Chapter 025 Chapter 25

Xue Chen glanced at the woman who had difficulty standing and said to Hu Sheng: "Bring her a box."

Hu Sheng asked someone to bring a box of medicinal materials over and asked the seriously injured woman to sit down.

The woman was a little moved, and a faint light appeared in her lifeless eyes: "How can this be? All the adults are standing, and I am of humble status, how can I sit down?"

Gong Jiu said coldly: "Sit down if I tell you to sit."

The woman was a little afraid of him, and sat down quickly, accidentally touching the wound on her body, and her expression was distorted with pain.

Xue Chen could probably guess her identity, but he was not sure. Seeing that the woman was very uncomfortable, he spoke calmly: "Who are you? What's your grievance?" "

I'm Song Xiaotao, a farmer in Gejia Village, Xinjian County. My late husband Ge Yong was originally a farm slave of Duan Zeng's family. There was a disaster, the harvest was poor, and there was really no food. Brother Yong went to find the farm owner, hoping that he would lend him some food for the sake of their old friendship.

"Who knew that the farm owner not only refused to lend, but beat Brother Yong out. He accidentally hit his head and was in so much pain that he couldn't get up that day and night. After taking several medicines, it was still useless. He died the next day. "

The people around sighed.

Even if such an experience has not happened to them, they have all heard of it.

A farm slave is a tenant farmer, who is said to be a long-term worker hired by the landlord, but in fact is not even as good as a dog. He works hard every day and can barely make a living in the end.

Song Xiaotao's eyes were red, and her expression became more calm and clear, "The family is poor and can't afford to hold a funeral. Many people died of hunger and disease due to famine, so even coffins are hard to buy. The government officials came and took Brother Yong to the charity farm, and I didn't stop them. Who could have thought that after several days, there was no relief money for the coffin. I went to ask the village chief, but he didn't know and took me to the government office. The government said that there was no such person in the county!"

After these words were spoken, the lively people were silent for a moment, and then there was a huge noise. Some questioned, some agreed, and there was also a lot of dirty words.

Song Xiaotao: "I beat the drum in the government office to appeal for justice, but Lord Li beat me with thirty sticks and kicked me out in the name of disturbing the court. I went to the charity cemetery to ask for my husband's body, but I found out that the body had already been burned to ashes! I was angry and made a big fuss. I was beaten and driven away by the guards of the charity cemetery, and I almost lost my life. I knew that if I died, my husband would never be able to clear his name, so I held on to my last breath and came before the Prince of Taiping to ask him to do justice! "

When Xue Chen pretended to be Gong Jiu and went to the government office, he heard the official in a green robe who looked rather frail talking about this matter.

He understood Gong Jiu's plan at that time, and his expression was calm at this time, not feeling surprised.

Gong Jiu sent people to take Ge Yong's body to the charity house, and they also gave Song Xiaotao three hundred taels of silver to let Song Xiaotao come to appeal for justice.

The two women who supported Song Xiaotao seemed to be from the same village as her. Judging from their angry expressions, they should be They are all true.

Luo Junqing was disheartened, his eyes wandering between Xue Chen and Gong Jiu, as if he was trying to figure out which one he had been dealing with all along.

The twin brothers looked completely the same, with the same deep facial features and pale complexion. At this moment, they were all expressionless, and there was not much difference in their temperaments, so it was impossible to tell them apart.

Luo Junqing said with a smile on his face: "Okay... very good... I was wrong by one move, and I fell into your trap."

Gong Jiu said: "Come on, take all these people back to the government office and wait for trial in court. "

A team of soldiers came out and escorted several officials away.

Xue Chen looked at Gong Jiu and found that Gong Jiu was also looking at him. The two brothers looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

Xue Chen nodded to Gong Jiu and turned to the carriage.

The system thought it was amazing: [Is this the end?] Xue Chen: [How can it be so fast?

We still have to collect evidence and have a trial in court. However, with Song Xiaotao leading the way, the others The victim should come forward to testify. Add to that various accounts and Chen Yuanwang, it is not difficult to convict Luo Junqing and his accomplices. 】

System: [Why did Luo Junqing just talk about those medicinal herbs? Those medicinal herbs are worth at most 4,000 taels of silver. Even if it is doubled, it will not exceed 20,000 taels. Why didn't he mention food? Obviously, food is the rations in the government office. 】

The carriage started and headed towards Gong Jiu's house Walking slowly, Xue Chen closed his eyes and rested: [Because the account doesn't match.]

System: [I don't understand.]

Xue Chen: [Before the disaster, local people fled to Huaidian, and the population dropped sharply. The government allocated food according to the previous population, a small part was used to help the victims, and the rest was stored in the granary. In the spring of next year, cheap food and large tracts of land were used to attract outsiders to come and become laborers. With the money and political achievements, the higher-ups won't notice it.】

System:【I understand! What role does Gong Jiu play? An imperial eunuch who helps cover up the case?】

Xue Chen:【My brother is against them.】

System:【Huh?】

Xue Chen:【My brother came here in the name of the Prince of Taiping, so he certainly can't act recklessly like he did on the Nameless Island. He will definitely investigate thoroughly, otherwise he wouldn't have arranged for Song Xiao to be arrested. Tao Lai seeks justice. His goal is to thoroughly investigate the case, convict Luo Junqing, take a portion of the money Luo Junqing embezzled as military expenses, and put the rest into his own pocket. 】

System: [So Gong Jiu tolerated the disaster and protected Luo Junqing at the beginning. When he has embezzled enough, he will take action against him? 】

Xue Chen said with relief: [System, you have become smarter. Is this what it means to be close to a red person? 】

System: [...Don't interrupt. Gong Jiu won't do that now, right? 】

Xue Chen: [Everything is out in the open. My brother has no chance to send the money and food directly to the nameless island. Unless he stages a robbery himself while escorting food and military pay to the front line. Doing so will definitely cause a big commotion. He is still hiding his strength and it is impossible for him to be exposed now. It is likely that he will be safe. Nothing. 】

He had understood all this a long time ago, and with a few simple moves, Gong Jiu gave up his plan.

