Chapter 48
At 1pm, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Mrs. Chen went to open the door and saw that it was a constable. That person said that the principal culprit in the previous case had been found. Now the case was to be closed, the Jiang Family was asked to go to the county yamen.
"He’s caught?" Mrs. Chen exclaimed. She had been thinking about this all the time.
The constable appeared perplexed. Caught? It wasn’t considered caught. Someone threw Wei Kang Ping's body at the gate of the county yamen.
It was the same last time. The two criminals even took the initiative to ask them to arrest them... Anyway, the case was full of weirdness. However, the magistrate's face remained unchanged. So the case was closed.
This cry of Mrs. Chen had everyone in the family startled.
When Jiang Cheng came out, he heard that Wei Kang Ping had been caught and was to go the county yamen immediately.
When Jiang Yun Zhu came out, Shen Feng Ming and Yang Sheng happened to come out too. Her gaze went to the two of them, wondering whether this matter had anything to do with them.
"Father, I'll go with you." She said to Jiang Cheng. She wanted to go to the county yamen to see what was going on.
"Okay." Jiang Cheng prepared the cart.
Shortly later, the two of them came to the gate of the county yamen. There was already a person standing there. It was Mrs. Liu.
"Auntie, you're here too." Jiang Yun Zhu greeted her.
"En." Mrs. Liu was a little absent-minded and casually answered as she stared into the county yamen.
Jiang Yun Zhu knew that her mind was definitely restless, so she didn't bother her. She stood there with Jiang Cheng, waiting for Magistrate Meng to summon them.
At this moment, two more people appeared at the end of the street. The one in front was full of stubble and had red eyes. It was Escort Head Li. He had lost a lot of weight since the last time they saw him. The initially strong and sturdy man now looked extremely tired.
Next to him was a middle-aged man with a mustache. While trotting to keep up with Escort Head Li, he said flatteringly, "Escort Head Li, you could continue to rent that shop to me. I promise, this time there will be no rent arrears.
You know that my mother is sick and the daily medicine costs a lot of money. There are three children in the family and my wife isn't in good health. I really have no money, so I..."
"Scram! If you don't, believe it or not I'll beat you to the ground." Escort Head Li waved his big fist, as if to hit the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man fell to his knees with a thump, and begged through snot and tears, "Escort Head Li, it's really difficult at home, otherwise I wouldn't beg you.
That shop is the life of my family. If you take it back, our family will have to..."
Escort Head Li really wanted to kick him to death. He had believed his nonsense before, so he rented the shop to him so cheaply. He even told him that if it was difficult at home, he could owe the rent first.
The result? Someone told him a few days ago that his mother wasn't sick at all.
"Are you going to scram? If not, I'll really hit." Escort Head Li said angrily. His fist noisily clenched.
Seeing that he seemed serious, Ge Rui didn't dare to cry anymore and covered his face with his sleeve as he carefully observed Escort Head Li.
Escort Head Li ignored him and continued to head toward the county yamen.
Once he was far away, Ge Rui spat at the ground. His eyes wildly spun. He stood up and walked to the streets behind.
"Escort Head Li, you’re?" Jiang Cheng said in surprise when he saw Escort Head Li's appearance. He hadn't seen him for a while and he became this emaciated?
Mentioning this, Escort Head Li became angry and anxious. Since Li Yan got frightened at that time, his health hadn’t been good. A few days ago, he suffered from a cough again and was out of breath every day. The family had invited doctors everywhere including all the doctors in Lu Prefecture. Still, his illness never improved.
Some said that Li Yan may have had tuberculosis. While some told him to prepare for his funeral...
Escort Head Li wanted to kill Wei Kang Ping.
He looked at Jiang Cheng and listlessly responded, "It's okay."
He had only met Jiang Cheng twice, so it was pointless to tell him about it.
While Jiang Cheng remembered that he sold the mule to him cheaply and felt guilty.
At this time, a constable came out from the county yamen. Magistrate Meng had called them in.
Magistrate Meng sat in the hall and asked Mrs. Liu and the others to identify whether the person under the white cloth at the side was Wei Kang Ping.
The constables quickly lifted the white cloth, revealing the corpse underneath.
