Zhen Zangzhu ordered the clan sister to return to secular life, and the Zhen family cut off contact with Mei Ji. The Bao family became more and more confused. The three of them sat together and thought about it for half a night, unable to guess what he meant. After hearing this, the prince said:
Mammy replied, a little embarrassed. Looking back, she thought that Zhen Zangzhu avoided King Wu's backyard, which showed that this person was cautious and decisive in killing, so she felt more and more useful. Although the matter was minor, King Wu was ordering people to investigate Zhenzang.
Not long after, Zhu Ni also got news from the sister-in-law of Jiming Temple.
Two days later, Zhen Zangzhu went to the magistrate's Yamen to order Mao. Master Fang of the Prefecture ordered his master to invite him to the back Yamen. Zhen Zangzhu had just bowed to Master Fang when Zhen Zangzhu went there and Master Fang grabbed him and waved him away.
Everyone in the house was driven out. Zhen Zangzhu asked curiously: "Sir, what's the matter?"
Master Fang pulled him and whispered: "Master Zhen, that concubine of yours..."
Zhen Zangzhu was stunned: "What happened to her?"
"Her man has been coming to the Yamen to make trouble." Master Fang saw that Zhen Zangzhu was disapproving and said in an even lower voice, "The prince sent someone over yesterday and asked me to formally open a court to interrogate the case. Master Zhen, look..."
"Hiss..." Zhen Zangzhu twirled his beard, "Did the prince personally send someone here?"
Mr. Fang nodded: "I was not prepared to talk to that person named Wang."
Zhen Zangzhu thought about it for a long time, and suddenly laughed. She clapped her hands to Mr. Fang and said, "In that case, let's choose a day to hold the court." Mr. Fang glanced at him. Zhen Zangzhu smiled even more, and cupped his hands and said
, "Don't worry, sir. Your subordinates will remember your kindness in nurturing me."
Master Fang was overjoyed: "Seriously?!"
Zhen Zangzhu nodded: "The prince is wise and the prince is stable."
Master Fang's eyes were shining brightly: "Master Zhen, what... is going on?"
Zhen Zangzhu said with a smile: "Not to mention that Xiaguan is the official of the Crown Prince, isn't it unreasonable for Xiaguan to associate with Bao Xiandi? The prince puts Xiaguan in high regard, isn't the Crown Prince stable?"
Master Fang pulled his sleeve: "I am stupid. Master Zhen, how do you know that the prince wants to reuse you?"
Zhen Zangzhu blinked and said, "I don't know, I'm just guessing." He tried to lower the corner of his mouth several times, but he winced and smiled again, unable to stop himself. He cupped his hand again, "
I'm going to say goodbye and go back to prepare for the lawsuit." He walked as if he was about to fly and called to the boy, "Quickly, please come to our house, Mr. Bao!"
Master Fang couldn't help but follow him out. He held on to the door frame until he saw that he had disappeared, and asked the master next to him: "Master Zhen, are you very happy?"
The master said: "I'm not just happy, I'm almost happy to heaven!"
Master Fang murmured: "It's weird..."
Suddenly Bao Sanye rushed to Zhen's house and asked what he was looking for. Zhen Zangzhu laughed and talked about the lawsuit. Bao Sanye was shocked and cursed: "It must be the second brother who provoked something in front of the prince! Brother Zhen, you
Don’t worry, that guy named Fang doesn’t dare to lay a finger on you!”
Zhen Zangzhu shook his head and said: "Brother Xian, you may be mistaken. Your Majesty is definitely not looking for fault with Brother Yu." Third Master Bao was stunned. Zhen Zangzhu sighed, "My biggest headache now is that Mrs. Xu can't lie.
.She is an honest person when it comes to urinating. It is not easy to teach her to lie in such a way that others cannot tell."
Mr. Bao snorted: "Who dares to say it's not possible?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "As the saying goes, people who eat melons have sharp eyes. It's very easy to coax Mr. Fu Yin, just ask the prince to send a useful father-in-law to stand next to me; what's difficult is to coax those who are watching the excitement below.
common people.”
