Chapter 370: Wealth is also a disaster

Zichu looked at it and felt that the matter in front of him was a little strange. But Ma Xianglan still stared at him: gritted his teeth and said, "Cao Delu, you unscrupulous beast! You killed my father-in-law and made our orphans and widows helpless. Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go!"

Cao Delu is a little puzzled: "Madam, what is your husband's name?" When did I harm him? How did it hurt him?"

"Are you still pretending here?" Ma Xianglan's eyes showed infinite resentment and said, "Where does the land of your house come from now?"

Cao Delu frowned: "I bought that house from a businessman."

"You are still lying!" Ma Xianglan interrupted him harshly, and suddenly came sad and cried, "Since the matter has reached this point, I will clarify the cause and effect of this matter in front of everyone, so that everyone can judge it!"

With that, she burst into tears and told the story in front of everyone.

It turned out that this young woman's name is Ma Xianglan. She is from Jingzhou about 600 miles away from the capital. She has a rich family and can be regarded as a small jasper. At the age of 16, he married a rich local businessman and gave birth to a son. The couple's relationship is also good. However, her husband is the only son in the family. He runs a trade in medicinal materials. He has been doing business all year round and running around, especially in the capital, but he writes letters to his home every month to keep him safe. Not long ago, my husband wrote back and said that he had bought a house in a certain place in the capital. The location and scenery were very good. He was going to settle down here to do business, stop running around, and then take his family to the capital.

Ma Xianglan, who saw the letter, prepared happily, waiting for the day of family reunion.

Who knew that there was something unexpected? Shortly after receiving the letter, Ma Xianglan's mother-in-law suddenly fell ill and died soon after she couldn't afford it. Ma Xianglan hurriedly wrote to her husband and asked him to come back to mourn, but she didn't reply this time.

Ma Xianglan was very worried. After finishing her mother-in-law's funeral, she brought her young son to the capital to find her husband. Who knows, when he arrived in the capital, he found that her husband had disappeared, but the house that her husband once mentioned in the letter became Cao Delu's, and the time when Cao Delu moved into the house coincided with the time when her husband disappeared.

Cao Delu couldn't laugh or cry: "Madam, I bought this house from a businessman. He said that he was not going to do business in the capital and waste this house. I gave him 3,000 taels of silver to buy this house. You can't say that I'm the murderer of your husband because your husband mentioned it to you before, and I live in this house now, right?

When I heard this in everyone's ears, I also felt that the matter was too far-fetched.

Seeing that everyone looked at her with suspicion and distrust, Ma Xianglan was also anxious and almost said something, but she resisted and sneered, "Cao Delu, don't you just want me to tell me other evidence, and then you can find a way to annihilate the evidence?"

The implication seems that there is other evidence that Cao Delu killed her husband.

Now people began to be suspicious again.

Ye Heminglu was also a little dizzy and whispered, "Zichu, who do you think is true? I think this shopkeeper is very good and reasonable, but Ma Xianglan doesn't look fake. Who is telling the truth? After a long time, things seem to be getting more and more complicated. Well, it seems that I haven't been in the world for a long time, and now I can't even see through these Taoisms in the world.

Zichu nodded: "Indeed, you can't understand, and I can't understand it either. However, I think that maybe neither of them lied.

Ah? Neither of them lied? Isn't that...?"

"Yes, Minglu, sometimes what the eyes see is not necessarily the truth, don't you think?"

Being stained as a murderer, Cao Delu also held his breath and gradually became angry: "Madam, since you said that there was evidence that I killed my husband, but you refused to take it out, but let a scoundrel hit my car. What on earth do you want?"

Ma Xianglan bit her lip and seemed to want to say something, but stopped again.

"Madam," Zichu suddenly opened his mouth, and his voice was calm and leisurely. "Since you said that you have evidence of the murder of the shopkeeper Cao in your hand, and you are worried that if you say it here, the you will destroy the evidence, it is better to go to Jingzhao Mansion and submit the evidence to Lord Jingzhao Yin. Which is right or wrong? I think Lord Jing Zhaoyin will definitely be able to find out the truth and maybe he can find the whereabouts of his husband. Isn't it good?"

After being reminded by Zichu, everyone woke up and said one after another, "Yes, yes, since there is evidence, let's go to Jingzhao Mansion to complain!"

"Yes, yes!"

"Well, you two women have been defending the shopkeeper Cao before. Maybe they are in the same group and want to go to Jingzhao Mansion!"

Xianglan said with resentment, "As the saying goes, the gate of the government office opens south. Don't come in without money. He is the second shopkeeper of Chun Shangju. He is both powerful and rich in the capital. Isn't it easy to buy the government? At that time, my evidence will still not be preserved, and maybe even I will put it in!"

"This lady must have just arrived in the capital. No wonder she doesn't know the situation."

Zichu was not angry, and his voice was still calm. "Now that after the new king of Jin Xuguo succeeded to the throne, he has widely used virtuous ministers. This Lord Jing Zhaoyin is a rare good official. He is conscientious. Whether it is ordinary people or officials and powerful, as long as he goes to him to complain, he will be accepted the same, and he will not accept it because the other party has money and power. Be partial. If you don't believe it, you can ask the people present!"

