Chapter 69 Sentence
"Pick the lotus!" Fang Bao waved Xiao Fei away and ran over to pick up his sister.
"Send it to the back hall quickly." Mr. An pointed to a government servant to lead the way for Fang Bao. Doctor Sun picked up the medicine box and followed him. When the other three doctors saw this, they quickly followed.
There was silence in the courtroom, and no one spoke as they watched the people digesting the big melons they had eaten.
Shang Wan glanced at the pool of blood on the floor tiles, then glanced at Lu Chengjing who was not surprised at all. He leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Did you know earlier?"
Lu Chengjing gave a low response. From the moment Fang Cailian said "Qingfeng Pavilion", he vaguely guessed what Fang Cailian was going to do.
At first, he thought that Ge Shunliang coaxed Fang Cailian to frame him. At least Fang Cailian was willing. Unexpectedly, Fang Cailian was the one who was forced from beginning to end.
It should be the child in her belly that makes her determined to tell the truth, right?
A... child whose biological father is unknown.
Lu Chengjing sighed secretly, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
His good brother wanted to destroy his reputation and let him die in a remote village. Did he ever expect that such an accident would happen?
Mr. An was in a very bad mood. With a dark face, he slapped the crowd angrily, "Ge Shunliang, Wang Fei, if you two don't come here quickly, don't blame me for punishing you!"
He doesn't like to use torture when trying cases, but that doesn't mean he won't use it.
Shopkeeper Ge was still able to hold on, but Wang Fei had already panicked, "Sir, spare my life, but the villain always obeys orders, and he is the mastermind."
He pointed at Shopkeeper Ge next to him, "The villain is just a messenger. The villain never forced Fang Cailian. It was Fang Cailian who seduced me. The villain is unjust!"
Shopkeeper Ge made him fall down in anger, this idiot!
“You dare to quibble!” Mr. An threw out the chips, “Drag him down and wait for me!”
"Sir, spare my life!"
"Ah!! The villain doesn't dare anymore!"
"Spare my life!"
Wang Fei's screams came in, frightening all the rice shop clerks into pale faces. Even if someone couldn't bear to confess, they would all betray by perjuring themselves.
"Sir, Lu Xiucai was carried into the side room by the shopkeeper. I saw it with my own eyes."
"I saw it too."
"There's a drug in the tea."
"The shopkeeper said that as long as you help testify, you can get a reward of ten taels of silver when you go back."
"I lost the jujube cake."
"The tea set is in the kitchen, I can't bear to throw it away."
The guys were all talking, and one or two who had been able to resist saying anything originally, saw that everyone else had spoken, so they followed suit.
Shang Wan clicked his tongue, these people are not stupid. Seeing that the situation is over, they can still get a lenient punishment by taking the initiative to confess.
Shopkeeper Ge was so angry that his face was livid, and he hated Fang Cailian in his heart. Faced with Mr. An's rebuke, he refused to admit it even if it was a slap in the face.
But it no longer matters whether he recognizes it or not.
The people who testified against him were different from those who testified against Lu Chengjing before. Apart from Fang Cailian, there were only people from Mipu. There was a lack of solid evidence and the testimony was vague.
Now Fang Cailian's testimony, the child in her belly, the identification of shopkeeper Qi of Qingfeng Pavilion, the betrayal of Wang Fei and his gang, the glass beads in the jujube cake, etc. are enough to convict him.
A slap on the gavel announced the verdict.
"Ge Shunliang falsely accused Lu Chengjing. According to the law, the crime was increased to three levels and punished with a hundred rods. No redemption was allowed. He raped a good girl and made Fang Cailian pregnant. The circumstances were so bad that he was sentenced to hanging. The punishment will be executed after the cane."
"Fang Cailian falsely accused Lu Chengjing. According to the law, the crime will be increased to third level and punished with a hundred rods. Because she is pregnant, she agreed to redeem her punishment. If she does not redeem her, she can give birth to a child a hundred days before receiving the punishment."
"Wang Fei forced a good girl to commit adultery and became an accomplice to evil. He has no repentance. According to the law, he will be punished with thirty rods and hanged together. He will be executed after the rod punishment."
