kingnovel Chapter 465: Hand over the witness and immediately imprison him
Chapter 465: Hand over the witness and immediately imprison him
Zheng Tong took the complaint and opened it immediately.
It would have been fine if I hadn’t looked at it, but once I did, I was immediately shocked!
It turns out that there was indeed another hidden story behind the death of Qinxing Marquis's first wife, Fu Baozhen.
It turned out that Fu Baozhen did not die from accidental bleeding due to miscarriage, but was murdered!
Back then, Fu Baozhen was only in her early twenties and still young.
It's just a pregnancy;
On a daily basis, there is no shortage of natural treasures to nourish us.
He was obviously a healthy person, how could he die so easily from heavy bleeding due to accidental miscarriage!
Given that shortly before Fu Baozhen's death, Qinxing Marquis Leng Xian suddenly took his concubine Yin into his mansion;
The concubine had a daughter who was only a few days younger than the legitimate daughter, and she was pregnant.
Not long after the concubine entered the mansion, news came out from the Qinxing Marquis's mansion that the original wife had suffered a miscarriage. Soon after, the tragic news came out that the original wife had hemorrhage due to the miscarriage and eventually died of blood loss.
At that time, it wasn't that no one doubted Fu Baozhen's death;
Even the Anguo Mansion would not easily believe that Fu Baozhen's death was caused by miscarriage and heavy bleeding.
But there is only suspicion, no evidence.
After Fu Baozhen's death, her dowry fell directly into the hands of Qinxing Hou Leng Xian and Yin's aunt and nephew, and they were able to enjoy it as they pleased!
Therefore, Fu Baozhen's death is more suspicious.
But, the same old saying applies: there are only suspicions, no evidence!
I think even the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion is helpless!
What's more, Leng Rongyue, the only bloodline left by Fu Baozhen, is still in the Marquis Qinxing's Mansion.
The Anguo Mansion is afraid of taking any action and can only endure it for the time being, and wait until they find evidence before taking action!
Now it seems that there is evidence!
That's good. We must give an explanation to those who died in vain.
As for those who are greedy and do evil, how can we allow them to be successful forever!
"Are these two petitions the only ones sent by the Duke of Anguo's Mansion?
Are there any witnesses?"
Zheng Tong looked at the yamen runner in front of him and asked in a deep voice.
“Oh, yes, sir!
Also sent over were two witnesses, a man and a woman.
The two witnesses have been taken to Shuntian Prefecture and are now in the front yamen." The yamen runner replied hastily.
After hearing this, Zheng Tong immediately stood up and ordered: “Mr. Xue, you organize the account books and dowry lists here and put them away;
Mr. Zhou, follow me to the front!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Xue Zhubu and Zhou Shiye responded at the same time.
Zheng Tong was the first to walk out of the study, followed closely by Master Zhou and the yamen runner who came to report the news. The three of them hurried towards the front yamen.
Zheng Tong came to the front yamen and ordered people to bring the people from the Anguo Mansion for questioning.
It didn't take long for Fu Sheng to come before Zheng Tong along with the messenger.
"Fu Sheng, the steward of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, greets Lord Zheng!"
Fu Sheng stepped forward to greet him, his demeanor calm but respectful.
"Mr. Fu, please don't be polite. Take a seat!" Zheng Tong stretched out his hand and motioned Fu Sheng to sit down and talk.
It is said that the prime minister's family members are seventh-rank officials.
The man in front of him was from the Anguo Mansion. He had been a servant and became a butler, and he had been with the Anguo Mansion from the frontier battlefield to the capital. He had always been with the Anguo Mansion Fu Peng since he was a child.
As the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, knowing the ins and outs of the aristocratic families in the capital clearly can be said to be the most basic rule of survival!
Otherwise, how could he gain a foothold as an official in the capital.
Therefore, Zheng Tong did not show any contempt or arrogance towards Fu Sheng, the chief steward of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, but was very polite and gave him enough face.
"Thank you, Lord Zheng!" Fu Sheng thanked him and sat down on a chair beside him.
Zheng Tong looked at Fu Sheng with a serious face and said, "I have just read the two petitions sent by Mr. Fu.
I have also understood the content.
I heard that there were two witnesses sent along with the complaint?"
“In reply to Lord Zheng, yes.
Two witnesses, a man and a woman——
The man's name is Lu Huai and the woman's surname is Qian.
Lu Huai was the unscrupulous doctor who was bribed by Yin's aunt and nephew at that time.
It was this person who went against his conscience for one thousand taels of silver.
He first deliberately diagnosed the pregnancy as not being pregnant;
Then he prepared abortion-inducing drugs and tiger and wolf medicines that could cause miscarriage and hemorrhage.
Afterwards, he fled the capital in a hurry to avoid being silenced by the Marquis of Qinxing's mansion.
Afterwards, he changed his name and name, and married Qian's mother and son, living in seclusion in Dashi Village, dozens of miles south of the capital.
Dashi Village is surrounded by mountains and has a secluded location.
They hid there and made a living by collecting and selling herbs;
And that Qian was the maidservant who followed Yin back then;
She later married a guard named Qiu in the palace.
Lu Huai is Qian's cousin.
It was Qian who pulled the strings and found her cousin Lu Huai, who was practicing medicine in Zhuchun Hall, and conspired with her to kill my eldest daughter with medicine!
At that time, the Marquis of Qinxing also wanted to silence her;
However, she happened to dodge it;
But the one who died for no reason was her husband, Guard Qiu from the Marquis Qinxing's Mansion.
After Qian fled the capital with her children, she met her cousin Lu Huai who was also on the run.
When Qian and Lu Huai met, they hid in Dashi Village together.
Fu Sheng gave Zheng Tong a brief introduction to the situation of the two witnesses.
"So that's it!" Zheng Tong nodded.
"Someone come here!" Zheng Tong shouted loudly.
"Here!" Two yamen runners immediately responded and walked in.
"Imprison the two witnesses sent by the Duke of Anguo's Mansion and assign someone to carefully guard them. There must be no mistakes!"
"Yes, sir!" The two runners bowed and accepted the order, then turned around and left.