It was cold in winter. Though Wei Kang Ping had been dead for several days, his body wasn't decomposed. His appearance before death was still retained.
His face was completely distorted by the pain. Both eyes were wide open, as if he could still see the despair and fear before his death.
"Ah!" When Mrs. Liu saw such a face, she was shocked. Soon, she calmed down. Biting her lip, she stared at that face, as if she wanted all the emotions in her heart to burst out.
Jiang Cheng was taken aback.
While Escort Head Li spat at Wei Kang Ping's corpse. Served him right!
The three confirmed that this corpse was Wei Kang Ping.
Magistrate Meng announced the verdict in court and the case was over.
When everyone left the county yamen, each of their reaction was different. Jiang Cheng was happy. Evil will be rewarded with evil. While Mrs. Liu was relieved as well as a little more determined. Only Escort Head Li had an ugly expression.
He cupped his hands to Jiang Cheng and the others and was about to leave.
At this moment, Ge Rui came over with an elderly. The elderly had white hair and a childlike face. Dressed in a brand-new Taoist robe, he looked quite refined.
"Escort Head Li, I heard that your family’s young master is sick. Guess who I met just now?" Ge Rui said to Escort Head Li excitedly.
"You still dare to come back." Escort Head Li made a gesture to hit him.
Ge Rui hurriedly said, "It's Celestial Doctor Wu. Celestial Doctor Wu had traveled here!"
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. Escort Head Li had been looking for doctors everywhere these days. Of course he had heard of Celestial Doctor Wu's name. According to rumors, he was extremely skilled in medicine and could revive the dead. He wanted to ask him to treat Li Yan's illness, but Celestial Doctor Wu's whereabouts were elusive. So he was powerless.
Escort Head Li's heart was beating wildly. Could it be that God really took pity on their family?
He looked at the Taoist-dressed elderly.
The Taoist-dressed elderly glanced at him, but didn't speak.
Legend had it that Celestial Doctor Wu had a really weird personality.
Over there, Jiang Yun Zhu had already got into the mule cart. Suddenly hearing the word Celestial Doctor Wu, she was stunned. After looking over there, she smiled. .
"Are you really Celestial Doctor Wu?" Escort Head Li carefully asked Taoist-dressed elderly.
"I wandered here and had some fate with manager Ge. So I came to have a look." said the Taoist-dressed elderly.
Escort Head Li trembled with excitement and hurriedly said, "Celestial Doctor Wu, please save my son. He is still young..."
"It takes five hundred liang silver to check illness." The Taoist-dressed elderly interrupted him.
Five hundred liang wasn't a small amount. But in order to save his son...
Escort Head Li was about to agree, when a clear female voice suddenly sounded, "It is said that Celestial Doctor Wu wouldn’t cure even with a thousand gold. Why is it only five hundred liang?"
It was Jiang Yun Zhu. She got off the mule cart. This so-called "Celestial Doctor Wu" was obviously a liar.
The Taoist-dressed elderly snorted, "Okay, then one thousand gold. If there isn’t a thousand gold, I won’t cre."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Ge Rui hurriedly pulled him back, "Celestial Doctor Wu, don't leave. We can discuss."
The Taoist-dressed elderly stopped and looked at Escort Head Li.
Thousand gold... Escort Head Li's mind was buzzing. Where could he find a thousand liang of gold.
Ge Rui continued, "Celestial Doctor Wu, don't be angry. Look upon my face and don't make things difficult for Escort Head Li."
Then he turned to Escort Head Li, "Escort Head Li, quickly tell Celestial Doctor Wu that you don’t have it easy."
Escort Head Li seemed to have grasped at the last straws and was about to step forward.
"Escort Head Li, is this really Celestial Doctor Wu? You have to think about it. The county yamen hall is there. Why don't you ask the county magistrate to help make a judgment. If it's really Celestial Doctor Wu, the magistrate will be happy too." Jiang Yun Zhu interjected.
She knew that Escort Head Li was anxious. If not, he wouldn't have believed this liar so easily.
Sure enough, after hearing what she said, Escort Head Li’s mind began to turn. That's right. Immersed in joy, he didn't consider the elderly might be a fake just now.
He suspiciously eyed the elderly.
Based on the elderly's appearance, he seemed to be an expert. But an expert had some fate with someone like Ge Rui?