"A group of people from Mipu were accomplices in perjury and wanted to repent. They were punished with twenty sticks and fined three taels of silver." "Fang Bao pushed Lu Chengjing and injured him. He was fined five taels of silver and handed over to Lu Chengjing."
"Ge Shunliang was injured with a stone and was fined five taels of silver. The government will hand it over to his family on his behalf."
As for the person who hit Mipu by Shang Wan, Shang Wan was acting in self-defense, and he did not let the Mipu boy lose his arms or legs, so he was not punished.
The yamen servants got busy, arresting people one by one and beating them with sticks. For a while, the yamen was full of people screaming in pain.
Fang Cailian could not save the baby in her belly. When she heard that Ge Shunliang and Wang Fei were sentenced to death, she cried with joy. Regardless of her weak body due to miscarriage, she insisted on watching the two scum being tortured.
Fang Bao blamed himself and felt remorseful. When he heard that he was allowed to redeem his sentence, he hurried home, scraped together six guan of money and handed it over to the government to prevent Fang Cailian from being punished with a cane.
After leaving the hall, Shang Wan and his family were invited to the small hall in the back hall to talk.
Qiao Yu'an also came over, asking nonchalantly about Lu Chengjing's current situation like an old lady.
Lu Chengjing sometimes answered and sometimes didn't. No matter what his reaction was, Qiao Yu'an could always talk happily.
Xiaohuan said: "Sister, Shitou and I want to go to Lu's Rice Shop to bring back the rice noodles."
They all gave the money, but no one knew that something like Shopkeeper Ge happened.
Shang Wan saw that the two of them were uncomfortable staying in the county government office, so he nodded in agreement and warned: "You guys can stop by and ask about the news about the masons."
"Okay." The two of them walked out front and back.
Shang Wan poured a bowl of plain water, cooled it and gave it to Yuanyuan to drink, while thinking about where to buy a ewe.
The little guy is only one year old and needs to keep up with nutrition.
Shang Wan said this to Lu Chengjing. Before Lu Chengjing could say anything, Qiao Yu'an said: "No need to buy it, I have it at the village. When I come to visit you in two days, I will send it to your home."
Shang Wan: "That's so embarrassing."
"I didn't give it to you." Qiao Yu'an curled her lips, "I gave it to Yuanyuan, it's not your share."
Lu Chengjing frowned, "Yu'an, I have made you a close friend and I have never looked down on your family."
He could at best be indifferent to Qiao Weiwei, which would be good for both of their reputations. But Qiao Yuan showed obvious disrespect for Shang Wan.
Qiao Yu'an heard the implication of his words and said dissatisfied: "Don't be deceived by this woman, she is actually..."
Suddenly there were two coughs outside the door. Mr. An changed into regular clothes and walked in. Qiao Yu'an had to swallow the second half of his words.
Seeing that the three of them seemed to have something to talk about, Qiao Yuan made an excuse to leave.
As soon as he left, Mr. An's eyebrows showed an anxious look. He looked at Shang Wan and said straight to the point: "Madam heard about the earthquake in Dongning County. She was worried that her old disease had relapsed and the pain was unbearable. Have you made the medicine yet? "
"Originally, I made a bottle." Shang Wan looked embarrassed, "But there were many injured people in the village. I used it to save people, and only the bottom layer of the bottle was left, with about three drops."
"Three drops are fine." Mr. An said happily, "Can you take it with you?"
Shang Wan nodded and took out the small porcelain bottle.
Mr. An happily took it and ordered his people to hurry up and send it to Fucheng.
Lu Chengjing finally understood why Mr. An was so polite to Shang Wan. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, listening to the two of them talking quietly.
Mr. An worriedly asked: "Mrs. Shang, can my wife's disease be cured?"
"My wife is suffering from a heart disease. It is easy to treat the body but not the heart." Shang Wan said truthfully, "Even if the physical disease is cured, as long as the disease in the heart is still there, the old disease will still relapse."
Spiritual spring water is indeed powerful in repairing the body, but mentally, it can only soothe people's spirits, and it treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.
(End of chapter)