Chapter 770: It’s not easy for a woman to get a monthly pass)
When the ninth elder brother came down from the imperial palace, he saw the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother waiting outside.
Brother Jiu glanced at the two of them and said, "Want to see Khan Ama?"
The thirteenth brother smiled and said nothing, and the fourteenth brother flattered him by saying, "We want to sleep with the ninth brother..."
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "Are you still a child? You don't dare to sleep?"
Brother Fourteen said with a hint of resentment: "Last time at Ninth Brother's house, Ninth Brother left even though he said he wouldn't leave. No one lives in this palace, and the wind outside was so loud that it made me panic!"
In the middle of winter, the north wind howls.
There was a roaring sound in the wind, which made me a little scared of people.
Brother Jiu's back felt cold when he thought of this, and he said a little impatiently: "Okay, come over then!"
The fourteenth elder brother cheered and took the thirteenth elder brother to ask someone to pack his bed.
After the three brothers had simply freshened up, they all lay down on the kang.
Brother Fourteen said excitedly: "How about I tell Brother Ninth a story? What's coming from outside..."
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said, "Don't mention ghosts and gods. It's late at night. Do you want to sleep in the rest of the night?"
The fourteenth elder brother said with a smile: "Then I will sleep in the middle..."
Brother Jiu's hair stood up when he heard the howling of ghosts and wolves outside. He tried to calm down and said, "No, I'm not worried. You and Thirteen will be on either side of me while I sleep!"
Brother Fourteen thought for a while and said, "Then I'll be on the kang, where it'll be warm!"
The ninth elder brother looked at the thirteenth elder brother.
Brother Thirteen lowered his head and suppressed a smile, saying, "I can do it."
When he lay down, Brother Jiu felt empty and felt uncomfortable.
Don't worry about Beijing.
Brother Thirteen and Brother Fourteen also caught up on their sleep in the morning and are not sleepy now.
The fourteenth elder brother said with gloating: "We have such a comfortable trip, and the third brother will look at us when we come back."
Brother Jiu thought of the eldest princess and Princess Rongxian, sighed, and said: "I was also negligent. I didn't think of this before."
The Thirteenth Brother said: "My aunt and the others will go slowly and hurry up when it's warm. It should be fine."
The fourteenth elder brother turned sideways, looked at the ninth elder brother and said, "Brother found out. Ninth elder brother, you are such a good person, you don't hold grudges!"
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "What is there to remember? What's the point of bickering between brothers? When you leave the study and work as an errand in the Ministry of Justice, you will know what resentment is and what hatred is...
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The fourteenth elder brother asked curiously: "Then tell me, let the brothers see it first!"
Brother Ninth remembered the files he read last year. Although they were all murder cases, there were no shocking cases. However, some other cases he heard about were alarming.
He talked about a major case in the Shunzhi year. It happened in June of the third year of Shunzhi, and it was a major poisoning case in Baoding Prefecture.
Seventeen men in a village were all poisoned to death, and only one survived. In particular, it was involved in a serious case of making money and exterminating the family.
It turns out that at that time, there was a small Zhuangzi clan living under the Baoding Mansion, all of whom were members of the Wu clan.
Among them was Mr. Wu, who had saved up a family fortune for decades, with fertile land and prosperous shops. However, one year when he took his wife, children and housekeeper to visit, he encountered robbers. Except for the housekeeper who ran away quickly, the other three members of the family were robbed.
Hacked to death.
When the housekeeper came back with the corpses of his masters, he also complained to the government. However, the world was not peaceful at that time and there were many bandits and bandits, so in the end the matter was settled.
The Wu family only had their daughter-in-law and their infant grandson, so the clan members came over and occupied the Wu family's shop.
The daughter-in-law of the Wu family had no choice but to guard hundreds of acres of land and help her son grow up.
As a result, they encountered misfortune again. On their way back from Guining, the mother and son, together with the maid, were pushed into the river. Later, when villagers passed by and realized something was wrong, the daughter-in-law was rescued, but the maid and the child drowned.
Within a year, five people died.
Brother Fourteen asked: "Where is the housekeeper? Why is he missing?"
Brother Thirteen thought for a while and said: "If the tribe wants to occupy the shop, they must first expel the housekeeper..."
The remaining female family members could not be seen in public, so it was natural for the family members to take over the shop.
The fourteenth elder brother frowned and said: "I have no loyalty at all. I ran away when I encountered bandits in front of me; now my mistress, my little master also runs away when I need help..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "I'm a little timid, but I'm not completely heartless. I heard that my young master died, so I came back privately and told him about being forced to leave."
The fourteenth elder brother curled his lips and said: "No need to guess the rest, it is the wife here who took revenge and poisoned the well!"
The thirteenth elder brother said from the side: "It's not a well. If it were a well, the women and children would not be spared."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Yes, it was during the banquet. This daughter-in-law used the excuse of remarrying and wanted to distribute all the property of her husband's family to her relatives, so she invited all the eighteen male members of the clan..."
Don't think about the rest. After a table of wine and food, seventeen people died and one person was spared.
Such a major case would definitely alarm the state government, and even the capital sent a minister to investigate the case and find out the previous murder case.
The fourteenth elder brother muttered: "These bullshit clan rules are weird. Without male sons, wives and daughters are just like fish and meat, and can be slaughtered by others. People from the tribe who are eight generations away can come and take charge of the family. It's because women can't stand up."
