I became the villain's deceased wife

The second day's trial is scheduled to be held at noon.

Song Tian got up at the early morning hour and did something big!

When County Magistrate Xu Changshou was dressed and preparing to go to court, he heard a commotion outside the county government office.

He rubbed his face irritably and asked:

"what happened?"

As an official with a formal Jinshi degree, he was once a young man with great ambitions, dreaming of being able to make contributions to the country and write inspiring articles after entering the officialdom.

Sacrifice your life for the country and shed your blood for the people.

But who would have thought that with a top five score in the second class, he could only be sent to a remote town to be a county magistrate, and he stayed in the position for more than ten years.

He is not as good as those playboys who are not on the list and can easily become a fifth-rank official in Beijing by relying on his family influence.

He also comforted himself.

Even if he is just a county magistrate, as long as he can benefit the people of the county and make profits for the common people, it is worth his service as an official.

But reality once again slapped him in the face mercilessly.

The county magistrate had no power and influence, and was no match for a country gentleman who had a backer in the capital.

If he doesn't do as the gentry wants, not only will he lose his official hat, but his entire clan may be implicated!

This is not.

Today I am forced to do something against my will.

Intentional murder?

No one knows how, where, or how the murder was committed.

His superiors said that he killed the person, so he must have killed him. Otherwise, as the county magistrate, he would be shielding a criminal!

Hey!

What kind of world is this?

Hearing the county magistrate's question, an officer ran over and said in a panic:

"Sir, a large number of county residents have gathered outside, discussing the murder case you are going to try today.

It is unfair to say that the young master of Xie family was accused. The county magistrate has succumbed to the powerful and is willing to be a running dog!

In vain..."

It was the first time for the officer to see such a scene. He was so excited that he forgot that the person sitting opposite him was the county magistrate who was being scolded for being unworthy of his position as a local official.

"Humph!"

Xu Changshou's face turned pale and he became even more annoyed:

"Who started this? Are you tired of living? Catch him and give him fifty lashes first!"

Yesterday, after receiving the letter from his superiors, he planned to go to court immediately, ready to make a quick decision without giving the Xie family any time to react.

Didn't expect it to be so fast?

Could it be that there is an expert behind them guiding them?

The officer looked embarrassed:

“County Master, I’m afraid that’s not appropriate!

The leader was the prisoner in this trial, Xie Yunzhe's wife.

She was wearing mourning clothes and holding a tablet, and said that if the county magistrate beat her and her husband to death today, she would let the people set up an altar to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

The officials are evil and have no conscience. The couple prayed for their lives and asked for God's punishment!"

Xu Changshou felt a tightness on his back.

It was as if I was struck by lightning!

This... this is too cruel!

But on second thought, this little woman did give him an opportunity.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to try the case according to the wishes of his superiors, but he cannot disobey the will of the people!

"Ascension!"

He straightened his back instantly and roared majestically and seriously.

……

At the same time, the people outside the county government were also very excited.

"Have you heard? Madam Song is wearing mourning clothes today, holding a tablet in her hand and going to the court to appeal for justice for her husband!"

"Yes, I have seen her husband in the cold noodle shop. He is handsome, modest and polite. How could he kill someone?"

“I heard it was for a few pieces of Hui ink.

I think it's pure nonsense.

Mrs. Song's store is doing a booming business. Although she doesn't make a fortune every day, she is still making a lot of profit.

Her husband is so bored that he wants to steal Hui Mo!"

These people were all called over by Song Tian from the melon-eating square in front of the small restaurant.

Of course, the important figure Kong Que is also indispensable.

“You may not know yet, but Master Xie has offended the powerful.

He took a day off that day to drink tea at Xiangming Pavilion and had no time to kill anyone.

But the waiter at Xiangming Pavilion turned against him the next day, saying that he had never met Mr. Xie and even changed the teahouse's account book.

Just to frame Master Xie!"

Song Tian has already told Kong Que everything that happened.

He is now a gossip spreader who has first-hand information and is highly respected among the crowd.

