When the three of them arrived at the gate of the county government, Hua Qiao saw that Xu Sange was also coming, and hurriedly greeted him happily: "Xu Sange, that corpse is going to be retried!" ”

She lowered her voice and said, "There is no problem with the mercury account of the Changsheng Pharmacy. But we've found other clues, this time thanks to the help of a friend you've found. ”

What friends did I find? The old yellow head who sells bean flour buns?

Xu Zhijin was about to ask what the situation was, but Hua Qiao saw Hua Youcai waving to her in front, so she had to wave her hand with Xu Zhijin and walk briskly towards Daddy.

Xu Zhijin got a notice from the yamen early this morning, saying that he was going to testify in court, and he guessed what evidence Hua Qiao had found. He was locked up at home for the past two days, unable to read any books, and his mind was full of thoughts about the case.

There is still half a year to take the township exam, and the father and eldest brother are to blame, saying that "foreign monks can recite scriptures" and "the building near the water will get the moon first", and they must go to the private school in Yangzhou to prepare for the exam.

Yesterday, as soon as the news spread that the emperor's grandson went to Wangnan Private School to visit Mr. Wu, his father regretted his death again, and even wanted to spend a lot of money to cover Mr. Wu for half a year, and asked him to tutor himself and his second brother. It's good that I didn't go, isn't it a shame......

Just thinking about it, Xu Zhijin had already come to the outside of the county government hall, only to see some head catchers, Yu Hou, as well as Hua Qiao and Uncle Hua, Guo Chengshilang and his girl, mother-in-law, Du goldsmith of the gold shop, the shopkeeper of the Baolai Inn, Bao Xiaoer, etc., standing a large number of people.

Well? There was also a young man who had never seen it, standing there standing out from the crowd, bowing his head and talking to Hua Qiao and Uncle Hua.

What happened in the past two days? Xu Zhijin was puzzled.

A group of people were muttering and speculating, when suddenly the two guards separated the crowd, and several county officials carried a corpse into the lobby.

Now everyone is talking about it, and some people have quietly changed their faces. I can't run away, at the door of the yamen, there is a Pu Dao official guarding the door!

Xu Zhijin was about to squeeze to the buckwheat, when he suddenly heard that the officials in the hall had begun to shout "ascend to the hall" and "mighty", and one of the officials shouted to the crowd:

"Pass the flower buckwheat, Huyan Jin, Xu Zhijin!"

Hua Youcai mentioned his throat and eyes: The imperial grandson must not recognize the buckwheat...... Alas, I shouldn't have taught her to shoot flying stones! How did he know that his daughter Hua Qiao had already been in the same boat with the imperial grandson.

Hu Yanjin, who was about to take a step next to him, saw the expression of Hua You's wealth and gains, and suddenly became a little suspicious:

A cautious father, how can he teach a bold girl? Hua Qiao knows hidden weapons, and her close-quarters kung fu is not bad, if Hua Qiao's kung fu was taught by her father, then his father is definitely a hidden master.

I'll have to find a way to look it up......

Hua Qiao, Hu Yanjin, and Xu Zhijin walked into the lobby, and at a glance they saw the imperial grandson sitting in the hall.

Today, the emperor's grandson wears a dark winged crown and a red robe of a golden woven dragon.

The people standing in the hall, from the county order standing solemnly with their hands down, to the small officials holding the killing stick, all held their breath.

After waiting for a long time, the imperial grandson couldn't wait to see Hua Qiao.

I saw Wan Tingting walking in, wearing a short shirt with red pipa sleeves, a blue pleated horse-faced skirt, a Sui Changyun bun on her head, and the rest of her long hair was loosely tied up with a thin ribbon behind her. There was not a single bead or hairpin, only three roses squeezed into a cluster on the side of the bun.

The emperor's grandson secretly praised in his heart: There are beauties in Yangzhou, and sure enough, there should be pearls and jades!

The imperial grandson had heard Xiao Zhong talk about Hu Yanjin's ability last night, and it was when he recruited talents and established his own team of cronies, but he was very interested in including Hu Yanjin under his command, so he was also more kind to him.

Hu Yanjin's outfit is very ordinary, wearing a dark cloud pattern white Luo robe, but his literary quality is heroic and extraordinary, and he also wears this ordinary robe with the momentum of a noble son.

In comparison, Xu Zhijin, who was standing next to him, was even more inconspicuous.

Because in the Ming Dynasty, the people of the merchants were the most inferior, and the peasants' homes could wear silk yarn and silk cloth, but the merchants' homes, even if they had money, could only wear silk cloth, so Xu Zhijin was just a green cloth robe formula scarf, and he was dressed as a talented student.

Why did Xu Zhijin announce it together?

Nothing else, it's just that the imperial grandson is thinking about it, look at who this senior brother in Hua Qiao's mouth is...... Is it a threat.

When they walked up, the imperial grandson hurriedly smiled and said, "You don't have to kneel, stand and reply." ”

Xu Xianling was secretly surprised: Above this public court, it is my seven-rank county order sitting in the hall, and the grass people also have to kneel, and the emperor's grandson's official rank can even make them kneel...... This imperial grandson is still too young to understand the importance of majesty......

"Take someone to commit Du Ruhai!"

Du Jianping, who was standing outside, was stunned, he was with his father every day, and he didn't see his father do anything hurtful? Early this morning, an official sent an official to search the shop, and the father and son were also summoned for trial. It's still confusing.

As soon as the goldsmith Du Ruhai entered the lobby, the officials on both sides knocked on the killing sticks on the ground, and at the same time shouted in a low voice: "Mighty ......"

How did Du Ruhai know how he became a "human criminal"? Suddenly sweat rained, his legs were weak, and he knelt down with a "poof".

"Du Ruhai, are you guilty?"

The imperial grandson slapped the startling wood, and the flower buckwheat and Hu Yanjin standing below knew that the origin of the mercury had already been found out.

"Grass People...... I don't know what crime I have committed......" said Du Ruhaine.

The emperor's grandson opened the account book on the case and said: "Last year, you took over the job of reshaping the golden body of Baoying Chenghuang, and in the first month of this year, you bought fifty catties of mercury from Yangzhou. Is there such a thing? ”

While speaking, Xiao Yan put two azure thin-necked coarse porcelain bottles on the desk in front of the imperial grandson.

"Indeed......

The imperial grandson asked again: "This porcelain bottle on the case, each bottle can hold three catties of mercury, but the packaging bottle of mercury you bought?" ”

Du Ruhai raised his head tremblingly, and just happened to meet the majestic eyes of the imperial grandson, so frightened that he quickly looked away, only glanced at the bottle next to him, and returned: "Yes...... It's in this bottle, yes. ”

"You settled the bill with the temple this month, and the price was forty-eight catties of gold dust and mercury, but is there such a thing?"

"Indeed...... This is indeed the case. ”

"Why does Guo Chengshilang have two mercury packaging bottles that are exactly the same as the ones you use? What do you explain? ”

"His Royal Highness...... I bought 50 catties of mercury and used 48 catties, but there were only two catties left, and Guo Chengshilang had two bottles...... Maybe...... He and I bought it together, and the packaging was naturally the same, and it had nothing to do with the grass people. ”

Du Ruhai changed the account by himself, and he knew it very well in his heart.

"Bring a person card, Yangzhou Zhang Fan, Li Guangcai!"