newbobooks Chapter 995 Result
Chapter 995 Result
Under her gaze, Qian Wenlong took two steps back, barely managing to regain his composure.
"W-what do you mean?"
"What can't I mention? My parents even appeared to me in a dream, saying they miss you..."
Before he could finish speaking, a loud slap landed on his face.
With a loud "crack!", the sound was deafening.
Qian Fengping's eyes were red: "Bullshit! Would your parents appear in your dreams?"
Do you think I don't know how my parents died?
Her chest heaved, and the secret she had kept hidden for so many years could no longer be revealed under this man's repeated shamelessness.
“Dad was sick for half a year. Apart from the doctor you called for him at the beginning, he stopped getting any medicine after that.”
“When Mother was serving Father, she was carrying his chamber pot in the dead of winter when she fell and couldn’t move, and you didn’t care.”
“The old couple were lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) and starved to death. You are utterly heartless. You not only refused to treat their illness, but also refused to bring them food or water.”
"You deliberately kept it from me."
“When I returned to my mother’s home, she was skin and bones, and my father was dead beside her. I tried to feed her, but she couldn’t eat.”
“My mother told me everything, but she told me not to blame you, saying that you have it tough, and that you can’t support your parents if you’re raising a wife and children.”
"My mother died in my arms!"
"You lied to me, saying that Mom had a bad illness, couldn't eat, and was in pain every day, and couldn't take it anymore."
"At the funeral, I just wanted to tear off your skin and see what your heart and soul were really like."
“But I can’t. As their own daughter, I know how tragically my parents died, but I can’t take revenge or report it to the authorities! Because you are my own brother, and because my mother couldn’t stop worrying about you even when she was dying.”
"Qian Wenlong, what gives you the right? What gives you the right to do something so heinous and show no remorse after all these years?"
Qian Fengping's voice was hoarse, and her eyes were full of accusation.
"What about your own parents who gave you life and raised you? Do you even have a heart? Have you only ever cared about money and not people in this whole life?"
She grabbed Qian Wenlong by the collar; these were questions she had wanted to ask for a long time.
Countless times, the words reached her throat, but she remembered her mother's dying words, tightly holding her hand, telling her not to trust her brother too much in the future, but also not to blame her.
She could only swallow her words, pretend she knew nothing, and act as if her parents had really died of illness.
Qian Wenlong's eyes shifted from shock to evasion, and the guilt he had been suppressing in his heart surged up all at once.
How would my sister know?
That happened so many years ago?
"Brother, tell me, tell me, why did Mom and Dad have to die? Is your family so short of food?"
Qian Fengping let go of him and asked the question she couldn't understand the most.
It wasn't a year of famine, and the Qian family wasn't struggling financially, so how could an elderly person have starved to death? What was the reason?
Qian Wenlong's face turned pale. He opened his mouth, as if to explain something.
"I, I don't know, I didn't, I didn't mean to."
Qian Fengping was utterly disappointed when she saw that he still wouldn't admit it.
She closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again, her eyes filled with coldness and resolve: "Since you don't know, let the authorities investigate. There has to be a result."
Qian Wenlong was pale and terrified. He said, "You...you want to report me to the authorities? How can you report me to the authorities? Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public! You said it yourself, Mother is worried about me..."
Cao was even more agitated than him: "Qian Fengping, don't go too far. Your parents are just getting old, and they'll all have to go through that day sooner or later."
"Besides, Mother was dying back then. How can you believe the nonsense she said before she died? If you're going to be successful and don't want to help your brother, just say so. Why make up excuses?"
Qian Fengping completely ignored her and simply said in a low voice, "Someone come here!"
Wei Dao, accompanied by two guards, immediately entered and subdued Qian Wenlong and his wife.
The two struggled desperately, but they were no match for the burly guards.
The three children were terrified and wanted to rush forward to save their parents.
But faced with Wei Dao and his men's weapons, they dared not approach.
They could only crawl a few steps while crying, and kowtow to Qian Fengping: "Auntie, Auntie, we were wrong, we will not take advantage of you anymore, please let our parents go."
"Auntie, it was all our fault for scolding you before, please forgive us."
Qian Fengping remained unmoved.
"Your parents are worried about you, but they are even more worried about the Qian family having no descendants. So, brother, don't worry, I won't implicate your sons."
At this moment, she was as indifferent as an outsider, her tone completely flat.
Qian Wenlong's eyes widened, all his feigned honesty crumbling, and he was about to burst into a tirade of curses.
"You bastard... Waaaaah."
Wei Dao quickly covered his mouth, not allowing him to utter any vulgarities in front of his master.
"Let's send it to the authorities," Qian Fengping said calmly.
"Yes!"
