Everything returned to calm. After the Cai family girl threw Chai Shaoqing into the well, she just stood by the well with her long wet hair. Everyone didn't know what she was going to do. She just couldn't offend the ghosts and gods. .Otherwise, he would have been ruthlessly thrown into the well like the young master of the Chai family before. They just watched attentively and calmly. However, the girl from the Cai family did not stay for long. After about a stick of incense, she left the Chai family in a ghostly manner. The tall courtyard wall floated past and disappeared into the night. He probably went back to his hometown while the sun was still shining.
Old Man Cai wanted to chase her. Even if she was a ghost, she was his daughter after all. Now that the murderer has received his retribution, Old Man Cai has nothing to worry about. He will probably die in peace.
Meng Xinghe didn't let anyone stop him. Old Man Cai missed his daughter very much. It didn't matter if he wanted to take a look at her.
He asked people to go to the well immediately to see if Mr. Chai's son who fell into the water could be saved.
Only then did Mr. Chai remember that his son was in the well. He went crazy and asked people to fish him out. When everyone tried hard to fish Mr. Chai out, there was no breath in his mouth and nose. He was already dead and could not die again. Seeing the cold corpse of his beloved son, Mr. Chai seemed to have been drained of all his strength and collapsed on the ground.
"Liniang. I, Chai Jinyan, am sorry for you."
Facing his son's body, Mr. Chai beat his feet and beat his chest. His heart was filled with despair. Now that his only son was dead, what hope did he have? Is it true that retaliation is retaliation? There will be retribution for all evil deeds.
Seeing this scene, Meng Xinghe waved his hand to make people retreat. The people he brought were sensible enough not to disturb Mr. Chai, who had lost his son. The truth had been revealed. Meng Xinghe was not in a hurry to open a court trial immediately. He would wait for the Chai family's affairs. It's done. We'll deal with it during the day tomorrow.
Not many of them stayed in the Chai family yard for long. When they walked out of the Chai family gate silently, they suddenly saw a woman in white clothes floating on the high courtyard wall like a ghost. The Cai family woman was back. Everyone in Du Ming's heart immediately speeded up their departure with concern. They secretly sighed in their hearts and wondered what would happen to the Chai family tonight.
At dawn the next day, the rising sun was rising slowly from the east. In front of the Dongcang County Yamen, a sea of people had already gathered around many people from other counties within the county. They surrounded the county Yamen on three floors and three floors outside. They thought desperately. You have to be at the front. Look at Mr. Meng’s powerful verdict today.
In fact, Meng Xinghe knows that this case no longer needs to be tried. The truth has been revealed last night. Who is panicking and who is telling the truth? The Cai family woman who entered the resurrected house made such a fuss. There are all witnesses and material evidence. The Chai family's words are simply not true. If you don't attack, you will destroy yourself.
Both the original defendant and the defendant were invited to the court. Only Mr. Chai from the Chai family attended, and only Mr. Cai from the Cai family attended. Neither of them were as tit-for-tat as they were when they first went to court. One lost his daughter, and the other lost his son. In short, It's even.
Meng Xinghe was not good at trying cases. He picked up the gavel and patted it lightly, and a loud sound was heard. It was indeed a bit shocking. No wonder it is not for the faint of heart. Even if he is threatened by the gavel in court, he will be killed. Legs trembling.
At this moment, Master Chai lost the arrogance he had the day before, and Old Man Cai didn't have much grievance. At the same time, he knelt down.
"Mr. Chai, this is about the unjust death of civilian daughter Cai Xiangxiang. Do you have anything else to say?"
Official Chai paused for a moment: "I have nothing to say."
"Where's Mr. Cai? You were also a witness last night. Do you have anything else to add to this case?"
Old Man Cai said gratefully: "The common people thank you for your deceased daughter Cai Xiangxiang." As he said this, Old Man Cai gave him a heavy slap on the head.
Since both parties had nothing to add, Meng Xinghe handled the case quickly and decisively, saying: "Last night, I and the county magistrate Mr. Bai went to the Chai family to personally interrogate the case. The case of the Chai family's young master killing a Cai family woman It's true. According to the law, he should be executed. However, since the Chai family's son has been executed, the case has come to an end. The Chai family is also ordered to compensate Mr. Cai for a total of 300 taels of silver as future pension expenses. It will be settled within three days. "Tang San, another suspect in this case, was punished with a hundred rods for bullying men and women in the name of his official position. He was imprisoned for three years and retired from court." I wrote the case for the verdict last night. Today I just follow it. After going through the articles of association and reading them through Meng Xinghe, the two old men in the hall accepted the verdict and kowtowed in gratitude.
Meng Xinghe retreated directly, leaving behind many people who were talking loudly.
"Sir Bai, I will not stop here in Dongcang County today. I will leave for Jiangnan immediately. You must treat the cases of Fengqilou and Chai family well. After sorting it out, report it to the Ministry of Punishment and wait for the court to send someone down. Review it yourself.”
In the county government office, Meng Xinghe carefully ordered the follow-up affairs to Mr. Bai beside him as he walked. He did not mention a word about the political achievements of Dongcang County, so much so that Mr. Bai did not know what he had in mind.
"I would like to obey your orders." Lord Bai did not dare to be careless and said, "I don't know when your Lord will set off."
"Leave immediately." Meng Xinghe said with a smile. All his brothers packed everything and prepared to set off.
Master Bai did not expect that Meng Xinghe would be so sudden. He said: "Why are you so anxious, sir? It still takes a day by water from Dongcang County to the next stop, Jiangdu. Why not rest here for one more day and start again tomorrow morning."
It's okay to leave early or late. Meng Xinghe refused and said, "I've been here for two days. I won't disturb you more."
