Chapter 363 Midsummer Visitors
The tenth day of May is the day for releasing the deceased.
"Listen to the announcement!"
Sun Shaozong slammed the gavel on the table and said solemnly: "Wu Dayou from Tangni Hutong sued his younger brother Wu Laoer for having an affair with his father's concubine during the period of mourning, but there was no evidence..."
"Great Lord!"
Wu Dayou immediately became anxious upon hearing this, and protested at the top of his voice: "I have clearly presented a lot of evidence, how can there be no solid evidence?!"
Sun Shaozong glanced at him and continued in a rhythmic tone: "Investigate further and find that Wu Dayou forged some evidence in an attempt to monopolize the family property and deliberately framed Wu Laoer!"
"It's unfair, sir. The evidence has already been examined by Magistrate Xu of Daxing County. How could it be fake?!"
Pah~
Seeing that Wu Dayou was still denying, Sun Shaozong slammed the gavel on the table and sneered, "You really won't cry until you see the coffin! Let me ask you, in your complaint, you said that when you led people to catch Wu Laoer in bed, although you didn't catch him in a panic, you found a shoe that he dropped as evidence. Is this true?!"
"That's right!"
Wu Dayou said hurriedly, "Those shoes were made for him by my sister-in-law, and there are specially embroidered marks on them! You just saw them, how can you say they were forged by me?!"
"snort!"
Sun Shaozong snorted, leaned forward slightly and said, "You and he are from the same mother, but you don't even know that he has sweaty feet?"
"Sweaty...sweaty feet?"
“That’s right!”
Sun Shaozong continued to sneer, "The weather is hot and humid For someone like Wu Laoer who has sweaty feet, it only takes a short while for the inside of his shoes to become damp and smelly!"
"But why are the shoes you presented as evidence so dry and clean?"
"grown ups!"
Wu Dayou was obviously panicking, but he still said stubbornly: "Maybe he just changed his shoes..."
Bang~!
The gavel rang, and Sun Shaozong shouted, "What a sharp-tongued fellow! Master Sun, show him the confession!"
Sun Chengye immediately stood up from his secretary's seat, placed the confession in front of Wu Dayou, pointed at two paragraphs and said, "Look carefully! The two times the Lord asked you about it, you insisted that Wu Laoer was out wandering for half a day and rushed home to have an affair with his concubine!"
Sun Shaozong sneered in the hall again: "Since he has never returned to his room, why did he change his shoes there?!"
"It's obvious that you stole his shoes and used this opportunity to frame him!"
“This…this, this, this…”
Seeing that the evidence was irrefutable, Wu Dayou's emotions suddenly collapsed. He said "this" several times in a row, and suddenly threw his head to the ground and said, "Please spare my life, sir. I was also bewildered by the devil for a while, so..."
Pah~
"Listen to the announcement!"
But Sun Shaozong didn't have the patience to listen to what he was crying about.
He slammed the gavel on the table again and said loudly: "As the eldest brother, Wu Dayou did not think of protecting his brothers. Instead, he took advantage of the fact that his father had just passed away and falsely accused his younger brother Wu Laoer of violating moral principles in an attempt to monopolize the family property!"
"According to his original crime, he should be sentenced to exile a thousand miles away, and should not be returned even if pardoned."
"But in order to frame his younger brother Wu Lao Er, he disregarded his late father's reputation, so his crime is aggravated and he is sentenced to hanging in prison !"
"Sir, please spare my life! I don't dare to do it again, sir... I..."
Sun Shaozong turned a deaf ear to the two tokens and threw one first, then ordered, "Come here, arrest Wu Dayou for the time being and wait for his execution!"
Then he threw down another one and continued, "Old Second Wu was wrongfully imprisoned. Order Daxing County to release him immediately. No mistakes!"
"Adjourn!"
"Awesome!"
Following the lingering sound of the hall's majesty, Sun Shaozong paced back to the back hall, but immediately tore off his official uniform and threw it on the screen. Then he grabbed the white jade folding fan from the coffee table, opened his collar and waved it desperately.
He even shouted loudly: "Quick, quick, quick, bring me the watermelon that is frozen in the well - this damn God, is he trying to kill me with the heat?!"
It was already very hot when I went to host the Dragon Boat Festival a few days ago.
Who would have thought that within just a few days, the temperature would soar again. It is estimated to be at least 36 or 37 degrees - wearing an official robe with wide sleeves in this weather is simply torture!
Sun Chengye came in holding the file, and was speechless for a moment when he saw his thirteenth uncle's unruly appearance - in the court, when it comes to the authority of an official, few can compare with him; but in private, this uncle is a person who doesn't care about trivial matters.
He shook his head helplessly, sorted out the files by himself, and took out two more complaints, asking, "Uncle, the remaining two cases..."
"Postpone, postpone!"
Sun Shaozong said without hesitation: "It's just a dispute between neighbors. If we push it back, maybe they will reconcile on their own!"
At this time, the chilled watermelon was finally delivered. Sun Shaozong took it in his hand and was too lazy to use a knife. He just pinched his fingers and chopped it lightly, and the watermelon split into several pieces.
He randomly picked two pieces and handed them to Sun Chengye, sucking the melon pulp while speaking incoherently, "Besides, Uncle Wei's son will have his third birthday in the evening, so I have to go there early. Please help me find out from Tingyi and Chengtao whether this scholar has any chance."
On the afternoon of the eighth day of the first lunar month, the old housekeeper Wei Licai finally had a son in his old age. He was so happy that he didn't know what to say - of course, when his adopted eldest brother saw this, he couldn't help but urge Sun Shaozong to work two more nights.
Sun Chengye nodded and said with some emotion: "I thought Tingyi would be able to achieve great things this time, but I never thought... Oh, I hope he can pass the exam smoothly this time."
This is pure worrying.
In order to save face for the retired emperor, Emperor Guangde demoted Yu Qian to the last of the top three. He had to get some compensation after this. Moreover, he also had the favor of Minister Wang. If the position of Shujishi was not a sure thing, it was at least a close one.
As for Sun Chengtao, although this guy was very lucky to get the last place in the second class, he still lacked some talent and might not be able to pass the examination to become a scholar.
However, judging from his daily words and deeds, Sun Shaozong seemed to prefer being a "Marquis of a Hundred Miles" in the local area rather than being a minor official in the capital - so failing the examination to become a Shujishi was not necessarily a bad thing for him.
“That’s right!”
Sun Shaozong suddenly remembered something and hurriedly ordered, "Don't forget to send a document to Daxing County later, ordering them to work sincerely and not to be careless again. I don't know what Xu Huaizhi is doing. In the past month or so, Daxing County has made several wrongful convictions!"
Sun Chengye quickly agreed, and asked in detail about the tone and scale of the official document. Without touching the watermelon, he hurried to the Criminal Law Department to write the official document.
This nephew is becoming more and more skilled in handling official affairs.
However, after eating half a watermelon and drinking some cold tea, Sun Shaozong finally calmed down. He reluctantly put on his official robe again and paced back to the Criminal Law Department.
I was originally planning to change into casual clothes in the main hall and then go directly to Mr. Wei's house with the gifts.
Unexpectedly, before he could take off his official robe, he heard someone come in and report: it was said that a relative of the Ningguo Mansion came to see him for an important matter.
Relatives from Ningguo Mansion came to ask for a meeting?
After hearing this, Sun Shaozong was a little puzzled. His relationship with the Ningguo Mansion was only superficial, so why did relatives from the Ningguo Mansion come to visit him?
