The Seventh Lady was born in a maritime business. She followed her father on the sea since she was a child. She had no brothers in the family. After her father passed away, she became the head of the family, which preserved the Jiang family's position in the maritime business. The Jiang family respected the Seventh Lady very much, and people outside also respected her.
Accepted the head of the Jiang family.
Since she is the head of the family, the original taboo between men and women has become much lighter. Although the seventh lady is still unmarried, she does not avoid meeting her foreign husband.
The Jiang family invited people from the Yamen to the main room and ordered people to set up a screen. Xu Qinghuan walked in from the side door and sat behind the screen. Through the double-sided embroidery on the screen, he could see clearly what was going on outside.
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The person who came was a fellow magistrate from Changzhou Prefecture. He was in his forties, and there was a young man behind him.
The person next to the seventh lady said: "That is the newly appointed magistrate of Jiangyin County."
No wonder he is so young. Generally, people who can be appointed as county magistrates at this age are either Meng Zuyin or two-ranking Jinshi. Changzhou Prefecture studies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and there are many people on the two rankings every year. This is why the Zhang family wants to transfer Changzhou to
With this in his pocket, all the officials who become officials in Changzhou Prefecture will become disciples of the Zhang family.
Changzhou Prefecture's Tongzhi had dealt with the Seventh Madam in the past. He sat down and drank tea and showed his official authority before saying: "Xie Yun caused such a big thing, thanks to the Seventh Madam's dealings in the maritime trade, he was able to stabilize his situation.
After the situation was resolved, the prefect asked me to come and visit to express my gratitude."
The seventh lady immediately said: "Your Majesty, you're welcome. This is what we should do. If the imperial court hadn't stabilized the situation and opened a maritime business, how would we have food to eat? What else does the imperial court need? Just ask, sir. We will do it."
Do your best.”
A fellow official from Changzhou Prefecture laughed and said, "The seventh lady is indeed a hero among women."
The seventh lady took a sip of tea and said, "There is something I would like to ask you, sir."
The people in Changzhou Prefecture knew: "Seventh Madam, please tell me."
The seventh lady said: "Has there been any clue about the case of Xie Yun's wife?"
The Changzhou Prefecture official nodded: "We have investigated clearly and the servants of the Xie family have also confessed that the pills taken by Xie Yun's wife were given by Xie Yun. This case is undoubtedly that Xie Yun killed his wife. The relevant persons have been detained."
We will go to prison and wait until the interrogation is clear before submitting documents to Beijing."
When the magistrate of Changzhou Prefecture said this, the magistrate of Jiangyin next to him raised his head, his brows furrowed as if he had something to say.
"There is still something going on in the yamen," Changzhou Prefecture Tongzhi stood up, "I won't bother you."
Seeing Changzhou Prefecture, the magistrate moved his steps.
"There are still many unknowns in Xie Yun's case. I'm afraid it cannot be closed here," Jiangyin County Magistrate suddenly said, "Xie Yun has been in Changzhou for many years. If he has a conspiracy, he will not be in vain just because he was exposed. Maybe he will be repaid.
There are other arrangements.”
A colleague from the Changzhou Prefecture said coldly: "The White Dragon King can only bribe a small character like Xie Yun. Don't just follow others' opinions after hearing some news. Now you should focus on dealing with the war and don't disturb people's hearts."
The magistrate of Jiangyin was reprimanded by Shang Feng, but a hint of stubbornness flashed in his eyes: "Your Majesty is right, but we can't stop eating because of choking. The war is important, and it is also crucial to find out the case. This is also the responsibility of our government."
The Changzhou Prefecture magistrate did not want to talk anymore, shook his sleeves and turned to leave. The Jiangyin County magistrate had no choice but to follow.
The seventh lady got up to see her off, and the magistrate of Changzhou Prefecture got on the sedan chair and left straight away after leaving, leaving only the magistrate of Jiangyin standing there.
"This must be Mr. Han," said the Seventh Lady.
Han Xun said: "Exactly."
The seventh lady nodded: "Your Excellency, you are dedicated to the people, which is admirable."
