Judging from the child's appearance and size, he should be young, definitely no more than eight years old. He looks a bit thin, not like a child from a wealthy family, but a bit like a child from a family who doesn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. .But his clothes were very gorgeous. Shen Cha sighed, this was probably another tragedy caused by the stepmother's harsh treatment of the first wife's child. However, she looked at the child's expression carefully, and saw the indifference on his face. , his expression of not caring about anyone or anything is very inconsistent with his young age.

"Because she forced your mother to death, do you want to kill her too?" Shen Cha felt that this case was not as simple as it seemed. "You hate your stepmother, but these people..." she pointed out Referring to the deceased people, "Aren't they pitiful because they were implicated? Didn't you think carefully before doing this?"

"Sir, they are not pitiful at all. They deserve what they get." The child pointed back at the dull man, "Even this man deserves to die." He raised his head and looked at Shen Cha, Xue Ruitian and Jin Miaomiao who were squatting in front of him. , then looked at Shen Haolin with a majestic face, "My lords, if you have anything to ask, just ask, I will not hide anything, and I will be responsible for what I have done to the end! "

"Let's do this. If you are willing, you can come to the Yamen and explain things clearly to us." Shen Cha accidentally saw a faint mark under the child's collar that seemed to have been beaten by something. She stretched out her hand to pull the child over. , opened the collar and saw the purple-red marks on the child's neck, and the fire in his heart suddenly rose. He arranged the child's clothes, took another cloak from the shadow, and Chen Cha The child was wrapped up, he patted his head, looked at the soldiers of the Shen family army, and ordered, "Take this woman and this man away together, and ask the family members of the food stall owner to come to the Yamen. trip."

The yamen that Shen Cha mentioned was originally built for the transfer envoys of Jiapingguan City, but since the old Duke came to Jiapingguan City to take charge of military and political affairs, the official position of the transfer envoys has completely become a decoration. Later, the late emperor We simply dismantled this organizational structure and completely handed over the management of Jiaping Pass to the old Duke and the old Marquis.

Although the transfer envoy system is gone, the yamen is still there. Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Xue Ruitian will go to the yamen for a few days every month to handle government affairs. If the people have any grievances or disputes, they can choose to attend these days. When you come to the Yamen to seek help, you can also go to the Shen Jiajun military camp. The military camp has a place specifically responsible for handling disputes in the city, and ordinary disputes can be resolved.

"Bring all the prisoners in to me!" After entering the lobby, Shen Haolin sat in the middle. Xue Ruitian and Shen Cha sat on both sides of the hall respectively. Song Qiyun pulled Jin Miaomiao and later Jin Jing. Sitting down in an inconspicuous position, the Marquis knocked on the armrest of the chair and grabbed it to watch the fun... No, it was Hongye's hand stove, which was helping. "You..." He pointed at the man with his fan, and then pointed Referring to the woman who was acting wildly all the way, "And you, kneel down!"

Even though that woman was howling at the temple fair and on the way from the temple fair to the Yamen, when she actually entered the Yamen and came to the lobby, I don't know if she felt the pressure of coercion and the inviolable authority, so she immediately started talking. Closed. When Xue Ruitian asked them to kneel down, without saying a word, they took the man's arm and knelt down on the ground.

"Have the family members of the deceased come?" Xue Ruitian stretched his neck and looked at the door, "Are they not here yet? Still no family members?"

"My lord, my lord, your general!" the Shen family soldiers who were sent to summon people came back and said, "The food stall owner is the only one in his family and has no family members. The other deceased were friends of the food stall owner and also food stall owners. The Lord’s neighbors, like the stall owner, are all alone.”

"My lords, I am a relative of the stall owner." After entering the lobby, the child knelt down on the ground without being told, his back straight, and there was still no expression on his face. "He is me. His uncle and several others were his former servants."

"Bring him a mat, don't hurt your knees!" Shen Haolin asked Ying Shiba to get a mat for the child to put under his knees. When he saw the child politely thanked Ying Shiba, he felt confused. Shen Cha had the same idea. This should be a premeditated revenge, targeting the child's biological father, stepmother and this so-called biological uncle. "Okay, you can start telling your story. First, you have to tell me, What's your name?"

"My surname is Zhen, and my name is Zhen Dabao. This is my father, called Meng Wu. This is my stepmother. I don't know her name. I only know that she was a dancer, and she was the woman my father kept outside." The child pointed out. Referring to the food stall owner, "His name is Zhen Xing, my mother's brother and my uncle."

"Meng Wu..." Xue Ruitian touched his chin and thought for a while, "Zhen's Winery belongs to your family, right?"

"Yes!" Zhen Dabao nodded, "Sir, can I ask my wet nurse and old housekeeper to talk about their grievances with my mother? I am young and there are some things that old people like them don't know as well."

"Okay!" Shen Haolin nodded, "Where are they?"

"Locked in the woodshed in the backyard of Zhen's Winery."