Escort Head Li immediately sensed that something was wrong and sharply looked at Ge Rui.
Ge Rui hated Jiang Yun Zhu to death. It was about to be a success. He glared at Jiang Yun Zhu, "You are a female. What do you understand?"
"I don't understand, so I told Escort Head Li to ask the county magistrate." Jiang Yun Zhu retorted.
The Taoist-dressed elderly was initially aloof. Hearing this sentence, he immediately uttered angrily, "Who do you think I am? Forget about a thousand gold, I won’t cure even with ten thousand gold."
After saying that, he headed to the side streets and alleys.
"Escort Head Li, you!" Ge Rui followed the elderly with a look of resentment on his face.
"Escort Head Li, be careful. Don't let them run away." Jiang Yun Zhu reminded.
Escort Head Li came to his senses.
"Stop!" he shouted.
The Taoist-dressed elderly walked faster. Obviously guilty. Now, everyone knew that there was a problem with him.
Escort Head Li chased after him in big strides. He was so furious that he almost vomited blood. He really thought his son could be saved just now. Who would have thought...
Jiang Cheng understood what was going on at this time and immediately went up to help.
He helped to halt them. Escort Head Li immediately grabbed the Taoist-dressed elderly and Ge Rui with one hand each and sent them directly to the yamen.
Magistrate Meng hadn’t returned to the back hall yet. So the trial began immediately.
At first, the elderly stated that he was Celestial Doctor Wu. After being rendered speechless from the questioning, he explained that he was indeed Celestial Doctor Wu. His surname was Wu, and his forenames were Celestial Doctor
There was someone with this name? At first glance, it was prevarication.
It was only after some hitting from Magistrate Meng, he admitted that he often used the name of Celestial Doctor Wu to swindle money. This time he approached Escort Head Li because of Ge Rui.
Both he and Ge Rui were put in prison.
Though the case wasn't complicated, it still took a lot of time. When Jiang Cheng and the others came out of the county yamen, they found that the sky outside was gloomy and snowflakes were falling.
"Thank you for reminding me, Miss. I was almost cheated by them." Escort Head Li thanked Jiang Yun Zhu and then thanked Jiang Cheng for catching them for him.
Jiang Cheng knew that his child was sick and was anxious, so he waved his hands.
He still remembered Li Yan. He looked like a pretty good kid.
"He had been in poor health since he was born." Escort Head Li clenched his fists.
Everyone separated. The snowflakes from the sky increased, Jiang Cheng told Jiang Yun Zhu to sit tight as he wanted to drive back quickly. There were many mountains in Wuling County. When the snow was heavy and the mountain roads were slippery. It would be difficult to travel.
"I know. Be careful, Father." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
The father and daughter left the city shortly later. After some rushed and some cautious traveling, they finally returned safely and saw the familiar village and a person.
At this moment, the sky and the earth were all white. At the intersection of Changshi Village, there was a person. He was dressed in white fur, and seemed to be integrated with the world. He had a sense of loneliness like a lone wolf, as if he was the only one in the world.
Those phoenix eyes and red lips. The eyes were pitch black, while the lips were bright red. It seemed to be the only colors in this world.
Jiang Yun Zhu was stunned for a moment. It was Shen Feng Ming. it was the first time she saw him wearing white. When he wore black, he was always as cold as a knife, making people dare not look directly at him. When he wore white, he was like snow on the top of a mountain. Although he was still cold, it gave people a kind of surprise feeling that they didn't want to look away because of his overly handsome appearance.
Shen Feng Ming saw her. His glazed eyes moved and he rode horse to their side.
With his movement, Jiang Yun Zhu came back to her senses. Then she couldn't help but glance at him again. She always liked to appreciate beauties.
Looking again, it was still like a painting.
Shen Feng Ming had already reached her. Jiang Yun Zhu smiled, "Gentleman Shen."
"It's snowing." Shen Feng Ming’s eyes end up slightly raised. His voice tinkled like a cold spring.
"En." Jiang Yun Zhu got out of the cart and turned around to admire the rare snow scene. It snowed twice before, but it wasn't that big. This time, everywhere was covered with snow. It felt like thousands of pear blossom trees were blooming.
