Seeing that he was nervous like this, Lord He almost laughed, coughed, and said,

"The culprit in this case is that thought, so the official can let you go home, but after you go back, you have to make up for it after you marry these three girls, find their relatives, apologize, and determine who is the concubine according to the order in which you plundered the house, but you are not allowed to despise any of them, and you must not be treated equally, and you are not allowed to remarry, do you hear clearly?"

"Hear clearly, hear clearly......"

Hearing that he could live, Hu Shifa didn't care about any conditions for a long time, and promised with all his mouth.

Lord He said again,

"And ...... And that's ...... It's up to the grandmaster to announce it. ”

He Ruichang is an upright person, and he really can't do this bluff, so he simply threw this "burden" to Zong Jiyuan.

When Zong Jiyuan saw that the lord actually handed over this hot potato to himself, he couldn't help but look at him with tears and laughter, but after thinking about it again, he said,

"Hu Shifa, in the past few years, your Hu Mansion has caused very serious harm to many families, so I will punish you and order you to immediately send two hundred taels of silver to the county government."

"Yes, yes...... Yes, yes, yes......"

While nodding, Hu Shifa looked around at a loss.

Knowing what he was worried about, Zong Jiyuan pursed his lips and smiled, turned his head and asked Diao Sanlang,

"Third Brother Diao, is there someone from his house?"

"Here, housekeeper Hu Wei is waiting for news outside the door."

Diao Saburo nodded and replied.

Zong Jiyuan was a little amused when he heard it, looked at Hu Shifa again, and said half-jokingly, half-seriously,

"Hu Wei? Listen to the name of your butler, it's not very good. Well, let the steward go back now and take the money and give it to the county magistrate, and then you can go back." ”

"Yes, is it true?"

Hu Shifa had an expression like he couldn't believe his ears.

Zong Jiyuan chuckled and nodded,

"Of course it's true. By the way, tell the housekeeper to come back in a more comfortable carriage, and take these three girls back in a good way, and if you dare to abuse them again in the future, beware of treating you with the most of the two sins, and killing you alive. ”

"The little ones get it, get it."

Hu Shifa agreed repeatedly, and told the housekeeper to do as instructed.

During the waiting period, Zong Jiyuan wrote the case and confession, and asked Hu Shifa to honestly mark the charge, and when everything was completed, he glanced at him, Zong Jiyuan smiled,

"I said, Brother Hu, you should be a good person in the future, but you must not do anything wrong. If you don't remember this lesson, if you break the law of the country again, there will be no one to save your life. It's not that the little brother is too talkative, and you're not too young, so you should know how to behave, right? ”

"Yes, yes, the villain should really read well."

At this time, Hu Shifa also looked much calmer, and sighed softly with feeling.

When Zong Jiyuan saw it, his eyes turned around,

"Alright then, Master Ben will announce the last punishment for you. When you go back, I'll ask a few gentlemen to teach you how to read, and maybe when, the adults and I will send you over for an assessment to see if you've grown. ”

"Oh, really?"

Unexpectedly, hearing her say this, this Hu Shifa was not worried, but seemed very happy.

"So, the villain still has a chance to meet you, master?!"

"You ......"

Seeing him like this, Zong Jiyuan couldn't help but feel a little angry, and paused before saying,

"That's right, but if you dare to do any more nonsense, beware that I'm going to beat you."

Listening to this conversation between the two of them, the officers on both sides couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The wait was not long, and the housekeeper of the Hu Mansion was out of breath and drove back to the yamen with a few family members.

After paying the fine, Hu Shifa glanced at Zong Jiyuan "reluctantly", and then went back with the family and the three girls.

When they just walked out of the county government gate, bursts of laughter erupted in the entire lobby.

While laughing, Diao Saburo said,

"This Hu Gongzi is really in love with our master."

"Alright, no kidding,"

Zong Jiyuan also smiled bitterly and waved his hand,

"There's something important to do next."

"Please give me orders."

Diao Saburo also immediately regained his serious expression and nodded.

Zong Jiyuan turned to Lord He,

"My lord, Mrs. Hu, the mastermind of this case, has not yet been arrested, although there are two of our brothers secretly guarding outside the door of Hu's house, it doesn't seem to be enough."

"That's right, we have to send six more people, so that we can divide into two shifts to rest and rest."

Lord He is very much in favor of authenticity.

When Diao Saburo heard this, he immediately asked,

"My lord, it's better for your subordinates to take people there, and if you encounter any unexpected things, you can make a decision on the spot."

"Okay, that's hard for you,"

Lord He nodded, and then instructed,

"Remember, you must follow what the master said, spy secretly, and don't startle the snake. If you see that Mrs. Hu coming back, you should immediately arrest them, and do not talk to them. ”

"Subordinates remember!"

Decidenatively agreed, Diao Saburo immediately selected five messengers, took them with them and left the county office without stopping.

This matter was arranged, and Lord He also breathed a long sigh of relief, and turned his head to look at Zong Jiyuan again,

"Ji Yuan, what do you think you should do next?"

"My lord, it's not early, it's going to be dark soon, and Yang Guilin should be found."

Zong Jiyuan said with a smile.

Master He patted his forehead and suddenly said,

"But it's not, the Yang family's matter is the most important case to be tried today, and the official who was involved in these messes in the Hu Mansion almost forgot about it."

"Then, the student will spread the word that Yang Guilin is here."

As he spoke, Zong Jiyuan turned his head and ordered the messenger to pass on Yang Guilin.

In fact, there is no need to pass it on at all, after reporting the case, Yang Guilin returned home, lied to stabilize his wife, and then asked Lang Zhong to bandage it a little, changed his clothes and quickly ran back to the county office. Just now, I saw a large group of people leaving from here, and I didn't know what was going on, so I hurried over, and I wanted to ask if there was any progress, but I didn't expect that as soon as I came to the door, I met an errand and asked him to go to the court.

Could it be that my sister has news? Don't be bad news-

With the drums beating in his heart, Yang Guilin hardly knew how he got to the hall. But when he came to the entrance of the hall and looked up, he was stunned for a moment, because his sister Yang Guimei was standing not far away, looking at him with tears in her eyes.