Chapter 396: Back from the Dead
An Guifei was dumbfounded: "You are crazy." β
However, Xia Qingyang's words were not finished: "And the cricket is dead, and the eldest brother is sad, so he has to catch a new cricket to fill this vacancy." To catch new crickets, you have to spend so much money. Therefore, I think that if you double it, you will need at least two hundred taels. What do you think? β
Not only Concubine An, but even Cheng Lao San was stunned now.
"Brother An, take the money." Xia Qingyang didn't give them time to think, and after speaking, he casually pulled up a chair and sat down, "Mingzhu, go to the shopkeeper downstairs to get a pen and paper." There is also ink, and if you have one, take a box. β
Mingzhu was suddenly named, but reacted quickly and went to get what she asked for without stopping.
Xia Qingyang moved quickly, between three and five divided by two, and the reconciliation letter was written in duplicate.
One for Xia Jing and one for Cheng Laosan.
To be honest, Xia Jing was still in a state of confusion when he got the letter of understanding.
He had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but for some reason, he had an inexplicable sense of trust and peace of mind from the inside out of Shang Xia Qingyang's gaze.
He was sure that Xia Qingyang would not harm him. Therefore, regardless of Ah Shu's obstruction, he signed it directly.
Ah Shu sat beside Xia Jing and said in a loud voice: "It's over, the eldest lady really still has a bad brain, and she actually wants to give others two hundred taels of silver for nothing." The young master is also crazy......"
"Ah Shu, shut up." Xia Jing looked at Xia Qingyang, her eyes flashing with a glittering light, "I think my sister-in-law must have her reasons for doing this." β
On the other hand, in line with the principle of being cheap and not taking advantage of the bastard, Cheng Laosan did not hesitate, and immediately accepted the money, signed and pressed his fingerprint.
He thought to himself that this kind of fool is rare now, and he will have to make a good mark when he examines the wounds of the brothers.
Unexpectedly, the moment he finished pressing the handprint, Xia Qingyang immediately picked up the letter of understanding in duplicate and presented it to Ren Yi.
"The letters of understanding are here. The cause of the incident, including a series of contents such as the settlement amount, are written on it, and have been confirmed by the parties involved, signed and fingerprinted. Xia Qingyang spoke slowly and his voice was clear.
Ren Yi's eyes fell on Xia Qingyang for a long time, and his eyes seemed to show appreciation.
She took the letter of understanding, said "okay", signaled that Xia Qingyang could rest on the side, and then glanced at the signature on the letter of understanding, and came to Cheng Laosan:
"Cheng Zhuhe, do you admit that you deliberately extorted money and defrauded the victim Xia Jing of two hundred taels of silver?!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Extort?
Cheng Laosan was stunned: "Just kidding, what evidence do you have that I am blackmailing?" Don't they all pay for themselves? β
"Proof?" Ren Yi strode to the table, took out a gourd from his arms, pulled the stopper, poured out a little white powder from it, and sprinkled it on the dead cricket.
In fact, the moment he saw the white powder, Cheng Laosan's face had already changed.
Immediately afterwards, when the cricket kicked his legs and "came back from the dead", Cheng Laosan was completely like ashes.
"What? Actually lived?! β
"This, does this powder have the effect of bringing the dead back to life, and can bring the dead crickets back to life!"
"It's amazing, what's going on?"
People gathered around and marveled.
Ren Yi casually picked up the cup next to him and buckled the cricket, so as not to jump around this "key evidence": "This is not some powder that brings the dead back to life, this is just a hundred poison antidote, a common antidote in the hands of people in the rivers and lakes." β
Everyone wondered: What is fake death?
"Fake Death is a form of witchcraft in the Western Deng Kingdom. It can keep the little mice and insects in a state of suspended animation, and there is no problem with the naked eye. After Ren Yi explained briefly, he took the gourd back into his arms.
turned his head to look at the third child, and his face was already covered with beads of sweat.
"Okay, you guy is really a liar!" Ah Shu was so angry that he wanted to come up and kick him twice.
Xia Qingyang stopped him: "Hey, don't worry, there is a more important problem at the momentββ"
Everyone waited with bated breath for Xia Qingyang's next words, who would have thought that she hissed and asked, "Who of you knows, how much compensation can be paid in the end for this extortion crime if it goes to the yamen for adjudication?" β
I don't know who shouted in the crowd, in the Dachun law, the compensation for the crime of extortion is fifty times the amount of the case.
"Fifty times the two hundred taels of silver is ......," Xia Qingyang looked at Concubine An.
An Guifei's eyes lit up like stars: "Ten thousand taels of silver!" β
"That's good."
"Of course, I can still do this arithmetic."
These people sang and harmonized, and the three of them were stupid: "No, are you crazy?" I don't know what kind of fake death technique! When did I admit that I had slandered someone? You can't condemn with empty words! β
Ren Yi shook the letter of understanding in his hand: "Isn't the testimony written in black and white here, and there is a charge on it that you signed and drawn." β
Cheng Laosan choked, and then looked at Xia Qingyang with anger.
Xia Qingyang raised his eyebrows, and then snapped open the folding fan in his hand, which frightened Cheng Laosan and took a step back.
ββ¦β¦ As for whether the suspended death technique was performed by you, go and search your residence to find out. Ren Yi's eyes froze, "In the Great Chun Kingdom, it is against the law to use witchcraft in any form!" For the rest, you should fight with the judges in the yamen! β
With Ren Yi clapping his hands twice, a team of officials rushed up from downstairs and escorted Cheng Laosan.
It turned out that Ren Yi's entourage had already obeyed her orders and went to the yamen to call someone.
Maybe it's the unspoken tacit understanding between smart people.
Ren Yi just looked at her, Xia Qingyang understood what she meant, and stepped forward to tell the officials the ins and outs of the future concisely and clearly.
"It's just as this boy said." After Xia Qingyang finished speaking, Ren Yi instructed, "In addition, in addition to blackmail, this Cheng Zhuhe is also suspected of using the witchcraft of the Western Deng Kingdom, please be sure to investigate it strictly." β
The official knelt down on one knee: "Eldest princess, don't worry, we will bring people back and interrogate them well." β
Eldest Princess?!
Everyone gasped in unison, and their eyes all fell on Ren Yi.
"Not good." Ren Yi pulled the hood of the cloak, turned his back to the crowd, and whispered to Xia Qingyang and An Guifei, "I'll go first." Look for me on the top floor of the Jade Monarch Pavilion in a moment - with your current ability, you should be able to go up easily. β
When she said this, Ren Yi's gaze swept over Concubine An's face.
An Guifei didn't know what she thought, and she was visibly excited.
Ren Yi seemed to laugh for a moment, and then in the exclamation of everyone, he turned over the window and used light skills, and disappeared from people's field of vision in three or two clicks.
"Childe!"
As soon as the matter was over, Mingzhu and Sitao immediately ran from the corner to Xia Qingyang and An Guifei.
Xia Jing also came to Xia Qingyang with the support of Ah Shu: "Aunt, aunt." β
Xia Qingyang saw that Xia Jing was a little excited, and a little timid, so he bent down with a smile: "How is it, you are not injured, right?" β
Xia Jing shook his head vigorously and looked at Xia Qingyang without blinking, but he was so excited that he couldn't say anything.
His aunt is amazing! It's like a hero!
When he gets home, he must immediately tell his father about the little aunt he met today!