After the marriage was broken off, the husband's family regretted it

Old Mrs. Wang kept her head down and trembling.

Wang Fugui said tremblingly, "Sir, the arsenic my son bought is not enough to kill people. It must be the rabbit meat. Besides, there are indeed a lot of rats where we live. It is normal for every household to buy some arsenic to poison rats. This does not mean anything. Sir, please be wise. We are an honest family and have never done anything to harm others. The neighbors around us can testify, sir."

At this time, the coroner said, "Sir, Wang Fugui's eldest son is ill and will not live long even if he does not eat rabbits. According to his physical condition, he will die if he eats this little bit of arsenic."

"As for why arsenic is in rabbit meat, you have to ask the people who cook rabbit meat. After all, arsenic is not easy to buy, and most people would not buy it."

At this time, a bailiff walked up to the prefect and whispered in his ear.

"Bring the people up."

Yamen runner: "Sir, the person has been brought here."

Wang Fugui looked at this person. Wasn't this person Zhang San, his next-door neighbor?

Who is in the hall?

"I am Zhang San, a neighbor of Wang Fugui's family. Wang Fugui's family is poor and he has always been a porter. His eldest son has not been in good health and is taking medicine. In fact, his family cannot afford the cost of his son's medicine. So his son's health is getting worse and worse. The neighbors all know that Dalang will not live long."

"But Wang Fugui still has two younger sons who are still unmarried, and the family cannot afford to marry them. They don't have a house in the capital, and they rent a house. Under such conditions, no one would be willing to marry their daughter into their family. But a while ago, his family suddenly became rich, and they can buy some more expensive food on a regular basis, which was something their family would never dare to think about before."

"Then his second son is also looking for a marriage. The bride price is still 10 taels of silver. 10 taels of silver is not cheap to marry a daughter-in-law, but his family recently took it out all at once, which also shocked us."

"10 taels of silver is not all the money for the bride price. There are also some gifts for betrothal. It costs at least to taels of silver to marry a wife. Ordinary families like us have to marry two or three wives."

After hearing these words, Wang Fugui dared not speak anymore. He lowered his head and wanted to bury it in the ground.

The governor said: "Wang Fugui, what Zhang San said is the truth."

Wang Fugui: "Your Excellency, the second son is indeed going to get married, but the money is saved by all the people in our family. And we haven't even bought a house yet. It's normal to save so much money after so many years."

The second yamen runner said, "Your Excellency, this silver was collected from Wang Fugui's house. There are 460 taels of silver in total."

When everyone in the hall heard so much silver, they immediately understood what was going on.

The governor said, "Wang Fugui, how do you explain the silver that was searched from your house? Or do you say that your whole family was able to carry the heavy bags and earn 460 taels of silver? When did carrying heavy bags in the prefecture become so profitable?"

Yun Tao couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard this.

Wang Fugui hesitated and didn't say anything.

The governor said: "Now the evidence is irrefutable. Wang Fugui, you have framed someone. Although it is not a crime and caused his death, you have caused irreparable damage to his reputation. You must pay 200 taels of silver as compensation. The 460 taels of silver collected by your family will be confiscated, and you will be imprisoned for 10 years."

When Wang Fugui and Old Lady Wang heard the punishment, they immediately collapsed to the ground.

Old Mrs. Wang thought to herself, it’s over, it’s really over this time. I should not have gotten involved in this mess.

The governor said: "Old Lady Wang, although you are not the principal offender in this matter, you are an accomplice. You spread lies to confuse the public, mislead the public, and give false testimony. You may be exempted from the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life. You will be fined 100 taels of silver and caned 50 times. In addition, you will be imprisoned for one year."

When Old Lady Wang heard these words, she fainted immediately.

Yun Tao felt relieved after hearing the verdict, at least she got a good beating. But it was a pity that the mastermind behind the incident was not found. The business was also affected a lot. After this incident, no matter how good the hand-torn rabbit meat business is, it will not be as good as before. The sales volume may be greatly reduced. At that time, we still have to think of other ways to do other business.

The governor said: "Yun Tao, do you have any objection to my judgment?"

Yun Tao: "Your Excellency is wise, it is Justice Bao. Thank you for making the decision for me. I am very grateful."

The governor said: "Well, since there is no objection to this matter, let's adjourn. Someone, take these two prisoners down."

After everyone left, some elders and fellow villagers from Yunda came up to Yun Tao.

Yun Da: "Little sister, you have worked hard during this period. You have lost weight. It must not be easy in prison."

Yun Tao: "Brother, it's okay. As long as you are fine, it's okay to suffer a little. Look, I'm fine now, right? I'm full of energy. When I get out, I'll be a brave man again."

"Yun Tao would like to thank all the villagers here. If it weren't for you, the matter would not have been resolved so quickly and perfectly. Yun Tao will definitely reward you handsomely when he returns home, and thank you for coming to the government office to testify for us. I, Yun Tao, will always remember this, and I will definitely help you if you have any problems in the future."

After finishing the work, Yun Tao returned to the Fucheng Inn.

Yun Da: "Little sister, this matter may not be over yet. We must have offended someone. Otherwise, no one would spend so much money and have the energy to punish us behind our backs."

Yun Tao: "Brother, I know it in my heart, but now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. We don't know who it is, but I am sure that Wang Yuanwai's family in the town must have his hand. I don't know whether the hand is big or small, but in my heart he is not innocent. The family is not a good thing, so you should be careful about this."

Yun Da: "Don't worry, little sister, I will remember everything you said. What should we do next? The sales of hand-torn rabbit meat are very poor now. In fact, we still have a batch of stocks at home. After listening to you, I didn't do anything. Now there is not much stock. Should we continue to raise rabbits?"

Yun Tao: "We will do it in autumn, but we don't want too much now. If we can't sell it in the city, we can sell it somewhere else. And I also have a lot of use for rabbit hair and rabbit skin."