After the officials escorted people away, Zheng Xian'er looked at the seal on the hanging flower door of Ning Xuantang and was stunned for a while.

In fact, there were only about a dozen people who were taken away by the officials. The rest of the people were locked in the side hall of the Buddha hall, the outside was locked, sealed, and even the windows were sealed with wooden bars, but no one was left to guard them.

Obviously, the people in the government calculated very clearly: these minions did not dare to run.

When the case is decided, these subordinates will at most be resold by the government. If you run away, you won't be able to survive if you are caught.

The servants themselves obviously knew this, so except for a few little maids who couldn't help but sob, everyone else behaved calmly.

Zheng Xian'er stood outside for a while, and when she saw that everything was in order, she returned to the library building with peace of mind.

Now it can be regarded as a fake and a reality - I heard that Songyuan had been sealed, so she had to live in the library building seriously.

Fortunately, the people around him are still there, and even Mrs. Han, who has been in charge of a lot of things in the house in the past six months, has not been tied up as a housekeeper in the house.

Zheng Xian'er gathered all the people together and gave a few instructions, which was nothing more than saying things like "stay in peace, don't walk around" and "be careful at night", there was nothing new.

Now there must be officers and soldiers guarding the outside of the mansion, but no one dares to guarantee that there will be no bold thieves breaking in, so Zheng Xian'er is still a little worried in her heart.

After the instructions, the rough girls and mothers-in-law still went back to Tongju to live, leaving only Xiaozhi and Lanxiang to accompany Zheng Xian'er in the library, and Chunxing was responsible for delivering the news.

Things have come to this point that it's useless to be afraid, it's useless to worry. Those who can stay in the house and not leave today are all in their chests.

Zheng Xian'er didn't sleep well last night, so she couldn't help but be very sleepy today, so she cleaned up and slept after dinner, and didn't even light the light.

Xiaozhi and Lanxiang lay in the same room with her, but they couldn't sleep, and chatted through the bookshelf for most of the night.

The sun rose as usual the next day, and the people of Luotongju were also there, and no one lacked arms or legs.

Zheng Xian'er is still sitting at the window embroidering, looking like the years are quiet.

But Xiaozhi was not at ease, so he came over and said tentatively: "Our house has been made like this, and I don't know what happened to the Jinge Pavilion and the teahouse." ”

Zheng Xian'er said casually: "After hearing the news of the accident at Mr. Chu's house the day before yesterday, I sent someone to send a message to the shopkeeper Cheng and the shopkeeper Liu to distribute the scattered silver to the guys and send them back to their hometown. The two shopkeepers are human spirits, and they won't be so easy for people to find. ”

"People are gone, but what about things? The things in the store must be worth a lot of money, right? Lan Xiang asked urgently.

Zheng Xian'er didn't raise her head: "At this time, Li County ordered them not to take care of our things." If he moves—when the case is closed, I'll have the ability to make him spit it out!" ”

"Just blow it!" Lan Xiang sneered very shamelessly.

Zheng Xian'er was not annoyed, and still embroidered her flowers calmly.

After four or five days like this, Zheng Xian'er didn't do anything serious except for instructing her mother-in-law to deliver food to the servants in the Buddhist hall every day.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, an official called the door downstairs to mention Mrs. Han to be tried together.

Zheng Xian'er didn't say anything when she heard this, she packed up her own ropes and walked out with Mrs. Han.

The two officials who came to deliver the message were a little embarrassed, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "Third young grandmother, Lord Qincha wants to pass on the housekeeper of the Lou family's inner house, and you really don't need your old man to run this trip in person!" ”

Zheng Xian'er helped the silver hairpin behind her head, and said lightly: "Lord Qincha doesn't know anything. I have been in charge of the affairs of the Lou family in the past six months, and since I have to try it, of course, I have to ask me. If you don't tell me to go, wouldn't it be bad if I missed something? ”

When the officials heard this, they had to take her with them, so Mrs. Han, who originally needed to wear shackles and locks, picked up a bargain and followed Zheng Xian'er in a carriage, but the officials had to trot all the way behind and ate a lot of dust.