At 1pm, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Mrs. Chen went to open the door and saw that it was a constable. That person said that the principal culprit in the previous case had been found. Now the case was to be closed, the Jiang Family was asked to go to the county yamen.
"He’s caught?" Mrs. Chen exclaimed. She had been thinking about this all the time.
The constable appeared perplexed. Caught? It wasn’t considered caught. Someone threw Wei Kang Ping's body at the gate of the county yamen.
It was the same last time. The two criminals even took the initiative to ask them to arrest them... Anyway, the case was full of weirdness. However, the magistrate's face remained unchanged. So the case was closed.
This cry of Mrs. Chen had everyone in the family startled.
When Jiang Cheng came out, he heard that Wei Kang Ping had been caught and was to go the county yamen immediately.
When Jiang Yun Zhu came out, Shen Feng Ming and Yang Sheng happened to come out too. Her gaze went to the two of them, wondering whether this matter had anything to do with them.
"Father, I'll go with you." She said to Jiang Cheng. She wanted to go to the county yamen to see what was going on.
"Okay." Jiang Cheng prepared the cart.
Shortly later, the two of them came to the gate of the county yamen. There was already a person standing there. It was Mrs. Liu.
"Auntie, you're here too." Jiang Yun Zhu greeted her.
"En." Mrs. Liu was a little absent-minded and casually answered as she stared into the county yamen.
Jiang Yun Zhu knew that her mind was definitely restless, so she didn't bother her. She stood there with Jiang Cheng, waiting for Magistrate Meng to summon them.
At this moment, two more people appeared at the end of the street. The one in front was full of stubble and had red eyes. It was Escort Head Li. He had lost a lot of weight since the last time they saw him. The initially strong and sturdy man now looked extremely tired.
Next to him was a middle-aged man with a mustache. While trotting to keep up with Escort Head Li, he said flatteringly, "Escort Head Li, you could continue to rent that shop to me. I promise, this time there will be no rent arrears.
You know that my mother is sick and the daily medicine costs a lot of money. There are three children in the family and my wife isn't in good health. I really have no money, so I..."
"Scram! If you don't, believe it or not I'll beat you to the ground." Escort Head Li waved his big fist, as if to hit the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man fell to his knees with a thump, and begged through snot and tears, "Escort Head Li, it's really difficult at home, otherwise I wouldn't beg you.
That shop is the life of my family. If you take it back, our family will have to..."
Escort Head Li really wanted to kick him to death. He had believed his nonsense before, so he rented the shop to him so cheaply. He even told him that if it was difficult at home, he could owe the rent first.
The result? Someone told him a few days ago that his mother wasn't sick at all.
"Are you going to scram? If not, I'll really hit." Escort Head Li said angrily. His fist noisily clenched.
Seeing that he seemed serious, Ge Rui didn't dare to cry anymore and covered his face with his sleeve as he carefully observed Escort Head Li.
Escort Head Li ignored him and continued to head toward the county yamen.
Once he was far away, Ge Rui spat at the ground. His eyes wildly spun. He stood up and walked to the streets behind.
"Escort Head Li, you’re?" Jiang Cheng said in surprise when he saw Escort Head Li's appearance. He hadn't seen him for a while and he became this emaciated?
Mentioning this, Escort Head Li became angry and anxious. Since Li Yan got frightened at that time, his health hadn’t been good. A few days ago, he suffered from a cough again and was out of breath every day. The family had invited doctors everywhere including all the doctors in Lu Prefecture. Still, his illness never improved.
Some said that Li Yan may have had tuberculosis. While some told him to prepare for his funeral...
Escort Head Li wanted to kill Wei Kang Ping.
He looked at Jiang Cheng and listlessly responded, "It's okay."
He had only met Jiang Cheng twice, so it was pointless to tell him about it.
While Jiang Cheng remembered that he sold the mule to him cheaply and felt guilty.
At this time, a constable came out from the county yamen. Magistrate Meng had called them in.
Magistrate Meng sat in the hall and asked Mrs. Liu and the others to identify whether the person under the white cloth at the side was Wei Kang Ping.
The constables quickly lifted the white cloth, revealing the corpse underneath.
It was cold in winter. Though Wei Kang Ping had been dead for several days, his body wasn't decomposed. His appearance before death was still retained.
