Chapter 653 Magistrate Xu's Little Assistant 9
Seeing her arguing with reason, Xu Qingyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Seven days is the limit."
Song Jinhuan thought she would have to continue to reason with him and appeal to his emotions, but she didn't expect the other party to agree so easily.
While surprised, I couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
She pulled a steamed bun from her large sleeve and presented it to Xu Qingyuan like a precious treasure, her eyes sparkling with obvious anticipation.
"Sir, would you like some steamed buns?"
The tone suggested that the offering was something extremely rare.
Xu Qingyuan accepted it almost unconsciously, saying, "Thank you."
Song Jinhuan was only being polite, but she didn't expect the other party to actually want it.
She swallowed hard, glancing reluctantly at the steamed bun in the other person's hand.
Xu Qingyuan sneered inwardly. For reasons unknown, he took a bite in front of the other person and commented with satisfaction, "The steamed bun is not bad."
Song Jinhuan immediately took out another bun from his sleeve, took a big bite, and said with a strange sense of competition, in a rather smug tone, "I have another one!"
Xu Qingyuan was slightly taken aback, staring blankly at the steamed bun in his hand, a sense of indescribable irritability and instinctive unease spreading from the bottom of his heart.
He frowned slightly and said abruptly, "Go down."
The tone of voice also turned several degrees colder.
Song Jinhuan's smile froze on his face. "Yes, Lord Xu."
She overstepped her bounds.
The young man in blue left swiftly and decisively.
The council chamber fell silent.
Xu Qingyuan then realized that he hadn't gotten any of the questions he should have asked.
He stared at the steamed bun for a long time with a dark look in his eyes, then swallowed it bite by bite without expression.
Jiang the advisor must be hiding something.
The matter he investigated must be the same as what Master Jiang encountered.
Xu Qingyuan was dissatisfied with something, perhaps it was the other party's wariness, or perhaps it was the other party's rather casual attitude towards him.
After stepping out of the council hall, Song Jinhuan sneezed violently.
The two constables from the previous day came to see her to report important matters.
Constable A: "Shi Lang did indeed seize the fertile land belonging to Granny Shi three years ago."
Constable B: "Not only that, they also bribed the lawyer."
Constable A: "The money clerk back then was also bribed by Shi Lang, so the matter of Granny Shi never reached the magistrate's ears."
Song Jinhuan suddenly realized why Granny Shi was so indifferent and hopeless about seeking justice.
Song Jinhuan put the paper, ink, brush, and inkstone into the basket, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go to Aunt Shi's house!"
Because of the assassination attempt the previous day, patrols in the city were doubled, and Song Jinhuan was accompanied by two more constables when he left the yamen.
The group soon arrived at Granny Shi's house.
Song Jinhuan spread the Xuan paper on the stone table, picked up the brush and said, "Aunt Shi, I will write the complaint for you. If you have any grievances, please appeal them."
Shi was stunned and tears welled up in her eyes. She was about to kneel down and kowtow when she was stopped by the constables behind Song Jinhuan.
"Aunt Shi's gift is too much; I, Jiang, am unworthy of it."
"Please tell me your request, Aunt Shi, so I can present it to Lord Xu."
Grandma Shi wiped away her tears and took a while to calm down before explaining her demands one by one.
Song Jinhuan quickly wrote down his pen, and Granny Shi pressed her handprint on it.
That afternoon, Song Jinhuan jogged all the way to see Xu Qingyuan.
Before he could even stand properly, he asked impatiently, "My lord, can the Shi family's case be heard in court tomorrow?"
Xu Qingyuan said calmly, "The legal document."
Song Jinhuan quickly took it out from his pocket and handed it over.
Xu Qingyuan skimmed through the text, reading, "The situation is dire; the court session will begin tomorrow morning."
Song Jinhuan smiled and said firmly, "Good!"
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