Mr. Bao was confused: "What are you doing to coax the people? The governor is not Mr. Fang?"
Zhen Zangzhu said with a smile: "Wang Tongsuo is just a clerk in the incense shop. Even if he had twenty courages, he would not dare to file a lawsuit with Brother Yu. If a common man sued the official, he would be guilty. After all, this matter is..." He stretched out two sticks Pointing his finger, "I just want to cause trouble for the prince."
Mr. Bao snorted: "Isn't that right?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "If you want to seek justice in the world, the most important thing is emotion, reason and law. In the court, the most important thing is to speak the law. But ordinary people do not accept this trick. Most of them only use emotion and reason. But I have taken away a lot of it. It is most illegal to come here. Now you only need to explain the word "reason" to the people clearly, and everything will be fine. Your Majesty is about to test me on this point."
"The prince wants to test you?" Mr. Bao suddenly became more energetic, "Does he want to use you?"
Zhen Zangzhu nodded: "90% of the time he will use me. And since he uses me, the prince will be as stable as a mountain."
Mr. Bao said happily: "I knew Brother Zhen was a talent!"
Zhen Zangzhu sighed: "My dear brother, I have to borrow money from you again."
Third Master Bao was the most generous and generous person, and immediately said: "Brother, just say it! Brother, I don't have any other skills, and I still have a lot of money."
Zhen Zangzhu smiled and said: "I beg you, my virtuous brother, to lend you five thousand taels of silver from your foolish brother for now. I will definitely pay it back within half a year."
"It's easy to talk!" Mr. Bao ordered someone to go back to get the money and asked, "What does brother want to do?"
"Buying clothing materials and jewelry." Zhen Zangzhu said, "Women's things are the most expensive." He thought for a moment, "Do you have a jewelry shop at home? I can lend you two items for Brother Yu to use. I will return them to you after I use them, I promise. Don’t break it.”
"This is easier. What does brother want?"
"It's expensive and elegant." Zhen Zangzhu said, "It's good to use it once, borrow it, don't buy it." Mr. Bao said repeatedly and put it on himself.
As expected, Third Master Bao sent five thousand taels of silver notes and two pieces of excellent clothing materials. Zhen Zangzhu was so happy that he bowed to the steward who delivered the things. Because he didn't know what Zhen Zangzhu did. Gui'er, the second master of the Bao family also ordered the second wife of the Bao family to go to his own bank to pick out the good hair noodles and send them to someone. Zhen Zangzhu thanked him profusely and said he only borrowed them temporarily and would return them after use.
Seven days later, Lord Yinfang of Yingtian Mansion held a public trial on the case of Zhan Shizhen Zangzhu, the young man of the Crown Prince's Mansion, who robbed a civilian girl. The plaintiff was Wang Tongsuo, a clerk at the Xiangzhu Paper Horse Shop. This matter was lively. Who has ever heard of an ordinary boy suing a government official? What's more, everyone in Jinling City knew a while ago that Wang Tongsuo's daughter-in-law was a rare beauty. There were people on the three floors inside and outside the court hall, including those from the Crown Prince's Palace, those from the Second Highness's Palace, and those from King Wu's other sons. People, as well as ordinary people. Zhen Zangzhu rode a tall horse, and walked slowly and leisurely to the front of the Yamen with Mr. Bao. Behind him was a green silk carriage, which was borrowed from the Bao family.
As soon as they arrived, the government officials shouted and dispersed the crowd to get out of the way. Third Master Bao swaggered to the front of the hall, pointed at the people and said loudly to Zhen Zangzhu: "Those are the staff and chief stewards of the second son's house, and those are the third son My eldest cousin, that's Lao Si's retainer..." The people around him heard this, looked at his hands, and became even more excited. He pointed out, "Those are village elders, and those are They are great Confucians, and they are all invited here to watch the fun."
Zhen Zangzhu laughed dumbly: "Does the prince have anyone?"
