Chapter 49 First Show

In the face of Lord Zhuang's inquiry, Tian Qikun replied, "Your Excellency, although I have never seen the villain of his nephew Tian Yun's drowning, Wan Fu, the little boy beside the housekeeper, said that he did see Tian Yun playing in the garden that day, accompanied by a maid Qiu Shuang. Wan Fu went to the kitchen and disappeared when he came back. Oh, Tian Yun thought he was tired and went back to his room. Unexpectedly, he heard that Tian Yun had drowned in the lake that day. What's more strange is that the maid Qiu Shuang was kicked out of Tianfu in a few days, and then there was no news. It must be that the evil woman Mao instructed Qiu Shuang to harm Tian Yun and gave her a sum of money to let her fly away! If such evil women are not eliminated, it is really difficult to get rid of their hatred. Please be the master!"

"So you said that Mao poisoned Tian Qiqian, is there any evidence?"

"Lord, no! But my eldest brother only had an ordinary skin disease. How did he die? I think it must be the evil woman who wanted to occupy the property of the Tian family. Please make it clear!"

When Zhuang Yi heard it, it was originally said that Tian Yun's drowning and Tian Qiqian was poisoned were the plaintiff's speculation, which is not enough to prove it. As for what he said was framed by Mao, it may be only one side. For today's plan, it is necessary to have enough evidence to make a conclusion. While thinking about it, his men came to report it, and Mao brought it. Zhuang Yi passed the Mao family's reply.

The Mao family gracefully walked to the court and knelt down to salute Lord Zhuang.

Zhuang Yi asked as usual, "Is it Mao, the wife of Tian Qiqian who is kneeling in the hall?"

Mao's delicate reply said, "Your Excellency, it's a civil woman."

"Mr. Mao, do you recognize the person who is kneeling next to you?"

Mao turned his head to look at Tian Qikun and replied, "Your Excellency, the people's wife recognizes that he is Tian Qikun, the brother of the people's husband, but he was removed from the clan three years ago, and now he is no longer from the Tian family."

"Why did you say that Tian Qikun was removed from his clan three years ago?"

As soon as Mao heard this, he covered half of his face with a handkerchief and said with some sobbing, "In your words, Tian Qikun saw the beauty of the woman on that day and failed to flirt several times. Unexpectedly, the overlord bowed hard and insisted on salute me as a husband and wife. I vowed to resist to the death, but fortunately my husband arrived in time to keep chastity. Just because his husband felt that he had committed the crime of bullying his sister-in-law and was unforgivable, he drove him out of the house and removed his clan. Unexpectedly, Tian Qikun didn't repent. Before leaving, he threatened me and let me see. One day, he will become his person. If not, he will make me discredited and have nothing..."

"Nonsense!" Tian Qikun couldn't stand the anger and shouted out.

"Presumptuous! There is no room for any noise in the public hall! Mao, go on!" With Lord Zhuang's shock, Tian Qikun had to swallow it back although he had something to say.

"Your excellency! A woman, a female, has never known how to take care of her husband and children at home, abide by the woman's way, and never compete with others. Unexpectedly, she was remembered by this thief. Even on the day of her husband's burial today, he refused to let go. He also falsely accused the women of killing two people in public. Your excellency, the women are wronged! Please do justice for the women!"

"Mao, now Tian Qikun sued you for drowning Tian Yun and poisoning Tian Qiqian, is this?"

"Your Excellency, the people's wife is wronged! There is absolutely no such thing!"

"Then the official asked you, what happened to Tian Yun's death on that day?"

"My lord, although the woman is not Tian Yun's biological mother, she is actually his real mother. Knowing that he is the master's heart, he usually takes care of him and gets along very well with him. Unexpectedly..." With that, Mao covered his face and cried. Unexpectedly, a five-year-old child died! My poor son!" Mao's emotional crying actually touched the hearts of many people present. Is this woman the evil woman described by Tian Qikun or the mother she described herself? For a while, even Lord Zhuang was uncertain.

"When did your husband Tian Qiqian leave?"

"Your excellency, three days ago, it was buried today."

"Why did you die?"

"Your Excellency, the husband of a civil woman has been in poor health in recent years. Three days ago, he said that he suddenly dared to feel dizzy and wanted to rest for a while, but he lay down, left the civil woman and became a lonely widow! Now that the master's body is not cold, the women have been bullied by outsiders. How can we live in the future!" Mao did not cry like a shrew, but sobbed like a small jasper talking to herself, which won the sympathy of many people present.

"What diseases could Tian Qiqian suffer from before his death?"

"My lord, his heart is a little bad, and he often has dizziness. He got psoriasis a year ago."

"What medicine can I take?"

"Lord, the medicine was prescribed by a famous doctor who paid a lot of money, but it didn't work after taking a lot of medicine."

"What kind of medicine did Tian Qiqian take every day before his death?"

"Isn't the adult really suspicious that the woman poisoned her husband?"

"If this officer asks, you just answer the truth."

"When I took a lot of drugs, it didn't work, so I used a folk prescription of Jianghu. It is said that the psoriasis can be cured by boiling water with peach wood roots and gall brine. After taking it for a period of time, it has also improved. Unexpectedly, before the disease is cured, people will disappear first."

Lord Zhuang saw that the woman's answer was fluently, which was obviously not a general role, but he suffered from the lack of evidence, and the two sides insisted on their own words, and it was difficult to distinguish between true and falsehood, so he had to order her to leave the court first and wait for the strong evidence to be found before the trial.

Zhuang Yi, who returned to the back hall, was a little annoyed. Thinking back on Tian Qikun and Mao's reply in the hall, he did not feel anything wrong. While thinking about it, his men came to report that there was a prince asking for a meeting. Zhuang Yi met the guests in the hall. The person who came was none other than Ye Zilian, who had been listening to the trial today.

After seeing Lord Zhuang, Ye Zilian came forward to salute and reported himself to the house. Coincidentally, Zhuang Yi is exactly the student of Ye Zilian's grandfather. When he heard that Ye Yuan's eldest grandson came here, he was a little more polite.

Zhuang Yi asked, "Why did the virtuous nephew come to the Heavenly Palace?"

Ye Zilian replied, "Lord Zhuang, with the permission of my father, I have been traveling abroad for nearly three years. Now I am about to return to Kaifeng. Passing by this Yingtian Mansion, I don't want to meet Tian Qiqian's funeral today. Tian Qikun complained, so I really want to ask the adults for advice and learn."

Lord Zhuang smiled and said, "I remember, my nephew has been listening to the trial just now? I'd like to ask my nephew what you mean. What do you think of the case just heard?

"Your Excellency, Zilian has not been involved in the trial of the case, so he only said his own opinion. If there is anything wrong, please correct it."

Zhuang Yi saw that Ye Zilian was polite and liked it very much.

Zilian continued: "This Tian Qikun has now sued Mao for three crimes, one is to frame himself so that he was expelled from the clan, the other is to cause people to drown his nephew Tian Yun, and the third is to poison his brother Tian Qiqian. The first false accusation, although the two have different words, the case is not established based on what they said. The second and third articles involved two lives. Mao insisted that Tian Yun fell into the water while playing, and Tian Qiqian died naturally. However, Tian Qikun said that Mao instructed or directly killed Tian Yun and Tian Qiqian. As long as there is evidence to prove the cause of their death, the truth can be revealed.

"Ye" Zhuang Yi nodded, "According to Xian's nephew's opinion, where should this matter start?"