Chapter 301 The Case of the Sixth Wife (End)

No matter how bold a young man is, he is not mature enough mentally, not to mention that he has little knowledge and has never been to school. Shen Yuan just lied a few words and Zhao Chengding confessed everything.

That night, Grandma Liu was still tidying up her yard until it was almost dark. The half-grown boys in the village bullied her and threw all kinds of things into her yard. They bullied other people's families and they would come to their parents' house to look for trouble. However, Grandma Liu was old and these kids did not take her seriously and often bullied her.

Zhao Chengding was wandering around all day. That night, he passed by Liu Po's house. When he saw her outside the yard, he thought of playing a prank on her again. However, he did not expect that older people could not stand being frightened. Liu Po ​​was frightened by him and had a heart attack and fell down. Only then did he realize how scared he was and went home to find his father, Zhao Zhicai.

"My grandma said that if Grandma Liu died, she was dead. No one would care if an old woman died, and I didn't beat her. When daybreak came, if someone in the village found her dead, they would definitely drag her to the mountain and bury her. But my dad said he heard from people in the city that the government officials are very good at autopsies nowadays, and they can tell whether she died of illness or was murdered. My dad said to drag Grandma Liu to the mountain, and if anyone asked about it, let my grandma tell the villagers that Grandma Liu heard about her husband and went out to look for him."

Even though Liu Po ​​was an elderly widower, she was also registered in the household registration. When someone died in Dazhao, it was necessary to report to the government. After the government had the coroner examine the body and confirmed that the cause of death was natural, the person could be buried and the household registration could be cancelled by the government.

The people of Zhaojiatang only found out about Liu Po's death after someone from the Dali Temple came. In fact, some people had noticed that Liu Po ​​had not appeared for several days, but after hearing that she had gone out to look for her husband, no one thought seriously about how an elderly person like her could go so far away to look for someone in the middle of winter. Even if they thought something was wrong, no one was willing to "ask for trouble" by reporting the matter to the government.

In fact, it cannot be said that Zhao Chengding "killed" Liu Po, but everyone who knew the details of the case was angry at the actions of Zhao Chengding and those teenagers from Zhao Jiatang. They bullied an elderly widower time and again without any reason, which was simply extremely abominable.

However, the people in the Dali Temple were puzzled about how to sentence the case. Shen Yun even convened the Dali Temple to discuss the case. In the end, Zhao Chengding was sentenced to 100 strokes of the cane and three years in prison. Such a punishment was a heavy sentence based on his past actions. After all, Zhao Chengding did not know that Xiao Liupo had a heart disease before, so it could not be considered as intentional homicide.

Zhao Chengding's father was sentenced to 100 strokes of the cane and one year in prison for shielding his son and abandoning his body. Zhao Chengding's grandmother was also sentenced to two months in prison.

In addition, the other boys in the village who had bullied and teased Liu Po ​​were also reprimanded. It was a method Zhou Zhongan came up with. They were all spanked and then thrown into jail for most of the day, which was considered a scare.

Shen Yun also informed the Jingzhao Prefecture and asked them to take care of Zhao Zhicai's daughter Erya. However, after the three members of the Zhao family were imprisoned, Erya's married sister learned about this and returned to Zhaojiatang to take her sister away. Later, Shen Yun secretly sent someone to send twenty taels of silver, saying that it was a reward for Erya for helping the Dali Temple solve a case.

As for Liu Po's body, the head of Zhaojiatang came to the Dali Temple on behalf of the villagers of Zhaojiatang to take the body back. The Zhao Family Ancestral Hall in the village took out silver and buried Liu Po.

At the court meeting on November 26, Shen Yun specifically brought up this case and proposed further refinement of the penalties for juvenile crimes in the Dazhao Code.

Old Madam Shen also arrived in the capital on this day. As soon as she got home, she heard that her granddaughter was pregnant. She could not sit still at home anymore. She went straight to the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion without even taking a break. When Shen Yuan returned home from the Dali Temple and saw her grandmother at home, she suspected that she was hallucinating after reading legal provisions all day.

"What are you standing there for? Don't you recognize me? Didn't you say you were pregnant? Why are you still so skinny?"

"When did you arrive? Why are you here?"

Each of them spoke his own words.

"Why, I can't come to your house?"

Shen Yuan smiled and sat down. "Of course not. I am just so happy to see you. Did you arrive today?"

"How old is your baby? Is he having morning sickness? What would he like to eat?"

"It's almost two months. I don't have morning sickness and I eat everything."

Madam Shen frowned again, "You said you eat a lot, but why don't you gain weight? Where did all the food go?"

"No matter where he went, the doctor said I'm in great shape, so don't worry."

Shen Yuan knew that his grandmother would wait for him as soon as she got home, and he laughed and said that the old lady was full of energy and didn't look tired at all after such a long journey.

"I'll be back soon if you're okay. I haven't seen your father yet."

Shen Yuan quickly stopped him and said, "You are already here, why are you going back today? I will ask someone to go home and pick up my father and the others. Why don't we have dinner here tonight?"

The old lady didn't object and sat down again. Shen Yuan asked someone to tell the kitchen to cook more dishes in the evening. She also counted a few dishes that the family members liked to eat and told them to cook. After she finished speaking, she turned around and saw her grandmother looking at her. Shen Yuan joked, "Grandma, why are you looking at me like this? Could it be that you've been away for so long and you miss me so much?"

Shen Yuan thought her grandmother would never admit that she missed her, but she admitted it and said, "I feel like I haven't seen you for a while, and you've grown up all of a sudden, like an adult."

"Grandma, what are you saying? Did I act like a child before? Then my father should take Xie back to jail."

"What nonsense are you talking about again?"

"Dad, you're here! Hey, wasn't I just joking with grandma?"

"great grandmother!"

"Hey! Sui Sui, come here quickly."

Suishun let go of his mother's hand, ran over, climbed onto the old lady's lap and sat down, then called her "Auntie" with a smile.

"Sui Sui, come down quickly. Grandma, this kid is very strong now, please stop pressing you down."

"What's the big deal? I'm not made of paper. I can't be crushed that easily. You can't go on. Let your great-grandmother hug you. Your great-grandmother misses you."

After a while, Shen Su also arrived. He only heard that his grandmother had returned and had gone to his sister's house when he got home, so he changed his clothes and came over.

At this moment, Xie Hui was the only one who had not returned home. This was often the case in Jingzhao Prefecture. Shen Yuan did not specifically ask anyone to greet them. Since they were all family members, there was no need to say hello specifically.

Almost an hour later, Xie Hui came back, but compared to busy times, this hour was already considered early.

In the evening, the family had a lively meal together. They didn't stay long. After the meal, they sat for a while and then left. Even young people would be tired after sitting in a carriage for so long, let alone old people. It would be a pity if they didn't go back and rest early.