Chapter 40 Chapter Fourteen

When Di Gong returned to the yamen, Tao Gan, Qiao Tai, and Ma Rong were already waiting for him there. Ma Rong said sadly: "Zhu Dayuan and we searched for all the apprentices of Big Brother Lan, and no one could give us any clues. They usually respect Master Lan very much, and Big Brother Lan is of course very lenient to them. Big Brother Lan's The house was also searched, but nothing suspicious was found. However, a disciple named Mei Cheng of Big Brother Lan said something worthy of attention." "What did he say?" Duke Di asked hurriedly. Ma Rong said: "One night when he went to Big Brother's house, he accidentally discovered that Big Brother Lan was talking quietly with a woman."

Di Gong was startled: "Who is that woman?" "Mei Cheng didn't see the woman's face clearly. He was very surprised at that time, because Big Brother Lan never interacted with women. He didn't hear what Brother Lan said to her at all, but felt as if the woman was losing his temper. Mei Cheng This young man is honest and honest, he doesn't want to eavesdrop on what others are saying, so he left in a hurry." Tao Gan said: "Lan Dakui must have some relationship with this woman. Whether it is legitimate or not, in short, outsiders have been deceived."

Di Gong was waiting to ask again, when the gong of ascension sounded in the yamen hall.Then the three-way drum was played, and the sound of the drum was very clear in the back hall.Di Gong frowned, and said: "I want to ask the widow Chen of the cotton cloth village a few words in the Wanya court. Her husband's death is very suspicious, and her behavior has many irregularities. After retiring from the court, we I also want to tell you some new information provided by Pan Feng." Di Gong stepped into the main hall, ascended to the high seat, turned his eyes around, and saw a lot of inquisitors crowded under the verandah.

He stroked his beard slowly, and first announced: "In the case of poisoned dead master Lan Dakui, our government has preliminary clues, and the murderer will get them in a few days." The people watching the trial in the hall immediately whispered to each other, guessing a lot. Suddenly, Duke Di slapped the desk hard with a gavel, and shouted: "Bring Mrs. Lu Chen to the hall!" Two street soldiers responded and took Chen Baozhen to the factory court.Chen Baozhen followed closely behind Mrs. Guo, the prison guard of the women's prison. The crowd watching the interrogation was stunned and couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

Although Chen Baozhen knelt down on the aquamarine slab under the hall, her body could not stop twisting.She put on a lot of heavy makeup today, exuding a coquettish figure, shouting grievances in her mouth, and her eyes were faintly revealing an unconcealable fierce light. Di Gong said slowly: "Mr. Lu Chen, don't rush to complain about your grievances. The hall only has a few words to ask you. You can go home when you answer clearly. Just because you toast and don't eat or drink fine wine, I won't let you go." , I had no choice but to arrest you and bring you to the yamen.——At this moment, you first briefly explain how your husband Lu Ming died."

Mrs. Lu Chen grinned coldly, and replied: "When my husband died, I am afraid that the master will not take office in this Beizhou Yamen! The former governor, the master, has already filed a record for the death of the husband. The little lady does not understand how the master thought of mentioning this Come on, could it be that you have become suspicious of my husband's death? It seems that the yamen and courts are too busy to find some right and wrong to amuse my widow and orphan." Di Gong was very annoyed when she robbed him of his whites.I thought to myself that this woman is indeed very powerful, not only is she very scheming, her words are also sharp and vicious.

"The governor of the state government once asked for an examination of your husband's body, but you and that charlatan surnamed Kang deceived him for a while, and got him in the dark." Chen Baozhen stood up suddenly, and shouted loudly at shopkeeper Guo, shouting that the sky was wronged. Di Gong slammed the gavel hard, and shouted: "You are not allowed to roar in the courtroom and insult the officials of this yamen!" "What a court! What an upright state government office! My Lord Inspector—I ask you, why did you sneak into my house late last night? My husband is dead, don't you know? You want to Destroy a poor widow's reputation, make a joke, and be ridiculed by everyone."

Di Gong took a deep breath, and suddenly became angry, his face was livid. "Bold and unruly bitch dares to insult this official, come here! Give me fifty lashes!" The yamen on both sides yelled, stepped forward and pushed Chen Baozhen down, and one of the yamen picked up his whip and lashed hard at her back. Chen Baozhen took a few lashes, gritted her teeth in pain, and yelled loudly: "The dog officer who killed a thousand knives! He only took my widow to show off your mother's prestige. What king's laws have I, Chen Baozhen, committed? You list them one by one! "As he spoke, he continued to yell "dog officials" and "faint officials".Di Gong's anger still persisted, he felt more and more that this woman was by no means ordinary and not easy to deal with.After twenty-five lashes, Chen Baozhen's back was bloody and bloody, and finally she couldn't hold it anymore, and fell in front of the hall, moaning in mourning.

The people watching the trial under the verandah sighed and sighed, most of them complained about Chen Baozhen. Di Gong signaled the Yamen to stop, and said coldly: "Mr. Lu Chen, you are so bold to roar in the courtroom and insult me. You should be beaten to death in the courtroom. Let me send the remaining twenty-five lashes to the court today and try again tomorrow. If you don't want to go back on your word , Blindly offending and contradicting, and committing two crimes, will definitely beat you to pieces, and your soul will be scattered." Two street soldiers picked up a few sticks of incense and waved them under Chen Baozhen's nose. Seeing her slowly waking up, they hurriedly put on the shackles and hand shackles, and put them in the prison without mentioning it.

Mr. Di let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and announced his withdrawal.He stood up and walked slowly back to the yamen house, followed by Tao Gan, Ma Rong, and Qiao Tai. Di Gongdao: "I have dealt with many ruthless female prisoners, but I never expected to be humiliated by this Lu Chen family today. I kindly sent her lost daughter back home, but she took advantage of the problem to make use of it. To slander against me, slander wantonly, and slander in every possible way is really outrageous, and the anger is hard to dissipate." Ma Rong asked: "Why didn't the master make an excuse?"

Di Gong sighed, and said: "Last night I really went to her house, the melon field was under the plums, and I couldn't argue with my words. This woman's good eyesight saw through my identity on the spot, and she didn't say anything. Under the spotlight, to reverse the plot, with sinister intentions." Tao Gan said: "Actually, she didn't have much scheming. Her blatant slander made us believe that her husband's death was suspicious." Duke Di nodded and said, "She doesn't seem to mind about it. But I saw that she was very afraid of the government's re-investigation of her husband's death. It seems that there must be something strange about Lu Ming's death. If necessary, I want to open the coffin for an autopsy!" Suddenly, the inspector ran into the yamen panting. "Master, just now a street shoemaker sent an urgent message from Hong Canjun."