Chapter Eighty-Three: Getting a Confession
Lu Jingzhu nodded, "My daughter listens to A-Niang." β
Lu Guanlan came out of the mansion and turned his head to catch a glimpse of a figure flashing not far away.
With a smile in his heart, he lifted his skirt and got into the carriage.
He whispered to the coachman: "Go around from the West Market, and after driving into the West Market, find an alley to get rid of the people behind you." β
The coachman is a good hand found by Ah Li, and he is used to seeing tracking on weekdays, and he noticed that there was someone behind him, and he heard the young lady's instructions like this, so he naturally knew what to do.
He remained silent, but silently drove the carriage away.
The West Market is not far from the market of Shangshufu, and it will soon be the market.
The market was crowded because the coachman was a veteran and knew how to get around the crowd as quickly as possible.
After a while, he shook off the figure behind him.
Li Duan made a special trip to find Lu Guanlan today, but he bumped into Lu Guanlan going out. As soon as he wanted to step forward to say hello, he saw a girl sneaking out of the side door behind him, and sneakily hiding in the corner of the wall, seeing that he was going to follow Lu Guanlan.
So he made the yellow finch and followed the maid quietly.
Subsequently, seeing that Lu Guanlan went to the West Market and saw that there were many alleys, he found an opportunity to tie up the girl.
When the gap was properly disposed of, there was no shadow of Lu Guanlan's carriage.
Li couldn't help but wonder.
Is this girl in a hurry to meet anyone? Slipped away so fast.
The carriage turned into a long alley, Ah Li lifted the curtain, looked around, and saw that there was no suspicious person, so he turned back to Lu Guanlan and said, "Throw it off." β
Lu Guanlan nodded, and then instructed the coachman, "Turn around and go to Wen'anfang." β
The coachman responded, "Yes." β
In the letter sent by Lu Guanlan to Cheng Mo earlier, although he did not mention when he would come again, what was said in the credible should have been done long ago according to Cheng Mo's ability.
The carriage stopped in front of the Wen'an Fang Courtyard, and Ah Li got out of the car and knocked on the door as usual.
This time, it was not the little brother who opened the door before, but Chu Ling.
As soon as Chu Ling saw that it was the big girl beside Lu Guanlan, she knew that Lu Guanlan must be sitting in the carriage.
Hurriedly smiled and stepped forward and said, "Miss Lu, please come in." β
Lu Guanlan opened the curtain and smiled at Chu Ling, "I'm tired of the girl." β
Chu Ling also smiled, helped Lu Guanlan get out of the carriage, and took the master and servant into the courtyard.
"Your Highness doesn't know when the eldest lady will come, she has been living in the courtyard for the past few days, and she is probably reading in the backyard garden, and the eldest lady will come with me," Chu Ling said as she walked ahead and led the way.
Lu Guanlan thought that when he saw Chengmo that day, he fell asleep under a tree in the courtyard.
This Second Highness, who didn't think about being an emperor all day, would doze off even when he read, and he didn't know if he would be able to see the second Highness's lazy appearance when he came back today.
When I arrived at the garden, I really saw Chengmo reading.
It was very serious, but it was really a little less tired of the past.
Hearing the footsteps of the comer, Chengmo raised his head.
"You're here?" Cheng Mo smiled slightly, and the smile on the corner of his lips was especially like a spring breeze.
Lu Guanlan saluted and said, "Yes, Your Highness." The slave maid wants to ask, how happened to the matter of asking His Highness to help inquire last time? β
Cheng Mo saw that Lu Guanlan was polite and business, and his face was suddenly a little unhappy.
Lu Guanlan didn't even glance at Chengmo's face, let alone notice anything unusual.
I didn't hear Cheng Mo's answer, and I thought I hadn't collected what she wanted.
Then he said softly: "If His Highness hasn't done it yet, it's okay, the little girl will go back first, and when His Royal Highness gets the news, then tell the little girl, and the little girl will come by herself."
When Cheng Mo heard this, his brows furrowed, and he waved his hand at Chu Ling, "Take it out for her!" β
Chu Ling didn't see His Royal Highness lose his temper inexplicably, so she only turned around and went back to the house. After a short time, he came to Lu Guanlan and handed over a thick stack of letter paper to Lu Guanlan.
Lu Guanlan took it and said with a smile: "Thank you, Miss Chu." β
Hearing Cheng Mo snorting coldly on the side, he continued: "Thank you also Second Highness." β
took the list given by Cheng Mo out, and Lu Guanlan went straight to the place on the list.
Seeing that Lu Guanlan was gone, Cheng Mo sighed lightly, stood by the pool with his hands in his hands, and looked at the lotus that had just opened in the pool.
Seeing this, Chu Ling bowed her head and said, "If the master is not at ease, the slave and maid will follow the eldest lady." β
Cheng Mo thought for a moment and waved his hand: "That's it, I'll take a look at it this time, if she is allowed to deal with it herself, what means will she use." β
Chu Ling said again: "Does the slave need to follow and take a look?" β
Chu Ling knew that His Royal Highness was particularly interested in Miss Lu, and he must still be at ease this time.
Moreover, she also held it up, Miss Lu is just a little girl who is not in time, and I am afraid it is a little inappropriate to let this little girl deal with such things alone.
Hearing this, Cheng Mo nodded slightly, "It's okay, just keep an eye on it, you don't need to help." β
Chu Ling got the order and immediately followed out of the other courtyard.
What Lu Guanlan got from Cheng Mo was the people he befriended with Lin Wanghai, the younger brother of Mrs. Wang, the people he oppressed, and the list of lawsuits caused by crimes.
All she had to do for the past two days was to walk among these people.
