Chapter 182: Death without evidence and last words
On the second day, the eldest lady of the Wang family waited and waited, but the fat woman did not come.
Fortunately, I had the deposit left yesterday, so I had already hired a doctor for my mother-in-law and bought some food.
It wasn't until dark that the fat lady arrived in a carriage.
After getting out of the car, he said to Mrs. Wang: "I was delayed by something during the day."
"It doesn't matter, there's no rush in this half day." Mrs. Wang said.
"To be honest, I am also running errands for others, and the real buyer is not me." The fat woman smiled and said, "If it is convenient for me, you can go to the master's house with me, sign and pledge the remaining money to me.
You."
Sister-in-law Wang couldn't help but hesitated and said: "It's getting dark today..."
Seeing that she had doubts, the fat woman said, "Madam, you don't have to go with the house deed. Once the money is collected, I will come back with you to get the house deed.
It’s really not convenient for the owner of the house to come out, and she is also a womanizer.”
When Mrs. Wang heard what she said, she went to the yard next door and asked the neighbor's housewife to come over and take care of the elderly and children for her for a while.
She followed the fat woman into the car.
The carriage came out of the alley and turned around. The fat lady watched carefully from the carriage to make sure no one was following, and then she said to the driver: "Let's go!"
At this time, Sister-in-law Wang was very worried, but seeing that the carriage turned back to the main road and there were many pedestrians on both sides, she kept silent.
When the carriage stopped, the fat woman asked her to get off.
Sister-in-law Wang suddenly arrived in front of the Fifth Prince's Mansion.
"Here..." Sister-in-law Wang couldn't help but hesitate.
"Madam, don't worry. The owner here sincerely invites you to come in." The fat woman said with a smile.
Mrs. Wang followed her in and went all the way to the main room.
Seeing a dignified and beautiful woman sitting there, the fat woman introduced her: "This is the fifth prince's concubine."
After hearing this, the eldest lady of the Wang family hurriedly wanted to bow down, but Lan Ning stopped her and said, "Madam, don't bow down and please sit down quickly. Please forgive me for presumptuously deceiving me. The situation is really compelling and I have to do it as a last resort. Please forgive me."
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"The princess' words are serious, but I don't know why you met the civilian woman?" Mrs. Wang is calm and decent, and she does not lose her composure even in front of the princess.
Lan Ning also secretly appreciated it in her heart and said: "To be honest, the fifth prince was framed and said that he was dominating and oppressing the people in Longxi.
Your Lord Wang went with him to Longxi to provide disaster relief. He was an insider, but unfortunately he committed suicide. I suspected that it was related to this matter, so I invited the eldest lady to ask if there was anything hidden during the period."
"Three days before the husband of a civilian woman died, someone asked him to go out for a drink. I don't know who that person was, but he felt lost when he came back.
When the woman asked him why, he just kept silent. Later, he told me that he was going on a long trip. Unexpectedly, he committed suicide in the night.
The civilian woman was just a prostitute and knew nothing about the affairs of the public family. Some time ago, officials from the government came over to conduct an autopsy and interrogate the body, but found nothing except that it was confirmed that it was suicide." Mrs. Wang couldn't help but feel sad when she talked about the situation at that time. p>
Lan Ning sighed after hearing this: "People cannot be resurrected after death. Madam Wang, please show your condolences and make a living for the living.
Don’t worry, I will buy your house at the market price. You can stay or leave as you please.”
"The fifth prince is still in danger now, why do you care about irrelevant people like us?" Mrs. Wang was surprised.
"I heard from the fifth prince that Mr. Wang was diligent and self-motivated when he was in Longxi. He worked hard and never complained.
Nowadays, it is really sad to leave behind an old mother, a widow and a weak son.
If Master Wang's suicide was related to the matter of the fifth prince, then he must have been unwilling to give false testimony, so he took the dead end.
If it has nothing to do with this matter, even if he is doing his duty to serve the country, he should help."
"Don't you doubt that he used his death to frame the Fifth Prince?" Madam Wang asked, "After all, the dead have the harshest words. People who are interested say that he committed suicide because he was afraid of the Fifth Prince's power. Wouldn't it be more powerful than if he were alive?
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"It may not be impossible, but Mr. Wang is not among them." Lan Ning said.
"How can I see the prince's concubine?" Madam Wang asked.
"If Mr. Wang really wanted to kill us to frame us, why didn't he make proper arrangements for his family before he died?
No matter how bad the situation is, you still have to spend some money to buy your life.
I heard from the servant that your family is very poor, and Mr. Wang has a reputation for being honest and self-sufficient.
If he colluded with others, how could his family not even be able to afford a doctor or eat thick porridge after his death?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang burst into tears and choked up her voice: "If my deceased husband knew something underground, I would have closed my eyes after hearing what you said.
It was not that the women of the common people had intended to deceive me before, but they really had no way to seek help and had to swallow their anger.
Before his death, my deceased husband gave two letters to the woman. He also knew that the other party was extremely powerful, and it would be impossible for a family like ours to compete with it.
But he doesn’t want to frame a good person out of thin air. The fifth prince loves the people and saves them, so he shouldn’t bear the stigma.
Moreover, he chose to commit suicide in order to save us, mother and son, and we must not take it for granted.
One of the two letters was left to me. It told me some family matters and said that if I met a reliable person, I could submit the other letter as a document.
The civilian woman didn’t open it to read, but the content inside should be the details of this matter.
After my husband died, I don’t know where the people came from. They collected all the letters and writing papers at home and went through them many times before they were done.
Fortunately, I kept these two letters close to me and did not ask them to search them.
Even so, how can a commoner woman have the courage to take risks? If she is not careful, she may not only be unable to help the fifth prince clear his grievances, but may also risk the lives of the remaining few people.
I am fortunate to be able to meet the prince and concubine today, and it is also the blessing of my late husband’s spirit in heaven, so the common woman will submit the letter to fulfill her late husband’s legacy!”
Lan Ning felt refreshed when she heard that Wang Cheng had left a suicide note before his death.
He took the letter and read it, and said to Mrs. Wang: "Madam, I would like to thank you in advance. This letter left by Mr. Wang is very important and will be used as evidence in the court in a few days. p>
I will try my best to protect you, but I also want to ask you for one more favor."
"Please speak." Mrs. Wang has calmed down at this time.
"I want you to take Mr. Wang's suicide note to testify in court. Before doing so, you must hide it from the eyes and ears of those people." Lan Ning said, "It will make people think that you sold the house in the capital and then returned to your hometown with your mother-in-law and son.
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Then my people will take you back to the capital halfway, and you will not show up again until the day you go to court."
"As long as the princess can guarantee the safety of my mother-in-law and son, the civilian woman is willing to go to court to testify." Mrs. Wang was even determined, "I don't want my husband to die in an unknown way."
In the prison cell of Dali Temple, the skinny jailer who delivers meals is walking in the corridor carrying an empty bucket.
After a few days, he discovered that the identities of the Longxi people who came to Beijing to complain were not simple.
Especially the two leaders.
However, he has already figured out the identity of the other party, so he has completed his errand.
After going up, he took off his clothes and said to a fat man: "I have something to do at home these days. I'm going to take a leave. If I can't wait, I'll find someone else to help!"