As soon as He Zhi finished speaking, Wei Pingxiao slapped the hall with a loud bang, frightening everyone in the hall, and then listened to him sternly say: "Liar. He Yijiu, tell him that you had an affair with me before.
What did the officer say?"
He Yijiu's butt hurt again, and his knees were numb. Coupled with several times of excessive fright, He Yijiu was already a little confused and said in a confused way: "Yes...it's a servant."
He Zhi frowned and explained: "Reporting to your lord, He Yijiu is just the head of the house. He doesn't know what's going on in the house. I guess he made a mistake and it was a servant who died."
Wei Pingxiao, as if waiting for him, immediately said: "Oh? Since she is a domestic servant, then this woman's parents must also be in your family."
He Zhi said again: "As far as I'm concerned, sir, this girl's parents died young and she has no siblings."
"So, there is no proof." Wei Pingxiao said as if asking, his eyes locked on He Mengyou sharply.
He Mengyou couldn't help but shudder and stared at the front of his knees without saying a word.
The hall suddenly became quiet.
I don't know how long it took, but the government officials suddenly looked at each other, and He Mengyou and the others just hugged their arms and shivered, with a look of astonishment on their faces.
Wei Pingxiao also had a face full of confusion. He just wanted to be silent for a moment. For a person with a truly guilty conscience, the more silent he is, the easier it is to panic. But what is the situation now?
Su Zhen jumped up and shook his teeth: "What's going on? Why did it suddenly become cold?"
The entire court hall felt like a freezing winter, with people jumping to the point of freezing.
"Look, it's freezing." Someone shouted.
Everyone looked over. On the ground, with He Mengyou as the center, ice began to form and spread outward. Soon, the entire ground was covered with a thin layer of ice, followed by the walls, then the beams, and finally the entire
The house was covered in frost on all sides.
The courtroom seemed to have become an icehouse.
In just a few breaths, such a strange thing happened. Everyone in the hall was cold and scared. One of the government officials couldn't bear it and took the lead in shouting: "Run quickly, get out of here quickly."
For a moment, a group of people rushed to the door of the lobby, but as soon as they reached the door, a dark wind blew in their faces, and the door was closed with a bang. Then, several wooden windows also banged.
One door after another was "closed".
The government officials had never seen such a vision before, and they huddled together in fear.
Wei Pingxiao wanted to go to the inner hall, but before he could get close, the door of the entrance hall was slammed shut. He was afraid in his heart, but on his face he suppressed the attack and silently retreated to his seat.
Su Zhen felt cold and scared. He quickly walked over and hugged Wei Pingxiao's arm, shaking his voice and whispering: "Brother Wei, what on earth is going on? Is it really haunted?"
Wei Pingxiao frowned and looked at He Mengyou, who was almost frozen into an iceman.
At the entrance of the lobby, the government officials tried to push the door again, but no matter how hard they tried, the door would not budge. Someone tried to push the window again, but to no avail.
As for He Zhi and He Yijiu, their faces were pale with fear. However, He Zhi still remembered his duty as a domestic servant. Although he was scared, he hurriedly helped He Mengyou who was still kneeling on the ground. But when he came to He Mengyou
When I saw it, I was shocked.
He Mengyou's whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of ice and snow, and even his eyebrows were frozen into ice. If he continued to freeze like this, he would definitely freeze to death.
"Master, Master." He Zhi called out twice urgently.
He Mengyou, who was numb from the cold, obviously still retained his consciousness. He blinked and his voice trembled uncomfortably, "Hurry up, help me... up."
He Zhi grabbed one of He Mengyou's arms and exerted force, but He Mengyou's legs seemed to be frozen and he couldn't move at all.
He Zhi didn't have enough strength, so he called He Yijiu several times. He Yijiu, who was stunned, suddenly screamed: "She's here, she's here, ghost, she turned into a fierce ghost and came to seek revenge."
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While screaming, he ran to the corner of the wall and huddled up. He was obviously in a trance.
He Zhi's heart tightened. He knew very well who this "she" was. He also knew about the previous vision in Jiuquli House. Could it be that she really turned into a ghost and came to seek revenge?
