Chapter 682 Just Right (Happy Birthday to Book Friend "A Green Leaf")
County Magistrate Tang smiled slightly and propped up his head to watch him eat. Ying Wenhai felt a little uncomfortable. He poured himself a bowl of water to moisten his throat and then asked, "Did Ji Hao really survive?"
County Magistrate Tang raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
Ying Wenhai lowered his head and said, "He lost so much blood at that time that his stomach was broken..."
"Didn't you think of that when you whipped his horse?"
Ying Wenhai clenched his steamed bun and said, "Who would have thought that his riding skills were so bad that he would fall off the horse..."
Under the gaze of County Magistrate Tang, Ying Wenhai was unable to continue speaking.
County Magistrate Tang withdrew his gaze. After all, it was the first time the person involved spoke, and he didn't want to make the atmosphere too awkward.
"What I'm more curious about is why you two fought in Chunfeng Tower. Was the stuff on the silver hairpin applied beforehand? Don't you know that wounds that become infected can also be fatal?"
Ying Wenhai stopped talking again.
County Magistrate Tang laughed and said, "Even if you didn't tell me, I've already retrieved all the witnesses I should have in the past few days, including the servant who served you, the person you called in Chunfeng Tower, and that woman. They're all in jail now."
County Magistrate Tang clapped his hands, and the bailiffs outside went into the innermost layer of the prison and dragged several people out with clanging sounds.
One of them, who looked like a servant, knelt down as soon as he saw Ying Wenhai, crawled forward on his knees and shouted, "Master, please save me, Master, Master——"
County Magistrate Tang waved his hand, and the bailiff covered his mouth and dragged him away.
Ying Wenhai's face changed drastically and he looked at County Magistrate Tang angrily.
County Magistrate Tang nodded at the table, looked at him and smiled, "Don't be angry. Now that Ji Hao is alive, what can't we talk about? What's the point of keeping that secret? Who gave you the idea to apply something on the silver hairpin?"
Ying Wenhai lowered his eyes and said nothing, but he began to doubt in his heart. He wondered whether Ji Hao was really alive, or whether he was already dead, and County Magistrate Tang was deceiving him.
No matter how scheming a sixteen-year-old boy was, he was no different from a naked child in front of County Magistrate Tang. He understood at a glance.
He touched his chin and pondered. This was a bit difficult. He couldn't just let him go and ask for proof, nor could he take him to the Ji family...
Just as he was thinking this, a yamen runner came in quickly and whispered in Magistrate Tang's ear, "Someone from the Ying family is here."
County Magistrate Tang looked up at him, and the bailiff whispered, "It's the steward of the Ying family, coming to bring some food and daily necessities to Young Master Ying."
Ying Wenhai also pricked up his ears to eavesdrop. County Magistrate Tang turned his head to look at him and said with a smile, "Let him in."
The steward of the Ying family soon came in with two servants carrying things. He was stunned to see so many yamen runners inside. When he saw County Magistrate Tang sitting in the cell, he was even more surprised and hesitated for a moment.
County Magistrate Tang waved and smiled at him, "Come in if you're here. Poor thing, it's been three days since I last saw your young master, hasn't it?"
Isn't that what you stopped us from seeing?
Manager Ying bowed his head and knelt down to pay his respects to County Magistrate Tang, then asked the servants to carry in some food and daily necessities. While taking out the chicken, duck, fish and meat, Manager Ying kept muttering something about the old lady missing the young master and the master worrying about the young master, then he secretly glanced at County Magistrate Tang.
County Magistrate Tang sat quietly on the stool, not even moving his butt, let alone leaving to avoid suspicion.
Manager Ying was helpless. After taking out all the things, he couldn't find anything to say even if he was smart.
County Magistrate Tang picked up a pair of chopsticks, ate a mouthful of the still-warm fish, nodded, and said, "Not bad, sending so many delicious foods, is this definite good news?"
Manager Ying laughed awkwardly, "You are joking, sir. This is because our old lady feels sorry for the young master, so she asked me to bring it here."
"Are you kidding?" County Magistrate Tang said with a smile, "I never joke. This morning, Imperial Physician Fan, Doctor Ji, and four other doctors all left the Ji residence, each bringing a cartload of gifts. So, didn't your master ask about Imperial Physician Fan and Young Master Ji's condition?"
Ying Wenhai also sat up straight and looked at him.
Manager Ying quickly said, "Of course I asked. Our master has always felt guilty and has been sending doctors and medicine to the Ji family almost every day these days..."
Magistrate Tang listened with a smile as he recounted how the Ying family had done their utmost to appease the Ji family. After he finished speaking, he asked, "What did Imperial Physician Fan say?"
Manager Ying smiled and said, "Imperial Physician Fan said that Young Master Ji has woken up and will be fine after recuperation."
If he hadn't been afraid that County Magistrate Tang would take it too seriously, he would have wanted to say that Young Master Ji would be back to full health in a while. After all, the healthier the victim sounded, the less guilt their young master would have.
County Magistrate Tang smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, that's pretty much what I heard."
Seeing that Manager Ying was still standing there, he waved his hand and said, "Why are you still standing there? The things have been delivered and the people have been seen. Let's go."
The manager should be stunned.
The bailiff smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Manager Ying, this is a prison cell. It's unlucky. You'd better go back first."
Manager Ying still had some confidential matters to discuss with his young master, but seeing that County Magistrate Tang was sitting still, he knew that he had no chance today. He could only sigh and bow to take his leave.
After the Ying family had left, County Magistrate Tang had someone serve him a bowl of soup and he simply ate his lunch in prison.
He also called Ying Wenhai, "You should come and eat some too. After all, this is a gift from your old lady. But you've been hungry for two days, so don't eat greasy food. Eat something light. Hmm, this lotus root soup is good."
Ying Wenhai sat back at the table and came back to his senses after serving the soup. "Is Ji Hao really okay?"
County Magistrate Tang smiled at him and said, "I never bother to lie to anyone, but would your steward lie to you?"
Ying Wenhai thought about it and couldn't find any reason why Manager Ying lied to him, so he put his heart at ease. Then he felt very hungry. Looking at the chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table, he couldn't help but stretch out his chopsticks.
County Magistrate Tang knocked down his chopsticks and said, "Only light food is allowed."
Ying Wenhai frowned, but turned his chopsticks to pick up some vegetarian dishes.
County Magistrate Tang continued his previous question, "Who taught you to paint on the silver hairpin?"
Ying Wenhai looked up at him and said, "Isn't that case already closed? Why are you always asking about Chunfeng Tower instead of the horse fall?"
County Magistrate Tang smiled and said, "I like to investigate the cause and effect of cases. In my opinion, the conflict between you two in Qixia Mountain was caused by the incident at Chunfeng Tower."
He said, "I didn't judge the Chunfenglou case. It was settled privately between your two families, so there are many things I don't know."
County Magistrate Tang said, "To convict you two of your crimes, we must investigate from the beginning. I know he scolded you on Mount Qixia, and I also know you whipped his horse in anger, but the reason he scolded you was because of the Chunfeng Tower incident, so I want to get to the root of the problem."
Ying Wenhai sneered, "Then you're wrong. Our feud didn't begin at Chunfeng Tower, but three years ago when he first arrived in Yizhou City."
County Magistrate Tang made a gesture of listening attentively and motioned him to continue.
As a county magistrate who had handled all sorts of bizarre cases, he loved listening to stories. Magistrate Tang even raised his hand and poured him a glass of water to moisten his throat.
I wish my book friend “a green leaf” to become more and more beautiful, everything goes well, and be happy every day. Happy birthday!!!
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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