The common people of Ruyao are so familiar with the name Shen Tang! After all, she is on the hot search list every now and then, and it is hard not to have heard of her. It is either "Shen Jun led a lone army to attack the capital of Shiwu", or "Shen Jun cut off 30,000 heads of Shiwu", or "Shen Jun wielded a sword to kill the local tyrants", or "Shen Jun loves the people like his own children and pays for free medical treatment for the common people in the whole county"...
As for establishing schools, since it only involves the interests of a small group of people, it does not attract much attention.
Although they are familiar with him, they can't say what their county magistrate looks like.
Because Shen Tang is not as active outside as Fu Gu was at that time.
This time, the drum of complaint was her first time to appear in a formal public occasion. The common people who heard the news were full of curiosity and wanted to see what the head of a county looked like. Facts have proved that being good-looking can gain you some advantages.
Shen Tang has such a handsome face.
The young scholar's eyes lit up again.
Qi Shan, who was standing in the crowd, quickly covered his mouth and threatened in a low voice: "If you don't want to die, be careful what you say and do!"
Qishan knew very well what kind of temper this guy had.
His love for beauties is comparable to Kang Shi's, the difference between the two is that Kang Shi likes to flirt secretly, while this guy is keen on flirting openly.
Otherwise, there would not be such a way of scholars.
"Why are you so nervous?"
The young scholar suspected that the other party wanted to suffocate him.
Qishan emphasized with a dark face.
"That's my lord!"
The young scholar struggled to tear him away, straightened his hair crown with both hands, and said unhappily: "I know she is your lord, a living person weighing over a hundred pounds, how can I take her away?" Even if he had this idea, the way of scholars did not support it.
Qishan chuckled.
At this time, Shen Tang's voice reached their ears.
"Who is here?"
"What's the complaint?"
"What's the grievance?"
Shen Tang asked three times in a row. Because her appearance was not majestic and cold, and she did not deliberately release her power, the old woman below adjusted to the solemn atmosphere a little, swallowed her saliva, and encouraged herself: "I live in Huangpi Lane in the west of the city. This is my son, daughter-in-law and grandson. They accuse our neighbor, widow Zhuo, of seducing my son and murdering my grandson... I implore Mr. Shen to severely punish this slut and give justice to my family... My grandson is the lifeblood of the family!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and wiped away the tears.
After the drum was beaten, a minor official came over to find out what had happened.
These words were put together with the help of minor clerks to prevent her from talking nonsense and not expressing herself clearly in class, which would waste time.
After crying, she pointed at Ning Yan and said, "And this one..."
The clerk hinted at Ning Yan's identity.
The old woman unwillingly swallowed the "bitch" on the tip of her tongue. Gu Chi, who had nothing to do and came to record the confession, raised his eyebrows slightly and lowered his eyes to hide his displeasure. The old woman continued: "... Dean Ning can't distinguish right from wrong and wants to wrongly accuse us!"
Shen Tang turned his gaze to Ning Yan.
Ning Yan bowed and said, "That is absolutely not the case."
Shen Tang said: "You say."
Ning Yan also has some understanding of this matter.
The student beside her has some foreign blood and is quite withdrawn. Ning Yan adheres to Master Yan's teaching philosophy and does not have prejudices against any student, treating them equally. This student is young but has a resolute and resolute character.
It was just what Ning Yan wanted.
This morning, Ning Yan noticed that the students were in a different mood.
After class, he even looked for help from himself.
It turned out that Widow Zhuo had been holding a grudge against the old woman's family for a long time. The old woman either yelled at the top of her voice or chatted with a group of elderly neighbors, exaggerating Widow Zhuo's past to pass the time, torturing the cheerful and optimistic Widow Zhuo into being withdrawn and taciturn. Now she had fabricated a false charge, accusing Widow Zhuo of killing the old woman's newly born grandson.
He also threatened to exchange Widow Zhuo's life for hers. The female student was so panicked when she received the request for help that she had no choice but to rely on Ning Yan.
Ning Yan is not the kind of person who helps her relatives but not others.
She learned in detail about the so-called "baby poisoning."
Ning Yan: "My lord, you will know as soon as you see this baby in the swaddling clothes."
Shen Tang had someone bring up the baby in the little woman's arms and lift the cloth covering it. The baby in the swaddle was sleeping soundly. Judging from his size, he should be less than a month old, but his skin was abnormally yellow, and his oral and maxillofacial area had a cleft lip, which is a cleft lip.
She said, "The jaundice is quite severe. Let the child drink more water and hold him in the sun every day when the sun is not too hot. If it still doesn't work, go to the clinic to see Doctor Dong. Although he is not good at pediatrics, it is better than nothing."
Shen Tang's tone was extremely calm.
It seemed as if the defect on the child's upper lip was very common.
But then again—
"I looked at the child, but I still don't know what's wrong with him... Isn't the child fine? He just has severe jaundice..." This wasn't man-made, so Shen Tang was a little confused.
She is complaining about such a thing. Do you think she has nothing to do
When the old woman heard this, she burst into tears and, regardless of the clerk's instructions not to make any noise in the court, she actually frightened the baby in her cradle and made him cry.
Shen Tang had no choice but to hug her and comfort her.
When that didn’t work, they used the method of literary soundproofing.
Ning Yan saw that her master looked natural and didn't seem to be pretending, so she reminded him, "Master, look at this child's face and see if it's..."
Shen Tang looked down at the child and said, "Oh, you mean cleft lip? But how does cleft lip have anything to do with harm?"
Now it was not only the old woman who was crying, the child's mother, the young woman, was crying too, but the adult male in the family was still expressionless, like an outsider, watching the common people whispering. Ning Yan had not expected this to happen: "The old woman's family meant that the widow Zhuo failed to seduce the male in the family, so she took advantage of the time when the old woman's daughter-in-law was alone at home and gave her a knife..."
Shen Tang was shocked: "Did this widow Zhuo stab someone with a knife?"
Look at the crying little woman.
He asked, "Send someone to examine the injury?"
The problem comes again -
What does it have to do with a baby in swaddling clothes
Ning Yan: “…”
She was quick to react. Thinking that her master was still young and probably didn't understand these women's taboos, she explained, "The old woman's family probably meant that the knife given by Widow Zhuo caused the grandson's upper lip to be missing, so it was considered murder."
Shen Tang: “…”
Shen Tang: “???”
Shen Tang: “!!!”
She looked down at the baby in the cradle. The timid widow Zhuo finally couldn't help crying, "Mr. Shen, I am innocent."
The knife was given as a gift, but there was a reason for it!
It was obvious that both families went to the blacksmith shop to order knives.
Widow Zhuo had a good relationship with the young woman. Seeing that she was about to give birth and couldn't go out, she helped her and took the knife at her request. At first, everything was fine, but when she gave birth a while ago, the family accused her of poisoning the child.
The old woman was given a knife with malicious intent, which caused the upper lip of the boy in her belly to be cut and damaged, and the old woman's family wanted to kill her.
But the young woman refused to admit it.
Also said—
“When I received the knife that day, I did feel a pain in my stomach, but I didn’t know it at the time until I gave birth to the child… I must have been murdered at that time…” The young woman was not as brave as her mother-in-law, and she mustered up the courage to defend herself, but her voice was not loud.
Looking at the people crying in the hall, Shen Tang was still confused: "What kind of murder is this?"