Chapter 7: The Copper Coin Case
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Yin Zhoushao of Shuntian Mansion received Gu Yunheng's instructions, and he didn't dare to snub Su Jinchun very much, but it happened that someone beat the drum to report the case, so he asked her to sit on a chair next to the master and listen to the case.
Su Jinchun saw the surprised glances of the officials at her, and said in her heart: These officials are really uninformed, this girl is sitting in the public court and listening to the case, what is there to make a fuss about? The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it should be taken for granted, so I turned a blind eye to those surprised eyes and calmly sat on a chair next to my master.
I saw two hawker-like people walk in, and as soon as they entered the lobby, the officials on both sides shouted loudly: "Might-might." ”
When the two vendors saw Zhou Shaoduan sitting in the lobby, his face was serious, and a plaque with "Mirror Hanging" above his head hurriedly knelt down.
Zhou Shao picked up the startled wood and slapped it heavily, his voice was heavy and powerful: "Who is kneeling in the hall, who is the plaintiff, and what is the matter with the drumming?" ”
One of the vendors hurriedly kowtowed and said loudly, "Lord Qingtian, you have to be the master of the small people." The villain's name is Zheng Rong, who sells mutton for a living, next to this is my distant cousin Chen Hua, because we are both bachelors, so a partner to live, a few days ago, I went out of a long way, and put the copper wire of 3,000 Wen in his place for safekeeping, who knew that after I came back, he was black-hearted, and refused to admit it, not to say that this copper coin was his savings, I couldn't be angry, so I pulled him to ask the adults to preside over justice. ”
Chen Hua also hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Lord Qingtian, don't listen to Zheng Rong's words, what he said is all nonsense, this copper coin is obviously my hard-earned income from chopping and selling firewood, he saw that he was interested in making money, so he made up a lot of nonsense to frame me, and asked my lord to judge and sentence him to a crime of false accusation." ”
Zhou Shao pondered for a while, and then asked, "Zheng Rong, you said that the money is yours, what evidence do you have?" ”
Zheng Rong thought about it for a long time, grabbed his hair for a long time, and finally lowered his head and muttered: "Although the villain can't come up with evidence, this money is really a villain, and please check it out." ”
Zhou Shao shook his head, looked at Chen Hua again, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Hua, do you have any evidence that this money is yours?" ”
Chen Hua hesitated a little, and then said after a while: "No." ”
Zhou Shao was shocked, and said: "Since neither of you has evidence that this money is your own, as the saying goes, it is difficult for a Qing official to decide family affairs, so it is better to do this, you two go to private affairs, it is really not good, so divide the money equally." ”
As he spoke, Zhou Shao picked up the startling wood again and planned to retreat. At this time, I only heard Su Jinchun say loudly: "My lord, I have a way to determine which person this money belongs to." ”
Zhou Shaoxin said: This kind of thing, each has its own opinion, no one has evidence, and the official has no way to determine who the money belongs to, what opinion can you have as a yellow-haired girl, could it be that you are more shrewd than me, who has been an official for several years?
Although Zhou Shao was disdainful in his heart, he still put on a posture of seeking advice on his face: "I don't know what Miss Su thinks?" ”
Su Jinchun stood up, walked in front of the two vendors, looked at Zheng Rong, then at Chen Hua, and confirmed again: "If I heard it correctly just now, Zheng Rong, you make a living selling mutton." Chen Hua, you cut and sell firewood for a living, don't you? ”
Zheng Rong nodded again and again: "That's right, please hurry up and judge the girl, don't let Xiaomin's money fall into the hands of wolf-hearted people in vain." After saying this, he glared at Chen Hua next to him fiercely.
