hearted and was not merciful at all.
Until Shen Qi and Shen Quan succeeded in their studies one after another, Wufang and his family moved to the capital, and the people of this close clan could not get along with each other. Fortunately, the Guo family became soft-hearted as they grew older, and they were much kinder to their close cousins. During the festival, we also comforted the elderly and poor, and helped many relatives.
But in this case, the cousins' previous avoidance seemed too heartless.
With Guo's temper, if the fifth house hadn't caught up with Shen Hong's funeral, these cousins might not even be allowed to enter in the future.
Now Shen Rui and Shen Jin are taking care of the funeral, so that the front of Shen Hong's mourning hall will not be too deserted and the relatives of the fifth branch of the family will not be shut out.
However, that's all. One or two uncles of the Shui generation, seeing that Shen Rui was young, wanted to rely on themselves as Shen Hong's cousins to take over the funeral of the fifth house, but Shen Rui ordered someone to kick them out. There was also Shen Jin who was nearby and "explained" to Shen Rui in a good-tempered manner, saying that both Guo and Shen Qi of the fifth room were ill and could not stand the noise. Shen Rui cared about one side but not the other, so he could only "snatch" his relatives. .
These two brothers, one with a white face and the other with a red face, shocked everyone and no one dared to cause trouble.
Shen Rui has already passed away, and his elders are in the capital. Even if the Songjiang clan members find fault with Shen Rui, it will not matter to Shen Rui. Who can go to the capital to complain to the second room? As for Shen Jin, the top scholar in the new department and the disciple of the emperor, there is nothing wrong with Shen Rui. With a sixth-grade official position, no one dared not to take him seriously, even if he had a gentle attitude.
Even the patriarch of the clan, Shen Hai, although he was the clan leader, had not contributed much to the rescue of the third son of the Shen family, so he could not talk much about the affairs of the fifth clan at the moment. Others did not question the qualifications of brothers Shen Rui and Shen Jin.
After the third watch, Mrs. Guo woke up leisurely, changed into mourning clothes, was helped out by her maid, and personally went to the mourning hall to offer incense. All the clan members were a little nervous, fearing that Mrs. Guo would have an attack at this time.
The Guo family could not care about this, so they burned incense and asked about Shen Rui's funeral in the capital. At the critical moment, the eldest son Shen Ying also became the backbone of the Guo family.
When it was known that Shen Rui had not delayed and had already sent people to the capital to announce the funeral, Guo Shifang showed a bit of weakness.
Although the love between husband and wife was deep, Ms. Guo knew that this was not an arbitrary time. There was her husband's funeral, her second son's injury, and the next case that the Shen family would have to face. She did not force herself and told Shen Jin. After thanking him, he went back to the inner courtyard. Whether he would shed tears when no one was around and remember his husband was unknown.
The cousins in the fifth house were originally guilty, but they were still angry because of Guo's turning a blind eye. No one dared to say anything in front of Shen Jin and Shen Rui, but many of them were not allowed to whisper or utter a few words about Guo's kindness.
As for Shen Qi, he showed up during the wrapping. He was too weak to sit up and had a broken arm. He knelt in front of Shen Hongling and cried bitterly. She cried so hard that she fainted. It was Shen Rui who made the decision and asked the doctor to come to Shen Qi's hospital. An extra sleeping pill was added to the painkillers, and people were arranged to send Shen Qi back to the bedroom. It looked like no one would mention any rules. Shen Qi had to be forced to stay at the funeral, otherwise he would either fulfill his filial piety or risk his life.
At the fourth watch of the clock, the sound of clappers sounded, and Shen Rui had already raised his eyelids. He looked back at Shen Jin, and Shen Jin was like a chicken pecking at rice, nodding his head.
Shen Jin arrived yesterday, and after experiencing so many things, she didn't even have time to rest, so she stayed up all night again.
When Shen Rui thought of this, he pushed Shen Jin and said, "Brother, it's almost dawn, and there will be a lot to do tomorrow. You should go back and rest for a while, so as not to lose energy tomorrow."
Shen Jin hesitated: "What about you?"
Shen Rui said: "I'll go to Quan Sange's place to take a nap in a while."
Shen Jin was also very tired, so she was not polite, yawned, nodded, and said: "Then I'll go back and take a nap, and come back tomorrow morning."
Shen Hong's death makes people sad, but after all, there are traces and premonitions; it is the lawsuit of the three sons of the Shen family that makes people even more worried. Although it cannot be said that the dust has settled, there have been good developments, and people will follow. Relax.
The fifth bedroom and the fourth bedroom are located next to each other, so naturally the fifth bedroom leads to the fourth bedroom.
Waiting for Shen Jin to return to his yard in the fourth house, he was a little surprised to see that the lights were still on in the yard.
It dawns early in summer, and the sound of cockcrows can be heard in the distance.
Shen Jin knocked on the door, and when the maid came to open the door with a lantern, she said, "Wait until this time? Why are you still not sleeping?"
Shen Jin had taken in people in the house in his early years, and later let them out to get married before going to Beijing to take the exam. Now the oldest maid on duty in the courtyard is only thirteen or fourteen years old. Her name is Mo Xiang, the girl of Shen Jin's book boy. He works in this courtyard.
Mo Xiang looked at Shen Jin who was about to speak but hesitated, looking at the side room for a while and at Shen Jin for a while.
Sensing something was wrong, Shen Jin stopped and said, "What happened in the east wing?"
The east chamber is the teahouse, where Shen Jin occasionally entertained guests when he did not leave Songjiang.
Mo Xiang said softly: "Uncle, there are guests arriving in the east chamber."
Shen Jin said unexpectedly: "We have a guest, when did he come? Why didn't you send someone to the next door to say something?"
Mo Xiang whispered: "The guest said that he came from the capital with the uncle, so it's hard for others to know."
Shen Jin couldn't help frowning when he heard this, it was obviously a lie. He escorted Shen Hong and his wife back to Songjiang, and there were only two servants accompanying them. There were no outsiders, and there was nothing bad to say to others.
Who is it, coming to the fourth room of the Shen family to play tricks?
The lights in the east chamber were flickering. Shen Jin picked up the curtain and went in. He saw a graceful figure sitting on the tea seat. She looked like a young woman.
Hearing movement at the door, the man raised his head.
Shen Jin vaguely felt that he looked familiar, but he didn't dare to recognize it.
The woman had already stood up and made a blessing: "Cousin, you are well..."