bookcurios Chapter 136 On-the-spot interrogation
Chapter 136 On-the-spot interrogation
Wang Changqing is a scholar, why would he look at Wang Daya like that?
Speaking of this matter, it all started with a fortune teller who came to Nanliu Village.
This year, Wang's eldest sister-in-law had the joy of having a new baby, and the following year the family had a new baby, which was a happy event.
Some curious people insisted on inviting a Taoist priest from the Black Dragon Temple to come and test the fortune of the Wang family in the village.
The result was three consecutive hexagrams, and none of them could be solved.
The abbot asserted that the maidservant before the eldest son of the Wang family was an ominous sign.
I'm talking about Wang Daya.
The old lady of the Wang family didn't like the eldest daughter-in-law in the first place, and because she gave birth to a daughter, she finally found an excuse.
That was the year when Wang Changqing started his education at the age of five. The newly bought desk at home suddenly broke one leg and happened to fall on him.
Wang Daya, who had nothing to do with this matter, suffered an unexpected disaster.
……
"You jinx, it's all your fault. How could the desk fall down?"
In the middle of the night, Wang Changqing rushed into the small firewood room holding a wooden stick and waved it at Daya on the haystack.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
By the time Daya reacted, she had been hit several times. The pain made her grimace in pain, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
After a while, Wang Changqing panted and threw the wooden stick aside. He stepped on Daya's thigh a few times and said angrily, "You'd better leave my house and pretend you've never been here!"
After saying this, he looked at the adults who came over after hearing the noise, and said to the old lady, "It's all because of this unlucky star that the desks at home are broken."
"My dear grandson, if you want to vent your anger, please let us come. You will be a scholar in the future, so why would you tire yourself out?"
The old lady felt sorry for Wang Changqing and held her grandson's hand with a concerned look on her face.
The others looked at Daya who was still able to move. No one said anything, they just shook their heads and left.
Daya looked at the backs of the group of people with red eyes, then looked at the door of the east wing that had been closed all the time, her eyes full of tears.
Finally, she dragged her extremely aching body helplessly, grabbed a handful of straw and wrapped it around herself, hoping to have peace the next day.
Daya has always known that although she is the only girl in the family, she is not favored at all. She often gets into trouble because of her extraordinary strength, and no one in the family likes her.
Even her biological parents disliked her because she was a girl, and until now, they would never come forward to defend her whenever she was bullied.
Daya was thinking about all sorts of things while squeezing into the haystack. It was always like this. No matter if it was her fault or not, as long as something happened at home, she was always to blame. Every time she was beaten by her grandmother and not allowed to eat as punishment.
Many years have passed, but she is still disliked by her family. The old lady has expressed many times that she wants to sell Daya.
Later I decided to sell it at a higher price if it was one year older.
In the lobby of the county government office, Wang Changqing saw for the first time that Wang Daya's clothes were not tattered, but he felt extremely jealous.
"How dare you wear such nice clothes, you bitch?"
It is just an isolation suit worn by ordinary patients, but it is considered a luxury item. Only the Wang family thinks so.
Of course, after Zhao Zhen knew about this last night, she sent Wandong and Wanqiu to deliver two pieces of underwear, as well as the newly invented cotton waistcoat, which was very warm for Wang Daya to wear.
Although the government office was wide open, a cold wind blew in.
With these clothes on her, and coming on a stretcher and wrapped in a quilt, Daya didn't feel cold at all.
"How dare you, Wang Changqing! I didn't ask you to kneel in the court because you are a scholar. How dare you roar in the court?"
Li Weiguang knew the significance of today's trial, but facing this group of fools, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
No one would sue the prince consort if left alone, especially in such a ridiculous way.
And there is Wang Changqing. He is an educated man, doesn’t he have any idea at all?
"My Lord Magistrate, I'm talking about this man who was still on a stretcher when he entered the court, and he was still dressed like this... like this..."
Wang Changqing was a little speechless. He couldn't say that he used to wear shabby clothes, but now he wears so well. Why is that?
He must have had dirty thoughts in his mind, thinking that these clothes were the property of the princess's mansion.
Yes, that's what he thought.
"Forget it. I don't have time to dwell on these questions. Since you admit that the woman before you is the one you claimed was abducted, then I ask you, where is your evidence to prove that she was abducted?"
Li Weiguang was too lazy to pursue Wang Changqing's guilt at this moment, so he decided to proceed with the case first.
"My Lord, many people saw that thief wrapping my granddaughter in a cloak and abducting her last night!"
At this time, the old lady of the Wang family came out on her knees and said.
The crowd in front of the door heard this and began to whisper again.
"Silence!" Li Weiguang didn't know how many times he had banged the gavel, but he felt his hand a little numb.
"Since you say many people saw it, let the witnesses come forward to prove it."
The Wang family looked at the villagers at the door, hoping someone would come forward to testify.
As a result, those who were targeted retreated one by one. Everyone knew a little about what happened yesterday, especially Daya, who showed signs of fainting on the spot after being burned by the fire. Most people knew that she was sent to the hospital.
"You're not so heartless as to say such nonsense, are you?"
Someone noticed something was wrong. The Wang family was trying to throw dirty water on the Princess's Mansion.
"Is the Wang family's life coming to an end? How dare they do such a thing?"
Someone else whispered it out loud.
Wang Changqing went to the Lantern Festival yesterday and is not very clear about what is happening at home.
But when I heard people talking below, I started to feel uneasy.
Look at Daya again, she is wearing a headgear, which seems a bit out of place.
Is it...
An ominous premonition rushed straight to the top of his head.
"Wang Laoshi, you came here with a complaint, but didn't you consider that there must be a basis for the complaint?"
Li Weiguang asked Wang Laoshi who was lying in the hall.
Because he had just been beaten with a stick in the morning, Wang Laoshi could only lie down at this time because his butt was so painful.
"Master, my mother asked me to come here. She just wanted to bring my daughter back. I don't know why."
Wang Laoshi looked aggrieved, thinking that the beating was really unfair.
"You mean, you're complaining without even knowing why?"
Li Weiguang almost laughed out of anger at these foolish remarks. How could one sue the officials in this way?
The audience outside the door laughed in unison when they heard this.
Wang Changqing suddenly realized that this was what grandma did, letting his uncle take the blame.
"It seems like things are a bit over the top this time." Wang Changqing complained in his heart.
"This is outrageous! The government office has important matters to attend to every day. This is not a place for you unruly people to play around. Since there is no evidence, fortunately the original owner is in court. We will interrogate him on the spot!"
After saying that, he banged the gavel again and looked at Wang Daya who was kneeling on the stretcher in the hall.
"Is the girl carrying the stretcher called Wang Daya?" Li Weiguang asked word by word.
Wang Daya had obviously never seen such a big scene before, and she was so scared that she was shaking all over.
Xiao Tao, who had been standing by, stepped forward to comfort him, "Don't be afraid. You are protected by my Prince Consort. No one can do anything to you!"
Looking at Xiaotao's determined eyes, Daya's courage and hope burned in her heart.
"I'm not afraid. I want to live... I will live well!!!"