Chapter 9 "Gossip at the Guest Window"

Author: Feng Si Niang

Chapter 9 "Gossip at the Guest Window"

It wasn’t until half a month later in Malt Village that everyone felt something was wrong:

Normally, 15 days would be enough to go back and forth from Baoding to Yanjiao. Why did it take so long?

Some people began to wonder if they had been delayed by something on the road.

So after another five days, someone finally came to his senses. Could it be that this Niu Yuegui was here to take pictures?

The village chief was frightened by her appearance. Her shabby house was far from worth that much money!

And she just showed some small favors and took away all the beautiful girls in the village! No, she kidnapped them all!

When I think about the fate of those girls in the future, it would be a good idea to be sold as wives, but I am afraid that they will be sold to some dirty place...

When she thought of this, Aunt Liu suddenly realized that it would be great if Niu Yuegui didn't hate herself. How could she let her daughter be her daughter-in-law?

So she cried and wiped away her tears again, yelling at Niu Yuegui as "god damn", and then she and other women in the village went to the government to report the crime.

When I arrived at the government office, I was dumbfounded. Is the government's efficiency in handling cases so high?

Aren't those dozen girls who have been in the dusty life their own children? And the one kneeling on the ground is Niu Yuegui;

She didn't know the other men. Judging by their manners and attire, they didn't look like "rich people" at all, and she didn't know which one was her concubine.

"Niu Yuegui, I'll kill you!" Liu Axiang was the first to rush forward. With a gesture from the official, a Yamen officer stopped her.

"Okay, auntie, it's okay. Take the children home quickly. They must have been frightened these past few days." The yamen servant said kindly.

"Master Xie Qingtian!" Half of the people in the court knelt down. This time they were sincere. I had never felt that the government was so in charge of things.

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Ten days was enough time for a round trip from Yanjiao to Baoding, and enough time for Niu Yuegui and his gang to resell the girls and find a good buyer.

As long as the price is negotiated and delivered, they disappear into the sea of ​​​​people, and the girls are sold all over the world, and no one can catch them, just like they have done before.

But this time, when they were trading with the previous family, the official messengers were like magic soldiers descending from the sky, catching them all in one fell swoop.

When Du Heng was still Lin Zhijun, he discovered that the method used by these human traffickers to abduct children from poor families was nothing more than "returning to their hometowns in rich clothes".

But the granddaughter of the Duke of Qin could tell by her dress that she was of high status, she had a striking appearance, and she had a red mole between her eyebrows. With such obvious features, she was not an easy target for human traffickers.

Moreover, she lost a left foot. Du Heng read "Guest Window Gossip" and suddenly remembered a story in it. Could it be that the granddaughter of the Duke of Qin was "killed and eaten, and the bones were burned into pills"?

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That little girl looks just like the boy under Guanyin. Maybe she is a cruel buyer who listens to the rumors and takes the child's flesh and blood for food?

But she was released alive, and her clothes were still the same as those at that time.

As far as Du Heng knew, the investigation in the county where the little girl was found was not rigorous. In fact, the capital city was in a state of panic for a few days.

At that time, Du Heng had a very terrible idea in his mind.

Even human trafficking has its own huge network of relationships, up and down the line. Because it is not visible to the public, it is more implicated. If you catch one, you can fight.

If a small hole can be opened, the matter of Qin Guogong's granddaughter will be revealed sooner or later!

So Du Heng suggested to Du Shengping that he send more government officials to pay attention to the movements in the villages, especially if a pie in the sky wants to take away women and children.

Finally, the hard work of the past month paid off and a clue was revealed!

Moreover, Du Heng told Du Shengping, or more politely, Duke Qin:

In this case, there is a high possibility that there is a mole in the palace.

Duke Qin needs to pay special attention to the maids, mothers-in-law, and servants who have just entered the house, and who resigned not long after the granddaughter was lost. He or she may have been lurking in the house a few months ago.

At this point, Du Shengping's position as Minister of Dali Temple was considered secure, and Du Shengping seemed to have gotten to know his little daughter.

Finally, Du Heng made a request, asking him and Qin Guogong to recommend Wu Youdong, a young minister of Dali Temple who was his colleague, to be the inspector of punishment and inspection.

