Chapter 685 Trial
Mr. Zhuang watched with a smile. When he saw County Magistrate Tang stand up, he bowed slightly to him and said to Bai Shan, "Why don't you thank Lord Tang for his guidance?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao hurriedly saluted, and the confused Bai Erlang beside them also quickly stood up and saluted.
County Magistrate Tang smiled slightly, took the confession and said, "This case cannot be tried in public, but it can be tried behind closed doors. You two are also witnesses, so perhaps you can watch. When the time comes, please come and watch me try the case."
Hearing the pride in his tone, the two nodded repeatedly. They also wanted to see it.
Ji Hao's health is gradually improving, and the Ying family can finally enter the Ji family to visit the young master Ji. They are trying very hard to get Ying Wenhai out of prison first.
But the Ying family's people guarded outside the prison for two days and two nights, and did not find anyone in the prison calling for a doctor, and all the things they sent in, no matter how much, were taken away.
After stuffing some silver into the bag and asking, the jailer confirmed again and again that the food had been delivered, but Young Master Ying thought it was too greasy and didn't eat it himself, so he gave it to them as a reward.
If Ying Wenhai was not sick, they had no reason to take him home. Ying Wei had no choice but to swallow his pride and go to the Yizhou Palace.
The princess sent an old nanny to the prison, but she was unable to get in to take a look at Ying Wenhai.
They, they really couldn't do anything to County Magistrate Tang.
The Ming governor was still touring the countryside, and encouraging people to engage in farming and sericulture. It was said that even though he was tanned, he insisted on standing on the front line with the people, trying to comfort the remaining refugees and do a good job in settling them down.
Qi Biejia fell ill and I heard that he has been unable to work for several days.
The most powerful magistrate in the entire Huayang County is Tang County Magistrate. Unless the King of Yizhou shows up in person, no one can enter the prison.
But the King of Yizhou has been pretending to be ignorant of this matter. He neither stopped the princess from running around for the Ying family nor came forward to intercede for the Ying family. It was impossible for him to come forward.
County Magistrate Tang also went to the Ji family to see Ji Hao. After seeing that he could answer questions soberly, he asked him a few questions before leaving.
Ji Xiang silently invited him to the front hall and asked, "Master Tang, if my Ji family does not pursue this matter..."
County Magistrate Tang smiled and said, "Since the Ji family doesn't mind, our county office will naturally not force you to report the case. However, this matter is of great importance and has affected many students of the prefectural school. We should also give them an explanation."
He said, "I have already decided to hear this case the day after tomorrow. If the Ji family wants to withdraw the lawsuit, they can just bring the money to the county government office to close the case."
County Magistrate Tang didn't care what they discussed privately. He was going to settle the case anyway. Moreover, County Magistrate Tang raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He didn't think that the Ji family and the Ying family could reach a final settlement in just one day.
After the trial, it is up to the Ying family to decide whether to pay money to redeem the person or use the power of the Yizhou Palace to redeem the person.
County Magistrate Tang stood up to say goodbye, bowed to Old Madam Ji who was walking behind Ji Xiang, and then took his leave.
Ji Xiang turned around and found that his mother was walking towards him with a frosty face, holding the old nanny's hand.
The Ji family did not come to the county government office to close the case, so County Magistrate Tang chose a sunny morning (what a coincidence) and invited the Ji family, the Ying family, the teachers and some students from the prefectural school and Dacheng Academy to the county government office.
The gates of the county government office were closed, and everyone split up and sat down, while the younger generation stood. County Magistrate Tang sat on a chair, slammed the gavel, and said, "Go and bring Ying Wenhai up."
Ying Wenhai has been locked up in jail for seven or eight days. He has lost a lot of weight, but he looks in good spirits and doesn't look like he's been abused.
The people from the Ying family breathed a sigh of relief, but the people from the Ji family were not very happy to see Ying Wenhai, and their faces looked very unhappy.
This case happened in broad daylight, in full view of the public, and Ying Wenhai did not deny it, so it was particularly easy to try, and there was no technical content in the early stages.
What is truly technical is that after Ying Wenhai and a group of witnesses made their confessions in Qixia Mountain, the defense of the two families was actually the defense of the Ying family.
The Ying family's meaning was very clear. It was wrong for Ying Wenhai to injure the horse and cause Ji Hao to fall off the horse, but his original intention was not to harm Ji Hao, and Ji Hao had obviously made more mistakes in the previous situation. After all, he was the one who picked on others to scold.
It is normal for people to react aggressively when they are excited.
Old Madam Ji sat aside with a sullen face. Ji Xiang stepped forward to argue. It was not that their Ji family was wrong. For example, why did they quarrel on Qixia Mountain?
It’s all because of what happened at Chunfeng Tower a month ago.
At that time, Ji Xiang only had half a month's vacation, not counting the time spent traveling back and forth, so he did not have that much time to deal with this matter. In addition, he had previously discussed with the Ying family about how to deal with the matter. Each family would take their children back to teach them. The loss of Chunfeng Tower would be shared by each family, so it would be embarrassing for him to go back on his word halfway.
So he didn't go to the Ying family again about the wound on Ji Hao's chest.
He brought it up now, and his reasons were very sound. "My son is only sixteen after all. Ying Wenhai hurt him so badly, and they've always had conflicts. It's normal for them to have a quarrel, but he shouldn't have resorted to violence even if they quarreled further."
"Don't say it's unintentional. What kid hasn't been taught when he was just learning to ride a horse? A disorderly horse can be fatal. He whipped my son's horse from behind, how could the horse not be disorderly?"
The Ji family nodded repeatedly.
Ying Wei was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean Chunfenglou was injured? There was a fight at Chunfenglou at that time, and my son was also injured..."
"Humph, your son was injured, but it was only a flesh wound. I only found out later that someone had scratched his chest with a silver hairpin. The wound was not shallow, and some dirty stuff was smeared on it, preventing the wound from healing." Ji Xiang said, "He was so scheming. What if he had applied some poison at the time?"
Ying Wei immediately said, "Master Ji, please don't accuse me of anything. It was you and I who went to Chunfeng Tower to pick up the children. We all saw that apart from some wounds on their faces, they didn't suffer any other injuries. You said that the wound on Ji Hao's chest was caused by my son, but I dared not recognize him."
County Magistrate Tang, who had been silent the entire time, finally coughed lightly and interrupted, "Master Ying, I know about this matter. Unfortunately, I was the one who told the Ji family that Ji Hao was injured, and Ying Wenhai also admitted that Ji Hao had a chest injury at the time."
He looked at Ying Wenhai, who had been kneeling silently in the hall, and asked with a smile: "Ying Wenhai, am I right?"
Ying Wenhai lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Ying Wei never expected this to happen. He was caught off guard and was so angry that he almost fell down.
County Magistrate Tang said, "Although Ying Wenhai has admitted to the matter, I still have some doubts that have not been answered. It just so happens that Lord Ying and Madam Ying are here today, which can help to resolve my doubts."
County Magistrate Tang was particularly well prepared. When the Qixia Mountain case broke out, he arrested Ying Wenhai's servant and then put Ying Wenhai in jail.
The next update will be around 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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