"Really? No wonder Madam Song is so ready to die!"

Some people looked at Song Tian, ​​who was in mourning, with sympathy.

"Hey, aren't you working in Madam Song's shop? Do you know what's going on?"

Kong Que waved mysteriously at everyone and deliberately lowered his voice to create a sense of mystery:

"Let me tell you, these people are really cunning and have planned to frame Master Xie a long time ago..."

Song Tian had instructed Kong Que in advance to tell the public the entire story.

The worst conspiracy is to be exposed in broad daylight.

The common people are oppressed by the powerful and wealthy, and they have a natural hatred towards those in power.

It's just right to build momentum for Song Tian.

Of course, Kong Que added some artistic processing.

It didn't say that Xie Yunzhe was the one who created the scandal that day, it just said that Niu Er met with two women secretly and was discovered by Master Xie who followed them secretly because he was worried about his wives' safety.

He also told them how Song Tian had confronted Xiangming Pavilion, but they refused to admit it.

He went to Zhu Kang to reconcile, but he refused to tell the truth and insisted that Master Xie should pay with his life...

Wait a minute, wait a minute, he was so excited and exaggerating!

It's much more exciting than the storybook.

The news became a hot topic for a while and people were talking about it with great interest.

"Oh, I didn't expect that farce was related to Master Xie!"

"He followed because he was afraid that the two evil women would bully Madam Song again. Master Xie really cares about Madam Song!"

"I just felt that the name Niu Er was so familiar. It turned out that he was the market supervisor who came to pick a fight with Madam Song on the day of the opening. He must have been dissatisfied with Madam Song's good business now.

He even wanted to burn down Tiantian’s restaurant!

I think Mr. Xie only exposed the affair of a few people. It was really easy for them.

Such an adulterer and adulteress should be thrown into the pond and drowned!"

In addition, Kong Que spent money to hire someone to blend into the crowd and set the pace.

It turned out that the down-and-out young man offended the powerful and was framed.

A touching story about a wife who never left her husband and even died to seek justice for him.

By the time the yamen opened, there were already three layers of people surrounding the door, making it impossible to get in or out.

"Ascension!"

"Wei~

Wu~"

Xu Changshou sat majestically behind the desk, with two shifts of yamen runners standing in neat queues on both sides.

"Bring the prisoners, bring the victims!"

As soon as the gavel was banged, the trial officially began.

None of the onlookers wanted to leave. They all wanted to see how the county magistrate tried the case and whether, as Song Tian said, he was instructed by the powerful higher-ups to convict Xie Yunzhe without asking any questions clearly.

Song Tian watched quietly.

Her first task today was to play the role of a victim's wife.

After both parties had explained their cases, Xu Changshou called Qiu Shuang, the waiter at Qiu Chan Bookstore, over:

"You are an important witness to this matter. Tell us exactly what happened that day!"

Autumn Cicada:

"The shopkeeper was not at home that day, and Master Xie asked for leave because he had something else to do, so he left.

After a while, Qiu Feng said he was going out for a while, and followed him..."

"Why did Qiu Feng go out?"

asked the magistrate.

Qiu Chan shook his head: "I didn't say that."

The magistrate stroked his beard:

"You and Qiufeng are both slaves bought by Zhu Kang. He usually asks you to take care of Qiufeng's daily life. Why don't you ask clearly when he is going out?"

"me……"

Qiu Shuang hesitated and looked at Zhu Kang with a wandering gaze.

"Mr. County Magistrate, this matter seems to have nothing to do with this case, right?

Xie Yunzhe committed murder, and the evidence is solid. Why don't you interrogate the criminal but instead make things difficult for my servants?

Forgive me for being blunt, but this year's official evaluation has already begun. If you don't handle this case well, you will lose your position as an official! "

Xu Changshou's expression changed.

Again!

He's here again!

He's just a small shopkeeper, yet he dares to threaten him like this!

Song Tian's eyes darkened.

Why didn't she think before that Qiu Shuang was the key to this case!