Mr. Bao looked around for a few times and suddenly saw the King of Wu leading his four sons standing behind the crowd. He trembled with fright and whispered: "My lord... is at the back."
Zhen Zangzhu looked back and saw the prince dressed as a rich man. She cupped her hands with a smile and complained to Mr. Bao: "So he is the prince! You didn't tell me on the day I got married."
Mr. Bao said twice: "They don't allow me to say it!"
Master Fang also saw King Wu and several princes. His calves were trembling, and he supported the master for a long time before he could stand firm. When the court went to the hall, the officials shouted "powerful". Master Fang sat on top and slapped the case with a gavel, and began to interrogate.
First, the plaintiff Wang Tongsuozhi's lawyer read the petition for a long time, bursting into tears. Zhen Zangzhu listened with a smile, and Bao Sanye arrogantly defended him. Most of the people below could not understand those sophisticated words, but few could understand them.
The great Confucians and scholars were filled with indignation. From the beginning to the end, Wang Tongsuo did not dare to say a word, and his lawyer said everything for him. Master Fang then asked: "Zhen Zangzhu, is what the plaintiff said true?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "That's not true. Sir and fellow villagers, please listen to the official's clarification."
Lord Fang hurriedly said: "Master Zhen, please!"
Zhen Zangzhu walked into the hall and bowed to everyone, saying: "Dear fellow villagers, this lawyer has been talking for a long time, but he only falsely accused me of seducing people's daughters out of lust. I dare to ask my lord, I saw a blind man taking a
He grabbed a knife and walked around on the single-plank bridge. There were many people on the single-plank bridge, and there were women and children in front of and behind the blind man. Someone came up and pulled him off the bridge, but was he robbed?"
Mr. Fang said: "If it's a rescue, how can it be a robbery?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "But the blind man did not fall off the bridge at that time, and the knife in his hand did not hurt anyone."
Mr. Fang said: "The situation is urgent. When he falls or hurts someone, won't it be too late? A gentleman thinks about trouble and takes precautions."
Zhen Zangzhu nodded and said, "Bringing Mrs. Xu away from the Wang family is like dragging a blind man with a knife down a single-plank bridge." There was a noise from the people below.
Lord Fang hurriedly asked: "Master Zhen, what's the reason?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "Have you ever heard of a disease called 'melancholy'?" Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. Zhen Zangzhu raised her chest and said, "Depression is a kind of heart disease, and it is more complicated than ordinary heart diseases.
It is more difficult to treat. Most people with the disease live a difficult life, just like this Xu. Her husband is an alcoholic and often beats her. She also has to serve her mother-in-law and raise her son, but her family refuses to support her. She has nowhere to vent her sorrow and anger, and gradually becomes depressed.
Adult disease. This disease occurs in the heart, and the five internal organs and limbs are all intact, so most patients will not go to the doctor. Once the disease occurs, they will be in a trance at first, as if they have lost their soul; and after a few days, it can be as long as dozens of days, or as short as ten days.
On the third or fifth day, the madness begins. She may injure herself or others. Many women who stay at her husband's house get this disease. Some of them kill their husbands, some of their children, and some of them kill their parents-in-law and neighbors. Still have it.
Some people set fire to houses in the middle of the night, at least half of the street was burned down."
"Wow -" there was a chaos in the hall. Wang Tongsuo's lawyer shouted: "You are talking nonsense! I have never heard of depression! If you don't believe me, please ask all the doctors in Jinling!"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "There are successive generations of people who have heard of the Tao, and there are specialties in the arts. If you haven't heard of it, you may not have it. Mr. Lawyer, please tell me, if you are not afraid that Mr. Xu will become crazy in a few days, why should I bother you?
That strength?”
The lawyer sneered: "It's just lust for beauty. We are all men, why are we pretending?"
Zhen Zangzhu smiled and said: "I know, there is a rumor these days that Mrs. Xu is a rare and stunning beauty in the world. This stunning beauty is on the carriage outside right now. Why don't we invite everyone to come in and take a look?"
