Chapter 24 Witnesses
"I can also testify for Miss Jiang, but it was not Miss Jiang who killed people!" Another voice inserted in at the right time.
The sudden voice inserted in at the right time, interrupting everyone's discussion. Wang Yushi waved his hand and said, "Bring it in!"
The person who spoke was brought in by the yamen runners, and he was also a girl dressed as a maid. When he came in, he knelt down, but his mouth was very clever: "When you say wise, I know Miss Jiang was wronged?"
"How do you say this?" Wang Yushi asked anxiously.
The girl raised her head and showed a round face that was still childish. It was Luzhu, who had a little friendship with Lian Qiao. She scratched her head: "The night when Sister Chunying died, Chen Zhao said, I took the washed clothes from the outside yard and passed by Miss Jiang's yard. At that time, I heard something in the well. At first, I was very scared, but later I thought it was a cat's cry, so I ignored it." Luzhu thought for a while: "But I wanted to talk to Sister Lian Qiao, but there was no one in the room. Miss Jiang was not in the yard, so it was even more impossible that she threw Sister Chunying into the well."
As soon as Lu Zhu finished speaking, another voice came from outside: "I can also testify for Miss Jiang. I met Chen Zhao outside that day. At that time, Chen Zhao was in a hurry and it was getting late. It looked extremely panicked. At first, I didn't understand. Now I think about it, I'm afraid he had just killed someone and wanted to pour this basin of dirty water on Miss Jiang!"
This time, Xiaoyuan was talking.
The situation seemed to be reversed, and all kinds of evidence pointed to Chen Zhao. Chen Zhao didn't expect that so many maids would come out to identify him at one time, and his mind was in a mess for a while. He looked at Jiang Ruan in confusion, but he really couldn't imagine when these maids were bought by Jiang Ruan?
Chen Zhao was in a state of silence, but Zhang Lan was furious outside, hoping to break through the yamen runners' block and break in. She kept cursing and didn't care about the identity of the master's servant when life and death were at stake. She was talking about Jiang Ruan, and the people around her looked at each other frequently, but she admired the Miss Jiang, who was not surprised by the favor and disgrace.
Qian Wanli could see that Chen Zhao could not get any benefits for this matter today. Jiang Ruan didn't know whether it was lucky or a noble person to help him. He could survive in such a situation. He looked at the King of Imperial College, "Sir, look at this..."
The Imperial Master Wang waved his hand and said, "Qiuyan, what physical evidence do you say you saw Chen Zhao killing with your own eyes?"
Chen Zhao breathed a sigh of relief. He did things very well that day, and was absolutely sure that he would not leave any flaws. Even if he asked someone to check, he would definitely not find anything.
Qiuyan nodded: "Yes!"
Chen Zhao was stunned, and the Imperial Academy asked, "What's the matter?"
"When I say that, I saw it with my own eyes. Chen Zhao pinched Chunying's neck, and Chunying must have fought to the death, because Chunying scratched Chen Zhao's neck. Adults only need to see if there are any nail scratches on Chen Zhao's neck, and then see if there are any blood in Chunying's nail shell to know the truth."
Chen Zhao was shocked and subconsciously covered his neck. However, the Imperial Master Wang waved his hand without hesitation and ordered a few yamen runners: "Go forward to check!"
Chen Zhao wanted to struggle, but his body was not as strong as a janitor in the yamen. He was subdued in a few seconds. Li Mi stepped forward to check and reported to the imperial guard Wang: "Sir, there are no scratches."
The Imperial Master Wang nodded: "Come on, let's see if there is any blood on Chunying's nails."
Chen Zhao knew that the situation was over, so he fell to the ground with a soft body. The person who had checked it soon came back to confirm the blood in Chunying's nails.
The Imperial Master Wang shouted: "Bold Chen Zhao, killed people to silence their mouths, destroyed corpses and traces, and even squirted with blood. The thief called to catch the thief. Now that people and physical evidence are all there, there is no denying, can you admit your guilt?"
Chen Zhao knelt down and kowtowed anxiously, and shouted while kowtowing: "Sir, please spare me, please spare me, the villain is just a moment of confusion, no, it was a moment of failure. I never thought of killing her on purpose. She threatened me. I was so angry, I didn't mean it. Sir, please spare me..."
When Zhang Lan outside saw this scene, she felt her eyes turn dark and fainted in the crowd.
The Censor Wang ordered someone to take Chen Zhao down. The trial reached its current level, which was a climax. People on the East Street had not seen such a wonderful case for a long time. The son of the thief, who was in charge of the affairs, called for catching the thief, but killed someone but falsely accused the lady of the head. It was a very evil crime.
I thought the matter was about to end, but an inappropriate voice rang again. The yamen runner came over to report: "Sir, someone else is asking for the wronged."
"Ah, again?" Qian Wanli almost jumped up, looked at the Imperial Master Wang, and felt even more guilty. Today, for some reason, people frequently complained about the wrongdoing. In the eyes of the Imperial Master Wang, it was because of his lack of strict governance that led to so many unjust cases. Thinking of this, even though Qian Wanli was in a bad mood, he had to say seriously: "Bring it up!"
The one who brought him was also a maid, and the crowd couldn't help but talk about it. What day is today? What is the maid who complained about the wrongdoing?
The maid was brought up, and the imperial guard Wang asked, "What are your grievances?"
The maid kowtowed: "Sir, I am accusing my daughter of grievances."
"Who is your girl?" Qian Wanli said strangely.
"My girl is Miss Jiang." said the maid.
Jiang Ruan looked at Lian Qiao and smiled at her. Lian Qiao also smiled at her. The smoke rings were a little red. She turned around and kowtowed to the imperial guards Wang: "What should I do if I dare to ask you, sir, as a slave, but I treat my master harshly and even deliberately plot to murder him?"
Wang Yushi stumbled: "The state has national laws, and the family has family rules. Although the affairs of the subordinates are managed by family rules, they can be a matter of law. Family rules follow the country, and it is a serious crime to pursue human life. They should be severely punished and not borrowed."
"Okay." Lian Qiao nodded: "So sir, I'll complain for my girl and sued Zhang Lan and her son. My girl was in the village for five years and suffered harsh abuse. She lived a worse life than her husband. Zhang Lan's family bullied my girl's kindness and occupied my girl's property. She was often abused. She taught her to go up the mountain to chop firewood, teach her to go down the river to wash clothes in the cold winter, and she was simple to eat, and her cold clothes were thin. My girl had been in the village for five years and had never eaten a full meal. She had never enjoyed a good day, sewing clothes, embroidery and making money, living together with rats, eating ants, having no cure for illness, and withering like weeds..."
Lian Qiao said it, all the people around her were sad and she burst into tears. There were many soft-hearted women in the crowd around her. She had already cursed the viciousness of the Zhang Lan family and felt sorry for the little girl's family. Even Qian Wanli couldn't help but sigh. Ordinary children live three points better than Jiang Ruan.
Before Lian Qiao could finish her words, she looked up: "If you can ignore these things, I can only blame the injustice of heaven and earth, and have nothing to say, but killing someone must pay for his life. Even if the murder attempt is not done, there will be a price to pay. Chen Zhao pushed my girl into the water and attempted to murder. Unexpectedly, my girl was lucky and came out alive from the King of Hell. Please make the decision for my girl and punish those evil people who have bad intentions!"
Chapter completed!