Chapter 33

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Just as everyone was holding their breath and waiting for the Jianye County Order to speak, Zhao Zhutou suddenly stepped forward and shouted.

"Zhao Zhutou, above the court, what kind of system is it to make such a loud noise?"

The Jianye County Order, who was discussing with Master Jian in a whisper, was taken aback by Zhao Zhutou's voice, and after reacting, he reprimanded loudly.

"It's... It's a small momentary urgency, and it's reckless, but this Li Mansion housekeeper must not be sentenced lightly. This thief is not just stealing from the owner. ”

Zhao Zhutou saw that everyone was staring at him, and he knew that he was indeed a little out of shape just now, so he hurriedly bowed and explained.

Immediately, Zhao Zhutou angrily told the matter of the housekeeper of the Li Mansion giving Li Shanren ecstasy incense and loose dispersion.

"Hmm, the Ecstasy incense is indeed inappropriate, but Xiaoyaosan is known to the official to be a tonic. ”

Jianye County is incomprehensible, this alone should not be determined that the housekeeper of the Li Mansion is extremely guilty, right?

However, Master Jian was well-informed, and when he heard Zhao Zhutou emphasize the mention of Xiaoyaosan, he glanced at the silver cup that was used as evidence in the court, and suddenly understood in his heart. I immediately talked about the characteristics of this loose and scattered.

"That's right, that's what Shaoxia said. ”

Zhao Zhutou was about to show off the knowledge he had just learned from the swordsman, but when he saw that he was preempted by Master Jian, he had to echo stupidly.

What the?

On the way back to the yamen with Zhao Zhutou grabbing the housekeeper of the Li Mansion, many people saw it, so they told each other that at this time, the outside of the hall was already full of people, and when they heard this, they were all in an uproar. There was a lot of talking.

Li Shanren's eyes widened in disbelief, staring at the Li Mansion butler kneeling in the hall. He couldn't believe that this housekeeper, who had lived together for more than thirty years, would want to kill himself?

"No, no, no, my lord is Mingjian, the villain is just a grass people, how can he understand these things? Besides, the villain has no motive to harm the master. ”

The housekeeper of the Li Mansion could feel that Li Shanren's gaze behind him was like a sharp blade, staring at his back tightly, and hurriedly explained. Murder and theft are two different concepts.

"I've never seen a brazen person like you. ”

Zhao Zhutou was originally hot-tempered, but seeing that the housekeeper of the Li Mansion was still so quibble at this moment, he was furious in his heart and scolded loudly. He was furious. I can't wait to go up and smack him a few big mouths.

"You have a motive. ”

Seeing that Zhao Zhutou was about to lose control of his emotions, the swordsman hurriedly waved his hand at Zhao Zhutou, signaling him not to be excited. Then the swordsman walked out from the side, stood in the center of the lobby, first arched his hand at the Jianye County Order, and then turned his head to the housekeeper of the Li Mansion and said.

"Shaoxia, although you are a big hero in Jianye City, you can't just talk about it and wronged good people indiscriminately. ”

The housekeeper of the Li Mansion still wanted to make a final struggle.

"Huh. ”

The swordsman was also laughed at by the housekeeper of the Li Mansion.

"Steward of the Li Mansion, let me ask you, are you addicted to gambling on weekdays, right? Don't be in a hurry to deny it, Zhou Lihu has seen you many times in the gambling house. ”

When the housekeeper of the Li Mansion heard this, he had to nod.

"I heard that your luck is still very bad, and you are almost bound to lose every gamble. So where did you get so much gambling money? Did you borrow a lot of usury by virtue of your status as the housekeeper of the Li Mansion? It doesn't feel good to be collected by a loan shark?"

The swordsman continued.

The housekeeper of the Li Mansion opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"As for the matter of Xiaoyaosan, the shopkeeper of the blacksmith shop can prove that you went to him to build the silver cup a few months ago, and compared to the date when Li Shanren started taking Xiaoyaosan, I think some things will be very clear, right?"

The swordsman stared at the housekeeper of the Li Mansion and said slowly. Then he added.

"Of course, for the sake of fairness and rigor, you can also lodge a protest, and I believe that the county magistrate can find someone from the gambling house to come and testify. ”

The housekeeper of the Li Mansion finally lowered his head. Acquiesced to all this.

Li Shanren finally couldn't help shaking his body a few times and sat down in his chair. The body kept trembling. The swordsman hurriedly stepped forward and kept combing Li Shanren's breath with his hands.

The words of the swordsman finally broke the psychological defense of the housekeeper of the Li Mansion, and he slowly explained the whole thing.

As the swordsman said, the housekeeper of the Li Mansion was addicted to gambling about two years ago, and since then he will go to the gambling house in the wild south of the Yangtze River almost every few days to play for a night, and sometimes when he goes to Chang'an City to take care of business for Li Shanren, he will also go to the Chang'an Gambling House to play a few games.

As the saying goes, nine out of ten bets are lost. Moreover, his gambling luck was outrageous. Almost never won. Fortunately, Li Shanren treats people very well on weekdays, and he is even more generous to the people in the house. At first, he was able to afford the gamble, but soon his savings for many years were put into it. even often embezzled the business funds of the Li Mansion to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall. However, as Li Shanren's health deteriorated, the business gradually closed, and the funds in the hands of the housekeeper of the Li Mansion became less and less.

That's how the gambler loses and the red eye. I always think that I can win it back next time. Finally one day, the housekeeper of the Li Mansion borrowed the first loan shark, because of his identity as the housekeeper of the Li Mansion, so the gambling house was very relieved to give him the loan shark, but the loophole was getting bigger and bigger, and he still couldn't pay it back after all.

After being forced into debt by loan sharks three times and twice, he finally got into trouble and hit Li Shanren with his idea.

More than half a year ago, he inadvertently heard about Xiaoyaosan from a doctor and gambler, and when the two were chatting, under his deliberate inquiry, he finally came up with this prescription for Xiaoyaosan.

So the housekeeper of the Li Mansion bought some medicinal materials from the Chang'an City Pharmacy and the Jianyecheng Pharmacy respectively, and went to the blacksmith shop to create a silver cup for Li Shanren to use for medicine.

It just so happened that Li Shanren's physical condition was not very good at that time. Therefore, this move of the housekeeper of the Li Mansion did not attract anyone's attention.

Li Shanren was an orphan and had no children or heirs. If he dies suddenly, then his huge family property will fall into the hands of him, the steward of the Li Mansion.

Things are also developing as he planned, and Li Shanren's physical condition is getting worse day by day. But just two days ago, the swordsman suddenly appeared.

Originally, the housekeeper of the Li Mansion thought that the swordsman was still young and would not ruin his plan. But what he didn't expect was that after taking the medicine prescribed by the swordsman, Li Shanren looked like he had improved.

This caught him off guard, and with the increasing frequency of loan shark debt collections, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and had to take risks. took out the ecstasy incense that he had prepared earlier and put it into Li Shanren's medicine. Then he took the opportunity to steal Li Shanren's treasure chest and hide it, and then came to the county office to report the case, claiming that his home had been burglarized.