Chapter 50: County Case
Qin Chi stepped into the house.
Then I saw Song Jin and Mrs. Huang talking in the kitchen.
Mrs. Huang is picking vegetables.
Song Jin made chicken soup himself.
Seeing Qin Chi coming back, Song Jin smiled and told him to go back to his room to rest, saying that the hot water had been boiled and he could take a hot bath later to relieve his tiredness.
"My lady, don't worry."
Qin Chi grabbed Song Jin's hand.
Song Jin was stunned, "What's wrong, husband?"
"Sit down, I want to talk to you." Qin Chi pushed the person to sit next to him.
He killed someone not long ago.
Now she was busy running around for him as if nothing had happened.
My wife is quite capable.
But aren't you tired? Qin Chi held Song Jin in his arms, stroking her back again and again, silently, meaning that he wanted Song Jin to rest with him.
Only half a while passed.
Qin Chi hasn't closed his eyes yet.
Song Jin leaned in his arms and fell asleep.
Qin Chi placed the person on the bed and then walked out of the room quietly.
Come to the west wing.
I went to the next room through the secret door of the west wing.
Shopkeeper Tao was already waiting there, "Sir, what's going on with the exam?"
“It’s OK.”
Qin Chi lifted his shirt and sat down, "How is the Zeng family's matter?"
"The eldest master of the Zeng family announced to the public that the second master died of a sudden illness and did not report it to the authorities."
It stands to reason that Zeng Erye is dead, and Zeng's eldest master must be furious, and should urge the government to solve the case. In fact, Zeng originally planned to report the case, but he learned from the guard that Zeng Erye asked the guard to kill Huang Bingliang, and the man happened to die in South City, so this matter could not be exposed.
No matter what, Huang Bingliang is still a yamen runner.
It would also be a big trouble if the government found out.
Two murders in one night naturally alarmed the prefect Yang Lingyu.
The prefect sent someone to Zeng's house to inquire.
However, Uncle Zeng said that the person died suddenly and it was not a murder as rumored by outsiders.
If the people do not report, the officials will not investigate.
The government could not force the Zeng family to report the case.
"Uncle Zeng is...something." Qin Chi flipped through the personal information about Uncle Zeng.
Shopkeeper Tao said, "Mr. Zeng has a mixed reputation in Huizhou Prefecture. He never offends anyone he cannot afford to offend. What he does most often is to stab people in the back, but he is also very cautious and never shows up in person, so he has not been caught in any trouble over the years."
"We haven't found our people either?"
Qin Chi raised his head and looked towards Shopkeeper Tao.
Shopkeeper Tao had a headache, "No."
"This person has done so many bad things, but his reputation is not that bad." Qin Chi threw the information on the table.
Mr. Zeng Er was just a chess piece pushed out into the open by Mr. Zeng Da.
With the presence of Second Master Zeng in the city, outsiders have a better impression of First Master Zeng.
Dead people are worthless.
He was immediately abandoned by Uncle Zeng.
Mr. Zeng has already been buried, leaving the government no chance to conduct an autopsy.
"Before Huang Bingliang died, he said that he would not let Zeng Erye have an easy life. Zeng Erye suspected that Huang Bingliang's death was a back-up plan for Zeng Erye, and he was secretly sending people to find his accomplices."
Normally, how could Huang Bingliang dare to blackmail Zeng's family? In fact, Huang Bingliang did not dare to do so.
This matter was caused by Song Jin.
Huang Bingliang misunderstood that Zeng Erye wanted to kill people to silence them, and Zeng Erye thought that Huang Bingliang wanted to blackmail him.
By some strange coincidence the situation has developed into what it is today.
Qin Chi ordered, "The government officials will investigate Huang Bingliang's death and lead the clues of the murderer to the Zeng family guards. Those people are not clean."
"good!"
Shopkeeper Tao took the order and left in a hurry.
Time flies, and three days passed in a blink of an eye.
It was the day when the results were announced.
Song Jin got up early in the morning.
He would run to the door to take a look from time to time and was more nervous than Qin Chi himself.
Mrs. Huang was happy, "You will definitely win, don't be nervous, madam!"
"I don't want to be nervous..."
Didn't he just help himself? Song Jin looked at Qin Chi with an embarrassed smile.
Noticing that Qin Chi's brows were relaxed and he seemed to be in a good mood, Song Jin moved closer to him and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you nervous? This is related to your future..."
"Nervous."
Qin Chi responded with a smile.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
He wanted to say that he was not nervous, but he was afraid that Song Jin would be even more embarrassed and angry.
Song Jin glanced at him and said, "It's almost time to go and check the list."
"There will be a lot of people here today. I've asked someone to help us check. Just wait for news at home."
"Shouldn't we go and see this kind of thing in person?" Song Jin felt that he should go and see it in person.
Qin Chi didn't want her to go there. "There are too many people there, especially in front of the list. I'm not in good health, so I'd better not go. My wife, just stay at home with me, okay?"
Song Jin imagined the crowded situation.
I immediately gave up the idea of looking at the list.
If someone is accidentally pushed down, he or she may be trampled, or even lose his or her life if he or she is unlucky.
Qin Chi did make arrangements.
Not only did they arrange people to check the list, they also tried their best to prevent the news from reaching Qinjiagou.
“I got it! I got it!”
Old Li ran in excitedly from outside. He was sweating profusely, his hair and clothes were messy, but he was still in high spirits.
"Congratulations, sir. Congratulations, sir, on winning the first place in this year's county exam!"
Song Jin stood up happily, "Did you really win?"
“I got it! I really got it!”
Old Li was overjoyed.
After Song Jin felt happy, he realized that he had gotten carried away, so he smiled and quickly gave Old Li a tip.
I saw Mrs. Huang was also there.
Song Jin gave Huang Po another hundred coins as a reward.
Qin Chi saw that Song Jin was so happy that his eyes were curved, and he didn't even care about his dignified manner. He looked more lively, which was very suitable for his current age. He felt that the temporary decision to take the imperial examination was the right one.
So after the happiness.
Song Jin sat next to Qin Chi and asked with a smile, "Husband, are you still going to take the remaining four exams?"
The first place in the first round has a special treatment.
That is, you don’t have to take the remaining four exams and can directly take part in the provincial examination.
Qin Chi grabbed Song Jin's hand and gently played with her fingers. "I'm in poor health, so I won't go if I can avoid the exam."
Hearing this, Song Jin fell silent.
This is a good reason and a sufficient one.
When Qin Chi saw her expression, he guessed what she was thinking, so he simply rested his head on her shoulder, acting like he was really weak.
What can Song Jin do? He can only cooperate! The provincial examination will be held in two months.
It is not easy to ensure that the news that Qin Chi won the first place in the county does not spread to Qinjiagou.
For this reason, Qin Chi specially asked someone to intercept the news, but it is hard to say how long it can be concealed.
Mainly people from Qinjiagou, there will always be villagers coming to the county town. If they hear the news, it will definitely spread to the whole village.
"Madam, how about we go back to Qinjiagou and live there for a few days?"
"Okay, when will you be back?"
"It's better to do it today than to wait for a day."
If the two of them don't go back, Boss Qin will come to the county town.
They immediately rented a carriage and the young couple returned to Qinjiagou together.