, for a heroine like Sister-in-law Jiu, if anyone dares to murder Brother Nine, Sister-in-law Nine will kill him!"
The Thirteenth Brother said: "This is why the imperial court emphasizes that 'murder cases must be solved' and 'those who kill will die and those who injure others will be punished.' Only with legal principles can we warn the world against evil thoughts and ensure the health and peace of the people.
For example, in this case, if Mr. Wu’s family of three were murdered and the real culprit was found, the next two lives would not have been in vain, and the weak daughter would not have to be forced to use such horrific means to seek revenge..."
The fourteenth elder brother said: "Since it is said that 'those who kill will die', then those who harmed others deserved their death. What happened to this woman?"
Brother Jiu said: "He committed suicide in prison."
The thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers were both silent.
The fourteenth elder brother said angrily: "What about the local officials, county magistrates, and magistrates? Are they not held accountable?"
The ninth elder brother did not answer immediately, but looked at the thirteenth elder brother.
When he heard about the case at the Criminal Department, his reaction was similar to that of Brother Fourteen, and he also felt that the county magistrate and prefect should bear responsibility.
The Thirteenth Elder Brother said: "At this time, there was chaos at that time. This matter was still a conspiracy of many people. It is difficult to verify. If the case has to be closed randomly, it is also an unjust case. The court should consider this as appropriate.
Most likely they won’t be held accountable.”
The fourteenth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother and said: "Ninth elder brother, is that right?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "I'm not guilty, but my future is pretty much the same."
The fourteenth elder brother rolled his eyes and said: "No wonder Khan Ama dealt with Peng Chun's two sons so harshly. It would be terrible if the Eight Banners broke out from inside."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "The honorable family is connected with the Eight Banners Commander. If there is chaos in our own family, then the war will not be enough to hold us back."
However, the children and grandchildren of the Hesheli family were sent to Ninggu Pagoda, and the two sons of Peng Chun were also sent to Ninggu Pagoda...
I don’t know how their life in Ninggu Tower is going...
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Capital, Ninth Prince's Mansion, main room.
Shu Shu left his wife here, and the two of them were also talking about the gossip in the palace.
Fu Han and Fu Hai's wife are having a divorce.
Both of them are also eldest daughters. One is a descendant of Prince Lilie, and the other is a descendant of Guanglue Beile.
In the early years, it was common for Eight Banner girls to remarry, but in recent years it has become less common.
Because of the need to "change customs", the clan also began to respect "Zhenlie".
It was rare for the clan member Fujin and his clan daughter to get along with each other. Even if they were widowed, they would always observe the law and never marry again.
The Clan Office also compiled it into a book, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a yearbook for the widows of these clans.
For example, Chun Wang Fujin received half of his husband's princely salary, five thousand taels a year.
"Why didn't you mention it earlier? If you mention it now, it would make outsiders pay attention to cousin Guizhen..."
Shu Shu murmured to Mrs. Bo, worried about Guizhen.
Everyone has close and distant relatives.
The two cousins-in-law, who had never interacted with each other very much, were of course no match for Shu Shu's cousin, Guizhen Gege.
The marriage between Guizhen Gege and Erhe is scheduled for November 14th, which is today.
They also sent a message over there, but because Ninth Prince was out, Fusong went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to attend the banquet on his behalf, and came back to mention it to Shu Shu. It was very lively.
This was all within Shu Shu's expectation.
The day before yesterday was the day to add makeup.
Because Shu Shu was pregnant, she couldn't go there to put on makeup in person, so she asked Mrs. Bo to take her there.
These are the five front houses on Di'anmenwai Street that were originally purchased from Gui Dan.
Because I had previously acquired a shop on Di'anmenwai Street from the Crown Princess, I could just use one to add makeup to Guizhen Gege.
After thinking about it, Shu Shu decided to add the first one to avoid causing trouble to Guizhen.
In addition to this shop, there is a pair of Jin Ruyi that have been prepared in advance.
Madam Bo gave me a village with Huairou, a set of heads, and two thousand bank notes.
Mr. Jueluo also went there and built a small courtyard inside Chaoyang Gate and two sets of headdresses.
Although Prince Kang Taifujin did not go there in person, he sent someone to send him a set of masks.
When Mrs. Bo came back from adding makeup, she mentioned something to Shu Shu. Guizhen planned to return to Mrs. Bo the land deeds of the three properties that her uncle had previously compensated.
Mrs. Bo didn't ask for it, but asked the Jueluo family. In the end, Jueluo family gave Guizhen silver according to the market price, which was regarded as buying back the three properties.
According to Jueluo's original intention, he planned to add 50% to the market price. This is an inner-city property that has always been marketable but priceless. It is not easy to buy it even if it is usually increased by 50%.
Guizhen refused and wanted to repay Dong E's family free of charge. In the end, Mrs. Bo made the decision and exchanged the money for silver according to the market price.
When Guizhen's dowry was brought to the palace yesterday, many people were stunned.
Those who were jealous started to say, "My father-in-law is a thief, it is so affordable to find such a real marriage for my youngest son."
Then someone complained, and mentioned that the Shumulu family valued this marriage. The bride price was one thousand eight hundred taels, and the betrothal gift was twenty-four dollars, which was no different from marrying the eldest daughter-in-law...