Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 68 She Will Return

A little girl dressed as a maid knelt in the court, crying and recounting the situation: "I was serving the young lady. That day, Nanny Yuan, who was by the Marquis's side, brought a bowl of medicine, saying it was for the young lady's health. The young lady guessed it was an abortion drug and refused to take it. It was forced into her mouth, and soon she had severe abdominal pain and bled a lot... Woo, woo, woo, the young lady died so tragically..."

"It seems that Zhao Si was devastated by the sudden death of his beloved and developed a desire for revenge—" The prefect of Jingtian pondered and looked at the Marquis of Xiping and his wife.

The wife of Marquis Xiping turned pale, and with the help of her maidservant, she could barely stand up, crying, "No, Ming'er has been kind and considerate since she was a child, it is impossible for her to deliberately kill someone! Ming'er, say something!"

In Daxia, there are different types of murder, and the most serious is undoubtedly premeditated murder. Everyone present knew that if Zhao Ming was convicted of murder, the punishment would be severe even if he failed.

The wife of Marquis Xiping now regretted that she had not quietly dealt with the maid who served that vixen, which had caused the Marquis's mansion to fall into such a passive situation.

But at first she just wanted to make that vixen abort her baby, because that vixen had a miscarriage and she thought it was bad luck. There was no need to kill someone to silence them, but who would have thought that Ming'er would try to murder Miss Qiu Er and be discovered by many people.

When Lan heard that the wife of the Marquis of Xiping wanted to reduce Zhao Ming's crime, she sneered and said, "The Marquis ordered the servants to inject drugs and cause death. You should worry about yourself."

The prefect of Jingtian listened to Lan's words and silently pulled his beard.

I never thought that the son's crime would implicate his mother.

The wife of Xipinghou was convicted of murder because the purpose of the medicine was to induce abortion or to kill someone. As for how to make the decision, in addition to the evidence, there are many other considerations.

Given the status of Lady Xiping, she would definitely not be convicted of murder, but she would be convicted of manslaughter. Although manslaughter could be compensated with money, Lady Xiping's reputation would be ruined.

But the most troublesome thing is the conviction of Zhao Si.

The prefect of Jingtian looked at the confused Zhao Ming and shook his head secretly.

This young master of the Marquis's Mansion is such a fool. If he doesn't know how to defend himself, then he can only be convicted of attempted murder.

"You little bastard, you're still only caring about yourself!" Marquis Xiping kicked Zhao Ming to the ground. He seemed angry, but actually he was giving him a reminder.

Zhao Ming's confused expression changed because of the pain, and fear gradually appeared in his eyes.

He finally knew he was afraid.

And knowing fear means the restoration of sanity.

"I, I didn't mean it!" Zhao Ming cried and shouted excitedly, "I was so sad about my cousin's death, and suddenly I saw Miss Qiu Er alone in Ganquan Temple, and I wanted to vent my anger on impulse... I was bewildered and confused at the time..."

Marquis Xiping breathed a sigh of relief.

This evil is not hopeless!

The prefect of Jingtian also breathed a sigh of relief.

He also didn't want to be too harsh in sentencing the children of officials and nobles, so as not to incur hatred.

Lan was unwilling to accept the fact: "You clearly planned this in advance! The day before yesterday, I took my daughter to Ganquan Temple and met your mother. The next day, you went to Ganquan Temple. How could it be such a coincidence!"

Zhao Ming knelt down, not even looking at Lan, and kept repeating: "I was confused for a moment, I was confused for a moment..."

Lan gritted her teeth in anger, but could do nothing about it.

Whether it was premeditated or an impulsive act, in the absence of evidence we can only listen to what this beast says.

Master Qiu Er quietly pulled Lan's arm and whispered, "This is also fine."

If the Imperial City Bureau had not intervened, it would certainly not have been so easy to find out that Zhao Si had an affair with his cousin, and it is unknown how long this case would have been delayed.

There were no objections from the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion, and Zhao Ming's punishment was quickly decided: fifty strokes of the cane.

Given the status of the Xiping Marquis's Mansion, and the fact that Qiu Xuan was not injured, such a punishment was appropriate given Zhao Ming's insistence that it was a momentary impulse. As for the Xiping Marquis's wife, who was sentenced to manslaughter, she could use gold and silver to pay for her crime, but the real loss was her reputation, and the impact on a Marquis' wife like Xiping Marquis's wife was still to come.

The execution place was right in front of the yamen gate.

Zhao Ming was forced to have his pants pulled down and was beaten in public.

The entrance to the government office was packed with people, all of them came to watch the fun. Those who knew about the incident were so excited that they told the whole story to those who didn't know, which caused a lot of amazement. The evil deeds of the Xiping Marquis' Mansion soon spread.

In the crowd, Qiu Xuan stared at Zhao Ming, who had no dignity at all, and felt happy.

The flesh wounds from fifty sticks might heal quickly, but the bad reputation would always be with him, affecting him and letting him know that doing evil has a price.

"Go back." Lan patted her daughter's arm.

In Qiansong Hall, Yongqing Bo specifically called the people from each room and said with a sullen face: "Forget about the intervention of the Imperial City Bureau this time. In the future, no one is allowed to act on their own when encountering such a big thing."

The old lady followed up and said, "Especially you girls, you are not allowed to go out this month."

Every time she goes out, she makes trouble, which shortens her life. The Ghost Festival is for honoring ancestors, don't let her celebrate it last.

After leaving Qiansong Hall, the sisters all went to Lengxiangju.

"Sixth sister, did you really pull out all of Zhao Si's hair as those people said?" Qiu Ying asked curiously, as she was not present at those occasions.

Qiu Fu and Qiu Yun also cast curious glances.

"It's not like you're bald, just pull out a strand of hair." Qiu Heng frowned when she thought of the hair oil on her hands, and her tone seemed even more nonchalant.

The three sisters grinned at the same time.

It turns out to be true, it is actually true!
What kind of scene would that be? I dare not even imagine it.

"That is to say, if you meet a man and you can't defeat him, you can just pull his hair." Qiu Ying seemed to understand.

Qiu Fu also fell into deep thought: She often envied those daughters of generals, but it turned out there was such a shortcut...

"This is how we fight in the countryside, but I don't recommend sisters to do this unless it's absolutely necessary."

Qiu Heng didn't want to lead people astray.

If an ordinary woman did this, she would be easily controlled by a man because she didn't have enough strength. But she had to do this in order not to expose her skills.

Of course, they are still useful when fighting with other women.

Qiu Fu and Qiu Ying nodded in unison.

Qiu Yun felt dizzy after hearing this: Maybe they still remember that she is a lady from a noble family?
Qiu Xuan has expressed her gratitude to Qiu Heng many times, but now she is worried about another thing: "Sixth sister, since Lord Xue from the Imperial City Department has helped so much, should our family express our gratitude?"

The elders didn't know the truth, so the favor would fall on the sixth sister alone. After experiencing what happened to Zhao Si, she felt that it was not a good thing to be involved with a young man who was not related to her.

Qiu Heng understood what Qiu Xuan meant and smiled at her: "Don't worry, Second Sister. I know what's going on."

She would do everything in her power to save him from disfigurement and execution.

She will repay all the kindness and help Xue Han has shown her.

(End of this chapter)