When I arrived at the county office, the case was being tried inside.

Unlike Chen Jingzhen's time, there were no people watching at the entrance of the county government today, and the person sitting at the top was not Li County's order, but a man with a square face in his forties and fifties, with a solemn and dignified face, but unfortunately a handful of goatees and his face were not very coordinated, and he looked a little funny.

That must be Chincha-sama.

Li Xian Ling sat next to Lord Qincha, and on the other side sat a white-faced and beardless official, and he knew that it was Lord Futai by looking at the color of his clothes.

In addition to these three people, there are also students in the hall. He didn't sit directly above, but only set up a Taishi chair in the corner and sat to listen.

More than a dozen people from the Lou family who were arrested were all in the hall. Old Man Lou was lying, Mrs. Lou was sitting on a small square stool, Lou Que and Lou Min were standing, but the rest of the people were only kneeling.

Seeing Zheng Xian'er come in, several adults in the hall were stunned for a moment.

Lord Qincha immediately frowned, and Li Xian Ling hurriedly explained: "This is the chaste woman of the Lou family. ”

Not to mention, the identity of "virgin" is really good, as soon as Lord Qincha heard this, he stood up and hurriedly asked someone to move a big chair over.

Zheng Xian'er lowered her head: "Thank you, Lord Qincha, it's just that the concubine doesn't dare to live above the elders, please forgive me." ”

When Lord Qincha heard this, he had to ask someone to bring her a small square stool and put it beside her.

Zheng Xian'er thanked her, sat down sideways, and said with a smile: "I heard that several adults are going to judge the Lou family today, and the concubine thinks that she has been in charge of the Lou family for half a year, so she made her own initiative and came uninvited, please don't blame the adults." ”

Lord Chincha frowned, and with an "um" in his nose, he didn't say much.

Of course he wasn't happy! Originally, it was common for cases to be tried in court, and it was common to be questioned, scolded, tortured, or even directly dragged out and beheaded, but now there is a "virgin woman" who cannot be killed or beaten, and many methods cannot be used.

A virgin can't beat her, so it's not good to beat her in-laws in front of her, right?

Lord Qincha was very distressed, Lord Futai was very angry, and Li Xianling was both angry and distressed.

Only the head of the school stroked his beard, smiling and nodding on the side.

Zheng Xian'er sat down firmly, and when she saw that there was no intention of opening her mouth in the hall, she just turned her head, carefully observed the people in her family, and exchanged a reassuring look with Lou Que by the way.

Everyone in the Lou family looked a little sluggish, but there were no injuries on their bodies. Zheng Xian'er read it carefully, and she had a rough idea in her heart.

This is a big case, and I am afraid that it will not be able to be completed in a day or two.

The "main culprit" Mr. Chu was tried first, then the students at the bottom of the trial, and finally the family members of the "criminal" were tried...... It takes a month to go through it from beginning to end.

I have to say that Zheng Xian'er is very smart, although she has been silent for the past few days, she still guessed most of this matter.

The remaining half was very wrong: she didn't know that when the officials were searching the scholars' homes, the county government had already begun to interrogate them one by one, and they had been busy for five or six days without stopping.

All the scholars who studied under Chu Zhongtan's door and had a relationship with that poetry collection were searched for "criminal evidence" in everyone's home, and they were pulled to the county government to beat the board and put a stick on it, which was basically regarded as a good life. Although the scholars are hard-boned, if they had to choose between "conviction and beheading" and "beating to death in court", most people would still choose to live one day at a time.

As a result, in just six or seven days, dozens of people have put their fingerprints on the confessions.

What if it's bent into a trick? When the time comes, the emperor will stick to his head and cut off, and everyone in the world will know that you are a traitor who has committed rebellion, who cares if you are really a rebel or a fake rebel!

Today, it is the turn of the Lou family, and it is almost the last one.

Lord Qincha looked at Zheng Xian'er and frowned secretly. He thought that since this woman came in a rage, she must have been shouting and complaining about her grievances for a while as soon as she entered the door; Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, she didn't say a word except for the first few polite words.