"Boom -" The whole hall was like boiling water. Zhen Zangzhu glanced at Mr. Bao, and Mr. Bao slapped him twice. He saw two boys running out from the door of the Yamen. The whole room was filled with people's necks.
Stretched, just waiting to see the beauty.
Not long after, two women walked in from the door, one supporting the other. The two women were both in their twenties. The one supporting the other was wearing a new willow-yellow blouse with gold threads and a floral damask shirt, and a pomegranate-red skirt.
She wears a satin skirt, a mutton-fat white jade Liuyun Baifu pendant hanging around her waist, two ice jade bracelets on one wrist, and an orchid eight-treasure beaded headband on her head. She is so gorgeous. Looking at her appearance again, she is as delicate as
The peonies that bloomed in early April in Jinling were hard to take away. The woman she was supporting had a plain appearance and was only wearing homely blue clothes. She had no jewelry on her body and no make-up.
Her eyes were yellow and the circles under her eyes were dark. The beauty said a blessing to Mr. Fang, and half of Mr. Fang's body became weak.
The lawyer looked at the beautiful woman who had been stunned for a long time and murmured: "She is really a stunning beauty..."
But Zhen Zangzhu asked: "Wang Tongsuo, do you recognize your wife?"
Wang Tongsuo rarely looked at these two women. Hearing this, he said: "I know them."
Zhen Zangzhu said: "Do you think your wife is beautiful?"
Wang Tongsuo snorted: "Yellow-faced women are ugly! Of all the women in the world, she is the ugliest!" Everyone was shocked! Why did Wang Tongsuo say that his wife was ugly? They understood immediately. Just now these two women walked in, everyone
They all thought that Zhen Zangzhu must have snatched this beautiful girl. Now it seems that the ugly one is the Xu family? Zhen Zangzhu snatched an ugly girl back?
Zhen Zangzhu cupped her fists and said to Master Fang, "Sir, why don't you listen to what Mrs. Xu has to say."
Sure enough, the ugly girl knelt down tremblingly and said: "Mr. Xu Zhen, the daughter of the common people, said that I have a hard life. My husband beats me, my mother-in-law scolds me, and my family doesn't care about me. I won't live long at this rate."
"Sooner or later, I will have to be tortured to death by them." He said while wiping away tears, "Master Zhen said that I look a bit like his deceased sister, and he wanted to save me. In the past few days at Zhen's house, I have never interacted with Master Zhen.
I live in the same courtyard. Master Zhen treats me very politely and never oversteps my bounds."
Master Fang looked at her and then at the beauty, and asked softly: "Master Zhen, is this the Xu family?" Zhen Zangzhu nodded. Master Fang pointed at the beauty again, "What about this one?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "This is my sister-in-law Zhen."
"Wow -" There was another commotion below. Lord Zhen's sister is so beautiful, how does this Xu look like her? Lord Zhen has such a beautiful girl, how can he look at an ugly girl? Look at Miss Zhen's full body
Looking at Mrs. Xu’s shabby dress, Master Zhen clearly doesn’t regard her as his own woman!
Zhen Zangzhu said softly: "Okay, you go back to the car first." Then she winked at Mr. Fang.
Master Fang hurriedly said: "It is not convenient for women to show their faces." Miss Zhen said another blessing, helped Mrs. Xu, turned around and went out. The lawyer was stunned and remained silent for a long time.
After the two of them left, Zhen Zangzhufang said: "Xu's illness must be treated in a relaxed and happy life. He will get sick immediately when he returns to his in-laws' house."
Mr. Fang nodded repeatedly: "This woman has weak legs and feet, a withered complexion, and dark circles under her eyes. She is obviously a patient."
Zhen Zangzhu said: "I'll just pay it back if I hurt her. I'm just afraid of hurting the neighbors." The people below nodded.
King Wu, who was avoiding watching the excitement, saw that the outcome of the lawsuit had been decided. He smiled slightly and led his sons away.