Chapter 23: Who is not innocent
"Whew! Have you ever been to the capital...... Boss Zhu? ”
Zhou Niangzi opened her mouth and scolded, and when she saw clearly who the person standing behind her was, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
She hurriedly smiled and said cautiously: "Boss Zhu is a big man, of course he has been to the capital, and he knows many big officials, I just said it, Boss Zhu don't take it to heart!" ”
Zhu Tianci still looked at her with a smile, but there was no temperature in his eyes, he only raised the corners of his lower lips and said, "You haven't said who the big official you know is." I have to get to know such a big man well, so as not to bump into him when I return to Beijing in the future. ”
As soon as the county magistrate saw Zhu Tianci, he hurriedly asked people to take a seat, and served good tea to entertain him, not daring to slack off at all.
His casual expression, coupled with the sitting posture leaning on the Taishi's chair, is afraid that the emperor Lao'er is coming, he dares to collide, where will he be afraid of the person in Zhou Niangzi's mouth?
But it is difficult for Zhou Niangzi to ride a tiger, if she doesn't move out of the backer, she will have to be embarrassed by the county order today.
Thinking of her little brother-in-law, Zhou Niangzi was a little more confident, coughed her throat, glanced at Yu Qingzhi arrogantly, and said: "It's not a top official, it's just that he is the master of Jing Zhaoyin at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and he is familiar with Lord Jing Zhaoyin." ”
She picked up the shelf, held the messy hair on her head, and said in a rather arrogant tone, "I'm afraid that some people haven't even seen what Jing Zhaoyin looks like, right?" ”
After that, she threatened the county magistrate again, "Don't take my little uncle to heart, he is just a master bookkeeper." ”
But that's also a Beijing official, which is much more than a county order!
Before Zhou Niangzi could show off enough, Zhu Tianci held the tea cup and suddenly snorted, "Wen Chuming is a seven-grade official, it is indeed not worth taking to heart." ”
Before the county magistrate could figure out what the status of Jing Zhaoyin's master book was in the capital, Zhu Tianci had already clearly called out this person's name.
Zhou Niangzi was embarrassed by his merciless words, her face was dull and embarrassed.
That Wen Chuming is the most promising person in her husband's Wen family, how did he become an official the size of a sesame seed in Zhu Tianci's mouth?
Zhou Niangzi was unconvinced, and she didn't dare to face Zhu Tianci directly, so she had to stubbornly hold her neck and die with a hard mouth, pretending not to hear the ridicule in his tone, and said, "Zhu Gongzi also knows my little brother-in-law?" He was a serious examiner, much better than a pig killer! ”
Don't dare to run Zhu Tianci, doesn't she dare to run the He family?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhu Tianci attaches great importance to the He family, but Zhou Niangzi relied on the little uncle who had a master of the capital at home, and her eyes were above the top, and she forgot about this stubble.
Yu Qingzhi heard the sarcasm in her tone, and a cold light crossed her eyes.
Without waiting for Zhu Tianci to speak, Yu Qingzhi stepped forward and stood in front of He Lianjun, facing Zhou Niangzi's white eyes that were about to turn into the sky, and said unceremoniously: "The pig killer is always a hundred times better than your son who framed a classmate and framed a good person!" The upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, Wen Jinbao knew at a young age that he had framed a good person with empty white teeth, and he would become an official in the future, and he didn't know how much sin he would commit! ”
"You talk nonsense!" As soon as Zhou Niangzi heard her say that she was her son, she rolled up her sleeves and rushed to her, "My son is the most obedient, but you slut don't want to spew blood!" ”
Yu Qingzhi didn't expect her to dare to make a move in the court, she couldn't dodge for a while, and was almost injured by Zhou Niangzi's claws, so she subconsciously closed her eyes and raised her hand to block it.
But Zhou Niangzi's slap didn't fall on her for a long time, and when she opened her eyes, Yu Qingzhi found that He Lianjun raised her hand to stop Zhou Niangzi, and her broad body blocked in front of her, stopping the person who wanted to hurt herself.
Looking at the gray coarse cloth shirt, Yu Qingzhi's heart skipped a beat.
The next moment, she heard Zhou Niangzi's cry of struggle and crying, and she came back to her senses.
