Chapter 141: Framed and imprisoned
An Qien didn't put this matter at ease, although she would lose her mind because of this matter for several days and nights, she still rationally let herself not be relieved of this matter.
It has been three days since Lu Bochu asked her to think about it, and An Qien has not asked anyone to reply, and she is usually busy with whatever she should be.
An Shi'an shouldn't have known about this, otherwise he would have talked to her a long time ago, An Qien thought that his brother didn't know, it should be that Lu Bochu was just probing her tone, not serious!
What she didn't know, Lu Bochu didn't hold her breath, and today she specially called An Shi'an to the mansion to talk about it.
An Shi'an was drinking tea, and when he heard this, his face was incredible, the tea choked his throat, and he coughed a few times, and his wheat-colored face was red.
"Is this true?"
Lu Bochu didn't know why he reacted so much, and said seriously: "Does this king seem to be joking with you?" ”
An Shi'an's mind was stunned, when did Lu Bochu fall in love with her sister-in-law? The two have no clues at all, they are about to get married suddenly, not to mention that An Qien can't accept it, An Shi'an can't react.
Lu Bochu looked at An Shi'an's puzzled expression, and he asked again: "Are you against it?" ”
An Shi'an replied respectfully: "I don't dare to be humble." ”
He paused and then hesitated: "This matter depends on the meaning of Qi'en, and it is estimated that she has no intention of marrying." ”
Lu Bochu sighed: "This is the purpose of this king calling you here, you can persuade her well, she can't be a single life, you can rest assured with me, right?" ”
An Shi'an wanted to speak again and again, and finally mustered up the courage to ask: "Why did the prince choose Qien?" ”
An Qien's life experience is not good, not to mention that she is a concubine with no status, just the matter of her and Hou Fu's separation is a stain, it is impossible for ordinary people with heads and faces to marry such a woman as a wife, not to mention that Lu Bochu is a prince!
And it is very likely that it will be the heir to the throne!
"I know the roots, and this king thinks she is not bad, especially the cooking is delicious."
Lu Bochu couldn't say why, he just felt that An Qien was suitable to be the princess.
An Shi'an had a strange expression when he heard this, and in his heart he didn't want An Qien to marry hastily, otherwise it would be difficult for her to reconcile and leave when the time came.
"Lord Wang, I'm afraid that Qi'en is deeply hurt, and His Majesty's side will not agree, so I think it is ......"
"This is not something you should worry about, you can help this king do her ideological work, this king has no other candidates, you can rest assured that this king will treat her well and will not let her be wronged."
Lu Bochu interrupted An Shi'an's words.
He asked him again, "Why do you think this king is not worthy of trust?" ”
An Shi'an hurriedly denied: "The prince misunderstood, this is not what he meant. ”
Lu Bochu put An Qien into the water in the mountains, and he rescued An Qien from the water.
An Shi'an was taken aback, he had never heard An Qien say this, and men and women did not kiss, both of them hugged each other, and it was not Lu Bochu's style of doing things not to be responsible.
Lu Bochu said earnestly: "Don't worry, this king will not take a concubine in this life, and only marry her, there will not be so many bad things!" It won't be like Hou Fu Qiao Shizi, this king is serious. ”
An Shi'an was originally a little hesitant, but when he heard Lu Bochu say this, he dispelled the hesitation in his heart and said, "The lowly will have a good chat with Qi'en about this matter." ”
Suddenly, Agui suddenly broke in, and hurriedly reported with a bad look: "Lord Wang, it's not good, there is a problem with the children's home, the house collapsed, fortunately, the workers are not buried, and the workers just come down to rest, otherwise it will be miserable."
Lu Bochu was shocked how the house could collapse, under normal circumstances, this kind of problem would not occur at all, and he immediately got up and went to the children's home to check.
An Shi'an followed him.
When they came to the bereaved children's home, the workers were all shocked, and they saw Lu Bochu coming to salute cautiously.
Lin Yanyun hurriedly came with two Lang Zhong at this time, and when she saw Lu Bochu, she first walked over and bent her knees: "Lord Wanfu, Yanyun heard that there was a problem here in the children's home, and he was afraid that someone would be injured, so he hurriedly brought two Lang Zhong over to take a look at the big guy." ”
Lu Bochu looked solemn: "There is Miss Laurin." ”
"The prince is polite, it's just a gesture, Yanyun will take Lang Zhong over first."
"Hmm."
Lin Yanyun took the two Lang Zhong to the workers' place and asked if there were any injured people.
An Shi'an followed the inspectors to check the cause of the collapsed house, Lu Bochu came here yesterday to see that it was about to take shape, but he didn't expect it to collapse in a flash!
Such a big construction mistake is a very serious matter, and the old Zhang Zhan, who is in charge, knelt tremblingly in front of Lu Bochu, his lips trembling and his hands trembling with fright.
An Shi'an came back to talk back after checking with the inspector.
"Back to the prince, the preliminary judgment of the humble position is that the materials are shoddy and the wall is not firm caused by the collapse."