His face was completely distorted by the pain. Both eyes were wide open, as if he could still see the despair and fear before his death.
"Ah!" When Mrs. Liu saw such a face, she was shocked. Soon, she calmed down. Biting her lip, she stared at that face, as if she wanted all the emotions in her heart to burst out.
Jiang Cheng was taken aback.
While Escort Head Li spat at Wei Kang Ping's corpse. Served him right!
The three confirmed that this corpse was Wei Kang Ping.
Magistrate Meng announced the verdict in court and the case was over.
When everyone left the county yamen, each of their reaction was different. Jiang Cheng was happy. Evil will be rewarded with evil. While Mrs. Liu was relieved as well as a little more determined. Only Escort Head Li had an ugly expression.
He cupped his hands to Jiang Cheng and the others and was about to leave.
At this moment, Ge Rui came over with an elderly. The elderly had white hair and a childlike face. Dressed in a brand-new Taoist robe, he looked quite refined.
"Escort Head Li, I heard that your family’s young master is sick. Guess who I met just now?" Ge Rui said to Escort Head Li excitedly.
"You still dare to come back." Escort Head Li made a gesture to hit him.
Ge Rui hurriedly said, "It's Celestial Doctor Wu. Celestial Doctor Wu had traveled here!"
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. Escort Head Li had been looking for doctors everywhere these days. Of course he had heard of Celestial Doctor Wu's name. According to rumors, he was extremely skilled in medicine and could revive the dead. He wanted to ask him to treat Li Yan's illness, but Celestial Doctor Wu's whereabouts were elusive. So he was powerless.
Escort Head Li's heart was beating wildly. Could it be that God really took pity on their family?
He looked at the Taoist-dressed elderly.
The Taoist-dressed elderly glanced at him, but didn't speak.
Legend had it that Celestial Doctor Wu had a really weird personality.
Over there, Jiang Yun Zhu had already got into the mule cart. Suddenly hearing the word Celestial Doctor Wu, she was stunned. After looking over there, she smiled. .
"Are you really Celestial Doctor Wu?" Escort Head Li carefully asked Taoist-dressed elderly.
"I wandered here and had some fate with manager Ge. So I came to have a look." said the Taoist-dressed elderly.
Escort Head Li trembled with excitement and hurriedly said, "Celestial Doctor Wu, please save my son. He is still young..."
"It takes five hundred liang silver to check illness." The Taoist-dressed elderly interrupted him.
Five hundred liang wasn't a small amount. But in order to save his son...
Escort Head Li was about to agree, when a clear female voice suddenly sounded, "It is said that Celestial Doctor Wu wouldn’t cure even with a thousand gold. Why is it only five hundred liang?"
It was Jiang Yun Zhu. She got off the mule cart. This so-called "Celestial Doctor Wu" was obviously a liar.
The Taoist-dressed elderly snorted, "Okay, then one thousand gold. If there isn’t a thousand gold, I won’t cre."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Ge Rui hurriedly pulled him back, "Celestial Doctor Wu, don't leave. We can discuss."
The Taoist-dressed elderly stopped and looked at Escort Head Li.
Thousand gold... Escort Head Li's mind was buzzing. Where could he find a thousand liang of gold.
Ge Rui continued, "Celestial Doctor Wu, don't be angry. Look upon my face and don't make things difficult for Escort Head Li."
Then he turned to Escort Head Li, "Escort Head Li, quickly tell Celestial Doctor Wu that you don’t have it easy."
Escort Head Li seemed to have grasped at the last straws and was about to step forward.
"Escort Head Li, is this really Celestial Doctor Wu? You have to think about it. The county yamen hall is there. Why don't you ask the county magistrate to help make a judgment. If it's really Celestial Doctor Wu, the magistrate will be happy too." Jiang Yun Zhu interjected.
She knew that Escort Head Li was anxious. If not, he wouldn't have believed this liar so easily.
Sure enough, after hearing what she said, Escort Head Li’s mind began to turn. That's right. Immersed in joy, he didn't consider the elderly might be a fake just now.
He suspiciously eyed the elderly.
Based on the elderly's appearance, he seemed to be an expert. But an expert had some fate with someone like Ge Rui?