Wei Dao and the others dragged the couple out.
The three children followed cautiously, as if they wanted to plead for mercy.
The main house fell silent.
At the doorway, the father and his two sons, who had been eavesdropping for fear that their wives/mothers would be wronged, were surprised to witness their mother's display of power.
However, they could also tell that their mother was upset.
The two children nudged Fang Tong.
Fang Tong went inside, and Fang Nanzhi and her brother then quietly left.
"daughter in law."
Fang Tong stepped forward and hugged his wife tenderly. He had no idea that his wife was hiding such a thing in her heart.
I don't know how much suffering I've endured over the years.
Qian Fengping could no longer hold back and cried in the man's arms.
The couple hugged for a long time before Qian Fengping finally let out all the emotions she had been holding back and cried.
“I originally wanted to let him go, but I listened to my mother and pretended not to know anything.”
“But, but I saw Zhizhi, and no matter what the outcome, I want a result for the old Chen case.”
"At first, the emperor's attitude was unclear, and Prime Minister Chen had a bad reputation, so there was no certainty of a satisfactory outcome. But Zhizhi was very bold. She wanted to know clearly about the grudges from back then, all to give her mother an explanation."
“I thought, I am also her mother, I can’t be worse than my daughter, I should be brave and give my parents an explanation in the afterlife.”
Qian Fengping's eyes were still a little red: "I just don't know if Mother will blame me."
Fang Tong patted his wife on the back reassuringly: "That's definitely not the case."
“My mother-in-law knew exactly what was going on. The reason she told you the truth back then was to warn you about your brother. It shows that she cared about her son, but she also loved you, her daughter.”
If someone is truly a foolish person who only cares about their son, wouldn't it be better to keep it a secret from their daughter before they die?
Even after they close their eyes, their children will still be affectionate and loving.
“The old folks understand. They understand that you reported it to the authorities for their own sake. Besides, didn’t you already plan to discipline your nephews more in the future so they wouldn’t go astray? Your parents will definitely be happy.”
Qian Fengping didn't speak, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.
Her man always understands her.
She was disappointed in her brother, sister-in-law, and nephews, and didn't want them to benefit from her fame or be involved. But she also genuinely planned to have someone secretly keep an eye on her nephews and guide them onto the right path.
In this way, she can at least give her parents an explanation.
It was the first day of the Lunar New Year, but because of Qian Wenlong and his wife, the festive atmosphere at home was diminished.
The villagers were unaware of the situation; most of them brought their stools and gathered under the stage.
The show is about to begin: "Bao Gong Executes His Nephew"!
In the county town, the magistrate, who was on holiday for the New Year, was drinking with people in a restaurant when he received a report from his advisor.
Upon hearing that the person was personally delivered by General Fang's guards, he immediately became restless.
When he arrived at the county government office and learned the whole story, he thought about it and decided to have all his men return to their posts.
There will be no holidays this year.
This is a case involving Madam Qian's family, and it's of great importance. The sooner we get to the bottom of it, the better we can do for the Fang brothers.
The county government office was immediately bustling with activity.
This case is actually not difficult to investigate. The only difficulty is that the elderly couple had been buried for many years and had long since turned into skeletons, making an autopsy impossible.
But this is easily overcome, as there is other evidence to support this claim.
The couple were so unfilial back then, they thought they had covered it up well, but the neighbors aren't blind.
Witnesses were found very quickly.
For example, an old man stepped forward; he was an old friend of Mr. Qian.
When Mr. Qian was first injured, I visited him a few times, but each visit was less effective. Later, I saw Mr. Qian groaning in pain in bed, saying that he had stopped taking the medication.
He wanted to pay for his old friend's medicine, but he couldn't get into the Qian family's house anymore.
Qian Wenlong blocked him from entering.
For example, a neighbor said they heard the elderly couple crying out in anguish that they were starving.
Qian Wenlong and his wife were cursing and swearing, saying things like "a starving ghost reincarnated..."
With these things in hand, the county government could then use various methods to separate and frighten the couple, and soon the truth of the matter would become clear.
The cause was simple: Mr. Qian was injured and couldn't do housework, and he also needed to get medical treatment and medicine.
Cao inquired and learned that this medicine would take a hundred days to cure, and after recovery, it would take two to three years to recover before one could do heavy work.
Doesn't that mean the family has to feed someone for free for two or three years?
Qian Wenlong was being nagged by her, and for some reason, he thought that his father would need to recover for two or three years even after taking the medicine, so why take the medicine at all?
Let's just keep it as is; at least we'll save on medicine costs, right?
As for the pain? Just bear with it, it won't kill you.
