"Miss Xu was carried out of the Shi residence, wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave. Someone witnessed this and notified Old Man Xu to collect her body!"
"A good and innocent girl died in the Shi family under unclear circumstances, and Magistrate Cao turned a blind eye to the matter, simply because Shi You was his brother-in-law?"
The people cried out for justice for the Xu family. Old man Xu had just suffered the pain of losing his daughter and was beaten with a stick. If he died, who would seek justice for Miss Xu?
After hearing this, the yamen runner spat and said, "Innocent girl? How do you know she didn't do it voluntarily?"
"It's a bit unkind of the Shi family to throw someone into a mass grave now that they're dead, but Mr. Shi also promised to pay for the funeral, and Old Man Xu has no objection. What are you guys making such a fuss about?"
There were too many people causing trouble, and the yamen runners could not suppress them, so they had to use some patience to persuade them.
"Old Man Xu was hit on the head and unconscious, so of course I have no objection! Miss Xu is dead, and you are still smearing her reputation. Aren't you afraid that she will transform into a ghost and come after you?"
Many neighbors grew up watching Miss Xu. When they heard the yamen runners smearing her reputation and implying that it was Miss Xu who took the initiative to "visit" the Shi family, they were so angry at the yamen runners' remarks that distorted right and wrong that they started cursing.
This was the first time these honest people had the courage to confront the yamen runners.
"Anyway, Miss Xu died of an accident due to poor health. What does it have to do with you? Did Old Man Xu ask you to cause trouble and give you money? You are all like dogs chasing rats!"
Just as the yamen runner finished speaking, Magistrate Cao, who had arrived late, ordered his men, "Go, take Miss Xu's body!"
Hearing that the imperial envoy passed by Ruyang, County Magistrate Cao was afraid of being caught, so he could only destroy the body and leave no clues, so that he could sleep peacefully!
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