It made Lord Qincha stare at her for a long time, a little embarrassed.

Or Li Xian Ling coughed dryly, and took the lead in opening his mouth: "Mrs. Han, the housekeeper said that you are in charge of the accounts of the Lou family's inner house, is this matter true?" ”

Mrs. Han was pressed by the officials to kneel, and when she heard this, she raised her head and replied, "Yes." ”

Li Xian Ling flipped through the account books on the table and sneered: "The Lou family has two granges and two shops, and the annual income is only a few thousand taels of silver? All spent on food and clothing? Are you blind and foolish when you are an official?! Don't honestly take out the real ledger yet! ”

Mrs. Han stiffened her neck and said, "Whether there is a true or false account book, adults know it." ”

"Presumptuous!" Li Xian Ling was shocked, "Call me!" ”

Immediately, a servant rushed up to take someone, and Mrs. Han hurriedly shouted injustice.

The housekeeper over there also shouted: "My lord, you are wronged! The two granges in the house are thin fields, and the income of several thousand taels a year is already good! There are more than 100 people up and down the house - there are only more than 30 people in the month - it always costs money to eat and dress, and there is really nothing left in the house! ”

"Hey!" Governor Zeng sneered, "I'm afraid it's not that there's nothing left, but that the rest have done unsightly things, right?!" The first few have been recruited, so don't drag it out! Being a slave has thick skin and thick flesh, and your master is afraid that he won't be able to bear this suffering-Old Man Lou, isn't it? ”

The old man Lou lay motionless on a thin blanket, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive, so he naturally didn't answer his words.

Lord Qincha looked at it coldly for a long time, and said leisurely: "Lou Min, Lou Que, if the two of you are still willing to keep the secretaries you have read all these years in your hearts, you should be happy to recruit them, so as not to suffer from the flesh and skin of your parents!" This case has been tried to this day, and the details have been clear, how long will you deny it? ”

Lou Min put his hands behind his back and closed his eyes silently.

Lou Que stood proudly, with a flat expression: "Until now, there is nothing to say about killing or killing Lou's family, and what you haven't done is dead and you don't admit it." ”

"When death is imminent, do you dare to deny it?" Li Xian Ling slapped the shocked wood again.

It's a pity that no one in the Lou family plans to pay attention to him.

Li Xianling has been reprimanded several times by Lord Qincha in the past few days, and even Governor Zeng is not as kind to him as before, which makes him feel upset and angry, so he has to take the "human prisoner" out of anger: "It seems that you are not willing to recruit if you don't move the punishment!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the two rows of officials roared in unison: "Move!" ”

This well-trained posture is obviously a familiar method, and most of those who have not seen this formation will be frightened to sift through the chaff.

It's just that everyone in the Lou family has never seen the world. This word "move" shook the beams of the house three times, and the owners and servants of the Lou family were not even frightened.

- No, in fact, it scared one, it was Zheng Xian'er who was originally sitting on the side in a daze.

After shuddering and coming back to her senses, Zheng Xian'er was not embarrassed, she simply covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed.

In the public court, it is common for someone to cry, and it is not uncommon for someone to laugh.

When Li Xianling heard the laughter, his scalp was numb as if he had seen a ghost, and he inevitably became angry, and slapped the startled wood again: "What are you laughing at?!" ”

That's a bit rude. Zheng Xian'er is not something he can judge.

Zheng Xian'er didn't care about his tone, and still smiled casually: "Lord Li, people rely on discernment to judge cases, and your old man's trial depends on sound!" ”

Li Xianling's face turned red, and he blew his beard and said angrily: "This county is upright, and it can deter Xiaoxiao, does Grandma Lou San think there is anything wrong?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with it," Zheng Xian'er played with the handkerchief in her hand, "but I suddenly remembered that when I watched people quarrel before, the more unreasonable people yelled, the louder they were." ”

"You!" Li Xianling's eyes widened, and the fingers on the startling wood tightened again.