When Du Shengping heard this, his subconscious reaction was to frown.

Du Heng understood what he was thinking. The minister of Dali Temple was only a third-rank official. He recommended his future subordinates to continue to be officials at the same level as him? It would be a lie to say that he was not angry.

Du Heng comforted him, how could Beijing officials and foreign officials be on the same level? Not only did this send Wu Youdong far away, and replace him with a subordinate who listened to him and would not go against him, it also showed that his colleague was broad-minded, didn't he?

Du Shengping knew this, and he quickly came to his senses and thought this was a really good move. He just felt that his daughter was thinking too far.

Du Heng also had his own deeper intention in doing this:

Helping the little girl from the Duke of Qin's family is one thing, and improving her voice in front of Du Shengping is another. Her road to revenge cannot always be limited to the inner house;

She did this to get closer to the Sheng family faster.

She would ask Du Shengping to establish a good relationship with the general affairs envoy, and rely on her in-laws to promote Sheng Ruchi, which would indirectly help her little aunt;

In addition, the general affairs envoy and the general affairs envoy Si Tongzheng envoys are in charge of matters involving internal and external chapters, submissions, reports, and refutations. Whenever the four parties submit their opinions, complain about grievances, or report illegal matters, they write down the reasons in the notebook, and God will listen to them.

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The memorials from the Jin Yiwei, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the Cabinet cannot be seen;

But on the general affairs envoy's side, they are all complaints from ordinary people, which is less difficult. Maybe there will be some clues.

And with Wu Youdong's ability, it will only be more convenient for him to show his talents in the local area;

Staying in the capital and engaging in intrigues all day long should not be his destination.

***

"Miss, don't stay at home, let's go see the beheading!" Jingse said excitedly.

Du Heng's heart skipped a beat when he heard the word "beheading". He flipped through the book as if nothing had happened and asked, "What's so interesting about this? Aren't you afraid?"

"Those who have been beheaded are all guilty of heinous crimes. The saint approved them without hesitation. Isn't that very satisfying?"

Du Heng's hand holding the book couldn't help but clenched tightly. It was such a heinous crime. The Lin family died so quickly and ended up with these people.

She really wanted to ask Jingse and the people in the world, were they also so happy when the Lin family was slaughtered?

The hatred in his heart was so painful that it bled, and Du Heng finally went to the execution ground.

***

"Hey, have you heard that the last girl went to her natal village to take pictures of flowers? You said it was disgusting! But I heard that she was also sold in the early years and changed hands several times!

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"This is called 'poor people must be hateful'. She must have kidnapped many girls and children over the years! She must have been punished by God!"

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Du Heng listened to the bustling discussion among the crowd, and accidentally learned that a concubine of the Duke of Qin had an affair with a servant, and was given dumb drugs by his mistress and sold to a brothel;

The concubine's daughter was only one or two years younger than the newly found legitimate daughter. The aunt was relegated, and the servants did not take good care of her. She broke her leg while walking at night, and the treatment was not timely, and the doctor did not know.

I accidentally connected the wrong bone, and I will be a lame in the future.

The matter of this concubine caused a lot of limelight at the beginning. This concubine was from a low-class background and was the servant of a brothel.

The prince of the Duke of Qin was fascinated by her just by seeing her. Regardless of the objections of his family, he carried her into the palace no matter what;

And with such a low status, she was eventually promoted to a noble concubine.

At that time, everyone laughed at the Crown Prince's wife, and now they ridicule the Crown Prince of Qin for leaving a beautiful and beautiful lady to look for someone in a brothel. In the end, he was cuckolded and became a bastard.

Du Heng thought to himself, this prince's wife is really decisive and chose the most ugly excuse;

However, it is expected that the Duke of Qin and his wife would not dare to have any objections. This is all the sin of the Duke of Qin himself.

Before seeing the execution, Du Heng said she was tired and went back to her house alone. It was really hard for her to watch this carnival with heads falling on the ground, regardless of whether the thing they were celebrating was upright or not.

"Kechuang Xiahua" is from the Qing Dynasty. This article is based on the assumption that the year is based on the Ming Dynasty.
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