Escort Head Li immediately sensed that something was wrong and sharply looked at Ge Rui.
Ge Rui hated Jiang Yun Zhu to death. It was about to be a success. He glared at Jiang Yun Zhu, "You are a female. What do you understand?"
"I don't understand, so I told Escort Head Li to ask the county magistrate." Jiang Yun Zhu retorted.
The Taoist-dressed elderly was initially aloof. Hearing this sentence, he immediately uttered angrily, "Who do you think I am? Forget about a thousand gold, I won’t cure even with ten thousand gold."
After saying that, he headed to the side streets and alleys.
"Escort Head Li, you!" Ge Rui followed the elderly with a look of resentment on his face.
"Escort Head Li, be careful. Don't let them run away." Jiang Yun Zhu reminded.
Escort Head Li came to his senses.
"Stop!" he shouted.
The Taoist-dressed elderly walked faster. Obviously guilty. Now, everyone knew that there was a problem with him.
Escort Head Li chased after him in big strides. He was so furious that he almost vomited blood. He really thought his son could be saved just now. Who would have thought...
Jiang Cheng understood what was going on at this time and immediately went up to help.
He helped to halt them. Escort Head Li immediately grabbed the Taoist-dressed elderly and Ge Rui with one hand each and sent them directly to the yamen.
Magistrate Meng hadn’t returned to the back hall yet. So the trial began immediately.
At first, the elderly stated that he was Celestial Doctor Wu. After being rendered speechless from the questioning, he explained that he was indeed Celestial Doctor Wu. His surname was Wu, and his forenames were Celestial Doctor
There was someone with this name? At first glance, it was prevarication.
It was only after some hitting from Magistrate Meng, he admitted that he often used the name of Celestial Doctor Wu to swindle money. This time he approached Escort Head Li because of Ge Rui.
Both he and Ge Rui were put in prison.
Though the case wasn't complicated, it still took a lot of time. When Jiang Cheng and the others came out of the county yamen, they found that the sky outside was gloomy and snowflakes were falling.
"Thank you for reminding me, Miss. I was almost cheated by them." Escort Head Li thanked Jiang Yun Zhu and then thanked Jiang Cheng for catching them for him.
Jiang Cheng knew that his child was sick and was anxious, so he waved his hands.
He still remembered Li Yan. He looked like a pretty good kid.
"He had been in poor health since he was born." Escort Head Li clenched his fists.
Everyone separated. The snowflakes from the sky increased, Jiang Cheng told Jiang Yun Zhu to sit tight as he wanted to drive back quickly. There were many mountains in Wuling County. When the snow was heavy and the mountain roads were slippery. It would be difficult to travel.
"I know. Be careful, Father." Jiang Yun Zhu said.
The father and daughter left the city shortly later. After some rushed and some cautious traveling, they finally returned safely and saw the familiar village and a person.
At this moment, the sky and the earth were all white. At the intersection of Changshi Village, there was a person. He was dressed in white fur, and seemed to be integrated with the world. He had a sense of loneliness like a lone wolf, as if he was the only one in the world.
Those phoenix eyes and red lips. The eyes were pitch black, while the lips were bright red. It seemed to be the only colors in this world.
Jiang Yun Zhu was stunned for a moment. It was Shen Feng Ming. it was the first time she saw him wearing white. When he wore black, he was always as cold as a knife, making people dare not look directly at him. When he wore white, he was like snow on the top of a mountain. Although he was still cold, it gave people a kind of surprise feeling that they didn't want to look away because of his overly handsome appearance.
Shen Feng Ming saw her. His glazed eyes moved and he rode horse to their side.
With his movement, Jiang Yun Zhu came back to her senses. Then she couldn't help but glance at him again. She always liked to appreciate beauties.
Looking again, it was still like a painting.
Shen Feng Ming had already reached her. Jiang Yun Zhu smiled, "Gentleman Shen."
"It's snowing." Shen Feng Ming’s eyes end up slightly raised. His voice tinkled like a cold spring.
"En." Jiang Yun Zhu got out of the cart and turned around to admire the rare snow scene. It snowed twice before, but it wasn't that big. This time, everywhere was covered with snow. It felt like thousands of pear blossom trees were blooming.
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