Chapter 109 Business ternal Officials

Yu, a literati in Zhuge Town, made fun of a rich man because he was drunk and was beaten to death by domestic slaves. Yu has two sons, the eldest son, Shang Chen, the second son Shang Li, and another female businessman, who is sixteen years old. He was about to get married, but his marriage was delayed due to the death of his father. The two brothers went to the government to complain about their grievances, and there was no result at the end of the year. The son-in-law sent someone to propose marriage. The three officials of the business did not allow it and said, "How can there be a father's body that is not cold? The daughter ran to get married? Doesn't he have parents?" When the man heard this, he was ashamed to retreat.

The father's grievances are difficult to redress, and the whole family is sad and indignant. The two brothers planned to keep their father's body and wait for the opportunity to appeal. Shang Sanguan said, "My father was killed and the government did not distinguish between right and wrong. It can be imagined that there will be no such a clean official as the iron bread prince. I can't bear to expose my father's bones. The second brother nodded and said yes, burying his father.

After the funeral, Shang Sanguan left at night and disappeared. The mother was anxious and worried. She was afraid that her husband's family would know about this and did not dare to tell her relatives and friends. She just secretly told her second son to look for her daughter's whereabouts. After looking for half a year, it was in vain.

Soon after, the rich man lived his birthday and hired Youling to sing. Sun Chun, the head of the troupe, took two disciples to perform. Wang Cheng, a disciple, was equally good-looking, but his singing skills were first-class and appreciated by everyone. Another disciple, Li Yu, looked as beautiful as a woman. The rich man ordered him to sing a song. Li Yu refused and said no. The rich man repeatedly urged him. Li Yu couldn't sing a popular slang song. The melody was mixed with local sounds, which made him laugh. Sun Chun was ashamed and pleaded, "Li Yu's life with me is still short, and she is not good at learning. Please don't blame me. It's better to let her drink, which she is good at.

The rich man nodded and immediately ordered Li Yu to pour the wine. Li Yu shuttled through the crowd, observed the words and colors, behaved decently, and everyone was very happy. The rich man was very happy, and the wine dispersed, and Li Yu was kept to sleep together. Li Yu swept the couch and took off his shoes for him and served him attentively. The rich man took advantage of the wine and spoke lightly. Li Yu was not angry and greeted him with a smile, which made the man dizzy.

The rich man was dismissed and left Li Yu alone in the house. When Li Yu saw everyone leaving and locked the doors and windows, the servants did not doubt it and went to another room to drink.

After a while, there was a sound in the bedroom. A servant looked closer and saw that the room was dark and silent. Just as he was about to leave, suddenly there was a sound again, as if there was a heavy hanging beam, breaking the rope, and shouting the reason, there was no response in the room. The servants were shocked and kicked the door together. The master's head was broken and he was killed. Li Yu was also hanged to death. The body fell to the ground because the rope was broken, and a bruise appeared on his neck.

Everyone was terrified and rushed left and right. They were puzzled, "Who is the murderer?" He moved Li Yu's body to the courtyard and noticed that his shoes and socks were light and empty. When he untied it, Li Yu's small feet were like hooks. It turned out to be a woman. Everyone became more and more surprised. They called Sun Chun and asked in a harsh voice. Sun Chun was so surprised that he didn't know how to answer. He just said repeatedly, "Li Yu worshipped me last month and took the initiative to ask for a birthday wish. I really don't know where he came from."

When everyone saw that Li Yu was wearing mourning clothes, they suspected that she was a merchant assassin. They temporarily ordered the two to guard the body. Although Li Yu was dead, her appearance was lifelike. She stroked with her hands, and her limbs were warm and soft. The two of them were full of lust and intent on rape. The corpse, one person picked up the body and was about to take off her clothes. Suddenly, the back of the head was hit hard, and the blood flowed like a note, and he died in an instant. Another man shouted in shock. The servants came to hear the news and learned what had happened. They all guessed, "This is Li Yu's dead soul." He respected her like a god and reported the murder to the officer.

The county magistrate summoned the Shangchen, the Shangli brothers, and interrogated them. Both of them said, "I don't know. My sister has been away from home for half a year, and there is still no news. The county magistrate ordered the two to identify the body. It turned out that Li Yu was the third official of Shang. The county magistrate secretly said that he was surprised and issued a judgment: This matter is over and will not be investigated. The merchant brothers took back their sister's body for burial, and the rich's family was not allowed to seek revenge.