The dark clouds in the sky were heavy, there were bursts of thunder, and the sky was low, as if it was about to collapse and crack in the next moment.

Qian Yushi told the story, every time she said a word, Chen Liu's face became more flustered, and in the end, Chen Liu's face turned pale, and he muttered that he was just listening to and believing, and he was confused about nonsense for a while.

"Where did you hear that?" Wen Zhesang asked her.

Chen Liu's family couldn't come up with a reason, so Jiang Weixi said: "It is a big crime to slander the officials of the imperial court, if you don't say who instructed you, then you can only bear this crime yourself, and you will wait to live in prison for the rest of your life!" ”

"Nope! It's really not a folk woman! Chen Liu was bluffed, she was an illiterate woman, she didn't know that there was such a crime, but looking at Jiang Weixi's convincing appearance, she had to believe it. Anyway, the matter has been revealed, and it is impossible for her to bear the blame alone!

Chen Liu's heart beat a drum, and finally told the truth: "It's the few people who came with the woodcutter that day, I heard them sneaking around the rumors of adults, I, I asked out of curiosity. They said that this was also instructed by others, and they gave a lot of money, but I was just confused and confused, so I ......" She spoke lower and lower, hanging her head and not daring to look at Wen Zhesang.

"A little money will buy you into obedience." A sneering sneer hung on the corner of Wen Zhesang's mouth, "The human heart is sinister, I just really realized it today." ”

Chen Liu's heart panicked, "The adults spare their lives, and the women know that they are wrong!" Everything was instructed by those few people, and the women never told a few people, and today they met Qian Yu's ...... The women know that they have caused trouble, and the women are willing to help the adults identify those people, and beg the adults to spare the women! ”

Wen Zhesang stared at her, there was no joy and sorrow in her eyes, although she was angry and sad, but she knew that people were unprofitable and could not afford to be early. And she is just an "outsider" who has been here for half a year, and for people like Chen Liu, she will leave as soon as three years are over, and she will probably never see each other again.

In this way, how can a person who has only been friends for three years at most compare to the benefits that he has at his fingertips?

"Your Excellency?" Jiang Weixi saw that she hadn't spoken for a long time, and said strangely, "Didn't the adults arrest those people?" If you let them talk nonsense, I'm afraid it will not be good for the reputation of adults. ”

"No need." Wen Zhesang said, "Now the situation is not right, the people think that I am partial to the mountain bandits, and they are afraid that I will collude with the mountain bandits." At this time, such rumors are just trying to provoke contradictions between me and the people, and once I arrest the person who spread the rumors this time, within two days, there will definitely be rumors that I am stubborn and careless of human life. Am I going to have to arrest someone again? ”

She glanced at Chen Liu, "For example, if I put her in prison today, it will ruin my reputation." ”

Jiang Weixi's face was gloomy, he didn't think about it so much, but hearing what the adults said, the person who was behind the means must have been vicious.

At this time, Qian Yu said: "Could it be that Lord Fei is going to let her go?" With all due respect, there are two things to indulge in rumors, and those people will not accept it when they see it, but will only spread more and more chaos, and then the city will be full of wind and rain, which is also not good for adults. ”

"This is going to trouble Chen Liu's family." Wen Zhesang smiled and squatted down to meet Chen Liu's line of sight, "Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts, you have to make meritorious contributions, I will give you this opportunity, you must grasp it." ”

Although Chen Liu is greedy for money, she does not dare to relax a little in this matter. She immediately took a few officials to find the first few people who spread the rumors, and the officials searched for a while and found a lot of money from several people's homes. Those people are ordinary people, and if they have an extra sum of money for no reason, they must have had another chance.

Some people who listened to their nonsense thought that Wen Zhesang really wanted to exclude dissidents as rumored, so they were so frightened that they quickly slipped away.

The atmosphere in the yamen was very depressing, Chen Liu and a few people who spread rumors knelt under the hall together, and many people who watched the excitement along the way were all curious.

In the guest house, Xia Zhi told Shui Yanwei about the news she heard back, and sneered: "Miss always thinks how capable Master Wen is, but now I look at it, it turns out that she has long lost the hearts of the people, what kind of county order does she do like this, it is better to go back to Beijing early to continue to be her Miss Wen." ”

"The matter is still inconclusive, you don't want to talk nonsense." Shui Yanwei glanced at her, it was not painful and not itchy, and it was not powerful.

