Chapter 84: Sun Shaozong refuses to speak up for the sake of justice, Wang Xifeng harbors resentment and has evil thoughts
Not long after, Zhou Rui came into the inner room holding up the hem of his clothes.
He originally wanted to just bow, but when he saw Sun Shaozong sitting behind the desk, with a hawk-like look of scrutiny, his spine softened immediately, and he quickly bowed to the ground: "I greet Sun Tongpan."
"No need to be so polite, Steward Zhou ."
Sun Shaozong responded calmly, and then asked directly, "I wonder why Steward Zhou came to the yamen to look for me?"
"this……"
Zhou Rui stole a glance at Cheng Rixing. Considering that he was recommended by Jia Zheng, it would be inappropriate for Sun Shaozong to ask him to leave , so he could only smile and say, "It's not a big deal. Yesterday, an old relative came to our second grandmother's door and said that the man in the family was somehow involved in a murder case and was sentenced to 'beheading and imprisonment'."
"You know, my second grandmother hates to see others crying. And from what they said, it seemed like there was some injustice, so she sent me here to ask if I could remove her husband from the list of 'autumn execution'. If the case still can't be overturned by the end of the year, it won't be too late to execute him later."
These words are really flattering!
It was both "I don't know how" and "confused", and in the end it was just a "question", which not only made the purpose clear, but also left enough room for both parties.
I don't know whether these words were arranged in advance by Wang Xifeng or whether they were Zhou Rui's own idea.
"Old dear?"
Sun Shaozong took out the "Autumn Execution List", spread it on the table, and asked, "What is the name of this old relative of yours?"
"Yu! His last name is Yu, and his given name is Tianbao!"
"Yu Tianbao?"
Sun Shaozong quickly found the name on the list, poked his finger at the "Brief Description of the Case" at the back, and muttered: "Yu Tianbao, at 3:30 pm on May 26, he had an argument with Lan at the Yin Gou Casino slit Lan's throat with a dagger he carried with him, and stabbed Lan's body eight times to vent his anger. Afterwards, Yu Tianbao tried to resist arrest and stabbed a constable..."
Reading this, Sun Shaozong raised his head and asked with a half-smile, "I wonder how your second wife saw the injustice in this case? Can Steward Zhou give me some pointers and broaden my horizons?"
“This…this…”
When Zhou Rui heard this, he cursed in his heart. The Yu family only said that Yu Tianbao accidentally killed someone in the gambling house, but did not mention anything about whipping the corpse or resisting arrest!
But the huge sum of money has already been collected, so he can’t say that he has no grievances, right?
So he racked his brains and made up a story: "I heard from the Yu family that Yu Tianbao didn't go to the gambling house that day. Maybe someone pretended to be him and killed someone and put the blame on him!"
"As for resisting arrest..."
"Two years ago, the son of a wealthy businessman in the east of the city was deceived by a gangster pretending to be a yamen runner. He has not been found alive or dead since then. Since Yu Tianbao did not kill anyone, it is natural for him to resist when he suddenly heard that he was being brought to justice."
What a sharp tongue you have for making up stories and confusing right and wrong!
Sun Shaozong sneered, stared at him and said, "According to what Steward Zhou said, the blood on Yu Tianbao's body and the murder weapon in his hand were also forced upon him by others?"
Zhou Rui was sweating profusely from being interrogated, but due to Wang Xifeng's explanation and the benefits he had received from it, he still gritted his teeth and said, "This... this is not impossible."
"What about his confession? Was it a confession obtained through torture?"
"This... this kind of thing is not without precedent."
Bang~!
Sun Shaozong slammed the table and shouted angrily: "What nonsense!"
Seeing his frowning brows and glaring eyes, with an indescribable majestic and ferocious aura, Zhou Rui was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.
But Sun Shaozong said, "This case was personally tried by Jia Fucheng. How dare you accuse Jia Fucheng of forcing people to confess and killing people based on a woman's crying? If your second master knew about this nonsense, I'm afraid he would be the first to not let you go!"
Only then did Zhou Rui realize that he had violated a taboo by speaking too hastily.
Although he may not necessarily look up to Jia Yucun, who was able to get back on his feet thanks to his relationship with the Jia family, he understands that the importance of the Shuntian Prefecture Prime Minister to the Jia family is far greater than that of himself, the second steward.
Therefore, he kowtowed and said, "I offended the Prime Minister by mistake, it was not intentional, please forgive me this time, Master Sun!"
"snort!"
Sun Shaozong snorted coldly, shook his sleeves and said, "For the sake of Second Brother Lian, I am too lazy to bother with you - go down."
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving!"
Zhou Rui hurriedly got up, hunched over and retreated to the door. He was about to turn around and leave, but when he had one foot in and one foot out, he stopped and turned back and asked timidly: "Second Master Sun, if the Prime Minister suddenly finds any doubts, what do you think of this case..."
This is really a case of not crying until you see the coffin. After hitting a snag here, he actually starts thinking about Jia Yucun!
Unfortunately, he had miscalculated. Jia Yucun and Han Fuyin were now in the middle of a fierce fight, and they were eager to find fault with each other. How could Jia Yucun dare to leave such a handle at this time?
Therefore, Sun Shaozong said without hesitation: "If the superiors have the order, I will naturally have no objection!"
--Dividing line--
Half an hour later, in Rongguo Mansion.
After listening to Zhou Rui's report, Wang Xifeng didn't say anything for a long time, but the murderous look between her brows became even more intense, which made Zhou Rui tremble with fear, fearing that he would become her punching bag.
"Butler Zhou."
Fortunately, Ping'er said, "There is nothing for you to do here for now, please go down first."
Zhou Rui felt as if he had been pardoned and hurriedly retreated.
Crash~
Almost as soon as Zhou Rui left the courtyard, Wang Xifeng swept the set of 'Northern Song Dynasty official kiln' on the table to the ground, complaining: "If it weren't for our family's help, the two poor people in the Sun family would have starved to death long ago! Now, I just asked him to do some small things, but he was making excuses and looked unhappy - if I had known this, I might as well have fed the dogs with the money we saved on food!"
She vented her anger for a long time, cursing the heavens and the earth, and even belittling Sun Shaozong as worse than an ungrateful person.
Ping'er just listened obediently beside her. When Wang Xifeng started to gasp for breath, she hurried forward to comfort her chest and back, and poured her some cold tea.
Then he smiled and advised: "What kind of person is Mr. Sun? He is going to be the Justice Bao of our Zhou Dynasty. If you ask him to be partial to you, you will be walking into trouble. If you ask him, you should rely on Jia Yucun of Xinglong Street for this matter!"
Wang Xifeng sighed, "This is the only way we can do now, but... that ungrateful bastard surnamed Sun has solved many strange cases, and the position of governor will be his sooner or later. If we can't deal with him, how can we continue our litigation business? We may have to think of a way to force him to surrender!"
