After time travel, I ate glutinous rice bran in ancient times

"Come on, wake her up!" County Magistrate Hai waved his hand.

Two yamen runners brought buckets over, and one of them poured half a bucket of cold water on Juan'er.

After a while, Juan'er woke up, and Captain Liu threw her a handkerchief and said, "Miss Juan'er, wipe off the water and answer the adults' questions well."

"The sooner you confess, the sooner you can feel at ease and avoid physical pain"

"My Lord is a clear-sighted man who knows everything. Don't even think about hiding anything from me!"

Juaner picked up the handkerchief, wiped the water and sweat off her face, and cried: "I, I didn't mean to kill the Third Young Master."

"Sir, why did you say that I was the one who killed the Third Young Master?"

"Humph, you didn't intend to kill the Third Young Master. You originally intended to kill Madam Dongmei, right?" County Magistrate Hai said sternly.

Juan Er was shocked when she heard this. She stared at County Magistrate Hai with wide eyes, then hurriedly lowered her head and said, "Why would I harm Madam Dongmei?"

"I, I'm not her maid, and I have no grudge against her!"

"Bang!" Magistrate Hai suddenly slammed the gavel and shouted, "You are so good, Juan'er, why do you want to harm Madam Dongmei? Don't you know?"

"You are asking about our county instead. How cunning! How abominable!"

Juan'er instinctively shuddered again, but she still said stubbornly: "My lord, I, I really didn't intend to kill Madam Dongmei!"

"Sir, why do you say that to me?"

"You are such a slave, you are still stubborn," the County Magistrate Hai shouted coldly, and then said, "I want to ask you, what did you do in Shuijing Temple?"

When she heard the words "Shuijing Temple", Juan'er frowned and said, "I didn't do anything in Shuijing Temple. I just followed our young lady to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha!"

Wang Yugui, who was listening from behind, also frowned. Juan'er looked weak and fainted when frightened, but she was actually very dishonest!

She seemed to be putting up a desperate resistance. Could it be that the Third Young Master's wife had already told her not to admit it?

"What a great way to burn incense and worship Buddha!" ​​County Magistrate Hai sneered and said loudly: "You also stole a lot of leaves of the sacred flowers from Shuijing Temple!"

When Juan'er heard about the leaves of the magic flower, her face changed drastically, but she still said, "I, I don't have any!"

"Why would I pick the leaves of that magical flower?"

"Pa!" Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Hai slammed the gavel and shouted, "Come on, slap my face!"

After hearing this, the yamen runners on both sides immediately stepped forward and gave Juan'er a good slap in the face... She screamed in fear and blood came out of the corners of her mouth.

Wang Yugui was also shocked when he heard this. It seemed that Lord Hai was really angry.

He has interrogated so many women in the past two days, but this is the first time he has used torture in court!

Seeing that the fight was almost over, County Magistrate Hai waved his hand and the bailiffs retreated to both sides.

"Juan'er, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself," County Magistrate Hai said loudly.

He then said, "Do you think no one knows that you stole the leaves of the magic flower? Let me tell you, Master Jingchen saw you steal the leaves of the magic flower and put them in the basket!"

"Do you think you did it in secret? The young master just didn't expose you in person!"

"I slapped your mouth to teach you a lesson. If you dare to lie in public again and deceive this county, you will be severely punished!"

Although Juan'er is a maid, she has always followed the Third Young Master's wife, Zhou Xiaoju. Although she is not the master, she is more pampered than other maids.

She had never been slapped like this before, and her toughness had been beaten down a lot. After hearing what County Magistrate Hai said, she hurriedly said, "I dare not lie to you, sir. When I was in Shuijing Temple, I did steal the leaves of the sacred flower!"

"Why did you steal the leaves of the sacred flower?" County Magistrate Hai asked

"Did you know that the leaves of the sacred flower are poisonous?"

Juan'er looked at County Magistrate Hai and said hurriedly, "I, I don't know!"

"Hmm..." County Magistrate Hai hummed and looked at Juan'er coldly.

Juan'er said hurriedly: "Sir, I, I was wrong"

"I, I know the leaves of the sacred flower are poisonous. Master Jingchen told me!"

"I, I picked the leaves of the divine flower because I thought the leaves looked pretty, like bamboo leaves..."

Juan'er wiped her sweat as she spoke. This excuse was so lame that she probably felt that the lie was too obvious.

"Juan'er, since you are a woman, I don't want to punish you."

"How can I help you? You have lied in front of me twice and three times, making fun of me. This is intolerable. Come on..." County Magistrate Hai was about to order the torture.

Juan Er hurriedly kowtowed in the hall: "Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare my life!"

"I, I won't dare to lie anymore, I'll tell you everything"

"Pa!" Magistrate Hai slammed the gavel and shouted, "Tell me! Why did you steal the leaves of the sacred flower?"

"Sir, I said, yes, it was our young lady who asked me to pick it," Juan'er said loudly.

County Magistrate Hai asked, "What do you young lady want the leaves of the sacred flower for? Tell me now!"

"This, this, sir, I, I can't say it." Juan'er started crying again

County Magistrate Hai nodded and said, "Okay, if you don't tell me, then you will bear all the responsibilities."

Then he said in a cold voice: "Juan'er, do you know how serious a crime it is for a servant to murder his master?"

"At most, I can pay you with my life. I accept it." Juan'er gritted her teeth and sobbed.

Hai County Magistrate said sternly: "If a servant murders his master, he will be cut into pieces and his entire clan will be killed, including his parents, brothers, sisters and relatives!"

"Ah..." Juan'er was so frightened when she heard the words "being cut into pieces" that her face turned pale.

The deterrent effect of the fake monk from Dacheng Temple being cut into pieces was quite significant. People in Wangtian County were very scared when they mentioned it.

Those two monks were men. If a woman was cut into pieces, it would be even more tragic. She would be stripped naked and exposed to the eyes of the whole city, and then she would be cut to death slowly with each cut...

What's more, nine generations of the family will be killed. Juan'er's parents are still working for the Zhou family, and she has two younger brothers at home!

County Magistrate Hai saw that Juan'er looked unhappy, and then reminded her: "Juan'er, I heard that your parents are in Zhougu Village, and there is also..."

"Sir, please stop talking. I, I confess. I, I confess everything!" Before County Magistrate Hai could finish, Juan'er burst into tears.

Good! Wang Yugui listened from behind and cheered secretly. For an ignorant and die-hard person like Juan'er, he had to use some ruthless tactics, both soft and hard.

When dealing with various criminals, County Magistrate Hai has to examine them according to their characteristics. It is not easy. I feel sorry for County Magistrate Hai for a second!

County Magistrate Hai nodded: "Very good, you just need to confess the truth!"

"If you conceal anything again, you will be severely punished!"

"Tell me quickly, why did the Third Young Master's wife ask you to steal the leaves of the divine flower? What did she use those leaves for?"

"Hey, sir, in fact, all of this is to blame on that Madam Dongmei!" Juan'er wiped her tears and began to confess.

Juan'er continued, "Originally, our young lady and the third young master were not very affectionate after they got married..."

"We have always been in harmony and at peace."

"Ever since the Third Young Master took Madam Dongmei as his concubine, everything in the family has been in chaos!"