Lord Qincha snorted coldly, and Li Xianling had no choice but to reluctantly remove his hand from the shocking wood.

Governor Zeng took the stack of files from the hands of Li County's order, calmed his voice and said majestically: "The people in front of you have been recruited, how long will you deny it?" Your book of poems says that it is a birthday gift for the emperor, but before the emperor has spoken, the major bookstores are full of them, and they are widely circulated, but there is no poetry collection that can compare! Besides, those rebellious rumors a year ago, Chu Zhongtan himself recruited them, and it was a trick made by you people! How many people have been transferred before and after these two things, and how much money needs to be spent in the middle, your Lou family will not be unclear, right? ”

Everyone in the Lou family was still silent, pretending that they didn't exist.

Governor Zeng pinched the file in his hand and reprimanded angrily: "Don't recruit yet?!" Except for your Lou family, who else can come up with so much money to do such a rebellious thing?! ”

No one from the Lou family spoke, and Lord Qincha finally opened his mouth again: "The account books in your house record the income of the grange, but there is no mention of those two shops, which is the biggest loophole." The official has roughly calculated, and the income of those two shops in a year is always tens of thousands of taels. Where did all that big money go? ”

The Lou family still had no answer, and Li Xianling couldn't help but pick up the surprise wood again.

Zheng Xian'er couldn't help but sneered: "The details of the two shops in the Lou family, Lord Qincha and Lord Futai don't know, isn't the Li County Order unclear?" The Pavilion has only been open for a few months, and it has not yet returned to its original value, and there are more than 4,000 taels of silver in the middle into the pockets of Li County; The teahouse only opened in the lunar month, and the money for tea and snacks is still on credit! As a parent, Lord Li was originally well aware of these matters, but today he deliberately avoided and blurred this matter and misled Lord Qincha, what should he be guilty of? ”

"You...... Nonsense! Li Xianling's face was as black as ink, and he denied the matter of more than 4,000 taels of silver.

Zheng Xian'er still maintained that appearance of not being in a hurry or smoking: "Whether I am talking nonsense or not, adults know very well in their hearts!" When the shop was opened, the Chamber of Commerce remembers it clearly; How much money is spent and how much profit is made in the shop, and it also has its own shopkeeper to keep accounts. Now the Li County Commander has concealed all this, coaxing Lord Qincha to say how much silver we make every year, isn't this deliberately making Lord Qincha embarrassed? ”

In fact, Zheng Xian'er knew very well in her heart that this so-called Lord Qincha may not know the truth in her heart. But at this time, if she scolded even Lord Qincha, the effect would only be counterproductive.

Although scolding Li County may not be useful, it is also good to add a little grievance to them.

In short, she just wants to implement the two words of the old man Lou: drag!

It is a day to be able to drag it out, an hour is an hour, and a moment is a moment to be delayed!

When several adults in the hall heard Zheng Xian'er's words, their faces were really ugly.

Lord Qincha glared at Li Xian Ling viciously: "Is there such a thing?" ”

Li Xian Ling wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "The shops are indeed newly opened, but since they have the capital to open the shop, it is enough to show that the Lou family secretly has a lot of money, and the suspicion of committing the crime will only be heavier......"

Lord Qincha looked at Zheng Xian'er: "What do you say?" ”

Zheng Xian'er said calmly: "A few years ago, Lord Li wanted to come to raid two shops and seize the property of the Lou family, and I had already explained to Lord Li at that time......

"Nonsense!" Li Xian Ling jumped up.

Zheng Xian'er hooked the corners of her lips and smiled: "What's wrong with Lord Li?" Is it possible to have bed bugs on the chair? ”

Li Xianling was so angry that he just wanted to kill.

Zheng Xian'er took advantage of his anger to pant for breath, and continued with the previous words: "Looking at Lord Li's angry and corrupt appearance, I guess I don't know about the previous seizure of the Lou family's property. If Lord Qincha doesn't believe me, you can ask the person who went to Lou's house a few days ago to look for incriminating evidence, has he seen the seal of the county government in Lou's treasury and other places? ”

Lord Qincha is so shrewd, just look at the expressions of the two of them and you can already know the truth or falsehood.

