Xu Qinghuan's words made Mrs. Cao turn pale, and Mr. Cao's eyes widened.
This is the last thing they want to hear.
For an outsider like Miss Xu to say this, it proves that what they did back then has been exposed.
The curtain was opened again.
Everyone looked over subconsciously and saw two people walking in.
Those were Mrs. Xu San and Cao Ruzhen in neat clothes.
Mrs. Xu San looked at the people in the room, raised her head slightly, and took a deep breath. It was the first time in more than ten years that she felt so relaxed.
"Is it more comfortable to be a human being?"
The girl's voice came, and Mrs. Xu San straightened her back unconsciously.
"Yes," Mrs. Xu San said facing the light, "it turns out that this is what it feels like to be alive. I almost forgot."
Cao Ruzhen's nose felt sour, and her vision suddenly became blurry. She only felt that her mother's arm was being gently lifted up.
"Ruzhen, open your eyes and take a good look," Mrs. Xu San said loudly, "these are your father-killing enemies."
"It has been more than ten years, husband, I want to redress your grievance.
You are not a murderous rebel, you are a good person."
Mrs. Xu San ignored the Cao family and knelt down to Wang Yun: "Master magistrate, please make the decision for my husband. He is from Zhaojia Village, Cangxi. His name is Zhao Shan. He has saved dozens of members of the Cao family.
For this reason, he killed more than a dozen rebels, but eventually died in the hands of the Cao family.
They broke open his chest, mutilated his body, crushed his bones and scattered his ashes, making him disappear from this world without a trace.
They thought that from now on no one would care about him, miss him, and no one would remember him.
They forgot that his two children are still there, and he still has me as a widow."
Wang Yun "suddenly" stood up from his chair and looked at Mrs. Xu San with sharp eyes: "I will officially accept the case today and allow Mr. Cao to file a lawsuit for the deceased."
"I am the Zhao Cao family," Mrs. Xu San said with tears in her eyes, "I am suing more than a dozen people from the Cao family. They are my mother, brother-in-law and sister. They are also my flesh and blood, brothers and feet, but I still want to
Sue them because..."
Mrs. Zhao Cao said and looked at Xu Qinghuan: "Because the sky is clear and the world is bright, this is justice and the way of heaven."
Miss Xu's words in prison made her realize that if she did not redress Zhao Shan's grievances, Zhao Shan would always be the murderous rebel, and he would always be the person who deserved to be killed in the eyes of the world.
She cannot die, because if she dies, her children will also be sinners.
She couldn't let them kneel there and be scolded by others until they died. She gave birth to them just to make them human beings who could straighten their backs under the sun.
Miss Xu woke her up by scolding her.
Mrs. Zhao Cao solemnly bowed to Xu Qinghuan, and when she raised her head again, she somehow seemed to see a figure in front of her. He was standing there smiling at her.
Zhao Shan.
…
Mrs. Zhao Cao slowly told the whole thing from beginning to end.
The rest of the Cao family were paralyzed and speechless. Only Mrs. Cao still looked calm: "My daughter has been crazy for a long time. You can't believe her words. What she said has never been seen by Zhao Shan. The so-called tax and silver changes."
This is nonsense."
"My eldest brother handled the tax money," Zhao Cao said. "As long as we find him, we can find out the whereabouts of the tax money."
Wang Yun nodded, his voice low and powerful: "Does Mrs. Cao really want to wait until the evidence is conclusive before she pleads guilty?"
Old Mrs. Cao was sitting there, her unmoving figure seemed to be the standing Cao family: "You have your own judgment on right and wrong. If you are indeed guilty, we, the Cao family, will admit it."
"It's not difficult to get tax money. Although the money has been melted, it can still be compared with the quality of the tax money from that year. Although the Cao family is a wealthy family, the family's income and expenditure can still be settled. As long as you can find someone
A pen of money of unknown origin can prove that Mrs. Zhao Cao's words are not groundless." Xu Qinghuan stood up and threw the bird that was pretending to be dead in his arms. The bird immediately flapped its wings and stood back on her shoulder staggeringly, "I'll go
Help me find the money."
As if he disliked Xu Qinghuan for not being impressive enough, the fat bird raised its head high, looking arrogant.
Wait until Xu Qinghuan and others walked out.
Mrs. Cao stood up and saluted Wang Yun: "Master Magistrate, I have something to report to the Master. Please come to the side room to talk with me."
Wang Yun frowned: "If you have anything to say, just say it here."
Mrs. Cao shook her head: "The matter is so important that I have to be careful."
Wang Yun thought for a moment and agreed: "Well, I will go with you."
The two of them entered the side room, and Mrs. Cao took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Wang Yun: "Your Excellency, it is not that I refuse to plead guilty. There is actually something else going on in this matter. We also wanted to testify for Zhao Shan back then.