After regaining his senses, Yu Qingzhi didn't give Zhou Niangzi a chance to refute, and asked directly: "Fang Cai Wen Jinbao personally admitted that he put the safflower in Ah Cheng's bag, and you also know about this matter, did you instruct it?" ”
Whether the answer is yes or no, Wen Jinbao can't escape today's catastrophe.
Zhou Niangzi also knew this result, so she simply rolled around, pretending not to know, "I'm ...... I don't know anything! If you have the ability, you can get Wen Chuming back, if you can't see him, I won't say anything! ”
She thought that the little uncle would help her, and even more so that the little uncle, a Beijing official, had a lot of face in front of the county lord, and when the little uncle came back, she would definitely not dare to arrest herself now.
But without waiting for the county master to speak, Zhu Tianci took out a gold pendant from his sleeve cage, and threw it in front of Zhou Niangzi with a jingle bell, "Do you recognize this thing?" ”
Seeing clearly what the Huang Cancan thing that was thrown in front of her eyes, Zhou Niangzi pounced on it and held it in her palm, "Isn't this my brother-in-law's golden tiger?" How can it be in your hands! ”
"Wen Chuming's request to see me was unsuccessful, so he sent this golden tiger as filial piety. I saw that I could still see it, so I threw it to my dog who was guarding the house. Zhu Tianci said it quite sarcastically, and the words were correct and round, which caused a burst of laughter outside, and the gaze of Zhou Niangzi was even more disdainful.
The golden tiger that your family treats as a treasure is just a thing for a dog in the eyes of others, what face does it have to show off in front of others?
Zhou Niangzi has been rampant and domineering for so many years, where has she been wronged like this? was so angry that he threw himself at Zhu Tianci, and roared angrily: "You deceive people too much!" ”
"Bold! Don't hurry up and arrest this prisoner! In the chaos, the county magistrate finally found an opportunity to perform, and hurriedly gave his subordinates a look.
Zhou Niangzi couldn't be able to cross these officials, she was thrown to the ground by those officials, and sat next to Wen Jinbao, her face was like earth, she trembled and couldn't speak, and finally hugged Wen Jinbao with a handful of snot and tears.
"You have wronged good people! I'm innocent of Jinbao......"
"You are innocent, isn't Mrs. Lu innocent? Ah Cheng and I are not innocent? ”
Yu Qingzhi laughed angrily at her, but still couldn't suppress the anger that rose and fell in her heart.
If Zhou Niangzi was just targeting herself, it would be fine, but they also framed Ah Cheng.
Although Yu Qingzhi didn't think about letting Helan Cheng be the official slaughter, he also knew that even if a student's reputation was completely ruined by the academy, he would have to bear this stain for the rest of his life.
Zhou Niangzi shouldn't have been, and she shouldn't have hit Ah Cheng with her idea!
Seeing Zhou Niangzi protect Wen Jinbao in her arms, Yu Qingzhi's heart crossed with a chill and turned to look at Lu Jinyuan.
"Chief Lu Shan, Wen Jinbao framed his classmates, how is Shangshan Academy going to deal with it?" Her face was not good, and her tone was not soft.
Lu Jinyuan comprehended, opened his mouth and said: "A person with such a bad character should be removed from the academy and will never be admitted." ”
As soon as he heard this, Wen Jinbao immediately howled and cried, "I don't want it!" I'm going to go to the mountain academy! Mother, you save me! ”
It's about her son, and Zhou Niangzi is a little scared.
She knelt in front of Lu Jinyuan and begged bitterly: "The mountain chief spares his life!" It's my fault! He will have to take the top exam in the future and become a big official, so he can't be removed from the academy! Our Jinbao studied hard in the academy, and persevered in the wind and rain, so the mountain chief will give him another chance! ”
Lu Jinyuan took half a step back, not letting her touch the hem of his clothes, and his expression was cold, "Since he studied hard, he should know that today is the academy exam, how can he appear in the public court?" The yacha didn't go to the Shangshan Academy to get people. ”
These words unveiled the last fig leaf of Wen Jinbao and Zhou Niangzi, so that they had nothing to hide.
The people who watched the show outside the public court were even more happy, and the voices of yin and yang came and went.