Han Xun immediately blushed when he heard this: "Seventh Madam, please don't say that. I didn't do anything, I just gave a few words."
The seventh lady said: "Now it seems that Lord Tongzhi is not planning to investigate the case anymore."
"I will ask," Han Xun said, "This is what I should do."
After Han Xun left, the seventh lady returned to the courtyard. When she saw Xu Qinghuan, she immediately came forward and said, "It seems that all the officials in Changzhou are not all mediocre people."
The magistrate of Jiangyin County has a small official position, but he happens to be able to intervene in these cases. If Han Xun is really reliable, he can be of great help to them. Xu Qinghuan has just thought about this.
"Miss, Mrs. Chang is back."
It had been a while since they arrived in Changzhou. In order not to reveal their whereabouts, they could only do things secretly. Madam Chang wanted to check the body of Xie Yuan's wife, but she went through a long circle. Thanks to the help of the seventh lady, Madam Chang was allowed to disguise herself.
Entered the government office.
Mrs. Chang stepped forward and saluted the Seventh Madam and Xu Qinghuan.
Several people walked into the house, and Mrs. Chang took a sip of tea to moisten her throat before saying: "The government has re-examined the autopsy. Although the body is already smelly, the damage can still be seen after washing away the filth."
Xu Qinghuan's eyes darkened. They heard from Xie Yuan before that Xie Yun's wife was poisoned to death, but now they found injuries.
Mrs. Chang continued: "The government office did not detect any injuries before, just because most of the injuries on Xie Yun's wife's family were in secret places. The Xie family covered them up at that time, so the government office did not pursue the case.
Now after careful inspection, we found that there were more than 30 injuries on the deceased's body. In addition to the wounds on the flesh, bone examination showed that his kneecaps, leg bones, and hip bones were all broken."
At this point, the atmosphere in the room became dull for a moment.
Xu Qinghuan looked at Mrs. Chang: "In this way, Xie Yuan's wife was tortured and killed." Xie Yuan is a man, and all he can see is the exposed part. Even if he sees something fishy, it is impossible to check his sister-in-law's body.
, especially these places where you need to take off your clothes to see clearly...
"This Xie Yun is really worse than a beast," the seventh lady frowned, with an angry look on her face, "That was his first wife, who also gave birth to a pair of children for him..."
After saying this, the Seventh Lady looked at Xu Qinghuan: "Xie Yun did this, and no one in the Xie family stopped him. Now that Xie Yun is in jail, he will be wiped out. How can there be such a good thing?"
Mrs. Chang said: "I heard in the government office that Xie Yun took his wife out to stay in another courtyard for a while. After returning, his wife became seriously ill."
Xu Qinghuan nodded: "After all, the Xie family is full of people. Xie Yun should not act in the Xie family, but he took away a living person and brought back a corpse, but the elders of the Xie family quietly helped prepare for the future.
thing……"
The seventh lady slapped her palm on the table: "They are not worthy of being human at all."
Mrs. Chang was silent for a long time before speaking again: "When you encounter a corpse like this, you usually assume that it is someone seeking revenge, because the injuries on the corpse are all caused by fists and feet."
There are many ways to hurt someone, fists and kicks are the stupidest and the best way to vent your inner emotions. How much hatred does Xie Yun have for his first wife to do this.
This point really makes people wonder. Although the Xie family is a wealthy family, Xie Yun is a member of a side clan, and he has no fame. If he is dissatisfied with his wife, it should not be difficult to divorce her, so why should he keep enduring it.
Xu Qinghuan always feels that there are many things worth thinking about.
…
"Master Wang, what are you doing? Madam is still talking to Miss Tang."
A servant's voice came from outside the door.
Then a man said: "Seventh Madam, sister of the Jiang family, I'm here to see you."
As soon as the man finished speaking, the servant came in and looked at the seventh lady: "Madam, Second Master Wang came to the door with many gifts, saying that they were all for Miss Tang to play with, and the slaves couldn't stop them... Take a look...
"
Xu Qinghuan couldn't help but shake his head secretly, this Second Master Wang was really speechless.