Xia Zhi didn't care, and was busy packing up her things, "Miss finally decided to go back to Beijing, but the slave maid heard that there were bandits outside, and none of the guards in the house were left at the beginning, if only Lord Wen chose dozens of officials to escort us." ”

Shui Yanwei: "I'll tell her about this, if you don't have the manpower, it's okay to go back after a while." ”

"How's that going to work? Miss's matter is the big deal, besides, didn't Lord Wen say that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will arrive soon, just a matter of a few days, do those mountain bandits dare to enter the county to burn, kill and loot? ”

"Okay, I'm running out of rouge, you go buy me some back." Shui Yanwei said and took Xia Zhi's hand and pushed the mutton fat jade bracelet on her wrist over, "I've worked hard for you in the past few months, I know that Sister Wen has changed a lot, and I know that you maintain me everywhere, I know it in my heart." When you return to Beijing, I will ask the housekeeper to raise your monthly money, you are not young anymore, and it is time to prepare some dowry for yourself. ”

"Miss......" Xia Zhi's shoulders shrunk, and the panic in his eyes was quickly overshadowed by joy, "Slave, thank you for the reward!" ”

Shui Yanwei's face softened, "Go quickly, it's not too late to pack these things back." ”

"Yes, slave and maid are going!" Xia Zhi went out happily, quietly touching the bracelet on the other hand with one hand, and the joy was beyond words.

Outside the guest room, Jiang Weixi was carrying a box of pastries and didn't know whether to go in. He came unfortunate just now, and happened to hear Shui Yanwei say that he wanted to go back to Beijing...... Those words poured him from beginning to end like a basin of cold water. There is a chasm between them, he is a kitchen helper who has nothing, but she is an official eunuch and noble daughter in Beijing, behind the famous family.

Xia Zhi is right, the water girl will marry into the princely general's mansion in the future, and a noble lady like her should be the proud daughter of the sky, and she will be glorious and rich all her life. Jiang Weixi was disappointed in his heart, and he didn't want to fight...... But he doesn't have the ability to make the water girl live a good life.

Thinking about it, Jiang Weixi left the guest house unconsciously, he looked at the pastries in his hand and sighed for a while, and simply gave them to a few cooks in the back kitchen, and got a lot of laughter.

The public hall was full of silver coins that had been found from the homes of several people, and the silver coins were divided into several piles, some of which amounted to dozens of taels, and the few that amounted to six or seven taels.

"Deng Cang, He Dacheng, Lin Yuan, Luo Zhou, Yao Ping, are you guilty?" The stunned wood was photographed, and the kneeling people in the hall trembled. This was followed by a cry of injustice.

"My lord, we are guilty! We're just taking people's money...... For a while, for a while, for a moment! ”

Seeing that the silver money they had hidden had been searched, several people seemed to have discussed it, and they confessed their guilt in one bite. Anyway, they don't blame the public, at most, they confiscate their money and eat for a few days.

Song Hanshu was taking notes on the side.

The crisp confessions of several people made the onlookers dumbfounded, but then, they wanted to see what Wen Zhesang was going to do with them.

"Well, for the sake of your good confession, this matter can be dealt with lightly." "Who are you instructed by?" ”

Several people breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at each other, and finally He Dacheng said: "Grass people...... I haven't seen that person, but I heard that the voice was a woman, and she also said that she wanted to be angry with herself, saying that it was inappropriate for an adult to be a good official lady, and she had to be a county magistrate, which caused her to be tired of running around with her own young lady...... Her young lady is not a good thing either, and she left incognito after doing this. The grass people are true! Next to the ...... She, she also asked the grass people to keep it a secret, but it's all at this time......"

He Dawei is a man with an honest face, and his red face at this time makes people think that he is an honest man. But if you are really an honest person, you will never do such a bad thing.

Wen Zhesang chewed two words softly: "Summer Solstice ......" Everyone was far away and didn't hear her muttering.

Song Hanshu also heard that something was wrong, and frowned: "He Dacheng, what you said had better be true, otherwise there will be one more false accusation for you." ”

He Dacheng shrunk his shoulders resignedly, "It's all in court, how dare the grass people tell lies?" The rest of the people also nodded, it seemed that they had expected such a day, and discussed the wording in advance.

"Someone." Wen Zhesang patted the shocked wood and said, "Summoning the summer solstice to come." ”

The official obeyed the order and left, and after a short time he hurried back, he said: "Lord Hui, Miss Shui escaped from the yamen two quarters of an hour before the summer solstice. ”

Wen Zhesang's eyes moved, "Go and ask the doctor to come and treat Miss Shui, and if Miss Shui is sober, take her to the hall." ”

Officer: "Subordinates obey orders." ”

Wen Zhesang asked people to go to the county to search for traces of the summer solstice, and soon brought people back.

The onlookers didn't expect that this matter would actually involve the nobles in the yamen, and everyone chattered about each other. Above the court, He Dacheng and the others trembled and glanced at each other from time to time, although they were afraid, but because they had been prepared in their hearts, they were still quite calm.

It didn't take long for Xia Zhi to be escorted back by several officials, she scolded all the way, and her voice spread from far away to the yamen.

Xia Zhi was pushed and shoved to the public court, her face was full of strangeness, and she was still holding a few boxes of rouge in her arms, she was not afraid when she saw Wen Zhesang, and said bluntly: "I don't know what mistake the slave maid made, so that the adults are so excited?" ”

Wen Zhesang frowned slightly and looked at her, his eyes condensed slightly when he touched her exposed wrist, it was a good color mutton fat jade bracelet, and Shui Yanwei had such one. Others may not know what the story is in this bracelet, but Wen Zhisang does.