Today, Jingzhao Yin Deng Zhuxian is a person recommended by Jun Yuchen, and Zichu is quite clear about his character.

Although he dares not say that Jing Zhaoyin's judgment of the case is like a god, and there is no injustice under him, at least he is a down-to-earth and sincere official. When he encounters the case, he will never open his eyes to Ma Xianglan and cut the case in vain.

Ma Xianglan looked a little puzzled: "Really?"

Today, Jing Zhaoyin has been in office for more than two years, which has a much better reputation than the previous Jing Zhaoyin. Especially in recent year, he has a reputation for not being afraid of power, so everyone nodded one after another.

Seeing that everyone didn't seem to be lying to her, Ma Xianglan hesitated. After a long time, she looked up at Cao Delu with a sad, indignant and sad expression and said coldly, "Cao Delu, don't think you can get away with justice. One day, I, Ma Xianglan, want you to pay for your blood!"

With that, she turned around and left with the child in her arms, not to the wing of Jingzhao Mansion, but to the other side.

It was not until she came to a secluded alley that Ma Xianglan slowly stopped and hesitated whether to sue.

"Zhang's sister-in-law, how's it going?" Suddenly, there was a strange shout behind.

Ma Xianglan turned her head and saw the merchants who were friends with her husband. She was relieved and said, "I have done what you said and made the matter big. So many people present can hear it clearly. Even if you want to cover this case, you can't cover it. However, I just heard that Jing Zhaoyin is also a good official now. Maybe he can help me find out the whereabouts of my boss. Brother Li, why don't we go to a senior official together? We must let Cao Delu pay for his blood!"

Those people exchanged glances with each other and said, "This matter is not urgent. We are already hitting some people in Jingzhaofu, so as not to be suppressed by people. If we receive the paper as soon as possible, we can avenge Brother Zhang as soon as possible, right?"

"That's true, everyone!" Ma Xianglan was relieved and couldn't help thanking him, "Speaking of which, I still want to thank you for your help. If it weren't for your help, I didn't know that my husband was killed by the second shopkeeper of Chun Shangju. If you hadn't taught me, I would have made a big deal first so as not to be suppressed. Maybe my husband's revenge would not be able to repay. ! When this case is understood, I will definitely thank you!"

"Sister-in-law of the Zhang family is polite. We are all colleagues and very familiar with your husband. It is also appropriate to help each other."

Those people exchanged smiles with each other, and a fierce smile flashed in their eyes, soaked with blood-like cold...

Seeing that the matter finally had a solution, Cao Delu was also relieved.

He has never known Ma Xianglan's husband, let alone seek money to kill him. If Ma Xianglan sues to Jingzhao Mansion, Lord Jingzhao Yin will find out the case and return justice to himself, so as to avoid being wronged as a murderer for no reason, but he can't even defend it. Not only his reputation is tarnished, but also his The reputation of Chun Shangju.

"Thank you for your righteous words just now, otherwise, I'm afraid I'll really get into trouble!" Cao Delu said gratefully.

Ye Heminglu first points out the unreasonable place where Ma Xianglan did things, and then exposed that the man pretended to be injured. Zichu reminded Ma Xianglan to sue in Beijing Zhaofu for justice. Because of the words of the two, people may not believe that he is the murderer, which not only helped him, but also helped Chun Shangju's reputation. After all, Chun Shangju has just established himself in the capital. If he encounters storms at this time, it will be very troublesome.

"Shopkeeper Cao is very polite." Zichu looked at Ma Xianglan's distant figure and meditated, "I don't think the appearance of shopkeeper Cao is such a terrible person, but Ma Xianglan doesn't seem to want to fake it. Maybe there is any misunderstanding in the middle. It's better to check it? Maybe someone wants to use this matter to smear Chun Shangju!"

Cao Delu felt awe-inspiring and arched his hand and said, "Thank you for reminding me. I will definitely remember it!"

"Thank you for your sincerity. We originally wanted to go to Chun Shangju to taste the Hundred Flowers Banquet. If Manager Cao really wants to thank us, it's better to avoid our meal money later." Ye Heming said with a smile.

Cao Delu was stunned and then smiled cheerfully, "Of course, there is no problem for the two ladies who look up to it and are willing to patronize their faces!"

I heard that Zichu and Ye Heminglu helped the second shopkeeper, and the staff of Chun Shangju were naturally attentive to the two.

However, Zichu always felt that the matter of Ma Xianglan was a little strange. After sitting down, she took advantage of serving the food and went downstairs and ordered the bodyguards who followed her to send someone to inquire about Ma's residence. Then when she came back, she was suddenly stopped by a person in the next room. When I first fixed my eyes, I couldn't help but be surprised and happy.

"uncle! Why is it you? Why are you here?

It turns out that this spring residence is an industry under the name of Helian's uncle. Today, it is also a coincidence that Helian's uncle saw the passage upstairs to save his second shopkeeper.