Bai Qingsheng was waiting for Du Huachang angrily, "Two thousand taels of silver, you fucking told me it was two hundred taels. Damn, you swallowed eighteen thousand yourself."
Du Huachang was speechless. He didn't dare to look at Bai Qingsheng's eyes and said, "No, no."
Zhao Huan slammed the gavel and said, "Du Huachang, ah Du Huachang, two thousand taels of silver! You dare to do that? Drag him out and give him twenty lashes of the cane!"
Du Huachang struggled and shouted, "Your Majesty, this is unjust, unjust!"
After the guards took Du Huachang away, Zhao Huan looked at Bai Qingsheng and said, "County Magistrate Bai, I will make the final judgment on whether you have committed corruption or bribery. Come! Take Bai Qingsheng to the inner chamber first. I want to interrogate Du Huachang first!"
When Du Huachang was taken to the lobby after being beaten with twenty sticks, Bai Qingsheng had already been taken to the inner room behind the lobby.
The lobby was covered in blood, and a blood-stained knife lay on the ground. Bai Qingsheng had already disappeared, leaving Du Huachang trembling with fear.
Zhao Huan didn't even look at him. "Bai Qingsheng has confessed. He said he only received 200 taels of silver from Du Huachang. Why did Yunniang say she gave you 2,000 taels? You must have embezzled 1,800 taels of silver. Linghu Yunlong, chop this traitor to death with the same knife you used to kill Bai Qingsheng. Since Bai Qingsheng has confessed, I wanted to spare Du Huachang's life, but he is so cruel that he embezzled 1,800 taels of silver. Execute him as well!"
Linghu Yunlong stomped his feet, and the bloody sword on the ground flew into the air. Linghu Yunlong grabbed the sword and chopped it down on Du Huachang's neck.
"Your Majesty!" Du Huachang knelt down. "I have something to say. Yunniang did give me two hundred taels. It was Lord Bai who sent me to ask for one thousand taels, but the Luo family refused. They only gave me two hundred taels and dismissed me. When I came back, Lord Bai scolded me harshly!"
Zhao Huan clapped his hands and laughed heartily: "Bai Qingsheng, did you hear that? Bring it up!"
Two guards escorted Bai Qingsheng out of the inner room. Bai Qingsheng looked at Du Huachang angrily: "Idiot!"
Du Huachang finally realized he had been tricked and lowered his head in fear, not daring to speak. At this moment, the guards outside came to report that Luo Xiaohu had confessed everything, saying that it was he who had poisoned Luo Sheng to death. And the reason he had poisoned him was actually at Bai Qingsheng's behest.
"Bai Qingsheng, you accepted bribes privately and tried to kill for money. I have no choice but to kill you!" Zhao Huan said angrily.
Unexpectedly, Bai Qingsheng stood up and pointed at Yunniang, shouting, "Your Majesty! I did this for a reason. Yunniang is being violated by the imperial court!"
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