Knowing that Meng Xinghe was determined to leave, Mr. Bai felt that there was no doubt that he would stay longer. It seemed a bit artificial. Mr. Meng was just leaving in a hurry. He didn't know what gift to give. He had to say goodbye for now and hurried back to the room to discuss with his daughter. .
After a while, everyone Meng Xinghe brought from Chang'an had already gathered in front of the county government office. Many people had not dispersed due to the previous trial. Everyone also witnessed that the man who had only been in Dongcang for two days had handled two major cases in a row. The enthusiasm for sending him off was several times more enthusiastic than when Lord Bai went to the countryside to observe the people's livelihood.
The county magistrate Mr. Bai came out with Dongcang County officials and government servants to see him off. Because there were so many people, he did not prepare any conspicuous gold and silver. He just exchanged pleasantries and said that Mr. Meng had handled two major cases for Dongcang County. I specially gave him a cup made of white jade as a token of nostalgia. Meng Xinghe was not the kind of aloof person. He accepted them all and made a farewell gesture to Dongcang County. Then he rode the black wind slowly. Walk towards the ferry.
The official ship had already weighed anchor and was preparing to sail away. Mr. Bai forced himself to throw down the Dongcang County people and escorted Meng Xinghe all the way to the ferry. The whole journey was very loud and lively. It was several times more lively than the previous inspections by high-ranking officials from the imperial court.
"Mr. Meng, wait."
Just when Meng Xinghe was about to board the ship, among the people seeing him off, the rickety figure of Old Cai appeared in front of everyone.
I saw Old Man Cai holding a box in his hand. He kept waving to Meng Xinghe for fear that he would get on the official ship. Then Old Man Cai would not be able to catch up with him.
Meng Xinghe stood at the place where he got on the boat and asked his brother and two ladies to get on first.
The panting old man Cai ran to Meng Xinghe. He put the box in his hand into Meng Xinghe's arms and said: "My lord, I will avenge my deceased daughter. I have nothing to repay. The piece of ancient jade in this box is from the old man's two previous years." I was fishing in the river during the year, and I got it from the belly of the fish. It is of no use to myself if I keep it. I will simply give it to you today."
Meng Xinghe has no intention of delaying. If he doesn't accept Old Man Cai's gift, I'm afraid he won't be able to feel at ease in his life.
"Then I'll be disrespectful." Meng Xinghe accepted the box and said, "I have already told Mr. Bai that I will personally urge the Chai family to compensate you. As for Miss Cai's family, please don't take it to heart." Maybe she has been reincarnated underground at this moment. She has become the daughter of a certain family and is enjoying her happiness."
Old Man Cai nodded and said: "That day, when the grassroots came out of Chai Mansion, they met the ghost of the little girl at home. She told the little old man that she would have nothing to worry about after taking revenge. The little old man felt relieved."
"It's good to be at ease. It's getting late. I'm about to set off." Meng Xinghe said goodbye to Old Man Cai and turned around to get on the boat.
Old Man Cai had been standing on the shore. After Meng Xinghe's boat started to set off, he knelt down on the ground with a plop. He said in a green voice: "Sir, please go slowly. In the next life, the little old man will tie a grass ring with his little girl to repay your kindness. Virtue.”
The official ship had sailed far away. Looking at the Dongcang County ferry disappearing behind him, Meng Xinghe, who was standing on the bow of the ship, suddenly took out the box in his arms. He did not open it. He just smiled lightly and felt that he had done a good deed. It's actually pretty good.
Aunt Yun and Mengdie stood beside Meng Xinghe.
"What? I can't bear to leave." Seeing Meng Xinghe's thoughts flying, Mengdie said angrily: "Do you miss that Miss Bai from Dongcang County? Do you want us to go back again?"
Meng Xinghe came to his senses and said, "Okay. As long as the little baby doesn't get angry, I'll go back." Meng Xinghe hugged Mengdie's waist.
Mengdie's face suddenly turned rosy. She whispered something only the two of them could hear: "Master is still here. Why don't you restrain yourself."
Meng Xinghe hopes that Aunt Yun will see her. Then he can sneak into her room tonight and have a passionate affair.
Meng Xinghe smiled shamelessly and opened the box in his hand to see what was inside.
There was nothing outstanding inside the box. It only contained a piece of black jade. It was simply engraved with a few lines that Meng Xinghe couldn't understand. He picked it up and looked at it carefully. It didn't have the roundness of ordinary white jade, nor the atmosphere of topaz. It was black. It's hard to see how valuable the paint is.
But at this moment, Aunt Yun, who was standing next to Meng Xinghe, stared at the thing in Meng Xinghe's hand.
"Show me." Aunt Yun said coldly.
Meng Xinghe immediately handed it over: "Does Second Master know about this thing?"
He called Aunt Yun Second Master, which made Aunt Yun feel unhappy. She wanted to give this shameless man a slap in the face in front of Mengdie.
Meng Xinghe did not answer the question. Aunt Yun took the black jade and looked at it carefully. After a while, she said: "I don't know. But, I'm afraid my sister knows this black jade. When we get to Dongdu, we will go find her." "Aunt Yun glanced sideways at Meng Xinghe. She had the idea of peeling off Meng Xinghe's skin and bones when she got to Dongdu.
Meng Xinghe felt uncomfortable all over. He said in surprise: "What. What? We have to go to the Demon Gate when we get to Dongdu. That's not possible. I guess I am also an official of the imperial court. How can I make friends with you in private?" Meng Xinghe said in surprise.
This righteous man was looked down upon by the two ladies around him.
"Not going to make you look good."
The two of them have a great understanding of each other and are like masters and disciples.