Ji tilted his neck and was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes. The poison Qian used was given by Tian Si. It was not used up yet and was hidden in the hole at the foot of the bed. I saw her hide it."
Naituanzi's eyes lit up and he turned his gaze towards Qian: "This chicken is mine, let it go!"
Qian looked back at Chu Xiaoxiao who was talking and taunted her, "Little kid! What nonsense are you talking about? Where did you come from? Why do you want everything you see? You don't know the rules. Go play somewhere else and don't interfere with my work."
Black-haired boy couldn't bear to hear others insulting his master, so he walked over, snatched the chicken from Qian's hand and gave it to Naituanzi.
"My master said this chicken is hers, so it's hers. Why are you making such a fuss?"
Holding the milk jug in one hand and the chicken in the other, Milk Ball looked left and right, extremely happy.
"Cluck, cluck, cluck! I like this chicken."
"What's the use of you liking it? I like it too. Give it to me! It's mine." Qian took advantage of Chu Xiaoxiao because she couldn't hold it tightly and snatched it away.
The chicken screamed in fear: "Don't let me go back with her! She wants to eat me. Qian is a glutton. She has already stolen three chickens from the blind mother-in-law. I am the fourth one.
"Lu was kind-hearted and wanted to snatch me from Qian and release me. Little kid! Save me! Save me quickly!"
[I want to save her, but I am weak and can't snatch her away. What else do you know about Qian Shi? Tell me something that can scare her immediately.]
The chicken tilted its head and thought for a long time, then suddenly shouted, "I know, there is another one. Qian secretly fell in love with Yang Xiucai and spent the money that Tian Si brought back on Yang Xiucai. To thank her, Yang Xiucai bought her a velvet flower, the one she is wearing on her head."
The milk ball looked at the flowers on Qian's head and pointed with her finger: "Flowers, Yang Xiucai's, chicken, blind eyes, mother-in-law's."
While Qian was stunned, Lu snatched the chicken away and put it on the ground. The chicken ran away for its life.
"Qian! The little kid is right. This chicken belongs to the blind old lady. You stole something from an old lady. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
"Then why do you say it's yours?" Qian asked sarcastically.
Mrs. Lu sneered, "If I say it's mine, then I have the right to snatch it from you. If I say it's my blind mother-in-law's, you will definitely scold me for meddling in other people's business. We have been neighbors for so many years, and I know your temper too well."
The chicken was gone, and Naituanzi turned to leave, but Qian held him back and coaxed him in a friendly manner, "Don't be in a hurry to leave. Come home with me and sit for a while. I have something to ask you."
Jinglan came over and slapped Qian in the face: "What are you doing? Are you trying to steal my master?"
[She didn't want to rob me, she wanted to murder me because I said the flower on her head belonged to Mr. Yang. Since she has started, take it back to the prefectural government! I wanted to have some fun with her, but it seems that I can't have any fun with her.]
Qian tried to resist, but Jinglan quickly pointed at her several times, and she became dazed. Lu watched from the side, not knowing what was going on with these people.
The charcoal-haired man explained to her, "We are from the prefectural government. If Qian's family asks about it, tell them that Qian is in the prefectural prison. She has committed a crime."
Lu was just an ordinary citizen, she had never seen such a scene before, she was so frightened that she dared not say a word and turned back.
Qian seemed to have lost her soul and followed the three people and the cat.
When they arrived at the prefectural mansion, Prefect Xu came out to greet them. When he saw Qian behind them, he was very surprised: "Imperial Master! What should we do with this woman?" She looked as if her soul had left her body, with a dull and unfocused gaze.
[She teamed up with Tian Si, a brothel owner, to kill her husband, put the blame on her brother-in-law, and sold her brother's wife to a brothel. The poison that killed her husband was obtained by Tian Si, but he didn't use it all, so he hid the rest in a hole at the foot of the bed.]
When Li Sizu ran out and picked up Chu Xiaoxiao, he heard these words. He did not rush to answer, but glanced at the dark-haired man.
The charcoal head understood and repeated his master's thoughts.
When Xu Zhizhou heard this, he immediately arrested the person. Jinglan waited until Qian was under control before walking over to her and patting her. Qian seemed to be suddenly awakened from her sleep.
When he saw where he was, he started crying and making a scene: "Sir! I didn't break any law. You can't arrest me. I'm a good citizen. I have children waiting for me at home. You can't arrest me."
Xu Zhizhou waved his hand and said, "Qian! It is not up to you to decide whether you have committed a crime or not. The Imperial Master already knows your sins. It is useless to argue or cry. Someone! Go to the brothel and bring Tian Si, and also Qian's sister-in-law."
"yes!"
The bailiffs agreed, selected a few people, and went to the brothel.
Hualou was the name of Raozhou after it was ruled. It was actually a brothel. There was only one Hualou in the whole Raozhou, and the yamen runners knew about it.
When Qian was taken away, Lu spread the news everywhere, and all the neighbors knew about it. Many people came to the prefectural government office in groups to visit and listen to the gossip.
Because it was already late, Xu Zhizhou only arrested Tian Si and did not open the court to try the case.
When the people saw that people were arrested, they all knew that Qian’s matter might not be that simple.
Qian's sister-in-law Wang was also brought back. She was not taken to the prison, but was invited to the guest room to rest.
The next morning, the gate of the prefectural government was crowded with people. They all wanted to know what crime Qian had committed and why he was taken away.
Xu Zhizhou retrieved the files from that year and after a careful reading, he did find some suspicious points. However, this case was tried by his lawyer when he was away seeking medical treatment.
Now that master has resigned, and we can’t find him even if we want to.
But it doesn't matter, he will just review it again.
When the court was opened, he opened the gate of the prefectural government and let all the people in to watch. This was the case discovered by the imperial teacher, and there must be a great injustice.
Wang became the plaintiff. Xu Zhizhou had already learned about it in detail last night. Her husband, He Laoer, had a bad temper and had indeed had an argument with Qian's husband, He Laodatou.
The two brothers had been arguing over the ownership of a millstone left by their parents. They often fought, neither of them giving in, and they fought a lot.
The two men fought during the day, and He Lao Er punched He Lao Da in the chest. Nothing happened after the fight, but unexpectedly, He Lao Da died that night.
Qian insisted that it was her husband Wang Laoer who murdered her brother. She reported the case to the prefecture and was sentenced to hard labor.
Not long after, she was forcibly sold to a brothel by Qian for three taels of silver.
Fortunately, she was already a married woman, and the brothel bought her because it heard that she was good at combing hair. The madam did not make things too difficult for her and let her serve the girls in the brothel in combing their hair.
Xu Zhizhou felt that she was the most innocent, so he made her the plaintiff and sued Qian for forcing her into slavery.
Mrs. Lu and the neighbors didn't know that Wang had gone to a brothel. Mrs. Qian said that Wang couldn't stand the loneliness and ran away with a stranger.
When I saw Wang today, I realized that they had all been deceived by Qian.
"Qian! Didn't you say that your sister-in-law ran away with a stranger? It turns out that you sold her to a brothel? Do you still have a word of truth in your mouth?"
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