Lu Bochu was furious and yelled at Lao Zhang, who was in charge: "You are so bold, you dare to do anything with the materials." ”
Lao Zhang's frightened soul was about to fly out, and he replied in fear: "Lord Wang, the little one is wronged, the little one is only responsible for supervising the work, and the materials needed are all ordered by An Niangzi." ”
An Shi'an was startled, this is someone who wants to frame his sister-in-law, he was anxious to refute on the spot when he heard Lu Bochu say: "Call An Niangzi!"
"Yes."
Agui immediately went to ask An Qien.
An Qien heard someone talking about this matter on the street in the pharmacy, and knew that something had happened in the bereaved children's home, so he hurriedly put down the herbs in his hand and hurriedly ran over there.
Ah Gui met An Qien halfway and told her about it, Qingbi and Bai Lu Minghua said in unison: "Who framed our lady!" ”
An Qien looked solemn and didn't say anything first, but went to the scene to see the situation first, so as to find out what the problem was.
Several people came to the scene as fast as possible, and An Qien's tired forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat because his steps were too hurried.
Looking at the children's home, which was in ruins, An Qien's heart ached.
Walking in front of Lu Bochu, she was blessed with courtesy: "The prince is blessed." ”
Minghua realized the seriousness of the matter, and quickly walked away quietly at this time.
Lu Bochu glanced at An Qien and asked routinely: "The reason why the house collapsed was because of the use of inferior materials to shoddy, the materials were ordered by An Niangzi, does An Niangzi have anything to explain?" ”
An Qien replied calmly: "Back to the prince, the materials required by the bereaved children's home are all ordered according to the list given by the prince, and the money paid is also real material money." ”
Lu Bochu glanced at Agui, and Agui bent down and replied: "Lord Wang, the shopkeeper who sells wood and the shopkeeper who sells lime mortar have brought." ”
When the words fell, Agui waved to the people below, and the two shopkeepers were escorted to Lu Bochu, and the matter was in an uproar, and there were more and more people watching.
Lu Bochu asked the two seriously: "Say, what's going on, dare to say a lie, this king will never spare you!" ”
The two middle-aged shopkeepers glanced at each other in fear and knelt down.
The shopkeeper who sold the wood spoke first: "Lord Wang, the little one doesn't dare to lie, the small one deserves death, and he shouldn't have promised An Niangzi to use inferior wood for the bereaved children's house for the sake of immediate benefits. ”
An Shi'an didn't hold his breath and roared angrily: "You are talking nonsense! There is no shortage of this bit of silver! ”
An Qien looked at her brother with a blushing face and a thick neck, and she shook her head at him and signaled her brother to calm down.
She is not afraid of shadows!
An Shi'an tried to calm his angry mood.
The shopkeeper who sold stone pulp spoke at this time: "The prince spared his life, at that time, it was An Niangzi who repeatedly promised that nothing would happen, saying that she only used some inferior ones, and there would be no problems. ”
Lu Bochu looked at An Qien again and asked, "Is that so?" ”
An Qien replied calmly: "Hui Wang Ye Qien will not do such a thing, the materials needed by the bereaved children's house are indeed purchased from the two shopkeepers, I have nothing to worry about with the two shopkeepers, why do the two shopkeepers put me to death?" ”
When An Qien said the second half of the sentence, his eyes stared coldly at the two shopkeepers kneeling on the ground.
The two shopkeepers rightly identified the mastermind proposed by the Seven Graces.
The shopkeeper who sold wood attacked her even more: "It is because of the embezzlement of this silver, An Niangzi has the silver to open a medicine shop, otherwise where would An Niangzi get the money to open a medicine shop?" ”
An Shi'an didn't calm down again: "You'd better tell the truth quickly, An Niangzi is the daughter of An Mansion and there is no shortage of silver at all, slander is not a small crime!" ”
The shopkeeper who sold wood was not humble at all: "The small sentence is true, and the little one doesn't dare to lie now." ”
At this time, Minghua ran back out of breath and gave a stack of bills to An Qien.
An Qien said unhurriedly: "Lord, this is the bill that Qien orders every time, and he doesn't take bribes in private."
An Qien handed the bills to Lu Bochu with both hands, Lu Bochu looked through the bills, all of them were done according to the rules, although there were bills, it still couldn't prove that she didn't privately accept the silver from the two shopkeepers.
Now the two treasurers identified her, and if there is not enough evidence to prove her innocence, the matter will be troublesome, and so many people will see this, and he must be tried fairly and justly.
The two shopkeepers have recruited themselves.
"The younger one received two hundred taels of silver."
"The younger one received three hundred taels of silver."
An Qien's expression was heavy, these inferior materials can be transported in and the use of them shows that Lao Zhang is a traitor, and he is an expert who will not be able to see shoddy materials.
The current situation is very unfavorable to her, and it is not possible to find out at once that this matter is not leaky.
Lu Bochu frowned, of course he believed that An Qien would not do such a thing, but this matter had caused such a big impact and had to be tried in court.
He couldn't favor her at this time, otherwise it would be even more detrimental to her reputation.
Lu Bochu thought foresightly and said: "Lock up the three of them first, this matter will be investigated by the prefect Lord Lin, and the king will go to observe, and this matter will definitely come to light." ”