Above the lobby, Gu Tingye stared at Bai Zhuoyan opposite him with hatred, and Bai Ting looked at the two of them with eyes that wanted to choose someone to devour.
Bai Zhuoyan was so stared at that he felt scared. He turned around to avoid Gu Tingye's gaze and looked at his son: "What's going on? Didn't you say that this matter has been sorted out? Where did the little bastard get the news?"<
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How could I know!
Faced with Bai Zhuoyan's questioning, Bai Tingyu looked aggrieved and had to change the subject: "Father, now is not the time to delve into these matters. Feng Tongzhi means that he is delaying time for us. Our top priority is to find a way to get the news out."
Spread the word and quickly destroy the body and eliminate any traces."
"That's right!"
When Bai Zhuoyan was reminded by his son, he also realized that once the government became suspicious of Mr. Bai's death, they would definitely open the coffin and conduct an autopsy. By then, everything they and their father had done would be revealed to the world.
Thinking of Mr. Bai who was still standing in the mourning hall before being buried, and the varying depths of scars on his body, Bai Zhuoyan couldn't help but feel anxious secretly.
While the father and son were thinking about how to deliver the news, several government officials came over under the leadership of a team leader.
The leader of the squad smiled and said: "The residence has not been decided yet, where is Mr. Bai going?"
"I suddenly feel an unbearable pain in my belly. Please show mercy and take me to the hut."
Bai Zhuoyan smiled ingratiatingly while quietly stuffing two taels of broken silver into the squad leader's sleeve.
Unexpectedly, the head of the squad suddenly frowned, threw the broken silver in his sleeve back into Bai Zhuoyan's hand, and said solemnly: "You two are guilty of parricide. Who dares to accept your money without confirming your innocence?"
As he said this, the squad leader winked, and four government officials immediately held the Bai family's father and son from their sides.
Bai Zhuoyan and Bai Tingyu's faces turned green, and they were shocked and angry. Only then did they realize how critical their situation was.
Bai Tingyu struggled to break free, crawled on the ground and ran towards the back office, shouting: "I'm wronged, I'm wronged, I want to see Mr. Feng, I want to see Mr. Feng!"
With two bangs and bangs, the water and fire sticks in the hands of the two government officials whizzed down, and the iron-covered stick head hit Bai Tingyu's calf. Bai Tingyu screamed and rolled to the ground.
"Master Feng?"
The squad leader sneered: "To tell you the truth, the person who ordered you to be taken away was Lord Feng."
After that, Bai Tingyu was dragged out horizontally and vertically just like his father.
And Mr. Feng, whom they relied on, stood at the small door at the back of the hall, watching all this happen without raising his eyelids.
When leaving the lobby, Gu Tingye could still hear the voices of the Bai family and his son shouting injustice in the distance, and felt extremely relieved.
The remaining government servants in the hall all bowed to Gu Tingye to show their respect.
Money moves people's hearts.
The Bai family's fortune is huge, and officials of all sizes in Yangzhou City have been coveting it for a long time.
Gu Tingye has the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion behind him. He took over the property of the Bai family. Except for the obstruction of the Bai family, no one dared to say anything.
The Bai family's second wife's property is also quite rich, but since the death of Mr. Bai, they have no real backer.
When Gu Tingye handed over the information about the second room of the Bai family to the Yamen, it was no longer important whether Bai Zhuoyan and Bai Tingyu were the murderers of Mr. Bai.
A group of jackals, tigers and leopards in Yangzhou City, their eyes shining with green light, can't wait to enjoy this gluttonous feast.
As for the government servants who run errands, although they can't get a big salary, it's not a problem to make a dozen or twenty taels of silver.
Wei Chen, who had been waiting outside the Yamen for a long time, saw Gu Tingye coming out and quickly stepped forward and asked: "Zhong Huai, how is the lawsuit going?"
"You guessed it right. The Bai family father and son are indeed inseparable from the death of our ancestors. Now these two beasts have been imprisoned."
When Gu Tingye said this, his voice turned low. After his mother died, his grandfather was the closest person to him, but now this closest person is also separated from him.
Wei Chen patted Gu Tingye's shoulder and whispered comfort: "Don't worry, those two beasts will definitely suffer in prison."
"I understand." Gu Tingye sniffed and said with a hearty smile: "If they don't drain all their wealth, they won't be able to die even if they want to."
After saying that, Gu Tingye bowed deeply to Wei Chen and said, "It is all thanks to your guidance from Xingyun that my ancestors were able to avenge their injustice. They are so kind and virtuous that there is no way to repay them. Please accept Gu Tingye's respect!"
"Zhong Huai is so complimentary. It's just a little effort with a little effort." Wei Chen quickly helped Gu Tingye up.
Gu Tingye said softly: "If the yamen wants to verify the cause of death, it is necessary to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy. Xingyun and Shengtongpan are good friends. Please Xingyun inform Shengtongpan that when the coffin is opened for autopsy, we hope that the bones of our ancestors will not be damaged."
, Gu Tingye will definitely express his gratitude."
Filial piety comes first. Opening a coffin is not a trivial matter. If it is done poorly, the children will be scolded with their spines pointed at their bones. Therefore, sometimes the death of parents is clearly unjust, but the children refuse the government to open the coffin for an autopsy.
Although this approach seems ridiculous, it is the reality of Confucian society.
But this time, in order to prove the words in Gu Tingye's complaint, Mr. Bai's coffin will definitely be opened.
Gu Tingye refused to open the coffin. He only hoped that Wei Chen would let Sheng Hong take care of him when the coffin was opened. Otherwise, given the virtue of those subordinate officials, not only the funerary objects would be taken away, but even the corpse might be humiliated.<
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"Don't worry Zhong Huai, I understand." Wei Chen nodded vigorously and accepted the matter for Sheng Hong.
Sheng Hong will soon enter the capital as an official, and he must be willing to have a good relationship with the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.
That night, Gu Tingye hosted a banquet at a famous restaurant in Yangzhou. Now that the Bai family and his son were in jail, Gu Tingye no longer had to hide.
Wei Chen took Sheng Changbai to the banquet with him. Gu Tingye accidentally saw the border map that Sheng Changbai brought with him and was very interested.
The three of them discussed the current situation and pointed out the country based on this map. They talked happily with each other until late at night before they dispersed.
Two days later, under the joint witness of Feng Tongzhi and Sheng Tongpan, the Yamen opened the coffin and conducted an autopsy. As expected, Wu Zuo found many traces of abuse on the body.
Subsequently, the Yamen interrogated members of the Bai family. In the end, all the evidence pointed to Bai Zhuoyan, Bai Tingyu and his son, and the evidence of Bai Tingyu's bribery and murder was accidentally dug out from the mouths of Bai Tingyu's brothers.
The witnesses and material evidence were all available, but the Yamen did not rush to make a final decision. Instead, it always left a glimmer of hope for the Bai family, forcing them to make arrangements everywhere and try their best to rescue Bai Zhuoyan and Bai Tingyu from prison.
The trial was not completed until a year and a half later, and both Bai Zhuoyan and Bai Tingyu were sentenced to death.
In this process, the Bai family lost all their wealth and became pauper, while everyone in the Yangzhou government office was fated.