Chapter 1477 Stabbing Two People to Death
Madam Ruan clearly knew a lot about the Zhang County Princess's affairs. She was naturally very concerned about what had happened to the brother and sister who had deliberately come to her door to make things difficult for her daughter.
"After that girl married Zhang Maolin, she caused all sorts of trouble in the Zhang family and even argued with the county magistrate Zhang several times. Zhang Maolin was completely controlled by his new wife and always sided with her. Originally, this would have been fine, since no one knew that the new wife was pregnant before the wedding. But the girl, after getting married, continued to have contact with her former lover."
Shu Yu was at a loss for words. Was this what they meant by "evil people will always be punished by other evil people"?
Ruan said, "It wasn't enough that they had some contact; the girl probably thought Zhang Maolin was stupid, so she became more and more blatant. As a result, Zhang Maolin caught them in bed together. We've seen Zhang Maolin's temperament before; he's very impulsive. He couldn't hold back at the time, went to the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and stabbed them both to death."
Shu Yu was shocked, "Stabbed to death?"
Madam Ruan nodded; in truth, she was also a little frightened. When the Zhang siblings came to cause trouble, if Ying Dong hadn't been so skilled in martial arts that he had kept them outside, he might have taken advantage of his sister's status to stab someone indiscriminately.
"This matter has caused a huge uproar. If he had only stabbed the girl to death, people might have thought she deserved it. With the status of the County Princess Zhang, Zhang Maolin could have escaped unscathed. But he also stabbed the adulterer to death. The adulterer's in-laws are a prominent family in Dong'an Prefecture. They won't let this go easily."
It was because the adulterer's wife's family was powerful that he found a mistress outside, but he dared not bring her home after she became pregnant.
Although the adulterer did something wrong to his wife, she is dead, and that's not something that can be forgotten just like that.
Zhang Maolin had committed two murders and was immediately thrown into prison.
The title of County Magistrate Zhang was merely a nominal one; she held no real power and had no connections whatsoever.
Not only was she unable to rescue Zhang Maolin, but she was also held accountable by the victim's family.
Inside, her elderly parents were crying and begging her to find a way to rescue her younger brother, while outside, the girl and her lover's family were demanding money from her to compensate for their losses.
Princess Zhang was not very capable to begin with. The people who were close to her before were only superficial. When they saw that she was in trouble, they would stay as far away as possible and never give her a chance to ask for help.
In the end, Zhang Maolin was found guilty of murdering two people and was sentenced to death.
The Zhang family was obligated to compensate the two victims, but they couldn't afford it, so the other party approached County Magistrate Zhang.
Originally, Lady Zhang held a high position in her husband's family, and her word was law; even her husband dared not speak up for her. However, because of this incident, she was almost divorced by her husband's family.
However, she was, after all, a county princess, and the other party was not qualified.
But one can only imagine what her life at home will be like from now on.
Just look at what I saw today; his clothes were no longer as bright as before, his face was haggard, and he only had one maidservant by his side.
Ruan felt that Princess Zhang deserved it.
“I heard from Zhang’s former neighbors that Zhang Maolin was quite obedient and had a good temper when he was a child. But ever since his sister became the county magistrate, the whole Zhang family has become arrogant. Whenever Zhang Maolin gets into trouble, his sister has to clean up the mess, so he started to become lawless. He stopped studying and doing anything, and just kept looking for trouble. Now look what happened, he’s reaping what he sowed.”
(End of this chapter)
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