Later, Old Mrs. Qian fell unexpectedly and was unable to move while lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Qian Wenlong was busy with his work outside, so taking care of the two elderly people became Cao's responsibility.
Having to cook and wash clothes for others every day, as well as clean up their excrement and urine, and wipe their bodies, Cao couldn't stand it for more than two days.
They gradually became perfunctory, never turning him over or changing his clothes, until eventually they let them lay their bodies on the kang (heated brick bed).
Qian Wenlong only went to see it once or twice. His wife complained that they couldn't control their own bodily functions and started to dislike it, so she didn't like going into that room at all.
Gradually, Cao's cooking began to be divided into two categories: good food for her own family, and spoiled or bad food for the elderly couple.
Qian Wenlong saw this and thought, "Why are my parents eating so well when they're just lying around and not doing any work?" So he kept quiet.
In the end, the elderly couple couldn't help and were left to eat for free; the three meals a day were reduced to just one.
Poor old man Qian was already injured, and he couldn't even bite into the hard, coarse bread.
He was in pain and hungry, and his body was covered in a thick layer of sweat. He had a fever all night and died.
When the old man died, Qian Wenlong panicked. He didn't want his father to starve; he just wanted to save some money...
Cao was also scared. If this got out, how could she and her husband face anyone?
The villagers drowned them in their spittle.
Therefore, the only person in the know, Old Mrs. Qian, who watched helplessly as her husband passed away, became a real nuisance.
They wouldn't collect the old man's body, nor would they bring food to the old woman; they simply let her suffer until she was completely exhausted and died.
Give the elderly couple a grand funeral.
Although Qian Wenlong was panicked, it was winter, and winter is cold; many elderly people don't survive the winter.
So, it's normal that his parents died, right?
Afterwards, no matter what people said, he cried bitterly at the funeral hall, and he went to pay respects to his ancestors and visit their graves every time.
The rumors stopped, and some people even said he was very filial, and that the old couple were just unlucky and didn't get to enjoy their blessings.
Qian Wenlong seemed to have convinced himself as well.
Yes, he is filial. His parents died young, so what does it have to do with him?
The magistrate looked at the two testimonies with a grim expression.
Unexpectedly, there were such wicked people under his rule.
Such people are even more despicable than those who are openly evil; after losing all conscience, they can still think of themselves as good people.
The case was heard publicly on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
Qian Fengping went there and heard the magistrate's verdict: Qian Wenlong and his wife would both be executed in the autumn.
Such a serious case of filial impiety has become a model case in the county.
The village chiefs and village heads were summoned to the county government for a lecture, and were told to go back to their respective villages and explain what filial piety is.
Qian Fengping didn't have much of a mood. Knowing that the matter had been resolved, she went to pay respects to her parents.
Fang Tong went with her.
After chatting with the elderly couple for a while, the matter was considered closed.
In the following days, Fang Tong and Fang Yin, along with the old village chief, visited nearby villages.
He doesn't want to do anything else but buy land.
It's not a forced sale; I just want to buy a large, contiguous plot of land.
We've accumulated some savings, and since they're just sitting there anyway, we might as well invest in some property.
They won't live in the house, and the shop needs someone to manage it, so let's buy land first.
We've got more land; we'll talk about shops later.
When the county magistrate heard the news, he even made a special trip to buy land in the county. No one had more information than him.
The county magistrate introduced a wealthy family who wanted to relocate and were selling their assets.
To be honest, quite a few people are eyeing that company.
However, with the county magistrate acting as intermediary, Fang Tong still managed to acquire 500 acres of land and a farm at a slightly higher price.
They did owe the county magistrate a favor, but they weren't in a hurry.
Owe someone a favor sometimes, as it makes you seem "closer".
I can pay it back later.
The county magistrate was also very happy, finally he had made a connection.
No one else knew, but he was certain that the Fang family might be backed by the Crown Prince.
He has a bright future ahead of him.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the family prepared to go to Beijing.
Fang Tong summoned Tie Zhu and the others, saying he wanted to hand over the newly purchased property to them for management.
But Erwa and the others looked on expectantly: "Tongzi, do you own any land in the capital? Take the brothers there to broaden their horizons!"
“Yeah, Xiao Hu can travel all over the country now, and we don’t want to stay country bumpkins forever.”
Dog Egg is also looking forward to it.
Tie Zhu didn't speak. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but... his wife was pregnant, and he couldn't just ignore her.
Fang Tong knew their temperaments, and after thinking about it, he decided to take two people to the capital, while the rest would stay behind.
This meant there weren't enough people to look after all the businesses, but that didn't matter, Fang Tong gave them the right to choose their own people.
"For those in charge, you can use trustworthy people. If you don't have any, buy people. Don't be afraid to do it because of personal relationships."