Once the herbs and food were distributed, the situation in Longxing Prefecture would be under control, and then the land sold by Luo Junqing would be distributed to the farmers who had no land to farm, and everything would be good.

He was right, the vest man had little influence, and no one could save him. Gong Jiu, who had the ability to save people, was a No one wants to save him.

All this has changed because of the arrival of the original body.

The system has to admit that Xue Chen is really smart.

After returning to his residence, Ma Jia returned to Hongdouju to drink and refine the elixir.

Xue Chen is in Cangyunxuan, waiting for Gong Jiu to come back.

The servants in the mansion only found out today that the young master has a brother who looks exactly like him. They are all very curious and sneak around in the yard to watch him secretly.

Before crossing over, Xue Chen was an only child and had never experienced anything like this. However, in the original owner's memory, many dignitaries had expressed surprise and admiration for his and his brother's appearance.

The original owner had long been accustomed to these reactions from others, and Xue Chen found it very novel. However, when he thought that his brother would not always be so honest and would have an attack every few days, he did not find it interesting at all.

He took off his white clothes and chose a dark blue wide-sleeved long gown with a silver thread entangled branch pattern. He did not care that his hair was a little messy. He picked up a book at random and read it while lying on the couch.

In comparison, Gong Jiu was not so free.

He worked overtime until late at night, and it would take several days to handle this case according to the process.

Gong Jiu wrote a letter and rushed the collected evidence and the confessions of Luo Junqing and others to the capital. He also sent another copy to King Taiping. The rest was to detain the criminal and wait for the superior's decision.

It was already late at night when he returned to the mansion. The lights were on in Cangyunxuan and someone was waiting for him to come back.

Gong Jiu slowed down his pace and entered the house. He found that his brother was half lying on the small couch and drowsy. There was a book on the ground, which must have fallen from his hands.

He went forward, picked up the book, and put it aside: "Brother, go to the room and sleep, be careful not to catch a cold."

Xue Chen responded softly, but he was too tired to open his eyes.

Gong Jiu carried him directly to the bedroom.

There was only one bed in the room, but fortunately it was big enough for two grown men to sleep on it.

Gong Jiu lay beside him, looking at his brother's sleeping face, and vaguely thought he was back in his childhood.

Before their mother passed away, they often slept together like this.

Later, he couldn't help but commit self-mutilation.

When he was young, he had not yet worshipped Wu Ming as his master, and his martial arts were not as mysterious as they are now. He only dared to use various sharp weapons to inflict injuries in hidden places.

Sometimes he would indulge in it and lose his mind, leaving his skin torn and the smell of blood on his body. Fearing that his brother would find out, Gong Jiu didn't dare to get too close.

Gong Jiu stared at Xue Chen's face in a daze for a long time, and suddenly his body became hot and his breathing became rapid.

He realized something was wrong and bit his lips hard. The sweet and fishy blood flowed into his mouth from the tip of his tongue. The pain did not wake him up, but instead made him feel extremely comfortable. He couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

He picked up the whip on the shelf beside the bed as quickly as possible, jumped up and broke the window and left.

Xue Chen was awakened by the sound of the window breaking: [Ahhhhh!]

System: [Stop making noise, stop making noise.]

Xue Chen: [What is he doing in the middle of the night? He can't sleep well even after changing places! I shouldn't have come!]

Gong Jiu begged outside: "Fight me, please...fight me!"

Xue Chen collapsed: [Can't he just walk a little further away.]

System: [Maybe he thought your sleep quality is still as good as before.]

Xue Chen: [I can't stand it. Why do I have to deal with such a brother? 】

Having said that, Xue Chen still had to maintain his persona and pretend that he knew nothing. Otherwise, when Gong Jiu gets sick in the future, he might not even avoid him, and would just beg him to beat him up, just like he was facing Xie Heng.

Xue Chen stared at the ceiling in a daze for a while: [Tong'er, what's Xie Heng's synchronization rate?]

System: [93%, and there are still 48 skill points that are not used.]

Xue Chen: [I want to open a new vest.]

Since he traveled through time, Xue Chen has never been so active in opening a vest. The system suspected that it had heard it wrong: [You don't have a fever, do you?]

Xue Chen said dimly: [After opening the vest, I will pass out directly, and I won't be able to hear the noise made by my perverted brother.]

System: [... Do you really want to open it?]

Xue Chen: [Open it. 】

The system said that his soul is incomplete. Now it seems that nothing is wrong, but in fact his life span is shorter than that of normal people.

Xue Chen looks shabby, but in fact he doesn't want to die at all, not to mention that he has already built up feelings for his father and brother.

Xue Chen is still frightened by the time when his main body was offline.

If he delays and escapes, misses the opportunity to repair his soul, and dies suddenly, then wouldn't it be a waste of time to travel through time!

The system hesitantly took out the turntable and projected it into his mind.

The silver-purple turntable began to rotate, gradually slowing down, and the pointer pointed to one of the grids.

The turntable disappeared, and the grid enlarged, showing the appearance of a new vest.

Against a dark red background, the young man in black walked through a sea of ​​blood and a mountain of corpses, holding a long knife in his hand, as sharp as a rainbow. His eyes were tightly closed, a tear of blood flowed from the corner of his eye down his cheek, as if he was mourning for the dead.

Xue Chen: [It looks good, with hands and feet. I want to choose the time to release it myself, give me the permission! ]