He had long wanted to leave the rebels, but we changed our minds only later when we found this letter on Zhao Shan. We suspected that Zhao Shan saved us just to escape from the Fengxiang battle.
My son read the private seal signed on this letter and guessed that it was written by the rebel Zhao Chong. Then Zhao Chong ordered the tax money to be properly hidden, and someone would help him transport the tax money out. If there is a chance to cause trouble again in the future,
This tax money will be military funding.
We wanted to capture Zhao Shan and send him to the official, but we didn’t want Zhao Shan to notice and run away first. My daughter was deceived by Zhao Shan and was addicted to it. She has been crazy these years and imagined that Zhao Shan was killed by us. We
The Cao family knew that they were ashamed of the imperial court and had been searching for Zhao Shan's whereabouts in private. Zhao Shan could not be found. Even if we produced evidence, we could not explain clearly.
But now that things have become like this, I can't care anymore, so I have to take out this letter and submit it to your lord for your decision."
Wang Yun took the letter. The paper was yellowed, but the private seal was clearly visible. After Zhao Chong was arrested, several seals were found on his body. Zhao Chong claimed that he was the reincarnation of Qing Emperor Taihao, and there was a seal inscribed on him.
The word "Taihao" looks very similar to the seal behind this letter.
In the letter, Zhao Chong called the other party: my brother.
Zhao Chong and Zhao Shan came from Zhaojiacun together, so there is evidence for their calling.
Wang Yun frowned and continued reading. In addition to the letter, there was also a note in the envelope, which only said one sentence: Detour to Xiangyang and gather troops in Kuizhou.
Wang Yun couldn't help but tremble. Back then, the imperial court wanted to send more troops to Hanzhong to protect Ning and quell the rebellion, but Anyihou's scouts reported that Zhao Chong was preparing to lead troops to Kuizhou. The imperial court then divided its troops into two groups, one to Hanzhong and the other to Kuizhou.
Going to Kuizhou, the soldiers and horses who did not want to go to Kuizhou were rushed to nothing. Zhao Chong attacked Fengxiang with all his strength, causing heavy losses to the Fengxiang garrison.
This note basically told Zhao Chong the whereabouts of the imperial troops.
Someone is really collaborating with the enemy.
That person told Zhao Chong all the arrangements of the imperial troops and horses in advance, and then Zhao Chong was allowed to fight all the way to Fengxiang.
Wang Yun looked at Mrs. Cao: "Where are the tax dollars?"
Old Mrs. Cao said: "I haven't seen the tax money at all, so no matter how you search, you will find nothing." She paused here and said, "Even if there was tax money, I am afraid it would have been taken away long ago. Now the court is tracing the tax money."
If the money is not released, some people find it difficult to escape and want the Cao family to take the blame, which is why the current disaster has occurred."
After speaking, Mrs. Cao bowed again: "Please be aware that this matter has nothing to do with the Anyihou Mansion. Why did the eldest lady of the Anyihou Mansion show up to defend Zhao Shan? I'm afraid that the whole thing was planned by the Marquis of Anyi."
.”
Mrs. Cao meant that the person who collaborated with Zhao Chong was Marquis Anyi.
Wang Yun's face darkened: "You cannot be allowed to falsely accuse others here. I will find out the merits of this."
After swiping Old Lady Cao away, Wang Yun looked out the window: "I just hope that Sun Chong can find the silver, and then everything will be clear."
…
Li Xu rode out of the city. Mr. Wang Yun was present in the Cao family. What they wanted to do was to get the tax money.
"You go first, I want to wait for someone before setting off."
Seeing Sun Chong's appearance, Li Xu said: "Master Sun is waiting for Miss Xu, right?"
Sun Chong nodded: "It's strange to say that if Miss Xu is not present, I won't feel very stable." At this point, he quickly looked at Li Xu, "It's not that Jiulang is not good, but... there is one more person."
Be more sure.”
How could a woman walk such a long way in the city? Zhou Yue couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid it will be a mistake to bring the female family members with me." The female family members are delicate, and the carriage they ride in cannot run fast, so they ask again and again from time to time.
If you take a rest, you will be anxious to death.
Sun Chong couldn't help but hesitate: "That's true, but...Miss Xu said she can ride a horse."
I'm afraid it's just a pony.
Just when Zhou Yue was about to persuade Sun Chong to change his mind, he saw a few horses galloping out of the city. One of them was slender. She was wearing a man's robe, her hair was pulled up. She held the reins and urged the horse forward easily, moving her hands and feet.
He is actually somewhat heroic.
If Zhou Yue hadn't been prepared, she would have hardly recognized that it was Miss Xu.