The bribery that should be bought, and the persuasion that should be persuaded, confirmed Lin Wanghai's charges and obtained the confessions of these witnesses.
After all, she already has evidence that Lin Wanghai is corrupt and perverts the law, and what she lacks is the human evidence that makes Lin Wanghai speechless.
"Miss, where are we going now?" Ali asked.
Lu Guanlan flipped through the letter paper, raised his eyes and said, "Fengshan Ridge." β
The first one I went to was the house of the people who were oppressed by Lin Wanghai when he reclaimed the land.
This family is in the Fengshan Ridge outside the city, there are only two old people left in the family, and the son died in the army when he was young, so he relied on a few acres of fertile land to live.
Who knows, this Lin Wanghai forcibly bought land, saying that he wanted to plant flowers.
But he only gave the two old men half of the silver money of ordinary fertile land.
The two old men didn't sell it, so they were going to report to the official, but they were beaten by the people sent by Lin Wanghai on the way.
Now that the old man has broken a leg, the old lady alone does not dare to provoke any more.
When Ah Li heard this, she couldn't help but grit her teeth and stomp her feet, "This younger brother of Mrs. Wang is too much of a thing!" β
Lu Guanlan smiled, reached out and patted Ah Li's hand, "Silly girl, why be so angry, such a person will not end well in the end." β
Ah Li nodded, "What Miss said is that she only wants thunder from the sky to kill these miscellaneous pieces earlier." β
Lu Guanlan laughed when he heard this.
As he was talking, he arrived in front of Zhuangzi in the Fengshan Ridge.
When the carriage reached the path in front of Zhuangzi, it could not enter, so it had to get off and walk.
Lu Guanlan instructed the coachman to wait outside, and he took Ah Li to the house of the old couple in Zhuangzi.
The two old couples couldn't see clearly, and they heard someone shouting outside the fence yard, thinking that it was someone sent by Lin Wanghai.
The old man immediately cursed, and the old lady even took the broom and came out to drive people out.
Seeing this, Ah Li hurriedly stepped forward and blocked Lu Guanlan.
Lu Guanlan didn't panic at all, but said loudly: "Second elder, I am the daughter of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Etiquette, Lu Guanlan." β
The second elder's ears were fine, and he suddenly stopped when he heard the words.
The old lady's hand holding a broom was also lowered from mid-air, and when she took a closer look, she really saw a pretty girl, so she cautiously asked, "Is it really the daughter of the Ministry of Rites?" β
That's weird, old lady.
The daughter of this Ministry of Rites Shangshu came to find out what the two of them were doing.
Lu Guanlan glanced at Ah Li, and Ah Li immediately understood, and stepped forward to help the old lady into the house.
The house is simple, and it leaks from all sides.
Lu Guanlan couldn't help but feel sour when he saw it.
In the final analysis, how rich and noble the people above are, where can they think about how the people below are living.
Lu Guanlan sighed lightly and nodded at Ah Li.
Ah Li helped the old lady to sit down at the table, then took out two generations of silver from her bosom and put them on the table.
The old man's eyes were a little better, and when he saw these two little girls giving money as soon as they came, he was a little puzzled, "Isn't it, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu knows what happened to our family?" β
But if you think about it carefully, this Ministry of Rites Shangshu doesn't care about this matter.
He was a little suspicious and asked, "Who are you two?" How could this daughter of the Ministry of Rites come to us for no reason, we are not a terrible golden place here, and we can't afford you nobles to come here. β
Hearing that the old man's words were not good, Lu Guanlan only smiled lightly and explained softly: "I came here today for the matter of the land in the second old village. β
When the old lady heard this, she hurriedly asked, "This young lady, are you for our family's land?" β
Lu Guanlan smiled and stretched out his hand to hold the old lady's hand, "I have learned all about the suffering of your two elders, and I came here today to testify against the two elders." β
The old man seemed to have some concerns, and asked with horizontal eyebrows: "What kind of certificate!" β
Lu Guanlan smiled slightly, "Human witness." β
Subsequently, he told the second elder how he knew about Lin Wanghai's evil deeds and how he wanted to get justice for them.
After hearing this, the second elder finally understood why Lu Guanlan came this time.
The old man was still puzzled, "Since the young lady said that she married the Wang family, why did she want justice for us?" β
Lu Guanlan had already guessed this question, and continued to explain: "Their Wang family is insatiable, and now they are still thinking about my deceased mother's property, and I am just here to protect myself. β
When the old lady heard this, she couldn't help but echo, "Yes! That Wang family is too much of a thing, and I hope that the eldest lady will punish this wicked person earlier. β
Lu Guanlan smiled, but remained silent.
In fact, to put it mildly, she just wanted to get a testimony, and this testimony was only used to threaten Mrs. Wang.
As for whether or not to punish the wicked for theseΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· She didn't think about it.
Ah Li saw that the young lady's expression was different, and thought that she sympathized with the old couple, so she comforted her softly: "Miss, we also brought a lot of silver taels today, which is enough for the second elder to use for the rest of his life." β
Lu Guanlan raised his eyes when he heard this, but still didn't speak.
Ah Li hurriedly pushed the money bag on the table in front of the second elder, and said with a smile: "The second elder hurry up, this is the young lady's heart." β
The old man was stunned and didn't pick it up.
The old lady wanted to take it, but just stretched out her hand, but was slapped back by the old man.
"Miss can punish the wicked for us, we shouldn't take this money," the old man broke one leg, and the other leg struggled to support his body, stood up, and bowed to Lu Guanlan, "Thank you, Miss." β
Lu Guanlan looked at the old man for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Okay." β
She will punish the wicked.