"Go find it!"

Shen Cha signaled to Ying Shiba, who nodded and left with a group of people. At the yamen gate, he met Ying Shiqi who wanted the dagger back. The two of them said hello and left.

After about a cup of tea, Ying Shiba came back with two old men in ragged clothes and skinny bones. The two old men knelt down in the hall. Meng Wu, who had always been expressionless, and the stepmother who had always been restless. His face suddenly turned pale, and he looked at the two old people as if he had seen ghosts, with an expression like "How are you still alive?"

In addition to bringing back two old people, Ying Shiba also kept an extra thought and found several old people from the winery who seemed to be not living a good life. It turned out that among the old people from the Zhen family, one of them He also served as Meng Wu's master.

"Everyone is here, let's talk." Shen Haolin looked at the old housekeeper, the child's nanny, and Meng Wu's master, and had people move chairs for them and give them a bowl of hot tea, "First Let’s start with the step-brother forcing his first wife to death, old housekeeper, please tell me first.”

"Yes, Lord Guo!" The old housekeeper stood up tremblingly, saluted Shen Haolin, sat down again at Shen Haolin's signal, and said, "Our eldest lady was forced to death by this dancer. , Mrs. Liu and I saw it with our own eyes." He pointed to the wet nurse sitting next to him, "Otherwise, we wouldn't have been locked up in the woodshed, he..." The old housekeeper pointed at Meng Wu, "He was originally a beggar who was left behind in Jiapingguan City. He almost froze to death in front of our winery. Our old boss was a kind-hearted man, so he took him in and made him an apprentice in the winery. At the beginning. , he was still very diligent, eager to do any work, and could endure any hardship. He was especially appreciated by his old boss, so he asked Lao Jia to accept him as his apprentice and let him learn wine making from him. This man is smart and can learn everything. He learned very quickly. In less than two years, he mastered Lao Jia’s skills and became a steward. One day, the eldest lady came to the winery for a stroll. One of them went out, and the other walked in and bumped into her. Together, the eldest lady fell in love with him at first sight and insisted on marrying him. The old boss was not willing, and the young master did not agree, but there was little room for change in the matter decided by the eldest lady. She wanted to marry this man. She will definitely get married, and no one can persuade her. Therefore, my old boss had no choice but to agree, but made a requirement, that is, Meng Wu must marry into the Zhen family."

"Are you objecting because of bad character or family status?" Xue Ruitian looked at the old housekeeper curiously, "Or are they both?"

"Both!" the old housekeeper sighed. "After he became a small steward, he became a little impatient and began to wander around the streets and willow lanes. I must have met this woman at that time. Occasionally, someone would see him at the door of the gambling house. When I came out of it, the diligent young man before disappeared and turned into a person who started to pay attention to food and clothing and was unwilling to work."

"Is the old housekeeper right?" Shen Haolin looked at Meng Wu, "Do you have anything to defend yourself?"

"No!" Meng Wu shook his head, "The only thing the grassroots want to say is that Wei Niang is not a prostitute, she is a simple dancer, the kind who sells her skills but not her body. Moreover, it is not her who interferes with me and the Zhen family. It was Mrs. Zhen who ruined our relationship. If it had not been for Mrs. Zhen, Wei Niang and I would have left Jiaping Guancheng and gone back to our hometown."

"Have you known each other for a long time?"

"Yes!" Wei Niang straightened her back and kowtowed respectfully, "Brother Wu and I grew up together, and we agreed that when we grew up, he would marry me. But when I was ten When I was one year old, my family suffered a disaster and I couldn't live any longer. My mother sold me to Mrs. Ya, who sold me here and made me a dancer. I was originally in Zuimengyuan, but later and Wu After my brother reunited, he redeemed me from there and placed me in a rented yard. At that time, the border was in chaos and we couldn't return to our hometown, so we decided to wait for a while until the border war was over. , they went back to get married. But who would have thought that the daughter of his boss fell in love with Brother Wu and asked him to marry into his wife. He was opposed to it at first, but the daughter-in-law stalked and even threatened Brother Wu with death more than once. Even if That's right, Brother Wu didn't even agree. Finally...finally..." Wei Niang glared at the wet nurse with anger in her eyes, "This old witch gave the young lady an idea. What it was, I don't think I will tell you. You can guess it." She wiped her eyes and choked, "The eldest lady used this to threaten Brother Wu, saying that if Brother Wu didn't agree to the marriage, she would sue the Yamen and put him in jail for the rest of his life. Don't even think about it."

"Ms. Liu!" Shen Cha looked at the old nanny expressionlessly, "Is this person telling the truth?"

"Yes, it's all the old slave's fault. The old slave wanted to relieve the eldest lady's worries, so he made this move!" Mrs. Liu fell to her knees with a plop and kowtowed, "This is none of the eldest lady's business. It’s none of the young master’s business, all the blame will be borne by the old slave!”
Chapter completed!