Zhao Lin and Su Di helped Li Xingye check and organize documents in the second hall of Shengjing Prefecture.
Although this is just an ordinary job, it is of great significance.
On the one hand, this can only be done by trusted confidants, but on the other hand, one can get a lot of information from them that ordinary people cannot get.
"I didn't expect so many murders to happen right under the emperor's feet."
Sudi said as he sorted things out.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Shengjing Prefecture is the largest prefecture in the world, with a population of one million. The probability of accidents is naturally higher than in other places."
Sudi said, "That's the truth. Hey, there are still spies from the Northern Di?"
Zhao Lin took the document and read it through. He was also a little surprised. "A spy actually got into the Prince's Mansion and almost assassinated the young master? Is the Prince's Mansion's defense so poor?"
Sudi said, "They must have thought that the Crown Prince was in such high position that no one would dare to cause trouble, so the guards were not very attentive and just did a perfunctory job."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "That's possible, but I think the more likely possibility is that there's collusion between traitors."
Sudi asked, "Are you saying there's a Northern Di traitor in the Crown Prince's Mansion?"
"It doesn't necessarily have to be the Northern Di." Zhao Lin said, "Assassinating the young prince wouldn't have much impact on the Crown Prince. Instead, it would arouse hatred towards the Northern Di throughout the court. But what if someone deliberately framed the Northern Di?"
Sudi's thoughts turned, and he said, "You mean... Prince Yu?"
Zhao Lin said, "Not necessarily. It depends on who would benefit the most if something happened to the young master. Obviously, it would not benefit Beidi."
Sudi said: "But it won't do much good to Prince Yu."
Zhao Lin said: "Not necessarily. For a leader, a good successor is very important."
Sudi nodded: "That's true."
The prince currently has one son and two daughters. His son is six years old and is the eldest grandson. He is very much loved by the emperor and is praised by the emperor as a good grandson. Some people even say that the prince can become the prince in part because he has a good son.
If this good grandson died, the emperor would definitely blame the prince for not taking good care of the child, and might even dislike him for it, which would allow others to take advantage.
"It doesn't have to be Prince Yu." Zhao Lin said casually, "There are many people who want to seize the throne, not just the Crown Prince and Prince Yu."
Sudi nodded and said, "That's right, you see it very clearly."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "This is the benefit of reading a lot of books."
The two chatted casually while working, when suddenly the master came over and said, "Mr. Zhao, the master wants you to come over."
"good."
Zhao Lin followed the lawyer over and asked, "Mr. Zou, what does the master want me to do?"
Zou Yu did not hide it and said, "Someone accused you of being fickle and abandoning your wife and children, so the Lord asked you to come over for questioning."
Zhao Lin paused and said, "Abandoning your wife and children? I'm only sixteen years old."
Zou Yu spread his hands and said, "A man can be a man when he's thirteen or fourteen."
Zhao Lin smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know who hates me so much that they would use such means to disgust me."
Zou Yu chuckled and said, "If you are not envied by others, you are a mediocre person. Master Zhao should be happy."
"That's right."
The two came to the study, where Li Xingye usually handles things.
"Sir, Young Master Zhao is here."
Zou Yu stood next to Li Xingye.
Li Xingye didn't even raise his head. He wrote something while saying, "Everyone, sit down."
Only then did Zhao Lin and Zou Yu sit down.
Li Xingye waited until he finished writing what he was doing before putting down his pen and looking up at Zhao Lin: "Mr. Zou has told you everything, right? What do you have to say?"
Zhao Lin said, "Do you believe it, sir?"
Li Xingye said calmly, "Whether I believe it or not is not important. What matters is the evidence."
Zhao Lin nodded: "No matter who the person outside is, I don't know him, and I haven't done anything like abandoning my wife and children."
After a pause, Zhao Lin said shyly, "I'm still a virgin."
Li Xingye nodded slightly: "How are you going to deal with it?"
Zhao Lin said: "I want to meet that woman."
"Walk."
Li Xingye stood up, and Zhao Lin and Zou Yu followed behind him.
When they were almost at the lobby, Zhao Lin thought for a moment, said a few words to Zou Yu, changed clothes with Zou Yu, and smeared some dirt on the ground on his face, drawing a smoky mustache.
The court had already started. On both sides, yamen runners stood holding water and fire sticks. In the middle, a woman in tattered clothes was kneeling on the ground, holding a swaddling baby in her arms. It seemed that the child was only one month old.
The outside was full of people watching the excitement, all talking about the new champion abandoning his wife and children.
"mighty……"
Seeing Li Xingye coming in, the yamen runners on both sides immediately shouted loudly, scaring the woman on the ground so much that she shivered violently and held the child even tighter.
Bang!
The gavel slammed heavily on the table.
"Who is here? What are you complaining about?" Li Xingye asked.
The woman hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, I, Liu Qiaoniang, am suing the scholar Zhao Lin for abandoning his wife and children."
Everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin coughed dryly and said, "You said Zhao Lin abandoned his wife and children. Are you his wife?"
Liu Qiao's mother said, "I am not."
Zhao Lin asked, "Who is it?"
Liu Qiaoniang said, "I met Zhao Lin a year ago. I was deceived by his sweet words and did something wrong. At that time, he promised to marry me, but after he passed the imperial examination, he broke off all ties with me and I can't find him anymore. If I hadn't learned that he was working as a staff member for the adults here, I wouldn't be able to find him now."
Zhao Lin asked, "So you and Zhao Lin are very familiar with each other?"
Liu Qiaoniang said decisively: "Very familiar. We have known each other for more than two years."
Zhao Lin asked, "Do you think he is here?"
Liu Qiaoniang raised her head and looked around, then lowered her head again: "He's not here."
Li Xingye and everyone else wanted to laugh.
She just said she was very familiar with him, but when he stood in front of her, she didn't recognize him. Although Zhao Lin put on a little makeup, she shouldn't have been unable to recognize him.
Zhao Lin's makeup is just to fool people who are not familiar with him. People like Li Xingye and Zou Yu can definitely recognize him.
This is someone I've only known for a few days.
According to Liu Qiaoniang, they have known each other for more than two years and even gave birth to his child, but he didn't recognize her in person?
Zhao Lin whispered a few words to a yamen runner, who looked up at Li Xingye. Li Xingye nodded, and the yamen runner quickly left. A moment later, Sudi followed.
"What orders does your Excellency have for me?"
Su Di saluted Li Xingye. Zhao Lin interrupted Su Di and asked Liu Qiaoniang, "Do you know him?"
Liu Qiaoniang immediately said, "I know him. It's him, the unfaithful man. Do you still remember me, Liu Qiaoniang?"
Sudi was puzzled and asked, "Who are you? Who is the unfaithful person?"
"You still don't acknowledge me?" Liu Qiaoniang burst into tears. "You lied to me into giving birth to your child, and then you used the dowry money I saved so hard to pay for your education. Now that you've achieved success, you don't acknowledge me? Zhao Lin, you're not a human being!"
"Zhao Lin? Me?"
Sudi turned his head and looked at Zhao Lin with a look of surprise.
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