Chapter 49 Chapter 23

At lunch, Mr. Di didn't eat a mouthful or drink a drop of wine.He only drank a cup of tea in a hurry, and was waiting for Ningsi to guess the worst situation that would happen, when Ma Rong, Qiao Tai and shopkeeper Guo walked into the yamen. Shopkeeper Guo reported: "Lu Ming's coffin has been transported to the Yamen, and because of the strict precautions along the way, there has been no disturbance." Ma Rong looked worried and said: "The people in the city heard that the master was going to open the coffin for another autopsy, and they were like boiling water. At this moment, hundreds of people are crowded at the gate of the state government, making a commotion, Blatantly insulting the master's name, some even threw stones and soil into the yamen."

"Don't pay attention to them! When the results of the autopsy come out, the boiling water will cool down like a draught from the bottom of a pot." Di Gong ordered the yamen servant to hold a large bronze gong and beat it, announcing to everyone inside and outside the yamen that the autopsy was about to start, and those who wanted to see the interrogation kept quiet.If anyone dares to yell loudly and provoke trouble, he will be taken to the gate of the yamen and whipped a hundred whips first to warn others, and then go all over the city to give orders. Di Gong's official robe, jade belt, and black gauze cap were neatly arranged, and he slowly stepped out of the main hall of the front office.Qiao Tai and Ma Rong stood on the left and right, and twelve angry-eyed yamen soldiers sang, drank and paid homage, holding fire sticks and whips, guarding the autopsy site.

In the main hall, two benches had been pushed down, and Lu Ming's coffin was placed on the benches.The deacon's servants followed behind the shopkeeper Guo.A corner of the stove was blazing with golden flames, and the cauldron of boiling water was hissing and steaming. Mrs. Lu Chen was brought, leaning on a bamboo stick, leaning on the coffin to stand still. Di Gong shouted: "Today is the second time for the coffin to be opened for autopsy. In a short while, everyone can witness how Lu Ming, the treasurer of the cotton cloth village, was brutally murdered to death by his first wife, Mrs. Lu Chen. —— Waiter, open the coffin! "

Chen Baozhen grabbed the coffin lid tightly and shouted hoarsely: "The dog officer dared to desecrate my dead husband's body again, it is really intolerable! Let me ask you, if you still can't find out the name after opening the coffin, what crime should you have? " Di Gong replied calmly: "I am willing to be punished by the law and have no complaints." "The dog officer has ulterior motives, intentionally tortured my young widow, tossed the dead husband's acupoints again, and raped the dead husband's bones. Today, the little lady took this life to get acquainted with you. I wish I had a steel knife in my hand and chopped off the head of you, the dog officer." !"

Di Gong ignored it.The yamen servant began to pry the lid of the coffin with a chisel and hammer. From the verandah down to the gate of the yamen, there were crowds of people, shouting loudly. "Chop off the stupid official's dog's head!" "Don't allow stupid officials to bully my brothers and sisters in Beizhou!" Chen Baozhen's eyes shot out a fierce green light, she screamed and roared, screamed, pressed her body against the coffin lid like crazy, trying to prevent the yamen servant from lifting the coffin lid down.Di Gong said coldly: "Mr. Lu Chen, be careful that the iron nails on the coffin have nailed your flesh!" Chen Baozhen was stunned for a moment, her head drooped, she stopped shouting, and loosened her fingers that were tightly gripping the coffin lid. . ——When Duke Di saw her for the first time, there was a look of fear in his eyes.Many people didn't hear what Di Gong said just now, so Chen Baozhen immediately crouched, and this puzzling and wonderful change occurred. "What did the dog officer say?" The people behind couldn't wait to ask the people in front.

"I seem to be talking about iron nails—" The people in front didn't listen. For a moment, the entire yamen hall fell silent, and the corridors and verandahs became completely silent. With a "bang", the lid of the coffin was lowered to the ground, and Lu Ming's body was moved out of the coffin. Thousands of pairs of eyes fixed on the slightly decomposed corpse, and the strong smell of incense from the white porcelain incense burner overwhelmed the stench of the corpse. Duke Di shouted loudly and ordered him to work: "Check carefully the dead man's head, his nostrils and forehead."

