Chapter 132 He'd Better Be Serious
Shangguan Lin couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
It was a close call. I almost believed Su Lijun again.
Li Jingchen was so angry that his brain almost exploded when he heard what Su Lijun said.
He turned around and glared at Su Lijun fiercely, pointing at his nose and cursing.
"You are such a filthy, heartless bastard! You took so much money from me, and now you're putting the blame on me!"
Li was so shocked and angry.
Damn this Su Lijun! Want him to take the blame all by himself?
He won't get what he wants!
Even if he is going to die, he will have someone to support him!
Su Lijun stiffened his neck and said firmly: "Where did I take your money? Don't spit blood on me here!"
Li Jingchen also retorted: "I am not slandering anyone. What I said is obviously the truth!"
Shangguan Sui couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw this.
【Haha, dog bites dog, so exciting! 】
[Fight! Fight! Hehehe! ]
Shangguan Lin: ...
He cleared his throat and shouted, "That's enough! Stop swearing here."
As soon as his voice rang out, Li Jingqi and Su Lijun shuddered at the same time and fell silent.
Shangguan Lin's eyes fell on Li Jingchen, and he frowned and said, "You, tell me everything you know."
After listening to Sui Sui's inner voice, he naturally knew that what Li Jingqi said was the truth.
Su Lijun wanted to make excuses for himself again, but Shangguan Lin glared at him fiercely.
He immediately lowered his eyes and dared not say another word.
His palms were sweating and his mind was frantically thinking of countermeasures.
Li Jingchen bowed respectfully and told the whole story at once.
The examination of the imperial examination in Dayuechao was divided into collecting the papers, transcribing the papers, and correcting the papers.
Transcribing is the practice of copying the entire test paper again to prevent the examiner from recognizing the handwriting and giving more points due to personal connections or bribes. This practice started during the time of the previous emperor of the Dayue Dynasty.
The transcription part was handled by Su Lijun, and with the test paper in his hands, he had room to maneuver.
He secretly swapped the papers of Li Jingqi and Li Huaizhi...
After hearing this, Shangguan Lin's blood boiled rapidly and his face turned red with anger.
He stood up and pointed at Su Lijun and cursed: "You are so brave! You actually dared to change the examination papers directly!? Are you really brave?! I think you are tired of living!"
Su Lijun trembled and shook his head, "How dare I! Your Majesty, please don't listen to Li Jingchen's one-sided words!"
After saying that, he pointed at Li Jingchen and said, "You have no evidence at all! Don't accuse me here!"
Only he and Li Jingchen knew about this matter. As long as he refused to confess, Li Jingchen would be helpless against him!
As for the money that Li Jingqi gave him, he had already taken care of it...
Su Lijun felt relieved, but at this moment he heard Li Jingchen suddenly sneer.
Li Jing looked at Su Lijun with a raised eyebrow, "Su Lijun, you don't think I really don't have a backup plan, do you?"
Su Lijun suddenly became hoarse and his voice became stuttering.
"You, what do you mean..."
Li Jingchen sneered, "Did you put all the 10,000 taels I gave you in Chengde Bank?"
Su Lijun's face was stiff, and he blurted out, "How do you know?"
He was just worried that such a large sum of money appearing at home would definitely attract the attention of his mother and others.
So I thought I would put it aside first and then spend it slowly.
Li Jingchen spoke each word with pause, and what he said made Su Lijun feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and his whole body was chilled.
"Don't you ask before you put the money in? This Chengde Bank belongs to my in-laws! I knew it the night you put the money in."
"The manager of Chengde Bank has met you before, and he gave you the banknote, which also has the seal of Chengde Bank. What else can you rely on?!"
Su Lijun slumped his shoulders and stammered, "Even if, even if I really put 10,000 taels in the bank, how can you say that you gave me this money?"
Li Jingzhen sneered and pressed, "Your Su family has no foundation in the capital. Where can you get 10,000 taels of silver? Tell me! Who else can give you 10,000 taels of silver?"
Su Lijun's throat was dry and sore, and he wanted to speak but couldn't say anything for a while.
He could only stammer, "I, I didn't do anything. It was all you who framed me!"
Shangguan Sui watched the whole process and couldn't help but sigh.
[This Li Jingqi is indeed a little smart. He beat Su Lijun to the point where he couldn't fight back. ]
[It's a pity that this person has evil intentions, otherwise he would be a real talent. ]
Shangguan Lin also nodded in agreement.
However, if these little tricks are not used in the right way, they will only cause endless harm.
He glanced at the two of His Highness' men.
He turned around and said to Eunuch Chen in a cold voice: "Go to Chengde Money House and see if this is true."
This Su Lijun is Su Ting’s biological son.
If you want to punish him, you must have sufficient evidence, otherwise the Queen Mother will definitely not be willing.
Eunuch Chen nodded and immediately led his men out of the palace.
Shangguan Sui saw that the problem was almost solved, so he picked up the milk tea at hand and started drinking it.
Before she could take two sips, Qingping walked up to her.
He whispered in her ear, "Princess, Master Xiao is looking for you outside the palace. He said he has something very important to tell you immediately."
Shangguan Sui couldn't help but widen his eyes.
[Xiao Ziyuan is looking for me? What could he want? 】
[Xiao Ziyuan is a calm person. He must have something very important to tell me since he is so anxious to find me.]
Thinking of this, Shangguan Sui turned to look at Shangguan Lin beside him.
His big eyes blinked: "Daddy, I want to go out for a while!"
Shangguan Lin just listened to Shangguan Sui's thoughts.
I know she is going to look for Xiao Ziyuan.
Shangguan Lin pursed his lips into a thin line.
That brat Xiao Ziyuan, he better be in real trouble!
Finally, under Shangguan Sui's coquettish attack, Shangguan Lin let Shangguan Sui go.
Qingping brought Shangguan Sui and soon found Xiao Ziyuan outside the palace.
When Xiao Ziyuan saw Shangguan Sui, he immediately bowed to her.
"Greetings to the princess."
Shangguan Sui waved his hands, raised his little face and blinked at him.
"What do you want to see me about?"
Xiao Ziyuan pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and said slowly: "It's a matter about the Xu family..."
Xiao Ziyuan told Shangguan Sui everything Xu Zhi had told him.
The more Shangguan Sui listened, the wider his eyes widened.
[This matter is not mentioned at all in the original book! ]
[Oh my god, Xu, you are so cunning! ]
On the other side, in Yu’s study.
Eunuch Chen quickly brought back evidence of Su Lijun's stay in Chengde Qianzhuang.
Shangguan Lin narrowed his eyes and looked at the banker's testimony and the records left on the paper.
Shangguan Lin picked up the testimony and angrily shouted at Su Lijun: "What else do you have to say?"
"You took money to do things! You secretly replaced the test papers of candidates! You destroyed the examination atmosphere! You are simply a big termite!"
"People like you must be severely punished! Let all officials in the world see what happens when you abuse your power for personal gain and commit corruption!"
Shangguan Lin was so angry that his whole body was shaking and his eyes were about to burst into flames.
He immediately shouted: "Su Lijun, Li Jingchen, cheated in the imperial examination! Send him to the frontier..."
But before he could finish, a somewhat old voice sounded.
"etc!"
Shangguan Lin recognized the voice, suddenly paused, and looked fiercely toward the door.
Su Lijun's eyes immediately lit up.
The Queen Mother! The Queen Mother is here!
He will be saved when the Queen Mother comes!