Over at the county government office.

Master Li hurriedly came out from outside.

"Dongweng, the person who had the last conflict with the Gu family, the young master of the southern prefecture, Song Shaobai is one of them;

This guy is no good.

Taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

Drive the price of Gujia's fabrics to the extreme!

There is one more person, and that is the Chen family!

Just now, when we posted the notice, a few women started shouting that they knew about the Gu family.

The students then learned that the Gu family had hired them to falsely accuse the Chen family's food stall of being unclean and causing diarrhea.

Magistrate Su was originally writing some suggestions on how to deal with the displaced people in Yingzhou Prefecture.

This is a task specifically assigned to the county magistrate by the higher-level government.

The weather is severely drought-stricken.

Many refugees fled from the southern prefecture city to Yingzhou Prefecture.

"The Chen family? The Chen Xian family?"

"Yes."

A strange thought arose in Magistrate Su's mind: Could this matter be related to Chen Xian?

The story of Ma Jinping is still vivid in my mind.

He knew all too well the methods of this ninth-rank general, Zuo Lang.

"My lord, there is one more thing... The Gu family has pawned all their houses, shops, and land..."

Even more strangely, Gu Er insisted that it wasn't on him, his expression conflicted and pained!

It was all genuine emotion, not fake at all; he was crying buckets.

Magistrate Su smiled and asked, "What did the pawnshop say?"

"Yes, the pawnshop sent someone to identify Gu Er, and that's the one who sold all the land and houses."

Where is the Gu family's butler?

"They're gone, they just left."

"They've left?"

"Forget it, the case is almost clear now. It's a family matter. Gu Erlang has gone mad and ruined the whole family."

"Gu Junshan is really not a mature father. He is a failure and has driven a teenager crazy."

Suddenly, a yamen runner came to report.

"Sir, he has confessed. He says he only asks that you arrest the murderer who beat him, and he is willing to donate all of the Gu family's silver to the county government."

Magistrate Su was taken aback.

Suddenly, he asked, "Several thousand taels of silver, and you really don't know who did it?"

The constable reported: "He said it was an old man, his face was obscured, and his head was covered."

Song Shaobai, who was invited over for questioning, stood at the door and said calmly, "Your Excellency, the Gu family's mere few thousand taels of silver sounds like a lot."

Whether it's the preparation before the murder or the cleanup afterwards.

The Song family was a powerful clan; they could earn back several thousand taels of silver in a day or two by simply keeping it in their shop.

Why would I risk losing my right to be an heir for a little bit of profit?

Isn't this ridiculous?

Magistrate Su nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, Young Master Song. My clerk, please see Young Master Song out for me."

After everyone left.

It's not Song Shaobai; the only one connected to the Gu family is Chen Xian.

When Master Li returned, Su Yong snapped out of his daze.

"Master, I forgot to ask you earlier, why is the Gu family slandering the Chen family?"

"It's strange, but the eldest son of the Gu family and Chen Xian's wife were engaged before."

Unfortunately, the young master of the Gu family died unexpectedly.

The woman, however, lived a good life, and people spread rumors that she was a jinx, bringing bad luck to men.

Perhaps, there's a thorn stuck in Gu Junshan's heart?

The son died, but the woman is still alive and well?

Su Yong's gaze was calm, but his eyes were unfathomable. Could it be that Chen Xian was the ultimate winner?

Those several thousand taels of silver were on him?

Then she suddenly remembered that her son had been taken care of by the other party in Qingxia Village.

The other person is a nice person.

Lost in thought...

Suddenly, I remembered that the Gu family deserved it, so let's put this case to rest.

Five people were murdered, plus a newly appointed official who had just been granted a minor post by imperial decree.

There's really no need to slap the faces of those in power.

Su Yong: If it weren't for the mysterious person hitting Gu Er with a black stick, Gu Er would probably have run off to a deserted place.

The verdict in this case was very simple; it was practically unchallenging.

It was utterly tasteless.

If there's any flaw, it might be that we didn't have the chance to catch the mysterious man in black.

...

Cloth shop.

Chen Xian had already written quite a few drafts.

"Brother, would you like to take a look at this analysis of the poem 'Cicada'?"

Uncle Fu instinctively reached out to take it.

A slight smile appears so quickly.

This is a poem from a previous dynasty.

Hanging down, it drinks in the clear dew; its melodious sound flows from the sparse paulownia trees.

1. Note:

Background of this poem: A short poem that uses an object to convey a meaning...

Flowing sound: continuous chirping.

Translation 2: The sound of cicadas echoed through the woods...

3. Analysis: The first two lines use the cicada's high-pitched song as a metaphor, suggesting the far-reaching nature of the human figure. The person's refined and handsome appearance, lofty and elegant demeanor…

The third and fourth lines describe the cicadas' song carrying far, which most people would assume is due to the autumn wind, but the poet has a different meaning...

Content and emotion: This is a poem that uses an object to express one's aspirations; the cicada's noble and proud character, and its self-assured arrogance, are thought-provoking...

Uncle Fu's eyelids twitched more and more as he looked...

Although he had never participated in the imperial examinations, the young masters of the Su family had all participated formally. Through his interactions with them, he inadvertently learned some answering strategies for poetry appreciation exams.

Chen Xian is just a farmer, how come he's so familiar with answering questions?

Moreover... after Chen Xian's analysis, the originally messy answers were neatly organized.

Naturally, Instructor Xu's writing is quite good.

It also contains useful information.

But that guy was too arrogant.

Simply put, it's about a complete novice writer who doesn't care about anything, doesn't even bother with paragraph breaks, and just launches a barrage of attacks.

The guy in charge of proofreading and typesetting didn't dare to add, delete, or modify anything arbitrarily!

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