The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

"Oh! My son! Who dares to treat my son like this? I will catch you, cut you into pieces, and relieve my hatred!"

The county magistrate held his son's unrecognizable body and sobbed, then roared to the sky!

This is his only son! This is going to make him have no descendants!

"Someone come here! Search for me, where is the yamen runner Fang? Bring him here to me!" the county magistrate ordered sternly.

The yamen runners hurriedly received the order. One team went to capture Fang the runner, while the other team spread out around the house and began to search carefully!

"Master, we didn't find any thieves, but we found the bodies of Liu Dazhuang and Han Li under the bed in the wing room!"

The head of the yamen waved his hand and ordered the two bodies to be brought up! They were the two yamen runners whose necks were broken by Lin Xi!

The coroner hurried forward to check and reported, "Master, their necks were broken by someone. They died in one blow!"

The county magistrate's face turned pale, and he ordered sternly: "Come here, pass the order to close the city gates and not allow anyone to enter or leave!"

He then shouted at the yamen runner beside him: "Where is the yamen runner Fang? Why hasn't he brought him here yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several yamen runners ran in carrying a corpse. It was the body of runner Fang!

"Your Excellency, when we went there, we found that the officer Fang had fallen into the well while drunk. When we pulled him out, his body was already stiff!" The officer knelt on one knee and reported with a fist clasped.

The county magistrate gave the coroner a look, and the coroner hurried forward to check.

"Master, he died of drowning and suffocation!"

The county magistrate narrowed his eyes and looked at the yamen runner beside him: "Have you found any other traces to confirm that he accidentally fell into the well because he was drunk?"

"Master, I have checked carefully and there is no trace left by anyone else!"

The county magistrate's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water seemed to be dripping out of it. He narrowed his eyes slightly and tapped the tabletop lightly and rhythmically with one hand.

After a moment, he shot a cold gaze towards Liu Quan: "Liu Quan, do you know why the yamen runner Fang called the young master away?"

"Master, I don't know. The runner Fang whispered in your ear, but I didn't hear it. You just told me to guard the door. If you or your wife send someone to look for him, just say he's asleep." Liu Quan knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

Looking up, he saw the murderous intent flashing across the master's eyes. His heart sank, and he added hastily, "Master, judging from the expression on the young master's face, it must be that the yamen runner Fang has found another cute girl to present to him!"

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate paused his tapping fingers on the table, snorted coldly, and ordered the yamen runner beside him: "Go and find out if there was any family in the city who lost a baby girl yesterday!"

A group of yamen runners responded and withdrew to handle the matter.

After seeing them go down quickly, the county magistrate stroked his beard with one hand and said to himself: "How could it be such a coincidence that everyone who knew the inside story died!"

Suddenly, he paused, "Come here, check where the three yamen runners have been recently? Focus on checking where they have been to see if there are any missing girls!"

"Yes!" Another team of yamen runners responded and went down!

"Master, it's all my fault! It's all my fault that I didn't stop the young master from going out! Please let me serve the young master one last time!" Liu Quan knelt down and begged. He was afraid that he would die, so he wanted to do his best for the young master before he died!

The county magistrate looked at Liu Quan who was crawling on the ground, and thought of his old housekeeper who had followed him loyally for more than 20 years and had only this one grandson. Then he thought of his own son's temper, which no servant could persuade, and his murderous intent immediately faded.

He snorted coldly, his eyes red as he said, "Humph! Go ahead! Clean up the young master and take him home! After you send the young master away, you will receive twenty lashes of the cane yourself!"

Liu Quan didn't expect that he could still save his life. He kowtowed excitedly, "Yes, I thank you for not killing me!"

After saying that, he quickly got up, holding the funeral clothes and toiletries brought by the servants, and went to serve the young master!

The county magistrate suppressed the grief in his heart, stood up and walked out. As soon as he stood up, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground!

The master hurried forward to support him and asked worriedly, "Master, are you okay? You have to hold on! The young master is still waiting for you to avenge him!"

"I'm fine. I have to catch this thief! I want to see who in Linshan County is so bold as to torture and kill my son!"

After saying that, he cheered up and led a group of people towards the yamen in a mighty manner!

At this moment, inside the county magistrate's mansion, the old housekeeper had already received the news and ordered his servants to take down all the festive decorations and set up the mourning hall!

"Madam, madam, something bad has happened! Something bad has happened!"

In the backyard of the mansion, a large maid stumbled into the inner room, shouting in panic.

The lady's personal nanny scolded her harshly, "What happened? Why are you so panicked? Have you learned all the rules?"

"Madam, Madam, the young master was killed by thieves!"

With a clang, the jade ruyi that the county magistrate's wife was playing with fell to the ground and broke into two pieces!

"What did you say? What happened to my son?" The county magistrate's wife grabbed the maid's collar with both hands and asked in a trembling voice.

The maid fell to her knees and cried, "Madam, the young master was killed by thieves! The housekeeper is setting up the mourning hall!"

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate’s wife collapsed to the ground!

"lady!"

The nanny beside her hurriedly picked up the lady and pinched her philtrum hard!

The county magistrate's wife woke up slowly, tears in her eyes. She struggled to get up and cried, "My son, hurry up and take me to see my son!"

"I'll take you there right away. Please take care of yourself!" The nanny helped the lady walk towards the front hall, comforting her softly all the way.

When the county magistrate's wife arrived at the front hall, she saw the old housekeeper ordering people to put his son's body into the coffin.

She rushed over, hugged her son's body, raised one hand and stroked his cheek with trembling hands, crying bitterly: "My poor son! What on earth is going on!"

The old butler knelt down and recounted the whole story in detail from beginning to end.

"Where's the master?" the county magistrate's wife asked as she stood up. The nanny carefully supported her.

"Madam, the master has taken people to the county government office to track down the murderer!" The old butler bowed and reported.

The county magistrate's wife had a gloomy face. She turned around and looked at her son's mourning hall. She gritted her teeth and ordered, "Come here, bring those women in the backyard over here! It's all their fault that they can't hold my son's heart!"

After a while, a group of young girls were brought to the mourning hall.

"Sir, why did you leave like this?"

"My poor sir! How could you bear to abandon me?"

"How can I live if you leave me like this?"

Suddenly, there was a sound of wailing in the mourning hall.

The county magistrate's wife looked at the group of women coldly, full of resentment! If they could charm her son, why would he go to that yard to make trouble! If her son didn't go to that yard, how could he be killed by thieves! It's all their fault! It's all their fault!