Li Xianling was not his cronies before, but now that he has such a big handle in his hand, it will be easy to clean him up or pinch him in the future. - This is quite a bonus.

However, this gain could not offset the hostility of Lord Qincha towards Zheng Xian'er.

Zheng Xian'er didn't care what others thought. She just said everything herself, and her heart was happy: "I still say the same thing, the two shops are my private property, and they have nothing to do with the Lou family." If Lord Qincha said that because I am the daughter-in-law of the Lou family, I will confiscate those two shops, I will not complain a word. But I have always believed that black is black and white, and if someone wants to take my things to the Lou family to frame a crime, or take my things and record them in the Lou family's account, I will never agree! ”

She has been kind and pleasant since she entered the court, and her face suddenly turned cold at this moment, and Lord Qincha knew it in his heart.

Some people look amazing, but in fact, they can't stand anything when they encounter something, such as the daughter-in-law in the upstairs room; There are also people who look very good at bullying with a smile, but in their bones they may be a hob meat that can't be cut, cooked, or bitten, such as this young widow.

This case is to be tried, the crime is to be judged, and it is not guilty of fighting a widow for the business of two shops. Lord Chincha quickly made a decision: "In this case, I am afraid that the rumors about the money are wrong. But Lou Min and Lou Que are close to the traitor Chu Zhongtan, and they contributed a lot when compiling the poetry collection, but this matter cannot be denied! ”

This matter really can't be denied, and Zheng Xian'er has no reason to interject.

Zheng Xian'er hammered her back with her backhand, which was a little tired, and was ready to spend half a day listening carefully to how their brother "dragged it".

Unexpectedly, Lou Que glanced at her and tightened his brows: "Since the matter of the silver money has been clarified, the third sister-in-law will take Aunt Han back to the house." It is not good for you to know too much about the things in court. ”

"Hey!" Zheng Xian'er was anxious.

It's all at this time, and the case still has to be hidden from her?

Of course, she didn't know that Lou Que didn't want her to see the next interrogation scene. Seeing that she had worked hard to come and the other party actually pushed her away, Zheng Xian'er felt angry in her heart, and sure enough, she pulled Mrs. Han up and said goodbye to Lord Qincha.

Lord Qincha politely let her go without saying a word.

Li Xianling was so angry that his beard was shaking, but Governor Zeng persuaded him in a low voice: "That woman's identity is there, and her temperament is powerful, you can't bite her!" If you have any extra strength, save it for those people below! ”

Li Xian Ling reluctantly put his mind back, but he no longer had the previous evil spirit. - For no other reason, he was worried that Lord Qincha would clean him up afterwards!

In any case, the case must be tried first.

After Zheng Xian'er left, Lord Qincha knew that there was nothing to judge in the Lou family's "silver money", so he had to interrogate the Lou brothers like those previous scholars: ask them how they were bewitched by the teacher and had some great rebellious thoughts.

In this way, the interrogation process is naturally the same as the previous few days.

Everyone in the Lou family tried not to speak, but secretly they all quietly breathed a sigh of relief: there is no problem with the silver money, Lou Que and Lou Min can only be regarded as "accomplices", even if they are convicted in the end, they will not become the one with the most serious crimes.

It's just that, in order to delay time, during the interrogation process and after the conviction, they will have to suffer some flesh and skin, which is inevitable.

Zheng Xian'er didn't know that her appearance had done the Lou family a great favor. She only knew that Lou Que thought she was in the way, so she actually drove her away in public.

She's angry!

After taking the carriage rented when she came to the Jinge Pavilion and the teahouse, Zheng Xian'er became even more angry: she closed all the shops for the Lou family, and the Lou family didn't even allow her to sit in on trial!

In the future, I will never care about the affairs of the Lou family, and I will do what I say!

It's not that she can't live without the Lou family! When the time comes, the sky is high and the birds will fly, and she may have a better "money journey"!

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