Shopkeeper Guo crouched down, took a closer look at the head and forehead of the dead body, and carefully opened the big nostrils of the dead body with silver tweezers. A long iron nail was driven into his nostril!" "Iron nails?!" Di Gong's heart brightened. "Iron nails! Iron nails!"——Almost all the people watching the trial from the hall to the gate of the yamen were dumbfounded, chanting "iron nails" and "iron nails". Shopkeeper Guo quickly stood up, holding a purple-brown iron nail about three inches long in the silver tweezers in his hand.

Di Gong took the silver tweezers with his hands and shouted loudly: "This is the evidence that Mrs. Lu Chen murdered her husband!" Chen Baozhen collapsed on the ground without saying a word. Suddenly someone shouted in the hall: "Show this whore who murdered her husband to the public!" "Master Di is an upright official!" Someone shouted again.Di Gong couldn't help the tears welling up in his eyes. He could see the common sense and honesty of the people from the faces of the crowd.He suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked calmly: "Mr. Lu Chen, what else do you have to say now? Tell me quickly, whether to recruit or not!"

Chen Baozhen slowly raised her head, her face was unexpectedly calm and calm.She straightened out the messy dark clouds, brushed up a lock of curly hair that fell to her forehead, and replied softly, "I'll do it." There was an uproar in the lobby, and then it quickly fell silent. Chen Baozhen opened her mouth with a slight sigh, but her voice was as delicate as a spring warbler. "The little woman has loved the strong since she was a child. She was unwilling to be the queen, but her fate was bitter. She misreported her horoscope. She married Lu Ming, a worthless person. There is no love between husband and wife. After giving birth to a daughter, I must give birth to a son. He guards every day. The abacus, the account book, and the money, regardless of the interests of my mother and daughter. One day he came home and took off the heel of his leather boot, forcing me to repair it immediately, and urged me to serve him with good wine and food, and let him go out to collect the bill. When I was so angry, I took the sweat medicine with wine and food with him. While he was asleep, I drove an iron nail into his nostril, wiped off the blood, and randomly invited Dr. Kang to be a witness , said that he died of a sudden heart attack. The former governor was careless, and was concealed by the little woman for a while." The interrogation crowd began to curse Chen Baozhen, and some felt sorry for her, making a commotion.

Duke Di yelled, "Silence!" There was a sudden silence in the hall, and the majesty of the yamen was finally restored. "A month ago, when I was out in the countryside, I accidentally fell and my bones were dislocated, and I felt tearing pain. I couldn't get up in the ice and snow, and the snow almost buried me. My limbs were numb and my lips were bruised. At this time, a man came and helped me up. I was in pain and could not walk. He carried me to his home. With a few pushes and pulls, he put my bone back into a joint, massaged and applied medicine for me. I was very touched I saw him in a strong physique, imposing appearance, and powerful. This is the man I most admired. I fell in love with him. He was like a fire, and he loved me too. But I saw his mood was contradictory and sometimes very painful. Sure enough, he regretted it very quickly and wanted to get rid of me.——I knew it in my heart, but I was not reconciled. I also clearly warned him that if I don't look back, I will kill him. How can he believe that a weak woman like me can kill him a peerless hero and a master?" Chen Baozhen's voice became sharp again, which was different from the one just now. Gentle and quiet are like two different people.

"I've always been able to say what I can do. Seeing that he didn't take my warning seriously, I did it! Just as the master guessed, I slipped into the 'Oasis Pool' bathhouse dressed as a young man, and was wrapped by him. In his private room, I threw a jasmine flower sprayed with highly poisonous powder into the cup of tea he had just poured into it. ——I didn’t leave until he finished drinking the cup of tea. He didn’t know my method until he was dying. I understand that a woman who loves him madly will kill him madly. He disdains my love, and I disdain his life. How can I live alone now? There is a death on the left and right, whether it is killing or cutting Do as you please. I suppose my confession will always satisfy my lord?" Duke Di nodded and told her to put a mark on the confession.The secretary read the recorded confession again, and Chen Baozhen had nothing wrong with it.Di Gong announced his withdrawal.