He Zhi's hands were so cold that he couldn't feel anything. It was also because of the fear in his heart that he couldn't help but leave He Mengyou behind.
Wei Pingxiao was reminded by He Yijiu's voice. He forcibly endured the cold and sat back in the courtroom. He slapped the gavel and shouted: "Stand still."
The sound was like a loud bell, and the chaos in the hall was silenced with one voice. The yamen servants reflexively picked up their killing sticks and stood trembling on both sides, not daring to move again.
He Zhi also had to kneel down again.
Because Qian Laoer was kneeling next to Zhufeng, he didn't feel the chill, but he could see the ice in the room as far as he could see. Although he had done nothing wrong, he still felt frightened.
Su Zhen was so cold that he crouched on the ground and huddled up, exhaling and rubbing his hands. Wei Pingxiao looked at him displeased. Su Zhen spread his hands and felt helpless: He was really going to freeze to death.
"He Mengyou, I want to ask you again, who died in that house and why?"
A layer of frost had already formed on He Mengyou's face. He shook his head stiffly and said in horror: "The common people don't know."
As soon as he finished speaking, the frost on his face became even more intense. He Mengyou was so cold that he rolled the whites of his eyes, but he still shook his head and said he didn't know.
At this time, Zhufeng, who had been silent until now, finally spoke, "Sir, my family has lived in that house for nearly three months. It can be seen that the original owner of the house was a woman. The residents in Jiuquli can testify to this.
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He Zhi couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhufeng who was speaking. However, when he looked at it, he was completely stunned. After a moment, he suddenly screamed, and then fell to the ground in despair, looking at Zhufeng as if he had seen a ghost.
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He had kept his head hanging since he entered the hall. In the chaos just now, he only cared about himself and his young master. Only then did he clearly see the person standing in the hall.
He Zhi stared and stared blankly for a long time before shouting in confusion, "Uncle...Uncle?"
Zhufeng didn't even look at him, and didn't seem to hear him.
He Zhi was so frightened that he forgot that he was in the court. He couldn't help but stand up and came to the front of Zhufeng. He took a closer look before confirming:
"Uncle, it's really you, it's really you. The younger one is He Zhi. Uncle, do you still remember the younger one?"
Zhufeng was a little confused: "Uncle? I am not an uncle. You have recognized the wrong person."
"Impossible, I can't admit my mistake. Master, when did you... when did you come back? Master, him, and the old lady, how did you..." He Zhi was a little incoherent.
When Wei Pingxiao heard this, he confirmed his suspicion and glanced at Su Zhen. Su Zhen was also obviously surprised and silently pointed at Zhufeng: Could this be the eldest son of the He family who has been missing for more than ten years?
The He family is one of the largest families in Yinzhou. Even if the He family did not publicize the matter of the missing eldest son, the common people knew it, and officials like them had naturally heard about it.
Wei Pingxiao slapped the wooden door again and scolded: "Presumptuous."
He Zhi woke up with a start and realized that he was still in the court. He quickly knelt down in fear and explained, "Sir, this is the uncle of our He family who has been missing for more than ten years. I was so happy that I forgot my sense of propriety.
Please forgive me, sir."
Wei Pingxiao did not delay on this matter, but shouted: "Call the witness."
The officer at the door was so cold that he was stunned. He was stunned for a few moments, and then he hurriedly shouted "Call the witness."
The main door of the lobby suddenly opened again. The bright sun outside formed a sharp contrast with the cold and cold inside. It made people want to rush out immediately. But no one dared to move.
Soon, the government officials who were guarding outside the hall brought two more witnesses. However, when they walked to the door, they saw strange things in the hall. They stood still for a while and were afraid to enter.
Wei Pingxiao's face darkened, "Witnesses come to court quickly."
The two witnesses outside the door panicked and didn't care about anything. They quickly stepped into the threshold with their heads bowed. They felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar and were trembling with cold.
After the two entered the court, the court door slammed shut again, which made people's hair stand on end.