Chen Hua was not to be outdone, and said loudly: "Yes, please also ask the girl to judge quickly, don't let the snobs frame the good people." ”
Su Jinchun didn't pay attention to the arguments between the two of them, and only asked, "Where is the copper coin now?" ”
Chen Hua took out three copper coins from his arms, presented them with both hands, and said respectfully: "This is the savings that Xiaomin has worked hard to save." ”
Zheng Rong snorted and scolded in a low voice: "It's really enough, I took someone else's money, and I made an innocent appearance, shameless." ”
Zhou Shao saw that the two of them were arguing and shouting, which was really unseemly, so he slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "Shut up, above the lobby, what are you arguing about, after a while, the official will give you a judgment." ”
Su Jinchun looked at the copper coin, and then turned to Zhou Shao and said, "My lord, can you let someone boil a pot of hot water, so that you can determine who the copper coin belongs to?" ”
Zhou Shao felt inexplicable, what did this copper coin case have to do with boiling hot water, because of Gu Yunheng's face, he had to order a nearby servant: "Go, go to the backyard to boil hot water, and bring it to the front hall after it is boiled." ”
The official agreed, and soon brought a pot of hot water, Su Jinchun asked the official to bring a basin, the official looked at Zhou Shao's face, Zhou Shao gestured with his eyes, and the official had to do so.
Su Jinchun poured the boiling hot water into the basin, and a burst of heat came up, and Su Jinchun immediately put the three copper coins into it, as if waiting to see a good show, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Zhou Shao didn't know what medicine was sold in Su Jinchun's gourd, so he also stood up from behind the case, walked to the middle of the lobby, and stared at the basin of hot water.
After a while, a layer of oil splashes flooded the water, and if you smell it carefully, it seems that there is a smell of mutton.
Zhou Shao only understood at this time, cleared his throat, and said, "The facts are in front of you, Chen Hua, what else do you have to say?" These three copper coins are clearly Zheng Rong's, Zheng Rong sells mutton for a living, and the money that passes through will naturally be stained with some oil, and after a long time, it will also be stained with some mutton smell. Chen Hua, as Zheng Rong's cousin, you are so scheming and trying to take Zheng Rong's savings for yourself, which is really hateful. Someone came, dragged Chen Hua down, and beat 20 boards to show punishment. ”
Chen Hua saw that the matter was revealed, and he had nothing to say, so he had to let the officials drag him down. Zheng Rong kowtowed again and again, thanked Su Jinchun several times before retreating.
After the case was concluded, Zhou Shao felt a little embarrassed, he was dignified and obedient, but he was not as good as a yellow-haired girl. He smiled and said: "Miss Su still has a way, although Miss Su is a woman, I didn't expect to have a lot of insights into the affairs of the court, my Shuntianfu deals with some short and insignificant cases of parents, and in my place, I really bury the girl's talent." According to my meaning, Miss Su still followed the prince and helped the prince investigate and solve the case, so as to live up to this skill. ”
Zhou Shao has been in the officialdom for many years, and what he said naturally does not leak, although it is a compliment, in fact, he also hopes that Su Jinchun will leave Shuntian Mansion as soon as possible, and will not affect his normal handling of the case, otherwise in the long run, Su Jinchun will be in charge of the court, and he will not become an ornament.
When Su Jinchun heard this, he was overjoyed, and said without humility: "What the lord said is also what the prince said, if you encounter a case that you can't solve, I can solve it, let me follow him to investigate and solve the case." I thought I would have to wait a while, but I didn't expect it to be a day. I will tell the prince when I go back that I will not come to Shuntianfu in the future, of course, if the adult encounters a case that cannot be solved in the future, just send someone to tell me, I will definitely help. ”
Zhou Shao said with a smile on his face: "That's natural, come here, prepare a sedan chair, and send Miss Su back." ”
Su Jinchun thought that after solving this case today, he would be able to follow Gu Yunheng to review the serious case in the future, so he was happy in his heart and happily went in a sedan chair.
Zhou Shaoxin said: This aunt can be regarded as sending away, but I also learned a trick today. But in the future, there will be no case in this Shuntian Mansion to bother you anymore.
Zhou Shao would not have thought at this time that from now on, the cases reported to Dali Temple through Shuntian Mansion would be reviewed by Su Jinchun until the facts of the case were revealed.