The Wang family's three shops are all in good locations. Two are rented out, and one is run by the family, selling various daily necessities. But now because of the arrests and deaths, the shops look very deserted. At the door, a girl of about eleven or twelve was entangled with two middle-aged women, causing neighbors and passers-by to stop and watch.
Su Ruojin listened for a while and soon found out why they were arguing. The girl, who was about eleven or twelve years old, was the eldest daughter of Wang San, and the two women were the two daughters-in-law of the patriarch of the Wang family. They told the girl not to care about the grocery store, but to go home and take care of her younger brother, as the shop was under the management of the clan.
Everyone knows that if they let go, this shop may no longer belong to Wang San's family.
The young lady was pushed and shoved by them and couldn't fight back. She burst into tears. Mao Ya couldn't help but wanted to help her, but Su Ruojin pulled her back and said, "Sister Ya, don't move."
Mao Ya couldn't help but turn her head to look at her young mistress, "Second Madam, you have always been the kindest person, why don't you help her?"
Su Ruojin stared at her, thought for a moment, then leaned over to her ear and said a few words to her, "Do you understand?"
"(⊙ o⊙)Ah!" Mao Ya couldn't believe it, "Really?"
Su Ruojin said coldly: "Whether it is true or not, we will know soon." She turned her head, "Brother Jin..."
The two looked at each other, and they understood each other perfectly. Zhao Lan said to Santai, "Send someone to keep an eye on everyone from the Wang and Li families in the next few days."
"Yes, Master."
They visited three shops and Peach Blossom Alley until dark. Su Ruojin and his party finally returned to the Minister's Mansion. When they got home, Su Yanli had also arrived home, and he was not in good condition.
"Dad, what does His Majesty say?"
"Although there is nothing wrong with the case, the impact it has produced is very bad. The censor has impeached my father. If I cannot correct the negative impact of the old woman on the Ministry of Justice and the court, I will probably be demoted."
He was demoted less than a month after taking office. Even with the support of Prince Jin and Lord Fan, his future career would probably not be easy.
Everyone was in a heavy mood.
Su Yanli said, "I plan to go to Tao..."
“No…”
“I can’t go…”
Su Ruojin and Zhao Lan stopped him in unison.
Su Yanli looked at his daughter and future son-in-law.
Zhao Lan said first, "This is the capital." It's not Songsong Prefecture, and the prefect is not the biggest. No matter what form the visit to the deceased's home takes, it will cause a vortex of public opinion.
Su Yanli understood what he said, "But..."
Su Ruojin said bluntly: "Although Dad represents the Ministry of Justice and wants to tell the people of the world that the case was not handled wrongly, once you go there, it will no longer be the Ministry of Justice's business, but your business as Minister Su. You will become the person responsible invisibly, and amid the doubts of the people, you will unknowingly form a trap of self-incrimination."
"Self-proving trap?"
Su Ruojin nodded, "I don't think too badly of people, but the best way now is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances."
The case was a simple one and the old woman died pitifully, but for such a simple case, public opinion became increasingly out of control. Su Ruojin didn't believe that there was no one behind the scenes pushing it.
She felt that the person behind the scenes might have killed two birds with one stone or even three birds with one stone.
"Nothing?"
But he is the chief judge of the review. Is it appropriate for him to do nothing?
"Yes, Dad."
Su Yanli thought for a moment and said, "There is nothing wrong with the case itself. It is indeed Wang San who killed Li Si's wife. This is an indisputable fact."
Su Ruojin smiled slightly, "Brother Jin, has Li Si been taken to the north? If not, can we meet him?" (End of this chapter)
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