"Isn't it diligent study? I saw with my own eyes that the yacha was the person who took it in the Zhou family's shop, and it turned out that the Shangshan Academy was in your shop! ”
"Fart, study hard! My son is in Shangshan Academy, and I don't know how miserable it is to be bullied by Wen Jinbao. ”
"This scourge should have been kicked out of the academy a long time ago, so as not to ruin the reputation of the Shangshan Academy!"
"Isn't it! I live next door to Zhou's Xiufang, and I heard Wen Jinbao stalking Mrs. Lu with my own ears! Can a good guy do such a thing? ”
The county magistrate heard this with sharp ears, and immediately asked people to call the person who spoke to the court, and after some interrogation, he learned that this person lived next door to the Zhoujia embroidery workshop, and overheard Mrs. Lu go to He Ji Embroidery Village on the day Wen Jinbao came back to talk to Zhou Niangzi.
Now that the human and material evidence are all there, Zhou Niangzi and Wen Jinbao can no longer shirk it, and they are both taken to prison.
As for Aunt Li, just now Zhou Niangzi attracted the attention of others, and she kept begging for mercy with Wang Zhukuai, her son-in-law.
It's a pity that before Wang Zhu could intercede for her, she was taken to prison by the county magistrate, and she was sent down after hearing it.
In the meantime, Yu Qingzhi also had to be released, and was sent out of the yamen by the county magistrate in a good voice.
Yu Qingzhi knew that the county lord was a powerful man, if it weren't for Zhu Tianci's protection of the He family and himself, he would definitely not let himself leave easily.
But when she was under the eaves, she had to bow her head, and she could only smile and let the county master stay.
Out of the yamen, Lu Jinyuan thanked him, "Thank you for the gold fetal pill of the shopkeeper Yu today, and when the inner child is stable, I will bring the inner child to the door to thank you!" ”
"It's all a trivial matter, Chief Lu doesn't have to send it off, it's important to go back and take care of Mrs. Lu." Yu Qingzhi understood Lu Jinyuan's anxiety and didn't keep him much.
Lu Jinyuan bowed his head and bowed again, and then left.
After he left, He Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, there are people brought by Boss Zhu and eldest brother to testify, otherwise sister-in-law and Ah Cheng would be in danger." ”
"Your sister-in-law and Ah Cheng are not afraid of shadows, of course you don't have to be afraid." Zhu Tianci looked at He Wanyue with a smile, "The second girl wasn't scared, right?" ”
"Thank you Boss Zhu for your concern, I'm fine." He Wanyue smiled softly and turned her head to look at Yu Qingzhi, "Sister-in-law, are we going back to the store or going home?" ”
It was not Yu Qingzhi who answered, but He Lianjun.
"Wanyue, you and Tianci go to the shop to have a look, there is an official just now, it will definitely scare the guests and embroidery girls. Your sister-in-law and I will go back to cook and bring you lunch later. ”
Hearing this, Yu Qingzhi chuckled in his heart.
What should have come is still coming.
Just now that Lu Jinyuan mentioned the Qianjin Fetal Protection Pill, Yu Qingzhi knew that he couldn't escape.
But she hadn't figured out how to explain it, if He Lianjun got to the bottom of it, she didn't know if she could fool the past.
Just when she was thinking nonsense, He Lianjun had already watched He Wanyue and Zhu Tianci leave, and took her hand when she turned around.
Yu Qingzhi was too nervous to notice that she was being led by him, and walked back behind him in a daze, until the person in front of her suddenly turned around, and she stumbled into He Lianjun's broad and strong chest, and then suddenly came back to her senses.
"Scared in court?" Seeing that she was absent-minded, He Lianjun asked.
"Huh? No. Yu Qingzhi came back to his senses after realizing it, carefully looked at his expression, opened his mouth, and didn't know where to start, so he simply threw the question to him, "Don't you have anything to ask me?" ”
Seeing her appearance of wanting to speak and stopping in his eyes, He Lianjun sighed.
After finding a stone on the side of the road, he pulled Yu Qingzhi to sit down with him, and when he made sure that there was no one around, he asked rhetorically, "What about you?" Didn't you want to ask me? ”